Friday 30 May 2014

#228 Liberian Girl

Liberian Girl

I have been a bit set in my ways eyes-wise for way too long - I have tried loads but always gone scuttling back to my normal eye comfort blanket.  

That changed yesterday when I went to pick up the new subscribo gifts at Poetic ColorsInstead of just putting them in my bottomless pit of an unboxing folder, I actually opened them right away - and fell completely in love on the spot! They are beautifully hand painted, with a luminosity that I think really gives a spark of life to the eyes.  You get plenty of choice in the box - mesh eyes with scripted resize and glow, regular eyes, three levels of white, and three sizes of Iris.  I went back and bought some other colours and have no doubt they will be a regular on my blogs in future.

Liberian Girl

My outfit is new from LivGlam and comes with a texture change HUD giving six choices for top and pants.  I really love the texturing on this outfit, and also the colour choices.  This set is on offer for Secret Wednesday, but there is also a sister set with very different textures available at the current round of Fashion Stars.

The shoes are also LivGlam.K Collection and come with a hud giving 10 texture choices for heel, strap and sole, and 3 for the other sole area.  They were previously on offer last Secret Wednesday but are still well worth getting at full price.
Liberian Girl


Credits:

Body
Skin:  Belleza Ria
Hair:  EMO-tions. Paris 
Eyes:  Poetic Colors Opal eyes
Hands:  SLink Avatar Enhancement
Feet:  SLink Avatar Enhancement

Make-up
Eyelashes:  Redgrave
Eyeliner:  Belleza
Lips:  Belleza  Ria 
Manicure & Pedicure: {ZOZ}- for Cosmopolitan Sales Room - Glitter Candy Silver Polish *

Clothing
Top:  [LG] Boutique [ SPRING14] Liberian Girl Top *
Pants: [LG] Boutique [ SPRING14] Liberian Girl Pants *
Shoes:  [LG] K-Collection KC14 Black Roses Slink High Feet 2 
Jewellery:  Maxi Gossamer 

Extras
Backdrop:  KaTink *
Prop:  Project Puppet - Cushion Crate

Info
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Thursday 29 May 2014

#227 Ahoy There!


Ahoy!

Since I first discovered Has Been many moons ago it was one of my favourite vintage shops, but somewhere along the way I had lost track of it over the last year or so.  I was thrilled, therefore, to visit My Attic at the Deck to find new Has Been goodies!
Ahoy!

This is one of four dresses available at My Attic at the Deck and like all of them it comes with a fab texture change HUD giving you 10 colour choices but even more, allowing you to change five different parts of the dress individually, so you can really make it your own.  The dress is absolutely beautifully made and the textures are gorgeous.
Ahoy!

My cute jewellery set is a past group from Izzies and comes in gold too.  My shoes are new from Liv-Glam and truly fabulous - I am so glad they have started to do SLink add-ons, and they do them so well!  Even better, they come with a texture change HUD allowing you to choose any of 60 rich, beautiful colours, so you are sure to be able to find whatever kind of shade you need to go with an outfit.


Ahoy!


My Poses are from a set of 12 (6 for regular avvies, 6 for curvy) from Ploom at My Attic at the Deck - there are a few more poses shown on my on my flickr account here.

My hair is new at ^;^CaTwA^;^and comes with their fabulous hud system giving you tons of options, both standard and ombre (two seperate huds).

Credits:

Body
Skin:  Belleza Ria
Hair:  ^;^CaTwA^;^ Mesh Oops
Eyes:  IKON
Hands:  SLink Avatar Enhancement
Feet:  SLink Avatar Enhancement

Make-up
Eyelashes:  Redgrave
Eyeliner:  Izzies
Lips:  Belleza Ria
Manicure:   Hello Dave - Slink AvEnhance - Flutter By

Clothing
Dress:  Has Been at My Attic at the Deck - Ahoy There! 
Shoes:  [LG] Boutique [ SPRING14] Gala Pumps (add-ons for SLink high feet)
Jewellery:  Izzies - Butterfly 

Extras
Poses:  Ploom at My Attic at the Deck - Pin Up
Backdrop:  KaTink 

Info
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Friday 23 May 2014

#226 Fashion is Art

Fashion is Art

I saw this Liv-Glam dress on another blog, and was immediately in "got to have it" mode, because - cats!  So I ran down to Fashionart and picked it up, along with the matching bag which is sold separately.  What makes the dress and bag even better are the texture change huds that allow you to choose any one of the following textures, so even if you aren't a crazy cat lady like me there is plenty here to keep you happy - and you can match your bag to your dress easily!  The bag comes in 4 options - left hand, left shoulder, right arm, right hand, so you can easily find the right option for your outfit.

Fashion is Art

What I really love about the Liv-Glam texture huds, apart from how easy they are to use, is that you rarely get just a few changes of colour, you get beautifully made, unique textures.  This dress illustrates this perfectly - the hud gives you 6 very different textures, not just one dress in 6 colours, so you basically get 6 different dresses for the price of one.

Fashion is Art

My grumpy little friend is from the Alchemy/Birdy gacha at Kustom9, and she is one of the rares.  The chaise I am using is from Nantra at My Attic at The Deck.  It has 8 poses and 6 textures.  

Fashion is Art


Credits:

Body
Skin:  Belleza Ria
Hair:  ^;^CaTwA^;^ Mesh Zelda
Eyes:  IKON
Hands:  SLink Avatar Enhancement
Feet:  SLink Avatar Enhancement

Make-up
Eyelashes:  *MC* "Falsies" Eyelash 
Eyeliner:  Belleza 
Lips:  Belleza Ria
Manicure:  Hello Dave - Slink AvEnhance - Summertime Shades  *

Clothing
Dress:  Liv-Glam K-Collection at Fashionart - SP14 Modern Art Dress
Shoes:  KoiKoi Salsa
Jewellery:  Cae:: Eerie :: Earring Maxi Gossamer Damasc Bangle 

Extras 
Props:  NanTra at My Attic at The Deck - Oh Bettie
Kitty:  Grumpy Cat from Birdy/Alchemy gacha at Kustom9

Info
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Thursday 22 May 2014

#225 How you turn my world


How You Turn My World

The two main items in this post are from current events - I can vaguely remember a time when SL wasn't quite so event driven, but it is way back in the mists of time on another incarnation!


How You Turn My World

I really enjoyed playing with this pose set which is *~*HopScotch*~*'s item for Serafilms which runs until the 31st.  The pose set consists of 5 crystal balls and 5 poses.  I have no idea how Chandni of *~*HopScotch*~* does it, she is truly prolific but her items are always original, great fun and fantastic quality.


How You Turn My World

The gorgeous gown I am wearing is Leri Miles Designs new release for Fashionart.  It has Leri's hallmark beautiful texturing and comes with both mesh dress and additional flexible overlay which work perfectly together.  I have left the flexi off for one of the pics to show you what it looks like without.  I am wearing it in platinum but it also comes in blue, blush, goldrush, tropical and rouge, all equally spectacular.

How You Turn My World

Finally, the shoes from -{ZOZ}- for Cosmopolitan Sales Room have aniridescence that is simply stunning.  I am wearing the sand but they also come in dazzling blue, radiant orchid and violet tulip.  -{ZOZ}- is a fairly new store to me but I am really impressed with what I have seen from them so far.

How You Turn My World


Credits:

Body
Skin:  Belleza Ria
Hair:  EMO-tions * DAPHNE*
Eyes:  IKON
Hands:  SLink Avatar Enhancement
Feet:  SLink Avatar Enhancement

Make-up
Eyelashes:  Redgrave
Eyeliner:  Belleza  
Lips:  Belleza  Ria
Manicure:  -{ZOZ}- Angel Polish - (Slink) Fingernail Hud

Clothing
Gown:  Leri Miles Designs for Fashionart - Clarice, platinum 
Shoes: -{ZOZ}- for Cosmopolitan Sales Room - Tiffany Heel Sand 
Jewellery:  Cae. Sakura

Extras
Props:  *~*HopScotch*~* for Serafilms - How You Turn My World
Backdrop:  KaTink 

Info
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Sunday 18 May 2014

#224 Pretty Hurts


Crop001

Crop002

I love this dress and jacket set from K-Collection - you have a choice of 3 independent textures each for the dress, jacket and wristband and the whole outfit costs just $99L for Super Sales Weekend.


Crop003

I have shown a few combos - I really love the unusual textures and the great colour combinations which give a lot of scope for accessorising.


Crop012

My shoes are a new release from Baby Monkey, who have only just started making shoes for SLinks - these are for the high feet, and come with a texture change hud allowing you to change to any one of 32 textures, which makes the shoes so versatile, you are sure to find a colour to match any outfit.  They are just $300L which is incredible value too.  And studs, got to have anything with studs on!


Crop015



Body
Skin:  Belleza Ria
Hair:  *ARGRACE* Taylor
Eyes:  IKON
Hands:  SLink Avatar Enhancement
Feet:  SLink Avatar Enhancement

Make-up
Eyelashes:  Redgrave
Eyeliner:  Belleza 
Lips:  Belleza 
Manicure:   Hello Dave French Ombre1 *

Clothing
Outfit (Jacket & Dress):  K-Collection Pretty Hurts
Shoes: Baby Monkey Aimee (add-ons for SLink high feet)
Jewellery:  Cae Arabesque necklace and earrings, Ascend bracelet and ring

Extras
Poses:  aDORKable (now only on mp)
Backdrop:  KaTink 

Info
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Saturday 17 May 2014

#223 I Hate Mondays (even on a Saturday!)


I Hate Mondays

As someone who has dreaded Monday mornings since my school days, this Monday Haters chair made me smile.  It is a beautifully made collab between Kuro and Breno and comes in  dark, light, stained and white, with a choice of three "coffee flavoured" textures for the seat  cushion.


I Hate Mondays

The chair comes with five fun anims, the one above is called Noooo, and I so know how that feels when you want to hide so you don't have to start your Monday!  


Credits:

Body
Skin:  Belleza Ria
Hair:  Truth Harriot
Eyes:  IKON
Hands:  SLink Avatar Enhancement
Feet:  SLink Avatar Enhancement

Make-up
Eyelashes:  Redgrave
Eyeliner:  Izzies
Manicure:   Hello Dave - Slink AvEnhance - Butterfly *

Clothing
Outfit: FireBird Designs for Fashionart - Female Pants Suit - Peacock Blue *
Shoes:  Faenzo at Collabor88 - Glossed Pumps - Nude
Jewellery: Cae :: Eerie :: Necklace & earrings

Decor
Monday Haters Chair - Kuro / Breno *
Bibliotheque Chair & Cat Daybed - Alouette (chair is gacha item)
Book Clutter and Notebook Clutter - Floorplan
Wastebaskest - RSW
Marilyn Meow pic - Nylon Outfitters (past The Arcade gacha item)
Neko Pic 6 - Lok's
Plushie Pals - Intrigue  (past The Arcade gacha item)
Chibi Cat - Schadenfreude  (past The Arcade gacha item)
Desk, chair and accessories - mixture of What Next Novella & Bloggers Office
Shabby Magazine Rack - Pernsickity
By the Sea Rug - Thaino

Info
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Wednesday 14 May 2014

#222 New from Lapointe & Bastchild, Boho goodness


Tuesday

Today I thought I would show the latest release from Lapointe & Bastchild; the Boho Blouse, along with one of their recent releases, the Zipp pants, and a pair of their ankle boots which i wear again and again.  

Tuesday

As always with Lapointe & Bastchild, you get beautifully made, realistically textured original mesh along with a hud allowing you to change to a multitude of textures.

The blouse comes with 3 different choices of texture - candy, retro and prints - the candy offers 32 colours (the middle pic is of one of them), the retro gives a choice of 21 (first pic is an example) and finally 6 choices of print, one of which I am wearing in the third pic,


Tuesday

The pants, which are amongst my favourite ever (but their jeans and leathers have been my "go to" pants ever since I discovered them - even pre-mesh!), come with a choice of 15 very different textures, but for this pack, all in the black and white spectrum (there is also a candy pack, which I will show in another post).  You also get a choice of silver or bronze hardware.

