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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)

Tuff Chick

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Even tuff girls love their shoes.

I’m not a biker chick, but while prepping for a client shoot, I decided to hop on the bike and see how it felt. It felt…strange. Uncomfortable, even. But with the right outfit and hair, I can pretend I’m in Rome for a day. Hey, Audrey Hepburn did it in Roman Holiday, so why can’t I? OK, so that was a scooter, but let’s not pick nits 😉

Honestly, this photo is all about the shoes. Fringe always makes me feel like a bit of a bad girl, albeit in a princess-y way. There is just something about the feel of the fabric swishing against your ankles to make even a debutante turn into a tuff chick. These babies are from Apple May Designs and can be found at the current round of Shiny Shabby. It is the first anniversary of this amazing event and there are some awesome gifts from these incredible designers. I’m not showing the gift from Apple May, but trust me, it’s worth putting on your shoes and heading over!

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:
Top: erratic / eunice – bikini top / red (maitreya) by erratic Rain (available at Collabor88 February 2016)
Leggings: Blueberry – Denise – Leggings Full Length – Maitreya by xxBlueberryxx
*Shoes: Apple May Designs Emma Heels (Maitreya High) – Black by Apple May (available at Shiny Shabby Feb. 20 – Mar. 10)
Hair: “”D!va”” Hair “Amanda” (Red amber) by Marisa Kira (recoloured) (available at Collabor88 February 2016)
Body, hands and feet: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara by Onyx LeShelle
Tattoo: [White~Widow] Legend – Henna – RARE by Julie Hastings (gacha prize)
*Skin: [PXL] Creations Shara Winter NAT Makeup 03 REB C2 by Hart Larsson
*Eyes: Mayfly – Luminous – Mesh Eye (Ghost Persian Blue, w3) by Arkesh Baral
Eyelashes: * Mon Cheri * *MC* “Falsies” by Freya Oliveri

Bike: [Con.] The Garage Collection – Rat Rod Bike RARE by Wavie Haller (gacha prize)
Air pump: [Con.] The Garage Collection – Air Inflator – Mint by Wavie Haller (gacha prize)
Table: Apt B // Country Living Metal Table by FadeArcade (gacha prize)
Beer tap: [ kunst ] – Kunsteiner Tap & glass (gold) / Lager by Kunst Himmel
Light: [ kunst ] – Hanging bulb – RARE 1 (gacha prize) by Kunst Himmel
Sign: floorplan. vintage motorcycle poster by Tegan Serin
Small table: junk. painter’s stool. by Tab Tatham
Garage: junk. the poor gentleman’s club shed. white. by Tab Tatham

Pose by ::WetCat:: by wetcat Flux

Pretty Portia

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Pretty Portia is picture perfect.

Say that three times fast!

Darling Monday has released the Portia heels with legwarmers for the January round of Collabor88. Because they’re from fri.day, you know they’re the highest quality and fit for your Maitreya Lara or Slink Physique body. There are 9 shoe colours, each with 8 different legwarmer colours in a HUD. They are sure to go with just about anything in your wardrobe.

The latest mainstore release from Blueberry is the Sera dress with sweater. I’m probably not telling you anything new; I’ve seen this dress in dozens of blog and Flickr photos, but when something looks as good as this combo, you can’t blame a girl for wanting to trot it out frequently.

Don’t waste time getting your tongue all twisted; spend it getting into Collabor88!

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:

Sweater: Blueberry – Sera – Mini Sweater – Maitreya by Blueberryxx
Dress: Blueberry – Sera – Mini Dress – Maitreya by Blueberryxx
*Shoes with legwarmers: fri.day – Portia.Heels (Sky) – Maitreya by Darling Monday (available at Collabor88 January 2016)
*Earrings: Salt & Pepper S&P ice princess set by xxSaltandPepper
Hair: Lamb. Crave You by Lamb Bellic
Body, hands and feet: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara by Onyx LeShelle
*Skin: [PXL] Creations Shara Winter NAT Makeup 03 REB C2 by Hart Larsson (available at Wayward Market through Jan. 10)
Tattoo: [White~Widow] DeadMan – Henna by Julie Hastings
Eyes: IKON Sovereign Eyes – Tropical by Ikon Innovia

Wall: Mesh Plants – Full Perm Ruins Wall by Reid Parkin
Trees: Studio Skye Enchanted Woods v2 (single) by Alex Bader

*Pose: !bang – sit 020 by Luna Jubilee
Photo taken with LUMIPro 2016 by Stefan Buscaylet