Dangerous Imagination

Winter is coming ♥

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:47:43 -0300

I’d like to say that we entered autumn little by little, but it wasn’t like that! Around last week we had spring-ish temperatures (around 20°C), but look at us now: wearing thick jackets and scarves wrapped around our necks. I wouldn’t say it’s cold though; it’s chilly, but still it is a big change. Thankfully I had already brought back into my bedroom’s wardrobe my autumn/winter clothes, or else I wouldn’t have had anything to warm myself up out in the city!

This is what I wore to yesterday’s Korean class. I went for something warm, comfortable and stylish at the same time. I think it gathers most of my favorite items in my wardrobe! But I’d say my top favorite one is my red scarf; even though you can’t see it I must tell tell you, it’s HUGE! In these photos it is actually folded in half!

Also, I have noticed that, the more outfit pictures I take, the faster and easier it gets to pose and find the right angles. What does this mean? It means that I should take outfit pictures more often and stop slacking off!!

Super Stay foundation from Maybelline | The Falsies waterproof mascara from Maybellline | Eyestudio gel eyeliner from Maybelline | Cream concealer from Artez Westerley | Match Perfection liquid concealer from Rimmel London | FIT ME! coral blush from Maybelline.

Scarf from Todo Moda | Courderoy jacket from Gross | Polo neck sweater from local store | Red plaid shorts were a gif from my mother | Black leggings from local store | Black boots from local store.

How is the weather like at your place right now? Do you like it?

Sora.

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{SHOPPING HAUL} Villa Adelina thrif store

Sun, 05 May 2013 10:36:00 -0300

I believe there’s some sort of magic in thrift stores. Whenever you walk into one of them, even if it’s the one you constantly go to and are a regular customer, it’s always like you never know what you’re going to find. It’s not like shopping at brand stores, where you have an idea of what you’re going to find in the racks because you have researched the trends on the internet. No. In my opinion, thrift stores are like kindergarten kids: full of wonder and magic; like Alice’s Wonderland - you never know what will happen there!

I found myself thinking this way as I walked into this thrift store in Villa Adelina that I hadn’t visited before. They were full of vintage items - and not only clothing! They also had everything for decorating your house (a man bought a pair of tiny porcelain shoes that could have gone so well with my room ;-; if only I had seen them fiiiiirst~ *punches the air*).

I ended up buying three items that looked just as new!

The only decent picture I could take of the pattern of this lovely jacket :(

Very hard to photograph ;-; I’m very sorry for the processing of this picture - it’s the only way I could make the jacket visible enough!

This is actually a set of cardigan and shirt, which you will see below. It’s weird how much I love pink but I have only a few pink items in my wardrobe!

Do you guys like to shop at thrift stores?

Sora.

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My small family of creeper shoes

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 09:13:00 -0300

Liking the current trends too much has its ups and downs: on one side, the item you adore so much becomes available in many places, in different colors and patterns. But on the other side, it makes you want to have every single design out there!

I knew I was doomed when creeper shoes became a trend and arrived to Argentina. I can’t help but love them, because they are perfect for me: I have very sensitive feet (well actually my entire self is sensitive, hahaha :P) and I can’t wear stilettos or high heels without a platform because my metatarsus starts hurting like a b*tch. And aching feet = bad mood. Creeper shoes have a really thick platform and your feet are practically perpendicular to the floor. All this = comfortable shoe (and if it has a higher heel, it will still be comfortable because you have a thick platform supporting the weight <3).

Today I want to show you my tiny family of creepers that I love so much. They’re only 3 pairs, but I’m so happy with them because they are the ones I’ve always wanted :3 I still want the classic black & white ones, but I have no idea why they haven’t released those here yet! (and no, I definitely don’t trust the internet for creepers *lol*).

Silver creepers from local brand | Red animal print creepers from Febo | Black animal print creepers customized by me.

Got these silver creepers a few days ago, and I honestly did it because Kim Kibum inspired me to do so XD. He wears them all the time with different clothes and he made me realize that they can go with a lot of things ^_^. Here is some proof of that:

Credits to keysyou.net

Which ones from my family are your favorites and why?

