Come on down to the river - Skin Fair 2016

Come on down to the river.

Follow the path through the sun dappled glade,

In the warmth of the light, and the cool of the shade.

Come on down to the river.

Follow the stream to the river.

Over the stones as it chatters, chase down each curve and each bend,

Past fallen branches, the rocks split by frost, slowly start to descend.

Follow the stream to the river.

Find me down at the river.

In the water is where my heart lies.

Light on the ripples could dazzle your eyes...

Find me there, find me there, down at the river.

More from the Skin Fair 2016
Skin : DS'ELLES -LUCIA- COLORADO-2 L$ 850
Another beautiful skin (as ever) from DS'ELLES. The pack contains skins with four brow options, no-brow, brown, blonde and black. Hairbases as tattoo layers in Auburn, Black, Jet Black, Blonde, Blonde Clair, Brown, Dark Brown, Platinum, Red and White. Alpha Masks to hide those pesky system lashes (and ears if you want rid of those). If you have the Colorado appliers from previous skin buys from the store - they work perfectly.
Tattoo : .ARISE. Lisa Tattoo L$ 109
This tattoo contains a tintable system tattoo layer, and appliers in Red, Black, and White for Slink, TMP, and Omega.
Skin Fair 1
Skin Fair 2
From We < 3 RP
Top : S&P Top Aly brown L$ 399
Corset : .A. Fenrir Corset Rust L$ 297
We < 3 RP

Enchantment

The sands in the shallows were soft, the water warmed by penetrating sunbeams rippling across the low forest of kelp, shifting and rippling in the gentle tide.

Naia liked to spend the early morning hours in the pale blue light; resting, letting the exertions of the night and the depths ease out of her muscles and mind.

Even now, she faced away from the shallows, away from the safety of the city with its temples, homes, and schools; to where the light and warmth met the drop off. Naia appreciated the work of all those behind her, as they relied on her and her companions. As she had grown her childhood fascination with the deep had become an obsession; her silver colouring made her an ideal candidate for the Guardians. Now daily, she built her strength in the safety of sunlight, preparing for the excitement of new discovery and dangers in the deep.

Enchantment is a quarterly shopping event with a fairytale theme. The fairytale chosen for this round is The Little Mermaid. Creators design exclusive items matching the chosen fairytale. There is a hunt, with exclusive gifts, all you have to do is find all the shells. Info and hints are available at the landing point. There is also a fairytale ball, costume contests and photo contests, as well as live performances, and art showcases. Enchantment is open from August 14th until September 4th. 

Enchantment


Skin : Essences - Ariel02 *medium01* brunette. L$ 199
Hair : .Olive. the Pearl Hair - Color Fades L$ 340
Eyes : Clemmm - Unwanted Fog  L$ 73
Makeup : .ARISE. Mermaid Mask / Green:  L$ 99
Mer Body : ALEGRIA Metal Mermaid Body Silver (V) L$ 300

In the Shadows...

Everyone knew what the warning signs were, yellow and black, taken from nature they spoke to the limbic system residing deep within the most evolved creature; Danger lies here. Signs could be misleading, even while they told the truth. The fences around the area carried a charge, enough to give a body a nasty jolt, but other shocks could be found here as well. Throughout history her kind had been depicted in the light, a situation in which she rarely found herself. Why would she be there? What would she do? There was nothing for her in the light, everything necessary was in darkness. Who was there to save in the light? Who could she hope to help? So here she would stay, walking the darkness, revelling in the shadows deepened by her light, showing others the difference.  

Skin :  .{yumyums}. {Latte} Hope [Brown Brow] Cleavage
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Angel%20Dreams/246/93/2251
Hair : Magika - Daffodil
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Magika%20Land/129/141/22
Halo : :[P]:- Gloriah Crown [Raziel]:// Scratch
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Plastik/184/70/69
Eyeshadow :  .ARISE. Masa Facetattoo MIDDLE (tintable)
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Macchu%20Piccu/148/46/1601
Shirt :  LMD Embroidered Denim Wildlife Dragon
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/13311  (Marketplace link as store being refurbished)
Tattoo :  Endless Pain - Equilibrium  (with appliers for SLink hands included)
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/13311
Pants : Blueberry - Ross - Leather Pants
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lenox%20and%20Blueberry/104/165/29
Shoes : [CX] Sexy Massacre
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cerberus%20Crossing/130/140/27

Wondergirl

Some called her wonder woman.
She was no Amazon, had no intention of being one.

She just did what she could each day, to make herself happy, to brighten the days of those she loved.

