I have a request of every single person, to not only do this, but also to encourage everyone they know to do it too. The reason for the request is that the other day a drop down appeared on my screen, with a message from the people that run the event nights over at Bare Rose. The notecard was letting the customers know that due to finances no longer being the same at Bare Rose, that the prize money they usually provide at events was going to be lowered. I found that interesting, and totally so like June to still give as much as she could, and not have her customers miss out. Then I heard that it is a bit worse than that, sales have declined a lot over there, and I got to thinking more.

We have so many events, day sales, and the what not, that are great for people on a budget, but stores that always catered to that have obviously suffered in some way. I mean the product at Bare Rose is still incredible, and how much you get for your 170L or 140L or whatever is always amazing. But obviously many that used to shop there for a deal, now do not feel the need to. Well I really hope that many of you will reconsider that, and take your friends over and buy up lots and lots, because having a store like Bare Rose suffer is just like the end of the world for many. June is incredible, and so talented, and her items are beautiful. So even if you just go and buy one thing each, it could really show her that her hard work is cared about…and also you may have friends who are new enough to have never been EEEEEEKS at the very thought of it.

The fun overalls set I am wearing is from there, I picked it up earlier today, its tight in the right places, and baggy where it needs to be, I could totally take on someone in a dance off in this outfit – I so love those movies, don’t you?.

The hairs I am wearing are from LoQ, I am seriously in lust with the Champagne bow one, it looks so hot when you zoom in on your face, I kind of want the same style with a turban back to it with the same big bow, so yummy.

The skins I am wearing are the new Harper from Adam n Eve, this skin is truly beautiful, and possibly one of my new faves to date for Adam n Eve. The face really gives definition that is much needed under the cheeks area, to highlight the cheekbones themselves. The make ups are wonderful, and I am so happy that Sachi has truly embraced the nude lips, more natural make up looks, so that now a fat pack really encompasses all that is needed in a skin that you will want to wear full time. The skins come with hair bases and brows tattoos with blonde, red, black and brown options, as well as manicure and pedicure on tats and gloves and socks. Each skin also has a cleavage enhanced option, so you can save layers that way, by wearing the regular or enhanced. DEMO DEMO DEMO it will be worth it, because it is really awesome. There are 12 make ups in all, but one pic broke on me, so you only get 11 pics :P.

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Poses by : Glitterat

Equipment Used:

VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck

Eyes:

Ellis - LeLutka

Lashes:

Natural Curl Sculpted Lashes – LeLutka

1st Me:

Skin Worn:

Harper – Adam n Eve 

Hair:

Champagne, Pudding - LoQ Hairs

Clothes:

Kh B.H.S. – Bare Rose 

Shoes/Boots:

OZStarz Chucks – Bedlam 

Accessories:

Happy 5th Rezday to Whimsy Winx 

Vivid colours and bold prints, that is the beauty that beckons at this months Collabor88 for sure. The items are truly inspired, and todays post mixes a couple of things, with other older pieces from my inventory. If you haven’t been yet, do know that you have a whole month, as it is all up until the 7th at least, and the build has changed, so it is bigger and less confining when packed, as it generally is.

Fashionably Dead had a large influence on the feel of todays post, the theme of course being in my head. I felt very touristy with the great countries that inspired her release of hairs and Make up layers. Sweden, Mexico, France, Japan and Russia, I could not resist buying them all, and I too, like Mavi Beck who I ran into there, had thought that it was only the make ups that were on offer, so with a delightful squeel I beamed at all the hair as well. In the first pic I actually tinted the hair to that deep red, and really like how it and the make up made light of such an incredibly intense coat by SLink.

The Marigold Winter Coat is Mesh, and has such a from Russia with love kind of feel to it. With the actual theme of the event being Culture Fusion, it was no wonder such looks were so easy to incorporate, but in such a beautiful way that you didn’t feel all costumey as such. I really love the asymetrical collar, and the cinched waist belt on the coat. It being the perfect length too, to still see something as fun as the Facil micro mini skirt that I still can’t wait for more colours in from Elymode. I actually wore this combo out last night, as myself and Whimsy went to Rouge to wish Codie a Happy 5th rezday…yay Codie.

The socks and shoes are both items from G*field, and if you didn’t alread have the Alex shoes in all the colours already, you need to go and get them and the new metallic pack. I love these, style wise they are marvelous, but also the fact that you get different strap options in the menu, is all win. There is the Tstrap, double strap, single strap, cross strap and no strap, fantastic value. The bags I have on today are both from LaGyo, part of their fashion week collection of a few months back, great accessories to be had from that whole collection for sure, but also the clothing was awesome.

