Friday, July 26, 2013

Summer of Love in the Nines


A lovely and dear friend of mine has been making poses for a bit now, and I am always pleasantly surprised at her creativity and eye for details. Eamline has not only an eye for photos, but also an eye for making sexy actually work. She knows what subtlety is, and her ability to translate that into her images and poses is just wonderful. Its well worth visiting her Marketplace store to check out her offerings and also check out her flickr stream to see her art.

Summer love indeed ... mmmmm

pose: E9&HeavyT poses, Passion 

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

One Hundred Ways

So, I am going to once more give my two Lindens on Lush Mesh breasts and a little store I've loved for a while now, One Hundred.
First, let me gush about Lush Boobs. They rock. Really and truly, I love how they seamlessly blend into the avatar's body, and don't interfere much with shorter necklaces and jewelry. I have also found that my essences skin appliers simply work best when I use them on Lush, as they blend so seamlessly due to the fact that they sit lower in the chest. I've been using them more and more lately, and am truly appreciative for the creator to have such a seamless product. Her HUD reminded me why I loved them so much: They remember the appliers! And, for a girl who forgets pretty much everything unless its attached to my forehead, this is a good thing :) If you are debating whether or not to jump into the mesh boobie wagon, try out the Lush. Again, well worth the price of admission :)
Secondly, One Hundred has done it with this cute dress for The Black Market. I have to admit that I went there for something else, and ended up getting this instead! Everything they have put out has surprised me in the quality, and here you can see the appliers, made for Lolas, fit perfectly with my smaller sized Lush breasts ;) The mesh inset on the skirt makes it nice to wear a tight skirt without me having to edit my shape to a "standard" size for mesh. Amen!
So, if you haven't gone to check them out, go soon; I think you will be happily surprised!
Details: 
Hair: Exile, Violetta (old group gift)
eyelashes: *GA* Mysteria eyelashes, mesh
skin: Essences, Wednesday, Candy Sunkissed, from a prior TDR
dress: One Hundred @ The Black Market
tattoo: Boss Tattoo, Torewai
arm cigs: Dirtyland, Fuckit Cig arm band
breasts: Lush Mesh Breasts





Monday, July 22, 2013

Less is more..

Sometimes, less is really more. I just adored this dress from Ison and its at Collabor88.. lovely, sweet an simple yet elegant. Can't ask for more! The same for the sweet hair from Tram. Her group is free to join and two cute group gifts of hair are out now! Go see.. you know you want to ;)
hair: Tram C407 hair
skin: Al Vulo, Eleanor in sunkissed
earrings: Mandala
dress: Ison @ collab88
shoes: GOS
pose by Tilda on MP :) 

Sunday, July 21, 2013

{Angelfire} Weaving the Fates

So I  was looking in MP for my midnight shopping fix, and I came upon poses by Peter Jackson, and I was just tickled pink to see them. I am so happy to see my fellow photographers making such cool stuff :) This pose just stood out to me, and I had to have it. (Glow prims not included) Find the pose here: Carrying the World by Passion Cove Poses


Corvus, Love me Like You Love the Sun


So, again I am doing a little review of sorts of one of my favorite creators that I think should be commended. Corvus has had some really cool things since owner and creator Lori started designing, and I've used her face tats and scars for a while, and I still love her dark eye makeup. Its a basic that I've used over and over.  I've always appreciated her work and I think, in my humble opinion, if you have any Goth inclinations in SL, you definitely need to have Corvus in your closet.
I find that her designs are versatile enough that you can use them for almost any look, not just the Goth Chic look. Its all in how you mix and match, which is why I appreciate her work. Her store has a wide variety of designs for both men and women, so its well worth going to check it out. Join her group and get set up with some nice gifties :)
Dress: Corvus @ Fi*Friday (nothing over 55L!), mesh corset dress
skin: Essences, Taurus
eyes and makeup: Dead Apples
horns: Epic, Wee Succubus horns
collar: Red Mint, texture changing Posture collar
Hair: Boon
taped fist: Sinistyle
nails and rings: Mandala, Kabuki nails w rings and bracelets (not shown)
garter: Scrub
pose: DelMay, Minimal Effort pose






Thursday, July 18, 2013

The Fall...



