Winter Dreams

December 25, 2015 by Wicca Merlin

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten
And children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow

[Bing Crosby]

Dreaming of a white Christmas… yes .. exactly that was what I was doing for the past days. I still did hope that at least a few snowflakes would show up for Christmas but… sadly not even a single one…

So I had to play with snow for the pictures 😉

First I wanted to dress up all in white, sometimes I like it when I can blend myself into the scenery or background as to me that usually makes it most dreamy and interesting.

I started with the “New Age” pants in white, I always liked those pants and the special shape of them. Then I added the “Orion” collar from [sys]. The collar covers the chest barley and if you move it shows more than I like 😉 So I had to search for something that I could use as a base to not distract too much but as well cover my body at least a little bit. I used the layer of the “Mummy Bride” of Ezura Xue. Just a few bandages around my chest and waist 😉

The shoes are from Wicca’s Wardrobe. The “Shenna” heels in white of the ‘Chic Edition’ pack. I already had a funky touch so I went for the amazing horns from Death Row Designs. The cool knee patches are part of an [sys] outfit called “Alcane”

Now I had to find a place with snow and after trying a lot of different sims which are just Christmas themed I found this wonderful little place. A wonderful landscape with a natural and realistic looking ambience. Sadly I forgot to LM the place and after hopping around so much I forgot how it was called *grumbles* But I will try to find it again and update the post then 😉

*UPDATE: Found the place again and it is called “Let it Snow”

I hope you all will have some wonderful, relaxed and peaceful days with the ones you love.

Merry Christmas!

Pants: Wicca’s Wardrobe – “New Age Pants”

Top: [sys] – “Orion Collar” (part of an outfit)

‘Unterwear’: Ezura – “Mummy Bride” (part of an outfit, store not anymore existing)

Knee Parts: [sys] – “Alcane”

Bangles: Edelfabrik – “Bonfire” (part of an outfit)

Horns: DRD – “Darkforest”

Hair: Analog Dog – “Pipe Dream”

Face Tattoo: Nuuna – “Zion 2”

Eyeshadow: L.Fauna – “Twotone Makeup (silver warm-gray)”

Location: Let it Snow

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

Avantasia for THEMA Magazine

May 10, 2015 by Wicca Merlin

Avantasia

(some when in the future round about the year 2525 maybe….)

Be aware of the life on Avantasia before you venture into this world in the climax of war and anarchy, their enemies, the sirens of Venus who else. The Avantasians are a complex race but by no means should they be underestimated, from their flexibility to the swifness of their long sharp talons, their catlike movements ooze in deadly elegance and subtle seduction as they prowl their world in search for the ultimate in style to seduce their next victim…I mean mate.

Sometimes you just need 2 to 3 pictures and you end up with 9 and cannot decide which ones to use. That happened to me when I made my pictures for the actual THEMA Magazine (http://issuu.com/themapublications/docs/thema_terraefirma)

The theme was Terrae Firma, and we was asked to create pictures about a new race of the existing planets or a new planet. When Tayler told me, I was immediately sure I wanted to create a new planet with a new race.

I wanted to do something still fashion related and human but to the same time, futuristic and apocalyptic. I love apocalyptic movies and art and so I watched a few of my favourite movies while I was styling.

The first piece that came to my mind was the “Lucian Hat Nox” hat from Machoire. An incredible headpiece made of so many filigree parts and textured with such a great feeling for materials.

This amazing art piece is available in different colors, wich you all can see at the Machoire main store or at their website (http://machoire.blogspot.fr/)

Now I had to find something what kinda showed evolution for the future but still has a human aspect for the whole look.

The head-piece gave a rough idea for the general colors, back and some kind of metal should be the basic.

So started with a super old but still amazing top from Muhi. One of the brands I really miss in SL as they always were up to date and very fashion forward.

