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Contemplation In Pink Heels

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Sometimes a bit of quiet contemplation is necessary. Pink heels are optional.

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:
*From BishBox August 2017:
*Romper: VARONIS – Alice Playsuit (Maitreya) by ZaraSuto
*Tattoo: Suicide Gurls – Bettie & Jayne Tattoo by beb418

*Shoes: *Shoes & socks: fri.day -Eliza Heels (Candy) by Darling Monday (available at Uber through September 23)
Hair: MINA Hair – Lily by Mina Nakamura (available at Uber through September 23)
Mesh body, hands and feet: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara by Onyx LeShelle
Mesh head: .LeLutka.Head.May 3.0 by JadenArt
Mesh head applier: itGirls – Jean Lelutka Applier – Tan Face by Annie Jolifaunt (available at Uber August 2017)
Mesh body applier: itGirls – Fade Body Applier – Maitreya by Annie Jolifaunt

Chair/pose: dust bunny . folding fur chair by lxlNoel
Bench: Soy. Shag Shag Stool [Beige] by Soyoy
Candles: +Half-Deer+ Everlight Candles by Halogen Magic (available at Blush through August 28)
*Screen: [ keke ] winter screen – stars white by Kean Kelly
Rug: Kalopsia – Emily’s Faux Fur Rug by Isabeau Baragula (gacha prize)
Build: L2 Studio SHOP 02 by Lindini2 Lane

Digue The Beat

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I have yet another post featuring items from the December round of BishBox. My hair, shoes and jacket all come from this very impressive first subscription offering. Do make sure you stop by the BishBox headquarters to sign up for January’s edition, and if you didn’t get the December version, you can still grab it there for a higher price. It’s well worth your money, after you have returned the fuzzy socks from Aunt Martha and the ugly sweater from Cousin Ed.

I shot this photo at La Digue du Braek, the sister sim of Furillen (which is all decked out now as Endor of Star Wars fame). I had visited Digue a few times but hadn’t yet shot a single photo, until I wandered into the upstairs of the warehouse and found this eerily unsettling movie playing. I have always wanted to be in the spotlight, and doing an almost dirty dance with Mickey seemed like the right time.

I highly recommend this unique location. The scenery is amazing and the detail is divine. And the entertainment…you can Digue the beat!

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:
*Jacket: Lapointe & BastChild Designs L&B * LARA FitMesh(H)* Swear Dita Winter Cropped Jacket by Paul Lapointe (BishBox December 2016)
Leggings: Blueberry – Cake Leggings – Regular – Maitreya by Blueberryxx (New release)
*Shoes: PHEDORA / Dahlia heels / Maitreya by Celena Galli (BishBox December 2016)
*Hair: MINA Hair – Kimmy by Mina Nakamura (BishBox December 2016)
*Lipstick: *League* Ella Matte Lipsticks (Catwa) – Sunkissed by Nena Janus
Head: CATWA HEAD Tumble V4.9 by Catwa Clip
*Skin Applier: *League* Maitreya Mesh Body Applier – Sunkissed by Nena Janus
*Catwa Head Applier: *League* Ella – Catwa Applier – Sunkissed (with freckles) by Nena Janus
*Vista Hands Applier: *League* Vista Hand Applier HUD Sunkiss by Nena Janus
Body and feet: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara by Onyx LeShelle
Hands: -VA-F-VISTA BENTO PROHANDS FEM-V.2BETA by Vista Barnes
Eyes: IKON Spectral Eyes – Azure by Ikon Innovia

Pose: GLITTERATI – 274 by Katey Coppola
Location: La Digue du Braek
Photo taken with LUMIPro 2017 by Stefan Buscaylet

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)