An Announcement

Hi, all. This is a sad post, as it is my last. I realized I need to do something more productive with my life. My time in world was a blast. Time to move on to bigger and better adventures. I'll keep the blog up in case someone stumbles upon it.

The Many Sides of Lola: Quirky

Today's look is Quirky. It's inspired by Euni Kira(http://eunikira.wordpress.com/) and the Japanese style. It quirky, funky and a little wierd. I like it.


The start of this outfit was the hair: A place to call home in Chocolate Cake by Clawtooth by Clawtooth. It comes with a bird that stands on the edge of the nest. I am obviously not wearing them. Then I got dress from Parallel Love. It's a fun, cute, comfy dress that comes in a plethora of colors. Here's the Mustard color. I topped it off with an oldie: nikukyu fur vest from a past hunt.

At this point, I was feeling a bit bare. So I threw on my Aoharu ripped skinny jeans. I still didn't feel like this outfit was unique enough, so I put my new floral dress from Aoharu under my yellow dress. I love the cute floral print.

Glasses are a big part of Japanese SL style, so I jetted to DUBOO for some. I opted for Grandpa's Broken Glasses in brown. I love the name of them. Just to be ironic, I'm wearing the Bird Ring from Paper Couture. It's really cute, but I couldn't resist. The necklace, called Fishnet Wrapped Pearls in Cream, are also from Paper Couture.

The shoes are Maitreya's Allure tights. The tights color is a grey called Powder, and I changed the shoe color to Bordeaux.

The makeup is a yellow, to match the yellow dress. To add a little more color, I added the Orange lipstick.

Koty

Style Notes:

Skin: [LeLutka]-LOLA_dark-makeup5(D Brows)

Lipstick: [LeLutka]-LOLA -Lipstic_Orange

Hair: Clawtooth by Clawtooth: A place to call home - Chocolate Cake

Lashes: [LeLutka] - LOLA Lashes

Ears: *UB* Elf Ears *plain*

Shape: custom

Eyes: *Zanzo* Aegean (Delphi)

Dress: PARALLEL LOVE - Knit onepiece Mustard

Underskirt: AOHARU_FlowerStraplessDress_Flower/Pink(Skirt/TypeB)

Jeans: AOHARU_Jeans_FrayedSkinny_DarkBlue

Tights: Maitreya Allure Tights - Powder (lower)

Shrug: **nikukyu**fur_jacket(love)

Shoes: Maitreya Allure Tights Bordeaux

Glasses: DUBOO*Grandpa's broken glasses brown

Ring: P.C; Bird Ring

Necklace: P,C; Fishnet Wrapped Pearls - Cream

Poses: [LAP] - F-Blogger3-Primskirt; Olive Juice- Tea Cup; [LAP] - 17/365; [LAP] - F-Blogger1; [LAP] - F-Blogger10-Primskirt

The Many Sides of Lola: Couture

Haute Couture, according to Wikipedia, is defined as high fashion, custom-fitted clothing. A few fashion houses, like Chanel, Dior, and Givenchy, are part of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, and may legally call themselves Haute Couture. The term is used loosely throughout the fashion world.

Although this outfit isn't custom made for me, I took pieces of two outfits to make a look worthy of a House of Haute Couture.

I started with the Light Dress from !Ohmai, but wanted to break it up. I didn't want to wear the whole outfit. I loved the collar, so I knew I wanted to wear that. To incorporate it on LeLutka's Prison skirt, I added the skirt flowers from the Light Dress.

The makeup is Lola (of course), and in the gorgous blue makeup of makeup6. I also have the black lipstick on from Lola, which I love for this look. I felt like te outfit needed a bit more color, so the blue makeup is perfect. The hair is an oldie but a goodie from !lamb.
The Bird Tale lashes from Glam Affair adds some drama to my beautiful face.

And just for fun, I decided to play on te merry-go-round on the Artilleri sim.Weee!

