Post #81 Winter is Coming...

Well I live in Canada and it's way past this lovely fall look outside.  It's downright winter!  Autumn went very fast this year and since I was busy while it was going by I thought I'd recreate it in my Second Life.

Collabor88 has some great stuff this round.  I really bought a lot of things and can't wait to show everything off - and not in the last week like usual, lol. This post features a lovely tunic (which I picked up in a few colors) and a gorgeous skin from Glam Affair.

I got this hair from Wasabi Pills last winter.  I am so happy to finally be able to wear it!

Brrrrrr.... <3 Anahata

Summary
Hair: Wasabi Pills - Brrree (rye) *mesh
Skin: Glam Affair @Collabor88 - Ginny Brr & Etci (02)
Tunic: Glam Affair @Collabor88 - Perla Sweater (navajo white) *mesh
Leggings: League - Merino Leggings (long/light taupe)
Boots: Surf Couture - Elsa Boots (brown)
Nails: Love Soul - Ethnic Girl (gold)

Location: Natural Wilderness 

Post #70 Little White Dress

 Back quite a while ago I bought some "My Ugly Dorothy" skins that were on sale for super cheap.  I totally forgot about them until today.  I had put together this outfit and was wearing a Mamboo Chic skin with it and it looked super fine, I had actually gotten compliments, but then realized I couldn't blog it because Mamboo Chic isn't around anymore.  Which kinda sucks because there was some choice skin in that store, and I paid like 300L to join the group and then it closed!  But back to this skin, it was pretty nice, but I thought adding some cosmetics to it would liven it up and I think it turned out pretty durn nice!

 This hair is from Chemistry.  I love it, it's very retro.  The shades are awesome too.  And it's mesh.  Who could ask for more! I do!  And more I found when I went to Tee*fy and found their fifty linden friday dress still out for fifty linden!  This dress is super nice, the great quality I've come to expect from this store.

Now where does a classy broad like me go and take pictures?  I wanted to get some pristine white walls and beautiful windows and where else but one of the best mesh house builders on the grid - Scarlet Creative!  I found this beautiful house (it's still part of the one voice project that donates to Gala Phoenix's defense fund) and posed for a few minutes popping off some amazing pictures!  Check out those houses & skyboxes.  They really are beautiful and fresh!

Summary
Hair: Chemistry - Vines (platinum) *mesh
Skin: My Ugly Dorothy - Sophia 07 (burly)
Dress: Tee*fy - Adelaide Romper Dress (beige) *mesh
Shoes: Epoque - Revolution Pumps (black)
Cosmetics: Chelle - Eyeliner Basics/Mole 1  Mother Goose - LipB7 teeth
Jewelry: League - Coin Collector Set (dark metal)

Pictures taken in the Lyla Mesh house by Scarlet Creative

Post #58 Updating a White Dress...

I think I've mentioned before that I own a lot of Truth hair.  This one is fairly older, and I really wore it a lot with sluttier dresses to 'class them up'.  Like this one I have here circa 2010.  Now to me a 'slutty' dress is basically a short dress that shows cleavage.  I have nothing against slutty dresses, I just need to add a serious element to them.  Can't look too provacative.  I do enough of that in real life, so in my second life I'm right prim and proper.  Now you know why I'm so boring!

So I had an older skin and hair on this outfit, and the dress was not mesh of course.  The shoes are prim Maitreya shoes and I still use them.  I SALVAGED THEM!  

My new version I just made some small adjustments to.  Got rid of the other jewelery for one.  I don't even know where to get those pieces or if they even still exist.  The dress mooooves with me.  And the hair is brand new at the hair fair.

I don't find this dress slutty at all.  The hair is.  Just kidding.  The Glam Affair skin is my equal for Dutch Touch 'agewise'.  I feel both skins make me look like I'm in my early thirties.

So this is my 'updated look'.  New mesh wear, new hair & skin.

...I don't really dress provacatively IRL but secretly wish i could... (must be the catholic schoolgirl upbringing thing)
<3 Ana


Older Outfit Summary
Hair: Truth - Alicia (champagne)
Skin: Dutch Touch - Keira (caramel - fuchsia
Dress: Deetalez - Ruffled White Dress
  ((i dont see it there anymore, but I'm sure there are 1,000 white strapless minidresses out there))
Jewelery: Dahlinks - Summer of Love Crystal Heart Cord Pendant ((lots of girly stuff there))
               Kunstkammer - Silver Rosary Strung Bead Bracelet ((missing store, misspelled 2 many times lol))
               L@rs Stylez - Club Earring ((can't find store))
Shoes: Maitreya Gold - Allure (white)

Newer Outfit Summary
Hair: LeLutka @ Hair Fair Garden - Magdelen (glucose 02 streaked) *mesh
Skin: Glam Affair - Giselle (natural 01)
Dress: Cold Logic - Savage (white) *mesh
Jewelery: League - Coin Collector (warm silver)
Shoes: Matireya Gold - Allure (white)

Post #56 Bleached Beached

A lot of my main pieces are from July's Collabor88, and the theme this month is bleached.  I am really pleased with that as I love the whole worn white shabby chic thing.  This top from Tres Blah is fantastic and has a matching long skirt which is really nice too!  I could have worn them together but that seemed too obvious, so I paired it up with the offering from Kyoot, a sexy minidress (that kind of became the skirt to this  outfit).

