For this round of Blush we have Holly, a sweet lil ensemble made up of a jacket, corset, and skirt (panties included). Holly fits Maitreya’s Lara, Slink’s Hourglass, and Belleza’s Freya. As always we have a HUD that gives you 8 fabric color options and 4 metal choices.
Taxi: Blush Event
My mama said
That it’s good to be fruitful
But my mama said
Don’t take more than a mouthful
And my mama said
That it’s good to be natural
And my mama said
That it’s good to be factual
But I’m always on the run
[Lenny Kravitz]
Details
Outfit & Accessories:
Top: Mowie – “Haramori” (Maitreya)
Jacket: Gabriel – “Long Cardigan” (Maitreya)
Pants: PurpleMoon – “Maise Trousers” (Maitreya)
Shoes: Livalle – “Hax – Combat Boots”
Glasses: HAYSURIZA – “Glasses HipHop”
Necklace: Kunglers – “Sile”
Rings: Slipper – “Laura” (Maitreya, Bento)
Hair & Makeup:
Hair: no.match – “No.Twist”
Body & Tattoos:
Head: LeLutka – “Simone 3.0”
Body: Maitreya – “Lara 4.1”
Face: Izzie’s – Pores & Blemishes” (LeLutka Applier)
Poses & Props:
Poses: Wicca’s Wardrobe
Props:
22769 ~ [bauwerk] – “Sinatra Wall Art”
22769 ~ [bauwerk] – “Pallet Wallart Squirrel”
22769 ~ [bauwerk] – “Industrial Endtable”
[NC] – “Colonial Wall Lamp”
[sf] – “Industrial Sofa”
TD – “Mesh Industrial Tray”
Model & Photographer:
Deanna is our contribution to this round of the Gacha Garden. Deanna is a versatile gacha that allows styles from sweet to sexy. You are going to want all the parts of this gacha, there are so many ways it can be worn! Deanna is made for Maitreya’s Lara only. All metal parts have a gold/silver option. Numbers 8 – 14 have a HUD for the slip of the garter pants. RARES come with full HUDs and all colors. (2 rares & 21 commons)
The Seed of Inspiration (SoI) is the corset and is only available during the event and never again! The SoI is given on top of each 20th pull of the machine during the event.
Deanna is unique in that it is the first one of its kind to have two outfits in one plus a compatible SoI that works with all the bottoms in the gacha.
The Gacha Garden Rules: http://www.thegachagarden.com/?page_id=797
Taxi to Gacha Garden: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Gimme%20Gacha%20Productions/119/185/26
I’ve been long, a long way from here
Put on a poncho, played for mosquitos,
And drank til I was thirsty again
We went searching through thrift store jungles
Found Geronimo’s rifle, Marilyn’s shampoo
And Benny Goodman’s corset and pen
Well, o.k. I made this up
I promised you I’d never give up
You get down, real low down
You listen to Coltrane, derail your own train
Well who hasn’t been there before?
I come round, around the hard way
Bring you comics in bed, scrape the mold off the bread
And serve you french toast again
Well, o.k. I still get stoned
I’m not the kind of girl you’d take home
If it makes you happy
It can’t be that bad
If it makes you happy
Then why the hell are you so sad
[Sheryl Crow]
Details
Outfit: Indented – “Bea” (Maitreya)
Hair: EMO-tions – “Denise (V2)”
Collar: Voluptas Virtualis – “Rye Collar” (Maitreya)
Glasses: ANE – “Tehe”
Rings: MEVA – “Bento Maitreya Rings” (Maitreya)
Lipstick: je suis… – “LeLutka Lips no. 006 [greys]” (LeLutka applier)
Basics
Head: LeLutka – “Simone 2.7”
Body: Maitreya – “Lara V4.1”
Shape: Selfmade
Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin
I love the night
I like it spooky
Werewolves and their bites
I like it spooky
Skeletons laughing at your fright
I like it spooky
A black witch in green light
I like it spooky
[God Module]
Details
Outfit: Wicca’s Wardrobe -“Victoria” (Maitreya)
Lingerie: Blacklace – “Vivian” (Omega Applier)
Stockings: Izzie’s – “Sheer Tights” (Maitreya Applier)
Shoes & Socks: Ducknipple – “Docs vs1” (Maitreya)
Chocker: Enfant Terrible – “Belle Collar”
Necklace: :Bamse: – “Mechanical Crow”
