I ♥ Originals Fair 2011

The I ♥ Originals Fair 2011 starts this weekend, and there are so many great designers included in the event. The fair runs from February 5 through February 13; over the next week and a bit, I will be showing off items from the event!

I’ll start off my showcase with two designers I’m extremely familiar with. Both the owner of Siss Boom and the owner of Lemania Indigo Designs are extremely talented and definitely very original. I chose formalwear to feature from both designers since this is truly one of my favorite styles of clothing. One of the items featured by Siss Boom at the fair is Shy; this beautiful dress is a mermaid type dress that flares out at the bottom with a translucent fabric. A beautiful rose is attached to the chest as well as to a hat provided with your purchase. A veil also beautifully streams down from the bottom of the hat.

A gown featured from Lemania Indigo Designs is one of my all time favorites. American Beauty is a stunning red, ball gown which features large but very beautiful roses draped down the front. This gown speaks elegance and femininity. The flexi skirt is beautifully colored and moves very smoothly. Shoes are also included with your purchase!

Credits:

Photo 1
Clothing: *Shy by Siss Boom @ I ♥ Originals Fair
Hair: Here in Black 04 by [elikatira] NEW
Skin: Katey (Peach) by Apple May Designs
Tattoo: [Eye Shadow] Candy, [Lips] Emily Lipstick Ruby and [Lashes] Lash Set 3 by Apple May Designs
Pose: *Sassy by Croire @ I ♥ Originals Fair
Background by Moonchild Ijilja

Photo 2
Clothing: *American Beauty by Lemania Indigo Designs @ I ♥ Originals Fair
Hair: Details in Brown 08 by [elikatira]
Skin: Pearl 3 (Peach) by LAQ
Pose: *Sass by Croire @ I ♥ Originials Fair
Background by Moonchild Ijilja

NOTE: I ♥ Originals Fair landmarks will not work until February 5, 2011.

* Denotes item provided by designer for review.

Fantabulous Sales? ... Don't Mind if I Do!

It has already been a weekend of great sales, and it is only Saturday! I honestly don’t think that I could ever have enough poses in my inventory. Every time I get a notecard about new releases or a fantabulous sale, I go running! Bang gives us the best of both this weekend with two new releases as well as an awesome sale. Just Shut Up and Second the Motion are two pose packs released today; I will be using these poses in the coming week. The pose used below is from a pack released about two weeks ago titled Knee High Fashion. As the name suggests, these poses are designed to show off all the knee highs and/or socks that you collect in your second life! Pose #5 simply looked too adorable with my socks from JANE; so, of course I had to use it! Packs of ten poses are available at !bang for L$200 or L$35 per pose.

Aaaahhhh, yes!! That does say that !bang is having a sale, and a very good one at that. Luna Jubilee is running out of space to display all of her awesome poses. So, she is clearing out some space and offering some really great deals in the process. Until January 31st, you can purchase all six pose packs for L$100 each or L$35 per pose. Let’s see… L$35 x 6 poses = L$210… You are getting over half off during this sale!! Hurry… run quick! After the sale, these poses will only be available on the marketplace.

After a month or so of silence, JANE finally released a new outfit this past week, and oh my, is it adorable! Melody features a cute flared out dress with a sweet flared cardigan to match. And, what better to go under them but an adorable pair of stripped socks! The Melody dress is available in three colors (fawn, navy and raven) at L$150 each or L$295 for the greedy pack; the Melody cardigan is also available in three colors (cherry, golden and salmon) at L$100 or L$195 for the greedy pack. The Little Piggies Stripped Tights come in three shades each of blacks/grays, blues, browns, greens, oranges, pinks, purples, reds, whites/creams and yellows at L$50; a special is currently out, which is sure not to last much longer, where all colors and shades are available in a greedy pack for L$50!

