Twisted Spring 2014

Twilight was the time for her magic. The day to plan, dusk to summon, all night for work and fun. Chalk smeared across stone, curls and crosses, the path the spirits would walk. Candles would light their way, alcohol and tobacco would tempt them, urging them from their rest. Shafts of light dappled by tree and stained glass moved across the floor. Behind her, the mirrored surface of the looking glass shifted. As her arms raised in greeting, in welcome to those who may come, so did arms reaching through from the other side, the orb held in their feather light touch began to spin...

In the darkness of the hall, magic changed, and so would she. With the turning of the earth, the moon rose, green and pale. Heavy pages of the ancient book curled, sliding across each other with ease as she read the arcane text, eyes shining brighter than candle flames. Arms still outstretched in welcome, what would come was twisted, and dark. It would be brought out into the light. She was not the only one calling. There were many out there searching in the darkness, searching for the darkness. Some would be lucky enough to find it and when they did, it would change them forever. Twisted is here again!!!

Running throughout March - 104 stores to hunt in for the spinning hellish cube, before you reach the mindbending endgame. All prizes are free - provided by the twisted merchants - but you are going to have to work for them. This isn't known as the hardest hunt in Second Life for nothing. My best advice - join the group, it's the only place to get any hints!

http://twistedhunt.com/participating-merchants

Scene 1
Shape : DramaZone - Hasi shape
Skin :  Vivid Avs Twisted Hunt Marley Magick Skin
Hair and hairbase : LaNoir Soleil [LNS HAIR] TWISTED MIRANDA
Horns :  [ bubble ] Ritual Horns
Eyes : -{The Attic}- Mesh Eyes v3.2
Circlet : ~*Souzou Eien*~  ~*S.E.*~ Celestial Sorcery Circlet
Tattoo :   .:CoLLisions:. Scribe
Dress :  :::Sn@tch Spellcraft Gown

Mirror : ~v~ ImmateriA~v~ Orb of Endor
Voodoo : Paper Moon  *pm* Papa Legba Veve
Building : Lilith's Den  - Uraia Temple Hall
Poses : Elephante Poses - Under Your Spell

Scene 2
Skin :  DramaZone - Hasi skin
Eyes and Tattoo :  ~SongBird~ Arcane Consecration
Makeup :  [ bubble ] Ritual Make-Up
Necklace :  .::Distorted Dreams::. Fantasia Necklace
Corset and Skirt : !TLB - Oracle

Building : Lilith's Den  - Uraia Temple Hall
Table and pose : (Rook) Poses - Calling of the spirits

The Twisted Hunt 2014 Spring - Magick In The Make

She knew today would be the ideal day to do some magick. Already the dreams had been promising. Her protecting spirit, a mighty golden dragon, had visited her the night before. She knew her powers would soon be pouring out and flowing free. She gently moved her fingers, tentatively, and she felt the familiar tingle under her skin. Magick was accumulating in her, slowly surging, swirling, waiting to be released. Suddenly she noticed the dim light taking shape in her palms. Oh yes... an Orb of Power... she hadn't summoned one for ages. But today was the day to do some magick. She was slowly rolling the blob of energy around in her palms and she was quietly smiling.

It is Spring. Do you know how I know? Because the Spring edition of the Twisted Hunt has started today! This year the theme is "Magick", and the creators, whose shops I had the time to visit, have lived up to the expectations quite marvellously. There are more than a hundred participants in the hunt, so you must be patient if you want to collect all the gifts... and more so because there's a good reason why The Twisted Hunt is called "twisted"... so patience, fellow hunters, and good luck!

