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Today’s post is brought….

To you by the letters D and E.  Whilst delving through my wardrobe, I was surprised at the number of black or dark coloured items I have kind of accumulated.

D

 

Skin | DUTCH TOUCH | ::RiVeR:: Cream – Basic EBBlack *Sh CL2
Hair | [Detour] | Flutter – Bubblegum Mix – Flexi Hair
Top | .:* LOULOU&CO *:. | DEAUVILLE
Shorts | Ducknipple | Hobbit – Tweed Black
Boots | Shiny Things | Ving – black
Tattoo| ::Para Designs:: | Cherry Blossom Black
Piercings | Brow Paws / LBB Amente piercing
Necklace | Sn@tch | Monochrome Pearls (Black)

E

 

Skin | Exodi | Isolde Cachet – 23 (Dk/C)
Hair | TRUTH | Enix – jupiter
Jacket | JANE | essence jacket.raven
Top | Edge Grafica | sleeveless-shirt
Pants | JANE | essence pant.raven
Boots | Shiny Things | Ving – black

Winter Freebies

Most of us will be experiencing the fun of having to go to work in the snow at the moment. So today I bring a bit of winter fun and sun in warmer climes for those of us who travel overseas to escape the snow and cold.

The winter fun is a mix of OoEas! and Indie Rose… The sweater dress is a current MM prize from OoEas! and the white Ugg boots are the subscribo gift from Indie Rose, a store that I have just discovered although I have heard of it.

My current eyes are by my friend, Evie, for the For The Love of…Ice Festival which starts December 6th and runs to December 27th. The eyes and Ice Queen makeup (x2) are the FTLO hunt items. There are 2 different eyes… The one that I chose to wear with one big snowflake and the others have lots of small snowflakes.

The second outfit is a freebie from Paradisis… It comes in two colours, teal (as shown) and magenta.

Styling Card

Skin – Glam Affair – Nina       With Love Hunt  10L$

Hair – Analog Dog – Noel (honey, tinted with free Warm Colours hud)

Pic 1

Dress – OoEas! - Turtlenec Swes (creme) Nordic (baby blue)      MM prize 0L$

Tights – OoEas! – Knit Tights (black)    65L$

Boots – Indie Rose – Holly Ugg (white)    0L$ subscribo gift

Pic 2

Clothes – Paradisis – Woman ensemble    0l$

Boots – Shiny Things – Old Boots (hard black)

Goodies from Enky’s

Enky’s Dollar$tore, along with The Gnubie Store and The Free Dove, has soe really nice stuff donated by some of the big SL designers. As there are new things being added at Enky’s, I decided to check it out and came away with the following outfits & accessories….

First up is 2 outfits made from separates donated by MichaMi.

The top is actually a dress and comes in a beige/grey version, and the jeans also come in a light wash version. Both dress and jeans come on all clothing layers, great for mixing with stuff from your own wardrobe. The texturing of the dress reminds me of a chenille sweater I had once in RL, which was also striped but not in this pink colouring.

My next outfit is this cute summery ensemble from MEB called Strawberry. The shoes are the new subscribo group gift from Shiny Things, as Fallingwater Cellardoor has made some new pumps which has a 1950s-esque retro feel.

And lastly, I have an outfit from Tutti Fruitti, which you can find on a table in the clothing room at Enky’s. Also, on another table is a hair fatpack from Exile called Kyanna (as seen in all pics).

Styling Card

All Pics

Skin – Dutch Touch – ::rOos:: Cotton – Smokey  CL1     *not free*

Boots – Indi Designs – O’Brien (brown)   *not free*

Pic 1

Clothes – MichaMi – Abigail dress (wine) & Ebba jeans (indigo)   1L$ each

Pic 2

Outfit – MEB – Strawberry     1L$

Shoes – Shiny Things – Delphine pumps (gold)       subscribo group gift

Pic 3

Outfit – Tutti Fruitti - Crayon          1L$

 

Seeing Double?

Some times seeing double is a medical symptom of something serious like concussion. Or in terms of SL, it can be there time when we inadvently create 2 quite similar looks, which happened to me recently and hence the title for this post.