Glasses: Crie Style – “Houkusai”
Hair: no.match – “No.Risk”
Makeup: Zibska – “Noir Pack 06” (LeLutka Applier)
Lipstick: je suis… – “LeLutka Lips no. 005” (LeLutka Applier)
Basics:
Head: LeLutka – “Simone 2.7”
Body: Maitreya – “Lara V4.1”
Eyes: IKON – “Hope Eyes”
Shape: Selfmade
Location: Arranmore
Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin
2nc U Magazine: https://issuu.com/secondumagazine/docs/2ndu-apr2017
Details
Outfit: Salt & Pepper – “Enya”
Left Foot: Meva – “Aster Boots”
Right Foot: DRD – “Post Apocalyptic Prostethic”
Gloves: Astralia – “Ivy Elf”
Wings: Astralia – “Dead Bird Cage”
Mask: Astralia – “Selvaggia”
Hair: KoKoLoReS – “Leighton”
Tattoo: White Widow – “Chocolat”
Pose: Poseidon
Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin
Basics:
Head: LeLutka – “Simone 2.6”
Body: Maitreya – “Lara V4.0”
Eyes: IKON – “Hope Eyes”
Shape: Selfmade
Working at GizzA is so much fun, you meet new people everyday and as well you have probably the 2 of the best bosses ever. Giz and Auster are 2 of the most kind people I ever met in Second Life and so work is even more fun especially if the come around to check the store and have time for little chit-chat 😉
GizzA had many new releases lately – as always – it was hard to pick one for my today’s shift.
Finally my decision fell on the “Karlie Sweater Dress”.
The dress can be worn without any pants or leggings as well, but I am not a fan of bare legs too much, plus the season not yet has me in the mood for that 😉
The sweater dress comes in many different colors and you get for each of them 2 different shades and a HUD for the belt.
For the pants I chose some leggings from Lassitude & Ennui, that just matched the tone of the sweater perfectly.
That look just matched the season mood I am in at the moment, ready for spring to come even if it is freezy outside still later in the afternoons!
Details
Top: GizzA – “Katie Sweater Dress” (Maitreya)
Pants: Lassitude & Ennui – “Hisa Leather Leggings” (Maitreya Applier)
Shoes: Moon Elixir – “Wicked shoes” (Maitreya)
Bracelet 1: Pulse – “Treasure Wooden & Metal”
Bracelet 2: Jasha – “Tahta” (store closed)
Necklace: Jasha – “Tahta” (store closed)
Hair: no.match – “No.Border”
Glasses: Crie Style – “Kabuki”
Makeup: Zibska – “Noir Pack 06” (LeLutka Applier)
Lipstick: je suis… – “LeLutka Lips no. 005 [browns]” (LeLutka Applier)
Basics
Head: LeLutka – “Simone 2.3”
Body: Maitreya – “Lara V3.5”
Eyes: IKON – “Hope Eyes”
Shape: Selfmade
Spring is coming! – At least it looked like yesterday even if the wind was horrible again today :p
To my todays feeling the “Plaisir” dress from [sys] just was the right match. The short dress with the high open, loosely collar and the seductive open back… perfect for the first few warm sun moments.
The huge cutout in the back really makes the “Plaisir” dress mega special. Only the thick brown leather strap hold the whole dress in place 😉 And look how deep the cut out is… you really have to be careful with your moves… 😉
I chose to wear some leggings under the dress and I know I had blogged those already before, but I really do love them a lot. The “Hisa Leather Leggings” from lassitude & ennui. I was so amazed when I put them on the first time, that appliers can look so realistic and actually do look like a mesh item while they are appliers ‘only’. All those shadows and lights , the folds and wrinkles, they are so realistic I really had to cam close to see that they are really flat on the body… incredible!
The super chic glasses are made by Glamistry and just were the perfect accessory for the look to give it an even more chic look. The “PU2003” sunglasses have a cat-eye feeling to them as well as a soft vintage touch, this kind of shape is my personal fave anyways 😉 It does remind me of those 50s pin-up glasses a little bit.
