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Mourning Call
The fair is still on, and while on a jaunt around town with Aisling, I was able to with her help revisit some items I had thought were gone for good…
The Mourning Dress from Sur+ (previously lark) was for an event, and I didn’t get it at the time, because we only found out about it close to the end. Luckily for me I was able to get another go at it, and it was the perfect compliment to the Rosalie Skin by Adam n Eve that is available in a special release at Skin Fair.
The mourning dress does actually come with a frill collar, but it was making me nuts for no reason, so I took it off. I am all about the love for all the pieces in the set, I do wish though that the corset and timepiece were seperate items, though you do get the option of so many attachment points already chosen for you. I might have to attack it and take off the watch to wear the corset solo one day. The watches are actually buyable on their own, one even comes as a mouth wearable – smaller of course , I had that thing in for a few days last week.
Another great timing release was the new hairbase and hairbun release from Nylon Outfitters, the base is gorgeous, you get five bun attachments with each one, and there are two options to choose from, this is the swept to the side bangs one, and I love it.
The Rosalie skin from Adam n Eve comes with all the usual goodies, and as I mentioned is a special pack at the fair, you can also pick up the apple on the table for some great gifts from Sachi, as well as look at all the new Make Up layers now available, she has some really cool themes going on.
The background I am using is from Second Life Stock Images Group, and is actually by Kala Bijoux, I so should have worn her wings from Material Squirrel in the post, bad Sasy.
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Hair: Banged Slick (Hairbase and Bun) – Nylon Outfitters
Skin: Rosalie Goth Vampire – Adam n Eve @ Skin Fair
Clothes: Mourning Dress – Sur+
Shoes/Boots: Move Pumps – Elikatira
Accessories/Jewelry:
2011 Curl Lashes – LeLutka
Eyes by : Ellis – LeLutka
Poses by : Glitterati
Equipment Used:
VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck
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Here’s a story
Bring the basics back. When thinking basic T’s, Tanks and Jeans in an abundance of colours, I always think of places like Celestial Studios, LaLa FooFoo and now Jane. Jane is of course a new store name and new store in general to many residents, but the designer behind the brand is Janie Marlowe of a much older brand now run by another person altogether.
I am so glad that Janie opened Jane, a really nice collection that is growing steadily, and the work on the clothing is wonderful, finishing items so well even when covered by prims, it is a delight to shop there, even more so when you tp in looking in hope that she might have a tshirt in a colour close to what your looking for, and you end up walking away with a pack of 31 for 50L, on all layers. AMAZING DEAL! It is actually called the Layering Tshirt, and it really is perfectly named for just that.
While taking the pics of the new Baiastice Skin Marina, I stopped in my tracks when I got to this make up, that was it, I was not going to use any other for my main pic, it had to be this one. I was already in the red top as you can see slightly, and it was totally so easy to find the tshirt as stated, one tp and back again, in all of about 40 seconds if that. It was actually the easiest thing in the whole post, as I have been having rezzing and unrezzing issues for weeks now, but finally had to change viewers to stop the insanity, it took me seriously 3 hours to take those pics.
Well worth it though , if you are a lover of red lipsticks then the Marina skin is a must try for you at Skin Fair. It has an incredible tone range, the pale ones are gorgeous, and the make ups as you can see are very deep and seductive. If you are a Baiastice fan clothing wise, then you will totally enjoy these skins as they are a perfect combo.
Speaking of perfect combo’s the Fallen Tears necklace is just stunning and coming in both gold or platinum and diamond it has a simplicity that allows it to be worn casually and an elegance that can keep it on for dressier occasions, I don’t know the reason of the name, but for me the design has such a spiritual quality to it, something like being reborn, which I guess often after a big cry is how you can feel. Whatever is going on there it is a Must Have set by MOOD.
Once upon a time – some of you know this story – there was a girl – in her mid thirties lol – who came across a blog and fell in love. That girl contacted one of the owners of said blog and sent her a big texture begging to be allowed to participate, the texture was because the owner was so slammed with notecards all day that she worried hers would get filed away as she wasn’t new and she didn’t need new people hair lol.
