Go Away, Come Back.

Please don't remove me from the feeds if in the next two weeks I'm blogging less frequently.  I have overseas visitors and will be heading up to Sydney tomorrow so I'm not sure when and if I can blog but I will be back.  If I'm removed I will cry and cry hard.

Today I'm featuring a sweet strapless summer mesh dress from one of my favorite designers, Kanou.  Called 'Alice', it comes in a beautiful range of colors (blue, coral, green, pink, silver and turquoise).  I've shown it in blue which was a perfect opportunity to go out and buy some blue shoes from Slink which I have been coveting.  Thank to you designer Dexter Kaupas for sending me your fabulous new release dress to blog.

My hair is from LeLutka called 'Dulcina' and comes with an interesting flower pin.  I do love the dewy look of the Petal Edition Skin from Glam Affair.  This one I'm wearing is called 'Clean'.

These are Slinks Glitter Peeptoe's in Blue and being add-on's for the Medium rigged feet and the Slink Avatar Enhancement feet, always make your feet look perfect.

I popped on my Blue Sculpty Scarf from Maitreya and added this delightful clutch from Molichino called 'Delirium' in Peach.  I found a cute hair bow to wear on my wrist from ASO.

The bracelets shown on camera left are also from ASO called 'Leather Coin'.

The location is Kagurazaka (home of the ASO brand) and I found this lovely multi-colored fence as a backdrop.

As I said, I'm heading to beautiful Sydney and can't wait to try out some of the great restaurants and do all the touristy things and see it through the eyes of my visitors.  I don't know about you, but when I have overseas guests, I do tend to want to show off my country to its best and sometimes feel nervous that the people and places I take them to don't let me down.  So far, so good.  I'm currently powering up my trusty GPS and hope it doesn't lie to me and get me lost.

Catch up with you soon :-) 

LINKS:

HAIR: Dulcina from LeLutka
SKIN: Petal Edition Skin (Clean) by Glam Affair
EYES: Eternal Eyes in Ice by IKON
HANDS AND FEET: By Slink
POLISH: Flair
DRESS: Alice (Blue) from Kanou
BAG: Delirium Clutch in Peach by Molichino
SHOES: Glitter Peeptoe's in Blue by Slink
BRACELETS (LEFT): Leather Coin bracelets in Blue by ASO
HAIR BOW ON HAND (RIGHT): Hair Elastic Dots by ASO
SCARF: Sculpty Scarf in Blue by Maitreya
LOCATION: Kagurazaka

Little Dress...Big Impact.

I admit I'm feeling a bit down since Mother's Day.  Having lost my mum in October last year, it really hit home how much I miss her and would give anything for her to be in the land of the living.  Not that I need a special day for the loss to hit home because everyday she's on my mind.  So I send out special love to all those who have lost their mum's.  On the odd occasion she came in and watched me interact in SL, she was fascinated by the concept and thought it was hysterical when I was Miss Australia in Miss Virtual World 2009.  She thought my outfits on that day were beautiful and booed when I didn't win saying the judges were blind...only a mother eh?

Anyway today I'm featuring a new release dress from Kanou called 'Monica' shown in Turquoise.  Monica is also available in Chocolate, Pistachio, Raspberry, Tangerine and Wine colors.  Its a gem of a dress and I love the fancy straps and flared trim on the bodice.  It sells for a mere L$150 which is an excellent price for this sexy little number. 

The hair flower is from Miel.  I do have a soft spot for hair adornments and usually pick them up around the place.  I admit to having a splurge on hair at Diva.  They have lucky boards there that change every 5 minutes so its well worth spending some time there and if you're lucky, your letter will come up and you will have some great free hair.  This style is called 'Kall' in Moon Stone color.  I think designer Marisa Kira has created such realistic hair and her ability to produce whispy, flowy styles gives a whole new dimension to SL hair.

Again I headed over to Slink to purchase some more add-on shoes compatible with their natural feet.  This style is called 'Fabric Pumps' in black.  The bag I picked up from Indyra Originals called 'Marina Shoulder Tote'.  I'm very impressed with the realistic texturing and gold hardware.

Credits:

Hair: Kall in Moon Stone from Diva
Skin: Zoe in Pearl tone from Tuli
Eyes: Vanity Eyes in Glen color by IKON
Hands and Feet: Slink
Shoes: Fabric Pumps in Black made for Natural Feet by Slink
Bag: Marina Shoulder Tote from Indyra Originals
Dress: Monica in Turquoise by Kanou
Hair flower:Tulip Headband (recolored) by Miel
Earrings: Dynasty Gold Earrings from Indented Fashion
Watch: Aurbierre by 7891
Bracelet: Lowicz Peacock Wood Bracelet by Glow Studio
Nails: From Flair

Please note, I hope these LM's are correct.  SL was being a pain due to rolling restarts and I was unable to get the LM's from the world map like I usually do.  If they are wrong, I apologise.

I'm Not Up The Creek Without A KANOU!

Hello lovelies.  Before I run off to hospital tomorrow, I just wanted to get in this post for KANOU.  These sexy, barely there tops leave very little to the imagination but why make anyone wonder?  I'm loud and proud of what mah momma gave me.  Yeah I know, LL and Tuli may be my momma's but what the heck.

I've only shown three of the colors available of the 'Grace' top.  There are six in total - blue, coral, green, purple, pink and grey.  Me loves them KANOU and thank you for sending them.

I also wanted to point out this lovely bracelet from Pixel Box.  Let me tell you they are having a sale and their items are super cheap.  This is called the 'Thematic Zodiac Bracelet' and as you can see, I'm wearing my RL zodiac sign Scorpio.  You could wear your zodiac sign on one band and that of your beloved on the other.  You can change the top and bottom signs by touching the bracelet.  Pixel Box have some fantastic items so go check it out.

