52 Weeks of Colour - Deep Pink by Ayla

Pink is my favourite colour!  Here I am grooving on down at the disco wearing a pink Tres Blah corset dress (as a top) and my brand new One Bad Pixel skinny leathers (I won a fat pack for guessing the guess the designers contest) in white.  The shoes are R2 Nohea, I think I picked them up at Collabor88 at some point and my hair is a new release from Shag, available at Culture Shock, and lastly my glasses are from Boom.  See ya next week!

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - A:S:S Flickr Contest

This is my entry for the A:S:S Your Song Flickr contest - My song is Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

Credits:

A:S:S - Spa collection - Face mask with cucumber

A:S:S - i carry your heart - moonstone 

A:S:S - Gravity necklace

-Tres Blah- C88 Daydream Babydoll (Cream)

Hair: Tiny Bird (closed) - Sodom South Georgia - Dark Browns

!bang - Hairbrush Microphone

Dressing Table: Cheeky Pea - Getting Ready for the Party

Slink Mesh Feet

Skin: Curio Yum/Acorn

Shape my own

And if you want to join in with the competition here are the details.

Have fun!

Collabor88 time again!

It's Collabor88 time again, my favourite time of the month!  So enthusiastic I was this morning, that when I arrived half an hour early to the event I got my arse kicked out again!  Ever the patient soul that I am, I went back at 8am and filled my boots!  Bargains and goodies galore this month, thank heavens I have been saving my pennies!

~Collabor88 Styling~

The Sea Hole: Day Dreaming Skirt, Blouse and Boots

Clawtooth: Glamazon Mesh Hair - Girl Next Door

Barnesworth Anubis Prefabs: Songo Courtyard Garden

Other thingumies

Pose: Flowey

Skin: Curio Yum/Acorn

Shape my own

52 Weeks of Colour - Pueblo by Ayla

I don't know about my fellow colour challenge bloggers, but I found this weeks colour a toughie.  In the end I decided the shade was something in between poop and rust, so I opted for rust.  I nipped along to One Bad Pixel and decided the Cherry Cheong in Rust was as close as I could get it.  I know I blogged it in Platinum a few weeks ago, but we want all the colours, right?

Cherry Cheong Rust: One Bad Pixel

Hair: Wasabi Pills - Kumi Mesh Hair/Cinnamon

Shoes: Nardcotix - Edith/Ebony

Skin: Curio Yum/Acorn

Shape my own

City Nights

My inspiration for this picture was the brolly from What Next.  It comes with 10 different poses and it's colour change to suit your outfit.  Off I went to coldLogic to buy a rain jacket (parke.white), seen on a previous visit and I slipped into my Curvaceous boots from [Gos] to complete the outfit.  The picture was taken on the Mayfair sim, the perfect backdrop for the image I wanted to create.

Other thingumies

Hair: Wasabi Pills - Annette Mesh Hair 

Skin: Curio - Yum/Acorn

Shape my own

22769 at Culture Shock

Dolly is Double Exposure's official blogger for Culture Shock which opens it's doors today, and a wonderful job she's doing so far of reviewing some of the fabulous items on sale there.  I'm sneaking in with a few items from 22769 because I always blog for the guys and Dolly is run off her feet with everything else!

Here I am wearing the African Spring top along with high waist shorts and the fantastic Badu all designed especially for the event.  I added a necklace and earrings from Miel to finish off the outfit.

Also at the 22769 booth you can find these adorable mesh tube dresses in an array of beautiful, vibrant colours.  My favourite has to be the red in the middle but they are all fantastic in style and texture.

Above I am wearing the 60's styled tube dress from which sales are donated 100% to Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières.  The hair is Exile's She Loves You which sets off the style era just right.

22769 Culture Shock Booth

Skins from Curio - Yum/Acorn & Madris Gras 

Hair from Exile, Wasabi Pills and fri.day

Poses: fri.day and oOo Studio

Jinx'd Inc Summer Dress

Mesh Summer Dress: Jinx'd Inc

Hair: Wasabi Pills - Shiki Mesh Hair - Flaming Cherry

Miel - Sha Earrings

Skin: Curio - Yum/Acorn

Shape my own

52 Weeks of Colour - Thistle by Ayla

I searched the Marketplace for this weeks colour and came across this sweet summer dress from {bilo}, a store I was unfamiliar with.  It's a pretty blend of pastel tones and it makes you think, long walks on the beach, so that's where I decided to snap this picture.  Short and sweet, over and out.  Yes, I'm a bore today with not much else to say on the matter.

