Sasy Scarborough

Bandana Day is fast approaching which also means the last day of Hair Fair, take another few spins around the event, you do not want to miss out on hair purchases that benefit wigs for kids…grab the gifts available and get your exclusive Bandanas 🙂

This Hair Fair post is a Trio post. Because the three stores involved are not only great stores that have been part of Hair Fair for many years, but are also three of the co-owners of Hair-O-logy that is a monthly Hair Event in Second Life, that is about to hit its first birthday in a few months.

Vanity Hair, Analog Dog and Emo-tions Hair owners Tabata Jewell, Queue Marlow and Mirja Mills are all such wonderful ladies, who I have been honored to know for a long time now. Mirja was a tenant at The Deck for many years and there was never a more amazing tenant EVER! so organised, always on time, and just a joy to have around. Tabata I have also known for many years, but it was indirectly through Flickr that I met her, she was one of my first Pile Ups, if you do not know what that is, it is when someone takes pics and lets you edit them. I was so inexperienced at Pile Ups and editing anything but my own things, that I made her yellow, and she praised me for it…because that is just how lovely she is. Queue I first met as a Mermaid, her not me…I thought she was amazing, that her whole SL was spent as a mermaid that created beautiful hair, and it would explain why it swished and swayed so beautifully. I remember when Analog Dog was launched and we all came running, with the long ponytails that just bounced like we had never really seen do before. Always so fun to talk to, and who has definitely created some memorable styles over the years.

Now the three of them, as I said run an amazing event, and are so caring that they have it set in stone that during Hair Fair the event does not take place, and the month prior they do a Discounted price month, so that the Hair creators involved in Hair-O-logy have the time to focus on their Hair Fair releases…they are awesome!

We at Hair Fair love that they have combined forces to make such a great event, and spreading the hair love in SL is always important, it was and will always be my first love and addiction in Second Life. Anyone younger than 6 does not know the pain that was hair releases back in the olden days. We used to wait two or three months for releases, from only a dozen stores on the whole grid, I would seriously jones for new hair, climbing down sewers (this is true old gravy was once down a sewer) to find new hair to wear, we were deprived, it was painful, and no one ever released Hair before Hair Fair, so those 3 months prior were just spent making hair and it was safely guarded until release…and we all would wait, crying in pain for lack of prims and flexi.

I am seriously starting to feel the pain of those olden days, dives head first into my recent items tab ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh all better.

Stunning updo’s, and a hat hair, seriously these girls know how to party.

Equipment Used:

VR Studio 4.2 and HUD and Library for location shoots–

VR Foundry Mainstore (adult)

VR Studio @ Winx & Flair (general)

VR Foundry Marketplace

Props, Furniture, Build –

Location –

Poses by –

HTMAM – Glam Steps – W.Winx&Flair

Eyes:

Ellis – LeLutka (no longer sold)

Skin & Body Parts Worn:

Simone Mesh Head –  LeLutka

Cindy Skin Appliers – Lara Hurley

Avatar Enhanced Mesh Hands, Deluxe Feet & Hourglass Physique Body – Slink

Avatar Enhanced Skin Appliers :Lara Hurley

Avatar Enhanced Nail Appliers : set 142 – Flair

Hair:

Like a Fool – Vanity Hair @ Hair Fair 2016

Hair Base worn – LeLutka

Viola – Emo-tions @ Hair Fair 2016

Evolve – Analog Dog @ Hair Fair 2016

Clothes:

Daria Gown, Maya – Just Because

Woolcoat +Vneck Dress – Coco Designs

Shoes:

Margot Slippers – Slink

Accessories :

Atiriya Set – Zaara

Tensei Set – Mandala @ Uber

I have a folder in my inventory, probably everyone does, that is called STUFF! it is really actually called !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!STUFF  because exclamation marks take items to the top of your inventory, so anything I want to be important has a lot of those before the name.

This will make more sense as I go on. So todays feature letter with my Reversed A – Z Challenge, is Y, and it was a no brainer that I covered Yummy and YS&YS, as both stores are worn possibly the most throughout the year by me in some way or another.

Now the items that are Y related in the Stuff folder are my rings. These delights were a gacha item by Yummy, and they became staples for a long time, that is why they were in my Stuff folder, as it is where most of my Stuff always worn resides.

I love Yummy items, especially when she gravitates towards collectible and somewhat sentimental creations…which I have blogged in the past. She also has a very real sense of humour so sometimes the items are a bit on the over the top side, but definitely worth grabbing what works for you.