In the next pic I have one of the skivvys from that collection, in ivory, a really nice design as it isn’t just a plain sweater pattern. I am wearing it under the beautiful Sari Kimono from Nylon Outfitters also @ Collabor88. There are three kimonos in all in great colour combos, and even though I am a huge fan of system skirts, I decided to use the top as a top, with the wonderful Flowy shorts from Fashionably Dead. When these shorts were released at one of Tableaus roadside stall events, I think they were my go to pants for weeks, I love them dearly, especially how they are V cut at the front, so it lends an even nicer illusion to the Kimono Obi.

The next combo look is a mix of Jeans from Callie Cline who is in this months Collabor88 and you will giggle when you see her KittyCats placed about her display, I know I did. The jeans are very cool with embellishments that are definitely a mix of both Mexican and retro 70′s fashion, such a great blend and a lovely fit. I have always hailed Callie when it comes to her pants. The elongated tshirt is a Tres Blah item at Collabor88, as usual they have not only clothes but also the two skins I am wearing, which I just love. If you have been going since the start, you like myself will have a great collection of Tres Blah skins by now. I adore the leopard cross on the tshirt, and there is a love potion number 9 one also in the same pack, so a steal for sure. Finishing off the look I went with the denim jacket from Mon Tissu, very close in denim to the jeans, so it totally works, and definitely a travellers must have, when there is jean jacket love, it is all consuming. I once spent weeks searching with a friend for a replacement for hers that she had literally worn to death, and you can’t just go grab the first one you see, it has to be special, and these definitely are.

Poses by Marukin are also at the event, so grab them too.

So make sure you get over to Collabor88 as soon as you can, no shots needed, and the gates are open to all passports.

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Poses by : Marukin @ Collabor88

Equipment Used:

VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck

Eyes:

Ellis - LeLutka

Lashes:

Natural Curl Sculpted Lashes – LeLutka

1st Me:

Skin Worn:

{Tan} C88 Chic Skin – Dark Brows - Tres Blah @ Collabor88

Russia Tattoo (Tintable) - Fashionably Dead @ Collabor88

Hair:

Mary’s Magic Hat – Japan - Fashionably Dead @ Collabor88

Clothes:

Facil skirt – (part mesh) – Elymode 

Marigold Winter Coat – SLink @ Collabor88 (MESH)

Ruffle Socks – G*Field

Shoes/Boots:

Alex Shoes with Strap Options – G*Field

Accessories:

Lora purse Jet - LaGyo

2nd Me:

Skin Worn:

{Tan} C88 Fusion Skin – Light Brows – Tres Blah @ Collabor88

Japan Tattoo  - Fashionably Dead @ Collabor88

Hair:

Lopsided Lilly – Sweden – Fashionably Dead @ Collabor88

Clothes:

Sari-Kimono Dress – Blue ( top only) - Nylon Outfitters @ Collabor88

High Waisted Flowy Shorts – Fashionably Dead 

Zoya turtleneck-Ivory  - LaGyo LGFemme 

Shoes/Boots:

Alex Shoes with Strap Options - G*Field

3rd Me:

Skin Worn:

{Tan} C88 Fusion Skin – Light Brows – Tres Blah @ Collabor88

Hair:

Michelle Tea – Mexico - Fashionably Dead @ Collabor88

Clothes:

Graphic Tee – Leopard Cross 2 - Tres Blah @ Collabor88 

Culture Fusion Dark Wash – Callie Cline @ Collabor88

Porter Jean Jacket  - Mon Tissu 

Shoes/Boots:

Alex Shoes with Strap Options - G*Field

Accessories:

Nika bag Ivory  - LaGyo 

Lately Whimsy and Ashia and I have been getting out more, which is a good thing, as often we tend to spend way too much time in the sky working. I know it is that way for many in Second Life, which often doesn’t make sense, when you consider that usually people join such a place to meet and spend time being a lot more social. IMs are great, and so are Social Networks etc, but nothing beats face time, even if it is pixels. So make sure to put in face time once in a while with people you usually only IM, it is good for you both.

Last night Whimsy and I were at The Dressing Room Blue, making sure to grab the latest Exile hair which not shown in this post, but is FABULOUS. Anyways while there Whimsy saw a really cute girl wearing a skirt she liked the look of, so asked me to quickly inspect as she was lagging, and as often is the case, the girl may have tpd away. So I grabbed the info, mind you usually I do IM people to ask, as I think it is nice to compliment people in that way, but this was an emergency inspect lol. We went to the store in question after, it was Wildo, a store we hadn’t been to in at least a year, the last time was for a wheely suitcasey thing Whimsy wanted…she really likes that store lol. Alas they are actually closing down at the end of the month, but until then everything is only 39L so you need to go, because the hair, the floral hair accessory and so many other accessories for the hair are there to get, and they are all really good work too.

