Scarlet Creative

Lilies & Lavender In Black & White

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I took this photo, just because. Nope, no other reason and nothing more to say.

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:

Dress: *Just BECAUSE* *JB* Maya Gown – Ivory – Maitreya by Annie Melson
Hair: .:EMO-tions:. * PETRA * by Mirja Mills
Heair Accessory: *LODE* Head Accessory – Muskare [white yellow] by Chirzaka Vlodovic (gacha prize at Shiny Shabby through June 15th)
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

Pose: Del May DM – Whim by Del May
Build: Scarlet Creative Aria Cottage by Charlotte Bartlett (available at Collabor88 May 2016)

A Face I Can Live With

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I took the Mesh Head plunge at CATWA this weekend. I have tried others, but they just didn’t seem to suit me; unlike Alice, which just seems to be a good fit for me. With the addition of having a CATWA applier for my current skin by Elysium, I think I have switched for good. I have been so tempted by the beautiful appliers for mesh heads, but for the first time, I found a face I can live with. I haven’t taken it off since I rezzed it out of the box and started adjusting my shape, my eyes, fiddling with hairbase appliers, makeup and expressions. And she photographs like a dream.

I really like this cozy little corner I created to showcase some of the items from The Liaison Collaborative. I was going to do a second photo for the dress from Salt & Pepper, but I decided to try out the poses in the couch and it worked. Even seated, it shows off the sexy little number Salt has created for The Dark Style Fair 3. I didn’t even take dozens of shots; well, close, but under 2 dozen 😉

TLC runs through May 30th and the Dark Style Fair through June 4th. Do check them out and discover something new you can’t live without.

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:
*Top & skirt: Salt & Pepper S&P dress Daria by xxSaltandPepperxx (available at The Dark Style Fair 3, May 14 – June 4)
Shoes: Pure Poison – Dixie Pumps – Maitreya by Shaleene Kenin (available at Uber through May 23rd)
Necklace & Earrings: LaGyo_Beatriz Statement Set – Pink by Gyorgyna Larnia (available at FaMESHed through May 27th)
Hair: .:EMO-tions:. * JAILY * by Mirja Mills (available at Hairology through May 30th)
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: Mayfly – Luminous – Mesh Eye (Ghost Persian Blue, w3) by Arkesh Baral

*Couch/pose: hive // worn garden bench v 1.1 by TheHiveStore
*Table: DaD DESIGN “Soho Console” by sheerpetal Roussel (available at The Liaison Collaborative through May 30th)
*Decorative tray:DaD DESIGN “Soho Composition Tray” by sheerpetal Roussel (available at The Liaison Collaborative through May 30th)
*Candle: Serenity Style– Bring it to me – candle by Hanstrid Inshan (gacha prize at The Liaison Collaborative through May 30th)
*Sphere: MINIMAL – Sphere Gold by Ors Quan (gacha prize at The Liaison Collaborative through May 30th)
*Plant: [Toiz] 2. jungle pot by Marinestella (gacha prize at The Liaison Collaborative through May 30th)
Build: Scarlet Creative Mockingbird Nook by Charlotte Bartlett (available at Collabor88 May 2016)

Photo taken using LUMIPro 2016 HUD by Stefan Buscaylet

You’ve Been Gone Forever

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Most of the time I am doing a photograph for my blog, I shoot in a created space. By that I mean a set I have put together on my platform specifically for the photo. It is usually just a single room I have decorated in a house I have rezzed specifically for the purpose or in the box I have hanging beneath the platform and colour-change to suit the mood. While I sometimes use the clearing in the woods at the back of my land, I seldom photograph inside my Second Life residence.

This isn’t because I am shy about showing off the interior of my home. Rather, it is because I am usually using brand new items (interspersed with some older favourites) for my blog photos. Even though I may love each little treasure I show, my home is more stable. Many of the objects I use are ancient in Second Life terms – a month in SL being the equivalent of a dog’s year – and we all know that newness equates to relevance in the SL blogging world. As an official blogger for several events and designers, my job is to showcase their latest releases. But that doesn’t mean that I can’t surround myself with pretty things that I have held dear for a period of time.

Nothing in this photo really falls into that “old” category, yet it doesn’t meet the “hot off the presses” criteria, either. They are just things that I like and chose to make a (relatively) permanent part of my Second Life. They may be replaced at some stage, but for now, they form one of my favourite spaces in my home. The recessed windows in this house from Scarlet Creative just cry out for little vignettes to be created. Several of the puppies from Fawny frolic outdoors, but this little fella stays inside…waiting patiently for my return.

He may spend time curled up in the rocking chair or gnawing on the pom poms of the blanket in his basket, but whatever he does, he will always be watching for me to come home. Whether I’ve been away for a few minutes or overnight, his reaction is always the same – greeting me as if I’ve been gone forever.

He knows; he counted.

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:

Puppy: Fawny – My little puppy – 9 by akirakiyoi (gacha prize)
Chair: Scarlet Creative – The Arcade Dec 15 Campbell Chair MT by Charlotte Bartlett (gacha prize)
Basket: dust bunny . pom pom blanket by xlnoel (gacha prize)
Build: Scarlet Creative Country Keep by Charlotte Bartlett
Tree: HPMD* Garden Tree05 – white 2A + 2B by Sasaya Kayo