On a More Serious Note

Today is Pink Shirt Day, and, although just learning about it, is a cause that is close to my heart.

In third through sixth grades, I was bullied. I was picked on because I gave reactions. It was bad.



So I decided to put together this outfit. I started with a pink tank from Fri.Day. As with everything from Fri.Day, it is of great quality. Then I added a pink skirt from 5th & Oxford. The pinks of the top and skirt don't exactly match, but I think that's kinda cute. I put on a black cardigan from /artilleri/ because, well, I love cardigans. The hair, from Truth, is a cute addition to this cute look.

Style Notes:

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

Hair: >TRUTH<>

Eyes: *Zanzo* Aegean (Delphi)

Ears: *UB* Elf Ears *plain*

Top: Fri. - Basic.Cami(Pink)

Cardi: /artilleri/ Elspeth cardigan PLAIN

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

Shoes: -TESLA - Vixen_II Classic *Black* Stiletto Heel Pumps

Pose: Olive Juice - The Red Queen

The Elf Goes Chic

Today I was going for a chic look, consisting of Veschi's new jumpsuit. I started this outfit with said jumpsuit's wide pants in wheat. It's a nice, neutral color and sets off the red top nicely. The red top is part of Veschi's new dress called Over the Top.

To make this outfit a bit more chic, I added a blazer from Wasted Youth. It includes a long-sleeved version, which I'm wearing, and a scrunched up-sleeved version. The shoulders add a little toughness, which I like in my outfits.

The hair I chose, well, you've seen before. My makeup adds some brightness and a higher sense of style to my look. The skin is a (vive9) freebie.

Style Notes:

Skin: (vive9) Twiggy [deep brew] AvantGarde 1 Skin

Eyes: *Zanzo* Aegean (Delphi)

Hair: !lamb. Witch - Snickers

Shape: custom

Ears: *UB* Elf Ears *plain*

Eyelashes: Calla Lashes (Glam)

Pants: -Veschi- Jump Her wide pants w' belt wheat

Top: -Veschi- Over the Top red dress(part of dress)

Shoes: - TESLA - Vixen_II *Black* Stiletto Pump Heels

Poses: Pididdle - Small; Don't Freak Out- Full of Secrets - Going, Going, Gone; [LAP] - Dog Eat Dog World-Uh No

Sweeten Me Up...

It's wet, rainy, and kinda miserable out today. My outfit, sweet with a bit of badass, will cheer you right up. The Bone-color Jori skirt from 5th & Oxford is the base of the look today. The top is also from 5th & Oxford. It is the Jori blouse in Violet, and I didn't add the ruffle.

Again, the outfit was getting a little too sugary sweet for me. So I slipped on a black vintage jacket from So Many Styles. Very well detailed, it added the much-needed edge to my outfit.

The outfit still looked a little bare, like it was missing something. I sifted through my jewelery box until I found the perfect necklace.
To show you the necklace in all of its' glory, I had to put my hair up (!lamb. Unbirthday - Snickers), and take off my jacket. It is from Atelier AM, and comes in a longer version, too. It is very fashiony, but is also a piece that you can dress down easily.
Doesn't this picture look like it belongs in a magazine?

Style Notes:

Hair: !lamb. Say - Snickers, Unbirthday - Snickers

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

Eyes: *Zanzo* Aegean (Delphi)

Ears: *UB* Elf Ears *plain*
Skirt: (5th&Oxford) Jori Skirt- *BONE*

Top: (5th&Oxford) Jori Blouse- *VIOLET*

Jacket: {So Many Styles} Another Vintage Jacket Black

Necklace: .+*AA*+.Feather&bullets black(S)

Shoes: - TESLA - Vixen_II Classic *Black* Stiletto Heel Pumps

Poses: [LAP] - Dog Eat Dog World-Uh No, High Falutin Too; Pididdle - Hayfever

It's a Spring Thing

Run, don't walk, to 5th & Oxford for its' 50% off everything sale! That means the Jori skirts, tops, and cardis are all 50L$ each. Stock up, because what's better for spring than pastel colors, ruffley tops and short, frilly skirts? That's right; nothing.
Turquoise is one of my favorite colors, and is the base of this outfit with the skirt. I also love purple, so I took the cummerbund off of the Violet Jori skirt. A simple black sweetheart top, courtesy of the La Masion Kaestner dress in black, keeps me locked and loaded. Props to you if you know who says that. I pulled in the purple of the cummerbund with a *Cupcakes makeup, from the Genius II line.

At this point, I decided that the outfit was too 'sweet' for me. I needed to toughen it up. This necklace from Paper Couture does just that. Below is a more detailed look at the necklace. The roses on it keeps with the spring theme, but still has a tougher look.
The hair I chose, well, I'm pretty obsessed with. It is an older hairstyle from !lamb called Witch. It is a perfect blend of hardcore and mellowness. Perfect with this outfit, right? Perfect with any outfit, really.

The poses featured throughout are from Don't Freak Out!

