The Enigma of the Absolute

It’s the name of the photo on the background and as all artwork, the interpretation is always personal and subjective. Besides, when something is called an enigma I feel hesitant to attempt to put it to words. The said framed photo is by Virtual Alchemy Photography and is available in the World Goth Fair. All the VA photos are taken by Axi Kurmin personally, which is an almost unique feature within SL art shops.

As for the grown-up chic goth lady here, she’s dressed in bilo‘s new release, also available in the Goth Fair. I must say that as far as mesh dresses go, this is practically a miracle maker in certain body areas. Gorgeous. <3

The jewelry is by Axi Kurmin as well, from her House of Rain. You can get this The Luxury of Tears set from the fair as well. I used one of the liners from Pin Me Down again, since I’m getting rather addicted to them. Damn you, Shyntae! *shakefist*

All the World Goth Fair slurls and info right here~

World Goth Fair: Photo: Virtual Alchemy Photography – The Enigma of the Absolute | Dress: bilo – Manal WGF | Jewelry: House of Rain – The Luxury of Tears amethyst/peridot/black tit. | Eyeliner: Pin Me Down – Liner 10 

Other Credits: Skin: League – Sia Fair Bloom | Eyes: Poetic Colors – Poison Ivy Medium | Lashes: Redgrave – 39 – Luscious | Hair: Tukinowaguma – Edda Ebony | Lipstick: M.O.C.K. Cosmetics – Opal Lipcolor Dark Kiss & Clear Lipgloss | Poses: Olive Juice – Betty / Poise – stand2

Xmas in June!

Christmas came early yesterday when Coyote Momiji, the mastermind behind .( bewildebeest )., dropped a folder of boxes on me as a blogger packet. Plenty of squeeing ensued! I adore her ability to match quirky-funny with gorgeous, unique ideas with flair. Thus I spent today trying on everything and taking pictures!

Curlicues! It’s a wonderful word, it conveys exactly the right amount of beauty combined with the quirk. This Vine-series comes in necklaces, earrings and rings. I love how big they are, the earrings are perfect for updos like this Tukinowagama’s. I’ve been on a big-ring phase for a while now and having all these curves cover half of the hand is a definite squee-factor. I changed Sonya’s eyes into these violet ones by The Plastik, just to match the amethysts better. What little you can see of the gown by Evie’s Closet worked well with the set. Pose by Di’s Opera.

Oh, I also have to mention the Summer Event going on at Kozmetika! Full of the latest make-ups for summer, plenty of freebies and definitely worth a visit. It lasts until July 8th. I added basic eyeliner by cheLLe and and a blush by Grixdale to this look.

Fancy a cup? Short and Stout-series is both delightfully amusing and breathtakingly pretty. I think the pretty pots are supposed to be tea, but whenever I wear them they shall be coffee. Ah coffee, the sweet soothing nectar of life~ The big tea pot with the pose is by Love Soul, from the Black Butler Hunt. I wish I had had a teapot hairdo to match, but since I didn’t, I added this bunneh-hairdo by Milestone Creations instead. I couldn’t possibly wear something serious for this! Changed the blush from Grixdale to a.e.meth while going through the Kozmetika freebies. What little you see of the vintage dress is by L’Abel.

In case you were wondering, the first two pics were taken in Japan Tempura Island. If you’ve never been there, do go! Better yet, take someone with you! This last picture, however, is back home when I was pondering what to wear next and then went ‘EVERYTHING!’ and piled up as many things as I could. Well, almost. The Cascade earrings and hair ornament were begging for something more exotic so I added the bindi, and then I simply had to show off one of the Arabesque rings and then there’s this Along Came a Spider ring that is full of amusement and and and… oh, and check out the fun colours in the make-up by *BOOM*! I used an old freebie body suit by L. Fauna for this, along with one of my favorite Sky Everett hairs. Pose is by Poise. Skin is by League and lashes by Redgrave in all three, eyes by Poetic Colors in the lower two.

Psst, Coyote will raise the prices in .( bewildebeest ). next week, so this week is absolutely perfect for shopping! Also, if you’re not yet in her subscribo, go hit it! Pretty necklaces and regular gifts ahoy~

52 Colours: Jade

My inventory failed to present me awesome jade statues and oriental luxury props. Sadness. Jade really sounds like it should be all that: ancient statues, lost cities, exquisitely carved long pipes (I drooled at the ones in Rozoregalia for a bit, but managed to run before I bought it just for this one picture), hairdos and ornaments reaching for heavens and slinky qipaos with a lot of attitude.