I was very excited when Ados invited me to show at their gallery in Transylvania. I loved the gallery, the theme and the sim overall, and it fit my usual themes of dark fantasy in general. This time however I  was pondering what I would present, and I was told I had a large show space, with the ability to show my work any way I wanted, which was daunting as well as thrilling!
So, I decided to explore the concept of our humanity and how we fell, so to speak, when Even chose to take that apple from the Tree of Knowledge in the Christian, Western Theological tradition.
I am an eternal optimist, and my take on it was that Eve was not a sinner. She was courageous. She may have disobeyed but she did so because she wanted knowledge, and everyone knows that once we have acquired knowledge, there is no going back to being blissfully ignorant.
Knowledge is power.
Knowledge is strength.
And the fact that it was a woman who dared to defy the Creator is even more  significant to me. In a world where women are still struggling for education and basic human rights around the world, I applaud Eve for taking that apple. I do not take the fact that she did so in shame.
Women with knowledge and in positions of power are strong.
And that scares people. That scares those in positions of power, that scares governments, that scares the narrow-minded, the bigots and the ignorant.
There are too many instances where women are vilified in religions, told they are the ones who need to be kept in check, to be kept away from society, to be kept ignorant so that they do not realize their own self worth.
With my show I try, in a very rudimentary way, to show that the power of the female force in our world and the world beyond. In my images I hope to show that there is beauty in the female, in her knowledge of herself and her sexuality and that when women are allowed to blossom, the whole world blossoms.
Peace ;)
xoxo
Tess
your taxi to the Cultural Center

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Glam Affair 100L Sale!

Oh yea.. goodness! Glam Affair is having a 100L skin sale.. lots of skins to choose from! Go go now!!
Skin: Glam Affair, Lillith, America tone
hair: Magika, Little
eyes: IKON
top: Stigma, tiny bandeau tops, comes with appliers
cigs on arm: Dirtyland
piercings: Habenon Vial

The Dawn of Time


So, maybe this is not the typical blog photo, but, I'm probably not really good at doing that anyways :)
Its no secret that I've loved F*cking Ninjas' poses for a while now. Since I first discovered them, I've been taken with the creator's ability to make poses that quickstart the imagination... her poses have always been inspiring to me, and I have been a devout ninja since I first got one of her poses... This one is no different. Her latest releases are very near and dear to me *grins* and I highly recommend that you take a peek at her store. You may find your next inspiration there :)
details:
pose: F*cking Ninjas, Snow White Pose with bird
hair:EMOtions, Aquaria hair in Reds
skin: Glam Affair, Amberly
Collar: Soedara, Triumph of Ariadne
hands: Slink

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Moondancing


I've got a thing for angels. I especially like the concept of fallen angels. Hence, I'm always on the lookout for poses that let me create pictures in my fallen angel theme. So when Sup Poses came out with their Boobies Pose Pack, created especially for girls who wear implants, I was over the top with smiles. The pack includes 12 poses, all created to showcase our boobs, but this pose really resonated with me because of the kinetic energy in it. The movement is awesome, in other words :)  When I saw it, I knew it was perfect for not just showing off clothes, but to do sooo much more. We are limited only by our imagination.. so go wild!
pose: Sup Poses, Boobies Pack *NEW*
Hair: Wasabi Pills (hair is mesh, has been photoshopped)
skin: League, Isla skin in pale
Boobs: Lolas Tango
top: Sugar & Cyanide *NEW* Fatale top
skirt: Sugar & Cyanide (gift) 
shoes: Redgrave, Helena 
arm bracers: Catnip, @ Carnievil, clean suckerpunch arm bracers (very old purchase but maybe still around, worth checking out their store if you haven't yet. They are at Carnievil, which is a cool sim anyway! )
nails: Mandala (takara bangles and nails w rings)
tatoo: my own creation
shape: not for sale, but you can check out .love.shapes for more cute and sexy shapes too!

Monday, July 8, 2013

Sup Poses gives me butterflies


Sup Poses lovely Butterfly series.. this one was used for a client pic I did.. just so whimsical.. go check 'em out!
taxi to Sup Poses

Bake me a cake...

Another sweet pose from E9&HeavyT poses coming out this week... So nice to see these sweet poses being made for the Doll Coco avi :) Check out her marketplace store for more poses, both for dollies and humans
alike!

hair: !Diva, Minnie Hair from the past collab88
dress: Tee*fy, Baby Doll dress
bunny: Muschi on MP
...lullaby for you

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Sale at Maitreya!


One of my favorite designers is having a sale... all her current merchandize is 50-75% off!!!
Take this chance because she will be retiring many of her products to make way for new stuff.. Go now!!

hair: Maitreya, Green II
dress: Maitreya, Mignon, Evening Champagne (mesh)
shoes: Maitreya Gold, Allegre Nude
skin: Belleza, FLF Jade skin

Friday, July 5, 2013

who doesn't like noodles and pixies?

I just adore Essences.. I have to say it.. and omg this skin!! Newness at TDR, and here is a sneak peek at this delicious skin and.. tadah! a new shape at .love shapes :) Out TOMORROW, the Pixie is a 5'6 tall shape, and comes with a Tango ready shape as well for those lolas lovers :) .. try it with your favorite skins and see if you don't fall in love with her too!

Skin: Essences, Noodle @ TDR
shape: NEW! .love. Shapes, Pixie shape (5'6" tall and a size S/M in mesh, comes with a Lolas Tango ready shape)
hair: Lelutka, Canto in blondes
eyes: IKON, skyfall