JANE is also having a sale!! I told you is has been a weekend of great sales! Through this weekend only, everything has been reduced by 50%, including single colors and greedy packs. The only items excluded from this sale are new releases, Needful Things and Little Piggies Socks and Tights. I caught the 50% off sale from JANE last November, and I absolutely loved everything I bought (which was quite a lot, mind you). Her items are extremely well made and absolutely adorable. If you have never visited JANE, now is the perfect time to do so!


Credits:
Clothing: [Dress] Melody in Fawn; [Socks] Little Piggies Stripped Tights in Salmon and [Coat] Melody Cardigan in Salmon by JANE
Shoes: Far Boots Polar Edition by Miel
Hair: Serena in Mocha by TRUTH
Skin: Jessica 3 (Fair) by LAQ
Pose: *Knee High Fashion 5 by !bang
Background by FairieGoodMother

* Denotes item provided by designer for review.

Feelin' a Little Sassy

Sometimes I feel like being a little sassy. After all, that is what my nephew nicknamed me when he first began speaking. ;-) Hehe...  I have really been loving grayscale outfits lately…

I have a mixture of brands for you today. =)

Le Fashions has two new releases out this week. The Argyle Sweater is a shorter type sweater that looks fantastic with an undershirt (or as is if that is your thing). As its name suggests, the sweater features an argyle pattern on the front with solid colored sleeves. Six color combinations with gray are available for purchase including black and plum, cocoa, deep red, electric blue, gray (featured above) and hunter green for L$75 each. To accompany the Argyle Sweater, Le Fashions has also released an adorable pair of corduroy pants; honestly, who ever has enough corduroy pants in their inventory? I know I don’t. Colors available include cocoa, deep red, dove gray (featured above), electric blue, hunter green and plum at L$75 each.

Although no longer available at The Dressing Room, the undershirt and eye makeup (Tattoo Layer 05) I am wearing were the New Year’s Special by Glam Affair. The shirt is part of a dress type outfit titled Marta that looks beautiful even on its own. I’m not certain if these items are available at Glam Affair’s main store location; but if you love the texturing of the shirt as I do, it is definitely worth a shot to look around!

I always love discovering new jewelry stores!! Jewelry is as important in my second life as it is in my real life. Accessories most definitely add that extra special touch to the perfect outfit. The Ynez set is a new design by ByKay. The chunky design and straight lining give this set an independent yet very feminine feel. Although only the earrings are featured above, you also receive a necklace, a bracelet, a ring without nails and three rings with nails (nails color change via hud). All pieces include a size change script which I personally love. I am not the greatest at manual resizing and always appreciate when designers include those scripts in their designs so that I don’t have to! All pieces are copy, no modify and no transfer. ByKay does have a shop set up in world; however, you cannot purchase the pieces there. The set is available on the marketplace for L$1,150.

I only recently began purchasing hair from booN. Before I began blogging, the style was a little too dramatic for what I was looking for. Now, I am all about drama! Well, in hair at least. The QPT129 (What a name, huh?) style is actually a design I may have also worn prior to blogging had it been out then. This updo features a very bold, yet elegant, front design with a simple pull up look in the back. It is definitely not too over the top to be wearing around as your everyday style in world. Three color packs are available at L$280 and fatpacks are available at L$980.

Finally, my boots (Oh, how I love them!!!) are by Mon Tissu, the love child by the designers of Surf Co. and Tres Blah. The Provence Riding boots feature an amazing texture, as I would expect from these amazing creators! Colors available include balck, caramel, chestnut, dark brown, gray and vintage red at L$350 per pair or L$1,785 for the fatpack. If you are a Mon Tissu VIP group member (L$1,000 joining cost), you can receive 25% off of the fatpack price by wearing your nametag which makes each pair of shoes approximately L$223 per pair! If you purchase a ridiculous amount of shoes like I do, the $1,000 joining fee for the VIP group will quickly pay for itself in savings.