The 5th & Oxford 50% off sale ends on Saturday, so you have time to get there. Hurry though! http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nouveau/242/251/23

Style Notes:

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

Hair: !lamb. Witch - Snickers

Eyes: *Zanzo* Aegean (Delphi)

Eyelashes: [glow] Studio Innocent lashes - Smooth

Shape: custom

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

Cummerbund: (5th&Oxford) Jori Skirt - Skirt Top *VIOLET*

Top: -LMK- Bustier

Shoes: - TESLA - Vixen_II Classic *Black* Stiletto Heel Pumps

Necklace:P.C; Fishnet Wrapped Pearls - Cream

Poses: Don't Freak Out! Full of Secrets - Undertow, Calendar Girl; This is a Barb - Despite What You've Been Told

Paper Kitten Nightmare

Poses are an essential part of SLife, especially for bloggers and models. Thanks to the Pose Fair, lots of credit is being given to pose creators, like Willa Whybrow of Don't Freak Out! Instead of talking about the poses available at the Fair, I'd like to showcase some of the poses available at her mainstore. This pose is from the "This is a Barb" set, and is called Paper Kitten Nightmare. It looks like I'm being all dramatic about something. I love how the leg is up slightly, and my hand is carressing my face. Just the whole look is really innocent, which I like.This pose is called Relfections of a Marionette. It's also from the "This is a Barb" set. It's awkward, but pretty. I could see a real life model pulling this off. The knees are bent, and the arms risen slightly. Perfection.
From the "Full of Secrets" pose set, here is Romantic Comedy. It's a sassy pose, with your hand over your head, and your head is looking over your shoulder.

By the way, the dress is from La Masion Kaestner, and is so versitile. You can dress it up or wear it down. You can even break the set up and wear it as a skirt or a top.

Style Notes:

Every Pic:

Eyes: *Zanzo* Aegean (Delphi)
Ears: *UB* Elf Ears *plain*
Skin: *CUPCAKES - Genius - Cocoa - Bare (Cleavage)
Hair: !lamb. Witch - Kit Kat
Dress: -LMK- Bustier dress (in black) http://slurl.com/secondlife/Avatarlife/72/105/23
Shoes: - TESLA - Vixen_II *Black* Stilettoe Heel
Pics 2 and 3:
Eyelashes: [glow] Studio Innocent lashes - Smooth
Poses:
Don't Freak Out! http://slurl.com/secondlife/Harold/128/64/2

Ravishing in Rouge

Ring, ring. "For the Love of Fashion. Dakota speaking. How may I help you?" I feel like a receptionist in this outfit.
The base of this outfit is pretty simple. The ever-chic pencil skirt starts off the outfit. I chose the black simplicity version from /artilleri/. On my top half, sits a Fri.Day freebie, the white cami. Both are well shaded; the folds near the stomach on the skirt is done to perfection.

The focal point of this outfit is this great red trench from (P-K). Polina Kaestner, owner and creator of (P-K), and her new store, La Masion Kaestner, did a wonderful job on the details. As you can see above and below, the jacket isn't just one tone. Ms. Kaestner blended shades of red to achieve a realistic look. It appears like it would in real life, which isn't easy to do in SL(tm). The prims are modifiable, so I could fit the coat to my dimentions. The collar and jacket bottom is one prim, so it makes it that much easier to adjust. You get all layers, so their will be no layer conflict.

This outfit called for a simple, yet sexy makeup. I just bought two fatpacks of *Cupcakes new Genius line, in the Cocoa tone. This makeup is light enough for spring, but isn't too inappropriate for work. It is called Paper.

(P-K) Open Trench comes in, other than Rouge (red), Beige, Gris (grey), Indigo, and Noir (black). Each costs L$40.

Style Notes:

Hair: !lamb. Unbirthday - Snickers

Eyes: *Zanzo* Aegean (Delphi)

Skin: *CUPCAKES - Genius II - Cocoa - Paper (Cleavage)

Shape: custom

Skirt: /artilleri/ simplicity pencil skirt *black*

Top: fri. - Basic.Cami (White)

Jacket: (P-K) Opened Trench Rouge http://slurl.com/secondlife/Avatarlife/101/123/23

Shoes: - TESLA - Vixen_II Classic *Black* Stiletto Heel
Pose: [LAP] - Kewt as a Button-Prissy

City Spring Look

Oh, how I wish I had this jacket in RL! It is beautiful! So Many Styles always does a good job on vintage-inspired fashions like this jacket. It looks so soft, like the velvet navy blue vintage Ralph Lauren Polo blazer I own in RL.

I decided to pair it with a spring/summer staple: jean shorts. And what's the go-to store for the best wardrobe essentials? Well, it's Fri.Day, of course! I opted for the Regular wash. I adore the wrinkles that appear on real jean shorts. The hair is !lamb.'s Witch in Kit Kat. I love it because it can go with high fashion ensembles, or it can be dressed casually. In the first picture, you can kind of see the bun in the back. I wish I could pull this off in real life!

The skin is from the new Genius line from *Cupcakes, and is called Dolled Up. I'm wearing the Cleavage option.

Style Notes:

Skin: *CUPCAKES - Genius - Cocoa - Dolled Up (Cleavage)

Ears: *UB* Elf Ear *plain*

Eyes: *Zanzo* Aegean (Delphi)

Hair: !lamb. Witch - Kit Kat

Shape: custom

Shoes: - TESLA - Vixen_II Classic *Black* Stilettoes

Shorts: fri. - Denim Shorts (Regular Wash)

Top: fri. - Basic.Cami (White)

Jacket:{SMS} Another Vintage Jacket Black
Poses: [LAP] - Dog Eat Dog World-Don't Breathe, Don't Fall