Bringing out the good stuff in Second Life®: fashion, hot spots, freebies, etc.

A lot of new stuff released at various places, today: Sand Shack Surf co., Emery, Mimikri and bijou. The green skirt is actually not part of the new batch of releases at Emery but this is what I felt like wearing. Also, this cute lil’ backpack I’ve had my eye on for some time, but eventually forgot to grab after not logging on for a while, from HOC Industries, otherwise known as this amazing store with the awesome sculpted stuff for under 30L  or free (and they don’t have just clothes). Ooh, and again, if you don’t read the asides, P-K is closing soon and there’s a clearance sale going on at both these locations: Cupcake and Rue d’Antibes.

Credits: Hair: Fashionably Dead (Toast Bard), Skin: Laqroki (Mallory Cowen), Glasses: Shade Throne (Undo Hermano), Earrings: Ty Zvezda (Alan Edison), Backpack: HOC Industries (Guu Nishi), Top & Flip-Flops: Sand Shack Surf Co. (Emma Gilmour), Belt: P-K (Polina Kaestner), Skirt: Emery (sunami Beck).

I couldn’t resist the latest face released today at Laqroki, shown here in the lighter tone Milky. April is absolutely adorable, comes in 10 make-ups and with red or brown eyebrows. Click here for a sneak peek of the body.

Credits: Hair: Fashionably Dead (Toast Bard), Earrings: Ty Zvezda (Alan Edison), Top: Nylon Outfitters (Nylon Pinkney).

… Arthur, my alt, who’ll sometimes cover male fashion when I’m bored enough to log on it. Spying Stokki’s plurk an hour ago about a new hair release at Uncleweb, I thought now would be a good time for a first post with him. I’m only showing a few hairstyles I liked, Robin and Stewart, the Gael and Ander skins from Imagen, and the clothes he was wearing the last time I played him.

Credits: Hair: Uncleweb (Din Raymaker), Skin: Imagen (Rack Brautigan), Shirt & Vest: Armidi (London Armidi), Pants: Aitui (Jesseaitui Petion), Shoes: FNKY! (Funk Schnook).

Another one of my big ass pictures, didn’t you just miss them on the feeds?! I had to make a post real quick today after peeping these new shoes from Kalnins on a friend. Just so you know, we’re in the Stiletto Moody price range here, but it’s worth every penny because the sculptie and texturing work is really that amazing, plus you get all colours included in the one pair. Expect a rather nifty HUD with which to customise the leather straps, buckles, skin tones, and toe nails. You can even choose which parts you want shiny or not! It really is a breeze to use.

Also, I had been wanting for a while to make a post featuring these skins recently released at League this month. I learnt about them on Uma’s blog, who has already made a thorough review of them, but the more the merrier, no ? I’m showing 11 make-ups per face here in the Medium tone, but Kate has 14 in all and Misty has 12. Each make-up comes in 4 options, 2 of them with a hairbase.

Lastly, while I was busy toiling on some e-chore I’d come online for, Anya TP’ed me for a lucky board, where she and her friends wowed me with their respective cuteness (putting me to shame wearing my same drab outfit from I don’t remember when it was I last logged on). Anyway, doing a quick and sneaky inspect around, I found out the creator behind t.z., a.k.a. Ty Zvezda, whose shop I’d been trying to find for a month! I hurried there as soon as I had a minute, and on my second trip, bumped into Alan Edison who spontaneously gave me her newest release: a really cute strapless dress, with a high waisted belt, that I’m wearing here with a bustier from G. L. A. M. Anyway, on to the credits now…

Credits: Hair: Head Mistress (Kimmie Mosten), Skin: League (Nena Janus), Earrings: JE*Republic (Jungeun Vella), Scarf: Decoy (Annette Voight), Bustier: G. L. A. M. (Chloris Hathor), No longer available bra: Last Call (Ginny Talamasca), Dress: Ty Zvezda (Alan Edison), Shoes: Kalnins (Maris Kanto).

Bad pun, I know! But it’s one of my favourite songs and it happens to kind of go with the look. Alternative, fashion-conscious librarian, yes!

Onwards with the stuff. Recently Annyka Bekkers, of Blowpop, released updated versions of four faces from her skin shop: Maya, Carmen, Elizabeth, and Ava (shown here in 5 tones). Elizabeth was the face I wore the most for a good while, but I rediscovered the previous version of Ava in my inventory a week or two ago and fell in love again with it: the well-defined nose, and the character and purity of the face overall. I almost slapped myself for letting it sit around forgotten for so long! Now what I love the most about the N2 versions of these faces, is that each of the 6 make-ups now comes with 2 lipstick versions: bare and coloured up. Perfect for me, as I usually prefer naturally coloured lips.

Credits: Hair & Pearl necklace: Epoque (Vintage McMillan), Skin: Blowpop (Annyka Bekkers), Top: DP Serendipity (Masuri Dryke), Lucky chair bikini & skirt: MNK (nyanchi Eel), Wedges: Periquita (Erpla Prieto).

Credits:

Top – Fashionably Dead
Shorts – Cashmere
Stockings – No.9
Boots – Bax Ankle boots
Skin – Blowpop
Hair – LeLutka Hair
Bow – Detour
Paint Can – Boing Fromage
Earings – Artilleri
Belt – Boing Fromage

And I believe I should be about done with the fair for now. From top to bottom: Kin, Maitreya, Aoharu, a.C store.

Credits: Skin: Blowpop/Infinity (Annyka Bekkers), Fashionably Dead (Toast Bard).

A few previews of what’s to come at the Hair Fair that opens tomorrow (the 20th). From top to bottom: Fascino, Clawtooth by Clawtooth, Lamb, Fashionably Dead. Many, many stores to see!

Oh, and there’s a 60% sale at Blowpop. Skins are 400L until the 21st!

Credits: Skin: Blowpop/Infinity (Annyka Bekkers), Cami: Nylon Outfitters (Nylon Pinkney).

Just a quickie to show off this hairstyle by Autumn Hykova that I spotted at Gattina’s opening party of the Hotel Dare Session 4, the other day. It’ll be at the Hair Fair soon on the 20th. For more of it, follow the red beacon to find the Tiny Bird’s booth while the fair lasts. Nommy!

Credits: Hair: Tiny Bird (Autumn Hykova), Skin: Vivé9 (BluAbyss Denimore), Necklace: Kotolier (Kotori Skytower), Shirt: Winter Moon (Arbel Vogel), T-shirt: Naima (Naiman Broome), Skirt: Niniko (Kae Sahara), Flats: Periquita (Erpla Prieto).

Cute new hairs at IrEn!

Credits: Hair & Skin: IrEn (Irischka Hotshot), Tank: caLLie cLine, Suspenders: Thimbles (Apatia Hammerer), Pants: Kunglers (AvaGardner Kungler), Socks: Rummage (Tray Calamari), Pumps: Maitreya (Onyx LeShelle).