Recently I was asked, why you never do casual anymore? Are you only going to do scary and creepy pictures now? Are you going to give up your versatileness?
The simple answer is… NO!
But what I gave up is to let others dictate me what I am doing or how I am showcasing things on my blog *winks*
I am in Second Life nearly 13 years now and I tried a lot of things on my blog. When I started I thought I have to have as many posts a day as I can pump out on one day and that 7 days a week. I had times where I ran though 5 to 7 “posts” a day – Posts in terms of I do a quick snap shot and post a style card. That didn’t satisfy me after some time and I started to write something to every picture. First the facts about the clothing, like what kind of HUDs, how many colors or what special features they had. Later even a little bit of a review about what I liked most of the items and designs I was given to blog. Again I felt at some point that that wasn’t the only thing what I liked to do and I dared to write a little bit about things in SL that bothered me, or about certain topics to explain them better as I had a feeling they were misunderstood and underestimated a lot. That I still like to do and sometimes my blog even was a place to vent for me and write things just off my soul to get rid of them. In my view a blog has to be more than just a style card. If I just would like to have style cards nowadays, I would just blog on Flickr I guess. But since I usually need or want more than one picture to showcase my styling, to as well highlight the details, I decided to keep my blog and continue to write what comes to my mind or sometimes even just post lyrics and tunes if I feel like it or have nothing to say.
Today I really felt kinda casual, or better I felt like doing my way of casual styling. When I showed my look to a friend and said I felt casual, she laughed her ass of and said: “Yeah, maybe for you that would be casual… could you ever imagine to go out like that?” My answer was: “Oh yeah… I did that in my 20s”. she stopped talking and asked if I would be serious… yes, I am serious. I was a little rebel in my RL as well – probably I am still one, but my temper might be more adult now as it used to be *snickers*
So lets take a look at the style… I wanted to use the “Fianna” face tattoo from Nefekalum Tattoos, parts of the “Voodoo Dolls Backpack and Mouthdoll” gacha set and the brand new “Infernal Claws” from .:E.A.Studio:. , the “Pepper Ankle Boots” from [Gos] and the “Heavy Duty Collar” made by CerberusXing. So I put that all on and looked at it thinking how the hell I could make this work as a look that I would call casual…
Maybe lets take a closer look at the “basic” parts I just had put on and then go from there. The “Pepper Ankle Boots” from [Gos] are a perfect pair of shoes for many kind of genres you want to style for. You can wear them to jeans, skirts, dresses or even to lingerie. With the edgy tip of the shoes and the huge, heavy heel it is very versatile as it combines the smart with the elegant for me. With the possibility to choose from many leather colors as well as from metal, shiny colors it allowed a huge range of use.
The “Voodoo Doll Backpack” is part of a gacha from .:E.A.Studio:. it is one of the rares and comes with a huge HUD to customize it for different colors and outfits. It is designed to wear it over one shoulder with a little buckled strap. The “Infernal Claws ” you will find at the 3rd Edition of the Fetish Fair at the booth of .:E.A.Studio:. until the 27th of December. You can choose if you want to wear only the rings or the nails or the whole set of it. With the HUD you have the possibility to color the metals and leather, the claw itself on the middle finger, the rings and the you even can color and hide all the nails separate for each finger. An amazing set and a must have for every Gothic wardrobe!
The “Heavy Duty Collar” from CerberusXing lives up to its name. It is a heavy iron collar, which lays around your neck with an attached leash in the front. It really has a martial look but I do love the feeling when a heavy cold metal collar gets locked around my neck *grins wickedly*. The face tattoo, even better the Face art comes from Skye Nefekalum for his brand Nefekalum Tattoos. It is very special and for me it did support the martial look of the collar perfectly as it as well is very harsh and dark.
To me that makes a perfect “Wicca Casual” and even if I am aware of, that this might not be a casual for everyone… this is my blog, my Second Life, my personal fun and creativity and the spot where I can be 100% me, myself and I *winks*
Clothing
Dress: Bombshell – “Fanatine” (Maitreya) – NEW @ Fetish Fair 3rd Edition // December 2019
Sleeves: [NC] – “AmazonQ – Arm Spikes” (Maitreya, Gacha, Ultrarare)
Stockings: .:Avanti:. – “Ripped Nylons V1” (Maitreya Applier)
Shoes: [Gos] – “Pepper Ankle Boots” (Maitreya) – NEW @ FaMESHed //December 2019
Accessories
Backpack: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Voodoo Dolls Backpack and Mouthdoll” (Gacha) – NEW @ Kinky Event // November 2019
Nails & Rings: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Infernal Claw Ring Set” (Maitreya, Bento) – NEW @ Fetish Fair 3rd Edition // December 2019
Earrings: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Tenebra Earrings”
Collar:[CX] – “Heavy Duty Collar – Rusty Filth (Un-Rigged)”
Glasses: SU!– “Poison Sunglasses”
Piercing: [CX] – “Mostrum Catena – Silver”
Bracelet (left): [CX] – “Ring Bracelet (L)”
Bracelet (right): amias – “JAASNA black right”
Hair & Makeup
Hair: .Shi – “Gavri’ela”
Faceart: Nefekalum Tattoos – “Fianna” (Omega Applier, Materials Enabled)
Lipstick: .{Psycho:Byts}. – “Hecate Lipstick” (LeLutka Applier)
Body & Tattoo
Head: LeLutka – “Simone 3.4”
Body: Maitreya – “Lara 4.1”
Ears: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Ears Vodoo”
Horns: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Horns Dracarys”
Tattoo: -Endless Pain Tattoos- – “Clary” (Maitreya Applier)
Poses, Props & Tools
Poses: Foxcity
Set:
Backdrop: Paparazzi – “BACKDROP – Grime Block Balcony”
Cases: DRD – “San Mora – Survival Storage – Durable A & B”
Trash: DRD – “San Mora – City Trash – Bins”
Cat 1: JIAN – “Curious Kitties :: Wanderer Gry Tabby” (Gacha, Common)
Cat 2: JIAN – “Curious Kitties :: Wanderer Calico” (Gacha, Common)
Rat: JIAN – “Rascal Rats 2. Black Companion” (Gacha, Common)
Face Animation Tool: LeLutka – “Axis HUD Face 1.1”
Model & Photographer
Wicca Merlin