I really enjoyed the sim a lot after I was doing my shoots. I never was at Anduril before, but I am sure I was not there the last time. they have so many different corners there and all are built with so much love to the detail, it was hard to choose one for the pictures already when I arrived there and looked around. Sometimes it is really worth it to jump through the search to find a new sim, or even look into the destination guide of SL, instead of just using the ones you already know very well. It can be time-consuming, but you can find some neat places out there.
I hope you could feel some of my spring feelings for that post 😉
Details
Dress: [sys] – “Plaisir” (Maitreya)
Leggings: Lassitude & Ennui – “Hisa Leather Leggings” (Maitreya Applier)
Shoes: [sys] – “Lido” (Maitreya)
Glases: Glamistry – “Sunglasses PU2003”
Collar: [evolove] – “Mandy Horn Choker” @ The Avenue
Necklace: CLOCKHAUS – “Wooden Necklace”
Hair: KoKoLoReS – “Oakes”
Makeup: La Boheme – “Steph” (LeLutka Applier)
Lipstick: je suis… – “LeLutka Lips no. 005 [greys]” (LeLutka Applier)
Nailpolish: alme. – “Golden Threes Light”
Poses: Vitalis Animatum
Location: Anduril
Basics
Head: LeLutka – “Simone 2.3”
Body: Maitreya – “Lara V3.5”
Eyes: IKON – “Hope Eyes”
Shape: Selfmade
Ok… I admit I am a little bot crazy sometimes :p, but most of you know that anyways 😉
Anyways, today the reason for my style and pictures was a wonderful head bow.
A friend gave it to me, it is part of her new gacha and when I saw it, I just HAD to think about a ways how I could showcase it 😉
So, where to start with… first of all, put the bow on. That already was a hard choice, because Twelve gave me not only one to choose from :p. In the end I decided to go with the”Black Snow” one. I always had an addiction for black, white and red so that one just really caught me.
First I thought about a lingerie styling for the bow only and went through my lingerie folder, where I found the “Claire” teddy set from Blacklace. When I did put it on, I realized only lingerie would not be what I would like for the ‘Bow style’ and I started experimenting with several ideas.
I tried some dresses and gowns, they all looked nice, but maybe too nice and smooth 😉
Then I found the “Hisa” leather leggings from Lassitude & Ennui in my leggings folder and with the black and white combination they looked amazing to the bow, but had a serious break/collision at the hips with the lingerie. I needed something to cover that up without hiding one of both. Next step – I typed ‘shorts’ in the search field of my inventory. Oh man… I better should not have done that… I did not even realize before how many ‘shorts’ I have…
Ok… focus Wicca… focus… you need something to cover the waist area. Maybe some high waist shorts would be a good idea! Back to the search window – ‘belted shorts’
Bingo! The “Celine” shorts from Asteria popped up as oe of the first and when I tried them on, I knew those would be the ones to use.
Now the arms looked a little bare and I thought about some kind of jacket. After trying some long-sleeved jackets, which usually were either close or too close in the front, I came across the “Neith” jacket, made by [sys].
That amazing jacket with the scales looking fabric and the short sleeves was just perfect, with the great open front. That even gave room for the amazing necklace from Empyrean Forge.
A tattoo for the arms came to my mind first, but after trying som of my favourite tattoos, I realized I need something more subtile. The amazing slit and sheer sleeves from the “Occult Jacket” just matched awesome under the short sleeves of the “Neith” jacket from [sys].
Looking at the style from all sides I really was happy with it, just some shoes were missing. No high boots, that would take off too much from the leggings, but pumps or stilettos would be too ‘tiny’. All of a sudden an ankle boots came to my mind, which I got longer ago and never had a chance to wear them. The super cute “Wicked” shoes from Moon Elixir. They even come with an amazing socks option!
PERFECTAMENTE!
With that weird mix and match, I got the feeling, that no location, that I know of would fit and so I started to build my own little set for the picture. The “Kira” sculpture from E.V.E Studio is an ultra rare of one of Noke’s gachas. First I thought it would be too huge, but with the great liquid looking ground part it worked out so nicely. I added the “Ivy Bonsai” and some parts of the “Chained Roses”. First it looked like a whole mess, as I am not the greatest set builder, but after some moving and twisting and turning it fell into place 😉
I never made a style based on just one hair bow, but I have to admit, that style would have never come together like this, if I would not have started with the bow :p
Maybe I should do that more often again… just start with a little accessory and see what it does lead me to!
