Thursday Mix n Match

Old, new and in between.

Adam n Eve, Maitreya, MichaMi, Primagine, GEEZ, DCNY.

52 Mahogany

Again I've mined my backlog "closet" for Mahogany. The centerpiece is the Larin Skirt from Zaara in one of the art prints. The top is from Ivalde. I like the way the lace edging complements the uneven edge of the skirt. Maitreya's Uma hair in Copper blends nicely to the theme.

The shoes are Lady T's from Pixel Mode, a generous gift from the Lady T herself, Jori Watler. I'm wearing Laurel, one of sachi Vixen's recent skins from Adam n Eve in Spice Natural.

Other details:
Earrings & Necklace from *MM* [NA]
Bracelet from Primagine [NA]

52 OLIVE

I'm a day late because of the blogger outage, but here OLIVE is! And I've dug back into some unpublished images to bring you Ingenue's Falling Autumn in Harvest. Close enough! My Maitreya Mishima shoes match nicely I think. My earrings are from Primagine. I think they were for a special event, but you could check... Hair is from Adam n Eve. I'll get the name later. My skin in PXL Creations Candy [I think] in Natural, probably Bronze Lips. Be sure to try Hart's newest, Gaia--I'll be blogging her soon!

52 UMBER

Alternate post titles: LumberING along [because I'm behind] or Taking umbRAGE [because I'm behind].

Better late than never! I realize my "umber" is verging towards sienna, but this is what there is:)

Details:
Aurora 01 Hair tinted
Tuli TDR LE Gina 01
Celestial City eyes - Mirror Brown
Primagine Cascade Gold & Wood set
Shiny Things-Charlotte in Chocolate
ETD Scoop-neck shirt-orange

52 TAUPE aka Sam Cheats

I confess. This pictures has been on my flicker for eons waiting to be blogged. It's Julie by Last Call [NA] and it's one of my earliest full price purchases from LC back when. We could also call this "the old quad post" as my skin is from Celestial Studios, Vogue Winter 2 in Champagne and my shoes and hair are from ETD. Julie is an outfit that I wear often, with the slouchy leg option.

Details:
Outfit: Last Call Julie [NA]
Skin: Celestial Studios, Vogue Winter 2 in Champagne
Hair: ETD Camille in Blonde [NA]
Shoes: ETD Heel Strap Platform in Black [NA]
Earrings: Morantique [old gift]
Bracelet: Primagine [NA]
Poses: /GEEZ/ [R]

As I look at the credits this post could also qualify for achariya's Inventory Challenge, except that the skin is still available.

Sparkle & Sizzle: Primagine & Luxuria

Luxuria is 5th & Oxford's new line of elegant and beautifully detailed lingerie. Each is named after the avatar that suggested the style to Roslin. What better to pair them with than Primagine's new jewelry sets for the Jewelry Fair, running until October 17. With these sets I think Trixie Bumbo has moved to the front of the class in her skills and design. With all three I am wearing one of my favorite PXL Creations skins and Truth's Cameron, a great style for showing off jewels :)


First up is Cajsa, which I am showing in Red. [Each style comes is about 6 colors]. With the silky texture and cutouts that remain daring, but tasteful, Cajsa is a worthy partner for Primagine's Dragon's Flight set with its "wing" of silver and blood-red stones. Samara shoes in Wine from Adam n Eve finish the picture.

Caer is both ruffly and naughty. You can wear two layers to make it opaque, but why? The textures are elegant with a soft bow. The panties are simple, but again are marvelously textured. I'm wearing it in Blush. The jewels are Autumn from Primagine and the delicate beaded detail works well with the softness of Caer. Shoes are GField Ribbon Slingbacks in Salmon -- a great basic shoe to have around.



Last, but far from least is Alicia which I am wearing in Champagne. The textures are smooth except for the sweet little gathers under the breast. I chose Alicia to wear with Primagine's 7 stones as its quiet luminosity complements the lingerie textures nicely. Shoes are DeLa's Stella in Ecru.

Credits:
Skin: PXL Creations Candy Cateyes Bronzelips in Natural.
Hair: Truth Cameron in Pumpkin
Poses: GEEZ [R], Glitterati
Shoes: Adam n Eve Samara in Wine [R], GField Ribbon Slingbacks in Salmon, DeLa Stella in Ecru.

All jewelry & lingerie are Review Copies.

Two for the Hounds

Houndstooth that is :)



I saw the [Y.M.X.] houndstooth dress black on the fashion feed and wanted it, but waited to blog it until now when I found its soulmate at Lost Dreams :) The pattern on the dress is somewhat similar, but it's the cut and details that makes then into two different looks. On the Y.M.X. dress I adore the little bow and the heart buttons, as well as the black band around the neck and down the front. My shoes are the ETD Heel Strap Platforms in Black. I have not a clue where my hair is from--I was in a "let's explore other hair just in case..." My skin is Tuli's Group Gift Meredith Starshine 3 in Sunkissed. Earring are the Gypsy Soul Earrings from Love Chic in Gold.



Houndstooth is also the inspiration for Estelle Parnall's Lost Dreams Phoebe Houndstooth Dress. Same pattern, same attention to nice little details, but a very different dress. Here I adore the belt Buckle prim as well as the little cross stitches around the deep scoop neckline. This dress is a little more racy than the Y.M.X, so something for every taste! I'm wearing ETD's Loraine 2 in Auburn, Fleur's Spring Shoujo 5 in Azalea and ETD's peep Toe Slingbacks in Black. My jewelry is Primagine's RFL Everday, on sale to benefit cancer research through July 19.

Poses are by Flowey and Dove Swanson.

My conclusion? Houndstood is the the new black.

New from Elika and First from Mouse!

This is a hair blogging day. I'm wearing one of Elika's new styles in the new [and wonderful] textures, as well as Mouse Mimistrobell's first hair. I'm wearing both styles with ETD's Scoop Neck Tops and Callie Cline's new jeans, plus Detour and Tommyboy sneakers. My skin is my new custom one from Soda Designs.



The first style I'm sharing is one of ETD's new styles in Elika's all new textures, Torwen in Auburn. It is very loose, wish yummy alpha bits that flutter and give the hair a lightness despite it's bulk. Welcome back Elika! My jewelry is Primagine's RFL Everday set donated to help riaise money for cancer research. You can get it in her store on Kilimarta as well as the Passionate Redheads RFL Shop on Sacre Bleu.




Next is Mouse's first and, so far, only hairstyle [will get name when inworld next] in Dark Blonde. It was an April Group Gift. Those of us on Plurk have been commenting on various stages in the development of this style and, I have to say, for a first attempt it is light years better than much that I have seen around the grid. I love the wavy bang across the forehead and the straight long ponytail from the poofed back. Mousie -- please make it in red :) Jewelry is the new Gaea necklace from Lucas Lameth in Coral & Gold. It's a bit dressy for the outfit, but it's *my* Second Life (tm)

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

Top o' the Mornin' to Ya!

Just a quick St Patrick's Day post to share Primagine's new Sandy set in Pastel. Trixie Bumbo keeps making wonderful jewels for us to wear and this springtime fantasy is no exception. Colette in Green, Gala's Leaf skin with freckles [I'm "Irish" right?] in Lumine, Zhao's Precious color-change shoes, Elizabeth 2 in Cranberry from Truth and that's about it!

Poses by the exceptional Dove Swanson :)