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Coral
Deal Linden Labs, oh how I love you so, today you gave me a viewer that is working for me so far, and I am so excited with beta 2.5. But alas I have a complaint, more of a “WHAT THE?”
Profiles now go to browser, exciting right, the idea that you can google yours or someone elses avatar, or get it from the website I guess, whichever…but the downside is that for people that work like I do, when right clicking a notecard to get the creator, to then click their name so you can IM them or grab profile to pay them or drop an item on them NOOOO, you get webpage thing, or even worse something that says your handshake didn’t connect, well darn. So I had to actually search in the search section by name and then again same thing can’t get the regular profile, so had to open their IM to pay or pass, which leads to if they use viewers that do that, I know you are IMing me thing, your exposed to an IM you may not want to have at all.
Anyway I still love you when you make little mistakes…
On another note HUGE LOVE goes out to Flight Centre in Australia, for really coming together to help the flood victims, I have it on good authority that not only have they pledged two million, but also ten bucks from every single flight booked will go to help. They have many of their own staff up there struggling and have really gone all out to support and help, flight centre gets my vote as agency to travel with forever more.
Ok so I went to The Dressing Room last night and grabbed some stuff, the dress from Emery was my stand out fav, now some wont like the large label on the back, but with long hair or whatever you wont notice it, I kind of like the idea of people not having to inspect my crotch prim if they like the dress anyway lol. I wanted to show the dress different ways, and with the new Elikatira hair, as many pics as I could fit was all win. Me is a gorgeous style, similar to her own work for ETD in the past, but a bazillion times better crafted this time around. The hathair is actually part of the Seasons hunt, so be sure to look for that snowman.
The cinch cardigan by Mon Tissu is lush, and so beautiful to wear over skirts or pants, the fit is easy, and the options are great, even including a larger bust size for ease of fit. Leggings from Riddle and gorgeous Garter socks from Luck Inc helped with these fun looks, and woot for the Pow Pumps from Lelutka, love these MaryJane style shoes.
I am using one of the stock images by Cajsa Lilliehook from the Second Life Stock Images Group as my background, HERE .
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Hair: Me, Frost (seasons hunt) – Elikatira
Skin: Rebecca – YS & YS
Clothes: Coral dress – Emery (the dressing room)
Garter Nylons Long and short -Luck Inc
Softest Cinch Cardigan – Mon Tissu
Cozy Tights light Grey – Riddle
Dion Shirt – Fri.day
Shoes/Boots: Pow Pumps – LeLutka
Nora high waist Shorts – Addict
Accessories/Jewelry:
Fandangle Necklace – Deco
Jolie Nails – SLink
Diva Lashes – LeLutka
Connie Bag – Bare Rose
Eyes by : Argrace
Poses by : Poseur
Equipment Used:
VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck
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Long and Lush
To be inspired it awesome, often is the case that those seeking inspiration can get discouraged and lose their way, not such the case with todays items. Nearly everything I am wearing was inspired by something, and they followed their instincts and produced it perfectly.
First off the ChiC Management event is starting tomorrow and has a group of incredible designers under one skybox roof, with a theme. The items are beautiful and seriously the skirt from Berries Inc is now one of my top ten favourite skirts of all time. BUT not how it was created lol, due to some serious viewer issues on my end the white frills that are supposed to exist between each layer at the back did not rez for yonks, but I fell so in love with it that way, that I took copy and edited them away. The crisp military look of this Amalia skirt is just divine, and even though I could have mixed it with some serious LeLutka Military stuff from their last release, I went further back to an old fav blouse.
The grecian dress on the right is all Royal Blue love, she has been creating up a storm lately both in RL and SL, her poor sewing fingers are aching. So that she has been able to do anything for us is a bonus. The skirt comes on two attachment points, but also has an alpha layer to take away your bum, so that your ao wont effect the look.
Now the Hair OMG it is about to be released in moments and is the new styles from LeLutka and they are STUNNING Must Haves, omg so sexy and just totally addictive wearables. The scarf hair Scarab is texture change and both styles are just awesome. You can also get them on Marketplace if you hurry and want to get them before anyone at the store lol.
