#63 VD 2013

And yes, whilst venereal disease is a distinct possibility today, let's focus on the positives shall we? So it's that time of year again - not everyone's cup of tea. In world it's another opportunity for newness in varying shades of pink, red and jewels! (YAY)

Personally this year has been the best valentine's day I've ever experienced and whilst it's not a romantic relationship that was celebrated, there certainly wasn't any love lost. Octagons, one of my best friends in world and out went above and beyond to make my day (nay entire week), the highlight being a video tumblr devoted to how much of a trollop I am (I guess).

You can check out the rest of them here if you'd like a laugh.

Hope you enjoyed sharing the love and laughter with your own loved ones today!




ON OCTAGONS
Skin: THE SKINNERY Mirte Casual Makeup (Milk)
Eyes: CLEMMM Blue Glass
Hair: MONSO My Hair Yoon (Black)
Lips: THE SKINNERY Mirte Lipstick Wicked

Lingerie: OOH LALA Valentine Playsuit Pink [NEW]
Feet: GOS Mesh Feet Arched Foot
clem

ON VITTORIA
Skin: BELLEZA Ava Tan 10 [NEW]
Hair: TRUTH Brianna w/Roots - Macaroon

Lingerie: OOH LALA China Doll Black [NEW]
Feet: GOS Mesh Feet Arched Foot
Jewellery: PAPER COUTURE Gemstone Heart Set [NEW]


DECOR
POST Flambe Boudoir Set [NEW]

Décor #6: My Home My Castle - Part 2

In case you just dropped in from some hotlink or other misguided search for décor blogging, welcome to Part 2 of My Home My Castle where I pretty much cover my challenge to create a man-oriented modern skybox home.

For those of you continuing on from Part 1, whoa...you really do have a penchant for punishment! Methink we are going to get along just fine.

In Part 1, I covered the skybox itself as well as the living room area, the office studio alcove and also the lounge with the piano. Here in Part 2, I'm going to fawn about the kitchen and two upstairs rooms like a desperate housewife with too much care in the world and not enough places to direct it.

Without further ado...

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"Hey baby, what's cookin' for me"

ARIA Vita kitchen set - land impact 100 to 200 (168 with my selections rezzed), L$5,225
ARIA Recessed brown lamp - land impact 2 ea., L$150

Yes, it's an expensive kitchen, but I love my food. Almost every piece in this set has menu-driven styling and accessories associated with it, so there's a shit ton to explore and customise.
Funny story, before I left the first time after rezzing this kitchen set, I left everything styled black. When I came back, someone had played around with one of the counters and made it red. Jokes on you; I loved it and, as you can see, it's now become part of the overall look.

Gos's Coffee Machine 1.1.3 RED - land impact 26, L$399

I also love my coffee, so that shit deserves its own picture.

Scarlet Creative Summerhouse Dining Set - land impact 57 (incl. chairs, not incl. tabletop items), L$300
Abiss lights Nova - land impact 5, L$300

I stumbled over this dining set by accident when hunting for a rectangular modern table. It has various menu-driven options to rez different Japanese foods on the table, which are amongst my favourite cuisines.

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"Thumbin' your way to Vegas, dirty..."

K.R. Engineering Greedy Greedy Dice Game table - land impact 33 (incl. chairs, not incl. tabletop items), L$300

This picture has to be self-explanatory.

Emily Hearts Stationary Bike (Exercise Bike) Grey - land impact 21, L$110
PeP Pull-Up Bar - land impact 1, L$150
Free-weight Set by Michael Bigwig - (comes with full barbells and dumbells set), land impact 14, L$350
Rug - land impact 1, unknown source

I figure having a gym in your skybox was pretty manly, even if you never use it...

The exercycle and the pull-up bar are animated so you can sit back and relax while your avatar helpfully does all the physical exertion for you.

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"Baby, when the lights go out..."

Finally, we come to where all the magic(bation) happens! \o/

The styling was targeted to be simple but tasteful. The last thing I wanted was sharp blocky edges typical of "beds for men" that came a dime a dozen. I also wanted elements of domesticity to give it a "lived-in" look to help round off the design.

