52 Weeks of Colour Challenge - Aqua Island by Ayla

Another day, another colour catch up. Perhaps I went a few shades lighter than the example swatch, but I think you can still classify this as aqua. I even managed to co-ordinate with my sofa! Yeah, I know, it's a talent. Some people match up with their significant others, some their pets. Me, I blend with the furniture. Story of my life.

coldLogic dress - mattison.ice

NX-Nardcotix MANA Edith Ebony

(fd) Marie (Brunette B) - slightly tinted darker

-Glam Affair- Leah MedTan - Clean

Dark Mouse Crystal Earrings (Silver) - Store now closed

Pose: Olive Juice - Call Me: Phones with Poses

Mayfly - Liquid Light Mesh Eyes (Twilight Steel)

LISP Mathilde Sofa

[ba] paris penthouse skybox

52 Weeks of Colour Challenge - Astronaut Blue by Ayla

I'm slowly getting back my blogging mojo and thought it best to catch up with the 52 Weeks of Colour challenge before I lag so far behind it would be impossible to keep up.  I went a bit artsy with this shot but I think I am happy with the way it turned out. I hope you like it too.

coldLogic dress - gish.blue

Chemistry Hair - Vines - Browns

-Glam Affair- Leah MedTan - Clean

Mayfly - Liquid Light Mesh Eyes (Twilight Steel)

Backdrop - A:S:S - Aeon 2 skybox

52 Weeks of Color - Wales by Dolly

Wales is green, a nice bright green, and the perfect excuse to add to my Mon Tissu scarf collection.  I picked up the dress at Tulip during the Fifty Linden Friday sale.  Tulip is a store I'd never been to before, which is the very best thing about Fifty Linden Friday - introducing us to new-to-us stores! 

Credits:

Mon Tissu - Skinny Scarf ~ Green

Mayfly - Deep Sky Mesh Eye (Rising Spring, w3)

Tulip - Banded Dress (Whipped Cream)

Mandala Nails medium

D!va Hair Tomoko2 (Type A)(Red amber)

Glam Affair - Cassiopea - America Clean RD

Fifty Linden Friday Goodies

Fifty Linden Friday had some really neat stuff this week so I decided that I was inspired enough to blog again.  This gorgeous dress is from ISON and it comes in gold and taupe, I snagged them both. At $50L each you can afford to! The pose is from Flowey, aptly called Bad Habit.

ISON - bodycon shoulder dress (gold) - for FLF

flowey. bad habit - for FLF

/Wasabi Pills/ Ichigo Mesh Hair - Chocolate @ Hair Fair

-Glam Affair- Leah MedTan 

Mayfly - Liquid Light Mesh Eyes (Twilight Steel)

[ba] stockholm attic - skybox and furniture @ Collabor88

Glam Affair's Cassiopea

Glam Affair released a new skin on Wednesday, and not just a new skin, but the beginning of a new line.  The skin tones have changed, and for the better, I think.  Shown is the third lightest shade, America.  I took the picture using one of Gogo's windlight settings that she kindly shared on her blog, JuicyBomb, the other day. Thanks Gogo, they're lovely!

Credits:

Glam Affair skin - Cassiopea - America 02 RD HB

Mon Tissu Slouchy Sweatshirt ~ Oatmeal

One Bad Pixel Stillwater Bikini Bottom S Peach

Beetlebones Mesh Lashes V.01 (Dainty brown)

Truth Tashia w/Roots - marmalade

Mayfly - Deep Sky Mesh Eye (Teal Hazel, w3)

Fabulous Folly and Big Heads

Do you ever buy something that is not really you just because it's fabulous?  That's what I did with this Lelutka hair from Hair Fair.  I took a quick pic in my Mon Tissu shorts, coldLogic top and SLink sandals.  The skin is Glam Affair's Roza, available at The Dressing Room for a limited time.  You'll see this hair again when I figure out how set it off to maximum gloriousness. 

OK, I have to brag just for a second.  One of my blog post pics, the Aqua Island, was chosen by Second Life as its pic of the day, yesterday.  I had my 15 minutes of SL fame!  Here's how to enter your pictures so you too can experience the glamour and thrills:

Join this Flickr group: Second Life Official, read the disclaimers and if you want your photo to be considered for use as a “Photo of the Day,” select the "Attribution" or "Share Alike" license in Flickr, then submit the photo to the group. 

Your SL and Plurk friends will applaud, you'll grin like a fool and your head will grow three sizes for a few hours.  Well, maybe that was just me.

22769 at the The Gallery Gift Shop

I know I am a little behind with this, as you all probably know I am on a little blogging hiatus, but if anyone if going to make me sneak one in it's the guys from 22769.  Here I am wearing a simple yet elegant gown, available at this months round at The Gallery Gift Shop.  You can also hunt for an envelope clutch bag to go with it. It'll be somewhere in the store.

22769 ~ [femme] TGGS Anastasia Champaign (mesh)

The Gallery Gift Shop

Clawtooth: Serendipity (Captivating Brunettes Pack) @ Hair Fair

-Glam Affair- Leah MedTan - Clean

Mayfly - Liquid Light Mesh Eyes (Twilight Steel)

Dark Mouse (Closed) - 30's Art Deco Set

Nails - [MANDALA]

Just Don't Cross Her

Callie makes another appearance today, she's got a score to settle with Ayla, and she'll do it in style. ;-) Her harem pants and top are from Les Petits Details, sandals and rigged mesh feet from SLink, and hair from D!va.  Watch out Ayla, she's looking your way!

Credits:

Les Petit Details - *Boho Girl* Black (Jacket Layer)
 

Les Petit Details - *Boho Girl* Pants Black (MESH)

""D!va"" Hair  "Diva2" (Cat's eye)

Beetlebones Mesh Lashes V.01 (Dainty brown)

Mayfly - Liquid Light Mesh Eye (Twilight Steel Shadow, w3)

Slink Ilena Sandals Standard Taupe

Slink Mesh Feet (Rigged)

HANDverk Hammered Metal Earring silver

Glam Affair- Mia Natural 05

Kind of Naughty, Kind of Nice

Callie, my alt, decided she needed to take a sexy picture for Clay Cowen who is only able to log in to SL on a text based viewer for the summer (waves and eyebrow waggles to Clay).  She's wearing the very sexy One Bad Pixel Cheong and her strappy heels from Nardkotix.  I let her go to Hair Fair and she loved Lamb's Blue Velvet hair.  The chaise in the picture is a photographer's pose prop from Diesel Works, bought at his 50% off sale!

Credits:

Lamb - Blue Velvet (Mesh) - Honeycomb (at Hair Fair)

One Bad Pixel Cherry Cheong and Thong Med Blue

Beetle Bones Mesh Lashes

Mayfly - Liquid Light Mesh Eye (Twilight Sea, w3)

Nardcotix MANA Edith Metalic Heels

Glam Affair skin - Mia Natural 05

52 Weeks of Color Challenge - Aqua Island by Dolly

I love this color, aqua island, and Leverocci's ruffled tank has once again come to my aid, as has Lisp's Mermaids and Salty Dogs cabinet and accessories.  The pose is from Alterior Motions.

Additional Credits:

Mandala - nails

Mayfly - Deep Sky Mesh Eye (Teal Hazel, w3)

Elikatira Flattery - Red 04 (available at Hair Fair)

Mon Tissu Hanalei Shorts ~ Beige

Glam Affair -  Roza - Natural Summer 01 Red (available at The Dressing Room)

Let's Noobify!

 When I went to Hair Fair the other day, having waited a few days for the rush to fade, I carefully stripped down to the basics.  No shoes, no prim eyes or lashes, no earrings, no mesh, no huds; nothing but shape, skin (with hairbase as a nod to my very large sense of vanity) a system tee and shorts from Tres Blah to cover my nakedness.  This left me with no scripts in the official viewer - other viewers are a minimum of one, in my experience, and a rendering cost of 1,000.  Minimizing lag to tool around Hair Fair is a good thing. 

I was surprised to find that my mode of dress was an extremely small minority.  I did see one other male avatar tooling around in boxer briefs.  Everyone else was dressed to the nines, or should I say 300,000 arc?  Charity events are a huge draw in Second Life, and I'm proud of that.  They are so much more fun for everyone if we all do our part to reduce lag for ourselves and others.  Some merely derender all the avatars.  That's fine as far as it goes, but not everyone knows how to do that.  Noobify yourself, leave the vanity for later when you put outfits together with all the new wonderful hair you picked up. Just for comparison's sake, the avatar rendering cost in the bottom picture is 60,726.  I didn't count the scripts, because I generally keep those fairly low with just an AO.

Credits (for bottom pic):

Cracked Mirror Sequin Crop Top MESH (grey)

Fashionably Dead hair - Sunday - Brunette 5 (at Hair Fair)

Beetle Bones Mesh Lashes V.01 (Dainty brown)

Mayfly - Deep Sky Mesh Eye (Steel Blue, w3)

Miamai_Mahvi Pants Black

Glam Affair skin -  Roza - Natural 02 Red (at Collabor88)

Roza from Glam Affair

Glam Affair has released a few makeup versions of the natural shade of her new skin, Roza.  For those of us who prefer this skin tone, it's a wonderful way to pick up beautiful skins at deeply discounted prices.  The Collabor88 Glam Affair skin I blogged a few days ago here, pale lips and almost no makeup.  The pictures today are a release for this round of The Dressing Room (second pic) and her store (top pic).  Hurry, they won't be out that long!

Other Credits:

top picture

""D!va"" Hair "Sayaka2" 

Kunglers Velouria earrings and ring (at The Dressing Room Blue)

Beetlebones Mesh Lashes V.01 (Dainty brown)

Mon Tissue mesh shorts

coldLogic top - gertz.pink

Mayfly - Deep Sky Mesh Eyes

bottom picture

 Ricielli Peplum polka dot dress (at The Dressing Room)

Yummy Accessories Earrings

Deco Inspired

Ok, so you were thinking Art Deco, and I meant the store Deco.  This new Deco tutu skirt inspired me so much that I got it in two colors and made two looks to blog. The second look is all Deco from the color change hat hair to the shotgun shell necklace to the sweater and tutu!

I really like Deco, but I warn you, she has no demos that I can find and her women's mesh clothing comes in small, medium and large non-standard sizes.  The medium tends to fit me pretty well, and I haven't been disappointed.

Both poses and the background are from Glitterati, and they're inspiring in their own right!

Credits:

first look

Baiastice Heather Mesh Shirt - dark ombre

Deco - Mesh Her Tutu Medium (coconut)

Mayfly - Deep Sky Mesh Eye (Steel Blue)

Glow Studio Grass Earrings (green)

D!va Hair - Tomoko2 (at Collabor88)

Glam Affair - Roza - Natural 03 Red (at Collabor88)

Beetle Bones Mesh Lashes V.01 (Dainty brown)

second look

Deco - Mesh Her Tutu small (olive)

Deco - Mesh Hers Fatigue Cap w/ponytail (blaze)

Deco - Mesh Hers Wooly Pully medium (camo)

Deco - Mesh Shells of War Necklace

Glam Affair skin - Leah Natural - 01 Red

52 Weeks of Color - Persian Rose by Dolly

I'm a girlie girl, I really am, complete with laces and satin ribbons and curls in my hair.  But I don't wear much bright pink.  It's a real life thing, I guess, it washes me out.  So, when a bright pink (or purple) turns up as the color of the week, I get nervous and I think I overdo it.  I tinted the wall, the flowers, the upholstery.  It's a wonder I didn't put on a pink hair!  I do think I managed the right shade for the dress, thanks to Celoe.  

Credits: 

Celoe - April dress petunia

Truth Hair - Savina w/Roots (Mesh) - marmalade

Maxi Gossamer - White South Sea Pearl - Necklace - Single Strand

Glam Affair -  Roza - Natural 01 Red

Glam Affair - Leah Lipstick 10

Beetlebones Mesh Lashes V.01 (Dainty brown)

Mayfly - Deep Sky Mesh Eye (Steel Blue, w3)

Lisp - decorative plates (at One Voice)

What Next - bench (slightly modified)

Flowers in vase - my own

Hair Fair 2012 - Clawtooth and Wasabi Pills

I visited Hair Fair 2012 yesterday and was in my element. Hair is my vice, always has been, and I was like a kid in a sweetie shop. Clawtooth has become a favourite store of mine, the styles are so soft and feminine and I snapped up all their new releases and in the first picture I am wearing Serendipity. It's so gorgeous! I am fortunate enough to be on Wasabi Pills blogger list and I have all four styles and they are fabulous! In the second picture I am wearing Zoey - probably my favourite of their new ones, but I promise you the rest are amazing too!

~Picture 1~

Clawtooth: Serendipity (Captivating Brunettes Pack)

Whippet & Buck - Sand Island Camisole SHELL

Kyoot - Soft Words Panties (Nude)

-Glam Affair- Leah MedTan - Clean

~Picture 2~

*/Wasabi Pills/ Zoey Mesh Hair - Chocolate

*fri. - Soft.Cami (Sky)

Kyoot - Soft Words Panties (Pale Blue)

-Glam Affair- Leah MedTan - Clean

HAIR FAIR 2012

*Review Items

Peace Out!

Happy Friday the 13th everybody! Just a quick post to show you some items out for 50 Linden Friday!  My earrings and skirt are both from Glow Studio, and the fun pose from Glitterati is from the Peace Out set, all $50 Lindens, today only!

Other Credits:

Tres Blah C88 Tucked Tee 

Glam Affair skin - Roza

Glam Affair Leah Lipstick 10

[LeLutka]-ATHENA hair - AuburnHaze

mon tissu  Harlow Sunglasses / Solid Lens ~ Brown

Schadenfreude at July Collabor88

I think this is my last Collabor88 post for a week or so.  It was so darn good this month, and I haven't even shown all the goodies I bought yet!  This mesh dress and matching shoes from Schadenfreude has such a romantic summery look with the ribboned lacings and bows.  This girly touch is irresistible to me.  (happy sigh)

More Collabor88 Fabulousness

Barnesworth & Anubis have a fun attic apartment skybox for this month's Collabor88 with a fabulous view of Stockholm.  I feel I should get a dragon tattoo or something!  Instead, I'm indulging in the Hucci cropped pants and top, also at Collabor88, kicking off my shoes and lounging at the ample windowseat of my new skybox.

Additional Credits:

Glam Affair Roza Skin
(available at Collabor88)

Mandala earrings and bracelet

Celoe bangle

Lelutka hair

SLink bare feet

Pixel Mode pumps

Pose from my vast inventory of Olive Juice poses

Collabor88 in July

I have a feeling I'll be doing a few Collabor88 posts, there's so much fabulousness to show!  Glam Affair has a brand new skin out, D!va has another messy adorable hair, and the mix and match mesh tops and long skirts from Tres Blah are gorgeous.

Credits:

D!va Hair "Tomoko2" (Type A)(Red amber) available at Collabor88 

Glam Affair  Roza - Natural 02 Red available at Collabor88

Tres Blah C88 Maxi Skirt - Peach available at Collabor88

Tres Blah C88 Tucked Tee - Peach available at Collabor88

Beetle Bones Mesh Lashes V.01 (Dainty brown)

Mayfly - Deep Sky Mesh Eye (Steel Blue)

52 Weeks of Color Challenge - Astronaut Blue by Dolly

My Astronaut Blue color post completes a week of mostly Mon Tissu in my blog pictures.  The new releases have been spectacular.  I love the back of this dress, don't you?  Now pardon me, I need to be very quiet so I don't disturb my new friend here. :-)

Credits:

Wasabi Pills - Claire Mesh Hair - Gingerbread

Slink - Mesh eyelids (photo prop)

Magic Nook - Baroque Earring (Royal Blue)

mon tissu - Seaside Sundress ~ Navy Scales

Glam Affair - Leah Natural - 01 Red

Bohemian Idyll

I feel totally boho chic in the new mesh blouse from Zaara.  The hair from Truth and bracelet from Mandala look perfect with it. 

Credits:

Zaara - Ashima blouse *fire*

TRUTH Hair - Hailey w/Roots - pumpkin

MANDALA - Omochi Bracelet /SAHARA Brown

Beetle Bones Mesh Lashes (Dainty brown)

Mayfly - Deep Sky Mesh Eye (Olive Hazel)

Mon Tissu - Cuffed Denim Shorts ~ Classic Wash

Glam Affair - Leah Natural - 01 Red

Pretty Dresses, Balloons, and a Smile

Ayla's been needing some cheering up lately.  So, the cheeriest things I can think of are pretty dresses, balloons and a smile.

