Ooh newness!

Oh today has been soo up there on the awesomesauce scale. I gots to hang out with Noodle, it’s been so long, the timezone thinger sucks pus. We bought all sorts of fabutastic stuff before she dragged me (yes dragged kicking and screaming) to Runoruno to check out the newness.

Shown above is the After Ballet Class Skirt and the Weave Jacket. Yup total yum, and the perfect foil for my Riding Boots from Coco, which I had picked up a few weeks before the Footwear Expo. There are alot of prims, so be prepared for some editing, although Ms Runo is kind enough to not only provide her hip measurements, but also editing instructions for newer players, not bad ay!

Ah my fabulous new Lace-Up Workboots from Coco. They are made of so much bloody win I don’t know where to start. Wear em loose, wear em normal, even wear them with handy dandy denim cuffs so you have an attachment point free for your jeans. Yea, you heard right :P Although I have to say, at 4am, I found the cuffs confuzling, and it was decided by persons other than myself that sleep was needed, mmhm. The skirt is also brand spanking new from Runorono, it’s The Patent Skirt. I’m wearing it with the top of the Silk Dress, which is deliciously sheer, and a purchase I made months ago with Sasy giggling at me in voice. Now back to packing, I’m moving in a few days, and I for one cannot fucking wait. Ash Out.

Credits
Clothes
Runoruno
Boots
Coco
Piercing
Rozoregalia
Hair
Lamb
Skin
Idiosyncrasy (unreleased)

Ashia Pointe Ballet Slippers

It was way back in May of 08 that I first admitted my love for all things ballet. This obsession has spread across my inv with a huge collection of ballet boots/shoes/outfits, not to mention the fabulous updos!

So I logged in today to find really what was the best part of a totally shithouse day. Ashia Ballet Slippers. The amazing Siddean Munro of SLink has made some scrummy ballet slippers, in totally kickass colours. I’ve shown the blood ones here, well duh! You can also get Aubergine, Magenta, Onyx and Pewter.

These also come with a very user friendly HUD, and although I’m terribly challenged when it comes to that kind of thing, I found this one a breeze to use. Grab yours tomorrow/today (depending on your timezone) from SLink.

TP To Shoefair Here.

Credits
Outfit
Swan Lake-Fishy Strawberry
Shoes
Ashia Pointe Ballet Slippers-SLink
Hair
Mirai Style
Skin
Idiosyncrasy (unreleased)

Kalnins

It’s that time of year again, and I for one couldn’t be more excited. I do so adore shoes, even though if you run into me shopping I’m more than likely barefoot!!

You must have tried the shoes from Kalnins? An amazing array of options via the really easy to use HUD, making your shoes extremely customisable. The pair shown here are called Dragoness, and fierce they are! The prices are terribly reasonable for the quality you get, and as I said, I really love the HUD.

My jeans are from Glow Studio, yea they make clothes too! They are completely ripped to shreds, but never fear oh modest ones, you gets tights to wear underneath :P The trench is of course from Aoharu, and is the total yum. So many more amazing shoes to show, I’d better get a move on! Ash Out.

TP Here For Shoefair
Read The Official Shoefair Blog Here.

Credits
Shoes
Dragoness-Kalnins
Coat
Wavy Trench-Aoharu
Jeans
Studio 92-Glow Studio
Hair
Olive-Gurl6 (retextured)
Skin
Idiosyncrasy Justice (unreleased)

My league

Having spent the last 2 days dealing with what can only be described as epic fail, I felt the need to slip into some old favie clothes and hell, why not document it for the blog :P

League clothes are the smex. The Scoop! dress is incredible, and oh so daring. Also absolutely perfect for showing off your cleavage enhancer. I chose Portia from Adam & Eve for her classic face and well toned torso.

I love the Strapped Wool outfit, it’s such incredible value too, as the boots are included. Another all time fave is the hair from Vanity, totally fierce. And now I’m off to get geared up for the Shoe Fair which can’t come quick enough for me. Ash Out.

Credits
Pic 1
Dress
League
Hair
Truth
Skin
Adam & Eve
Pic 2
Outfit (inc boots)
League
Hair
Vanity
Skin
Idiosyncrasy (only avail for the duration of Skinfair)

Shoe Fair

***SHOE FAIR *** SHOE FAIR *** SHOE FAIR ***SHOE FAIR *** SHOE FAIR *** SHOE FAIR ***

Shoe Expo 2009 starts this weekend!

