"Eyes of A Fallen Angel, Eyes of A Tragedy..."

{Taken at Dystopia}

YaaaaaaY It's the weekend my luvs! We can celebrate. For a minute anyway!

Sometimes in Second Life, I fan girl. I feel silly about it at times but it doesn't matter that this is a virtual world, talent is talent no matter where, when, how. I fan girl over styles, bloggers, SL Flickr Artists, SL Creators, SL Designers....I can't be the only one. I see others complain about it sometimes and even I, oddly enough, have been fangirled/fanboi'd before! Where they will come up to me at event or whatever and tell me they love my blog or Flickr pics and I will admit, it feels pretty awesome just to get a small pat on the back, a lil bit of acknowledgment when I am out and about. 

So, never be surprised if I run up to you and say hi. I am a blogger who still faithfully follows lots of blogs, I applaud and support them. I love running into SL designers and saying hi too and letting them know how much I love their creations. Sometimes they're cordial, sometimes they're not lol. If the latter occurs, I pretend it didn't and move on and remember not to talk to them again. Maybe they're a private person, maybe they had a bad day, maybe they were busy but in any case...I did my part.

So one of the SL designers I love to fan girl over, and WAS cordial with me when I ran into her at Shiny Shabby once, is Valentina. When I run into her creations in SL, it's pretty much guaranteed I am going to buy it lol. I can't help myself. I don't think there is no one general style to her and I kinda love that. I have mixed her outfits/dresses/etc. with many different things in many different styles of clothing. It's unique, it's detailed, it fits wonderfully, comes in many different colors, what else can you ask for? The outfit I am wearing here is just another one I marked down as one of my favorites and received so many compliments for! So I hope you'll all introduce yourselves to that shop, if by freak chance you haven't already. 

Actually...come to think of it...this entire post is full of my favs that I fan girl for. Glam Affair, Shi, Eudora, and Valentina <3

I will be back again soon my luffs! Have a great weekend! 

Body

Mesh Head: LeLutka Mesh Head-STELLA

Skin: Glam Affair ( Lelutka Heads ) Kat Appliers @ Shiny Shabby

Hair: .Shi Hair : Street Chic @ Kustom 9

Eyes: [JOE SL] Gigi Mesh Eyes Grey (some of my new fav eyes! Thank you Bubbsy <3)

Tattoo: [White~Widow] Legend - Black - RARE @ Epiphany

Outfit

Top & Pants: :V.e. Ensemble DUO Charcoal @ Shiny Shabby

Shoes: Eudora 3D Winter Boots

Nose Piercing: .random.Matter. - Orianthi Nose Chain V1 - Silver

Necklace: (Yummy) Strange and Unusual - Silver

Poses

Top: ..::Vibe::.. - "Have Several" Fatpack

Bottom: . Infiniti . - Chill - Single Poses @ Seasons Story

Do You Like It? Keep Doing It.

{Taken at Dystopia}

Sometimes I have this thing with blogging, it's almost like an overflow of ideas. I have so many pictures in mind but at the same time...the set up, the outfit, finding the time is always a factor. 

I don't know if any of my fellow bloggers can relate to that. Sometimes by the time I'm even ready to take the picture, someone has blogged something similar and then I will just toss the entire idea out. I know, I know...I've been told many times I should just take the damn picture anyway but I just can't. The worst thing is to be accused of copying someone when you haven't....believe me, I know that from personal experience. There are people I take notes from and by 'take notes', I mean..I try to break down their editing skills and apply them to my own skills that I've already learned. Is that bad? No. I don't think so at least. I myself am all too willing to share any skills I've learned. And just how some blogs love to brag that they don't edit. I brag that I do. I don't edit my sponsored items but if I want to mess with lighting or focus, blur, etc..I have the programs and the tablet to make it happen. It's part of my enjoyment in blogging, we all do it in different ways, as long as you enjoy what you're doing that's all that matters.
Same with my style of clothes. If I like what I am wearing, that's pretty much all that matters. Everyone styles differently. Everyone thinks they look amazing but SL has definitely underlined the 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder' saying for me. What you think looks amazing, might look like a big ass mess to me & vice versa. So all you can go by is your own perspective, as I do mine.
My reasons for bringing all of this about is that in one of my groups the other day, I saw a question about blogging and I saw this person being flooded with bad information. I just watched and read, I wasn't about to be lost amongst the others chatting there.
All I really wanted to say was,  1. If you're blogging for an SLebrity status or to get free things, you're wasting your time. While you have one sponsor giving you their newest release, you will realize quickly that you have to buy most things around those few sponsored items. It costs money to blog. It is NOT free. It costs personal time. And that's not all. Wall blogging is awesome but it takes a special skill to stand there and get all the views and favs you want. I think Petra Messiopetra is one of my favorite Flickr bloggers that can stand in front of a wall and make you gawk. There are many more too but she is one of the ones I takes notes from.
2. I As long as you like it, keep doing it. Don't let anyone change it. Don't let other bloggers get you down. We're in an ever rotating blogger world. They come, they go, they rise to the top, they fall. It's how it works. So do it all simply because you enjoy it.
And these are all things I still practice myself mind you. Things I tell myself when discouraged or overwhelmed.  "Do You Like It? Keep Doing It."

