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Afternoon Nap

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I have been in blogging overload the last week or so, as a few of you have noticed and commented. I’ll be downshifting and going back to a more relaxed schedule now. I have had so many beautiful things that have inspired me, and these boots from fri.day for Collabor88 are no exception. They are so comfy, you don’t even need to kick them off for your afternoon nap. You can even wiggle your toes as you dream of ice cream castles, unicorn kitties and adorable shoes.

Shhhhh…be very quiet. I’ve had a busy week.

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:
Romper: Maitreya Nova Romper Coral * Lara Size by Onyx LeShelle
*Shoes: fri.day – Taylor.Booties (Buck) – Maitreya by Darling Monday (available at Collabor88 June 2016)
*Necklace: Izzie’s – Newport Anchor Necklace by Izzie Button (available at The Liaison Collaborative through June 30)
Hair: NO.MATCH_NO.FOOLING. by Viking (available at ON9 June 2016)
Head: CATWA HEAD Alice V4.9 by Catwa Clip
*Skin & Catwa Head Applier: Elysium – Candice skin (red brow) – mocha freck by Aleida Rhode
Body, feet and hands: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara by Onyx LeShelle

Hammock/pose: Trompe Loeil – Stella River Barge by Cory Edo (available at Collabor88 June 2016)

Wetlands

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It’s one of those days where the breeze in my hair, the birds trilling as they circle above and the sun on my face just make me happy.

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:

Bikini: .::Dead Dollz::. Vera Bikini – Sky by Kiddo Oh
Skirt: .::Dead Dollz::. Vera Skirt White by Kiddo Oh
*Shoes: fri.day – Jenny.Sandals (Cloud) by Darling Monday (available at Vintage Fair June 10-26, 2016)
Sunglasses: HAYSURIZA Eyewear Kyoto Sakura (Color) by Hays Uriza (available at ON9 June 2016)
Hair: TUKINOWAGUMA hair *TKW* Sofya A by KateForster Akina (available at Hairology June 2016)
Head: CATWA HEAD Alice V4.9 by Catwa Clip
*Skin & Catwa Head Applier: Elysium – Candice skin (red brow) – mocha freck by Aleida Rhode
Body, feet and hands: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara by Onyx LeShelle

*Pose: an lar [poses] The Elena Series – Three by Katya Valeska (available at The Liaison Collaborative June 7-30, 2016)

Location: Field of Dreams

A Flock of Birds, A Jug of Roses & Some Kick-Arse Sandals

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When I am in the middle of photographing a lot of review copies, I often find myself getting stressed. Not because I “have” to blog them, but because I am worried I won’t do them justice. I have been known to scrap entire shoots, which often take hours to stage and photograph. Those are typically the shoots that I know while I am photographing just aren’t right, but I tell myself with just one more light change or camera angle, I’ll get something usable. It is a rationalisation that rarely works.

That happened to me today. I had already completed two shoots (more posts to come!), and I wanted to get the Olivia Sandals from fri.day done. My previous two shoots were Home & Garden and just didn’t lend themselves to me being in the picture. So, I decided to sim-hop to find a perfect location.

After visiting about six and either not finding what I wanted or being lagged out, I headed home, deciding instead to build my own set. Which I did. Which I photographed.

Which I hated.

So, I gave up. And went shopping. Then decided to put together a set for some therapeutic “just because” photography. And guess what? I plopped my avi-self down, changed my camera angle to only take in a small portion of the space I had created and found my photo.

A flock of birds, a jug of roses and some kick-arse sandals.

I could have kept my mouth shut and you would have thought this was all planned. But hey…desperation is the mother of necessity.

Or however that saying goes…

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:
Top: Vinyl – Roe Top Bikini Top & Cover Mint by sukoshitosuto (available at Uber through June 23, 2016)
Skirt: Blueberry – Distressed Skirts by Blueberryxx
*Sandals: fri.day – Olivia.Sandals (Natural) by Darling Monday – exclusively for Maitreya Lara (available at Uber through June 23, 2016)
Hair: MINA Hair – Stella by Mina Nakamura
Head: CATWA HEAD Alice V4.9 by Catwa Clip
*Skin & Catwa Head Applier: Elysium – Candice skin (red brow) – mocha freck by Aleida Rhode
Body, feet and hands: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara by Onyx LeShelle
Eyes: IKON Spectral Eyes – Azure by Ikon Innovia

Sofa/pose: dust bunny . camellia couch by xlnoel
Hat boxes: Apt B // Hello Billy – Hatboxes by FadeArcade (gacha prize)
Jug of roses: 8. Apple Fall Roses Jug by WarehouseFifteenDesigns (gacha prize)
Watering cans & roses: Apt B // Goodbye Autumn Roses by FadeArcade (gacha prize)
Rabbit chair: Soy. Chair Rabbit ears grows by Soyoy
Window: Soy. Window [Here I am] brown by Soyoy
Build: Apple Fall AF Paris Loft Skybox RARE by WarehouseFifteenDesigns (gacha prize)