Project Twilight

[Gauze] Mercenary Skin Release

2011-12-05T23:54:00.000-08:00

I'm just going to say.. These skins were supposed to be out on Thanksgiving, but I found some things I could have improved on so I spent some more time on them xP But I am finally satisfied and I hope you will be too!

These skins are new bases, with the most awesome suggestive support from Selos and Vitani everything has been re-painted lol

The Mercenary skins come with:
-2 full body tattoos on tintable tattoo layers, one in red, one in white.
-2 bases with light or dark brows
-4 makeup layers, some parts are black, and some that are tintable. Warrior, Eagle, and Bullseye
-a small piece of my soul

The tones are split into 3 sets with 3 tones to choose from!

You can click on the thumb below to see a larger picture below the cut :3

There are also bulk packs and free demos, so please come check them out and much <333

(Twilight Location still available but under heavy construction btw)

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Snatch%20City/238/220/31

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Twilight/89/58/39

Kay, that's all for now. More to come soon!

- Yukio Ida

[Gauze]

Natural: Ivory, Almond, Gold

Drow: Snow, Steel, Coal

Goblin: Mellow, Fern, Hunter

November Catchup

2011-11-15T20:29:00.000-08:00

I've been a terrible blogger, so i'm going to do this with as little spam as possible! Starting with the newer, more awesome Items released:

[][]Trap[][] Xeno Horns!

So these are a few pics I took as teasers for the horns for Flickr, though Selos liked them so much she used them as promo ads for the horns <3 Though she did like this one on it's side better lol.

The horns come in these color options ---> These horns are very color-mod and resize friendly, you can tint all parts to your hearts content, I would advise you drop them on the ground as the inside part sticks out against the skull so you can more easily select it.

Both glowing parts have a white base and can be tinted any color you wish, all prims mod and copy, NO TRANS

Just as a side note: they might look -best- in firestorm/v2,v3,and so on.

Next up!!

[Gauze] Digi and Human Leg Warmers

These leg warmers come in all colors shown, and I will be expanding on them soon in the future. The digi leg warmers rely on alpha layers, and work for fauns, furries or demon avatars and are fully sculpted. They feature belts and straps and small sculpted buttons on the sides, with pockets on the top prims which are optional if you have some pants that match the bottoms :D

[Gauze] Deity Eyes

I am EXCITED for these eyes! They are fully sculpted eye replacements. Meaning, you use an alpha (included) to hide the Linden eye base and then these fit right in it's place. The pupils are shaped and indented, like a natural eye, with a lense overlay for shine and depth. They also have a glow prim so you can tint the pupil and control the glow, or make it black. They come in 3 pupil shapes and are mod, so re-sizing to fit your head shape isn't an issue :D

So, that's all for now! Please drop by Twilight and come see the sim! We made it snowy and icy xD

and please don't mind the mess. I'm between projects so my store in Twilight is almost dismantled hahaha. Rebuilding fun xD

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Twilight/78/166/42 <- Trap @ Twilight

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Carnivale/185/123/34 <-- Trap @ Carnivale

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Twilight/89/58/39 <-- Gauze @ Twilight

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Twilight/155/142/2 <-- Gauze @ Snatch City

[][]Trap[][] Spiked

2011-07-25T06:38:00.000-07:00

For those who spotted this outfit at the Fantasy Faire this year, Selos Dae took some time afterward and did a little revamp, and several new long awaited colors!

The outfit is sold separately, so you can get the long, spiked collar coat with 2 neck options (worn with or without the spiked collar) for L$300, or the pants for L$200. And these coats come in 9 colors; Red, Green, Blue, Aqua, Purple, Black, Brown, Gray and white.

I really could go on about the realistic, hand painted textures of this outfit, but you'd think i'm bias! and In fact, I don't care xP I am, but i'm not going to lie when I say my butt has never looked better in any other pair of pants in sl. From the curve of the front of the pants, the paneled sections on the pant cuffs and the woven braiding going down the back of the coat, and the gradient shading on the bottom, there is a lot to love about this outfit, but i'm going to let the pictures speak for themselves.

These photos are unedited and taken without a shadows enabled, so what you see is what you get here. And furthermore, the outfit is unisex, with a base set of prims adjusted for either male or female shape in either package, so most of the work was done for you!

So I think i've gone on enough. You can pick this lovely outfit up in Twilight by just following the red bridge to Trap

http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Twilight/153/144/43

[Gauze] doin' tha hair thing

2011-07-02T12:34:00.000-07:00

I'm bad at coming up with titles >.< And being witty. This post however is going to be a quick one just to get it up!
3 new hair styles are released at hair fair, and it's already starting to get hairy (ha ha, phun fail). but isn't half the fun wading through lag to get the loot? ok i'm an old school sler. I'll hush it now and get on with the pics ^^

These hairs come in packs of 4 and there's 10 packs, so there's 40 colors to choose from! Not to mention after the fair I will be adding (and blogging) a new set of never before seen colors that I hope everyone will like! But in the mean time, i'm very happy with these new textures and hope to play more with them soon ^^

a percentage of proceeds for all hairs sold will go to wigs for kids during this event, so get your bathing suits on, grab a low lag avvie and try on some free demos!

(demos in history of [Gauze] hippo group, sl group, and possibly in the hair fair demo group)

slurl.com/secondlife/Iridium/129/79/24 <-- slurl to hair fair

http://hairfair.wordpress.com/ <-- moar infos!

Ok that's all for me. Thank you so much for taking the time to read and have a wonderful weekend!

- Yukio Ida

Kayn Skins!

