The hardest things are always said last… ( going on hiatus ).

As I push the 100 and something blog post threshold I feel myself losing interest. Perhaps it has a little to do with how hectic/busy my rl has gotten since this semester’s began. Like for example, I took pictures last week and I am not entirely satisfied with them but, I figured to achieve the ‘looks’ I want, I’d need to dedicate more time to the process… more time, which, I certainly don’t have.

So, what’s the basis of all this? Is it a subtle hint into the near future? Maybe… because, as it is this year will be an eventful one. I am graduating in the summer and making plans for grad school or pursuing a second degree. I’ll be leaning towards the latter but, I am certain my performance by the end of this semester will be the defining factor all around.

Oh, and not to mention, I’ll be moving in less than a month. Now, not to put my entire reallife out there because, I’ve always strived to maintain a certain amount of anonymity but, I think it is important everyone who cares understands the reasons behind my prolonged absences hence! the explanation…out of respect mostly… Because, I just think it’s rude to disappear without a word and not to the mention, the speculations that might arise as some people have no problem blatantly impersonating others ( e.g the never ending copybot crisis and the things in between) ~ of course, that’s another story for another blog post.

Anyway, I hope you’ve enjoyed my short ado about absences!. When I am officially back, you’ll be the first to know!

and as always,
xoxo
~Mia

Video :: Heartbreak warfare by John Mayer
“Lightning strikes
Inside my chest to keep me up at night
Dream of ways
To make you understand my pain

Clouds of sulfur in the air
Bombs are falling everywhere
It’s heartbreak warfare
Once you want it to begin,
No one really ever wins
In heartbreak warfare

If you want more love,
why don’t you say so?”

New year renovations and a shape!.

Windlight settings :: Place Astryls wild

So, I spontaneously decided to tweak up my mini shop, Jumphearts, for the new year. As far as I can remember the last time I had done any major renovation was at least 8 months ago? So, I got tired of staring at the same old stuff and decided to get to work. Oh my goodness! almost a hundred hours later and some suggestions from Daphne and Tobias over at [HANDverk] I came up with this; taaadddaaaaa!. What do you think? yay? or nay? here’s a TAXI if you wanna check it out!.

Yes, the image was treated in photoshop with this free background I found!

I found this gorgeous house at marketplace by Kessi Andretti creator behind Sweet Harmony. My parcel is on the low prim side so I had to compromise a lot and ended up modifying the house down to about 20 prims. Overall, I was going for simple look and I’m happy with the results. Besides, I go googoogahgah for shabby chic or vintage houses anyday!. Oh! While on the subject of houses check out these from Willow’s. I am not familiar with her designs but, ran across them after I had purchased my house from Sweet harmony already. Anyway, If you’re looking for extremely cheap ( I mean as low as 10L ),cute and low prim shabby chic houses Willow’s seems very promising!.

Anyway, here’s a shot of me grinning my head off after I had finished EVERYTHING!. Although there are still a few things I’d like to change I am pretty content with how it’s turned out.

Also, I finally went ahead and got one of PINKFUEL’s Elly skins. I had been obsessing over her lipgloss collection which you can’t buy individually! … I went ahead and invested in one of her skins. Surprisingly enough -or not- I fell in love with the skin and decided to whip up a shape!. So, here’s to shape 003! dedicated to Pinkfuel!. I hope you like it \o/ .

In the meantime enjoy the first month of 2012 and I’ll see you soon!
Xoxo,
Mia

P.s. :: each shape contains a style card of what I’m wearing.

“… some of them want to be abused… “

Location :: Mexico Distrito Federal ( stunning sim, my snaps don’t do it enough justice )

I really like cybernetic looks and I think carrying swords is sexy so when I put this look together the other day ( yes, I have been walking around like this for a few days now ) I thought it was perfect but, when it came down to snapping the pictures, getting the perfect snapshot and location to get what I was trying to portray was damn near impossible.

Did I mention how much I love apple spice poses? Especially their action poses? I had to restrain myself yesterday while surfing through her collection but, I must say they were literally perfect for this sword.

Also, a good friend of mine, Onagh Ashbourne, who is an angel by the way filled me in on the new updates going on around sl. It seems like mesh will be rolling in really soon, by the end of August, are you ready?

In other news;

It’s awesome the things you discover on flickr just by browsing through it. It’s one of the only ways i update myself on what’s new in sl if I’ve been away for a while.

Anyway, I saw the skin I have on in this picture at lucifer luckless‘s stream and fell in love with the softness of the face. It’s still in beta and he’s doing a lot of tweaking so he’s looking for feedback and, I volunteered! and even modded my shape to create a face out of it.

