THE MOTH CLUB

I love moths.  My fascination with these elegant and mysterious creatures is life-long.  So, I was inspired to do a photo that would include them.  It should be a photo that would capture them in their natural environment, of course.  But, somehow, the process took on a bigger life.  As usual, my boyfriend, Arthur, with his creative imagination, brought a completely different dimension to the entire process; and, so, The Moth Club was born.  And, here is that creation.  The photograph with the moths in a more natural environment will be coming soon.

NEVADA

CLOTHING

JUMPSUIT BY RICIELLI: Ricielli - Ava Jumpsuit (Lara)

BUSTIER BY SWEET THING: Sweet Thing. Iris Plastic Bustier - Fatpack (Maitreya)

HEELS BY DEMICORN: DEMICORN - NARI HEELS - MAITREYA

ACCESSORIES

MOTH HEADBAND ACCESSORY BY LODE: *LODE* Head Accessory - Leila [brown]

MOTH FACE MASK BY !GO!: !gO! Moth mask - brown - FREE (PREVIOUS WE LOVE ROLEPLAY GIFT)

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MOTHS FLYING AROUND HEAD BY RANDOM MATTER: Random Matter - Eudora - Moth Halo [Brown I]

MOTH JEWELRY BY ZURI RAYNA (AUTUMN SET)

Zuri Rayna - Moth Earrings *Autumn* 100% Mesh
Zuri's Moth Necklace *Autumn* 100% Mesh

 

BODY PARTS

HAIR BY ADE: Ade - Baby (S Head/S Chest)

MOTH LIPSTICK BY MISTERIA: Misteria - Acherona Lipsticks - Lelutka applier

MOTH NECK TATTOO BY REVIVER: REVIVER - ROUXER :::MID

HEAD BY LELUTKA: / HEAD / lel EvoX SASHA 3.1

BODY BY MAITREYA: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara V5.3

HIPS MORPHS BY EREDITA: Eredita - Hips - Height -1 - Depth 0

SKIN BY NAR MATTARU:

HEAD: . Nar Mattaru . Nellie Skin {Evo x} Ghost . No Brows
BODY: . Nar Mattaru . Toned Soft Body {Ghost} Maitreya
LIP FIX: . Nar Mattaru . Nellie Skin {Xtras} Alt. Lip Fit . Ghost

EARS BY SWALLOW: ^^Swallow^^ Ears HD - High Definition

HAIRBASE BY ANGEL EYES: Angel Eyes - MESSY Hairbase Lelutka EvoX - BLACK 3

CORRECTORS BY IZZIE'S

Izzie's - LeL Evo X - Under Eye Concealer 03
Izzie's - LeL Evo X - 02 Nose Shading Fix R
Izzie's - LeL Evo X - 02 Nose Shading Fix L
Izzie's - LeL Evo X - 03 Blush / Contour Remover 65%
Izzie's - LeL Evo X - Mouth Corner Concealer 04 (TINTED FOR NAR MATTARU SKIN)
Izzie's - LeL Evo X - Lower Lips Concealer 03 75%

LIP CONCEALER BY CAZIMI: CAZIMI: Lip Concealer (EvoX) Nude 1 25%

ARTHUR

OUTFIT BY DEADWOOL

[Deadwool] Sean jacket - Gianni - all colors {Creator} [R hand] 
[Deadwool] Staple tee (Sean add-on) - Gianni - all colors {Creator} [R hand] 
[Deadwool] Sean trousers - Gianni - (mid) - all colors {Creator} [R hand] 
[Deadwool] Oxford shoes - Gianni - all colors - {Creator} [R hand] 

HEADSET BY DANI AIRPLANES: HeadSet {Creator} [R ear] 

GLASSES BY KUNST: [ kunst ] - Black Ops Glasses {Creator} [nose] 

NECKLACE BY MIDNA: MIDNA - Fel Necklace [B] {Creator} [chest] 

        AT STORE ON MATCH SIM (HOME OF MAN CAVE EVENT)

 

BODY PARTS

HEAD BY LELUTKA: / HEAD / lel EvoX SKYLER 3.1 {Creator} [chin] 

BODY BY SIGNATURE: [Signature] Gianni Body - Body - v6.1 {Creator} [R lower arm] 

HAIR BY VANGO: Vango. Neil (gg) {Creator} [head]

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MISS VIRTUAL DIVA FACE OF FASHION PHOTO CHALLENGE 2: THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS

For this editorial photo challenge, we were asked to choose one of the seven deadly sins, the one we identify with the most.  For me, there was no indecision.  I knew there was no other sin for me than the sin of Sloth, especially as portrayed by physical laziness, but for all work in general.