Okay okay end rant. This is a late blog as I was super sick the past few days but I'm doing alright now <3 
So I hope everyone has made it to all the events including The Fantasy Collective because there is a ton of badassery there including this hair I am wearing! Reminded me lots of Yolandi so tuuune in like a few secs here <3

Body
Mesh Body: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara
Mesh Head: LeLutka Mesh Head-Stella
Mesh Ears: [CX] Industrial Ears @ Body Mod Expo
Skin: Skin: Glam Affair ( Lelutka Heads ) Rachel ( Petal ) 14 RARE @ Shiny Shabby
Hair: [RA] Alice Hair - Grayscale @ The Fantasy Collective
Tattoo: [White~Widow] Invictus @ The Fantasy Collective

Outfit
Fluffy top: Mimikri - Gitana Chunky Vest black @ The Attic
Pants: -SU!- Fatal Sweatpants 07 (Add Me)
Claws: ::Tabou Irresistible:: Flowers Claws - Silver @ The Fantasy Collective
Rings: LaGyo_Layered rings - Ring 1 @ C88
LaGyo_Layered rings - Ring 2
LaGyo_Layered rings - Ring 5

Pose
..::Vibe::.. - "A New Leaf" Fatpack @ Shiny Shabby

Mother Night

{Taken at Ironwood Hills}

Well hello again! 

So glad we're nearing the end of the week, it's been a long one. 

The events that have opened recently have been pretty awesome! I hope you've all had a chance to make it to them. Don't worry, I will have them linked below for you to pop over and play grabby hands. 

Glam Affair released several different skin tones for the Lelutka Mesh head and I have to say, I am in love with so many of them! Here is a closie of the different shades.

The one I am wearing in the picture is #14, a rare and so very gorgeous. For my pale skinned lovers, this is one you will want. With that fierce eyeliner on such porcelain skin, it definitely is a head turner! Maybe it's just me, maybe not but the eyebrows seem to have changed too. Fuller, fluffier and more defined...all things that none of us women mind!

I won't talk your pretty lil heads off tonight as I still have such things to show you. But I will be back again really soon. 

Luv you all, enjoy the rest of your week! <3

Body

Mesh Body: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Mesh Head: LeLutka Mesh Head-Stella

Skin: Glam Affair ( Lelutka Heads ) Rachel ( Petal ) 14 RARE @ Shiny Shabby

Hair: Tableau Vivant \\ Gloomy - Blacks+Whites @ The Fantasy Collective

Eyes: IKON 'Sunrise' Eyes - Black

Tattoo: [White~Widow] Invictus @ The Fantasy Collective

Outfit

Dress: *Figment* Famine Dress-Red @ The Fantasy Collective

Claws: ::Tabou Irresistible:: Flowers Claws - Silver @ The Fantasy Collective

Headdress: Azoury - Vonlenska Headwear (Gloom) @ The Fantasy Collective

Collar: Bauhaus Movement - Aida Feather Collar @ The Fantasy Collective

Pose

..::Vibe::.. - "A New Leaf" Fatpack @ Shiny Shabby

 

