The Empress & Mr. X !Lyrical B!zzare's new exclusive @ Create Your Own Tarot

Create your own "Tarot” is a exclusive SL event exploring one  of the Major Arcana cards each month and features exclusive designs from 22 of the best creators in SL over a two week period; this one runs through July 1. !Lyrical B!zzare has created an opulent gown for this month's "card" -- The Empress.  This gown  with matching headpiece and jewelry is imperial, imposing, regal and just plain gorgeous.

The Empress is the embodiment of all things feminine. She is the alchemical symbol of Venus and is dressed in an opulent gown of red, gold and white -- the colors representing the ability to give and receive love. She is the door between earth and heaven, light and darkness. She is- above all things - universal fecundity.

The crown of the Empress is symbolic of the unification of the sun and moon and the beauty of the stars...representing the unification of the material and spiritual qualities... she is the soul of the earth. Her golden necklace with the symbol of all things feminine is life itself -- she nourishes creativity with every fiber of her being.

The Empress stands  in an open archway... a portal to the future that is something infinitely more beautiful and fulfilling.  Nearby is a bowl of pomegranates... a symbol of love and generosity, abundance and bliss... As  Mr. X and I eat this luscious fruit we recognize the wonder that surrounds us at every turn.

Wearing: Exclusive for Create your own Tarot (this round through July 1)
Wearing --- !Lyrical Bizzare -  The Empress (comes with pomegranate bowl, headpieceand gown)
Jewelry: Lyrical Bizzare - Venus
Create your own Tarot Location:
 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Verdigris/108/176/24

!Lyrical B!zzare Main Store http://slurl.com/secondlife/Jasmine%20Hills/241/206/21

Skin - October 4 Seasons Skins - Rehana Marigold
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/October%20Enterprises/115/126/3003

Create Your Own Tarot Official webpage
https://sltarotevent.wordpress.com

Hair - D!va-  Miss Norway

Smesh @ Sneak Peek Exclusive & New Release

It's early summer, just after dusk.  Mr. X suggests cocktails at sunset.  We are enjoying a slow, warm Balinese breeze oozing off the Flores Sea whose turquoise waters beguile like the new cocktail dress by Smesh.

This flirty summer frock comes in perfect pastel colors of pink, blue and yellow with matching sandals for high slink feet.  Mr. X and I are savoring how little has changed in the last 10 years, here in the south seas, me, him and even the way the plantation chairs creak.

I know it was different back then, but wearing this classic cocktail dress... I know that summer magic has arrived.

Smesh is also featuring a new and mod mini dress at Sneak Peak with a asymmetrical hemline, and a  belt that defines your  waist and adds the perfect touch to this look.

Sneak Peek Exclusive 

This mini comes in pink, beige and sky in a sexy lace texture that adds a dash of daintiness.  Matching mules  for high slink feet that are finely crafted with stylish cutouts are also included and complete this playful summer look.

Sneak Peek Exclusive and Muse Dancing Anemone Jewelry

Wearing

Smesh - Cocktail Dress
Main Store LM
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Holiday%20Isles/7/228/552

Smesh - Sneek Peak Exclusive -
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Wedding/123/90/2658

Skin: October 4 Seasons - Rehana Auburn
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/October%20Enterprises/115/126/3003 

Jewelry - Muse Dancing Anemone Depths
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Never%20Again/143/160/1502

A Note about October 4 Season Skins:

Many of October's customers  have been with her since the brand change. She will offering special courses around season color theory and how to use your mesh bodies to all October's 4Seasons group members. These sessions will be small and you must own one of the O4S supported mesh body products and be a group member.  Please note that group gifts and lucky chair items are excluded.

So you have purchased one of the following mesh bodies:

Slink Physique

Maitreya Lara

or the TMP Body

and are confused in how to use them take the course to learn how to use them and how to wear them with mesh clothing.

October will also resume teaching seasonal color theory. All O4S skins are centered around seasonal color theory and she will explain what it means and how O4S makeups are organized to assist you in your clothing and makeup choices.

These courses will be limited to 5 students each and sorted by the type of mesh product being taught. If you wish to participate in the courses please send a notecard to either October Bouvier or Vanhessa6x.  Title the notecard - "Classes - (Your Name Here)." If possible, include your calling card within the notecard.  Notecards that say "New Note" will not be considered. When the class size is established a  date will be set. 

The Decades Festival Vintage Fashion Show, Entertainment, Poetry and Ball June 27

Mr. X and I decided that part of the fun of SL is being able to dress and style with your imagination being the only limitation. As a lover of fashion and history I enjoy dressing up in period outfits from Elizabethan inspired gowns and gorgeously beaded dresses of the 1920s to the hipster clothes of the 1960s.