Now, if you were to ask anyone that knows me well, they would tell you I am not lazy at all, or I am the least lazy person they know.  It is true I really do not like physical labor.  But, at the heart of my sloth is the fact that I like my time to be my own time, to do with as I please.  So, if there is a job to be done, I immediately get to work on it and work hard to complete the job as quickly as I can, but, always with competence, responsibility, and integrity.  After all, I am only working to have free time for myself to spend as I wish.

I would rather lie in a field of wildflowers than to mow the lawn or to mop the floor.  I am so lazy that I prefer to pay someone to do these things!  In fact, as a lover of nature, I have spent many hours lying in mountain meadows with the smell of the grasses and wildflowers drifting over me on warm breezes, the hum of insects surrounding me, the call of wild birds in the distance--a circling hawk, a regal eagle—and, sometimes, a visit from the occasional deer, maybe a mother with twin fawns. 

So, ultimately, I chose to portray this lazy mountain sloth in my editorial photo, with the hope that everyone that saw it could feel the warm sun on their faces, smell the soft scents drift across them, and hear the symphony of little creatures nearby. 

For this photo, I built the entire set to get just the perfect look and feel that I wanted.

The sin of Sloth is represented by the color of light blue, so my first task was to find the perfect Virtual Diva garment in this color.  I was in tremendous luck, because one of my favorite Virtual Diva gowns, the Timeless Gown Couture, comes in the color of Sky, just perfect for my styling.  Then, I chose components in light blue to carry the Sloth theme throughout the entire photo.

Now, you might think that a lovely gown would be out of place in a mountain meadow full of wildflowers, but I wanted to portray an elegant, fairy-tale look, a princess spending a lazy day with the little creatures of the wild.  Surrounding me, and on my little fawn companion, the White Tail Deer Fawn from Jinx, are Persefona’s lovely blue Nose Butterfly 8.  Sitting perkily on the huge bow of the Timeless Gown Couture Sky as it watches over me as I sleep is Lode’s Head Accessory Magic single bird.

To complete the princess look, I used the Mineral Butterfly necklace, Heavenly, from Neomenia, and the Sinra earrings and bracelets in earth blue from Mandala.

To impart a dreamlike quality to the scene, I wore three Dandelion Puffs and Seeds emitters from Cole’s Corner and used eye makeup and face tattoo from Zibska, and the lovely hair fanning out around my head as I lie asleep is the Akane Black hair from Argrace. 

The wonderful sleeping pose I used is from Hatter the Mad, the Peaceful Slumber Pose.

I love rocks of any kind, but especially rocks such as geodes, and so, in keeping with the light blue color of Sloth, as well as the outdoor and nature theme of the photo, I included three, blue-hued Geode Roack-1 #620 from Anatnom.

I hope I have transported you into a magical moment as I sleep lazily among the blue daisies on a warm afternoon in my lovely Virtual Diva Timeless Gown Couture Sky.

MY COMPLETE STYLE LIST

GOWN BY VIRTUAL DIVA: Timeless Gown Couture Sky

NECKLACE BY NEOMENIA JEWELRY: Neomenia: necklace Mineral butterfly HEAVENLY
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JEWELRY SET BY MANDALA

[MANDALA]SINRA  bracelet/earth blue

[MANDALA]SINRA  earring/earth blue

BIRD ON GOWN BOW BY LODE: *LODE* Head Accessory - Magic [single bird]

BLUE BUTTERFLIES BY PERSEFONA: Persefona Nose Butterfly 8

DANDELION PUFFS BY COLE'S CORNER: **CC** - Dandelion Puffs & Seeds (add to wear)

SLEEPING HAIR BY ARGRACE: *ARGRACE* Akane – Black

EYESHADOW AND FACE TATTOO BY ZIBSKA

Zibska Dalaine Eyemakeup Lelutka Applier

Zibska Riko Lelutka Applier

SLEEPING POSE BY HATTER THE MAD: .:HTM:. Peaceful Slumber Pose
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OBJECTS I USED TO BUILD THE PHOTO SET

BASIC GROUND TEXTURE BY RO!ACT DESIGNS: Frozen Rock 1
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ROCKS BY ANATNOM CREATIONS:  Geode Roack-1  #620

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FOG EMITTER BY NIKKY JULIESSE: Rolling Fog Emitter

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LIGHT BEAM BY DR3AMWEAVER: Dr3amweaver Animated Ray of Light 6 in 1 + Sparkle
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FAWN DEER BY JIAN: JIAN :: White Tail Deer - Fawn (Sleep R)

PLANTS

VARIOUS BIRCH TREES BY STUDIO SKYE: Birch Grove Building Set

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GRASSES BY HEART GARDEN CENTRE

HEART - Wild Grasses - Fescue - Small

HEART - Wild Grasses - Mixed Round - Group1

HEART - Wild Grasses - Flowering - Round Dense - Green

FERNS BY VIRTUAL NATURE LANDSCAPING: Virtual plant Fern A Dryopteris

BLUE DAISIES BY O.M.E.N (OMEN): O.M.E.N - Spring Daisies - Blue

MISS VIRTUAL DIVA FACE OF FASHION LIVE AUDITION "KISS THE BRIDE" STYLING

I am very happy to have been chosen to move on to the second phase of the Miss Virtual Diva Face of Fashion competition, the Live Audition. There were almost 30 ladies who participated this year in the Live Audition portion of the Miss Virtual Diva Face of Fashion competition. Those with the highest scores will move on to be official Miss Virtual Diva Face of Fashion contestants. It would be fantastic if we all could move on to be official contestants!

