Do You Ever Think Of Me?

This is a post featuring the work of 7 Deadly Skins and the new release Spring mesh dress from KANOU.  Both are fabulous and I hope you like the styling.

Look 1 shows Chalice wearing Vanity skin in Tone 1 from 7 Deadly Skins and the Eva dress in blue and red by KANOU

In look 2 Chalice is wearing Envy skin in Tone 2 and the Eva dress in purple and yellow.

These skins are seriously great and the attention to detail particularly on the legs, hands and torso is amazing in my opinion.  Go grab yourself a demo, go home, stand on a pose stand and see for yourself.

I'm loving the sweet as pie Spring dresses from KANOU.  Apart from what I've shown, the other colors are pink/blue, green/purple, brown/green and blue/gold.  I mean that's six combinations to choose from!  I could be wrong, but I think the flowers are delicate pansies so what could be more SPRING than that?

Well that's it for now precious one's.  Go, go, go check out 7 Deadly Skins and KANOU.

A spot of shopping anyone?

Hair: B430 in Creamy Yellow color from Tram
Skin: Vanity in Tone 1 from 7 Deadly Skins
Eyes: Eternal Eyes in Grey/Green from IKON
Glasses: J Logic sunnies by JE Republic
Hat: The Aretha Hat in Royal Blue by ASS
Dress: EVA (red/blue) by KANOU
Shoes: Nikki by Redgrave
Bag: Bow Clutch in Floral Plum color by Le Primitif
Watch: Gloria by Donna Flora
Nails: Nail gloves by DownDownDown


Hair: B429 in Creamy Yellow color from Tram
Skin: Skin: Envy in Tone 2 from 7 Deadly Skins
Eyes: Fashism Eyes in Pale Violet from IKON
Dress: EVA (purple/yellow) by KANOU
Hair Flower:  Kusum Hair Accessory by Chantkare
Shoes: Nikki by Redgrave
Bag: Dudu in White color by DeLa
Watch: Watch: Gloria by Donna Flora
Earrings:  Violetta by Donna Flora
Bracelet: Nouveau Rose bracelet by Eclectica Jewelry
Nails: Nail gloves by DownDownDown

Bottoms Up Baby.

You know I like a good frock...don't you love that word FROCK?  So quaint!  I found this at Chantkare and I love the muted autumn tones with a very interesting gathered V-neckline.  It looks feminine and floaty.  I simply could not pass by these fabulous Provence Riding Boots from Mon Tissu.

I wanted some edge so chose this wind swept do from Vanity Hair and a strong black lip (from ASS) and brow (from blackLiquid).

You like my bag?  It's from Purple Moon Creations and in the flesh, has the most intricate detail.

These poses are from Morgane Batista's box of poses.

Get It -

Hair: Closer in Platinum color by Vanity Hair
Skin: Luria by Glam Affair
Eyes: Eternal Eyes in Grey/Green by IKON
Brows: Black Brow #5 by blackLiquid
Lip: Glossorama by ASS
Dress: Clipso by Chantkare
Bag: Monogram Bag in Brown color by Purple Moon Creations
Boots: Provence Riding Boots in Chestnut color by Mon Tissu
Stockings: Bette Tights in Ink created by Calypso Clip's Nemesis label (appears no longer open)
Watch: Vivoldi Watch by Cashmere & Keane
Bracelet: Brown Wood Bangles by Fishy Strawberry (I tinted them browner)
Earrings: Seven Earrings in Burned Copper by Indyra Originals
Necklace: Victorian Choker by Illusions

I Just Wanna Feel This Moment.

Please excuse my rather picture laden post but I wanted to show you my look and some different scenes from the beautiful sim, Natural Mignon Colore.  The label Natural has its home base there so not only do you get to enjoy their wonderful clothes and adornments, you get to explore one of the most delightful landscapes where attention to detail abounds.

