Suck Me Dry

{These Photos taken at Bladerunner City}

Hello luvs! Although I usually start my blogs off with a lil rant about the badassery I am wearing or a storyline, I am going to do this one a lil different (although, look at the badassery I am wearing!). I wanted to talk about a topic that has bothered me for quite some time. I'm generally a quiet person. My circle of friends in SL is very very small. After being here for so many years, it has just been my personal learning experience to keep it that way. 

So my little rant is on blogger friendliness, mostly towards each other. When I started my little adventure into the bloggy world, I made a great friend. She warned me of jealousy, accusations, and backstabbing that happens amongst bloggers. I kind of giggled and just made a small mental note. As time passed (not too much time even) a lot of that stuff started showing. Not really towards me but I noticed others commenting rudely on photos or adding their two cents here and there on style, etc. 

I find it saddening that it's so hard to simply find people that empower you (and in RL too). Why can't we support one another and share blog posts? Be encouraged and encourage others? If someone is inspired by your style and they use it to inspire a look of their own, can you not be excited about someone finding the things you love interesting as well? And can that person take a moment to give credit where credit is due and say 'Thanks to 'so&so' for sparking my interest!'. We can do these things. 

I have been blessed to encounter a few bloggers on my journey that have proved that stereotype of mean bloggers to be very wrong. They've helped me, encouraged me, inspired me. If I am trying to find a place to shoot a picture, need an honest opinion, need landmarks, tips on editing a picture, ANYTHING!, they're polite, helpful, always. 

One of those ladies is in that top photo with me, yes she gladly went out of her way to let me suck her dry! I love my Kuppy so much and am very proud of how far she's come in her blogging. I'm inspired by her love for it all, her stylings and I adore her for being the friend she is. 

Anika, Purz,  Aarya, & Vita (luff my Vita!) are also other fellow bloggers that I simply adore for being their awesome selves and great friends. Anika is my partner in crime and preferred pain in the ass though lol. She's the one I spend most of my time with, get in trouble with and laugh with. SL wouldn't be complete without her. 

In closing, to my fellow bloggers...encourage, share, and inspire one another. No BS, no accusations, none of that is needed. What it boils down to is all of us basically doing the same thing. Take a pretty picture, share your awesome stylings and brighten someones Second Life. <3

Body

Skin: [Mystic Canvass] Peachy Amarder Skin w/Appliers

Hair: Dura- Boys&Girls37 (Black)

Hairbase: [Dolly] Shaved Hair Base -SpiderWeb v.2

Eyes: {S0NG} :: Sweety // Vampire Eye

Tattoo: .Reckless. - Notti @ District 5 (linked below)

Mani/Pedi: Dark Passions - Koffin Nails - Modern Grid-- 1L Special @ The Black Fashion Fair 

Outfit

Bodysuit: FK! - Buckled Bodysuit - (Black Neoprene)

Fishnets: [ abrasive ] Wrecked Holy Fishnet

Cyborg Vamp Fangs & Backpack: DRD vampire backpack & DRD Vampire borg mask @ District 5

Boots: A&Y Deuz Boots Metallic

Bracelets: : Amorous : Galvanized (Thank you Lara for suggesting such an awesome lil store!)

Cyborg Leg:  Nana - Legend Cyborg Black Leg

I don't know all of Kuppys credits. Her skirt is from FK! Designs though! Currently at Suicide Dollz! Shirt from Corvus <3

