Genus Classic

After being a Catwa user for the past two years I’ve finally taken the plunge and purchased a Genus head. I decided on going with the Classic as it has the most supplier support from the brands I wear. The face is very beautiful and I was easily able to create “me”.

I did have slight issues with the eyes pointing downward and unlike my other brands like Catwa or Lelutka, positioning them to the correct place was difficult. After talking to a few other Genus users I found I wasn’t the only one with this issue. Most don’t even use the eyes that are included. I was finally able to figure out the HUD with Gogo’s help enough to get my eyes looking forward. I’m normally pretty simple with my mesh heads and I don’t use any of the mood animations, just a simple blink. With Genus however, I don’t even use that now. The ‘simple’ and ‘neutral’ blink animations roll their eyes up into your skull so I avoid them. Hopefully they will revamp them in the future to correct this.

Overall I love the high resolution that Genus offers and applier support is phenomenal so you don’t have to worry if your favorite skin store doesn’t carry anything for it. I’m definitely a Genus girl now. ♥

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My outfit is the current new release from Blueberry, the Budgetberry Taylor Mega Pack. For a limited time you can purchase it for 950L, a complete steal of a deal! I’m normally a one color buyer, either pinks or nudes but I love the Budgetberry releases because I can fatpack and not feel guilty about it. They’re so affordable and I hope she will continue to release them and other brands will take notice and start doing something similar. Not everyone has 3-5k to spend on mega packs or fatpacks so thank you Blueberry, you’ve always been a favorite of mine but these have made me love you more.

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Genetics

• Hair: Doux(David Cooper)-Mineko ♥NEW @ LEVEL
• Skin: ItGirls(Annie Jolifaunt) Estelle in Tan
• Head: Genus Project(GenusProject)-Classic
• Body: Maitreya(Onyx LeShelle)
• Lashes: Mai(Mai Bilavio)-Britney
• Eyes: AG(Kendra Parfort)-Radiance Eyes Gacha – Genus – 08
• Nails: e.marie(Emilianamarie) // Mix&Match Coffin – Gloss/Nudes

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Wardrobe

• Top/Shorts/Belt/Shoes: Blueberry(Blueberryxx)-Taylor Budgetberry Megapack ♥NEW

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Poses & Backdrop

• Poses: La Baguette(Aristas)-Queen #2 & #6
• Backdrop: BellePoses(BellePoses)-All You Need Is Love for 60L as part of the Happy Weekend Sale.

Blonde & Blue

Well hello again gentle readers.

Addams has released a new outfit named ‘Zury’ and as soon as I saw the ad I knew I had to have her. I decided to step out of my normal color selections of pink or nude and went for this blue and I’m so happy I did. It pops so well on my skin tone.  The only part of the ensemble I skipped on was the shoes as I am not a fringe person.

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Genetics

• Hair: Doux(David Cooper)-Lala with Deluxe HUD
• Eyes: Besom(kattington)-IG browns Catwa
• Lashes: Bossie(MiraLeen)-Bubble for Catwa
• Skin: itGirls(Annie Jolifaunt)-Violet in Tan
• Nails-e.marie(Emilianamarie) // Mix&Match Coffin – Gloss/Nudes

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Wardrobe & Accessories

• Top: Addams(AmaliaRainwood)-Zury Crochet Holes Top // N*17 ♥NEW
• Jeans: Addams(AmaliaRainwood)-Zury Jeans with Gem Belt // N*35 ♥NEW
• Heels: Garbaggio(Ashleey Andrew)- Jane in Nude
• Ring: Yummy(Polyester Partridge)-Diamond Solitaire Ring – Maitreya

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Fuck It Up

Hi ya’ll ♥, long time no blogging.

Iggy Azalea’s first full length album in 5 years has dropped and I have been loving it! ‘In My Defense’ is perfect and there isn’t a song I don’t love. When I first heard ‘Fuck It Up’ I knew I wanted to do a look for it. So digging through my closet I pulled out my Insta Queen set from Rama. Released back in April for Equal10 this has been one of my favorite outfits on SL to date. Its fun, flirty and has ‘influencer’ vibes.

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Genetics

• Hair: Magika(Sabina Gully)-Billie-NEW @ Mainstore
• Eyes: Besom(kattington)-IG browns CATWA
• Lashes: .:Mai Bilavio:. Flirty
• Skin: itGirls(Annie Jolifaunt)-Violet in Tan
• Nails-e.marie(Emilianamarie) // Mix&Match Coffin – Cosmic Kitty

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Makeup

• Eyeshadow: itGirls(Annie Jolifaunt)-Forbes List
  Lips: alaskametro(Alaska Metropolitan)-Bubblegum lipgloss-group gift

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Wardrobe & Accessories

• Top: RAMA(Faullon):Insta Queen Fur Top in Baby Pink
• Belly Chain: RAMA(Faullon)-Insta Queen Babe
• Shorts: RAMA(Faullon)-Insta Queen in Light Blue

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Backdrop: Foxcity(Satomi Masukami)-Cocktails & Carbs

A Little More Personal: Alina Rubaneko

Hello gentle readers! Its been awhile, hasn’t it? Today I’m sharing my interview with one of my favorite artists on Flickr, Alina Rubaneko.

