A Wild Butterfly

Not usually a huge fan of animal print, though my best SL girlfriend adores it. This butterfly outfit by Finesmith is an exception though. Just totally fell in love with everything about it. The collar, the wings, the dress all come together to create a fabulous butterfly look. The collar is fabulous with it's long fly-away train of feathers, set above two rows of feathers arranged as a full-circle around the shoulders. The part that really defines it though is the butterfly shaped wings.

As a happy co-incidence I had some Finesmith earrings from the LUPE set that totally matched the butterfly look, so they were a must. For hair I chose one of my favourite EMO-tions hairs with a native feel large clasp pulling it up into a long ponytail with a few feathers hanging from the top of the ponytail.

Eyeshadow is a mix of two different shadows by Zibska and available as exclusives at the Skin Fair until March 30th. Lastly I added some graduated shade black/gold-brown bangles by EMO-tions, and some jungle print nails by Nailed It.

What I am Wearing:
Dress/Collar/Wings
FINESMITH Butterfly wild (exclusive to FIERA Saviad Spring Fair)

Hair
.:EMO-tions:. * ANACAONA *black

Jewellery
FINESMITH LUPE earrings (part of a set)
EMO-tions NUBIA bangles (part of a complete outfit)

Skin/Make-up
Glam Affair - Cassiopea - Jamaica - Tesea (no longer available)
Zibska - Rina ~ Terra (Skin Fair exclusive)
Zibska - Elaie ~ Clay (Skin Fair exclusive)
*GA* Makeup Eyeliner V2 Black
PIDIDDLE - CheekDefinition - Diamond Cutter // DarkToEbony

Lashes/Nails/Hands
*GA* Mesh Lashes Mysteria
Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands
IKON Lucid Eyes - Machine
Nailed It slink nails - KittyCatS Fur Set (part of the Advent Calendar set)

Poses
Bauhaus Movement - Donna
Poseway - Liquidation FIERA 2 (exclusive to FIERA Saviad Spring Fair)
Slouch - Pose 102

Photo taken at: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Ikaros%20Bay/44/129/22

That Sadie Vibe

Showing off 3 of my favourite designers this time.
First is this great Zibska dress and hat with it's big bold flowers hanging from chains, and accented with a sweep of petals. This will be one of the exclusives that Zibska has on offer for the FIERA Saviad Spring Fashion Fair that starts on the 15th. Second up is this fabulous bold Finesmith set from a previous 55L event, now at full price. The intricacies of the detail on the metalwork is superb, with huge bold crystals in the centre on all pieces. Very much a must buy set in my opinion. Third on my list of fabulous designers featured is Madrid Solo. Just love her make-ups with their fresh originality and brilliant designs. Here I used an eyeshadow, and lipstick.

For shoes I went with the new DRD Slink shoes available at the Whore Couture Fair. The chains fitted just perfectly with the dress.

Lastly is hair, because the rest of the outfit is basically black and silver, I decided a nice bright colour would give it all a lift, so chose this great bob design by [taketomi]. The bright 2 tone blue of the hair was perfectly picked up with the 2 tone blue eyeshadow.

What I am Wearing: 
Dress & Hat
Zibska Sadie ~ Noir   (exclusive for FIERA Saviad Spring Fair, starts 15th March) 

Jewellery
Finesmith - Vibe Necklace - silver
Finesmith - Vibe Bracelet  - silver
Finesmith - Vibe Earrings - silver 

Hair
[taketomi] - Kiko - Karafuru08 

Make-up, Skin, Eyes, Nails
Skin -  Glam Affair - Elvi - Fairy 05
Lipstick -  Madrid Solo - Lips - Soft Kisses 11
Eyeshadow -  Madrid Solo - Show Designs - Venti Chai-Eyes Only
Blush - PIDIDDLE - CheekDefinition - Diamond Cutter // DarkToEbony
Eyeliner - *GA* - Makeup Eyeliner V2 - Black
Eyes - IKON -  Lucid Eyes - Optimism
Nails - Nailed It - Love Donna Flora! - red
Lashes - *GA* - Mesh Lashes - Mysteria 

Shoes, Hands, Feet
Shoes - DRD - Whoreheels - black  (Whore Couture Fair 3)
Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands
Slink Female Feet (AvEnhance) High

photo taken at  this sim: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLOW/54/38/21

Heart of Desire(e)

The second Zibska post is this fabulous dress and hat called Desiree. There is three colour choices - Noir, Gold, and Berry. I chose Berry. I just love this, it epitomises so much about Zib's whimsical style. The skirt is completely made up of lots of "leafs" on stalks. The hat is simple and stylish, and has matching "leafs". Several rows of studs adorn the bodice top at the front to complete the look of the dress.

To give a stylish look I added long SLINK enabled gloves from Purple Moon, an almost 40's style hair from Amacci, and some pearl drop earrings by Maxi Gossamer.

