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Levée

Lili B. — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:05:00 +0000

Had to make another quick post featuring a few more things from MELT, notably this adorable skin from Julliette Westerburg, and also I couldn’t hold off blogging this bag by Alla Ruff any longer, even though it’s a work in progress and lacking elements, such as a keychain option. I keep walking around with it, it’s so chic and feminine, even unfinished !

Credits. Hair: Clawtooth by Clawtooth (Bubbles Clawtooth), Skin: Très Blah @ MELT installation (Julliette Westerburg), Earrings: Magic Nook @ MELT installation (Ayumi Cassini), Dress: Elate (Kellie Iwish), Necklace: Atelier AM (aya Huldschinsky), Unreleased bag in progress: Veschi (Alla Ruff), Pumps: Maitreya (Onyx LeShelle).

Pennies from heaven

Lili B. — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:30:06 +0000

I’ve been anticipating the Melt installation since it was casually announced by Radio Signals a couple of weeks ago and the few sneak peeks that have leaked in the past hours have not let me down, quite the opposite !

First glimpsed was Apatia Hammerer’s ball gown, and, here, doesn’t she look just the thing in it ? Inimitable she is ! But I tried to wear it, still. Then, I also saw what Emma Gilmour had done and that got me really jumping up and down with anticipation. Money you can wear ! I love it, worn with its own hairstyle or as a standalone accessory, it is never going to leave my inventory, ever. The bills are excellently sculpted, and as a whole, the money blindfold is, well, just remarkable ! Plus, I thought it paired really well with the pocket watch from Lark. But, enough babbling ! On with some pictures.

Credits. 1, 2 & 3. Hair, blindfold & puppet strings: Sand Shack Surf Co. @ MELT installation (Emma Gilmour), Skin: Fashionably Dead (Toast Bard), Dress: Pig @ MELT installation (Apatia Hammerer), Pocket Watch: Lark @ MELT installation (Sienia Trevellion). 4 & 5. Hair: Shag (Sebastien Aries), Skin: Fashionably Dead (Toast Bard), Tear: mijn.t (Mijn Seoung), Bear suit: RunoRuno @ Melt installation (Jojorunoo Runo), Bear mask: Split Pea @ Melt installation (Melatonin Hax).

Melt will run from the 6th till the 21st. Do go on and check the flyer here to see the list of other participating designers.

“This project is a study of translations. I presented 25 artists within Second Life with a concept of creating art with these words in mind: Drowning. Melting. Polar bears. Arctic. Culpability. Corporate greed. Inevitability. Extinction.” – Radio Signals

Thank you very much to Radio and the designers !

Hiccuping

Lili B. — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:11:49 +0000

The Second Life viewer 2.0 (beta) hit the grid today and all of plurk is aflutter with the many, many micro-changes that were brought to it. I was expecting some kinda bigger changes but there are a couple of things that will get fashionistas and designers alike perhaps a little excited, the first thing being, an extra layer has been added to clothe the avatar mesh ! And it covers the face too, so you can make make-ups to customise skins you bought. Or skin makers can create extra, standalone make-ups that you can buy separately and wear with skins from other brands !

LeLutka, being always on top of things, sent some test make-up layers to their group members. I tried them with different skins, and found they worked great ! I’ve not tried too many skins, and with some of them having particular quirks, it is not guaranteed make-ups will work with every skin, but this seems promising !

Credits. Hair: Shag (Sebastien Aries), Skin: 1. Dutch Touch (iki Ikarus), 2. Domestic V: Mairead Broek, 3. JM:MAI (JOMAN Mai), Make-ups: LeLutka (Minnu Palen).

An alpha layer was also introduced, so you can make any part of your mesh disappear, to use, for example, for shoes. Let’s see who gets to put it in practice first !

Dans la ville

Lili B. — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:21:16 +0000

Credits. Hair & limited edition decoration: Waka & Yuki (yukitan Farrjones), Skin: Dutch Touch (iki Ikarus), Glasses: Epoque (Vintage McMillan), Necklace: HAMI (hami Looming), Top: Ohmai (Anya Ohmai), Pants: Ninia (Illininia Palmer), Bag: Mimikri (Mimikri Kit), Flats: Ingénue (Betty Doyle).

Sleepy time, downtown

Lili B. — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:20:54 +0000

I love the luscious pouty lips in this new series of makeups from Leafy*.

