Last Days of Fantasy Gacha Carnival - Lotus Dawn

The delicate pink buds were slumbering in peace… but one, especially if „one” was a Lotus Nymph, could perceive a soft, it-is-just-there stirring among the silky petals and gently arching stems. Nymph and flowers sensed in unison that something was going to happen, and soon… Dawn, the sunrise, the first warm rays of light, the beginning of a new day, growth and flourishing. The Nymph caressed the nearest lotus bud, and the bud caressed her back… then they both turned, in happy anticipation, towards the golden orb slowly rising in the East.

The soft pearly white skin by Fallen Gods is one of the rare gacha prizes at the Fantasy Gatcha Carnival. What makes it even more precious is the fact that Alia Baroque and Charlie of Soul have recently started collaborating on making their lovely creations compatible, so from now on the amazing Fallen Gods skins are going to have an applier for Uni ears! And, as we all know, Uni ears are the absolute dream of fantasy creatures in SL, be it Elf, Drow, or Mer... proudly strutting an FGI skin. :)

The final shopping day at the FGC is the 15th of March, so you still have a few days to visit the machines and tempt your fortune… maybe they’re going to be gracious with you as a farewell gesture.

Skin and eyes: Fables Lumina „Firefly” by Fallen Gods (rare) – Fantasy Gacha Carnival, 50 L$ per play.

Ears: Uni Ears „Blix” by .:Soul:. – 399 L$; each package includes a lot of goodies in addition to the pair of ears you've picked.

Hair: „Sheena” by LeLutka – free group gift (the group is free to join).

Gown: Inanna „Flower Antique” by !Aphorism! (common) – Fantasy Gacha Carnival, 75 L$ per play.

Tiara: Ivory Flower Head Dress „Milk” by Zenith – Fantasy Gacha Carnival, 75 L$ per play.

Collar: High Elf Lace Collar by Zenith – group gift (the group is free to join).

Nails: Basic Nails „Autumn Pink” by Candy Nail – group Lucky Board prize (the group is free to join).

Pose: "Wrist Action" No. 4 by HelaMiyo - 25 L$ for a single pose, and 200 L$ for a package of 10 poses.
The picture was taken at Japan Tempura Island.

For the boys...

Menswear fashion week March 23-31

He walked around the shadowy green room, tapping dexterous fingertips against his pale chin...

"What to wear, what to wear..."

Most days, his options felt limited. There wasn't much choice, although, perhaps this was for the best in his line of work. It had to be practical, had to hold all he might need. His vanity wasn't much, but it was there. To get into the places he had to, it helped to look the part, to blend with the fashionable crowd. Of course, once his work was done, he had to be able to get out again, he needed his tools.

Everything he needed was to hand. Pulling on the black combat trousers, their thick material would give some protection should he need it, and of course, their many pockets were invaluable. They passed as regular streetware, noone would ask any questions, and for this job, security weren't expecting anything... They wouldn't be checking too close. Patting the pockets, he felt the handle of the folded switchblade, the innocuous wooden pegs in another, the curl of thin wire, the lighter, his smokes..

Glancing in the mirror he eyed the face staring back at him from his chest, not so smart to have such a distinguishing mark, but he didn't care. He wasn't planning on getting caught, and the the kanji looked hot over his muscled abdomen. Working feet into the heavy but flexible work boots, he bent to lace them tightly. Straightening again, running a hand through his hair, styling it just so, he slid into the thick woolen knit jacket, its shape would comfortably hide what he was planning to take. Catching the fastening, and adjusting the collar before heading out into the night.

This week is Menswear Fashion Week, I was hoping to create a great look to show here, preferably made up from gifts available at the Menswear event itself. Admittedly, I'm not used to shopping for male items, when I've tried in the past, I've always been a bit disappointed about what was on offer - at least in the price range I could stretch to for photo set ideas. The event itself has some great stores, different styles on offer, covering skins and teeny pants to whole outfits. The underwear fashion show last night was something to behold! There are some free or 1L gifts in the stores, but not many, those that there are match the styles of the stores, not necessarily each other, so no full freeish look here unfortunately. But bits here and there add up!

Menswear Fashion Week 2012
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Menswear%20Fashion%20Week2012/128/5/26

Event items

Skin : AKERUKA  Damien Cyber Love  - Group gift skin 1L (250L group join fee) While there is a poster to hit for the skin at the event, it didn't work for me, so had to head to the mainstore.
Mainstore:  http://slurl.com/secondlife/Akeruka/129/133/36
Hair : SHAG Suedehead (obsidian) 250L
Mainstore: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Silent/194/134/40
Pants and Boots :  ::GB:: Cargo Pants and Work boots  580L
Mainstore : http://slurl.com/secondlife/GABRIEL/128/124/23
Jacket : =Zenith=Sweater Coat Rigged Mesh 2 color (shown here in Choco) FREE
Mainstore: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Fujin/35/129/29

Other items - if you like the style, check out the stores.
Shape  Fei's shape V2
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Fei-Premium-Male-Shape/2310274

Eyes :  Repulse - Living Dead (Blind) Large (hunt prize from Zombie Popcorn hunt)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/REPULSE/181/159/1095

Tattoo : Endless Pain Jack Hunt Tattoo (hunt prize from Jack Or Jill hunt)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sweet%20Reach/174/95/1588

Background : Watsoon Steampunk Ornate walls and ceiling textures (hunt prize from Steam 6 hunt - ongoing)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Steamland/136/97/33

A fine romance? [4]

 

Gascon left the Restaurant  and headed for where he might find her and sure enough he saw her painting outside Cafe Guerbois . She had not seen him , but on this occasion he had not wanted her to see him. He felt disgruntled that she was now customer to  Cafe Guerbois and not his restaurant, but also relieved just to catch a glimpse of her. Now he was no longer just curious about her, he wanted her back in his restaurant and away from Auguste!

Auguste did not cut a fine figure of a man, in fact he was rather plain looking, the kind of person you could meet 10 times and never remember, not by his looks in any case, but he had an aura about him and was extremely charming. There was something about Auguste that one simply could not resist, it was almost as if  he aroma about him, and once that aroma had filled your nostrils you were completely and utterly  intoxicated by it.., and a great many women had not resisted him.

Whilst she was blissfully unaware of these male attentions, it would be no secret soon of who her admirers were as quite out of the blue she received a gift. Excitedly she opened it to reveal the most beautiful  hand crafted amber  bracelet . There  was no note, no message in fact it was a complete mystery as to where the gift had come from.

Hair & hat: Free group lucky board item > Heart softens

Scarf: Free part of group gift > Bubblez designs

Top: Free group lucky board item ( upstairs )  > Zenith

Skirt: L$30 part of a 3 pack > Mother Goose

Socks: L$10 part of a 3 pack >Mother Goose

Shoes: Free group gift > Tokidoki

Bracelet: L$99 > SKIFIJA

Dark kittens

I have to admit i was rather lazy with the dark katz hunt. After not finding the first item I simply had a look at the blog and went to the stores i knew and liked.

So i started with my favourite eye store, Sterling Artistry eyes. And it was quite a good desicion. Silverr made a set of six cat eyes for the hunt. Here are four of them. They look a bit like the dragon eyes but are more cat like.
Eyes: Sterling Artistry Eyes : Dark Katz 2 - #006 Sterling Artistry (0 Linden)

Then i went to Zenith Fashion and won first a dress on the lucky board.
Outfit: =Zenith=Sweet Dress Pink(Lucky Board 0 Linden)
Necklace: +Fallen Gods Inc. : Elemental Choker and Necklace (Lucky Chair 0 Linden)

And then i found the hunt item.
Outfit: =Zenith= Fur Neko Boots& outfit (Gift Bag) (0 Linden)

This is the dress from the second store in the hunt. I like the cut very much.

Dress: ::DaRk DoLls::^V^DKH>2<^V^ {GIFT} (0 Linden)