Locked up tight! Featuring Petit Chat, Powder Pack and Truth

The last 24 hours have proven to be the most stressful we have had in months, but at least this time it wasn't all negative stress! Since yesterday morning we have found out I need to have heart surgery before Christmas, my son's ultrasound was inexplicably moved up to today, my other half got a job interview for today, and by the end of the day yesterday, he also had a job offer just outside Seattle, WA and we are currently in Arizona. Needless to say our heads are spinning and I'm not sure if we can tell up from down at the moment. A bit ago I wrote a post about chasing after your dreams, and now the kids are looking to us to see if we are going to follow them or watch an opportunity pass us by. We were really thinking about how he was going to move there while I stayed here with the kids, for the last one to graduate, which would have meant 9 months apart. Good news came on that front today, when they told him they would hold the job for 6 months, which has made both of us breathe a bit easier, but it sure hasn't relieved the stress associated with this decision. So if I seem a bit scattered I apologize, and I hope you can all bare with me during this interesting time in my life!

As usual I ran away to Second Life to try and zone out for a bit and let the world fall away and it worked! For just a little while I was able to concentrate on something else and I think my blood pressure has settled back down and my heart is beating normally instead of like a junior high Jazz band on the first day of school, well that was until I started this post! (LOL) But beautiful things have a habit of making me relax and this whole ensemble of new releases did just that, at least for a few minutes! I don't even know where to start here with all these goodies, so I will start from the bottom up with this adorable new release from Petit Chat for The Darkness Monthly event that runs through the 30th. The Lock Me necklace is perfect for keeping those precious things locked up tight! This is a 100% original mesh creation from Petit Chat and it comes with an amazing HUD with 4 options for the metals on each piece, so if you want to keep your heart under lock and key then head on over to the event today and grab yours, you won't be disappointed! I know I am a bit late in opening my Powder Pack for September, but well, now you know why! When I started going through the newest releases I was blown away by the gorgeous Autumn color palettes most designers leaned towards in this release including the GORGEOUS makeup release from Arise for the September Powder Pack for LeLutka. The eyes and lips are complimentary to each other and the appliers are fantastic with no extra lip hanging over or misplaced lines on the eyes, making it a MUST have addition to your makeup case. And if you happen to be looking for new natural looking lashes and brows then you need to grab this release, even for the over 3K price, because I promise you won't be disappointed. After all, you can have the same skin in a hundred different photos and no one will know if you have tons of makeup options, which has become the way I save money on Second Life. I sign up early so I can pay less for the Powder Pack - LeLutka release, and then switch out the makeups for different photos so I'm not running around looking for new skins every other post! I hope I have inspired those of you who haven't invested in the Powder Pack's yet to head over and sign up and remember to check out The Darkness Monthly event for some darkly delicious finds!

The Fashion Details

Head - LeLutka - Simone 3.0
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LeLutka/119/138/24

Body - Maitreya - Lara
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Maitreya%20Isle/128/133/24

Skin - Essences - Mara @ Powder Pack - LeLutka - September
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Last%20Forever/93/116/22

Eyes - Avi Glam - Lure @ Powder Pack - LeLutka - August
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Last%20Forever/93/116/22

Eyebrows - Izzie's - LeLutka - Applier Brows @ Powder Pack - LeLutka - September
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Last%20Forever/93/116/22

Lashes - SlackGirl - B.You Shadow & Lashes @ Powder Pack - LeLutka - September
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Last%20Forever/93/116/22

Eyeshadow - Arise - Carol Makeup Set @ Powder Pack - LeLutka - September
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Last%20Forever/93/116/22

Lips - Arise - Carol Makeup Set @ Powder Pack - LeLutka - September
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Last%20Forever/93/116/22

Hair - Truth - Athena - September VIP Gift
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Truth/116/128/24

Choker - Petit Chat - Lock Me @ The Darkness Monthly
September 5th - 30th
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Brimstone/42/60/21

Happy shopping and have a wonderfully wicked rest of your day and remember to always stay true to your style and make today's trends in fashion and home decor work for you!

~Jade~

"Mirror, mirror on the wall Who's the baddest of them all?" Madonna - Featuring K-tarsis, Truth, Glam Affair, Emberotic's Fashion Designs

I don't know if the rest of you parents are free yet, but school has started here in northern Arizona and I am finally free from one of the teens! Yay! But the one who graduated in June is still tagging along as I come into town, and we continue to have appointments with docs and people for the house, as well as that dreaded word J O B, for an 18 year old. But he's been starting to look a bit harder but I am sure that has something to do with the threats of having to move out that are prompting those, but the rule in the house is either you are in school or you have a job, so the party is about to be over, and then I will be able to sit back, organize all the goodies and be able to breathe and not feel like I am always running to catch up with blogging! I think the light at the end of the tunnel has me feeling a bit feisty again and in those moods I have a mix on youtube I always go to so I can wiggle along as I blog and yesterday as I donned this ensemble the mix came on and a certain song went on replay, which means I just HAD to share!

I have fallen in love with all the new tattoo releases from the fabulous K-tarsis, and wanted to show this one off, since I seem to be running around in them when not blogging! If you don't know the name, I promise you will soon because the designs are absolutely amazing and come for almost all the mesh bodies out there, male and female!! The Mandala design is elegant, sexy and is perfect for those plunging, cleavage revealing designs you wear to the club year round. So do yourself a favor and stop by the store, you won't be disappointed!