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Hair: Scarab , Lohan – LeLutka
Skin: Gina – Tuli
Clothes:Amalia Skirt – Berries Inc ( Part of Chic Management Event )
Louise Blouse – LeLutka
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City to Country Dress – Royal Blue ( Part of Chic Management Event )
Shoes/Boots: Secret Boots – Elikatira
Neyya Pumps – Maitreya
Accessories/Jewelry:
Diva Lashes – LeLutka
Eyes by : Argrace
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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War war is stupid
Elikatira released new hair the other day, and the style is one that works as both a professional pulled back look, as well as an adorable youthful style.I really enjoy the colours of Elikatira’s range, there is something sun touched about this one, even though a brown it has the makings of a blonde.
I was having an 80’s flashback with the look today, tulle and military looks, what more can one fashionista over 30 ask for.The skirt is tres fab because of its solid sculpted structure underneath, mixed with the whirly flexi tulle above. The jacket made me giggle, because I imagined what I would get medals for, I have in the past seen such things with their own giggle worthy info, but these are left sleek and shiny and up to your own imagination. I know Whimsy deserves a medal for trying to save all the Paper Couture shoes while they burned Tableau to the ground earlier this week, that was a hoot…you can see some pics of that on my flickr.
This is definitely a fun and frivolous outfit, and I am looking forward to more fun from LeLutka in the future, there is a definite slant towards mixed aesthetics coming from over there of late, yay for 2011.
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Hair: Later – Elikatira
Skin: Emma – Tuli
Clothes:Charlie Jacket , Sophie Skirt – LeLutka
Sweetheart dress bodysuit only – Fri.day
Knee High Socks – The Strand
Shoes/Boots: Blair Boots – SLink
Accessories/Jewelry:
Diva Lashes – LeLutka
Eyes by : Fusemelon
Poses by : Long Awkward Pose – 365 days series
Equipment Used:
VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck
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Twee Twee Rockin Robin
Twee is such a cool word, it can be used for homewares or of course clothing. Usually it is more of an overall look, but in the Berries Inc case it is the name of one of their latest shirts, and so cute which of course makes it twee lol. I wanted to show how you could dressy it up for a day out and about, or wear it super casual for some soulful excercise.
I was out doing some What’s New SL stuff – gosh I say that lots – and on entering Cheeky Pea saw their Gatcha, I am a Gatcha Addict it is true but I stood there and looked at the prizes and went ‘ please can I have a Yoga Matt ” and tadaaaa first try, then I tried again and said ‘ and one for Whimsy please ” this Gatcha machine likes manners and tada again…I was stoked. It has so many amazing yoga poses in it, and with a click it rolls up and out of the way.
Today IÂ decided to feature it with the latest Mon Tissu Balcon Lounge pants, these are sculpted pants from top to bottom, and they are superb, I forgot to even check if there were visible issues with all the bending and as you can see, none. The pants also come in a Male version, so be sure to check out their gifting options in the store. Over on the left another new Mon Tissu item, the Loire Knit shrug is all prims and fit me easily with just a stretch, as it is a loosefit look it didn’t really need glitch as much as I first thought, and is great fun if you run out of layers because you wont use v2 you big babies.
A bit more Sn@tch when these The Office pants came out, I just had to get them, they also came with the belt, which is very handy and well made, I love a nice plaid cargo pant, and these are just that, and even though I am not a no copy kind of girl, I do think it works well in some cases because you can always share colours with alts or friends as sn@tch doesn’t sell seperate colours usually.
On my feet are the two latest flats styles from Elikatira, every time I think of Elika and footwear I remember the craziest blog post ever. It was actually her own ETD blog, where she released some beautiful flats, and the fans went mental, and not in the good way, seriously it was insane, they were practically standing vigile outside of her store lighting candles and rocking side to side chanting Hair hair Hair. Not just in comments in the blog post but chat groups too were all abuzz about how she wasn’t making hair anymore lol…which was NOT true, Elika like any designer in SL just wanted to take a break from hair, and manipulate some prims into anothe shape, and had decided to create some shoes that she had in RL. The bit I found the most hilarious is that they weren’t even her first shoes, the so called number one fans had no clue she used to actually have a whole shoe department in her older store, and I still have my kitten heels bought in dec 2006 lol.
