Lovecraft Festival 2017 August 17-27

There are a lot of SL events that are kind of predictable. You go to Hair Fair, or Skin Fair, you know what to expect. I go to Lovefest every year and never see it coming! This year's event offers shopping galore, dancing, shows, a gacha pier and an awesome underwater quest.

Lovefest honors all things Lovecraftian. I've loved the stories of HP Lovecraft for half a century and still think they blow all other horror tales right out of the water. Tuesday afternoons @ 5pm slt frequently find me sitting in the Innsmouth Lovecraft Visitor's Center listening to someone reading a Lovecraft story. It's my me time.

Modern horror writers borrow from him all the time and the good ones acknowledge the inspiration he provided. One of the reasons that movies made from his stories tend to fall flat is that nobody has ever managed to convey the feeling of dread inspired by the original stories. It's an internal process and impossible to replicate or represent on film.

Yes, he overused certain words,  but he was creating an atmosphere and he managed to get inside our heads no matter how many times we may groan when we read about that spectral gibbous moon. Thank you, Arik Metzger and all the other crazies in Innsmouth for yet another accursed amorphous affair!

(That's me on the left with my best friend on the right and Arik in the center)

Hair ~ NANI Kiran Hair with Hands
Body ~ Maitreya Lara 4.1
Skin ~ 7 Deadly S[k]ins Calamity Powder [2 styles / Omega]
Outfit ~ Dark Passions The Rise of the Cthulhu T-shirt. Available for male or female [7 colors / Classic and Fitmesh sizes] *
Sn@tch Dreaded Velvet Jeans [18 patterns on black / Belleza, Maitreya, Slink]
Nails ~ DP Koffin Nails Book of the Dead [brown or black with gold, silver or black sigils / Maitreya, Omega, Slink] *

* Available @ Lovecraft Festival

LINKS / FEEDS
• Flickr
• Grid Syndicate
• SL Bloggers
• SL Feed Plus
• Second Life FEED
• Chic Shopping
• Designer Showcase
• Dark Passions Events
• FB&DG

Descent Into Madness

"I shall grant your wishes", the lamp declared. "Anything your heart desires."

CAUTION: This way lies madness! Have you ever thought what might happen if you actually got all your wishes? I mean, ALL of them? They say "Be careful what you wish for" with good cause!

Exploring the possibilities thanks to some amazing SL designers. I used the wonderful Amaria skin from Avada in all pictures (Available @ Designer Showcase in 10 shades with and without brows and cleavage). Bottom picture adds the Hopeless Eyes and Makeup from +Aii {egosumaii}.
The Genie lamp is available from +Aii @ Enchantment. DP Koffin Nails Lorna's Leaves  @ Mesh Bodys Addicts Fair

Hair ~ Sane ~ Rezology Butterfly
Insane ~ +Aii {Egosumaii} Umbral Moon with tintable moon accessories [30 colors / 3 styles]  @ Prism Magica
Eyes ~ Sane ~ Catwa default eyes
Insane ~ +Aii {egosumaii} Hopeless eyes and makeup [9 colors, 2 styles in glow, no glow, no blend] @ the SOMBER event
Body ~ Maitreya Lara 4.1
Skin ~ Avada Amaria Noisette Catwa bento applier [10 shades / skin appliers available for Belleza, Maitreya, Omega, Slink]

Outfit ~ Luas Fahima top and skirt. The gold bands are part of the clothing @  Enchantment
Lamp ~ +Aii Genie lamp in gold or silver, to hold or rez [Smoke 9 colors] @  Enchantment
Nails ~ Dark Passions Koffin Nails Lorna's Leaves [2 golds, 4 silvers for manicure and pedicure / Maitreya, Omega, Slink] @ Mesh Bodys Addicts Fair

LINKS / FEEDS

• Flickr
• Grid Syndicate
• SL Bloggers
• SL Feed Plus
• Second Life FEED
• Chic Shopping
• Dark Passions Events
• FB&DG

Mad Teaparty @ the Gothic Garage Sale

Afternoon tea @ the Gothic Garage Sale. We all know that Gothic clothing can be rich, dark and lovely, but it can also be a lot of fun! I love this dress from SenzaFine. The textures are wonderful and the kicky little ruffle around the bottom puts it in a class above similarly styled dresses. You only have a few more days to hit the sale. The garage doors slam shut August 8.
Sale prices are 50%-75% off, so you can afford to buy to your heart's content.

