So long live the car crash hearts

So long live the car crash hearts

Cry on the couch

All the poets come to life

Fix me in 45...

I love me some new jackets, so I'm surprised not everyone on grid heard my delightful squeals when I stumbled across this utterly gorgeous new aviator jacket from JANE.  It landed in my inventory just in time to rug up against the elements and survive the horrid weather we have been having for the past week. Also, just as a random side note I do have to say I love love love it when creators put jacket collars as spine attachments instead of chest ones, which Janie Marlowe of Jane does, so you are awesome, thank you!

I was also fortunate enough to get a nice little distraction from the miserable rainy weather by way of a surprise from the lovely Slava Parkin of Garage, who was kind enough to drop me off a copy of her newly released Alexa skin series to have a play with .  The skin comes in a plain or bronzed version and has a nice dewy feel to it. 

With 3 different skin shades annnnnnd some of Slava's fabulous tattoo layer eyeshadows and lashes, there is definitely something for everyone, so go and check out Garage!

Yumminess by:

Shirt: JANE/ Jane - Aviator Sweater
Pants: Modd.G/ Modd.G - Cameron Jeans
Jacket: JANE/ Jane - Aviator Jacket
Hair: [ 69 ]/ [ 69 ] - Gisua
Earrings: {Zaara}/ Zaara - Sarayi Hoops
Shoes: [Gos]/ Gos - Platform Pumps
Skin: ::Garage::/ Garage - Alexa Mahogany Skin tone 1, makeup 3*
Pose: (Marukin)/ Marukin - Atlas Glove Chocolate Candy
Location: Albero Autumn Gatcha Festival

Lyrics from Thriller by Fall Out Boy
*denotes review copy items

Plurky Blogger Challenge - I'm Not a Transvestite, But I Love His Clothes!

Just in case you've been living under a rock and haven't heard about Alysha Rennahan blogger challenge, let me fill you in briefly.  Each week Alysha posts a challenge and you have to theme a blog post around it, pretty simple huh?  This week's challenge is to dip into the opposite sex's closet.

Raiding your significant other's closet is always fun because lets face it girls, most of their stuff is too big for us which automatically screams comfort factor annnnd just to add a cherry on top, we look cute to boot!  There are two things I regularly raid from the opposite sex's closet, the first would be hoodies, I have quite the collection to the prove it ha!  The second would be sleeping shirts, I swear there is nothing more comfortable than a nice worn in shirt with your guy's smell all over it to cuddle up in, couple that with some nice snugly pj pants and sweet dreams maddi!  Given that it is raining and miserable here at the moment I opted for the later option today because, oh yes, I love his clothes!



Yumminess by:

Shirt: ::[Mr. Poet]::/ Mr Poet - Guys Off Shoulder Shirt
Bra: {Zaara}/ Zaara - Sumana Braziere
Pants: .:WoE:./ WoE - Guys Kylei Pajama Pants
Hair & Cheek Stripes: > Truth < / Truth - Aiyana
Pose: Glitterati - Barstool F

Dirty little freaks

So raise your glass if you are wrong in all the right ways,

All my underdogs,

We will never be anything but loud and nitty gritty,

Dirty little freaks,

Won't you come on and raise your glass...

I've had a few people lately ask where my skin is from because I don't credit it in every post.  This isn't because I want to take anything away from the wonderful designer or because I don't want to share it.  I don't change my skin all that often and I will always credit it when I do like I did way back here.  So if I haven't credited it in a while, it's pretty safe to assume I'm still using the same one.  But for those that are wondering Atomic's Audri Abyss 2 in porcelain by the amazingly talented Miss Ivy Graves is currently rocking my skin world.

Yumminess by:

Dress: -[Addict]-/ Addict - In hibernation Dress (available at Call for Couture)
Socks: (Royal Blue)/ Royal Blue - Sheer Compliments (available at Call for Couture)
Shoes: (Shiny Things)/ Shiny Things - Arcada Pumps
Bracelet: [Skream!]/ Skream - Night Out Bracelet
Necklace: *Ticky Tacky*/ Ticky Tacky - Chain Gang Chockerface
Tattoo (chest) - Flowey./ Flowey - Eternal Love
Tattoo (arm) - Ronsem*/ Ronsem - Pigeon Tattoo
Hair: [e]/ Elikatira - Rumor (available only on the marketplace) <3 <3 <3 the essentials package!
Makeup: Kyoot/ Kyoot - Feline (Dark Pond)
Skin: [Atomic]/ Atomic - Audri Abyss
Pose: (With Love & Squalor)/ With Love & Squalor - Confessions of a Pig
Location: Heartless City

Lyrics from Raise Your Glass by P!nk

I know I could love you much better than this

If all of the strength and all of the courage,

Come and lift me from this place,

I know I could love you much better than this,

Full of grace,

Full of grace,

My love...

I am in the middle of a torrid love hate affair with my Second Life viewer.  I LOVE that I can wear multiple layers and I think the introduction of the tattoo layer has been one of the best things ever!  I HATE that I still can't get shadows working properly in either of the Viewer 2 releases and the other authorized viewers kinda scare me.  But never being one to dwell on things I can not change lets focus on the positive....to all you wonderful creators out there creating tattoo layer makeup, I could just hug you!  I know this is not a new introduction but there seems to have been a flood of new makeup recently and I'm revelling in the ability to colour myself in all purdy like.  So if you haven't discovered the endless possibilities yet for yourself go and check out Cheap Makeup, Tik Tok, Garage and Kyoot just to name a few!

Yumminess by:

Shirt: [W&B]/ Whippet & Buck - Liliana Cap Sleeve Blouse (previous FLF Item)
Skirt: "anuenue./ Anuenue - Suede Skirt
Shoes: (TokiD)/ TokiD - Bow Back Shoes (stumblebum item from this week)
Hair: Berries Inc/ Berries Inc - Lotta
Stockings: fri.day/ Friday - Barb Stockings (previous stumblebum item)
Bracelet: [W&B]/ Whippet & Buck - JF2010 Diamond & Pearl Bracelet Stack (available at Jewelry Fair)
Necklace: (Kunglers Extra)/ Kunglers - Bambu Necklace (available at Jewelry Fair)
Bag: -tb-/ Tres Blah - Chic Satchel
Eyeshadow: Kyoot/ Kyoot - Feline (soft brown) - (stumblebum item from this week)
Lipstick: Cheap Makeup/ Cheap Makeup - Miss Priss Lipstick 9 (FLF Item but was still available a few minutes ago)
Pose: Olive Juice/ Olive Juice - Tea Party Whore
Location: Artilleri

Lyrics from Full of Grace by Sarah McLachlan

Everyone's got their chains to break

I've got another confession to make, I'm your fool,

Everyone's got their chains to break, holding you,

Were you born to resist, or be abused?

Is someone getting the best of you?

I love finding new stores I haven't yet raided and stumblebum this week pointed me in the direction of TokiD...I have two words to describe it, SUPER CUTE!

Yumminess by:

Jacket: Aoharu/ Aoharu - Poncho Cardigan
Shirt: (TokiD)/ Tokid - Ruffle Shirt
Jeans: [ATOMIC]/ Atomic - Skinny Ripped Jeans
Boots: *Ordinary*/ Ordinary Designs - Acinonyx
Belt: Nyte 'N' Day/ Nyte 'N' Day - Ginger Belt
Bangles: Dark Mouse - Vintage Nouveau Bangle <-Available at Jewelry Fair
Hair: > Truth < / Truth - Leighton 2
Ring: [Fairy Tale]/ Fairy Tale - Ring @3<-Available at Jewelry Fair
Scarf: (TokiD)/ Tokid - Scarf Knots
Eyeshadow: L.Fauna/ L. Fauna - Basic Shadow Gray
Poses (L-R): SMP/ Slash Me Poses - Takes It Hot 2 & dfo!/Dont Freak Out - [Twiggy] 3 Words, 8 Letters, Say It

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

Because none of it was ever worth the risk

And I've always lived like this,

keeping a comfortable distance,

and up until now,

I had sworn to myself that I'm content with loneliness,

because none of it was ever worth the risk...

FLF, Stumblebum, Project Themeory annnd new Maitreya hair all in one weekend, colour me happy!

Yumminess by:

Shirt: [fd]/ Fashionably Dead - Sparrow Shirt (Stumblebum item)
Vest: Fri.day/ Friday - Halter Vest
Skirt: Canimal/ Canimal - Patches Skirt
Socks: *League*/ League - Thermal Long Socks Frayed
Boots: *Coco*/ Coco - Engineer Boots
Hair: Maitreya/ Maitreya - Taryn <- New!
Makeup: Kyoot/ Kyoot - Feline Wood Smoke (FLF item)
Lashes: .:::Garage:::./ Garage - Lashes 005
Earrings: ZC/Zaara - Sarayi wood hoops
Necklace: Miel/ Miel - Mia Necklace
Bangles: *Ticky Tacky*/ Ticky Tacky - Umoja Bangles
Scarf: {Theosophy}/ Theosophy - Auldearn Scarf (Seasons Hunt item)
Background Texture: [D]/ Distressed Textures - Antiqued and Iced
Poses: (L) (Marukin) - Origami Animal (R) .:StoRin:. - Something Cute 05

Lyrics from The Only Exception by Paramore