Tracing the Threads of History and Fantasy

Northern Lights at the Jingle Bell Bazaar

December 19, 2025

Today, I explored the winter landscape at Enchanted Realms Jingle Bell Bazaar some more and I decided on a dark and dramatic look that played with night and starlight.

The black gown by Gidget’s Style has a belt with a sparkly pattern and deep neckline. Its rather modern in cut but became much more fantastical when I added the Starlit Cape from Raven Bell (an earlier release, not from the event). And that made it a great fit for the lovely Royal Wings Tiara from Tealeaf Treasures. I am still wearing eye appliers from Out of Orbit, though this one has more of a frosty/lilac look to it.

Come to the Jingle Bell Bazaar

December 14, 2025

The Jingle Bell Bazaar, hosted by Enchanted Realms and the City of Venna, has opened its doors and invites you to visit a winter wonderland full of festive shopping. There are over 70 creators participating and plenty of holiday-themed releases and specials.

One of these is the Mafalda outfit from Nala Designs, which features an opulent gown as well as matching jewellery and heels. A mix of rich reds and greens, it is definitely a gown for the upcoming holidays, with nods to Victorian designs even if the bare arms would not have fit in there. And matching the Christmassy colours are my eye appliers from Out of Orbit. The Yule pack includes greens with a just a hint of red and also several frosty versions.

The beautiful hairstyle is Magika’s Marzipan, with the group gift accessories to make it truly festive, and all the decor in the room are various Christmas releases from Libertine, which really capture that old-fashioned Christmas feel perfectly.

Breaking a Sweat

November 19, 2025

I own a lot of things in Second Life hat I would never own IRL. However, Dutchie’s Luxury Gym collection has to be in the top 5 when it comes to which items are the most foreign to RL me. I am so not a gym person. Fortunately, my avatar is up for anything! And for this review, Ran joined me so we could put more pieces through their paces and show off a selection of the great animations in a short video. It does not feature all of the pieces and it does not feature the adult animations from the Exercise Bench. However, I have also added some photos below, including some to tease those adult animations.

The collection is essentially a full, modular gym environment, built around the usual high-quality animations, top-quality meshes and PBR-enhanced materials you’ve come to expect from Dutchie. You could easily setup a whole gym with this, not just a personal workout space.

To read about each piece in detail, visit the Specials page on Dutchie’s website, which links through to all of the gym items. For easy purchasing of the whole set, visit the Marketplace and pick up the Gym Set or the Adult Gym Set.

The cute hairstyle I am wearing is another Truth and Wasabi collaboration for the Truth Collective and the sporty top and pants is from Faida.

Through the Mirror Darkly

November 17, 2025

The light beyond the mirror was not of this world. It shimmered and fractured, cold and radiant all at once. She stood before it with her lantern raised, the faint gleam of its light reflected in the mirror.

The Faust’s Repose Mirror from Lunette is a hauntingly beautiful centerpiece. It comes in both PBR and non-PBR versions and offers five color themes— blue, black, silver/white, gold, and red—each with a distinct tone. The mirrored surface reacts to lighting and reflection probes, creating depth that feels almost alive. At only 2 LI, it’s impressively efficient for such visual impact.

For this scene, I paired it with dviousMind’s Selene gown and necklace as well as Cabal’s Halogen Lantern, all new releases for this round of We Love Role-Play. The Selene gown comes in sheer and opaque options, scattered with stars like fragments of night sky. The matching Selene Moon Necklace complements the gown’s motifs with suspended charms and metallic accents that catch even the faintest light.

The Halogen Lantern, available both as decor and wearable (left or right hand), provides the ideal finishing touch, providing an arcane light that works beautifully with reflective materials and PBR surfaces, as seen here.

A final new release, though not from WLRP, is the beautiful Truth Collective hairstyle from Truth and Wasabi called Angelic, which can be worn in four different ways, all very flattering.