So the adorable and ever so famous Six Kennedy responded within moments and said YES, then said she was going to contact the other partner of said blog and that is how Sasy met Garbage, who welcomed her with open arms, and an open mind and gave her the keys to the executive blogging room and it has been an incredible ride ever since.
Garbage Prototype has been around forever and ever and ever, he is so far from random anymore, but still is random by name, store name that is. I went for a visit late last night and probably grabbed a few of everything, the prices are insane. The styles are so very much like Random of old, but brighter and better with the amount of years tucked under his belt, and I for one am in hope that he makes hair again too. The top and the jeans are both from Random, and they are great, easy to wear pieces, the pants don’t have cuffs, but that is fine, because they are finished off well and come on both layers, so if you panic, you can tuck them into boots.
Don’t forget that the Garden City Relief Event is still on, that Vanity Universe Skin fair only has a few days left, and that Pure Juice is coming…
Photo background used from Stock Images in Second Life Group
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Hair: Stylish – Urf Urf
Skin: Marina – Baiastice @ Skin Fair
Clothes: Simple Blouse , Dark Blue Brand Jeans – Random
Layering Tee – Jane
Corset Panties – Bubble
Shoes/Boots: Seduction – N-Core
Accessories/Jewelry:
Fallen Tears – MOOD
Jolie Prim Nails – SLink
2011 Curl Lashes – LeLutka
Eyes by : Ellis – LeLutka
Poses by : Glitterati
Equipment Used:
VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck
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Important for Designers
This is IMPORTANT so please, if you are a content creator and even a customer, please read. Also please help spread the word.
A few years ago we got hit with a very annoying bug, I did a post on it back then, and it helped those that read it. The bug is a perms bug, turning modify items into no modify items, even though they still show in inventory as being modify.
The situation then and now is this, if you set your perms in your inventory on prim items you have a very high chance of being bugged, and don’t think you haven’t been, or that this doesn’t apply to you because it hasn’t happened. Some customers wont let you know because they just think you made them that way, so frustrated they will trash them, or because you may have a fairly generic shape/size, your customers rarely need to mod an item.
The customer not letting you know, or just accepting it is the worst scenario, if you as a customer believe a prim attachment should be modify, so hair, clothing pieces etc – rarely shoes – then please look at how the perms show on the item in your inventory before you just accept that it just doesn’t mod. If an item says No Transfer, or No Copy ONLY then it should be modify, only when something says NO modify in the actual line of info is that the correct perm choice.
If you go to mod an item that should be mod, and it is usually when you go to edit size that you realise, if it doesn’t work please contact the creator as soon as you can, explain to them you have a no mod item that should be mod, and ask them to replace it. Also, and this is really important too, explain to them about the perms issue, and that they MUST set the perms on the ground, not in their inventories or it wont work.
Every single time this has happened to me in the past year, the response from creator has been they are setting perms in their inventories, and when they rez and set in world they stay the way they should, so please protect your items, because the constantly having to provide customer support for these things must be driving some of you nuts.
Spread the word….
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Rich Girl gets a Pony
I used one of my own backgrounds again, submitted to the Second Life Stock Images Group on flickr, I feel like one of those TV Chefs that pulls out a plate of scones ‘I prepared earlier”. Kind of nifty actually having the backgrounds all at the ready, and so exciting when you see people using them for ads and stuff.
The other day Aisling was taking pics with us at The Deck in our VR Studio’s, we are so cute, we all have our stands tinted different colours so we know at a glance who’s are who’s, so when we want a change of poses we swap. So anyway we were gasbagging about whatever in skype and Aisling mentioned hair and UrfUrf, a hair store I am ashamed to say I knew nothing about. So off we went and bam, bought out most of the store. One of the styles I am sporting from them is Clarissa, I love this style, it is the everyday all day do you can’t live without. The textures are all mixed up over there as I think they are changing how they do their hair packs, but well worth the visit, I have already been back since and bought their newest in only three days lol.