The Darkness Monthly Event started on the 5th and runs until the end of the month, so you have some time to go wander around still, but do yourself a favor and check out the newest release from Emberotic's Fashion Designs, an exclusive for the event. The Temptation Low V-cut dress and fishnets with heels are available for several mesh bodies, making a perfectly snug fitting club dress! I love the flirty fishnets and of course the impossibly short hemline and daring neckline, making it the penultimate clubbing dress! So if you are looking to add a little bit of sexy to your wardrobe then head on over to the event and do some serious shopping! Speaking of shopping, I have been picking up skins lately more than pretty much anything, including this gorgeous new design from Glam Affair, exclusively available at the current round of Uber! As usual the HUD includes a plethora of options for brows, eyes and lips, making it very versatile, and a gorgeous base for almost all make ups, and Uber is also where you can get your hands on this truly stunning hair from Truth! The Margarita comes with an amazing Styling HUD giving you a ton of options so you don't have to go buying 6 different hairs, only the 1, which also happens to come with flower accessories, which only adds to the allure of this hair, and as always Truth has stunning Reds, and we know that means it will always make it's way into my hair closet!



The Fashion Details
Head - LeLutka - Simone 3.0
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LeLutka/119/138/24

Body - Maitreya - Lara
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Maitreya%20Isle/128/133/24

Skin - Glam Affair - Milena - Asia @ Uber
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Uber/130/139/1200

Eye Shadow - Glam Affair - Milena - Asia @ Uber
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Uber/130/139/1200

Hair - Truth - Margarita @ Uber
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Uber/130/139/1200

Eyes - Avi Glam - Lure @ Powder Pack August
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Last%20Forever/93/116/22

Necklace - Valena - Chainy Necklace - Black
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/River%20Village/227/162/22

Tattoo - K-tarsis - Mandala 01
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Angels%20Islands/155/50/22

Dress, Fishnets and Heels - Emberotic's Fashion Designs - Temptation Low V-cut Dress @ The Darkness Monthly Event
Closes August 30th
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Brimstone/21/68/23

Rings - Meva - Shalynn Bento Rings
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Manifesto/187/131/23

Pose - Virtual Diva - Wild Poses
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Domain/22/245/4005

Backdrop - SAYO - Preview Dressing Room @ The Epiphany
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Epiphany/88/131/1006

Revolver - Madonna

Have a wonderfully wicked rest of your day and remember to always stay true to your style and make today's trends in fashion and home decor work for you!

~Jade~

"Must be nice being flawless." - IT!, *ArcaneSpellcaster*AK Creations, DaneMarkZ, FaMESHed, Swank

Have you ever had a friend misunderstand you so badly that it pretty much ends a friendship?  While the strings that have held you together for years start to fall away, you sit, still stunned, because you never had any intention of hurting their feelings?  I may be a weaver of words, but when things become emotional I become mute, especially when I have upset someone unintentionally.  After a couple of months I have come to realize that not everyone, even those you thought were closest to you, will understand you all the time.  We all get caught up in our own worlds and have a tendency to not step outside the box and do "others" thinking, as I call it.  You have to identify the situation someone is in before you judge, and see it from the point of view of the person you have an issue with, but this rarely happens, and it's sad when assumptions become the rule not the exception.  When all has been said and done and you are at peace with your side of things, all you can do is wait and see what the future holds and hope for the best because friendships are worth saving, not losing over a misunderstanding.

"Emotional"

Getting lost, don't know what side

In my mind where no one can go
Think I'm losing my cool, woah

Oh, oh, oh
On my way off the rails, I
Don't pretend like I'm perfect too
As I fear being too old
Oh, oh, oh
Ten times, ten times I said
Ring me as it's on my mind
Our fears get magnified
And my fault is only natural

But I get emotional
Not we are
And I get emotional
But I'm not supposed to let it show
But I get emotional
Not we are
And I get emotional
But I'm not supposed to let it show

Must be nice being flawless
Pull me tight when you got it all out the way
Just don't let down your guard, no

Oh, oh, oh
On my way off the rails, I
Don't pretend like I'm perfect too
As I fear being too old
Oh, oh, oh
Ten times, ten times I said
Ring me as it's on my mind
Our fears get magnified
And my fault is only natural

The Fashion Details

Head - LeLutka - Simone Bento - Custom Shape
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LeLutka/119/138/24

Body - Maitreya - Lara
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Maitreya%20Isle/128/133/24

Skin - DeeTaleZ - Jolie Applier
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/DeeTaleZ/127/128/265

Eyes - IKON - Triumph - Hazel
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/IKON/143/128/501

Hair - Exile - Closure
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Covet/46/207/21

Necklace - Baiastice - Leaf Choker - Gold @ FaMESHed 5th Anniversary
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/FaMESHed/112/155/3000

Bracelets - IT! - Cute Butterfly Bracelet V3 EXCLUSIVE @ Swank
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Spring%20Retreat/160/138/3003

Nails - DaneMarkZ - Golden Nights @ The Darkness Monthly Event
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Brimstone/21/68/23

Top and Pants - *Arcane Spellcaster*Ak-Creations - Alisya - Red
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Dulcamara/210/218/2088
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/92187

Pose - An Lar - The Gloria Series @ FaMESHed 5th Anniversary
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/FaMESHed/112/155/3000

Have a wonderfully wicked rest of your day and remember to always stay true to your style and make today's trends in fashion and home decor work for you!

~Jade~