I have 2 outfits to show you today. I splurged a little and brought a pair of really nice boots from Shiny Things. First is a mish-mash of Sn@tch, Elymode and PunkD.

The jeans were the latest MM item from PunkD and come in a fatpack. Elymode group members received the Joell top some time ago, and it came in 2 colourways, brown/pumpkin & pumpkin/brown. The jacket comes in a fatpack too, but was a Lucky Chair prize at Sn@tch, and Emmi is totally in love with these cute jackets.

The second mish-mash also features another of the Sn@tch jackets, but in pink, and another Elymode group gift.

The tank is one of a load of items are available for free at the Elymode mainstore, but you have to be under 30 days old to get them!!! The pants are the latest group gift and still in the notices of the in-world group. The pink colour matched with the mid-tone pink on the jacket.

Styling Card

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Skin – Dutch Touch – ::rOos:: Smokey CL1   *not free/cheap*

Hair – Exile – Kyanna (tropic)         1L$ fatpack @ Enky’s Dollar$tore

Boots – Shiny Things – Old Boots (hard black)    450L$

Pic 1

Jacket – Sn@tch – Buffalo Plaid (brown)        fatpack – Lucky Chair

Top – *elymode* – Joell (pumpkin/brown)     group gift – no longer available

Pants – PunkD - Bleached Jeans (brown)       MM item

Pic 2

Jacket – Sn@tch – Buffalo Plaid (pink)        fatpack – Lucky Chair

Tank – *elymode* – Leafy tank (grey)      Under 30 days pack

Pants – *elymode* – Cyd’s Leather Pants (purpleberry)      group gift

Hey there, baby doll

It’s day four of this current FoaB series and the theme is baby-doll tops or dresses, hence the title.

I love baby-dolls, as they can be paired up with a classy pair of pants or a pair of jeans. Not only are there dresses or tops, but some sets of lingerie also come with baby-doll options. But the first is not really a baby-doll but a mini-dress, lol.

Rotten Defiance had a sale a few days. Single items were 10L$ with fatpacks at 60L$, so I got some great deals.

The next is a 2-in-1 set from Glam Affair. I am showing the baby-doll version, but it can be worn as a pant-set.

The 3rd and final outfit for the day is a mix-&-match of A Piece of Candy and Annabella’s Song. I was tipped off about these goodies y the FabFree blog.

Credits

All Pics

Skin - Belle (light – naturale) – Vive9      *no longer available*

Hair – Heather (Ash, Champagne) – Calico Ingmann      10L$ fatpack

Poses – Olive Juice

Pic 1

Clothes

Polka Dot dress (peach) – Rotten Defiance    60L$ fatpack

Graffiti jeans – Rotten Defiance      10L$

Shoes – Zimmy Flats (black) – Shiny Things    350L$

Pic 2

Clothes – Danville – Glam Affair discount section      10L$

Boots – Worn (black) – Heart & Sole    *no longer available*

Pic 3

Clothes

Alix (yellow) – A Piece of Candy      35L$   Thirsty Thursday

Lazy Day jeans – Annabella’s Song     Midnight Mania prize

Shoes - Zimmy Flats (black) – Shiny Things

Fashion on a Budget

My little monthly mini-series is back, and hopefull will be for the full week. From now on Viki & Emmi will sharing this slot.

So on to the goodies I have for you today. They are a mix of classy and casual.

First up on the FoaB catwalk is an outfit from SK Designs, called Classy. Emmi won this on the SKD lucky chair and as it was transferrable she passed onto Viki.

I chose my favourite Magika hairstyle, Fedora, to keep the look classy. The jewellery is from Primalot which was not cheap but the set come with 2 pairs of earrings and a necklace.

The next outfit is a mish-mash of Ducknipple and Mischief items.

The first version is with the Disco top from Ducknipple, which was the prize on the Music for the Soul hunt sometime ago. Good tip – if a store is participating in a number of hunts, look out for any old hunt prizes left out (this is how I got this one).

The texture reminds me of a disco ball with its many-faceted surface reflecting the light. The jeans are the Rock Me, Roll Me outfit which Mischief is giving out as the Subscrib-o-matic group join-up gift. Keeping the casual look, I chose the Magika hair Connect, which is one of 14 free hairstyles. Yes, I did say 14!! Just tp into Magika and to the right of the landing point,  its the 3rd box from the left (the box looks like it has no picture).

Side note = Magika has updated their colour packs, so each colour pack has 7 not 5 colours for the same price as the old 5-colour packs!!!! (click here for more info)

The other version of this look is with the Eppo top from Ducknipple. This was a prize on the Down the Chimney Hunt.

And lastly, for today at least, is a mini-dress from Kyoot. This was the Fifty Linden Friday (FLF) item sometime ago.

I hope that you have enjoyed the show… There are more on the way!! So its now time for the Credits:

All Pics

Skin – Alyson SunKissed w cleavage – Belleza group gift   250L$ joining free

Shoes – Jane Wedges (black) – Shiny Things  300L$

Pic 1

Hair – Fedora (Black A) – Magika   199L$ for 5-colour pack

Outfit – Classy – SK Designs     0L$  Lucky Chair prize

Jewellery – Innocence (fog) – Primalot

Pic 2 & 3

Hair – Connect – (Black C) – Magika   oL$

Eppo top – Ducknipple  0L$  DTCH

Disco top – Ducknipple  0L$  M4TS  Hunt

Rock Me, Roll Me jeans – Mischief   0L$ sub-o gift

Pic 4

Hair – Bridget (Blonde D) – Magika    0L$

Dress – Low Back Ruffle Mini (taupe) – Kyoot     50L$

Nostalgia

Hey there, my friends!!  Something of a quick post, so not much said by yours truly.

I have been in something of a nostalgic mood lately, and in SL that meant hunting for some of the fabulous retro fashions from around the grid.

The first outfit is a high-waisted trousers with half-open shirt from Aqua, called High Flyer. This particular outfit was the joining gift from the Aqua subscriber group.

The next retro outfit is also from Aqua and is very 1960′s in styling, with a larger flower printed texture. The dress is called Summer of Love #3.

I paired the dress with Ducknipple’s Zwelgje jeans and Shiny Things’ Saturday Flats. The hair came with the integrated hair-band, which is pink & white and matched the colours of the dress.

The last visit to the past is from Ashli Designs, a black & white dress called Elodi. The dress comes with 2 sets of leggings.

Credits

Skin – Blissed III (freckled – 3) – Pulse

Hair

Babo (Black A) – Magika

Bliss (natural red) – I Love Olive

Outfits

High Flyer  (cream) – Aqua subscribomatic group joining gift

Summer of Love #3 – Aqua

Elodie – Ashli Designs

Shoes

Flats (white linen) – DUH!

Alicia boots (white)

Saturday Flats (acid) – Shiny Things


Fashion on a Budget – Jan 2010

FoaB is back !!!!!!!

I have the usual freebies/cheapies from around the grid, and a few goodies left over from the Down The Chimney hunt.

I have two outfits for you today – 2 different looks as well.

First off is a sexy little number from [Cynful]. I was originally tipped off to the dollarbie that was available in December by my friend Cali, and so a couple of weeks or so ago, I went back to check for any more dollarbies, and there was a new one.


The Corset Dress is a multiple option outfit. I chose to wear the black lace option (there is a no lace and a white lace option as well). This can be worn on its own or with a silky pair of stockings or a gauzy lace jacket.

The contrast of the brass buttons against the dark red/black of the corset is fantastic, as it lightens the stark colouring of the corset. The lace texture is truely realistic as you can almost feel the different thicknesses of the threads used.

The second outfit is also a dollarbie from the huge sale that Aqua was having before moving to a new location and to make way for a new collection.

This outfit reminded me of the four years I lived in Trinidad where my younger brother attended kindergarten andt had to wear a red/white check shirt and khaki shorts as a uniform at the ages of 2 – 4.

Credits

*Not Free/Cheap*

Skin – Sharon (10 – Blush) – *YS & YS*

Jane Wedges (brown) – Shiny Things

Bellucci (black) – Indi Designs

*Free/Cheap*

Eyes – Aurora – Poetic Colors     0L$

Hair – Noel (red) – Analog Dog   0L$

Basic Needs (brown checks) – Aqua sale   1L$

January Special (corset dress) – [Cynful]  1L$

Accessories – Celtic Trinity earrings – JCNY   oL$  Xstreet

Fashion on a Budget 2

Hey there, my friends !!!

I have some more fabulous freebie gems of fashion for you today. I swear that my pixel feet are aching with all the walking I’m doing today, as I hunt down those freebies for your visual pleasure and participating in the Down The Chimney Hunt (DTCH). For more info on DTCH, please click here.

I aim to bring you at least 3 outfits every day for one week only. Sunday is usually when I do the Double Dose feature… Don’t worry, I am still doing a Double Dose but it will be on some cheapies from Sn@tch (sic).

Today’s gems are from a mix of in-world freebies and XStreet freebies.

Sorry about lack of close-ups but SL has being playing ping-pong with me :( , but I hope that the pics I have taken are ok.

Credits

*Free/Cheap*

Skin – Laurel 13 – A Piece of Candy   (pink diamond hunt Oct 09) 1L$ *

Hair – Nicole (Cinnamon Burnt) – ETD Discount  reds colour pack 20L$

Bandeau Dress – Peppermint Blue  incl jeans & sandals  0L$ **

Signature tee, jean capris & bag – Mix And Match  free gift in store

Jeans & sweater – Sun Made Fashion incl. suglasses, boots & bag free

*Not free*

Shoes – Saturday Flats (navy) – Shiny Things

* APoC have monthly hunts in store. Currently, 20 Red Diamonds for 1L$ each. Subscribe to group to get notices on releases and hunts.

** Set has 3 tops in Red, Green & Brown.

Double Dose – So Many Styles

Hello, fellow fashionistas :)

I want to showcase each part of the first of 2 outfits from So Many Styles (SMS), finally ending with a picture of the full outfit. I will start at the top first.

I have kept to a muted palate with this particular outfit, and have chosen to accessorise accordingly. The skin that I chose is the Patti Makeup3 from A Piece of Candy (APoC), with greyish blue eye-shadow and a pale pink, almost natural, lipstick. I like the skins from APoC as the makeup is done really well, so it seems to be done by professional makeup artists.

This skin and 19 others are available at APoC as the Pink Diamond Hunt, with each of the 20 diamonds costing 1L$.

The necklace shown is from Uzuri, and is perfect for my chosen palate. It does not detract from the outfit, but emphases the texture of the dress & leggings, which shot with a metallic-like thread. The jewellery at Uzuri has a strong ethnic aesthetic, not only in the designs but also in the colours used.

I chose the Arianna hair in Mocha from Calico Ingmann Creations — please note that this available to group members only. The ringlets make the hair appear light, and gives it volume.

Another inportment accessory is the footwear. I had to trawl through the few pairs of informal/casual shoes in my inventory, before I found these clogs from Pixel Fashions.

Made in wood like traditional clogs, but with a modern twist with the gold tacks hammered in a floral pattern on the top of the uppers, not on the soles as in traditional clogs. The gold tacks offsets the golden highlights on the dress, where the silver of the necklace matches the colour of the leggings.

Finally, here is the complete outfit. I have chosen not to take closeups of the dress itself, as I wanted to show the accessories themselves. I like this dress, as it hugs the body and is shaded so that it looks and feels like velvet.

I have not felt the need to accessorise the 2nd of the SMS outfits, as it looks complete in itself. Any accessories would have been too much overwhelmed the outfit.

I love bohomenian influenced clothing, like this dress. Again, I have kept to a neutral palate, of khaki green and pearlly grey paired with black.

The skin I chose is the Patti makeup 4, also from APoC, as it too has a muted makeup.

Credits

Outfit 1

Skin – Patti 3 – APoC

Hair – Arianna (Mocha) – Calico Ingmann

Dress w Leggings – So Many Styles *

Shoes – Babsy Clogs (Brown) – Pixel Fashion

Accessories – Hypnose Necklace & Inaya Bangle – Uzuri

Outfit 2

Skin – Patti 4 – APoC

Hair – Amber (Dark Blood) – Calico Ingmann

Dress & Shrug – So Many Styles *

Stockings – Shiny Stockings (Black) – No 9

Shoes – Saturday Flats (Black) – Shiny Things

* These items are available on XstreetSL. For newer designs and collections, please visit Irie Campese’s store inworld.