Ephemeral………

Ephemera by William Butler Yeats

'Your eyes that once were never weary of mine
Are bowed in sorrow under pendulous lids,
Because our love is waning.

And then She:
'Although our love is waning, let us stand
By the lone border of the lake once more,
Together in that hour of gentleness
When the poor tired child, passion, falls asleep.
How far away the stars seem, and how far
Is our first kiss, and ah, how old my heart!'

Pensive they paced along the faded leaves,
While slowly he whose hand held hers replied:
'Passion has often worn our wandering hearts.'
The woods were round them, and the yellow leaves
Fell like faint meteors in the gloom, and once
A rabbit old and lame limped down the path;
Autumn was over him: and now they stood
On the lone border of the lake once more:
Turning, he saw that she had thrust dead leaves
Gathered in silence, dewy as her eyes,
In bosom and hair.

'Ah, do not mourn,' he said,
'That we are tired, for other loves await us;
Hate on and love through unrepining hours.
Before us lies eternity; our souls
Are love, and a continual farewell.'

Credits: Skin Fleur China Allure Mystique, Eyes Exodi Vetro Blue, Hair BP Autumn Loose braid silver, Outfit The Black Canary Ephemeral, Shoes ::U,J,B:: (from Victorianna’s Boutique Great store for Lolita Fashions) Flower Mary Janes white. Outfit from Black Swan, Skin no longer available. Pics taken at Scarlet Creative and Hotel Dare. Prop in pic2 Burned Rice (wth poses)Feelcube Jojorunoo Runo 135L (available at Hotel Dare).

Pink Fuel Raine…Review

A weeks holiday at a cottage is a wonderful thing….Peace and quiet, sitting on the dock in the morning with a cuppa tea, campfires, no phone (don’t laugh I do not own a cellphone) no ‘puter, utter silence at night (Ok so, images of horror movies running through my head for the first night..). MMmmmmm, ok so now back to reality… I first took notice of Pink Fuel Skins at the HarajukuBox Skin fair a while ago, intending to take a shot over there to demo the new line called Raine. When I did, I was impressed, especially with the makeups. After buying a skin and wearing it around, Mochi Milena was kind enough to send me her skins to review.

I am wearing clothes and shoes from a lovely store called Little Girl. A store that I have been trying to track down for a while, as it doesn’t show up in search. It sells clothes, pets, shoes, skins and other sundries with a modern and traditional oriental flavour.

Raine comes in 5 tones; Cream, Almond, Honey, Chai and Toffee. The skins are quite fair and I am wearing Starlett makeup. A note about the hairs. When deciding which hair to buy for this shoot I wanted hair that comes in a mixed colour pack. So many hairs come packed in Blondes or other colours, and I didn’t want to buy a fatpack. Tiny Bird and Raspberry Aristocrat are wonderful in that the hair is great and comes in mixed packs.

There is such a range of Make-ups, I included only 10 of the 21, but they’re all lovely. The skin fit me right from the box, no tweaking, all the features suited right away. This skin can go with a variety of looks like Neko, Grunge, Retro, Fashinista, Emo, Lolita, Kawaii and cute. Clockwise from figure; Untamed, Starlett, Vivi, Afterparty, Astronaut, Classic, Dolly Tears Pink, Scene, Liquid Sugar and Pinksie.

I was so taken with the make-ups that I almost forgot to look at the skin, which would be a mistake because I like the overall quality and understated shading, I could see areas that seem photosourced as well as hand drawn, but all the parts fit together nicely. Every skin comes with light or dark eyebrows and freckles. A single skin is 750L, a set is 2800L (5 or 6 Make-ups) and a full fatpack is 8000L (21 Make-ups). There are also several shapes for sale, Mochi also sells some interesting toys, avatars (and tinies) “Yeti”, Bears, toys, Shoulder pets, Poses, mouth candy and backpacks. The store also has a Lucky Chair, while I was writing this I won Angel and Devil Panda’s!

Credits: All skin Pink Fuel Raine, Eyes Exodi Vetro Hazel, Hairs Tiny Bird Lola Dakota Pack and Raspberry Aristocrat Adora Faves pack, Outfit from LittleGirl cute Doll Shoes wood, Modern Design Dress Police & Black Hat, and Maitreya Slouch socks. Poses used were Persona Nude, ++Desire++, YuiYui and Lap.

LeLutka…review

When Valena Glushenko of LeLutka sent me along a folder of some her new items, I was intrigued and a little intimidated. LeLutka is a brand which I would associate with high fashion, a little like one of these RL stores which in RL, if you have to ask how much it costs you cannot afford it. LeLutka has a number of designers under their brand name and Valena is the designer of some really lovely gowns, forget the tea cosy ballroom look, I could imagine these frocks being worn to an opening or high end fundraiser. That said, everything is beautifully designed with classic lines, and a trip to the store convinced me to buy a few more pieces to compliment the look.

This outfit reminded me really strongly of a piece I owned back in the 80’s. It was so comfortable I wore it till it was really ratty. The shoulders are sculpty prims and I had a difficult time fitting it to my body until I had the brilliant idea of playing with my cleavage. So now the prims fit and I have an augmented alt shape! The necklace is texture change which makes it extremely versatile.

This top I picked up by Thora Charron of LeLutka is a perfect compliment to Valena’s shorts. All of these pictures are untouched as I have found that shoppers want to know pretty closely how an item will look while worn.

I loved shooting in all these locations, although I was keeping my eye open for anyone roleplaying the Edo period!

This gown has one or two shoulder options with a lovely transparency in the sleeves.

Pics Shot at Mao Great Wall of China, Hosoi Mura – Edo period Japanese village RPG, Hosoi Ichiba (Japanese Furniture and Buildings).

Credits: Skin Curio :GP: Sundust [Dark] Beach Osprey, Exodi Vetro Eyes. Pic1-LeLutka Gabriella Jumpsuit Blk, Maitreya Slinky Stilettos Blk, LeLutka Julia necklace long (texture Change), Sn@Tch crazy Little Belt, Boon Round2 Bangle Woody, *[Hair Oh]* Oh my Friend brown. Pic2-Lelutka Mia Shorts Navy, Mo Top Set7A Shirt, *[Hair Oh]* Oh My Happiness Blond, Tattoo [Huz] Rosary neck, Bracelets and Anklet Nomine Gypsy Group Gift, Maitreya Group Gift pumps Pearl. Pic3-LeLutka Hope Mini White, SLink Buckled Wedge Heels Onyx, ::Psyche:: Glow Bracelet group Gift, Hair SLink Frederique Beige Platinum, *Dreams* Cloud Buckle collar DSN, Tatoo *Tuli* Stars Colourable. Pic4-LeLutka Athena Dark Red (one shoulder version), Jewellery {Violet Voltaire} Sweethearts Purity, Hair Sirena Drucilla Blond (with hairsticks and animation).