From now until December 2nd there is a Flickr Photo Contest for all to participate in.
DETAILS HERE !

Anyone may enter the Flickr Contest, with as many pictures as they like, wearing any shoes that they like.

*Only photos submitted between 18th November to 2nd December at midnight slt will be considered eligible.

*Deadline for entry is midnight on December 2nd 2009

*You may enter as many photos as you’d like

*One photo will be selected by a panel of Footwear Expo staff

*Winner will be announced on 6th December 2009 during the final day of the Expo

*Please include SL avatar name in the description of the photo

*Photos should reflect both themes: shoes + winter wonderland/holiday

Have fun! Kick it with some fabulous shoes and show us your photo skills!

The prize package for one lucky winner includes :

* Dove Swanson [LAP] Long Awkward Pose

* aDORKable Poses

* Tillie’s Posestand

* Serenity Mercier’s AMS PhotoStage

* Idiosyncrasy Skins – Fatpack of choice in one tone from the store

* VR Foundry Professional Photo Studio and HUD

* Olive Juice Poses- Exclusive Pose Pack, Group Pose and Pose set

* 2000L from What’s New SL

2008 Submission

For more info click HERE to also keep up to date with what is occurring during the 2009 Shoe Expo

*Contact Rosie Shark if you wish to donate prizes for this and other events at the fair.

Beauty Avatar

Sometimes shopping is the awesome in more ways than one. The other day, while hairwhoring round the grid, I bumped into Saretta Tedeschi, manager of Beauty Avatar. It was nice to actually see her in the flesh rather than conversing via IM. Anyhoo, she asked me to take a look at the new collection the girls had released, which I’m sure I had a card about, somewhere in my inv, but group notices if I even get them do tend to get buried.

So I have 3 very different looks for you, and I even pulled out my super special, limited edtition shape from Silouhette (which is no longer avail but gotta give Carissa props for it :P) The first dress is Zae, and I love the structured, military feel of it. To soften it just the tinyest, I added my brand spanking new earrings from Uzuri. So new in fact, Bella burnt my ears off when she handed them over, they were that hot off the press.

I’m such a huge fan of babydolls in SL. I used to wear them all the time in RL until Mini Ash came along, then they reminded me of being pregnant so they found their way to the back of my wardrobe, never to be seen again. But thats the beauty of fashion in world, you can wear all sorts of stuff you wouldn’t/couldn’t in RL. This particular one is Carola, and it’s devine. The skirt is shorter than short though, so do be warned :P

This last look is my fave, not least for the irony of me wearing earmuffs and a teeny tiny bodysuit! Fiona comes in an array of colours to suit all tastes, the white just felt the most dramatic to me. The hair shown is our new love from Boon, that I wasn’t sure I liked at first, but it’s certainly grown on me. Now I’m off to go back to waiting for the postman to deliver my brand new E-Cigs (love you Ivey) Ash Out.

Credits
Pic 1
Dress
Zae-black/emerald-Beauty Avatar
Skin
Zeta light-04-Beauty Avatar
Hair
Pushed And Shoved-VW
Boots
Soho Boots-black suede-Maitreya
Earrings
Makuti Earrings-Uzuri
Pic 2
Dress
Carola Red-Beauty Avatar
Boots
Prestige Boots Red-Bax
Skin
Daria light 6-Beauty Avatar
Hair
Trina-Truth
Pic 3
Skin
Daria Light 9-Beauty Avatar
Outfit
Fiona Bodysuit White-Beauty Avatar
Earmuffs
White Muffs-Artilleri
Hair
JPN670-Boon

Back Into It

So I figured I’d knock out a few posts to take my mind off the revolting weekend. As a break from Skinfair posts, I thought I’d show you some of the retail therapy I did to cheer myself up. It was an expensive weekend in more ways than one :P

I’ve got newness from Nyte ‘N’ Day in the form of the super cute Lijn dress in red. I love that the texturing makes you feel all cosy, while still sexy. I’m also showing off a new shape, Delyn Nelly, after meeting Linka Demina and her love, both of whom had on the best afros I’ve seen in ages. The lashes are also from Glow Studios, as are the earrings. Shock horror, me accessorising! The hair Dylan is from Maitreya, and the fat pack begged me to buy, swear.

The beautiful top is Bloom in grey from Nyte ‘N’ Day, I’m showing it with the awesome harem pants from Uzuri, they really are happy pants. We loves our happy pants in Australia, I wish I was home, I do miss it terribly. Ash Out.

Credits
Pic 1
Dress
Lijn-Nyte & Day
Shape, earrings and lashes
Glow Studios/Delyn

Pic 2
Top
Bloom-Nyte & Day
Pants
Harem Pants-Uzuri
Earrings
Glow Studios/Delyn

Skin and hair worn throughout
Dylan
Maitreya
Justice charity SKin
Idiosyncrasy (only avail at Skinfair)

No fancy schmancy pictures today. These are raw in the truest sense of the word. Earlier tonight, while pricing items in my store after rebuilding, I was copybotted. Almendra Naidoo and her “friend” PANDITX Cybertar landed in my store and having had a few weird episodes with avs and empty profiles over the last few days (one we had to boot as she was wearing stolen hair from Truth) I right click inspected her hair. It was a Deviant Kitties design, with the wrong creator. I IM’d Sasy to come boot her and help me get the info we needed for an AR. Once she had rezed, Sasy said “she’s wearing your skin” then sent me a pic. The skin she had on was the one I was wearing, here’s the rub. It’s unreleased. I had only uploaded the textures not even 48 hours previously, and the skin itself was a day old. There is no way she could have bought/been given this skin. To say I feel sick is an understatement. Not only did this lazy, spoilt asshole have my skin, but also the clothes I was wearing, my hair, eyes and god knows what else she got her greedy hands on. She had the nerve to tell me she bought it from me. Ahem. It makes me wonder how these people justify their neverending greed. What is it they tell themselves so they can sleep soundly at night? Or do they really not give a shit?
I was not the only one hit, apparently, after speaking with several other designers, she has been doing the rounds of stores for the last day or so. Do yourselves a favor, and ban her. There is no other way of protecting your content or renters (if you are a sim owner). I’m showing pictures of what I was wearing, so if it shows up in places it’s not supposed to, you guys can AR it right away.

Hair
Olive-Girl6
Skin (unreleased)
Idiosyncrasy Justice v2 Pale base C
Posture Collar (custom)
Hat Mechanic
Dress
Dancing Queen-Fishy Strawberry
Eye Patch
Rosenkavalier
Boots
Prestige Boots In Red-Bax Coen

Chaisuki @ The Fair

One of the first things I noticed when setting up at the fair was how many designers this year had done incredible lashes. I sadly am not one of them as I fail at anything to do with prims. Sasy was pulling her hair out at my first attempt of building new vendors for my store, “Don’t you let Mel see you haven’t snapped to grid” Promise I won’t :P

Chaisuki is one of those stores that has an incredible array of lashes. Check out Ms Winx’s post to see them in detail. Chaisuki’s release for the fair is just as awesome though, Elise is a sneak peek of things ot come, and she is lovely. Check out my boobs, this is cleavage to fall in love with! And the hairbase is really great, I’m loving this option in so many of my favorite skins.

Shown above is Gina, released not too long ago. The selection of makeup is mind boggling, Stein and I just stood in awe watching them being set up. Everything is covered, from natural, freshfaced to high fashion looks. My faves are of course the dark eye, nude lip. What will your favorite be? Ash Out.

Skinfair.

Beauty Avatar @ The Fair

I’d tried to wear Beauty Avatar skins in the past, and mostly it was a very miss affair with my av. Something was always off for me, and I don’t know if thats because I have an odd shape or if it was the skin itself. But the release of Daria and Zeta had me doing the happy dance.

Daria shown above has a lovely, strong featured face. I found it very striking on my av and I’m sure the SL model set will flip over it. There are some really lovely makeup choices, as well as some subtle, natural looks. This is the light tone, and it’s terribly pretty.

Zeta is a totally different look than I usually go for, but I really liked the change. However, I think you need a strong shape for this skin as you could quite easily end up not looking like “you”. That being said, the makeup is dazzling and the blonde brows are awesome. Both Daria and Zeta feature softer bodies than the heavily sourced bodies that have become popular of late, which I think makes them a refreshing change. Demo them at the fair till the 22nd. Ash Out.

Skinfair.