Finished it off with just over-the-knee boots by Kitties Lair, and added an almost matching eyeshadow, also by Madrid Solo. By the way Zibska are having a sale right at the moment with a bunch of stuff at just $50L.

What I am Wearing:
Dress & Hat - Zibska Desiree ~ Berry   (available at "Love is in the Air")
Gloves - :: PM :: Amelia Gown in Black Gloves
Hair - Amacci Hair Elle ~ Jet Black
Necklace - ISON - nova tribe necklace (gunmetal)   (available at Collabor88)
Bracelets - MG - Bracelets - Octavia - Small
Earrings - MG - Earrings - Ritzy Shimmer Pearls
Boots - *KL* Overknees Roxanne 01f Black
Skin - Glam Affair - Margot - Europa 01
Eyes - Miamai_Protagoniste Basic Eyes
Eyeshadow - Madrid Solo- Eyeshadow- Vixen 9
Lashes - *GA* Mesh Lashes Mysteria
Hands - Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands

Roses are Red

This is the first of two posts I am doing on Zibska's offerings for the "Love is in the Air" event. This event will end at the end of this month (28th February), so you only have a few more days to get there if you haven't. Or go back and grab some more fabulous fashions if you already have.
I've been a huge fan of Zibska for quite a while now, and this dress is no exception. It is a simple short sheath type dress that is lifted to another level with the fabulous "petals" that float out at the shoulder, and are gathered together on one side. It is available in Gold, Noir, and Sangue (which I chose).

For hair I added D!va's really pretty must-have offering for the same event. Love that bow in the centre of the hair! Boots are from the thigh-highs by Maitreya at this month's Collabor88 and are an absolute steal at that price.

Jewellery is ISON's amazing new necklace, again from this month's Collabor88, Lazuri earrings, and Maxi Gossamer bracelets, and rings. The eyes are these fabulous mesh eyes I have been wearing lately from Miamai. They have so many options on the HUD that it is like new eyes every day if you so choose.

What I am Wearing:
Dress - Zibska - Chantal ~ Sangue   (available at "Love is in the Air")
Hair - "D!va" Hair "Air"(Onyx)    (available at "Love is in the Air")
Boots - Maitreya Thigh High Boots - Black Gold Snake   (available at Collabor88)
Necklace - ISON - nova tribe necklace (gunmetal)   (available at Collabor88)
Earrings - Lazuri Classic Pearls  Long - Matching  Drop Earrings
Bracelets - MG - Bracelets - Bridget's Faith Heart
Rings - MG - Ring - Nova Dream Moon
           MG - Ring - Positano Night Jewel - GOLD
Skin - Glam Affair - Laurel 04
Eyes - Miamai_Protagoniste Basic Eyes
Eyeshadow - Zibska - Kaliska ~ Red
Lashes - *GA* Mesh Lashes Mysteria
Hands - Slink Mesh Hands

Everything is Black and White

It has been absolute craziness with the weather. Here in Victoria, Australia we have had a heatwave with day after day of high 30's or even low 40's C. (That's roughly 95 - 107 F for those that use the farenheit scale). With this has come bushfires, lots of them. Right across the state. Thankfully though there has been no loss of human life, and our Firefighters have worked miracles. I can't help but contrast that with the insane cold the US has been having, with snowfalls in places that usually never see snow in any quantity. And over in the UK they are virtually under water with the horrendous storms and all the rain they have been getting.
Black and white combinations, and stripes are some of my favourite design choices. I love the stark boldness that black and white give. So when I saw these black/white striped bloomer shorts from The Secret Store, and the white crop jacket with black ridges on the upper arms, also from The Secret Store, I knew I had to have them and put something together from them. Also a major sucker for crop jackets.

Wasn't really sure which way I wanted to go with this outfit, so experimented with a few ideas, none of which felt right. Then I decided to have a look at the Dressing Room Fusion, and saw this really cool hair with a spiky top, and plaits at the sides pulled back into a little ponytail. from Loq. That was it, that was the look I had wanted. So now it was time to accessorise. First thing was sunglasses. I wanted ones that spoke style. These ones from Glam Affair were perfect. Next up was jewellery. I'd already decided to wear one of my favourite necklaces in this one from Amorous. For earrings and bracelets I went to who else but Finesmith. The group gift from July last year was perfect. Next was nails, I went with the black and white nails by Nailed it. And then finally boots. I think I went through half my inventory worth of boots looking for just the right ones. These boots from Fri. were just the thing.




 Last thing I wanted to show was this fabulously cute dog (bulldog?) by Birdy. The jacket the dog wears is colour changeable through a HUD. A total must have for anyone into cute wearables.