Credits:
Clothing: [Sweater] *Argyle Sweater in Gray by Le Fashions, [Undershirt] Marta by Glam Affair and [Pants] *Corduroy Pants in Dove Gray by Le Fashions
Jewelry: *Ynez by ByKay
Shoes: Providence Riding Boots in Black by Mon Tissu
Hair: QPT129 in Black by booN
Skin: Isabel 01 (Peach) by LAQ
Tattoo: Tattoo Layer 05 TDR Special by Glam Affair
Pose: Centerfold 1 by DeePosed

* Denotes item provided by designer for review.

Femininity

Femininity. That is what I thought of when I first saw the new release from Siss Boom yesterday. Light a Candle features a soft, elegant texture with beautifully layered ruffles. Sculpted attachments are included for the arms, the spine (neck piece) and the pelvis. A flexi skirt is also included as an under layer to the short, ruffled skirt. This gorgeous dress is available at Siss Boom for the introductory price of L$100 which is sure to not last long. Go pick it up before new specials are released and the price goes up!

Credits:
Clothing: *Light a Candle by Siss Boom @ L$100
Hair: Lovely Liz in Classic Brunette by Clawtooth
Skin: Isabel 01 (Peach) by LAQ
Tattoo: *Wind Chill Ocean Makeup by Siss Boom
Pose: *Pencil 5 Mirror by aDORKable Poses
Background by Smoko Stock

* Denotes item provided by designer for review.

Week 11 of 52 Weeks of Color - Indigo

Indigo is the perfect color for how I have been feeling lately. Well, sort of anyway. Indigo is a purplish blue that, of course, exists in several shades. I have definitely been feeling a little blue. Maybe not so much purple, though. Lol ;-)

The outfit I am wearing is actually not that new, and it has been blogged many times before in this color challenge I’m sure. But, I couldn’t help myself. Since I first saw the Love Me Skirt by BOOM, I was in love! It is so sweet and elegant. I like elegance and modesty in both my real life and my second life. After all, my second life truly is a reflection of my real life. There isn’t much difference. The Love Me skirt features a main skirt and two smaller prim pieces attached to each leg to give an underskirt type look. It’s so adorable, and at L$75, you really cannot go wrong.

The top I am wearing is also from BOOM. I love the texture on the 4 Warmth Thermal; the shading and highlighting are beautiful and give a nice depth to your ava. This shirt is very versatile; I couldn’t tell you how many outfits I have paired it with. Even better, it comes in a lot of fantastic colors!

My fab-u-lous boots are from Azoury. If you have never heard of them, please check out my post from yesterday. I’m still in utter shock that these boots, and all shoes at Azoury, are only L$99. They are most definitely worth a lot more, but I’m not complaining about the Lindens saved!! More boots for me!

My earrings are the newest addition to The Dressing Room from Glow Studio. A new collection was placed out today; I didn’t have a lot of time to look through everything, but I saw these adorable earrings for only L$45 and knew I had to have them for this outfit. I will most likely be going back later and blogging more items from the collection.

My skin is a mixture of Isabel 01 by LAQ and Windchill Ocean Makeup by Siss Boom. The Isabel skin is honestly a very nice base for all those tattoos that have been popping up everywhere. I’m sure that most, if not all, of you have checked out LAQ skins, but how many of you have been to Siss Boom? Owner and designer Lestat Reuven is an extremely talented artist with an extremely kind heart. She is also very versatile, designing everything from clothing and skin to furniture and landscaping items. You really must check out her store! You won’t leave empty handed.


Credits:
Clothing: [Shirt] *4 Warmth in Sand and [Skirt] *Love Me Skirt in Indigo by BOOM
Jewelry: Folk Forest by [ glow ] studio @ The Dressing Room
Shoes: Les Bottines Lilium by Azoury
Hair: Soma in Snickers by !lamb.
Skin: Isabel 01 (Peach) by LAQ
Tattoo: *Windchill Ocean Makeup by Siss Boom
Pose: *Pencil 8 Mirror by aDORKable Poses
Background by Smoko Stock

* Denotes item provided by designer for review.

