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).

Natural Beauty Meets Sascha's Designs = Perdy Me

I died bringing you this post. In fact I died 4 times. I scooted off to Wolfenstein because I liked the aesthetics of the sim but it turned out to be a combat location and hidden in the hills, unseen residents were playing 'shoot em ups' and I was the target. Thanks dudes! Every time I got the shot set up which took me forever, BANG I was dead and on my way home. Well I guess it serves me right for entering unarmed. The only thing I had was some very pointy and possibly deadly stiletto's but didn't fancy getting blood on them.

Anyway I managed to finally finish the shots featuring two of SL's powerhouses. That being Sascha Frangilli from Sascha's Designs and Miah McAuley from Natural Beauty. Both darlings sent me little gifties from their new range and I thought I would join forces and combine their products in the one post.

Click the pics for an eyeful.

Sascha's new gown is called Zephra and comes in Black or White. I love the chance to don one of her stunners and opted for dramatic black for this series. I added a few little pieces like the orange belt and hair piece because it's always fun to give your outfits the personal touch. Your shopping bag will be overflowing with all of the extras Sascha provides with her outfits including bolero, hat, lacy shawls to name but a few.

Miah's new Natural Beauty skin range is called Malinka and with 10 make up choices in each tone that includes light and dark brows, 2 cleavage options and brow shaper, don't say she doesn't spoil you. Likewise, Miah offers 8 skin tones from light to dark and everything in between. It's been such a pleasure to see Miah's label grow and develop. She really offers an exceptional product and given the range she has built up, has worked incredibly hard.

Until next time...be sweet.

Tik Tok Becomes "Natural Beauty" And Celebrates With New Release Olga Skin

Miah McAuley has changed the name of Tik Tok to Natural Beauty and to celebrate the occasion, she has released a new skin called Olga. Available in Fair, Tan, Deep Tan and Dark, a fat pack of five skins will only set you back a meager $1,370 L's. Now that's an excellent price for five glorious faces.

Miah has created a new group for her new label and wants you all to join to show off how fabulous you look in Natural Beauty Skins. Click HERE to join.

Olga is a classic, refined skin and comes with or without cleavage. I have shown the skin in the fair tone with cleavage. Great skin Miah and congratulations on the name change. Olga is the perfect skin for your launch because it definitely screams Natural Beauty.

Olga - Fair - Base Make Up

Olga - Fair - Dessert Make Up

Olga - Fair - Juicy Make Up

Olga - Fair - Lady Make Up

Olga - Fair - Merry Christmas Make Up

Olga - Fair - Winter Make Up

Poses from {.:exposeur:.}

City Glam by Sascha's Designs

The mix and match options consistently offered by Sascha Frangilli from Sascha's Designs are undoubtedly value for money when you look at these different looks I've put together from her new release outfit called 'City Glam'...yes girls.  One outfit!

Chalice was dating from one end of the globe to the other and apart from her toothbrush and undies, only had to pop the City Glam box in her carry on luggage.  She's always off the plane first because she travels First but despite priority check through, she didn't have to wait at the carousal.  Off the plane and into lover boy's arms in 10 minutes all thanks to Sascha's Designs.

SYDNEY

TOKYO

NEW YORK

LONDON

PARIS

Saying goodbye and going back to work always makes her cry.

Please note, accessories not included in City Glam package.

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The Tik Tok Rita Make Up Range

I did want to mention that in this photo set I used the wonderful Tik Tok make up combination designed by Miah McAuley for those with Viewer 2 capabilities. She has created a nude skin called Rita in various tones. To use with Rita, Miah has opened up a world of color for the lips, eye make up and even the runny mascara look that I personally love. The options are simply endless BUT despite all the choice, this entire range is excellent...like wonderful quality.  I had so much fun putting together the combination's.  Entire body care at it's very best in my opinion.  Stunning job Miah and I strongly, STRONGLY encourage you to go demo.

Tik Tok Shapes

Miah McAuley, owner and designer of Tik Tok is making shapes. She sent along Lil, an incredibly sweet Asian inspired shape and as you can see from her vendor poster below, Miah provides a style card if you want to recreate the exact look. I love her picture of Lil and think she has nailed this gorgeous Asian creation.

Gorgeous isn't she?  Lovely work Miah.

Lil is selling for 500L modifiable and 300L non-mod. I will be bringing you the other shape called Selena also. Lil is so petite yet curvaceous compared to towering Chalice who in model mode, stands as tall as an avatar can get and is bean pole skinny.

I also wanted to show you this retro styled swimsuit from Meghindo's Touch Of Sensuality. I had never visited Meghindo Romano's store before but I was very impressed and had lots of fun browsing the seemingly endless floors of clothes. I really love this little number...the flower and crystal on the shoulder is as cute as can be and the texture is stunning.

The last two shots were also taken in world. Who knew that you could play around with the water settings so much that you could get a stunning effect like this? I've done it before but I was thrilled with the gorgeous colors produced on this occasion.

Style card:
Hair: Codie Bob by Eshi Otawara (possibly not available)
Skin: Rene in Winter tone (Vine make up) by Tik Tok
Shape: Lil by Tik Tok
Eyes: Grey Big Expressive Eyes
Nails: Natural Real Color Pack (Pink) by J's
Swimsuit and flower: Abaete by Meghindo's Touch Of Sensuality
Socks: Pastel socks by BiancaF
Shoes: Pumps in Maroon (Gift) by Maitreya

I'm A Lady Goddamn It.

