It’s 1.50 am which means by the time I finish typing it could be 3am lol , but its COLLLLLDDDDD, I swear its so hard sometimes taking pics like the ones today without getting colder.

So I was stoked to find a Cashmere Sweater in the Neko Gear items I had to show you today- which I am so behind with eeek.

First off I have to say that I am so very impressed with Neko Gear, not just because of the fab items but also because the creator understands that we are all different sizes and often when a creator makes neck attachments they only sit at their height , Neko Gear makes the attachment sit up near the chin on my shape height so all I had to do was move it down not try and find it in my body, so YAY that makes me happy, doesn’t take much.

So I started off with the beautiful Cashmere Sweater in Grey – love love love, and then remembered I had some Stunning Pants that I haven’t shown before that needed showing big time. They are the Itaparica pants from Persona and they come in a pack of different colours with both pants layers and prim legs , just stunning and the pinstripe and turned up cuff just add to the love.

The bag is an adorable item I picked up a long time ago from some random mall expedition I went on, and it was only 50L if memory serves me right , with a pose built in but not showing the pose in the pic. Its just delightful take my word for it even though you cant see it very well in the pic, its the GD’ Silver flower totebag by gecko Surface I included creator name just in case you need to find the store if my slurl is outdated.

The shoes oh the shoes, lets just pause a sec and drool shall we………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Ok thats long enough, they are the Frenzy Shoes from Maitreya and OMGosh aren’t they just Bliss on a heel, It’s not just that the style itself is just wonderful but that leather ruched effect is incredible, I mean you can just picture Onyx and Beau sitting there with their virtual sewing machine sewing the leather slowly to make such incredible detailing for us all. Ok maybe thats just me who can imagine that, but its how I think of their creative process totally diligent in every aspect of their shoes creation.

The New shoes also have a resizable option for each colour , you have the regular size 0 and a scripted pair that you can make bigger if you need to.

Now moving on to where I got colder lol but I soon got over it when I got to look so hot in these two delish Bikinis by Neko Gear. The Pawprint one on the left and the Black and Pink on the right are both beautifully textured and designed and on all layers WOOOT!.

But what helped make them delish was the fab new Skins from Sassy Secrets. Lots of New MakeUps in this skin range and the ones I am wearing are from the Lush set.

The bodies on these are perfect for swimwear or skimpy outfits , and with the dramatic make up you are set to go out on the town and show off your new look.
Then when the night of clubbing is over, its time to steal your mans underwear and crawl into bed looking just as hot.

The Genesha Pulled up Top and Pants set is just too awesome , I still dont know if its for men or women, and I don’t care coz I am still dancing around in it on my platform , yes folks thats what I do when I get yummy underwear I dance lol, Efe even came and joined me for a while cracking up as we danced to 80’s music me in my new undies and her all frocked up lol.

This set also comes on all layers but also has a panties option with it, with the nice yfront pocket lol so I am thinking they are definitely for boys. I also have to point out those fabulous Love Me Dog Tags – hmm if its a Neko store are they Kitty Tags ? – anyway they are adorable. They do have bling too but they have a bling off command to type in chat, and as you can see in the pic the bling is pretty subtle anyway.

The hair is the recently re-released Heiress from Diversity, this hair has been modified to be more in keeping with Aleris skills since its original release a long time ago , so its pretty much a new style in the new textures and just glorious.

Lots of fabulousness from lots of places today, hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend. woooo its only 2.29 I got that done faster than usual.

TP To Stores :

Neko Gear
Persona
Maitreya
Sassy Secrets
Diversity Hair
GD
Essentia

Always thankful for:

Essentia for my Beautiful Hair Roses and Jewelry many pieces of which I have watched being made, and had the pleasure of wearing first as they are custom fit to my shape-I’m blessed.

Nuclear Boutique for my lovely Lashes that I wear when I think of it and because Ari is awesome.

My Posestand is by VR Fetish/Fashion and also available on OnRez HERE!, not only does it have hide/show, but also has 3 options for changing poses, lights built in you command on/off in chat, and it rezzes a prim sphere around you that allows you to turn your camera 360 degrees and take pics without moving your stand, the sphere also changes colour on chat command too, its brilliant!.

My eyes which I get complimented on all the time are from Minnu Model Skins the MMS Green which I love.

Poses and Stands always used by me while taking pics, even if some end up on cutting room floor:
Maitreya
Digital Dragon Designs
Pixeldolls Empire Dress AO poses
Happy Dispatch
Juicy
Grapevine
Poseur
[LAP] Long Akward Pose
ANIMAH
Ana Lu Fresh Poses
Naughty Neko Designs
Imperial Elegance
Lost Angels
Studio Sidhe

Nothing better than when you have to show some gorgeous new skins, than getting to show gorgeous new lingerie at the same time, swim wear comes close though. Crys skin by PXL with its gorgeous make-up choices and stunning tones is just beautiful.

Hart Larsson puts so much work into making his skins seamless,and adding the sunkissed tone to the Crys collection. Now I don’t actually have on the sunkissed yet, in these pics I have on the regular tones of Crys, but I wanted to show them first being a touch paler and more suiting to Lingerie.

The new lingerie in which I speak, is the Stunning French Lace Lingerie by House of Nyla‘s Nyla Cheeky, its always a wonderful moment when you get IM’s from Nyla saying things like I have some French Lace , and you know that means RL and we are going to get spoiled with it.

The stunning sets are comprised of 3 wonderful bra styles, Full Cup, Demi Cup and the delish and much needed Strapless. I love the strapless as it is low enough to fit under many dresses and tops and just feels wonderful to know you have on such beautiful work under whatever you are wearing.

