52 Colours: Madder Lake Deep

The name of the colour piqued my interest so I did some poking around the net to find out that madder is a plant whose roots have been used to produce red dye for millennia and lake in this context does not refer to water, but is derived from lac. We’re speaking of the bright, strong red in the old masterworks. If it weren’t December, I might have gone to that direction, but since it is I admit I took the easy route and interpreted it as ‘santa red’. Shame on me. The hair by D!va, skin by Izzie’s and the house by Trompe Loeil can all be found in the current Collabor88. A lot of the decor is my old favourites of the season, but the noms and champagne by Poche in the foreground are available in RMK Gothic Frost Fair. The Ashraya dress by Geometry was just the right red and with all the gold it turned the whole look into a decoration, just need to find a big enough tree. I liked how the skin looks both fresh and blushed, either straight out of snow or perhaps after a tad too much mulled wine. I added a makeover by M.O.C.K. Cosmetics to take the skin even more to a holiday-at-home direction and crowned it with the As Darkness Falls necklace by House of Rain.

Scene: House: Trompe Loeil – Frostbite Cottage White | Tree: Sanu – Just Another Christmas Tree | Couch: LISP – Santa Candy Sofa Red | Stocking: LISP – Stocking Robin Red | Penguin: D-LAB – Sit-Penguin-B&W | Rug & Pillows: ~Libertine~ Green brocade rug & Red cushions | Noms & Champagne: Poche – xmas minicake, champagne, latte, stollen

Body: Skin: Izzie’s – Geanna Frostbite Skin fair DB | Eyes: Poetic Colors – Classic Frozen Silver Bright | Lashes: Redgrave – 39 – Luscious | Makeup: M.O.C.K. Cosmetics – Rumour Has It Makeover | Hair: D!va – Asami Onyx

Outfit: Dress: Geometry – Ashraya Red* | Shoes: G Field – Flower Pumps Red Eve | Stockings: Blacklace – Black Sheer Stockings | Necklace: House of Rain – As Darkness Falls Ruby/Gold* | Bracelet & Ring: Mandala – Milky Way Hawthorn 

Pose: BENT! – ONE. Simply Febrile Insomnia

Winter in Parisian Arcade

The Arcade has opened its doors for all the gacha-crazed folks to go bankrupt in! If you want to window-shop before porting in, here’s a convenient guide to browse.

Absolutely everything in the surrounding scene is from the Arcade. The frozen pond and the buildings are from PILOT’s christmas village, just made bigger. The table and several of the noms are by HANDverk, but there’s also noms by Tres Blah, plushies by Intrigue Co., dolls by Schadenfreude, a bunny bag by katat0nik, decorations and advent calendar by Trompe Loeil, a clock by Sway’s, the poses by !bang, arm chair by Art Dummy, a snowglobe by A.D.D. Andel… all the things!

As for the look itself, only the hat with hair by Love Soul and the skin by Glam Affair are from the Arcade, the rest is me having fun with cutesy winterness. SAKIDE’s Winter in Paris outfit is available in RMK Gothic Frost Fair until the end of December. I added white tights and ribbony lassitude & ennui boots and felt ready to go to snow-covered cafes of Paris.

Since it’s December, I’d like to remind you all that the advent calendars are running in several shops. These snowflake earrings for example are from Alice Project’s calendar. Yes, yes there’s been special christmas hairstyles, too. As for the other calendars, SL Blogger Support has a nifty list of them all right here, go visit!

Scene: Buildings: PILOT – Christmas Village | Table, a chair, noms: HANDverk – MadTEA Party | Noms: Tres Blah – Pastry Mania | Plushies: Intrigue Co. – Mesh Plushies | Dolls: Schadenfreude – Vouboo Gilly & Lorily | Clock: Sway’s – Pendulum Clock Night | Calendar & Decorations: Trompe Loeil – 12 Days of Christmas | Chair: Art Dummy – for winter conversations arm chair blue | Bag: katat0nik – sky/candy bunny | Snowglobe: A.D.D. Andel – Seasons Snowglobe Summer Beaches

Body: Skin – Glam Affair – Renee Fairy Tales 03 RAV | Eyes: Poetic Colors – Classic Frozen Silver Bright | Lashes: Redgrave – 39 – Luscious | Hair & Hat: Love Soul – A-Snow White*Jet Black 

Outfit: Dress & Cape: SAKIDE – Winter in Paris* | Tights: SAKIDE – Warm Pantyhose White* | Boots: lassitude & ennui – Prudence Boots Blue* | Ring: Mandala – Milky Nails | Earrings: Alice Project – Snowflake Earrings

Poses: !bang – mini sassy1 | !bang – mini sits 1 | part of furniture