#448 Floating away on a tulle cloud

Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of  its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength - Charles Spurgeon

I am a huge lover of vintage clothing, particularly 50's, so on my first sl incarnation, almost 9 years ago, I searched the grid for months for some kind of 50's style circular skirt outfit.  I eventually found a couple - they weren't great but I still had fun dancing in the pretty flexis.

I am still drawn to vintage styling in sl, so I was thrilled when I saw this dress from Sakide at the Frost Fair.  It isn't actually a dress, it is a skirt and matching top, and comes in 6 gorgeous colours but as mine was the fatpack I have shown a few different mix and match options.  I totally love that frilly underskirt!  The delicate snowflake texture is really lovely, and the outfit itself just feels fresh, pretty and classy.

Each dress comes with a matching pair of shoes, but I have worn one of Baby Monkey's recent releases instead (admission time - this is because I didn't notice the shoes in the box till I had already taken the photos!).  My skin is one of the beautiful gifts in the 7 Deadly Skins group advent.  

Credits:

If an item is for sale at an event, I give the slurl to that event, but in case this blog post is read after the event has finished, I also include the slurl to the mainstore.

Body

Maitreya Lara

Fiore Sondra - available at Hairology

IKON Eyes

7 Deadly s{K}ins  Noellia red brows apricot (group advent gift)

Cosmetics

Encore Maitreya Nail Appliers - Designer 01- 10L at The Bi-Annual  Wash Cart Sale)

Clothing

Sakide Flocon Skirt & Top available at Frost Fashion Fair

Baby Monkey Lizzi Pumps Basics

Accessories

Indulge Temptation- Enchanted Roses Bracelet Set 2 

Indulge Temptation- Tangled Earring Set 1

Poses

Eternal Dream - Linger

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#408 Blogging by the skin of my teeth

I have to finish this blog post quickly as Sakide's Smoking Jacket is available at the Vintage and Cool Fair which ends today.  It is available in an array of delicious colours and each pack has a plain jacket and one with either black or white lapels. it comes in five standard sizes but I was able to fit it to Maitreya Lara with some alpha tweaks.

My necklace and earring set is just one of a number that Indulge Temptations has available for 60L each till 9th of September midnight for 55LThursday.  They are 100% mesh, materials enabled, HUD driven, resizable (x,y,z), and depending on which pack you buy, have up to 10 bead colour options and 10 metal types.

My heels from Glamistry probably need nothing more than just to leave you to drool at them in the close up below.  However, in case you have been living under a pixel rock for a while and are new to Glamistry, I will just tell you that as well as making some of the most drool-worthy shoes in sl, Glamistry's hud allows you to purchase more colours directly from the hud itself, and every colour you buy is added to the pool from which you can customise multiple areas.

Credits:

Body

Mesh Body:  Maitreya Lara

Skin:   WoW Skins V2 Virginia Tan

Hair:  Exile Walking On Sunshine

Eyes:  IKON Triumph

Cosmetics

Eyelashes:  Mon Cheri Falsies

Manicure & Pedicure:  Hello Dave  Juicy Berry Gloss (via Omega hud)

Clothing

Dress:  Sakide - Smoking Jacket Wine/Black available at VIntage & Cool Fair 

Shoes:   Glamistry Linaria 

Accessories

Necklace:  Indulge Temptation - Arabesque Set 7 

Earrings: Indulge Temptation - Arabesque Set 7 

Poses

Poses:  KaTink  Haute

Backdrop:  KaTink  Skies

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#288 Run from the wind

I don't do enough fantasy type blog posts, which is a shame as I really enjoy putting them together.  Maybe its because I don't do rp.  Anyway, when I saw this [ SAKIDE ] outfit (which also comes in black, white and ivory) for The Fantasy Collective I immediately started thinking about what I could do with it.  



This is definitely one of the hairstyles I return to again and again, one of my Top Ten without a doubt.  And this set of poses from KaTink is also one of my real "go to" packs.



