The 2016 Beauty Design Thread!

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Because it has to open up at some point! Post your submissions here for everyone to ooh and aaahh.

I'll start out with my submission, which placed third (!!!) in the competition.

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Appearance:
an antique cameo choker of crystal swans

Dropped:
Sparkling with a disquieting beauty, an antique cameo choker of crystal swans glimmers here in the 
available light.

Examined:
Whispers of sky-blue crystal accent this forgotten piece of antique
jewellery, which gracefully ensconces the neck in a high-collar, silver
filigree choker. The swirling, windswept latticework is enhanced by the
clever interweaving of several tessellating avian silhouettes, which
emerge as a flock of stunning crystalline swans. They spread their
majestic wings in flight only to brush against the tarnished silver,
forever caged within its metallic confines. Nevertheless, the crystal
swans soar in vain towards the centrepiece of the choker: a beautifully
understated cameo, depicting the visage of the Lady Jilai Clarramore,
Soul of the Nation, in side-profile. The cameo's oval shape is of a
vintage, mother-of-pearl design, strikingly rendered in white against a
midnight sapphire backdrop. Here, the famed trill's portraiture looks
the very picture of an ingenue, her headfeathers swept up and away from
her porcelain face in a dated, but elegant fashion. Yet in contrast to
the lavish beauty that surrounds her, the soprano gazes forward with a
strangely blank air, made all the starker by the alabaster shade of her
pearl profile. Pulsing beneath the cameo with a soft hum, an exquisitely
cut crystal gem bewitches the eye whilst pressing jealously close
against the base of the throat, as if seeking to capture the wearer's
voice within.

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Share yours!
Daraius said:
"Oh yeah, you're a naughty mayor, aren't you? Misfile that Form MA631-D. Comptroller Shevat's got a nice gemstone disc for you, but yer gonna have to beg for it."

Comments

  • LavinyaLavinya Queen of Snark Australia
    Way too embarrassed to share mine now. Well done guys.



  • Woooo text wall time

    Short:
    crystalline book of harmony, beauty, and logic

    Dropped:
    A book lies here, its pristine pages protected by crystalline covers.