But First, Let Me Take A Vintage Selfie {Festival of Sin}

Hey dolls! So glad I had a chance to touch base again before my week starts up again! It's going to be a great week....say it with me okay? lol. I hope so anyway!
Soooo many events have started up and my goodness, it's so hard to keep track of them all!  One of the ones I hope you have made it a point to visit is the Festival of Sin II! Such a fun event with tons of SL's top designers in one place, with such an awesome theme, it's pretty awesome to see what they come up with.
The first sin I picked of course was 'Vanity'. I am not familiar with this sin haha but playing a Toreador in Vampire the Masquerade, it was just the one I had to do!
I was able to snag this dress by Valentina who is be far one of the SL designers I will proudly say I fan girl over. I don't even care. Seriously, I don't think I have seen anything by Valentina that I haven't been absolutely taken with. This dress was no exception! This is in the 'Vanity' part of the sim. It so belongs there. With its gorgeousness, I couldn't stop looking at my own avatar haha. I was also undecided on which color to get but surprisingly, I went with pink! *gasp* Good luck with that one. I loved all the colors.

So about the event...
The sim is separated by the 7 sins. Make sure to visit each one, browse around, snag all the goodies and take a look at your surroundings! They're a funny bunch those ones! They tossed in some things to keep you entertained that's for sure!

Okay luvs! Have fun and happy shopping! See you all real soon! <3

Body
Mesh Body: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara
Mesh Head: LeLutka Mesh Head-Stella
Skin: Glam Affair ( Lelutka Heads ) Liss @ Kustom 9
Hair: enVOGUE - Hair Audrey - Diversity @ Vintage & Cool 2015
Eyes: Ikon VIP Group Gift - September 2014
Manicure: Dark Passions - Koffin Nails - Roaring 20s & Dirty 30s

Outfit
Dress: Valentina E.. Pinup Corset Gown Tea Rose (Maitreya, Slink fit, Fit Mesh sizes included!) @ Festival of Sin
Necklace: =Zenith=vintage pearl necklace with key @ Shiny Shabby
Earrings: (Yummy) Satin Bow & Pearls Set - Black (earrings featured only)
Camera: {anc}: darkroom / Derain- Varane's custom camera RARE

Poses
Top Pose: Camera Pose
Bottom: Ma Vie. - Lumineux 05

Props & Furniture 
Vagabond & Kalopsia - Pearl's Lace Set @ Collabor88
=Zenith=Bird cage with flowers @ Shiny Shabby
[Black Bantam] Vintage Vanity - Wooden White RARE
:::Sn@tch Rockstar Vanity Makeup:::
Sax Shepherd Design ~ Jorogumo Vanity Bottle (Amaranth)
Zaara [home] : 7 Colonial vanity stool *onyx*

"Kiss Me Hard Before You Go..."

I almost never ever have a chance to blog Livalle shoes as they're on for an event so I had to haul ass to get a pic in, especially because I thought the style of these shoes for the 21 Shoe Event was pretty awesome! Slinky and sexy, full of class and sass. Versatility wins with these. I can wear them with my comfy shirt, dress them down with a pair of jeans or dress them up business casual, I can see it all now. So I hope you all have had fun shoe hopping. 

I know there are a lot of events open right now and it's insanely hard to keep up with everything, oh believe me...I know this! Just when you think you've got everything you want, you see something else and you're like awwwwww damn! I so know the struggle. But we're a selfish bunch, we want all the pretty thangs. Don't miss the 21 Shoe Event. It's a one day shoe thing and if you're a shoe lover like me, this is an event you will mark on the calender and do your rounds with a smile! Make Livalle your first stop! <3

Btw, I so got bit by the Lana bug. I love her long time...metal head and all I simply can't deny her loveliness. So, I am sure you will see lots of Lana Del Rey inspired posts!

Body

Skin: -Glam Affair - Alice America - ShinyShabby 03 @ Shiny Shabby

Hair: Lamb. Birdy - Black Pack @ N21

Eyes: [Buzz] Lillian Eyes - Jade

Mani/Pedi: Nailed It - All in One Pack - French M Dark Set

Outfit

Dress: GizzA - Kate Dress [Beige] @ Shiny Shabby

Heels: Livalle Umbriel -High Strapped Heels- Key Lime (For 21 Shoe Event! TP to the main store)

Pose:  Bauhaus Movement - Zerkalo - 50 @ The Liaison Collaborative

Props: Chair- 6. Apple Fall Shauna's Chair