The other hair I am wearing is created of course by Maitreya, the winner of this years Glance Awards for Hair and Shoes, so proud of Beau and Onyx for being so awesome, and also on letting me embarrass myself and I am sure them by losing voice during the event and doing a backflip on the stage because I was so upset on letting them and everyone else down. But the hair ROCKS!.
My look today is totally rich girl gets a pony, snickers, seriously I love this look, thanks to the new release by Mon Tissu of this gorgeous Rockaby Blazer, Infinity Scarf and Cozy Tee, bringing it all into gear with the recent boots from Royal Blue and the not so new Jodhpurs from Prelude.
Still in the last week of Vanity Universe’s Skin Fair and the skin I am wearing is Bella from Xplosion. The skin comes in five different tones, each tone with 8 make ups, eyebrow and hair base options, lashes and stuff I wont mention because it is evil and there are six of them lol. Bella has an incredible cleavage, like WOWZA I thought I had accidently slipped on my slider by another 20 or something, but nope all skin. Try the demos for sure at the fair, they are really beautiful and make sure you wear a nice cleavage baring top.
I am showing off the tones in the new Dolly Set by Miseria, I love when Miseria releases, the items are always so random and divine, the detailing on this set is gorgeous, look at those cute and still sexy little buttons on the sides of the body suit and gloves. You could totally add a gown skirt and have an incredible evening look. You can see I have added the lovely jewelry set by Eclectica called Flounce in Champagne, lots of pieces to the set, and you can wear all or some depending on your mood. This would be a beautiful set for someone special that adores formal wear.
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Hair: Lotus – Maitreya
Clarissa – Urf Urf
Skin: Bella Skin – Xplosion @ Skin Fair
Clothes:
Rockaby Blazer, Cozy Up Tee, Infinity Scarf – Mon Tissu
Leather Jodhpurs – Prelude
Dolly Suit – Miseria
Shoes/Boots: Elite and English Boots – Royal Blue
Accessories/Jewelry:
Flounce Jewelry – Eclectica
Designer Aviator Glasses – Pacadi
2011 Curl Lashes – LeLutka
Eyes by : Ellis – LeLutka
Poses by : Glitterati
Equipment Used:
VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck
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Wrecked
Just over a week left of Skin Fair, and it has been crazy busy over there…just as well you have the Garden City Relief Fundraiser to keep you occupied while you wait…
Ok so SIA is a skin that is a teaser skin by League, the saucy wench Nena has teased and titillated us with this release, because the body and the face are just glorious. Alas the skin won’t be available in full until after the fair, so hopefully you can wear SIA Wrecked until then, because seriously this skin has the yummiest bum.
It comes in 6 skin tones and so many options, hair bases, cleavage, freckles and two different lipstick options. Make sure you try on the DEMO at the fair.
I am wearing the flickiest 70’s retro style hair from Exile, this hair is available in the naturals pack at the Garden City Relief Fundraiser, so be sure to get yours. Kavar the creator of the hair HOPE, is actually also a New Zealander, so this is a very important cause for him, we were all so worried about his safety when we heard.
Got me some cute Capri’s on by WoE, these have a great paint effect to the denim, and look so awesome with my sneaker boots from Duh that I completely forgot I bought ages ago. Seriously is it just me or is Linden Labs making things pop up in your inventories too? things that you haven’t seen in a hundred scrolls at different times are suddenly there.
A fun item to show off the SIA skin and all the tones is the catfight bodysuit from Miseria, this is a really cool RP item, and there are so many wonderful things at Miseria, so even if this isn’t your cuppa, something will be.
My great background is from the Second Life Stock Images Group pool by fellow blogger Aisling Macmoragh .