Sora.

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Expo Hobby 2013 and what I found there

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:21:00 -0300

It is well known that, after fashion, decorating is my next favorite thing to do. I have my whole room decorated in the style I love, and I’m gradually doing the same with the rest of my house. I would define my style between minimalist and rococo, leaning way more towards the later one. I love how serene the minimalist looks, but after a day or two living in a house like that I’d feel really sad and lonely. I find the rococo or victorian styles more cozy; they give me the “Ahh, I’m finally home” feeling you get after a long journey out.

Yesterday was the 6th Expo Hobby 2013 Edition, where artisans exhibit their best works and the most important stores here in Argentina offer the latest supplies for doing crafts. From stencils, to stamps, to decorative napkins, scrapbooking material and acrylics, it offers an amazing spectacle even for fashion designers.

I went there with my mother (who is an artisan herself) to look for some supplies and also some amazing inspiration. Prepare yourselves because this is going to be a huge picture post!

Wedding decoration that I truly loved. I’d totally do something like this if I had to get married!

This is actually a notebook!!

I fell in love with the strong colors of this stand.

The dress is made out of tiny porcelain leaves. A really hard work, but defnitely beautiful.

The folds of he skirt are really well done!

This was my favorite out of all the creatures he had done. Look at that eeeeye~

The guy that made these dragons was AMAZING. The pictures definitely do not make his work enough justice.

A porcelain doll of my favorite Monster High <333. It’s even better than the original doll to me!

Decoupage napkins.

It was really full of people!

The things I bought

This Eiffel Tower was originally a keychain, but I’m going to use it as a necklace instead ^^;

Stencils.

Self-adhesive patterns.

Stamps.

Self-adhesive butterflies.

Sora.

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Knowledge is fun

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:26:20 -0300

Yep. Call me a nerd if you want but, to me, knowledge is fun! (and also power). It makes you grow a lot as a person and it gives you the chance to become the person you’ve always wished. In my case, it helps me to become a better professional at fashion design, and I can’t wait to aquire even more!

I usually don’t dress-up fancy for college; I wake up at 5AM to get there (yes, I have a 2 hours ride in 3 different buses to get there, and 2 to come back home) and, even though I’m naturally an early riser, I can’t put on much make-up while I’m still half sleep :P So when today I pulled an outfit that I liked enough to photograph and show you guys, it was expected that I wore only wore foundation, concealer and blush for make-up.

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February & March fashion and beauty haul

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:40:23 -0300

It’s no secret that I love going shopping. Fortunately, I am not really fond of the trends that we get here, so there’s only a handful of things I feel like ” I must have them” (what would be of me if I went to Japan and Korean, omg). So today’s haul is rather little and from both February and March.

I’d have never tried these pants before if my mom didn’t tell me to *lol*. I don’t know… I never had anything in this color, and I never got this particular feeling of “I like that, I’m going to try it on” whenever I saw the color in the stores. But she convinced me to try them and, tadaah~! I happen to love them now :P Maybe it’s just me, but the color looks even better worn and they fit like a glove :D

I can’t believe I finally have a hearts cardigan! T__T *happiness tears*. I’ve been wanting one for SO LONG… This particular one isn’t only cute, but goes with most things in my wardrobe, so you’ll be seeing it a lot in the future on my outfit posts! ;3

Sneakers + platform + neon green? Perfect combination <3. And, turururuurrunnn~, they ar efrom 47Street! I was surprised by their quality, because the last time I walked into one of their stores (looking for the famous heart shaped bag) their quality literally SUCKED for the price on the tags, but now it’s worth it.

From the brand VoZ. I had been eyeing the immaculate white store for months and I wanted so badly to go in there, hahaha! And found a lovely body splash of my favorite fragance, gardenia :)

I just HAD to get it, sorry XDD. I have a weakness for Sanrio and cute things <3. But omg, the happy meal is not so happy anymore! The size of the food is made for hamsters instead of kids. And have you tried those apple slices they give them now? They are horrible! I feel like it’s a way of saying “hey, our food sucks for your body but have a horrible apple to make it better :D”.

