#489 The real voyage of discovery

.....consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes 

- Marcel Proust

 (and you can have new eyes too if you go to Cosmopolitan - details below :))

My outfit today consists of top and shorts from Entice, both taken from different sets.  As with almost all Entice items, they are available in colour packs, with each pack giving you 3 or more colour choices via hud.  I have used one hud from each and done a bit of a mix and match.  As of when I publish this post, the tank plus denim skirts and boots are still available for just 99L for a 3 pack.  The shorts are available alone or in hud operated packs.

ZZ feels that this is a great outfit for running round events so I added some cute sneakers from KC Couture to avoid the chance her of falling and breaking a pixel or two if she runs around in her usual sky high heels.

Avi-Glam are at this month's Cosmopolitan with two packs of eyes.   At the risk of repeating myself (because I am!) I am so happy that my quest for eyes has finally ended, I can't say enough good things about these eyes.  They are just 75L for one colour, or 229L for the fat pack.  A huge bonus for the fat pack is that you only ever need one set of eyes, and any fat pack huds will work with them.  For someone who changes her eye colour as often as she...well, changes her eye colour.. this is a massive plus.  I have included the full hud below so that as well as seeing the gorgeousness of the colours, you can also see how easy it is to adjust them all from the same hud.

Credits:

Mesh body: Maitreya Lara

Mesh Head:  Catwa Jessica
Applier: WoW Skins Mimi, bronze - available at Mesh Body Addicts Fair

Hair: Argrace Yume

Eyes:  Avi-Glam  Ardent Eyes - Nature pack - available at Cosmopolitan 
Manicure & Pedicure:  Koffin Nails - Sweet Serenity

Shorts:  Entice Cool for the Summer Shorts, solids
Tank:  Entice When we Dance tank, blues
Bracelet:  EarthStones Tumbled Stones Bracelet - Sand & Surf - still half price for HelloTuesday at this location only - Earthsones
Necklace:  Cae Flutter - available at FaMESHed
Earrings:  Cae Flutter  available at FaMESHed
Ring:  Cae Flutter - free gift at FaMESHed
Shoes:  KC Couture Phoenix Sneakers
Poses:  Nantra Effortless
Location:  SecondSnaps Photo studio

Tools I use in most blog posts

SecondSnaps Photo studio

Pose Anywhere 

Lumipro 

Anypose 

Combo Fix

Bits n Pieces

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

All Slurls are current at time of posting.  If you are unable to find an item, or need help with anything I have blogged, feel free to send me an email, inworld IM or nc, or a plurk (all links on contacts page).

I wear a mesh body, head, hands & feet in all posts. I use alpha cuts where necessary, and if I can't get an item to work with my mesh body, I wwill neither wear it or blog it  Most items I blog fit various mesh body parts, and often classic avatar standing sizing and/or fitmesh. Please make sure to demo anything you see here that you are thinking of buying to be sure it works for you.

Poses

Nantra

#485 The mind is like an umbrella.....

....it functions best when open - Walter Gropius

I really enjoy doing headshots since entering the wonderful world of mesh heads, so forgive me for indulging myself again.  I am still really loving the gorgeous eyes from Avi-Glam, and have this time used the fantasy hud, ZZ likes having purple eyes and there are two to choose from. In fact, here is the hud showing you the colours in the fantasy pack I am using today, all of which you can buy singly for just 49L if you don't want the fatpack.

I couldn't decide which dress to show you out of this new line from Entice, so I decided to show one from each pack, and use 4 of the poses from the Baxe pose/prop set for Pose Lover event.  It comes with the umbrella and 9 poses.

Each pack of the dresses includes a hud with 3 different textures to choose from - linen, plaids, diagonals and dots.  I love how Entice offer such great texture choices rather than just offering different colours.

Credits:

Mesh body: Maitreya Lara

Mesh Head:  Catwa Jessica

Applier: WoW Skins .::WoW Skins::. Angelica Bronze Catwa applier Hair: Exile::Peaceful Easy Feeling

Eyes:  Avi-Glam  Celestial Eyes - Fantasy Pack 
Manicure & Pedicure:   DaneMarkZ Ombre

Dress:  Entice - My Girl Dress
Bangles:  Earthstones Katya bangles, woodsy
Shoes:   Essenz Cameroon (instore gacha)
Poses:  Baxe - Umbrella Woman - available at Pose Lover

Tools I use in most blog posts

SecondSnaps Photo studio

Pose Anywhere 

Lumipro 

Anypose 

Combo Fix

Bits n Pieces

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

All Slurls are current at time of posting.  If you are unable to find an item, or need help with anything I have blogged, feel free to send me an email, inworld IM or nc, or a plurk (all links on contacts page).

I wear a mesh body, head, hands & feet in all posts. I use alpha cuts where necessary, and if I can't get an item to work with my mesh body, I wwill neither wear it or blog it  Most items I blog fit various mesh body parts, and often classic avatar standing sizing and/or fitmesh. Please make sure to demo anything you see here that you are thinking of buying to be sure it works for you.

#484 The butterfly counts not months but moments

.....and has time enough - Rabindranath Tagore

I felt kinda springy today and wanted to wear this truly gorgeous skirt form Mon Cheri.  Apart from the fabulous selection of patterns to choose from, you also get the skirt in sheer and not so sheer.  What is even better though, is that it comes with undies attached!  This made me jump for joy, confident in that if my studio was full of people, I would not be flashing my bits at them :).  I find this a real issue when wearing short skirts over a mesh body - I dance a lot and last night found myself camming up my own skirt to check I had my undies on - with this skirt, no need!   Whatever skirt texture you choose, the undies coordinate, I so wish more designers would do this for short skirts, I think it is such a great idea.

I am including the pic below simply because I wanted to show the skirt pattern, which is my absolute favourite.  I have worn this sports bra from Just Because but it remains one of my favourites, and most tops don't work great with a high waistband, whereas this one fits perfectly.

I am wearing my Avi-Glam eyes again, this time using the Nature hud.  This will probably be my leisure time hud, as I am pretty much always a green eyed redhead when not blogging, but I like experimenting with different styles and colours on my blog.

Credits:

Mesh body: Maitreya Lara
Mesh Head:  Catwa Jessica

Applier: WoW Skins Fatma

Hair: Wasabi Pills - Ryleigh - available at FaMESHed

Eyes: Avi-Glam Nature pack
Manicure & Pedicure:  Wicked Peach - Mani/Pedi - Ethereal

Skirt:  Mon Cheri Alice Skirt
Top:  Just Because Casey Sports Bra
Shoes: KC Couture Caty Wedges
Necklace & Earrings:  EarthStones Butterfly Necklace & earrings, tickle
Poses:  Hopscotch - Pose me Pretty

Props
Greenhouse and all it contains - Aphrodite - this was an offer so may no longer be available as a conglomerate
Tortoise - Hopscotch tortoise pet gacha - this is the treasure chest rideable tortoise

Tools I use in most blog posts:

SecondSnaps Photo studio

Pose Anywhere 

Lumipro 

Anypose 

ComboFix

Info

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

I wear a mesh body, head, hands & feet in all posts. Most items I blog fit various mesh body parts, and often classic avatar standing sizing and/or fitmesh. Please make sure to demo anything you see here that you are thinking of buying to be sure it works for you.

There are often more photos of blogged items on my flickr account here.

SLURLs are current at time of posting.  If you need help with anything I have blogged, feel free to send me an email, inworld IM or nc, or a plurk (all links on contacts page).

#483 There are always flowers for those that want to see them

Henri Matisse

My dress is new from DE Designs and as with everything Doc Eldritch makes, it is beautiful made and a joy to wear.  I always love Doc's textures but particularly like it when he gives us a choice of plains or patterns to choose from as he has done with this dress - I have shown you a couple of the gorgeous  floral patterns.  As always, this dress comes in a multitude of fits, so you are sure to find something that works for you.

My hair is from the lovely Sisch Firecaster for the new round of The Season's Story.  It is available in a variety of huds, all containing a generous 30 colour choices.

 I am very happy, after a very long search, to have finally found eyes I love, and they are from a totally new-to-me designer, Kendra Parfort, for her store Avi Glam.  They have a selection of different eyes, all equally beautiful and just 49L a pair, or you can buy fatpacks.  What is particularly exciting to me as a blogger who changes her eyes in pretty much every post is that the fatpacks are hud operated, so just one set of eyes to fit to your mesh head and you are done.  I went for the Celestial range Arctic pack of the for this post, and this comes with an absolutely gorgeous selection of eyes on the blue spectrum in 3 size choices.  In my next post I will be wearing eyes from the same range but the Nature pack and you can pretty much expect these to be in all my blog posts for the foreseeable future.

Credits:

Mesh body: Maitreya Lara

Mesh Head:  Catwa Jessica

Applier: WoW Skins Fatma, bronze

Hair: KoKoLoReS - Carlin, Hud 01 - available at The Seasons Story

Eyes:  Avi Glam Celestial Eyes - Arctic Pack
Manicure & Pedicure:  DaneMarkZ  Romantica

Dress:  DE Designs - Brea dress
Shoes:  Glamistry Hyacinth
Bangles:  EarthStones Katya Bangles, garden
Necklace & earrings:  Cae - Blossom - available at Cosmopolitan
Poses:  Purple Poses - Rebecca
Location:  SecondSnaps Photo studio - using a background by Katink

Tools I use in most blog posts

SecondSnaps Photo studio

Pose Anywhere 

Lumipro 

Anypose 

Combo Fix

Bits n Pieces

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

All Slurls are current at time of posting.  If you are unable to find an item, or need help with anything I have blogged, feel free to send me an email, inworld IM or nc, or a plurk (all links on contacts page).

I wear a mesh body, head, hands & feet in all posts. I use alpha cuts where necessary, and if I can't get an item to work with my mesh body, I wwill neither wear it or blog it  Most items I blog fit various mesh body parts, and often classic avatar standing sizing and/or fitmesh. Please make sure to demo anything you see here that you are thinking of buying to be sure it works for you.