The hair decoration I'm wearing called 'Promise' was purchased from Natural.  I love the whimsical quality to it.  It was so cheap I practically stole it.

I've put together a real mixture today which centered around my new 'Bound' pants from ASS.  You haven't lived until you put some ASS on your ASS.  They're different and can be played down by removing the upper leg band and/or the lower leg attachments.

I took the top and thin belt from an outfit from Chantkare called 'Tricot'.  I adore the functional bag from Maitreya and gravitate to it often.  The cute little pointy toe flats are from Tram and have feather pom pom embellishments on each side.  I'm wearing another do from Tram called 'A810' in Creamy Yellow.

I just want to say for the gazzilionth time that its so wonderful to have such pretty hands thanks to SLINK.  The nail color is from the Lustre hud from ASS.

Finding sims like this in SL are the days that remind my why I keep playing Barbies.  Now if only I could find me a Ken.

Go Shopping:

Hair: A810 in Creamy Yellow color by Tram
Skin: Zoe in Pearl tone by Tuli
Lips: Deviant Misfit lip tattoo for Pearl tone skin by Tuli
Eyes: Eternal Eyes in Grey/Green by IKON
Top and Belt: Tricot by Chantkare
Pants: Bound pants in White by ASS
Shoes: Fur Flats from Tram
Bag: Mesh Leather Satchel in Black from Maitreya
Hair Adornment: Promise from Natural
Watch: Gloria by Donna Flora
Bangle: Native American Bangle in Earth color by So Many Styles
Necklace: Ibizza Chains by Indyra Originals
Hands: SLINK
Nails: Lustre Nail Hud for SLINK hands by ASS

CAPITAL H.I.ME

Hoi ya.  In RL I have an eye brow and nose piercing and I realized that I hadn't given Chalice any such facial jewelery to date so when I found this unusual lip piercing at ASS, I snapped it up.  ASS have been serving various items to sub cultures in SL since 2008 and a trip to their store is an experience especially for the guys as they are well catered for there.

I also realized that I hadn't been shopping at one of my favorite stores, Chantkare, in ages.  I popped by and purchased this rather voluminous black dress with funky checkered tights called 'Manny'.

I'm wearing my SLINK hands with new release SLINK avatar enhancement nails from ASS.  There are some amazing colors and patterns so stop by and soak in the fabulous talons.  I defy SLINK hand wearers not to buy any.

Another store I hadn't visited for ages is Aoharu where I purchased these Fringe Sweed Sneakers from their Annex label.  They come in some great colors and the cute fringing with beads set them apart from your average sneaker.

I am absolutely in love with the hair selection from Tram.  I find it so realistic and NEARLY have all of the styles created by Moca Loup, Tram's designer.  I know a lot of the time I love to wear impossibly long, straight hair in SL possibly because I lust after this in RL, but so many of Tram's shorter styles are quite amazing and frame the face so beautifully.  A little word of advice, all hair is set to size 40 head so if you don't want to stretch it, merely set your head shape to that size. I hope Ms Loup keeps designing hair because I can't wait to see what she comes up with next plus her clothing is amazing. In RL I have blond hair (yep via a bottle) that is past my shoulders with tight kiss curls.  I swear that the older I get the more curls appear and the tighter they are.  I used to straighten it but now I just go with the flow and the time I save just leaving it dry naturally is a god send not to mention the condition of my hair has improved no end.

Before I say adieu, I wanted to remind people that unfortunately for us, Morgane Batista Poses will be closing soon.  In a recent note card, Morgane advised that she has put out 4 boxes in the store containing a load of unseen poses for L$300 per box.  I purchased 2 boxes and believe me, there's a heap of great poses in there...sorry I was too lazy to count them.  So if you're looking for something different, I suggest you go get them before its too late.  Apart from these boxes, there are a plethora of other poses for sale so don't leave it too late to grab yourself these wonderful poses.  Its always sad to see someone's shop close so I wish her all the best in the future.

