#500 Our lives begin to end

 the day we become silent about things that matter.

I have been photo-bombed by Spike again!  My t-shirt dress is a new mainstore release from Just Because and as always with Annie Melson, it is absolute perfection in how it fits my Maitreya Lara body.  The creases are so well done as is the neckline and the knotted material on one side. Annie provides a plethora of colours to choose from, or a hud operated fatpack.  Each colour comes with the plain version I am wearing, and the same colour with a slogan on it.  I have never been a slogan type girl so I went with the plain.  The hud also allows you to wear panties at the click of a button, quite useful with a dress this short!   

I am wearing some brand new jewelry from Cae for FaMESHed.  The beautiful Nova set is very versatile, coming with a hud allowing you to wear all three necklaces together as I have done, or just one or two of them.  This is a great idea, making it so easy to fit it to all kinds of necklines  The earrings are really unusual, with graduated stones getting smaller as they climb the ear lobe.  Very pretty.  You can buy the earrings and necklace separately if you wish.  My bracelet is one of the sets also available from Cae for FaMESHed - there are 4 different "themes" - I went with Peace on this occasion, the others are life, love and strength.  You can hide any of the individual bands, and also mix and match with gold.  I have a feeling that these bracelets are going to become a staple of my wardrobe  

Credits:

Mesh Body:  Maitreya Lara

Mesh Head:  Catwa Alice
Mesh Hairbase:  No Match

Applier:  WoW Skins 2016 Hope bronze
Hair: enVOGUE HAIR Britney, reds hud

Eyes:  Avi-Glam Ardent - Arctic pack
Manicure & Pedicure: ZOZ Starfish for Cosmopolitan

Dress:  Just Because Zoe T-Shirt Dress - FatPack
Necklace & Earrings:  Cae :: Nova - available at FaMESHed
Bangle:  Cae :: Mantra :: Peace :: Bracelet - available at FaMESHed
Shoes: Essenz - Zagreb (Sand) 
Poses:  Close-ups Icons of Style Jewelery, Others: Diesel Works Prima Donna

Tools I use in most blog posts

SecondSnaps Photo Studio
Fate Eye Poser (before this I used Anypose Expression Hud)

Pose Anywhere Pose Huds

Lumipro Lighting System

Combo Fix to fix broken ankles, wrists, neck etc

Bits n Pieces

If an item is for sale at an event, I give the slurl to that event.  However in case this blog post is read after the event has finished, I also include the slurl to the mainstore.  

All Slurls are current at time of posting.  If you are unable to find an item, or need help with anything I have blogged, feel free to send me an email, inworld IM or nc, or a plurk (all links on contacts page).

I wear a mesh body, head, hands & feet in all posts. I use alpha cuts where necessary, and if I can't get an item to work with my mesh body, I will neither wear it nor blog it  Most items I blog fit various mesh bodies and/or feet, and often classic avatar standard sizing and/or fitmesh. Please make sure to demo anything you see here that you are thinking of buying to be sure it works for you.

#490 She turned to the sunlight snd shook her yellow head

and whispered to her neighbour "winter is dead" - A A Milne, When We Were very young

Today's post brings together some goodies from the new round of Mesh Body Addicts Fair.   Firstly this very pretty skin from WoW which comes in a choice of 6 tones, each giving a choice of 4 bases, 5 eyeshadows and freckles/beauty spot options.  My outfit consists of two fabulous pieces from Annie Melson - I swear she outdoes herself with every new piece she releases.  This top and skirt take the phrase "fits like a glove" to a whole new level - they are simply perfect.  As always there is an array of gorgeous colours to choose from, and the skirt includes a hud to change the belt colour to either match or contrast.

I am again wearing some of Avi-Glam's gorgeous eyes currently available at Cosmopolitan.  I am using the second of the two packs available there - I blogged the other pack here.  

Credits:

Mesh body: Maitreya Lara

Mesh Head:  Catwa Jessica Mimi
Applier: WoW Skins Mimi, bronze - available at Mesh Body Addicts Fair
Hair: Phoenix Sonya - available at Hairology 

Eyes:  Avi-Glam Ardent Eyes - Arctic Pack - available at Cosmopolitan
Manicure & Pedicure:  Entice Uptown Funk

Skirt:  Just Because Katie Skirt - available at Mesh Body Addicts Fair
Top:  Just Because Felicia Top - available at Mesh Body Addicts Fair
Shoes:  KC Couture Yuki Heels
Jewellery:  Semi Precious Jewellery Lily Necklace, earrings and bracelet
Poses:  IOS Velvet 
Location:  SecondSnaps Photo studio

Tools I use in most blog posts

SecondSnaps Photo studio

Pose Anywhere 

Lumipro 

Anypose 

Combo Fix

Bits n Pieces

If an item is for sale at an event, I give the slurl to that event.  However in case this blog post is read after the event has finished, I also include the slurl to the mainstore.  

All Slurls are current at time of posting.  If you are unable to find an item, or need help with anything I have blogged, feel free to send me an email, inworld IM or nc, or a plurk (all links on contacts page).