Azoury

With the increase in allowed group slots yesterday, I was able to join a couple groups which I wouldn’t have had room for otherwise. One of those groups lead to the discovery of a new to me store, and I am so excited to share it with you (even though I’m sure those of you who have been around longer than I have probably already know about it!).

Azoury is unique in that it offers complete outfits as well as separate pieces which allow you to mix and match colors. The complete outfits include both clothing and shoes! How fantastic is that? And, when I say shoes… I’m not talking about shoes which lack visual appeal as standalone pieces. The shoes found at Azoury are beautifully sculpted pieces of artwork with amazing textures.

So, how many Lindens will this cost you? Complete outfits start around L$300; if you want to purchase the shoes only, they cost L$99 per pair! My ava could have fallen over yesterday when I saw shoes with this amount of detail for only L$99. I do believe I have found shoe heaven!

Credits:
Clothing: La Robe by Azoury
Shoes: Les Bottines Lyame by Azoury
Hair: UKA687 in Black with Gathered Raised Hairbase in Black by booN
Skin: Isabel 01 (Peach) by LAQ
Makeup: Doe Shimmer Eyeshadow in Ashes by PixelDolls and Emily Lipstick in Gold by Apple May Designs
Brows: Black Eyebrows (Peach) by LAQ
Poses: [1] Life is Too Short and Death is Too Long by Don’t Freak Out! And [2] Luth Shoes 03 by Reel Expression

It's a Party!

Every month, Lemania Indigo Designs hosts a L$1 hunt on her SIM. I remember always being excited for these events when I was only a few months old in Second Life, and to be honest… I still get excited to see what she puts out each month. The number of prizes varies from month to month; this month for the It’s a Party hunt, Lemania has placed fifteen gifts out for L$1 each with prizes including clothes, accessories, hair and furniture. Prizes #1 (Sunflower Hair Pin), #2 (Hollyhocks), #13 (Plinky Pink) and #15 (Paris Vacation) are featured below. The hunt runs through January 31st.

Credits:
Clothing: [1] *Hollyhocks, [2] *Paris Vacation and [3] *Plinky Pink by Lemania Indigo Designs @ It’s a Party Hunt
Accessories: [1] *Sunflower Hair Pin by Lemania Indigo Designs @ It’s a Party Hunt
Shoes: [1] Included with Clothing, [2] Secret Boots in Cocoa by [elikatira] and [3] Included with Clothing
Hair: [1] New 13 in Better by W&Y, [2] Romona in Mocha by TRUTH and [3] Cassidy.2 in Timid Brown by fri.day
Skin: [1] Jessica 1 (Fair), [2] Ania 3 (Peach) and [3] Jessica 3 (Fair) by LAQ
Poses: [1] That’s What Life Is, Peanut by Don’t Freak Out!, [2] Long Hair 2 – 3 by Glitterati and [3] ANTM Kim by Posies
Background by RubyBlossom

* Denotes item provided by designer for review.

The Designer's Showcase

I love all the little shops that are popping up all over Second Life to introduce and promote various designers. The Designer’s Showcase is one of the latest of these special stores which offers clothing, shoes, accessories and even home items. Designers include the following: Butt-Err, DreamScape, Embody, Eshi Otawara, GLAM, Gypsys, Hanaya, Hatter is Mad, H.I.M. Fashions, HOC Industries, Hurrem, Instinct Inc., JoJo, La Petite Morte, Lemania Indigo Designs, Marret, MeKa, Mocha, Oddity, Riddle, Sasira, Smushyface, The Secret Store, Urf!Urf!, WorN, and Zibska.

Of course, Lemania Indigo Designs is not new to me, but when I stopped by the showroom today and saw her item, it excited me. The regular price for a Lemania design is L$400 and up; however, Ruby Tuesday is being offered at the Designer’s Showcase for the very low price of L$99. This dress is absolutely too adorable. It features beautiful purple and silver colors with a short sculpted skirt and a long flexi skirt. Shoes are also included with your purchase although they are not pictured below.

Thanks to my dear friend Tapika Tomsen, I was able to find the perfect piece of jewelry to go with my beautiful outfit from Lemania. Tapika introduced me to Alienbear’s Designs not too long ago, and I absolutely fell in love with the pieces offered. If you have never tried Alienbear’s, now is the perfect time to do so. Through the end of the month you can purchase jewelry at 50% off regular prices. I chose to wear the VernaRosa necklace and earrings; the necklace was just the right length for the very low cut top. The textures in the jewelry are absolutely beautiful, and the sizing was perfect as well (no adjustments needed for me). This is most definitely a designer I will be featuring more of in the future.

Credits:
Clothing: *Ruby Tuesday by Lemania Indigo Designs @ Designer’s Showcase
Jewelry: [Necklace] VernaRosa Necklace and [Earrings] VernaRosa Earrings by Alienbear’s Designs
Shoes: Move Pumps in Burgundy by [elikatira]
Hair: Tiramisu in Ash Black by LoQ Hairs @ Fashion House
Skin: Ania 02 (Peach) by LAQ
Pose: [1] *Poofy 3 Mirror and [2] Poofy 8 Mirror by aDORKable Poses
Background by RubyBlossom

* Denotes item provided by designer for review.

Tay Tay ♔

Sometimes, it’s good to just have fun with Second Life! I found a pose set at Glitterati last week, and I have been waiting for just the right outfit to use it with. The Profile Pose set completely reminds me of one of my younger sisters irl. She is constantly taking her picture from above with her cell or camera with smooch lips and a peace sign. Lol You have to love her.

[SE*Designz] recently released an outfit, titled Knit Tunic Outfit Grey, that simply screamed Tay Tay (my rl sister’s nickname)! The ensemble comes complete with sweater, leggings and prim toed shoes. The sweater contains six prim attachments; if you want to wear jewelry with this shirt, you must use the latest version of Second Life in order to wear multiple attachments on the same spot. The arm pieces do contain a resize script; however, the body pieces do not. The design on the leggings is really cute; the only part that I really don’t like about them is that your booty pops out in the back. I prefer to be covered. The black sandals are adorable! They contain a menu to easily change skin color and toe nail polish. The entire outfit is available for L$300.

Clothing: *Knit Tunic Outfit Grey by [SE*Designz]
Jewelry: [Necklace] Knotted Elegance III in Tahitian Black Pearls and [Earrings] Timeless Pearl Earrings in Black/Platinum by EarthStones
Shoes: Included with clothing.
Hair: Quinn in Mocha Streaked by TRUTH
Skin: Pearl (Peach) by LAQ
Pose: Profile Photo (Prop Included) by Glitterati

* Denotes item provided by designer for review.

Shoes ♥

I have been in absolute shoe heaven today! When I logged into Second Life this morning, I got a notice that Elikatira, formerly ETD, has finally released shoes! Yes, I know I’m a little excited (!!!), but I honestly cannot help myself. The quality of every Elikapeka Tiramisu design is absolutely stunning, no matter if it is hair or shoes… or I am sure anything else for that matter. I am still honestly stunned (Note: definitely NOT complaining!) at the prices she is selling her shoes for. Nowhere else in Second Life can you get this quality for this price. Current prices are as follows: Move Pumps L$180, Flair Flats L$180, Secret Boots L$200 and Live Boots L$200. Fatpacks range from L$1200 to L$1600; that is only about L$100 per pair in the fatpacks! Also, an updated design of the ETD buckle flats, now titled Millside Flats, was released at a permanent discounted price of L$90 per pair or L$650 for the fatpack (12 colors).

Shoes: [1] Secret Boots in Winter, [2] Live Boots in Chocolate and [3] Millside Flats in Winter by [elikatira]
Skin: Pearl (Peach) by LAQ
Pose: Long Hair 10 by Glitterati

A very dear friend, Tapika Tomsen, introduced me to Kalnins Fashion Footwear today. I very vaguely remember being in this store when I was very new in Second Life while on a hunt. I suppose it stands out in my mind because the hint was to look for a redelivery terminal, and at the time, I had no idea what that was. While there, I noticed the pictures of the shoes on the wall and hoped that the hunt prize was a pair of shoes! I don’t remember now whether it was or it wasn’t, but the quality I saw in the pictures must have stuck in my mind. The only disappointment that I had with my purchases from Kalnins is that the shoes have not been updated for Viewer 2. I really detest the invisiprim ‘halo’ but thankfully found a couple alphas that were already in my inventory which worked well with the Promenade and Snow Drift Boots. Both shoes are color change and sell for L$750 and L$800 respectfully.

Shoes: [1] Promenade and [2] Snow Drift by Kalnins Fashion Footwear
Skin: Pearl (Peach) by LAQ
Pose: Long Hair 10 by Glitterati

Frou Frou You You

It has been a blah kind of day; there’s been too much snow outside for too long. Thankfully, I can teleport to warm locations in Second Life. It’s just too bad that I can’t actually feel the warmth from the pixel sun on my skin! With absolutely no where to go, I decided to go shopping (like I needed an excuse!).

Clothing: [Shirt] Zipper Tank in Dusk and [Skirt] Frou Frou You You Skirt (TDRB Exclusive) by Royal Blue @ The Dressing Room Blue
Shoes: Dandy Boots Solid by Miel
Hair: Ramona in Mocha by TRUTH
Skin: Pearl 6 (Peach) by LAQ
Pose: Long Hair 10 by Glitterati

The Dressing Room Blue updated its collection yesterday, and, as usual, there are a lot of nice items being offered all at L$70 or under. My favorite item from the new collection is from the featured guest, Royal Blue. The Frou Frou You You skirt may have an extremely odd name, but it is absolutely beautiful! The sculpted skirt features three different layers in multiple shades of blue. This color trio is exclusive to The Dressing Room Blue and is available for L$69. The shirt I am wearing to match is also by Royal Blue and can be purchased at their flagship store location.

I ♥ Good Sales!

With Christmas fast approaching, we most likely will be seeing many designers putting items on sale. I was extremely excited when I received a notecard yesterday stating that Ingenue will be having a 50% Off Sale on all dresses through Wednesday. If you are an admirer of 40s fashion; you most definitely do not want to miss this! I picked up several dresses while I visited the store; the dress featured below is titled Kerria and is absolutely perfect for all the Christmas parties you are sure to attend over the next 25 days or so! The colors blend so perfectly between the system skirt and the flexi attachments. At L$175, you cannot go wrong! The dress is offered in four beautiful colors.

I wonder if it would be too much to hope for a shoe sale from Ingenue? =) ... Just sayin'. Hehe

Clothing: Kerria in Scarlet by Ingenue @ 50% Off Sale
Jewelry: Bullseye in Gold/Smokey Quartz by EarthStones (Group Exclusive)
Hair: Witch in Lady by !lamb.
Skin: Pearl 5 (Peach) by LAQ
Pose: *Pencil 5 by aDORKable Poses
Background by E Dina




* Denotes item provided by designer for review.

Cyber Monday @ Apple May Designs

Apple May Designs is holding a Cyber Monday Sale with super low prices! Items on sale have been placed out just beyond the entrance of the store. All single colors on sale are available for L$75; fatpacks have been included at a discount as well! I'm wearing the Gossip Girl Tank in Red (bra/no bra versions are included with purchase), Everyday Denim in Classic and Shiny Belted Pumps in Red. This sale will end at midnight SLT!

