Moonlight dancer

She lay in darkness like the night. Limelight moonbeams would caress her skin, hour after hour, show after show. Soft furs enfolded, delicate silk suspended, stronger than steel; but then, nature always was... She loved the classics, would tug on any heartstring foolhardy enough to come within her reach. Glimpses through chainmail and metal mesh in the softest pink enticed, but glimpses were all any could hope for. Her stage show, all her acting under the lights, were the greatest tease. 

All who could afford to could look, none would ever be allowed to touch. A little adult loveliness from +REDRUM+ 

This is from the latest addition to the cornucopia of talent - the Fetish range. Available in a range of colours, in the five usual MESH sizes. Shown here is the 'Pink' option, which is delightfully muted in tone, lending a classy edge to the metal mesh and chains!
You can check out the range here :
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Hair : Magika [Hair] No - Colourpack 3 L$ 250
Magika
Skin : .{yumyums}. {1} Stasey - {Purrrty} {Brown Brow} Cleavage
YumYums
Bra : +REDRUM+ LEATHER STRAPS - Top - Pink  L$  109
Skirt : +REDRUM+  CHAIN BELT SKIRT - PINK  L$  109
Knickers : +REDRUM+ LEATHER STRAPS - Bottom - Pink  L$  109
+REDRUM+
Chaise : :: Axix :: Sweet Divan Prop  L$  300
Axix

Battles in Wonderland

Alice had long been told she was mad. "After all, we are all Mad here..." The Hatter's saying may as well have been the National Anthem of Wonderland, if people there could put aside their contrariness and concentrate for long enough to make such a decision. That, of course, was about as likely as the caterpillar putting aside his pipe, or the dormouse staying dry. This was not to say that nothing ever changed there, no. Alice's reputation as 'Mad' had been confirmed for many by her rebellion against the Queen of hearts. Was it mad to stand up against tyranny? Alice couldn't think so. It could feel like a never ending task, visiting friends and strangers; letting them know the reign of the Queen was at an end, along with all of her inexplicable rules. There would always be those not accepting of change, and then further battles would follow. If they called her mad for making a change, or mad for expecting them to change along with her she didn't mind. With her Cheshire she would walk the new Wonderland, setting minds and hearts free.

 First post of items from The Fantasy Gacha Carnival in November. The theme this month is MMORPG Battlefield, and there are, as ever, items from the wonderful designers to suit all tastes and RP styles. I've tried hard this month to stick to advice of others who play the gachas, try three times, if you didn't get the item or the colour you were after, c'est la vie. Move on. I say I tried. I didn't always succeed... Still, gachas being gachas, that just means I had some very lucky friends who got my duplicates!

Hair : .ploom. Mystic (small) - Blondes  L$ 75
Hair accessory :  :[P]:-Muse Deco:// Mortal RARE  L$ 70
Mouthie :  .{yumyums}. S. Wonderland - Queen of <3 Bomb {Ash}  L$ 70
Necklace : *{Junbug}* Grecian Goddess Collar [Vert]  L$ 50
Top :  Yasum*MESH*Steampunk Gown* Top  L$ 75
Dagger : .{yumyums}. Snicker-Snack Dagger RARE Drawn  L$ 70
Pants : Yasum*MESH*Drop Down Pants*FEMALE*   L$ 75


Fantasy Gacha Carnival

Green Mire II and Body Mod Expo

Please excuse the last minute rush for these two events!

Keep dreaming those dreams of others, out there in the dark.

Dream for yourself, be the person you imagine you can be.

Just two days left for the MadPeas Green Mire II game, and The Body Modification Expo! I've been away on holiday - I'm sorry these have had to go up with such little time left!

Green Mire II - Believer Path  Green Mire II
Skin : 7 Deadly s{K}ins - MadPea hunt skin girls (Journalist Path)
Outfit 1 : [KRC] Beamed up Mesh Cropped Tank
Outfit 2 : ::Poised:: Aurora Outfit Fem
Mask : Boudoir - Obey mask
Flying Saucers : (Challis) Mini UFO Attack
Popsicle : [: Kawaii Cream :] Alien Popsicles  ~Pea-berry~ C
Bed : Never Totally Dead... - Alien Geek Bed
Shades : Electrobit City -  Close Encounter of the 'Nerd' Kind
Alien : Bentham Manor - Alien Holding Tank
Plant : Botanical - 'Twoey' Carnivorous Plant