Dress: {bilo} Sushmita

Hair: Elikatira - Over

Skin: Curio - Yum/Acorn

Mesh Feet: Slink

Sunglasses: Miel Peepers

Pose: oOo Studio

52 Weeks of Colour Challenge - Shuttle Grey by Ayla

This has pretty much been the weather in Scotland for the past few days and this weeks colour sorta matches the mood.  The dress is a coldLogic group gift from when they opened and I added a bit of colour by wearing these tights from fri.day (Seasons Gatcha) and my lilac wellies from [Gos].  The brolly I love and it's from Lisp, still available from Collabor88.

The picture reminds me of the nursery rhyme,

Dr Foster went to Glouceter,

In a shower of rain;

He stepped in a puddle,

Right up to his middle,

And never went there again.

Other thingummies:

Hair: Elikatira - Frost

Skin: Curio - Yum/Acorn

Shape my own

Location: My neighbour April's place

One Bad Pixel!

One Bad Pixel launched their all mesh brand yesterday and after seeing sneaky teasers all week I was itching to try on some demos.  I wasn't disappointed.  The mesh designs are superb and if I wasn't lacking in Linden I would have bought the whole collection.  I opted for this Asian styled Cherry Cheong dress in Platinum, and it's fair to say it's not coming off today.

There's a competition running to try and guess who the designers are.  I am pretty sure about one of them.  The other?  I'm going to have to do a little investigating!

Other Thingummies

Hair: SAIKIN and booN

Skin: Curio - Yum/Acorn

Shape my own

Poses: fri.day 

Stumblebum Ensemble

When I saw these little birdies in a pose set from !bang at this round of Stumblebum they had to be mine.  Of course I had to visit the whole list and here so some of my findings.  The Spring Fresh necklace and earrings are from Dark Mouse, a cute little set that went perfectly with the Spring Dress from Blah, although I am wearing it here as a top.  The hair is another Stumblebum find and it's from Ploom.  The mesh skinny jeans are half price at Maitreya at the moment, so run along and grab them while you can!

Other thingumies:

Skin: Curio - Yum/Acorn

Shape my own

Location Alirium

Evie's Closet at The Fantasy Faire!

From Saturday April 21 to Sunday April 29, 2012, thousands of Second Life residents and creators will come together to support the American Cancer Society’s vision of a world without cancer. Nine Second Life sims will be transformed into the Fairelands, a fantasy continent created to host Fantasy Faire 2012, to benefit Relay for Life of Second Life (RFL of SL).

Today I am previewing the Evie's Closet gown, Lenka in Henbane, her donation for Relay for Life.  When you buy this dress all proceeds go to charity. Isn't it just gorgeous?  The detail and she puts in to each of her gowns, or whatever she designs, is clearly evident.  One of the things I love most about the dresses are the way they flow.  I know mesh has its place, but for me you will never take away that floaty, princessy feeling I get when I throw on a gown like this.  Make this your first Fantasy Faire purchase, donate to a good cause and be the owner of this stunning dress Evie's Closet dress!

This is the first time since I've taken up blogging that I've been an official blogger for an event.  I hope it doesn't show.  This morning I've been all a dither because I wanted to get things perfect and I've been feeling somewhat starstruck getting to blog for Evie, one of my favourite designers.  I've been buying Evie's Closet gowns since 2007!

I kept my look today very simple because I didn't want to detract from the star of the show. 

Skin: Curio Yum/Acorn

Mesh Feet: Slink

Hair: SAIKIN and booN - BDK113 Brown

Poses by Del May

 Fantasy Faire 2012, April 21 – 29th

22796 at the Gallery Gift Shop

The boys from 22769 Casual Couture have brought their meshy goodness to The Gallery Gift Shop this month with this darling stripey dress.  It's available at the Gift Shop from now until the 15th of May, and for $100L it's way too much of a bargain to pass up!  I added a few accessories, like the Peepers glasses from Miel and the Crystal Cuffs from Dark Mouse (which I tinted black), just to add a little je ne sais quoi!  The rest you can find below.

Other thingumyjigums

Hair: LeLutka  - Wilde

Skin: Curio - Yum/Acorn

Pose - Retro Dork from Adorkable 

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52 Weeks of Colour - Bright Turquoise by Ayla

Turquoise comes a close second to pink as one of my favourite colours so I was well chuffed when coldLogic brought out some bright, dazzling spring clothes.  This colour combination went well together so I paired them up for this weeks colour challenge.  The picture is taken at Alirium, one of the bestest sims on Second Life!

coldLogic capri - may.aquamarine

coldLogic top - keen.pink

Hair: Magika -Tangle

Shoes: [Gos] Mary Jane Ballets

Pose: Olive Juice - Blossoms

Skin: Curio - Yum/Acorn

Location - Alirium

Close your eyes and listen

It was only when I dug out my radio and was setting up for today's pic that I realised I needed the mesh closed eyes from Slink! They took a bit of fidgeting about with, I had to shrink them considerably because my eyes aren't so big, and I took some time to get the shading right, but it was all relatively easy.

