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Since yesterday I've been working on my Second Life house. It's something I do every few years - line up the walls, update the textures, replace fixtures. My house started out life as a fullperm freebie from like, 2004, which, over the years, my friends and I have added to and remodeled and generally made completely unrecognisable. Also completely unlinked and with different walls owned by different people... My big project this time around has been to replace all the textures with with new ones with various Materials stuff. That.....was not as easy as it should be, given the makeshift nature of the house, everything being at different rotations and, shock horror, SL being buggy as hell. But with some help from the very patient Allegory Malaprop, I have eventually triumphed. All the walls, interior and exterior are done, and I'm taking a little break from that.

Pink Fuel just released a huge update, with new bodies for several of the older skins, and appliers up-to-date to go with, in all the tones. This is very exciting for me because it gives me an excuse to dig out an old friend of a skin, Harley, in Porcelain, which has always been the most "me" tone from Pink Fuel. Not quite as healthy as Crystal and not quite as unhealthy as Vamp. The timing of all this is excellent too, because the alpha cuts on the Slink Physique weren't doing it for me for this classic Tres Blah blouse, so I switched to the Maitreya Lara body for this post, just in time for the release of Pink Fuel's extended line of Maitreya appliers!

I'm dabbling with tattoo eyebrows again, these are by Nox, and I really like that the texture of them isn't too dense or too skinny, but I think I still need to play around with the shape of them a little bit to get them to where I love them. 

My hair is by Olive from the recent TAG gacha event, and I really love the way the curls of it fall and the length of it, it frames the face so prettily. The skirt I'm wearing here is a new release from Goth1c0, which happens to be one of the non-freebie stores I ever owned something from in SL. The Purple Velvet Weirdo skirt is one of the tame options of this skirt from the Dark Style Fair, the majority of them having awesome brain or eye patterns on them!

If you hurry you can still pick up my fishy friend for 50L at silentsparrow, where it's out for Fifty Linden Fridays. There's a version who swims all around you, a version you can snuggle, and a version you can set out and just look at how pretty he is. 

Lately Bubble has been updating their older stuff to include current appliers (Omega, Slink Physique) etc, which means I get to play with another old love, these corset-laced armwarmers. I have some like these in real life too. Lots of them.

Credits:

Hair: Olive - The Tumble (gacha)

Shirt: Tres Blah - Short Sleeve Blouse - Two Tone

Skirt: Goth1c0 - Weirdo Skirt - Purple Velvet (@ Dark Style Fair)

Socks: Izzie's - Unisex Socks (Maitreya applier)

Armwarmers: Bubble - Corset Laced Gloves (Maitreya applier)

Shoes: 20.five - Starry Chucks - Light

Undershirt (just visible): Sn@tch - Butch Tanks (Omega applier)

Fishy friend: silentsparrow - The Betta Fish Plush - Magic! (50L Fridays)

Windmill: D-Lab - Windmill Yellow

Makeup:

Eyes: Nova - Sagan 1

Lips: Pink Fuel - Harley Cosmetics - Lipstick - Stained Pink 

Eyebrows: Nox - Nyx Eyebrows - Tintable

Nails: Alaskametro - Diva - Gold

Poses: 

Image 1: Kirin - Dreamer Pose 1

Image 2: Le Poppycock - A single day (plus built-in fish-hugging pose)

The Basics:

Skin: Pink Fuel - Harley - Porcelain

Eyes: Buzzeri - Lillian Eyes - Jade

Mesh Body: Maitreya - Lara 3.3

Ears: Ears: Mandala - Steking Ears - Season 5

Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands - Flat (R) and Casual (L)

Feet: Slink Avatar Enhancement Feet - flat

Hairbase: LeLutka Hairbase - Jessica

Freckles: Pekka - Dark Freckles + Star Upper Cheek

Lashes: Alaskametro - PrimLashes - Classic

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This is one of those outfits that came together at random and did so really well. See, while I was away, I didn't sort my inventory at all. When you shop as much as I do, that's a pretty major thing, compounded by the fact that I also kinda sorta hadn't sorted anything since September. I threw everything into a folder labeled with that month - which is how I know it's since September - but the whole thing was a mess. So the last few days have been spent trying to force the whole thing into...less chaos. Been trying to avoid shopping, not really succeeding.