Our assignment was to choose a couture design from the Virtual Diva store and create a bridal styling. I chose the lovely Timeless Gown Couture Beige as the basis for my styling.  I absolutely love this color, and it was a great inspiration for my styling.

This is my photo submission for the Live Audition "Kiss the Bride" styling:

This is the description I wrote for the Live Audition "Kiss the Bride" styling:

When I think of weddings, I think of outdoor weddings, and I especially love the colors of autumn, and so this became the inspiration for my Kiss the Bride wedding styling, using autumnal golds, oranges, and browns to accentuate the lovely autumn color of Virtual Diva's Timeless Gown Couture Beige, a rich silk design with a lovely large bow on the front of the dress.

Thinking of the outdoors, I naturally am reminded of the living things that abound in nature, and so I adorned myself with living things, from the amazing Musha Yellow mushroom hair accessory from Lode, to the delicate Eugenia insects from LaGyo on my hair and on the mushrooms, to the adorable Honeybee earrings from Finesmith, to the chic Bee Bracelet from Touchic, to the ChicChica Precious Rose Gold long-stemmed rose I carry in my right hand, to the simple little Dandelion Flowers and Petals from Coal's Corner that float gracefully around me, and right down to the Scattered Roses petals under my feet by Artisan Fantasy, There is even a happy golden spider that rides gracefully on my Gold Mesh Spider Veil by Maria.

To me, autumn is very rich in texture, and I wanted to accentuate the richness of Virtual Diva's Timeless Gown Couture Beige by adding MMC's Morganna Bodysuit beneath the gown. I added a hair veil and gown train from Drama Zone, and chose silk opera gloves from Etchaflesh. To complete my look, I chose to wear Aisling's Nura Collar with Gems and Chains with texture-change options. Of course, i chose metals and gems that are autumnal colors that match my entire outfit and beautifully showcase Virtual Diva's Timeless Gown Couture Beige.

What a wonderful wedding day this will be!


Here are the details of what I am wearing:

GOWN BY VIRTUAL DIVA: Timeless Gown Couture Beige

GOWN TRAIN BY DRAMA ZONE: bones bride skirt 1 (MODIFIED)

BODYSUIT BY MMC: .:MMC:. Morganna Set (Fatpack) - Maitreya Appliers

OPERA GLOVES BY ETCHAFLESH: [Etchaflesh] Sinner Bento Gloves - Candie -Maitreya

HAIR VEIL BY DRAMA ZONE: bones bride veil (MODIFIED)

FACE VEIL BY MARIA: Gold mesh spider veil by Maria
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MUSHROOM HAIR ACCESSORY BY LODE: *LODE* Head Accessory - Musha [yellow]

INSECT ON HAIR AND MUSHROOMS BY LAGYO: LaGyo_Eugenia brooch Gold

EARRINGS BY FINESMITH: F I N E S M I T H Honeybee earrings
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COLLAR BY AISLING: .aisling. Nura Collar {Gems&Chains}

ROSE IN RIGHT HAND BY CHICCHICA: :::ChicChica::: Precious Rose Gold REZZ

FLOATING DANDELION PARTS BY COLE'S CORNER: **CC** - Dandelion Flowers & Petals

ROSE PETALS UNDER FEET BY ARTISAN FANTASY: *AF* Scattered Roses - White Med (MODIFED)


POSE BY POSESION: *PosESioN* Alexandra 6


ALWAYS WORN UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED

BENTO CATE HEAD BY LELUTKA: LeLutka.Head.Cate 3.0

EARS BY MANDALA: [MANDALA]SIMPLE_EARS_HUTUU

SYSTEM SHAPE BY AVID: Avid Gothic Avatar - Mist (MODIFIED)

MESH BODY BY MAITREYA: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara V4.1

HANDS AND FEET BY SLINK

Slink Hands - Dynamic - Female V1.3
Slink Avatar Enhancement Feet  V3.2


SKIN BY GLAM AFFAIR: Glam Affair - Luminay ( LeLutka Applier ) Europa

EYEBROWS BY AVADA: *Sinful Curves* Eyebrows Classic Black Appliers Hud

EYES BY MAYFLY: Mayfly - Luminous - Mesh Eye (Sea Green Shadow, w2)