Arabian Nights In Bliss Couture

Have you taken a walk around Bliss Couture lately? Ms Amutey Decuir pumps out fabulousness at warp speed and I have seriously come to appreciate her amazing contribution to SL fashion. Room upon room, wall upon wall of quality, inspired fashion, delights the senses and it strikes me that one could not produce the volume of creative work if one didn't love what they do. I spied this Merlin Floral dress in the most striking red and being a lover of hibiscus, of which this dress reminds me, I had to have it.

Always trying to take an outfit away from the obvious, I wanted to introduce another color or element to the look and found these snakeskin tights in striking blue.

I then scoured the shops for accessories to match and found this gem of a bag at Armidi Gisaci. Some further snooping unearthed these blue bangles also from Armidi.

I'm imaging Chal as an undercover operative in some exotic location although this is not the outfit I'd wear if I were trying to blend in.

I remembered my Coutisane La Sauvage shoes in Ocean that Vixie Rayna kindly gave me as a present and thought....'perfect'. A little up do from Lamb, red lips from LeLutka and the Rita glasses from Mojoti were all that was needed to complete my look as an undercover spy. Evelyn Salt meet Chalice Carling.

Sorry for all the pics but I have to say this is my most favorite set to date and wanted a forum to show them off. Bad ain't I?

Skin: Estelle in Light tone (Make Up 7) from LeLutka
Hair: Ambrosia in Butter by Lamb
Glasses: Rita by Mojoti
Earrings: Stoned Love earrings from Shag
Dress: Merlin Floral dress in Red from Bliss Couture
Tights: Python tights in blue from Saya
Shoes: La Sauvage in Ocean by Coutisane
Bag: Porta Corsico bag in Grey/Blue from Armidi Gisaci
Bangles: Healing Koi bangles in Water from Armidi Gisaci

A Star Is Born

Hey groovers. I picked this little dance outfit up from Yome Shoujo . It's just a pants and shirt layer but very well done.

After dancing till dawn and with a hang over of mammoth proportions, Chal's Hair Of The Dog was an ice cream.

If only I looked this good in rl after a naughty night out.

Skin: Eclat in Pale (Make Up 4) from LeLutka
Hair: Ambrosia in Butter from Lamb
Hat: Zee Ramen hat by Split Pea
Top/Pants: Dots/Star by Yome Shoujo
Shoes: Dante by Kalnins
Earrings: Pois and Flowers by Simay Creations
Bracelets: Summer in blue by LouLou & Co

Ely And Tuli Make Beautiful Music Together.

What happens when a volcano meets a tornado? Sorry Eminem for borrowing your lyric but that's how I describe the creative partnership of two of SL's artistic dynamo's. You get a force to be reckoned with, that's what. Elysium Eilde from Elymode and Tuli Asturias from Tuli Skins have come together to form a fantastic skin fusion centered around Tuli's new release Jade skin.

How utterly exciting to view the fruits of their respective labor in the form of the new Jade make up range specifically designed to be worn with the Jade skin. Ely has gone to town in designing these stunning make ups that are going to change the way we style our personal outfits and for models who appear on runway and in fashion shoots. They are just so vibrant and luminous.

When you think that Ely and Tuli have a combined life in world of 8 years, how lucky are we that these two merged their talents in one skin/make up? The gorgeous results are there for all to see.  Thank you Ely for sharing these gems with me.

And she wore?
Skin: Jade in Tone 3 by Tuli
Make Up: Jade Make Up by Elysium Eilde availabe at Tuli
Hair: Naive in Sunflower by Posh
Eyes: Big Grey Expressive Eyes by Nany Merlin
Dress: Night Mist dress from Icing
Shoes: Dante shoes from Kalnins
Hat: Russian Tears Hat by Glow Studio
Rings: I'm Your Present from Glow Studio
Earrings/Necklace: Magic in Black from Tik Tok

Chalice On A Hot Tin Roof.

One of the most enjoyable things about Chalice's extensive, obscene fashion collection is the freedom to plonk in front of the wardrobe (inventory) trying to create a look brought together from many different designers. The hardest thing about Chalice's extensive, obscene fashion collection is knowing where to look. A skirt from here, a ruffle from there, a hat from god knows where all come together to create an outfit no-one else will be wearing. I love that.