So Peter Parker was her squeeze... it wasn't like she could fly her invisible plane everywhere!


Sad news my friends. One of my favourite designers Iokko Molko is closing down YumYums. I first stumbled into her world on the Zombie Popcorn hunt - years and years back. A fabulous hunt, and Sugar - the most exciting skin store I've had the good fortune to ever stumble into. The gift from Iokko at Sugar from that hunt remains my everyday skin - it suits Vyl so perfectly its hard to put on anything else. Sugar went, as did Iokko for a while, then back with a bang with YumYums, for years now I've been proud to blog for her and her store. Her skins are amazing, her clothes and accessories fun and innovative.  It will be a loss, but for you all, until the end of July, a steal - everything at the store has reduced prices - I urge you to grab a bit of this beauty for yourself while you have the chance.

< 3 you Iokko.

Skin :.{yumyums}. {Latte} Hope [Brown Brow] Cleavage  L$ 500
Skin comes complete with a mega applier HUD for mesh body parts.
Headband : .{yumyums}. Floral Fauna Headband {Greedy} RARE - Gacha L$ 25 per try
This RARE prize comes with a HUD that changes every part individually to loads of colours!
Dress :  .{yumyums}.  Teatime Dress {Wondergirl} L$ 99
Lovely tea dress, available in a variety of colours and patters, of course I went for wondergirl!
Bracelet  : .{yumyums}. Wired Web {Twilight} Gacha  L$ 35 per try
Spiderwebby loveliness!

YumYums

So, a while back, I won second place in the 100 Block photo competition! I've been going around the stores who gave prizes, trying to find a place to start digging into the MASSIVE pile of loot!

Here are some of my selections - TY again to those to put up the prizes!

Hair : [^.^Ayashi^.^] Seiko hair(ver.2)
The HUD for this Fatpack of hair contains 88 colour options!!!
Tattoo : Letis Tattoo :: Agilkia ::  L$ 150
Tattoo comes with applier HUD, and can be worn in four different intensities of ink.
Letis Tattoo
Eyes : .ARISE. Grim Eyes / Green2  L$ 70
Pretty pack of thre different tone eyes.
Arise
Shoes : Heartistic <3 Strap em' Down Red  L$ 249
Lovely detailing on these shoes!
Heartistic
Skybox : Frogstar Skybox of Unfortunate Princesses  L$ 250
Fantastic little skybox, atmospheric with great texturing.
Frogstar

Walking the wilderness

The dried up stream bed passed beneath Nahuel's feet without the slightest sound. Blades of grass folded, succumbing to his weight; twigs bent and stone ground against stone under him, muffled to muteness by the movement of his body, never erring, lithe on shoeless feet. He had come this way without thinking, no particular quarry in mind. The kills the previous day would feed the camp for at least another. Walking alone through the dawn was his intention, silently wandering through new territory to see what could be seen.

Not everything could hope to be so silent. In the stillness, the glow of golden early morning light seemed to dance on every surface it touched. Vibrations of light, such as a finely tuned ear could almost hear. Something caught his attention, the feeling and sensation of movement, though none could be seen when he turned his head to look. Out here, for the most part he was predator, not prey, that was the better part of the balance, the way it had been for most of his life. Times when strangers came were few, they had never left, but become part of their group, or had chosen a different path, taking nothing of themselves with them but spirit. Spirits seemed to move from fading to lingering shadows, something was walking with him in the glade.

Welcome to The Arena!

Finding a lack of events for the men of the fantasy realm, the creatives behind the Fantasy Gacha Carnival have organised The Arena to cater to this need! A shiny new event, which will run quarterly, offers patrons an array designers with fantasy and RP items both directly for sale, and in gachas. The event opened on 5th April - get along and have a look!

The Arena

Face Tattoo and Piercing : .ARISE. Gota Piercing + Facepaint Addon / Black  L$ 109
The tattoo is modifiable, so you can tint it to any colour of your choosing! 
Pauldrons : .Keystone. Tarnsman's Pauldrons.  L$ 200
Three options are included with the pauldrons - Steel, Worn, and Worn Steel - shown here.
Pants : !gO! Navajo  pants - black  L$ 212

Part of a range of clothing and skins available from !gO! at The Arena, look good all on their own!
Wrist Daggers : 7mad;Ravens Knife Fight Bloody    L$ 199
Who wouldn't need a bloody knife strapped to their arm? Not me!

Not from The Arena
Skin : :[P]:- Immortalia Skin-Male:// Silvano
Hair : *Dura-Boys&Girls*20 (Black) resize