Where are my damn earrings?

So, I spent ages working on these pics -- posing, photographing, editing --only to realize that I'm missing an earring (I'm sorry Lola!), so this blog is going to be about losing an earring.

If you happen to see my earring, please return it.  I promise I won't bite you, unless you ask nicely.

Credits:

Skin: !Imabee: Apical - Miranda - Distressed / BKbrow /
Hair: POMME D'AMOUR / POM POM GIRL/SCRIPT/MIDNIGHT BLACK
Eyeliner: [ a.e.meth ] - Cat Eyeliner 6
Eyeshadow, Lipstick: [mock]Dim Grey Indifference [Rouge Special lip]
Eyelashes: *ByKay* ~ Eyelashes ~ *Spider*
Eyes: Moonshadow - Anemic
Vampire Teeth: Moonshadow - Prim Vamp Teeth
Dress: Alexandre-araba
Earring: Lolapop! Cosette Earring -Black Pearl

Are You Mesmerized?

The most beautiful silks I've ever seen in Second Life are made by angel6 Susanti of Angelwing.  It is intricate in it's detail and beautiful in its design, with all prim pieces - not alpha textures.  Never before have I worn silks, as I am uncomfortable with the connotations of female enslavement, but this gorgeous outfit transcends that and empowers with it's love of the female form.

I envision the evil temptress.  She lurks in the depths of the forest, mesmerizing passersby with her dance, ready to seduce, then steal the soul of all those unfortunate enough to cross her path.

"Come with me and enjoy pleasures unknown," she says as she moves closer to her prey.  If you happen to catch her gaze, you will become lost in the depths of her eyes.  You cannot resist.  

Once lost, you will only be alive for a few moments longer, but those moments last an eternity.

Credits:

Hair:  Analog Dog - Dive Jet

Skin:  Redgrave - Paper Skin-Trinity-/ mysticMask

Eyes:  House of Ruin - Starry Tonic XXX: Starseed (no longer available)

Outfit:  Angelwing - Coin Silks Black

Feet: ByKay - Sam ~ *Bare Feet*

Poses by Just A Pose

Location - Bentham Forest

Playing with Shadows

So, I tried taking pics with shadows enabled in Emerald.  It didn't go as planned.  Whenever I took a picture using the viewer, the sky would turn black.  So, I had use"print screen."  Then, I tried to edit my pics in Photoshop, but for some reason, liquify...didn't.  So, these are completely raw SL pics - notice the lovely square elbow.  LOL.

I'm wearing some new items from WoE.  They are celebrating their move to a new sim.  The shirt is in the gacha and the jeans are a lucky chair prize.  They have tons of new releases!

The jewelry is a new release from ByKay.  It's the Kayla set in Blue and it goes really nicely with the WoE shirt, I think.  My shoes are also new from A-Bomb for the shoe fair.  They are only $150L and are named in honor of fellow blogger Khitten Kurka.

Credits:
Skin:  SPIRIT Skins 3.0 Missy Light - Nude, Black F
Hair:  Clawtooth - Louise Brooks - Black beauty
Eyes:  Sindecade - Wish Blue
Eyelashes:  Glow Studio - Innocent eyelashes - soft
Shirt:  WoE - Lunden Plaid Shirt Girls (Hunt Blue) and Winged Ribbed Tank
Jeans:  WoE - Lowrise Jeans (Peace Love Happiness)
Jewelry: ByKay - Kayla  - Blue (Set)
Shoes:  A-Bomb - Khitten Shoes - Leather/Thick Heel

P.S.  I noticed that my earrings were suffering from SL disappearing prim disease in the above photo, and they really are lovely, so I wanted to post a closeup so no one would think that I'm crazy (well, I am crazy, but more in an eccentric neighbor kind of way).  Click the picture for a larger size photo.

What Has Been

"What has been exists no more; and exists just as little as that which has never been. But everything that exists has been in the next moment. Hence something belonging to the present, however unimportant it may be, is superior to something important belonging to the past; this is because the former is a reality and related to the latter as something is to nothing."

Schopenhauer

Something happened on the way to the party.

Will I ever be the same?  

It's no longer important now.  I shall only look forward and embrace this gift.

Credits: 

Skin - Tuli - Hope (goth) 01

Hair - Fashionably Dead - Sparks - Nothingness

Dress - Has Been - Bitter Black

Shoes - ByKay - Mayaka

Jewelry - Garage - Silk Bead - Black

Bite Marks - Dreamin'g Alice - Vampire bite tattoo - 02breast (free)

The road to RUIN is always in good repair

I've long been a fan of House of Ruin, and now, Ruina Kessel is releasing some absolutely wonderful new eye sets and horns.  Her eyes are not ordinary by any stretch of the imagination.  They are not for the faint of heart.  They are not for soccer moms.  Her horns are almost sweet and subtle while maintaining that ever so perfect hint of evil.

What better to pair Ruina's eyes and horns, than with the new ::Vesna:: Kristina top and high waisted skirt and these killer heels from ByKay.  The textures on the Vesna outfit are gorgeous.  

I had to pull out some of my favoite demonic accessories to compliment the horns and eyes.  The claws are a Twisted Hunt gift from last fall from The Stringer Mausoleum. The skin is by the wonderfully amazing Fricka Morgath, and I pulled out my own necklace.

Below are some of my favorite new items from House of Ruin.  Please click the picture to see a larger and more detailed image of the eyes and horns.  The eyes come in sets of 5 for only L$100 and the horns come in sets of 7 for only L$280.  They are copy/mod.

The Archivist Horns and Tonic XXX Eyes;

The Chirurgeon Horns and Tonic Eyes

Credits:
Hair - I Love Olive - Starr Silver
Skin - Frick - Nemesis - Goth
Eyelashes - Glow Studio - Innocent eyelashes - soft
Claws - TSM - Twisted Nightmare Demon-Clawed Nails
Necklace - A Netherworld - I've Got a Backbone Necklace
Top - Vesna - Kristina Top black
Skirt - Vesna - Kristina Skirt black
Shoes - ByKay - Mayaka