GOTHMAS BY GASLIGHT: WE’RE OPEN.
It was a soft opening, I admit. I had the worst migraine of 2012 (easily) and a lot of people are just so slammed busy they weren’t ready on time (self included I might add.) but at this point I figure we can give the go ahead and tell everyone to come on up to Gothmas by Gaslight!
It’s SO pretty, folks, seriously. So very pretty.
New items and booths are being added daily. We have some left, actually so if you want one please let me know. I’ve encouraged people to rotate what they have available so there’s lots of reasons to come back again and again. There’s both gachas and straight sales available, so everyone is pretty well covered.
You can ice skate on the lake (we have the skating balls already out but we’ll get free skates for everyone out ASAP) and there’s areas in each corner plus a gothmas gingerbread house for you to take pictures in and around. Make sure to come back a lot, because seriously, everyone is busting their ass making new items to put in. The elves are busy, folks.
There’s a flickr group too, right here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/gxg/ , and we encourage both vendors, bloggers and shoppers to post their GXG related photos.
The landmark to get there is right here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Dark%20Eternity/250/128/502
So come on up and say hi (i will likely be found putting in more stuff. So. much. stuff.) and keep coming by to see what’s new.
Happy Gothmas, everyone.
Gothmas by Gaslight: Gachas/Vendors are out.
I sent out the final merchant package to the group this morning If you didn’t get it, check notices. Or find me. Either way.
Also, if you want to send out review copies for the bloggers you can put them in your booth or send them out to the group. Your call.
Dark 7: Winter Sleigh Bench
Though the weather outside may be frightful, you’ll feel delightful snuggled up on this Winter Sleigh Bench from D7. It features 9 quality animations for both singles and couples (the animations are PG.), and a softly glowing lamp on one side to light up the night. Indoors or out, you’ll be full of good cheer for the winter season.
The Winter Sleigh Bench is 100% mesh, and you must use a mesh compatible viewer to see it properly. Though it will show as no-mod in inventory due to the scripts that are in it, it should be modifiable upon rezzing.
All the meshes used in creating this bench are custom made and all textures are hand drawn. There were no templates used to create this item.
The Winter Sleigh Bench comes in 14 frosty colorways.
Find the Winter Sleigh Bench inworld.
Find the Winter Sleigh Bench on Marketplace.
Dare Designs: Eternal
When your love will last forever, it’s time for Eternal! This elegant ring features channel set gems running through the band and four larger gemstones as a stunning centerpiece.
Eternal rings are 100% unrigged mesh, so you need a mesh capable viewer to see them properly. However, they are modifiable either manually or with the included, killable resize script.
All the mesh used in this ring is custom made and the textures are hand drawn. No templates were used to create them.
Starcrossed rings come in 29 metal/gem combinations, designed to last forever as well as 4 limited edition versions of only 10 pieces each. (The LE rings are 999L each.)
Dare Designs: Starcrossed
Show your love is written in the stars with Starcrossed! This two ring set features a distinctive pentagram design inset with gemstones, and a two-tone metal band.
Starcrossed rings are 100% unrigged mesh, so you need a mesh capable viewer to see them properly. However, they are modifiable either manually or with the included, killable resize script.
All the mesh used in these rings is custom made and the textures are hand drawn. No templates were used to create them. Starcrossed rings come in 22 sparkling metal/gem combinations
Dare Designs: Rachel (and Rachel boots.)
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For dark sophistication, look no further than Rachel, a goth look with a grownup sensibility. This feminine, rigged mesh minidress comes complete with a full set of beautiful and sexy lingerie as well as a choker and boots with chic and understated skull accents. All you need to do is dress and go, and the day (or night!) is yours.
Because the dress is rigged mesh, you will need a mesh compatible viewer to see it. The dress itself comes in four sizes (S,M,L and A- which is ideal for avatars with a thicker torso and smaller backside than the standard sizes.) and an alpha layer.
Not sure? Try a demo.
All mesh used in Rachel is custom made and the textures are hand drawn. No templates have been used.
Rachel comes in 11 stylish colors. In addition, the boots may be purchased separately.
Gothmas by Gaslight 2012: Applications are current.
If your store was listed on the website as of 5amSLT 11/20/12, you were sent a merchant pack and a group invite if you needed one. We still have plenty of room, so if you haven’t applied yet, here’s the link to that.