Now, as much as I love the series of chain tops Noodles has been releasing of late, I usually don't really get a chance to showcase them here on my blog because I try to keep it PG here - if you really need to see my boobies, follow my Flickr and they're occasionally over there (along with some of the more nudier things Noodles makes, actually!). I was given the perfect opportunity to wear it with a bit of modesty when I tried on this Little Bones hair at N21. The texture-change scarf provides the perfect little bit of cover without it being full-on Lady Godiva hairshroud, and it also fits over my little chest with a minimum of hovering, but still just enough space for a little peek. If that's your bag.

These shorts, these tiny mermaid scale shorts. I love them. Did I mention I met Ariel at Disney World? I totally did. That makes me an honorary mermaid. So I need more scales right? They're by Aphrodisiac at Suicide Dollz, and I picked them up in several colours. They're a great match with the thigh-high boots from Reign I picked up for Fifty Linden Friday a few weeks back. They're so detailed, right down to the structure of the zipper on the back. My wearing them came by happy inventory-sorting coincidence, likewise my fantastic retro grandpa glasses by Soothe, which prevent me from looking like a stripper. Yay!

Credits:

Hair: Little Bones - Grixdale (@ N21)

Top: Noodles - Hanna Body Chain - Black (@ N21)

Shorts: Aphrodisiac - Mermie Shorts - White (Physique applier @ Suicide Dollz)

Boots: Reign - Pointed Toe Boots - Black 

Glasses: Soothe - GranpaGlass

Bracelet: Izzie's - Leather & Beads Watch Bracelet - Plum (Wayward Hunt prize)

Armband: Sax Shepherd Designs - Buccaneer Beads - Barataria Armband (gacha)

Belly ring: The Plastik - Krysis Bellyring - Complex - Sunless Violet

Candles: Aisling - Candles 01/06 - Lilac (@ We <3 Role Play)

Flowers: Penn Euler - Scattered Easter flowers

Makeup:

Eyes: Nova - Cecile Liner - oo6

Lips: Alaskametro - Creme Red Lipstick - Joan

Nails: La Boheme - Native Dreamcatcher

Poses: 

Image 1: Elephante Poses - Follow Me #1 

Image 2: Ma Vie - Porcelain 02

The Basics:

Skin: Pink Fuel - Doll v2 - Vamp

Eyes: Buzzeri - Lillian Eyes - Jade

Mesh Body: Slink - Physique 2.3

Ears: Ears: Mandala - Steking Ears - Season 5

Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands - Flat (R) and Casual (L)

Feet: Slink Avatar Enhancement Feet - Med

Hairbase: LeLutka Hairbase - Jessica

Freckles: Pekka - Dark Freckles + Star Upper Cheek

Lashes: Alaskametro - PrimLashes - Classic

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Goodness I've had a busy time. I'm still away from home but I've been all at freezing cold places adn super hot places and far too much airports (thanks, Delta) and hanging out with hyasynth from silent sparrow and Persephone Paine from Dressing in Pixels (separately) and gosh. I don't even know what's going on in Second Life right now! 

Well. That's not quite accurate. Even I know the March round of The Arcade has just started!

My hair in this post is from Olive's machine at this round, called the Daisy, which is gorgeous, it's sort of like Elsa hair but not. At my feet is the newest friend from silent sparrow at the Arcade. hya has been teasing me for months with previews of these weenie dogs, which are just unbearably cute. Their little waddling walking animation. omg. Too cute. So I wish you the best of luck getting either of these and anything else you're hoping for from Arcade.

The other thing that I've been aware of this month is the big update to all the Slink body parts. First of all, the Physique mesh body has had a big overhaul, with the amount of alpha cuts being doubled to 88, making it a lot more flexible in what it's possible to wear with it. The HUD with it has been improved and streamlined too, incorporating the built-in skins and some settings which allow specific combinations of alphas to be saved for easy access. Also, the shape itself has been refined a little, adding just a bit more of the sexy curve offered by the newer bodies. I like it a whole lot, and since I have proper appliers for it and no weird neck join, I am switching back to it full time! At least until something else distracts me.