I know some people are against wearing old stuff and tell always to delete older things, but I am going more with my belly feeling and keep old things which I really like to combine them with new things. That sometimes can make a look very unique, as long as you keep the general style up to date and modern. Certainly some things are outdated some when, like the super old skins or hair, wich automatically let you look like 2007 :p , but for some clothing pieces and accessories that might not be the case 😉 . As well I would say there is a difference in wearing old things for a picture or on the runway as some of the older things just react weird with movement, especially if they have huge static prims or sculpties, wich can look better with a nowadays mesh prim that actually moves with your properly.

To add a modern touch I put on my “Lavinia Leggins” in anthracite, which I made for my store Wicca’s Wardrobe. With the leathern garter belt over the leggings – one piece to wear – it got a strong and powerful look but as well some sexy attitude.

To finish the basic human look I added hells from Death Row Designs with some heavy chains and a huge plateau heel.

Now the challenge started to develop the human race forward to fit in the futuristic and apocalyptic environment, that I had in my mind for the new planet and race.

The first idea was the “Demonhands” from Death Row Designs. The sharp claws are important to fight and survive on the new planets face.

I so many apocalyptic movies females wear corsets in some style and this made me add one corset of Trilobite over the “Asymetrical Bodysuit” from Muhi. And what should not miss? Some weapon looking accessories. Those I found as well at Death Row Designs.. I bet you can tell I love this store really a lot 😉 .

The finish was the “Centipede” spine attachment, that comes with a wonderful tattoo layer. The tattoo makes the spine look like, as it would grow out directly off your back.

All the poses used in this post are from Del May, one of my favourite pose makers beside PosESioN or Corpus to just name a few.

And like I said in the beginning, It was so hard to decide between all the pictures I made, that this post is a little bit picture heavy 😉

I would like to thank Taylor Wassep for this amazing opportunity and the great inspiration of her theme. The THEMA Magazine is for me really kinda an art exhibition with amazing stylists and photographers and I am feeling very honored that I was allowed to be part again 🙂

Details

Top: Muhi – “Asymetrical Bodysuit” (store not any longer existing)

Corset: Trilobite – “Latex Underbust – Coal” (store not any longer existing)

Pants: Wicca’s Wardrobe – “Lavinia Leggings” (for slink mesh high feet)

Shoes: DRD – “Whoreheels” (for slink mesh high feet)

Head Piece: Machoire – “Lusian Hat Nox”

Arms: DRD – “Demonhands”

Arm Accessories: DRD – “Armor Female”

Spine Attachment: DRD – “Centipede”

Hair: Baiastice – “Agnes”

Skin: [sys] – “Eva 02”

Makeup: Nuuna – “Zion 2 Black”

Lipstick: Oceane – “Jade Lips Black Silver Stripe”

Poses: Del May

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

Wicca’s Wardrobe – Our Second Original Mesh

November 12, 2014 by Wicca Merlin

Today I am very happy and proud as well…. First of all my RL goes better and better what really gets me more and more in a positive mood and second… I am able to show you the second original mesh item of Wicca’s Wardrobe.

Lately we started to learn Blender with help of some friends and after a lot of practice and try and error I am very, very proud to say we made our second orignal mesh the “Cybernetic Eye”

I have a mega favour on steam punk and cyber stuffs and so the idea of that “Cybernetic Eye” was not too far off my direction. The one who made it possible for Wicca’s Wardrobe is my RL & SL partner Redclaw Inshan. Cause he is the one who kinda defeated Blender :p

So he has to put up with strange and weird ideas of mine and helps me to make them become real… ok.. virtual real 😉 Sometimes he is loosing his mind and temper and sometimes he even adds more crazy ness to my ideas, or he comes with amazing ideas of himself.

I am really looking forward to what the future will bring with the possibility to now make things out of our imagination.

The rest of the whole look as well is made by Wicca’s Wardrobe. The whole ensemble at the moment is available at the Couturier’s Docks. This special aluminium black combination is limited to 50 pieces only for the jacket, the pants, the heels and the cybernetic eye in that particular colors.