Dare Designs: Vision Thing.
What does it take to make them sing? You, in Vision Thing! This 8 piece outfit features a full, sexy set of stunning lingerie, including a rigged mesh corset sure to stop the motorcade in traffic. It also includes boots and a choker for extra sparkle. All you have to do is dress and go!
Because the corset is rigged mesh you will need a mesh viewer to see it properly. To ensure the correct fit, please try a demo. 3 corset sizes are included with Vision thing. The boots and choker are not rigged and are modifiable.
All the mesh used in vision thing is custom made- no templates are used, and all textures are hand drawn.
Vision Thing comes in 10 slamming colors, and the choker is available separately as a special item for $99L.
GOTHIKA: The Dead Man’s Party 2012
It’s that time again, freakmonkeys. The infamous Club Gothika Dead Man’s Party is here once again at its usual date and time (that would be October 31 at 10pm SLT, if you didn’t know already.) The gang of misfits will be celebrating amateur hour with prizes from Beautiful Freak Cosmetics, Dare Designs, House of Rain, and {MV} in the Best In Halloween contest.
As always, the party starts at 10 and ends when everyone falls over. Yeah, yeah I know it’s October and not May, but still- come get your goth on.
Here’s the ride: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cursed/39/208/23
Beautiful Freak: Basic Neutral Lipsticks (in matte and gloss finishes)
Need a little? Need a lot? Beautiful Freak neutral lipstick basics have you covered..
Lipstick basic neutrals come in 5 levels of opacity:
20%, 40%, 60%, 80% and 100%, You can use them on their own, or layered with other colors to modify their effects.
These lipsticks are designed to give you finer control over the lipsticks you already own, as well as be able to be worn by themselves. Here’s some examples of how they work:
In this example, a red gloss lipstick gets a dose of deep black liner with the aid of a 40% black gloss layer. This is good for taking what is otherwise a very normal color and giving it a goth twist.
You can also use these neutral basics to turn a matte shade into a glossier one, or vice versa.
In this case, a bright matte pink lipstick is made into a medium pink with a bit more shine, after adding a 20% layer of grey gloss, and the glossy blue had a bit of its shine removed by using a 20% black layer.
The white neutrals can not only give you a great 60′s vibe on their own, but they can also make a shade appear frosted:
You can turn a darker shade into one that’s more pastel:
Or make a clear shade more dusty (this is good for steamgoth applications, by the way.):
Of course you can always use these layers on their own, without the aid of another color. The versatility of these basic shades will allow you to get much, much more out of the lipsticks you already have in your inventory, providing you with exponentially more options than you had previously and allow you to play with colors you know you already love- because you already own them.
Not sure? Try a demo. Please note demos are to assess finish and fit, not color, so you only get one per pack.
Beautiful Freak: Monster Mash makeover
Looking to change into a creature of the night? Let Monster Mash make you over.
This tattoo layer makeover covers both eyes and lips. It comes in 2 packs of four smashing varieties, or a giant fatpack containing all 8.
Not sure? Try a demo.
The fatpack is 375, and the smaller packs are 200 each.
However, at the Beautiful Freak inworld store, all 8 varieties plus the fatpack are sitting in a gacha machine through the end of the month. The permissions on the gachas are xc/m/t and the ones on marketplace are c/m/xt. The gacha is set at 25L a play, and the fatpack and Vampire varieties are rare.
Beautiful Freak.
So one day at the end of the summer, I said to Dare “I have an idea.”
The caveat to this is “I didn’t say it was a good idea.”
Anyway, the point was I own an absolute metric assload (omg you folks have no idea) of tattoo layer makeup. But even with that, I was often having trouble finding stuff. Not because the stuff I have isn’t good. (it is. It’s great.) but because there was just a void in what was available. So I suggested we give it a shot.
He didn’t think that was a bad idea, so that’s what we’re doing. That’s how we wound up with Beautiful Freak. Because normal is overrated, and goths need stuff too.
Lots and lots of stuff. So we slowly got together some basics, and Dare built a store. We’re just getting around to formally announcing it here now because I’m finally able to start loading this stuff up to Marketplace, and stuff generally gets announced here only after it’s available both inworld and on MP.
So with that being said- yeah, we have a new store. Come on down, freaks.
Find Beautiful Freak on Marketplace
Girl Not Included: Bat and Crow tracks.
Enhance any gothic or Halloween build with these full permission bat and crow tracks. Bats and crows are scripted to fly in a circle and flap their wings. The tracks are sculpted.
1,2,3 and 4 prim versions included.
To be used in builds and other products to be sold. Not to be sold on their own.
Find Bat and Crow tracks inworld.
Find Bat and Crow tracks on Marketplace.
Dare Designs: Zombie Cheerio
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Gimme a Z!
Gimme an O!
Gimme an M!
Aw forget it, you already know where this is going,…
Cheer for the zombie apocalypse yet to come in Zombie Cheerio! This five piece set contains a rigged mesh top and miniskirt (so you will need a mesh capable viewer to see it properly), paired with adorable gloves, stockings and panties to make sure everywhere you go, people will be cheering for you too.
3 sizes plus an alpha layer are included- please try a demo before purchase.
Zombie Cheerio contains custom mesh parts and the textures are hand drawn. It comes in 8 colors suitable for any zombie invasion (or cheerleader, for that matter.) and is transferable for easy gift giving.
And hey, if you like the pompoms, they’re available as a gacha prize in the store in each of the colors of the outfits, plus two others.
Find Zombie Cheerio (and the pompoms!) inworld.
Find Zombie Cheerio on Marketplace.
Dare Designs: Vampire Barbie
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A doll like this would have made childhood a lot more fun! Vampire Barbie is a dark and gothy, rigged mesh dress and comes in 3 sizes with an included alpha layer(and requires a mesh capable viewer to see it properly). it also comes with a black pair of sexy matching panties.
It features a large keyhole cutout in the bodice with a small, dangling ankh, and a bias cut ruffle at the bottom with a split front for ease of motion.
The mesh used in Vampire Barbie is custom made, and all textures are hand drawn. The outfit is transferable for easy gift giving.
Because rigged mesh is not modifiable, please try a demo before purchasing.
Vampire Barbie comes in 10 deadly colors.
Find Vampire Barbie on Marketplace.
Dare Designs: Ms. Muerte
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People will gladly answer the door for Death if she comes in this package! Ms. Muerte is a sexy, gothy, psychobilly rigged mesh dress and comes in 3 sizes with an included alpha layer(and requires a mesh capable viewer to see it properly).
It features a slinky feminine profile to show off your curves, a cute bow in front, and a hand drawn skull design along the hemline and bodice.
The mesh used in Ms. Muerte is custom made, and all textures are hand drawn. The dress is transferable for easy gift giving.
Because rigged mesh is not modifiable, please try a demo before purchasing.
Ms. Muerte comes in 10 deadly colors.
Dare Designs: Venomous
Inject a bit of poison into your life with Venomous! This rigged mesh dress comes in 3 sizes with an included alpha layer, and requires a mesh capable viewer to see it properly. It features spider details on the front and back and also comes with a sexy pair of black lace panties to complete the look.
The mesh used in Venomous is custom made, and all textures are hand drawn.
Because rigged mesh is not modifiable, please try a demo before purchasing.
Venomous comes in 14 deadly colors.
Dare Designs: Dementia
Drive them crazy with Dementia! This 8 piece lingerie set features beautiful vintage styling with a dark twist. The delicate hand drawn lace hides screaming skulls- perfect for women with a dark side.
All the textures used in Dementia are hand drawn and the entire outfit is transferable for easy gift giving.
Dementia comes in 10 colors straight from the asylum, and the special edition pink and black colorway is available as a free group gift for inworld group members.
Dark 7: Sundials
Help make your garden a showplace with this Dark 7 Sundial Set. This two piece set is 100% mesh, with detailed and elegant custom pieces and hand drawn textures. Its stunning complexity will make it the center of attention in any landscape setting.
The Dark 7 Sundials are low prim, and are copyable and modifiable. The set comes with a winter version (with attached snow) and one without, for the rest of the year.
This sundial set is available in 3 styles.
Find it inworld.
World Goth Fair: Blog Posts!
World Goth Fair is fortunate to have a number of official bloggers, and a bunch of other folks writing about it! If you have a blog post about World Goth Fair, send it on in and I’ll post it.