Style Notes:

Skin: [LeLutka]-LOLA_dark-makeup6(D Brows)

Cleavage: [LeLutka] - LOLA Cleavage Volumizer (DARK)

Lipstick: [LeLutka]-LOLA -Lipstic_Dark

Ears: *UB* Elf Ears *plain*

Eyes: *Zanzo* Aegean (Delphi)

Lashes: -Glam Affair- Bird Tale Lashes

Shape: custom

Hair: !lamb. Witch - Snickers

Top: !Ohmai Light Dress (Top)

Collar: !Ohmai Light Dress (Collar)

Flowers: !Ohmai Light Dress (Flowers)

Skirt: [LeL.Ultra]-PRISON skirt/black

Corset: [LeL.Ultra]-PRISON skirt/black_sash

Poses: [LAP] - Dog Eat Dog World-You Beast; [LAP] - Dog Eat Dog World-Wannabe Diva; [LAP] - Dog Eat Dog World-Uh No

The Many Sides of Lola: Classic

The Classic style is characterized as blazers, button down shirts, and slacks. In high school, that was pretty much my dress code, so I try to avoid them. But I love a challenge.
A Classic staple is the button down. Mine is the *COCO* Broadcloth Shirt in White. Another Classic staple is the blazer. I used *Luster's Frida blazer in Noir. I modded the cuffs to make it look like the white cuffs are over the black cuffs. The bottoms are the slate coloring of the Jump Her! wide pants from Veschi.

The belt is from Fri.Day, and matches the lipstick from LeLutka. The hair is from LeLutka also, and comes with the new Lola skins.

Style Notes:

Skin: [LeLutka]-LOLA_dark-makeup1(D Brows)hairbase

Lipstick: [LeLutka]-LOLA-Lipstic_German Red

Cleavage: [LeLutka] - LOLA Cleavage Volumizer (DARK)

Shape: custom

Eyes: *Zanzo* Aegean (Delphi)

Ears: *UB* Elf Ears *plain*

Hair: [LeLutka]-LOLA Bun_DARK_Dark

Top: *COCO*_BroadclothShirt(White)

Pants: Veschi - Jump Her! wide pants - smoke

Blazer: *Luster - Frida - Noir

Belt: fri. - Wide Waist.Belt (Red)

Shoes: - TESLA - Vixen_II Classic *Black*

Poses: [LAP] - Kewt as a Button-Prissy; This is a Fawn - Fluffy Pose 9

The Many Sides of Lola

Todays look is Boho. Boho, as everyone knows, is short for Bohemian. According to Wikipedia, Bohemian is used to describe a group of people who are artistic and earthy. In recent years, the style has become more chic, thanks to stars like Sienna Miller and the Olsen twins.

My interpretation of the Boho style uses, and almost abuses, Zaara. The Indian goddess' creations make up almost all of my outfit. The slightly-new Syona Kurta is on top, in maroon. The Chindar pants in brown offer some modesty from the high leg slit. Both items are well done, with some of the best wrinkles and folds I've seen. The Boho style is known to use accessories, and I didn't want to miss out on that action. The necklace is from Zaara, and is called Karmuka. It is available in two versions: a coral and turquoise version, and a wooden version, which I am using to incorporate the brown of the Churidar pants.

I am also using Fashionably Dead's Hair Stuff in Kill The White Swan. This is actually the only item in my outfit that I didn't buy today. It was the inspiration for my purchases today, and for this Boho look. To pull in the dark brown from one of the feathers, I got something I'll be using in RL all summer: Indie Sandals by C'est Moi! It has a cute little ruffle, which I love.
For my Boho look, I used Makeup 2 from Lola. To keep the look from being too high fashion, I used the Natural Matte lipstick tattoo, which is included. I think the dark tone, which I am wearing, is a little light. Not to say I don't like it; just the past pictures of it showed up a bit darker. The fatpack of 8 makeups, 11 lipstick tattoos, two hairs, 8 of the same makeups with hairbases, two pubic hair options, two cleavage options, and a pair of eyelashes costs L$5000. That's great news when one makeup costs over $L1000.
Peace!