The tone and shading on the skins are framed beautifully by this lingerie , she stunning full garter belt and straps are heaven , I had a berlei set like this one and my favourite part was the garter belt because of the ability to make the panties look like french knickers. The panties to this set are also adorable with the cute little sidebows. In this pic I am also wearing the Freckles version of the Crys skins , and its a light smattering of freckles across the nose, and with the natural lips and eyes its a wonderful all day skin.

The other charming features to the French Lace lingerie is the ruffles around the garters adding more dimension to the set , as well as the stunning masque for the eyes, so beautiful and something you can of course wear with many items other than the lingerie.

The skins have four options in each makeup, of brown and black eyebrows and both with freckles options, the Messy Eyes and Bloody lips is a fun make up, all of the skins makeups have wonderful full lips, you really need to try on the Demos of these skins and all the PXL skins as soon as possible.

All hair is from Diversity Hair top to bottom is Peppa, Lizzie, Carrie, Jaya and Edgy all wonderful styles and the Carrie is a new style about to be released that I just couldn’t wait to show so I could wear it lol, with the Lizzie style I am wearing the FREE Hair sticks from Essentia with the adorable asian lanterns.

Also using some NEW Poses from Ana Lu the slurl is in the always thankful for section at the end.

TP To Stores:

PXL
House of Nyla
Diversity Hair
Essentia

Always thankful for:

Essentia for my Beautiful Hair Roses and Jewelry many pieces of which I have watched being made, and had the pleasure of wearing first as they are custom fit to my shape-I’m blessed.

Nuclear Boutique for my lovely Lashes that I wear when I think of it and because Ari is awesome.

My Posestand is by VR Fetish/Fashion and also available on OnRez HERE!, not only does it have hide/show, but also has 3 options for changing poses, lights built in you command on/off in chat, and it rezzes a prim sphere around you that allows you to turn your camera 360 degrees and take pics without moving your stand, the sphere also changes colour on chat command too, its brilliant!.

My eyes which I get complimented on all the time are from Minnu Model Skins the MMS Green which I love.

Poses and Stands always used by me while taking pics, even if some end up on cutting room floor:
Maitreya
Digital Dragon Designs
Pixeldolls Empire Dress AO poses
Happy Dispatch
Juicy
Grapevine
Poseur
[LAP] Long Akward Pose
ANIMAH
Ana Lu Fresh Poses
Naughty Neko Designs
Imperial Elegance
Lost Angels
Studio Sidhe

How to write this post has been plaguing me for months. First off and so so important is the fact that this is NOT a put down of skin creators, that is very very important for me to make very clear.

In the months since this first occurred to me, I have wondered how to do this post , I have mentioned doing it numerous times , but always worried that it would come off strange, the other dilemma was of course how to show without showing.

I ended up using the eloh base and removing any genitals layers, so that I could preserve my own modesty and also not make it as in your face as I had to endure for two hours of taking the pics and then more time making the pic in layers in the first place , I swear I don’t want to look below my belly button again for a very very long time.

On that alone I applaud any skin makers, because that area would have to be the worst part of the Phils Place template there is. I also wore a template uv map pants layer over the eloh to make the base its not as defined as the usual template its very basic but it gives you the general idea of how they work , and also how much they change pixels wise on an in world form.

Ok so on to the post , yes I kind of rambled because I am hoping that the pictures end up cut when appearing on the feed. Now another important thing is that I am NOT including the names of the skin makers, they are numbered yes , but that is more for me to know what and who was who, and if any skin maker who knows I own their skins is really curious what number they are they can contact me in world.

The reason I did this comparison was to kind of prove my sanity, I have mentioned numerous times that I think that all skin makers should offer a shaved version with their skins, and that has come into debate many times. I remember a long time ago that Linden Lifestyles did a post on the preferences of people in that area , and of course now I cant find it in their archives when I want to link to it.

Now many back then commented I think I remember rightly, saying things about it being eww and kinky and whatever, thing is it isn’t at all, in Phils Place that would be the least kinky thing there is lol. There are so many reasons people can come up with to say no to the idea, and I respect that , I just want to put some yes reasons out there too.

I have an abundance of skins, many I have purchased and many have been given to me to blog on and they all rock for many different reasons. But lets talk about purchasing skins.

In the LL post that time, it amazed me – again I am going by memory of nearly a year ago so excuse me if I am incorrect – but one thing that stood out first off was that no one seemed to comment from a partner perspective. Everyone seemed to mention what THEY preferred, and in such a world as Phils Place that struck me as odd.

I have had two relationships in Phils Place in two years, and in both of those relationships there have been skin purchases, the first one was at a time I made my first real big skin purchase, you know the one , where you take that big plunge and are willing to spend a few K on a skin pack and really believe its going to be the one you stay in forever – my goodness that was a long time ago – I remember standing in my house naked in front of my partner at the time and asking him to be very certain that he liked every aspect of my skin, because there was no way in the world I was going to buy a skin that he hated the bum on or the nipples or the knees and YES that area too.

The same issue has come up in my current relationship as well, the preferences he has for that area, so when I make skin purchases its always something I have to consider, and I doubt very very much I am the only girl in Phils Place that does that.

Now step back from that part for a bit , and lets move on to another factor when purchasing skins, and no I am not going to talk about make up and shading etc all that is not what this topic is about, this is only about the down there section of the skin.

You want to go into modeling in phils place and you know that you need a good skin to start with , many girls starting out can’t afford at first to go an buy a mix of different skins for different looks , that comes later. So you have saved up and you are ready to spend your money on a skin pack that will cover you for the time being.