Poses

*EverGlow* - Girls575

*EverGlow* - Girls501

*EverGlow* - Girls687

Graveyard Queen

 {Above photo taken at Pulse}

Dead Apples is participating in this round of We <3 Roleplay and I am loving all over this vampiric skin! Pale and delicate, deadly and gorgeous!  With bloody mouth and non bloody options as well.  All kinds of appliers are available for it and with that being said, it tempted me to play a bit more with my Wowmeh (doesn't that sound dirteh?! lol).
So I found that I love the Wowmeh and hope it comes out better and stronger than before. With so many mesh shapes out there for us, it can be a tough decision, and when that happens ladies...just go ahead and buy them all I say! While usually rounding edges of my SL shape for photos, the wowmeh made it easy on me and so I stayed looking at the pics, trying to find all jagged edges and though I found a couple, it was waaaay less work than on the standard SL body.
The lingerie I have on was a freebie from Dead Dollz, well group gift. The cost to join the group isn't bad at all so great deal there! Especially since it has the Slink/Wowmeh/etc. applier HUD included. Thank you Kiddo for the spoils!
Also my heeeels! If you don't know what the Saturday Sale is, you're missing out! Reign always spoils us on Saturdays with amazing deals on awesome heels and so many other designers participate in the Saturday Sale. Definitely make yourself a part of it. These are deals that us oldies weren't given back in the day so yus, I enjoy them much!

Ok enough ramblings from Gia, get to shoppin' luvs! <3

Body
Skin: {Dead Apples} Lora - Vampire Edition (Bone) @ We <3 Roleplay
Hair: Magika [01] Serene
Eyes: {Dead Apples} Striking Eyes - Silver
Mesh Body: Wowmeh (my own shape)

Outfit
Lingerie: .::Dead Dollz::. Cyanide Lingerie - Black (Group gift w/Appliers!)
Heels: REIGN.- Alloy Heels- Black
Cuffs: .random.Matter. - Crowley Bracer - Black & .random.Matter. - Crowley Finger Claws - Black @ We <3 Roleplay (linked above)

Poses
Del May: Wary
My own pose made with Anypose

Props
Stockholm&Lima: Argonaut Lounge (Abyss) @ The Mens Dept.

Breach of the Masquerade

{Photos were taken Here and Silent Eden}

Obviously....this is going to be one of my favorite posts. If I can get something to just flow...it is because I honestly love it. There are times when I stare at an outfit and the process of putting it on, taking it off, adding it with this or that...it can last for days! But more times than not, I run into these outfits and accessories that are like pieces of a puzzle. I got them all at different times but they were just all supposed to be together!!

In typical Gia routine...horror is revisiting the blog again. Not just horror though, vampires. I Love my vampires beyond what any words could express. I love the darkness, I love being able to express my gothy side in a classy & elegant manner. Many try to do that....many fail. 

Silken Moon makes that all pretty easy on me. She dressed me, Pomposity adorned me with the jewels and Eudora....well, Eudora owns my shoe loving soul! Try to get me out of these stilettos. I DARE YOU! <3

So I finish shooting the pics and Boudoir decides to show me this throne....HALT. I had to go back and retake the pictures to include the throne because it is ah-may-zing! Not made to be rezzed but worn! That's right, blogger dream come true! I didn't have to worry about going to a land where I could rez objects for my photo....I just had to wear my chair and it sat me down next to this handsome man and made me feel like the Dark Goddess I am. Make your way there and check out the throne and the other versions of it. There is a purdyful spring looking one of you non-horror lovers....just go ahead and grab them all. 

Be back with you soon with more lovelies!

Body

Skin: LAQ ~ Elena [Pale] Glow skin (10-pack)

Hair: Clawtooth: Moonage Daydream (Silent Movie Star Pack)

Eyes: {S0NG} :: Sweety // Vampire Eye @ Kustom 9

Manicure: Nailed It - Goth Set

Teeth: Illmatic :: The Perfect Teeth - Normals

Outfit

Dress: Silken Moon Elegant Death (Includes hat and skull attachments)

Heeeeels: Eudora 3D Huxley Stilettos (for Slink high feet) *NEW*

Necklace: Pomposity- Elizabethan Necklace

Poses

Top pose included in chair but adjusted with animare

Bottom Pose: Apple Spice-Fierce Pose  #6 @ The Pose Fair (head tilted with Animare)

The Throne!

Boudoir- Wearable Vampire Queen Throne