The other innovation I'm very excited about in this big update is the improvements to the hands and feet. Various utilitarian enhancements include the fact that the wrist or ankle sizes are changeable via hud now, thus saving precious inventory space, different feet can be worn individually rather than in pairs, and that the Utilities hud has been combined for the hands and feet and can be minimized, making it extremely convenient for everyday use. This hud also now offers separate glove and tattoo layers for the hands, and the thing I'm most excited about, the thing I took of my awesome Fashionably Dead oversized coat to show you? (other than my cute Noodles initial bracelet from Collabor88)

YOU CAN SET THE NAIL ART INDIVIDUALLY!!!!!!!

I am so ridiculously overjoyed about this. Each nail, hands or feet, can be a different design. This changes the world. I love it. omg. ded.

Credits:

Hair: Olive - the Daisy - Lipstick (gacha @ The Arcade)

Coat: Fashionably Dead - Oversized Coat - Olive (@ Collabor88)

Lingerie: Luxuria - Lena - Aurora Red (slink Physique Applier)

Boots: The Secret Store - Flamel Boots - Stardust

Bracelet: Noodles - Initial Bracelet - Bronze (@ Collabor88)

Earrings: Kunglers - Elenyr Earrings - Copper (@ Cosmopolitan)

Dog friend: silentsparrow - Weenie - Kelvin (gacha @ The Arcade)

Makeup:

Eyes: PICHI - Blackout Liner 1 (@ The Showroom)

Lips: Izzie's - Qopi Matt Lipstick - Plum

Nails: Combination of colours on Slink Utilities Hud

Poses: 

Image 1: Juicy - Nice5

Image 2: Glitterati Poses - BCA 1

The Basics:

Skin: Pink Fuel - Doll v2 - Vamp

Eyes: Buzzeri - Lillian Eyes - Jade

Mesh Body: Slink - Physique 2.2

Ears: Ears: Mandala - Steking Ears - Season 5

Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands - Flat (R) and Casual (L)

Hairbase: LeLutka Hairbase - Jessica

Freckles: Pekka - Dark Freckles + Star Upper Cheek

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I wanted to be a classy broad today so here I am. Being one. A classy broad. 

My shiny tube dress is by Ducknipple - it's hud-scripted with 12 gorgeous colour options, and it can be dressed up or down. In this case down, because of classy I guess? I've paired with with KaliKo's Signature Jeans, on Omega appliers in 7 colours, although with appliers for the Lena body and the Slink Physique.

Before I put some pants on, I decided to try out the feet that came with the Maitreya Lara body. Previously I've been sticking to my Slink feet because of course I have so many shoes that fit them, but because there still are no Pink Fuel appliers for the Lara body, I can't quite get the right match at the ankles. The Oana pumps by Pure Poison are some of the few shoes I have for Maitreya feet, and ended up being pretty much the basis for this outfit, with everything else built around them.

Since I had a spare tattoo layer today, I thought I'd explore the world of tattoo eyebrows. Not that you could tell, I didn't stray too far out of my comfort zone with these nice fluffy ones from Buzzeri, but still, it's an exciting new avenue for me. Also of note: when wearing a no-eyebrows skin I look 90% more both creepy and couture. It's pretty cool. 

For my accessories I've picked something a bit unconventional for this kind of look - Lassitude&Ennui's wrought metal and bird-skull torc (I remember there being some discussion on Plurk about how that was spelled) and Aisling's Lady of Highgarden bracers which actually do adapt to modern outfits surprisingly well. Then again, I'm the kind of person who used to wear occasional bracers or eye-patches in real life, so I'm perhaps not the best judge of that sort thing. 