Sonatta Morales - Sol 

We are looking forward to attending the Decades Festival on June 27 beginning at 12 SL time that will bring the history of fashion to life. Decades was conceptualized and organized by  Freda Frostbite and SisterButta.

At 2:30 SL time, the "What Shall I wear?" fashion show takes place highlighting formal attire for both ladies and gentlemen from ancient Rome through the Boho 1970s.  This all-star fashion show is being produced by  Algezares Magic and Euridice Qork of aQuarela Models and will highlight many top period designers. "What Shall We Wear" showcases how people of different eras have presented themselves in public and how social roles and customs are expressed through their choices of clothing, jewelry, hairstyles and makeup.

L'Optimiste - Silver Elizabethan Gown

The gowns range from a formal toga that could be worn by the wife of a Roman senator to an extravagant 18th century Court gown worn for the most formal of balls held by the King and Queens of France to the panache of a 1930s socialite out for "lunch with the ladies" at the most exclusive of restaurants in Paris, London, or New York. The show ends with a drop-dead glamorous formal gown that reflects today's trends in haute couture.

In addition to the fashion exhibit and show, the DECADES Festival and Ball also features 14 additional major exhibits and 15 live performances and/or interactive events that run the gamut from Renaissance music and poetry to coffee house RP.

Totally non-commercial DECADES Festival on Vahalla Island is being held to raise awareness and funds to support historic and educational communities in the metaverse.

Event LM  (show schedule below) http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Vahalla%20Island/158/9/24

Wearing Two Outfits that will be  featured exclusively in the Fashion Show

Dress -Sonnatta Morales - Sol
Main Store LM
 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Old%20Time%20Prims/142/165/752

Gown -L'Optimiste - Silver Elizabethan Gown
Main Store LM http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Aquitaine%20Coeur%20Nord/140/44/35

Skin - October 4 Seasons - Jewel Blossom Make Up #3
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/October%20Enterprises/115/126/3003

Photo Studio - Mesh Photo- Image Photography

Performances: - All times are SLT (US Pacific Time)

1:00 AM
Pavilion Stage
Ceci Dover will perform like no one but Ceci does.  If you have never seen her very high energy show, this is your chance.  Ceci does a wide variety of music from many eras.  Her voice is dazzling.  AND she   is wonderful to work with.  She is one of Second Life's true professionals.  (Streamed)
 
3:00 AM
Observatory Cafe
Coffee Break!  Puss Applewhyte  will host in the observatory coffee house.  IC event.  Come from your favorite time period.

4:30 AM
Decades Underground
*Lamentations of The Sabine Women* by Stephanie Mesler, performed by Avi Choice winner, Freda Frostbite.  This poem  cycle based on the mythology and history of early Rome will be published this summer in Mesler's   book,  *GodSongs.*  Decades Underground.  (Local Voice)

6:00 AM
Observatory Cafe
Coffee Break!   Crazy lady and "mouth of the South" Trolley Trollop will get you laughing as she shares funny stories from some of her favorite Southern USA writers.    IC event.  Come from your favorite time period. (Local Voice and Text)

7:00 AM
Pavilion Stage
Pablo Meness, Classical Guitar.  Join this talented man as he brings great music to the Decades stage in the pavilion.  (Streamed)

7:00 AM
Observatory Cafe
Coffee Break!  Saraphen Colliope is your host in the observatory coffee house.   IC event.  Come from your favorite time period. (Text)

8:00 AM
Decades Underground
Poetry from the last 2 1/2 Millenia with Sabreman Carter and Freda Frostbite.  From Sapphos to  Cisneros, Sabreman and Freda have selected some of their favorites to share with you in an hour of     historically significant poetry in The Decades Underground.  (Local Voice)
 
9:00 AM
Pavilion Stage
Madmax Huet takes the stage with his great mix of rock and blues. We promise Max will have you shaking your groove thang, no matter what decade you are from!  (Streamed)

9:00 AM
Observatory Cafe
Coffee Break!  Mary Von Hardenburg will host in the observatory coffee house.  IC event.  Come from your favorite time period.  (Text)
 
10:00 AM
Decades Underground
18th century physician,  Dr. William Greymoon, will discuss advances in medicine and herbology.  IC event.   (Text)

11:00 AM
Observatory Cafe
Coffee Break!  Lady Aph MacBain will host in the observatory coffee house.  IC event.  Come from your favorite time period.  (Text)

12:00 NOON
Pavilion
Decades Ball in The Pavilion.  Freda will provide an eclectic stream of dance music from many, many time periods, from the time of the Pharaohs to the time of Lady Gaga.  Come decked out in dance garb from your favorite time period.  Balloons will be dropped!  Conversation will be scintillating!  Prizes will be awarded!  (Streamed and in Text)

2:00 PM
Observatory Cafe
Coffee Break!  Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi will be your barista (and bartender?) in The Decades Observatory Coffee House.    IC event.  Come from your favorite time period.  (In Text)

2:30 PM
Decades Fashion Tent
“What shall I wear?” Those four words must be among the first ever uttered. Our all-star fashion show produced by  Algezares Magic and Euridice Qork of aQuarela Models in Second Life will feature formal attire for both ladies and gentlemen from ancient Rome through the Boho 1970s. Come and see history walk the runway!  (Streamed)

4:00 PM
Decades Underground
Live Theater in The Decades Underground, organized by the phenomenally talented, Sere Timeless.  Featuring performances from ancient Rome, the ever-so- romantic Barretts, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez by some SL's best known and loved RP and spoken word talents.  (Local Voice)

5:30 PM
Pavilion Stage
Wald Schridde takes the Decades Festival Stage for an hour of Renaissance and Medieval music.  Wald is known throughout SL's historical RP communities.  You won't want to miss this talented musician.

6:30
Observatory Cafe
Coffee Break!  Heximer Thane will be your barista for a half hour.  Be sure to ask him about jet engines. And entropy.  Don't forget to mention entropy.    IC event.  Come from your favorite time period.  (In Text)

7:00 PM
Decades Underground
Caledonia Skytower of the Seanchai Library (on THREE grids now) will share her unique talent as a storyteller when she performs historical prose at The Decades Festival.  (Local Voice)

8:00 PM
FESTIVAL FIREWORKS

Jumo at June Sneak Peek & New Skin October 4Seasons

Mr. X told me to be on high alert... Sneak Peek is back for the month of June in a new location with so many fabulous designers that are offering exclusives to those in the know before they hit the mainstream grid.  Check out this gorgeous new gown by Jumo called Tropical that comes in a rainbow of colors.

Tropical also comes with two cuff bracelets, a gorgeous cameo pendant, earrings and gold sandals.  I am wearing the new skin by October 4 Seasons called Zulay in Walnut # 5 with this gown.

I love the opulent flowers and and the flowing skirt and relaxed top of this gown that comes in red, violet, pink and yellow.  There is a languid sensuality about the tropics... I dream of Tobago and Mr. X and learning to dance the calypso. Spending days exploring the islands blissful bays... I can hear the beat of the steel band .... on the soft summer breeze...

Zulay is as exotic as its' name and features bold makeups that run the gamut from hot to bold to stunning. Zulay is located in the newly opened Spring Season of October's main store.

 Zulay  comes with two eyebrow colors and a brand new trim. In addition the packing contains  5 makeup options in two brow colors, and 6 natural face options.  I have paired Zulay Walnut # 2 make-up with the Tropical Yellow gown by Jumo.  And below, I am wearing Jumo in Violet with Zulay #1 make-up.

Wearing

Sneak Peek Exclusive - JUMO - * New* - Tropical in Pink, Yellow and Violet
comes with shoes, bracelets, earrings and necklace.
New Sneak Peek LM http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Wedding/123/90/2658

Skin: *New* October 4Season Skins - Zulay Walnut
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/October%20Enterprises/115/126/3003

LUXE Paris Fashion and Contest with Maniera

LUXE Paris fashion house was founded 3 years ago by Parisian Skytower, a financial consultant and graphic artist in RL and Mika Palmyra, journalist and fashion editor.... it is magic and -- I love what they create! They also have a  25,000 L contest going on...

LUXE Paris collections are made for the connoisseurs. I love the details they are amazing...   Jolie crop top has a off the shoulder retro funk vibe and  the skirt has perfectly placed buttons with a wide waistband that smooths and slims, Mr. X likes that.

This is one of a kind pattern that takes its inspiration from the 60's and implies...sun warmed hues with a dash of Timothy Leary --- Oh those heady days of the 60s...Mr. X let's find a retro sim and dance until the sun drops into the horizon...

Wearing:
Luxe Paris Fashion House - Jolie  Crop Top and Skirt and Salsa High Heel Shoes

LUXE Paris Fashion House http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Magnum%20Spirit/99/79/27


Skin : October  4 Seasons - Rehana Pearl
Lashes- October 4 Seasons - Monroe Mesh - Cobalt
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/October%20Enterprises/115/126/3003

Mr. X and Exotica - NEW SKIN and Styles By Danielle

I make my way slowly to the Temple of Hatshepsut as the sun blazes like a great golden orb transforming the limestone cliffs of Thebes into electrum, the favorite metal of Hathor, my sister goddess.  It will be an evening to remember... of drink and dance and celebration.

I am wearing the *new* skin called Zulay by October 4 Seasons, and the opulent gown called Lynxa by Styles by Danielle -- it is one of my all time favorites.

Lynxa, a gown that is regal  with blazing gold sheer sleeves, the gold accents to the flowing train, the jeweled piece at the waist and the distinctively unforgettable texture. It also comes with a distinctive hat and  matching jewelry that is sold separately.

I feel like a goddess.  To me, this gown proves that if you are good enough in terms of textures and design,  you don't need mesh.

Zulay, October's new skin is the female version of Zulu meaning the heavens or brilliant --- and it is both--- I am in heaven wearing Chocolate Cosmos -- it is  a brilliant skin with so many options that offer stunningly  bold make-up options that run  from cool to  hot - they are all stunning. Let me show you.........

This is one of the softest of five make-up versions plus natural versions that is part of the Chocolate Cosmos (CC) skin pack.  This is make-up #1 with the black brows (also comes with  red brows).  CC comes with lush eyelashes that are oh so sultry!

Make-Up #4  has the most  delicious bright coral lips... I wore this make up with the lashes, the red eyebrow option and can't wait to show Mr. X... he will swoon with delight!

I just can't resist showing you make-up #2 with its' exotic  purple eyeshadow and perfectly shaded eggplant lips with just the right touch of gloss that make the world your arena!

Wearing
Skin *NEW* Chocolate Cosmos -October 4 Season Skins
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/October%20Enterprises/115/126/3003

Gown- Lynxa - Styles By Danielle
Jewelry - Lynxa Gold and Garnet
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Schlossberg/242/84/22
Jewel

Hair- Shena - Emotions

So Mr. X....

Mr. X & the "in" Crowd New Design by Resun

It happened again, in an instant. Mr X with his Aussie accent mumbles my heart (or was it head) has fallen asleep...ugh time zones...

I say to myself, I love my new leather studded sexy outfit by Resun called Brenda as I elegantly disembark from the taxi into the misty night...this outfit will wake him up!

In that moment --as our eyes meet and he takes my hand, we fall instantly in love again... "Sita, this is stunning... and you look beautiful -- Resun has outdone himself."  I say, I know!!! Check out the sandals -- sold separately they complete this look.

I am in love with the asymmetric design of Brenda's skirt that is made of 100% leather that flows on the summer wind. The rhinestone studded bolero jacket  and belt made Mr. X melt!  I like that. Brenda comes with the Sarah pearl necklace that dangles so seductively.

We will dance until midnight...then talk late into the early hours of the morning.  You would be so easy to love playing softly in the background...there is no place like Bourbon Street. 

Later, I confess to Mr. X that Brenda by Resun gave me even more confidence.  He later confesses nothing, of course. He just smiles and listens.... then takes me in his arms.... and......

Wearing -
Dress *NEW* Brenda by Resun
Shoes: *NEW* Brenda Spiked leather heels with color changing hud
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Rare%20Jewel/13/146/25resun

Skin: - Rehana- Marigold - October 4 Seasons
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/October%20Enterprises/115/126/3003

Mr. X and the Siren - Poet's Heart's Ocean Soul.......

They tell me I could not be more beautiful... I am a siren, singing against the wind... my songs reverberate against the rocks echoing the  feelings deep inside you.

My songs are haunting, alluring, enticing, soulful, ancient.... and beautiful -- just like this new siren of the sea inspired gown and head piece called Ocean Soul by Poets Heart.

Mr. X Lingers with the Sirens... he lulled by their songs  of life and adventure... the allure of a siren sweetly singing your name cannot be resisted -- you will answer her call...it is only natural.

Ocean Soul comes in sunkissed colors of breeze, coral reef,woodland pond, glacier, dawn at lake, rolling river and sunset by the ocean. The ombre like textures are artfully made with a faint scale like pattern almost like the tail of a mermaid.

Sold separately is the matching headpiece that completes the look. It adds a shell and coral headpiece with a matching color changing hud. It is incredibly shaded and each coral branch can be changed. The headpiece also comes with pearls that match the pearl belt at the waistline, that can be changed as well.  In perfect siren fashion, the shoulder embellishments shaped like coral  float on the air...

Beautiful and lonely. Encased in timeless lore... the siren sings to you of love... you will fall blissfully into the dream.

Wearing
Dress - *New* - Poets Heart - Ocean Soul- colors: Breeze from the Sea and Coral Reef (there are 4 more in tones of white, greens and pink)

Headpiece, pearls and coral embellishments * New* Poets Heart Ocean Soul Accessories with matching color changing hud
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Ecstasy/44/29/23

Skin Rehana Marigold - October 4 Seasons
Eyemake up - *New* Everlasting Eyeshadow - October 4 Seasons and Flossy Equality
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/October%20Enterprises/115/126/3003

Hair - Truth - Olinda - Gingers

Princess Perpetua, Muse and Mr. X

Tonight I go to the secret grotto... in search of the oracle... I am poor Princess Amethyst --  of ashes and crowns gained and lost...In my darkest hours I wear Perpetua by TWA in Ash and the matching  *new*  Muse  Royal Perpetua Burnished Bronze crown, earrings and ring set with amethysts with a color changing gem hud. Do  you remember... my problem... and should  I  ask the oracle what to do... she is  the light.

This is serious as the empire is at stake and I have so many choices to make... the bronze crown or the golden or the silver...Muse has made  three opulent choices all with color changing huds and all as alluring as the oracle... do you think she will show herself and tell me what I must ask Mr. X to do?

Oh great  goddess mother... I  beg you to appear as your celtic daughter that needs your wisdom and kindness... I will bring you gifts of all manner... and ..... I think I see her... do you?  Perhaps she will be the kind goddess and .... Yes! and Yes! again...she appears and I  have all my answers... now I know what to do....

In this long night I await --- soft footsteps and then...  the world is set right again... as the oracle has told me..I count the grains of the sand on the beach and I hear the voiceless...I see the stars in his eyes and I understand  the impossible is... possible....

Wearing:
Jewelry -  Muse - Royal Perpetua * New*  Crown in bronze  also comes in two additional  options
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Emerald/169/126/26

Gown- TWA -Royal Perpetua - Ashes

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Emerald/169/127/26

Skin - October 4Seasons -  Laila  Marigold
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/October%20Enterprises/115/126/3003


A Note about October 4 Season Skins:

Many of October's customers  have been with her since the brand change. She will offering special courses around season color theory and how to use your mesh bodies to all October's 4Seasons group members. These sessions will be small and you must own one of the O4S supported mesh body products and be a group member.  Please note that group gifts and lucky chair items are excluded.

So you have purchased one of the following mesh bodies:

Slink Physique

Maitreya Lara

or the TMP Body

...and are confused in how to use them take the course to learn how to use them and how to wear them with mesh clothing.

October will also resume teaching seasonal color theory. All O4S skins are centered around seasonal color theory and she will explain what it means and how O4S makeups are organized to assist you in your clothing and makeup choices.

These courses will be limited to 5 students each and sorted by the type of mesh product being taught. If you wish to participate in the courses please send a notecard to either October Bouvier or Vanhessa6x.  Title the notecard - "Classes - (Your Name Here)." If possible, include your calling card within the notecard.  Notecards that say "New Note" will not be considered. When the class size is established a  date will be set. 

Ghee @ FAD and Rehana Mocha - October 4 Seasons

Mr. X took me on an excursion to the House of the Tragic Poet, a typical 2nd century BC Roman House in Pompeii.

We marveled at the exquisite mosaic tile floors and lusty frescoes on the walls. We admired the vestibule floor that was decorated with a mosaic of a domesticated dog. Then we went on to FAD a new fashion venue.

I am wearing the new flirty skirt and top by ghee called Portia Magnolia.  It is an exclusive at FAD.  I love the flowing skirt and cutout top with it's artful inset of floral fabric.  Check out the fabulous matching heels -- oh la la with their ribbon lace ups and fun hud to mix and match!  Ghee has even created matching nails.

This  new skin  just released by October 4 Seasons called Mocha Rehana... it is a warm chocolate skin that is luscious with its sprinkling of freckles and sweet kissable sensual lips. Mocha comes with all the appliers plus four make- ups as well as a natural skin to choose from.  Special sexy tattoos are a bonus!

OMG MR. X reminded me -- ghee even offers a satchel perfect for shopping with an easy to use hud that matches the shoes perfectly. I like that! Portia also comes in sunflower, lily & silver all gorgeous.

Wearing
Exclusives at FAD
*NEW* - ghee - Portia - Magnolia Skirt and blouse
Portia Heels
Portia Leather Bag
FAD LM
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Desperatos/162/163/3502

Skin *NEW* - Rehana Mocha - October 4 Seasons
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/October%20Enterprises/115/126/3003