What do you think?
If you wanna try it out too IM Lucifer Luckless in world and let him know you’d like to try out his Elio beta skin ohh and there’s a male version too :O Ikr?!!

thank you luci

What I was wearing;
Pose :: Action 002 by Apple Spice
Outfit :: G261 by Graves
Bracelets :: High-Tech Cyber Bracelets by .:[UD]:.
Hair :: Garden in Blonde 07 by [e]
Bow Accessory :: by [Anaphora]
Gloves :: Leather Gloves by [Sassy Kitty Designs]
Chest Tattoo :: The Suffering Machine by [S]oleil
Cleavage :: Breast Enhancer for Curio Sundust Light by Luck inc
Skin :: ( as always see side tab or check the “staples” tab )
Boots :: High-Tech Cyber Boots by .:[UD]:. ( promo, 199L )
Katana :: freebie on marketplace by justinmichael torok ( it was actually a display sword but, it’s easily modifiable if you wanna wear it instead )

Face look;
Dripping black tears :: tatto layer makeups v7 13 by Nuuna’s
Eyeshadow :: Wings (eyeshadow) by Insufferable dastard
Blush :: Rosy Blush by cheLLe
Lip color layer :: ~dolly lip(light)~ pink w/ (teeth) by ROZENA
Eyelash ( 1 ) :: WingLashes by HouseofFox
Eyelash ( 2 ) :: _NoAlpha Lashes N15_ by Miamai
Eyes :: Bullseye! in Turquoise by Insufferable dastard ( it looks green because of the windlight settings )
Cheek Piercings :: :Basic Piercings: – Cheeks w/ (Shadow) by Buried ( 1L )

Video :: Sucker punch soundtrack :: Sweet dreams by Emily Browning
( I had been avoiding the sucker punch movie hype like a plague,
the other day I caved in and literally got sucked in after hearing this cover of sweet dreams,
love, love this version and I’ve been listening to it in heavy rotation -.- )

L’amant is here.

Windlight settings :: strawberrysinghdotcomsapphire

{L’amant} may be another up and rising store name you’ll be hearing much about on the grid soon. I was absolutely honored when Yannick [Yannick568.Sands] contacted me in world to visit a private showing of his items which will be debuting on August 1st. I bought one of his avant-garde looking pieces as well as this lovely blue skirt which will be set out as the grand opening group gift for the store. ( still available )

Expect a lot of sculpts, hot vintage dresses and lots of glamor. I’m already excited and can’t wait to see what the entire collection will look like.

The skirt which is the group gift is honestly well made. I tend to shy away from sculpted skirts because, I have jumpy animations and sometimes depending on the item it looks out of place. So here I decided to make a static pose for this skirt because it reminds me so much of pageant competition skirts ( I’ve been watching too many pageant show lately lol ). I hope you like it. You can pick up the pose at my blog goodies store inworld.

So, set your clocks, calendars and save your landmarks for {L’amant}‘s debut on August 1st. Can’t wait!.

What I have on;
Pose :: Pageant princess by Power spot ( pick up at Jumphearts dollarbie )
Ballon :: MIASNOW’s Gatcha( holding hand animation included )
Necklace :: Yellow Md. Bead Necklace by *Bellies*
Stockings :: (Swarovski Line Stone) by *:..Silvery K..:*
Gloves :: in *cocoa* by (5th&Oxford)
Hair+Headgear :: *061*Gold in Blonde by [Love Soul]
Top :: Crystal Canyon in Leopard by Pig
Shoes :: Baby T’s Plain by Pixel mode
Skirt :: Marguerite Dress in Bleu by L’amant ( free GROUP GIFT – wear group tag)
Lipstick :: ~dolly lip~ in hot pink(teeth) by ROZENA

Video :: Teenage crime by Adrian Lux
” We don’t sleep when the sun goes down,
We don’t waste no precious time”

Fun and Fashion.

Fashion is meant to be fun, playful, dangerous, line threading, even expressive and much more. Sometimes as bloggers when under pressure to showcase the latest and newest items on the grid we lose sight of that and sometimes end up turning out to appear typical and generic.

I am not claiming to be some sorta fashionista or uppity fashion guru, I am just another secondlife resident who loves playing dress up who happens to have a blog, and who also happens to love taking pictures!. If anything most of my posts have been about having fun and playing around.

And well, like I’ve always said, once it gets boring then you’re just not experiencing enough. Anyway, today I decided to come up with 5 consecutive looks in 5 consecutive posts. So stay tuned and keep an eye out. Love you guys and as always have fun!.

xoxo,
Mia