Credits:

Hair: Olive - The Runa hair - HUD2 (@ The Seasons Story)

Dress: Ducknipple - Nora Dress

Pants: KaliKo Timeless - Signature Jeans (Omega Applier)

Shoes: Pure Poison - Oana Pumps

Choker: Lassitude&Ennui - Torc Nacklace - Raven Black

Bracers: Aisling - Lady of Highgarden - Bracers (gacha)

Screen: Pilot - Geometric Room Divider

Makeup:

Eyes: Nox - Precision (Liner)

Lips: Izzie's - Qopi Matt Lipstick - Dark Red

Fingernails: Bubble - Lace Nails

Toenails: Flair - Maitreya Nails - Set 1

Eyebrows: Buzzeri - Sophia Eyebrow - Tinable 

Poses:

Image 1: oOo Studio - 1950s_three

Image 2: Everglow - Model364

The Basics:

Skin: Pink Fuel - Doll v2 - Vamp

Eyes: Buzzeri - Lillian Eyes - Jade

Mesh Body: Maitreya - Lara

Ears: Ears: Mandala - Steking Ears - Season 5

Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands - Flat (R) and Casual (L)

Feet: Maitreya - Lara Feet

Hairbase: LeLutka Hairbase - Jessica

Freckles: Pekka - Dark Freckles + Star Upper Cheek

Lashes: Beetlebones - Mesh Lashes - Minimalist

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Just as I was taking these pictures it started to snow here, so now I feel vicariously freezing looking at how my avatar's dressed. It didn't start out so chilly-looking, in fact, the hair I'm wearing by Moon at the winter round of The Seasons Story incorporates an awesome texture-change scarf, but then it covered my fantastic tattoo by Insanya. The tattoo is actually even better at the back, with a more intricate tribal pattern, and stars down the spine, but this is the last day of this round of Project Limited, and it's a limited edition so, y'know. Hurry. 

I adore the tiered skirt here by Amiable, it also includes a fully see-through version that can be worn with leggings and so on. It's the sort of skirt I would wear in RL if I was more of a skirt-wearer. On my legs are tights although you can't really tell because my skin is so pale anyway, but they are a group gift from Izzie's, and the hearts on the knees come in various colour options, they are so cute. 

My shoes are by Bliensen+MaiTai and were in this round of 21Shoe, so unfortunately you can't get them in this gorgeous red anymore, sorry, I'm a horrible tease. But if you're very lucky you can get this halo I'm wearing by Noodles. It's an UltraRare from the gacha at The Secret Affair, which, again, closes today, so gogogo! So many things, so little time!

Credits:

Hair: Moon - The Chill - No Scarf (@ The Seasons Story)

Top: Sn@tch - Zelda crop top (Gold)

Skirt: Amiable - Mixtuelle Lace Skirt - Black (@ The Seasons Story)

Tights: Izzies - Heart Tattoo Tights

Shoes: Bliensen+MaiTai - Rumba Flats - Red

Halo: Noodles - Kennedy Halo - ULTRA RARE (@ The Secret Affair)

Necklace: Yummy - Heart Shaker Necklace (@ N21)

Tentacley wall deco: Frogstar - Metal Kraken - Gold (@ The Fantasy Collaborative)

Makeup:

Eyes: Wicked Peach - I Dream in Color 4 

Lips: Nar Mattaru - Ember Lipstick - Classic Red Ombre for Dark

Nails: Bubble - Chevron Nails

Tattoo: Insanya - CyberTribal Tattoo (Omega applier) (@ Project Limited)

Poses:

Image 1: Label Motion - Set#1 Pose 6

Image 2: Pretense - My Hand Obsession

The Basics:

Skin: Pink Fuel - Doll v2 - Vamp

Eyes: Buzzeri - Lillian Eyes - Jade

Mesh Body: Maitreya - Lara

Ears: Ears: Mandala - Steking Ears - Season 5

Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands - Flat (R) and Casual (L)

Feet: Slink Avatar Enhancement Feet - Flat

Hairbase: LeLutka Hairbase - Jessica

Freckles: Pekka - Dark Freckles + Star Upper Cheek

Lashes: Beetlebones - Mesh Lashes - Minimalist Black

Monday Meme: Yearbook Smile Challenge

For Strawberry Singh's Monday Meme: Yearbook Smile Challenge 

My smile here actually doesn't use any emoters or such. It's actually achieved with various changes to my shape, plus an openmouth alpha, and two sets of teeth (one mesh, one flat, to fill in the gaps). It's based on me when I was about 17 and going through my half-hearted late 90s goth phase and messy hair, and my husband just looked over and said it looked like me. So that was nice.