Finally the boots - I am wearing the neutrals pack which comes with 16 main shoe colours plus the option to change the sole to any one of 3 colours.  You can also change the straps to any one of 16 textures, and finally the hardware to silver or brass.


Credits

Body
Skin:  Belleza Ria 
Hair:  Dura **Dura-Girl 16**
Eyes:  IKON
Hands:  SLink Avatar Enhancement
Feet:  SLink Avatar Enhancement

Make-up
Eyelashes:  Redgrave
Eyeliner:  Izzies
Lips:  Belleza 
Manicure:    -{ZOZ} Urban Silver - (Slink) Fingernail Hud  *

Clothing
Top:  Lapointe & Bastchild &B Swear "Boho" (W) - Blouse
Pants:Lapointe & Bastchild "Zipp" Pants - BW Leather
Boots:Lapointe & Bastchild S'wear "Bianca" Ankle Boot
Jewellery.  Cae - Arabesque Necklace & Earrings

Extras
Poses:  *~*HopScotch*~* *
Backdrop:  KaTink 

Info
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Sunday 11 May 2014

#221 My milkshake brings all the boys from the yard

Strawberries

Another post with some more goodies from my favourite Collabor88 ever - I couldn't resist this cute diner dress from katat0nik.

Strawberries

Are these not the yummiest shoes ever?    When I saw them I just had to have them, what a perfect match for this dress!


Strawberries


Credits:

Body
Skin:  Belleza Ria
Hair:  Clawtooth for Collabor88: A Little Lamb 
Eyes:  IKON
Hands:  SLink Avatar Enhancement
Feet:  SLink Avatar Enhancement

Make-up
Eyelashes:  Redgrave
Eyeliner:  Belleza 
Manicure: Hello Dave - Slink AvEnhance - Polka Dots *

Clothing

Dress:  *katat0nik* for Collabor88 Diner Dress
Shoes:  +Half-Deer+ for Collabor88 Milkshake Pumps
Jewellery:  Maxi Gossamer - Necklace - Solitaire Heart 

Extras
Poses & Prop:  Focus Poses The Waitress (also comes with mesh roller skates, not used) 
Location: Artilleri 

Info
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Saturday 10 May 2014

#220 Rocking out at Collabor88

All C88'd Out

I dont usually bother trying to get into events the first (or second or third!) day unless there is a special reason - well this month's Collabor88 gave me a reason for fighting the crowds and lag - vintage!  l am a huge fan of vintage/retro clothing in sl, particularly anything Rockabilly or 50's related - in my first sl incarnation over 7 years ago I spent months and months trying unsuccessfully to find vintage clothing - I am so glad things have changed!

All C88'd Out

Anyway, today's outfit is pretty much entirely from this round of Collabor88 , shirt, hair, shoes!  I was particularly excited about the flatties, I have been hunting for SLink compatible flats just like this, and bonus - bones!  Sorry, that was my inner pirate speaking.

All C88'd Out



Credits:

Body
Skin:  Belleza Ava Rockabilly
Hair:  Truth Thelma at Collabor88
Eyes:  IKON
Hands:  SLink Avatar Enhancement
Feet:  SLink Avatar Enhancement

Make-up
Eyelashes:  Redgrave
Eyeliner:  Izzies
Lips:  -Belleza - Ria 
Beauty Mark:  Belleza 
Manicure:   Hello Dave - Slink AvEnhance - Polka Dots*

Clothing

Top:  Tee*fy at Collabor88 - Laura Unbuttoned Knotted Shirt 
Pants:  Tres Blah at Collabor88 -  Skinny Slacks
Shoes:  [VN] at Collabor88 Bone Daddy Flats
Jewellery:  [MAGIC NOOK] (from previous round of TDR Fusion) Vintage DJ Ring. Cae:: Eerie Necklace and Earrings: 

Extras
Poses:  Diesel Works
Location:  Runaround Sues

Info
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