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Before It’s Too Late

March 25, 2017March 26, 2017PeepSideshow Darkward2 Comments

Skin Fair 2017 is drawing to a close. It finishes on Sunday, March 26th, so if you haven’t been yet, you had better add it to your agenda for the weekend. Even if you have been already, there is never any harm in making one last trip to make sure you haven’t missed something essential.

After you have made your final Skin Fair visit, it will be time for the opening of Uber. Just look at this lovely top from *Just BECAUSE*. It is daring and sexy and sweet at the same time! I am wearing one of the patterns that is exclusive with the purchase of the Fatpack. There are eight floral prints in addition to the standard *JB* pallete, so it is well worth the splash-out.

Please note that Annie has included this note:

Rigging is a very hard process, and when you have two mesh items layered close to each other such as clothing and bodies with different topology, it will never be exact. Alphas help with this and are our friends. However, sometimes, alphas can’t always cover certain areas depending on the mesh item.

Please note that this mesh item was especially hard to rig due to the difficulty of rigging to the shoulders and armpits and not being able to use alphas in those regions. Trying to have mesh lay over the top of the armpits and move without clipping is nearly impossible. Some clipping may occur with certain poses and animations. We have done our very best with rigging this item, but couldn’t make it perfect.

As such we STRONGLY ADVISE trying a FREE demo of this item!

That being said, I have had no problems with the rigging and trust me, I put this top through a LOT of poses today!

You will also want to pick up the Sadie Platforms from fri.day when Shoetopia opens. It opens on the 25th, but as I write this I am not sure if it already open or if it opens later today. I’m afraid I don’t have a SLurl to the event at this time, but I will do my best to update this post when it is available. In the meantime, you can just drool over my shoes (which come with optional over-the-knee socks for Maitreya Lara with a four-colour texture change HUD). *Edit: Link has been added

So, your task for the weekend is to try to get into Uber and Shoetopia after you have visited Skin Fair…before it’s too late.

Skin Fair Sim 1
Skin Fair Sim 2

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:
*Top: *Just BECAUSE* *JB* Misty Shirt (Fatpack Exclusive Print) by Annie Melson (available at Uber March 25 – April 23)
Skirt: _CandyDoll_Akahana Collection Skirt Maitreya Pale Rose Floral by Jacinda Jaxxon (gacha prize)
*Shoes: fri.day – Sadie Platforms (Sage) by Darling Monday (available at Shoetopia beginning March 25)
Hair: *ARGRACE* TOKIWA by rika Oyen
*Mesh head: CATWA HEAD Lona v2.12 by Catwa Clip (available at Skin Fair 2017 March 10-26)
Mesh body: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara by Onyx LeShelle
Mesh hands: VISTA PROHANDS FEM V.2FINAL by VistaMesh
*Mesh head applier: *YS&YS* Cherry Tone03 Skin Applier – Catwa Mesh Head by Monicuzza Babenco (available at Skin Fair 2017 through March 26)
Mesh body applier: *YS&YS* Tone 03 Body applier v2.0 for Maitreya by Monicuzza Babenco
Mesh hands applier: *YS&YS* Tone 03 Vista Hands Skin Applier by Monicuzza Babenco

Rock/pose: Amitie Poses – Rocks by BELEN Ackland (available at Shiny Shabby March 2017)

The Star Of The Show

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There really isn’t any point in showing more of me; the Dana flats with leg warmers by fri.day are the star of the show. Such a cozy, comfy and fashionable pair of shoes should be a staple in every girl’s wardrobe. Available at Kustom9 in March, the shoes come in a wide choice of colours and the leg warmers are texture-change. Exclusive to Maitreya Lara, if you’ve got that body, you need these shoes.

I am loving the Bohemian Delight house from NOMAD from the March Deco(c)rate. The colours are so me and I had an absolute ball decorating it. I filled it with lots of pretty things from around the grid, and do please take note of the rug I am standing on. Kean Kelly has more or less filled the [ keke ] main store with a variety of beautifully muted carpets. Pile them up or use one in every room, under every chair, table and bed. They’re worth it and you won’t be able to stop at one. I am showing one of the trellis designs, but there are two other collections that are just as delightful.

So maybe, just maybe, there is more than one star of this show.

