No Life Without The Stars, The Sun, The Moon, Or You.

This is my attempt at something lighter, since its summer or something like that. I wanted to take more pictures but I kept crashing and these were the only ones I could take. I've changed my shape and skin, still testing it out, since I'm so partial to the old one. And I haven't had any feedback on this one, so can't say if I will keep it or not.

Is it so weird that I gushed over meeting Strawberry Singh? Mind you, it was to help me out at the Zaara store, but still, I do enjoy reading her posts.

I've been meaning to get better at taking pictures, but with the crashing, and then having the tendency of overediting my photos, it will take me a while to get something on the screen like how I see it in my head.

I'm no where near to having the Second Life I wanted, and not even sure what that is, but meandering about on my own is definitely not it.

Don't Dream It's Over

It's been quite a while since I've updated the blog. Just sort of set it on the back burner, even though it wasn't what I really intended to do. SL was definitely not what I wanted it to be, in the sense that I hoped to connect with more people, but for the most part it's just a place to wander. The "social scene" isn't really my thing, in the sense of using Plurk and Facebook or whatnot to interact with people or avatars or w/e. Probably why I only stuck to a handful of people while I'm online.

I'm not sure where I'm going with this post, much like my avi in SL, just visiting sims and the only proof of being there are through the pictures I take. This set has more significance for me than the previous ones I've done, which was more fashion related than having a story or thought behind it. Visiting this sim, which the name now escapes me and I'm too lazy to go look for it right at this moment, I was pleasantly surprised to see the Police Public Call Box, since I'm a huge Doctor Who fan.... lol. But what struck me more than anything was how desolate the area appeared to be, sort of abandoned. I think that's the only way I can't get bored with SL, because endless shopping and changing outfits does get boring, and the only remedy is to find those things that strike a chord in you.

So before I divulge any more personal thoughts and feelings, and already feeling close to that edge, I hope to continue to find those special places in SL and even better, have special people to share it with.

Sunshine In An Empty Place

Some people might disagree, but being a noob has its upsides. I feel like anyone who is joining  right now is getting some of  the best of what SL has to offer. I couldn't imagine what it must have been like for those who've been around 5 years +, having to use prims, and here I am, with 90% mesh items in my inventory. Not that prims doesn't have its benefits, and mesh definitely has its kinks, but it's pretty awesome the possibilities that SL has to offer. New round of Collabor88 items are available, and I think this one has been my favorite to date. Everyone is getting ready for the fall, and this new jacket from House of Fox is lovely. I got it in blue and paired it with this great print dress from Emery. I also have to say a huge thank you to Bibs, who gave me the landmark to this awesome store. She was such a sweetheart to talk to. Although, not sure my pockets are saying thanks... haha.

Can You Still See The Heart Of Me

As much as I would like to set a time to post on this blog, I don't want to force any creativity on my part, and I was not feeling it all this past week. Instead I just felt drained out by the end of it. I've also realized I'm just as bad in SL as I am in RL when deciding what to wear. I knew I wanted to use the Teawood prefab made for the Four Walls Hunt, which is still going on now. Lots of goodies and all of the items are easy to find. I don't know about you, but I give up on hunts when I can't find what I'm looking for. Hunts should be fun not frustrating. <<end tiny rant>>

I changed the textures to this dark/black wood texture by inSight  Designs Textures, who also have something in the hunt. Instantly set this dark mood for me, and I sifted through my windlight settings and settled on this slightly foggy/misty one. If you guys don't know by now, I edit all of my images in PicMonkey and Photoshop, so the colors won't be exact, personal preference is all.

I Don't Start, I Don't End

It has been a busy week, and writing here kept being bumped down on my to do list. Despite having quite a few outfits lined up to post about, I've had this stuck in my mind and knew I wouldn't be able to take any pictures I liked until I did it. Didn't come out exactly how I wanted, seeing as how taking hi-res images up close is pretty much impossible, unless I haven't figured out yet...

Anyways, kind of in love with anything spikes lately, and Milk Motion has some nice spike bracelets in 3 tones. I finally caved into buying something from Puncture as well. I kept going back, eyeing the  dimple piercings, and decided to just get them. If I find myself thinking about an item or something over and over, I can't really move forward till it's done. Hair is by Burley, which I wish I had changed my windlight settings before purchasing, but there's a variety of shades so wasn't hard to find something I liked to match my skin. Speaking of skins, I go and buy new ones or try demos, and nothing out there is as good the Ivy skin from the Body & co., they just know how I love my tan skin, and my brows for that matter.

Pictures taken at Chouchou.

Treading Water

I was not planning to post so soon, but after seeing Strawberry Singh's Mirror Mirror post, I had to try it for myself! Finding the right spot where I was effortlessly floating on water was a pain, but so worth it at the end. Once I figured out how to position myself I couldn't stop thinking how cool it was. Literally was saying "this is so cool!" whenever I would switch my windlight settings to see what the reflection would look like (lol, I know such a dork, but that's me :P). Out of the bunch I chose this one. Would definitely recommend trying it yourself!

Lips - Crystal Lipstick V2 (red 5) @ .Pekka.
Eyeliner - Vintage Mature Complete Eyeliner - .Pekka. @ Vintage Fair 2012
Hair - Gloria Hair - /Wasabi Pills/ @ Vintage Fair 2012
Nails - Gazellver Ring & Nail (Female) @ ROZOREGALIA
Earrings - Glamour Cross Hoops @ EY:NO
Corset -  Ninon (Ruby) - Ingenue @ COLLABOR88
Pants - Zoey Leather Pants @ erratic
Heels - COQUETE Platform (Dark Red) @ N-core
Clutch - Black clutch (gold) @ whatever

Pose - Touch Me @ aDORKable Poses

Location - Las Arenas Rosadas

Cooler Than Me

You got designer shades just to hide your face and you wear them around like you're cooler than me.

"Cooler Than Me" - Mike Posner

Originally I was going to make a blog on tumblr, and even though I do have that set up, I decided to go with Wordpress. I'm still pretty new to Second Life, but blogging is something I've done for a long time. There are so many blogs out there for SL fashion, and I can't promise anything new or inventive on this blog, but I will be myself. Btw, you can call me Nadira.