What's Your Digits?

I seem to be making a habit of doing Strawberry Singh's Monday Memes on early Tuesday mornings, so I figured...why break the tradition?  Anyway, this one is super fun and a rehash of a meme that she did before(also, this was my very first one that I participated in, you can find it here)...the What's Your Digits challenge! This one's been revamped some, due to the mesh body craze...but here we go!

Meme Instructions: Share your avatar’s digits and/or answer the following questions about mesh bodies. If you decide to share your digits, feel free to add your image to the Digits Flickr Group.

1. Do you currently own a mesh body? If so, do you wear it all the time or just once in a while? If not, skip to the fourth question. I own two mesh bodies: Belleza's Venus body and the Maitreya Lara body :D I haven't taken my mesh body off since I bought the Maitreya body.

2. What is your preferred mesh body available on the market right now? I absolutely adore the Maitreya body. I purchased the Belleza body before the Maitreya body was released, and I think I've worn it all of four times since I bought it...I haven't taken my Maitreya body off since I purchased it except for when I clean my inventory up.

3. Have you changed your shape since you started wearing the body? I made some slight changes, yes. Caiti has been a short, curvy girl for years in SL, but I was never able to push the sliders of my body around and give her the full hips, butt, belly and breasts that I wanted her to have. With the mesh body, I am able to give her the thick thighs that I have wanted her to have for years, but was never really able to do, due to the constraints of the default avatar. I can't stop looking at her anymore!! 

4. How do you feel about mesh bodies in general? I adore some of them. I am in love with the Lara body, and I love Belleza's body as well, because they are soooo user-friendly and you can really customize your body and not look like everyone else. I am personally not fond of The Mesh Project bodies, only because I hear horror stories and stories of frustration from the men and women who own the bodies, it just sounds like it's more trouble than it's worth to own their body.

From a photography standpoint, I am in love with the bodies too, because it cuts down a lot of time that I'd previously have to spend in Photoshop liquifying the jagged edges and sharp corners that would come from poses, or smooth out the curve of a breast or hip. 

5. What is one thing you would request from designers when it comes to mesh  bodies?  Well, I haven't really had many complaints at all, so I'll echo what Strawberry Singh said in her post: A universal applier HUD please!! :D

Caiti's Digits!
Height: 35
Body Fat: 12
Head Size: 41
Torso Muscle: 44
Breast Size: 60
Arm Length: 55
Hand Size: 10
Torso Length: 20
Love Handles: 30
Belly Size: 10
Leg Muscle: 80
Leg Length: 40
Hip Width: 70
Butt Size: 60
Saddle Bags: 45

Hair: +Spellbound+ Jezebel // Reds(Gemstone headchain included in purchase)
Body: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara V3.0
Skin: -Glam Affair- Katra [America] 06
Tattoo: .Things. Incarceron(faded worn)
Hands: Slink AvEnhance Hands Female - Elegant 1(L), Elegant(R)
Feet: Slink AvEnhance Feet Female - Flat
Bra+Panties: Maitreya Lara Mesh Bra&Panties(included with purchase of the Maitreya body)
Pose: Poseology - Izzy 6 (Pose Fair 2015 Exclusive) **NEW!**

Hair: ~Tableau Vivant~ Healy - Redheads II(March 2015 Arcade gacha prize)
Top: [Cynful] The 'Shimmy' Top - Ombre Pink(specific color was a past item at The Dressing Room Fusion - It's not for sale at the main store)
Pants: [MODA] Addiction Leather Pants & HUD
Shoes: Glamistry - Trillium Heels [PF1018] Fatpack(coming soon to kustom9) **NEW!**

LOTD #009

Morning, lovelies!

Just a real quickie for me today, bringing you some Damselfly realness, and more Poseology pose goodness! Check the credits for all the deets <3

Animations: Poseology Zann Fatpack(Pose Fair 2015 Exclusive) **NEW!**

What I'm Wearing!

Hair: Damselfly Rayburn Non-Rigged Mesh Dark Reds(find it at The Seasons Story!)

Skin: -Glam Affair- Katra [America] 06

Tattoo: .Things. Incarceron(faded worn)

Hands: Slink AvEnhance Hands Female - Elegant 1(L), Elegant(R)

Septum Ring: .ARISE. Indios Septum/Silver

Choker: : Amorous : Heilig

Necklace: Maxi Gossamer Mama Sugar G5(find it at Collabor88!) **NEW!**

Bangles: Glam Affair Bangles Set Black

Phone: Muschi // MyPhone

Top: Foxes Throwback - Tee - My Unicorn

Jeans: [Cynful] Skinny Jeans - Mesh Body Add On(Lara[Test])

Shoes: AVINCI Chain Sneakers - Pink

Caiti's Pose Fair Preview #3 PLUS New Shoes!!

Hello, lovelies!!! 

It's been a long, busy week full of picture taking, but the day we've all been waiting for is here: Pose Fair 2015 opens at noon SLT, so get ready to fight the lag and get your hands on some really amazing stuff!!

Ladies, if you can't get into Pose Fair right away, skip on over to Moda Designs...Eon just released three pairs of shoes, for 99L each...and they come fully hudded with 24 amazing colors to choose from! Go go go!

Pose Fair 2015 Location: here here! :D

Caiti <3

Models: Ryuichi Braveheart & Caitlin Mirabella

Pose: Poseology Don't Tell Me(Pose Fair 2015 Exclusive!) **NEW!!**

Left to right: Poses 1, 2 and 3 of Fiona pack

Left to right: Poses 4, 5, and 6 of Fiona pack

Animations: Poseology Fiona Fatpack(Pose Fair 2015 Exclusive) **NEW!!**

What I'm Wearing!

Hair: ICONIC Mikayla - Dark-Vamps

Skin: -Glam Affair- Katra [America] 06

Tattoo: .Things. Incarceron(faded worn)

Hands: Slink AvEnhance Hands Female - Casual 1(L), Casual(R)

Feet: Slink AvEnhance Feet Female

Septum Ring: .Arise. Indios Septum/Silver

Choker: :Amorous: Heilig

Necklace: Maxi Gossamer Marrakech Heart - Long - Silver

Top: ISON geometric corset - fatpack(Mint worn)

Skirt: Maitreya Mini Skirt*Dark Leather Black

Shoes: *PROMO*[MODA] Darlene Leather Heels & HUD **NEW!!**

A little kindness goes a long way.

Words that I really do strive to live by, but also struggle to uphold.

Strawberry Singh did another Monday Meme, and this one really did speak to me on a whole lot of levels. I love her challenges, especially ones that get inside my head and make me think, and look at what I've been doing a different way. We've all been subject to meanness on the internet in this day and age, nobody is exempt...but to also think about how I've been on the other side of the table, been the one being mean...well, it makes me feel uncomfortable. I abhor bullying of any kind, but I am aware that sometimes...I end up being the bully.

Meme instructions: Answer the following questions either on your own blog or on any social platform.

1. Have you ever been subjected to mean comments online by strangers? If not, then skip to question #5.  In this day and age, I don't know anyone who can say that they have never been the target of mean or insensitive comments from strangers...or even from people they know. I came out publicly as pansexual while I lived in the deep southern United States, in a very Catholic family and section of the state, right around the time that Facebook was really starting to gain popularity and Myspace reigned supreme. So to answer the question, yeah, I have.
2. How did you respond to them? Honestly...depending on what the comments were about, my responses are anywhere from silliness, to snarkiness, to striking back to wound just as deeply as I may have been hurt. Some things get under my skin easily, while other things I can just brush off.
3. How did they make you feel? I have this thing about myself where I want everyone to like me and think nothing but positive or happy thoughts about me...or pleasant at the very least...very unrealistic, I know. So when I come across or hear things that people have said about me that are negative, I usually don't take it very well. I'm pretty good at bottling things up, which is actually a very bad habit of mine...but it all eventually comes out, and not in good ways. Shorter version: I don't react well most of the time, I pretend to brush it off, but I do take things personally.
4. Can you share some of the mean comments you've recieved and your thoughts on them? God...in SL alone, I could probably go on for days and days on end, listing every bad or negative thing said to me...I think one thing that sticks in my head the most is when I had my RL picture up in my 1st life About Me tab for a while...some random person who I never met before IMed me and called me an ugly whale, among other things. Usually I can brush that stuff off, but I remember it clearly because it was shortly after my father in RL told me that I was the least photogenic of all three of his kids, so I was already feeling down about myself. I don't remember this person's name, but their words stick with me still.
5. Have you ever ridiculed or negatively commented on someone else's work, actions or personality with the intention to hurt them? This one's a hard one for me to answer. I have never set out to hurt anyone with anything negative I have said...but yes, I have ridiculed and been negative and a general asshole to people. Comments in passing to friends about someone's photography and how much it sucks, negative comments about someone's clothes that they're wearing, their blogging style, their avatar's appearance in some cases...items that I didn't like in a store, sim designs I didn't like...I guess I don't like to admit that stuff to myself, because I do try to be a nice person...but I have a mean streak in me.

To close this out, I'm going to pull an entire paragraph from Strawberry Singh's blogpost, just because it really did speak to me. "If you're the kind of person that is spreading negativity, let it go. Don't let it define who you are in the real world or your voice on the internet. Help promote a more compassionate internet. Contribute to the community in a positive way, and take a moment to make someone's day. <3"

Caiti <3

What I'm Wearing!
Hair: Truth Hair Tulip - reds
Skin: -Glam Affair- Katra [America] 06
Tattoo: .Things. Incarceron(faded worn)
Hands: Slink AvEnhance Hands Female - Elegant 1(L), Elegant(R)
Feet: Slink AvEnhance Feet Female - High

Earrings: Maxi Gossamer Voodoo Rocker - Skull Heart
Necklace: Maxi Gossamer Jewelled Love V1 - Short
Bracelets: Glam Affair - Bangles Set Cream

Top: coldLogic outfit - cross.blush
Belt&Skirt: coldLogic outfit - dom.white
Shoes: [BREATHE]-EllieHeels-FATPACK(Pink Rose shown)

Pose 1(headshot): Glitterati 114
Pose 2(shoes): ...::Something New::... August CG(left hand&wrist adjusted via Animare HUD)
*Special Note* This pose is part of a 5-animation set at the third round of Olala. Each individual animation will be 25L, or you can snatch up all 5 for 100L! 

LOTD #008 - Tea With the Cat Lady

Good morning, dollies!

Just a quick little posty from me this morning as I drink my tea and show off some newness from my favorite shoe lady, Eon of Moda Designs! She took a week off from workin, but she's back to it now, she's already pumped out a cute pair of bowed heels that Kai showed you all earlier! 

Feel free to have a seat with me...chat and have some toast...and don't mind the cats. They're everywhere. 

Caiti <3

What I'm Wearing!

Hair: Truth Hair Malibu 2 - reds

Skin: -Glam Affair- Katra [America] 06

Tattoo: .Things. Incarceron Tattoo(faded worn)

Hands: Slink AvEnhance Hands Female - Elegant 1(L), Elegant(R)

Feet: Slink AvEnhance Feet Female - High

Glasses: [MODA] Studded Pin Up Glasses w/HUD

Necklace: [MANDALA] Tefutefu - Black

Bracelets: [MANDALA] Pearl Rain Season 3 - Black Fatpack

  Dress: .:Pulse:. Night Flight Dress Black&Jeans

Shoes: [MODA] Keira Spiked Pumps & HUD *PROMO* **NEW!!**

Pose 1: Poseology Cordelia 3

Pose 2(shoes): Poseology Demonica 2

Skybox: The Apartment by Abiss - Skybox prefab

Furniture: Apple Fall Breakfast at Tiffany's complete set - from the June 2013 round of the Arcade - Gacha machine is available at the mainstore!

Cats: (fd) Fashionably Dead Posed Cats - Left to right: 04 Stretched on Back, 15 Maru Pose RARE, 09 Ready to Pounce, 19 Cuddling Pair RARE - From the September 2014 round of the Arcade - Gacha machine is available at the mainstore!

Me, Myself, and I...

Because focusing on our own selves, talking about ourselves...well, isn't that what SL boils down to in the end? Making ourselves prettier...more appealing to the eye, learning life lessons, acquiring things, learning something that could turn into a profit for ourselves...most importantly, eventually learning to love ourselves above others...

It's a weird day for me, and technically not even Monday anymore, but...I wanted to participate in Strawberry Singh's Monday Meme. Maybe you can learn a little more about me in the process, because...I do enjoy talking about myself.

Before I get into the meme-ness...ladies, I know how obsessed we all are with our mesh hair, and how flexi is pretty much a thing of the past...but...nobody does curls quite like Ms. Neveah Niu of Iconic...and she's finally released a hair that she's been sitting on for a loooong time, and ohmygod...curl city!! The hair textures on this hair are the best that I have seen on the grid, and you can see just how much work and love she put into this lovely creation. 

Meme Instructions: Copy and paste the following statements in your post, completing them by writing down the very first thing that pops into your head.

I am...a submissive woman. Stronger than I feel at the moment.

I want... Inner peace. Calm, serenity.

I have... Very little, but I am okay.

I wish... my family wasn't as screwed up as we are(RL). That I had as good of a support system in RL as in SL.

I hate... conflict. Arguments. Feeling like my friends are angry with me.

I fear... being alone. That I won't find someone who is right for me, that I'll just settle.

I search... for nothing much lately. 

I wonder... how my son is doing today(it's his birthday).

I regret... the things I said to my father in retaliation to his hateful words to me. 

I never... have really dealt with a lot of my mental issues.

I always... try to have a smile on my face.

I usually... am lost in my own thoughts, especially recently.

I dance... like a little white girl...which means, not very well at all.

I sing... loudly and mostly off-key. I miss the days I was in choir.

I often... am really hard on myself for no real reason.

I sometimes... love myself. It's getting a little bit easier with time.

I cry... a lot lately.

I need... to know that I am not going to die alone.

I should... tell my friends and family that I love them more.

I love... cats. Zann, Adham. My favorite Boystown men.

Caiti<3

What I'm Wearing!

Hair: ICONIC Delmar - Vamps **NEW!**

Skin: -Glam Affair- Katra [America] 06 NB( at Skin Fair 2015 until the 29th)

Body: Maitreya Mesh Body Lara v2.1

Tattoo: .Things. Incarceron Tattoo(faded worn) - Skin Fair 2015 exclusive!

Hands: Slink AvEnhance Hands Female - Elegant 1(L), Elegant(R)

Teeth: [whatever] Teeth 2.0 - Piercing

Bracelet: Maxi Gossamer Voodoo Rocker - Skull Heart

Shirt: {dollle*} 080 Unbuttoned Loose Shirt - White

Panties: .::Supernatural::. Ana Panties pink(Maitreya applier) - Available at 50 Shades of Lust! **NEW!**

Pose: (pda) The Crook Of My Good Arm - Store is no longer inworld or on Marketplace :(

LOTD #007 - Birthday Edition!

Hello, fabulous darlings!! 

Just a quick post from me today...it's my birthday today in RL, so I decided to spoil myself a little bit and do some shopping :D  I hopped over to My Attic and N-21, so I'm gonna show off some goodies from both places <3

 What I'm Wearing!

Hair: Little Bones. Flowers - Reds
Skin: -Glam Affair- Katra [America] 06 NB (at Skin Fair 2015) - Going on until the 29th! **NEW!**
Eyebrows: Lara Hurley Fae Red Eyebrows/Rose Pale
Hands: Slink AvEnhance Hands Female - Elegant 1(L), Elegant(R)
Feet: Slink AvEnhance Feet Female - High
Tattoo: .Things. Incarceron Tattoo(faded worn) - Skin Fair 2015 Exclusive **NEW!!**

Shorter Necklace: Maxi Gossamer Zodiac - Aries Short2(silver)
Longer Necklace: Maxi Gossamer - Razor Heart - Side 1
Bangles: Maxi Gossamer Sparkly Pearl Cuff - R(silver), La Cerlique(Silver)
Ring: Maxi Gossamer La Cerlique R(silver)
Belly Chain: Pomposity Cuff Me Handcuff Belly Chain(x3 Open) w/Bullet

Top: Foxes Throw Back - Tee - Mean Girls(available at N-21) **NEW!!**
Jeans: [Cynful] Skinny Jeans - Mesh Body Add On(Lara[Test]) 
*Please note that you may have to do some adjusting to your Maitreya body to wear these jeans*

Shoes: Glamistry - Eranthis Heels [PF1015] Fatpack
Pose 1: Glitterati 114
Pose 2(shoes): {NanTra} If the Shoe Fits 5

Hair: Exile::Librarian Chic Grayscale
Hair Flower: [MODA] Anna Hibiscus Flower
Necklace: Lazuri Perles de Gloire Part 1
Dress: Kaithleen's Rockabilly Polka Dot Dress - Sky(My Attic Event @ The Deck) **NEW!!**
Shoes: [MODA] Bettie Pumps Fatpack

Pose: Di's Opera Divine Series 3 - 2(Left arm&hand adjusted using Animare)




That's all from me!! 
Caiti <3

A Skin Affair...

*Jumps around all happy-like*

What a difference a year or so makes...last year around this time, my interest in skins was still sort of...meh...but this year...omgah, I'm so excited and filled with joy that the Skin Fair is nearly here!! It opens on the 13th(so on Friday), and it will run until the 29th, soo...that's a little over two weeks! :D

I am going to be showing you the new release from Glam Affair, called Katra!

This is the first full release from Glam Affair for 2015, and I'm sooo happy with it. All 8 tones that Glam Affair has available for skins will be available to purchase(Polar, Arctic, Europa, Asia, America, Jamaica, India, & Africa). You have to purchase your various appliers and such separately, but Glam Affair has all of their appliers in their main store, so it's just a quick visit to the store and you'll be all set and ready to go!!  Glam Affair offers appliers for the following body parts and bodies:

Maitreya Lara(all of the skin presets in the HUD for Maitreya's body are Glam Affair tones!)

Belleza Venus

The Mesh Project

WowMeh

Slink Physique

Slink Hands & Feet

AMD Baby Bump

Lola Breasts

PhatAzz/CuteAzz

[PXL] SweetLips(so far, only two skins have appliers for this, the Alice from Shiny Shabby and this skin...but stay tuned, there will most likely be more available soon!)

Left: No makeup(except for my own eyebrows), Right: My lashes, eyeliner & beauty mark

I've been rocking Glam Affair almost exclusively for a little over a year now, and I have never been disappointed with any of the releases. I am head over heels in love with this skin right now, I adore the lips and the nose especially! And bonus points for the way the skin looks with no makeup at all, I could just as easily rock this skin without any makeup at all and still look fine. 

 On top of new skins for Skin Fair, there are also some really great tattoos and makeups available!! I was camming around and came across this store called .Things. and I almost passed them up, buuut I'm so glad I didn't. I found the store and wandered in, and wasn't disappointed at all. I saw this tattoo and knew...it would be mine. 

Uncensored photo found here <3

I love tattoos in SL and I usually change them up quite frequently, but I may be sticking with this one for a while...I love the way it looks on the body, like an underbust corset. Simply stunning! This is one of the exclusive tattoos for Skin Fair, called Incarceron...and it comes in two versions, a darker, fresh version, and a lighter, faded version...I'm wearing the faded version in the photo above.

This skin comes with Omega appliers, with an applier specifically made for the Belleza body, an applier for The Mesh Project, and for the Slink Physique! It also includes fresh and faded tattoo layers for the upper neck :)

So I know you can't see the shoes I'm wearing in any of these pictures, but it's okay! I went ahead and took a picture of them, too :D

These shoes are a recent release from Moda Designs!! They're called Tali, version 2...version 1 is a much higher platform, and still very sexy! These shoes are able to be colored 24 different colors, and there are six different sections that you can change...so you can totally customize this shoe for pretty much any outfit, and pretty much any occasion!! 

I hope you've enjoyed my post(that ended up being wicked long, holy crap)...go enjoy yourself at the Skin Fair!! omg!! It's gonna be so great!!! Get your skin on, girls!!! :D

**Updated 3/13: I'm providing links to both sims, for your convenience!!**
Skin Fair Sim 1: TP Here!
Skin Fair Sim 2: TP Here!

*SPECIAL NOTE*

There will be a limit of 50 scripts enforced for the first week of Skin Fair in order to give all shoppers a relatively lag-free environment to enjoy. Make sure to de-script accordingly!

Caiti <3

What I'm Wearing!

Hair: Photos 1&2 Truth Hair Delta - reds, Photo 3 Truth Hair Betsy - reds

Skin: -Glam Affair- Katra Skin - [America] 06 - NB(Available at Skin Fair 2015) **NEW!**

Eyes: IKON Immortal Eyes - Passion(L), Paradise(R)

Body: Maitreya Lara v2.1

Hands: Slink AvEnhance Hands Female - Elegant 1(L), Elegant(R)

Feet: Slink AvEnhance Feet Female - High

Eyebrows: Lara Hurley Fae red eyebrows/Rose Pale 

Eyeliner: ~Blacklace Beauty~ Black Cat Eyeliner

Lashes: *Mon Cheri* "Falsies" Mesh Alpha Lashes with HUD - Pack1

Beauty Mark: Belleza Beauty Marks 1

Tattoo in 3rd Photo: .Things. Incarceron Tattoo(faded version worn) - Skin Fair 2015 Exclusive **NEW!**

Ring: .Atomic. {Gacha} Sweet Deer - Romantic Ring(available at The Arcade)

Bra&Panties: Maitreya Lara Lingerie(This comes included with your purchase of the Maitreya Lara body)

Shoes: [MODA]*PROMO* Tali Platform VS2 with HUD

Poses: Various poses from Glitterati, I can't remember the specific ones :|