Does this seat make my butt look big?

https://Does this seat make my butt look big?

My partner suggested this title for my pic based on my facial expression, and since I was struggling, and it made me laugh, I decided to go ahead and use it.  As all men know (and as all women SHOULD know), there is absolutely no right answer to this question lol… especially if they like their ladies on the bigger side lol!

  • Dress:  I.M. Collection –Cimorene.  Stylish v-strapped cropped corset top paired with a short little skirt.  I do love spring/summer clothes!  Sized for Reborn, Legacy+Perky, LaraX+XPetite, & GenX Classic, Cimorene includes a HUD of 20 solids for the top + 20 solids & 10 prints for the skirt (see the ad below). She is EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE at the current round of Designer Showcase, open April 5th – 20th.  Demo available (just click on the pic, menu, get demo).
  • Head:  LeLUTKA – Nova Head (EvoX)
  • Body:  eBody – Reborn
  • Skin:  Amara Beauty – Monia, in Rose Kiss (body skin by Velour)
  • Hair:  NOVA Hair Studio – Nectar
  • Eyes:  EUPHORIC – Freya
  • Moles:  Moccino – GIFT (Face); Ambar Beauty – Natural Moles (Body)
  • Makeup:  HYPE – Something ES
  • Tattoo:  VENGE – Boheme
  • Nails:  Eventyra – Blue Pine Winter
  • Jewelry:  L&B Jewelry – Radiance Ring
  • Location:  TheNest – Sunbird Featherwish

Thinking ’bout…

https://Thinking 'bout...

Downtime is so important.  Time for all those whirling thoughts to settle down.  Time to just unwind and relax… to listen to the wind and the waves, the birds in the trees, the music of the day as it starts its daily transition to night… to remind yourself that sometimes it’s ok to just do nothing…  After all, tomorrow is another day (thank you Scarlett O’Hara for that piece of wisdom lol)…

  • Outfit:  AnaSTyle – Ele Pink&Dirty.  Relaxed, comfy, perfect for lounging & oh so sexy (just in case you won’t be lounging alone).  Sized for Reborn+Waifu, Legacy+Perky+Bombshell, Maitreya+Petite+MaitreyaX+XPetite, Kupra Natural+JellyBelly, & GenX Classic+Curvy, Ele is EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE at the current round of Designer Showcase, open April 5th – 20th.  Demo available. (See the ad below)
  • Head:  LeLUTKA – Nova Head (EvoX)
  • Body:  eBody – Reborn
  • Skin:  Amara Beauty – Monia, in Rose Kiss (body skin by Velour)
  • Hair:  S-Club – Lisa
  • Eyes:  EUPHORIC – Freya
  • Makeup:  HYPE – Something ES
  • Moles:  Moccino – GIFT (Face); Ambar Beauty – Natural Moles (Body)
  • Tattoo:  VENGE – Boheme
  • Nails:  Dalila – Red Kit
  • Jewelry:  Pink Cream Pie – Beth Heart Earrings; L&B Jewelry – Radiance Ring
  • Chair (incl pose):  KAZZA – Mediterranean Armchair
  • Location:  my home in Second Norway

You Make Me Feel Like Dancing!

https://You make me feel like dancing

I struggled here a bit whether to title this along the lines of the action in the pic or what I immediately thought of the moment I saw this dress… TEMPTATION.  But I fell in love with this capture, so it won out pretty quickly.  And it WAS a capture, rather than a static pose, which is something I try not to do TOO often because it just gets so frustrating waiting for that perfect second and actually hitting it lol, but we were off in a corner so I felt ok to put on my lights, and shoot!  It also feels really good to have a blogging pic with my partner again… one Flickr friend will often fave  some of my very old pix (2017!) and back then, he was inworld more often and therefore made it into a lot more Flickr shots (my inworld photo album shots just don’t have the same quality for obvious reasons).   Those pix in particular are like a stroll down memory lane… it’s nice to be adding another pic for future “thumbing”, especially one that radiates so much fun and energy, dancing the night away before yielding to the dress’s message about other nighttime activities!!! (wink)

