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I don't care about matchy matchy, and the scarf was a complete pain in the nether regions to save up for. If you want a more roleplaying reason, I would say that my avatar is a dumb vampire who thinks that just covering his mouth is enough of a disguise.

Congrats on possibly being the first person to figure out that I have the unnatural blushing purely for shits and giggles [or lulz]. I would have given you a gift, but you have no wish list.

I could always say that I watch Project Runway, and people have been eliminated for being too matchy matchy. Although really I have too many things I want to use [scarf, kitties] that I am not going to have any chance of making a perfectly matching avatar if I use them.

I wouldn't laugh, but I do think that you really shouldn't do that. Minus the OMG, my avatar really isn't far off from how I dress in RL. Most of my pants have pinstrips, I always wear scarves when it is cold [below 60F], and have two cats nearby if I'm on the computer.

I agree 100%, Camwen! 3nodding I still occasionally use my glamour-girl newbie dresses (the ones with the white boas attached at the neckline; you can get them for 5 gold apiece at H&R Wesley) just because I think they're pretty, and I'm not going to stop wearing pretty things just because they happen to be cheap. (Heck, a lot of my real-life clothes are cheap too, but as long as you like what you're wearing, it shouldn't matter where you got it.) Of course, when I put cheap dresses on my avatar, I usually try to pair them with The Lusty Scoundrel or something else expensive so I won't be treated like a n00b. But...yeah. Wear whatever YOU like, and to heck with what people in the forums think. Avatar ratings are subjective anyway. What one person sees as their best work is what someone else sees as a big, ghastly mess. So just do what YOU want, whether it's cheap stuff or expensive things or a mix of the two. Maybe it's just me, but I personally think that inexpensive things can make a nice, put-together avi just as well as the stuff that costs a lot. It may not have the neat effects that some of the more costly stuff has, but everybody has to start somewhere, and you don't have to pay a lot to look good, in real life or on Gaia.

Yes. This. I've only been on Gaia for about a year, so my avatars for the longest time had only what I could afford and what I got as gifts. (In fact, my favorite item, The Lusty Scoundrel, was a Christmas gift from Chibi.) The first somewhat expensive item that I bought for myself was Scarlet Sprite, which I got in March. Then I bought Coocoon and Gothic Butterfly. But...yeah. Expensive =/= awesome. (Although the costly things are definitely nicer to have.) Creativity with what you have=awesome.

I love your cat masquerade outfit. I think the cats are adorable touches to such a cute dress. The spirit essence around you makes it perfect for Halloween.

I love the stinky grombie look! xd You can't go wrong with being a grombie. I seriously wish I had taken part in that event, but I was too much of a noob to care. xp

I love your avatar's hat. I used to obsess over all of the different two-pronged jesterish hats on this site.