Body Modification Expo  Taxi
Skin : .{yumyums}. {1} Stasey - {Kool Kat} {Black Brow}
Whiskers : .{yumyums}. Kitteh Whiskers {Black}
Eyes - Blow-Up - Real Eyes - Midnight Blue L$ 100
Hair : little bones. Fiction - DipDye&Fades L$ 270
Tattoo : Letis Tattoo :: Bohemian :: FULL14008 :: 75%  L$ 375
Shoes :  ::TI:: Evil pumps- Black: L$ 220

Music to their ears - The Candy Fair 2014

The train had rattled and rolled through the countryside all night. Sleep had been the last thing on her mind as she stole aboard in the orange stained twilight of the city's railway depot. The click-clacking of wheels on rails had formed a pleasant beat in her mind, lulling her into sleep, resting back on her guitar case. As morning had dawned, pale fingers of light stealing through the crack in the door, she had awoken. Pushing the truck door open wide as the train slowly rounded a bend into some small town, she blinked, rubbing her eyes. It didn't help. Something was very wrong. Except for herself, the world and everything in it as far as she could see, was grey.

So far as she could tell, the town was deserted. No workers busied themselves at the station as the train did not halt, merely slowed, the driver apparently as troubled by the place as she, though lacking her curiousity. Sparks flew as wheels spun in place on the tracks, such was the haste with which the train was asked to depart. Jumping down, Lya watched the train pull away into the grey haze of distance. Turning to the town, still she saw no one, streets were empty, but the stores were open, groceries on the shelves still fresh, though as grey as their surroundings. After some time exploring she sank to the ground outside one store, leaning back against a towering grey telegraph pole to rest. Unclipping the latches on her guitar case, she lifted the unusual instrument from its niche and began to play. The soft notes strummed from the strings reverberated in the still street, tendrils of sound wove from the instrument, their vibrations shaking colour from the air. As the song came to an end, sounds from buildings nearby met her ears, the creak of a swing in the playground across the street... She opened her eyes. The grey shadows, so perfectly blended with their surroundings that she had missed them entirely, regained their form, colour and voices. Clambering over a nearby taxi she scrambled up onto the roof of the market to take in a view of the town, restored to life and colour through music.

Prepare yourself for a sugar overload! The Candy Fair 2014 has arrived - running from October 3rd to October 17th over two sims. Each sim is packed full with amazing stores, offering delightful items in a candy theme, from the lightest sweetest sherbet to the darkest smokiest bonfire toffee. Featured here are some of the items from YumYums, there will be more, I'm heading off shopping again soon! There is a script limit enforced in the sims to try and keep lag to a minimum - bear in mind before you go!

The Candy Fair 2014
Skin :  .{yumyums}. {2} Brias - {Cotton Candy} {Blonde Brow} L$ 399
This skin comes with Black, Blonde, Red and No brow options. Multiple add ons for make up, freckles and moles to make your look unique. Loudmouth applier included, as well as those for Slink hands and feet among many others for bewbs and bums!
Top :  .{yumyums}. {Grape} Frosting Crop Top  L$ 100
Guitar : .{yumyums}. {Berry} Sweet Tunes Guitar L$ 299
Super sweet guitar - comes in strapped - worn across back - and unstrapped versions.

Other items shown:
Hair : (r)M Hair No.21'14, oneSize - o7.4-Fantasy L$ 285
One of the Fantasy colourpacks. Lovely!
Skirt : HOC Industries - Pleated Mini Skirt (MESH) L$ 175
Many HUD driven options for this skirt, including extra fabrics if you are a group member!
Guitar Poses : <K&S> Poses with a guitar. L$
6 different poses - with guitars for each - can be used without!

Moonlight magic

She would put a spell on the world.

When darkness fell in the town of New Babbage, and the majority of scholars at the institute were tucked up in their libraries, common rooms or beds, the nocturnal students were beginning their work. Many took over from their daylight colleagues, keeping the labs and lecture halls filled around the clock. Jayna had spent the twilight hours at study with her companions, ensuring the instruments were in order, whirring and ticking away. As the clock struck thirteen, and the bells began to chime they took to the streets. Perhaps tonight it would work... all of their efforts. Aligning themselves throughout the institute grounds they looked up to the stars, waiting on the movement of planets, for clouds to shift, and moonlight to shine...