Today's clothes are mostly all old news, but I'm starting to dig into my inventory instead of buying something new each time I blog.  The hair is a group gifty from Magika and it went so prettily with my blouse.

The good news today was I didn't have to spend ages smudging those pesky grids lines, the photo is almost unedited apart from a smidge of glow to bring out the shadows and a crop and frame.  I am really enjoying messing with shadows, and to think I could have had them ages ago if I had known all I needed was a graphics driver update!

Radio with poses: !Bang

Hair: Magika group gift - out now

Jeans: Maitreya Zipper Skinnies

Lolita Off Shoulder Blouse: Tres Blah

Mesh Closed Eyes and Mesh Feet: Slink

Skin: Curio - Yum/Acorn

Shape my own

Location: My home

More from Collabor88

I nipped over to Collabor88 again this morning, as I do a few days after it opens to see if late arrivals were added, and yes, there were.  These pants and little tucked in tank from Fashionably Dead are adorable and they come in a few variations of colours.  My little Gos Mary Jane pumps went really well with the tank.  I'm wearing one of the new styles from LeLutka and last but not least a little necklace from A:S:S.

The pose is from my dear friend Xanthe Audeburgh.  She owns [CS Shapes] and is always sending me little pose bundle gifts.  I love them, they are always so natural and photo friendly.

Skin: Curio - Yum/Acorn

Shape my own

52 Weeks of Colour - Seashell Peach by Ayla

I think I have broken the record for the amount of pictures that I have taken for this weeks colour.  I just couldn't get it right, no matter how hard I tried. In the end I snapped this one, still not entirely happy but it'll save me banging my head off the wall if I carry on trying to get the perfect shot.  The lingerie on the other hand is simply gawjus!

~Blacklace~ Aphrodite: Peach & Ruffle Corset Set 

Hair: LeLutka - WILDE hair/Dark Brunette

Eyes: Mayfly - Mesh Seashore

Skin: Curio - Yum/Acorn

Shape my own

Location my bedroon

Midnight in Paris

This months Collabor88 has a Parisian feel to it and my inventory is stacked full of continental cuteness.  If you come close you might even get a pleasant whiff of garlic and onions.  Geez a kiss!  Okay, on to some of my purchases. Firstly the backdrop is the Paris Penthouse from Barnesworth and Anubis, it will come in handy for my photo shoots.  My bum is parked on Marais Gossip Bench from What Next and it comes with the phone some frames and a little notepad and pen and a great selection of poses.  I couldn't resist the hair from Clawtooth with the cute beret, and it went so well with the Josephine Cropped Sweater from Kyoot and the Seberg Pants mesh pants from Ingenue. You don't see it very well in this picture (sorry I'm feeling arty today) but I am wearing French New Wave eyeliner from Chelle Makeup & Cosmetics, also available at Collabor88.  It's all tres chic!

Now I have Del Boy's hilarious French phrases in my head.  Mange tout, mange tout!

Other thingumies

Skin: Curio - Yum/Acorn

Shape my own

22769 - Mesh Sunrise Dress

The guys from 22769 Casual Couture may be away on holiday but their creations are still here amongst us.  Here I am in this vibrant mesh Sunrise dress which you can find at the last ever Fashionably Late.  There you can also find a cute white mesh skirt, but I think my partner in crime is blogging that.  Hop along and snap them up for your summer wardrobe!  Tata for now, I'm off to bask in the sunshine!

Other thingumyjigs

Skin: Curio - Yum/Acorn

Shape my own

Mesh Feet - Slink

Hair: Fri.day - Marie

Pose: Ashuka & Co

Fashonably Late and Kyoot

I nipped over to the last ever Fashionably Late earlier this week and saw this cute mesh cardie from ISON.  The Kyoot Lacey top matched it perfectly, you can get that in store for this months Stumblebum event.  Since Dolly got me strappy sandals the other day I can't take them off.  These are Nardcotix Mana Edith Ebony.  Lastly my denims are {mon tissu} - 1929 Cigarette ~ Original, my go to jeans!

Other thingumies

Skin: Curio Yum/Acorn

Shape my own

Pose: Ashuka & Co - Available at Fashionably Late

Hair: Dare -Magika