As a model there are many different things you will be called upon to model. Lingerie , Swim wear, Gowns , Casual etc the list goes on and on. You are going to make a very very crucial purchase but you are going to have to put allot of thought into that purchase , you will need a skin that can move easily from one look to the next and will also cater to all those things you may need to show.

This is where the pictures come in , first off the top picture shows 21 different designers skins, some of the skin designers do both options of with and without hair, so they have been shown on both sides. Look at the different placement on a body. Now firstly my measurements for hips are 50 height , 57 width and my torso is 63. It is also important to know that I took every single picture on the exact same frozen camera setting and then layered them exactly the same way on the layers so that they show exactly on my body where the very top part of that section ends.

Just like skin makers as you can see , clothing makers vary on where they end a pair of pants, underwear or bikini bottoms. Even some skirts if made as micros can be very low. So taking back into account being a model and having to be able to show each and every item on the skins available to you , you would need one that had that section low enough for it to never be an issue.

How do I know that to be true, well for one I have been there, I have put on an item to blog and taken pics and then moved my camera to realise that the top of my hair line actually showed above the item I was showing , and had I not moved the camera inwards enough I wouldn’t have noticed as it was very hard to tell from taking a full body shot. Which of course led to me panicking that I could have also teleported to somewhere dressed that way with that skin on and given people a potential eyeful without realising , because how often do we examine our fronts before leaving the house , especially down there.

Again though back to our model idea, if a model came across the same dilemma and had that area visible , she would either have to run off and buy another skin or worse lose the modeling job as her skin wouldn’t be acceptable. If that occurred the reaction from the model could also possibly be disappointment in her skin for losing her the job, and that stays with you, it would become about the skin and not the fact that the clothes were very low cut.

Ok so now lets skip away from the models for a second, and on to lifestyles for a sec. Many of us know people in the D/s BDSM lifestyle, or if we don’t know them we have at least seen them shopping or around phils place. One thing with Submissive’s and Slaves in Phils Place is that they wear very little clothing, and I don’t mean little as in barely there as silks especially usually have lots of fabric to them, but little as in barely concealing certain areas of the body, and one area is down there.

Now allot of the time what they wear is chosen for them, and in that incidence again , if the skin is not with options and they already own their favourite skin , it makes silks wearing difficult , and they possibly have to change skins altogether, or if they don’t have a favourite skin and they have the ability to buy another , then its going to be from a skin designer that does give them those options of a bare down there area , so that in whatever item of clothing they wear they are not revealing anything they shouldn’t be.

Many people will think it doesn’t matter , they don’t have those sorts of customers , well you don’t actually know that :P, you can know that you have never seen a girl in your store in silks , but you can’t ever know that the glamorous fashionista in the latest fabulous fashion doesn’t run an alt that is her D/s avatar , and that if your skins suit her needs then she will be back to purchase, lol and as for the alt being the Submissive, its the fashionista that could be the alt lol.

You will also find that many many many of the Dom/me’s in lifestyle relationships do the shopping but thats a whole other story, but again the point being that unless a person straight out IM’s you and asks if there is a possibility of shaved you have no idea if not offering it has lost you a sale, because a huge percentage wont do that, they will just go and find one that does.

Also consider one of the biggest industries in Phils Place , Escorts and Strippers. Their skin choices make them money, and they aren’t greedy about sharing that money around , these women spend thousands in Phils Place on costumes, lingerie and all the other things that they need to perform in, Escorts especially need options to cater to their clientelle , if the client has a preference for that area they are going to make sure they cater to that whatever the preference may be because that is where their money comes from.

Again THOUSANDS of dollars are spent from that industry in skin stores, and I mean dollars not lindens, and for every stripper and escort you win over with your product you get not only loyalty but a dozen referalls – I had an escort customer when I managed HOZ that not only brought all her dancer/escort friends to the store , but the angel would bring new residents in that she came across hand me a K to dress them with, she would have to have done that at least ten different times.

Now I have to refer to the second pic because its a bit confusing especially with the background being my regular shape. But again something occurred that made me think about it from another angle. When I used to sell Menswear and would tell women looking for suits to purchase Mens suits they would always be surprised that they would fit , yes thats true and more than a dozen times that took place, the surprise part I mean.

But its a good example , clothes stretch to the shape, as do skins and so will your clothes, but lets consider skins as that is the topic. Shapes vary in Phils Place , in a huge way, unless you purchase a no mod shape there is not going to be anyone identical to you , the chance of that would have to be a billion to one – ok I made that up but you know what I mean, sliders by 1 number make us different.

As I said my hip length is 50 and many are smaller than that and many Im sure are higher , so I made a shape at 10,20,30,40 all the way to 100. Wore the same skin and watched as that area changed, this is something you will have to do to really see how it works , but again going back to that trying on skins naked in your own home.

If for example the down there section had hair and it was for example number 1 in the pic at the top, well if your hips were closer to 100 than my 50 that area would stretch which would bring it visually to where 16 is , and without thinking of the impact your shape has on the skin you MAY react to the area as it being too much for your tastes. I can’t imagine anyone loving a skin so much that they would mod their shape to make that area smaller visually, so the outcome again would be possibly not purchasing that skin.

You can’t dismiss the facts too that so many designers have such different areas they end that area at, and this is just the skins I have , there are hundreds out there that I have no clue about what options they offer. Also many end in exactly the same spot , there were more but I was getting dizzy trying to draw straight lines between others and my straight is another persons wobbly :P.

What I am hoping is that skin makers do consider offering more than one option down there, not for any other reason that to make sure that if your skin is so loved with make up and tones that its not that area that changes things for the customer. Many have adopted options for down there, and it is way easier for a new creator to do that, testing the market , seeing whats out there and offering that bit more.

