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Pose Me Pretty: !bang

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! !bang Pose Me Pretty

I’m back again this week to showcase another of my favourite posemakers. !bang is another longtime fave of mine and I am honoured to be an official blogger for this store. Luna Jubilee makes such feminine female stands that they are always among my go-to poses. While there are lots of great stand and sit posemakers in Second Life, Luna’s are always so natural that taking a photograph using them is like capturing a snapshot, rather than a posed shot.

The pose I am featuring here is a new release for We < 3 Roleplay this month. Notice the stance, the slightly-cocked knee and the perfect placement of the fingertips. So realistic, as if she has just paused on her trip through the forest.

Luna also makes great couples poses, ranging from friends to lovers. She has some *ahem* racy couples poses available at this month’s round of Romp and a female-female pose available at Cosmopolitan. But just because a pose is designed for specific genders, don’t let that stop you if you want to use them with a different pairing. I had intended to use a photo of the female-female pose with Chance and myself, but sadly, my computer wasn’t co-operating and kept crashing when I clicked the shutter. You’ll have to trust me on this, but with a bit of adjustment, you can often mix things up to suit your situation. You can even try it out in the store before making the purchase since !bang couple poses are in an adjustable box, rather than poseballs (for which you have to have edit rights and a hell of a lot of patience!)

Go on. Visit Luna’s store. You’ll get !bang for your buck and !bang-on poses.

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:

*Pose: !bang – stand 566 by Luna Jubilee (available at We < 3 Roleplay Oct. 4-31 2015)

Top: Addams // Sirena Top for Women // Maitreya by AmaliaRainwood
Skirt: {Reverie} ‘Lost Innocent’ Skirt – Taupe by Paolla Flux (available at Uber Sept/Oct 2015)
Headband: *LODE* Chestnut Leaves Crown [brown_green] by Chirzaka Vlodovic (gacha prize at The Chapter Four Oct. 2015)
Hair: *ARGRACE* MOMIJI – Ginger [typeB / S] by rika Oyen (New Release)
Tattoo: [White~Widow] Midnight in Paris – Maitreya Mesh Body by Julie Hastings
Skin: -Glam Affair – Amberly II skin – America 13 C by aida Ewing
Body, hands and feet: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara V1.0 by Onyx LeShelle
Eyes: IKON Promise Eyes – Maldives by Ikon Innovia
Lashes: Mon Cheri *MC* “Falsies” Eyelash by Freya Oliveri

Trees: Studio Skye Enchanted Woods v2 by Alex Bader
Mist: {anc} mist cloud [Heavenlyblue] flat 1prim by aki69

Photo taken using the LumiPro HUD by Stefan Buscaylet

körd

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Körd. Swedish for screwed (has no chance) {adj.} [coll.]. I’ll do what I can, but needless to say, you are good and screwed.

At least according to bab.la.

This is exactly how I feel whenever I am faced with the prospect of assembling my own furniture. And yes, the screwdriver does end up in my mouth as I try to start the thread of the screws, shortly before it becomes a lethal weapon if anyone happens to be standing in the way when I hurl it across the room in frustration.

Paco Pooley of 22769 ~ [bauwerk] could have used my finished shelf as his model for his entry in this month’s round of The Challenge. With Scandinavian as the theme, it was almost inevitable that someone would play on Ikea. And that’s exactly what Paco did.

Yes, the SLIkea box and the inexpertly-put-together shelf are playful. I’m sure more people than just me laughed when they saw it. It also includes a spare board and an instruction manual…which you can see roasting like chestnuts on the open fire. What use are instructions when they are only diagrams and not very informative, at that?

The Challenge runs throughout the month and you can find all of the designer’s goodies in their mainstores. Get there, or you’re screwed.

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:

Top: !Rebel Hope Careless Mesh Top_Maitreya by Rebel Hope (available at FaMESHed Oct. 2015)
Jeans: !Rebel Hope Jealousy Mesh Jeans_Maitreya by Rebel Hope (available at FaMESHed Oct. 2015)
Shoes: !Rebel Hope Redemption Heels_Maitreya by Rebel Hope (available at FaMESHed Oct. 2015)
Hair: [monso] My Hair – Yoni /Red (no material) by Morphine Janick (available at Kustom9 Sept./Oct. 2015)
Tattoo: [White~Widow] Midnight in Paris – Maitreya Mesh Body by Julie Hastings
Skin: -Glam Affair – Amberly II skin – America 13 C by aida Ewing
Body, hands and feet: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara V1.0 by Onyx LeShelle
Eyes: IKON Promise Eyes – Maldives by Ikon Innovia
Lashes: Mon Cheri *MC* “Falsies” Eyelash by Freya Oliveri

Screwdriver: Neotoy Mesh Screwdriver Classic by Neotoy Story

*Shelf/box: 22769 ~ [bauwerk] Swedish Shelf by Paco Pooley (available at the mainstore for The Challenge Oct. 2015)
*Chair: [ht:home] uppsala lounger – leather by Corvus Szpiegel (available at the mainstore for The Challenge Oct. 2015)
Pictures: Kuro – Xiaj tree frame by Luana Dawg
Fire: Trompe Loeil – Fireplace Logs and Fire by Cory Edo
*Instruction manual: 22769 ~ [bauwerk] Manual by Paco Pooley (available at the mainstore for The Challenge Oct. 2015)
*Hutch: Cleo Design cabinet by Cleom Bailey (available at the mainstore for The Challenge Oct. 2015)
*End table: Cleo Design table by Cleom Bailey (available at the mainstore for The Challenge Oct. 2015)
Build: Scarlet Creative Wish you were here Prefab by Charlotte Bartlett

Pose: terra design – F_49_mirror by Cutebaby Melody

Autumn Evening

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Kean Kelly of [ keke ] has been a very busy lady. She has three new releases, staggered over the next week.

First up is the chair and table (in three colours) available Saturday for The Neighbourhood. The textures are divine, the perfect weathered look for furniture that has seen more than one autumn come and go. It will be available at the mainstore at a special price for one day only.

You may as well plan to go back on Sunday to pick up the little set of Northern Lights candles. One of the things I love most about all things [ keke ] is the way she creates anthing that includes light. From twinkling to static flames, she is a mistress of illumination. The set of candles is very small and delicate, but it can be resized.

Last, but not least, is the willows, tea lights and tea glasses for The Seasons Story, which begins on October 10th. In addition to the willow bush and leaves I am showing, there is also a tree stump with willows and pillows (I like how that rhymes!). All are amazingly detailed with interesting poses and once again, the light from the tea lights is superb.

Set the scene with these beautiful items and all you need to add is moonlight for the perfect autumn evening.

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:

*Chair: [ keke ] old garden chair – green by Kean Kelly (at the mainstore Saturday, Oct.3 for The Neighbourhood)
*Table: [ keke ] metal side table – green by Kean Kelly (at the mainstore Saturday, Oct.3 for The Neighbourhood)
*Tea lights: [ keke ] tealight in a tin – crab and tealight in a tin – fish by Kean Kelly (available at The Seasons Story beginning Oct. 10)
*Glass: [ keke ] glass of tea – honey by Kean Kelly (available at The Seasons Story beginning Oct. 10)
*Bush: [ keke ] willow shrub 1 by Kean Kelly (available at The Seasons Story beginning Oct. 10)
*Candles: [ keke ] nothern lights by Kean Kelly (available at the mainstore Sunday, Oct. 4 for Lazy Sunday)
*Leaves: [ keke ] willow leaves for ground – midi by Kean Kelly (available at The Seasons Story beginning Oct. 10)