    Examined:
    A large sheet of polished silver paper has been melded between two thin
    crystalline plates to form each cover of this book. The hard texture of
    the covers gives the book rigidity while embellishing the imagery
    delicately inked onto the metallic core with the crystal's gloss. In
    contrast to the matte polish of the material it is embedded into, a
    lustrous piece of silver that has been cut perfectly into a sphere
    serves as the centrepiece of the front cover. Intricately etched onto
    the orb are radiant geometric shapes that emerge from other shapes in a
    fractal pattern limited only by the practicality of brushes. From each
    corner a thin strip has been cut out to leave only the crystal layers
    that appear to hold up the sphere in the middle while separating four
    finely detailed paintings. Standing on a cloud at the centre of the top
    panel is a trill with her majestic, pale-feathered wings outstretched
    with thin arms held out in front of her as she faces a violent tempest.
    Wisps of clouds are viciously tossed around as erratic streaks of
    lightning dance about the surface of the storm. In the distance the
    faint outline of a zeppelin can be seen, floating with peculiar
    stability despite the circumstances. The left panel features two
    lucidians in pristine lab coats scribing illegible symbols onto crystal
    pamphlets as they study a metallic lattice floating between them.
    Rotating around the pair of researchers are gemstones of various hues
    and sizes, all glowing with vibrancy. Depicted in the right panel is a
    grand auditorium where a lucidian conductor in a midnight black tailcoat
    directs his orchestra with a diamond baton. Seated in a tight
    arrangement before him are countless lucidians and trills, each wielding
    their crystalline instrument of choice in a scene that emanates harmony
    with each musician complementing those around them. In the final sector
    is a row of four trills each grasping a halberd in hand and dressed in
    the same uniform of wide blue and white stripes with a silver
    breastplate, their wings folded behind them. On closer inspection it
    appears as if they are intended to be identical with the only point of
    difference between them being an increasing blurriness in the painting
    of each. Standing staunchly, they guard a crystal standard bearing a
    purple banner adorned with a spectacular star encircled by twin trill
    feathers. The back cover is much simpler in contrast, with the silver
    sheet completely blank other than three small words elegantly etched in
    gold onto the centre: harmony, beauty, logic. Binding the covers
    together with the book's alabaster pages is a silver spine inlaid with
    six exquisitely cut gems; ruby, emerald, amethyst, diamond, onyx and
    beryl gleam in perfect harmony.
  • edited February 2016
    Here is the main entry I had:
    Commodities: bluetint 20 goldtint 20 faeleaf 20 greentint 20 purpletint 20 coal 20 redtint 20 yellowtint 20
    Mortal Reviews: Allowed
    Tattoo Weight: 100
    Appearance:
    a united Basin of Life
    Examined:
    Six interlocking circles, each representing a nation, form a larger circular pattern across the back in this large tattoo. The insignia representing Glomdoring is that of the Master Ravenwood. Wisps of wyrden energy wrap around the branches of the Tree's dark brown bark while shadows cast by a new moon appear against the base as if in the middle of a dance, frozen within a moment of time. Four oily black feathers with a light red shine that are in the middle of falling fill the rest of the space of the tattoo. Each of the four feathers has small subtle details along the vanes: pictures detailing the lessons of the four Aspects. Directly across from the circle of Glomdoring is one to embody the Forest of Serenwilde. Such as with the Southern Forest, the Mother Moonhart Tree stands as the focus, taking up the most room. A full moon casts silvery moonlight through the vibrant green leaves down to the ground. Four playful stags stand around the Tree, looking up to the sky as ethereal energies shine from their antlers. Vines grow randomly outward from the base, rushing along the bottom of the circle edges. On the left side of the Serenwilde circle is Celest's disk. Composed of mostly the Pool of Stars, the section is filled with various shades of blues detailing depth of the waters. The four lords of the Water Plane look into the Pool from the northern rim; their true reflections blur in the watery mirror as their teachings take place instead. The same takes place along the southern edge of the nexus of power with the Celestial Lords and Ladies. The parts of the water that lack the reflections of the higher beings are darkened with shades of black. Continuing with the theme of opposing nations being across from each other, the Magnagoran region links on the right side of Glomdoring. The Megalith jets upward, spewing tainted mist along the tattoo section's area. Twisted mortal forms of various races dot the space in the mist as silhouettes of the Demon Lords and their morphed nature look down upon the forms, a clear hierarchy present among mortals. Etched into the Megalith itself appear the faces of the Earth Lords, their own beliefs tinted into their facial shadows. Linking the Glomdoring and Celest symbols is one for Gaudiguch: a swirl of chaos and bright reds and oranges as the Eternal Flame is mid-flicker. With no apparent order, a celebration appears to be occurring at this nexus of power. To one side of the Flame are the Flesh Pots and the teachings of pleasure of the mind and body. The Fire Lords fill the other half with more displays of unchecked freedom as a hazy grey smoke coats the upper half of the scene. And completing the design by connecting Serenwilde with Magnagora lies the Hallifaxian circle. The Matrix in bright sky blues forms just one part of this orderly area. A whirlwind of elemental power cyclones around the bottom of the area, the images of the Air Lords at the edges, appearing to be the source of the wind. In their proper order, the Spheres of Continuum are neatly aligned, not one off by even the smallest measure. By themselves, each circle is a work of art on its own, the design that of a master to create such overlapping colours and have it not look unnatural. When observed as a whole, a seventh design, one of unity, comes into focus. Aspects of each nation's designs join and link, showing that to have unity among the basin all nations are required to put in a little of themselves.
  • Congrats to all of our beauty winners!
    The apple is cold, crisp, and sour as the juices fill your mouth. As you consume the fruit, you glimpse, for a moment, a massive, shadowy figure, Her snow-white hair framing a perfect, icy-eyed visage. Beneath you, a vast, perfect web of silken strands lies - and, for a moment, you realize that you too are part of it, weaver and strand both - and home.
  • I loved Narynth's dark heart so much that I got it on Nienla. It is an amazing tattoo.
  • I think I'd win...it's a pretty heavy book.
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