#48 ~ Winter? Still...

The Fashion
Last time I looked - it was still Winter.

Skin: .::Mother Goose's::. Devon - LB

Shape: My Own

Make-Up: - DAMNED - Eyes Make Up Review - Gold

Make-Up: Cheap Makeup Tableau Lashes FREE

Hair: .: vive nine :. BangedUp Braid in Brunne (Collabor88)

Eyes: .ID. December Gift / Blue

Lashes: Mynerva

Lashes: .ploom. Lashes 6

Jacket: ** [ Riddle ] ** Winter Blue Coat - White

T-Shirt: *Rezlpsa Loc* - Love. Tee (Seraphim Gift)

Shorts: *COCO* Gift - Denim Shorts (Group Gift)

Tights: *Rezlpsa Loc* Heart Stockings - Patina

Bag: ::Kookie:: Fun Tote / Cookies (Limited Time Pricing)

Boots: {mon tissu} Heathrow Boots / Ash

Pose: Label Motion

Location: Long Awkward Poses - Festivale

Listening: Adele "DayDreamer"

#42 ~ But you can't deny how I feel...

The Fashion
Sometimes one needs to break out of their element and show off just a little...

...and sometimes we need to break free and express ourselves a little bit deeper. Dive into those lustful delights that tease us within this world.

I think he likes it when I finally let those walls down.

Festival of Sin Opens February 18th

Skin: -Glam Affair- Linn - Valentine Skin 03 (The Dressing Room)

Shape: My own

Make-Up: *elymode* makeup - Gluttony Shadows - Dark Chocolate *full* (Festival of Sin)

Make-Up: Cheap Makeup - Tableua Lashes FREE

Hair: /Wasabi Pills/ Sybille2 Mesh - Black Coffee

Eyes: .ID. December Gift/ Green

Eyelashes: Mynerva

Eyelashes: .ploom. Lashes 6

Corset & Panties: [Cynful] Aphrodisia (Lust) - Dark Red (Festival of Sin)

Shoes: Ingenue ::Khan Heels:: Soot (Festival of Sin)

Necklace (1): (Caroline's Jewelry) Tangled Mess (Festival of Sin)

Necklace (2): [ glow ] studio - Crosses Necklace (silver) (The Dressing Room)

Tattoo: ..:LiQSuM:.. "Sinfully Yours" (Fresh)

Prop: *Kabuki* Cigarette

Pose: aDORKable "Legs Dork Pack" (Festival of Sin)

Location: The Eros Social Club, ORIGINE

Listening: Portishead "Elysium"

#25 ~ The Rebel's Woman...

The Paradise
Under the weighted boot of El Generale, those within Cassava need an ear and hope. They look to those who are young and strong. Ones that would stand up to the cruelty that the he has brought into the city and country, in hopes that they will have a chance to regain somewhat of their livelihood back.

They are The Uprising. A young group of individuals, locals of the isle striving for a purpose. Some are thieves, others hold respectable jobs, some are fathers, mothers - your sister...

The Fashion
Taken at the Rebel's base on Cassava Island, home of Paradise Lost Roleplay

Skin: - DAMNED - MHO1 Hunt Gift
Shape: My Own
Make-Up: [Misc. Inc.] I Love Liner - Diligence 1
Hair: "LoQ Hair" Cobbler - Hypnotic Red *Group Gift*
Eyes: :[Plastik]: - Aleria Collection/Seelie - Blu
Eyelashes: Mynerva
Tattoo: You + Me = Fuck

Top: [ SAKIDE ] Ribbed Tee-shirt Dress Wine
Tape: :[Plastik]: Bandaids <3 U-Darkest
Skirt: [ Cynful ] Poskskirt - 2012 Special Outfit
Stockings: *League* Side-Gartered Stockings - Bramble
Boots: drd lazyheel *Zombie Popcorn*
Bag: DECO - Slingback (Skulls) *MESH* (Group Gift)
Earrings: [Aura] Phosphorus - Club Hoops - Coral
Rings: PIDIDDLE - Gawdy Ring - Citrine (Season's Gatcha - Winter)

Pose: Olive Juice
Location: Cassava Island
Listening: Don Henley "Boys of Summer"

#24 ~ Opaque

The Real
Not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through.
Not shining or bright; dark, dull.
Hard to understand.
Opaque.

I always thought opaque was a beautiful word. It's meaning though sounds rather depressing. This is what you get for really learning about a GRE word.

The Fashion

Skin: al vulo! - may ghost of the past porcelain *gift*

Shape: My own

Make-Up: Cheap Makeup - Babysitters Club Lashes

Hair: ::Exile:: Josie - Moonlight (TDR)

Eyes: .ID. December Gift / Green

Eyelashes: Mynerva

Jacket: R.icielli - DYLIA leather jacket / red

T-Shirt: -tres blah- C88 Graphic Tee - Love Potion No9 (C88)

Jeans: .:Acid&Mala:. I <3 my jeans - Low Rise - Ripped - Dark Blue

Boots: [Gos] Aviator Boot - Amelia in Worn

Hat: [NSD] Rufus Cap / Red (Season's Gatcha - Winter)

Purse: :pesca: chained bag gacha check and leather (Season's Gatcha - Winter)

Earrings: ::HH:: Hucci Tres Circle Earrings LRG (Group Gift)

Ring 1: PIDIDDLE - Gawdy Ring - Citrine (Season's Gatcha - Winter)

Ring 2: ~Pepper~ Pieces Ring 

Pose: Olive Juice

Location: Missing Mile

Listening: Dave Matthews Band "Cornbread"

#23 ~ He is the grand optimist..I am the world's poor pessimist

The Real
Everyday it's a new day. Each morning, I have to get up and start fresh. Although it seems dull and mediocre, it's something I have to do everyday in order to get through. I wake up. I read. I drink my coffee. I study. I job search. I play a little. Rinse and repeat until it's time to go to bed.

Words are little and barely said except for those in world or across the screen via a chat.

This is my world.

The Paradise
We are picking up! Two new PROs are started. An herb shop and jack of all trades place with it's own helicopter. Of course it's got a bit illegal going on, but it's bound to have some great stories coming out of it.

The Fashion
I do enjoy going to the Cupcake Sim where a lot of my favorite stores are, such as Milk Motion, The Secret Store, and Tee*fy. The cobblestones make for a great catwalk.

Skin: -tres blah- Gatcha Skin: Date Night (Season's Gatcha - Winter)

Shape: My Own

Make-Up: Grixdale - Body Shoppe - Seafoam

Make-Up: PIDIDDLE Cosmetics - Pearly Whites

Make-Up: Cheap Makeup - Miss Priss Lipgloss 1 (clear)

Hair: Analog Dog - Washu - Spice (Christmas Gift)

Eyes: REDGRAVE - Rihanna - Multicolor

Eyelashes: Mynerva

Jacket: Tee*fy Long Loose Belt Dust Pink (FLF)

Top: R.icielli - GEORGIA body/nude (part of)

Skirt: Chain and Vine - Suede Mini - Curvy - Blue *MESH* (Group Gift) 

Stockings: jOLIE! Edenish floral stockings

Boots: {mon tissu} Heathrow Boots *MESH*

Necklace: [ glow ] studio - Tripple Chain (silver chirstmass) (TDR)

Brooch: undefined lillies - tackered owl (silver/purple) (Group Gift)

Ring: PIDIDDLE - Gawdy RIng - Lost at Sea Sp. Edition (Group Gift)

Bag: Tee*fy Full Leather Holdall Bag Unisex (FLF)

Pose: Magnificant Poses

Location: Cupcake Sim

Listening: City and Colour "Grand Optimist"

#19 ~ And you said goodbye..could you see my tears?

The Fashion 
When thinking of something for the upcoming color...I finally realized that I didn't want to follow just on the footsteps of what I thought others might just do. I have the Chain and Vine dress in my inventory. I do have the new coldLogic dress as well. Both group gifts that would fit perfect for this week's Color Challenge color of Iron on Luna's blog. But instead, I stepped away and dug down a bit deeper and pulled out something that I had only worn once and wanted to wear again. This shift dress from {So Many Styles}, just a store that I've always loved to go to.

Skin: [CIA] Sofia skin NATURAL - Red Lips - Freckles (With Love Hunt)

Shape: My own

Make-Up: RAW HOUSE::: Kill Count Tears

Hair: [Shag] Black Tie Affair - Starlight

Eyes: :[P]:-Aleria Collection/Hypnotique - Dream

Eyelashes: Mynerva

Dress: {SMS} Asy Tunic Grey

Socks: Maitreya Moxie Over-Knee Socks - Mocha

Shoes: [ SAKIDE ] Latex Rubber Pumps - Gold (Depraved Christmas Hunt)

Scarf: Zaara - Kashish Scarf (FLF)

Gloves: Izzie's - Leather Gloves - Rust

Bag: Maitreya Leather Satchel - Mustard *MESH* (FLF)

Earrings: .( bewildebeest ). Alma Earrings - Gold - Mozambique Garnet (Store Closing)

Pose: GLITTERATI

Location: Cupcake Sim

Listening: Madonna "Rain"

#14 ~ She only comes out at night...

The Real
A while ago - that is, a few years back, I used to write a lot. When I would write, it would be mostly poetry. Maybe a few words of prose, a couple short stories, and now and then a keepsake of memories laid out on a notebook to which words would tumble out in such a way that they would sound like whimsical music to the ears.

Even now, those words tremble like tiny notes in the breeze.

Then I stopped writing.