Credits. Hair: Kik (as001 Littlething), Skin: Leafy (Kaethe Dyrssen), Glasses: Epoque (Vintage McMillan), Earrings: GW (paku Kidd), Scarf: Cockles: Xerras Azalee, Necklace: Whippet & Buck (Dakota Buck), Turtleneck & Pumps: Maitreya (Onyx LeShelle), 50L Friday dress: &bean (Keiko Morigi), Belt: Argrace (AIR Winx), Tights: Glanz (Tsuru Shan), Bag: Kloka (Shizuku Halcali).

Like magic

Lili B. — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:51:55 +0000

Megg Demina’s exhibit “Heros of Fashion” just opened today, featuring accessories inspired from the likes of Leigh Bowery, Alexander McQueen and Thierry Mugler. You can see them here.

Credits. Hats: Chapeau Très Mignon (Megg Demina). 1. Red Packet Hunt gift skin: Mother Goose (milok Hermit), Tattoo: Tra$h It (Depresso Zapatero). 2. Free skin: LeLutka (Minnu Palen), Dress: LeLutka (Valena Glushenko).

Year of the Tiger

Lili B. — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:47:35 +0000

I guess this week-end was another one of those blogging marathons such as I’m prone to have maybe once a month… So, I spent a portion of the evening doing Anya Ohmai’s Red Packet Hunt and it was very much worth it ! I didn’t do everything but I made sure not to miss any of the stores I like, and even bought Mother Goose’s Magoo skin in several make-ups before finding the gift one, which turned out to suit the dress even more. I am very much decked out in pinks and reds, but it doesn’t have anything (or much) to do with Valentine’s Day, it’s for the Chinese New Year !

Credits. Hair: Epoque (Vintage McMillan), RPH gift skin: Mother Goose (milok Hermit), RPH gift hair piece: Atelier AM 1 / 2 / 3 (aya Huldschinsky), Earrings: Paper Couture (Cora Lu), RPH gift jacket: Oyakin (kinbo Akina), RPH gift dress: Aurora shop (FUGEES Teardrop), Bangles: Shade Throne (Undo Hermano), Leggings: Ohmai (Anya Ohmai), Free subscrib-o-matic wedges: Sand Shack Surf Co. (Emma Gilmour), Free group purse: COCO (cocoro Lemon), RPH gift teddy bear: RunoRuno (Jojorunoo Runo), Suitcase shelf: Arcade (Izzy Bereznyak).

Sumthin’-sumthin’

Arthur W. — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:17:45 +0000

Adopted the new LeLutka skin today, “Ishmael”…

Credits. Hair: Uncleweb Studio (Din Raymaker), Skin: LeLutka (Thora Charron), Glasses: Kalnins (Maris Kanto), Shirt: Chinese Takeout (Jackson Baily), Pants: Saikin (saikin Inaka), Umbrella: Node (nyagos Kidd), Sandals: Arai (mappy Handrick).

Bleu marine

Lili B. — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:03:09 +0000

Well, I missed the sale at ~momo~ by a few days, but all is not lost, there was a group gift from yesterday. Sumomo Kawashima, the owner, is the blue girl with the cute flickr !

Credits. Hair: Shag (Sebastien Aries), Skin: &bean (Keiko Morigi), Eyelashes: Mayamaya creations (Mayamaya Indigo), Doughnut earrings: Canimal (Canimal Zephyr), Old gift blush: BP* (BettiePage Voyager), Skirt & Free group gift t-shirt: momo (Sumomo Kawashima), Free armbands: Emery (sunami Beck), Right bangles: Turnstyle (Kingston Augustus), Left bangle: Muse (Caliah Lyon), Glasses: SMERSH (flopsie McArdle), Fishnet: Luck inc. (CK Winx), Bandaids: Reek (Riq Graves), Sandals: Kalnins (Maris Kanto).

Trick pony

Lili B. — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:09:52 +0000

Simple styling today. I just loved this little dress that fits right out of the folder. And the purses are an awesome gift.

[Update] Reposted because I thought the dress looked so sweet with FD’s new hair !

Credits. Hair: Fashionably Dead (Toast Bard), Skin: &bean (Keiko Morigi), Dress: Rosy Mood (Calico Felisimo), Free group gift purses: BP* (BettiePage Voyager), Flats: Ingénue (Betty Doyle).