Week 4 of 52 Weeks of Color - Plum

Plum is most definitely an easier color to put together an outfit with than goldenrod. I had a lot of fun shopping for this challenge, and I discovered a few new stores which I will most likely become a regular of in the near future.

Clothing: [Undershirt] The Instinctive Tank in Eggplant by JANE, [Sweater] Knit Cozy Sweater in Lila/Light Grey by So Many Styles and [Pants] The Waffle Knit Tights in Eggplant by JANE
Jewelry: Aubade Purple by Mariposa (No Longer Available)
Shoes: Flidais Flats in Red Soil by Concrete Flowers
Hair: Paige II in Brown 8 by Dernier Cri - one.eleven exclusive
Skin: Pearl 4 (Peach) by LAQ
Pose: heartless look by flowey. - one.eleven exclusive
Background by JoesSistah

My undershirt and leggings (they are actually the pant part of tights) are from JANE, a cute little store I found via the feeds when they were having a huge sale last week. Unfortunately, the sale is over, but their regular prices are extremely reasonable as well! The Instinctive Tank is a freebie from JANE which comes in thirty-one amazing colors! The Waffle Knit Tights come in packs of three shades of each color at L$50 per pack.

The sweater I am wearing is a new release from So Many Styles titled Knit Cozy Sweater. I know that lilac is not exactly plum, but I enjoy putting different shades together in an outfit. If everything was the same color, it would end up blending all together, and you wouldn't be able to tell anything apart. The sweater fits extremely well and the textures are absolutely beautiful! It makes me want to curl up beside a fire and read a good book! Six color options are available for L$180 each.

The necklace I am wearing is by Mariposa, which is unfortunately now closed. The purple color was an exclusive version of the Aubade necklace that can no longer be purchased. However, you can still purchase other colors of this necklace via the Second Life Marketplace.

My shoes are a Project Themeory exclusive from Concrete Flowers, also newly discovered to me. These adorable flats, titled Flidais Flats, are available in five colors at L$75 each or in a fatpack for L$299. The items in this store look so adorable, and I cannot wait to visit it again!

Like so many other people yesterday, I HAD to visit the exclusive one.eleven shop. As expected, the prices were extremely expensive, but as I tell my real life students - the less you have of something, the more valuable it becomes. I picked up three different items from three different designers which include !lamb., Dernier Cri and flowey. I have been a customer of !lamb. since I was probably only two or three months rezzed in Second Life. Dernier Cri and flowey. are entirely new to me, and I cannot wait to visit their regular shops to see what each designer has to offer. The hair I am wearing is Paige II in Brown 8 by Dernier Cri, and my pose is heartless look by flowey.

My skin is one makeup option of my very favorite skin pack that I own. Makeup 4, which features purple eye makeup, in the Pearl skin pack from LAQ is extremely well made, as are all other skins released by LAQ. I have had the skin for many months, and it never bores me. The makeup options are fantastic; they are very elegant and classy and not at all overdone.

Luna Jubilee's color for next week is sepia, which I am sure will be very interesting. If you are interested in blogging the 52 Weeks of Color, please visit Luna Jubilee's blog.

For Your Head

Cold winter weather is moving in... even to our Second Lives! To help keep your ava's head warm, Secrets Hair recently released winter styles that include hoods and hats. Penelope 2 is a remake of an earlier sytle; the newest version includes a hood up/hood down with nine color options! Both Winter and Winter 2 feature adorable berrets with a cute knot pulled to the side. Winter features a snowflake attached to the berret (nine color options) while Winter 2 features multiple textures (twenty-six total!). Color packs are available for L$200 and fatpacks are available for L$2000. Demos are available free of charge.

Clothing: Winter Sweater Grey by So Many Styles
Hair: *Penelope 2 in Umber by Secrets Hair
Skin: Isabel 1 (Peach) by LAQ
Tattoo: *Glitter Eyeshadow by [ a.e.meth ]
Pose: *Pencil 5 by aDORKable Poses
Background by RubyBlossom

Clothing: *Moody by Siss Boom @ L$100
Hair: [1] *Winter in Umber and [2] *Winter 2 in Umber by Secrets Hair
Skin: Ania 2 (Peach) by LAQ
Pose: *Pencil 5 by aDORKable Poses
Background by RubyBlossom




* Denotes item provided by designer for review.

Only one more...

Ok.... So, I told myself that I absolutely was not going to be on Second Life or post any new blogs while I was on vacation with my ever so amazing boyfriend (♥). But, I wasn't able to get these pictures out before we left, and as long as they are sitting here on my laptop completely unpublished it is going to annoy me. So, one last post, and you won't see me again until Friday!

A very good friend of mine, I won't mention names just incase, introduced me to Donna Flora last week, and I absolutely fell in love with her designs. Most of her styles are very vintage, which I absoultely LOVE. If I could have chosen an era to grow up in, it most likely would have been somewhere between the 20s and 40s. Yes, I realize that was a time of great hardship in the United States, but sometimes that can humble people and make them stronger. It would have been nice to have been able to teach a classroom (I'm a teacher in RL ;) ) and not have students who were rude and didn't care about anyone but themselves. Anyway... Donna Flora's designs are full of texture and color, and I highly recommend visiting her store! The outfit I am wearing, titled Brooke, was released late last week and comes in both gold and sky. You get both a flexi babydoll skirt with the outfit along with a 'normal' skirt and flexi top with beads!

Clothing: Brooke in Gold by Donna Flora
Hair: Allison in Timid Brown by fri.day
Skin: Ania (Peach) 2 by LAQ
Pose: Like A Rolling Stone by Don't Freak Out

The Dressing Room has a new collection! It's always amazing when great designers come together on Second Life to bring you AMAZING prices for their clothing. Among the designers you can find there are Tuli, R.icielli, Glam Affair, Exile, So Many Styles, and Kunglers (Blue Room). Here are a few outfits, with their prices, that I threw together from the collection!

Clothing: (Top) Carol by Glam Affair 50L$, (Bottom) Anita by R.icielli 60L$
Hair: Leslie in Caramel by Exile 50L$
Skin: Gina 2 by Tuli 65L$
Pose: Shirtless - Knees by Posies
Background by JoesSistah

Clothing: (Top) Sporty Grey Jacket by So Many Styles 50L$, (Bottom) Leggings by Kunglers 50L$
Shoes: Open Stilettos Pink by YS&YS 60L$
Hair: Leslie in Caramel by Exile 50L$
Skin: Gina 2 by Tuli 65L$
Poses: (Top) Wanna be Jump, (Middle) Want You, (Bottom) AE-F5 by Posies
Background by JoesSistah