We're Not Playing Toy Soldiers Anymore

So this week has been one of 'those' weeks and I been slow in getting some pics done... but of course I have been shopping and checking out some of the fab new stuff about.
I am loving the new round of The Fantasy Collective, with so many industrial-themed goodies on offer!
May's Soul has this fab leather collar and pauldrons combo, which can be used as a cool accessory or as a sexy top! There are 3 neutral colours available - black, white and brown - at 120L each or 300L for the fatpack. 
Axix has a very cool armour & cuffs set available for the event. Its non-rigged mesh so can be resized to fit and comes in 5 different colour options. Price is 125L each or you can pick up the fatpack for 350L.
These boots by COCO are some firm faves of mine and work with this look perfectly I think!
Hope you like the lotd :D

Hat (& nosechain) - Remarkable Oblivion - Paragon 

Chest Armour & Cuffs - Axix - Naevia Set *The Fantasy Collective*

Collar and Pauldrons - May's Soul - Biker Chest - Black *The Fantasy Collective*

Pants - Delirium Style - Envy Me V1

Boots - COCO - Lace up boots - Black

Hair - Moon - Nova Faerye *Creepy Kawaii Fair*

Pose by Bauhaus Movement - "On Your Wings"

Tank by Ravenghost - Steampunk Battle Tank (Iron)

Unedited shot

The Landmarks:
The Fantasy Collective
Creepy Kawaii Fair
Remarkable Oblivion
Bauhaus Movement
Ravenghost

Pics taken at the rez-friendly Wastelands

Dulce

Keeping it short and sweet for this one!!
Pretty new hair by Truth in mainstore.
Accessories are recent release by Zibska, which include colour change HUD and can also be found in mainstore.

Hair - Truth - Dulce *NEW*

Bird Accessories - Zibska - Aderyn
Eyes - IKON - Deadshine

Pose by Grafica - Kiyoko *NEW*

Grass by ~*SR*~ Into Dark Woods - Grass *We<3RP*
& by Heart - Witches Eyelashes

Fine Quality Engineering

I'm injecting some Industrial Glamour into my sl lotd and blog today with this stunning new gown by Dead Dollz. 

'Octavia' is available in 3 colours - black, white & brown - at The Fantasy Collective. The gown is comprised of 3 separate parts - the skirt, corset and shrug. It's beautifully details and a great fit! I'm wearing with Maitreya mesh body and fits this fine too ;)

Tableau Vivant has created 2 new hair styles especially for the Shiny Shabby event, along with 3 brand new 'frizzy hair' colour huds - 2 natural ones and a colours hud.

Gown - Dead Dollz - Octavia - Black *The Fantasy Collective*

Nipple Covers - DRD - Nipple Shields (bw)

Hair - Tableau Vivant - Shabby Hair - Naturals I *Shiny Shabby*

Skin - Glam Affair - Alice Asia 04 *Kustom 9*

Maitreya Lara mesh body and hands used

Pose by *PosESioN* - "Creature 7"

Props:

Birds & Cage by +Half-Deer+ - "The Mad Scientists Bird [Steel-Red] & The Mad Scientists Birdcage" 

Industrial Lighting by Ex Machina - Tesla Lamp floor version silver

Crate by Ex Machina - Crate with Bottles

Hat by 8f8 - Mystery Hats 10 Bright

Pic taken at Innsmouth

The Landmarks:

The Fantasy Collective

Shiny Shabby

Kustom 9

Death Row Designs

Half Deer

Valeria, Avena & Justine

omgosh where to start today?