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Hair: Hope – Exile ( special for Garden City Relief Fundraiser )
Skin: SIA Wrecked – League ( special for Skin Fair Vanity Universe )
Clothes: Graecyn Capri Jeans – WoE
RB Tank – Maitreya
Shoes/Boots: Sneaker Boots – DuhÂ
Accessories/Jewelry:
2011 Curl Lashes – LeLutka
Eyes by : Ellis – LeLutka
Poses by : Glitterati
Equipment Used:
VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck
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Corporate Chic – Sasy Scarborough – Look 1
Ok so the Garden City Relief Fundraiser is already on the go, I stopped by before this post and picked up a lot of great items. Some of which I am wearing in this post. I also ran around with Newdoll this morning and picked up some stuff from stores I adore, which allowed for a professional look that allows me to add to the Corporate Chic Challenge that Whimsy has going – it’s an ongoing challenge so that when people are looking for that kind of look they can visit the flickr group as a resource.
I love this Chunky Cardigan from Nylon Outfitters, it is so cute, utilising the system skirt in a brilliant way. I am wearing it over the top of an Indyra skirt that I just love, I don’t know exactly how she managed to make a pencil skirt with pants and prims but she did, and she did an awesome job of it…the skirt is part of a set though.
The delicate and beautiful bracelet I am wearing is from the New Zealand Garden City Fundraiser, from MOOD, it is made of Paua Coral which is native to NZ, and such a lovely piece, I am also wearing the gorgeous hair from Elikatira, also a fundraiser item, and only sold in the essentials pack for the duration.
To look all professionabubble I am wearing the recent Group Gift from Mon Tissu the Favourite Readers glasses, so Geeky Chic and it lets me see my new fabulous Mon Tissu shoes extra clearly lol. They are a perfect professional shoe, but so adorable that they work for all sorts of looks including vintage.
All of this wrapped up in the neat package of LAQs latest skin Susan, available at Skin Fair from Vanity Universe. You get all the make ups shown with hair base or none options, and you can always pick up the additional hair base and brow base tats from the main store. I had already taken all my pics and realised I should have worn the red tats I bought before, but I like dark brows light hair, I am fab like that.
Remember DEMO DEMO DEMO and take your man, because the latest Male skin by LAQ was just released and male skins from there are always delish.
I have used a background from the Second Life Stock Images Group, it is one by Whimsy Winx you can find HERE
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Hair: Alright – Elikatira ( available at Garden City Relief Fundraiser)
Skin: Susan – LAQ
Clothes: Chunky Cardi – Nylon Outfitters
Urban Agenda Skirt – Indyra Originals
Amourette Lingerie – Sassy Kitty Designs
Shoes/Boots: Montsegur Pumps – Mon Tissu
Accessories/Jewelry:
NZ Paua Coral Bracelet – MOOD ( available at Garden City Relief Fundraiser)
Favourite Readers Glasses – Mon Tissu Group Gift
2011 Curl Lashes – LeLutka
Eyes by : Ellis – LeLutka
Poses by : Glitterati
Equipment Used:
VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck
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Belt Up
Skin Fair is in full flow at the moment, the amount of people visiting is huge, which is so great for all involved. You still have time to get over there if you haven’t and grab as many if not all the demos you can. I also heard that the Skin Addiction Group in world has a lot of the demos in their archives of notices, so you can also go that route and plan ahead.
Firstly though some wonderful new boots from J’s are the belted ankle boots. These come with the option of belt on or off and to my surprise the colours of this release are unlike any I have seen before from J’s. I mean get a load of that hot pink, wowza. J’s has made these for both alpha viewers as well as invisi prims options, so yay for wearing with pants with prim cuffs.
These look so fierce with my mix and match ensemble from Glam Affair, the Nero collection from a while back, pieces that I haven’t shown in the past, but look awesome mixed together. The pantaloon like shorts are so cute too, I really like how versatile they are. I am really glad that one of the sets had the black pasties on tattoo layer as well, so that I could be a bit more conservative under the lace undershirt. This collection is so cool to pull to pieces and make new and fab looks with.
Of course it all looks wonderful over the Mary Skin also by Glam Affair and at Skin Fair. The make up options are divine and so many options in the skins pack. Blush tattoos, eyebrow colours and hair base options, so much included. There are many gorgeous tones and it really is a beautiful skin, so remember DEMO DEMO DEMO.