Ask your customers, do something like one skin creator did a while back and get people to take a survey on their preferences, see what the statistics say. I can also imagine that people that have those options in one skin maker will be spoiled on that and find it really hard to make a change to get less from someone else.
So even if they want to change skins get more make up, add to their skin range , its very hard to go from a skinner that gives you lots in your pack to one that only gives you one option, anyway thats just how I look at it from a customer perspective, its like buying a car that gives you power steering and airbags and all the fun extras , going to get a new car and getting none of that for the same money.

Skin buying has become like shoe buying in Phils Place this year , people buy new skins so much more than they ever did , not as many stick to one skin pack for 6 months to a year like they used to even longer some of them, and I see stores coming up with new things to entice them with, I think that this should be one of those things , and as I said it has become that for a few designers, so consider adding the options to your older lines and your newer ones, and keep your customers happy and loyal – giggles imagining a customer telling a designer they changed skins because of the extra down there options , it would probably never ever happen. But I do know that people I know haven’t bought skins because of the lack of options there.

Now I hope to never ever have to explain that again when I’m talking to a skinner and begging them to make that option too lol.

xox Sasy xox

It is so cool to have a store that makes incredible things and has such a wonderful sim that you can have mucho funna at , but now we get a say in what we want the NEW Loco Pocos Avatars to be WOOOHOOO , if you go HERE there is a long list of animals that have been requested, and Damien and Washu need your input to know what are your top five favourites , you can vote as a guest dont have to join the do so , but go look at the choices and add your picks so that they can make the NEW ones asap. YAY

VOTE HERE

A compilation of different things today.
Recently Adam n Eve Designers Sachi Vixen and Damen Gorilla created shoes and an outfit to compliment each other, since then there has been more shoes so with everything today I will show both shoe styles as well as the outfits to start.

The set is Shawt and the shoes are C’mere as you have seen them before I am not showing all colours, but it was about time you saw the outfit that they were created for. Shawt is named for not only how skimpy the pieces to this set are , especially the hotpants, but also for the concept of their Hawtness – yes I was behind that name too, but when you have Sachi in your box demanding a name you do what you can, and it was all I could come up with on short notice pun pun punnnnn.

The Shawt set comes in 6 colours as usual , and the shoes come in many divine colours the match the sets with some extras just because they are too yummy to be limited to 6. The outfit is made of delish Latex, with hot pants, micro mini and a flex mini skirt. All pieces are superb, and the top to this with its wonderful under bust strapped and buckled detailing is perve worthy.
The tops would also look fabulous with the leather pants Sachi made a while ago, and all items in the Adam n Eve store have DEMOS so you should definitely go try them on yourself. I am wearing both the Jodie Model and the Celeste skins in the pics of Adam n Eve items, with hair from Magika Lime , Soul and Dream in that order.

Moving into the Latest Shoes from Adam n Eve with the Miranda‘s, they are open toed back strapped beauties, and so elegant but sexy at the same time, so you can go Shawt or into the next items I am showing with ease.

Persona Creator Myllie Writer released the Odelia dresses recently and as soon as I saw them I thought about running through fields of flowers. You know when you do that how you can end up with leaves and flower petals and all sorts of stuff stuck to the end of your clothing , well these reminded me of that outcome.
Beautiful babydoll dresses in such pretty hemline colours in three different prints, butterflies , flowers and leaves , all so feminine. Pay attention to the skins too in these pics as I will go into more detail about them at the end. Hair is Eva-More by Maitreya.

Again such stunning colours and as you can see the Miranda shoes by Adam n Eve have so many lovely colour choices to choose from, there is even Coffee Bean – a miracle coz Sachi doesn’t like brown lol. The hair in this pic is Pipy from Mirai. I hope you are paying attention to the skins because the make-ups are stunning.

Especially this one that went so well with the Blue Flowers Odelia dress, such stunning blues and the deep blue in the Miranda just added even more beauty. The hair is the River 2 style from Maitreya.

Which brings me to River by Maitreya, the other day I was at work and a girls head filled my camera – thats not me saying she has a big head its just that I was cammed in on the vendors at work and literally just got the back of her head in close up.
As I couldn’t actually see the style but got totally smitten with the textures I had her in inspect before I even cammed away from her, and had to laugh at the outcome being hair I owned already, when Onyx did the new textures I had the privilege of a sneak peak of them long before even added to all the styles, so I already was in love with them , but its nice to fall back in love with something. They are all so beautiful and I adore the reds.

The autumn like colours of the Odelia Dress in reds is just warm and cosy, autumn would have to be my favourite season , many of you call it Fall which is equally wonderful. I also get to wear the Coffee Bean Miranda‘s with this one YAY Damen.

Again in the reds is the Butterfly Odelia and aren’t they just so sweet, The hair in this pic is Dafy again by Mirai, Pipy and Dafy are such adorable flower power style hair do’s.

Now about the Incredible New Nina skins by Bebae skins. Five gorgeous tones left to right Bronze, Ebony, Pale, Sunkissed and Tan. Now a few weeks ago I was at Novocaine when doing my first post on them, and I ran into Torie and her friend Jade, Torie being Torie Senne the creator behind Bebae (previously Unfad ) skins, she wanted to see her new beta on my shape so passed over Nina, and wow it was so yummy.

We started talking about things for skins and needs etc, and one of my biggest and I mean BIGGEST requests of skin makers is shaved, I even plan a whole post on it soon – I just have to work out how to do such a post lol- I will wait until I do it to explain my reasons but Torie listened and then got naked!!!!!, LOL right there in the store nakey.

