Month: May 2021

Music to Soothe the Savage Beast

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http://Music Soothes the Magic Beast

I have such mixed feelings this week… It’s the last week for my favorite event of the year, Fantasy Faire.  I’m starting to feel the pressure that no matter how many times I’ve gone and rambled just to see what I see, and how many totally directed shopping trips I’ve done, and fitting in a few marvelous events here and there, there just seems to be so much I’ve missed!  So on the one hand I’m thrilled to be flying around the Fantasy Faire almost every spare moment that I’m inworld, and I’m listening to Fantasy Faire radio as much as I can, but on the other I’m sad that it will be a whole year before it happens again.  Sighs, my wings drooping… Of course, that is part of what makes the Fantasy Faire so very VERY special.  It IS only once a year… this kind of magic and creativity just couldn’t be recreated month after month, and the Faire is so much more than just a shopping event.  It’s a true celebration of everything fantasy in Second Life, and that takes an awful lot of planning and dedication and creativity.  And there are still 5 days left!!!!  Fantasy Faire closes on May 9th… all I can say is DON’T MISS IT, even if you’re not into fantasy itself, it will amaze you and there’s plenty that humans can appreciate (and buy for the cause too!).  Just look at some of these!

  • Outfit:  Viki – Zelina.  Sized for Slink HG/P, Belleza F/V, & Maitreya, Zelina is available in 7 single colors or as a fatpack with a mix ‘n’ match HUD.  All profits from the fatpack will be donated to the Relay for Life cause.  At the Faire store in Scrimshaw Warrens, located HERE. Demo available.
  • Hair:  KMH – Hair F163.  Long flowy loosely gathered hair, available both as an RFL donation item (purple only), as two color palettes, & as a full color fatpack, with optional bangs included.  Available only at the Faire store in J’adoube, located HERE.
  • Horns:  Acios – Gaia Antlers.  NEW RELEASE, 25% OFF for Fantasy Faire.  With resize on touch, these awesome horns include a HUD to change the metal going across the forehead, the antlers themselves, the “wings”, & the blossoms.  What an awesome look for a fae or other forest creature! Available only at the Faire store in Peaville Goes Nuts, located HERE.
  • Flute:  Harshlands – Elven Flutes Gacha.  A partnership project with Belle Epoque, this gacha includes 12 different flutes that actually play music.  Original mesh, each flute has one different original song plus a bento animation for male & one for female.  As you can see in the Gacha key below, this Gacha includes two rare flutes (one of which I’m playing in the pic) plus one ultra-rare (the ultra rare includes ALL the songs plus one extra).  An additional flute is an exclusive Relay for Life 100% donation item.  Available only at the Faire store in Isles of Tarrin, located HERE.
  • Tiger:  Jinx – Tiger Gacha.  Totally amazing animesh tigers, in both natural & fantasy colors!  The gacha includes 25 commons as animated props in 5 different poses, plus 2 rares as animated companions (shown in the pic), & the ultra rare is a rideable animesh tiger!!!  The rares & the ultra-rare all include texture HUDs so you can personalize your tiger.  Only at the Faire store in The Amethyst Rift, located HERE.
  • Wings:  –FAS– – Bento Faery Wings.  I already featured these wings twice, & just can’t seem to take them off.  They include a texture HUD with 23 fabulous variations that have been making them the perfect choice for every outfit.  AND they include an AO that makes the wings move in just glorious ways.  At the Faire store in The Wandering Woods, located HERE.
  • Head & Ears:  LOGO – Bella bento head. Also worn: Ilvanya Elf Ears, which fit seamlessly to my Bella head, & come with both their own AO & also their own customization HUD so you can change the skin color, tattoo & metals to match every outfit (full tinting ability included!)… love love love my ears!  Demos available.
  • Body:  Slink – Hourglass Mesh Body
  • Skin:  Petrichor – Styliste
  • Makeup:  Zibska – Saro DK eye makeup (Group Gift); Shigako Lips
  • Beauty Mark:  Izzie’s – Beauty Mole dark
  • Location:  The Fantasy Faire realm of The Seventh Valley

 

 

Don’t Leave Me

Posted on by cejalaval

http://Don't Leave Me

I’m a fae.  I’m a fantasy character living in a fantasy world filled with magical creations.  But even I have been touched by cancer.  And I don’t just mean my real-world counterpart, who has been impacted by the death of loved ones, who has been watching a brother-in-law fade away due to a 911 cancer.  Here on the grid, I lost my bff years ago to an extremely rare cancer.  And that is the awful thing about cancer… it touches everyone in some way.  Some suffer through it themselves and survive; others watch their loved ones suffer, and all too often have to endure the loss that follows.  And yes, death is a part of life. that never-ending circle.  But that doesn’t make the pain and loss any easier to bear, even when it is a grief shared by many.  That is why Relay for Life is so important… it’s an easy way for all of us to do something to help fight against this disease, to help fund those who are looking to find a cure so that in some happier future, there will be less loss, suffering and pain due to cancer.

In traversing the 21 wondrously creative Fairelands of Fantasy Faire 2021, a Relay for Life event that has raised almost $44,000USD by the end of the 9th Faire Day (that’s halfway through the event), the realm of Ling Xiao Long struck a particularly resonant chord.  To quote the FF website, “Hua Long Dian Jing, is a Chinese proverb meaning “painting a dragon, dotting its eyes.” The proverb comes from a story about an artist who painted a dragon who came to life as soon as the eyes have been dotted. The design of this region brings this proverb to reality, manifesting strokes of ink brush into a 3D world.”   I found the stark juxtaposition of bright red against the black and white brush strokes to be highly impactful, evoking a sense of loss and living in a colorless world after having suffered and lived through a loss.  I highly recommend taking a break from shopping and going for a stroll through this realm (which is an event region and therefore without any stores)… but then go back and do more shopping with a purpose!  Let’s raise that donation amount to the cause!!!!

  • Outfit:  Poet’s Heart – Hanne.   A simple lusciously textured sleeveless gown with a sash that you color separately, perfect for fae or human.  Comes in four color packs plus a fatpack; each color pack has 6 gown colors plus black or white; the Warm Pack is a 100% donation to RFL’s fight against cancer.  Sized for Hourglass & Maitreya, Hanne is NEW & EXCLUSIVELY available at the Faire store in Yin Yang, located HERE. 
  • Wings:  –FAS– – Bento Faery Wings.  I already featured these wings once (shown HERE), & as I said, they are my new favorite!  They include a texture HUD with 23 fabulous variations plus an AO that makes the wings move in just glorious ways.  At the Faire store in The Wandering Woods, located HERE.
  • Pose:  Stardust – Rosie

The rest of my look — head, ears, skin, hair, eyes, makeup, jewelry (almost all of which are Fantasy Faire items!) — was featured in my last post.  The details can be seen HERE.