Bought this foot cream because I want to stop seeing the pedicure every single month >.<

I’ve been wanting to get a pink lipgloss for a long time, one that enhances your natural lips color more than give them a different one, and this one works perfectly :3 Plus it was only 5 dollars, ñehehe~

Sora.

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An apology & my fall/winter closet

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 11:10:00 -0300

First of all I’d like to apologize for the lack of updates these past weeks. I’ve been without internet for, literally, 2 weeks: my old modem died from a power cut and I had to get a new one. Short story: I waited for a week for a modem that never arrived because the employee that apparently took my purchase didn’t really load it into system. Oh well.

But hey, I’m back! And I have so many things to show you guys…! Like my fall/winter closet! I’m super excited about this because I LOVE fall & WINTER! It’s chilly, it’s the layering season, ahhh~ how I love that. The only thing I don’t like about the cold is that clothes tend to be more boring, with less colors. But my goal for this Fall/Winter is to try and dress in something else that isn’t black and brown, and bring some color to the boring city!

How does your closet look like? (whatever season it’s where you live!)

Sora.

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Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:38:00 -0300

It’s amazing how one can change a lot in such a short period of time. We don’t really notice because that change is gradual, until we look back at how and who we were back then, though. Then we get like “wow, was that really me?” and start laughing awkwardly. Yes, it was you, trying to be the best version of yourself. And hey, look at where you are right now, closer to achieving that goal than you were back then!

It’s been a goal of mine for a really long time to be the best version of myself. I can’t help it: I like growing up, learning new things and improving the ones I’ve learnt. I absolutely love improvement. And for the last couple years in college, I realize I did nothing but improve. Even during those terms I felt like I was stuck and had nowhere to belong, I got better. At everything. At being true to myself, at life, at being a better friend, daughter, human being.

But what I want to talk about today, is about how much I improved professionally as a designer and illustrator. I’ve been studying Fashion Design for 4 years now, and I just recently started my senior year at college. My first subject this term is Computer Studies for Projects Presentation, with a professor that has known me since I was a freshman (been wanting to have a subject with her for a long time!), and one of the first instructions to start this subject is to gather all our previous works, because we’re going to work on them.

And, wow, looking back at those I realized just how much and how fast I improved my designing and drawing skills.

This is my first collection inspired by Alice in Wonderland (Tim Burton’s), and my first work on computer. Until very late in my second year, I used othr people’s croquis that they offered for free on the internet.

My second collection, inspired on pirates.

A tiny collection of 4 outfits.

One of the three tiny collections I had to make for my Photoshop class in my second year.

My latest collection. Mastering fashion flats, colors, management of fabric, theme and resources. I made my own sketches (and I could finally do something that isn’t avant-garde!) and prints.

This is my latest fashion croquis, made 100% by me from scratch (well, except the starry texture on her hair that I have to change later because I didn’t have the time to make it myself last week ^^;). It’s like a, boom!, strong before and after right?

I can’t wait to see what else I can do at the end of this year!

Sora.

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{Outfit} The other side of me

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:25:24 -0300

The people who has known me for a couple years (college professors, classmates, my family, my friends, etc.) have this defined idea of my style being all romantic, frilly, lacey, with flower patterns and prints. Even though that’s true, there’s more to my style than they know: I’m a very creative person and I like to experiment a lot, specially with clothes. There are styles I wear more often than others, and the rococo one is definitely one of my most frequent ones, but I also like to switch dramatically from something sweet, delicate and elegant to something more agressive or boyish.

This outfit showcases another side of me, a side that has a weak spot for animal print, polka dots, creeper shoes and a unavoidable habit of showing off my socks (I don’t have a rather big collection for nothing! Gotta show the babies~).

I wore this to my first day of college past Monday. My professor, who has known me for 4 years now, commented on how different I looked that day (she’s one of those used to my rococo style :P).

Black headband with silver stars bought at San Fernando | Animal print parka (can’t remember the brand) | Polka dotted top from a thrift store | Wrinkles skinny jeans from Sybilla | Polka dotted socks from Las Oreiro | DIY inspired creeper shoes | Bronze keys and heart necklace from a local fair.

Sora.

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{Craftwork} Scarves rococo hanger

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:58:33 -0300

My mom has been doing craftwork for around 7 years now. She works with paint, brushes, decoupage, fabric… whatever you give to her, she will transform it into something really beautiful and feminine.
While right now she’s trying to make her pieces more colorful, her style is definitely recognized for being vintage, for having flowers, butterlies and birds, for the pink and white color combination and the crackle style on most of her works.
The box craze started with her! She basically got me used to store most things in boxes, hahaha!

And today I want to show you something she made for me a couple days ago: a beautiful scarves hanger, rococo styled. It’s perfect for me! I’ve never had my scarves so organized; they were always scattered around, all tangled in a drawer, sometimes even forgotten because the mess would make me give up wearing them.
I must confess though that this one isn’t really good for the thicker scarves, so I’d recommend the other type that brings bigger holes (she’s currently making me one of these!).

Sora.

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{Photoshoot re-edition} Who said that autumn was boring?

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:44:23 -0300

We don’t realize how much we have grown and learnt until we look back at the things we used to do months or years ago. I personally experienced this today, when while lurking my photos folder I came across this really old photoshoot I did with two friends of mine back in 2011 for college.
I had to make a calendar for my final exam of the subject “Visual Language”, and my concept was something along the lines of “stopping the time”. I did pass, but I wasn’t really happy with the results; the pictures alone looked nice, but all together they didn’t match at all.
On the contrary, when I came back home, all sad and pouting, I realized that some of them actually did match, but for totally different concepts! :D One of them was “The Sleeping Beauty” (you can see it here on my deviantArt) and the other one that I’m showing you today, is “Who Said that Autumn was Boring”.

When I saw these photos, I realized how badly I had editted them, how I didn’t blur the background, how I didn’t save the originals and saved the picture with the watermark only, and oh! the horrible processing… how could I not realize the pictures turned out GREEN?! *facepalms*. I had no idea back then, but I do know now.

So today I decided to re-edit them and make them look better than before. I hope you like the results!

Before - After

PHOTOS: Model: Cata Botto. | Photos by: me. | Processing: used lieveheersbeestje’s “Joyful” action (dA) & tweaked it a little to fit the photos | Place: El Tigre, Buenos Aires (Argentina).
OUTFIT: Cata’s: vintage skirt, blue-ish shoes, binoculars | Mine: stripped black&grey top, black beanie, black turtleneck.

which one is your favorite and why?

Sora.

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Poupée Girl snapshots of the week

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:27:55 -0300

Poupeé Girl ( or プーペガール ) is a Japanese Fashion community where the users dress-up their poupées and earn ribbons (which is the site’s currency) to buy more clothes at the market or at Katherine’s shop, which also holds special events such as Valentine’s Day, Halloween, Christmas, New Year, and more. One of the most exciting ways of getting ribbons is uploading photos of your closet items and comment each other’s purchases/belongings. You can see my poupée closet here.

You can also get ribbons by dressing up your poupée everyday. This is what I want to start sharing with you guys on my blog, my poupée girl snapshots <3.

click to enlarge

I didn’t forget to dress-up on the 9th and 12th. I was just lazy and dressed the same way than the day before XD.

Sora.

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{Review} Maybelline's Super Stay 24 hours foundation

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:26:27 -0300

Foundation is one of my favorite things make-up wise. It evens out the color of your skin and, in my case, it keeps me from getting my face really oily like it usually does when I’m not wearing it. Nevertheless, I don’t like heavy foundations - I want it to look as natural as possible, I don’t even want to feel it! And it has to match my skin color perfectly (picky much? *lol*).