After that we went around the sim the store was on, again having not been there in yonks, and tada waved at a poster of Sofia Gray in the Aoharu satellite store there, she looked so pretty :) . I found these really pretty blouses in the M+M store just up the road, and the pack was really well priced, so got both the white and the black, with two versions of the shirt in each…bargain.

All the looks today are featuring the Facil skirt by Elymode. This skirt comprises of not only all layers, but a very cool blend of both MESH and regular prim skirt attachment, or the non mesh version if you must. But once you try on the mix, you will be sold, because it is tres magnifique. I have seen long pencil skirts using the clothing layers and mesh insert mix, Mon Tissu did that first and then they also did a regular mini , but Elymode nailed the Micro Mini which will have girls clamoring for more as it really is hell sexy. It needs to be made in a billionty colours, and not just millions of purples – Elysium has a penchant for the purple she does, and I am terrible for teasing her about it. For those that know about rigging and how intensely difficult it can be, you need to applaud her for managing to do so to a piece of mesh this small. The skirt design itself is so cute, and as it does come on all layers, you can do the leggings thing like I have, or bare skin works wonders too.

The other day, again Whimsy dragged me off my posestand and we visited two stores by the same creator. May’s Soul and Tentacio are both stores owned by May Tolsen. We both grabbed lots of things, but my favourite of all was these awesome snowshoes with the old fashioned raquets on the bottom…so cute and texture change colour wise for the legwarmer portion. Not sure if you can see though, one boot also has a little bird sitting on the front, sooooo cute. The punk boots are also from there, and the socks colour change also. This was very handy, as I needed them to work with the gorgeous blue puffler also in MESH by BOOM, and the armwarmers – again MESH – which are a great fit size wise. I love that BOOM is slowly adding MESH to it’s store, cannot wait to see more.

The red and black combo needed something a little lighter, and well naughtier, so I went with the latest release from Whippet & Buck, this is their Etheria release, which is a collaboration effort putting clothing designers together with Jewelers. Mouse Mimistrobell is the brains behind this event, and you should definitely look into it, as the theme is Painted Ladies, and that just  means awesomeness for sure, and don’t delay because the event ends tomorrow.

Lastly I am wearing three skins by YS & YS, the Virginia, Claire and Sahara skins are three tones of the same skin, and each tone just adds something to the overall look. It was instant love when I put on the paler of the three which is Virginia but definitely still love the face on all three. The make up is also lovely and you get so many options with YS & YS skins, brows, lashes, cleavage and lipsticks with and without teeth all come on tattoo layers. You don’t get all lippies on the tat layers, but enough of a range to really extend the overall package. I actually put on the nude lips with teeth on the 2nd pic, to make the make up a tad more subtle overall.

Click HERE to SLURL’s Page.

Poses by : Frooti

Equipment Used:

VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck

Eyes:

Ellis - LeLutka

Lashes:

Natural Curl Sculpted Lashes – LeLutka

1st Me:

Skin Worn:

Virginia – YS & YS 

Hair:

M2/01 Hair – Wildo

Clothes:

Facil Skirt Part Mesh Option – Elymode

frill Stand-up-collar blouse long sleeve – M+M

Favourite Wool tights – Mon Tissu 

Shoes/Boots:

Millside Flats - Elikatira

Accessories:

Flower garden head dress/black – Wildo 

Observation Earrings – Yummy
2nd Me:

Skin Worn:

Claire – YS & YS 

Claire Eyebrows Light, Clair Lipstick Nude/teeth – YS & YS (part of skin pack)

Hair:

M2/08 – Wildo 

Clothes:

Facil Skirt Part Mesh Option - Elymode

Austen Pullover - Mon Tissu MESH

Shoes/Boots:

Velvet Boots w/raquet – May’s Soul 

Accessories:

Puffler Icicle – BOOM – MESH (also comes with sculpted version)

3rd Me:

Skin Worn: 

Sahara - YS & YS 

Hair:

M/06 (tinted)  - Wildo 

Clothes:

Facil Skirt Part Mesh Option - Elymode

Barr None Lingerie Bra – Whippet & Buck 

Shoes/Boots:

Punk Boots w/socks - Tentacio 

Accessories:

Armwarmers MESH – BOOM 

Nails – Sensations 

Why I love all layer options in clothing, this post is the perfect example. I am actually wearing the socks portion of the leggings as well, and because it means that the fabric extends all the way down to the join of the feet, I didn’t have to over exert myself matching them lol. I am so loving this little cheat right now lol. Anyway, the feet are definitely the focus of the post, not just because they are so pretty, but also because they are now available in MESH.

