First Look - Bliss Bali

First Look - Bliss Thailand Male

Bliss Male Goody Bag 

First Look - Bliss Monaco Frontline

BLISS Section and DJ Line-Up

*MT = MUSIC TRUCK

Cluster 1

MT 1

4-Play
 Dei Musicale: The Musical Gods

Bora Bora

Kuala Lumpur

Capri

Cluster 2

MT 2

Private Ryan & Jase

Waikiki

Thailand

Bali

Cluster 3

MT 3

Ishmael d’ Demolition Man

Monaco

Tahiti

TRIBE and Bliss Distribution Schedule

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Costume Showdown - Vote for the BEST White Costume

Critics of "Bikini and Beads" bands often say that the costumes all look the same every year, it is just up to masqueraders to pick a colour and play. And while designers are generally working with a bikini, or monokini in some cases, I know I can certainly see differences in  the diverse costumes offered by the bands even if the naysayers say they all look the same. So today I am going to start a Costume Showdown where we vote for the best costume in the same colour family for Carnival 2012 of the bands that have launched so far.

So, go ahead and vote for the BEST white costume from the following bands:

TRIBE - Cyprus

Bliss - Capri 

Spice - Yanomai

Oasis - Koi

Harts - Khione

D Krewe - Warriors

Explosion - Seraph

Fantasy - Virtues

Island People - Oya

Y.U.M.A. - Final Fantasy

Bliss "Destination Bliss" Prices

Bali

Male $3,150

Backline $4,150

Frontline $6,135

Bora Bora

Male $3,150

Backline $4,150

Large Headpiece - Add: $365

Arm Pieces - Add:$200

Capri

Male $2,995

Backline $3,995

Frontline $6,495

Kuala Lumpur

Male $2,995

Backline $3,795

Frontline $5,830

Monaco

Male $2,995

Backline $3,995

Frontline $6,275

Large Headpiece – Add $595

Thailand

Male $3,125

Backline $3,875

Frontline $5,925

Large Headpiece – Add $590

Waikiki

Male $2,995

Backline $3,995

Large Headpiece – Add $400

Tahiti "The Absolute Section"

Male $3,650

Backline $4,650

Frontline $6,650

Large Headpiece – Add $625

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Bliss Professional Photos and My Rant Of The Day

Bliss finally posted professional shots of the costumes on their Facebook Page so that the Males, Backlines and Frontline options can be seen as apparently some of the options shown at the  launch were Individuals, not Frontline. Albeit the professional photos look absolutely gorgeous with the lighting, editing and the resort styling they have going on looks pretty cool, I have seen the costumes in person and remain unimpressed still. I am yet to choose a section/costume that I would gladly hand over thousands of my hard earned cash for, which is insane at this moment because by now I would have had at LEAST one costume that I was absolutely in love with and just had to have. If it were not for the fact that I had a blast in Bliss this year, none of my friends are considering other bands or that I am hesitant to be seduced by a costume in lieu of knowing what I am getting for my money (holistically speaking) I would so be looking at other bands right now because I know a case of serious costume envy is coming soon with the band launches this weekend and the next. All the wings I ever wanted for Carnival 2012 plus some seriously fabulously decorated bras and unique costume design elements remain to be seen very soon.

Maybe I am jaded after seven straight years with TRIBE and always having a costume I want to play in  but none and I mean NONE of Bliss costumes appeal to me personally. Yes there are cute options and possibly some nice ones for other people but where I am concerned I am very disaapointed in my choices. To me it is like being forced to pick the one I dislike the least and working with it. I do not like the frills on Capri or the collar for the Frontline plus I played in white this year and my costume was so much superior to this one. Thailand not feeling the orange and teal combination as a choice for me this year to be honest or the Frontline "wings" or the under decorated bra or the belt; it is however one of the sections I might consider just for overall impact. Bali, not my favourite colours in this costume at all and I am thinking the hip wings will be so impractical on the road, plus it just irks me that those gems are used in Monaco also. Kuala Lumpur is  way too much green without contrast. Monaco is just not my taste or style; the bare underwear, fringe and colours are not working for me and  I cannot help but compare it with Ibiza which is a costume I LOVE. Bora Bora, Tahiti and Waikiki are simply not an option as they have no stellar Frontlines, sorry but what is now being touted as a "Frontline" headpiece used to be a regular one couple years ago.

So one week later after Bliss's launch and I am still stumped for a costume choice. I have even considered choosing a costume and just adding extras to my liking but when I think of the fact that I would be paying for a  Frontline costume that  I do not like, then have to spend more money to fix it to something I would enjoy wearing I just get annoyed that it would have to be even a consideration . As for an Individual costume, I do not want to or have a desire to play an Individual as all the feathers in the world is not worth Individual costume price to me. I draw a line at spending over a certain amount on a costume especially when I know how much gems and a lb of feathers cost! 

Ideally I would love Ibiza from TRIBE in Bliss. Now Ibiza is a costume I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE since it has all the right elements; a colour I have never played in before, unique body wear, lots of feathers and if I want to add extras to it I can. Sadly with the split in the camp it is either Ibiza in TRIBE and suffer the larger band that I do not care for or choose a costume I absolutely do not like in Bliss for the intimate experience. I have never had such a frustrating time coming to a costume decision and every time I look at my choices it just adds to the annoyance!  Maybe when I see prices or take a closer look at the Mas Camp I will come to a decision I can live with in clear conscience knowing that I am putting the road experience over costume for 2012 and feeling very unhappy that it is an either or selection. On a positive note the male costumes for Bliss are not totally tragic, check out the photos below:

Bora Bora

Bali 

Capri 

Kuala Lumpur

Monaco 

Tahiti

Thailand 

Waikiki