Yippie Kai Yay

My always-entertaining friend Vivianna Quandry stopped by while I was setting up a shot the other day and I couldn't resist snapping a photo of the two of us. This is an unusually subdued look for Vivianna, but keep an eye out here for more of her fashion pairings in the future.

I'm sad to report that Frick will be closing it's doors on April 1, 2011. However, until then, there's still a heck of a sale going on -- everything in the store is at least 50% off. For example, the dress I'm wearing in this photo is available for $50L or in a fat pack of 5 colors for only $199L. (Each outfit also comes with stockings, garters, and a choker, which are not shown here.) Fat packs of 24 skins can be had for $299L, individual skins can be had for as low as $10L, and full outfits can be purchased for $15L - $75L.

VIVIANNA'S LOOK:
Skin: Minima Violetta [Snow] by Sindecade (Currently FREE)
Hair: Ki - Color Pack by Magika
Eyes: Shine - Mint by MiaSnow (From the March Mint Madness sale.)
Dress/Stockings/Boots/Gun: Phoebe Gunn Ensemble by Wretched Dollies (Steam Hunt #139 - Ends 3.31.11)
Necklace: Wanderer Jewellery Set by League
Collar/Gloves: Bella Black Lace by Pixeldolls


MY LOOK:
Skin: Fresh - Pale - Drama by MiaSnow
Makeup: Black Lip, Liner, Smokey (Makeup Pack #3) by MiaSnow
Nails: Raven by Nevermore
Eyes: Shine - Mint - by MiaSnow (From the March Mint Madness sale.)
Tattoos: Absinthe by Para Designs (Depraved & Luckless Hunt #19 - Ends 3.30.11)
Hair: OMFG 2 - Oddities by House of Munster
Necklace: Wonderland Collection - White Rabbit Necklace by Violet Voltaire
Earrings & Bracelet: Dia De Los Muertos Set by Violet Voltaire
Dress: Sour Cordial by Frick (Closing April 1, 2011)
Stockings: Vertical Stripes - Yellow by Canimal (sadly, now defunct)
Shoes: Buckled Dollie Pumps Floral by Dilly Dolls


Pose: Party Boys by Long Awkward Pose (previous Pro Posers Hunt Gift)
Expressions: Lemmontree Emote HUD 1.1 (FREE)

Persistence

Lately, I've been having a much easier time getting profile shots of others than of myself. This is one of the results of today's failed attempt to update my profile photo. (It did go into my profile, just on one of the Picks tabs instead of the front page.)

The bob & hat combo I'm wearing here is by Santana Lumiere, yet another designer I've favored since my days as a pixely-behind-the-ears newbie. Among the first of Second Life's retailers, Santana has been creating quality skin, clothing, jewelry, and home decor since 2004 - previously with her store, Nevermore, and now with La Boheme. She offers this scripted color-change hat in three different hairstyles (two bobs and a low ponytail), and each hairstyle in four different color packs. (You can see me wearing the Champagne hair here.) The hat has 18 different color options, making it easy to match to nearly any outfit. And, at only $50L per color pack, I was able to afford to buy my preferred hairstyle in all colors!

A small selection of La Boheme products (including a wide variety of affordable prim nails) can be seen at the in-world location, and all products (including some Nevermore stock) can be found at SoverignCrux.com.

You can see the rest of my outfit in this entry. (I'm amused to note that I've owned pretty much this exact same hat in this exact same color of blue in the non-virtual world for nearly a decade.)

Hair & Hat: Cloche Bob v1.1 - Mousse by La Boheme
Skin: Fresh - Pale - Nude Blush by MiaSnow
Eyes: Xpressive - Blue - Lite by MiaSnow (FREE at the Fab Free Headquarters)
Earrings: Everyday Hoops - Silver by Ticky Tacky
Necklace: Beaded Key Necklace - Trinity Blue by Magpie
Dress: Dust Storm Dress - HyaBlue by Nomine

Blueberries on Toast

I spent an absurd amount of time stalking the Lucky Boards at Dilly Dolls tonight, but my creepy patience paid off in the form of three skins and three outfits! (Much thanks to Whisper Despres at The Lucky Dispatch for letting her readers know about the boards.) Featured in this post are the Emile set in Violet and the Lillie skin. As someone with a shorter-than-average avatar who has a few curves, it's unusual for prim clothing to fit me right out of the box, so I was extremely pleased to discover that I only had to make a very minor adjustment to the prim corset which comes with this outfit -- everything else fit perfectly! While there's a lot to like about this outfit, I have to say that my contrary nature makes the mis-matched stockings my favorite feature.

The skin is gorgeous, with lush lips and detail which stands up to the scrutiny of a cam zoom, it's a wonderful addition to the inventory of anyone who appreciates a dark carny aesthetic. (It also comes with a "No Brows" option, but I haven't actually had the time to try that version on yet.)

At the moment, Dilly Dolls offers five different lucky boards for skins and three lucky boards for clothing. The skins remain the same for every round, but the clothing changes with each letter. As far as I can tell, there are two boards for women containing five different dresses in a variety of colors, and one board for men containing two outfits and what seems to be a fat pack of jewel-colored tank tops. There are also two Midnight Madness boards nearby, and a $10L - $25L retirement sale in front of the store.

The boots are actually men's boots from Deco resized to fit my avatar. The process was a bit tricky but ultimately fairly easy to do, even with my rudimentary building skills. At $300L, they were a mild splurge, but well worth it. (I'd be lying if I said I'm not hoping for an excuse to buy the metallic red pair as well.)

Finally, yes, those are simple texture nails I'm wearing. I generally don't wear prim nails because they're so finicky when it comes to AOs, so I tend to forget about them when it comes time to photograph my outfits. Moving forward, I'll be making more of an effort to bring my avatar's manicure out of the past and into the eye-poking present.





Hat, Dress, Stockings, & Jewelry: Emilie Set - Violet by Dilly Dolls
Skin: Lillie - Tandy (Milk Toast) by Dilly Dolls
Tattoos: Timeless - Color - Medium by Para Designs
Eyes: Bloodshot - Blue by MiaSnow
Nails: Fireworks by Nevermore
Hair: Doris - Blueberry by Amacci
Boots: Test Boots - Starry by Deco
Pose in First Photo: ~N~ Cutsey4 by Vrai Infinity

The Dragonfly's Ghost (Mini-Blog #1)

Here's another look at the Dragonfly outfit and skin I got at the huge sale currently taking place at Frick.

The first post in this series can be seen here.

Skybox: Dark Forest Skybox by Frick - $37L
Skin: Dragonfly L'Exposition - Ghost - Dk Brows - Clvg by Frick -$50L (4pk)
Dress: Belle Epoque Set in Dragonfly by Frick - $75L (2 skirt & corset options)
Hair: Doris - Blue by Amacci
Tattoo: Ruck-A-Pit Bridge - Light 3 by EtchaFlesh Tattoos
Nails: Prism Nail Gloves by Nevermore
Eyes:: Genuine - blue green by MiaSnow
Bracelets: Skull Bangles in blue & green by Sprawl
Pose: Kneeling Sit by Express Yourself

Cheap & Cheerful

"Cheap & Cheerful" - The Kills
I want you to be crazy

'Cause you're boring baby when you're straight

I want you to be crazy

'Cause you're stupid baby when you're sane

Since this journal has been sitting here collecting dust since 2007, and I've been making detailed Second Life fashion posts over on Flickr since 2008, I decided to use this space as a little Second Life fashion blog. Yes, there are a million of them, but I'm simply doing this for the fun of it. I will mostly be focusing on cheap and free items, but I'll also feature the occasional splurge and even sometimes venture into the territory of home decorating and furnishing.

The photos in this entry were taken at Dmitr Revnik's current work-in-progress. Dmitr always builds the coolest houses, each one better than the last. Perhaps someday the residents of Second Life will get lucky and he'll venture into the world of virtual retail. Until then, you'll just have to be satisfied with getting glimpses of his builds here.

Frick is having a massive sale right now -- EVERYTHING in the store is AT LEAST 50% OFF -- which means fat packs of 24 skins can be had for only $299L! I grabbed the following two items at the sale along with a bunch of other stuff:

Skin: Dragonfly L'Exposition - Ghost - Dk Brows - Clvg by Frick - $50L (4pk)

Lingerie: Belle Epoque Set in Dragonfly by Frick - $75L (This is a HUGE set with two skirt options.)

Frick is also currently having a Sweetheart Mini Hunt.

Hair: Doris - Blue by Amacci
Tattoo: Ruck-A-Pit Bridge - Light 3 by EtchaFlesh Tattoos
Nails: Prism Nail Gloves by Nevermore
Shoes: Stiletto by Hoorenbeek
Bracelets: Skull Bangles in blue & green by Sprawl
Pose: Mein Herr 12 by Luth
Expression: FREE Lemontree Emote Hud smile combined with a blink.
Windlight Setting: [TOR] SCIFI - Awesome atmo 3