Yes that means no matter what kind of quirky pose you do, your feet will also bend with realism, and there is no need to have a lock holding them in place at the ankle. This is definitely all win, and for those that were already lovers of the SLink bare feet in sculpties, you will want these definitely, it was a giggle reading a review on them on Marketplace and having someone say they tossed their old ones in the bin, once they tried the Mesh… so go get your demo on.

A snuggly look with a chunky sweater from NERD, and the leggings I love are from t*eefy, these were the last flf items, so I am sure many of you got them, but if not make sure you check if they are still available, and if not in the store, IM and beg lots for them to be put out at whatever price they will be now, so worth it, so lovely.

I am still loving the new autumn texture from Exile, and so that there is consistency the hair in the store has all been updated, so yay for Kavar.

Click HERE to SLURL’s Page.

Poses by : Glitterati

Equipment Used:

VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck

Eyes:

Ellis - LeLutka

Lashes:

Natural Curl Sculpted Lashes – LeLutka

Skin Worn:

LeLutka – Natasha

Hair:

Nia – Exile

Clothes:

Big Turtle Neck – NERD 

Vintage Floral Leggings – T*eefy

Shoes/Boots:

Bare Feet MESH – SLink

Accessories:

What a day today was, so much disappointment due to mishandling of Charity raised funds, and a whole lot of incredible content creators finding out that what they had worked very hard to be part of was not what they thought it was. I really do wish that Linden Labs would work out a way to process all money raised at such events, providing an avatar that donations are directed to, with explicit instructions from the organisers of what Charity the funds are to be donated to at the end. I have understood in the past that it would mean having to pay someone to do all of that, but I thought about it, and decided that is not necessarily the case. If hundreds of SL Residents are willing to donate their time and content to a cause, I cannot see why there wouldn’t be like minded Linden Lab employees willing to donate a few hours a week to help with these things.

I also know that as much as we do a lot of fundraising in Second Life, it is rare that events are stacked on top of each other in such a way that it would be lots of work all the time. The Lindens would notify the organiser in advance of which account to script the donations to, and once the event is over the total is declared and the amount is sent to the correct charity, with it being a donation from Second Life Residents. Then LL could forward a receipt or the organisers could have the charity clued in that when they do recieve from LL they know to forward the receipt to the organisers as well. I know I myself as one of the organisers of Hair Fair, would have no issues with them also keeping the fee that would be charged to a residents account to cash out.

Anyway, the matter was somewhat sorted earlier today, and now Evelyn Hartshon is taking care of matters, and assures everyone that the donations made so far and any additional ones will go to the correct place as promised. Also last I heard SeraphimSL was letting all the participants instead set up their vendors at their sim, so check with them for more info on that.

Onto the fashion. I am wearing these great skully emblazoned long tanks from Acid & Mala, I really like that store, and especially their penchant for great shorty dresses. Lately I have been loving their lipsticks and teeth, they do great packs with different transparencies of each colour, and with or without teeth, I am wearing the teeth only in the middle pic, but you will see more of them later I promise. Also as promised I finally took the make up shots of the Party Girl skins, wearing them in a few posts was just slack of me. The make ups are great in variety, from soft to bold, and of course the much adored pures. Really lovely dark brows on these, and of course that killer body. So be sure to demo demo demo if you haven’t already.

All of the hair I have on is from Wasabi Pills, the two longer styles are MESH and a delight to wear. It is so nice taking pics with mesh hair, as it doesn’t stick through the body, but I do love hair, so all hair is most excellent. The styles are really nice, and pretty, I think that Wasabi Pills really does do pretty hair, and the texture names make me giggle.

The Slink thigh highs had to make a cameo appearance today, because they were just perfect for this dress, and also because they rock the kasbah. If you do not own these boots yet, you really need to embrace the mesh, if you didn’t use mesh yet when they were released it is time to go back and try them now, because they are so sexy, but also the way boots should want to be when they grow up.

The items I have on over the dresses are from SHI, these are pieces from sets, and are nice as mix and match items, so check those out. I do hope that SHI plans on doing seperates next season though, these full sets can be limiting for some, but definitely vision inspired.

Click HERE to SLURL’s Page.

Poses by : Behavior Body

Equipment Used:

VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck

Eyes:

Ellis - LeLutka

Lashes:

Natural Curl Sculpted Lashes – LeLutka

Skin Worn:

Party Girl – Curio

Nature Teeth Tattoo layer – Acid & Mala 

Hair:

Clementine, Amandine, Taleen – Wasabi Pills 

Clothes:

Skull Tattoo Long Tank – Acid & Mala 

Black Leather Jacket, White Shirt, Harness (parts of sets) – Shi 

Shoes/Boots:

Tall Leather Thigh High Boots MESH - SLink

Accessories:

Nails – Mandala 

Bravo Diamond Cuff, Earrings – MOOD