I visited the Steampunk Village at the City of Nemo on FRANCE3D Futuna sim. This place is gorgeous!! I originally wore a different dress before I tp’d here, but anything with the word France in it automatically reminds me of Marie Antoinette, and so I changed into my Nicky Ree Le Fleur Baroque gown.
To complement my gown, I am the Carlotta Jewelry Set from Caroline’s Jewelry.
I adore Caroline’s for scripting all her jewerly sets with a Bright on/Bright off script since I absolutely *hate* full bright items. I was so happy that I could turn it off for my in-world snapshots.
The Carlotta Jewelry Set is available in Onyx, Diamond, and Variety gemstones.
I’m diving into 2018 with a new skin! My last favorite skin was from six months ago, so I’m due for a much-needed skin update. It is definitely a new year’s miracle that I liked not one but two new skins from Glam Affair, both released within the past two weeks.
Glam Affair – Michelle
The new Michelle skin from Glam Affair (@Collabor88) will be my new skin! I still look similar than what I’m used to, cos I am sticking with the same skin brand. One of the nice things about staying with a skin brand, is that most of the makeups are interchangeable between the different faces. This is why I find it incredibly hard to change skin brands and/or skin tones!
Glam Affair – Michelle with Denise lipsticks
Before I tried on Michelle, I definitely chose the Denise skin from Glam Affair (@Uber) as my new skin. I love the lipsticks! After I tried on Michelle, I decided to wear it as my new skin instead, so now I will just wear the Denise lipsticks over the Michelle skin. I’m complicated.
How old is the skin that you’re wearing now? Let me know in the comments!
Every girl should have some type of Medieval fantasy costume because it’s SL, and having costumes is part of the fun. This is the Elegance Gown from Mer-Elf Creations and it comes with a ton of options!! It took me awhile to figure out which attachments goes with which skirt option, etc.
[Worn with Cloak Hood & Sleeves | House of Heart – Earth (Coffee Bean) hair]
Rawr! I looove the sleeves on this gown, it’s such a nice dramatic touch.
For a sultry look, just wear the bodice & skirt with the belt.
TP to Mer-Elf Creations to check out all the costumes + mermaid outfits. This tp will take you to the landing point, the actual shop is actually in the sky so click on the totem pole stick thing behind the sign to tp up to the shop. Under water is a mermaid hang out! Cuuute!
Are you tired of me starting every post with Blackout August? Well, it’s day 22. The original creator of this challenge, Imogen Aurelia, deleted her link on Flickr and kept part of it on Facebook. I’m not even sure she’s still doing the challenge herself, but I’m pushing through. I’m determined and almost at the finish line. What this challenge has shown me is that I’ve been selective for a long time, so while it started out kind of painful not being able to instantly grab that new hair I wanted, it also revealed that I don’t actually love everything made in SL, and I don’t need to have it right away.
For today’s look I dug deep into my inventory and remembered how much I used to love a brand called M.Birdie. I don’t think it’s open anymore, since the store’s Flickr is gone and the SLurl in the designer’s profile leads nowhere. I liked this store so much, but most of my items from them came through gacha events. Everything I have is made for Maitreya, but I managed to wear it with LaraX because this top is roomy and I used the alpha layers. If you still want this top, even though it’s at least seven years old, you can still find it on the Marketplace. If you know what happened to the M.Birdie store, let me know in the comments.
When my friends heard I was doing this challenge, they gave me tips on how to cope with not shopping. One of them said, “You could go spend store credit.” Which is true, I could, if I even remembered where I had store credit. The truth is I don’t want loopholes, I want to go without. I’m still blogging for a few brands and new items are hitting my inventory often, so I don’t feel completely deprived. I decided to sit out on promoting much of it this month, but that doesn’t mean I can’t promote it later. The great thing about Second Life is that when brands create items, they can keep selling them for years as long as the quality is good and people still want them. There’s this constant push to buy new and wear new, but I think that actually does brands a disservice. A dollar earned from a new item or an older one is still a dollar.
If you like the idea of Blackout August, you can start any time. Wearing items you already own shouldn’t ever feel like a betrayal, and it won’t make your favorite brands think less of you. They probably won’t even notice.
Two sexy new short hairstyles from Exile! I’m wearing the Amelia and the Who Knew. Can you guess which celebrity inspired the “Who Knew” hairstyle? I’m wearing both styles in Duskwood Brown.
*hint: the singer is named after my favorite color
The Magic of Oz sim is simply splendid. Follow the yellow brick road!
I’m using the built-in Gelatto and Purple windlight sky settings for these snapshots.
Those are Aminom Marvin trees, only 2 prims each!!! I had to go buy some and plant them at home, so gorgeous. The texture changes to suit different seasons.
Summer is heeerreeee!! Bijou recently released the perfect little outfit that doubles as a bikini too. I chose the Bijou Lagoon outfit in Green, but there’s so many other gorgeous color options as well.
[FNKY – Kicks II]
Have you been to *ARGRACE* lately? Their sculpted hat+hair combo are amaaazing! I haven’t been in awhile, so I was pleasantly surprised to find this Sculpted Baseball Cap – Relaxed ponytail style. It’s perfect for Summer, and the side ponytail is SO cute! Buyer beware: the hair is no copy/no mod! The cap has a resizer script menu to adjust the size from X-Small to XXX-Large size and should fit most head sizes but definitely demo this and cam around to make sure all the hairs are where they’re suppose to be.
Redgrave’s latest celebrity inspired skin line are all the rage right now. Here I am wearing the Scarlett skin, the face is adorable. But Redgrave skins (especially the Tan tones) are not skins I would wear with everything. It actually only looks good with Summer clothes because the skin is GREASY.
I looove a light splash of Nyoko’s Body Oil now and then, but Redgrave has built-in body oil! All the time! If you’re into this… go for it! It has a cute face and at 990L per make-up, it’s not too pricey.
What a beautiful dress! 😀 Thanks for posting.
I LOVE that pale lipstick! I’m tempted nearly enough now to actually get on the 2.0 viewer so I can wear my lipstick layers too 🙁
That’s really beautiful. Are there ever balls in SL? That would just be an amazing sight.