2011-04-12T03:39:00.000-07:00

Fantasy Faire is finally over and it was wonderful! But now everyone can get this skin if they weren't able to make it out to the faire at either Twilight or Snatch City locations :D

The skin comes in two tones, coal and ice for right now, but has 3 options of tattoo makeup that is tintable. It's the newer revision i have been working on for the past month xD But more will be made later in the future. This I promise! Along with a long list of things that are building up for the near future of releases lol. I might post teasers on flickr or plurk, cause i can never help myself. So keep an eye out for that and.. newmertails*coughchokedie* yeap. kay enjoy your week!
-Yukio Ida
[Gauze]

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Snatch%20City/228/228/2
or
http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Twilight/153/144/43

[Gauze] Supporting Japan Relief

2011-03-26T15:18:00.000-07:00

Potato and SnG are holding a one day event that includes two auctions that will start TODAY, on Saturday March 26th at 4-5pmSLT and the second at 7-8pmSLT, and a DJ set between. Vendors will also be participating throughout the event, set up will occur on Wednesday or Thursday, a few days before and items will be left until Monday to gather funds.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Phoenix%20Fantastic/80/111/702

The auction is a BASEKT auction. Meaning, you are getting craploads of goodies.

Ok now that you got the basics of it, yes there are many events in second life to support Japan and their chosen charities. The charity chosen for this event will be the Japanese Red Cross Society itself, and there will be a handful of vendors participating, myself included. As someone who has friends/family in Japan, as well as many of my customers, I am very saddened by the events that have transpired. But I know that the Japanese will emerge from this strong, as they always have.

By buying any of my items in this event, all the proceeds will go to the Japanese Red Cross directly, so without your help I could not donate at all, since second life is my only source of income. So I do hope you will come join us and help all of us help the people of Japan who's lives have been ravaged by the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear threats.

For this event I have 2 items for sale to everyone:
Thanks to a friend's mention, I have re-done Matey's bandanna design to display the rising sun on the front, and the kanji for 'Hope' in the back. Because I think Pirate ninjas are awesome :D

And. A pair of eyes. Rising Sun eyes to be exact. They come in small and large sizes, with prims. The 'sun' pulse glows softly.

Now.. For the auction, there will be a male and female auction that my friend Delila Enyo is hosting, and I have one Unisex Item available!

Only the two highest bidders will be the proud owner of these legs. after that, they will never be seen again!

So I hope you will come visit, and see the other vendors, such as Glitterati, DuckNipple, Nightshade Designs, BlueBlood, Potato, Shitz 'N Gigglez, and more!

"Potato and Shitz N Giggles have teamed up to bring together a huge event. The events that have been happening in Japan are shocking, and devastating. Tsunami, Earthquake, and there could be a Nuclear disaster. There are people and families without homes, food, clothes, and medications. It's an extremely dangerous situation, and it's our job as human beings to help those that are in need.

There are the differences in race, customs, origin--but we are all human. And we are more alike than we know. It's time to put aside shallow bickerings, and band together to help our brothers and sisters of the earth. For just a moment, put aside differences in religion, face, styles. Let's step away from SL drama, insane trying for contest boards, and mindless shopping for something you'll only wear once. Let's use this virtual world, to do some good in the real world.

Each donation, each vendor, and each Auctionee will receive a special note of thanks, sent to everyone who participates. It means a lot to us, for you to be able to help to this.

All transactions will be sent to a bank-alt, and transaction records are readily avalible at any time.

All donations will be going directly to the Japanese Red Cross.

http://www.jrc.or.jp/english/index.html

http://www.jrc.or.jp/english/relief/l4/Vcms4_00002070.html

After the event, it will take roughly two weeks for the wire transfers to go through. Everyone who asks, will be updated on the process. :)"

- From Potato and SnG

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Phoenix%20Fantastic/80/111/702

- Yukio Ida
[Gauze]

Help Japan!

2011-03-20T19:31:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, I just want to give you a heads up on an event starting next weekend being hosted by Potato and Shitz N Giggles.

It will be a one day auction that will start on Saturday March 26th at 4-5pmSLT and the second at 7-8pmSLT, and a DJ set inbetween. Vendors will also be participating throughout the event, set up will occur on Wednesday or Thursday, a few days before and items will be left until Monday to gather funds.

Some of the vendors featured will be [Gauze], Ducknipple, Blueblood, Studio Sidhe, Nightshade Designs and others! In fact, we are currently looking for more vendors and bloggers who are interested in being part of this unique event!

All proceeds, will be donated directly to the Japanese Red Cross, and transaction information/records will be completely transparent upon request.

There will be 2 auctions held, a dj set, and lots of fun! But we need your help!

You can contact Delila Enyo or Yukio Ida for more information (we wrote out a long notecard just for you) or fill out the applications below and send them inworld to Delila Enyo.

Potato and Shitz N Giggles have teamed up to bring together a huge event. The events that have been happening in Japan are shocking, and devastating. Tsunami, Earthquake, and there could be a Nuclear disaster. There are people and families without homes, food, clothes, and medications. It's an extremely dangerous situation, and it's our job as human beings to help those that are in need.

Each donation, each vendor, and each Auctionee will receive a special note of thanks, sent to everyone who participates. It means a lot to us, for you to be able to help to this.

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Vendor Application:

Your SL name(Username please):

Your Store Name:

How many items will you be placing for donation?:

Will you be setting it for 50% or 100%?(I have a split profit script):

A SPECIAL RECOGNITION WILL BE GIVEN TO ALL THOSE WHO DONATE AND VEND!

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Blogger Application:

Your name:

Your blog link:

What is the theme of your blog?:

Are you interested in pre-blogging, event blogging, or both?:

The event begins around 4pmSLT, and ends around 8pmSLT. Do you know what times you are likely to be there?:

[Gauze] Ear Overhaul!

