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He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not

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Plucking petals is a perplexing way to determine a passionate dalliance. But perhaps it is as scientific as any other type of chemistry.

I am having fun with the poses from Pose Fair 2017. To stage this scene, I combined two poses: the base pose is part of the Angel seat from Artis and the hand and face position is created by adding one of the Bento poses from [addme.]. I am loving the ability to customise poses that Bento has brought to the grid. It is the difference between having a good shot become a perfect one.

I missed last month’s Luxe Box, so I made sure to get in early for April, and I wasn’t disappointed. I adore this ponytail from Moon. Hair. and the jumpsuit from ISON is typically sublime. While you can see little of the skybox from hive in the photo, it is one of my favourites from this subscription box. Don’t be surprised if you see it featured again.

*plucks another petal and stops…was that a “He loves me” or a “He loves me not?”

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:
Jumpsuit: ISON – kelly jumpsuit -maitreya by Harry Hyx (from Luxe Box April 2017)
Hair: Moon. Hair. // Elusory by Silent Acoustic (from Luxe Box April 2017)
*Mesh head: CATWA HEAD Lona v2.12 by Catwa Clip
Mesh body: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara by Onyx LeShelle
Mesh hands: VISTA PROHANDS FEM V.2FINAL by VistaMesh
*Mesh head applier: *Birth* 3rd Gen ‘Freya’ Catwa (Catya_bento) Applier – 03. Tone by Silent Alchemi
*Mesh body applier: *Birth* 3rd Gen Maitreya Body Skin Applier – 03. Tone v1.0 by Silent Alchemi
*Freckles: .::Nanika::. KIRA Freckles by sDEVAs

Bench/pose: Artis – Angel seat black HH by Tamara Artis (available at Pose Fair 2017 through April 29)
Additional pose: [addme.] Pose#091-5mirrorBento by Ryo2014 (available at Pose Fair 2017 through April 29)
*Roses: [ keke ] rose heart – red by Kean Kelly
Curtains: ionic : Translucent curtain by Iakua Arriaga (gacha prize)
Build: hive // tabby’s terrace skybox [luxe box exclusive] by TheHiveStore
Photo taken using LUMIPro 2017 by Stefan Buscaylet

Recollection

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Check out the stunning necklace and earrings from Baiastice at The Liaison Collaborative. These are truly statement pieces and you only have a couple of days left to grab them at the event before it closes on March 30.

A few days ago I promised a closer look at the latest fedora from JfL Hats, and here it is. The texture of the suede just makes me want to run my fingers across it, then smooth it back down. This is, once again, the bright pink, but all of the hats in this release are lighter colours than the usual JfL pallete. They are perfect for the ladies, but will still work great for the guys. Do go check them out – they are new releases at the main store.

As I was scrolling through my JfL Hats folder to find this photo, I realised that I have been blogging for John for almost four years. He is the designer I have blogged for the longest. He has believed in me – stuck with me – as I have slowly become a bit better at blogging. OK, I can say easily that I have become a better photographer during that time. I don’t actually have the first photo I blogged for JfL – those images were stored on a back up hard drive that sadly failed – but the images I have go back to October of 2013. And I know I was blogging for JfL Hats for a few months before that. Looking through those images, I smiled, I cringed and laughed out loud at my efforts.

All in all, it was a lovely recollection.

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:
Dress: ISON – alexis asymmetrical dress -maitreya- (pink) by Harry Hyx (available at Uber March 25 – April 23)
*Hat: JfL Hats Musician Fedora (Future V.3) bright pink by Johnfrancis Laville (NEW RELEASE)
*Earrings: Baiastice_Sacred Heart Earrings-LIGHT GOLD by Sissy Pessoa (available at The Liaison Collaborative through March 30)
*Necklace: Baiastice_Sacred Heart Necklace-LIGHT GOLD by Sissy Pessoa (available at The Liaison Collaborative through March 30)
Hair base: .Tableau Vivant \\ Cinderella Catwa HB – Reds by M4r1lyn Magic
Hair attachment: Amacci Hair Betty ~ Deep Copper by Carina Larsen (modified)
*Mesh head: CATWA HEAD Lona v2.12 by Catwa Clip
Mesh body: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara by Onyx LeShelle
Mesh hands: VISTA PROHANDS FEM V.2FINAL by VistaMesh
*Mesh head applier: *Birth* 3rd Gen ‘Freya’ Catwa (Catya_bento) Applier – 03. Tone by Silent Alchemi
*Mesh body applier: *Birth* 3rd Gen Maitreya Body Skin Applier – 03. Tone v1.0 by Silent Alchemi
*Freckles: .::Nanika::. KIRA Freckles by sDEVAs

Pose: Del May Poses DM – Whim by Del May
Photo taken using LUMIPro 2017 by Stefan Buscaylet

Curtain Call

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I may be getting ahead of things, since Skin Fair 2017 has just begun, but all of the designers will be deserving of multiple curtain calls once the event closes on March 26th. They have truly outdone themselves, with stunning skins, tattoos, makeup appliers and mesh head releases. After the cut, I’ll give you more information to prepare you for one of the biggest events of the Second Life year, including sim maps and SLurls to the fair.

Before I do that, I wanted to make sure that some other releases weren’t lost in the shuffle of Skin Fair. Collabor88 is spectacular this month, with warm and wonderful designs from the top creators in SL. I could live in these leg warmers from fri.day at the event. With autumn upon us in Australia and winter looming, they will surely become a staple in my wardrobe.

The Liaison Collaborative is up and running with their 4th birthday round. There are some beautiful home and garden items in this round and many of the designers have put out birthday gifts – yours for the taking. Do make sure you visit.

Jump past the cut for a close up of my skin, the promised details on Skin Fair and the ever popular credits!

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