From the “Cayla” jacket and the “Renraku” pants there are still a few left at Couturier’s Docks but the special color combination of the “Lorraine” heels already sold out. That’s why I made one more pair of heels wich go with this futuristic look – the “Locked Heels” in aluminium.

Those are available at the Wicca’s Wardrobe Mainstore and as well at the satellite store on SaliMar if you wanna grab them after you did your shopping at the Couturier’s Docks wich are located right around the corner of my satellite store 😉

There are only a few days left before the Couturier’s Docks close for the next round maybe you get lucky and get one of the last pieces of that cool look for yourself 😉

Details

Jacket: Wicca’s Wardrobe – “Cayla Jacket” [CD October 2014]

Pants: Wicca’s Wardrobe – “Renraku Pants” [CD October 2014]

Shoes 1: Wicca’s Wardrobe – “Lorraine Heels” [CD October 2014] – SOLD OUT

Shoes 2: Wicca’s Wardrobe – “Locked Heels” [Aluminium]

Eye Part: Wicca’s Wardrobe – “Cybernetic Eye” [Original Mesh]

Hair: Capelli – “Babylon”

Skin: [sys] – “Eva”

Makeup: Nuuna – “Warp” + L.Fauna – “Midnight Glitter”

Poses: EverGlow

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

LOTD 07/14/2014 – News from LeeZu!

July 15, 2014 by Wicca Merlin

LeeZu time again!

Again LeeZu surprises us with amazing new releases. I already blogged the “BonBon” dress, wich was made for the FFL (https://wiccamerlin.de/lotd-06242014-leezu-meets-miamai/) and today I would like to showcase some more amazing news by LeeZu.

Let’s starts with the “Cora Ruffleskirt” This sexy short mesh skirt as well was part of the FFL 2014 contributions of LeeZu. I love short skirts but as well, in my opinion, it is more sexy to cover the legs under them with something like a sheer panty hose or stockings. There are times to show those long pixel legs and then there is times where to cover them 😉 . I remembered the “Brigitte Body Tights”, as well from LeeZu and it was the perfect addition to the “Cora Ruffleskirt”.

For the top I wanted something cool and red. I had a special love for the “Dekannche Top” before and I know, that I used it some times before but never in red 😉 .

The boots are a cool new release from LeeZu as well. The “Mila Boots” are super cool mesh boots. They have the possibility to change the color of the laces with a HUD and as well you can resize them with a built-in resizer. Those boots are a mixture of heavy boots, with a wonderful detailed texture and the lower leg part with those huge holes makes them even fit to more than just a normal casual style 😉

The amazing fire-red hair is called “Tariel” and comes from EMO-tions. With the sweet little tails that fall down over the shoulders and the chest and the pulled back hair at the top it was the right style to complete my look. Certainly the hair is available in more than just the fire-red tone. With the fatpack you will get all the amazing colors that we know from EMO-tions.

For the location I decided to try the actual sim environment of Bryn Oh. With that amazing dark and creepy surrounding, the look was totally matching in 😉 I explored the sim and was send home dead a few times :p . You will find killer bunnies and spooky looking dogs wich will hunt you down if you are not careful enough and keep moving. For me it was a funny and interesting trip over the sim and I just can advise you to try it as well 😉

Details:

Skirt: LeeZu – “Cora Miniruffleskirt” – NEW (mesh)

Top: LeeZu – “Deklannche Top”

Body Suit: LeeZu – “Brigitte Body Tights”

Boots: LeeZu – “Milo Boots” – NEW (mesh)

Hair: EMO-tions – “Tariel”

Cuffs: Wicca’s Wardrobe – “Metal Cuffs” (color modified)

Skin: Silken Moon – “Wicca 3/peach”

Make Up: Nuuna – “Tattoo Layer Makeups v7 11” & “Astro Glam/Red”

Tattoo: White Widow – “Skyfall”

Poses: Wicca’s Wardrobe

Location: Immersiva by Bryn Oh

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

!Lyrical B!zarre Templates! for the .PENUMBRA. Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2014

