The Key To The Beyond

I really love the photo sets that Exposeur has been creating recently.  This one, The Keyhole, is available at the Dark Style Fair.  Rather than going in a dark direction with it, I decided to use it as a gate to something bright, perhaps on the other side of death.  I envision my avatar as some kind of angel who welcomes people to what is beyond.

The incredible jacket that I’m wearing is new from Gabriel at Kustom9.  It’s available in 4 different colors, each of which comes 3 versions – white t-shirt, black t-shirt, and no shirt.  My necklace is from Empyrean Forge at We ❤ Roleplay.  The amount of detail that they put into their creations is just unreal.  My sandals are the new Gustav sandals from ..::ILLI::..*.  Full credits are below!

Jacket/Shirt | Gabriel Denim Zip UP Jacket + Black Tank / White (at Kustom9)
Jeans | FATEwear Jeans – Skinny Billy (Low) *
Sandals | ..::ILLI::.. Gustav TMP Resize Sandals *
Necklace | Empyrean Forge CHRONOS Timepiece – Magnetite (at We ❤ RP)

Glasses | [Steinwerk] Alphabeat Glasses
Hair | Exile High and Dry (dark blonde pack)
Eyes | IKON Sovereign Eyes – Fjord
Skin/Applier | Tableau Vivant Alyx (tone 7)
Body/Hands/Feet | #TheMeshProject Deluxe Male Body
Ears | AITUI Gen 4 Naked

Pose/Set | Exposeur The Keyhole (at Dark Style Fair)

Soak Up The Sun

Half of my sim is a beach area, so I’m always on the lookout for new beach accessories and clothing, and I got really excited when I saw the new Pool Floats from N4RS at this month’s round of The Men’s Dept!  I think it works perfectly just off the shore of this beach behind my home.  The board shorts that I’m wearing are from the same event, and are the Johnny Boardies from ::K::.  As an accent, one of the new summer colors of Lir’s Charm from Empyrean Forge is perfect, and comes from the new round of We ❤ Roleplay.  The perfectly-summery hair is new from Damselfly at Dark Style Fair.  I can definitely see myself wearing this style a lot this summer!

Swimsuit | ::K:: Johnny Boardies Homme Azure (at TMD)
Necklace | Empyrean Forge Lir’s Charm Gold – Surf (at We ❤ RP)
Bracelet | NOMAD Aviator Bracelet

Hair | Damselfly Asher Dark Blondes (at Dark Style Fair)
Eyes | IKON Sovereign Eyes – Fjord
Skin/Applier | Tableau Vivant Alyx (tone 7)
Body/Hands/Feet | #TheMeshProject Deluxe Male Body
Body Hair | #TheMeshProject “Natural”
Ears | AITUI Gen 4 Naked

Pose/Yoga Mat | N4RS Pool Float (at TMD)

The Prince Beneath the Waves

The Fantasy Faire opened less than a week ago, and has already raised over L$4.4 million for Relay For Life, making it the highest-fundraising event of this RFL season so far!  I am proud to be an official blogger for the event, and as part of being that, they have asked us to complete a series of blog challenges or memes that tie into the event.  Today, I’m doing the Faire Folk challenge, which is to create a character from the Fairelands using mainly items from this year’s Fantasy Faire, and photograph the character in their home sim.

I chose to create a merman and photograph him in the Fairelands Junction sim.  Saiyge Lotus of Balderdash has done an incredible job of creating Fairelands Junction and turning it into an underwater masterpiece this year.  The main component of the avatar – the tail, pauldrons, and wrist guards – are actually not from this year’s Fantasy Faire.  They are part of a limited edition set that was created by Mer Betta and auctioned off at the 2011 Fantasy Faire.  A few days ago, I was shocked to receive appliers from Opal Lei, the Mer Betta creator, to use the tail with the Mesh Project body!  Their other tails at the moment do not have that – it’s a special thing for this limited edition set – but I hope to see more of their tails have that option in the future.

This year’s Faire is well-represented in the avatar, though.  Even~Tide created the body scales, Tir Na Nog created the crown, The Stringer Mausoleum created the horns and eyebrows, Wasabi Pills created the hair, and Empyrean Forge created both necklaces.  Even better, with the exception of one of the necklaces, all of these items are Relay For Life donation items, meaning that 100% of their purchase price is donated to the fight against cancer.

Fantasy Faire ends next Sunday, May 3rd.  Make sure to stop by before the Fairelands are gone for another year!

Tail/Shoulders/Wrists | Mer Betta Melite-Polaris (Limited Edition)
Crown | Tir Na Nog King Neptune Crown (RFL Donation Item at Fantasy Faire)
Horns | The Stringer Mausoleum Mocklet Horns – L.E. Gothpire (RFL Donation Item at Fantasy Faire)
Eyebrows | The Stringer Mausoleum Mocklet Brows – L.E. Gothpire (RFL Donation Item at Fantasy Faire)
Necklace | Empyrean Forge Manawa Necklace – Lavender (Left) (RFL Donation Item at Fantasy Faire)
Necklace | Empyrean Forge Razortooth’s Charm – Silver Engraved (at Fantasy Faire)

Hair | Wasabi Pills Jay – Sorbet * (RFL Donation Item at Fantasy Faire)
Eyes | IKON Sovereign Eyes – Fjord
Skin/Applier | Tableau Vivant Alyx (tone 7)
Body/Hands/Feet | #TheMeshProject Deluxe Male Body
Body Scales | Even~Tide FF Dragon Scales – Light * (RFL Donation Item at Fantasy Faire)
Face Markings | Fallen Gods Inc DRACO Marks, tintable overlay
Ears | AITUI Gen 4 Naked

Pose | Kami-Hitoe Mermaid AO3-Dance with the Wave

Location | Fairelands Junction