Anywho, these two styles are so cute, one is similar to the ones she had previously in ETD, and the others are flair, a style that resembles for me a bowling shoe look which is just adorable.
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Hair: Joy II , Joy – Maitreya
Skin: Natasha – Lelutka
Clothes: Twee Shirt – Berries Inc
The Office Capris & Belt – Sn@tch
Loire Knit Shrug – Mon Tissu
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Balcon Lounge Pants – Mon Tissu
Twee Shirt – Berries Inc
Shoes/Boots:Millside flats, Flair Flats – Elikatira
Accessories/Jewelry:
Cala Saona Bag – YS & YS
Diva Lashes – LeLutka
Eyes by : Fusemelon
Poses by : aDORkable
Yogoa Matt – Cheekypea
Equipment Used:
VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck
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Elikatira releases Footwear to bump and grind to
Right now I have one of those toothaches that could cause you to take a hammer and chisel to your mouth. Having a toothache sucks, but having on for Christmas is just not fair at all.
Way behind in showing off the Nero items from Glam Affair, but with the upcoming release tonight of Elikatira’s NEW footwear, I was way excited. One of the stand out things about the Nero collection, is that it has pieces that you can mix and match, or completely change…just as I did in pic one, taking the sides of pants and making them into spiked wings. A little quirky I know, but it means that even if everyone was wearing Nero at an event, your Nero will look different and funna.Downwards to the Secret boots, can I hear a resounding YUM…I think so. These boots are boots that don’t look just like boots, but more of an overboot boot look. The style of these is gorgeous, and the colours available are going to have boot lovers happy as clams. Lots of shades of browns and midtones, and the snow colour is amazing.
The Mistress dress from Glam Affair, is designed to expose the upper portion of the chest, adding the beautiful calypso bra from Eclectic apparel I soon took care of that, and added some dynamic print while doing so.You can do a lot with this dress, a shrug, a tshirt, whatever rocks your world. The ankle boots from Elikatira are also divine, they are called live and really should be more like shin boots than ankle as they go up just enough to be a tad more creative in style.
The black ruffled dress is a little bit more sedate, but adding one of the many collars from the Nero collection you have a bit more spice going on, The new Move pumps from Elikatira are going to be a go to shoe for many, the style is simple and can easily work with more conservative looks, but the platform and hell give it that ‘look at me’ factor…there are also some flats being released but right now I want to smash my face into a wall, so that will have to do.
Not my SL face though, because the new Vilda skin is lovely, comes with both dark and blonde brow options, and enough of a mix of make ups to make all happy, from your classic basics to some fun and frivolous shadows in time for all of the new year fun and festivities.DEMO DEMO DEMO I am wearing nougat tone, but there are as usual many to choose from.
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Hair: Fresh – Elikatira
Skin: Vilda – LAQ
Clothes: Marshall, WIllow, Black IBIS – Nero Collection Glam Affair
Shoes/Boots: Secret Boots – Elikatira
Accessories/Jewelry:
Diva Lashes – LeLutka
Eyes by : Fusemelon
Poses by : aDORKable
Equipment Used:
VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck
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Hair: Vivid – Elikatira
Skin: Vilda – LAQ
Clothes: Mistress Dress – Nero Glam Affair
Calypso Zebra Bra – Eclectic Apparel
Shoes/Boots: Live Boots – Elikatira
Accessories/Jewelry:
Diva Lashes – LeLutka
Eyes by : Fusemelon
Poses by : aDORKable
Equipment Used:
VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck
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Hair: Melody – Elikatira
Skin: Vilda – LAQ
Clothes: Black Ruffled Dress, collar from Willow set – Nero Glam Affair
Shoes/Boots: Move Pumps – Elikatira
Accessories/Jewelry:
Diva Lashes – LeLutka
Eyes by : Fusemelon
Poses by : aDORKable
Equipment Used:
VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck
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A whomp bomp a loo la
The background used in todays pic is a merge of location shot and PS work, as in the outside of the window is me chopping down a smaller pic to fit. Free to use in the Second Life Stock Images Group on Flickr .