Prue: Hi Alina! Thank you so much for letting me ask you some questions to get to know you better. I appreciate your time.

Alina: Hi, Prue! I want to thank you for this wonderful invitation.

My name is Alina Rubanenko. I was born and live in Ukraine, in the big and beautiful city called Dnipro. I am an artist, a writer, YouTuber and a huge dreamer. I am 31 y.o. beautiful blue-eyed woman. I graduated from Radio Electronics College. I used to work at a telephone station, at an Internet provider company, and even at the same college that I graduated from. But I have never been happy in the realization of these areas.
I love life. This is a huge playground for creation. I love Art. What I use in all aspects of my life today. I am a freelance artist, creating oil paintings and writing a books.

Prue:  When did you first discover your love of art and how long did it take for you to see your talent?

Alina: I draw since childhood. And somehow I always knew that I had a talent. It wasn’t a discovery for me. Like all children, I loved to draw, but do it more and with a special interest.
My father wanted to be an artist, but he had to let go of this dream. He had no support in this from the family, probably it played a huge role in his life. And I inherited from him this passion for art.

Prue: Are you self taught or did you have a teacher?

Alina:  Yes, I am self-taught. But I graduated from art school. It was in my teenage years. I was not particularly serious about studying at that time. Years later, I took my studies in my own hands. The art school gave me a certain base. Invaluable experience. But in reality it turned out – the best teacher is myself. Practice, practice and another ten times practice. Conscious and with a serious approach.

Prue: What are some of your inspirations?

Alina:  Anything, even anyone can inspire me. It is always unpredictable and sudden. Music helps me a lot in the work process and inspires me very often. Movies and artworks of other artists.
It happens that inspiration comes when I sit down to work, in the process. When I don’t know what I want. Especially during commissioned work. I plunge into a special creative state, which is very difficult to explain. It can only be felt.

Prue: Are you active within any online games/communities? If so, which ones?

Alina:  I don’t play online games. I don’t play games at all. This is very rare and in my entire life I can count no more than two games that I have passed. Well, maybe three. I used to be a part of the Sims community. And I still use this game to visualize my ideas.

Prue: What are your hopes for the future with your art?

Alina: I want to be more professional, learn more, be able to more. To be in demand and interesting to others. And, of course, making more money with my creativity.
I also want to inspire people, be useful and share my experience with others. I dream about greater happiness and prosperity for all of us.

Prue: Before we part ways, is there anything else you would like to add about yourself I may not have touched on with my questions?

Alina: Because of my many hours of practice in drawing, I spend quite a bit of time online. Truth be told, I hate social networks. I have never had a good relationship with any of them. They are very necessary for my work, but I cannot and do not want to devote a lot of time to them. So it’s hard to catch me let’s say on the Facebook or other. But I regularly post my works on Instagram, on Flickr, and doing my channel on YouTube. Also I’m always available on email. So I have not a very big and active online life, like others have.

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Visit Alina’s Flickr to view more of her work and don’t forget to check out her commissions page. Below is my current piece from her for the Holidays. Merry Christmas everyone.

Saturday

Hello gentle readers!.

C88 is back with a brand new round, featuring a rainy theme. I kind of dig it, I mean, virtual rain that is. For this shot I decided to do a simple backdrop of greenery. xx

Deets

• Hair: Little Bones(Nova Faeyre)-Tachyon in blondes @ C88
• Skin-Glam Affair(Aida Ewing)-Georgie in Jamaica(Catwa applier) @ C88
• Jacket-ISON(Harry Hyx)-Jessica in Sea @ C88
• Jeans-Addams(Amalia Rainwood)-Ornella High Rise in N*15

Jane’s Ascension

Genetics

• Wig: Stealthic(stealthic)-Ascension in Browns @ NEW @ Mainstore
• Head: Catwa(Catwa Clip)-Catya 3.0
• Skin Applier: Avi-Glam(Kendra Parfort)-Candice in 02
• Eyes: Buzzeri(Eleri Catlyn)-Gleam in Amber
• Body: Maiterya(Onyx LeShelle)-Lara

Wardrobe

• Top: Addams(Amalia Rainwood)-Jane in N*41 NEW @ Mainstore
• Overalls: Addams(Amalia Rainwood)-Jane in N*41 NEW @ Mainstore

Avatars Against Trump

Hello again readers. Today’s post is very political in nature and if its not your thing, I do apologize. For those who wish to continue, read on. 

In the real world, I am a 28 year old gay male, who’s no beauty queen, jock, muscle god or beefy manly cake made out of testosterone; I am simply a bear cub. In my virtual world I am a glamazonian queen, my very own personal barbie. Make no mistake; my virtual me and my real me are integrally linked, we are one being. She is my female side, manifested in the virtual world of Second Life. I have always identified heavily with women, but am happy with being male. I accept both halves of my spirit and meld them into one. For this reason, I have not always been accepted, even within my own community, which breaks my heart. There’s so much prejudice in the world, somethings we just have to let go and let live, and others, we must resist. 

As a gay man, I have suffered horrific discrimination throughout my life which has impacted me in many ways, one of which is not wanting anybody else, regardless of race, religion, sexuality and so on, to have to go through the same horrors. Unfortunately we now have a President who has opened the flood gates of hate, intolerance, prejudice, racism, sexism, homophobia, Islamophobia and it hasn’t just stopped there. Now we are building a wall, and turning our backs on what America is. It sparks a fire within me to fight for all my American brothers and sisters. I will NOT sit quietly and let anybody be discriminated against, singled out or targeted. No matter how different we are from one another, know that I love you and you are not alone. We will fight this together, we are a nation of immigrants, you belong here, you ARE American. I will fight by your side, I will hold your hand, I will not let you suffer in silence. This is my pledge, my promise to all of you. We will fight, we will win. 

Please view Strawberry Singh’s Avatar’s Against Trump post, which has all the links and information you need to make up your mind if this is right for you. It was for me. Thank you to  Hamlet Au of New World Notes for propelling this movement forward and everyone participating. Please, join us. I will end this with a poem from Robert Browning, entitled, ‘Why I am a Liberal.’ It’s whats imprinted over top my image.

“Why?” Because all I haply can and do,
All that I am now, all I hope to be,–
Whence comes it save from fortune setting free
Body and soul the purpose to pursue,
God traced for both? If fetters, not a few,
Of prejudice, convention, fall from me,
These shall I bid men–each in his degree
Also God-guided–bear, and gayly, too?
But little do or can the best of us:
That little is achieved through Liberty.
Who, then, dares hold, emancipated thus,
His fellow shall continue bound? Not I,
Who live, love, labour freely, nor discuss
A brother’s right to freedom. That is “Why.”

Pink Fuel Fresh Lip Tints, video!

Hello readers!.

I’m doing something I have never done before; a Second Life video!. I decided to try this out for the Pink Fuel Fresh Lip Tints and see how it goes. Its a bit over the time I thought it would be, so I apologize in advance. Happy watching!

Red for Filth

Hello again readers!. Happy 2017.

Collabor88 is ringing in the new year with a brand new January round!. So many goodies to grab and, of course, Exile is at the top of the list for moi.

Kavar brings us some fierce new years tidings with Iron Maiden and Rush. To be perfectly honest with ya’ll, Kavar rarely makes a hair that I don’t fawn over endlessly for days. I now have two more to add to that fawning list. 

I went for a different look than I normally do for this write up. I decided on a red and blond ombre to match this gorgeous Pink Fuel Vera applier. I’m not normally big on red, as im more of a blush and bashful(brownie points for knowing where that lines from) kind of gal, but today I went full force with this look. If you’re going to do it, why not commit, right?. I kind of love it, what do you guys think?.

Technical Readout 

Genetics

• Wigs: Exile(Kavar Cleanslate)-Iron Maiden and Rush @ C88
• Head: Lelutka(Minnu Palen)-Simone 2.0 Bento
• Skin Applier: Pink Fuel(Mochi Milena)-Vera
• Eyes: [theSkinnery](umazuma.metaluna)-Palermo 9
• Body: Maitreya(Onyx LeShelle)-Lara

Wardrobe

• Dresses(from left to right): Pixicat(areve)-Night Dress, Latex, Black & FemmeFatale.Dress, Black (Glitter) 

Gacha Guardians 2017

Hello gentle readers! 2017 is right around the corner and I keep wondering where the year went. 

Gacha Guardians is now open! There are some BIG changes, so brace yourselves(in a good way). The even is no longer store to store, but at a set location, here. That means no more hoping around, just a one stop shop. You no longer have to collect runes in order to claim gifts of the exclusive items, plus there will now be two exclusive gifts per gacha machine. You will get one of them after 15 pulls from a machine, so you have a 50/50 shot at getting one of the two exclusives. I like those odds. 

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Gos and Cae have joined creative forces to bring us the Jazz Pump gacha; a pointed pump by Gospel and glittering jewel adornments by Caelen.  There are 9 colors and two patterns to collect for the pointed pumps, of which the base is free, and appliers are what you are playing for from Gospel’s part in the machine. As you play for the colors/patterns, you’re also playing for the jewels Caelan created to accent these stunning pumps. There are 6 jewels to collect, one of which is RARE. I was only able to play a few times, which yielded two colors, Scarlet and Silver, as well as three of the jewels, Fleur Silver, StarryLight Blue and Ambrose. I’ll have to return to play it again, but for now, my poor purse has burst into flames(lol!). 

  Mini Report

Genetics

• Body: Maitreya(Onyx LeShelle)-Lara
• Feet: Maitreya(Onyx LeShelle)-Lara

Footwear

• Heels: Gos(Gospel Voom)-Pointed Pumps & Cae(Caelan Hancroft)- Jewels @ Gacha Guardians