Abiss Interior - Brava bed + night stands - land impact 20, L$2,990
DIGS Maiken Towel Table Rosewood - land impact 9, L$85
DIGS - Troyka Drawer Chest - land impact 15, L$145
DIGS - Troyka Potted Croton - land impact 5, L$65

The bed is one I picked out of two potential ones from Abiss. The styling is customisable by menu for each piece and it has native poses inside the pillows as well as an extensive MLPV2 engine (which can also be shut down to conserve script usage). It comes with the scripted bedside table lights for each side.

DIGS Troyka Standing Mirror - land impact 11, L$115
Kleiderstaender clothing rack stand by Janus Kattun - land impact 2, L$20
Juicy Lips Deluxe Mesh Hangers - land impact 1 ea., L$99
DIGS - Parvise Whitewash separator - land impact 7 ea., L$115

{what next} Laundry Room Ironing Board + Iron - land impact 7, L$250

Yes, I iron. Yes, it's pointed at the TV downstairs. 

Let it go.

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And that's all!

Again, thanks for sticking with me. I believe I have addressed all of my initial baseline goals with this effort:

1. It must be immediately evident to a visitor that a peenful lives in this skybox (although a peenless would not feel out of place).
2. It must have elements of my real life passions; music, high-tech, reading, video games and pets.
3. It must employ use of higher-quality creations where possible for maximising aesthetics.
4. It must be primarily my own styling (although, in retrospect, I did ask two people to help me pick my chosen bed out of two potentials).

...oh, all except one... =)

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"Who let the dogs out?!"

Meet 'Black Winter'.

Zooby Ultimate Black & White Pug 7.0 + accessories - land impact 37, L$2,800
A Slightly Scorched Companion Cube by Merry Mousehold - land impact 12, unknown gift from years ago

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Notes and stats (Some of you may be into this. You're weird.):

• Total land impact: 980 to 1050
• Total expenditure: approx. L$21,000 (although through research, I've found that similar looks could be achieved for significantly less; between L$8,000 to L$15,000, up to you on what you prefer)
• Active script count increase: 80-110
• Script events increase: 100-150 eps

Hope you enjoyed looking at my shit as much as I enjoyed breaking my wallet.

I gotta go afk now; we're playing hide'n'seek.

And 'Winter is coming.

Pour Homme #2: A Little Less Conversation

There's several very good reasons why I don't blog.

Firstly, I style what amuses me, not what looks good. Secondly, I am not a photographer by any calibre. Thirdly, I'm not accustomed to writing creatively. While these three points serve as a general disclaimer (you'll notice my pictures are raw unedited uploads), I occasionally decide to buck the trend, because I have suicidal tendencies regarding my friends' efforts to market themselves as credible blogs.

I know there are plenty of blog posts out there with much better styling, much better photography and much better composition of prose, but for a split moment in the narrow snapshot of time, I tricked you here over all those other ones. Nyah nyah! (seriously, though - please move your cursor away from that little X in the corner...)

This blog is titled "A Little Less Conversation" after Mr. Elvis Presley and is heavily themed around music and the 'rockstar lifestyle'. It predominantly features meshwear for men.

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On Tour

"Oh shit, am I meant to be on stage right now?!?!"

*chronokit* checkered mesh shirt (black)
OHARA male tshirt (Kong design)
Kauna mesh jeans (dark blue)
Kauna Brogue mesh shoes (black)
Redgrave ZENITH sunglasses (silver frame setting)
HOC Industries mens watch (black)
Rawdolls Nothing But Trinkets mens bracelet

K_gs BIGHORN headset (adjusted for left hand, red setting)
Ralph Dirval's Cigarette V.2.
:SEY Guitar Bag [for guys] (red bah outer setting)

Pose: Self-created, not for sale.

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Tuning by Torque

"I'm pretty much going to smash this guitar against the amp after I'm done to emphasise my apathy toward copyright infringement of brand logos."