Gorgeous new hair by Truth - 2 new styles out in the mainstore and 'Avena' is one of them. Long, sexy and messed up - It's absolutely stunning!
Kustom 9 started a few days ago and with it Glam Affair introduced the beautiful new 'Alice' skin. I'm not usually a lover of freckles but love the very minimal amount on this skin! There are several makeup options available and 3 skin tones to choose from at this event. However, you can hop over to Shiny Shabby as of tomorrow to find a different makeup range and a couple more tones so there is bound to be something that suits you if you are a lover of Glam Affair skins (or maybe even if it's your first time trying?)
Further to this, there are some new lip appliers for 'Alice' at Shiny Shabby. These are for the new mesh 'Sweet Lips' by [PXL]. These are the first mesh lips I've bought and I liked them straight away - I think they've got a super sexy look about them and don't think they look too cute and babyish like some other mesh mouths do. The fact Glam Affair made the appliers already was bonus for me too! The teeth and piercings are included with a HUD to hide options as you like.
In addition to the main pic I've done (which is edited, yes) I've added pics below which are totally raw. I've used shadows and yes, this does have an effect on the way the mouth blends in with skin (we all know shadows can make meshy things unpretty!) So I've included the extra pics to show you how the mouth looks with a non-shadowed windlight. The top one is with graphics up high (advanced lighting on) and the lower pic is with much lower graphic settings (basic shaders and astmospheric off) so you can get a good idea how you would look with 'normal' looking windlights regardless of your computer capabilities.

~Libertine~ recently released a new couch or should I say "divan" which seats up to 12 people. 'Justine' has both mature and adult versions, with accessories such as hanging chains, table, candleholders and floor chandeliers. Read more about the details of this beautiful set here.

Also, don't forget to check out the February round of We Love Roleplay whilst there is still time, new eyes by IKON and the Cosmetics Fair!!

Necklace - Pure Poison - Valeria *We<3RP*
Lingerie - Pure Poison - Lovelyne - Black (Maitreya version) *From Fresh/Romp*

Hair - Truth - Avena *NEW*
Skin - Glam Affair - Alice - Asia 4 *Kustom 9*

Eye Makeup - Zibska - Valli 12 *Cosmetics Fair*

Eyes - IKON - Charm - Dew *NEW*
Mouth/Teeth/Piercing - PXL - Sweet Lips *NEW*
Lips Applier for PXL Sweet Lips - Glam Affair - Alice 01  *Shiny Shabby*

Maitreya Lara mesh body used

Couch, Chains, Candles (all furniture and props) by ~Libertine~
"Justine" *Recent Release*
Thank you Alia =)

Pose by Grafica - "hanako" *NEW*

Unedited - [NB] Alpine Skinlight - Ultra

Unedited - [NB] Alpine Skinlight - Lower Graphics (Basic Shaders switched off)

The Landmarks:

We Love Roleplay

Truth

Cosmetics Fair

IKON
[PXL]
~Libertine~
Kustom 9
Shiny Shabby (Opens 20th Feb)
Maitreya
Grafica

Good Suspension

I'm never quite sure to imagine futuristic fashion myself, I'm just still glad we have much more choice than the jumpsuits you see in the likes of Space 1999 or Star Trek! However, many of the designs featured at this year's Futurewave go a long way in proving creativity, style and high fashion don't have to be lost as we move forward in time!

This new ensemble by Zibska comprises top, panties, skirt and headpiece. It includes a colour change HUD allowing you to adjust colour on 4 different outfit sections separately. 

I'm very much lovin the new shoes by MiaMai - designed for SLink high feet, there are 3 different heel versions are available but the 'Suspension' version is by far by favourite!

The furniture by 22769 ~ [bauwerk] - new for Futurewave - is gorgeous. It's clean, crisp and modern. The sofa's comprise of an inner and outer ring, so the pieces can be put together to make a full circle or snake design if you choose. There are several single animated sits and one of the cutest I've ever seen! I was giggling away as I had my cyber dolly from last weekend 'waiting' and rocking back and forth all cross legged.

Dress/Headpiece - Zibska - Otthild *Futurewave*

Shoes - MiaMai - Le Blanc Pumps - Suspension Black *Futurewave*

Hair - Tablet Vivant - Lupe *We<3RP*

Skin - Glam Affair - Rose Pearl

on SLink Physique with SLink hands and high feet

Pose by Bauhaus Movement

Sofa - 22769 ~ [bauwerk] - Snake Sofa White *Futurewave*

Table & Speaker Lamp - 22769 ~ [bauwerk] - Hexagon Table *Futurewave*

The Landmarks:

Futurewave

We Love Roleplay

Freedom

The Fantasy Gacha Carnival is open and is one of the best rounds for a while imo! If you haven't visited yet, don't panic - it's open for a whole month!

