The Castle of the Marquis d'Auvergne, 2

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STORYLINE: The heavy wooden doors groaned open as the Rockstar bursted into the castle's main hall. His boots left dark footprints on the dusty stone surface. "I love it! I must have it! All of it. Don't change a thing!" He ran like a giddy child and flopped down on a cobweb covered Louis XVI couch. A cloud of dust flew up making the old man cough. "It's perfect for my next video," he licked his lips. "Wine, roses, and an orgy of flesh." The old man shuddered as if a cold wind had just blow down the dark stone hall. The rockstar's pleasant demeanor suddenly dropped, "You think me a monster, Monsieur Gustave? It's simple, I like what I like, and I will have it. No tale of a curse will dissuade me."

Guys, have you been to the winter round of ROMP? It's the most amazing round so far! It ends Thursday, 6pm. If you haven't blown your paycheck there yet, do not miss it. You don't miss the deals on all these fabulous items. From ROMP is wicked cool Masquerade Mask by Anachron. There is a Higwaymen mask too and both come in a variety of colors. Titzuki has two fun outfits for when theres a doctor in the house. I'm wearing the Brother Victim corset. I love this corset it fit perfectly on TMP male and also comes in default avatar size. It includes TMP and Omage appliers for stockings and underwear. The Sleeves are from the Brother Doctor outfit. The collar is a team effort by Contraption and CX. The collars are based on real antiques.  I'm holding the beautiful dragon sculpture for the men and its not just form, it had has scripts too, and comes in 4 varieties.  If you have ever worn a mask, you know it helps to wear some dark makeup around the eyes. Over at the new new round of Genre are some brilliant makeups for men based on RuPaul's drag race. I used the Sharon (she is the coolest). In the background are two beautiful sculptures by Culprit and also rubber chair is also by Culprit. The chair includes single, couple, and adults poses.  On the wall is Capturado set by Artisan Fantasy. I love wrought iron, so I am loving this elegant set.  From The Kawaii Project is the Romance tattoo by Love. Long cigarette by Nikotin. Nipple piercing by Haus of Darcy, Pants applier by Muse, and the awesome Thigh high spatz boots for men by Schadenfreude. The setting is the rare Paris Loft by Apple Fall.

On him, The Rockstar:
Mask: Anachron Dark Masquerade Mask Vamp - red [mesh](ROMP)(95L)
Tattoo: Love Romantic Tattoo Omega/TMP (Kawaii Project)(100L)
Collar: Contraption&[CX] Locke Collar - silver [mesh](ROMP)(250L)
Corset: Titzuki Victim Brother Corset [mesh](ROMP)(216L)
Armwarmers: Titzuki Brother Doctor Shirt [mesh](ROMP)(216L)
Sculpture: Constraint Dick Dragon - Blaze the Firestarter [mesh](ROMP)(280L)
Lip gloss: Aii InuDaiYoukai Makeup Pack - TMP (150L)
Eye makeup: La Boucherie Rugirls - Sharon TMP/Omega (Genre)(99L)
Smokes: NikotiN HOLDER_ Black V.4.0 [mesh](499L)
Nipple piercing: Haus of Darcy Lust MESH Nipples - Razor [mesh](150L)
Boots: Schadenfreude Leith Boot - male - pitch [mesh](200L)
Hair: Truth Hair Ryleigh [mesh](12 Days of Savings)(100L)
Pants applier: Muse Savage! Sexy Bodysuit with Gloves (189L)
Skin applier body: Clef de Peau Body Soft:T1 TMP Appliers (500L)
Applier Head: Tableau Vivant Tox Skin - Tone 03 Blonde (600L)
Hands: Slink Male Hands [mesh] (450L)
Head: TheMeshProject (BETA) Head(m) - Anime (Deluxe) [mesh](5000L)
Body, hands: TheMeshProject (BETA) Deluxe Body [mesh](5000L)
Pose: Del May DM - Bedsit male (50L)

Setting:
Cross: Artisan Fantasy Capturado set [mesh](ROMP)(1800L)
Sculpture Male: Culprit Invisible Bonds [mesh](ROMP)(300L)
Sculpture Female: Culprit Invisible Bonds [mesh](ROMP)(300L)
Chair: Culprit Rubber chair [mesh](ROMP)(499L)
Tub: Consignment & floorplan Bathtub - Pewter - A [mesh](pg, 450L, adult 900L)
Skybox: Apple Fall AF Paris Loft Skybox RARE, gacha [mesh](75L)

The Castle of the Marquis d'Auvergne, 1

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STORYLINE: The elderly man guided his unassuming grey roadster down a gravel path. His passenger was a wealthy American rock star traveling incognito. He was paid well to secretly escort the strange youth to the crumbling castle of the Marquis d'Auvergne, but he sincerely dreaded going to that haunted place. "Le château est maudit," he shook his head sadly. "Oh, cursed you say?" a delighted grin curled across the lips of his passenger. The lad spoke French, but it was an odd dialect his old ears could barely comprehend. It was easier his patron used English instead. "I sense there is an entertaining story behind this so-called curse. Tell me everything."