June 1, 2014 by Wicca Merlin

Style Card 1

Outfit: !Lyrical B!zarre Templates! – “Diverge” (partial mesh, .PENUMBRA. S/S FW 2014)

Hair: Miamai – “Grimhilde”

Shoes: Miamai – “Regatta” (for Slink high feet only)

Hands: Slink – “Avatar Enhancement Hands – Casual” (mesh)

Feet: Slink – “Female Feet High” (mesh)

Ears: Mandala – “Simple Ears” (mesh)

Skin: Silken Moon – “Wicca 3″

Makeup: Nuuna – “Neuro” & “Makeup v6.1”

Lipstick: L.Fauna – “Lipstick Orange”

Poses: *PoESioN*

Style Card 2

Outfit: !Lyrical B!zarre Templates! – “Decline” (mesh, .PENUMBRA. S/S FW 2014)

Hands: Slink – “Avatar Enhancement Hands – Casual” (mesh)

Ears: Mandala – “Simple Ears” (mesh)

Skin: Silken Moon – “Wicca 3″

Makeup: L.Fauna – “Smokey Cat Eyes”

Lipstick: Silken Moon – “Blue as Steel”

Poses: *PoESioN*

Pink & Red does not go together?

May 9, 2014 by Wicca Merlin

There are these days where you feel the little rebel inside you… Many times you get told you cannot do this, you cannot fo that, that does not work, this will never go together and if you have one of those little rebel days you just need to prove them all wrong even by doing mistakes sometimes that you will never admit :p .

Today there was such a day and when I was looking through my inventory more and more the idea of a pink and red styling was growing in my mind.

I anyways wanted to blog the new “AV Straight Leather Jeans” from Vista, so I started out with them, after I saw this fantastic red tone in the HUD. The Jeans come in various versions in different length. Usually you have the problem, that if you would like to wear some cool shoes with mesh pants, you always run into trouble, that they just eat up the shoes or you get some weird flickering if you try to add boots over the pants. With the “AV Straight Leather Jeans” those times are over. 5 different length of the pants make it possible that you can experiment with different shoes or boots. For today’s post I decided to go with the number 2 version, as I found the cool and as well funny “Abdomination Bitey Meaty Boots” from Curio Obscura and the number 2 was the perfect one for the half-long boots.

Dressed with pants and boots.. maybe a little too less :p . What to wear for the top… ? I was sure I wanted to use one of the latest releases from Finesmith, the “Iris” set, but what to wear as a basic as I did not wanna go half-naked. It should be something soft, which does not overload the upper part of the body with the “Iris” set, plus I wanted to have a very soft pink to bring back the baby pink of the “Abdomination Bitey Meaty Boots”. The “Valerie Blouse” from LeeZu was the perfect choice. With the delicate and super amazing detailed texture and the awesome soft pink color it makes a great base for the jewelry.

Because the jewelry had such an amazing and huge headpiece and I was wearing the jeans, which give the whole out fit kinda a cool touch, I wanted to wear some really short, fresh and modern hair. The “Cameron” hair style from EMO-tions exactly looked how I wanted it to for this look.
The reason why I used the grey tone for the hair was, that I wanted to repeat the metal color of the jewelry.

Now the look itself was done but I still missed the little i-dot. Then all of a sudden I remembered the “”Skeletonia” hand jewelry from Formanails. This idea of the skeleton hand wrapped over the avatar hand is something that has a little story to it. Back then before we had Slink hands I always was looking about something new and crazy for accessories. At Formanails I found a skeleton hand, made of prims that covered the back of the hand inspired by Madonna. I was wearing that hand jewelry in forever and ever so often that I nearly cannot count it anymore and I never found something similar. After i upgraded my avatar with the Slink hands I really missed this accessory badly. When I talked the last time to Ivi Bing, owner and designer of Formanails, I told her, that I discovered her store over that wonderful hand accessory years ago, that I really miss it so much with the Slink hands and all of a sudden she sent me over 3 versions of the “Skeletonia”. She made it for 2 different versions of the Slink hands – casual, elegant and elgant1. This so made my day! I have my skeleton hand jewel back in an updated version with a HUD that lets you change the colors of the gems and some more little details like the safety pins and barbwire parts. Thank you Ivi!

