Secrets of Madame Bovary

{Taken at Dawn of Radiance}

I won't even begin to pretend that I know that much about Madame Bovary or her story. Sadly enough, as much of a book worm that I am, I haven't read it. As I've said in another post though, I don't like to go into anything blind so I did look her up and watched a few videos on YouTube and I am really intrigued with the book! It will definitely be on my list of 'novels I have yet to conquer'. 

It was a bit of a challenge putting the look together, especially because of the hair! Why is finding this type of hair so hard to find in our Second Life? I think designers are so centered on the here and now, current styles that are 'popular' or mainstream and so that is mostly what we see. Similar hairstyles being made over and over again. Our Second Life, at least in my personal opinion, should be diverse. We should be able to jump from look to look, style to style, century to century and have tons of options. I don't have the skill it takes to be any sort of creator in SL right now, but if I did...my shop would be like my blog. Meaning, you might see current styles on one corner of the store and vintage 50's next door to it and then right next to that, 19th century hair, etc...etc. Possibilities in SL are endless and I so wish creators would venture out more. Now, that's not to say that none do!

As you can see, Aliza Karu is very diverse with her creations. I've been able to purchase goth clothing and then this lovely homage to Madame Bovary all under one roof. Horns, Unique Hats...a wide variety of items you're sure to love as much as I do. 

I ended up finding my hair in a curious lil shop I adore, Curio Obscura of course! So many other things and hairstyles from that place that I have yet to collect. 

Back to work I go! See you soon luvs <3

Body

Skin: DeeTaleZ Skin A.T.W. Anouk Nordic <--still my fav!

Hair: Curio Obscura - Victorian Ladylike Hairstyle v1.0

Eyes: #Adored - dream eyes - glacier

Outfit

Dress & Hat: [AD] BookLook_04 Madame Bovary 800

Earrings: Kunglers TDRF #038 - earrings - Silver (previous TDR item)

Pose

an lar [poses] Like a Lady Three

"Back In Time, to the Time Before When the Spirits Walked..."

{Top photo taken at Neva River, Bottom at Death Row Island}

Gia needed a few days to recuperate but things slowly seem to be getting back on track. While trying to relax yesterday, I ran into a few episodes of 'Penny Dreadful', loved it! My good friend Dizzy told me the night before that the outfit I was wearing could be good for a 'Penny Dreadful' look and she helped me tweek some of my stylings to get it right. 

After I watched the couple of episodes (that's all that's out right now so you have a chance to catch up quick!) I knew which prop I wanted to use in my pics right away and also knew where I wanted to shoot. I found my props but when I went to the sim I had planned to shoot at, it was gone! *gasp* It so breaks my heart to see great sims vanish. Death Row Island to the rescue! And Thankfully Neva River had the same church that I was aiming to shoot at in another sim.

So World Goth Fair still have several days and I still have several (hundred!) favs to show you! By now I am sure you ALL have been there and grabbed tons of stuff....right? If you haven't, you're so missing out! I'm a sucker for corsets and loved how this dress was put together. Gathered nice and tight in the back and with a little bit of an elegant lace as the bustle. With my tarot cards afloat, I embraced my little Penny Dreadful moment. To Do lists ready? Okay....1. Go to World Goth Fair again. 2. Catch up on/re watch Penny Dreadful episodes!

Also....the current charity total is:  648,745L or approximately $2,525 USD!! One week left for us to crack the 'million linden raised' mark! 

In a few hours here (4pm SLT), my girl Alisa Perne will be spinning the tunes at World Goth Fair. So excited for it! And Tonight at 8pm, we have Pie spinning...and you can't say no to pie. Wednesday at 4pm we have the Tiny Invasion! All teeeenys and micro avatars are welcome! On Saturday, May 31, Jairus Khan of Ad.Ver.Sary (and Antigen Shift, and even sometimes iVardensphere) will be DJing live at the mobile unit. So many things, so much fun!

See you again soon and thank you for allowing me a couple of days of rest and being understanding <3

World Goth Fair

Body

Skin: [Pink Fuel] Sora <Alabaster> - Special Edition

Hair: "D!va" Hair "Astralia" (Onyx)

Eyes: Ikon Ascension Eyes - Evening

Ears: [theSkinnery] Human Ears (mesh) + Skin Applier Hud <--- love them!

Outfit

Dress: *FOSCA de LE* Annabel Lee Amethyst @ World Goth Fair

Gloves: :AE: Appliers for SLINK Hands Tattoo Opera Gloves

Boots: lassitude & ennui Jolenta boots black

Collar: :*:CPD:*: Naga Necklaces (Women) @ World Goth Fair

Earrings: (Kunglers) TDRF #038 - earrings - Silver @ The Dressing Room

Ring: :*:CPD:*: Lucretia Rings @ World Goth Fair

Poses

Photo 1: Pics n Poses-F-My Prayer-Kneeling     

Photo 2: *PosESioN* Double Pose Part II Set

Props

Tarot Cards: Laudanum Lollipops-Prophet's Possession (With multiple options for more or less cards) Thank you so much Felice Nightfire, you're stellar <3

Painting: [qp] ARTgacha "naked 2" RARE by paramparamm @ The MadPea Gacha Art Festival. More info on the festival here.