Ashes to Glasses

It's been a minute since I blogged anything-- well, more like months and months lol..
I figured I'd blog the pic I made since it's more than a head shot. I've worn this outfit for nearly two weeks mostly because I LOVE it. It's so me! And also because I'm depressed and lazy lol....but I digress.
My initial thought about this shot was to make it warm or fire-y, or a "from-the-ashes" type of feel. But it turned out to be more vintage photo style. Either way, I like it, for now.

I love how nerdy and cute this outfit is. The fishnet socks from Reign are to die for. And bows in the hair and shoelaces bring it together perfectly. This ensemble wouldn't make nearly as much of a statement without those glasses though! lol

Hair: Doe - Nova

Romper: Seniha - Beckie Romper (Uber April 2018)

Shoes: REIGN - Olivia Sneakers (Uber April 2018)

Socks: REIGN - Fishnet Crew Socks

Choker & Crystal Necklace: Yummy - Teen Spirit Set (BishBox April 2017)

Longer Necklace: Maxi Gossamer - Little Sparrow (Group Gift)

Glasses: Revoul - Rowan Shades (Gift)

Couch: LISP Bazaar - Prairie Sofa Cream1

Light in the Strangest of Places

Some shots just happen, lol. I spend a lot of time hanging out at my parcel just playing with decor and stuff in my inventory, and lately I've been thoroughly enjoying my beach setting! This is a completely weird shot, and probably doesn't even make sense without looking at it for a moment, but I'm just having fun hehe

I like how the water distorts the top half of the body. It's a fun photo, lol. I picked up the very cute swimsuit from the Seashell hunt happening in stores on the Flawless sim right now. There's quite a few neato dollarbies to pick up from that one. Check it out!

Hair: DeLa - Rochelle

Skin: Pink Fuel - Keke in Caramel tone (Powder Pack, April 2017)

Swimsuit: Entice - Summer Madness Bikini (Flawless Seashell Hunt)

What Next - Lazy Summer Floatie, Melon

I know Grateful Dead did it first, but I prefer Sublime's version of the song this shot put in my head lol

You ask, I blog! lol

I was asked about an outfit I was wearing in a video, so I decided to take a snap and blog it, lol. This is the outfit I wore on my rez day back in April and never got around to getting a good photo of it. I've been doing most my recent edits on the laptop, so the image quality probably isn't that great, but taking photos on my desktop is getting ridiculous. WAY past time to get a new one, lol

For this photo I tried layering snaps with different windlights, which was interesting because the pose was animated, lol, so I got some practice with blending them. Anyway, fashion is part of the point so let me get to that hehe....

Hair & Hairbase: Tableau Vivant - Spring Curls 3 and Lilies (Gacha)

Skin & Eyeshadow: Pink Fuel - Keke in Hazel tone (Powder Pack, April 2017)

Lipstick: Glam Affair - Spring Makeup Set (Powder Pack, April 2017)

Top: Foxes - Spring Strappy Tank (Luxe Box, April 2017)
Shorts: Foxes - Miranda Shorts - Dark Flower

Shoes: NeverWish - Luna Rose Stacks

Earrings: Maxi Gossamer - Trina Metal Bands

Wings: Decoy - Garden Pixie Butterfly Wings - Gray (Gacha)

Cheeky Pea - Tropical Flamingo Gazebo (Deco(c)rate, July 2017)

Close To Me

I spent more hours than I'd like to admit standing around at Apple May Designs hoping the new group lucky boards would hit M, lol. I was after the silver version of the bra and bottoms in particular, so it took some time for that board to favor me. I really love how my new Maxi Gossamer jewelry fits nicely with the Apple May bikini. I love this! It was totally worth the wait! ♥

I figured this shot was perfect after the long, loong time I spent waiting for the outfit. I earned it, lol! The shadows I captured in the raw shot really made this one fun and easy to "make pretty." I needed to make a nice wide HD shot for this upload since the last post on Flickr is a cover shot and will force this one big for a while. Well, I didn't NEED to, but yeah, if it's gonna get blown up, it might as well be eye candy! hehe

Hair: Exile - Moments

Top/Skirt: Apple May Designs - Hadley - Siver (Group Lucky Board)

Necklace, Hip Chain, Anklets: Maxi Gossamer - Serena Seashells and Pearls

Long Necklace: Supernatural - Cassie Silver

Belly Ring: Misha Jesuil - Belly Ring for Maitreya Lara

Skin: YS&YS - Illy Tone 4 (Catwa Powder Pack, June 2017)

Tattoo: DitaCouture - Kaleidoscope Set Tattoo

Theros Armchair, Side Table, & Plant - ARIA (Deco(c)rate, July 2017) 

Deco(c)rate July - Tropical Heat!