2011-03-04T12:20:00.000-08:00

I'm really not kidding. I had these ears sitting on my computer for a long while (a year) and due to lots of prodding from...everyone, they are finally out!

I have 3 ear styles, 4 styles of piercings, and each are scripted to texture change skin tone and piercing color!

Tone sets: Naturals, and Drows come in 10 skin tones (much like the Yokai tails) and the Naturals 2 come in 6, with a white ear for the option of tinting, but all ears are tintable!

Piercings: You can choose between 4 piercing styles, with 4 types of metal (Bronze, Steel, Carbon, and Pewter) or temporarily hide them if you don't want any at all! Also, there are demos next to the vendors so you can see exactly what they look like!
And now for the slew of pictures. Click for more resolution!

Come try a demo now at your friendly nearest [Gauze] outlet, only one tp away! (or two.. four... i lost count)

[Gauze] @ Sn@tch City

[Gauze] @ Project Twilight

You have discovered a message In a bottle!

2011-02-19T22:06:00.000-08:00

I posted a tease earlier with the VDay special gift from Trap. Pants/leggings that match the fuzz gloves released last year? Well you're in for it now.

They're wide legged, fuzzy, with soft material and tintable fluff, and are perfect for lounging around, looking fabulous.

They also come in a rainbow assortment of colors, some with gradient two tones like Fae, which is blue and purple, or Trap, which is named after Selos's store colors; cyan and orange, cyanic; teal and green, pinks, or if you love blue like me, there's an aqua and blue, or monotoned gray and black, with and without stylized hearts!

Some are plain, like black, bronze,green, orange, rose, purple, silver, white, and last but not least, some with black and red, aqua, lime, magenta, black and white or gray and white stripes and SKULLS. That's right. I said Jolly Roger.

So come visit [][]Trap[][] in Twilight, and if you happen to see an elvish wench shipwrecked off the coast, please, toss her a life raft. She can't swim.

Loungy Pic One:

Skin: Trap Vampy tone 2
Hair: Exile Pandora - artic
Shirt: Sn@tch Lounge Top (black)
Gloves: Trap Fuzz Gloves in white
Pants: Trap Fuzz Leggings in white
Shoes: Shiny Things - Brocattos - black
Ears: you'll find out soon enough

Pose: SLC Sofa

Ship Wrecked Pic Two:

Skin: Trap Ajna tone 3
Hair: Gauze - Matey
Shirt: Sn@tch Lounge Top (black)
Gloves: Trap Fuzz Gloves red skull
Pants: Trap Fuzz Leggings in blood
Shoes: Shiny Things - Brocattos - black

Pose: Glitterati

[][]Trap[][] Vday Gift!

2011-02-14T20:27:00.000-08:00

A little late gift coming from Trap, but it's an adorable preview of what is to very soon come, of course in more colors!
Selos has made leggings, and shorts, to match the fuzz gloves! This gift is group only for Vday, but it comes with pants, gloves, leggings, hand painted hearts on the outside of the leg and back pants pockets (optional) and a sock/legging layer for when you just want some cute thigh high socks, and more pink fuzz than you will ever need <3

Other mentionables: Lovebird wings from Illusions - Group gift only! So make sure not to miss out on them!

[][]Trap[][] Ajna Skin

2010-11-18T18:25:00.000-08:00

Selos Dae of [][]Trap[][] just released Ajna, a gorgeous skin, with 2 tintable 2.0 tattoo layers, third eye and matching set of eyes package. It comes in 3 base colors of tattoos (white or black (tintable) and red (not tintable)) and 4 skin tones, including the new tone 4, which is honestly one of the best brown's I have seen. I don't have a pic, but I strongly suggest trying out a demo!

The third eye is scripted to move in a natural, eerie way, but if you don't want it to, there's another option in the pack for a static eye. It also looks awesome without it, the skin itself is beautifully hand painted. But if you don't trust the pictures, go ahead and take the tp and see for yourself!

And yes. It looks awesome on dudes too. Seriously.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Twilight/153/144/43

1st pic:

Skin, Tattoos, third eye and eyes shown: [][]Trap[][] Ajna - tone 1, red tattoos

Hair: Red Queen - Fuzzy

Outfit: * Deviance * - Dark Elementalist - Witching Hour - Gold

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Also in other news, I've merged this blog to include more than just [Gauze] Products, though I still have my store and I will still feature my own releases, I'm also going to feature other products that are part of Project Twilight, including pictures of the sim as it's construction continues to progress. So yes, it is still a work in progress!

Fauns, Demons and... Faeries?

2010-10-12T00:08:00.000-07:00

Well ok I haven't made fae yet, But Faery Sola of Studio Sidhe made some awesome poses and a prop to go along with my new set of.. hooves and digi legs. I don't know which to call them yet honestly, cause i'm tired xD

I am so happy to finally be able to release these!
One day, I randomly wanted some hooves. So, it turned into a real project from there xD
These digi legs are custom sculpted and hand painted (realistically so) and made with 2.0 Alpha layers in 2 styles. But thanks to no longer needing invisipirms, we can have seamless fur on hooves and no longer have to worry about random bits of our bodies disappearing or looking amputated :D Which I am totally excited about!

These legs come in 4 colors per pack, with clothing layers in underwear and pants layer, half and full fur options, and are hud texture change driven, while still being mod! And they come in two styles. One for a more demonic sort of hoof (with claws), and one for a more faun/unicorn style without claws.

The Merry Satyr set! helped make these beautiful vendor pics possible.
This set offers a multipose stump that comes with pan pipes that you can use in your pics, or rez out on your land, with a pan pipe giver for your guests! And 5 stand alone poses (sold separately).
And most of the skins feature the new Carved skins from [][]Trap[][], which worked so wonderfully with both sets. Especially the chocolate brown of tone 5, which I totally love, and I made sure to put lots more info in the vendors :D

So come visit Twilight or Moonsong, where the hooves and posesets are being hosted for now <3

http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Twilight/89/58/39 <- tp to Twilight
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Moonsong/179/73/26 <- tp to Moonsong

A little late, But Hair Fair goodness within!

2010-09-07T09:26:00.000-07:00

Well I know i should have done this sooner, but better late then never I guess ^^ Yes. I'm a terrible blogger D:

Anyway I have 4 hairs that are available at hair fair!

Komelia-A sleek up-do with a muted gold hair pin and several buns. Sculpted with some flexi - Comes in the usual color packs (not tipped). This hair is the one going 75% to wigs for kids.

Matey-
A fun, wind tossed wavy hair topped with a sculpted bandanna, screened with a skull. Comes in usual color packs and the new Tipped colors (black/red, black/green, black/purple, black/orange(shown in Bloody Mary - Black/Red)

Ibuki-
A feral warrior ponytail with a menacing skull hair tie. Comes in usual color packs and the new Tipped color packs!

Alex-A poofy, short anime type bishi ponytail :D Most accurate description I could come up with. Usual color packs and tipped for this one as well.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hair%20Fair%203/194/126/25
You might end up at a landing point, but there's a beacon to my booth :D If you have any trouble finding me, i'm stuck back in the corner near Vixen xD

Thanks again and until next time!
- Yukio Ida
[Gauze]

Incoming Catchup! Epic post pending...

2010-08-01T14:04:00.000-07:00

For the newest releases:

Erstaz - At the Black Bacchanal-
The theme this month was Blade Runner, which I honestly never saw till recently. The movie was good, though a bit outdated in comparison to the sci-fi futuristic look we are used to. But I loved it's urban, dirty, japanesy feel. So of course, I took my own twist on it, on what I wish maybe one of them would have worn xD Enter shiny latex, buckles, and straps in 5 colors.

These outfits will be at the Black Baachanal in Snatch city till the 5th for 300L, but after that, they go on the wall in my stores, full price. So get them soon while the price is low!

I also released these tails this weekend, as requested by just about everyone whoever saw them lol. There's 2 tone sets (yes sets) and are click texture change (with demos), consisting of mixed skins from both [][]Trap[][] and my own collection, though i am sure they will match other skins as well. If not, they are mod, so they can be tinted as well.

I've been a bad blogger, I know ._. but this is what I get for not blogging right after making something, so I appologize for the gigantic post that is about to happen. Hopefully it will be worth it though!

So.. oh boy.. the last items were in Feb!

Here is what you all missed xD

Each mer av comes with the tail on pants and underwear layers, the splash pasties and arm scales on jacket, shirt, and undershirt layer, worn together, or individually, and glowing fins with custom sculpts, all hand painted and custom UV mapped (that's how they look shiny xD) And i included notecards of where to get amazing ao's and skins for complete looks too!

And above is the second necklace I have made. A custom sculpted dragonfly on a chain and leather cord. No bling.

Yuji is the newest hair, and the bottom half is scripted to texture change through all color options to have a dual tone style, or single, just at a click!

New stuffs, and some anti-v-day goodness

2010-02-15T12:37:00.000-08:00

I'm a day late in writing this post, but it's been a busy time for me lol. I guess i'm extending the v-day insanity well into the next week. But isn't that what holidays are about? One day just isn't enough! But I won't babble on, since I know everyone's here for the pictures ^.- So lets get to it.

Caged
My first jewelry set. It features a bleeding heart, pierced with rusted nails and enclosed in a black cage, hung from a tarnished, delicate twisted chain. The necklace comes with spine and chest attachment points, and comes with matching earrings.
No bling, and mod.
Another thing that I'm starting to set up is some more singles, like t shirts, pants, and other designer type articles of clothing that can be worn casually. Kinda like these cute Branded Tee's, that are in a sort of Anti-V-Day theme, but they can be worn any time ^^

More will be made later on, honest xD

I also have a large collection of eyes I've done. They can be located with everything else on the new releases wall in the back. And yes, when I say large, I mean I went completely OCD with this set of eyes. I've made 20 packs of eyes. There are slitted, and human pupils, and each pack contains 12 pairs of eyes, with prims, two sizes, colored flecks, and have a soft glowing pulse.
Each pack is sold separately, but i've bunched them together here for viewing purposes.

And finally.. Since I am so late, I have a gift for everyone. Obscura in a special, exclusive color for V-day. Introducing, the Broken Hearted Edition, only 50L, till Wednesday this week
Well.. That's all for now. I'm going to now go relax with a pint of cherry chocolate ice cream now. So, please enjoy your V-day (or anti-V-Day/week) and I'll be seeing you again soon!

Another full circle, and more hair

2009-12-31T14:07:00.000-08:00

Anything to excess is never good.
It's an old saying that I seem to never learn from. But, without something to work on, life would just be boring. xD

So.. Once I finally stopped pacing my room and broke away from the mind dulling addiction to youtube, I finally fulfilled my promise and made Nephra and Obscura available in the normal tones.
I also made a nice mess of my store. Nothing has exploded yet, but setting a few things to 'physical' and seeing what would happen HAS crossed my mind a few times >.> But I was afraid people wouldn't want to walk around then. But i'm looking forward to a full remodel, along with lots of new content that I can't speak about yet, because I like suprising people.
Yeah.. me and my secrets ¬.¬
More projects and pretty pictures to be announced at a later date.

Oh.. Did I mention i'm also holding a sale? Yes. Sn@tch city main store only, everything is slashed until January 3rd ^^

See you all next year!

Halloween is Special at [Gauze]

2009-10-28T10:05:00.000-07:00

Well, I wanted to get this out the last week of October, and.. I'm one day late! But, there's a lot of goodies in store anyway for everyone! So as usual, I'll cut the B.S and we'll go straight to it.

Every one's been hearing the buzz about Nightmare Eden, and if you haven't, you should google it up and read a few blogs, then go directly to it.
Pulse has been my home for several years, and each year, we hold a haunted house event like no other! This year, you get to visit a spooky space station with lots of puzzles, surprises, and great rewards! So do NOT miss this chance to see it! Or grab the awesome free gifts hidden in every corner, nook, cranny, and drawer from awesome designers like Fusemelon, Sn@tch, !ReTox!, House of Eyes, [Gauze], and.. well way loads more than I can remember off the top of my head o.o

Now.. I'm sure if you've been in the store recently, you have seen a Deader Than You tour sign, and have even seen token bats in some vendors. You've probably also seen that the lucky chairs are gone, and there's a 'coming soon' box with a basin of blood in it. I'll explain that later! But first, the Deader Than You Tour: Hosted by a dedicated group of designers like Nomine and Sn@tch, this tour brings you to awesome outlets such as Material Squirrel, Pixeldolls, Fusemelon, Silent Sparrow, DV8, Otaku Designs and more. The rules are simple! Buy something you like, collect the bats, and turn the tokens in for more awesome stuff!

So. What do I have to offer for this? New skins of course!

And now, for another special hair on display in the hair section, I have Obscura
This hair, for the time being, comes only in a pack of 4 special colors. However more will be released at a later time. A cute style with curly pigtails and long front fringe. And of course, an adorable bat barrette.

Now.. For the eye bleeding return of a really special outfit, discounted and for sale also only for this last week.

By popular demand: Halloween Witch Lolli. The name sayes it all. A Lolita outfit, complete with shoes and accessories, made in the true spirit of Halloween. With whimsical patterned textures, pumpkins, stars, skulls, magic bags, and even more, you'll be ready to make potions and cackle over your cauldron while looking absolutely adorable.

Finally.. The basin of blood there by the couches. What is in it? Why is it there?
From now till November First, Sunday night, you can receive a special hair for FREE.
Nephra - A wild style of messy pigtails and a swooped side bang. This hair also comes in the special 4 Halloween colors.

So.. Here you have it. A record for the longest post I think I've released this year, and lots of goodies to be had. Enjoy your Halloween and happy haunting!

Brought to you from the cold, dark, corners of [Gauze] and *Illuminati*
- Yukio Ida

2009-07-24T08:04:00.000-07:00

Roughly about one year ago, my little store was granted the privelage to be part of the HarajukuBox Skin Faire. I never anticipated being part of any events, but since then, and thanks to everyone, *Illuminati* and [Gauze] has survived a full year in SL. And I couldn't be any happier.

So, why bring this up? There's another skin faire! And it's happening NOW!
Months have gone into hand painting these skins. The teasers have been posted to Flickr and Plurk. Now, you finally get to own them!

I have 3 skins to offer, so we'll start with the exclusive first-

Shiva:
My personal renderation of the Hindu God Shiva. The creator, and destroyer, as depicted in this set, come in a dark tone and a light blueish tone. These skins are exclusive only for the faire. I've been on a kick, and I fully blame Selos Dae for it. Honestly, if it weren't for him, I probaboly wouldn't even touch full body tattoos. But there's no denying that he helped inspire this.

I could explain more, but I'm going to let the demos and pictures do the talking on this one. Plus i'm brainded and I accidently closed the first notecard without saving it. Yay!

Moving on...

Lamia:
The word means witch, but this isn't your typical old croon hanging over a bubbling culdron. No. Witches are not reserved for halloween and wizard of oz. This is a being of power, enchantment and beauty. Both skins come with two lip options and a pack of 4 tones each.

and finally...

Glitter Dust:
So.. all I have to say is...
GLOWWWIEEEESSSSSSSS
>.> Now that's out of the way. *ahem*
Gold glitter covers the eyes and cheeks of this skin. It's more simplistic, and natural, compaired to the other two, and also comes with an option of gloss, and no gloss.

So.. Just so there's no confusion. These skins are available ONLY at the HarajukuBox Skin Faire! from July 24th - July 28th. After that, they will be moved to the main store, with the exception of Shiva. And yes, they are in packs, but I made the prices very reasonable for everyone ^-^
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Harajukubox%20Town/62/184/59

2009-05-16T01:43:00.000-07:00

You've heard about it, and you've been waiting for it. And I am so sorry for making you wait! (well.. not entirely ;) )

3 new hairs have been released, with revamped textures and hotness, so lets see what is new.

Destroy -

Not just a word. Dual messy 'buns' with loose wisps and exagerated side bang.
This style was inspired by the lovely Amelia Arsenic! Check out her blog http://destroyx.com/ and the group AngelSpit at http://www.angelspit.net/

Aural -
Twin Tails (or piggies) that reach hip length with a soft fringe and tapered sides, this hair is inspired by the beautiful Aural Vampire (j industrial music) http://auralvampire.com/index.html

Relia -

So.. I started this hair actually.. 6 months ago and never got back to it till reciently (because friends wouldn't stop reminding me about it)
This hair, is inspired by Ruki from The Gazette. yes. I admit it. The hair features a straight, cheek length soft fringe, tapered sides, and topknot dreads. Furthermore, the hair is scripted. As seen in the picture, a few dreads and a patch in the front change -textures- (not tinting) with 27 different options. And yes, it is -still- mod, even though it sayes it isn't. that's just the script.
check their official website here http://www.pscompany.co.jp/gazette/

Why the shameless plugging? Because. I love music :D

The hair color packs are as follows:
Blacks, Whites, Reds, Brunettes, and Blondes: they all come 3 to a pack, like before.

Warms,Cools and a new addition, Brillants: 4 in a pack. The Brillants are basically truer colors.

Hair is located upstairs on the skins floor, so just take the tp button/lift up. Remember, it's the green for up, and blue for down.

More hair to come soon! Until next week!

Sadness - New Skin Release

2009-05-07T21:29:00.000-07:00

I've been skin obsessed for.. the past coupple of months. Slowly updating my bases, beating my head on the desk, and finally, after enough blood and tears, I have achieved something that has made me.. very happy.
So, for the new bases, I made Sadness. Yes.. I am making everyone cry. Wether they are tears of joy or pain, that is up to you ^^

This is just an example of the tones, but they are best viewed inworld by the demos.
Oh.. and if you are afraid of that insane clown glitch from v. 1:23 happening.. don't worry. I turned off all the makeup sliders and made sure the lashes weren't brown. So no big lips, strange gloss, eye gunk or unibrow. At least I hope x.x Thank you LL for once again making another thing for us to watch out for lol.

Anywho. That's all for now.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Snatch%20City/240/221/30

Until then!
- Yuki

Ganguro Skins

2009-04-23T05:07:00.000-07:00

It's hard to think of what to write, but i'm trying to keep on top of the game while i'm still ahead, so bare with me lol.

The Ganguro skins come in sets of 3 different skin tones, and 3 variations of makeup.
Banba - A more subtle makeup. Perfect for that extera -something- without looking a little -too- far fetched.
Ganguro - The more..."classic" ganguro makeup. Liner above and below the eyes with a more powdery, blended feel most popular in current times
Manba - The updated virsion of Yamanba, featuring more extreme panda-like makeup.

And what are ganguro skins without... facegems? They aren't needed, but sometimes, you just have to have that extera -kawaii-. You weren't forgotten.

[POP] is Dead

2009-04-21T23:36:00.000-07:00

and so will I be.. in a few minutes lol.

This is the last post before i'm all caught up. I'm pulling an Ivey and doing multiple catch-up posts of all the new products, and some of the old ones.

Pop is Dead and Jolly Tank

Sometimes.. descriptions aren't needed.

Stained tops and gloves. 3 sets of different tones.

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Since the store has opened in Sn@tch City, i have also released a few things that i've kept hidden in my inventory, fencesitting on until reciently. So..

So... I leave you, till next time. Thank you for taking the time to read the blog!

The new stuff!!

2009-04-21T22:00:00.000-07:00

Finally, we're caught up on the months that i've neglected to update!
Just reciently, Ivey Deschanel of Sn@tch held a fashion show with 4 other designers: !Retox!, Philotic Energy, Nomine, and my store, with special effects by HeZ. The show was amazing, and all the goodness can be seen in my flickr. It seriously was a total honor to even be considered to be in that show, and to see how everything came together and how our visions coencided so well. The fashion show was named Diamond Dogs; a song/album from David Bowie that painted a harsh post apocolyptic scene with a japanese twist. It was awesome.
So.. I of course had to make some things for this show.

We'll start with the two new Kimono.
Akemi and Amaya:
The inspiration for this could loosely be based off a toshiya style of visual kimono, but with way more of an edge and totally untraditional make. It comes with a harness, more leather and buckles, a short hem, buckled and laced posture collar, custom sculpted sleeves and ripped fishnet and leather thigh high socks.

To match these Kimono, I also made a pair of boots that I have been fantascizing about for years. Really, I was way too excited once I was finally able to make them!
Myaku Stomps. Belted, laced, hand uv mapped, custom textured, the laces change texture by click (i hate tinting) and they come in a -large- assortment of colors. I seriously had to stop myself from making too many!

So.. one of the models (well a few, but one in particular) was dressed in all cammo and army gear, but she was missing something. Of course, I said "she needs an army belt"
thus.. spurned the creation of Surplus Fetish.

You'd think I'd have an excuse for this next item.. I do! Ivey asked me to make tentacles. Soo... I did.
Uke's bane. They're touch texture change, and writh, lash, and move realistically. even when standing still.

Also featured in the fashion show is a line i'm slowly working on developing.
New jeans! Colors as shown. They're sold seperately, with prim pant legs, ripped holes and writing/screens

Catching up- Part 3Sk

2009-04-21T21:45:00.000-07:00

The hair and skins section of catching up!
Always the best part. and then, i think we're ready for the new stuff!

Corvinus V.2
Why V.2? because.. This is a more personal hair style for me. Inspired by Asagi, vocalist of D, this is a long, sleek style with a severe right eye covering part

Sadie

A short, sleek bob with heavy bang and A-line front.

Usa: Usa is short for Usagi, which means Rabbit in Japanese. And this hair, very much reminds one of bunny ears. Dual Odango (dumpling buns) are tightly wrapped with whispy pieces, a straight front fringe and comes with optional violet and black pearls and sculpted roses as decoration.

-Skins-

So.. The last time I blogged any skin releases was.. ages ago.
I'm going to do a quick recap here, but in a few weeks all the old skins will be filtered out for new ones. For now they are on sale for 100L in my store until they will finally be replaced with all new bases, makeups, and skintone sets.

Playing Catch-up pt.2

2009-04-21T20:18:00.001-07:00

Moving on now.. I'll continue the oldies series with >.> The more random and non EGA things.

Starting with:

Autumn and Midnight Victorian: Once I discovered Emilie Autumn, I loved everything about her. Her music, her style, her talent. So, I made these outfits because.. it had to be done.

Black or white, both outfits have color changing lace on the bum piece(?) and garter.

I've found a lot of people even have worn bits and pieces from this outfit, mixing and matching, so that's what spurrned me to release the gauze shirts, and as a further, i made two extention packs of garters to match the color changing options of the lace.

Ok.. for these next two outfits; I was being untraditional, and I loved it. More things that just -had- to be done.

Lucky Star: Oh yes.. From the Harahuni, the Lucky star cheer leading outfit! Complete with pompoms, socks, skirt, jumper and a gesture i threw in for fun. I've marked it way down since it's release, but people still enjoy it.

Cherry Bomb: What else do you call that much pink?? Seriously. It's pink overkill, but so cute. It has a glitter belt with a keychain collection of whimsical shapes (stars, a bunny head, hearts), and a pinned on badge of a glittery butterfly. A star dotted sheer white top, black tank top with pink ribbons and a panneled knee length skirt and socks.

To continue this post, we'll move on to the leg warmers and shoes and wrap it up there.

Fuzzy Lolita Leg Warmers: Why?
Well.. I saw a blog post somewhere on a lolita website asking a silly question. How do lolitas keep warm in the winter? Despite the obvious replies that i've gotten when I asked this same question to some friends, who.. took it too seriously with no sense of humor >.> The answer is. This:
Multitudes of fabric options, fur trim and the ability to match about anything. A lower prim virsion will be available soonish!

And finally.. shoes!

Eclipse Boots: Black, open, belted platform boots.

Recap of the old things

2009-04-21T18:42:00.000-07:00

There's some things I have made that I posted on my previous Vox blog but never transfered to this one.
So, in light of that, I am going to do a quick recap before I post the new stuff.. in maybe a span of 2-3 other posts x.x
I'm still working on the look of the blog and rebranding aspect. So far all the inworld stuff is done and moving smoothly. I'm just a bad blogger lol

Full outfits:
EGA/EGL/Cos

Bara no Seidou. It translates roughly into 'Church of Roses' or 'Sanctuary of Roses'. It is an outfit inspired by Klaha from when he was in Malice Mizer. It comes with a Flexi coat, undershirt with sculpted sleeves and prim ribbon and lace detail and a sculpted collar with flexi ribbons.

Requiem: I can't tell you what spurned this outfit. I just know it was my first in full EGA and i'll always be proud of it. Reuqiem comes with *takes a deep breath* A top hat with prim buckles and flexi straps, a shirt that can be worn with or without the jacket (it has little crosses on the chest), prim cuffs with crosses, prim collar with buckled chokers, the skirt is fully prim with chains, cross charms, buckles, has an underlayer of a white skirt, glitch pants, another layer of black pants, and mismatched lace and white knee high socks with a cross on the knee.

Ai to Kanashimi no Rondo (lit: Rondo of love and Sadness)
A dress inspired by Mana-sama, the more effeminate counter to Bara no Seidou, with headdress, prim sleeves and ruff and flexi ribbons/skirt

Ma Cherie: While this dress was not in the Ma Cherie video, the name itself seemed fitting.
It comes in two colors; Black or Blue, and loads of wearing options, plus a scripted to hold parasol. However a parasol AO would probaboly be perferred.

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Elf ears!

2009-01-19T05:24:00.000-08:00

I'm on a sculpting kick, and I've wanted to make elf ears for a while now, so here they are!

Realistic shape and texture, 20 different skin tones from skin designers such as TRAP, Den Dou, Subaru Designs, *Illuminati*, and a few others. If it doesn't entirely match, you can tint tone them to match to your skin as well.

The piercings and gems also change textures too, so they're completely customizable!

I plan on making Neko, Usagi and Kitsune ears as well, but one thing at a time lol.

And speaking of which. That's all I have for now!

For the new year

2009-01-15T04:53:00.000-08:00

2009 and we all made it alive...kinda. ok we made it! And I am personally very optamistic about the new year and what it has in store!

To start off, I have 3 new designs. Yes, i'm getting off to a slow start but hey, holidays can be tiring lol

Sleeps With Butterflies:

An evening gown inspired by fantasy and magic. I was watching a music video from tori amos and while this isn't what she wore in the video, the artwork and sheer feel of the video is what captured my interest. All the work is inspired by Aya Kato, who is a rising illustrator in Japan and makes bizarre and beautiful paintings and illustrations that paint the most inspiring images. I tried to capture that same feeling in this dress.

It has key hole openings in both the front and a very low back, in dark purple lighted satin with a splash splay of a floral print across an empire type waistline and parted opening displaying a golden magical scene. The dress is finished in tendrilled fabric, like smoke whisping about the feet, and glowing butterflies rest upon the chest, and over the ear, with 3 hovering around the subject.

Definately a dress that would have to be seen, the pictures don't do it justice.

Next is a more fun and flirty renderation of The White Rabbit, as inpsired by the popular video 'What you waiting for' by Gwen Steffani and her experiences within her own Wonderland. I'm not sure which of the Harajuku girls played it, but this outfit just captured my attention from the day I saw it. It comes with options as well! So you can easily mix and match the parts of it with other outfits of your choice.

And Finally, A tank unlike most. In Nomine Tanks.

7 tops in a rainbow of colors. They come in tucked and untucked (shirt and jacket layers) virsions and have a maltese cross splayed on one side, branded with a latin prayer. It just seemed fitting lol.

And that's all for now. But stay tuned! I'm just trying to be a good blogger and post more ^^

-Yuki

Skins and Shapes

2008-12-20T15:16:00.000-08:00

I'm always looking to improve my work, and the one thing I always try to shoot for with my skins is semi realism without all the grain and bump I see on other skins. I classify skins in general into two sections. One, is photo skins, which have a lot of texture and color to stand up to all the white washing and face lights and effects we do to our images when we want to do photography and ads. The other, is 'everyday skins', which are more subtle in nature. I keep trying to shoot for both qualities in one package, but it's tough lol.

Well I revamped my textures again and repainted some of the body shading, fixed the feet a bit and the nails on the hands, as well as totally redid the face. I'm still messing around with eyebrow options and makeup effects to make my life easier. If anyone saw my PSD files they'd wonder how I function at all. But in all the spirit of winter, I wanted to make something, so while messing around I creatteddd..

4 skintones. Porcelain, China, Ganguro and Gold, with 3 makeup options. Golden, Pink, and Blue. These skins have a frost bitten appearance on the cheeks and nose and a glossy tint to the lips. They come in male and female and have 2 eyebrow options, while still only being priced at 700L

Also, because I get asked to do them a lot, I have made the first in a line of shapes. A male and a female, priced at 300L and both are Mod/Copy/No Trans.

Felicia; A "taller", slender shape that reminds me of the catlike counterpart that she shares a similar name of. Frisky and sexy, but still much room for many possibilities.

And Rin

Masculine for a "femboy". Not rippling with muscles but he's still man -enough-. Uke or seme, it's not the shape that matters, it's how you use it.

All shapes come with an optional reccomended brow and demos are available next to the image on the back wall (big feet and hands on demo. no M/C/no T)

Well that's it for now. Till next time, enjoy the holidays, make your own eggnog (blender, two raw eggs, sugar and a little bit of vanilla.. maybe rum.. if ya like that O_o) and keep warm and safe!

*Salutes*

Oh Silent Night

2008-12-20T14:50:00.000-08:00

It's that time again when I get off my lazy rear and hit the blog.. perferrably with a fruitcake xD

Lots of stuff has been happening lately, though i've been slacking enough to end up on someone's naughty list. I haven't been able to get this blog on the feeds yet but in due time! Till then, those of you who are reading, i as always have lots to share!

First off, I have my favourite of the list: Duct Tape Silencers. Now there's lots of slogans *snicker* I could use to describe these, but I believe they speak for themselves.

Also, earlier in the month I released some new shoes. A Mary Jane sort, but instead of calling them the obvious, I called them JM'S. They are click menu texture change and you can choose between 9 custom patterns and retexture the heel, shoe base, and straps seperatly.

I first had these tops as part of the Autumn and Midnight Victorian outfit, but one day I saw one of my friends wearing it as just a shirt, so I started to as well. Then I guess it caught on. So, finally I released them in a pack.

One thing I want to do other than make the prim 'peroid style' and EGA/EGL dresses is get into more versitile clothing for everyday wear.

So as things progress and my store gets fuller and fuller, i'll keep this blog up to date. I closed the vox blog (though it's still there, just not being updated) because the pictures from other blogging sites actually appear on the feeds, rather than some dinky thumbnail. Ah, the perils of 'learning experiences' x.x I think I remember a quoat. "A learning experience is life telling you "remember that thing you just did? Don't do it again" lol.

Back in full force!

2008-12-01T20:49:00.000-08:00

Ok... I am in the process of getting this blog switched from my vox to here on the feeds so.. it's gonna take some time. I could post a bunch of what I already have on vox in this blog and make it seem like I update regularly xD But i'm sick
Instead, i'm going to give a nice heads up. Vox blog won't be in use anymore. For some reason, these blogs get pictures even bigger on the feeds and people can actually seee what I am selling rather than small thumbnails which drive me crazy -.- I wish I had started with a blogspot to begin with, but oh well. No use crying over spilled milk right? Instead I will poke the owner of the feed until he changes the domains over.. and chew on ankles. And probaboly watch some more live action sailor moon.. >.>

Ok yeah i'll definately do the latter. I'm an addict.. I admit it. Hello. My name is Yukio Ida and I am a moonie...
*Sits back down*

On other news... I'm taking a break for a week. Maybe i'll work on stuff when i feel better, but for now... ya.. I feel like poooo. And that's the upside of it all!

Till then. Take care and we'll see what I come up with!

Cute Halloween Witch Lolita

2008-09-11T21:15:00.000-07:00

So.. I went back and fourth between making a lolita dress or not. then once I made it, i went back and fourth with what to call it, since SL has banned the word loli, lollie, and lolita...
While making this, I wanted to do one thing, and one thing alone with it... As much prim detail as I could muster. Usually I hate doing lots of prims, and tiny prims O_o because I have always lived with a prim limit in SL.. If you go over it bad things happen lol
Now it's different.. and it's time to try new things! New outtakes!

It comes with everything you see listed. Skin, piercings, shape and hair not included >.> The model shown here is in fact a femboy male, Izam, and it works with both sexes just fine :D
Sale ends as stated on october 31st, before it's gone forever!
So.. that's it for now, for the halloween line.. More definately to come soon, you'll just have to wait *winks*
-Yuki

Neo Japanesque

2008-09-11T21:13:00.001-07:00

Just released, the first in a line of kimonos (inspired by bands such as D, Kagrra and other designers) which mix traditional japanese kimono with kabuki, some tomesode, furoshiki, wear their obi backwords and add lots of fishnet, vinyl, and metal bits. The result is stunning.

Available inword in the store now with a demo, since this outfit is 95% prim, there will be a demo for the part that attaches to the chest. Also unlike most Kimonos in SL, I have tested it with sinewave dances (ohh and we know how those move) as well as with various animations and ao's.. the movement is relatively fluid and will work with most AO's
outfit mod/no copy/trans, so it can be given as a gift!
600L

New blog!

2008-09-11T13:29:00.000-07:00

Okaaay.... I don't know how I am going to pull this off, but I want to give blogspot a good try, since everyone else is using it o.o

So... I'm going to be yelling and jumping up and down "Update your links!" Because I want to use this one instead o.o I might post to this and vox, for the people who follow me on there. But we'll see :}

-Yuki