I laughed so much RL thinking only a skinner in Phils Place can get naked so fast , even strippers and escorts would be slower in comparison, not just that no modesty about it at all , makes me laugh still just thinking about it , and yes again , I identify much too much with my avatar :P.

Anyway I just had to share that , be prepared if you ever go into a skin discussion in a public place with a skinner prepare for the possibility of NAKEYNESS lol.

All 5 tones of this skin are beautiful , I think anyone could easily wear all five – not at once of course lol. The shading on the chest area and the collarbone is just wonderful, the stomach has that fit look without being too fit, and the bum is YUM.

The make ups as you can see in the closeups are all divine as well and I couldnt get past how incredible the ears are. The eyes are all smokey and rich and the lips are lush with their light gloss effect as well its superb , make sure you go and get all the DEMOS.

The hair in that pic is Sophie by Maitreya and those absolutely ADORABLE bra and panties sets are the the Peek a Boo frills set from Second Wave Apparel, I love love love this set and had to grab all the sets it comes in , there is a lighter pack too. The bows at the front are just Yummy but its the cut out on the bum that just make them sooooooooooooooooooo gorgy.

TP to stores:

Adam n Eve
Persona
BeBae Skins
Maitreya
Mirai
Magika
Second Wave Apparel

Always thankful for:

Essentia for my Beautiful Hair Roses and Jewelry many pieces of which I have watched being made, and had the pleasure of wearing first as they are custom fit to my shape-I’m blessed.

Nuclear Boutique for my lovely Lashes that I wear when I think of it and because Ari is awesome.

My Posestand is by VR Fetish/Fashion and also available on OnRez HERE!, not only does it have hide/show, but also has 3 options for changing poses, lights built in you command on/off in chat, and it rezzes a prim sphere around you that allows you to turn your camera 360 degrees and take pics without moving your stand, the sphere also changes colour on chat command too, its brilliant!.

My eyes which I get complimented on all the time are from Minnu Model Skins the MMS Green which I love.

Poses and Stands always used by me while taking pics, even if some end up on cutting room floor:
Maitreya
Digital Dragon Designs
Pixeldolls Empire Dress AO poses
Happy Dispatch
Juicy
Grapevine
Poseur
[LAP] Long Akward Pose
ANIMAH
Ana Lu Fresh Poses
Naughty Neko Designs
Imperial Elegance
Lost Angels
Studio Sidhe

What an incredible Month it has been, so many events and Grand Openings, New Lines and Incredible New Stores. Today though its something Old, Something New Nothing Borrowed and Something Blue.

The Something Old is the incredible Designers featured today. Callie Cline, Rita Groshomme, Gala Phoenix and Nebulosus Severine with the exception of JB Gazov, but then he is over a year old so by Phils Place standards he can be oldish too :o).

With the Black Swan Sim having an incredible opening this week and many incredible Designers being invited to create items incorporating the theme, it’s been a wonderful week for really dressing up and no better way to celebrate New Clothes , than with New Skins and New Hair – actually technically most of the styles of hair are older but New to me so that counts :P.

So with the Grand Opening of the New Curio Sim- a fantastic build housing the talent of Rita Groshomme and Gala Phoenix – merging those beauties with the stunning Swan Song set by Callie Cline.

This wonderful set comes with so many options of wear, that having so many ravishing skins and new locks just made it even more fun to show.

The set has wonderful feather work on the three different length skirts , its like being encased on a Black Swans wings, a stunning visual especially in the gown length version.

The boostier style top is a lovely velvet texture, with an option of a belted waist look with double straps and buckles just under the empire line of the dress.

The extras to this set also are just wonderful , with the Incredible Full Lashes you see in the second pic tinted a sea green to co-ordinate with the beautiful green/blue running through the feathers on the sleeves, topped with the incredible pearls.

Also a wonderful pearl bangle and the stunningly chunky Water Ring – this one wont help you float in water though. The other pieces are from the resplendent Swans Tears set by Nebulosus Severine, absolutely stunning is this set and the matching with Callie Clines Swan Song is just a partnership made in wonderland.

Now looking at the info in Nebulosus’s profile it appears there is no store at the moment – cries – so you MUST MUST get your hands on this set while at Black Swan, because it could possibly be not for sale afterwards – don’t quote me on that I am only going by profile.

The set compliments not only this set but just so many other things as well, there are two necklaces and two earrings options as well as prim eyes in the same blue- I didn’t wear those as I know I would forget to change back. The jewelry is just wonderful and the soft shimmery glow to the vials holding the precious Swans Tears are just stunning.
As well as the Feather skirts you also get the sculpted mini which is very cute, and with or without the incredible boa like sides and train you will have lots of fun and compliments on this set.

Now I was lucky enough to get into Curio late Friday night, so Kit and I had it all to ourselves for a while, we had a blast in that luxurious Mansion trying on hair and skins for hours.

As soon as I got to the hair section I saw a style that I knew was so Kit and well since I have been back it seems to be the hair everyone is going to love and rightly so.

The stunning Gertrude style is the style at the very top of the post and isn’t it just adorable. Kit was wearing a cat back pack at the time and she totally looked like a porceline doll come to life, with the I am wearing the beautiful Gertrude hairRusset Makeup in the Classic Tone from Gala.

The tones are so wonderful and sooooo many to choose from. I adore the make up on all of them , Russet is a favourite for its beautiful rich glossy browns.
The Next hair is Gala 2 I just love the length and those thick luscious bangs , with the incredible Scene Make up in the Ebon tone , I couldn’t resist the combination, the lips the eyes and that incredible tone , if you are looking for a darker skin this is a MUST GRAB DEMO tone for you.

