Calico Ingmann just created this lovely hair, Clara. When I saw it, I scratched my head, because I was certain I saw the inspiration for this somewhere… and then I fell down the rabbit hole of Pinterest boards about braids and suddenly it was 1 am. At any rate, I adore it, and want the skill in real life to braid like this. (And like these.) Go check out her shop, here.

I am wearing it with new little pastel wings that Allegory created for today’s FLF. They aren’t just pastel, but come with a monochrome hud as well for one’s more somber chibi wing needs. The rest of my stuff is from Arcade, of course. But the ultimate point is: FLF means it’s Friday! Soon we shall be sleeping in and drinking coffee in bed!

I also went poking around the sim of Azuchi yesterday. It is home of AMM designs (I think that’s the name), a retailer of Japanese home and garden goods. The sim is carefully designed — a great Daimyo’s castle set up on a hill, with the rest of the little medieval Japanese town spread below it, down to a tree-lined coast. The sim has many little nooks for exploration and relaxation, including this very pretty bower by the sea.

Behind the cut are more photos of my outfit, and a few more of Azuchi.

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Last night I went for a wander through Cupcake, home of my pal Marie’s shop Milk Motion, among others. The shopping sim is just lovely, and reminds me of cute little northern European cities full of new things gently poured into old shells. The buildings and streets seem designed for walking traffic, with little arcades and gardens here and there, and the shops all entirely suit the sim. I’m loving what Marie is doing with mesh, and she’s always incredibly on-trend with her stuff. It’s a little like seeing Urban Outfitter’s catalog for next year, or Zara’s from this year.

I’m also wearing a new gorgeous skin from MiaSnow, her Walker skin. I am a huge sucker for her stuff and always have been, ever since the green and splotchy days (and I’ve kept every single skin she’s made). This one is a beautiful greyish purple like a decaying corpse, but perfectly made up like a drag queen. You can find it in the Marketplace, and pause for some black insect-like eyes too.

I actually got to the Arcade boat, so in this photo is my first item from Arcade, whee. Best of luck to all of you for reaching it, and getting what you want! The only thing left on my to-buy list are the Curio Obscura monster boots… More photos and credits behind the cut.

And lol — Gidge just got me sucked into the Grumpy Cat avvie. Nice post, Gidge!

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Today I was hunting a particular season and went to the sim of Tempura to find it. Little did I know that this sim actually has PEOPLE in it — people who are there to MEET OTHER PEOPLE and TALK and stuff! It was shocking.

The sim itself is very pretty. It has a beautiful covered bridge with two levels, spanning various bits of Autumnal wilderness. There are places to sit and chat, and…did I mention the insane numbers of OTHER AVATARS? You will probably sense by now that I never, ever get out. I really don’t. So while I was standing around, someone messaged me a pleasant hello.

“OMG –” I messaged a friend. “What do I do when someone I don’t know says hi to me?!”

“You say hello back, idiot,” the friend said, so I did, and fell into a very pleasant conversation with a decent, interesting lady.

This lady made a fabulous point during our conversation. “People blog about skins, but if they don’t blog their shape, then how will people know how to get that exact look?” she said.

Fair enough! Some excellent bloggers actually do blog about their shapes as well as skins, and that’s the best way to get a particular look. But as for me, I can’t even remember where I bought my first shape, and along the way it’s been modded so that it’s completely different anyway. Much like real life, it feels like an organic aging process for my avatar… but it’s kind of impossible to track.

Anyway. What do you guys think? Should people blog more about their shapes if they’re talking about a particular skin?

Outfit: fashionably Dead floral frock with tie – cream
Eyes: Curious Kitties sparkle penguine eyes
Skin: Pink Fuel Harley (opaline)
Hair: Magika Rewind in pastel
Hands: Slink mesh hands in relax
Camera: Tee*fy toy cam-Mera bag in lavender
Horns: Schadenfreude Kinder Horns
Bracelet: Miel ahi bracelet