Burning sands - Tres Chic and Exposeur

One world had ended. That was how it felt, because that was how it was. The past was firmly relegated to a distinct era of its own as the fired burned. The fires, distant as they were from where she wound up, still scarred the sky. Eye protection was advisable.

Everything in the what was now the 'old' seemed to have come together to destroy itself. Such a cobweb of events, cause and effect, the beat of too many butterflies wings. "It's orchestrated!" those on the fringes screamed, placards waving in faces bland with complacency and internalised fear. Such shouts had only grown louder, voices added each day, and matched in equal measure by screams of opposition from televisions and posters, instructing the masses to believe, even as the cracks tore open.

The world had broken apart, sloughing off centuries of humankind's scratchings at its surface. None of them, the lucky ones who had made it to this island, knew how many other such castaways there may be out there. There was talk already of sending out search parties, building more boats. There must be others out there, others who could believe in something better, of taking what they had left and building a better future. She hope there would be enough of them, enough to overcome those who had caused it all.


Yikes... that got a little dark. Mood of the moment, what can I say? Well, I can tell you about the Tres chic event! Sorry I'm late in getting to it - but if you hurry you can grab some lovely items here in their 'midsummer nights' round - running until 10th July :
Tres Chic

Hair : *TKW* (TUKINOWAGUMA) Maiju Reds / Blacks L$ 250
Shades : MAJESTY - Concave Shades [Tortoise] L$ 180
Top : [sYs] COMOX top (fitted mesh ) - khaki L$ 140
Pants : Gawk! Leather Pants - Skulls L$ 299
Shoes : .:KC:. MARIKA Heels L$ 195
Spheres : Cb] Ringed Sphere Deco Lights Set L$ 150

The poses used here are all from Exposeur - a lovely and longstanding favourite pose store which is sadly closing TODAY. There is an up to 80% off sale at the store, not all items will be available afterwards on marketplace. Please drop by if you can, and give this great creator a good send off.
Exposeur

Love in the mists

They were of the mists...

They would be everywhere, part of everyone and everything. Steam rising, dew forming, tides rolling, and rivers flowing. Under the moon, the sea fret formed. As did they. They emerged from vapour just as they had entered it, coming together in a never ending embrace. Moon and starlight gave them substance, to last only as long as the night. They were poured into a well of feeling, had only to take care not to drown. In these brief hours they could step from the water onto even the driest of lands, puddles forming in their wake, evaporating just as they, with the dawn.  

He wears; 

Skin: AKERUKA Gary Beard Dark Group Gift (L$1)
Another great skin with excellent detail.
Akeruka
Hair: *Dura-Boy*49 (Black)  L$ 120
Realistic and stylish as ever from Dura.
Dura
Tattoo: +REDRUM+ Tarot of Lovers Tattoo  L$ 119
A must for all lovers of the cards.
+REDRUM+
Pants: +REDRUM+ Leather Pants with Suspenders from THE BONES outfit L$ 299
Love these - whole outfit works great and also as parts! MESH in standard 5 sizes.
Boots: DRD Beggers Boots (Coal) L$ 189
Great Unisex boots - HUD driven options for fabric colour and style, laces and to have been walking through mud or snow!
Death Row Designs 

She wears;
Skin:  YumYums  Alli Skin Tone 5 (Dark Brow Cleavage) pack L$ 899
As always, the skins from YumYums are amazing, excellent detail, and many options for your L$. The pack contains light brow, dark brow and no brow, all with cleavage / no cleavage. Also included are freckles, blushes, moles and Loud Mouth appliers.
YumYums
Appliers: YumYums  Alli Skin Tone 5 applier pack  L$ 199
Excellent applier HUD with Tango, SLink, and Phat Azz options. Good for your skin and nails.
Hair: Magika [Hair] Shimmer  (Colour pack 3) L$ 250 
Love this hair, not generally a fan of short styles, but there's no getting away from how great this is.
Magika
Makeup: +Nuuna+ Meta Gray 70% (F) full black L$ 100
Beautiful makeup I've been hunting for for a while. Mod, so here I have darkened the tattoo layer to get the opacity I wanted.
+Nuuna+
Corset: -DRD- Corset Arts Red  L$ 200
This is my second purchase of one of Death Row Design's Art Corsets. Original works of art at the heart. Beautiful.
Death Row Designs 
Armour: [The Forge] Eldar Armour, Female (Worn Black) - MeshL$ 399
This really is beautiful armour. Three sections for each arm included. Textures and design are amazing.
The Forge
Hands:  Slink AvEnhance Hands Female - Relaxed  L$ 450
A more relaxed look.
Slink
Feet: Slink AvEnhance Feet Female Mid L$ 675
My most used feet!
Nails: DLS Ceredil nail applier (RFL vendor) L$ 199
I was lucky enough to get these at the Fantasy Faire this year, and the Relay for Life vendor has been moved to the fabulous De La Soul Mainstore!
Shoes: -DRD-  Monochrome v2 black  L$ 189
These really stand out for me - as they aren't the 'perfect' unscuffed shoe. They have been worn, the laces undone. Perfect for RP! 

Poses;
{.:exposeur:.} We Are Water- L$ 175
Exposeur
Del May - Fissure - L$ 150 
Del May 
{look.sharp} "Denial" L$ 10
Look.Sharp - Marketplace 
 

Batty - TSG Sinners Hunt "Wrath"

Bathyna De Wings was bored to death. Her favourite season – Autumn, with Halloween and all that lovely November fog – was long over. She survived December and Christmas only because she pretended it was mysterious and creepy Samhain and not the bright-and-funny kids’ holiday with presents, as people obviously preferred it to be. Even Impy, her favourite household demon, eternal companion and confidant, looked desperate.

“Shall we go and bother the bats in the castle tower?” – proposed Bathyna but the very moment she pronounced the words she could see it was a mistake. Impy flapped his tiny bat wings and cracked his long skeletal fingers in rather an annoyed manner. He wasn’t delighted. “Shall we go to the kitchen, then, and bite off the heads of those leftover gingerbread men....?” Now Impy looked a lot more satisfied. “Gingerbread heads off, then...” – Bathyna said, and secretly started counting the days until next Halloween.

The theme of the first Sinister Goth Sinners Hunt is „Wrath”, so you may expect tons of red-and-black stuff, burning eyes and prickly horns. :) The hunt started on January 12^th and it will end in a few days, on January 31^st to be exact, so you still have a few days to pick up your batch of sinister goodies.

Elikapeka Tiramisu is having a big retirement sale until February 23rd. Please read about the details on her blog here, then run to the shop... it’s really worth it!

Skin: BRAT Inc. „Wrath Hunt Skin”- TSG Sinners Hunt gift (0 L$).

Hair: Elikatira „Only” in Black04 – 75 L$ for a colourpack.

Eyes: Sterling Artistry „January Ice” – monthly gift in the shop (0 L$).

Outfit: Red Dahlia's Boutique „Wrath Dress” - TSG Sinners Hunt gift (0 L$).

Boots: AngelRED Couture „Frost Boots” - TSG Sinners Hunt gift (0 L$).

Necklace: The Little Bat „Batty Necklace” – a previous Lucky Chair gift now available for 50 L$ in the shop.

Shoulder pet: Six Feet Under „Imp” - TSG Sinners Hunt gift (0 L$).

Wings: „Wicked Bat Wings” – a freebie I picked up somewhere years ago. Consequently, the only fact I know about it that it was created by Moon Watanabe. :)

Poses: various Exposeur Advent 2012 gifts.

The pictures were taken at The Lost World... which will also be lost for Second Life in a few days. We can only thank the builder, Mac Shan, who has kept up this wonderful sim for years.

A Dragon's Christmas - POE5, MFH VII, TRH II Hunts

Oneiria felt awkward without her usual wings and teeth. She always felt awkward in her human form, that tiny two-legged shape was more a burden than a pleasure, so slow, so weak. Yet… Prince Talias, her fiancé, had never seen her in her real form, a magnificent red-and-gold dragon. Dearest Talias, he wanted to marry her, and he intended to break the news with his family at Christmas Eve... and what could Oneiria do? She would play along, she indeed liked Talias quite much, he was handsome, patient and generous.

Christmas Eve... Oneiria remembered those evenings with her own family, the feast, the fun, the laughter. Her folk was gone by now, but she still could hear the chatter and the music, her little brothers howling and giggling, and she still could smell the delicious roast her mother used to prepare. Mmmmm... the roast. Maybe she could have that this Christmas. Talias and his family were well fed, nice people, she recalled. Oneiria softly cackled and her golden eyes twinkled ominously. Christmas time wasn’t that ugly, after all.

December is THE hunting season in SL, so many generous and talented designers shower you with gifts at Christmas time, and what can you do? You’re forced to pick what you like most, which doesn’t mean that the other gifts are worthless or ugly... only that you, one little blogger, do indeed have limited time to show the world one small slice of SL creativity. So, where to begin?

Gown: Mystic Hope "Splendor" Outfit – The Medieval Fantasy Hunt VII gift (0 L$). It’s an absolute knockout, so role players, damselles and ladies, pay a visit to Kira Lavendel’s shoppe, it’s worth it!

Hair: ChiChickie “Serafina” – POE5 Hunt gift (0 L$). It’s a very pretty updo, a perfect match with many festive SL gowns, so don’t hesitate to go for it.

Skin: Style by Kira “Amber” – POE5 Hunt gift (0 L$). The fat pack contains 10 skin tones and makeup versions, so feel free to pick your favourite, as Kira Paderborn is really generous with her gifts.

Necklace: Elemental Jewellery “Renaissance medallion”– The Renaissance Hunt II gift (0 L$). Wear this lovely gift and you may feel like any of Henry the Eighth’s wives.

Eyes: Sterling Artistry Feral Eyes “Brandy” - camping prize (0 L$). It looks like Silverr Andel is back to SL after months and months of absence, which is wonderful news! You can pick up the monthly gifts and a big box of lovely Christmas surprises at his good olde shoppe at Porcupine.

Poses: Exposeur - Advent Gift No. 7 (0 L$). I hope it’s still available; and if not, there will be another package of lovely poses for tomorrow in RubyStarlight Writer's shop. 

Dragonbreed

Their whispers wandered through the cave. Slight questions and answers were exchanged then finally not only their hands touched but also the wyrms they carried on their heads. Informations flew from one to an other. And they were one again.

Being apart was always a pain for them and so were the moments when they met again. Akalaia the female one had not managed to stand the pain and fallen onto the soft wet ground so that her companion had to help her up again. He felt weak himself but tried to force himself not to feel the pain because he knew that she would feel it too which would make everything way worse.

It was surprising enough that they still were alive. Ages ago when their kin and the wyrms had managed to nearly kill each other they decided to have ambassadors who would be both wyrm and Nyroyama. So each year the most sensitive children were choosen and forced to unite their mind with a wyrm. Most of them did not survive, the shock of feeling an other mind in their mind was too much for them, others who survived the first shock were not able to stand the pain the foreign thoughts created in them. The feeling of bathing in fire and swimming in lava was nothing they were able to deal with. But some of them managed to realize that the wyrms were forced as they were and managed to find a way to communicate with them. Not that they were able to teach anybody. Every connection was unique. Those were the ones who became ambassadors between the Nyroyama and the Wyrms. Sometimes like in their case they connected somehow to one of those who went through the time of the first massive pain with them. Not that they ever were alone together. The wyrms never left them.
Xoph does not only create the best tentacles in second life. They also normaly take part in the twisted hunt. This time their huntgift is an awesome mix of a dragon and horns. It looks like a bonedragon would be sitting on the head between two impressive horns. The item is resizeable and the set contains a set for normal avatars and one for petites.
At Xoph you actually do not have to search for the twisted cube. You need to solve a ride which includes finding totems which give you some answers. At the end you need to find somebody whom you tell those answers and who gives you the huntgift in exchange. It is fun and there are some cool items to play with in the store. And who wouldn't like falling through a tunnel of lava or to find a path through disappearing stepstones?
RokumeikaN also takes part in this hunt. Their gift is a complete outfit called Knight of Darkness. It suits men as well as women. All primparts have a resizescript, the textures are very well made.
An other great hunt started today. Finding Fab free celebrates 5 years of the FabFree Blog and many stores take part in this. For example A:S:S who made a dragonskin tattoo layer and dragon eyes (made of mesh) as hunt gifts.

The couple pose used in the  picture comes from exposeur and the single poses are both available at purple poses.

Items:
Horns: XOPH Twisted Gift Fall 2012 Darkness (0 L$)
Eyes: A:S:S - Naga - mesh eyes and makeup for Finding Fabfree hunt (0 L$)
Outfit:+RMK*knight of darkness *+ (0 L$)

Hair on him:  /Wasabi Pills/ Orion MALE Mesh Hair - (1500 L$ for fatpack 250 L$ colourpack)
Hair on her: Magika Length (250 L$)

Couple Pose: {.:exposeur:.} One and Only
Single Poses:  Purple Poses

Pictures taken in Booshtopia