Gala is the next style, this has been around for a long time this style and it was a huge hit last year, time to resurect it says me lol, its so delish and cutsie, again a total Doll come to life style , and the skin OMGosh , I couldn’t resist the heavenly Basic Pack 1 in Luster tone when I saw this Emerald skin , its just beautiful and goes so well with my eyes, and the red in those lips is just yum, all the skins in the new range are MOD , so you can slightly alter the lips in them , just make a copy and play with the lip colour sliders , you get more BANG for your Buck that way.

Next is Spikey ,and it certainly is , so cute and well spikey lol, with the absolutely lustrous Nocturnal Make Up I was in blue heaven, Gala has an incredible talent at shimmery make ups for the eyes , that blue is just gorgeous, definitely another Must Have , well all of them are actually if you want to be particular about it lol.

Sleek Bob the next style is a short style variation of the longer Snood hair I have worn many times in the past , the 1920’s look just shines with the pearls and the glamorous gown of the Swan Song set. Wonderful Juxt make up with again a delightful shimmer effect making that smokey look we all love just a little bit more luxurious.

Lastly for the hair we have the Creepy Bun, just the name makes it a must, those thick falls of hair at the front then pulled back into a tendril spilling interwoven bun give it so much class with out being conservative. The Rosette Make up just finishes off the look in the Hazel tone another lovely darker tone.

All the shoes are from the talented creator of J’s the Belted Goth boots I still have on as I love them so much , the Gladiator Sandals and the Ribbon Goth Bow boots again are a delight , with the options of so many different looks in each pair of boots they are so yummy to own. Tassel Wedge Sandals are hard to ever not wear, I know some girls who wont take them off ever ♥ and the lovely Backband heels are so cute in their strappy pointed style. ALl of J’s shoes have DEMOS so make sure you grab them all and try them on and see how wonderful they are.

TP To :

Black Swan ( you need to walk down the path and tp using the entry door , you will land at a platform and there is a black feather to use to TP to the Black Swan Vendors for the Swan Song and Swan Tears Sets)

Curio/Gala
J’s
Essentia

Always thankful for:

Essentia for my Beautiful Hair Roses and Jewelry many pieces of which I have watched being made, and had the pleasure of wearing first as they are custom fit to my shape-I’m blessed.

Nuclear Boutique for my lovely Lashes that I wear when I think of it and because Ari is awesome.

My Posestand is by VR Fetish/Fashion and also available on OnRez HERE!, not only does it have hide/show, but also has 3 options for changing poses, lights built in you command on/off in chat, and it rezzes a prim sphere around you that allows you to turn your camera 360 degrees and take pics without moving your stand, the sphere also changes colour on chat command too, its brilliant!.

My eyes which I get complimented on all the time are from Minnu Model Skins the MMS Green which I love.

Poses and Stands always used by me while taking pics, even if some end up on cutting room floor:
Maitreya
Digital Dragon Designs
Pixeldolls Empire Dress AO poses
Happy Dispatch
Juicy
Grapevine
Poseur
[LAP] Long Akward Pose
ANIMAH
Ana Lu Fresh Poses
Naughty Neko Designs
Imperial Elegance
Lost Angels
Studio Sidhe

I have been loving all the pics on the Hair Fair Photo Contest FLICKR site – HERE – and one style I fell for BIG TIME! so it was on my list of places to go and get stuff from lol, then today I went and saw SySy at her store and she had on more hair by the same designer, so even though I was realllllllllllllllllllllllly trying to be a good girl today and sort inventory – hee hee Efe I lasted 10 mins after you logged – I had to TP over.

As soon as I got there I was floored by how incredible the selection was , how did I not know of Magika until now ? I worked out that with not wearing anything but one designer for work until the first few months of the year, and then catching up on everyone elses New hair I somehow missed the boat on Sabina Gully and her hair YUMMIES.

Well I certainly made up for it today as you can see in the pics, and as I have been ever so patiently waiting for Kit Maitland of CKS Designs to release her Newness too , I did the two birds one stone thing and made a movie of both creators and their YUMMIES.

Enjoy the movie I certainly did making it , and make sure you go and do the hair and clothes thing at both talented designers stores.

Magika
CKS Designs
Soda
Essentia

Always thankful for:

Essentia for my Beautiful Hair Roses and Jewelry many pieces of which I have watched being made, and had the pleasure of wearing first as they are custom fit to my shape-I’m blessed.

Nuclear Boutique for my lovely Lashes that I wear when I think of it and because Ari is awesome.

My Posestand is by VR Fetish/Fashion and also available on OnRez HERE!, not only does it have hide/show, but also has 3 options for changing poses, lights built in you command on/off in chat, and it rezzes a prim sphere around you that allows you to turn your camera 360 degrees and take pics without moving your stand, the sphere also changes colour on chat command too, its brilliant!.

My eyes which I get complimented on all the time are from Minnu Model Skins the MMS Green which I love.

Poses and Stands always used by me while taking pics, even if some end up on cutting room floor:
Maitreya
Digital Dragon Designs
Pixeldolls Empire Dress AO poses
Happy Dispatch
Juicy
Grapevine
Poseur
[LAP] Long Akward Pose
ANIMAH
Ana Lu Fresh Poses
Naughty Neko Designs
Imperial Elegance
Lost Angels
Studio Sidhe

New New and More NEW and Newish and just NEWWW.

Firstly DP Serendipity recently released these YUMMY B-Doll dresses, I like both variations so much , and if you get both packs lol you can play with where you want the sleeves to go :).

The colours are just warm but with that summery setting, and the layered babydoll part is just fab on both styles , my fav is the first though because its so much like a babydoll negligee it feels very sensual and romantic.