Today I started with the earrings/necklace set I purchased the other day. Facing my clown-a-phobia, I snapped this up because clowns scare the bejeebers out of me and I thought exposure therapy might help. The outfit grew from there and I must say, you could pair this Stitch By Stitch skirt with a hessian sack and you'd still rock the runway.



I took to the roof at the Prefabrica sim for these pics because the view was stunning. I'm sure you'll find lots of photo ops there so do visit to appreciate the amazing work that's gone into it.



I also wanted to wear the new Kalnins Dante heels that had recently been sent by master cobbler Maris Kanto. Again Maris, these are sensational and so, so easy to drive.



Homage to the designers:
Skin: Elle in Make Up 7 in Pale by Belleza.
Hair: Bethany in Swedish by Truth.
Nails: Red by J's.
Eyes: Big Grey Expressive Eyes by Nany Merlin.
Top inc. Shoulder Cuffs and Glitch Pants: From Jenica outfit by Ivalde (Ghost Hunt Gift).
Shirt Ruffle: Taken from Violet Night Lace Over-shirt from Stitch By Stitch.
Skirt: Violet Night Wrap skirt from Stitch By Stitch.
Shoes: Dante Heels from Kalnins.
Earrings/Necklace: Mad Clown by Glow Studio.
Parasol: Created by Seagel Neville.

Grease Lightning Wearing Eclectica.

I've made up my own show called 'My Bathroom's Got Talent'. I'm the star and for my debut I performed Grease Lightning wearing my new favorite jewelery, Eclectica. As promised, I'm presenting another fabulous set called Nouveau Rose in lilac. This set consists of earrings, necklace, ring and bracelet all for only 300L.





As you can see, a lot of work has gone into the creation of Nouveau and like Tiffy's other pieces, the details reveal themselves the more you look at it.

The top I am wearing is called Antique Tunic in pink, a recent find from my shopping trip to Albero: Girls Select Shopping Mall. I found this great little store there called oyakin. Go have a look...lots of lovely stuff.

Until next time remember, if you can't say anything nice, come sit by me.

Eclectica Jewelery - As Distinctive As You.

I am truly excited to present this next creator and am totally shocked that I hadn't had the pleasure of discovering her wonderful jewelery before now. Ms Tiffy Vella is the force behind Eclectica, an amazing jewelery retailer in SL. How I didn't know about Eclectica is beyond me because if I had laid eyes on these pieces before, I would have sung it from the roof tops. Tiffy contacted me and asked if I would be interested in presenting a selection of items on my blog. I quickly viewed her profile and in picks under her store, spied a picture of her jewelery and was immediately smitten. I was thrilled when Tiffy sent me a review folder of two of her designs.

Shown here is the Vintage Rose set in lumière consisting of 2 types of earrings (long and short), necklace and ring. This is a new release set and accompanies the Vintage Rose Hatpin in pourpre. The work and fine detail in these jewelery pieces is phenomenal. Reminiscent of filigree, the twists and turns are so interesting yet the amazing part is the price. The Vintage Rose set is only 300L and the Hatpin is only 85L.







I have another set I'll blog tomorrow. If you haven't heard about Eclectica before, believe me you have to go check it out. I am just so happy to have crossed paths with Tiffy because her designs are exquisite.

I'm Such A Poser.

I want to share a little secret with you that was actually shared with me by the adorable Barbarella Fuosing one day.  Thank you hun.  I wanted a really easy pose hud that I could wear and be able to fill with hundreds of my model poses to use anywhere in SL.  She told me about Kru Flan's Anim Preview Hud available at Kru's Boutique for only 1L.  This hud is so simple and convenient, I just can't get by without it now.  The hud holds no more than 100 poses but because it's copy, you can make a load of them depending on how many poses you have.  You drop the hud to the ground and just drop them in (no more than 100 though).  Wear it and a little box comes up on the screen that actually names each pose.  You just press play and then click forward or back arrows.

I have 6 separate huds that I alternate between. I also have more for sitting poses, moving poses, laying poses and silly poses. What I love is the fact that the hud window is so small and doesn't interfere with the screen. I'm sure you all have your own system of shooting around SL for your blogs but I have found this to be the easiest thing ever and it just doesn't matter what location I'm in, it always works. My 1L outlay has paid for itself a gazillion times over in terms of being organized.