Credits:

Hair: Little Bones - Two Weeks no.3

Sweater: Nylon Outfitters - Winter Sweater - Lace Border - Black

Makeup:

Eyes: Nova - Sagan Liner oo2

Lips: Pink Fuel - Doll v2 Vamp - Glossy Matte Lips

Parted lips alpha: okkbye - Parted Lippie Alpha 1

Teeth1: Loud Mouth - Gapped Teeh

Teeth 2: Whatever - Teeth 2.0

Pose: Izzie's - Headshot 8

The Basics:

Skin: Pink Fuel - Doll v2 - Vamp

Eyes: Buzzeri - Lillian Eyes - Jade

 Ears: Mandala - Steking Ears - Season 5

Hairbase: LeLutka Hairbase - Jessica

Freckles: Pekka - Dark Freckles + Star Upper Cheek

Lashes: Mon Cheri - Falsies

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The adorable decorative window next to me there reads "Let out sadness", so I figured it would be worth my while to put on a smile. The Loud Mouth Danika Smile version is something I've been looking at for a while now so I broke down and got it. Can't quite get it looking natural but it's pretty cute.

My sweater and skirt are a group gift from [Bubble] (join fee 150L), which can be picked up instore along with all the past group gifts. I love the subtle, muted shades of it, it feels like peppermints and marshmallows.  

It goes perfectly with this hair from Olive, which in this shade, a good Niv-ish red, fading down into a soft minty green, was her offering for this week's Fifty Linden Friday, along with the christmas tree lights choker. As of the time I'm posting this, it's actually still out, if you hurry hurry hurry! I warmed the look up a bit with mellow pastel tights from Izzies. 

My shoes are from DaneMarkZ and come in a bunch of colours and festive holly sprigs, and my nails are free by La Boheme in the All I Want for Christmas hunt. 

Also, look how lovely and pale and interesting I'm looking! Pink Fuel released their Doll v2 skin in a new tone, Vamp, which comes in various option packs regarding the included appliers, and also has a generous set of makeup and effect tattoos with it. I completely love it, since I've spent the last few months looking altogether too healthy. Now I just need the slightly-warmer-than-this Porcelain tone and it'll be perfect! 

Credits:

Hair: Olive - the Revy Hair - Christmas Dream

Sweater and skirt: Bubble - Oh Deer (group gift)

Tights: Izzie's - Cozy Tights - Pastels

Shoes: DaneMarkZ - Xmas Peep - Silver

Bra (strap visible): Luxuria - Lauren (Slink Physique Applier)

Choker: Olive - the Twinkle Lights Choker

Window: Serenity Style - Let out sadness (@ The Chapter Four)

Makeup:

Eyes: Pink Fuel - Vamp Eyeshadow - Light Smoke

Lips: Pink Fuel - Vamp Thin Gloss - Red (Loud Mouth applier)

Nails: La Boheme - Swirly Shield Silver

Mesh Lips: Loud Mouth - Danika Smile 

Poses:

Image 1: EverGlow - Frost 7 (@ Winter Trend SL 2014)

Image 2: Double Take - Elizabeth

The Basics:

Skin: Pink Fuel - Doll v2 - Vamp

Eyes: Buzzeri - Bewitched Eyes - Jade

Mesh Body: Slink - Physique

Ears: Schadenfreude - Fey Ears

Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands - Flat (R) and Casual (L)

Feet: Slink Avatar Enhancement Feet - Med

Hairbase: LeLutka Hairbase - Jessica

Freckles: Pekka - Dark Freckles + Star Upper Cheek

Lashes: Mon Cheri - Falsies