Mainstore Monday – Bloggers Challenge – Elikatira
Did you know: That the original (in my time line 06) default attachment point was the Skull, this made for some very funny scenes, when people would wear something they should have unpacked and their hair would come off. Now it is by default the right hand. When you upload content, before you rez it to the ground to work on it, you should right click attach to and pick a new location, as there is a hierarchy that actually plays an important role in cases such as alpha sorting. You can see more about the order of things and even a lot more reasons as to why HERE.
Kess Crystal of The Glamoursauce blog reached out and asked me if I would consider doing a Mainstore Monday post as a Bloggers Challenge. Something she had done in the past, and I myself live very much in this wheelhouse of chattering on about more than what I have on in many cases. The information about the Bloggers challenge is HERE. I have chosen Elikatira for my first post because she has changed branding, woven in and out of other collaborative brands (such as Fri.day), been part of mega hits like The Quad — if you know you know — and stayed consistent in her style and growth as a creator over the years. I personally love her past and future releases, it is easy to be enamored by her content and just her overall aesthetic. Whether it be hair or clothing, you always got a consistent insight into her taste — and those of us with pine boxes still imprinted on our rears from camping for releases know that an Elikapeka created item, was always worth it. Some of you may not know this but Elika (when ETD) created a line of hair for the real life brand Aveda, and it was EPIC! The grid went wild to get their hands on those styles, or their heads into them. I asked a good friend Sofia Gray to give me a quote on Elika for this post.
Sofia Gray: I think the thing I always appreciated about Elika was how well she seemed to understand how hair moved. She always had the best “hand” at creating hairs back in the day. The collection she did for AVEDA was one of the best.
Some will also remember that a viral hairstyle was actually named after Sofia, and everyone was obsessed with it, Sofia also appeared in a few ETD ads back in the day. I actually found a past post with it on and I would bet that anyone blogging back then had it, when discussing it with Sofia I even nailed the year it was released (2008) my memory recall is awesome.
I could talk on the great things about Elikapeka and her brands for reams of imaginary paper — especially how she was one of the founders of Hair Fair and that being accepted into that group in 2007 has always been so special to me — but I just want to encourage you to visit her store if you haven’t, or if you haven’t in some time. Check out the builds, oh how I wish the builds were also for sale. The areas around the region, as they make for lovely backdrops for pictures and just chill out in her relaxation area in the centre of the store and peruse the items at your leisure. She is often a participant in Fifty Linden Friday (FLF) and The Saturday Sale (TSS) but as those events are often outside of the store, it is important to always look inside to see what you may have missed, also great to check up on things like credit earned through purchases. She does have a shared store group linked below that you can join for free.
I got this fabulous long cardigan and tubetop (included) set at Elikatira and I was so happy that the Groovy Tweed Pants by Cynful fit under it perfectly. The belt has an off option, which I usually do, but loved the look with it on this time. I also just loved this hat hair, also by Elikatira that brought all the colours and style together. I am living my yeehaw life today. I hope you like Mainstore Mondays and head on over and see what Kess has done with her post Here.
Elikatira Group – Shared group with Fri.day – White River Farms VIP
Equipment Used
VR Studio and HUD/Library – VR Foundry Marketplace
LeLutka Axis HUD Face – LeLutka
Important: Moles featured on face or body unless otherwise stated are created by me, for me personally. If wearing moles or freckles etc layers by other creators they will always be credited. As my face moles are the same always, it will be clear to know it is mine not part of the skin.
Poses & Props
PBR EEP used by Juicy
Base Pose – Loel Poses
Body Parts
Body :
Reborn – EBody
Head:
Genus Morph Head – Genus
Straight – NoseMorph
Natural Pierced – Lipmorph
Round – EyeMorph
Triangle – HeadMorph
Appliers:
Nail appliers – Flair – Marketplace
Skin Worn:
Emma Skin (face), Rhea Body Skin – Nuve Mainstore
Head and Body BOM Layers:
Peaceful eyes – Insol Mainstore
Willow Eyebrows– Nuve Mainstore
Hair Worn:
Ellen – Elikatira Mainstore
Wearing:
Thiya Cardigan w/ tubetop – Elikatira Mainstore
Groovy Tweed Pants – Cynful Mainstore
Footwear:
Suen Heels – BREATHE Mainstore
Accessories:
Heavy Lash, Cuffed Lip jewellery – Alt 3 Mainstore
Hoops forever earrings reboot – Dark Mouse