So if you've been looking for a system to take the headache out of photographing yourself, this is it. Go visit Kru's Boutique. When you land there, look for her shop that specifically says POSES and click this sign shown below.

If you don't come back to my blog saying 'omg Chalice may I lick your feet and feed you a grape' I'll send you a set of steak knives.

Kru Flan get's my SL Resident Of The Week Award. It would also be remiss of me not to mention her wonderful poses, clothes and a plethora of other items for sale in her shops.

It's A Sign.

You all probably know about the Albero Summer Gatcha Festival running from 7th July to 11th August. If you don't, you do now.

I had a lot of fun Gatcha'ing and shopping. The gambler in me came out and I found myself clicking like crazy to get the items I wanted.  

Some of the many, many items I picked up were:

• signs (Duck Soup) 
• backyard tent with rug and cushions (arcade)
• nerd flash racerback tank top (Sea Hole)
• coffee cup (created by Cleom Bailey)
• hair piece (miel)

I think those signs are going to come in so handy for when I feel like a full-on protest about something. At uni, I became so carried away and militant at a protest rally re: student fees that I think I incited a near riot. When the press came (read local paper), just as they were clicking our photo, I put my protest sign in front of my face. No one knew until the article came out and while we were all pouring over the paper, everyone in chorus said "Where are you (insert RL me)?" Then they saw my shoes and followed them up until.....well you guessed it. I was a walking protest sign.

Gentle request to Duck Soup - ahem...can you create a sign that is blank but you can add your own saying? Now that would be cool.

Impossible Cross Earrings from BEHOLD Designs. EnCore Made Them Possible.

One of my 12 special women I chose to send the '12 Women' note card to that is currently doing the rounds, EnCore Mayne has been designing things in SL for quite some time. From pogo sticks to jewelery and everything in between, I am constantly amazed at her knowledge and love her uniqueness. She displays her creations at BEHOLD Designs in Choerom or purchase from Xstreetsl.

EnCore sent me these unreal earrings called Impossible Cross. I was thrilled and the second I put them on and cammed in, I knew these were something very, very special. Delicate, simple and restrained, I could see immediately how technically skilled the design of these earrings is. I have a feeling, like in many of her pieces, some blood, sweat and tears may have been spilled in bringing them to fruition. I'm waiting for the right outfit to showcase one of her costume jewelery pieces that I know must have been a mare to make.

Look. Just look at that. One cross magically suspended in front of the other. I just love them EnCore and these will become my everyday earrings that Cha wears knowing that they were created with such care and attention.

In my hurry to share these, I'm not sure if EnCore has them up yet but do have a visit to BEHOLD Designs. She does awesome poses too. I'm not sure how busy EnCore is but she would be the one to go to if you wanted to commission some special, bespoke poses. Thank you sweetie for these and for being one of my 12 important women in SL.

I'm Old Money I'll Have You Know Kyoot.

Sometimes I just have to have an outfit so bad I click PAY without even bothering to look at the price. This was one of those times. I took myself off to Kyoot Army because I noticed in the feeds they were selling furniture/home ware pieces and went for a sticky. I saw this across the room and went, 'that's mine'...click. Ask me why I love it and I all I can tell you is it's my kind of dress. It's unexpected. It doesn't conform. It tells me a story. The woman who wears this dress is smart, tailored yet is so self assured she mixes colors and styles without a thought of playing it safe.  The dress is called New Money but I like to think Chalice is old money.  One who doesn't need to impress with the latest trends...one who makes the trends as they go along.  Ok I'm in fantasy la la land but it's my SL so I can pretend all I want.

This is a really well made set and I'm so impressed with the skirt. It fits like a glove wearing my skinny hip shape (read skirt shape) and I can't see any stretching or splitting of the material. The hat is a bonus and comes with the dress...I just love this whole look.

I purchased this bag from Stitch by Stitch. I had a little spree in Seven's shop yesterday so will be presenting some more SbyS action soon. I couldn't resist hopping back into my Allure shoes by Maitreya. Skin and hair by LeLutka and jewelery by JCNY.