They shouldn't have done it. Such was the comment murmured in lecture halls and shouted in corridors and streets. Those nocturnal students had unleashed moonlight on the town, had done it with no communication to those who dwelt in the day. Day had outranked night for hundreds of years, overwhelming numbers had sidelined the night students; the enlightenment itself was named for their victory, for their discoveries, but now... Karyne was unswayed by arguments of tradition and continuity. In the daylight she had toiled for years, developing her science, practising and experimenting. All paths had led to frustration, to a glimpse of what was possible, only for it to be snatched away. Now moonlight bathed the institute, making it hard for her scholarly companions to think, but for her, it opened the door so long locked and bolted. In this new light she could feel it, here and now, magic would begin to happen.

We < 3 RP!
September's round contains a whole new crop of fantastic items, clothing, skins, accessories etc etc at amazing prices from a select group of outstanding creators.
We < 3 RP

Jayna:
Skin : [theSkinnery] Xiao - Bare face(drow) DB CL3  L$450
This skin comes with three cleavage options for dark or no brows. That's six skins with appliers.
Hair : MINA Hair - Jasmin with braids (materials)   L$ 188
Lovely hair - two versions, with and without braids. Each in Materials and Non-Materials enabled finishes. This hair is in the blacks pack - five HUD driven tones.
Horn : Folly - Cercle Licorne L$ 225
Options galore with this beauty - I cannot face counting all the colour options - there are five for the horn alone, then you have gems, stones and accents, metals and embellishments *swoons*
Outfit : :[P]:-The Zarin Outfit:// Cosmic  L$ 329
Amazing outfit from The Plastik including boots, pants, corset and top. The top comes complete with mesh hands, and a HUD to match these to your Plastik skins.

Karyne:
Skin : [theSkinnery] Xiao - Bare face(drow) DB CL3  L$450
Hair : *~*Damselfly*~*Koko Rigged-Mesh Tuxedo  L$ 185
MESH hair with 20 HUD driven colour options. Love the feathers!
Necklace : .{yumyums}. Birthstone Choker {Garnet} L$ 100
Always have to choose my own birthstone - different according to different traditions - I love Garnet, so this suits me fine! There's also non-traditional stone options - the galactic ones are beautiful!
Outfit : .Arcadia. - Iron Riders Gown Fern L$ 297
Chainmail! On a dress! Impossible not to purchase.

Sunday Swiftness

Sunday Swift was an unusual collective. They met, as they named themselves, each Sunday, and these visits seemed over almost before they had begun. They all led such busy lives, it was often the only time each could find to relax, to decompress, to share their woes and delights with others who could truly understand. Someone would bring the coffee, another the tea, sandwiches, biscuits and fruit. Here on the cobbles of the old town square they met, sharing food and stories of their week. Time, always so pressing, seemed to pause here albeit briefly, for friendship, and for fun.

These skins are on SALE SALE SALE! Only L$ 199 each at YumYums but you will have to be quick as this price cannot last! You have just one day to grab the beautiful Alli skins at this price. Each skin comes with two cleavage options in Dark, Light and No brow versions, and come with applier packs! No waiting around - Go! Go! Go!
YumYums
.{yumyums}. Alli Skin - Vampyre .{yumyums}. {Candy Corn} Alli Skin .{yumyums}. {Creepy Doll} Alli Skin .{yumyums}. Alli Skin - Wicked Warrior .{yumyums}. Alli Skin - Ice Kiss

When I paint my masterpiece

Oh, the streets of Rome are filled with rubble

Ancient footprints are everywhere

You can almost think that you’re seein’ double

On a cold, dark night on the Spanish Stairs Got to hurry on back to my hotel room

Where I’ve got me a date with Botticelli’s niece

She promised that she’d be right there with me

When I paint my masterpiece Oh, the hours I’ve spent inside the Coliseum

Dodging lions and wastin’ time

Oh, those mighty kings of the jungle, I could hardly stand to see ’em

Yes, it sure has been a long, hard climb Train wheels runnin’ through the back of my memory

When I ran on the hilltop following a pack of wild geese

Someday, everything is gonna be smooth like a rhapsody

When I paint my masterpiece I left Rome and landed in Brussels

On a plane ride so bumpy that I almost cried

Clergymen in uniform and young girls pullin’ muscles

Everyone was there to greet me when I stepped inside

Newspapermen eating candy

Had to be held down by big police

Someday, everything is gonna be diff’rent

When I paint my masterpiece 

Last lot from me from District 5! If you haven't been down there yet - better get a wriggle on!