We’ve also been featured in the SL Destination Guide here. If you’re one of those Facebooky type people, give it a “like” if you’re so inclined.
Shadowed Darkfury (<3) of SL Freebie Hunters has two posts up about the fair, showing as many of the charity items as she could get her mitts on:
Sonya Marmurek of Astalianda has several posts up, featuring her (always) fantastic photography:
http://astalianda.wordpress.com/2012/03/26/early-shop-catches-the-goth/
http://astalianda.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/oh-my-goth/
http://astalianda.wordpress.com/2012/05/07/nightstalker/
http://astalianda.wordpress.com/2012/05/13/a-dolly-goes-to-the-fair/
http://astalianda.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/the-muses/
http://astalianda.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/sister-of-night/
http://astalianda.wordpress.com/2012/05/16/cake/
http://astalianda.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/cryptogram/
http://astalianda.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/the-enigma-of-the-absolute/
http://astalianda.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/slightly-skimpier/
http://astalianda.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/back-to-the-crypt/
We got really lucky when Ely Hynes of Sium jumped on board right away as one of the bloggers for Goth Fair. Even though the rest of the year she’s not a goth girl, she’s had so much fun making herself one for the fair and taking terrific photos to bring these wonderful posts to everyone:
http://elyhynes.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/get-your-goth-on/
http://elyhynes.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/world-goth-fair-part-1/
http://elyhynes.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/world-goth-fair-part-2/
http://elyhynes.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/world-goth-fair-part-3/
http://elyhynes.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/world-goth-fair-4/
http://elyhynes.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/world-goth-fair-4-2/
http://elyhynes.wordpress.com/2012/05/25/goth-fair-part-6/
http://elyhynes.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/world-goth-fair-part-7/
http://elyhynes.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/world-goth-fair-part-8/
Rudhmellowen Laguna from blog powerhouse Seraphim ran around the fair trying to get as many photos of the charity items as she could. She filed this report here:
http://seraphimsl.com/2012/05/16/world-goth-day-fair/
Darkley Aeon of Guerrilla Avatar made several posts as well, with terrific atmospheric backdrops by Fox Nacht of *~By Nacht~* (that you can get at the fair too!)
http://guerillaavatar.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/meanwhile-in-the-cloister/
http://guerillaavatar.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/meanwhile-in-the-abbey/
http://guerillaavatar.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/meanwhile-in-the-crypt/
Shyntae Demonista (who also owns Pin Me Down- another shop at the fair who’s responsible for a bunch of the terrific makeup everyone keeps blogging) wrote these two terrific posts:
http://fictionalinsanity.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/now-what-is-goth/
http://fictionalinsanity.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/a-rose-for-the-dead/
Kitty DeVaux, who blogs from Black Mirror has made this post, kindly explaining the origins of the charity we’re donating to as well as showing off some stuff she got at the fair:
http://blackmirrorinsl.blogspot.com/2012/05/introduction-to-world-goth-fair-2012.html
http://blackmirrorinsl.blogspot.com/2012/05/world-goth-fair-2012-final-farewell.html
Sudevi Demonia of Sudevi put together some fantastic looking styles for her blog entries- go have a look at her lovely photos:
http://sudevidemonia.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/ezura-world-goth-fair-15th-31st-may/
http://sudevidemonia.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/507/
Poly Pistachio combined a bunch of looks and a ton of stuff available at the fair into two jam packed posts!:
http://pistachiostory.wordpress.com/2012/05/16/63/
http://pistachiostory.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/get-to-the-fair-the-world-goth-fair-soon/
Nicole Twigvald, aka Orc has been exploring Goth Fair as well, and brings back her spooky reports here:
http://smileyorc.wordpress.com/2012/05/21/world-goth-fair-exploring-the-crypt/
http://smileyorc.wordpress.com/2012/05/21/world-goth-fair-the-abby/
http://smileyorc.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/world-goth-fair-a-night-in-the-house-of-sorrows/
http://smileyorc.wordpress.com/2012/05/25/orc-visits-the-gallery-gift-shop-may/
Misty Harley of Thornes on Roses put together a bunch of fantastic looks for her posts:
http://thornesonroses.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/world-goth-fair/
http://thornesonroses.wordpress.com/2012/05/16/zip-it/
http://thornesonroses.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/gonna-be-one-of-those-days/
http://thornesonroses.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/laundry-day-sucks/
Zombina Gunawan of Dead Dolls was tooling around the fair the other day (I saw her on radar as I was doing a set) and she filed these posts for everyone to enjoy:
http://deaddollssl.blogspot.com/2012/05/world-goth-fair-part-1.html
http://deaddollssl.blogspot.com/2012/05/cemetery-flowers.html
Lizzie Gudkov and London Junkers, the owners of LnL Square (which really you should go see, that place is HUGE.) took the time out of their busy schedule of creating awesome stuff to make this post:
http://lnlsquare.blogspot.com/2012/05/world-goth-fair-is-now-open.html
I got a call down to Cursed a few days ago to fix a misbehaving script, where I ran into Devin Vaughn and his lovely lady friend. He told me he was blogging the fair and both of them were just delightful people. I introduced them to the Gothika (and goth fair) mascot, Orvan (beloved by all, no eating him in ways he doesn’t like.) He filed this terrific post, and Im *thrilled* that Orvan and his namesake Batmoos got blogged. Thank you Devin!
http://devinvaughn.blogspot.com/2012/05/world-goth-fair-and-nightstalker-hunt.html
Thanks to everyone who’s blogged World Goth Fair so far. If you have a post (or a bunch of posts!) you’d like to share, just let us know!
World Goth Fair: Hey, we’re open!
World Goth Fair 2012 is finally open. You can get your goth on across two sims worth of dark goodness.
Here’s some landmarks to get you started:
World Goth Fair Cursed (Adult)
World Goth Fair Dark Eternity (Mature)
And hey, we have a flickr group, too! You can find it here.
You can find out which stores are on what sim by going to this handy dandy page here.
Come on down and get your goth on!
Dare Designs: World Goth Month Starts Early- HUGE Sale! 4/27-4/30
It’s almost time to Get Your Goth On, folks. World Goth Month starts in just a few days, but to help you along Dare Designs is having a HUGE sale from now until midnight SLT on April 30.
Everything black and/or red for 99L from now til midnight SLT on the 30th.
Yep. You read that right. All the black and red stuff you can grab in your gothy little mittens is on sale all weekend. Go get some and get your goth on.
Click the logo for a ride.
Dare Designs: Adrenaline
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Feeling induced beyond the edge? Well, when indications start to shine, reach for Adrenaline! This 8 piece ensemble will get hearts racing and blood pumping. It contains both jeans and skirt options, with a smart looking jacket over the top and a sexy corset underneath, for all those late nights. The boots are included, so all you need to do is dress and go!
All the textures used in Adrenaline are hand drawn. The prim parts are modifiable and the entire outfit is transferable for easy gift giving.
Adrenaline comes in 9 colors sure to put you on cloud nine, and is available inworld and on SL Marketplace.
I took the outfit into the light this morning for a tour around Dark Eternity.
Credits:
Shape: mine
skin: mine, custom from Dare Designs (Axi v5 modeling dark – pink)
makeup:
MOCK Dark Kiss Neutral, Mile High Effect (half) lip 1
MOCK Sand Between My Toes
MOCK Opal Lipcolor – Chalky (lip 1)
MOCK Opal Lipcolor – Dusty Grey (lip 1)
Eyes: =eat me= reactive prim eyes (the left is steel blue, the right is human green.) (I would link you, but marketplace is down right now.)
Hair/hat: Magika: Biatch (wild: purple) (the hat is attached)
Clothes: Dare Designs: Adrenaline – Pink
Jewelry: Aidoru safety pins pink beads choker
ring: Eclectica - Wright ring (gunmetal)
Poses: Del May (for the first one) Bang! poses and Astalianda (for the one of me looking up)
Location: Dark Eternity
Windlight: A – 6am (tweaked to rotate east angle, and time of day.)
Post processing: nothing other than cropping, except for the last photo which has one tiny bit of dodge.
World Goth Fair: We are 50% sold out.
As of right now, we are at 50% capacity for World Goth Fair. We still have about 3 weeks left to take applications, so selling out seems likely. We are VERY low on both medium and large booth sizes, though, so if you wanted to grab one of those, I’d do it soon.
-AK