I wanted to show you a couple of jewelery items from upcoming designer Miah McAuley (Tik Tok) and to advise she is part of the Alternative Fair that commences on 22nd of April.

I don't know Miah but we have spoken in IM and I just love her genuine and earnest attempts to make a success of Tik Tok so the least I can do is give a shout out about her when I can. It's heartening to see various bloggers reviewing her new release skin, Lola, but I thought I would wear her jewelery pieces and start from there building an outfit. I must say I really like this look. It's  simple but elegant IMO and something I would definitely wear in RL. The necklace and earrings are called Magic and the piece placed on the derriere is called Damn Hot Gemstone Body Art. Ever so cute.

I found a review copy sent to me by the amazing Sascha Frangilli from Sascha's Designs, a versatile little number called ZieZo with various skirt options and a huge variety of colors.  God knows where Sascha gets her inspiration and she designs so many items that I can't imagine how she comes up with names....Chalice, Chalice, Chalice if you ever run out.

Chalice is definitely a blond. I do try other colors but they just don't look right on this face that seems made for blond hair. While sometimes I think she is kind of boring looking, it's how I identify myself in SL and have now given up trying to find that unique look that everyone seems to want. Anyway here are the rest of the pics and take a look at my bum signage.

The Designers:
Hair: Mila in Swedish from Truth
Skin: Elle in Fair by Belleza (group gift)
Eyes: Expressive Eyes in Blue #4 by Nany Merlin
Dress and Gloves: ZieZo in black by Sascha's Designs (work with Empire Skirt)
Necklace and Earrings: Magic in Black by Miah McAuley from Tik Tok
Bodyart on derriere: Damn Hot by Miah McAuley from Tik Tok
Shoes: Salience from Maitreya Gold
Purse: Black Sequin Clutch Purse from Red Rabbit Boutique

Thanks for reading and I'll be back soon with another post.

I Love Green Hair And Beads

I love these beads from Tik Tok.  Quite often I purchase a necklace and it never sits right even after a fair amount of tweaking.  These beads created by Miah McAuley sit beautifully.  This is the Black Pearl set and comes with various sizes and attachment points.  Miah certainly nailed the position and construction of these beads.

This hair is huge and full of flowers.  Created by dianny3636 Aeon from 3636 called Gardenia Green, its choc full of tulips and gardenia's and provides maximum impact when you want to stand out because the hair arrives 2 hours before you do.

Another plug for my new favorite skin Elle by Belleza.  I really love the lip texture on this...the shading is so well done.

I dropped by Ema's Secret also and tried on these lashes called Smuggle.  They were so great I had to have them.  Minimal tampering was required which I love :-)

When I was modeling for Dae of Elegance 5 wrinkles ago, the model manager told us we had to spend hours getting our lashes right.  I spent an inordinate number of hours on my pose stand swearing like a fish wife only to find I didn't quite have the dexterity, sensitivity or patience to do it. So these days anything that nearly fits and only requires a shift here or there is good enough for me.

PS:  A message came through the BOSL group that Linden security may have been compromised in respect to SL and XStreet passwords suggesting that if you haven't changed your password recently you may wish to do so.  Better to be safe than sorry so think about changing it just in case.

Chalice In Wonderland: Get Ready For Tik Tok Skins

Don't say I didn't tell you.  Remember this name....Tik Tok.

I received a lovely note card from the owner and creator of Tik Tok, Miah McAuley.  She asked if I would be interested in blogging her new skins, Leila and Bunny, along with some jewelery and accessories.  The skins arrived and after hastily unpacking, I nuded up and popped them on. Miah had said in her note card that she has worked very hard on her skins and I could tell from her words that she has passion and the hunger to see Tik Tok go far.  She told me that the skins were released in February and that her intention was to create 'amazing' skins. 

I am really very impressed.  For a relatively new skin designer, I couldn't believe her attention to detail and while I'm only showing the Bunny skin in the pale shade for this post, I will share the other skins in another post.

Miah's skins come with open and closed mouth options and while I've never been fond of my av smiling, I really like the teeth peeking through these incredibly luscious lips.  Bunny is sold in pale, tan and dark tones at a cost of $3,200L's for a fat pack of 8 skins or $600L per skin.  There is also two different options of cleavage depending on whether you want the girls dressed up or down.

Without further ado, here is Bunny in Light.  Miah also designed the gorgeous necklace and earrings shown in the pics.  This girl is talent personified and I can't wait to watch her career soar.  Please click for a better view.

I predict Miah and Tik Tok will be the next best thing.  While the shop is in it's infancy, you can't keep talent like this hidden for long.

 

Skin: Bunny Pale from Tik Tok
Hair: Joanna in Champagne from Truth
Eyes: Expressive Eyes Blue#4 from Nany Merlin
Lashes: Photoshoot from LeLutka
Necklace/Earrings: Blossom from Tik Tok
Bra/panties: Lovelace (Free Gift) from Launa Fauna
Socks: Vicki from Locke Couture
Shoes: Chi Chi in Black from Maitreya