What I am Wearing:
Shorts - The Secret Store - Balloon Shorts - Stripey    (Collabor88)
Jacket - The Secret Store - Aerolite Jacket - Milk    (Collabor88)
Boots - fri. - Allison.Boots - Eclipse   (come in both SLINK & regular boots. Hurry there is a sale currently on footwear to 16/2/2014)
            fri. - Allison.Boots - Sock.tops (Eclipse)
Hair - LoQ Hairs - Grappa Pieva - Jet Black
Skin - Glam Affair - Mokatana - Jamaica 06

Jewellery:
Bracelets - Finesmith JOY bracelet black   (July group gift - still available)
Earrings - Finesmith JOY earring black     (July group gift - still available)
Necklace - : Amorous : Scene Kid (love/chest)
Sunglasses - Glam Affair - Vintage Sunglasses Black   (no longer available)

extras
Eyes - Miamai - Protagoniste Basic Eyes
Hands - Slink Mesh Hands

.Birdy. - Boston Buddy - Cuddle     (The Men's Dept)

Lovely in Lace

A couple of days late getting this post out due to migraine. So if you like the Fur stole you only have today to run and grab it. Sorry.
I have to admit I am a romantic, and just adore lace. So this dress at Collabor88 by Maitreya was an absolute must-have for me. I bought it in 2 shades, but am showing just the black here. It's a long fitted sheath dress that can be worn by itself, or as I have with the long lace overdress designed to go over the top. To give it a slightly individual touch I then added this gorgeous Fur stole with an oversized colour change bow by Adore & Abhor. And as an accent I added the huge flower style hat by Bliss at the waist.

The hair I chose is Locuala by D!va, also from Collabor88, with the Bliss hat Reemany to give a fabulous formal look. This new jewellery set with big bold square cut gems by Lazuri, and shoes with red accents at the back of the heels (all components of these shoes have a colour change option) by Gos complete the look.

What I am Wearing:
Dress - Maitreya -  Maitreya Vintage Lace Gown - Raven Part1 & Part2   (available @ Collabor88)
Fur Stole - Adore & Abhor - +>A&A<+ Fur Stole - Black   (available @ The Deck until 31/1/14, then maybe their store)
Hair - D!va - ""D!va"" Hair "Locuala" (MVW INDIA 2014)(Onyx)    (available @ Collabor88)
Hat - Bliss - !*Bliss Couture*! Reemany Hat - Red  (also used as dress accent at waist)
Jewellery - Lazuri - Lazuri MVW 2014 Eva Luxury
Shoes - Gos -  [Gos] Bordello - Rock Chic - Black
Skin -  Glam Affair - Lilith - Europa - Timeless 01
Hands - Slink Mesh hands - Elegant & Mouse
Eyes -  IKON Lucid Eyes - Optimism
Nails - Nailed It -  Bright set

Rock chic

Sorry for the prolonged absence, my health totally collapsed late last year and ended up seriously ill for just on three months. But I'm back and just had to share this fabulous look.

Like half the grid I tried desperately to get into Project Limited when it opened on January 17th. I had my sights firmly set on a beautifully ornate Limited Edition leather jacket by Lapointe & Bastchilde. Anyone that has been around the grid and knows designers fairly well knows that Lapointe & Bastchilde is synonymous with quality. Finally got in, and braved the horrible lag and a sim restart to find the jacket. There was a demo, but that didn't seem to be working for the women's version. Ummed and arred for a few minutes whether to take the chance on the $699L pricetag or not. Really was a no brainer in the end given the designers name. The jacket has 3 different "patterns' and also comes with the tank top add-on in 6 "patterns". Sadly though this was limited to just 100 copies and is now sold out.

While there I also came across the cute unicorn horn from Panik that I'm wearing. It comes in a variety of colours, with 3 different metals in a pack. To show off the horn and go with the jacket needed a hair that was short, sassy, and centre-parted. This hair by Tableau Vivant was perfect. A fresh heart and metal style necklace by Amorous completed the top half.

Next was to find a skirt that would give the right feel of glam while keeping in style with the tough look of the jacket. This silver skirt by "r2 A/D/E" was just the thing. Last off was the thigh high boots from Beetlebones. Now I was ready to hit the streets in search of some great music.

What I am Wearing:
Jacket - Lapointe & Bastchilde - L&B Swear Jacket - "Grimm Royale LE" (W)  (sorry were limited edition of 100 only)
   Tank - Lapointe & Bastchilde - L&B Swear Tank Top AddOn for Jacket "Grimm Royale LE" (W) (sorry were limited edition of 100 only)
Skirt - R2 Fashion - r2 A/D/E rin mini-skirt silver
Hair - ~Tableau Vivant~ Oh Hair - Equinox  (available for both men & women)
Skin - Glam Affair - Neva - Jamaica - 03
Unicorn Horn - .PANIK. Magic Unicorn Reglisse - Black Metal (available @ Project Limited)
Necklace - : Amorous : Scene Kid Bleeding Love
Boots - ::BB:: Pesca Thigh Boots for DU2013 (BLACK)  (not available)
Eyes - IKON Ardent Eyes - Pewter
Bag - Baiastice_Yara clutch-black
Hands - SLINK - "Mouse" & "Elegant1"
Nails - Nailed It - Prim Nails - Dark Set