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Purple in Paer Thura – Fantasy Faire

I am not a “pink” lady, anyone that knows me, or just a glance at my flickr or past posts will testify. However I’m not adverse to a bit of purple now and then.

This post was going to be called “Pretty in Purple” when I was putting the outfit together and I thought I’d find a suitable setting in the Faire. When I found myself in Paer Thura and felt this was the perfect place.

This ripped denim outfit from Dark Fairy Fashions seemed to hit the spot. Rough around the edges like me and in the right colours for when I’m not feeling so dark and inspired by the bizarrely beautiful location!

It leaves plenty of skin on show which just begged for the right tattoo. Fortunately Nefekalum has just the thing also at the Faire.

Credits:

  • Top: Dark Fairy Fashions – Heather Top (Bark)
  • Jeans:Dark Fairy Fashions – Liri Jeans (Garden)
  • Tattoo: Nefekalum Tattoos – Willow (Violet Edition)
  • Eye applier:[n.a.p] Hoard Eyes – Not a peep
  • Hair: Raven Bell – Luxe -Raven Bell
  • Body: Maitreya Lara
  • Head: Genus Project– Strong Face
  • Skin: -{The Attic}- Anjelica – Natural (Alabaster)
  • Lipstick: TREND – Maleficient Lips
  • Eyeshadow: TREND – Slayer Eyeliners
  • Shoes: Marli Risque Style – Brii Underground

Location : Paer Thura ~ Sponsored by Safe Waters Foundation

The Valkyrie Guardian

The Valkyrie stands guard at the portal to the Mortal Realm. Not the most exciting of jobs, since the chances of Mortals finding the path that their winged mounts take to bring the souls of dead warriors to Valhallah is pretty slim. But Mortals have now developed their airships, which at least making it a possibility to be guarded against.

Credits:

  • Building:Stone Gazebo – Atlantean Dreams – Mindgardens Creations
  • Background portal:[.fn] Astral Portal – A Fantastical Notion
  • Armour:*Lurve* Valkyrie Spirit Outift in Coal
  • Dagger: {SolEtLu} – Dismay Dagger
  • Face Tattoo:[n.a.p] Prophet’s Vision – Black – Not a peep
  • Eye applier:[n.a.p] Hoard Eyes – Not a peep
  • Hair: Raven Bell – Celeste Hair -Raven Bell
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  • Sheild: *LuLu* FreyaShield_05_UNCOMMON – Enchantment Event
  • Lip Gloss: TREND Makeup – Exotic Lip Gloss
  • Body: Maitreya
  • Head: Genus Project– Strong Face
  • Skin: -{The Attic}- Anjelica – Natural (Alabaster)

Fecked after the party

A night of revelry with a group of old friends and the return of DJ Anjoux Herbit to SL after two years away. We missed him!

I arrived early to find Anj warming up the stage:

Anj warming up the stage.

It wasn’t long before the music started and everyone started to arrive, in ones and twos the dancefloor began to fill up with familiar and new faces.

Ava finished the night at Durty Feckers and after some over consumption of Amber nectar she posed looking all flirty on the pool table with mischief (and Whisky) in her eyes. Alas she’s had too much and with all the dancing it was time to pass out. Her place felt far too far away though, so this conveniently located, felt-topped bed will do just fine!

Party location no longer there.

Pub photo Location:http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Wensley/79/175/27

(haven’t checked if still present)

Pub Blog Post: Durty Feckers

Outift:

ST. Patricks Day Style Outfits from Brii Underground:

Don’t Undervalue a Virtual Hug

I woke up the other morning and really wanted a hug, in these current times such things are no longer to be taken for granted.

So we do “virtual hugs”..in the Real world (*rolls eyes*). This is not what I’m referring to here though. Not the extending our arms and waving them about in an impersonation of a hug at someone stood 2 metres away. Some people may get some comfort from this gesture but for me, it just looks ridiculous and doesn’t really trigger the emotional response we need, so I don’t do it.

I’m also not talking about emoji and gifs (although the latter are usually more heartfelt) expressing the same sentiments.

What I’m referring to is something like this:

Pic by Strawberry Linden.

This photo was taken in Secondlife because that’s my playground. You could achieve the same thing in other virtual environments. (But SL’s the best!)

The key though is emotional attachment, if you form an emotional attachment to your avatar, what happens to your avatar triggers an emotional response for you. In this case the sensation of closeness to another human being, even if what your eyes are seeing is pixel people. In your head it’s a virtual “you”, the other person wants to share this moment with you and that is the point. This doesn’t work for some people I know that, they just see pixels on a screen and it triggers nothing, to me they’re missing out.

So come Valentines Day, (or any day you feel you need one) if you can’t be near someone for a Physical hug, come into SL and get a proper Virtual Hug.

I didn’t capture the hug I got that day, but it inspired me to write this, the picture above was taken at Second Life Book Club.

Outfit Credit

This post was featured on the SecondLife Community Blog on Tuesday 16th February 2021.