This is as close as I got. Miss Jade told me she demanded at least some sort of gigantic green crystals so I ported to the Emerald City in Magic of Oz. Who knows, maybe the yellow brick road leads to everywhere magical, like a counterpart to roads leading to Rome.

I admit that this might have just been an excuse to go and buy another Tukinowaguma hair, but she needed huge hair ornaments! I turned the whole thing green with the included colour-change scripts. The Miamai dress (old group gift) was such a wonderful metallic sheen of jade that it was the first thing I decided on for Miss Jade. I got her new eyes from the Poetic Colors sale (ends on June 12th) and added make-up by The Plastik. Earrings are by Bliensen + MaiTai, skin by League and pose by Poise.

Cool Critters

There’s been a cutesplosion in my inventory lately and I figured I should set them in something resembling order. It was a bit of a challenge with all the awwing they inspire, but I think I managed!

Here’s Sonya’s Ark, although it’s really just a raft. All the animals and the raft itself are from the lucky boards of Stray Pig, one of the places full of random cute.

The whitewash shelf with the plants, watering can, birdy and the sack and mushrooms next to it are by Awesome Blossom, their Zombie Popcorn Hunt prize. The coffee mug on the donkey’s back is by Art Dummy! (old hunt gift) and the macaron flan serving tray in front of the sheep is by KUE!, from the Just Desserts Hunt. The giraffe-matching dress is by Peqe and I wanted to try and make the hairdo resemble the giraffeness somehow, so I removed the decorations from one of the wonderful Tukinowaguma hairdos and added leaf-sticks by Caverna Obscura into it. The flower mouthie by Sweet Leonard & Needful Things (group gift) that the deer is noming, the adorable panda earrings by Sn@tch (a part of an old fishing outfit), freebie rose rings by December and the ring by Bewildebeest (worn on thumb here, subscribo-gift) might be too small to see if you don’t click the picture to view it in the real size. Pose by Poise.

Here’s a completely different kind of a critter! An ickle summer cthulhu with an ice cream cone by Avatar Bizarre from the SLU sale. The end of the world was never this cute~ The oh-so-fitting octo dress is by The Sea Hole, yoinked from their summer sale that’ll end on June 10th. Hurry! Hair is a freebie by Vive9, the face tattoo is the latest group gift by Fallen Gods Inc. and the adorable little hat with lace is by Natural and it cost only 10 lindens. I found their shop during the Black Butler Hunt and about died of cuteness and all the flower accessories. All the bracelets are by Bewildebeest, the selection of colourful ones are a freebie in the shop. The Moby bracelet isn’t free, but is way too awesome not to have. The little teahouse is by C&D Designs, their prize in the Silk Road Hunt. The balloon-floated chair is by What Next? (Zombie Popcorn Hunt prize), the about-to-drop-off slurpies are the latest group gift by Sweet Leonard & Needful Things and the tiny bunny with Japanese flag is by Sanu, who will soon travel to Japan and sent the bunny to her group in celebration. Pose by Olive Juice.

All the posing is so tiring. Good thing LISP sent this daybed to her subscribo-members. There’s also a flying bear from Love Soul’s lucky chair on the background, as well as macaron flan dessert seat by KUE! (Just Desserts Hunt) and a myna bird by Stray Pig (lucky board). I grabbed these engineer shorts from The Sea Hole’s sale and added a top from the latest group gift of Azul’s to it. Look at the spoon mouthie, though. There’s a tiny bunny dessert thing on it! These little awws are from a gatcha by Illusory. The glasses by December and shoes by Lassitude & Ennui are both from the Black Butler Hunt. The shoes are the real stars of this picture, obviously. So pretty~ Hair is by Elikatira, skin is by League and eyes by Poetic Colors. The skin and the eyes stayed the same through all three pictures. And look, still wearing the Moby bracelet!

Noms <3

I’m sharing my latest cause for craving, because I’m an evil person like that. Poche makes delicious, delicious treats and has them for free or in a lucky board. Free noms for all! I’ve set the noms on a subscribo-gift from KUE!, a cosy kotatsu. The cutesy bedroom is a group gift from DP yumyum, the lamp is a freebie from Zacca and the floral painting a hunt prize from Croire.

The adorable little dolls by Naminoke are from Help Japan Event and come in two sizes, this is the mini kawaii size. And yes, I admit it, the noms are just an excuse to get to flail about this hairdo. You know me and big hairdos, especially if they have random sticks and things in them. Tukinowaguma even provided the decorations in several colours <3 The mini-kimono is by Toutou-ann. There’s a sale in the shop and the proceeds are going to Japan, as well. The skin is by League, I just turned it slightly more scene-fitting with a make-up layer from Esk-Imo. The eyes are by Poetic Colors and are firmly fixed on the noms~