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:
_CandyDoll_Akahana Collection Skirt Maitreya Pale Rose Floral by Jacinda Jaxxon (gacha prize)
*fri.day – Dana.Flats (Blush) by Darling Monday (available at Kustom9 March 2017)
*TKW* Kanre by KateForster Akina (available at ON9 March 2017)
*PurpleMoon Creations :: PM :: Spring Tattoo Omega Applier by Poulet Koenkamp (available at The Liaison Collaborative through March 30)
*Mesh body applier: ((Biyo)) Sara OMEGA BODY Applier L2 by UglyDuxling (available at Skin Fair 2017)
Mesh body: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara by Onyx LeShelle

*[ keke ] rug 43 . trellis rose by Kean Kelly
+Half-Deer+ First Class Kitty – Open Suitcase – Ice Cream by Halogen Magic (gacha prize at The Arcade March 2017)
LAGOM – Cryptic rose [Gem a] by ZandraSnowpawSnyder (gacha prize)
*LODE* Decor – Crocus Wood Box [white] RARE by Chirzaka Vlodovic (gacha prize at The Chapter Four March 2017)
*LODE* Decor – Crocus Pot [cream] by Chirzaka Vlodovic (gacha prize at The Chapter Four March 2017)
*LODE* Decor – Crocus Pot [purple] by Chirzaka Vlodovic (gacha prize at The Chapter Four March 2017)
*LODE* Decor – Crocus Pot [dark blue] by Chirzaka Vlodovic (gacha prize at The Chapter Four March 2017)
NOMAD // Bohemian Delight by Piraiyah Novikov (from Deco(c)rate March 2017)

Kirin – Chika Pose 6 by Carolina Sautereau (available at Kustom9 March 2017)

Guileless

Image March 18, 2017PeepSideshow Darkward4 Comments

The second week of Skin Fair 2017 has begun, and while there are still good-sized crowds, the sims aren’t full and you can move around without feeling as if you are in lag soup. Now is the time to go and explore; take your time and demo some skins and appliers you haven’t tried before. There are a lot of very talented new-to-me creators participating and I have had fun trying them all out!

Other than my mesh head, everything else I am wearing from Skin Fair in this photo are from creators I hadn’t tried before. A couple I had heard of, but the others are completely new to me. I just love the eyebrows and eyeshadow from [okkbye]; they are great for a redhead – something that isn’t that easy to find! And this is the first time I am using an eye applier. I hadn’t realised (duh…read the information in the box, Peep!) that you could use appliers with the rigged eyes that come with Catwa mesh heads. The one I am wearing is from .euphoric and they are stunning! I will definitely be using appliers with the Catwa eyes whenever I wear one of her heads.

My skin is from ((Biyo)), another new-to-me creator. If you are looking for a dark skin, do check out this brand. I am wearing the lightest shade and it is actually darker than the photo shows (lighting, ya know). It is a bare skin and comes with a brow-less version so you can choose your own. The shading of the face is dramatic, while the body is understated. One of my biggest pet peeves with skins is when the shadowing under the breasts is too exaggerated; this skin has very subtle contouring, which I really like. Other than a couple of light moles, the rest of the skin is clean, but it has…dimples of Venus! You know, those little dimples above your bum that some people have? Too cute, and well done.

Since I wanted to focus on my face (and preserve my modesty), you can only see a peek of the harness I am wearing. It is from Salt & Pepper for Re:Japonica. Salt is the Queen of Harnesses, so even from this brief view, you can see the quality of her texturing, and the rigging is spot-on. The harness includes a 10 colour-change HUD and there are RLV-enabled binders available separately (also with the texture-change HUD). This round, the Japonica event focuses on Japanese erotica and runs through April 5th.

Peruse the credits for all of the details. I am guileless in sharing.

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:
*From Skin Fair 2017:

*Mesh head applier: ((Biyo)) Sara Catwa Applier L2 by UglyDuxling
*Mesh body applier: ((Biyo)) Sara OMEGA BODY Applier L2 by UglyDuxling
*Eyeshadow: [okkbye] Sonder Eyeshadow (CATWA) by Elisaokkbye
*Eyebrows: [okkbye] Adumbrate Eyebrows (CATWA) by Elisaokkbye (no in-world or marketplace store)
*Mesh eye applier: .euphoric ~ Love Eyes Applier [Catwa ]HUD-Blue Pack by demi Placebo
*Lipstick: [MJN] Downtown Nudes {Catwa} by Nevaeh Faith
*Mesh head: CATWA HEAD Lona v2.12 by Catwa Clip
*Eyes: CATWA RIGGED EYES Lona v1.1 by Catwa Clip

*Harness: Salt & Pepper S&P harness Yumi Lara by xxSaltandPepperxx (available at Re:Japonica through April 9)
Hair: *TKW* Seals by KateForster Akina (available at Tres Chic through April 5)
Cigarette: [ kunst ] – Vintage Cigarette Holder by Kunst Himmel (available at Kustom9 March 2017)
Mesh body: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara by Onyx LeShelle
Hands: VISTA PROHANDS FEM V.2FINAL by VistaMesh
*Pose: oOo Studio Poses seductress_five by Olaenka Chesnokov
Photo taken using LUMIPro 2017 by Stefan Buscaylet