The cute little bum bag holding my smokes and lipstick is from NCparis Designs.  My goodness that shop is full to brimming of fabulous fashion.

Here's hoping I can continue blogging whilst in hospital but I'm not sure how the lappie will perform so if I can't, I'll be back soon.  Don't miss me?  Yes please miss me, just a little :-)

CREDITS:

Hair: C409 in Creamy Yellow color from Tram
Skin: Zoe in Pearl tone by Tuli
Eyes: Vanity Eyes in Demin (Group Gift) by IKON
Top: Grace by KANOU
Shorts: Suspender Shorts by C'est la vie
Bum Bag: Leather Belt Bag by NCparis Design
Hands: SLINK
Nails: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands nails in Glitter by Orc Inc
Earrings: Brigette Gold Earrings by FuLo
Bracelet: Thematic Zodiac Bracelet from Pixel Box

Very Meme Monday - "My Three Wishes"

Another meme meets Monday from the wonderful mind of Strawberry Singh.  Well this one I had to think long and hard about because I'm greedy and only three wishes was a stretch.


1. I wish for the fun days when I first joined.
This makes me a little sad because I've become somewhat of a recluse since my blog has become all consuming.  I wish for the days when I was modeling all over the place working with amazing people who made SL such fun.  When we would discover things together and laugh for ages or be in awe of something beautiful.  At learning new skills and sharing them with my then wide circle of friends who would wax lyrical about you when really, it wasn't anything much that you did but that the importance of encouragement was the impetus of your friendships.  When all you could hear was the 'ding' of IM's and you couldn't keep up with the conversations.  The days when something fantastic was released and the grapevine was humming with friends letting you know and going shopping together oooo'ing and ahhh'ing all over the grid.  It was pure fun and something that could only occur in a certain time because everything was new and you were establishing your identity in SL.  In a way, it felt like growing up again and you can only do that once in SL.  I'm probably making no sense because perhaps its only me who feels like this.  My fondest memories of the early days was enlisting all different photographers to take pics of me for my portfolio and styling a gazillion looks hoping they would think I was remarkably different and waiting for them to arrive to share with friends.  I still have the folders of my modeling friends where we would share our newest pics and support each other when we auditioned or made the cut.  Seems sort of silly now, but back then, it was fabulous.

2. I wish I had Chalice's body/bodies and wardrobe.
In RL I do really love fashion.  I do have a pretty liberal wardrobe of clothing, shoes, accessories and jewelery but if I had Chalice's body, my god I'd be unstoppable.  I'd probably dress and re-dress ten times a day and never have my head out of my closet, only to go out showing off.  Then again, she is way over six feet tall with a clothes horse figure so its pretty unattainable in reality.

3. I wish that the crotch area didn't distort clothing.
I don't have an answer for why this is but it seems the minute you open your legs to any degree, the texture distorts and looks horrible.  Its the one area I need to fix up in Photoshop the most.  It doesn't happen with mesh items so much though.  Also on this subject, it would be great if one had the ability to lower the alpha layer with mesh clothing to ensure the legs don't poke out the dress. Is this even possible?

Oh and one of my pics was chosen to to make up the header of BloggingSL.  What a thrill and thank you so much for picking it Alianna.  Such a lovely surprise to wake up to. 

Outfit is from Kanou.
Lace leggings from Fishy Strawberry 
Hair from Boudoir
Skin from Glam Affair
Shoes from BSD
Umbrella created by Seagel Neville
 
  

Let There Be Peace.

Well what a terrible week its been for the dear people of America, in particular, those in Boston.  One can barely imagine the terror they have experienced allegedly at the hands of the young, misguided suspects.  We may never know the real motives behind it and really, there are no excuses for people executing such carnage but I can't help but wonder how people so young manage to be filled with such hatred.  This world is becoming a very scary place indeed and its becoming more apparent that each of us needs to be on heightened alert at all times.  Its no wonder that many of us turn to virtual worlds to escape reality for a while where we can create an existence of our own choosing.  My love and blessings go out to all those people affected and to the helpers who put their lives on the line to put a stop to the horror.

That said, on to what I love, fashion.  I was invited to join the Xia fashion group on Flickr and made my way over to Marketplace to check out their goods.  My eye was immediately drawn to this skirt which is actually called 'Symbols Kilt'.  I loved the design and purchased it.  Xia has a lot of uni sex clothing so this kilt can be worn by males and females.  I really love it but the only criticism for me anyway, is the alpha skirt layer could be longer to stop my legs poking through.  The skirt would work better when moving if they could attend to this issue and lower the alpha layer to just above the skirt hem.  Regardless, the quality of the piece is excellent and I particularly love the waist belt attached to the mesh skirt.

I found the lace top that is part of a skirt and top outfit at KANOU.  I love the shoulders, sleeves and flower attachment and I think it gives a lovely line to the upper body.

 
The shoes are a group gift from Pelle so a simple add to the group will get you these.  I'm wearing my SLINK hands with nails called 'Black Drama' from ASS.  I've been dying to wear my new necklace from Celoe called 'Abihall'.

I hope everyone has a super week and please, stay safe.

The stuff:

Hair: Awake by Magika
Skin: Zoe in Pearl tone by Tuli
Lips: Intense Red Gloss by Tuli
Eyes: Eternal Eyes in Field color by IKON
Hands: SLINK
Nails: Black Drama by ASS
Top: From Clara outfit by KANOU
Skirt: Symbols Kilt by Xia - On Marketplace
Shoes: Missnoise High Pump Heel by Pelle (group gift)
Bag: Bow Clutch in Noir by Le Primitif
Ring: Camellia Ring by NC Paris Designs
Necklace: Abihall by Celoe

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