<kal rau> Plaid mesh shirt (red)
[ hoorenbeck ] Classic mesh jeans (indigo)
*FIR & MNA* The Ashford Brogues mens shoes (biege)
[GoS] Custom Eyewear - INTUITION glasses (adjusted for mouth attach, black)
DEF! Beanie (stripped 2)

Marshall guitar amp: self-created, not for sale.
Stainless steel cases: self-created, not for sale.
Acoustic guitar: {what next} Fleeftone Acoustic Guitar

Pose: Self-created, not for sale.

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Work In Progress

"Next."

<kal rau> Leather Jacket mesh mens jacket (brown)
[GoS] Triumph Boots for men mesh shoes (black, silver eyelets, red lining)
Kauna mesh jeans for men (black)

Sheet music: Self-created, not for sale.
Cigarette: Ralpha Dirval's Cigarette V.2. (adjusted for left hand)
Zippo lighter: Malified Zippo (display version)
Grand acoustic piano: ANAM Acoustic Piano v1.31 [no longer in business Edit (8 Jun 12): still in business at http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Harshap/34/15/53 but only his older stuff! - he's no longer actively making new products]
Whiskey bottle: cYo Whiskey bottle

Pose: Self-created, not for sale.

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That's all folks. I know there's no shadowing and post-editing, but whatever.

Fuck the King's Guard. Fuck the city.

And fuck the King.

Dressed Down #19: Daily Elle

My small homage to THE supermodel in the world (I'm not biased at all) - Elle Macpherson as spotted by the Daily Mail a couple of days ago. I loved that this is what she wears to pick up her kids.

Point of interest, hot new boots from GOS. These are rather innovative for their scripted brilliance. There are three heel choices (Stiletto, Chunky & Wedge) and you can purchase different colour coats for a lesser price than the cost of the boots. Brilliance.

Now start walking!

xoxo
Vittoria




Skin: DUTCH TOUCH 'Jolie in Olive' v.2 - Eagle/Blonde Brow
Eyes: GLANZ 'Transparency Shine', Dark Gray
Hair: ELIKATIRA 'Me', Brown Shades no. 5
Beauty Spot: DEZYNE 'Beauty Mark Tattoo'
Nails: ARMIDI 'True Enhance Painted Nails', Ocean

Top: TRES BLAH 'DIY Tee', Black
Jeans: MON TISSU 'Denim 1929 Cigarette', Black
Shrug: AOHARU 'Fur Coat', Black
Boots: GOS 'Curvaceous Boot', Black
Ring: PAPER COUTURE 'Leather Blossom Ring'
Cuff: ADDICT 'Athena Cuff', Gold
Glasses: VERSAEI 'Gunther's Fierce Vintage Gold Baciaga Frames'

Poses by GLITTERATI & MAITREYA.

Dressed Down #4: Moulin Rouge Massacre

Sorry it took so long to get this one up. Not alright. Don't worry, I'll make it up to you... cross my pierced heart.

Anyway, this was a costume to a 'Moulin Rouge with a Halloween twist', birthday party event... wow, that was a lot of words. So I put together this burlesque inspired outfit. I love the sugar skull make-up, inspired by the Spanish holiday of Dia De Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Despite the morbid overtones, perfectly suited to Halloween, this is not meant to be a spooky holiday but rather a day of remembrance for the loss of loved ones.

So, I present my fallen 'working girl'. Who will remember her?

xoxo
Vittoria



Skin: DUTCH TOUCH Jolie in Olive - Yellow Eagle/Blonde Brow
Eyes: GLANZ Transparency Shine L-mid Dark Gray
Hair: ELIKATIRA Rumor II Brown Shades no. 5
Makeup: LA MALVADA MUJER Dia De Los Muertos

Lingerie: OOH LALA! Lined Corset Pink Bows
Stockings: OOH LALA! Lacey Stockings White
Shoes: GOS Platform Pumps White
Gloves: 5TH & OXFORD Leather Gloves White
Earrings: PAPER COUTURE I Dream of India
Prop: MIASNOW Stabbed in Heart Accessory

Poses by GLITTERATI.