I wear a mesh body, head, hands & feet in all posts. I use alpha cuts where necessary, and if I can't get an item to work with my mesh body, I wwill neither wear it or blog it  Most items I blog fit various mesh body parts, and often classic avatar standing sizing and/or fitmesh. Please make sure to demo anything you see here that you are thinking of buying to be sure it works for you.

Power and Magic

"Tattoos have a power and magic all their own. They decorate the body but they also enhance the soul" ― Michelle Delio

A quick post today as I am pushed for time but wanted to show you these lovely Mehndi style hand tattoos from KoKoLoReS for today's fi*friday.  I am wearing the dark option here to show the patterns, but you can also just have the soft option.  There are also matching foot tattoos available at fi*friday, along with male and female pose sets.  

Credits:

Skin:  WOW Skins AmyLee Tan Nat

Hair:  Truth HAIR Faye

Eyes:  IKON Perspective Eyes

Hands:  SLink Avatar Enhancement Hands - Relaxed L, Casual R

Eyelashes:  Maxi Gossamer - Eyelashes - Wild Full Thick

Eyeliner:  Izzies Double Wing Eyeliner

Tattoos:  KoKoLoReS for fi*friday - Mehndi style Hand tattoo 03

Nail Appliers: KoKoLoReS Nails, Nails, Nails! Hands Set 08

Jewellery:  Maxi Gossamer - Earrings - Boho Bliss Tassel-Tastic

Pose:  IOS

Introducing AmyLee, bats, skulls and crystals

“For as the eyes of bats are to the blaze of day, so is the reason in our soul to the things which are by nature most evident of all" - Aristotle 

Today I have some more Horrorfest goodies to share, some Acid Lily, and generally lots of lovely new scrumptiousness.
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What I particularly like about this ensemble is that from a distance it looks like an elegant outfit for a gentile night on the town. It is only when you get a bit closer that you start to notice that things are not quite what they seemed at first. 

The gown is new at Sn@tch, and as always, well made and fabulous value.  You get 8 colours in the pack, after you have demo'd it and decided what size you want.  Best of all, it is covered in bats!    I love bats, so  finding this gown caused a big smile to spread across my little pixel face.

The jewelry set I am wearing is from Horrorfest and is a real "statement piece" from a new-to-me designer, AZE.  I love that when you look a bit closer you see the detailing which makes this set very different.  The bracelet set (2 bracelets) is priced at L$200, with 100% of that going to the Horrorfest charity,The Epilepsy Therapy Project.  The earrings are $150 and the necklace $L250.  

The ring is from the current round of Acid Lily, and is available in gold, copper, black onyx and silver.  I tried to get as close as possible to show the fantastic design, it is called "Crystalline" and lives up to the name, with it's fabulous quartz-like design.  The packs include versions for both standard hands and SLinks, which I am wearing here. You also get both single and linked rings, which I am showing, and they have been fitted for middle and ring fingers.   The designer has certainly thought of everything.

And finally, the skin I am wearing is a new release from WOW.  I have no idea why it has taken me so long to try WOW skins.  As soon as I tried AmyLee on I felt very comfortable, which is unusual for me as I have really struggled with finding new skins that feel "right" on me. This skin manages to be fresh faced and pretty, yet not too young looking. The pack includes 5 make-ups including bare, a shape (though I am wearing my own here), and two tattoos - freckles and more freckles.  

Credits:

Skin:  WOW - AmyLee, sunkissed

Hair:  Truth - Faye

Eyes:  IKON -  Perspective

Hands:  SLink - Elegant

Eyelashes:  Redgrave - 5, Glamorous

Nail Appliers:   Hello Dave – Rich Green & Blues palette

Dress:  Sn@tch - Muerta Gown

Jewellery:  AZE for Horrorfest - Yum Kimil Maya Jade Gold Necklace, bracelets & earrings, and Bokeh for Acid Lily - Crystalline Rings Set, gold

Poses:    !bang & IOS

Backdrop:  KaTink 

Peek-a-Boo

“Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place".  Zora Neale Hurston 

I have mentioned before how much of a pose hoarder I have become since starting blogging, and I particularly love finding something a bit different, or a new pose shop.  

Finding this pack of 12 "Hide Face Poses" (6 different poses, mirrored) from IOS for just 69L made me a happy little ZsaZsa this weekend (easily pleased I am - ooohh, did you just hear Yoda's voice too then?).  They are from the current round of Room69, and IOS are also offering another set of poses for 69L.

My nail colours are all from Hello Dave's gorgeous Rich Autumnal Tones 2 palette.

Credits:

Skin:  Belleza - Leila, tan 7

Hair: Truth - Rocky

Eyes: IKON - Ascension, indigo

Hands: SLink - casual

Eyelashes:  Redgrave - 6, natural
Eyeliner:  Izzies - Double Wing Eyeliner

Nail Appliers:  Hello Dave – Rich Autumnal Tones 2 - link to pack here

Jewellery:  Maxi Gossamer - Ritzy Shimmer Pearl earrings

Poses:  IOS for Room69 - Hide Face Poses
Backdrop:  KaTink - SoftLight