Three new uppy do styles from Exile, a formal do, a looser more casual uppy do, and this incredible bunches of buns look that is so fun. I am showing off the different tones and hair with the lovely Cynful kini’s in other colours not shown before, and I have to show much love for the green.
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Hair: Caroline, Freja, Daniela – Exile
Skin: Mary – Glam Affair
Clothes: Mila,Elanor and Maja Socks – Glam Affair
Shoes/Boots: Ankle Belt Boots -Â
Accessories/Jewelry:
Hair Rose – Essentia
2011 Curl Lashes – LeLutka
Eyes by : Ellis – LeLutka
Poses by : Glitterati
Equipment Used:
VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck
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Support New Zealand and its SL Residents
A shocking disaster happened the other day in New Zealand, last I heard over 65 fatalities and the images were horrific as this happened at noon in Christchurch one of the largest cities in New Zealand. Shelly Toonie has organised an event to help with this disaster, by organising space at Jori Watlers sim, to be involved you need to contact Shelly Toonie, you can set out an item for 100% proceeds and it does not have to be new or exclusive, but we are hoping that many will attend and everything will be new to someone.
Also Puarangi Jewelers which is owned by Hibiscus Flossberg a New Zealander who is an ex Christchurch resident, is donating ALL money made in her store up until the 31st of March to this cause, so please check her out also.
A new skin at the fair by Gala of Curio is Pout, and also another skin pack is Yum 2, I am showing pout today though, and it is definitely pouty. What I love about not only the face is the names of the make ups, Pout, Tantrum, Whine and so on, so fun, and so true to their names.
Clawtooth by Clawtooth has released some delightful blowing in the breeze style hair, and it’s subtle enough to be perfect for overcast days like the background I shot for Second Life Stock Images a few weeks back. I actually used blur on most of it in PS, so the sky stood out more.
I am wearing a set from Sn@tch and I actually had these pants in RL in two colours and you wont believe me I am sure if I told you one of them was purple, I didn’t always have an issue with that colour. The pants were so popular down here and woven in such a way that they would stretch and lose shape so easily that to get them back you had to wash and twist tight and air dry, and boom back to new again. I loved them, wore them to death, but mine had a much looser leg bottom…anywho as soon as I saw them at Sn@tch I had to have.
I really like the cropped jumper too, yes we call sweaters jumpers down here, It is the perfect style to show off your divine skins body, or layer over the top of a dress or other top for a completely different look. More showing off of the body with the new Ooh La La lingerie, these sets are set out in the party area at Lula and are just gorgeous, there is also a gift pantie and bra set if you aren’t too late, so run over and look for the dance area and little market stands.
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Hair: Blown Away, A little lift, Cheated hearts, Good Evening, Listen Up – Clawtooth by Clawtooth
Skin: Pout – Gala @ Curio
Clothes: Sparkle Cropped Sweater, Knit Lounge Pants – Sn@tch
Lulu Basque – Ooh La La
Shoes/Boots: Callia’s Soft Leather Simple Flats – Tee*fy
Accessories/Jewelry:
2011 Curl Lashes – LeLutka
Eyes by : Ellis – LeLutka
Poses by : Behaviour Body
Equipment Used:
VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck
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Dear Elika, I couldn’t control myself…
Ok before I get to the post some IMPORTANT dates you have to mark on your calenders.
Pure Juice – March 5th – 26th
Fashion For Life – March 12th – 22nd
Pose Fair – April 1st – 15th
Culture Shock – May 1st – May 22nd
Shoe Fair – May 14th – 27th
Hair Fair – July 2nd – 15th
There are so many events coming up, and I know this isn’t all of them, but they are the ones I know about, so be sure to make room for them in your inventory….