Skin: The Little Bat, "Oracle Skin", The Twisted Hunt gift (0 L$)

Eye makeup: [bubble], "Ritual Makeup", The Twisted Hunt gift (0 L$)

Eyes: Sterling Artistry, "Neko Felidae Eyes" in Look (65 L$)

Hair and tiara: LaNoir Soleil, "Miranda" hair and "Dragon Magik Helm", The Twisted Hunt gift (0 L$)

Diadem: Souzou Eien, "Celestial Sorcery Circlet", The Twisted Hunt gift (0 L$)

Gown: The Little Bat, "Oracle", The Twisted Hunt gift (0 L$)

Necklace 1: The Little Bat, "Oracle Necklace", Unlucky Dip prize (0 L$)

Necklace 2: Chaos, Panic and Disorder, "Twisted Amulet", The Twisted Hunt gift (0 L$)

Orb and pose: //elephante poses//, "Crystal Ball No.4", The Twisted Hunt Gacha prize (50 L$/play)

Secrets of the sea

Deep waters did not speak. At least not with the ones Lucille did not want to know her secrets. It had been ten years ago when she met the waterman. She still did not know why she dared to go swimming in the lake although she was not a secure swimmer at all. But the heat at that day had been nearly unbearable and the water was delightful until there was something around her ankle which felt like a hand and pulled her down to the depth. She remembered how she wanted to scream when she saw the being which had pulled her down. Somehow her will to fight him seemed to have impressed him or he simply did not think that she was too tasty, or he had a completely different reason to pull her to a small rock island too far from the shore that she could have even thought that there would be a way to escape. There he offered her a deal. She would bring him humans of her choice and in exchange he would let her go and also supply her with items of worth he found in the deepth. Since then she traded everything he brought her. No matter if it were pretty shells, old coins or drug packets the best was it was so easy to get rid of everybody who was in her way. 
The fantasy Gatach event will end very soon. 22769 made the Helice dress for it. It can be worn in roleplay as well as for afternoon events. The skirt is made to look like it consists of very big leaves. The used skin, shape and the eyes come all from Mirror's Enigma. It is their new Stella skin. There is makeup for the skin available as well. The scarf is an old huntgift from bubble, and although it is not made of mesh it looks great. The morgan hair from Wasabi Pills is a great undercut hair, which goes well with modern outfits but can be used also to bring a break to classical outfits. The heels come from L'aph and are available in a wide range of colours. The used pose is available at purple poses.

Dress: 22769 ~ [femme] Helice Dress White Gacha Rare (Fantasy Gatcha Item)
Skin, Shape & Eyes: [:ME:] Stella Peach Nude Makeup
Scarf: [ bubble ] Autumn Scarf  (old Huntgift)
Hair: /Wasabi Pills/ Morgan Mesh Hair - Gingerbread
Shoes: -L'APH- Leather Heels Camel
Pose: Purple Poses

Endless Summer Surfing

They had been down at the beach for hours, the sun had risen, and they had talked. As the tides came and went, they moved with them, riding the waves when the swells rose over hidden sandbars offshore.

Exhausted, from time to time they would ride a wave all the way in to the beach. Jumping into knee high crystalline turquoise water, feet sinking into shifting sands they hauled their boards with them, finding more purchase at the tide line, driving the boards deep to try off in the sunshine as they rested. As warm as the water could be, being out there for hours, toying with the chilly undertow took its toll. The rest in the sun, now high in the sky, was a welcome change, even as the beach began to fill with day trippers.

Families rarely made it this far down the coast, too far away from the all inclusive resorts for too many of the brash rich kids to venture away from room service. The day trippers who came were mostly of their kind, here to appreciate the beauty of sand and surf, seeking both solace of self, and fun with their friends. Brushing sand off their drying skin, shaking it from their hair, thoughts turned to food, and friends. Spotting Chloe walking towards them along the shore, smiles would curl their lips. There would be more time for surfing as the moon replaced the sun, now was the time to relax and enjoy the day.

 I'm sorry it's been a little while in coming, if only all lives were as pleasant and easy as a day at the beach. Anyway, here we have more items from the Depraved Nation Endless Summer Hunt. With some things to please the boys! The hunt runs until July 20th - you can find all the hints and SLurls here...
http://depravednation.com/endless-summer

She wears:
Skin : ::mar::CS. Katherina Skin. [Endless Summer Hunt]
Lips : Pink Acid Barbie BJD Lips - Nude
Earrings :  ...::: Scrub :::... 3 stupid Earrings
Tattoo :  B*FLY - Summer Breeze Tattoo - Faded Ink (tatt)
Bikini Top : [ bubble ] Hula Bikini -Top
Bracelet :  etham - Hook Bracelet
Skirt :  [QE] City Mini- Seafoam

He wears:
Hooded top : DuckNipple Mesh (m): Endless
Shorts : AITUI CLOTHING FACTORY - Denim Shorts - Union Jack

Poses :
Image 1 - Atooly Endless Summer gift pose
Images 2 and 3 -  Demise of Flight - Surfs Up pose boards

Someone's in the kitchen...

