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

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Avatopia/130/56/21

Style is Eternal

As much as I love high fashion, I love the higher end of casual fashion too. A casual style staple is the blazer.

This look started with a black blazer from Luster, Lo Jacobs newest venture. Then I added a great So Many Styles miniskirt for some color. The flower print is exellent for spring. Such a busy print on the bottom called for a simple top, so I opted for !Ohmai's racerback tank.
Yet again, my outfit was still too sweet for my taste. The Death Blossoms Necklace from Happy Finds gave it that edge it needed. I also love the flowers in its eyes, which ties in nicely with the skirt.
On my feet is the Neutral Sands coloring of [LeLutka]'s Saffron Pumps. The color picks up the beige in the skirt quite nicely. I threw my hair up in a big topknot, courtesy of !lamb. The skin is from *Cupcakes, and is simple and neutral, like the rest of the look.

Koty

Style Notes:

Hair: !lamb. Ambrosia - Snickers

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

Ears: *UB* Elf Ears *plain*

Eyes: *Zanzo* Aegean (Delphi)

Shape: custom

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

Necklace: ::Happy Finds:: Death Blossoms Necklace

Skirt: {So Many Styles} Flower Highwaist Skirt Blue-Beige

Top: !Ohmai : Basics Boyfriend Racerback BLANK

Blazer: *Luster - Frida - Noir
Poses: This is a Fawn - Fluffy Pose 9; (with love & squalor) journey to the west disappearing volcano; Get Bent: More To Love 2 pack: Hide from the lens

A Little Bit of Fashion in My Life

If I don't say so myself, I think I'm pretty fashionable. Notice I didn't say fashion-foward. I don't like trends. In today's look, there is not a trend to be seen.

It started with this feathery shoulder decoration I took from a Glam Affair dress, called Vera. I absoultely love it. I'd totally wear it in Real Life, whether people like it or not! Moving on...

Then I took the top from an La Masion Kaestner dress. Its' simplicity balances out the feathers quite nicely, thank you very much. To add some color to the look, I ran over to Whippet&Buck, which is having a 50% off sale at their Imogen location, because Dakota (not me!) is moving in with her Real Life significant other! I got the fatpack of the Georgie tapered pants, and the Electric color makes a great statement against the black.Still, I decided, the look wasn't colorful enough. So I highjacked one of the belts from the new Veschi jumpsuits. I used the blush color, to match with LeLutka's Saffron Pumps in Electric Pink.

The poses are all from the Pose Fair, which will be closing down tomorow. The first pose is from Get Bent, a new-to-me pose shop; they have a set for fluffier girls, which is great. This one is called Show the Curves. The second pose is from (with love & squalor), and is called confessions of a pig. What a great name! I love it. Even though the poses are not specifically made for larger avs, they work well with me. The last pose is from DARE, and is simply called Fierce Deep Lunge.

Koty

Style Notes:

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

Shape: custom

Hair: !lamb. Bang Bang Bob - Snickers

Ears: *UB* Elf Ears *plain*

Eyes: *Zanzo* Aegean (Delphi)

Top: -LMK- Bustier (in black)

Pants: [Whippet&Buck] Georgie Tapered Trousers ELECTRIC Teleport to Whippet & Buck!

Shoulder Decoration: -Glam Affair- VERA Dress - Azure (part of)

Shoes: [LeLetka] - Saffrom Pumps (Electric Pink)

Belt: -Veschi- Jump Her! belt blush

Poses: ..::DARE::.. Fierce Deep Lunge; (with love & squalor) confessions of a pig; Get Bent: More To Love 2 pack: Show the curves (all via Pose Fair)