Set 1:

Eyes : .random.Matter. - Fracture Eyes - Clover  L$ 90

Tattoo :  .Identity.  - The Hustler [Fresh] Tattoo  L$ 220

Dress : :::insanya::: NormaJean Dress - Cherries White L$ 175

Bag :  .{yumyums}. Calm Yo-self Bag [Left Hold II] {Summer} L$ 299

Binder :  .{yumyums}. Closed School Binder {Stars} L$ 199

Pencils : .{yumyums}. Colored Pencil Stash {Beachy} L$ 99
              .{yumyums}. Nommy Colored Pencil {Grapeasaurus}
              .{yumyums}. Tucked Colored Pencil {Snozberry}

Shoes :  ]S]N]0]B] Fun Wedge Heels  (Work with Slink Medium High mesh feet) L$ 380
Not from District 5 : 

Hair : (r)M Hair No.25'14 - o3.2-Fantasy L$ 287

Set 2:
Hair : ~Tableau Vivant~ Aidoru Series - Kyary - Monsoon  L$ 250
Eyes : .random.Matter. - Fracture Eyes - Clover  L$ 90
Tattoo :  .Identity.  - The Hustler [Fresh] Tattoo  L$ 220
Dress : [ SAKIDE ] Artless Dress Tie RedL$ 100
Binder :  .{yumyums}. Open School Binder {Unicorny} L$ 199
Pencils : .{yumyums}. Nommy Colored Pencil {Snozberry} L$ 99
               .{yumyums}. Tucked Colored Pencil {Beachy}
               .{yumyums}. Tucked Colored Pencil {Daybreak}
               .{yumyums}. Tucked Colored Pencil {Grapeasaurus}
               .{yumyums}. Tucked Colored Pencil {Gummybear}
               .{yumyums}. Tucked Colored Pencil {Lotus}
               .{yumyums}. Tucked Colored Pencil {Orangeswirl}
               .{yumyums}. Tucked Colored Pencil {Slushie}
               .{yumyums}. Tucked Colored Pencil {Smooshie}
Shoes :  ]S]N]0]B] Fun Wedge Heels  (Work with Slink Medium High mesh feet) L$ 380

Taxi to District 5 

Lyrics courtesy of http://www.bobdylan.com/us/songs/when-i-paint-my-masterpiece

District5

L'école d'art had an expansive summer programme, sending students across the continent in search of ideas. Each student, talented in their own way, packed up their new bags and went out to explore. Everyone was given their choice of equipment, the tools of their trade with which to hone their craft. Some would work in marble, others in fabrics or oils. Each began with pencils and paper, wandering the streets and lanes of strange towns for inspiration. All would come together in the end, in the name of art. Ah... Depraved Nation. NEVER disappoints. If you haven't been to District5 yet, where have you been? What have you been doing? Eh? Wait! Don't go yet! *chuckles* Here's what you can expect.

1 SIM - Five themed areas like the spokes of a wheel. From cheerful and rustic, to grimy and sordid - there's something for everyone. Here's a little of what I found - with more to come soon!

Taxi to District 5

Set 1

Eyes : .random.Matter. - Fracture Eyes - Clover  L$ 90
Such pretty eyes - far more realistic and lifelike than your average due to beautiful artwork of the sclera.
Pencil : .{yumyums}. Nommy Colored Pencil {Stark} L$ 99
Many colours, many positions - much more to come from these!
Tattoo (upper) :  Letis Tattoo :: Essence  :: MM14014 ::  L$ 300
Beautiful tattoo - tattoo layer extends up onto the face and down onto the hands.
Top : Razor/// Cataclysm Tri-Jacket - Violet-  L$ 279
Fantastic style in this jacket, limited numbers of each colour available at District5
Skirt : {dollle*} 045 Tartan Front Slit Micro Skirt - Black  L$ 100
Micro Mini Mesh! Love the grey tartan.
Bag : .{yumyums}. Calm Yo-self Bag [Left Hold I] {Fall} L$ 299
Ideal leather look bag - comes with two options for holds on left and right (hand and arm).
Shoes :  ]S]N]0]B] Fun Wedge Heels  (Work with Slink Medium High mesh feet) L$ 380
Excellent HUD with these heels - you can get an idea of the variation available in this post.