I'm not sure why I did. But when I stopped, I had no outlet. For a while I couldn't decide what to do with myself. Then while I was thinking and doing my own thing I came upon role-playing in Second Life. Within role-playing I was able to story tell. I was able to capture a story and tell it through my eyes.

But it also went beyond. I could create a character.

Those characters...could be anyone...and because they could be anyone, it allowed me to be open with myself and do things that would be unspeakable. To get down and dirty: sex, drugs, and rock & roll. That's what role-play is about - story telling. Whether you are doing it within a post apoc sim, a gorean sim, a steampunk sim, or a dirty urban city sim - it's story telling.

It keeps my fingers nimble and my mind creative.

The Paradise
We are moving along. Slowly but surely, Paradise Lost is gradually getting people and stories. It's taking it's time but we're getting people.

The Fashion
The Season's Gatcha - Winter has opened up. I themed some of my things around an idea of what someone in my sim would wear...a girl caught on her way back to the flophouse in the early morning after a night of work...

Skin: al vulo - frida *passion tan *Group Gift*

Shape: My own

Make-Up: [mock] Darkened  Mood Garnets Makeover

Hair: Tiny Bird - Love You More - Deep Warm Black (FLF)

Eyes: .ID. December Group Gift / Brown

Eyelashes: Mynerva

Shirt: Lark - Enten Shirt - Pirouzeh (Seasons Gatcha Winter)

Skirt: R.icielli - ANTO II highwaisted skirt / cherry *Winter Hunt*

Shoes: Ingenue ::Abrial Boot:: French Vanilla (Seasons Gatcha Winter)

Earrings: [ glow ] studio - Huge pearl Drop earrings (russet silver) (Seasons Gatcha Winter)

Ring: PIDIDDLE - Gawdy Ring - Citrine (Seasons Gatcha Winter)

Bag: Tee*fy Mini Crossbody Bag (Used Leather Red) (Seasons Gatcha Winter)

Pose: GLITERRATI

Location: Cassava Island

Listening: Hall and Oates "Maneater"

#8 ~ Isabella Maria Radcliff

The Fashion


For this little challenge: Coral.

Skin: -Glam Affair- Monica Tan TRD 28
Shape: My own
Make-Up: cheLLe (eyeliner) EyePop Lime
Make-Up: *BOOM* Hard Candy - Pink Sugar
Hair: Raspberry Aristocrat - Dulciana - Brown Bittersweet
Eyes: .ID. December Gift / BlueGreen
Eyelashes: Mynerva

Top: JANE - Femme.lace Cami - Pink Blush
Skirt: JANE - Maxi Skirt - Lillith - Blush (fair) *MESH*
Shoes: Maitreya Gold * YaXkin Cocoa Sandals
Earrings: [Aura] Down Pour - Melon *VIP Group Gift*
Necklace: MIEL - UVA - Coral *Group Gift*

Pose: GLITTERATI
Location: The Dreamer's Islands
Listening: Silence (It's Sunday Morning)

The Paradise

Maybe what should be noticed about Isabella Maria Radcliff is the intensity of her eyes. Her mother always said that her eyes could bring down the most worthiest of opponents if ever in a cat fight. Maybe it was true, but the woman that would step onto the island not even a few months after her thirty-second birthday hadn’t even thought of those words in years.

Isa was born to Paula Ora Carlona, a Cassava native and John Michael Radcliff, a British Navy Captain,  on June 7^th, 1979. Life on Cassava was a child’s playground – the beach, the sun and the wild. War, chaos and hunger lingered in the air but for a child, she would ignore as much as she could, or as much as her mother would hide it from her. Even when those in the cantina would shout and argue about the El Generale and his men, the dissatisfaction of the people. No money. No food. Where was her father?

At the age of ten, she was shipped off to London to live with her father and stepmother for each school year, as stated in the divorce papers signed by both parents during the joint custody hearings. Her summers would be spent upon the Cassava Island during the first couple years, but as she grew older, she came home less often, opting to spend her summers in the English countryside, or to travel off to France or to America. She had the advantages she knew others did not have, so she was bound to take them – why not. Who wanted to go back to a place that was so distraught and torn?

Upon graduating from high school, Isa decided to stay on, attending the London College of Fashion. Each and every semester, her excuses would get more elaborate on not wanting to return to the island, much to her mother’s dismay – and even to her own father’s. It was like she shunned the overall entity that was her culture. By the age of twenty-four, Isa finally returned to Cassava, only because her grandfather – her mother’s father – had passed away, and her mother had now been handed the reigns of the family business.

Many years would pass by that time. Isa’s life would be what she deemed she wanted, buying textiles and fabrics for the fashion houses in London. The world she knew in Cassava would only exist in letters she would receive from her mother, which she would now and then respond to around the holidays, sending money and gifts in exchange for her absences. It wasn’t until the day her father showed up at her flat that rainy Sunday afternoon to tell her…

…which landed her back at the door of the cantina, her mother – all but gone.