Sooooooooooooo CUTE:)

Not me sillies, the Frill Bikini from GField at this month's Fameshed. I'm wearing it in "Lagoon," although all the colors are wonderful. It's an example of a GOOD use of mesh imho.

Also wearing Elizabeth hair [new for Vintage Fair] and Samara skin from Adam n Eve, , Baby T shoes by Pixel Mode and Random poses by [LAP]

52 CELADON and LEMON

OK ok--how else was I going to catch up? The only thing really new is the decked tank from Nyte'n'Day in Lemon. The rest was in inventory since... ummmmmm...

CELADON details:
MichaMi Shift Dress in Green
Maya 2 from luc Fashion Jewelry
Vidalia Shoes in metallic "something" from Armidi
Hair--not sure what from elikatira
Gaia Natural from PXL Creations

LEMON details:
Lemon Decked Tank from Nyte'n'Day
ETD Heel Strap Platforms in Sunshine [NA]
Perfect Fit Capris in Sunwash from SWA [NA]
City Life Hair in Spice from FuseMelon
Jewelry from DelEmma- Seaglass in Yellow
Kim Natural in SpringSienna from PXL Creations

**all poses from [LAP]**

52 ELECTRIC BLUE

While some folks participating in the 52 Weeks Color Challenge started by the enterprising Luna Jubilee, I like inventory diving to see what I can find. And, if you have been following my 52s you know that blue is a problem for me. What did emerge is this very old "freebie" from Yak & Yeti, paired with another old freebie, the Signature Sandals from Lassitude & Ennui. Hair is the new Eden from Truth and skin is PXL Creations Gaia. Jewelry by Donna Flora and poses by [LAP].

Sometimes things just happen...

I have an embarrassing backlog of posts to do, but sometimes you end up in outfits that just blog so easily. Hence these two for a Sunday.



The first resulted from the perfect marriage of the !lamb Bang Bang Bob hairstyle in Butterfinger, still available for 50l Fridays through today and the Tuli Eva group gift skin in tone 3. Somehow the colors and textures just seemed to work. I love the slightly ragged edges in the hair, much more realistic than an even line. BTW Tuli's Eva, at least the gift one, has eyelashes on the skin. When well done, as these are, that is a real plus. Then the Dark MouseM Spheres in Peridot Necklace - Copper finished the look. I changed in MichaMi's Laila in Wine, as I'm not allowed to show you what's about to be new at MichaMi :)




The second outfit started with the Stitch top from Sweetest Goodbye, which I had seen on the feed. The question then became how to select the rest of the outfit. Violet Voltaire's No Love Lost set was easy. It shared that edginess that the top has. But black trousers just didn't work, nor did really brown ones either. So I am wearing the Isabeaux leather pants in brown [really a kind of greenish brown] from LF Fashion and some old Liah boots in Gunmetal for Jaywalk, alas no longer available. The hair is the new Eva from Exile in Auburn. It's a bit too ladylike for the rest of the outfit, but oh well :)

Again thanks are due to the 37 bloggers who took up my 3 Little Things challenge:

Retail therapy, anytime

This period after Christmas has filled the grid with sales all around, probably as an antidote against worldwide financial crisis mixed up with post-holiday depression. Since I’m not a depression-prone type but I’m always up for fattening my inventory, I’ve been hopping off from one store sale to another – and the PixelDolls 50L one became a big spree. I had set eyes upon the Innocent Dans L’Amour dress long ago, so this was my chance to get it. It comes not only with a ton of layer options, which would be nothing new for PixelDolls, but also with enough gear to turn you into the girl in the store poster – skin, shape and hair included. However, I decided to ignore those and go for a more personalised look, because... Where’s the fun of putting an outfit together if you get everything you need in a box? So, I kept the dress in Ivory (without the forearm prims, which didn’t work too well with my shape) and the AO, and set off in search for the perfect accessories that made me feel more like “me”.

It isn’t too easy a task, for Innocent Dans L’Amour doesn’t really provide for an “everyday look”, since it’s towards the more formal side, but it was a pleasure to accessorise it. What was really clear in my mind was that the accessories had to pick up on the dress colours, so all the jewellery would have to be fine gold with something pearly. I’m not really big on gold, or on fine, for that matter (I tend to prefer boho/chunky accessories), but I dug out my inventory and finally found this matching set from Ryker Beck’s ..::Genesis::.., called Estelle, which was exactly what I had in mind. I’m not sure when I got it, and whether it was a freebie, but it doesn’t seem to be available at the store any more.

The hair is from another 50L sale where I emptied my pockets, in this case by >Truth<, going on until the 26^th February, so you still have a chance. I’m wearing Gillian in Flame (my favourite shade of red after ETD's Scarlet). Speaking of favourites... the skin... can you guess? Yes, it’s another Fleur, in this case the limited Valentine’s release – in the red version and the Azalea skintone. I love the fact that these skins are not too heartsy-valentiney and that they can be worn all year round, with really versatile makeup and the cutest beauty mark. I bought the two Valentine's skins back when they were released and have been shifting between red and pink ever since, depending on whether I want to look more casual or formal. As usual, eyes (Quiet Green) and lashes (Glamour) are from Miriel.

The dress was so long that I could have been wearing my Pikachu slippers and no one would have noticed – but I’ve added a separate picture as proof that the footwear department has been provided by Maitreya once more. In this case I’ve paired the dress with the Group Gift Pumps in maroon, which matched the skirt quite nicely. If you’re not on their subscribe-o-matic list, TP to their store *right now* and join, you’ll get the pumps fatpack as their welcome gift. If you’re a member but you never got them, don’t panic, you can still find the pack available in their archives.

Finally, the poses used for the pics belong to the Red Carpet Diva set, from Long Awkward Pose.

See full credits here