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

Echos and silence, patience and grace

A little bit more from the stunning new collection available at LaViere with a dash of lots of my other favourite things!  I can't begin to tell you how much I adore this dress, whilst it works perfectly on its own i preferred to pair it with these spiffy leggings made by the fabulous Steffy Ghost. 

Also, I'm loving these skin previews that Ivy Graves has been tossing around for the new line that is due to hit illusory stores eventually.  This particular skin was available at the launch of Collabor88 for a mere $88L (seriously how attractive is that price?).  I believe the skin is still available until the 7th of September but I may be wrong.  I have included a link to the Collabor88 event though for anyone who wishes to check it out.

Credits:

Skin: Illusory - Skin_Honey Collabor88 Exclusive (Available only at the Collabor88 Event)
Dress: LaViere - Melanie V-Neck Dress Teal Tribal
Tights: Jack Spoon - Bela Leggings (available only on marketplace)
Shoes: Matireya - Moxi-Summer Blues
Hair: Elikatira - Changes
Feathers: Grixdale - Exclusive Hair Piece - Ploom Zen (Old stumblebum item that is no longer available)
Wrist Band: Willow - Turquoise and Leather Cuff (FLF Item)
Belt: Coco - Wide Belt_Black
Poses: Glitterati
Location: Villefranche sur Mer

Where the green grass grows

Ohai it's been a while.  I've been busy setting up and decorating my new SL home the last few weeks, i almost forgot I had a blog... opps.  Fortunately for me, the darling miss demi, was sweet enough to send me a copy of her latest additions to the Boom line being these very cute crochet vests and denim shorts.  Available in an abundance of colours it's sure to satisfy even the most discerning of shoppers.  One of the things I absolutely adore about demi's releases is that I find her sculpt sizing to be more accommodating than a lot of others, if somethings all but fits me straight outta the box, I'm a happy girl and will shout it from the roof tops. 

Also, in case you have been living under a rock and didn't know, the new and improved Cupcake Sim has reopened and the new design is absolutely breathtaking.  Many of the amazing shops on this sim (and trust me, the list is HUGE) have released some exclusives for the reopening including Dutch Touch which has released a special edition of the Mensje skin that was released earlier this year.  If you happen to be one of the poor souls that follows me on plurk, you will know Mensje has been one of my favourite skin releases from Dutch Touch and the opportunity to get her in the new skin tones that Iki has release is just too good to pass up!

Credits:

Skin: ::Dutch Touch:: - Mensje Special Edition Pale Basic (Available at Cupcake Sim Store)

Shirt: Willow - Striped Tank (Available from Albero Gatcha Festival, may not still be available)

*Pants: *Boom* [Demi Edition] - Denim Cuffed Shorts

*Vest: *Boom* [Demi Edition] - Crochet Vest

Shoes: TokiDoki - Gladiator Sandals

Tattoo: [Huz] - Be Mine (Previous Valentines Day Gift, may not still be available)

Hair: >Truth< -  Clementine

Feathers: Pididdle - Feather Extensions QuailCall Set 

Necklace: Miel - Friendo Necklace

Bracelet: Miel - Friendo Bracelet

Eyeshadow: L.Fauna - Basic Shadow [Antique Gold]

Piercing: [Twee.] - Cheeky Piercing [Bead]

Poses: Don't Freak Out - Mixed Bag Series

Location: Where it begins

*Denotes promotional copies

The Rumor Sim Dress Up Challenge

Emily Kaestner of Croire let me know through flickr that The Rumor Sim was holding a dress up challenge to celebrate their revamp.  Now I love a good challenge, I just never seem to have the time to do many of them lately, but I wanted to see the new Sim layout and this seemed like as good an excuse as any to get myself motivated and go.  The rules of the challenge are relatively simple, you must be wearing at least one article from a store on The Rumor Sim, and your photo must be shot on the Sim itself.

I chose to use the cool little auditorium on the Sim and sort of had a whole rocked out image in mind, however gremlins seem to have invaded my computer and made it damn near impossible to take a picture without SL crashing and then just to add to my frustration photoshop decided to hate me too, so please excuse my crappy photography today and do not let it deter you from visiting The Rumor!  The revamp is great and all your favourites are back so it's definitely worth a visit!

Yumminess by:

Skin: [Atomic] / Atomic - Audri Abyss 2
Shirt: [Miseria] / Miseria - Girl Eats Boy
Shorts: Willow~ / Willow - Charcoal Jean Shorts
Jacket: .:A&M:. / Acid & Mala - Punk Baby Black Leather Jacket
Leggings: *TF* / TuttiFruiti - Black Widow Ultra Low Jeans
Hair: !lamb/ Lamb - Honey
Sunglasses: Adjunct/ Adjunct - Classic Aviator
Belt: ..*Loulou & Co*.. / Loulou & Co - Enigma Belt
Gloves: ..*Loulou & Co*.. / Loulou & Co - Enigma Bracelets
Necklace: [skream!] / Skream - Empty Hearts Necklace
Tattoo: Mynerva/ Mynerva - Aqualina Tattoo
Shoes: .*Courtisane*. / Courtisane - Esprit De Sable
Nail polish: -tb- / Tres Blah - Nail Colour
Poses: (First Image) dfo! / Dont Freak Out - I feel a little tingly (Second Image) (With Love & Squalor) / With Love and Squalor - Infinity, Bang! / Bang - Ohai There 4, dfo! / Dont Freak Out - Ask Me Tomorrow
Location: The Rumor

*Items in bold were purchased at The Rumor Sim