#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).

#482 If music be the food of love

....play on - William Shakespeare

As it is coming up to the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death I thought I would share one of his quotes.  I doubt anyone in SL knows that I am a huge lover of Shakespeare.  Along I guess with the majority of school kids. I loathed him at school, where we were forced to study "the Scottish play", which made no sense whatsoever to me.  Years later, as a mature student of English Literature, I was forced into studying Shakespeare again, very unwillingly.  However a trip to Stratford upon Avon to see the Royal Shakespeare Company perform Othello changed all that.  It was spellbinding, electric, and ever since that moment have been a huge appreciator of all things Shakespeare.

I always get a kick out of a blog post that builds from one item and takes me in a direction I hadn't thought of till I look at it and put my little imagination cap on.  In this instance the starting point was this dress from a new-to-me designer, VIP Creations.  It fits like a glove and gives ZZ curves fitting of a forties torch singer, so that is what she became for this shoot (though I think she forgot the torch part and rocked it up a bit).  A quick search in her mammoth inventory brought up this great pose set from Nantra which includes 6 poses and 6 coordinating microphone props.

The dress comes with a texture change hud and also white pumps which I am not wearing here, opting for a classic pump from KC Couture instead.  A quick mention about the hair I have worn in this and my last post - both are by No Match for Hairology, and come with hairbase appliers which are absolutely fabulous!  EMO-tions have also included a hairbase applier, and I hope more hair sellers do this as it really makes wearing hair with a mesh head much easier.

Credits:

Mesh body: Maitreya Lara

Mesh Head:  Catwa Jessica

Applier:  WoW Skins Angelica Bronze

Hair: No Match No Loss - available at Hairology
Hair Base:  No Match for Catwa Jessica - comes with the pack above

Eyes:  Ikon Promise

Manicure & Pedicure: Wicked Peach - Retro Chic Pastels

Dress: Vips Creations Sofia Pencil Corset Dress polka dots
Shoes:  KC Couture Vixie Heels
Jewellery:  Indulge Temptation Nomad Princess necklace, earrings & bracelets

Poses:  Nantra - Songbird

Tools I use in most blog posts

SecondSnaps Photo studio

Pose Anywhere 

Lumipro 

Anypose 

Combo Fix

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.  

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).

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.

#394 Bella Poses Prettily

I have lots of lovely newness to show you today so will work from the head down.  My hair is a new release from Exile at the Hair Fair.  To be honest, I wasn't all that keen on the demo but I have a thing about messy updos so I took a chance - I am so glad I did, I love it now and am sure it will appear again on this blog.

My skin is new from PXL for The Wayward Carnival - it comes in pale and natural tones, both with new make-ups for the lovely Shara skin. Each skin pack contains dark, light, medium and no brow skins, 3 freckle tattoos, 3 mole tattoos, 2 cleavage tattoos (2 options), 3 lip gloss tattoos, nail eraser on a glove, SweetLips appliers.  I have added a lip colour simply because the lips on the skin were lovely, but didn't work with this outfit.

Also new is the PXL body freckles applier which includes 3 different tones giving the ability to match with any skin.  You get 2 densities of freckles and 2 transparencies. The appliers work with the latest mesh bodies from Maitreya, Belleza & Slink and are compatible with all skins on SL.  This hud is available at the PXL store for the MIX event.

My cute dresses from Somnia are also for Mix and are only 200L for each color set - dark or light.  they come with a hud allowing you to change the dress, belt fabric, laces and hardware separately.  I am showing the darks above and the lights below.  They are cross compatible so you can mix and match.  Although not specifically rigged for Maitreya Lara, it was easy to get them to fit with a few alpha cuts.  I know I will wear this a lot, it is so easy to wear and has a light and fresh feeling to it - even the darks!

My cute flatties are a recent release from KC Couture and come with their fantastic texture change hud allowing you to change independently the textures for main, cord, stars, 3 separate jewels, insole and sole. They come fitted for Maitreya, Eve, Belleza and Slink. 

And finally, my mani/pedi is from Wicked Peach who have just moved to a new location, and I recommend a visit, they have some fabulous make-up and they are well worth a visit. One of the things that made this little blogger very happy is that their nail appliers include not only Slink appliers but Belleza and Maitreya too.  I am including their advert below because you can't really see them in my pics.

Credits:

Body

Mesh Body:  Maitreya  Lara 

Skin:  PXL Shara Carnival Natural, Makeup 02 medium brow, cleavage 2 at Wayward Carnival 

Hair:  Exile  Walking On Sunshine

Eyes:  Ikon Soverign

Hands & Feet:  Maitreya
Body Freckles:  PXL  Freckles, Pale Tones for Mix

Face Freckles:  PXL   Face freckles light (tattoo)

Moles: PXL Moles Dark (Tattoo)

Cosmetics

Eyelashes:  Mon Cheri Falsies

Lips:  Belleza  Amelia SK MIX Gloss Lip 4

Manicure & Pedicure:   Wicked Peach (new landmark) - Mani/Pedi - Sparkling Wine - Maitreya  

Clothing

Dress:   Somnia Bohemian Bella - Lights & Darks for Mix

Shoes:   KC Couture  Ginko Flats  

Accessories

Necklace:  Maxi Gossamer  - Gypsy Flower Amulet of Antimony

Earrings:  Maxi Gossamer - Gypsy Flower Amulet of Antimony

Poses

Props: Hopscotch - Pose Me Pretty  

Backdrop:  KaTink - New England 

Info

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).  

Breakdown

"So break me down if it makes you feel right

And hate me now if it keeps you alright

You can break me down if it takes all your might

'cause I'm so much more than all your lies"

Seether

This post is very different to my usual - my first collaboration with another blogger, my first real attempt at shadows, and probably my first post with only one picture.   I still have a lot to learn about shadows, but it was fun, and I was very lucky to have an amazing pose to build this post around and a very patient teacher.  Check Billy's post to listen to the song he based the post on.

Credits:

Pose:  Kuro in Motion - Because Hating you is Easier

On Me

Skin:  Belleza- Mya 

Hair: Alice Project Steph II

Eyes:  IKON Promise, Apex

Hands:  SLink Avatar Enhancement

Manicure:   ASS

Outfit:  Ducknipple SLX Gypsy

On Billy:

Hair > Exile::Take It Easy

Skin > 7 Deadly s{K}ins - Judas

Eyes > IKON - Perspective

Jacket > 22769 - Teed Jacket

Pants > Ispachi - Casual Jeans

Shoes > Kauna - Brogue 

Hands > SLink

Nails > Wicked Peach - Diesel

Info
There are usually 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 IM inworld, or a plurk.