And now… Pink & Red does not go together?

Pants: Vista Animations – “AV Straight Leather Jeans” – NEW (mesh)

Boots: Curio Obscura – “Abdomination Bitey Meaty Boots” (mesh)

Jewelry: Finesmith – “Iris”

Hand Jewelry: Formanails – “Skeltonia” (for SLink hands elegant1)

Top: LeeZu – “Valerie Blouse”

Hair: EMO-tions – “Cameron” (mesh)

Makeup Mix: Nuuna – “Zion2 pinkish” & “Tila makeup red”

Hands: Slink – “Avatar Enhancement Hands – Elegant1”

Ears: Mandala – “Simple Ears”

Poses: Del May

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

News from BaOba

May 6, 2013 by Wicca Merlin

Today I would like to show the amazing contribution of Baoba for the Sightsavers event. The amazing “Calla Green” hat. This amazing creation is the right accessory for the actual spring season. A green/white hat with an amazing Calla orchid at the top. The orchids looks so realistic with the wonderful textured white petals and the long yellow middle parts.. simply amazing!

This fresh and summer colors brought me to the idea to make a full yellow and green spring/summer look. Íf I try to style colors my memory always pulls me towards my LeeZu folder ;). Leezu Baxter made amazing grey, brown and black shaded clothing but as well she did strong colors that I really love.

I started with the “Me Like It Pants” in apple green. As it was totally other green tone I wanted to break the green to not look like a frog in the end 😉 and decided to go with the “Viela” dress top part in yellow. Since green, yellow-green and yellow are analogous colors they usually work very well if you choose the right tones.

To bring the yellow back again I put on the “Piazza Navona” ankle boots one of the latest show releases from LeeZu.For the jewelry I wanted something colorful but more modern and less elegant. I remembered the super cool “Deco” set from Baboom, combined with the “Orbital” collar from blackliquid and it matched the look perfectly, together with the new, mesh version of the “NifNif” gloves from LeeZu.

To finish off the styling I chose to put on some colorful make up, as well in green and yellow tones. My favourite store for that kind of makeups is Nuuna’s. Her crazy ideas and designs really can pimp many stylings in an awesome way 🙂

Details

Hat: BaOba – “Calla Green” – NEW (Sightsavers)

Top: LeeZu – “Viela” (part of the outfit)

Pants: LeeZu – “Me Like It Pants” (mesh)

Gloves: LeeZu – “NifNif” (mesh)

Shoes: LeeZu – “Piazza Navona”

Necklace: Baboom – “Deco”

Collar: blackliquid – “Orbital”

Hair: LeLutka – “Vibrato” (mesh)

Skin: Silken Moon – “Wicca”

Makeup: Nuuna’s – “Warp” & “AstroGlam”

Lipstick: Silken Moon – “Wicca Lips Apple”

Poses: Wicca’s Wardrobe – Poses – “Casual Jeans”

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

News from MR.C, Madrid Solo, A:S:S, M.o.w., EMOtions & Boudoir!!!

February 23, 2013 by Wicca Merlin

Styling Card:

Skin: Fruk Bennett skin Shade 1 Blond (by Chucky Hollak)

Make up eyes: Madrid Solo-Full Face Design- Spotted Owl (by Madrid Solo)

Make up Lips: Madrid Solo– Lip Accent 10 (by Madrid Solo)

Make up Brushes: Silken Moon Cherry Blossom Blusher (by Malicia Phyton)

Eyes: Vision by A:S:S – Ghost eyes – red (by (Photos Nikolaidis)

Hair: EMOtions* STRANGELOVE*/blonde ( by Mirja Mills)

Jacket: [M.o.w] Buttoned Up Coat (by Medusa Back)

Pants: [M.o.w] SOLID Jeans Inxes (by Medusa Back)

Pose: *PosESioN* (by Dahriel)

Skybox: Boudoir – Cabaret Theatre (by Vitabela Dubrovna)

Styling Card:

Skin: Fruk Bennett skin Shade 1 Blond (by Chucky Hollak)

Hair: Mr. C – Charlie_AshBlonde (by DjAngeI Fallen)

Make up: Madrid Solo– Lip Accent 5 (by Madrid Solo)

Sweater: [M.o.w] Lucas Cool Vest (by Medusa Back)

Armwarmers: [M.o.w] Unisex Armwarmers -White (by Medusa Back)

Pants: [M.o.w] Utopia M Jeans -PINK (by Medusa Back)

Pose: *PosESioN* (by Dahriel)

The first male designs frm Diram!!! MR.C & Legal Insanity

February 22, 2013 by Wicca Merlin

Styling Card:

Skin: Fruk Bennett skin Shade 1 Blond (by Chucky Hollak)

Hair: Mr. C – Sawyer_AshBlonde (by DjAngeI Fallen)

Coat: Legal Insanity – john long leather coat (by DATRIP Blackbart)

Pose: *PosESioN* (by Dahriel)

Styling Card:

Skin: Fruk Bennett skin Shade 1 Blond (by Chucky Hollak)

Hair: Mr. C – Sawyer_AshBlonde (by DjAngeI Fallen)

Monocle: *+Crie Style+* Royal Knights

Outfit: ** DIRAM ** JASON Coat – Blue

Pose: *PosESioN* (by Dahriel)

News from Nuuna, Dura, EMOtions, RoTtEn DeFiAnCe & Epicosity…

February 20, 2013 by Wicca Merlin

Dahriel style 003

Styling Card:

Skin: Fruk Bennett skin Shade 5 Blond (by Chucky Hollak)

Hair: *Dura-Boy*41(Blonde) (by Chiaki Xue)

Make up 1: +Nuuna+ Flux Red 90% (by Nuuna Nitely)

Make up 2: +Nuuna+ Neuro (M) Red (by Nuuna Nitely)

Pants: {EPIC} Valentine’s Pajama Pants (by Zarolin Milev)

Pose: *PosESioN* (by Dahriel)

Styling Card:

Skin: Fruk Bennett skin Shade 4 Blond (by Chucky Hollak)

Hair: { Q } Rhett – Valentine Pure (by Mireille Benoir)

Make up: +Nuuna+ Warp (M) Red (by Nuuna Nitely)

Beard: Fruk Mason chin patch – Blond shade (by Chucky Hollak)

Outfit: {EPIC} Business Man Suit – Red & Black (by Zarolin Milev)

Pose: *PosESioN* (by Dahriel)

Styling Card:

Skin: Fruk Bennett skin Shade 4 Blond (by Chucky Hollak)

Make Up: +Nuuna+ Meta White 90% (by Nuuna Nitely

Hair: .:EMO-tions:. * SOLITUDE- full bright*/blonde (by Mirja MIlls)

Outfit: [*RD*]*My Valentines Suit-Black (Available in pink, red, white, and Black) (by Rogue Falconer)

Pose: *PosESioN* (by Dahriel)

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Winter Dreams

Avantasia for THEMA Magazine

Avantasia

Wicca’s Wardrobe – Our Second Original Mesh

LOTD 07/14/2014 – News from LeeZu!

!Lyrical B!zarre Templates! for the .PENUMBRA. Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2014

Pink & Red does not go together?

News from BaOba

News from MR.C, Madrid Solo, A:S:S, M.o.w., EMOtions & Boudoir!!!

The first male designs frm Diram!!! MR.C & Legal Insanity

News from Nuuna, Dura, EMOtions, RoTtEn DeFiAnCe & Epicosity…