Why am I saying all this? Because a week ago, while I was doing my make-up, I realized my bottle was kinda empty, which meant I needed to check out again the one I had gotten on September last year: Rimmel’s Clean Finish 100% poreless foundation. The only thing I can say is… WHAT WAS I THINKING WHEN I BOUGHT THIS?! Omg, really people, this foundation is… just no. I think the only thing that was attractive about it back then was the price, and because I had tried some of Rimmel’s products and they were generally good (in fact, one of my concealers is Rimmel’s Match Perfection and it’s really good!). I’m not here to review this foundation, so I will say what I thought of it shortly: it’s not the right shade (even though it looks really light even when you open the bottle), it really darkens my skin (around 2 tones) and it’s ORANGE. Yes you read right, ORANGE. It achieves the poreless look; not 100%, of course, but it does minimize them.

I was so, SO angry about this I almost threw the bottle away XD. Even though it was really cheap I still spent money on it and… *sad*. Well, at least I could use it as a bronzer or blush? *tries to give the foundation some usage*.

Anyway, going back to the main topic of this post, after realizing this foundation wasn’t going to work for me at all I decided to go back to the Pigmento drugstore and get a new one. Must say that I spent a good share of hours watching videos and reviews on different foundations on the internet *lol*. The product I chose was Maybelline’s Super Stay 24 hours foundation (no really? Maybelline again? YESS).

I bought the shade “Classic Ivory”.

First impressions

My first impression of the product was really good: nice presentation (30ml, f*ck yeah!), amazing consistency (not too thick, not too liquid), doesn’t smell strong. I tried it on a side of my face at the drugstore (yaya for testers!) and it blended really smoothly with my skin tone ♥. Coverage is really really good, I’d say a 75%. It does give a matte look, but it’s as much as my previous foundation. But that’s fine because it lets me apply my powder carelessly.

Downs

I’m surprised though that it doesn’t bring a pump or a spatula; I’d have liked that a lot. I think it’ll be a bit hard to get to use the last bits of this foundation when you’re about to finish it because of this, but I figure there’s nothing a good brush can not do.

The 24 hours deal

Now, it says it lasts 24 hours and, lets face it: when brands say they last x amount of hours, you have to take at least a 6-8 hours away. I wore this from 10AM to 7PM and at the end of the day it still looked as flawless as it did in the morning (and bear in mind I was out with 35°C all the time).

Conclusions

Honestly speaking, I am not that surprised that this foundation turned out to be perfect for me. Maybelline has NEVER dissappointed me, and this product is no exeption. For being a drugstore foundation it’s really good, it’s not wow pricey at all ($80 pesos; 16USD aprox.), and it brings 30ml, which will make it last for real long.

Break outs? None. Cakey? Nope. Do you even feel you’re wearing it? No again. Would I buy this again? Yes, totally.

Sora

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{Nailart} Polka dotted ♥

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:03:55 -0300

Intense pink + light pink + aquamarine blue + polka dots = LOVE. I love so much polka dots you can not even imagine! I love how fast and easy they can be done. It’s specially good for me because college doesn’t really let me have nice, complicated designs - all the assignments where I have to cut, paint, rip… my nail polish always ends up chipping ;^;

So yeah, this is probably going to be my new favorite way of doing my nails every week <333.

What I used

Sora.

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Classic animal print nailart

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:51:00 -0300

I finally learnt how to make animal print nails! I’m going to keep trying with other colors in the future :D

¡Finalmente aprendí cómo hacer uñas animal print! Voy a seguir probando esta técnica con otros colores en el futuro :D

What I used:

Maybelline’s foreverstrong +Iron nailpolish. (doesn’t say which color, but it’s the bottom one).
Heburn’s nlack nailpolish.
Violetta Fabiani’s “Silk Kiss” nailpolish N°90 Melocotón.
Heburn’s top coat.
Heburn’s nail drier.

Sora

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{REVIEW} Maybelline's "The Falsies" Black Drama (not waterproof!)

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:58:00 -0300

I love Maybelline (and yes, this is the best way to start a post). I haven’t tried all of their make-up; just a few mascaras, eyeliners and lipsticks. But I think that’s enough to say that Maybelline is the best drugstore brand, in my opinion. They have the best mascaras out there in the market and it’s one of the few brands that really does what it says it does, so I highly recommend it to absolutely everybody.