From Hair Fair 2014 : [LeLutka]-FRANCINE hair - IrishRed - Naturals pack L$ 275
Beautiful hair - love the style and the accessory!


Set 2

Eyes : .random.Matter. - Fracture Eyes - Clover  L$ 90
Teeth : [whatever] Teeth 2.0 - Fang   L$ 269
A great idea, especially for those who enjoy role play. Getting the ideal fit was a little tricky - but I was in a rush! Take your time, and play with the different alpha styles included to get your perfect look.
Tattoo (upper) :  Letis Tattoo :: Essence  :: MM14014 ::  L$ 300
Top : EMPORIUM - J&S Bean  L$ 100
Blown away by this for the price - HUD driven texture options for the vest top, jacket and shoulder spikes.
Skirt :  [VN] - Retro Pencil Skirt - Skelly  L$ 200
Great high waisted pencil skirt - gotta love a bones design.
Binder :  .{yumyums}. School Binder {Candy} L$ 199
Binder shown here in both open and closed options included in the pack. These also work as SL standard typing animation overriders. If you have that turned on, when you type - now you write!
Shoes :  ]S]N]0]B] Fun Wedge Heels  (Work with Slink Medium High mesh feet) L$ 380

From Hair Fair 2014 : ::TI:: Mireda Hair-  Licorice - Blacks Pack L$ 250
Can't get enough of this style.

Skyfall to a new World

The world had changed. The sky had fallen. One way of life ended, and another began. The change had been abrupt, though it had started decades past. People had refused to see it. People had denied it, even once the effects of change were manifest. Only once it was too late did their eyes, blinded by scales of profit, finally clear. Only then went up the cry of the elite, echoing that which others had sung for years. "We need to change!" All too soon these belated truths turned to others... "It's too late." Denial turned to despair, and the aching search for someone to blame besides themselves. "Why were we not told?" "It's not our fault..." Shards of sky fell, tumbling down, scything through oceans and smashing the cities. High above, there was a new sky, and far below, new people to enjoy it. Not everything from the world before had passed into nothingness, it never had and it never would. New beings formed from all things into which creativity had been poured. All which had been loved found new form here. From the cloth she had once been, the weaver's care gave her breath. The world's old desires and pleasures gave her purpose, and a hunger. Her old design still lingered, silvery light now on her skin, her past showing clear. Her creator's taste for donuts found a place in her also, never anticipated, she intended to enjoy it, and this new world, for all it was worth.

There are times when I can be misanthropic. Even at those times, so I'm told, my rantings are hilarious enough to make it worthwhile. Other times, I'm blown away by how helpful people can be - cue the superfriends who can pick out and name a hairstyle I'm looking for from an image with no credits! <3

Skin :  :Sugar: [5] DB Avril - Teeth
Lolas : Lolas ::: Tango ::: Mesh Breasts
Tattoo :  Folly - Tintable Glaze - Serpentine - Light
Hair :  Magika [Hair] Shimmer (03)
Hairband : .{yumyums}. {Pinkie} EatMe Headband
Eyes :  .::Kre-ations::. Eclypse eyes{Neptune / Pluto}
Dress : Luas Tarna - Black

Folly, formerly Skinthesis, has opened a new mainstore, and Cane has produced some amazing tintable tattoos for the occasion. They come in Dark, Med and Light tones, but can be modded to your heart's content. They also come with appliers, making them even more versatile for those with body add ons!
Folly

The lovely Io at YumYums is at her headband madness again - seriously some of the upcoming releases are so glittery I nearly died -. This donut version was a taster (groan - didn't even intend that pun as I typed it) - keep eyes out at the mainstore for newness soon!
YumYums

There is a free script available on Marketplace which allows more flexibility with clothing layers on your Lolas. I know in the past I have managed to have more than one layer showing, but I'd be damned if I could recreate that spark of genius. This script - produced by the Lola's creator - allows this with ease. The images above show the applier blending the skintone, 'dress bra' showing the tattoo, and 'dress top' showing the dress. All changeable by HUD, or by chat command. Perfect!