Koty

Style Notes:

Skin: [LeLutka]-LOLA_dark-makeup2(D Brows)

Lipstick: [LeLutka]-LOLA -Lipstic_Nature Matte

Cleavage: [LeLutka] - LOLA Cleavage Volumizer (DARK)

Ears: *UB* Elf Ears *plain*

Eyes: *Zanzo* Aegean (Delphi)

Hair: >TRUTH<>Poppy - chestnut

Eyelashes: [LeLutka] - LOLA Lashes

Shape: custom

Top: Zaara : Syona Kurta *maroon*

Pants: Zaara : Churidar *brown*

Necklace: ZC : Karmuka necklace *wood gold*

Feathers: (fd) Hair Stuff (Kill The White Swan)

Shoes: C'est Moi! Brown indie sandal

Poses (in order): Piddidle - Hayfever; [LAP] - Wonder Girls-The Shir; [LAP] -Bolly4; [LAP] - Kewt as a Button-Cuteness; [LAP] - Wonder Girls-The Ryker

Let's Go Fly a Kite

One of my favorite things to do during the summer is go to the beach. And my family loves to fly kites on the beach. So I employed Adorkable Poses' Kite pose from The Deck anniversary. Instead of wearing a bathing suit, I used [DECOY]'s Zafrina dress. I got it in Earth, but it comes in three more color combos. I love the summery look of this dress. It's just so cute.

Look Ma, no shoes! I decided not to wear shoes, just because I'm at the beach. I don't like wearing shoes.

For my hair, I wanted to stick with the casual look. So I used an old favorite: Truth in Izzy. Izzy is a cute side pony.

Also, I want Lola! I can't wait for LeLutka's new Lola skins! I need her!

Style Notes:

Skin: *Cupcakes - Genius - Cocoa - Bare (Cleavage)

Hair: >TRUTH<>

Shape: custom

Eyes: *Zanzo* Aegean (Delphi)

Dress: [Decoy] Zafrina - Earth

Poses: aDORKable Poses: Kite 3; {.:exposeur:.} Fakin' It - Tatianna; [LAP] - Wonder Girls -The Dakota

My Day Off

I thought I'd do a cute, casual look. Something for summer.

I started with this cute dress from LeLutka, called Kaori. This is something I'd really love to wear in RL. The hair is a cute look from !lamb, called I'm a realist. It's cute and casual. Just perfect for this look. The skin is from Cupcakes, and this time I didn't use the cleavage skin. i didn't want this look to be sexy.

Enjoy.

Koty

Style Notes:

Ears: *UB* Elf Ears *plain*

Skin: *Cupcakes - Genius - Cocoa - Bare

Hair: !lamb. I'm a realist - Snickers

Eyes: *Zanzo* Aegean (Delphi)

Shape: custom

Dress: [LeLutka]-KAORI dress/palepurple

Shoes: Maitreya Gold - Allure Black

Poses: Don't Freak Out! This is a Barb- despite what you've been told; [LAP]- Wonder Girls-The Shir

Monkey Love

Okay, about the title. My grandma had a pair of stuffed monkeys, and they have Velcro on their hands so they can hug each other. They're on my bed, right next to me.


This look is simple, but very chic. The top is from the Courtney dress from LeLutka. I love the collar. The skirt is from So Many Styles. I love the hourglass shape this outfit creates. The shoes are Maitreya Gold in the Allure style.

I chose a short bob, courtesy of !lamb. The outfit needed a little simplicity. The skin is also very simple.
I just felt a need for a simple, but very chic look. Enjoy!