Ok, here's the business end:

Hair: A816 hair in Creamy Yellow tone from Tram
Skin: Zoe in Pearl tone by Tuli
Lip Tattoo: Glossorama Lipstick tattoo in Black by A.S.S.
Eyelash Tattoo:  T Lashes in Teal color by Tuli
Hands: SLINK
Lip Ring: Cross My Heart lip ring by A.S.S.
Nails: SLINK avatar enhancement nails from ASS
Eyes: Eternal Eyes in Grey/Green by IKON
Dress including tights:  Manny by Chantkare
Shoes: Fringe Sweed Sneakers in Yellow color by Annex at Aoharu
Earrings: Intrigue in Silver by Indented Fashion

Zebra Crossing

Please note: no zebra's were harmed in the making of this post.  It's faux all the way with zebra being my inspiration for the look.  I found the fab zebra printed vest and clutch from C'est la vie and set about putting together a casual look.  The pants are from the ::K:: label also available at C'est la vie.

I headed over to Mayfair for a spot of sight seeing, admiring the architecture of this fabulous build.

If you're at a loss for something to do and you appreciate art, head on over to the Avalon Art District for a walk around the galleries.  Something nice to do with your partner, friend or by yourself.

Style:

Hair: LeLutka and Celoe Happy Holidays Hair (Gift) - Called Vent from Mayfair
Skin: Mya in Pale tone by Belleza
Eyes: Eternal Eyes in Grey/Green by IKON
Vest: Zebra Fur Vest from C'est la vie
Jumper: Sweater by Mimikri
Pants: Buttoned Jodphur pants from ::k:: at C'est la vie
Bag: Zebra Fur Bag from C'est la vie
Shoes: Zebra Style A-List Celebrity heels by BSD Design
Earrings: Tassel Earrings by Chantkare
Nails:  DownDownDown glove nails

Chantkari's In The Dressing Room

Took a flying visit to The Dressing Room Blue yesterday and looked no further than this vibrant dress from Chantkari for a steal at $70L. 

Having just purchased the 'Night Coffee' hair on sale from Vanity Hair, I couldn't go past crazy locks with colorful boho style.

Take a look a these fabulous suede gloves from Celoe in 'Rust'.  The earrings, array of bangles and necklace are amazing jewelery pieces from Maylo Designs.  One of the favorite bags I own is the 'Old Batik Indi'  from Baiastice that I bring out at every opportunity.

Overall, I love my zany take on the Chantkare 'Maje' dress finishing off with my blue leggings from Tee*fy and my Pascal Sock shoes from Leverocci.   I'm wearing Linn Skin from Glam Affair with a freckle tattoo from the Daphne Skin range at Glance (designer Ava Grau - no LM available for some reason)..

Town and Country in Chantkare.

I couldn't resist this outfit from Chantkare called 'Country' that I purchased at Modavia Fashion Week. WOW what a combo. Regal taffeta skirt with drapes and folds pairs perfectly with a country tweed jacket adorned with traditional leather buttons. If I loved it any more, I'd marry it. Conservative yet the glimpse of midriff sexes it up.

I'm also loving this new hair and base from Paper Couture. More, more hair Lu ladies. You've done a marvelous job with this, in fact, it's my favorite base thus far, ever, ever.

As you can see, I've had a little blog make over and hope you like it. I needed a little whitewash in my life.

Credits
Hair, headband and base: Paper Couture.
Skin: Glam Affair.
Eyes: WAP Designs.
Eyeliner: Miamai.
Jacket, skirt and belt: Chantkare.
Shoes and socks: Maitreya.
Bag: Bounce.
Earrings and necklace: DooDads.
Nails: Mandala.
Ring: Kunglers.

Invest in Boho Hobo.

Click the pics for more detail.

If you've ever read my blog before, you'll know that I am a huge fan of Trill Zapatero's label, BoHo HoBo. And you will also know that the proceeds from her shop goes to the Revolutionary Association Of The Women Of Afghanistan (RAWA) to fund education, healthcare and orphanages.