This amazing French castle by Death Row was just begging for a twist that I'm sure vampire aficionados will appreciate. *wink* The french style castles are my absolute favorites. This castle is the rare in the Mystic Bastion gacha. Inside this massive castle there are 10 rooms. From the main purple hallway you can go to the stain glass staircase, turn right to the grey hallway to the green bedroom, and library. Then climb the stairs to the 3rd level brown room, and washroom. Take the green hall and stairs up to the 4th level's bedroom and balcony. From the left of entryway is the ballroom. You will need a plot size around 64 x 128 to rez it and 1100 free prims. The gacha is also stuffed with many other wonderful gothic goodies.  Other gacha items in the image are: the Roadster by Consignment, Paris suitcases by Apple Fall, Nikotin cigarette, and the new outfit gacha by Gabriel on sale at The Epiphany.  The Ryleigh hair by Truth I'm in love with, it's the best body wave hair I have seen in SL, and it works perfectly for the men. The back is cut up higher so it works great with jacket collars. It's marked down for the 12 Days of Savings in the marketplace.  The nails and locket .Shi necklace was from the past Bluebeard round of Enchantment. It's a very cool design, and one of the items recently on sale recently at .Shi for their anniversary.  The goggles were a past hunt prize by Kumaki but you can find similar styles in their mainstore.  Are you wishing you had some nice gloves for your MeshProject body? Swagga has you covered with the new Leather Gloves. They come with two colors, black and brown, and two fits for normal and under the sleeves. My avatar is wearing the new beautiful Tox head applier by Tableau Vivant. (more shots of it to come as the Phototelling in this series to continues.)

On Him, Rock star:
Coat: Gabriel Side wrap long coat / Gray RARE. gacha [mesh](The Epiphany)(50L)
Pants, boots: Gabriel Lace-up boots with Pants ( TMP ) /Black, gacha(The Epiphany)(50L)
Gloves: SWaGGa Leather Glove Black (TMP) Jacket Cut [mesh](199L)
Necklace: .Shi Evra Pendant Homme [mesh](65L)
Goggles: Kumaki K_gs Fledermaus/DKH4 [mesh](no longer available)
Hair: Truth Hair Ryleigh [mesh](12 Days of Savings)(100L)
Suitcase, pose: Death Row stack of suitcases, with holdable suitcase [mesh](188L)
Cigarette: NikotiN Cigarette_CROCO, gacha  [mesh] (80L)
Applier Head: Tableau Vivant Tox Skin - Tone 03 Blonde (600L)
Skin applier body: Tableau Vivant TMP Body applier - Tone 3 (400L)
Head: TheMeshProject (BETA) Head(m) - Anime (Deluxe) [mesh](5000L)
Body, hands: TheMeshProject (BETA) Deluxe Body [mesh](5000L)

Setting:
Castle: Death Row Mystic Bastion MB rezzbox Full castle 1100Li, gacha RARE [mesh](75L)
Car: Consignment [Con.] Tilbury Roadster - grey, gacha [mesh](75L)
Bag: Apple Fall AF Plaid Luggage Bag Paris, gacha [mesh](75L)
Bag: Apple Fall AF Monogram Luggage Bag Paris, gacha [mesh](75L)
Bag: Apple Fall AF Worn Luggage Bag Paris, gacha [mesh](75L)
Sim Surround: Landscapes Unlimited YOSEMITE SILVER (2990L)

Ghosts of August, 3

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STORYLINE: With her camera and photos confiscated, the schoolgirl left the spirit world empty-handed. Or so she thought. She began to see things: a shadow darted before her, a bright glowing orb in the corner of the room.... She was already on edge as she walked home. She looked up and saw a figure walking precariously along the edge of town's ancient tower wall. It appeared to be a woman who was ridged or maybe drunk. Then suddenly the lady slipped and fell. 

Nice things for Elegant Lolitas to enjoy this month! The new release from Rokumeikan, Attempted Suicide Doll, comes with shirt top, collar, bandages for the arms, skirt, underskirt, checkered stockings, hat, and a parasol with pose. The black and white textures with with stripes is really striking, and I love the nicely textured parasol. The creepy cool forked tongue by DownDownDown you can pick up at Kagami. Touch it and you can change the color to green, mint, blue, black, white, pink and red. It comes with materials for that extra slimly look. lol. DownDownDown also has a creepy super long tongue at Kagami. The tongues are unrigged mesh so you scale them and move them around, no problem. The Jinx hair is a current gift from Truth in pastel colors. It's a perfect Lolita hair. The face band is The Blues Hunt prize from Cubic Cherry. This beautiful doll head is one of several group gifts from DollCoco. These are the past mesh doll heads. The eyes come either fixed or closed.

On Her, the Broken Doll:
Dress, hat, bandages, parasol: RokumeikaN +RMK*Attempted suicide doll [mesh](700L)
DownDownDown Snake tongue [mesh](Kagami)(150L)
Faceband: Cubic Cherry The Void face band [mesh] (Blues Hunt)(5L)
Hair: Truth Hair Jinx pastels [mesh](free)
Head: DollCoco *DC*_Head(Non-Rigged)_Anna [mesh](group gift, free)

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STORYLINE: Horrified, the schoolgirl screamed and ran toward the lady only to discover it wasn’t a lady at all, -- it was a shattered doll. Its head rocked gently and a forked tongue flicked out of its mouth. Then the doll faded away as if nothing had been there at all. The cycle began again a few moments later when it reappeared to do its awkward waltz on the stone wall.

Trap makes it debut at We <3 Role Play this month. You can scoop up the Raven Wings on sale. They come in four poses and colors Silver/Bronze or White/Black. The DollCoco body was a past group gift from over a year ago. It worked perfectly with the retired doll heads. The old body is very thin and usually needs special clothes designed for it. In order for the doll to wear normal clothes, I removed the upper torso and created a simple prim neck. Wala!

On Her, the Broken Doll:
Wings: Trap Black Riven Wing [mesh](We <3 Role Play) (100L) Sale 50% off
Shoes: G Field Gina - black [mesh] (280L)
Body: DollCoco DOLLCOCO*_Body snow [mesh](past group gift, free)
Pose: momomuller / 3M 1209 (40L)

Location: RMK Gothic

The Harajuku Kittens

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It's a sweet time indeed for candy loving kitties of Harajuku. Chloe by Fuubutsu Dou is adorable. She is not a tiny avatar, but normal sized. Chloe comes with a short dress. Sold separately is the pink yukuta shown above. She has head, neck ruff, legs, legs with alpha for skirt, body, and hands. To fit hair on the kittens, use non-rigged hair and scale it up. Chloe and Ollie (see below) are both at Genre for only 100L until June 12th.

Over at the Arcade, you can satisfy your sweet tooth with the Remarkable Oblivion's Sugar Rush gacha. Chloe is showing the Sour Grapes top hat and the fun ChocoHorns as a bracelet and arm band. The Sakura hair style from Truth comes with little flowers and bears attachments. Each hair also comes with a color hud for normal series and roots. The one above is the Colors hud. The pink bears come from the blondes version. Her fan is the rare Oriental fan from Pixicat's gacha.

On Her, The Harajuku Kitten Chloe:
Avatar: Fuubutsu Dou Kitten Chloe [mesh] (Genre) (100L)
Oufit: Fuubutsu Dou Yukata - Pink Blossoms [mesh] (Genre) (100L)
Horns: Remarkable Oblivion SugarRush - ChocoHorns - RARE [mesh] (The Arcade)(75L)
Hat: Remarkable Oblivion SugarRush - Sour Grapes  [mesh] (The Arcade)(75L)
Fan: Pixicat Oriental (Fan) RARE [mesh] (The Arcade)(50L)
Hair: TRUTH HAIR Sakura Hair - 1 Side - Colors [mesh] (The Arcade)(50L)
Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands - Casual [mesh](450L)
Pose: Zzang 100% Sugar

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Kitten Ollie is a pale tabby. He has a head, neck riff, body, hands, legs and legs with alpha for pants, but unlike Chloe he comes with cap for his head and not an outfit. Rather than let him streak on the blog, lol, I put him in the wonderful new Ninja outfit by Pucca Firecaster available on sale at We <3 Role Play. I love this red texture with flames on it! It's one of the many texture choices you can choose for the jacket, pants, arm bracers and feet. The Ninja outfit comes with both girl and guy fits. It also includes a rigged Ninja mask and shadow prim you can adjust to fit your face. Pucca Firecaster also has a great Torii you can pick up for only 40L at current round of WLRP. Ollie's hair is Yato by Ayashi. It comes with a hud to scale for x,y,z to get a perfect fit. The Yato hair was on sale at the new event Tengoku no Rakuen that starts on the 20th each month. Be sure to check that out for nice deals this month too. Ollie's katana is by Remarkable Oblivion. Sadly, this was an item released for a limited time only at a past We <3 Role Play. Definitely check out the new WLRP round, I will be showing you guys some more awesomeness from it soon. Have a good weekend!

On Him The Harajuku Kitten Ollie:
Avatar: Fuubutsu Dou Kitten Ollie [mesh] (Genre) (100L)
Outfit: Pucca Firecaster Ninja male & female, texture hud [mesh] (We <3 Roleplay) (525L) 25% off 
Hair: Ayashi Yato hair - blond [mesh] (250L)
Weapon: Remarkable Oblivion Osafune [mesh] (no longer available)
Pose: Sadistic Hacker Katana Poses (group gift)(free)

Setting:
Blue Lotus Okiya

MWFW: Inside the Photographer's Studio 2

It was two years ago on April 30th, when my blog began with an idea of mixing two different styles to create something new: "Fashion Mash-up: Motley Crue vs Tomb Raider." Today, I'm going to do it  again! Gothic vs Hip Hop! This unholy mix was inspired by the thick Cuban Link chain necklace by Illmatic XY. It comes with a hud to change the texture from gold to silver, but it also included black. So that's what got my wheels rolling on this idea. lol The B-Boy shorts from SWaGGa are awesome! They're fitted mesh and come with a hud to change the textures on your peek-a-boo undies and pants. There is a matching Hip Hop hoodie SWaGGa too, be sure to check that out. The Cropped Sweatshirt by Illmatic XY comes in several colors. This loud Flamingo color is too fun, and it perfectly matches the Maiko hair by Truth. The heavy metal MechanizedCuff are by STONE Baubles for Men. Just in time for the summer are these non-rigged mesh sandals by Pure Poison for the Slink male flat foot. This nice pale skin is Knight silver by Kooqla. The backpack by Tableau Vivant is a past gacha no longer available, however the Retro headphones by Standby are still available. MensWear Fashion Week ends May 3rd.

On Him, L New York:

Shirt: Illmatic XY Kudi Cropped Sweat - Flamingo [mesh] (MWFW) (169L)

Shorts: SWaGGa B-Boy Shorts FITMESH [mesh] (MWFW) (299L)

Necklace: Illmatic XY Oversized Cuban Link Necklace [mesh] (MWFW) (300L)
Bracelets: STONE Baubles for Men MechanizedCuff (MWFW) (145L)

Shoes: Pure Poison Adam Sandals - Black [mesh] (MWFW) (199L)

Hair: Truth Hair Maiko Black Fade Pink, gacha [mesh] (no longer available)

Backpack: Tableau Vivant Backpack - Black, gacha [mesh] (no longer available)

Headphones: Standby Inc. Retro Headphones - Panther, gacha [mesh] (50L)

Feet: Slink Male Feet Flat [mesh] (650L)

Hands: Slink Male Hands Relax [mesh] (450L)

Nails: Dark Passions Koffin Nails - Klotchyn Klaws (We're All Mad Here Hunt #36)(1L)

Applier skin: Koolqa Knight - Slink Appliers HANDS (100L)

Skin: Kooqla Knight of Rose - silver (Men's Department) (350L)

Eyes: Poetic Colors Nightfall - night mood [mesh] (100L)
Eyeliner: CL-NINE CL9v2l_HeadEyeline01C(bk)(free)

Pose: Del May DM - Double take you male (50L)

Anime fans might catch my allude on the MWFW models for today. Blame Ayashi because her Kira hair also works great for the Mod style of this suit by Blvck Anchor. The coat has a hud to change the shirt and belt textures. The thick Kasha shades by Kumaki have skull details on the side, - very appropriate for the writer in the Death Note. To match the Tableau Vivant skin Kevin to the Slink hands, use the Tone 5 appliers. If you want to catch a live fashion show at MensWear Fashion Week, you can find the schedule here: http://sirenproductionsl.com

On Him, K New York:
Suit: Blvck Anchor Grey Suit [mesh] (MWFW) (700L)
Hair: Ayashi Kira - brown set [mesh] (250L)
Shades: Kumaki K_gs Kasha_R2 [mesh] (400L)
Hands: Slink Male Hands Relax [mesh] (450L)
Applier Hands: Tableau Vivant Tone 05 (90L)
Skin: Tableau Vivant Kevin Skin - Tone 05 - dark blond (990L)
Shoes: PixelFashion Bradford Shoes Black V [mesh] (390L)
Pose: Zzang Strength 002 (10L)