The new bells necklace for C88 is so pretty , comes in gold or silver options and has a real elegant look to it with the tied off satin bow…very festive. Loving the yellow in my rings, I added some statement earrings as well from an older release, and I am loving the whole look.

YS&YS have always been a favourite skin creator, but since making appliers we have all just been so lucky to have such an incredibly wide range of beautiful options. They make such lovely skins and make up options, that they do on the heads I wear, Slink Visage and LeLutka, as well as others…so you need to give them a whirl.

They also have a collection of décor and accessories to tantalise you, so a fun location to check out in your skin perusing travels.

Hairology has just started again for its second month, and going great guns. This style is by Vanity Hair, and you can get it and all of the other great styles at the Hairology event for the rest of the month. This style is so glamorous if you want it to be, but also lends itself to being very easy to wear…more please Tabata 🙂

Equipment Used:

VR Studio 4.2 and HUD and Library for location shoots–

VR Foundry Mainstore (adult)

VR Foundry @ The Deck (general)

VR Foundry Marketplace

Props, Furniture, Build –

Bare Tree – Soy @ Collabor88

Nordic Winter Lounge stars – Second Spaces @ Collabor88

Poses by –

Behaviour Body

Eyes:

Ellis – LeLutka (no longer sold)

Skin & Body Parts Worn:

Milly (lelutka appliers) Gacha Item – YS&YS @ The Fantasy Collective

Avatar Enhanced Mesh Hands & High Feet, Original Physique Body – Slink

Avatar Enhanced Skin Appliers : YS&YS

Avatar Enhanced Nail Appliers : set 57 – Flair

Hair:

All about it – Vanity Hair @ Hairology

Clothes:

Shyla Shirt, Mia Jeans – Blueberry

Accessories :

Jingle Bell Necklace – Yummy @ Collabor88

Beaded statement Earrings – Yummy

Garden Cocktail ring, Tiara ring, Ladybug Ring (Gacha) – Yummy

A lot of years ago I did the A-Z challenge that Willow Zander ran. A bloggers challenge, but not limited to only bloggers, everyone was invited to have a whirl at it. She has brought it back, and it has been four years since I last did it, and oh my goodness I tracked down the pics from the last time, and I barely recognised myself. I remember making up one look specifically but some of the others I didn’t even know they were me.

Now it seems I got as far as “I” last time, time constraints and all that, and Whimsy and I have often talked about it, picking it back up and so on. Today I decided to be naughty and start at the end, because well I am a big believer in bloggers fate, and Zaara has released another wonderful item for Collabor88, so it just seemed to be saying ME ME ME choose ME.

I am loosely following the rules though, because while in the past every item was of the letter, I really want to make it more about the Store name if possible so chose two Z’s to feature. The rest of the items are from those other letters :).

This is not Zaara’s first foray into scarves, and while the last that I remember were gorgeous sculpts versions, these mesh ones just blow those away. I hope she goes all out with more options for her store in the coming months, as the weather is definitely permitting for it. You get rigged tight and rigged for over clothing options as well as an unrigged version, so you are definitely covered shape and gender wise.

Using the other clothes option, I went with another recent release of Zaara’s that is this lovely tunic shirt dress she released a few weeks ago. It was made as a Maitreya sizing, but fits Slink body really well with the help of some alpha cuts using the body hud. You can purchase solid or floral print options, and there are sheer versions as well. Definitely something easy to wear and a great go to item for a quick dress and dash look, that with the help of some great leggings and so on, will look great.

While on the leggings stockings kind of bandwagon though, I am putting it out there that Zaara turns her much older leggings collection into appliers for mesh bodies, because those were gorgeous, and we need that kind of staple in our wardrobes – just saying.

I actually went with some zebra stockings this time though, because well Z and all that.

The other Z feature is Zerkalo, I have a few bits and pieces from gachas from them over the past year, but these items are also C88 pieces. The cute side-table, the champagne bucket and glasses, and the trees that I shrunk down and made table décor instead….love modify décor, you can have such fun with it. The pieces bring that holiday vibe into the home.

Carrying on with the black and red I grabbed this great tartan chair, could not resist the cookies, and the horse toy is a divine nod to hand-crafted toys of old.

Rounding out the red, with these gorgeous new boots, that fit like a dream and were the perfect cherry red to compliment my whole ensemble. I feel very festive indeed.