I think jeans lovers of the grid rejoiced when Bela Tolsen hit the grid. I have said it before, and it only gets proved every release, the woman really knows how to do pattern work with pants, and the jeans in this post are all incredible. Even if you are not into the overly patterned, there is so much range in her prints that there is bound to be something that catches your eye. I could seriously stay in the grey stiched pair near the window for yonks.
Also wonderful to have as a staple, and I do love that these are solids not prints, the off shoulder tops, also from Tutti Frutti. A little raised on one side, perfectly styled for off the shoulders, and also a great piece to do layered looks with. I decided to keep it simple today though, some ElikaTira hairstyles – please Elika may we have some MOOOORRRREEEEE.
Shying away from the sun, in the new Glam Affair skin Jadis, in the Yuki pale edition. Different brows to choose from, and option of with or without hair base.The hair base is a creamier white than usual, so you will have to be careful when choosing hair attachments, yay for demos. I opted for the full styles though, and with the brow options going to black it was a no brainer really. There is even a no brow option for those that wear tattoo options.
More of the Jadis to come in other darker tones, so don’t worry you don’t miss out if you don’t go for a paler skin. This one is lovely though, and the make ups are delightful. Not only am I taking the Tee*fy flats for another spin, I am also wearing the yummy and snuggly scarf that is another item at the Albero Dollar Market, these items are made as transfer for gift purchases for Christmas, so don’t miss out.
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Hair: Vivid , Mood, Fresh, Away – Elikatira
Skin: Jadis – Yuki Edition – Glam Affair
Clothes: Turquoise/Garnet/Jet Off Shoulder, Abalone Low Rise , Dusk Field Low Rise, Yachts Low Rise, Nitro Jeans – Tutti Frutti
Shoes/Boots: Callias Flats – Tee*fy
Accessories/Jewelry:
Medallion Set – Essentia
Anya’s Pico MofuMofu Scarf – Tee*fy
Diva Lashes – LeLutka
Eyes by : Fusemelon
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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Lipsmacking good fun
Everyone out there needs to send some love to Cajsa Lilliehook, she is an incredible woman, and a rock to so many…I hope that she knows how much she means to all of us and gets better soon.
Lots and lots of skin love this week. Tonight the latest release from Gala @ Curio was unveiled, two beautiful skins, one called Autumn, the other called Yum. Yum has a more ethnic nose than Autumn and such incredibly glossy lips. Autumn is reminiscent of past skins from Gala, with a more mature face that is going to be loved by many I am sure. One thing of notice, is that while the skins still have the dark and light options in tone, this time it is blonde and brunette brows as the option for each make up, not a second lipstick.
So for all of those out there that had troubles with brows in the past, you should be very pleased, because these two colours work well with all sorts of colours. Also if you purchase the fatpacks, there are two bonus make ups which is just awesome value. Freeing up the face with the beautiful Details hair from Elikatira, this style is an updo with that casual nuance that allows for every day in all situations wear, that is just perfect. A little twist, a few tendrils and a beautifully shaped bun, so girly. Also spot on in the girly is the porcelain skirts from Fishy Strawberry, these are just so cute, and so 80’s but with such lovely warm fabrics that they are go so well with my new Linda boots from Berries Inc.
Summse has been honing her sculptie skills and these are her first ever shoes, and they ROCK so hard. Toggles on the sides, sheepskin lined and leather ties, they are just amazing for first shoes, I cannot wait to see what comes from her next. Keeping snuggly warm at the toes, and snuggly at the upper portion with the Dion shirts by Fri.day. These are soft henley style shirts with an angled button line that ties off with a small piece of ribbon. The colours are great, and other than all the fantastic layers, it is the arm extended glove layer sleeves that always have me glad fri.day knows how to treat it’s customers well.
