Ain't it the TRUTH?

On a Saturday morning login I see that Truth has been up to it again. So just a quick post to show you my choice, Marianne, in Pumpkin. I love its pulled back top-knottiness with the side tendrils --sort of the way we would grab our hair, missing some and tuck it on top for a quick Saturday look.

The rest of my outfit was just what I had on from yesterday. Jacket is the Moroto from *Aleida* in Creme. The primmy bits were well done, but I couldn't he arsed to tint them to match so it's just the system layer that I am showing. Still looks fine I think!. Underneath I have a standby, the Cupcakes Shimmer Tank in Lemon. And my trousers are my Ibizarre favorites, the Soft Black Leather Pants. Jewlery is an oldie from Second Mirage and my skin is the 5th & Oxford Audrey English Rose group gift, no longer available, alas. My shoes are the wonderful chunky hyasynths from Shiny Things.

So get your pixels inworld and go try the Truth new styles!

She Sells Seashells

I was putting together this "look" around the Cloud Pattern skirt in Purple from So Many Styles, when Hibiscus Flossberg of Puarangi Designs announced that she had remade the men's shell choker for the ladies. I ran over and got it to finish the outfit.

With the SMS skirt I am wearing the Shimmer Tank in Pink from Cupcakes, lycra tights from the old G.L.A.M. dyed to match the skirt and a knitted shrug from The Kiwi Project, which I tinted slightly to warm it up a bit.

I'm wearing Truth's Grazia 2 in Copper and the Limited Edition Audrey Holiday skin from 5th & Oxford, available only at the Harajukubox Town Skin Faire for a few more days. It's a nicely sunburned skin with tan lines and a free bikini at a teeny price!

My shoes deserve a special mention -- they are the Samara heels from Adam n Eve in Coffee Bean. How lucky can I get to have such killer heels named for me :)

So thanks to all the creators, but especially Hibi for the necklace that provided the final element for my outfit.

Not Your Grandmother's Long Black Dress

From the front this dress from the Nomine L$100 sale looks as though your grandmum could have worn it on the American frontier. But the view from the back is another matter, hence the title of this post :)




A turn to show the back reveals a set of lacings that expose a great deal more flesh than grandma would approve of ;) The skirt moves very nicely--what there is of it!

Will check the name of the dress when I get inworld, but the other details are:
Hair: ETD Loraine 2 in Auburn
Skin: Cupcakes Seduction in Cameo
Jewelry: Pearl Teardrop set in Black from Bijoux d'Or
Wedding Ring: Damilani in Platinum from Bandit Jewelry

When is a Yard Sale More Than a Yard Sale?

Yard Sales can be good or terrible or someplace in between, but when the Yard Sale benefits SL's Relay for Life then it's ALL good!

One such sale is going on this week at Fort Augusta, benefiting The Roma Pro Vita team. Most items for sale are one of a kind, so be sure to pick up your object once bought. What I bought, the Bare Rose Dirty Check outfit, is no longer there, for example, but many other items are. And many items are Roman themed as you might expect!

I think this is an older BareRose item as there are no glitch pants and the neck part of the scarf is system, not sculpty. It's a beat-up tartan look with nice scruffy textures. I'm wearing it with Boon SHY 48 hair in red, my trusty ETD Calf Boots, not back out yet alas :( Skin is Cupcakes Seduction Fresh in Cameo.

So seek out those RFL Yard Sales and you too can find some amazing items, while supporting a worthy cause.

Worth a Second Look ...

When Elika drops new ETD hair on her staff I always run into a corner to try it on. It is never "bad hair", but sometimes it just doesn't seem to suit me on first wearing, so it gathers dust in my inventory. But then, sometimes, for any number of reasons, it pops back up and WOW it works:) This was my experience with Camille which I am wearing in both pictures in this post. I can't tell you why it didn't "click" the first time, but it's clicking now! The other common elements in both images are the Polished Stone short necklace from Persona in tiger-eye, my custom skin from Soda Design and eyes from Bijou.



The Aoharu sculpted Drapery Dress was one I also dismissed when it was released. I was just sure that the sculpted prims wouldn't move well. But during the recent Aoharu sale the dress just begged to be taken home, so I did and I'm glad. It fits beautifully AND it wears well in motion. Shoes are Maitreya Verve in Brown.



My inner blonde made her appearance. My shoes and jeans are ETD. The shoes are Elika's Heel Strap Platforms that I wear regularly in Sunshine. The jeans are the silver ones. They aren't back out yet though:( I just love the texture on these. The camisole peeking out from under the Charcoal Wrap Sweater from Mojo, is the Simple Shimmer Tank from Cupcakes in Lemon.

Check YOUR inventory often or you'll never know what's worth a second look!

My poses are from AnnaH/StoRin, Luth, Analu, Flowey and [LAP] --thank you ladies for making me look less like a noob :)