Mainstore Monday – Cynful

Today’s Mainstore Monday is Cynful!—in case you didn’t read the title and needed to be told again. I really think that these posts I have done lately have been more musings of Sasy’s historical memory of Second Life, but hopefully you like them.
Cynful is another The Deck tenant of old and an incredibly talented content creator. Over the years, I’ve watched her grow from a narrow side store next to another shop to a whole region of delights and more. She has consistently created wonderful spaces for her customers—venues tied to her own regions and just fun hangouts. Her current mainstore has a lovely beach area outside that’s incredibly chill; you can listen to the waves or some lo-fi tracks while getting your Cynful groove on.

Cynful has created other things, not only clothing, shoes, and accessories—she used to have a gigantic pose store called CnS, and I’m using one of those poses in this post. I might be her worst nightmare because I have a box of her items that dates back so far, it nearly turned to ashes when I rezzed it to grab some favourites! This post is a hybrid of sorts because, like many creators, Cynthia started with system layer clothing and was exceptionally skilled at it. She is also almost single-handedly responsible for inspiring some very different “down there” options from skin makers due to how low her pants sat. I’m not even making that up! If I had time to dig through old chat logs, I could probably find one where I was showing skin makers her pants and explaining that their skins didn’t accommodate pants that low at the front. It sparked a mini-revolution once they got on board—and just meant we got even lower pants! I’ve mentioned this before, and I swear it’s true, but unfortunately, that post was on a blog I wrote for that has since wiped all content, it even had diagrams, it was a whole thing.

One of my favourite stories about Cynthia and Cynful is that if I were to unpack that entire box and rez everything, I’d have a complete history of Cynful’s store. She used to send me not a folder, not a bag, but the whole vendor—sometimes with the walls, display poles, and shelves all attached! If I combined them all, I could probably take down a whole region and look wild doing it. You have to understand: these were the days when store vendors were often HUGE. I adore her—she’s quirky, fun, and incredibly knowledgeable about what her customers want. She’s also one of the most loyal people I’ve ever met, in both lives. She travels across the world to meet friends she’s made in Second Life, supports their projects wholeheartedly, and is always motivating. Over the years, she’s gone from system clothing, sculpts, mesh, and everything in between. Her drive and focus are impressive, but she also prioritises downtime—and it shows.

I mentioned in a past post that she used to make denim corsets, and I needed to find mine. Well, I did—and I’m so glad! They came in an underbust version as well as a lace bustier top with trim options in white and black. I’m wearing the topless one here so I could pair it with the upper half of a dress she released many years ago for My Attic @ The Deck. The two pieces look amazing together! Denim was her starting point, and she absolutely nailed it. The pants, as mentioned, are so low they’re even called Orange Bottoms—definitely not to be confused with Apple Bottoms. I won’t be doing a back shot of these because if I do, my phone will probably start ringing, and it’ll be my mum calling to tell me off. I feel like default body UVs hit differently now because I don’t remember that much of my back hanging out, but who knows—maybe it’s because our bottoms are smoother now. In the past, I probably wore these with very long hair to cover up, and I might have to do the same again!

I love having great system layer jeans because they pair so easily with items like thigh-high boots (also from Cynful). It was a breeze to put the boots on over the jeans, knowing all I needed was a BOM alpha layer to hide anything—just hiding the feet was enough because they fit perfectly. I couldn’t resist adding arm warmers from another Cynful set—because you know me and my love for arm warmers!

Cynful is excellent at keeping her customers informed. She has a full Discord server for customer support but also offers a lot of assistance in-world. Her staff are diligent, and she frequently shares updates on Facebook while supporting many other talented creators. I hope you’ve enjoyed Cynful over the years as much as I have. She also has an in-world group, lucky letter boards, group gifts, and often features weekend sale items—plenty of ways to grow your Cynful collection.

To finish off the look, I’m rocking this beautiful hairstyle by Monso from the current round of Kustom9. I chose it because Cynthia used to wear very cool asymmetrical bobs and scene-style hair, and I think she’d love it too.

Cynful Mainstore
Cynful Marketplace
Cynful VIP Group
Cynful on Discord
Cynful on FLickr
Cynful on Facebook

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Equipment Used

VR Studio and HUD/Library  – VR Foundry Marketplace

LeLutka Axis HUD Face – LeLutka

Important: Moles featured on face or body unless otherwise stated are created by me, for me personally. If wearing moles or freckles etc layers by other creators they will always be credited. As my face moles are the same always, it will be clear to know it is mine not part of the skin.

Poses & Props

CnS Pose (altered) N/A

Body Parts

Body :

Reborn – EBody

Head:

Genus Morph Head – Genus
Straight – NoseMorph
Heavy – Lipmorph
Round – EyeMorph
Triangle – HeadMorph

Appliers:

Nail appliers – Flair – Marketplace

Skin Worn:

Emma Skin (face), Rhea Body Skin – Nuve Mainstore

Head and Body BOM Layers:

Peaceful eyes – Insol Mainstore

Willow Eyebrows – Nuve Mainstore

Lipstain Lipstick, Delicate Eyelashes, Hyperdrive eyeshadow – AlaskaMetro Mainstore

Jeans Corset Weaved, Orange Bottom Jeans, Aphrodisia Dress- Cynful (no longer available)

Baby hairs V2 hairbase – Izzies Mainstore

Hair Worn:

Ayase Hair – Monso @ Kustom9 Event (Jan/Feb 2025)

Wearing:

Bisou Sweater Arm-warmers – Cynful Mainstore

Footwear:

Spicey Sporty – Tight High Boots – Cynful Mainstore

Accessories:

X clip on Earrings – Sigma Mainstore