There was someone in the kitchen alright, well, what used to be a someone. That they were now in pieces was all part of the process. Dinah smiled as she worked, humming softly hmmm hmmmm hmmm. The messiest task was done, and it had been hard work, as ever. Firelight dancing on the blade as it wove before her eyes, the intricate series of cuts which always followed the coup de grace. Blood gushed, spurting across the tile from that first well aimed slash, spattering her face and skin, and her pristine white apron. Much had drained away of course, the thickening vitae puddling momentarily around her stilettos as it made its way toward the drain in the centre of the floor, to be collected in the tank beneath. The market had its demands, the city's residents needed meat to their taste, many now preferring this refined method of obtaining it at a price, rather than risking their own necks hunting down their prey. Stretching out a section of skin on the bench, Dinah would start to work at it, scraping lightly with the sharpest blade in her collection. The skins inked design had to be removed of course. Selling newly made leather boots, only for the purchaser to recognise the ink of a relative, well, that had led to the kind of destruction in her store that she could not afford to have happen a second time. Reaching into the pocket of her apron, smearing yet more blood on the fabric, she pulled out her watch. A soft chime from the bell over the door made her turn, the first customer of the night, right on time. 

Yum yum yum what a bloody mess! More lovely dark things from +REDRUM+, and a bit of a tale from an actual roleplay scene. The bloody skin layers I have covered before, but here is added the 'Blood on Face' tattoo layer, shown here in HARDCORE. There are three options in the pack that go well with the three main options for the bloody skin layers, with hardcore being the bloodiest for the face. Also shown here is the +REDRUM+ Blood Apron. This is MESH and comes in 5 sizes - XS S M L XL. Cute pockets both take the edge off the gore, and make it that much creepier!

You can find the items at the +REDRUM+ Marketplace store here... https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/112400 
Or inworld, here...
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Little%20China/224/62/32

Face blood : +REDRUM+ Blood on Face HARDCORE  L$19
Body blood : +REDRUM+ BLOOD 3 +Bloody Mess+  L$129 (Includes 25+ layer options)
Apron :  +REDRUM+ Blood Apron L$ 69

Also shown
Underwear : [ bubble ] Floral Corset Panties - Black 1
Stockings : *Sheer* Stockings 26: Torn Semi-Opaque Black
Hair : >TRUTH< Erika (Upper) - crow

Quick!!! Quick!!!

No story this time from me, I apologise. Not too much, as the reason there's no story is because I don't want you to miss out on some great stuff, at great prices, with that element of Gatcha fun!

Depraved Nation is holding it's Summer Gacha Fair from June 1 - 15!  Participating designers will place their items in Gacha machines lining the sidewalks around the Sim center.


Gacha items are generally no copy/transfer so people playing the Gacha machines can swap items with each other when they purchase duplicates.  Fun times!

Items shown and listed here are all from these Gatchas, all of which are set to different prices as desired by the store owner.
 =RazorbladeJacket= Ribbed 3 Star Loose Tank / Purple MESH 35L
[SaKrO] Cats Body Paint #2  40L
=Razorblade Jacket=[Knee Socks] Punky Skull 13L
::Fe Style:: Bedtime Blue Glasses  20L
: S u g a r : Clutch This - Alice [Small] MESH 49L (Rare.. wooot!)
[bubble] Pink Velvet Flats 15L
[SP] Kitty Claw Tights (Lime) 25L
[ bubble ] Lace Thong - Green10L
Go! Go! Go!
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Depraved%20Nation/122/22/30

For the love of ice festival

I have to admit im way to late for my for the love of ice festival. But its now going on for a while so there are not so many people on the sim anymore what means a lagless time shopping. And admiring the very pretty sim without lag too.

Many great stores take part in for the love of ice. You could look them up at the for the love of website.

So when having to spend december in a hotel because the heaters in your home broke the earwarmers will not only keep your ears warm they also keep you from hearing things you don t want to hear or shouldn t hear. Outfit: =[Pom.Pon]= Oh My... Snowflake Outfit (includes the shoes) (100 Linden)
Legwarmers: Kis Kis . Plum Legwarmers (115 Linden not exclusive for the love of ice so you could also get them in the mainstore)

For sleeping and reading quietly in your room this hunt outfit from Ingenue and Grixdale is perfect. Although the wonderful bracelets might
Scarf: Ingenue :: Remember Me :: 5 Colour Pack (FTLO Hunt Gift)
Leggins and top: Grixdale - Open Me - (FTLO Hunt items)
Bracelets: .:* LOULOU&CO *:. - Bracelets :: BAIKAL :: (100 Linden)

For sleeping those nice undies from Cool Beans are great.
Undies: ::COOL BEANS:: Almost Nighties
Tattoo: ..: LiQSuM :.. "Sinfully Yours" Tattoo (Female)

Although you shoulnd t sleep on the floor in them (without the earwarmers as you might hear something you shouldn t hear)
Wounds: {Ŧalleи Đøll} : Beat to Shit Tattoo

So it might be a good idea to walk to the subway station to search for a new place to stay.
Dress: =Razorblade Jacket= Ice Dress BOX
Armwarmers: *Epic* FTLO Ice Exclusive Sparkle Arm Warmers
Shoes:*Epic* FTLO Ice Exclusive Sparkle Snow Cute Boots
Leggins: Grixdale - Open Me - Leggings for FTLO

Being dressed up as deer you might find a true four legged friend in the forest. But its the question if you really want that.
Antlers and Glasses: .::ODB::. FTLO...Red Set
Shirt: .::ODB::. Flake T
Leggins: Grixdale - Open Me - Leggings for FTLO - forest

Just some nice underwear might let you feel much better although its a bit cold. But the boots and the arm warmers are rather warm so it might work.
Body: Vilda : Frozen Cold

A jacket is a way better way of clothing for snow and this one also has a great colour.
Jacket: Sonic Death Monkey~Women's Item : Grausawm Jacket

If you prefer being dressed like a snow princess this blue gown is even better. The topfrills are made of big snowflakes and the headdress is also made that way.
Gown: *evie* Ice Queen Gown

But from the cold your nose might become a bit red. But with that makeup all people will look at your eyes instead at your nose.
Skin: Kis Kis . Usva Skin 1 - Dancing In The Snow (100 Linden and its so cute)
Makeup: *evie* Ice Queen Makeup - Black

If having eaten to many cookies. This black training suit from bubble is perfect for some winter sport. The cap will keep your ears warm.
Trainingsuit: [ bubble ] Training Suit -FTLO Ice Festival
Hair: CriCri+KnitCap.F-FTLO Hunt

Our you just go for a nice walk in the snow. Wearing a sweater instead of the top of the trainingsuit.
Sweater: #ViLada. ::FTLO:: Sweet Sweater
Scarf: ViLada Pink Scarf (0 Linden Huntgift)

When being warm from all the walking and running. You could get cold feet by walking barefoot over ice and wearing not really much.
Outfit: Kid Asia's : Slouch
Hair with Cap: CriCri+KnitCap.F (100 Linden)
Necklace: .:* LOULOU&CO *:. - Necklace :: LENA ::

You also could spend some time on having a very late breakfast in the dark. Wrapping yourself together on your chair while your tea slowly starts to freeze.
Table with decorations on it and so many poses in the chairs: :CeekyPea: Winter Snack

When its finally x-mas its time to dress up in your favourite dress with a wonderful scarf as nice extra to go and get all the presents you dreamed of.
Dress: Ingenue :: Cadeau :: Frost (FTLO Festival) (100 Linden)
Scarf: Ingenue :: Remember Me :: 5 Colour Pack (FTLO Hunt Gift)

I do not have the price of all items in this post but their range should be between 0 and 100 Linden. So take the time and visit the for the love of ice festival and enjoy the sim the decorations and search for the snowflakes which contain the hunt gifts.