Looking for a Pot of Gold!

Today is the day for the Luck of the Irish... A day when people go crazy for all things green, drink a lot more Guinness than they might normally ever do and even try a little Irish jig or two. People start hunting Leprechauns and looking for pots of gold at the end of rainbows, and maybe if you're lucky having a nice bowl of a hearty stew... Like many holidays though, St.Patrick's day has its roots in religion and it's true beginnings commemorate the arrival of Christianity in Ireland... 
I am not the religious type, but I've always loved the magic of the world so I'd be much more likely to go on the hunt for Leprechauns and their gold... 

When I was a teenager, my parents took me to Ireland and we travelled around the Ring of Kerry. It was ABSOLUTELY gorgeous, enchanting, I even joined in the magic and kissed the Blarney Stone but it felt so easy to imagine the fae folk and the leprechauns hiding in the flowery meadows... If you saw a rainbow, you coudn't help risking a peek around for a pot of gold...

What is she wearing;
Hair: Wasabi - Cupcake Hair in Offbeat
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Body Paint: Izzie's - Face & Body Rainbow Powder
Glasses: Violetility - Charon Coin Glasses in GOLD & Space Cadet - Rainbow Glasses
Mouthie: Boof - Lady Bug Clover (No Longer Available!)
Jacket, Socks, Boots, Rainbow, Bucket & Hat: [Faunus] - Leprechaun
Shorts: MuggleBorn - Holly Shorts (No Longer Available!)
Pose & Balloon: -Extra- - Pot o' Gold
Stump: LOVE - LUCKY COIN TREE STUMP
Coins: LOVE - SCATTERED LUCKY COINS
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - Fairytale [360] Backdrop

My New Look is a Pot of Gold!

First of all, I want to say, Happy St. Patricks Day! Whether you're Irish or not, it seems to be the done thing now that everyone gets a little green on March 17th, and dances an Irish jig or two after consuming one too many pints of Guinness... So while the world is going corona crazy, maybe it's time step back and get your Guinness on?! I most definitely did, while I was exploring the gorgeous little corner of Ireland in SL that is Finian's Dream! 
In other news though, and the main point of today's post is it's time to share with you an update to my pretty barbie, one that I'm kinda excited to see finally happen but yes, I know, I'm late to the party! Rudh has had a little change, nothing majorly noticeable, but she's definitely looking more grown up... 

I'd been talking about it with my bestie booboo, Manky, for some time now but never actually found the push I needed to get myself out there to find what I wanted. Manky not only pushed me in at the deep end, by giving me the means to fund my upgrade as a birthday gift, but he also - like the shape-shifting guru he is - seemed to know EXACTLY which head would be best for me... Ladies and Gentlemen, Rudh is now Catwa Bento and BoM-ified! The Catwa "Jasmine" head, and a gorgeous skin from amara beauty - which I stumbled upon at the Skin Fair - and now I cannot stop looking at myself! Why didn't I do this sooner? Why does my fear of change hold me back SO MUCH when everyone seems to be able to chop and change their heads so easily LOL... Thank you so much for the amazing Birthday gift Manky BooBoo! 
Before I sign off today though, I figured it would be kinda fun to share with you my before and after looks... At first they didn't seem that different, but looking at them now I'm like "WOW!" I'd love to know what people think, honest opinions please?! 

What is she wearing;
Wreath: Boudoir - Sain't Patrick Shamrock Wreath 
Hair: Magika - Sage 
Head: CATWA - Jasmine 
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory 
Mouthie: BOOF - Mouth Clover 
Top: Decoy - Casey Crop Top 
Pose: Secret Poses - Grocery Basket, Pose 7

Available in Sober, but not on St.Paddys!

HAPPY ST.PATRICKS DAY!!!
I'm not normally someone that gets into this holiday, I will totally admit that for me it's just like any other ordinary day, but it seems like the rest of the world goes crazy for it! Second Life is over run with lucky clovers and Guinness, and I'm guessing it's more to do with Irish descendants than the Irish themselves... There cannot be that many Irish people in SL?! Or can there??!!! 

Anyway I've said I don't normally get into this holiday, yet here I am posing like a crazy drunk person while standing in Dublin looking a little like a leprechaun threw up all over me... and I enjoyed it too...
Although it's not entirely my own fault... I have a bit of a store crush on a place called JACKALOPE... I've mentioned it here before countless times, and this time in particular, they were not only having a sale, but a hunt too... I couldn't stop myself!! This Louise Tee and Fishnet Combo is one of the hunt prizes that is available until March 20th! 
The rest of the outfit wouldn't have worked without a little mean green... Some white shorts - which I fully admit I recoloured myself but LOVE them just for that reason lol - and LOTS of clovers... Now all I need to finish is a pint of Guinness... 

What is she wearing;
Wreath: Boudoir - Sain't Patrick Shamrok Wreath 
Hair: Truth - Polly in Redhead 
Skin: Glam Affair - Seya in Europa 2 
Mouthie: *Boof. - Lady Bug Clover 
Top: JACKALOPE - Louise Tee+Fishnet in AvailableSober (Hunt Prize Available until March 20th)
Shorts: MUKA - Iggy 
Pose: NANTRA - Boys Don't Make Passes, Pose 6

Watch out for that Tree

I'm at home today, thank goodness!!! YAY!!! So it means I have a little bit more freedom to enjoy myself rather than worry about having the big mean bosses breathing down my neck!!! 
Now that I had this new found freedom, I wanted to do something silly... Some of my friends suggested Ice Skating!!! "Come Skate" they said, "it's fun" they said... 

"Look out for that tree" is what they should have said... I was having such a good time that I missed the HUGE tree appearing in front of me and BAM I smacked into that sucker so hard I collapsed and got to see pretty stars! 
Anyway I KNOW what you're thinking besides the fact you're laughing at me for my extreme tree hugging, but I can see it in your eyes, you're wondering why I'm barely dressed and ice skating LOL... Well I bought the outfit a while ago and YES it is a strange colour combination but it just seemed perfect as an outfit that a figure skater might wear LOL... I had to have it! It's an Emporium release called Cindy! It also goes amazingly well with the very very very cool (Poisoned Diamond) High Heel Skates which you can grab for yourself at Winter Trend until December 18th. 
Seems like I'm going to have a few bruises in the morning, but then I guess if you know me at all you're gonna be thinking that it's nothing abnormal LOL... Lets just hope I remember who I am when I wake up huh?!

What is she wearing;
Hair: Tableau Vivant - Editorial in Laying Funky 
Stars: Boof - Seeing Stars (No Longer Available!)
Skin: Glam Affair - Lauren in America 07 
Eyelids: SLINK - Mesh Eyelids 
Outfit: EMPORIUM - Cindy in Pack 1 
Shoes: (Poisoned Diamond) - High heel Skates in Pink (Available until December 18th at Winter Trend) 
Pose: Image Essentials - Birds Eye 1