Credits:

Skin:  .::WoW Skins::. Aisha Milk 01 CL *

Hair:  *Alice Project* Persephone - Infinity

Eyes:  IKON

Hands & Feet:  SLink Avatar Enhancement

Eyelashes:  Maxi Gossamer - Eyelashes - Party - Swallow Wings

Eyeliner:  .::WoW Skins::. Strong eyeliner 

Lips: KoKoLoReS BP - Pure Metallic Lips - silver *

Shadow:  KoKoLoReS BP - Smokey Glitter Eyeshadows - graphit *

Slink Manicure & Pedicure:   *pulcino*: Slink Applier-Fingernails [Summer Snow] *

Gown: [ SAKIDE ] Elatha at The Fantasy Collective *

Necklace:  AZE Theodosia Silver & Sapphire *

Earrings:  AZE Theodosia Silver & Sapphire *

Poses & Backdrop: KaTink - Haute *

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# 269 Adele at the Vintage & Cool Fair

 I have been out of action for a few weeks after my pc died, and I struggled a few days on an old laptop till I bought a stopgap PC from eBay (yes, really!) until I can afford a new one .  Anyway, I am back and I need to get comfortable with my new set up and recreate all my programs and settings, but I wanted to get something blogged as soon as I could.

I have loads on my want to blog list but thought I would start with this cute skirt and sweater from Sakide at the Vintage & Cool Fair.  It comes in 7 different colour choices, 4 of which I am showing here, and you can also buy the matching shoes (SLink high add-ons).  Both the skirt and shoes come with huds containing 8 very different different textures within the colour scheme.

My hair is new in store from *~*Damselfly*~* and comes in both the rigged version I am wearing here and their new flexi mesh that goes on a two piece mesh hair that includes a non-rigged portion so you can resize it.  You get both options in the pack so you can wear it whatever way works best for you.

Credits:

Body

Skin:  Belleza

Hair:  *~*Damselfly*~* Kerry  *

Eyes:  IKON

Hands & Feet:  SLink Avatar Enhancement

Make-up

Eyelashes:  Redgrave

Slink Manicure & Pedicure:   Hello Dave - New Autumn Shine *

Clothing

Skirt:  [ SAKIDE ] Adele Skirt - available at the Vintage & Cool Fair *

Top: [ SAKIDE ] Adele Top - available at the Vintage & Cool Fair *

Shoes: [ SAKIDE ] Adele - available at the Vintage & Cool Fair *

Earrings:  Maxi Gossamer  - Mabon Night Flower - available at at Collabor88

Ring:  Engagement & Wedding ring combo (private)

Poses & Props

Poses: KaTink - Haute *

Info

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#240 Rhapsody with a Jazz riff

This is another post focused pretty much on Rhapsody, with my outfit and all the furniture coming from this fabulous event.  The chairs and benches from Kuro are all texture change and come in both suede and leather.  I have used two wall benches and one corner bench in the picture above.   My house is not really ready for showing decor, as I have only just changed houses and I have literally just started decorating so there are none of my own bits about, but I wanted to show you these things which I really loved. 

The Kuro jazz neon pics come in 3 styles, and 3 colour choices in each style - they can also be switched on and off depending on your preferences.  What I particularly love are the cables and wall plugs that are attached, which add an incredible note of realism.  I am showing two of 3 different jazz prints from Kokolores, all as stylish as can be expected from Sisch Firecaster!

My outfit is from [ SAKIDE ] for Rhapsody and is beautifully textured and available in an array of gorgeous rich colours.  My earrings are from aru, the new accessory store opened by Luana Dawg of Kuro, and the items are really unusual and sheer perfection as you would expect from Luana. These earrings are beautifully made and available in brass as well as the pewter I am wearing.  My necklace is from [LNS Designs], and I will be wearing the matching earrings and bracelet in an upcoming post.

By the way there should have been a wall behind me in the pic above but I accidentally derendered the house - makes a change from deleting it!

Credits:

Body

Skin:  Belleza Ria SK

Hair:  *ARGRACE* Taylor - Red

Eyes:  Poetic Colors Morning Glimpse

Hands:  SLink Avatar Enhancement

Feet:  SLink Avatar Enhancement

Make-up

Eyelashes:  Redgrave

Eyeliner:  Izzies

Lips:  Belleza 

Manicure & Pedicure:   -{ZOZ}- for Cosmopolitan Sales Room Tiffany Velvet Polish

Clothing

Outfit:  [ SAKIDE ] for Rhapsody - Jazz Time Outfit 

Shoes:  !! SSD (Sax Shepherd Designs) ~ Vixen Stiletto Sandals ~ Leathers & Pastels 

Jewellery: [LNS Designs] Lumen Necklace, aru. Suzanne earrings, pewter

Decor: (all from Rhapsody )
It's All About Jazz prints - Kokolores
Jazz neon pictures - Kuro
Jazz table, chairs and lamp (suede) - Kuro
Jazz Wall Bench (suede) - Kuro
Jazz Corner Bench (suede) - Kuro

Poses

Poses:  Grafica for Rhapsody (standing), Infiniti - Handy

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#237 "I can't think about that right now. If I do, I'll go crazy. I'll think about that tomorrow"

I am dedicating this post to someone who will probably never read it as she has left SL.  When I was looking for quotes for the title, so many of them reminded me of her as she possesses much of Scarlett O'Hara's fire and drama, as well as her beauty.  Life as her sister was certainly never boring.  Nita/Chrissie, this one's for you.  I miss you and hope life brings you only good things.

The latest round of The Seraphim Social has a Gone with the Wind theme, which brought out a bit of the dramatic diva in me, and made me reach for some filmish frames to set the scene.  I am not a big hat person but I think the hat that comes with this lovely outfit from Sakide really helps set the mood.

The jewellery set from Cae is also to be found at The Seraphim Social, along with my manicure and pedicure, from ZOZ.  

My shoes were just 50L in the gacha at Sax Shepherd Designs, and come with a hud allowing you to customise the jewel colours.  This design is still one of my favourite ever shoes for SLink high feet, they are so elegant.  Sax is an artist in real life, and it really shows in his gorgeous creations in second life.

Credits:

Body

Skin:  Belleza at Summerfest - Ria Summerfest

Hair:  EMO-tions. *LOVE*

Eyes:  Poetic Colors

Hands:  SLink Avatar Enhancement

Feet:  SLink Avatar Enhancement

Make-up

Eyelashes:  Redgrave

Eyeliner:  Izzies

Manicure & Pedicure:   -{ZOZ}- at Seraphim Social:  Tiffany Velvet Polish 

Clothing

Outfit:  Sakide at Seraphim Social - Scarlet Summer Gown and hat

Shoes:  ! !SSD ~ Fairy Tale Tease ~ Tink 

Jewellery:  Cae :: at Seraphim Social -  Melly ::  Sax Shepherd Designs ~ Spirit of Giving ~ Grand Jewels ~ Ring

Extras

Poses:  !bang

Backdrop:  KaTink 

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#216 More Blossoms

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Sakide have some very pretty dresses available at She & Him, and I am showing you just a few of the colours here.  Each dress comes with a hud allowing you to choose between 5 flower colours.  My shoes are from the !!! SSD (Sax Shepherd Designs) gacha at  the Fantasy Gacha Carnival which opens on May 2nd  - please see this post for more details.  

My poses are from two of the KoKoLoReS sets at The Pose Fair 2014 and the backdrops are part of the new Sponged collection at KaTink.

Credits:

Body

Skin:  Belleza Ria SK 3 R

Hair:  Truth Elyse

Eyes:  IKON

Hands:  SLink Avatar Enhancement

Feet:  SLink Avatar Enhancement

Make-up

Eyelashes:  Redgrave

Eyeliner:  Belleza 

Manicure:   Hello Dave - Slink AvEnhance - VIP group gift - More Blossom 

Clothing

Dress:  [ SAKIDE ] Flos Dress at She & Him

Shoes:  !! SSD (Sax Shepherd Designs) ~ Fairy Tale Tease at Fantasy Gacha Carnival

Jewellery:  Cae:: Sakura

Extras

Poses:   KoKoLoReS at The Pose Fair 2014

Backdrop:  KaTink 

Info

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#214 Zsa walks (and hangs off) the line

Today I am showing you a few poses from a set I really had fun with, from Infiniti at the Pose Fair 2014.  The weathered mesh tightrope (7 LI) comes with 15 menu driven poses - I managed to limit myself to showing you just a few (but there are a few more on flickr) or this post would have taken a year! 

To make it even better, the pack includes a box containing just the poses as well, so if you want to use them for other purposes, you can!  The poses are specially made to work with SLink medium feet, which is also a great touch.

My shorts are part of a new outfit from [ SAKIDE ] which also comes with a top and shoes, and in a 7 colours and is at the Monochromatic Fair until 5 May

Credits:

Body

Skin:  Belleza

Hair:  Magika 

Eyes:  IKON

Hands:  SLink Avatar Enhancement

Feet:  SLink Avatar Enhancement

Make-up

Eyelashes:  Redgrave

Manicure & Pedicure:   Hello Dave - Slink AvEnhance - Polka Dots

Clothing

Tank:  *LACUNA* Tetroz Tank 

Shorts: [ SAKIDE ] Bianca Shorts (at the Monochromatic Fair)

Jewellery: Izzies  - Hair Tie Bracelet 

Extras

Poses & Prop:  Walk the Line - Infiniti at the Pose Fair 2014

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Midnight Yoga

Zsa has been moving into a new house and was feeling a bit stressed last night as she has so much to do, so I reminded her of the yoga mat she hasn't used for a while.  Although it was after midnight, she dragged it out onto the shore and spent some time stretching and communing with the moon.  She didn't even bother to get changed,, she just wore one of her favourite outfits for when she is just slobbing around at home.

The yoga mat from KaTinK comes with 8 different animations, the rocks are included, and the mat itself is tintable

Credits:

Body

Skin:  Belleza Ria

Hair:  Truth

Eyes:  IKON

Hands:  SLink Avatar Enhancement

Feet:  SLink Avatar Enhancement

Make-up

Eyelashes:  Redgrave

Eyeliner:  Izzies

Tattoo:  NadiaTattoo - Kanji Harmony (Left HighHip)

Manicure:   ZOZ Grass Bunny Polish (group gift)

Clothing

Outfit:  [ SAKIDE ] Slamin 

Extras

Props:  KaTink 

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Moulin Rouge meets Video Games

This gorgeous mesh gown is the Sakide item for Moulin Rouge which opened March 15.  Also available in black, the colour is beautifully rich and as always with Sakide, the texturing is faultless. 

As this gown exudes old Hollywood glamour, I paired it with one of my favourite ever hairstyles, which was the Truth gacha prize at a previous round of The Arcade.  My skin is my newly discovered favourite from The Plastik at The Skin Fair, which I first drooled over here, and which I love so much I might never take it off!

Credits:

Body

Skin:  :[P]:(The Plastik) at Skin Fair 2014 - Astrali Skin[Basic]:// Hylala

Hair:  Truth Video Games (previous gacha item at The Arcade)

Eyes:  IKON 

Make-up

Eyelashes:  Maxi Gossamer 

Eyeliner:  Izzies 

Face:  :[P]:(The Plastik) at Skin Fair 2014]:- Astrali Face[Gloss]:// Hylala   

Clothing

Gown: [ SAKIDE ] Satine Gown Red
Hair Ornament: Truth 

Jewellery:  Sax Shepherd Designs ~ Spirit of Giving ~ Grand Jewels 

Extras

Poses:  aDORKable (now only on MP)
Backdrop:  KaTink 

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“Shedding off one more layer of skin.  Keeping one step ahead of the persecutor within” - B