Clothing: [Top] Gossip Girl Tank in Red and [Pants] Everyday Denim in Classic by Apple May Designs @ L$75 Cyber Monday Sale
Shoes: Shiny Belted Pumps in Red by Apple May Designs @ L$75 Cyber Monday Sale

Hair: Paige II in Brown 8 by Dernier Cri @ One.Eleven
Skin: Pearl 5 (Peach) by LAQ
Pose: Take a Look 5 by !BANG
Background by JoesSistah

Shox!

Oh, how I love a new, fantastic pair of shoes! It has been quite a while since [hoorenbeek] released a new pair of athletic shoes, but the wait was well worth the amazing pair of shoes released yesterday! Shox, a virtual remake of the famous Nike Shox, are extremely well made and come in six fantastic color options including black/grey/green, black/grey/orange, black/grey/red, black/white, white/black and white/red. For this weekend only, you can purchase individual pairs for L$200 each or the fatpack for L$600. Normal prices for shoes at [hoorenbeek] are L$520 for single colors and L$2,100 for fatpacks including six colors.

Shoes: Shox in White/Black by [ hoorenbeek ]
Skin: Pearl 4 (Peach) by LAQ
Pose: it gave you a momentary wiggins by Don't Freak Out!
Background by JoesSistah

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.

Black Friday @ PIDIDDLE

It isn't too late to catch the Black Friday deals at Pididdle! Select colors of each item have been marked down to L$55, L$75 or L$95. This is the perfect opportunity for you to grab that item you have had your eye on! The outfit included in my picture below features the Obsessions Top Plain in Egg Shell (L$55) and the NEW High Waisted Tube Skirt in Hot Pink (this color not on sale). I absolutely love the little bow at the top of the skirt! It gives it such a cute look and feminine character. The owner and designer of Pididdle has set out an exclusive color (forest) of the High Waisted Tube Skirt for customers absolutely free! Be sure to drop by before midnight to grab the gift!

Clothing: [Top] Obsessions Top Plain in Egg Shell and [Skirt] *High Waisted Tube Skirt in Hot Pink by Pididdle
Shoes: The Alice Cullen Flats in Ivory by Cherry
Hair: Felicity in Chestnut by ETD (No Longer Available)
Skin: Pearl 8 (Peach) by LAQ
Pose: *Pencil 6 by aDORKable Poses
Background by RubyBlossom




* Denotes item provided by designer for review.

Giving Thanks

Too often I feel that we, and when we I say we I mean to say especially me, lose sight of what the American holiday of Thanksgiving should truly be about. Too often it is simply about eating more food that you honestly should and visiting family and friends. But, how often do we stop to actually think of all the things that we are truly and abundantly blessed with? Certainly not often enough.

Over the past week or so I have tried to make it a point every day on my real life Facebook account to post something I am thankful for. My posts have been from the big things in my life like my wonderful boyfriend and my family to the 'smaller' things that I rarely think about like having electricity and running water. Even if I continue to post a different thing or person that I am thankful for the the rest of my life (and hopefully I still have quite a few years left in me), there is no way that I could ever possibly list everything. God as so richly blessed me, and I am ashamed to admit that most the time I take it all for granted. An example would be my 'smaller' thanks of electricity and running water. I'm sure that would be nothing small to someone living in a third world country or even to someone who lives in a progressed nation who cannot afford their bills. Unless there was a widespread electrical outage, I have never had to go without either of those.

I am personally going to try hard every day to think of something different that I am thankful for. To me, this will be an excellent exercise which will hopefully in the end will help me to not to take anything, even the 'little' things, for granted.

What I'm Wearing: The dress that I am wearing is a replica of the classic Pilgrim outfit worn by women. The owner of A Touch of Ireland is so extremely generous to me, and yes, I am very thankful for her! AliciaKay Kilara specializes in costumes and has almost anything you could possibly want. Although it is not pictured below, the outfit also includes shoes to match. A Touch of Ireland is most definitely the place to go for all of your costume needs!

