Amicable Ascendance

With Azul's Mainstore Renewal, the amazing Mami Jewell has released 62 (yes, 62!) limited edition recolors of her designs and they are GORGEOUS. While they do not have appliers for the legacy clothing layers, they're still incredibly beautiful and high quality designs. The texture work at AZUL is hand painted artistry! I chose to play with the limited edition recolor of their Alicia dress in pearl. It's a gorgeous white dress with accents of pink and violet in the flexi-skirt. I decided to keep my styling simple, as not to detract from the beauty of the gown. I went with a blindfold (and doves) from Zibska for the symbolism of peace, a lovely ribbon necklace from Junbug, and a drop pendant from Maxi Gossamer that had the perfect shade of pink to pull the color upwards from the skirt. For makeup, I kept it simple since part of my face was covered. I used my favorite lipgloss from Zibska and some subtle tears from Soedara to add a sense of delicate emotion. As for posing, once again I created my own pose to compliment the look and allow me to float among the clouds.

Hair: Fiore - Simona Hair - Blondes
Skin: JOLI - Lucie Skin - Bare - Cream
Lipgloss: Zibska - Delice - 11
Tears: Soedara - Real Tears
Blindfold: Zibska - Xiang
Necklace 1: Junbug - Highland Ribbon Necklace - White
Nacklace 2: Maxi Gossamer - Necklace - Esra's Giant Teardrop
Dress: -AZUL- - Alicia - Pearl (LIMITED Reopen)
Hands: Slink - AvEnhance Hands Female - Relaxed
Feet: Slink - AvEnhance Feet Female - High
Pose: Custom.

The Shield Maiden

"You couldn't kill me if you tried for a hundred years."

I have quite possibly been watching a bit too much of the show Vikings in what free time I have these days. It worked out well because Aii had released this hair that reminded me of Lagertha, in which I took the idea and ran with it. Piecing the outfit together was definitely easy, since I already had most of the components. Thresh was released for the men's even, The Arena. It is a modifiable, rigged mesh hair that comes with both a male and a female version, as well as a version with silver or gold hooks. I thought finding an outfit would be harder than it was, but it turns out Meli Imako had one that was pretty spot on-- and it's full permissions. Personally I don't plan on using it for creations, but if you want an accurately shaped shield maiden set for your creations, definitely consider this one. SciLab happened to have this lovely high quality mesh broadsword, which was pretty close to what I was looking for. It includes two versions, one for their combat system and one unscripted, modifiable version for photographers. The shield however was non-existent from what I could find, so I made it for myself out of prims. It's not the fanciest, but it got the job done; if you want a copy, just poke me in world and I'll give it to you for free. So after donning my war paint and my favorite Mjolnir, I set out for a photoshoot of my take on Lagertha.

Now for the credits.
Hair: Aii - Thresh Hair - Silver Hooks/Female - HUD 1 (Avilable @ The Arena)
Skin: ::JOLI:: - Lucie Skin - Bare - Cream
Eyes: Ikon - Sovereign Eyes - Green
Lashes: Mon Cheri - Falsies
Liner: cStar Limited - Cat Liner - 003 - Real Cat Liner
Warpaint 1: Nuuna - Makeups v11 - 3
Warpaint 2: Dead Apples - Leopard Warpaint
Lip: Soedara - Cut Lip
Necklace: JadeDragon Designs - Thor Hammer Necklace
Vest: Peqe - Ellaria Vest - Grey
Outfit: Meli Imako - Lagherta Shield Maiden Full Outfit
Sword: SciLab - Cornerstone Broadsword
Shield: Custom.
Hands: Slink - AvEnhance Hands Female - Fist
Pose: Custom.

Sacred Words & Sacrifice

The binding words of magick.

Mother's Day was an incredibly rough day for me since I lost my mother back in late 2013, so I was feeling uninspired the day of and days prior because my heart was hurting. However, the artist that is the owner and creator of Keystone handed me a blogger's box. I felt really honored when I opened the box to find this gorgeous jewelry set, then especially so when I saw that it's limited edition and only 200 sets are available for the duration of The Fantasy Gacha, then it's gone forever. The attention to detail on this jewelry set is jaw dropping in my opinion, because not only is it stunningly beautiful, it's also completely efficient and modifiable mesh. The set includes a pair of earrings, a pair of armlets, a bellychain, and an elegant headpiece. The set includes two metals (Gold, Dark Silver), and two gems (Onyx, Purple), with all options included (Gold/Purple, Gold/Onyx, Dark Silver Purple, Dark Silver Onyx). So if you love roleplay, fantasy, or just want to rock a unique jewelry set, I'd recommend grabbing your copy before it's gone forever! When I was styling up I initially started with a very gothic gown, but I realized it was distracting from the jewelry and I wanted the jewelry to be the main focus of this shoot. So I did a little shopping and went with a more simple camisk from Soedara that still paid homage to my dark tastes, yet let the jewelry take main focus. It included Slink Physique appliers, so I just HAD to have it. Finding a pose was pretty impossible for the look I wanted to achieve, so I ended up making one just for this shoot.

Now for the credits.
Hair: Little Bones. - Meander - Blondes
Skin: ::JOLI:: - Satine Skin - Bare - Cream
Eyes: . {D.D } . - i03 Eye Set - Violet
Lashes: -Glam Affair- - REGINA - Eyelashes 04
Liner: cStar Limited - Cat Liner - 001 - Serious
Jewelry: .Keystone. - Spellbound (Available @ Fantasy Gacha Carnival May 12th-June 5th)
Outfit: ~Soedara~  - Just A Slut Camisk - Black
Body: Slink - Physique Mesh Body
Hands: Slink - AvEnhance Hands Female - Casual & Gesture
Pose: Custom (Not for Sale)