Tracing the Threads of History and Fantasy

Art Show

March 13, 2025

The latest releases from Fanatik all revolve around the gorgeous Nautilus build, a large Art Deco space which makes glorious use of PBR textures. To furnishing this build, Fanatik has also released a set of props, a set of displays and a set of frames. I have used just some of these pieces to setup this scene, but there is plenty more, including some lovely counters for creating different spaces within the build. This could definitely function as a very unique store build, especially given the matching displays and frames, but there are many other options for it too.

The lounger is from DICTATORSHOP, the Ladies’ Chaise in Adult Vanilla from the classically elegant Heritage series. It has over 300 animations and a ranger of options for leather, wood and metals. The single sits and lays include some very useful animations for photography.

I am still wearing the new Nar Mattaru skin and showing quite a bit of it in this body suit from Petrichor & Ersch. I felt like the design blended well with the Art Deco theme and I coloured it up in green and copper, but you have so many options to choose from. The hair is once again Wasabi, now a very sexy shorter style with just the right amount of wisps around the face.

Heritage Valentine

February 13, 2025

You still have a few days left to visit the Valentine Shop & Hop where, among other things, you can pick up some new releases from DICTATORSHOP.  The Upright Piano from the Heritage series is a new release at 20% off. This elegant and sophisticated piece will add grandeur to any home and it includes 5 beautiful wood finishes and 5 upholstery options. I’ve selected the lovely Ebony option with rich wine-red upholstery. In terms of animations, you can choose between PG, Adult Vanilla and Adult Kink depending on your preferences and your budget. All versions include various solo animations for sitting, playing and dancing as well as duet animations and cuddle animations.

Also available at the Shop & Hop are additional pieces in the Heritage series, such as the set of two consoles in different sizes (these are also 20% off) and a set of low tables which are a free gift.

The slinky, Valentine-inspired gown is a Petrichor & Ersch collaboration for FaMESHed which features a heart-shaped top and a skirt that can be toggled between long and short. As always, the HUDs give you a wide array of colour options for both the fabric and the accessories. To go with such a sexy gown, I picked a real bombshell hair from Wasabi called Zenya, which has four style options and can be found at Anthem.

Banshee

January 26, 2025

The Banshee set from deviousMind for the Wild Haunt event caught my eye right away as it really captured something of what a darker fae or fairie might dress in with its blend of ragged furs and jewels. This particular lady of the fae also sports a set of impressive horns and long, slender ears courtesy of Petrichor’s Ostrae set, which of course comes with a multitude of texture and configuration options such as optional decorations and optional strands of hair woven around the horns (a separate HUD with hair textures is also included). The Noelle hair from Magika, a loose braid with soft wisps and optional bangs around the face, worked very well together with the horns.

A fae, of course, needs no saddle or bridle to gallop through the enchanted woods and her bold steed is not entirely mortal either.

A Christmas Bauble

December 23, 2024

After a day full of cooking and other Christmas preparations, a little playtime in Second Life was just what I needed. Of course, once I finished my blog photos, something decided to go wrong as I was relogging after a short break and my avatar ended up being reset to the default. So, apologies in advance for the very sparse credits.

What I do know, however, is that the fun (and cosy) Christmas ornament is by Dictatorshop, which means it is packed full of poses for you and your partner. Nothing too wild, its labelled Adult Vanilla, but still a little spice for Christmas. You have texture options as well as the ability to set the bauble to either opaque or transparent.

The Dahlie dress is by Petrichor and Ersch and it is such a perfect Christmas dress with the fur lining of the bodice and the holly and bow decorations. But, if you want to be able to use it for other occasions as well, you can turn all these elements off. You can also adjust the dress between three different lengths, and you’re seeing the long version and one of the short versions here. I really like the modelling of this dress, it manages to convey a clingy fabric very well. You will find it at Kinky for December.

Finally, we have the newest hair from Wasabi called Hot Cocoa. There are two main variant styles of this one, with and without a cute knitted hat, and then two versions of the bangs as well. This hair is available at Access.