Clothing: *Pilgrim Female Dress 2010 by A Touch of Ireland
Shoes: Included with Clothing
Hair: Josephine in Mocha by TRUTH
Skin: Pearl 2 (Peach) by LAQ
Pose: *Poofy 9 Mirror by aDORKable Poses




* Denotes item provided by designer for review.

Simply aDORKable!

If you are looking for your perfect Christmas poses, aDORKable has you covered! Three new, very fun pose sets were released yesterday. Kiss Me NOW! features three male/female poses with a mistletoe which has transfer/no transfer versions. Holiday Dork Cakes included four different cupcake options with five poses each; the cupcake is really cute and is so much fun to play with! Dork Family Christmas is an absolutely adorable sculpted Christmas tree with boxes and ornaments. Six poses are included with the tree and transferable ornaments are included with your purchase.

What I'm wearing... When I thought about decorating a tree for Christmas, I thought about it being a fun, homey event. It's something I enjoy doing with my real life family every year. Normally, we are all in our pajamas while we stand around our tree hanging ornaments. I'm not sure if I have ever purchased pajamas in Second Life since my ava never needs to sleep. However, BOOM released adorable thermal shirts last week that give me that down home feeling. I paired the shirt with a pair of shorts, titled Wei Shorts, and a pair of tube socks also from BOOM.

Clothing: [Shirt] *4 Warmth Thermal in Cherry, [Shorts] Wei Shorts in Army and [Socks] Tube Socks in Red by BOOM
Hair: Cassidy in Thoughtful Brown my fri.day
Skin: Pearl 3 (Peach) by LAQ
Pose: [1] *Kiss Me NOW!, [2] *Holiday Dork Cakes and [3] *Dork Family Christmas by aDORKable Poses




* Denotes item provided by designer for review.

What I Love

Blogger Challenge from StrawberrySingh:

"This week's challenge is blogging about what you love about Second Life. Is it something in your inventory? A person? A feeling? What makes you log back into Second Life everyday?"

Clothing: *Milk Maid by Siss Boom @ L$100
Hair: Kitty in Mocha by TRUTH
Skin: Ania 2 (Peach) by LAQ
Pose: Glitz 2 by !bang
Background by RubyBlossom


What I love about Second Life has changed so much over the course of the past thirteen months. When I first joined, I loved going to parties and participating in dress up contests. I 'made' my real life boyfriend join so that we could dance the night away. We live nearly six hours apart in real life; so, Second Life was an easy way for us to spend time together without really being together. Of course I always prefer to have the real life version of him with me, but for the time being, Second Life Dryden will have to do.

I have never been a big shopper in real life, but from the very start I have loved to shop on Second Life. I am awed and amazed that people can create designs in a virtual world that look so real. I suppose my love for fashion is what eventually lead to my love for photography. Looking back, my first photographs were in all honesty rather horrible. I had no clue as to what windlight settings even were or that I could edit them. I didn't have any poses, and, of course, I most definitely didn't have my own photo studio then. I started posting pictures on Flickr for the weekly contest Lemania Indigo Designs had to win copies of her new releases. I was beyond elated the first time I won. My techniques eventually improved and somewhere along the line someone gave me the suggestion for my current love in Second Life.

I started blogging in June of this year, and while I did take a short break, I have fallen completely in love with it. It enables me to combine my love for fashion and photography and has also allowed me to meet a lot of amazing and extremely generous people along the way. I do not know where I would be without the blogging tips from SweetDeb Kips and Tapika Tomsen or the photography advice from Vanessinha Vectoscope. I know there are many people who do not like to share their secrets, but these three ladies have always graciously answered any question I had. I could not thank them enough. I also could not have done without Lanj Plasker and Rachella Rossini cheering me on the entire way; both of these ladies are always so positive and send me all the amazing sales they hear about and new stores they discover!

So what is it that I really love about Second Life? I can't just boil it down to one thing... It's the time I get to spend with ♥Dryden, the priceless friendships that I have made and the endless and oh so amazing fashion and photography. This is what keeps me coming back.

* Denotes item provided by designer for review.

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.