Amo Maybelline (y si, esta es la mejor manera de empezar un post). No tuve la oportunidad de probar toda la linea de maquillaje; solo un par de máscaras, delineadores y labiales. Pero creo que eso es suficiente para decir que Maybelline es la mejor marca de perfumería, en mi opinión. Tienen las mejores máscaras en el mercado y es una de las pocas marcas que hace lo que realmente dice que hace, así que la super recomiendo para todos.

This mascara is no exception to the rule. The quality is really good; it doesn’t make my eyes sting or irritate, and remember my face is really sensitive!!!

Esta máscara no es la excepción a la regla. La calidad es realmente buena; no produce picazón en mis ojos ni los irrita, ¡y recuerden que mi rostro es muy sensible!!!

The brush has a versatile, interesting shape, that makes it easier to apply to both your top and lower lashes.

El pincel es muy versátil, con una forma interesante, que hace mucho más fácil la tarea de aplicar el producto en tanto las pestañas superiores como inferiores.

How it looks like on my lashes

1. My lashes without curling, without mascara.
2. My lashes slightly curled and with a first layer of mascara.
3. Second layer of mascara. You should comb your lashes after this step!!! I totally forgot there. *bows, embarrassed*.
4.My lashes finally combed and from the side.

Final thoughts

As you can see, the mascara works just wonderfully. It really fills my lashes and makes them longer (I mean look at them! ajsajhs *spazzes*).
I still think that nothing can be compared to false lashes, but for a person who isn’t used to wear them (like me), this is just a magical solution. And for only $70 (14USD).<i Totally worth it! ♥.

Como pueden ver, la máscara funciona de forma maravillosa. Realmente hace parecer que tengo más cantidad de pestañas y las hace aún más largas (o sea, ¡miren esas pestañas! ashjsb).
Todavía sigo sosteniendo que nada se puede comparar a las pestañas postizas, pero para una personsa que no está acostumbrada a usarlas (como yo), ésta es una solución mágica. Y tan solo por $70 (14USD). ¡Lo vale totalmente! ♥.

Sora.

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{DIY} Leopard print creeper shoes out of old high school shoes

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 19:52:00 -0300

I’m a HUGE creepers fan. If I had a lot of money, I’d buy EVERY SINGLE DESIGN out there. But since I don’t have any money at the moment I decided to customize my old high school shoes. My inspiration were a pair of leopard print creepers that blew my mind a few days ago while doing some errands. They were the classic ones, like these.

Soy SUPER fan de los creepers. Si tuviera mucho dinero probablemente me compraría CADA DISEÑO QUE EXISTA en el marcado. Pero como no tengo nada de plata por el momento, decidí customizar mis viejos zapatos de la secundaria. Mi inspiración fueron un par de creepers de animal print que me volaron la cabeza un par de días atrás cuando estaba haciendo algunos mandados. Eran uno de los diseños clásicos, como estos.

I can’t wait to use them! ♥

Sora.

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Because changes are sometimes good

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 15:10:00 -0300

Originally posted on my dA.

A few days ago I started thinking it’d be nice to have a place aside my I-reblog-what-my-eyes-like tumblr blog and my private livejournal to talk about the things I like publicly, so I decided to merge my portfolio with it ♥.

I will do my best to keep this updated!

Sora.

CEMETERY OF RECOLETA COLLECTION Consists of 3 sets. ...

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 08:42:18 -0300

CEMETERY OF RECOLETA COLLECTION

Consists of 3 sets.

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Credits:
Background texture(s): struckdumb @ dA.
Cracks brushes: lordandre @ dA.
Corner brushes: roula33 @ dA.
Cracks and text brushes: annikavonholdt(DOT)com.

CEMETERY OF RECOLETA COLLECTION — PHOTO REFERENCE BOARD ...

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 08:34:42 -0300

CEMETERY OF RECOLETA COLLECTION — PHOTO REFERENCE BOARD

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Credits:
Background texture(s): struckdumb @ dA.
Cracks brushes: lordandre @ dA.
Corner brushes: roula33 @ dA.
Cracks and text brushes: annikavonholdt(DOT)com.