Koty

Style Notes:

Hair: !lamb. Bang Bang Bob - Snickers

Skin: *Cupcakes - Genius - Cocoa - Dark Love (Cleavage)

Ears: *UB* Elf Ears *plain*

Eyes: *Zanzo* Aegean (Delphi)

Shape: custom

Eyelashes: [glow] Studio Innocent. eyelashes - smooth

Top: [LeLutka]-COURTNEY-funeral

Skirt: {SMS} Chiffon Skirt Plain Black

Shoes: Maitreya Gold - Allure Black

Poses: This is a Fawn - Fluffy Pose 9; [LAP] - Wonder Girls-The Achariya

Tea Time!

I love tea. Black, white, green, hot or iced; I love all of it. To celebrate my love of tea, I put together a springy outfit.
This look started with the Gonnie jacket from &Bean. I really love this jacket. It's light and springy, just right for a tea party. I couldn't decide which top to wear, but I finally settled on the Gonnie bra. As to not wear the whole Gonnie outfit, I brought out the Jori skirt in Rose from 5th & Oxford. Jori is just perfect for a tea party.

At this point, I thought the look was too pink. Not that I don't like pink; I just needed a little green. I got that green with Clawtooth's Tea Time hat in Mossy. Under the hat is Poppy in coffee from Truth. It was last weeks release, and I love it. The bangs are wonderful! The style is a bit flexi, so it moves like it were real hair.

I also added some green with the Lime makeup of the Genius line in the Cocoa tone. I love how it picks up the green from the jacket. To finish the look, I used [LeLutka]'s Saffron Pumps in Neutral Sand.

Pinkies Up!

Koty

Style Notes:

Skin: *Cupcakes - Genius II - Cocoa - Lime (Cleavage)

Ears: *UB* Elf Ear *plain*

Eyes: *Zanzo* Aegean (Delphi)

Shape: custom

Hair:>TRUTH< Poppy - coffee

Eyelashes: [glow] Studio Innocent. eyelashes - smooth

Top: &Bean - Gonnie brasiere

Jacket: &Bean - Gonnie jacket

Skirt: (5th&Oxford) Jori Skirt - *ROSE*

Shoes: [LeLutka]-Saffron Pumps (Neutral Sand)

Hat: Clawtooth: Tea Time (color change) Party Hat (Mossy)

Poses: [LAP] Kewt as a Button-Prissy; [LAP] Wonder Girls-The Shir; This is a Fawn - Fluffy Pose 9

Summer

So, I thought I'd do a summer look. Something simple, something sweet.

I started with the Fri.Day Regular Wash jean shorts. The shorts are something I would actually wear in Real Life. The top is from !Ohmai, and is a hunt gift from a while ago. I thought it could make an appearance. The shoes are a group gift from Duh! Not really something I'd wear to work(I work at a day camp during the summer), but they're cute nontheless. The hair is from Clawtooth, and is simple, and cute.

The stepladder is from Olive Juice. It's a great deal: $L75! It has five poses, and it's great for spring.


Style Notes:

Hair: Clawtooth: Breathe Me - Hot Chocolate

Eyelashes: [glow] Studio Innocent. eyelashes - smooth

Ears: *UB* Elf Ears *plain*

Eyes: *Zanzo* Aegean (Delphi)

Shape: custom

Skin: *Cupcakes - Genius - Cocoa - Bare

Top: !Ohmai: Lippin Denim Tunic [PUMPKIN WASH]

Shorts: fri. - Denim Shorts (Regular Wash)

Shoes: ::Duh!:: Espadrille White Alyssum

Ladder: Olive Juice - Posey Pose Stepladder (Tawny)

Vintage Look

I feel so badass in this outfit, but from the 40's. Like I could rob a bank or something. The base of this look is the dress from *Luster. It screams classic badass. Something that Bonnie from Bonnie and Clyde would wear. To keep with the style era, I added a Truth hairstyle, by the name of Amanda. Amanda has blunt bangs(fringe), with hair pulled back and swept to one side. It's classic but modern.
The skin is a Limited Edition L.Fauna skin, called Velvet. It said the skin was available only until April 30, but obviously not. It has a great old-school sex appeal. I love it.