Here is a peek at what is on offer.

May's Soul has 2 gacha machines and both are fabulous. One machine contains the very first hair by May and I love it!! Girls and boys versions available, this hair is unrigged and resizeable, samurai style with a couple of accessories for rare prizes!

The other machine contains this gorgeous outfit. The cloth comes in several colours and all incorporate the forest branch. The rare prizes are the gold wings, butterfly jar (with holding pose) and leg branch.

{anc} has once again brought a wonderfully quirky creation to the FGC. These mannequins come in several variations with 4 rare versions to win. The majority contain 23 single poses (for 2 people), with the 2 mermaid rares containing 20 single poses, 11 cuddles and 7 adult animations.

I've also just discovered that Letis has updated practically all tattoos instore with appliers for most mesh body bits, including Belleza, SLink Physique and TMP (yes, I realise I may be a bit behind with this news but its good all the same!). If you've previously purchased the tattoo with just the standard layers etc, go to the redelivery terminal instore and you'll get the new version with all appliers. Very awesome - thank you Letis!

And last thing to mention today, some fabulous recent releases by Roquai poses. Dance 4 is part of a couples pose (with dance 5) but works equally well as a standalone pose! Grab the new Roquai LM below!

OK I'm done talking... here's the pic :P

Click to enlarge or go to FLickr page for better quality!

Outfit and accessories - May's Soul - Forest Tales *Fantasy Gacha Carninival*

(wings, butterfly jar and leg branch are rares)

Hair (including base), face jewellery (rare) & hair sticks (rare) - May's Soul - Samurai Hair Gacha *Fantasy Gacha Carninival*

Skin - Glam Affair - Rose Pearl

 on Belleza Venus mesh body and hands

Tattoo - Letis - Inermis

Lips - DeeTalaz - Black Glitter

Animal Mannequins - {anc} - Alice & Vintage *Fantasy Gacha Carninival*

Branches - +Half-Deer+ - Climbing Rose Vines - Pale *C88*

Pose (top) by Roquai - Dancer - 4 *Recent Release*

The Landmarks:

Fantasy Gacha Carnival

Letis

Collabor88

Roquai

Power Up Dolly! Futurewave Is Here....

Futurewave is open and lots of galactic and cyber goodies await you shoppers!

I couldn't resist hitting the club for my DJ set in this outfit tonight and this was a comment I got >> Its like...the lead of Angelspit became an elf, then went on a cyber adventure.

It wasn't the inspiration but I totally agree and loving the comment!! lol

Check out the mesh android legs by Star Quality, which I think are altogether quite fabulous. There are 3 different foots options - ballet heel (shown), tiptoe heels and wedge heels. There is also a matching android arm set available (not shown).

Sakide has a new dress, available in both black and white, which includes HUD-driven loops. There are two loops you can colour-change (I have one colour and one black in the pics shown). 

Chaos, Panic and Disorder has brought some great accessories to the event, including this implant from the 'Nemesis' set. Colour HUD also included with this so you can be sure to get it matched to your cyber look!

I 'borrowed' the plug in tails by CerberusXing to power dolly up for the top pic. They are non-rigged so can be positioned as desired and come with 5 different static variations, as well as the scripted one!

Dress - [SAKIDE] - Leyana - Black *Futurewave*

Legs/Boots - Star Quality - Android Legs - Black (Ballet Heels) *Futurewave*

Mask - BP BluPrintz - Tech Spaces - AI *Futurewave*

Chest Implant - :*:CPD:*: - Nemesis Chest Implant *Futurewave*

Collar - .random.Matter. - Lordis collar V2

USB Cables - [CX] CerberusXing - Plug Tail Black

Hair - A&Y Cyber Queen - Rebirth - Black

First pose by Infiniti - Powered Down 3

Second Pose by {Rook} - Galaxian *Futurewave*

Pics taken at Insilico 

The Landmarks:

Futurewave

CerberusXing

A&Y