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Hair: Details – Elikatira
Skin: Autumn – Gala @ Curio
Clothes: Dion Shirt , Halter Vest – Fri.day
Porcelain Ruffle Skirt , Gonzo Jeans – Fishy Strawberry
Shoes/Boots: Linda Boots – Berries Inc
Accessories/Jewelry:
Pearl Set – YS & YS @ The Dressing Room
Midnight Sun Jewelry – Bliensen + Maitai
Double Ring Belt – Bukka
Lashes – LeLutka
Eyes by : Fusemelon
Poses by : Miseria
Equipment Used:
VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck
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Your Mumma wears army boots
I watched an incredible movie the other day, the idea was that you got to know exactly when you would fall in love with your soul mate. The movie is called timer, and you would think it would be straight forward and all that, but it was amazing the different things that could go wrong, or right as the case may be. What would it change in you ? the idea of knowing that something had a timer on it, wealth, happiness, love…would you be reckless until then? would you be a lazy moo and do nothing lol. All interesting thoughts really, fun film, you should watch it if you see it around.
Speaking of movies, Whimsy and I went to the unveiling of Harbinger last night, it is the latest movie by Phaylen Fairchild, and it is a totally different direction than Divas. This movie was scary, unfortunatly since last night it has gone private on YouTube, but probably just for some last minute editing. So you should look it up when you have a moment and want to be scared out of your wits.
Anyway, on to not scary things. The new boots by Gos are GTFO. These boots are great hiking style boots, with wonderful texturing features, as all Gos items have. This time though it will only be the fat packs that allow for combination changes, otherwise it’s a set look per colour combo. They were a perfect accompaniement to the latest items from Royal Blue, have you seen the new Royal Blue store? it is fabulous, a floating flagship in the sky, you really need to check it out, especially if you have been wanting some of her older items from her leLutka range, as they are all now in her outlet section.
I am wearing her What’s Up Spock leggings ( Marni has the best names for things) with some upper items from Aoharu, the off the shoulder top is just divine, and the simple leather jacket is going to get lots of wear in the future, it is stunning work texture and sculpty wise. The beautiful bag I am wearing on the left is a latest release from Ondyra Originals, the Marina Shoulder tote, such lush colours these come in, and the weave is great, they come with three options for wear, and the colours go with the shoes and clothing also recently released.
In the second pic I am wearing the latest Lounger sets from Fri.day, so fun and comfy, so much so that I went shopping in the sage and even then onto the movie premier in it last night lol. They all come in matchy matchy colours and prints, but you can of course mix and match like I did. The colours are also lovely for extenders under even shorter tops, as they come on all layers. After the movie I had a great time on the “Reap the Wild Wind bookpile’ created by W.Winx (which is of course Whimsy ) this build is amazing fun, and brings you back to those days home sick from school, when you could turn your imagination into the most wonderful of adventures.
You will of course have noticed all the beautiful hair I am wearing in this post, it is all by Elikatira (previously ETD) the styles are just beautiful, and luxurious in texture, I would be so hard pressed to find a favourite, I know that one in particular has been seen sported by many, but I would have to say Vivid the bottom right in the grey is just divine, It has everything and more you can want in a hairstyle….so beautiful.
Which brings me to the last pic, all of this of course wrapping itself around the divine pale version of Mima by LAQ. This skin was released just moments before Halloween, and I didn’t have a chance to show it then, but I don’t think it should only be considered as such, as it has such wonderful make ups, and only two of the skins comes with blood, which can be used for art, machinema, halloween, costumes, or RP, whatever works for you. The tone is beautiful and I decided to bring out the adorable dress by Rotten Toe to do it justice, as well as The Corrector neck corset, that seemed to fit right in.
To even out the visual I went with the latest wings by Material Squirrel, these are so amazing, that Kala has gone on to create in sculpted form, what she has always done with prims, is a testament to the passion and education that Second Life inspires amongst its residents.