  • Dress:   KiraStyle – Style 85.  The minute I saw this dress I knew it was perfect for celebrating a night on the town for my partner’s birthday!  Skin-tight, high-necked with an oversized full-length zipper that is just bursting open at the seams over the chest & partially unzipped both top (just a little) & bottom (about waist-high!)…   It just holds so much promise!  Talk about TEMPTATION!!! Sized for Reborn+Waifu, Legacy+Perky, Maitreya, Kupra & Erika, Style 85 includes a 20-texture HUD, & is EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE at the current round of Designer Showcase, open April 5th – 20th.  Demo available. (See the ad below)
  • Makeup:  CAZIMI – Lizhi Lips. 12 incredibly lush reds in 2K EVOX BOM.  Each shade of red is included in 3 opacities (60%, 80%, 100%) to achieve just the look you want. (See ad below.)  EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE at the current round of Designer Showcase, open April 5th – 20th.  Demo available.  Other makeup worn: Sequoia – Selena ES & liner
  • Head:  LeLUTKA – Nova Head (EvoX)
  • Body:  eBody – Reborn+Waifu
  • Skin:  Amara Beauty – Monia, in Rose Kiss (body skin by Velour)
  • Hair:  TRUTH – Dusk
  • Eyes:  EUPHORIC – Freya
  • Moles:  Moccino – GIFT (Face); Ambar Beauty – Natural Moles (Body)
  • Nails:  Dalila – Red Kit
  • Jewelry:  Orsini Jewelry – BAIA Earrings; L&B Jewelry – Radiance Ring
  • Location:  Muddy’s Music Cafe

A wine cellar is definitely a necessity during tax-time

https://A wine cellar is definitely a necessity during tax-time

Well, Fridays are notoriously (at least in my head) bad for making a post, but (A) I’m finding that traffic on Flickr is way down, so timing of posts doesn’t seem to make much of a difference anyway, (B) I can leave much of the “marketing” of my post for tonight/tomorrow, when more people will hopefully see it, and (C) doing my taxes has taken over all my “spare” time and everything else has just been being pushed.  This post got caught in the time squeeze, and April is going to be a tough month for me — on top of my normal requirements, it’s Fantasy Faire time, which is my favorite blog event of the year but it eats EVERYTHING… and on top of that, I’m going away for a few days.  Bottom line, wine is definitely called for!!!

  • Outfit:  Allure Couture – Megan Dress Outfit.   Oooh, sexy lady in this short long-sleeve wrap dress, open at the top to expose a coordinated bra top with gorgeous lace edging, & then open just enough all the way down the side with a string tie & grommets. Available in 8 single 100% Original Textures or in a HUD-driven Fatpack with 13 textures for the dress, bra top, thigh-high boots, & C-string, plus 2 for the grommets. Megan is sized for Reborn+Waifus, Legacy+Bombshell, & LaraX, & is a BRAND-NEW EXCLUSIVE only at Blue Event, open March 16th – April 8th.  Demo available.  
  • Head:  LeLUTKA – Nova Head (EvoX)
  • Body:  eBody – Reborn
  • Skin:  Amara Beauty – Monia, in Rose Kiss (body skin by Velour)
  • Hair:  WINGSDG – TF0310
  • Eyes:  EUPHORIC – Freya
  • Makeup:  Sequoia – Anabella ES + HYPE – Something ES; Heron – Jade Lipstick
  • Moles:  Moccino – GIFT (Face); Ambar Beauty – Natural Moles (Body)
  • Tattoo:  VENGE – Boheme
  • Nails:  CAZIMI – Noods Gloss Nails
  • Pose:  BREAK – 127 Wine Set
  • Backdrop:  SATO – Dimly Wine Cellar

The flowers that bloom in the spring, tra la

https://The flowers that bloom in the spring, tra la

[NANKI-POO]
The flowers that bloom in the spring
Tra la
Breathe promise of merry sunshine —
As we merrily dance and we sing
Tra la
We welcome the hope that they bring
Tra la
Of a summer of roses and wine
Of a summer of roses and wine
And that’s what we mean when we say that a thing
Is welcome as flowers that bloom in the spring
Tra la la la la
Tra la la la la
The flowers that bloom in the spring

[YUM-YUM, PITTI-SING, NANKI-POO & POOH-BAH]
Tra la la la la
Tra la la la la
Tra la la la la la!