The sleeves are gorgeous too , but both dresses still look fab without them. so like i said you can play with wearing them or not, either way you will love it.

The hair is a latest release from Novocaine called Rico, I have been wearing it on and off for days now , its just wonderful, the thinnest prim work on getting the flick just right that it molds into the straight style so well, its perfect for any kind of look as its both pretty and edgy all at once.

The skin brings me to the next pic as well, it is the Group Gift from Gala, and with the opening of their brand new store with Curio the group gifts are just YUMMY.

The store doesnt officially open until Sunday but for group members you can get in on Saturday YAYYYY!.

So JOIN ‘Gala & Rita Design Announcements” if you want to get in early and also for the yummies.

The skin is the Nightshade by Gala and the make up is rich and plummy, you know that purple I do love lol, and as a Group Gift this is the perfect oppurtunity for you to test out the skins in advance.

The adorable Hipster Hair is from Curio the other fabulous Group Gift , with headband I tinted black and the colour and the cute short curled style is just a delight.

The set I am wearing with is from BareRose and its called Midnight Babysitter and OMGosh how cute is it lol.
The clawed tops are just divine the texture is beautiful and the belt and bag are too much fun, the whole ensemble just has you in stitches literally as the tops have this wonderful stitched detailing bringing the black and the colours together.

Lastly the wonderful *blushes* Sasy Dress by SySy Designs. Totally honored to have such a lovely dress named after me, the colours I couldnt have chosen better myself, I love Green and I adore Brown so to have them as those just made me so excited.

The banded waist and the tiered skirt is just beautiful and the halter style top with that plunging neckline not only shows the vava vooooooooom of Gala skins lol but also allows for such pretty adornments like the Mighty Heart necklace from Persona , as well as the matching bangles and bracelets.

The hair is Petra another New style from Novocaine and its also so gorgeous with the wavey style and beautiful bangs.

Don’t forget to join the Gala Curio Group ‘Gala & Rita Design Announcements” and get access early its going to be awesome Im sure and more Gifts are planned for the openings.

ANNOUNCEMENT : Long Akward Pose Designer, Dove Swanson , Has listened to everyones pleas, it wasnt her intention to not have them in there but with all the getting the sets ready for sale etc , anyway , anyone that has bought LAP Poses from the 20th of JUNE has to go through their transactions and COPY PASTE all info in full on a notecard to Dove Swanson.

The reason being is that there were meant to be static necks in there as well , meaning no moving when trying to take pics, so to get your updated sets – PACKS ONLY , NOT singles – give her all the info so she can forward them to you , this is going to be a huge task for her to do , so PLEASE PLEASE be kind and patient, as she didn’t have to do this correction, its her choice to offer both options.

The page to go to on the second life website is HERE

what you need to paste will be the whole transaction , something like this

898826647
Date:time of transaction
Object Sale
Description: something something
Region: a place
Destination: a person
L$150

You will find your transaction details by looking on the day, using the dropdown , that you purchased the items on and highlight by running your mouse over the transaction , then if using windows CTRL C , then CTRL V into a notecard in world , then send to Dove Swanson on a notecard and name it with your name and then something like Poses Resend – I don’t know I just made that part up lol.

TP to Stores :

DP Serendipity
Gala & Curio (no Access until Saturday if in group or Sunday if not )
Novocaine
Bare Rose
SySy Designs
Persona
Essentia

Always thankful for:

Essentia for my Beautiful Hair Roses and Jewelry many pieces of which I have watched being made, and had the pleasure of wearing first as they are custom fit to my shape-I’m blessed.

Nuclear Boutique for my lovely Lashes that I wear when I think of it and because Ari is awesome.

My Posestand is by VR Fetish/Fashion and also available on OnRez HERE!, not only does it have hide/show, but also has 3 options for changing poses, lights built in you command on/off in chat, and it rezzes a prim sphere around you that allows you to turn your camera 360 degrees and take pics without moving your stand, the sphere also changes colour on chat command too, its brilliant!.

My eyes which I get complimented on all the time are from Minnu Model Skins the MMS Green which I love.

Poses and Stands always used by me while taking pics, even if some end up on cutting room floor:
Maitreya
Digital Dragon Designs
Pixeldolls Empire Dress AO poses
Happy Dispatch
Juicy
Grapevine
Poseur
[LAP] Long Akward Pose
ANIMAH
Ana Lu Fresh Poses
Naughty Neko Designs
Imperial Elegance
Lost Angels
Studio Sidhe

Yesterday there was an incredible Fashion Show at Black Swan, with items inspired by the build. So many incredible items to choose from and the show was a blast with screaming audience with much praise from designers about other designers which was just a joy to be present at.

Two Designers featured at the Event were Dela and Fleur – technically with Fleur its 3 – The Black Swan set by Dela Designer Kuranosuke Kamachi is just gorgeous and a set it really really is.

Not only do you get the wonderful dress with two skirt options , but the fantastic hat and BALLET SLIPPERS come with it also, yes I had to cap those because I see sooooo many enquiries for authentic looking ballet slippers all the time in various groups.

Lets go back to the top though , the hat is just charming with beautiful feathers and a divine rose, its so 1920’s I just love it , the whole set reminds me of that era actually , so thats why I am wearing ETD‘s Flapper Hair – if its retired I apologise I really am not sure as this was old texture for sure.

Moving down you have the incredible Kaya Onyx necklace from Zaara Indian Couture because it just brought the whole look together so well with that swan like neck needing some love.

Then down to the fabulous dress, in the leaping pic I actually copied the fuller tutu like skirt and added it to pelvis to get a fuller effect for this pose, its not needed for normal prancing about lol. I love the spotted feathers in both skirts the concept of that is just fabulous.

Now Partners pay attention , Swans mate for life, so in that frame just think about contacting one of the Black Swan creators and gifting a set to your love, the way I see it its like a nice little hint that you plan on popping a question – yes I’m that mushy.

The bodice detailing on this dress is just wonderful and and with all layers you have options with adding a nice shrug for those cooler nights. Now sliding down the sheer pantyhose -yes they are all the way up so they are hose – and down too the awesome BALLET SLIPPERS – just in case it didn’t get your attention already – they are just adorable sculpted slippers with the perfect wrap around ribbons that tie at the back.

Kura does have plans on selling these seperate as well so look out for that option too. Now on to the Skins. The Boutique Lily Shoujo Black Swan range is from Fleur and these are just gorgeous, the skin tone is a perfect porceline shade , so delicate and feminine, the eyes are smokey and those lips YUMMMMY! The three shades of lipstick are just wonderful , if pale skin is your thing these are a MUST HAVE , and if its not well they are still a Must Have, because when dressing up for an event, sometimes a change of tone can have such an incredible impact on your look.

Make sure you go and check out not only all the wonderful Black Swan inspired creations , but the sim itself, its just lovely.

BLACK SWAN
ETD
Zaara Indian Couture

Always thankful for:

Essentia for my Beautiful Hair Roses and Jewelry many pieces of which I have watched being made, and had the pleasure of wearing first as they are custom fit to my shape-I’m blessed.

Nuclear Boutique for my lovely Lashes that I wear when I think of it and because Ari is awesome.

My Posestand is by VR Fetish/Fashion and also available on OnRez HERE!, not only does it have hide/show, but also has 3 options for changing poses, lights built in you command on/off in chat, and it rezzes a prim sphere around you that allows you to turn your camera 360 degrees and take pics without moving your stand, the sphere also changes colour on chat command too, its brilliant!.

My eyes which I get complimented on all the time are from Minnu Model Skins the MMS Green which I love.

Poses and Stands always used by me while taking pics, even if some end up on cutting room floor:
Maitreya
Digital Dragon Designs
Pixeldolls Empire Dress AO poses
Happy Dispatch
Juicy
Grapevine
Poseur
[LAP] Long Akward Pose
ANIMAH
Ana Lu Fresh Poses
Naughty Neko Designs
Imperial Elegance
Lost Angels
Studio Sidhe

Rebel Hope Designs has created an Incredible set called the Wishbringer , a set created for an upcoming event at the Black Swan Rezzable Sim.

You can go HERE for more info on the subject , and now about this divine set.

Firstly not only is the set wonderful as you will see with the pics , but included in the set is this studio style set with pose so that you can take your own beautiful inspired photos.

I think the addition of such a thing to a set of clothing like this is truly inspired and what makes Rebel Hope the designer a much loved creator, for going above and beyond when putting together a package like this.

Also and this blew me away from the start , that pedestal and crystal ball with sickle in front of me is the actual box the Wishbringer set comes in, again a wonderful addition and something you will always remember you have.

So many parts to love, the long flexi skirt is just beautiful and the way it sits on the hips is like a sexy hug, especially the way it dips at the front.

The detailing to the top with the chain work and those adorable criss crossed straps at the wrists are all gorgeous , I can see see myself wanting to wear those wrist bands with many other things already.

The flowing cape is sculpted and flex and just heavenly , with the hood being a separate piece you can wear it whichever way you like, and the extra shoulder attachments just enhance it , but also look great without.

I had to look twice at the wings as I was convinced they were sculpted or prims as the texture is so dimensional , but they aren’t, they just look that fab.

Whether you want full coverage or partial, Rebel has catered to both , with the lovely panties that bring the set together so well, I felt like some mythical priestess in the combo of Cape and Crescent Moon Staff , you also get the same sickle that is on the pedestal complete with skull for an eerie effect lol. There are also two Crystal balls one with particles one without and both have animations built in so you can gaze into the wishes of many.

This whole combination will have you wanting more and more and more of Rebels incredible sets. I adore when the talent of Phils Place works together on a project like this , its inspiring.

The hair is the beautiful Saleen from Here Comes Trouble, a fantastic 1L style that fits under hats and cape hoods sooooo well, also HCT are having a hair sale at the moment so make sure you check that out too. The skin is by SODA and is the divine Alice Skin.

Also as this was just passed to me in IM if you have linden bears, collect them etc this new Jira might interest you , so if it does then vote 🙂 .

TP to Stores :

Rebel Hope Designs Inc
Here Comes Trouble
SODA

Always thankful for:

Essentia for my Beautiful Hair Roses and Jewelry many pieces of which I have watched being made, and had the pleasure of wearing first as they are custom fit to my shape-I’m blessed.

Nuclear Boutique for my lovely Lashes that I wear when I think of it and because Ari is awesome.

My Posestand is by VR Fetish/Fashion and also available on OnRez HERE!, not only does it have hide/show, but also has 3 options for changing poses, lights built in you command on/off in chat, and it rezzes a prim sphere around you that allows you to turn your camera 360 degrees and take pics without moving your stand, the sphere also changes colour on chat command too, its brilliant!.

My eyes which I get complimented on all the time are from Minnu Model Skins the MMS Green which I love.

Poses and Stands always used by me while taking pics, even if some end up on cutting room floor:
Maitreya
Digital Dragon Designs
Pixeldolls Empire Dress AO poses
Happy Dispatch
Juicy
Grapevine
Poseur
[LAP] Long Akward Pose
ANIMAH
Ana Lu Fresh Poses
Naughty Neko Designs
Imperial Elegance
Lost Angels
Studio Sidhe