I paired the dress with several of the hunt gifts available throughout the event. Look everywhere! You're likely to overlook the cute little wooden black cats unless you notice their glowing green eyes peeking from the shadows. Pet the kitty and pay it L$5 to thank it for guarding your gift.

Hair ~ Wasabi Pills Happy
Body ~ Maitreya Lara 4.1
Skin ~ 7 Deadly S{k}ins Babet Pineapple
Outfit ~ SenzaFine Sophie II [Belleza, Maitreya, Slink] *
Tattoo ~ Pin Up Ouija [Belleza, Maitreya, Omega] Gift *
Jewlery ~ SenzaFine Eternal Heart Choker Hunt item *
Shoes ~ 1313 Rockabilly Pumps [Belleza, Maitreya Slink] Hunt item *
Nails ~ DP Koffin Nails Coffin Moon [6 colors / Maitreya, Omega, Slink] Hunt item *

* Available @ Gothic Garage Sale

LINKS / FEEDS
•Flickr ~ https://www.flickr.com/gp/130514533@N04/1ZZu60
•Grid Syndicate ~ http://www.gridsyndicate.com
•SL Bloggers ~ http://slbloggers.pl
•SL Feed Plus ~  http://slfeedplus.blogspot.com
•Second Life FEED ~ http://secondlife-feed.blogspot.it/
•Chic Shopping ~ http://free-chic-shopping-secondlife.blogspot.it/
•FB&DG ~ http://sl-fashionbloggersdesigners.blogspot.co.uk/

Here, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty!

There's a hunt @ the Gothic Garage Sale.
For only L$5 each, you can take home some wonderful gifts. At last count there were 21 black cats hidden around the sales area, but you know how cats are... there may be more by the time you read this! No spoilers, but if you can figure out where these pictures were taken on the GGS sim, you'll know where three of the cats are.

I'm wearing the Rebellion outfit from Trashed with a black cat on the sweater. I have moonlit cats on my DP Koffin Nails (sympathetic magik, you know!) To aid me in my search, I'm wearing the wonderful Umbral Moon Hair from +Aii which includes moon accessories and Stardust Hair sparkles. The hair will be available soon @ Prism Magica

Hair ~ +Aii {Egosumaii} Umbral Moon with tintable moon accessories [30 colors / 3 styles ]
Body ~ Maitreya Lara 4.1
Head, Skin & Eyes ~ Genesis Labs "Up in Smoke" Gacha items RARE
Outfit ~ Trashed Rebellion top and skirt  [Classic fitmesh, Belleza, Maitreya, Slink] *

Boots ~ [QE] Designs Abby Boots dragon skin [10 colors / Belleza, Maitreya, Slink] *
Jewlery ~ SenzaFine Eternal Choker Hunt item*
Nails ~ DP Koffin Nails Coffin Moon [Maitreya, Omega, Slink] Hunt item *

* Available @ Gothic Garage Sale

LINKS / FEEDS
•Grid Syndicate ~ http://www.gridsyndicate.com
•SL Bloggers ~ http://slbloggers.pl
•SL Feed Plus ~  http://slfeedplus.blogspot.com
•Second Life FEED ~ http://secondlife-feed.blogspot.it/
•Chic Shopping ~ http://free-chic-shopping-secondlife.blogspot.it/

•FB&DG ~ http://sl-fashionbloggersdesigners.blogspot.co.uk/

•Flickr ~ https://www.flickr.com/gp/130514533@N04/1ZZu60