Personal Update: The funeral was fine. The trip was good, considering what the purpose was. My grandma will be missed. I love her.

Koty

Style Notes:

Eyes: *Zanzo* Aegean (Delphi)

Ears: *UB* Elf Ear *plain*

Hair: >TRUTH<>Skin: L.Fauna {Lapine . Dark 2} [Velvet-FR]

Shape: custom

Dress: *Luster -Giada - Navy

Shoes: - TESLA - Vixen_II Classic *Black*

Pose: This is a Fawn - Fluffy Pose 9

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Some Sad News

Dear Everybody.

Last night, my grandmother died. She went in her sleep. My family and I are going down for the funeral, and will probably be there for about three days. My grandma was such a fighter. She held on for three long years. She was so special to me. Every time I saw her, I told her how pretty she was. And it's true; she aged very gracefully. I will miss her.

And just so it's not all text, here's a pic of me.

Style Notes (what I remember, anyways):

Top: !Ohmai

Eyes: *Zanzo*

Pants: Whippet&Buck

Skin: *Cupcakes

Hair: Truth

Shape: custom

Retail Therapy

I went shopping today. Oh, yes I did. I went wild.

One of my favorite purchases today was the Mahrai dress in bloom from Zaara. In this look, I used the skirt and belt from the dress. It is perfect for spring. The femininity of the skirt needed some contrast, so I ran over to COCO. I snapped up something I've had my eye on for a while: the Ruffle Jacket in Black. You all know I love shoulder decorations, and the ruffles are just my cup of tea. Mmm, tea. That sounds good right now.All of the poses I'm using are from Long Awkward Pose, and is part of the SL Daily Deals. Two packs for the price of one! The packs are Wonder Girls, which pays homage to some amazing women on the grid, and Bolly All the Time, a set inspired by Bollywood, India's own version of Hollywood.

Koty

Style Notes:

Skin: *Cupcakes - Genius III - Cocoa - Lippy (Cleavage)

Hair: !lamb. Ambrosia - Snickers

Eyes: *Zanzo* Aegean (Delphi)

Ears: *UB* Elf Ears *plain*

Lashes: -Glam Affair- Bird Tale Lashes

Shape: custom

Skirt: Zaara : Mahari *bloom* (part of dress)

Belt: Zaara : Mahari *bloom* (part of dress)

Top: *COCO*_RuffleJacket(Black)

Shoes: Maitreya Gold - Allure Black

Poses: Long Awkward Pose - Wonder Girls-The Ryker; Long Awkward Pose - Bolly9; Long Awkward Pose - Bolly5

My Favorite Colors

Two of my favorite colors are purple and black. Purple is synonymous with royalty, and black with mystery, sophisicatation, and seriousness. Today's look consists of all purple and black items.Camile by Glam Affair helped me out with this gorgeous black shoulder decoration. I feel like I could fly away in it. To create a more casual look, I added a Chiffon Skirt from So Many Styles. Then, for an air of royality, the Fri.Day tank in Plum was added to the look.

The color black conotates feelings of sophisication, so !lamb's Witch in Snickers was needed. Witch is a high-fashion, but still sophisicated, hairstyle. Adding to the drama is the new Bird Tale lashes by Glam Affair. The purple in this *Cupcakes skin adds a feeling of royalty.

I promised a closer look at the Maitreya Allure shoes, so here they are. They are definitely high-fashion, but the shoes themselves give off a feeling of power. And just look at that detailing. Yumm.

I also used InSight Designs Designer Walls texture in Victorian Plum.