I had some fun the other day judging a round of Miss Virtual World 2011. Sitting there camming in to see the contestants close up, I was struck by how much work these ladies had put into their appearance. It was mind blowing and all I can say is I would hate to be judging the finalists on the night...way too hard and stressful. From what I have seen, the standard is incredibly high and those of you who made it through to the live auditions deserve a gigantic round of applause because every girl I saw looked utterly amazing. Don't worry about haters...you looked AMAZING.

I took a walk around Alberto (Select Girls Shopping Mall) yesterday. WOW it's huge and I couldn't get over the set up of this sim. To the shop owners, builders/designers and managers of this shopping district, brilliant work.

Until next time, be beautiful inside.

The Niven Edge.

Are you having a beautiful week? I am. Despite seriously struggling with my doggie's terminal illness, I am immersing myself in her loveliness and making each moment count. I am her human mother and she is my canine baby...we love each other beyond words and this is what drives me to put her first. To do the right thing when its required and to hold her in my arms at home when it comes time to call the vet and send her to doggie Heaven wrapped in my love.

That said, I wanted to put together some Niven magic centered around the Niven Wing Lash and Geisha Lip tattoo layer. This whole tattoo phenomena available in Viewer 2 has opened up a new world of fashion styling to me and I love it. To be able to meld a Belleza body with a Niven face (or any combination) is simply wonderful.

I'm wearing pieces from the Niven's Monochrome Collection, the nautica top and Autoro shorts. I love the play on vertical and horizontal stripes that I followed through with the Ye Ye bag from Simay Creations introducing a hint of red.

In previous posts I mentioned my new find jewelery shop, Fairy Tale, thanks to Jennaa Loire's guest appearance on Fabulous Fashion, and here are some more pieces from this amazing designer. The ring and bracelets are group gifts and I fell in love with the Glasses Necklace, which like all their pieces, is intricately detailed. The earrings are just amazing too. Called Prayer Pierce, they are amazing to look at up close. xxxriexxx Serevi is the creative mastermind behind Fairy Tale and I hope you get yourselves over there for a look.

Again I'm wearing Kalnins Wonder shoes as I love them. I can't stop looking at the leather texture that gently folds over itself on the topside of the shoe. Opening up my extensive hat cupboard, I couldn't resist a little dress hat made by Kikis Homewood.

I particularly wanted to mention the setting for these pics. I visited Kyoot in Silent and was immediately taken with the amazing layout of this store. I ventured outside and found this scene.

Tik Tok Stella Skin...Recently Released.

I have so enjoyed the evolution of Miah McAuley's skin label, Tik Tok. Her recent release of her new line called Stella is a triumph in my opinion. Miah dropped these on me a little while ago and to be honest, I was struggling for time to get everything I had planned to blog on the blog. Tonight I had a few moments and tried on Stella. I'm so glad I did because I really do love this skin. Available in Light, Medium, Suntan and Dark, I chose to show the Light tone. The make up names are called Cat, Jade, Lady, Nude and Silver as shown below.

They are classy, elegant make ups with soft eyeshadow and glossy lips. I've shown the skins using the cleavage option. I also really like the brow shape on these.

I am wearing this gorgeous little lingerie set called Crystal, a freebie from Noon Twine's shop called Noon.

I recently watched Fabulous Fashion with Angie Mornington. I love Angie's show and was thrilled to watch two episodes featuring Sevenstar Amat from Stitch By Stitch as guest designer and another with Jennaa Loire as guest stylist. I love both these people, not only because they are sweet darlings, but also for their immense contributions to SL fashion and lifestyle. Good on you girls.  Do check out their episodes on Fabulous Fashion. Jennaa's appearance on the show led me to check out Fairy Tale jewelery. The ring, earrings and necklace are all group gifts but I would suggest you go over and look for yourself. The detailing of the pieces is stunning.

Last but not least, I'm wearing the Vanity Hair piece in black called Venice and a black hair base from Tiny Bird that allows you to wear it with any skin.

Thank you Miah for again allowing me to blog your amazing skins. I love Stella big time.

After my shoot I jumped in the spa and enjoyed the beauty of my surroundings.