Chic Boutique

Another discount store has popped up, and I must say, I’m really enjoying all the discounts designers have been putting out. With a horrible real life economy, it is really a help in keeping my ava fashionable in my second life.

One of the designers featured at Chic Boutique is Siss Boom. If you think Lestat Reuven’s L$100 specials are amazing, you are going to be completely ecstatic when you hear that the special offered at Chic Boutique is only L$65! Collage is an adorable jean and shirt combo which features an off the shoulder top with cute rips in the fabric and a washed out texture for the boot cut pants. The cuffs of the pants feature an under layer which shows in the back underneath an adorable little bow.

It is inevitable that you will discover new stores when you visit discount shops, but that is half the point, right? My favorite new find from Chic Boutique would definitely have to be Filthy Skins. I know… interesting name. I am completely impressed with the quality of skins offered by this designer. The highlighting and shading is beautiful, the eyelid color is to die for and the lips are so scrumptious! For only L$90, you get three tones of the Nala BubbleGum skin (pale, tan and dark). I took the liberty of going to check out their main store location for you, and found that single makeups are valued at L$900 each which would place the value of the pack offered at Chic Boutique at L$2700. This is an absolute no brainer… you get L$2700 worth of skin for only L$90. Yes, please!

The poses I am using are from one of the new sets available at !bang. I told you I would be using them this week. ;-) The Second the Motion pack is so versatile and can be used with so many different fashion designs. If you are looking for a random pose pack, !bang has set out a six pose pack consisting of one pose from each of the last six packs released for Lazy Sunday! You can pick up this pack for only L$75 until tomorrow!


Credits:
Clothing: *Collage by Siss Boom @ Chic Boutique
Shoes: Wo Boots Gomi by Zero Number
Hair: Ramona in Mocha by TRUTH
Skin: Nala BubbleGum (Pale) by Filthy Skins @ Chic Boutique
Poses: [1] *Second the Motion 9 and [2] *Second the Motion 2 by !bang
Background by Stock Cmoura

* Denotes item provided by designer for review.

Week 12 of 52 Weeks of Color - Taupe

Taupe is a very earthy brown which reminds me of being covered with nutrient rich soil as a child. When I was little, I spent my summers at my grandparents’ house while my mother was working. My grandfather always raised a garden, and for some reason, there was just something special about his boots. I found the Wo Boots by Zero Number quite a few months ago, and it is amazing at how much they look like my grandfather’s boots. I realize only the top portion of the boots is showing, but each boot comes in two pieces, and the pose found in the seat was just not ‘two piece boot’ friendly. Lol

The shirt I am wearing is the top portion of the special released yesterday by Siss Boom, titled Earth. As luck would have it, it was just the right shade of taupe for the Color Challenge this week. My pants are also from the creator of Siss Boom; however, they were designed when Lestat Reuven’s store was titled Wondrous Strange. The pants are part of an outfit titled Gentle Brocade which is still available in the Siss Boom store. It is honestly one of my very favorite designs by Lestat.

LoQ released a special pack of hair as a group gift this past week in their Tiramisu style. The pack includes four colors of the hair piece as well as the hairbases. The hair was not a perfect fit for me, but thankfully LoQ hairs are modifiable which allowed me to insert my own resize script. I honestly am horrible at manually resizing. If you have difficulty resizing as well, search for resizing scripts on the marketplace. There are some very easy to use, premade scripts available for purchase.


Credits:
Clothing: [Shirt] *Earth and [Pants] Gentle Brocade by Siss Boom
Jewelry: Zahavi Earrings by League
Shoes: Wo Boots Gomi by Zero Number
Hair: Tiramisu in Dark Brown by LoQ Hairs @ Group Gift
Skin: *Swedish Makeup 1 (Spectral) by Siss Boom

* Denote item provided by designer for review.

Casual Friday

There's nothing better than being able to wear casual clothes to work... or around Second Life... on Friday! Lemania Indigo Designs and Wondrous Strange bring us two adorable, casual outfits both priced at 100L$ this Friday. Crystal Nouveau Casual, by Lemania Indigo, features a 1920s print top with cute capris to match with stars. Easy Living, by Lestat Reuven, features a sexy camel top with matching ripped jeans. Hurry and get them before they are placed at regular price!

Clothing: (Left) Crystal Nouveau Casual (Shoes Included) by Lemania Indigo Designs, (Right) Easy Living by Wondrous Strange
Shoes: (Left) Included with outfit, (Right) Petanko Cross in Camel by Zero Number
Hair: Tatum.2 in Timid Brown by fri.day
Skin: Ania (Peach) 2 by LAQ
Pose: Posey Pose Stepladder in Olive by Olive Juice

Also, Lemania Indigo Designs is participating in the Letter of the Week Special. This week's letter is N, and she has created a fabulous dress titled Nature's Touch which features fairies and robin's eggs! A hat and shoes are also included with this special for only 75L$.

Clothing: Nature's Touch by Lemania Indigo Designs
Hair: Jules in Timid Brown by fri.day
Skin: Ania (Peach) 4 by LAQ
Pose: model.pose 8 by fri.day
Location: Rose Hall