[KO-KO]
The flowers that bloom in the spring
Tra la
Have nothing to do with the case
I’ve got to take under my wing
Tra la
A most unattractive old thing
Tra la
With a caricature of a face
With a caricature of a face
And that’s what I mean when I say, or I sing
“Oh, bother the flowers that bloom in the spring.”
Tra la la la la
Tra la la la la
“Oh, bother the flowers of spring.”

[YUM-YUM, PITTI-SING, NANKI-POO & POOH-BAH]
Tra la la la la
Tra la la la la
Tra la la la la la!

For some reason, editing this pic just made these lyrics start running through my head.  From Gilbert & Sullivans The Mikado, I probably haven’t thought about or heard this music in decades… but there it was, stuck on repeat in my brain.  It IS fitting… spring is burgeoning all around is, as my sneezing and watery eyes can definitely attest to!  This is when there a Kleenex in the pocket of everything I wear… ahhh spring lol!  But on SL, I can sniff flowers and frolic among flowering trees without issue… I love it!

  • Outfit:  Carol’s Store – Alba Blouse & Jeans.  Once again, I just love the little details, like the puckering at the bottom of the deep V & those 3 little buttons!  Choose from 10 single colors or a fatpack for the top, 10 single colors or a fatpack for the jeans,  or a megapack with all the options… keep in mind that the fatpack HUDs include a color-picker so you can customize colors to create something totally unique (which I did to darken the top to show a bit better in the pic)!  ORIGINAL MESH with materials enabled, Alba is sized for Reborn+Waifu, Legacy+Perky+Bombshell, GenX (Classic & Curvy), Lara+LaraX+PetiteX, Kupra, Erika, & Momma.  At the main store.  Demo available.
  • Head:  LeLUTKA – Nova Head (EvoX)
  • Body:  eBody – Reborn
  • Skin:  Amara Beauty – Monia, in Rose Kiss (body skin by Velour)
  • Hair:  DOUX – Kikichun
  • Eyes:  EUPHORIC – Freya
  • Makeup:  Sequoia – Anabella ES + HYPE – Something ES; The Mars – Organic Lip
  • Moles:  Moccino – GIFT (Face); Ambar Beauty – Natural Moles (Body)
  • Tattoo:  VENGE – Boheme
  • Jewelry:  Kunglers – Milena Earrings; L&B Jewelry – Radiance Ring
  • Nails:  CAZIMI – Just Peachy Nails
  • Shoes:  KC Couture – Magda Sandals
  • Pose:  B(u)Y ME – Spring Breeze (modified)
  • Location:  Borkum

Standing Out from the Crowd

https://Standing Out from the Crowd

If you’re going to go out, then you might as well stand out while you do it! What else is there to say lol?

  • Outfit:  Ahlure –Sarah.  I do love a sexy little outfit that still maintains some of the mystery (for those who like to be more revealing than I do, the same outfit is also available in a lace version). Sized for Reborn+Waifu, Legacy, & LaraX, Sarah  includes panties & matching thigh-high boots, with a 12-color HUD with lots of options to customize various parts (see the ad below).  She is EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE at the current round of Designer Showcase, open March 5th – 20th.  Demo of both versions is available. 
  • Head:  LeLUTKA – Nova Head (EvoX)
  • Body:  eBody – Reborn + Waifu
  • Skin:  Amara Beauty – Monia, in Rose Kiss (body skin by Velour)
  • Hair:  Doux – Pixie
  • Eyes:  EUPHORIC – Freya
  • Moles:  Moccino – GIFT (Face); Ambar Beauty – Natural Moles (Body)
  • Makeup:  GOREGLAM – Heated Eyeshadow + Dernier – Eyeliner; Le Mew Beauty – Louise Collection Lipstick
  • Tattoo:  VENGE – Boheme
  • Nails:  Veechi – Magnetic Gels
  • Jewelry:  Maxi Gossamer – Roho Drop Earrings; L&B Jewelry – Radiance Ring
  • Pose:  STUN – Valeria
  • Backdrop: LORI NOVO – Club, The Night Life

Impatience

https://Impatience

I’ve never been great at waiting. And yet it feels like more and more of my life is just that… waiting.  You’d think that I’d be better with age (ahem!), but I’ve actually become more impatient.  Shrugs… not much I can do about it, but look good while I wait…

  • Outfit:   {Le’La} – Wulan.  Stunning blouse & skirt featuring a waist-deep neck plunge with almost a hip-high slit on the skirt in a glorious array of colors.  Perfect for a night out where you want to hit that middle ground for a night out… dressed-up elegance without going all the way to formal.  Includes a 30 color HUD for the blouse, skirt plus belt, panties, & heels, plus 5 metal textures (there are 5 metal buttons at the cuffs)… you can also turn materials on/off which changes the whole look of the fabric. Sized for Reborn, Legacy+Perky+Bombshell, Maitreya+Petite+LaraX+XPetite, Kupra, & Erika, she isEXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE at the current round of Designer Showcase, open Feb 5th – 20th.  Demo available. 
  • Head:  LeLUTKA – Nova Head (EvoX)
  • Body:  eBody – Reborn
  • Skin:  Amara Beauty – Monia, in Rose Kiss (body skin by Velour)
  • Hair:  S-Club – Chun, currently available at the Access Event
  • Eyes:  EUPHORIC – Freya
  • Moles:  Moccino – GIFT (Face); Ambar Beauty – Natural Moles (Body)
  • Makeup:  Sequoia – Selena Eyeliner + Velour – Stargaze Eyeshadow; Le Mew Beauty – Louise Collection Lipstick
  • Jewelry:  Beloved Jewelry – Lyssa Set; L&B Jewelry – Radiance Ring
  • Bag:  TuTy’s – Heart Clutch
  • Tattoo:  VENGE – Boheme
  • Pose:  La Plume – Alice
  • Backdrop: LORI NOVO – Bar Solo Cheer

Out of gas…

https://Out of gas

Sometimes, life gets so exhausting, when all the issues and illness and just plain crazies get you to the point where you feel like you’re just out of gas and can’t go another step.  Trying to figure out what will “fill my tank”… a few days on a beach somewhere maybe? Now there’s a thought… and I’m not sure an SL beach will do, but I will certainly be checking that out!

  • Outfit:  KiB Designs – Messody.  Chic, stylish, versatile, without uncovering all your body parts, not to mention optional stripes ( I DO love stripes!!!).  I wish I had this outfit IRL, though living in FL I wouldn’t get to wear it nearly enough!  Sized for Reborn, Legacy+Perky, GenX Classic, & Maitreya+LaraX, Messody includes a texture HUD with 20 colors for the sweater (10 solid + 10 striped) plus 10 for the leather skirt (see the ad below).   EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE at the current round of Designer Showcase, open Feb 5th – 20th.  Demo available. 
  • Head:  LeLUTKA – Nova Head (EvoX)
  • Body:  eBody – Reborn
  • Skin:  Amara Beauty – Monia, in Rose Kiss (body skin by Velour)
  • Hair:  WINGSDG – EF0403
  • Eyes:  EUPHORIC – Freya
  • Makeup: HYPE – Something Eyeshadow + BNNB – Fabb Eyeshadow (pack 3); Heron – Jade Lipstick
  • Nails:  Avanti – Evony
  • Moles:  Moccino – GIFT (Face); Ambar Beauty – Natural Moles (Body)
  • Jewelry:  RealEvil Industries – Nia Set; Chop Zuey – Bel Aire Gold Women’s Wedding Band
  • Pose:  STUN – Dezz (modified)
  • Dog:  JIAN – Great Dane Puppies
  • Location:  Soul2Soul River

Clearing my head…

https://Clearing my head...