Now you can all see me do Z and think, we better catch up, Sasy is already at the end….maybe we will meet in the middle

Equipment Used:

VR Studio 4.2 and HUD and Library for location shoots–

VR Foundry Mainstore (adult)

VR Foundry @ The Deck (general)

VR Foundry Marketplace

Props, Furniture, Build –

Holiday Spirit – Christmas Tree, Holiday Spirit – Table, Holiday Spirit – Champagne Bucket –  Zerkalo @ Collabor88

Tree Cookies, My Plaid Chair,  Toy Horse – Dust Bunny @ Collabor88

Cozy Winter – Winter’s Night – Tres Blah @ The Arcade

Repurposed Mono Screen – Cheeky Pea

Location –

Poses by –

Ma Vie – White Christmas Poses

Eyes:

Ellis – LeLutka (no longer sold)

Skin & Body Parts Worn:

Karin Mesh Head – LeLutka

Milla Skin Applier (LeLutka Heads) – League

Avatar Enhanced Mesh Hands, Original Physique Body – Slink

Avatar Enhanced Skin Appliers : League

Avatar Enhanced Nail Appliers : set 57 – Flair

Hair:

Brittany Swish – LeLutka

Clothes:

Kavita Tunic – Zaara

Zebra stockings (appliers) – AviCandy

Shoes :

Amelia Boots – Ingenue  @ Collabor88

Accessories :

Shawls of Kashmir Ebony – Zaara @ Collabor88

Whimsy told me my tummy will get frostbite, but seeing as its a thousand degrees HOT down here, I am not too worried. Mixing the charming oversized wrap coat from Emery, with the fantastic boots by Pure Poison for the bases of this look.

The boots with all their parts texture change with the fantastic hud when using the fatpack, made it possible to colour co-ordinate them together perfectly. Then with the addition of the RGB hud to the SLink bodies..I was able to select the layer my leggings are on and tint them the little extra they needed to be a proper grey for the pic. Just don’t forget to take the tint off, or you will end up thinking things are broken in the future.

This ready for the day look is great. everything about it makes it easy on the eye and easy to take into any setting, that is what you want from your wardrobe.

Loving this long long hair by Exile, it is so wonderful how it cascades down the back. It has that smooshy rub rub flick thing going on at the front too (girls know what I mean) to get it out of the face.

You still have time to visit Collabor88 before the round ends, so make sure you grab all the goodies.

Equipment Used:

VR Studio 4.2 and HUD and Library for location shoots–

VR Foundry Mainstore (adult)

VR Foundry @ The Deck (general)

VR Foundry Marketplace

Props, Furniture, Build –

willow farmhouse – Dust Bunny @ Collabor88

Poses by –

Oracul

Eyes:

Ellis – LeLutka (no longer sold)

Skin & Body Parts Worn:

Karin Mesh Head – LeLutka

Milla Skin Applier (LeLutka Heads) – League

Avatar Enhanced Mesh Hands & High Feet, Original Physique Body – Slink

Avatar Enhanced Skin Appliers : League

Avatar Enhanced Nail Appliers : set 57 – Flair

Hair:

Looking back – Exile

Clothes:

Madeon Checked Coat – Emery @ Collabor88

Tempter Leggings (tinted with RGB hud from Slink Body) – Flair

Shoes :

Anna Boots – Pure Poison @ Collabor88

Accessories :

Wish Necklace – Deer – YS&YS @ Christmas on 34th Street

Ekberg leather tote – Murray

Everything old is new to someone, has always been my motto with blogging. With the amount of events and the constant stream of newness every day now, I had let my mixing and matching old with new down a little.

This used to be one of my favourite things to do, combine older gown skirts with newer uppers…and it felt like a lost art with the bringing about of mesh and then mesh bodyparts. I was inspired though with the NEW confetti bodysuit by Luxuria…this was a My Attic release just gone, so if you got it there then yay, otherwise you will need to go to the store to grab yours. It has such an elegant look to it, and I knew that if I found the right lower part, it would be all win.

I went back to 2010, not only back five years, but back to an old Gift item from LeLutka made of SCULPTS!. This is the one thing since mesh that I am surprised we do not see more of, big over the top creations like this gown was. I love how this looks with the bodysuit from Luxuria, and I am sorry if you are too young to have this gift, or you have cleaned out your inventory from long ago, but it shows that some things need keeping.

But this is more of an inspiring post, urging you to get your own formal occasion look, that means you can be the belle of the ball, and have no one have what you have, because in a way you made it yourself.

The perfect backdrop for this look was with the Anc staircase from The Arcade, that is just divine looking, and well worth the effort of playing for it.

Equipment Used:

VR Studio 4.2 and HUD and Library for location shoots–

VR Foundry Mainstore (adult)

VR Foundry @ The Deck (general)

VR Foundry Marketplace

Props, Furniture, Build –

Brocante // Candelabra – Nomad (Gatcha)

NO LIMITS. Stairs for sunlight – Anc @ The Arcade (Gatcha)

Location –

Poses by –

Behaviour Body Poses

Eyes:

Ellis – LeLutka (no longer sold)

Skin & Body Parts Worn:

Karin Mesh Head – LeLutka

Milla Skin Applier (LeLutka Heads) – League

Avatar Enhanced Mesh Hands & High Feet, Original Physique Body – Slink

Avatar Enhanced Skin Appliers : League

Avatar Enhanced Nail Appliers : set 57 – Flair

Hair:

Dust Bunnies – Lamb @ The Arcade

Clothes:

Confetti Bodysuit (Slink Applier version) – Luxuria

Claudia Gown Skirt (Femme Halloween Gift 2010) – LeLutka

My Attic closes this round at midnight tonight. It will be the last for the year, but back in 2016.

This pant-suit is the perfect look for a party atmosphere. It is by Lavian, and has an incredible hud giving you a zillion options for mixing colours of the top and bottom and then also the belt. This colour combination had me feeling very Indian inspired, and as that was always the idea behind the dividers for the shaken set we made a while ago, I incorporated them together with the great string lights by Chic buildings. The poses and champagne glass are also part of Chic’s release at My Attic this round, and so delightful to have an entertaining set to pull out for special occasions.

The hair is by Emo-tions, also at My Attic, and with the pearl embellishments on the silk scarf bringing the style together, I am ready for a great festive season.

My Attic

Equipment Used:

VR Studio 4.2 and HUD and Library for location shoots–

VR Foundry Mainstore (adult)

VR Foundry @ The Deck (general)

VR Foundry Marketplace

Props, Furniture, Build –

Festive String Lighting – Chic Buildings @ My Attic

Shaken Dividers – W.Winx & Flair

Location –

Poses by –

Chic Buildings @ My Attic

Eyes:

Ellis – LeLutka (no longer sold)

Skin & Body Parts Worn:

Karin Mesh Head – LeLutka

Milla Skin Applier (head) – League

Avatar Enhanced Mesh Hands & High Feet, Original Physique Body – Slink

Avatar Enhanced Skin Appliers : League

Avatar Enhanced Nail Appliers : set 57 – Flair

Hair:

Roberta – Emo-tions @ My Attic

Clothes:

Essentials You used to hold me – Lavian @ My Attic

Shoes :

Ciao Shoes (Slink High Feet) – Bushu Shoes @ My Attic

While I sit here overheating, it is actually more fun in the past few years to dress up all snugly and warm for the wrong season. I guess it is something to do with mesh, the accessories, the decorations, it all seems shinier and newer somehow…even though already in the 4th year (time flies) mesh still seems a marvel to me every day.

Being able to have such a stunning build as the one I am inside, the furniture rezzed in such a perfect fit to the room and yet still having enough prims to do even more. Whimsy also gets to just create the most insane mixing of items in a small space, she gets to release all that pent up decorating power she had hidden away since before it came about. I love that, and not just her, the landscaping and decorating people do in SL in their stores, on their land, everything has just levelled up in the most delightful of ways.

I got to mix together some beautiful mesh pieces for clothing today, and went with a brown and black look. Not only was that a spot on choice, but everything I knew I wanted to wear, ended up having the most perfect matching colour options.

The skirt has a great hud with lots of options and one of the belt combos is spot on. The scarf is divine and the hud for that, same perfect brown option. Adding the strap boots by Ison with the hair from EnVogue and I was ready for my winter wonderland to occur…and do absolutely nothing for the rest of the night but laze away on my Cheeky pea sofa. I get to again love a great turtleneck this post, this time in mesh and made to fit my body, yay Cynful, you rock!

Collabor88

My Attic

Equipment Used:

VR Studio 4.2 and HUD and Library for location shoots–

VR Foundry Mainstore (adult)

VR Foundry @ The Deck (general)

VR Foundry Marketplace

Props, Furniture, Build –

Willow Farmhouse – Dust Bunny @ Collabor88

Taylor Sofa, Taylor Rugs, Taylor string lights – Cheeky Pea @ Uber

Location –

Poses by –

Kirin Poses @ My Attic

Eyes:

Ellis – LeLutka (no longer sold)

Skin & Body Parts Worn:

Beatrix skin applier (LeLutka Head) – YS&YS @ My Attic

Karin Mesh Head – LeLutka

Avatar Enhanced Mesh Hands, Original Physique Body – Slink

Avatar Enhanced Skin Appliers tone 03 : YS&YS

Avatar Enhanced Nail Appliers : set 58 – Flair

Hair:

Patricia Hair – EnVogue @ My Attic

Clothes:

Silvana Denim Skirt – Addams

Fall in line Turtleneck (slink physique fit) – Cynful @ Collabor88

Shoes :

Leather Strap boots – Slink Physique Fit – Ison

Accessories :

My Kitty Bangle – Monso @ Collabor88

The Bitter Chill Scarf  (Strinne) – The Plastik @ Collabor88

Digging this fur vest so much and totally squealed with delight at finding out that even though it comes with a dress, it is also a separate object. Mixing together a look like this because the designer has given you the option of pieces to wear in mix and matching stylish way, is what it is all about. I get so excited when I see ensembles in stores, because I instantly dissect them in my head into ways to wear them with other things.

Unfortunately a lot of the time, to save on higher mesh load, creators opt to combine them as a one piece wearable. This is fine of course, as I said it does help with mesh loading, and also those that just want to attach and fly out the door…but being able to create a look from pieces especially that had one look when released, into another completely different matching, is so much fun, and one of my favourite things to do.

So a little please to all designers that do combine, consider giving us pieces as well…maybe not all , as I know that would also involve building more of the item, but step back a bit from a look and imagine how cool your top or pants or shirts or jacket, would look with something older you created, or something you love from another store yourself…think of how a person could take that item and turn it into so many looks that it becomes their go to item. Making an all in one ensemble kind of has less chance of repeated wear, thus not being seen by as many people who may see it with jeans on someone and know it would look great with their skirt :).

While I am asking, I need more appliers options like these please…the midriff option of this turtleneck is wonderful for sure, but also full length would be nice. Appliers clothing such as this, with the conservative look of real basics, help a lot with layering styles together.

The vest and turtleneck look fabulous with the new biker jeans by Maitreya that come in Lara and standard sizing fits. The zippers look is great and if you get the fatpack you get a nifty texture change hud, so you lessen your inventory load. Maitreya has always done marvelous denim work, and these will be a firm favourite for sure.

Equipment Used:

VR Studio 4.2 and HUD and Library for location shoots–

VR Foundry Mainstore (adult)

VR Foundry @ The Deck (general)

VR Foundry Marketplace

Props, Furniture, Build –

Classic Brownstone – Barnesworth Anubis @ C88

Location –

Poses by –

Cry if I want to pose (unpacked from lounge) – Nantra  @ My Attic

Eyes:

Ellis – LeLutka (no longer sold)

Skin & Body Parts Worn:

Beatrix skin applier (LeLutka Head) – YS&YS @ My Attic

Karin Mesh Head – LeLutka

Avatar Enhanced Mesh Hands & High Feet, Original Physique Body – Slink

Avatar Enhanced Skin Appliers tone 03 : YS&YS

Avatar Enhanced Nail Appliers : set 58 – Flair

Hair:

Honeydew – Oleander 

Clothes:

Fur Vest (part of outfit Mini Dress with Fur Vest ) – Kaithleens @ My Attic

Biker Jeans – Maitreya 

Emily Ribbed Turtleneck – Slink Appliers – Sn@tch

Shoes :

Dakota Wedges – Slink high feet – Breathe

Accessories :

Partytime Earrings – Elysium @ My Attic

Lounging the day away in my underwear, life is good. This is the Lacuna release at this round of My Attic, and it is some very sexy lingerie. You get different lower options, with and without the suspenders and with and without the panties…very naughty, and very appealing.

Able to incorporate that look with the chaise lounge by Nantra packed with poses for My Attic. So you get to look fabulous and feel fabulous all at once.

My Attic @ The Deck

Equipment Used:

VR Studio 4.2 and HUD and Library for location shoots–

VR Foundry Mainstore (adult)

VR Foundry @ The Deck (general)

VR Foundry Marketplace

Props, Furniture, Build –

Location –

Poses by –

I’ll Cry if I Want To – {NANTRA} @ My Attic

Eyes:

Ellis – LeLutka (no longer sold)

Skin & Body Parts Worn:

Beatrix skin applier (LeLutka Head) – YS&YS @ My Attic

Karin Mesh Head – LeLutka

Avatar Enhanced Mesh Hands & High Feet, Hourglass Physique Body – Slink

Avatar Enhanced Skin Appliers tone 03 : YS&YS

Avatar Enhanced Nail Appliers : set 58 – Flair

Hair:

Cat Swish Hair – LeLutka

Clothes:

Alice Lingerie (Slink Appliers) – Lacuna @ My Attic