Well Trill sent me one of her new releases. A groove-a-licious suede fringey vest in passion purple. Its so fabulous and with an easy resizing script, it will fit all body shapes. The fringe swishes and sways with every step and makes me want to get down and dancey with Austin Powers.

Looks great just with Chal's flat chest and some bling. There was a wee nip slip but nothing too drastic.

I'm wearing Chantkare's khaki poofy shorts that I fell in love with and will be wearing lots. Couldn't go past the Chantkare hair flower either as it matched the vest so well.

I have a huge selection of shades and forgot I had these diva'ish looking specs called J-Logic from JE Republic. Note to self, wear more glasses.

Anyway lovelies. Just had to share this wonderful creation from BoHo HoBo and encourage you all to go look at Trill's store. Not only is she a huge creative talent, her heart is even bigger because she does this for a wonderful cause.

Me stuff:

Hair Attachment and Base: Milky Blond Hair Base and Updo #1 from LAQ.
Skin: Claudia 2 Glow Skin in Milky tone by LAQ.
Eyes: Sunrise Eyes in Pale Mint by Fashism.
Eye Shadow Tattoo: Anime #23 Face Tattoo by Tattanooga.
Cleavage Tattoo: Milky Cleavage V4 by LAQ.
Vest: Purple Fringey Vest by BoHo HoBo.
Shorts: Khaki Poofy Shorts by Chantkare.
Shoes: Flower Wedge Sandals in Black by DeLa.
Hair Piece: Kusum Hair Accessory in Purple by Chantkare.
Necklaces: (Long) Mauve Inlay Pendant from Sigma Jewels. (Short) Trouble Charm Necklace by Aluinn.
Bangle: Nothing But Blue Skies by Jana Kurelek.
Rings: (Camera Right) - Golden Trinity Ring by Modern Gypsy. (Camera Left) - Excessive Love Ring by SyDS.
Earrings: No longer available. Created by Pearlie Pedro.
Glasses: J-Logic from JE Republic.
Nails: Sculpted Nails by Pixel Mode.
Face Mask: Geisha Mask from Chapeau tres Mignon - gift.
Leg Tattoo: Created by Gimmedaweed Robbiani.

Tweed And Plaid Old Chap.

As a blogger and a member of the odd blogger group, items find their way into my inventory and if I had all day to devote to blogging, I may just about get through them all. The reality is that I struggle to get out four to five posts a week and to make sure it doesn't become a chore, I go through my folders looking for things that interest me on any given day. I came across these fabo baggy pants from Right called Ashleen in Khaki. The folder contained a couple of tops and great hat but I like to see what I come up with from different sources so used only the pants to build around.

I remembered this great shirt and vest I found at Young Urban ages ago and wanted to bring another pattern into the mix. I just couldn't go past Maitreya's Moxie heels with short and over the knee socks of various color combinations. I really like this multifarious look incorporating tweed and plaid. Perhaps it's not in the fashion rules but hey, rules are made to be broken. By the way, poses are from Miamai. There's a 50% sale you know. Run, run.

The look:
Hair: Uma hair in Natural Blond from Maitreya
Skin: Elena in Pale tone from LAQ
Eyeshadow tattoo: XGen Lash and Eyeliner in Yellow from Miamai
Top: Test Match Vest by Young Urban
Pants and bag: Ashleen Baggy pants in Khaki by Right
Shoes: Moxie Heels by Maitreya Gold
Earrings: Tassel earrings from Chantkare
Eyes: Light Blue from WAP
Poses: From Miamai

Material Girl.

First of all, I wanted to say an embarrassingly late, THANK YOU, to Shay from Retail Therapy with Shay who so kindly gave me a blogger award. Shay has one of the most dynamic, up-to-the-second blogs in the SL Blogasphere and coming from her, this award is very special to me. I apologize for being so tardy in my response Shay but I was tickled tangerine when I read it on the feed. Thank you precious.