Enjoy your day, and if you haven’t already read the High Res Myth post that Mel did earlier today, you need to. HERE
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Hair: Lasting 1 & 2 – Elikatira
Skin: Mima Pale – LAQ
Clothes: Off Shoulder Gauze Tunic, Basic Blouse Black, Simple Jacket – Aoharu
What’s Up Spock Leggings – Royal Blue
Helena Sash – Persona
Desi Sweater Dress – Eclectic Apparel
Shoes/Boots: GTFO Boots – Gos
Accessories/Jewelry:
Marina Shoulder Tote: Chinese Laquer – Indyra Originals
Lashes – LeLutka
Eyes by : Fusemelon
Poses by : Glitterati
Equipment Used:
VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck
Click HERE to SLURL’s Page.
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Hair: Melody, Fresh, Mood, Rush – Elikatira
Skin: Mima Pale – LAQ
Clothes: Lounge Set – Fri.day
Shoes/Boots:
Accessories/Jewelry:
Lashes – LeLutka
Eyes by : Fusemelon
Poses by : Glitterati
Reap The Wild Wind Bookpile – W.Winx
Equipment Used:
VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck
Click HERE to SLURL’s Page.
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Hair: Rush, Rumor, Vivid – Elikatira
Skin: Mima Pale – LAQ
Clothes: Dark Blossom Black – Rotten Toe
Paint Filled Dreams – Royal Blue
Shoes/Boots: Goth Ribbon Lace up boots – J’s
Accessories/Jewelry:
Diabolical Demon Wings – Material Squirrel
The Corrector – Maison Broceliande
Lashes – LeLutka
Eyes by : Fusemelon
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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Rooti Tooti Fresh and Frooti
In many of my posts, especially my early on ones, everything started with the hair. I love Second Life hair, I think that even though I started just after flexi was created, it has always been my favourite item of all things.The styles, the colours, the techniques, how they have changed over the years, what was popular once faded out, and then can turn around and become ever so popular again. The sculpties put us back into static hair mode, and when flexi mesh sculpts come about, the whole world will change again. Lucky for us Elikapeka Tiramisu is back, and back in a huge way.
Elikatira her new brand opened it’s doors quietly on the weekend, no fanfare or fuss, it was not needed, because as soon as the wind carried the message that she was open they came in droves. Many will remember the old between builds times with ETD, sitting on the side sims waiting for her to open, trying to cam in and get a sneak peak. I remember one such event that actually included free only for group members, two packs of unreleased hairstyles. To have these was to really feel something special. I even know a girl that will say she met me over a gift box at ETD, but in this case it was a misunderstanding I helped her with.
There are fewer and fewer stores around now that you can have such memories of, I have a few ETD ones, and now am so excited to have the chance to make new Elikatira ones. The new opening brought with it ten new styles, and one of those is a store gift, called Sey – nto yet shown. The ones I am showing today, range from casual to dressy, and all can interchange in that regard, but pointing out the second one which is Escape, as soon as I put it on I ran to google and looked up Sharon Stone Basic Instinct, and sure enough the hair is almost exact. True perfection for shorter hair lovers, with a definite attitude going on.
While I couldn’t at the time find the white turtleneck and coat, I took it to now, and mixed some Aoharu, Deetalez and Nyte n day. The Aoharu poncho coat though advertised as White, has a greyishness to it, so lucky for me the white knitted skirt from Deetalez that is gorgeous, was mod, and I was able to bring it to the same tone. A little revealing cropped sweater from Nyte n Day and to finish off the stunning fringe western boots from Anexx. I adore this look, and the hair, wowza. Back to the top though, I am wearing the new coat from Baiastice, this is a very nice cut coat, with shoulderpads, and adornments of gold.
Very stylish and worn with either pants or in this case the Calypso slip from Eclectic Apparel – the go to of the season – you can look amazing for any situation. I really like the somewhat messyness of the Away updo, it has a real lived in look, as does all the Elikatira hair so far, not too immaculate, because that ends up looking way too fake, this one looks like I have worn it all day, and with the removal of some pins and some finger tousling I would be HOT. My first hair in SL was pigtails, and I don’t care that I am 38 I will wear them in SL and I would damn well still wear them in RL, maybe not like the first ones, but definitely similar to these. Wearing with one of my favourite sweaters from Eclectic Apparel, I had all that skin to show off, that I added the lovely necklace from Exodi. Some gorgeous slim fit jeans from Deetalez – I love these and they are not too low slung, so they are wearable by all.