Details
Bow: {1209} – “#7 Holiday Bow – Black Snow”
Lingerie: Blacklace – “Claire Black Lace Teddy Set” (Omega Applier)
Jacket: [sys] – “Neith Jacket”
Sleeves: ISON – “Occult Sleeves”
Pants: Asteria – “Celine”
Leggings: Lassitude & Ennui – “Hisa Leather Leggings” (Maitreya Applier)
Eyeshadow: alaskametro<3 – “Mariposa” (Lelutka Applier)
Nails: Koffin Nails – “Dominatrix” (Maitreya Applier)
Necklace: Empyrean Forge – “Benedictine’s Riata”
Hair: enVogue – “Sonya”
Shoes & Socks: Moon Elixir – “Wicked Shoes & Socks” (Maitreya)
Head: LeLutka – “Simone 2.0”
Body: Maitreya – “Lara 3.5”
Poses: Poseidon
Set: E.V.E Studio – “Kira”, “Ivy Bonsai” & “Dystopia Chained Roses”
Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin
I’m gonna soak up the sun
Gonna tell everyone
To lighten up
I’m gonna tell ’em that
I’ve got no one to blame
For every time I feel lame
I’m looking up
I’m gonna soak up the sun
I’m gonna soak up the sun
[Sheryl Crow]
Mix & Match… still my favourite way of styling even if mesh makes it more and more hard;)
With the mesh body rigged clothing it is even harder as it already was with standard mesh sizes, but if you try hard enough it still works somehow… mostly :p
Especially if you want to wander around with your mix and match styles in SL and not just do pictures, where you can cheat about poke through or bad back views 😉
Sometimes it can help that you combine several parts of one designer, but not always you find what you want by just going through several outfits from one designer – plus I really do love the challenge to combine different creators as well 😉
I had a talk lately with one of my close friends about what is the advantage of standard sizes and mesh body sizes, because many designers do not even offer standard sizes anymore.
Part of that is that the SL community more and more uses the mesh bodies and standard sizes not always do fit on those, even if you can work many especially if you are not going to show too much skin. sometimes it does not matter for a simple pair of jeans, if you can alpha out everything properly what is covered by the jeans, or if you wear a full body suit with long sleeves for arms and legs. The more skin you show the more difficult it becomes because of the default alpha HUD for each mesh body.
But with the bigger usage of mesh bodies, certainly designers will tend towards the appropriate sizes and rigging to those as well. So I guess some when the standard sizes will be gone due the fact that they will not sell to well anymore.
And exactly because of this, I keep some parts even if they are older. I know many laughed when I told about my inventory numbers and called me a fool that needs to rezz forever, but for mix and matches sometimes if you sneak in an older part it can make it interesting again and as well spares you a lot of headaches by fiddling with fitted mesh only 😉 (I am not saying i would use my hair from 2008 or really old looking accessories from 2010 all the time, but I do keep some things that are timeless for me and probably useful)
I am looking forward where SecondLife will go and with the new Bento possibilities it will be a new adventure like it was with every new possibility the past years – That keeps SL exciting to me… working out new things and new ways of importing likes and dislikes into a new way of virtual life 😉
Maybe in 10 years we laugh about good old times with standard mesh sizes, like we do now about flexible prims and sculpts :p
Details
Pants: [sys] – “Mellow” NEW @ The Liaison Collaborative
Top: Asteria – “Rhapsody Fringe Top”
Pullover: Asteria – “Michelle-Cardigan Hanging Shoulder”
Waistcorset: Asteria – “Capretto Corset”
Shoes: Glamistry – “Lantana”
Hair: EMO-tions – “Vera”
Necklace: Eudora 3D – “Dream Catcher” – NEW @ Enchantment
Braclet left: Enfant Terrible – “L’odeur du Cuir”
Bracelet right: [kunst] – “Conrad”
Poses: ALIUD
Location: StoryBrooke Gardens
Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin
