Elle's World

Happiness is….

Elle Couerblanc — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:10:29 +0000

Happiness is…..

An Orange Umbrella

An Eight Week Old Kitten

A day warm enough to go without a jacket but cool enough to not sweat like pig!

A smashing new hair-do

The smile of a baby

Cleaning my house

The weekends!

It’s the simple things in life that make me happiest of all.

Body
Hair: [LeLutka]-OSCAR hair/Dark Brunette
Skin: *Glance Skins – Anais – December – Black Brows

Outfit
Tee*fy Milena Ruffle Blouse Apple
{mon tissu} Bloomsbury Trousers ~ Tealt

Shoes
**DECO – MESH Trench Boot (orange)**

Accessories
(Yummy) Anouk Glasses
(Yummy) Sunbrella – Orange

Poses
Marukin

Location
Izzie’s

New Release from Lark for The Retreat

Elle Couerblanc — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:00:06 +0000

One of my favorite people in Second Life is Sienia Trevellion who also happens to have a brand called Lark. Sadly the store went dormant for a while but Sienia is back in the game and is now creating her own original mesh items, WOOT! Her third release since her return, is this lovely neck corset called “Sansa” and it is sublime. Not only does she offer both rigged and unrigged versions but it is also scripted to change up the colors of the flowers and string. I am pretty damn excited by this release. Oh by the way, Sienia also released a wonder batch of bustiers recently (which I have yet to blog – bad Elle). But check out Willow’s post here for all the details.

Visit The Retreat

Hair: [LeLutka]-OSCAR hair – Bournville
Skin: *League* Aria Walnut -Special Edition
Accessory: Lark – Sansa Blanc (The Retreat)

Radical Feminist Warrior! Gspot, Arwen’s & EZ Weaponry at We

Elle Couerblanc — Wed, 08 May 2013 00:18:21 +0000

Wanna a clear a room full of Goreans? Scream out the term “Radical Feminist” and you will get an empty room and FAST! All kidding aside, when I put this outfit together using pieces by the creators participating in the We <3 Role-Play event, the look make me think my avatar was an artistic rendition of the concept of radical feminism – a warrior fighting a patriarchal system that attempts to keep her in a position of “less than.” This lady rocks!

Let’s take a minute to talk about Weaponry in role play fashion. I think at times I overlook the artistry that abounds when it comes to weapon design and make it just another accessory. So much detail is referenced in the weapons, and I believe that showcasing these creations is something I should do more regularly. Don’t get me wrong, I could not critique weapons in terms of function – but I know a good design when I see it and this bow from EZ weaponry has it.

Last but certainly not least is this new skin from League – and for anyone who knows me, they know I love my League skins! Overall I am thrilled with the increased attention to and creation of realistic ethnic skins on the grid nowadays and Aria is certainly a strong contender for one of my favorite black skins. Incidentally, I haven’t taken this skin off yet since I bought it!

Anyway, that’s all I got today and don’t forget to check out the new We <3 RP event going on till the end of May. So in the meantime, take care my friends and have a great Second Life!

Body
Hair: booN LCA518 hair chocolate
Skin: *League* Skin Aria Walnut -Special Edition

Outfit
.:GSpot:. Extremely Coy top, bands and tattoo
{AS} Arwen Creations Nakooma Pants (Low waist) – part of the {AS} Nakooma Gown featured at the We <3 RP event

Shoes
*LightStar-Fringe Boots-Brown

Accessories
{AS} Nakooma Necklace by Arwen Serpente (We <3 Role-Play)
[EZ] Guilded Bow of Jie (We <3 Role-Play)

Poses
dfo! – don’t freak out

Location
Bonne Chance

We

Elle Couerblanc — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:55:10 +0000

Greetings fellow role players! The We <3 Role-Play event debuted this week to a smashing success! Because of this, I thought I would take some time to post some of the looks over the next few days featured at the event. First up is from a newish store called The Library. The store is the new brain child of Sabina Takakura and Dream Resistance, formerly of Fantasia and I just knew these two couldn’t stay away from creating for too long! As you can see the outfit is flexible for a multitude of genres (except Gorean Free Woman in by the book sims) and the texturing is sublime. I definitely tout this as a must have for your role play wardrobe.

Oh and by the way, Exile is back and with a vengeance! Along with four new styles, Kavar has implemented a new hair color hud for his designs along with a mulitude of new colors: For more info on the hud, visit Kavar’s post here. This particular hairdo I am sportin’ today is “Fire to the Rain” and it is simply RAWR!

Any who, that’s all I got for today but be sure and check out the event ASAP! So take care my friends and have a great Second Life!

Visit We <3 Role-Play

Body
Hair: Exile::Fire To The Rain Natural Fusion pack
Skin: *League* Isla Pale Natural Blonde (Chest C)
Tattoos: THESKINSHOP @ The Shops (09) (FACE) ‘Pussy’ (soft)
THESKINSHOP @ The Shops (09) (EYES) ‘Pussy’ (Red)
THESKINSHOP @ The Shops (09) (LIPSTICK) ‘Hollywood’ (Monaco)

Outfit
~The Library~ Scheherazade Dress-Blue with bands and scarf (We <3 Role-Play)

Shoes
Slink Ilena Sandals Gold
Slink Womens Natural Barefeet (Mesh Rigged) with league appliers

Accessories
Slink Avatar Enhancement Hand Casual with League appliers

Poses
Marukin

Location
Realm of Estara

We

Elle Couerblanc — Sat, 04 May 2013 23:16:29 +0000

The We <3 Role-Play fashion event is now officially open to the public. Current event participants are as follows:

1- EZ Weaponry /The Forge (Weapons/Accessories) – Deccan Arida
2- Centipede (Weapons/Accessories) – Kendra Zaurak
3 – Trident (Furniture) – Laufey Markstein
4 – Trident Jewelry (Jewelry) – Rossana Llewellyn
5 – Gspot (Clothing) – Jalilah Jewell
6 – The Library (Clothing) – Dream Resistance/Sabina Takakura
7 – Essences (Skins) – Inka Mexicola
8 – The Fallen (Clothing) – Triad Fallen
9 – Roawenwood (Furniture) – Searlait Nitschke
10 – Tia (furniture) – Tia Biscuit
11 – Soedara (Clothing) – Marbella Pronovost
12 – Eep (Hair) – Eep Resident
13 – Xanimations (Animations, Accessories) – Xanxan Jervil
14 – Dysfunctional Dolly Designs (Furniture, Landscaping) – Anke Hatchuk
15 – Lightsstar Designs (Clothing, Shoes!) – Krystal Silverweb
16 – Rue (Accessories, Bodyparts) – Ruina Kessel
17 – Alchemy (Skins)- Nina Helix
18 – Panda Express (Accessories, Bodyparts) – Kioko Kumaki (from May on)
19 – Bilo (Clothing) – Mayaa Thistle
20 – The Muses (Clothing) – Dolce Blackflag
21 – Evie’s Closet (Clothing) – Evangeline Miles
22 – Innocuous (Clothing) – Circuitous Resident
23 – Kouse’s Sanctum (Clothing) – Kouse Singh
24 – Knickknack (Clothing) – Levia Larsson
25 – Silkworms (Clothing) – Trippy Fall
26 – The Plastik (Clothing, Skins) – Aikea Rieko
27 – Aeva/Heartsick (Skins) – Amesha Jewell
28 – The White Armory (Dresses, Weapons) – Colton Drechsler/Bee Dumpling
29 – The Skinnery (Skins) Umazuma Metaluna
30 – Fallen Gods (Skins/Avatars) – Alia Baroque
31 – Analog Dog (Hair) – Queue Marlowe
32 – Primus Weapons (Weapons) – Thord Karu
33 – Elvenbreath (Clothing) – Selina Forder
34 – Europa (Fantasy Accessories) – Kazuhiro Aridian

GUESTS:
1 – Handverk (Accessories) – Daphne Klossovsky (Guest)
2 – Arwen’s Creations (Clothing) – Arwen Serpente (Guest)
3 – Rochambeau (Clothing/Buildings) – Leviathan Flux (Guest)
4 – Tokidoki (Clothing) – Maya Levane (Special Guest)
5 – Deviance (Clothing) – Surreal LeShelle (Guest)
6 – Es-kimo (Hair, Skins) – Ziekling Bunnyhug (Guest)
7 – Aeros Avatars (Skins) – Pi Rain ( future Guest)
8 – Yabusaka (Accessories, petites etc. ) – Yabusaka Loon
9 – Zaara (Clothing, Jewelry) – Zaara Kohime
10 – C’est la Vie (Clothing) – Larcoco Mathy
11 – Velvet Whip (Clothing/Furniture) – Reeva Hax
12 – Mabinogion (Clothing/Accessories) – Airedine Poe
13 – Aisling (Furniture) – Druuna Esharham
14 – Envisage Limitless (Furniture/Landscaping/Deco) – Aliandra Miami
15 – Due (Hair) – Freya Dubled

The event lasts until May 31st but don’t dally folks cause it will be over before you know it!

Visit We <3 Role-Play NOW!

My KnickKnack Store Poster

Elle Couerblanc — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:07:59 +0000

Recently I was asked by the owner of KnickKnack, Levia Larsson, to create an image she could use for a store poster of her slave outfit Marna. I was absolutely thrilled and flattered by this! I have been a long time fan of her work when it comes to role play fashion (gorean, medieval, Game of Thrones) so the honor was truly mine. Her texture work is some of the best out there, in my humble opinion, and appears to be largely hand drawn. Even though she has yet to jump into the world of mesh (and hopefully she will very soon), I highly encourage any role player to keep her store in mind when shopping for fashion. Thank you Levia for the honor of gracing your store walls and, please, keep the beautiful things coming!

Oh and by the way, Levia is going to be participating in the We <3 Role-Play event, the brain child of Ms. Arica Storaro. The role-play shopping extravaganza will a feature w variety of RP fashion designers, including those that focus on fantasy, medieval, Gor etc. The event starts May 4th and I will be posting the landmarks on that date. (Event texture created by Hottest Resident).

That’s all I got today. Details on the fashion in my KnickKnack store poster can be found below. So till next time, take care my friends and have a great second life!

Body
Hair: >TRUTH< Sierra – carrot
Skin: *League* Isla Pale Champagne Blonde (Chest C)
*League* Isla Freckles (Stronger) -Pale (Tattoo Layer)
*League* Isla Pale -Red Brows

Outfit
[knickknack] Marna slave kirtle WHITE

Shoes
Slink Ilena Sandals Gold
Slink Womens Natural Barefeet (Mesh Rigged)

Poses
Marukin

Location
City of Kaelus

Lola’s are a HOT Topic

Elle Couerblanc — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:22:14 +0000

Some say Lola’s are HAWT. Some say Lola’s are the worst thing to hit the grid since viewer 2. What I say when asked about Lola’s is I think they are both silly and fun. I actually have me a a pair of zee Lola’s and pull out them once in a while when I am in a whimsical mood. Whimsical, you might ask? YES, whimsical! In my opinion, Lola’s were not designed to be realistic – they are a cartoon, manga, anime version of boobs. Now whether or not the creator will agree with me is another thing, though, all together! I mean, look at the nips on these puppies – they look like they are lifting their lips to sky singing their praises to the goddess of nipples! Once on a gorean forums thread discussing zee Lolas IN DETAIL, I called them “attacking nipples” and the description seemed to stick throughout the thread.

Speaking of SL Gor, zee Lola’s have a huge and very, very vocal fanbase there. In fact at times, I felt like when it comes to the gorean role play community, you can create a huge drama by merely joking about them (here and here). Some of you who have known me over the years will acknowledge at times I can be a bit outspoken – sometimes even to my detriment! So when I and a fellow player (both of us largely slave character players too) pointed out how funny it was to see a free woman character displaying her nipples for all the world to see, you would think we had insulted her intelligence! If you play the character as the book seems to communicate to me, the last thing a modest free woman would display so openly are her nipples!

For the record, I am fine with Lola’s – in fact I think they can be campy fun. Although, I have hard time really taking these attachments seriously or consider them all that sexy. But as an accessory I think they have a lot of potential (in whatever way you see fit) and I say rock those Lola’s ladies….ROCK ON!

Body
Hair: [LeLutka]-SALOME hair – IrishRed
Skin: *League* Isla Pale Natural Blonde
Tattoo Layers: *League* Isla Pale -Red Brows, *League* Isla Freckles (Stronger) -Pale, LAQ ~ Essential Saga – Mouth

Outfit
(NO) Nylon Oufitters Lucky Cat Dress – Green (Collabor88 April round)

Shoes
J’s Western Boots (M/L)L Pink

Accessories
Lolas ::: Tango ::: Mesh Breasts (spine)
Izzie’s – 50′s Pearl Necklace green
Maitreya Leather Satchel * Mustard
(Yummy) Anouk Glasses
(Yummy) Burger Earring (Collabor88 April round)
(Yummy) Doughnut Ring (Collabor88 April round)
(Yummy) Fanny Pack EXTREEEME!!! – Dazzling Golden Yellow
=^^= MIAO Turqoise Ribbed Tights

Poses
PDA
AnyPose Expression HUD v1.0

Location
Lula

I Have Seen Better Days….

Elle Couerblanc — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:56:56 +0000

I can’t say today was in my top five of great days: Heard from an ex that did nothing but open a wound that was just starting to heal and attended the memorial service of a co-workers father. The service was beautiful – unfortunately though it brought to surface some memories of my own parents’ funerals.

So what’s a girl to do? Well, maybe this: Go home, meditate and hold your foster kitties for about an hour and might just start believing there was a point to all this. Sorry for the emo – but I hate to admit it but I have seen better days than what I had today.

Body
Hair: !lamb. Oh Baby Doll (Mesh) – Sunset
Skin: the body co. Summer (01 Fair) red hairs
Makeup: the body co. Summer (01 Fair) lipstick (fresh)

Outfit
(NO) Mesh Beach Stripe Dress – Blue
(TokiDoki) summer nights cardigan (blue)

Shoes
*Tea Time* Slipper/Socks I

Accessories
(W) Wrigglesworth’s Opal Cat-Eye Readers
(Yummy) Fanny Pack EXTREEEME!!! – Day- Glow- Green
(Caroline’s Jewelry) Kennedy White Pearl Earrings
=^^= MIAO Magenta Believes in Fairies Necklace

Poses
Slash Me Poses

Location
Roly Poly Mainstore

When I was Seven I wanted to be a Black Woman…

Elle Couerblanc — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:53:36 +0000

Yes, really I did. I grew in a very racially divided city on the border of the midwest and the south - so for me to make a statement like that would be unusual from where I came from. I also, though, had parents who were open in terms of welcoming anyone into their home regardless of race, religion, ethnic background, socioeconomic status etc and so on. Some of you reading this may not think this is a very remarkable thing. But without giving my age away too much (LOL) - this WAS a remarkable thing BECAUSE of where I grew up and the decade.

I think if I didn’t have the parents I was blessed with, this statement I made in the title of this post would not have come easily from my lips. Imagine 1976, a time where our nation was in a huge transition period. Imagine this family, of upper middle class origins – very upper middle class I might add – allowing children that weren’t white into their home, often weekly, to participate in such activities as swimming and tutoring. I am sure a few eyebrows were raised. In my opinion, this type of upbringing allowed me to the view the world in different eyes than many of peers and eventually gave me a leg up, socially. down the road. I am not touting that I am free of stereotypical thinking. Nor am I saying I am SO enlightened that a negative thought has never crossed my mind. But because of my parents, it helped me to establish the belief that race is not a defining factor when it comes to Personhood.
But back to the title – here I was a blond-haired, blue-eyed child for the most part exposed to people who looked a lot like me except for the visitors my parents welcomed into our home. My neighbors were white, my school had mandatory busing but the classrooms were still very racially divided. I was in the advanced classes that were, well, largely white students. I really didn’t really understand the reasons for these divisions but they existed.

One lazy summer day on cable there was an all day film festival primarily of what is now called Blaxploitation films: Uptown Saturday Night, Let’s Do it Again and eventually Foxy Brown. I was seven, damn it. What did I know about this genre except the fact the first film featured Bill Cosby and he always made me laugh. So there I was in the spacious “den” of my house, laughing and acting out the action scenes like I was a part of the films. But most of all, I was mesmerized by Pam Grier, hell I wanted to be Pam Grier. In these films, the women were powerful, beautiful and independent. In my seven-year old mind, to be strong, independent and beautiful I should become black. Whoopi Goldberg once described in detail about how as a child she would walk around with a towel on her head, pretending to have beautiful blond hair. I wanted the opposite: dark skin, dark hair, dark eyes. To me, white beauty was boring. I wanted to be Foxy Brown.

Now here I am now second life, dressing my avatar like a black woman. At first I had my typical pang of “white guilt” in doing this and the statements such as the following ran through my head:

How dare I adorn my avatar in black skin when I don’t understand what is to be black!
Am I perpetuating stereotypes when imagining myself as Foxy Brown?
Is this right for me to do when I come from a country that held black americans in Servitude for what, close to 200 years?
Do I dare portray myself as a black character (Gorean in origin or even of Earth) in Gor? Will people misinterpret my intent if I play an enslaved black woman?

These are questions that ran through my head the last week or so. But damn it, I think Elle looks pretty in her black skin AND there some amazing ethnic skins coming out now (gotta work on the hairs though creators)! So why not celebrate the beauty of being black even when it’s not really who I am beyond the keyboard? For now I will end with this question and maybe talk a bit more about this in other posts. Pfft, I hardly post now as it is so who knows if or when I will put thoughts to words anytime soon. So until then, take care my friends and have a great second life.

Body
Hair: [iruco]hair28M
Skin: LAQ ~ Essential (3.5) Elle
Makeup: LAQ ~ Essential Elle – Lipgloss
LAQ ~ Elle Lips 03
LAQ ~ Makeup – Eyeliner

Outfit
coldLogic jumper – potter.poppy

Shoes
Slink Destiny Heels Black

Accessories
erratic / twisted bracelets
Maxi Gossamer MG – Necklace, Earrings & Ring – Annoushka – Black Diamonds

Poses
Diesel Works

Location
Toxian City

My Anthem by Elle Couerblanc

Elle Couerblanc — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:59:28 +0000

The birds they sang
at the break of day
Start again
I heard them say
Don’t dwell on what
has passed away
or what is yet to be.
Ah the wars they will
be fought again
The holy dove
She will be caught again
bought and sold
and bought again
the dove is never free.

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in.

Anthem - Leonard Cohen

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Body
Hair: >TRUTH< Sassy 2 w/Roots – jupiter
Skin: *League* Isla Pale Glamour Brunette (Chest C)

Outfit
Dress: [Etchaflesh] Nocturna Busty Lolita Dress

Accessories
Lolas ::: Tango ::: Mesh Breasts (spine)
Paper Couture; Garnet Nest Necklace – Red (marketplace only)
Paper Couture Vintage Black Earrings (marketplace only)

Poses
PDA

Location
Megastructure

Elle's World

Happiness is….

New Release from *Lark* for The Retreat

Radical Feminist Warrior! Gspot, Arwen’s & EZ Weaponry at We

We

We

My KnickKnack Store Poster

Lola’s are a HOT Topic

I Have Seen Better Days….

When I was Seven I wanted to be a Black Woman…

My Anthem by Elle Couerblanc

New Release from Lark for The Retreat