Nothing like a solitary walk in the woods to clear your head from all of the stress surrounding us (and in some cases, crushing us)… There’s something to be said for gathering your thoughts, but sometimes you just need to silence them for a bit and just be…  looking great while you do it, of course!

  • Outfit:  Carol’s Store – Ivanna Dress.   Perfect knit sweater dress for that end of season wear!  Choose from 10 single colors or a fatpack with all 10 textures for both the dress & separately for the belt, plus 3 different textures for the metal buckle… plus the fatpack HUD includes a color-picker so you can customize colors to create something totally unique!  ORIGINAL MESH with materials enabled, Ivanna is sized for Reborn+Waifu, Legacy+Perky+Bombshell, GenX (Classic & Curvy), Lara+LaraX+PetiteX, Kupra, Erika, & Momma.  EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE at the Cosmopolitan Event, open through Feb 1st.  Demo available.
  • Head:  LeLUTKA – Nova Head (EvoX)
  • Body:  eBody – Reborn+Waifu
  • Skin:  Amara Beauty – Monia, in Rose Kiss (body skin by Velour)
  • Hair:  WINGSDG – ES0615
  • Eyes:  EUPHORIC – Freya
  • Makeup:  Sequoia – Anabella ES
  • Moles:  Moccino – GIFT (Face); Ambar Beauty – Natural Moles (Body)
  • Bag:  Salvadori – Leather ‘Rita’ Clutch
  • Jewelry:  Heartsdale Jewelry – Pakeezah Collection Earrings; Chop Zuey – Bel Aire Gold Women’s Wedding Band
  • Nails:  Veechi – Winter Snow
  • Pose:  loel – Silhouette
  • Location:  Frogmore

This weather is driving me to drink!

https://This weather is driving me to drink!

Frost on the ground… snow… and this is in Florida! Not exactly why I moved down south, away from the bitter chill in the northeast.  At least I kept enough of my old winter clothing to not only survive the cold, but to look stylish doing it!  But enough is enough… shouldn’t spring be right behind the corner?  Shivers… guess I need to warm up with some shopping therapy!!!

  • Outfit:  Allure Couture – Hallie Coat Outfit.  Oooh, fur… Enough said lol! Smart fur-lined belted jacket with a herringbone-type-stripe, flaring out at the hips over a matching miniskirt & thigh-high boots.  Available in 8 single 100% Original Textures or in a HUD-driven Fatback with 13 textures. Hallie is sized for Reborn+Waifus, Legacy+Perky+Bombshell, GenX Classic+Curvy, Maitreya+Petite+ LaraX+XPetite, & is a BRAND-NEW EXCLUSIVE only at Blue Event, open Jan 16th – Feb 8th.  Demo available.  
  • Head:  LeLUTKA – Nova Head (EvoX)
  • Body:  eBody – Reborn
  • Skin:  Amara Beauty – Monia, in Rose Kiss (body skin by Velour)
  • Hair:  Wasabi – Chili Winter Ed. Hair (incl ear muffs)
  • Eyes:  EUPHORIC – Freya
  • Makeup:  Hype – Something Eyeshadow;  Velour – Glinda Faded Lipstick
  • Moles:  Moccino – GIFT (Face); Ambar Beauty – Natural Moles (Body)
  • Tattoo:  VENGE – Boheme
  • Nails:  Eventyra – Fall Frills
  • Dogs:  JIAN – St Bernard Puppies
  • Pose:  [piXit] – Starlet
  • Location:  The Outer Garden