Style Notes:

Skin: *Cupcakes - Genius - Cocoa - Haze (Cleavage)

Hair: !lamb. Witch - Snickers

Ears: *UB* Elf Ear *plain*

Eyes: *Zanzo* Aegean (Delphi)

Shape: custom

Eyelashes: -Glam Affair- Bird Tale Lashes

Shoulder Decoration: -Glam Affair- [ELEMENT] - CAMILE Butterfly Pads

Skirt: {So Many Styles} Chiffon Skirt Plain Black

Top: fri. - Basic.Cami (Plum)

Shoes: Maitreya Gold - Allure Black

Poses: This is a Fawn - Fluffy Pose 9

Not So Blue

I just realized that these pictures show green. Not what I wanted at all. Oh well. I don't feel like retaking the pictures.

I started with the accessories this time. Paper Couture's Agate Bib Necklace has beautiful blue stones, so I matched Maitreya's new Balloon Skirt to it. I used the Blue color. Simplicity was key for the top, so I used Ohmai's white racerback. To match the high fashion aspect of the outfit, Maitreya's new Allure shoe in black worked quite well.

Todays look is mostly compromised of new and old items from Maitreya. The skirt is new from Maitreya, as are the shoes. The hair is an older item from Maitreya. The Balloon Skirt is a great buy; I got the fatpack of all the colors. My favorite part, though, has to be the fact that the skirt is scripted for all the colors. That means you get one skirt for all 14 colors. That makes it so much easier. The shoes, called Allure, are amazing. I got the normal ones, but they also can come with tights and socks. Isn't that such a wonderful idea? The HUD is easy to play with, and the shoes are just so pretty. I'll make a note to get a closeup on the shoes for a future post.
As much as I love fashion, I also love interior design. So I went on a shopping spree. I got the wall and floor textures from Insight Designs. There are such detailed build and fabric full permission textures. I'll leave the SURL with you to check the textures out for yourself. I also love furniture. And The Loft is amazing. I want everything in that store. It looks like everything would be so comfortable! I am hanging out with my CD Ottoman in Midnight. The blanket is color change, and you can take it off if you wish. Yummy!

Skin: *Cupcakes - Genius - Cocoa - Bare (Cleavage)

Shape: custom

Eyes: *Zanzo* Aegean (Delphi)

Ears: *UB* Elf Ear *plain*

Hair: Maitreya Sun - Chocolate

Skirt: Maitreya - BalloonSkirt Blue

Top: !Ohmai: Basics Boyfriend Racerback

Shoes: Maitreya Gold - Allure Black

Necklace: P.C; Agate Bib Necklace

Poses: This is a Fawn - Fluffy Pose 9; This is a Fawn - Fluffy Pose 7; (pda) Go Home

No Fashion Today

I want to talk about something that is affecting my Real Life. My grandmother on my dads side has cancer. She's had it for more than three years, and she's done great. Her attitude has been high, and she fought her cancer for a while. But now she's dying. The cancer started to not react to the chemo, and she's getting worse every hour. My dad and his sisters went to visit her.

I have two theories why this is affecting me so much. My first theory is that I love her. She aged so gracefully, and she is so pretty. She also has a great attitude. She was such a fighter throughout her cancer. My second theory is that I am older and understand mortality a little more. It could end at any time. Our lives could just be taken away. Now, I understand that my grandma is 70-something, and I'm not. But we have to live our lives like it's our last day on earth, because it might be.

And My Ax!

I know, I know. Long time no blog. Real Life got in the way: I was working on a speech for my class. So as soon as I found out I got a B on the speech, I decided to explore the Avatopia Sim of the Fantasy Faire. My first stop was my girl Luna Barak's stores Fantavatar and Moonstruck. Moonstruck was Luna's first venture; the store has beautiful fantasy costumes.


This is just a small sampling of what is available for sale at the Moonstruck FF location.

Then I went downstairs to Fantavatar to check it out. Fantavatar is for full fantasy avatars. Being an elf, I was interested. And there was so much to look at! There are male and female avatars. There are faun, elf, and fairy avatars. Luna also offers hair made to match her avatars!


I'll definitely be exploring Avatopia and the rest of the Fantasy Faire.

Koty

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