Today I have another outfit from Chantkare that was a must have and a new skin range from Miah McAuley's Natural Beauty.

The outfit is called 'Lil 40's Ensemble'. Don't you just love the word ensemble? So quaint. I loved the fact that it consists of two completely separate patterns and materials. The skirt has a resize script so easy peasy to get it looking just right.

Now look at this lovely skin from Natural Beauty. Miah has excelled herself with the beautiful Bella range available in Pale, Medium, Tan and Dark Tan. Each pack has 10 make up styles to choose from in addition to cleavage and brow options. Thanks so much Miah for sending it to me and I'll be wearing this a lot. Bella's soft and dewy face is just adorable.

Hair: Veruca 2 in Swedish from Truth.
Skin: Bella in Pale from Natural Beauty.
Eyes: Icey by WAP Designs.
Top and Skirt: Lil 40's Ensemble by Chantkare.
Shoes: Hana by Maitreya.
Necklace: Modavia 20,000 member gift by Kunglers.
Bracelets: Violet Bangles by tesoromio.
Shopping Bags: Shopping Gift Bags from Juicy (modifiable to change color).

I shop, therefore I am...broke that is.

This would have to be one of my most favorite styling results of all my attempts. Possibly because I had so much fun after purchasing the gorgeous pale blue jacket from Chantkare, teleporting to all my haunts looking for just the right pieces to go with it. Well what I think are the right pieces. Lots of lovely new designs at Chantkare so go look...go...go.

I immediately had it in my mind to create something with white and was stuck on finding a mini-dress no longer than the jacket.

I was like a squirrel foraging for nuts until I hit DeLa and found 'Angela', a suede mini-dress in white. Walking around DeLa, I found these amazing shoes called 'Grace'...hehe...Amazing Grace.

This outfit is actually a Chantkare and DeLa fusion and I'm thrilled with it. That's what I love about styling an outfit using different pieces from different designers. There is an element of creativity involved in the choices that you make.

Now I would like to ask, no PLEAD, with designers to make their pant/under-pant layer modifiable. With avatar heights so varied, I am always left frustrated when I purchase something, particularly dresses, where the glitch pant layer is seen poking from the dress/skirt because they are too long. It's such a simple thing to rectify and negates the need to forage through my inventory trying to find something else that might work. Also, I'd like to see more attention given to the quality of the seams on glitch pants. How many times do you put them on and find that the length at the inner and outer thigh are markedly different or at the inner thigh the texture is all smudgy and uneven? I'm not usually a whinger but this is one part of an outfit that is often neglected but can mean the difference between looking great or throwing the whole thing in the trash.

In case you want to know:

Hair base: Vanity Hair.
Hair: Puka in Essence color by Vanity Hair.
Skin: Elena in Pale tone by LAQ.
Eyes: Icy by WAP.
Jacket: Lesley Sweater Tunic in Sky by Chantkare.
Hair flower: Kusum in Soft White by Chantkare.
Dress: Angela Suede Mini-dress in White by DeLa.
Shoes: Grace in White by DeLa.
Bag: Dudu Clutch in White from DeLa.
Earrings: From UnTone (sadly no longer operating).
Bangles: Metallic Tres in Silver by Armidi.
Poses: Exposeur Poses.
Location: Pleasure.

Chantkare, Flower And Fag.

Whatever I wear from Chantkare I love, adore, cherish. Applonia Criss' superb label is more special each time I enter the store and this little number called, Anchors, reminds me of the 1950's. Crisp, clean with classical lines, it's a dress that begs attention.

This skin from Your Skin and Your Shape is available at The Dressing Room and there was just something about it I loved. Called 'I'm Not Perfect', I wanted to wear it with a conservative outfit to create the look of good girl on a bad night. The skin comes with a dark hair base and excellent little chignon attachment. Me likes a lot.

