It’s the time of year when we start to re-evaluate our choices, maybe more so for me than others, because on top of it being the holidays and New Year’s, it’s also my birthday. And (for me, anyway) that re-evaluation includes my choices inworld. One thing is certain… I don’t like looking young in SL. I’m no longer young IRL, and it rubs me the wrong way to look too young here on the grid, it’s just not who I am. I had originally made a conscious decision that my fae didn’t need to look as mature as my human avatar, after all, she is fae and therefore blessed with longevity and not quite as subject to the aging process. And originally, she looked somewhat non-human, but a tweak here, a tweak there, and suddenly she’s very human looking, and very young at that. That look may work for certain styles, certain characters, certain concepts, but she’s just not who I want to be any more. And with the magic of SL (and the awesome new holiday head free from Lelutka), I have created a somewhat older, more hardened, wiser, experienced fae, who I have christened Xanthe. I may have already tweaked her too far into humanlike from where she started, but as we all know, that is a great deal of the fun behind character creation here in SL… one that I still fully enjoy when the rest of the magic is sadly fading (seems to be a cycle for me, one that comes at the end of the year like clockwork). Where do I go from here? We shall see, but I think Xanthe will find her way, while Thea will happily frolic in the glade… Happy Holidays!
- Outfit: Jangka Design – Holly. Another perfect example of why Jangka is IMHO a leading fantasy designer… the styling & detail are always just right, with those extra-special little touches (such as the decorative holly at the hips in honor of the season). Available in 5 individual colors, a limited edition, or as a fatpack; boots & kneepads are available in black or brown, Holly is 100% full body original mesh, sized for Legacy + LaraX. A slightly modified version (Holly II, which also includes a Reborn size) is EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE at the current round of Enchantment, open Dec 13th – Jan 4th. Demo available.
- Head & Ears: LeLUTKA – Camila Head (EvoX), new FREE head for 12 Days of Christmas
- Body: LEGACY – Mesh Body Special Edition, Feminine
- Skin: Petrichor – Vareni Blue, worn in Hadrieni
- Hair: KMH – CP007
- Horns: Static – Taffeta Horns
- Makeup: Loa – Nashwa Eyeshadows + Trance Face Paint
- Wings: Seven’s Selections (now Vaengi Wings) – Thread Leaf Wings
- Crown: Faunus – Xmas Crown (FREE Group Gift)
- Pose: elephante poses – Tink
- Dogs & Sled: Teegle – Arctic Dog Sled, currently available at Enchantment
- Location: Enchantment Presents Once Upon a Snowflake