Decro(c)rate for July is live and hot, hot, hot! The theme this month is Tropical Heat, and the designers delivered! All the items in this haul are perfect for summer and beach settings. I had trouble deciding what to use for my thumbnail, so I tried to throw everything in there, lol.

Despite being kinda random, this pic came together nicely. I feel like a lot of these things deserve more closeups, so maybe I'll keep this set up and revisit it later from other angles. I did end up clearing out my old house for the dock house from Schultz Bros. It looks awesome on my little beach!

Deco(c)rate Stuff:

ARIA - Theros Armchair with Side Table and Plant

Bad Unicorn - Blues Rum Bar 

Chez Moi - Canopy Hammock Honolulu

Di'Cor - Delia Wicker Set

HEXtraordinary - Tropical Tiki Fountain

Little Branch - Dracaena Trees

Merak - Aloha Beach Bar 

N4RS - Leaning Surfboard

.:revival:. - Tropical Hanging Chair and Pillow Basket

Vagabond - Beach Bonfire

Other Stuff:

Consignment - Hanging Fishing Floats

floorplan - Garden String Lights

floorplan - Hanging Candles 

Sway's - Sandia Beach Towel & Bag

What Next - Palisades Bar Accessories 

Hair: Besom - North

Dress: Belle Epoque - Penny (Group Gift)

Shoes: Slipper Originals - Zoie Sneakers (July MMM)

Looking Back

I'm slowly digging into the several subscription boxes I wasn't able to enjoy on release days while I was sick. This photo just sort of happened. I feel like it captures something-- a memory, a feeling-- something. Oh, also, my viewer crashed after one shot, and I didn't feel like setting it all up again, lol!

I'm late on the Catwa eyes with tears wagon and making up for it with the past couple shots, hehe. They sure are fun to play with. This shot is quite similar to the one I did for FLF a while back with the Miel bikini and Consignment cuddle chair, but that's OK. If it looks good, it looks good, lol.

Hair: Doe - Lara (BishBox, June 2017)

Top: Blueberry - Cutie Top (Luxe Box, June 2017)

Skirt: CandyDoll - Tilly Skirt (Luxe Box, June 2017)

Earrings: Izzie's - Hoop Earrings

Choker: Izzie's -Flower Lace Choker (90s Jewelry Set)

Skin: Essences - Serenity in Medium 02 (Catwa Powder Pack, June 2017)

Brows/Lips: ARTE - 40s Makeup Pack (Catwa)

Scarlet Creative - Rose Hideaway (Luxe Box, June 2017)

Happy Independence Day!

Happy 4th of July! It's been a super long weekend, and I soaked up being able to do nothing for a couple days. Doing nothing means playing in Photoshop and learning new things, lol. Today I tried my hand at texturing a full perm outfit. I did horribly, but it was yet another learning session.

I'm not sure how to get the textures on the clothing to be more crisp, but it's red, white, and blue, so it works, lol! What started all this was not finding something on MP that was satisfying what I wanted to do for my festive ensemble. I still didn't nail it, but sometimes ya just gotta go with it.
And yes, I'm STILL wearing the Doe hair. Sorry not sorry lol

Hair: Doe - Jamie (Gacha @Sanarae til July 18th)

Hair Bows: Apple May Designs - Adorable Bow

Skin: Glam Affair - Alura Catwa applier in America tone

Eyeshadow: amara beauty - Livia HUD (Catwa Powder Pack, June 2017)

Lipstick: ARTE - 40s Makeup Pack (Catwa)

Top & Skirt: Meli Imako - Summer Bandeau Top with Skirt (textured by me)

Necklace: Etham - Charm Necklace - Seahorse - Rare

Pose: BellePoses - Adriana 6