I'm crazy about hair attachments and my dream for SL would be that all skins come with standard colored hair bases and hair designers could create fabulous styles that match all skins.

DON'T SMOKE.

Dress/Belt:  Chantkare

Shoes: =L+R+W= 

Hat:  Elegance Hats

Earrings: Caroline's

Rings:  Glow Studio

Skin/Hair Attachment: YSYS

Eyes: Belleza

Smoke: Moq Design

Nails: J's

Location:  Yuma's Hair

The Dressmaker's Dummy

Hello darlings.  After a mare of a working week, it's finally Friday night and I  wanted to blog my other Chantkare dress that I purchased on sale, my new Vanity Hair piece that was made to wear with the stunning Lionskins Nova line.

Applonia Criss from Chantkare does amazing stuff and I love this Paradiso dress in lovely shades of purple, pink and red for a mere $175L's. Proving that a little ingenuity can reap rewards, I used a set of bracelets I purchased from Vain that were modifiable and textured the bands I didn't want to transparent leaving this purple section on show. I love the match.  The hair piece I'm wearing is Venice from Vanity Hair, a stunning keratin flower with a whispy long piece draping down to the shoulder.  Of course my Lionskin Nova make up in blonde provides the perfect hair base that ties it all together.  I wore my favorite of favorite shoes, Aequus from Maitreya Gold and colored them red and pink.  To finish off, I wore my Pink Tourmaline Chandelier earrings from Paper Couture.

Best of luck to all the nominees in the Second Style Stylies competition. I particularly want Jennaa Loire to win in the blogger's section. Jennaa puts together some wonderful blogs about modeling, fashion and SL lifestyle and I would be just thrilled if she won. Go Jennaa Go.

Lionskins Make Chalice Roar.

Lion Jonesford, skin designer and CEO of Lionskins has been transforming us into creatures of beauty for some time now and her recent skin line, Nova, is a testament to her immense and indisputable talents. You can't go past Lionskins for print and runway work because of the vivid, artistic make ups that come in a plethora of options to satisfy the most imaginative stylist. What is even more wonderful is the pairing of Tabata Jewell from Vanity Hair and Lionskins to create a skin/hair fusion so amazing that I ran right out of my NCore Cherie Passion Heels in my hurry to get it all on. Tabata has put together a selection of hair pieces made specifically for Lion's Nova range. What a thrill and advancement this is in hair/skin offerings and the moment I cammed back to view my outfit, I just smiled with a sense of satisfaction. SL is just going from strength to strength. Artistically that is, not fiscally.  The hair I'm wearing is China Temptation in Blond.

I found this wonderful Chantkare dress called Ascot at Applonia Criss' store at GOL that was on sale for $150L. Its divine and I chose this to wear with my new Lionskin/Vanity Hair purchase. A profusion of strong colors and almost Aztec in its pattern, I paired it with the Old Batik Indi bag from Baiastice. I think it works beautifully together.

You know I am a Simay devotee (see previous posts) and these earrings and necklace are called Gold and Coral. They are just so pretty and unlike some jewelery in SL that isn't so good in the flesh, these are even better than the vendor poster. Thank you Silvia Mayo (designer) for being so kind to me yesterday. Big hugs. I hope you have all gone for a visit to her store?  I promise you won't be disappointed.

As I said, I'm wearing my new NCore Cherie Xtreme Heels in Red Passion. I love the luster and worn feel of these shoes.

I finished off with my favorite watch, the Flight Compass from the wonderful Indyra Seigo from Indyra Originals. Now if you are lazy like me and prefer to shop than roost on a pose stand trying to align lashes, Tattanooga at Jador Fashion are selling a fat pack of mascara tattoo's. Five different styles for a mere $500L's and no crying over the pose stand. It paid for itself by not having to put money in the swear jar.

I'll be back with another Chantkare dress on special and a new Vanity Hair spectacular.