The play hairstyle from Elikatira is amazing, the fit is perfection, I have not edited one prim. I would love to see some more styles based off this one, it is so delightful. Now I may not have edited any prims on the hair, but I sure did on the Secret Boots. Thanks to the boots being mod, and this is something I did discuss with Elikatira in the past the moment I saw the boots released, but I couldn’t contain myself any longer.
I removed the foot portion of the boots, and then wore them over the top of her move pumps. I love this look and some stretching and moving etc made them perfectly how I imagined them in my mind…and because I love them lots I had to wear them with my adorably sexy kini from Cynful to show off the body of the great new skin by YS & YS.
This is Susan a beautiful skin as usual by YS & YS, the make ups on this skin are really subtle but enough to go from day to night. There are 14 in total as well as brows, hair bases and cleavage options on tats, also freckles and eyelashes, all tat layers, so if you have a 2.5 viewer you can wear them all at once if needed.
I already had on the top of an outfit from The Secret Store, and was in the middle of modifying that too when the Diigii High Waist skirts from Luck Inc made more sense. The thin white belt part of the skirt added that nice graduation between top and bottom. There are two versions of this skirt and in perfect Luck Inc fashion this is the long version LOL.
Using one of my own background pics from Second Life Stock Images Group, so thanks to me for having the foresight to need this a few weeks ago.
Right now I am listening to the playlist of Cynneh of Cynful clothing on her YouTube, I only discovered today you can finally share those, so yay, it is a wonderful mix you can listen too from HERE
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Picture :
Hair: Play – Elikatira
Skin: Susan – YS & YS
Clothes: Diigii High Skirt – Luck Inc
Electric Stripes (top only) – The Secret Store
Shoes/Boots: Move Pumps, Secret Boots ( Modified to remove foot part ) – ElikatiraÂ
Accessories/Jewelry:
Analyst Glasses – Deco
2011 Curl Lashes – LeLutka
Eyes by : Ellis – LeLutka
Poses by : Behaviour Body
Equipment Used:
VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck
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What are your Idiosyncrasy’s
Skin Fair started with a bang, the sim is packed and people are excited about all the incredible options…
One store dear to many of us is Idiosyncrasy, creator Ashia Tomsen has been working hard on her newest release, and they are scrumptious and different than past releases. Not only in the options available but with some classic and dramatic make up packs.
I opted for the classic, and was loving the look with a teeth attachment from LeLutka, I found this beautiful background pic in Second Life Stock Images Group on Flickr, thank you ScrappyLucie and was dressed and ready for a moonlight date. The PIG wraparound shirt I am wearing is so beautiful and you have to get one just to see the detailing it has at the back for the wraps join, so pretty and so sweet for such a sexy look.
I am also wearing such an incredible necklace from Deco, way late in blogging this, but it is superbly made and I love it, it is called Her Conquest Chain and it is really amazing work. Now back to the skin because it’s hot, you get 8 make ups as well as cleavage options, freckles on tat layers, hair base layers in dark and blonde with matching brows on the skin, and 5 lipstick layers – you can see the lipsticks added to the base skin on the last pic. So that gives you a lot of make up looks and variations for a great price. I personally think that this is Ashia’s best make up yet, and I am in lust with the peeeenk lippy.
I bought new hair yesterday at Dura, this unisexy style is so hot and perfect for make up pics. I bought a whole slew of styles so you will see more, definitely take your make friends there also as the styles are very Uw and Find Ash looking, so if they are fans, they will be sure to find something they like.
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Picture :
Hair: Boys&Girls 03 – Dura
Skin: Ella – Idiosyncrasy @ SkinFair
Teeth attachment – LeLutka
Clothes: BillyWrap – PIG
1929 Cigarette Jeans – Mon Tissu
Pearl Girl bra and panties – Piddidle
Shoes/Boots: Allure – Maitreya GoldÂ
Accessories/Jewelry:
Her Conquest Chain – Deco
Connie Clutch – Bare Rose
2011 Curl Lashes – LeLutka
Eyes by : Ellis Vine Eyes – LeLutka
Poses by : Behaviour Body
Equipment Used:
VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck