Katat0nik released a new mesh dress and it is sooo adorable! Each color represents a different fruit, and has a matching fruit pattern along the bottom of the dress. Of course I had to pick Strawberry Pink, but I really love them all!
What I’m Wearing:
Exile – Midnight in Paris (Stefani)
Katat0nik – Allura Mesh Dress
G-Field – Alex Strap Shoes (Suede)
These Moon Eyes from Dead Apples are out of this world! They’re a gorgeous group gift, be sure to join the Dead Apples Little Shop group in SL, and check notices to get it. I’m wearing the texture eyes (the mesh prim eyes are included too), cos I didn’t want to fuss with re-positioning them to fit.
My outfit today is something I threw together, cos I wanted to wear the new Oversized Shirt from Mon Tissu. Oui, I like this casual outfit.
What I’m Wearing:
Pink Fuel – Sora (Peach)
Truth – London (Swedish)
Mon Tissu – Oversized Shirt (XS) Oui
R.icielli – ANNA Mesh Jeans (previous hunt gift)
G-Field – Flower Pumps “Eve”
Monso – My Bunny Band Gift (Skull)
Anthology event announced that May will be the last round. This is the only event that I’m a blogger for, so it feels kind of sad seeing it end after two years. But honestly, I also think there are too many events on the grid, so losing one is probably healthy overall for the Second Life economy.
Events create this rushed mentality for both creators and consumers. Before I even get a chance to unpack and show you my latest outfit, it’s already three releases old from the same creator. Now it feels dated, it’s no longer at whatever event it launched at, and I don’t even know if it made it to the main store. Events are not that great for bloggers.
My blog posts sell items long after I post them. Years later, people still find old blog posts and go shopping. That’s why event blogging has always felt weird to me, because the content expires so fast. I’ve always been hesitant to sign up for event blogging because I don’t actually want to feel obligated to blog anything. Anthology was super nice about it though. You just blogged a few items per round and could pretty much blog whatever you wanted. Blogger’s choice.
Even though I still blog fashion, I also want to blog about so many other things in SL. That’s why I don’t really sign up to officially blog for a lot of brands or events. If I’m only blogging, on average, once a week, I don’t want my content dominated by one thing. I’m too scattered for that.
So I guess this post is really just to say that Anthology will be missed, at least by me. It was me dipping my toes into event blogging and realizing I probably couldn’t handle a massive event with super strict blogging rules.
Anyway, don’t ask me why I decided to shoot these photos in the dark. Then I realized you couldn’t even see my shoes, so I had to go back and change the EEP light settings.
I love loafers, and these are the Elaine Shoes by Arltos at Anthology. I don’t know how long Arltos has been around, but I only really started noticing them fairly recently, maybe within the past two years? I wear low heels, loafers, flats, sandals, and sneakers. I’m not a fan of sky high shoes. They look uncomfortable, even on virtual feet.
Truth – Vera | Marissa | Keeley
I’m loving this week’s Truth hair releases cos the hairstyles frames the face so well and there are no bangs covering the face. These styles will be perfect for blogging skins, which I haven’t done too much of lately but I’m hoping to do them more frequently soon cos some of my favorite designers are releasing new faces.
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Also, if you have not made the switch to SL 2.1 (or another SL viewer with layers capabilities) you’re really missing out on some excellent customizations. I am wearing Laqroki Pearl skin with Dark Brows on the tattoo layer, plus Lelutka Lola lipstick. The fit is not perfect on the lipstick, but from afar you can’t even tell! I wanted to wear a more matted lipstick, even though I normally love the shiny lipgloss on Laq skins.
<– see the lips corners peeking out beneath my lipstick tattoo? You probably won’t get a perfect match with lipsticks unless it is created by the same creator for that specific skin. So I’m still crossing my fingers that Laqroki will be releasing some lipsticks on a tattoo layer soon! *crosses fingers*
I recently visited Kawaii Secrets to try on an outfit, and to my delight, I stumbled upon a plethora of free gifts at the event. It turns out they are celebrating the event’s birthday! One of the aspects I especially appreciated was that each designer had attached a photo to every gift box, giving me a clear idea of what I was about to click on. I adhere to a personal rule: if I pick up a free gift, I must open it, try it on, and then decide if I want to keep it. Following this, I discovered a treasure trove of adorable items at this event!
Isn’t there something uniquely satisfying about snagging free items compared to purchasing them? I adore a good gift. For instance, the face stickers from Beauty Unleashed and Pixi are simply adorable. I also picked up a couple of free tintable blushes that add a lovely touch to my look. The highlight for me, however, has to be the free hair bows from Usagi Society. These beauties are modifiable, allowing me to tint them into a beautiful light green pastel color. I probably wouldn’t have used the hair bows if they weren’t tintable since the original colors provided by the HUD were kind of bold and I prefer softer colors. Now, I can’t wait to wear these hair bows all the time—they’re super cute and something I would have gladly purchased.
Speaking of cute freebies, Mewsery is giving away the Omfy Bear with a fantastic customizable HUD at the event, and it’s absolutely adorable. I also fell in love with a rainbow purse from Believe that I received as a gift.
While I typically don’t cover freebies—leaving that job to the excellent FabFree blog—I can definitely understand the thrill of discovering a great freebie that you simply have to share with the world.
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( Mistress of the Law )
Halloween is 2 weeks away! I've never wanted to be a witch or something scary for Halloween. My favorite costumes are always either pretty or slutty 😀 Exile has a small collection of costumes if you're looking for something cute & fun.
( The Slut Rule : The Mouse )
( The Slut Rule : The Cat )
( The Slut Rule : The Bunny )
Everything worn is included with each costume. The Mistress of The Law costume includes the exclusive Lady Cop hair in 30 colors (not sold in stores).
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What I'm Wearing:
LeLutka-LondonRevolutionLight-makeup5
Exile – Jenna, Cherry, Miss Southern Belle (Champagne)
Exile – All Costumes
Exciting skin news!! Curio is releasing the Ice Queen skin and it has tattoo layer brows and lipstick colors! I think this is the first set of tattoo makeups from Curio and it’s definitely much anticipated cos I think Gala Phoenix does some of the best makeups in SL!
The new Ice Queen skins has 6 makeups (2 versions each) and Light/Dark version for each skin tone:
There are 6 tattoo lipsticks; these are so very glossy!
I think this skin is gorgeous but for some reason the nose doesn’t look quite right on me. I’m not sure if it’s my shape or cos I use shadows, but I think the nostril area doesn’t fit well on the avatar’s mesh (see the image below). Is it just me? Does the nostril look strange to anyone else? Try this skin and let me know what your thoughts are!
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What I’m Wearing:
Magika – Josie (Blonde)
Urbanity – Buttoned (White)
Yay. Katat0nik does some super fun stuff. It looks great.
Granted, the dress is really cute, and I went to go check out the other colors.. but it was priced at 750L and the sizes where way off from the regular standard sizing. I’m not cheap by any means either, and even the top designers in SL don’t charge that much. I’m sorry, but I just won’t pay that much for something I’ll still have to [really] alter my shape for, it’s not THAT cute.
I love looking at your blog because you always have one of the best styles and very classy and when I saw this dress, I had to go find it. I love the whole cute summer dresses, but never really know where to find them. I have to agree with GaiaRae Veliz though. I am not cheap by any means as well, I will spend good money for great clothes but, that is just ridiculous pricing. Nothing towards you at all, you wear it great and hey if you can afford it, go big or go home but, yes I agree…they really shouldn’t be that high! Very cute dress and style :] You never seem to fail me, always looking the best!
To be fair I’m a total Katat0nik fan girl. I think her perspective is unique, and her work exceptional. She’s a true artist. An original. And if you’re a member of her in-world group you regularly receive all sorts of top quality gifts. I’d say that for every outfit one purchases you get 3 or 4 for free. So taking the long view it more than balances out.
The top designers … and Katat0nik is certainly among them … transcend the usual template driven fashion outlets. There’s no real comparison. They’re far more creative … they work a lot harder … and it’s reflected in the price.
I own that exact dress Gogo blogged … and it’s a killer. Is it worth 10 cookie-cutter frocks? Ummmm … yes.