The Forest

Well after much unnecessary drama I finally got my computer back and working again. That it has taken over 3 months to get it 100% working, while it was still under warranty is beyond ridiculous. But we won't go there...
What I came to tell you about is a fabulous new monthly event called The Forest. It costs 1000L to join the group each month. But you are promised between 17-26 Designers every month. And if it is anything like July, that is an incredible bargain if you would wear/use most of the items. The other good thing is you can get to see what it is you will be getting before committing that 1000L. Personally I was thrilled with this month's offering with 2 full fatpacks of Appliers for Catwa heads, and the stunningly beautiful applier called "Gabriella" from Glam Affair that I am wearing here (also for Catwa). This applier comes in Polar tone only.

Also from The Forest is the lovely mid length slightly wavy hair called "Poca" that I am wearing by Pr!tty. This is also a full fatpack! Crowning the hair as a lovely counterpoint to the tones in my "Heather" dress made by Belle Epoque, and available at The Season's Story, is this gorgeous headdress (another fatpack) also at The Forest, and made by LODE, aptly called "Forest Beauty". Gracing my wrists are the delicate Faelyn bracelets by .random.Matter, again available at The Forest.
The decor is ionic's Stage-house, and Forest Speaker, and Nomad's Bright Headed Mannequins. Both are available at The Forest.

Finalising my look here is this very pretty lipstick from Zibska called Sing, and available at Shiny Shabby. The collar is by Cellar Door, and is called Dune. It comes in both unscripted, and Open Collar versions, and is available at We <3 Role-Play. Lastly is my fabulous sandals called Hyacinth, by Empire, and available at The Season's Story. And as always with their shoes, it is a fatpack.

What I am Wearing:

From The Forest (available until July 25th):
Skin - Glam Affair - Catwa Applier - Gabriela - Polar
Headpiece - *LODE* Head Accessory - Forest Beauty [original forest]
Hair - pr!tty - Poca
Bracelets - .random.Matter. - Faelyn Bracelet - Silver

Dress/Collar/Shoes/Lipstick
Dress - Belle Epoque { Heather } Beige  (Available @ The Season's Story until July 30th)
Collar - Cellar Door - Dune Collar Gold ~ Earth  (available @ We <3 Role-Play until July 31st)
Shoes - #EMPIRE - Hyacinth - Maitreya - (Available @ The Season's Story until July 30th)
Lips - Zibska - Sing 12  - (available @ Shiny Shabby until July 15th)

Body/Head/Hands/Eyes
Head - Catwa - Annie 4.8
Eyes - IKON -  Triumph Eyes - Fjord 
Body - Maitreya - Mesh Body - Lara
Nails - Veechi - Tranquil Glitter Nails 
Hands - Slink Hands V2.5 - L - Elegant1 and Hands V2.5 - R - Casual

Poses
!bang

Props (all at The Forest)
ionic :  A Forest  stage-house
ionic : A Forest Speaker
NOMAD // Bright Headed Mannequin B
NOMAD // Bright Headed Mannequin C

Lumae at Skin Fair 2016

 One thing anyone that knows me can tell you is I am a skin addict. But only with certain brands. One of those brands is Lumae, whom I was lucky enough to become an official blogger for.

Recently Lumiya retired her older skin collection and completely started again on creating a new skin. Just recently she started releasing them one by one. Her first major release of her new range of human coloured skins is called Eirtae, and is at Skin Fair 2016, and it is stunning.

The list of what is included in the skins is almost as impressive as the new Eirtae Bare skin is. This is what is included: System Skins for use with default avatar, 3 Cleavage options, a full-body freckle option, between 4-6 eyebrow options (depending on skin tone). Body Appliers - Maitreya, Belleza, Slink, Omega, TMP. Head Appliers - Lelutka, Slink, Omega, LOGO, Catwa. Moth Appliers - Loud Mouth, Nyam, Nyam, Sweetlips, Soul. There is also Leevi ears in 3 lengths in matching skintones, Soul Ears appliers, and a modifyiable shape.

Being a bare skin it is just perfect for the base to add make-ups on. So with all that is included in the pack, plus the fact that the skins are just half price for the duration of the Skin Fair, it is a bargain you honestly cannot afford to miss. To show just how beautiful this skin is, I am showing it here on LOGO Alex with no make-up.

What I am Wearing:

Skin
Skin -  Lumae - Eirtae Bare (available Shop 46 @ Skin Fair sim 2)

Top/Pants/Hair
Sweet Thing - Mimi Straps - Valentine (Maitreya Beta)
Sweet Thing - Mimi Panties - Valentine (Maitreya Beta)
Exile - Loose Ends - Naturals

Body/Head/Hands/Eyes
Head - LOGO - Infinity Alex Hybrid Mesh Avatar - Omega
Eyes - IKON -  Charm Eyes - Brown 
Body - Maitreya - Mesh Body - Lara
Hands - Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands V2.1 - Casual

Poses
!bang
Back shots - Lennox 4  (available @ Collabor88 until April 6th)
Front shots - Seraph 7  (available @ We <3 Role-Play until 31st March)
Face shots - Seraph 1  (available @ We <3 Role-Play until 31st March)

Priestess of the Unicorn

The second part of my post on these Unicorns by Half-Deer at The Arcade. This time using them in black.
First item I wanted to mention is this standout "Gabriel" dress from Cila. The one I have on is one of the rares from the gacha at SaNaRae. There is plenty of colours, most of which are commons, so getting the dress itself is easy.
Next up is the Unicorn Head by Enfant Terrible. Another rare from a gacha, this time at The Arcade. There is some great stuff in this machine, so you should be pretty happy even if you don't get the head.

The fabulous hair being worn here is "Leni" by EMO-tions. It is absolutely beautiful with it's very long flowing locks, and flattering forehead braids, and is available at We <3 Role-Play.
My legwraps are called "Reverie" and are by fri. and available at Uber.
I really want to mention this stunning new skin by DeeTaleZ available at Skin Fair called "Kemina" and is for LOGO heads. I'll be doing a feature on the skin itself in another post. To say I am in love with this skin is an understatement. Lastly, also at Skin Fair is the eyeliner by Izzie's, and again for LOGO heads.

What I am Wearing:

Dress/Headpiece/Hair/Legwraps
Dress - Cila - Gabriel Dark RARE  Pixicat (available @ SaNaRae until March 18th)
Headpiece - Enfant Terrible - Unicorn Head Black RARE  (available @ The Arcade until March 31st)
Hair - EMO-tions - Leni  (available @ We <3 Role-Play until 31st March)
Legwraps - fri. - Reverie.Wraps (Coal) - Maitreya  (available @ Uber until March 23rd)

Skin/Eyeliner
Skin - DeeTaleZ - Kemina (for LOGO) - Celtic  (available @ Skin Fair sim 2)
Eyeliner - Izzie's - LOGO Alex Eyeliner Applier  (available at Skin fair sim 1) 

Necklace/Armwraps/Wings
Necklace - Cellar Door - Bella - Rose Gold/Black Leather  (available @ We <3 Role-Play until 31st March)
{ V I N C U E } & Kibitz - Mizu+Arm [MaitBeta] Noir  (was at the Hentai Fair, could not find gacha inworld)
{Lemon Tea} - Aithein Wings (no longer available)

Body/Head/Make-up/Hands/Eyes
Lipstick - Izzie's - LOGO Alex Make-Up Appliers
Head - LOGO - Infinity Alex Hybrid Mesh Avatar - Omega
Eyes - IKON -  Charm Eyes - Blue 
Body - Maitreya - Mesh Body - Lara
Hands - Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands V2.1 - Casual

Poses
!bang

Props 
Unicorns - Half-Deer  (available @ The Arcade until March 31st)

Unicorn Grove

I fell instantly in love with the Unicorns in Half-Deer's Unicorn Story gacha at this month's The Arcade. So this is part one of two posts I am doing using them in my props. I have to say these are great, they have several different colours of mane, there is also a black version, and you can mirror them also. All through the pop-up menu.

A few things have caught my eye this month. First of them being the Pixicat "Karma" gacha at The Arcade. It has two lengths of dress, a short, and the long that I am wearing here. The version I played was the fitted one which gives both a Maitreya and Slink fitted dress. There is several colours in each style, and of course the rares, but if like me you only want a common, that is pretty easy to get.

Next up on my list of items to show you is this very pretty, and versatile "Mima" hair by Amacci, and available at Cosmopolitan. I love the short sassyness of this style, and how it perfectly frames the face. I was absolutely thrilled that one of the colour options was an almost exact match to the pink of my dress!
Last on the list is the "Violets" gacha by LODE at this month's The Chapter Four. The rares are flying owls! so that in itself makes it worth playing. But if owls don't tempt you, the fantastic flower eyebrows should. They are just so right for Spring. There is also two styles of head accessories, a crown style, and a wreath style. I'm wearing the crown style.

What I am Wearing:

Dress/Headpiece/Brows/Hair
Pixicat - Karma.Dress nr1 - Pink (Maitreya)  (available @ The Arcade until March 31st)
Amacci Hair - Mima - Crazy Pack  (available @ Cosmopolitan until March 12th)
LODE - Brows - Violets [white]  (available @ The Chapter Four until March 21st)
LODE - Head Accessory - Violets [white]  (available @ The Chapter Four until March 21st)

Skin/Body/Head/Make-up/Hands/Eyes
Skin -  *YS&YS* - Ginny ZAFIRO
Eyeshadow - alaskametro<3 "Muse" eyeshadow - Lelutka  (marketplace)
Lipstick - Zibska - Pout Lelutka Applier
Head - Lelutka - Karin v1.3
Eyes - IKON -  Triumph Eyes - Armor
Body - Maitreya - Mesh Body - Lara
Hands - Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands V2.1 - Casual

Poses
Bauhaus Movement
 
Props 
Unicorns - Half-Deer  (available @ The Arcade until March 31st)
DRD - studios set forest  (gacha machine @ DRD)

The Dream

A quick post for the J & A Expo. This one features the amazing creative talents of Zibska. I've used her fantastically avant garde Etsuko collar and headpiece set. As with most of her products it comes with a colour change HUD, with 3 zones of control. So you can do 3 colours like I have, or all in one colour if you wish.

What I am Wearing:

Helmet/Shoulders
Zibska - Haerveu  (available @ J & A Expo until March 5th)

Skin& Ears/Body/Head/Eyeshadow
Skin & Ears-  *YS&YS* - Ginny ZAFIRO
Eyeshadow - Zibska Gret Lelutka Applier (has appliers for most major mesh head types and system)
Head - Lelutka - Karin v1.3
Body - Maitreya - Mesh Body - Lara

Pose
!bang

Searching

Another post for the J & A Expo, this time featuring Wicca's Wardrobe. I love this Kosmima headpiece by Wicca, mostly because it is so adaptable. You can wear it for so many situations and match it to many outfits and looks with the colour change HUD. When I saw the new Vivian skirt and top also by Wicca's Wardrobe, available at We <3 Role-Play I knew exactly how I wanted to style both the headpiece and the skirt/top.

What I am Wearing:

Headpiece
Wicca's Wardrobe - Kosmima Headpiece  (available @ J & A Expo until March 5th)

Skirt/Top/Belt
Skirt/Top/Belt -  Wicca's Wardrobe - Vivian - black  (available @ We <3 Role-Play until 31st March)

Armour/Knife/Hair
DRD Armor -  forearm & hand - natural
Zenith - Wood Elf Ranger Leather Knife Belt (Black)  (available @ Fantasy Gacha Carnival until March 7th)
booN MWO577 hair black

Skin/Body/Head/Lipstick/Hands/Eyes
Skin -  *YS&YS* - Ginny ZAFIRO
Lipstick - Pink Fuel <Latte> - FURY - black
Head - Lelutka - Karin v1.3
Eyes - IKON -  Triumph Eyes - Armor
Body - Maitreya - Mesh Body - Lara
Hands - Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands V2.1 - Casual

Pose
!bang - Ice Queen 5 

La Liaison Dangereuse

Another post showcasing items at the J & A Expo. This time it is two items by Son!a. I chose both her fabulous Cabaret Jewellery Silver/Gold Onyx set in gold, and the equally awesome Dom Thigh-Band Whip.
The Cabaret Jewellery set is gorgeous. It comes with a choker necklace, cuff and 2 different styles of earrings.
The Thigh Band Whip is a must have due to it's versatility. It has a colour change HUD so it can suit almost any setting.

 

What I am Wearing:

Jewellery Set/Thighband Whip
Son!a - Cabaret Gold Onyx  (available @ J & A Expo until March 5th)
Son!a - Dom Whip  (available @ J & A Expo until March 5th)

Corset/Skirt/Arm Bands/Goggles/Boots
Corset/Skirt - Wicca`s Wardrobe & Enfant Terrible - Joyce
Arm Bands -  Wicca's Wardrobe - Joyce
Goggles - Wicca's Wardrobe - Joyce
Boots - United Colors - Wild Lara Leather High Heel - Black - Maitreya

Skin/Hair
Lumae :: Eirtae - Solaris [includes all Appliers]  (group gift) 
Runaway - Jill Hair (previous Hairology exclusive)

Body/Head/Make-up/Hands/Eyes
Lipstick - Izzie's - LOGO Alex Make-Up Appliers
Eyeshadow - SlackGirl - Kali EyeShadow OMEGA applier (previous hunt prize)
Head - LOGO - Infinity Alex Hybrid Mesh Avatar - Omega
Eyes - IKON -  Charm Eyes - Blue 
Body - Maitreya - Mesh Body - Lara (incl feet)
Hands - Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands V2.1 - Casual

Prop
Exposure - The Keyhole

Secrets & FormaNails

My second post for the J & A Expo features a stunning pearls set by Secrets. Containing earrings, a choker, a necklace, and bracelets it is very easy to mix match with other things if you so desire.
Also featured is this great stiletto nails set by FormaNails. It is a fitted, add-on nails set with versions for Slink Casual, Slink Elegant, Maitreya, and classic non mesh hands.

What I am Wearing:

Pearl Jewellery/Nails
SECRETS - Pearl - Long Collar, Necklace, Earrings, Bracelets  (available @ J & A Expo until March 5th)
[FormaNails] - Stiletto Nails - Slink Casual - Silver/Black  (available @ J & A Expo until March 5th)

Dress/Hair/Head/Body/Skin/Make-up/Hands/Eyes
Dress - Pixicat - Darling Dress - Glitter (Maitreya)
Hair - [elikatira] - Brielle 2
Skin - Glam Affair - Melanie Appleirs for LOGO - 08 ( Jamaica )
Make-up - Izzie's - LOGO Alex Make-Up Appliers (lipstick & eyeshadow)
Head - LOGO - Infinity Alex Hybrid Mesh Avatar - Omega
Eyes - IKON -  Charm Eyes - Blue 
Body - Maitreya - Mesh Body - Lara (incl feet)
Hands - Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands V2.1 - Casual

Prop
Exposure - The White Rooms
 

Haerveu - J & A Expo

I am way behind on getting some posts done for the J & A Expo after my little hospital stint with my appendix.
So here is my first post for Zibska.
It is absolutely no secret that I fangirl Zib like crazy. I am absolutely honoured to be a blogger for her as her immense creativity never ceases to wow me. The Haerveu helmet and shoulder armour set is no exception. It is 100% resizeable so can be worn equally by women or men. And with or without hair/clothing under it. It also comes with a colour change HUD to change the base armour separately from the spikes.

I've shown it here with this fabulously dramatic Morph make-up by SlackGirl. It is available for almost all mesh heads, is Omega compatible, and also has system tattoos included. The skin is Doll v2 Vamp by Pink Fuel, which has newly been updated with LOGO head compatibility (which sadly I could not wear here.) The hairbase tattoo is by Aitui which I ended up having to wear as just the system tattoo as it wasn't compatible with LOGO head.

What I am Wearing:

Helmet/Shoulders
Zibska - Haerveu  (available @ J & A Expo until March 5th)

Skin/Make-up/Body/Hairbase Tattoo/Eyes/Eyelashes
Skin - Pink Fuel - Doll v2 Vamp - pure
Lips - Pink Fuel - Doll V2 Vamp - Thin Gloss (Blood Red)
Eyeshadow - SlackGirl - Morph 06
Hairbase Tattoo - Aitui - Hairbase 2.0 - You Devil Bird, Fade
Body - Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara
Eyes - IKON - Deadshine Eyes - Quicksilver (Frozen)
Lashes - [LeLutka] - 2011 lashes/natural
 

Swan Lake

When I saw this stunning Feather headdress and collar by Naminoke with it's deeply chiselled feathers, and deliciously jewelled tiara, the first thing that sprung to mind was one of my all time favourite ballets - Swan Lake. Available in black or white at SaNaRae, you really don't want to miss this.

This gorgeously detailed Ballerina dress by Zenith available at Uber almost seems like it was designed to go with the Feather set with it's self coloured flowers and lace body making it a natural choice.
Another absolutely obvious choice is the Reverie leg wraps by fri. and available also at this round of Uber. I mean these fairly scream ballet to me.
The last detail I was to mention is the Mizu arm wraps by Vincue & Kibitz and available in a gacha at The Hentai Fair. I mean these were a no-brainer because they so completely match the leg wraps. The whole set is fabulous, but these arm wraps are unique as far as I can tell from my searches for similar before.

What I am Wearing:

Head-piece/Tiara/Collar
Naminoke - Feather white  (available @ SaNaRae 6 until 18th March)

Dress/Armwraps/Legwraps/Skin/Nails
Dress - Zenith - Ballerina dress (Snow) - Maitreya  (available @ Uber until March 23rd)
Armwraps - { V I N C U E } & Kibitz - Mizu+Arm [MaitBeta] Snow  (available @ Hentai Fair until March 3rd)
Legwraps - fri. - Reverie.Wraps (Antique) - Maitreya  (available @ Uber until March 23rd)
Skin - Glam Affair - Seya Appleirs for LOGO - Asia 01  (available @ The Gacha Garden until February 29th)
Nails - Plastik - Maitreya Nailpolish:// Blush Flakes  (available @ No21 until March 12th)

Wings/Head/Body/Eyeshadow
Wings - Bare Rose - Spiritual Wings Lady WingA (part of set)
Head - LOGO Infinity Alex Hybrid Mesh Avatar - Omega
Body - Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara (incl feet & hands)
Eyeshadow - Slack Girl - Slack-L7 EyeShadow OMEGA applier

Poses
!bang

Other
Background 
http://h-stock.deviantart.com/art/premade-background-8-341004933 

The Showgirl

I really wanted to blog the very fabulous Andrina jewellery set from Zibska for We <3 Role-Play, but every look I tried just wasn't what I wanted, so it got put on hold a few times while I worked on other stuff. Then I ended up with almost a week in hospital with acute Appendicitis. Coming home, I was sitting browsing Flickr and saw the amazing and beautiful Etoile headdress/mask by Terra d'ombrA and knew that was it. That was the look I was after.

From there everything easily slid into place, it was just a matter of finding the pieces in my inventory. Some were buried treasures like the pasties, and chain belt. Others like this delicious pale Isidora skin from Essences were still brand new this month (I liked the skin so much I even took off the mesh heads I have been wearing since I got back to SL late last year).

What I am Wearing:

Head-piece/Collar/Necklace
Zibska - Andrina w/colour change HUD  (available @ We <3 Role-play until 29th February)

Headdress&Mask/Skin
Terra d'ombrA - TdO*ETOILE mask RESIZE
Skin - Essences - Isidora01 *pale02* brunette  (available @ The Gacha Garden until February 29th)

Pasties/Belt/Shoes/Bracelets
!dM deviousMind "MataHari" DancerJewels **FRANGIPANI** (BOX # 3) - pasties/belt
REIGN.- Onyx Heels (Slink-High)- FATPACK  (previous FLF)
Lazuri Renata Bracelet

Body/Eyes/Eyelashes/Nails/Hands/Feet
Body - Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara
Eyes - IKON - Promise Eyes - Fjord
Nails -  Nailed It! - Dark Set - Magenta
Lashes - [LeLutka] - 2011 lashes/natural
Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands V2.1 - Casual
Slink Avatar Enhancement Feet High V2.1 
 
Prop/poses
oOo Studios - Simplicity  (available @ Liaison Collaborative until February 28th)