There is life outside my apartment...but I'm just fine inside, thanks

I'd planned on taking Mel out for some pictures this weekend, but...it's summer. In Louisiana. Which means it's hot, muggy, and the air is filled with bloodthirsty insects and the screams of unattended children. So I made do with some lazy indoor shots of Mel and D instead.

Do I look like a fucking French girl?

They both got some "defaults" in recently - Mel's Vings eyes, and D's Leekeworld wig.

I feel like Mel looks a little high here. Not exactly out of character, I guess. 

Once upon a time D had some very nice Dandy Gray (I think?) Mystics. Then I lost them. In my defense, I was moving home from South Korea after a death in the family and was not in the best state. But I figured I was ready to invest in some urethanes again, and I ordered Mel some Vings eyes in N13. I was expecting them to be just a little more green than they actually are, but I still like the color a lot. They're 16mm, and the iris is a little bigger than I'd liked. I didn't order 14mm because I'd read that Vings irises ran small, and I was afraid of gapping. I do wish I'd gone a little smaller. I purchased them through jeeryama on eBay and they were projected to arrive within two months of order. In reality, the wait was closer to 3 months. Jeeryama did respond to messages promptly, and notified me once the eyes shipped as requested, so I can't fault them in any way. I was aware that Vings was getting caught up with a DoA group order gone wrong and the delay wasn't a surprise. While the wait time was longer than expected it was still shorter than the wait for Eyecandies or Mystics. I'm going to try Mako eyes in the next boy, but if I'm unsatisfied with those I might be ordering with Vings again in the future.

My name is D, and I'm difficult to pose!

I joined a Leekeworld GO on DoA for a W124-E in Goldenrod. I can't remember exactly how long the wait was, but it wasn't any longer than expected, so no complaints there. The quality left a little to be desired. I know Leeke wigs are pretty popular, but I had such a difficult time positioning the fringe on this wig so it was neither in D's eyes nor showing the wig cap. You have to style it just so. It's still shedding loose fibers here and there, and in some places it almost looks like D has split ends. I was considering dyeing this wig to get it closer to the color I wanted, but I'm not sure it will survive the washes. I'll have to think it over. I was planning on practicing with an older Leeke wig first, so I'll see how that one holds up. Will post results once that's done, though there's no telling when that will be.

I start a new job on Monday (YAY!) and I'll probably be needing a while to adjust, but hopefully I'll be able to post again in the next couple weeks!