With that and the next pic I am wearing the Prima sandals by Kalnins, usually a multitude of colours, but in both cases the all white options worked well. The next outfit is how I end the day, because it is too perfect to not want to stay dressed in and pretend it is a lazy saturday. The clothing is from Zaara, and these boho style prints and pieces are just perfect for the upcoming heat I am expecting down here. The fabric choices, the colour combinations all work in these pretty styles…adding some older Jewelry also by Zaara and the loose tied plait down the back in the form of Melody, I am totally loving the look.
You may notice I am wearing two different skins this post, the Phoebe 2 and Claudia 2 by LAQ, the up close pics are Phoebe 2 I will do Claudia 2 another day, but it is so amazing to see the difference in both, Claudia being like an older sister to Phoebe. Claudia 2 still have a lot of attitude while Phoebe 2 is still somewhat innocent. Try them both out, and they both come with hair base options, and there are a lovely amount of add ons you can purchase at the store now, including the recent addition of different sized cleavage options, and hair base/brow colours.
All the poses used in this post are from Frooti, a new store and not so new resident. Willow Zander has opened up her pose store at Elikatira sim, as you can see from the layout pic. I am so glad to see Willow having her own store, as many of you will know she has been the Manager behind Celestial Studios,and now Elikatira and of course a fabulous blogger. If you have been by the sim, you will have noticed there are stores that are empty, you can apply to rent at Elikatira, which is kind of awesome, giving everyone a chance from the start, rather than opening with a sim full. Sand Shack Surf is there already too, the store Emma built looks fabulous. Click HERE to SLURL’s Page. Picture :
Hair: Away – Elikatira
Skin: Phoebe 2 – LAQ
Clothes: Ayane Jacket – Baiastice
Calypso Slip – Eclectic Apparel
Shoes/Boots: Plastique – Kalnins
Accessories/Jewelry: Lashes – LeLutka Eyes by : Fusemelon
Poses by : Frooti
Equipment Used:
VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck Click HERE to SLURL’s Page. Picture :
Hair: Escape – Elikatira
Skin: Claudia 2 – LAQ
Clothes: Division Sweater – Nyte n Day
Poncho Cardigan – Aoharu Wool Skirt – Deetalez
Shoes/Boots: Fringe Western Boots – Anexx
Accessories/Jewelry: Lashes – LeLutka Eyes by : Fusemelon
Poses by : Frooti
Equipment Used:
VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck Click HERE to SLURL’s Page. Picture :
Hair: Horizon – Elikatira
Skin: Claudia 2 – LAQ
Clothes:Â Berry Knitted Jersey – Eclectic Apparel
Slim Fit Jeans – Deetalez
Shoes/Boots: Prima – KalninsÂ
Accessories/Jewelry: Nyla Necklace (Turquoise) – Exodi Lashes – LeLutka Eyes by : Fusemelon
Poses by :
Equipment Used:
VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck Click HERE to SLURL’s Page. Picture :
Hair: Melody – Elikatira
Skin: Phoebe 2 – LAQ
Clothes: Trishna Print Skirt , Yauvani tank top *snow* – Zaara
Shoes/Boots: Prima – Kalnins
Accessories/Jewelry: Kawaii Baggu – TokiD Nizam Jewelry – Zaara Lashes – LeLutka Eyes by : Fusemelon
Poses by : Frooti
Equipment Used:
VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck
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I wanna be sedated
Wow it seems like ages since I blogged, but only a few days. Through the week we have caught up with so many things, the other day Whimsy, Marni and I went to a Haiku Speed build, Whimsy and I came across this concept a few weeks ago, and it was our first attempt. We had a blast and are hoping to do some more in the future.
If you have been under a rock in the past 24 hours the fact that Elikapeka of ETD is back will be news, with the new name elikatira, and two new styles have been released on the MarketPlace. It baffled me at first when ETD closed, not the closing part, as that was just shocking, but more the part where no one talked about it, or blogged it. I felt that something should be said/acknowledged about such a big deal…but then I realised that it was better to leave things unsaid, because she would be back, and talking about ETD as though truly gone might make that a reality.
For this post I am wearing one of the two new styles, Fresh. Fresh is a modern take on an 80’s look. The sidepony was a huge hair statement back then,.and only really achievable with certain length hair. The hair textures Elikatira have now are just beautiful, soft and pretty, and I for one cannot wait to see the styles that will come forth from this incredible creator. I also hope she makes more accessories and shoes, as that was a definitely growing aspect of her store in the past.
Marni Grut of Royal Blue has been creating up a storm lately, and I was lucky enough to see some of that process this week. It is just amazing from designer to designer how they go about similar things, by that I mean the steps they take to get to a final product. She is incredibly talented with sculpt making and her latest botties are proof of that. They are that perfect base of a boot shape that I love to wear, especially with pants. I don’t know what it is, but there is such a difference between boots and shoes, even when you don’t see the upper. These manage to give you that, without having an upper at all.
Whenever So Many Styles is in FLF I somehow manage to buy more of the store than even wondering about the item, it is the actual event that gets me over there. This time I was truly captivated by the outside of the store, I swear it is a new build, because I do not remember it ever looking like that before, but I could be hallucinating. Either way, I really wanted to shoot a pic outside, and generally I steer clear of location shoots, they annoy me, but that is usually because I want to find one, rather than having already found one.
The interesting thing about the sim SMS is on, is that it is encased in a sphere, so the sky is their own, no windlight no messing, it is easy no matter what settings you use. I logged in an alt to take a pic using Kirsten as you know I play with that viewer from time to time, with not just shadows but the every day. It is easier to have the alt log it in as there is no inventory to load, and the settings to shadows are already there, so it was a point and shoot, done! moment.. The pose is actually also from SMS as are the others used, that was a purchase on another flf day that took me there lol.
I adore the tweed corset I have on, it was instant draw, one day I will get the rest of them I think. Beautifully sculpted and a stunning green. The skirt is from Luck Inc and if I have something in fatpacks you will see it more often, being able to just go direct to the item you know you want and grab the colours your thinking of is bliss.
Back to my VR Studio and onto some in sphere shots, changing to a cardigan I have from SMS’s contribution to The Dressing Room in the past, this colour is not in the store, but I did check it does come in others that are, gorgeous colours too, so you wont be disapointed. I love Orange, always have, citrus colours rock my world, the legging also from there come in one great pack. Both items and the addition of another colour of the fab ruffle skirt go so well with the necklace also made by SMS, Irie Campese really does have a creative knack…from clothes to poses to accessories, shifting from one to the other.
I am wearing the beautiful Trinity skin by Redgrave, this is a recent release for Redgrave and the make ups on this tan tone are just stunning. The skin started with the paper tone as far as I can tell, and I am pretty sure that many begged for a more human like tone so they too could look as lovely. I do not know for sure, but from watching how it seemed to evolve it seems as such.
The pouty mouth on this skin is a big draw, if you love a good pout then DEMO DEMO DEMO. The different tones have different make ups, so you may just have to get them all lol.
Click HERE to SLURL’s Page.
Picture :
Hair: Fresh – [elikatira] available on Xstreet search Elikapeka Tiramisu
Skin: Trinity – Redgrave
Clothes:
Tweed Corset – SMS (so many styles)
Ruffle Skirt – Luck Inc
Sheer Compliments Socks – Royal Blue
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Ruffle Skirt – Luck Inc
Pattern Tights , Basic Cardigan ( special TDR Colour, but is available in store in other great colours) – So Many Styles –
Shoes/Boots: Night Out Botties – Royal BlueÂ
Accessories/Jewelry:
Lashes – LeLutka
Dream Catcher Bag – Fri.day
African Necklace – So Many Styles ( SMS )
Eyes by : Fusemelon
Poses by : SMS So Many Styles
Equipment Used:
VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck