52 Weeks of Colour - Patina

Yup, I'm running a little behind!  One of these days I swear I'll figure out how people actually manage to keep up... in the mean time... bare with me.

My loves of the week are definitely this hair from Vive 9 and this skin from The Body Co.  Also, was great to pull out some oldies and blow the dust of this sweater dress from E! Eclectic Apparel and Accessories, I adore it as much today as I did when I originally purchased it many moons ago.

Credits:

Skin: The Body Co. - Lilac in Ivory by Thebodyco Resident
Eyes: Aphotic Gloom - Aquilius Eyes by Rico Plisskin
Eyeshadow: The Body Co. -  Vintage by Thebodyco Resident
Lipstick: The Body Co. - Sultry by Thebodyco Resident
Sweater: E! Eclectic Apparel & Accessories - Desi Sweater by Eclectic Wingtips
Tank: Surf Couture - Driftwood Tank by Emma Gilmour
Pants: The Secret Store - Flared Pants by Maylee Oh
Scarf: ::Je::Suis:: - Intemporel Scarf by Julia Merosi
Hair: ::Vive 9:: - Duchess Braid by Sanya Bilavio (Available from Collabor88)
Necklace: Sigma Jewels - Myrina Necklace by Sofi Trenkins
Bracelet (Left): N-Creations - Sea Bracelet by Nico200 Planer
Bracelet (Right): Willow - Turquoise and Leather Cuff by Weezey Warwillow (previous FLF item)
Ring: Pididdle - Gawdy Ring - Lost at Sea Sp. Ed by Brutus Martinek (Seasons Gatcha Prize)
Belt: [LeLutka] - Anna Belt by Thora Charron
Pose: Diesel Works

Bloom Dolls & Fast Cars

I've been watching the feeds over the course of the day and everyone has been doing the cutest versions of these beyond adorable Bloom dolls from Surf Clothing Company, so I decided to be a little different and do a sporty spice doll instead!  Seriously folks, don't even ask if you should get these, just go and do it!  At the very least, the weird looks you will get wandering around Shoe Fair make it totally worth it!

Next up the lovely Katey Coppola of Glitterati, was nice enough to send a few blogger copies out of her new pose prop.  There are 20 poses included (10 male and 10 female) and oh my goodness, the fun you could have with this!  The car is a stationary prop only so no drive bys in your future but whether you want to be a total dork (like me) or rock the sexy " which is better, me or my car" look, there is something for everyone.  And of course, as with most Glitterati props, all the poses are super easy to modify so you can make them fit any shape!  I believe this sex on wheels I mean, car prop is out now, so once you have finished at Surf Co, head over to Glitterati and snap this up too!

Credits:

Bloom Doll: [SC] / Surf Clothing Co - Bloom Doll - Boo Bloom by Emma Gilmour

Shirt: Kyoot / Kyoot - Self Evident Tank by Saeya Nyanda

Pants: DeeTaleZ / Deetales - Baggy Pants by Steffi Villota

Shoes: UBU / Urban Bomb Unit - PornStar Lo-Tops by Coke Dreadlow

Hair: [LeLutka] / LeLutka - Material Hair by Thora Charron

Sunglasses: ::Je::Suis:: / Je Suis - Aviateur Sunglasses by Julia Merosi

*Car Prop & Pose: Glitterati / Glitterati - Supercar - Girly by Katey Coppola

*Denotes promotional copy

I'm looking for some back and forth with you

In just a few hours Culture Shock will finally open its doors and you will all be able to stock up on the goodies we have been tantalizing you with over the last few days.   I absolutely adore this dress from Peqe, it's bright and colourful and can be worn in so many different ways, a definite must add to your SL wardrobe if I do say so myself. 

Culture Shock opens at 12pm SLT today!!  (pls note this LM will not work until the sim has been opened to the public)

Credits (Culture Shock items noted in bold):

Skin: [PF] / Pink Fuel - Elly Candied by Mochi Milena

Dress: Peqe / Peqe - Cats Dress by Inex Hax

Leggings: KIM / Kim - Wardrobe 1 Strapped Leggings by Kimberly Flagon

Shoes: [PM] / Pixel Mode - Baby T's by Tya Fallingbridge

Hair: Maitreya / Maitreya - Lara by Onyx LeShelle

Bracelet: ::Je::Suis:: / Je Suis - Asymetrique Bangles by Julia Merosi

Necklace: .+*AA*+. / Atelier AM - Feather & Bullets Necklace by Aya Huldschinsky

Tattoo: [Dead Carrot] / Dead Carrot - Cupcake Heaven by Lucie Genira

Pose: dfo! / Don't Freak Out - [Unmixy] Uh, dad can I have an Atari for my birthday? by Willa Whybrow (past Stumblebum item - not sure if it's still available)

Props:

Radio: Artilleri / Artilleri - The Levine Radio by Antonia Marat

Pacific Crisis Fundraiser

Many have already said what I would struggle to put into words regarding this tragedy, that just seems to go from bad to worse with each passing day, so my message is a short and simple one.  Please give, whatever you can, in whatever way you can, to people who are desperately in need.

Credits:

Skin: -Glam Affair- / Glam Affair - Mary in Natural - Fire by Aida Ewing (available at Chic Limited)
Dress: Osakki / Osakki - Makki Dress Hope For Japan by Kaysha Osakki (available at PCF)
Shoes: [PM] / Pixel Mode - Jori V2 by Tya Fallingbridge
Hair: *booN / Boon - UKA687 by Boo Nakamura
Bracelet: ::Je::Suis:: / Je Suis - Tente Fire Bracelet by Julia Merosi
Necklace: ::Je::Suis:: / Je Suis - Tente Fire Necklace by Julia Merosi
Pose: drm / Doremi - Sailor Fuku by Lilu Cheng (Part of Poser Pack at PCF)
Prop: [*Art Dummy!] / Art Dummy - Tin Heart by Gala Charron

Visit the Pacific Crisis Fundraiser

Maybe we should just shutup

So much stuff going on at the moment it's hard to keep up.  First up we have Pure Juice, many bloggers have already covered this event so I'm not gonna ramble except to say, this jacket from Ladies Who Lunch is pure love! Next up we have one of a few new releases from The Secret Store in these divine tights, I'm a mad sock, tights, leggings person so I gleefully added these to my wardrobe and as with most Secret Store releases there is a huge abundance of colours to choose from.  Last but not least we have this super schmexy body suit from Mons which you can currently find on sale at The Fashion House for a mere $50L.  Oh also just a quick word about these boots, I had never heard of Kas before until I saw Aida blog them on SLuxury, i was intrigued so I had to check them out.  I have to say they are superbly crafted, colour changeable and a total steal at $299L you really should check em out.

Credits:

Skin: -Glam Affair- / Glam Affair - Jadis Natural A by Aida Ewing (Previous TDR item)
Bodysuit: MONS / Mons - Black Fashion by Ekilem Melodie (Currently at The Fashion House)
Tights: The Secret Store / The Secret Store - Tape Leggings by Maylee Oh
Jacket: [LWL] / Ladies Who Lunch - Mini Jacket (Biker) by Faint Paulse (At Pure Juice)
Earrings: ::Je::Suis:: / Je Suis - Precieuse Earhoop by Julia Merosi (At Pure Juice)
Bangels: *YS&YS* / Your Skin and Your Shape - Bone Bangels by Monica Benelli
Hair: *booN* / Boon - UKA867 Hair by Boo Nakamura
Shoes: *KaS* / Kas - Ballet Boot by Salid Sewell
Pose: Di's Opera - Expose Line by Di Hoorenbrook

Plurky Blogger Challenge - It's a Formality Thing

I'm a jeans, shirt and boots kinda girl so the idea of getting all dressed up to me means painting my toe nails!  For some reason, I didn't think that would suffice for this challenge.  Fortunately however, one of the joys of SL is the ability to dabble in things you wouldn't normally do.  So here is my attempt at formality..

I haven't done any major manipulating with photos for a long time, so I'm hoping this has turned out ok.  I don't think it does justice to just how gorgeous a dress it is that I am wearing so i strongly recommend getting over to Phoenix Rising before the 30th of October and snapping it up for yourself for a mere $25L.

Yumminess by:

Dress: -PR-/ Phoenix Rising - Lile's Impression
Hair: Clawtooth/ Clawtooth - Lovely Liz
Necklace: ::je::suis::/ Je Suis - Mysterious Necklace
Earrings: ::je::suis::/ Je Suis - Mysterious Earrings
Makeup (eyeshadow): Tik Tok/ Tik Tok - Makeup 17
Makeup (Mascara): Tyranny D./ Tyranny D - Sad Day (no scar 1)
Pose: ::LoveSick::/ Love Sick - Of Love and Regret
Background: Stock Image from frozenstocks.deviantart.com

Sometimes hunts pay off

I did the platinum hunt a few weeks back and stumbled across this little store called Boho.  I'm relatively sure Boho is a fairly new store and I have to say I find their fashion totally appealing!  I'm usually a jeans and shirt sort of girl but every now and again I like to bust out my inner girlie girl and the ultra feminine bohemian fashions at Boho certainly called to my girlie side.

I've also been playing around with a little inworld photography lately as I'm completely bored with a plain old white background.  I definitely still have a lot to learn but I don't think this shot came out too badly, largely due the beautiful sim it was shot on so onto the good stuff...

Yumminess by:

Dress: Boho - Anya
Shoes: Maitreya Gold- Esprit
Necklace: ::je::suis:: - Boheme
Hair: [LeLutka]/LeLutka - Amanda 3
Location: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Poses: dfo!/ Don't freak out/ - Every Little Thing