Gemstones – THEMA Magazine – How to be an Obsidian?

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I again had the great pleasure to be one of the contributors for the THEMA Magazine. Taylor Wassep, owner and founder of that amazing magazine, always looks for different artists to make pictures for specific themes.

This time her idea was, to have gemstones as the basic inspiration. We could choose from a list of gemstones and certainly I wanted to have something with black. After i talked to Taylor we came across the Obsidian gem stone. That was exactly what I like and so I started to style something according to my gemstone.

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I already had an idea in mind for my set. According to that I needed to find something, that would let me sit and do some crazy poses without breaking the whole outfit.

So I started with the “Couture Leggings” from Maitreya. For the top I found an old corset from E-Clipse called “LaDominante”. That made a great base for some editorial pictures and poses.

To underline the Obsidian character, I wanted to bring in some lighter spots, since the gemstone itself as well has some lighter reflections.

So I took out the helm from the “Bellatrix” outfitΒ  and as well the chest piece of the “Plaisance Deux” outfit, both from Zibska, and completed my look.

For the set… I wanted to have a jewelry box and the first idea was to make myself the gemstone of a ring in that box… it did not work out that way, so I tried to place myself beside the ring in the ringbox which I liked a lot more πŸ˜‰

To see all the amazing pictures of the last THEMA issue please see the full magazine @ http://issuu.com/themapublications/docs/thema_gemstones

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Pants: Maitreya – “Couture Leggings”

Top: E-Clipse – “LaDominante”(part of the outfit)

Gloves: Wicca’s Wardrobe – “Avicularia Gloves”(part of the outfit)

Belt: Armidi Gisaci – “Au Di Leather Belt” (store not anymore existing)

Accessories: Zibska – “Plaisance Deux” (part of the outfit)

Helmet: Zibska – “Bellatrix Helm” (part of the outfit)

Makeup: Nuuna’s – “Zion 2 Black” & Corvus – “Fighter Eyeshadow”

Lipstick: L.Fauna – “Lipstick Black”

Poses: Del May

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

Finesmith – “Shinobu Inspiration”

Another great inspiration set was born!!! “Shinobu” is one of the latest additions to the inspiration sets for the Finesmith Muse 2012.

Yula Finesmith again shows her genius mind for extraordinary creations! This set is definitely nothing for chickens :p It is a very powerful set with all the dragon heads and sharp ends πŸ™‚ What totally thrilled me is the new way of the ring yula made… you do not only have a ring on your hand .. no it is connected to another dragon head that sits a little but more up your wrist – simply an amazing idea! The huge necklace and earrings will turn heads anyways where you show off this incredible, extraordinary piece of art. Last but not least the great red horns paired with 2 little black spikes as an awesome headpart. If you claim to be a fashionista… a brave one… you should not miss the “Shinobu” set in your jewelry box πŸ˜‰ – now available at the Finesmith Mainstore!!!

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Jewelry: Finesmith – “Shinobu” – NEW

Lashes: FinesmithNEW

Hair: Miamai

Skin: Glam Affair

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

Mea Culpa – “Way to Purgatory”

“Way to Purgatory” is one of the latest designs from Mea Culpa. Now you will ask yourself ‘I saw that gown already before’ and yes you did πŸ˜‰ “Way to Purgatory” was one of the 2 amazing gowns that were sold in the Halloween special. If you were not one of the lucky ones that got it that time… no worries. You can now get yours for the regular prize in the Mea Culpa Mainstore.

Lets take a closer look at the gown…

It is a firework of textures and prims that again show the great skills of Tatanka Kaligawa, if it comes to design and ideas. The basic color might be black but it is ornamented and decorated with so many shades, shows and lights… simply wonderful. The attachments of the body move in a dreamy way. The great huge prim attachments at the head, round the neck and the hips carry a wonderful texture that breaks the black character of the gown in a perfect way. To see what else is new, make your way to the Mea Culpa Mainstore πŸ˜‰ Belive me… it is worth it :p

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Gown: Mea Culpa – “Way to Purgatory”

Skin: Nuuna’s

Makeup: Miamai

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

Mea Culpa opens the doors!!! Store opening of a new Designer!

(Models from left to right: Arisia Ashmoot, Daffodil Crimson, Wicca Merlin)

At last Mea Culpa opens its doors. πŸ™‚ I had a few amazing previews on my blog already and I am very happy that I am now allowed and able to tell you yesterday the fabulous store opened and all this amazing designs are now available!

Mea Culpa is a fresh and new brand with haute couture and avantgarde fashion, for everyone that looks for something special!

(Outfit: Mea Culpa – “Trash Treasure, Model: Wicca Merlin)

Mea Culpa designs are not only special they even carry special, creative and extraordinary names πŸ˜‰ Like the first outfit ” Trash Treasure”. A short dress in black and white with wonderful prim attachments, that make th whole creation to a piece of art. The basic clothing layers are decorated with many different shaped prims that give the whole outfit the special touch, like the round shoulder parts, the fan looking neck part and for sure the amazing short skirt with the amazing detailed belt.

(Outfit: Mea Culpa – “Silver Dragon”, Model: Arisia Ashmoot)

Up next “Silver Dragon” again shows the amazing skills ofΒ  Tatanka Kaligawa, the genius designer of Mea Culpa. The basic clothing layers show off a lot of skin and make this outfit to a sexy eyecatcher. This outfit comes as a full outfit with head part and boots. Center of this outfit are for me the long steel parts and spikes that give the outfit a light amazon touch… some for the brave strong girls πŸ˜‰

(Outfit: Mea Culpa – “Dark Desire”, Model: Daffodil Crimson)

“Dark Desire” wakes up dark desires πŸ˜‰ A long black gown with a beautiful ornamented corsage part. The tight corsage leads over to a big ballgown skirt. The special detail on this incredible gown in the great head pice with the lovely flower and the fantastic spider webs in 2 colors. The black of the gown is broken with the red petals of the flowers and one red spiderweb. The headpiece is also decorated with beautiful lace parts that give the whole part a mystical and elegant touch.

(Outfit: Mea Culpa – “Taste of Lotus”, Model: Wicca Merlin-not available in store, custom design)

“African Lotus” is a very huge gown that definitely will make you the center of every event. It is not a symmetric outfit, the amazing attached prims are take the left side of the outfit. Dreamy flexi made the move with every step you take. The top layer is covered by an amazing wrapped part that goes over the right shoulder.

(Outfit: Mea Culpa – “African Lotus”, Model: Daffodil Crimson)

“African Lotus” is a very huge gown that definitely will make you the center of every event. It is not a symmetric outfit, the amazing attached prims are take the left side of the outfit. Dreamy flexi made the move with every step you take. The top layer is covered by an amazing wrapped part that goes over the right shoulder. (horns not included)

(Outfit: Mea Culpa – “Storm of Passion”, Model: Wicca Merlin)

“Storm of Passion” again is a very sexy and short outfit that shows a lot of a ladies well-shaped body πŸ˜‰ The whole outfit is made of a glittering and sparkling texture what gives you a very special shine. The head part includes a long flexi ponytail in the back that goes down to the waist.Β  The basic black-silver-grey texture is highlighted with lovely emerald gems at head, chest and belly. And if you look very close you can see a beautiful leopard animal print texture that covers the body that is worn under the glittering prim parts. 2 long flexi attachments go down from the wait to the knee and caress your legs with every movement.

(Outfit: Mea Culpa – “Perfectly Wrapped”, Model: Arisia Ashmoot)

Last outfit for this post is “Perfectly Wrapped” The name shows off the basic idea of this design πŸ˜‰ The whole body is wrapped in a foil looking texture with amazing edgy spikes that make a great contrast. The great head part is also included and carries a few of the long edgy parts that make this outfit definitely to a haute couture one. The long attachments are again great flexi made and move natural with every step you make.

Mea Culpa has a lot more great designs that I will show you in another post πŸ˜‰

The store just opened, so if you wanna be one of the first that wears that extraordinary and fantastic designs… hurry to the Mea Culpa Mainstore. The store itself is worth a visit… modern, and extravagant… the right place for a real fashionista to shop πŸ˜‰

A special thank you goes to Arisia Ashmoot, designer of Body Talking. All the poses that are shown in this post are made of her.

I also would like to thank Daffodil Crimson and Arisia Ashmoot for modeling with me. The shootings really were great fun and we laughed a lot πŸ˜‰

Last but not least for sure a big big thank you goes to Tatanka Kaligawa, who designed all this lovely outfits and made this post possible… I really enjoy the special creations that turn heads πŸ™‚

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All outfits made by Mea Culpa

All Poses made by Body Talking

Models: Daffodil Crimson, Arisia Ashmoot, Wicca Merlin

All pics made by Wicca Merlin

Valentine with Gems & Kisses – Jewelry for your love

Valentine’s Day is near and Deliziosa Vendetta, designer of Gems & Kisses created a few wonderful Vatentine theme fittingΒ  jewerly.

I have today the great pleasure to show you the “Love You” set in gold & red combined with the “Some Hearts” ring in gold & red.

The earring and the necklace are made of 5 filigree chains with 5 amazing, tiny little hearts in the end. You can see ech part of the little chains and also the awsome little diamons that is in the center of each of this beautiful hearts.

The ring also is not only a simple single ring… Gems & Kisses jewelry always is like little artpices and so the ring it self is made of 6 rings in a spiral way. The same litte, red, gold framed hearts with their lovely diamonds decorate the upper side of the ring.

For me it is the perfect present for your love. Elegant and classy, also playfully and sweet.

As this is not the only Valetine fitting jewelry – you should make your way to the Gems & Kisses Mainstore and see what else you can get as a nice gift for your love πŸ™‚

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Jewelry: Gems & Kisses – “Love You” set and “Some Hearts” ring

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin