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G R A V I T O N So... I may have had way too much fun with this set of photos. The Graviton Orb by Deadly Nightshade is both gorgeous and a lot of fun to play with - it's a stunning accessory on your own, plus you can shoot people with it via mouselook! Pyew pyew! The orb comes in 8 color versions, so it can match just the color scheme of any dystopian future you might find yourself in. Credits below! Body - Maitreya "Lara" Head - Catwa  "Kimberly" Skin - Lumae  "Isciira" Ears - Mandala  "Steking Ears" Eyes - Fallen Gods, Inc.  "Glowing Eyes" Helm - ANA [][]Trap[][]  "Nova Helm" Bodysuit - The Forge  "Shiva" Display Screens - DISORDERLY.  "Intergalactic / Tech Screen / Rotating Flat" Chestpiece - Ama.  "Powered On Collar Implant" Arms - Shu Mesh  "Nat II Arms Implant" Legs -  Shu Mesh  "N.cc Fianna Robotic Boots" Orb - Deadly Nig...

Player One I don't even want to admit how much I spent getting this set... but it was so worth it, I LOVE it! And I'll be wearing it for /a while/, so don't mind if I start to smell or something. Gamerfunk happens you know? :P About some of the items! The Deo (read: RAINBOWWWWW) Deep Space Cat Eyes are the newest group gift over at .:Soul:., so make sure you pop into the mainstore and snag you a copy!  This amazing outfit, a collaboration between Foxes & Grixdale is available in a TON of colors at the current round of The Epiphany. Bad news bears for non-Maitreya users, this is a Maitreya exclusive! Good news for Mait ladies... it fits SO well! The neat background effect is by E.V.E, and is one of three colors they offer at Fantasy Faire - 100% of the money spent on those vendors gets donated to Relay For Life, so get to buying! This neat cyber effect has so many different possibilities, and I am thrilled to keep playing with it! Credits below! ...

If a star passes too close to a black hole, it can be torn apart. These gorgeous Deep Space Cat Eyes by .:Soul:. will be available for 25% at Memento Mori, starting April 29. The fatpack will also be 25% off, and include two fatpack exclusive colors! The eyes come in system and mesh, and also have appliers for Omega, Catwa, and Genesis Labs... so pretty much everyone can wear them... and you'll want to! Aesthetically, they are perfectly suited for fantasy looks, and... shocker(!), galactic looks! ALSO THIS SKIN, Y'ALL. Lumae is generously offering ALL 6 of their light fantasy skins 50% off in the next round of The Avenue, which starts May 1. Each tone will be 425$L, and the fatpack of all 6 skins will be 1995$L!!! Every skin comes with a TON of appliers for head ( LeLutka, Catwa, LAQ, LOGO, Slink, Omega, and TMP) and body (Maitreya, Belleza, Slink, Omega, Omega Petite, and TMP), so just about every lady out there can use them! These are my favorite series of skin...

Fantasy Faire : Quest Prizes Part 3 [The Plastik] made me squee with this adorable and creepy jewelry set, which is one of the two prizes they offered for the Fantasy Faire quest treasure room. Creepycute stuff is quite possibly my biggest weakness, so this cat set is right up my alley! Get it? Alley? Cat? No? Well... not everyone can appreciate a genius pun! One thing I also LOVE about this set is that you can adjust it... so I made a copy of the choker and made it HYUUUUGE. Can I just have a cute demon cat head follow me everywhere?! This is just ONE of the 70+ prizes offered for completing the Fantasy Faire Quest! There are only a few days left to complete this quest, so rush over to any of the Faire sims and pick up your HUD! Stop reading, seriously! You have no time to waste! Credits below! Body - Maitreya  "Lara" Head - Catwa  "Kimberly" Hair - Pink Hustler  "7010" Subscriber gift!!! Skin - Lumae  "Ruby - T4...

Fantasy Faire : Quest Prizes Part 2 Anachron and DRD both wowed me with their rewards for completing this year's Fantasy Faire quest. This epic mask is from Anachron, and the watertower below is from DRD! What else could I do but rush over to the San Mora sim and snap some pictures with friends? If you like post-apocalyptic stuff, make sure to but the Quest HUD and finish it by the 30th for these amazing items! And stop by San More and take some pictures - this sim is designed super well and is an amazing photospot! I'll be sad to see it go. Regular Quest HUDS are available on all the Fantasy Faire sims for 250$L. If you pay 350$L for the Deluxe version, you'll also get a questing outfit included! It's for a great cause so buy that HUD, do that Quest, and don't forget to drop some Lindens on the FF exclusive items offered by the creators! Credits below! Body - Maitreya  "Lara" Head - Catwa  "Kimberly" Skin - Lumae ...

Fantasy Faire : Quest Prizes! Part 1 This awesome runner body paint by :[Even~Tide]: is one of the SEVENTY FOUR separate prizes from completing the Fantasy Faire Quest! The Quest HUD can be purchased on it's own for 250$L, but if you throw in another 100$L, you get a deluxe version that includes a fantasy outfit (male and female!). If that weren't enough, you get prizes for objectives along the way... and at the end you gain access to the Faire treasure room! There are quite a few prizes, so I'll be posting a few more before the Faire is over and the Quest ends. Credits below! Body - Maitreya  "Lara" Head - Catwa  "Kimberly" Skin - Lumae "Ruby - T7 Nutmeg / Bare" Hair - Aii The Ugly & Beautiful  "2K Flickr Followers Group Gift" freebie! Head Accessory - The Forge  "Valkyrie Ears" Top - Blueberry "Georgina" Skirt - Moon Elixir  "Courtesan" Shoes -  Moon Elixir  ...

Something Ancient Awakens The Aleh Horns by .:Soul:. made me want to channel both a  Drow priestess and Queen of the Damned vibe... so I did both! These horns have pierced and bare versions, and come in a ton of fun colors! Though the full version isn't out yet, you can pick up a special Fantasy Faire color at .:Soul:.'s booth now! The full range of colors will be available at Memento Mori on the 29th. Also at the Faire is this awesome gold bodypaint by :[Even~Tide]:, and it's one of the 70+ prizes you recieve from completing this years quest! The Faire only lasts for just over 3 more days, so make sure you get there and get it done, or you'll miss out on some real treasures! Body - Maitreya  "Lara" Head - LOGO  "Sadie" Skin - Lumae  "Isciira" Hair - Little Bones  "Chel" Dress - Curemore  "Star Gals / Lake Romance Dress - Rare" @  The Epiphany Body Paint - :[Even~Tide]:  "Runner Paint - Go...

Basking in the Golden Glow In this post, I want to focus a bit on items with versatility. Being able to customize your items and make them fully represent you is a HUGE asset in SecondLife. From nice HUDs, plenty of color options, or the ability to adjust size and texture... every photographer in SecondLife knows the joy of tweaking an item until it suits the photograph perfectly! For example, the claw choker I am wearing in these pictures? It was actually originally a bracelet by Bliensen + MaiTai at the current round of Genre, but since it's unrigged, you can wear it as a choker, forehead accessory, anklet, or even garter! I love it when a creator intends for an item to be used a certain way (in this case, the theme of the event was "Underworld", which is decidedly not the theme of this picture!) and users use it in surprising ways. Also unrigged are the Wicca earrings by [The Plastik], and each color of these comes with a wonderful HUD! The hair is...

Fantasy Faire : .:Soul:. All I can say is this: if you have a Gyouko skin from .:Soul:., turn on that shine and play with some lights! The iridescent quality of this skin is multiplied, in this case giving me an amazing poisonous look. There are special editions and regular releases of this skin (male and female!) available at Fantasy Faire - this particular one is a regular release, and will be available in-store after the event... but honestly why would you wait?! And, I'm /just saying/ if you buy more than one, you can mix and match the tattoos for a more customised skin, as the tattoo comes with an extra separate applier! .:Soul:. wows me again with their unique approach to fantasy skins and beautiful texturing. The Faire is only in SecondLife for 4 more days, so get there while you can! The exclusive 100% donation skins as well as the special edition ones won't be around forever! Body - Maitreya  "Lara" Head - Catwa  "Kimberly" ...

Why I Relay Truth be told, I have been blessed not to be touched intimately by cancer in my life. I know people who have lost loved ones, but I myself haven't. I know that I am the exception, rather than the rule. But... I have experienced loss. I know how it feels to lose someone you love. It's never fair, and it never makes sense. One reason why I love the Fantasy Faire is that it is dual purpose. The fundraising efforts are monumental and honestly pretty humbling.. but also the Faire is beautiful, isn't it? I think that pairing those fundraising efforts with the creation and showcase of beautiful things helps serve as a reminder. Life is beautiful. SecondLife is to me, first and foremost, a platform for artistic expression. For so many people all over the world to gather together and direct that towards a goal that helps so many people? It's amazing. And inspiring. Ultimately that's why I relay: you all inspire me to. Body - Maitreya  "La...

Don't Mistake Her Calm For Kindness This is your last chance to but Lumae's 2015 line of skins, including this gorgeous Djinn tone. Djinn comes with a plain version, as well as one with dotted eyebrows and one with this awesome face paint. There are 20 sets of skin on final sale for 100$L. After one month, they will be retired for good, after Lumae reveals her new homestead sim mainstore, which is an exciting move for the brand! In other news, this freakin' Woodland Watcher set by Disorderly at n21 caught my eye... and my wallet! But who am I to resist dryad goodness? The Woodland Home rare (the gorgeous base of vines wrapping around my avi) comes with edging, in case you're a container garden dryad, and comes with 4 built in poses! It's also attached to the avatar center, so you can also use your own poses, like I did! I'm so glad that I decided to play this machine! Credits below! Body - Maitreya  "Lara" Head - LeLutka  ...

Fantasy Faire : [The Plastik] If you haven't played the Deera Gatcha by [The Plastik] at Fantasy Fair (TP to the booth >>HERE<< ), you are missing out on some SERIOUS cuteness. These adorable deer avatars come with antlers, eyes, multiple tail options, and their very own AO! They root around, stamp their feet, and when bound along instead of running! The machine is 150$L per play, BUT I say that's a super nice deal for a full avatar with its own AO! If you want one but aren't a gacha person, there is also a Relay For Life exclusive purple one for 199$L right next to the machine!  I found out today that they make EXCELLENT gifts, and can brighten the day of friends who are feeling a bit low or bored. Luckily I still have a few to hand out for rez days and holidays, or just.. rainy days! It was predictably easy to tempt eight other people to join me in playing with these avatars. These are guaranteed to make you smile! For other amazing creations ...

Fantasy Faire : [Gauze&Trap] .:Soul:. Wasabi Pills Don't you love when items match perfectly?! I always wonder if the creators coordinate secretly and just don't announce that some things match... but then again, maybe they're just on the same wavelength for some events! In this case, the [SE D4] version of .:Soul:.'s Ceredil skin goes PERFECTLY with two of the Fantasy Faire exclusives by [Gauze&Trap], the Faun Legs - Short :Demon: and the Fuzz Gloves: Demon. The multi-colored flame motif on both remind me of an oil slick, and that's just... neat! This Fantasy Faire exclusive hair by Wasabi Pills, Adamaris, also coordinates really well!  Keep in mind that the Fantasy Faire exclusives really ARE exclusive - you can only grab them for the 10 days when the Fairelands overlap our world. And the 100% of the proceeds from those purchases go directly to Relay For Life... so if you're going to shop at the Faire, PLEASE browse those items first! Excl...

Fantasy Faire : [The Plastik] & [TRAP] I love when my favorite brands team up! This time, Plastik and Trap got together to make these amazing Koen (male) and Koie (female) skins. There are multiple versions for the face, from bare to the full version, which I'm wearing, as well as a ton of body appliers. I say to *always* demo, but really the big challenge here is going to be which color you choose.  Also, pictured behind me is one of the amazing sim builds for Fantasy Faire. There are so many gorgeous sights to see, it will take me forever to photograph everything that I want to! Credits below! Body - Maitreya  "Lara" Head - Catwa  "Kimberly" Ears - Mandala  "Fantasy Elf Ears" Hair - Moon.  "Sparrow" Skin - :[P]:  & [TRAP]  "Koie Skin (Femme):// Gilded Gold" @  Fantasy Faire Eyes - Suicidal Unborn  "Phantom Eyes" Headdress - [The Plastik]  "Daemonus Headdress Rare" Skirt...

Damn, It's Good To Be The Queen .:Soul:. hits it out of the park yet again with their line of Ceredil skins debuting at Fantasy Faire. This is the hibiscus tone, which is appropriately purple! Each skin features the neat flame design in different colors, as well as a separate tattoo applier... so you can mix and match! (Customization is *the best*!) There are male and female versions, as well as a slew of appliers available. A little heads up, also: the .:Soul:. VIP group is free to join for the duration of the Faire, so make sure you join! (Group gifts are usually awesome fantasy skins and eyes, so it's definitely worth the group slot!) Credits Below! Body - Maitreya  "Lara" Head - Catwa  "Kimberly" Hair - Spellbound  "Phoenix" Skin - .:Soul:.  "Gen2 - Gyouko - Ceredil - [SE Hyacinth]" @  Fantasy Faire Ears - Mandala  "Fantasy Elf Ears" Clothing - Moon Elixir  "Athena" "Occultis...

Fantasy Faire : Belle Epoque Exclusive Interview In my continuing quest to bring faces to names and make sure people know that creators are people too, I sat down with Janire Coba, owner of the Belle Epoque clothing brand. Janire is sweet, hardworking, and very forthcoming! She has two gorgeous new gowns for Fantasy Faire, including the one pictured above and below! The Oriana gown is delicate and soft, and makes me think of either a lounging courtesan or fragile Sybil. The dress is offered in 7 colors, and has Maitreya Lara and Slink Hourglass sizes. Credits and interview below! Body - Maitreya  "Lara" Head - LeLutka  "Stella" Skin - Lumae  "Talila" Ears - Mandala  "Fantasy Elf Ears" Hair - Tableau Vivant  "Hairplay - Side Blow" Eyes - {Demicorn}  "Faery Eyes - Orchid" Dress - Belle Epoque  "{ Oriana }" @  Fantasy Faire BranwenAlcyone: First of all, hello and thank you for agree...

Fantasy Faire : deviousMind and Faeline Fairy What lovely items and sights are in store for you, dear reader! Tomorrow, the Fairelands once again appear in SecondLife, giving us beautiful panoramas, exclusive items, and an immersive and fun Quest! And all this for an amazing cause, with each creator offering a special item, with a percentage of the profits going to Relay For Life. Be sure to join the free in-world group as well, to keep an eye on auctions, performances, literature readings, and more! There is always something happening on one of the many gorgeous sims during Fantasy Faire! At the Faire, you can find two of the items I'm wearing: The Saki wings by Faeline Fairy and the Datura dress and accessories by deviousMind. The Saki wings come in a few different colors, and have a menu with a LOT of options. They are both flexi and animated, so they have quite a bit of movement! The Datura dress comes with a sheer version, opaque, and option lace add-on. A...

Portal to the Underworld Anachron  - Underworld Gate Teleporter @  Genre The newest round of Genre focus on all things "Underworld", including this amazing portal by Anachron. The glowing runes and swirling center (a little hard to see here!) are mesmerizing, and will definitely draw in unsuspecting victi-..er... visitors. The best part? The portal itself can be turned into a teleporter for magical or roleplay sims! Looks awesome, check. Is functional, double check!