Credits:

On Ayla

Mon Tissu - Seaside Sundress ~ Floral

LeLutka - Belle hair - Dark Brunette

G Fields - Bow Strap Shoes "Kate" - rose

League Skin - Jen Suntan - Pink Champagne

On Dolly

Mon Tissu - Lacey Dress ~ Souffle

Dura hair - Girl 37 - Sienna

Maxi Gossamer - White South Sea Pearl - Necklace - Single Strand

Celoe - Aelia Wedges - desert

Glam Affair Skin - Leah Natural - 01 Red

Bollywood Poses

 Ayla and I blog together but we're two parts of a terrible trio in our little part of SL.  AprilMae Devin is our third Musketeer. She makes oh-so-naughty animations for her store Alterior Motions, and a nice selection of static poses as well.  She passed me her latest set of poses called Bollywood packaged in a convenient two-button hud and available at her store and on the Marketplace.

I looked for a sari or harem pants to give me the proper Bollywood feel, but I'm currently obsessing over a new show on TV called "Bunheads" about ballet dancers and Vegas showgirls.  So instead, I'm practicing the moves looking like a ballerina in my sweatshirt, tights and ballet slippers. (giggle)

Credits:

Pink Outfitters - Eri Leggings (at FaMESHed)

booN - TUN247 hair and hairbase chestnut

Mon Tissu Slouchy Sweatshirt  ~ Pink Ombre

Slink Margot Ballet Slippers Pink (add-on to Slink's Mesh Rigged Feet)

Slink Mesh Feet (Rigged)

Mayfly - Deep Sky Mesh Eye (Olive Hazel)

Glam Affair - Leah Natural - 03 Red

New Releases from Mon Tissue and Celoe!

Believe it or not, I don't buy new releases just because they're new.  But I bought one of all of Mon Tissu's new clothing releases and splurged on a pair of Celoe's awesome sandals as well.  I wish I could have afforded the fatpack of these sandals, but at $950L a pair, I had to cover my eyes and press pay for just one pair.  I'll be leaving them on for awhile, though.  They're gorgeous. Other than my Celoe sandals, the Mon Tissu sweatshirt/sweater captured my heart for its worn 80's sexy look.  Think Flashdance, and, if you're old enough to remember, how we all cut the necks out of our sweatshirts to our mothers' chagrin!  The shorts are a well made summery basic that everyone should add to their wardrobe in one of the many colors offered.  I went with the white pinstripe for versatility.

The Dura hair is also new, and while you're there, join the group and pick up the very saucy unisex short hair that is a gift to group.  You won't be sorry.

Credits:

Celoe - aelia wedges - desert (new release)

Mon Tissu Hanalei Shorts ~ Pinstripes (new release)

Mon Tissu Slouchy Sweatshirt ~ Pink Ombre (new release)

Dura - Girl*36 - sienna (new release)

Beetle Bones Mesh Lashes V.01 (Dainty brown)

Mandala Nails

LaGyo - Olrich earring gold

Mayfly - Deep Sky Mesh Eye (Olive Hazel)

Maxi Gossamer - ring - Ketama

Glam Affair skin - Leah Natural - 02 Red

52 Weeks of Colour - Cadmium Red by Ayla

I've gone 50's retro with this weeks colour in my Artilleri swimsuit and added accessories!

/artilleri/ Jeanette bikini *red/white*

/artilleri/ Trixie hair *browns*

MIEL MEOW PEEPERS  - candy gloss

Slink Ilena Sandals Red

Slink Womens Natural Barefeet (Mesh Rigged)

*League* Skin Jen Suntan - SmokyRose

Picture taken at Artilleri

Shape my own

52 Weeks of Color Challenge - Cadmium Red by Dolly

It seems that I repeat myself in my color posts.  This time the repeat is the Celoe corset and hat.  I get some satisfaction doing just a splash of color, and there is nothing more uplifting to a woman's wardrobe than red shoes.  This particular pair is from a newer release from Mon Tissu, as are the sunglasses. The stool and coffee table in the background that totally make this picture for me are from Shi.

Credits:

Mon Tissu Openwork Wedges ~ Red

Mon Tissu Harlow Sunglasses / Solid Lens ~ Red

Celoe Clara Corset Gloom

Celoe Nile Hat

LeLutka Cheryl hair AuburnHaze

Maitreya Zipper Skinny Jeans #7

EarthStones Johanna Ring - Red Jasper Onyx