I have been waiting to wear the Maitreya hair/hat for a long time but didn't have anything natural enough.  You gotta be flowy and free to wear this hair, I mean there are even wisps of hair flowing on the sides, that's pretty great.   LOVE the new skin from Glam at Collabor88.  I kinda wish I had not blown 1000L on the Giselle skin when I did, I HAD to have it and now I see two different models for 70L at The Dressing Room, GRRRR.  I have no patience.  Oh by the way Glam Affair IS having a 50% sale off right now, might go check out some older skins (and have them show up for sale right after I buy them, of course!)

This is the whole Kyoot dress.  It's one of those system clothing outfits with the mesh middle for between the legs.  I had to do a bit of photoshopping for this picture as the shadows really made it obvious, but if you have your windlight settings set for prims it blends really well.  I'm still looking at a full mesh tight dress, I think I found one at Epoque, if they still have their sale I'm gonna scoop one up.  There is also one at Cold Logic I like too, so I might also invest in a fatpack of those dresses.

...more reason to spend lindens!
<3 Anahata


Summary
Hair: Maitreya - Siobhan (natural blonde) *mesh
Skin: Glam Affair @ Collabor88 - Roza (natural 03)
Dress: Kyoot @ Collabor88 - Whitehaven Beach Dress
Top: Tres Blah @ Collabor88 - Tucked Tee (beige)
Shoes: SLink - Ilena Sandals (gold) *mesh (need the woman's natural mesh barefoot first)
Belt & Necklace: League - Tassles Necklace & Crochet Belt Set
Bracelet: League - Wanderer Bracelet

Post # 45 Relaxation

 I still really like this sweater from COCO.  I am a mesh junkie, with no doubt, but some primmy clothes I still like to wear.  This sweater was really crafted well, and is pretty cute in my eyes.

 There are a lot of prims there but they all blend in pretty good.  When I wear this I feel pretty mellow and relaxed.

I like the Lelutka hair, kinda goes with the casual look and so do the fitted jeans and slip ons.

Mellow out!
<3 Anahata

Summary

Hair: Lelutka - Toni (Powder)

Skin: Atomic - Grace Skin (buff) ((currently closed for renovations or something))

Sweater: COCO - Frilly Blouse & Sweater (blue)

Jeans: Hucci - Denim Skinny (ice wash) 

Shoes: Fir&MNA - The Twine Shoes (denim)

Necklace: League - Coin Collector Necklace (style2 warm silver)

Post #40 Baby Pink

Lots of sales, hunts & free gifts.  Starting with the new Al Vulo skin this month.  Very lovely.  I have to admit I'm wearing different lips with it, but it is stunning nonetheless.  There are little dots all over the skin which might look like 'demo' writing from far away, but still worth it!  It looks great with this new hair from !lamb.  The top is a free gift from Ingenue for the Mesh Around Hunt.  I was glad to find it as I spent a good hour trying to find a top to go with my bottoms.

These new pants from Glam Affair at FaMESHed are really nice, you get a great deal basically getting three different colors for the price of one (I know because I went to Glam Affair to check the original price).  They look too real.  Makes me think of the old days, way before prim cuffs how pants used to fly in the wind at the bottom and the inside was the color of your skin.  You could always deflect that by wearing uber blingy shoes.  My how things have changed.

Zaara is having their annual 50% off sale.  I know I hit it up last year because I rebought the bracelets again!  Oh well they were a decent price hehe. 

So fuzzy and pink...
<3 Anahata

Summary
Hair: !lamb - Ruby (blur root) *mesh
Skin: Al Vulo - Debbie (ohh deer chantilly) ((june group gift! FREE)
Top: Ingenue - Lottie Bustier (cherries jubilee) *mesh ((mesh around hunt gift FREE)
Pants: Glam Affair @ FaMESHed - Lou Pants (pastel pink, cream, white) *mesh
Shoes: Celoe - Zoe Pump (domino)
Bracelet: Zaara - Prata Silver Cuff (onyx) ((50% off))
Nails: Candy Nail - Air (white)
Earrings: League - Antique Lace Earring (pink ribbon)
Lips: Mother Goose @ Bombi (lip type B)

Post #24 Updating Old Clothes

I started making "outfit" folders back in 2009.  I have accumulated many many outfits for different occasions.  Around the summer of 2009 I went through a bit of a neko phase.  Being the puritan I am, I opted for the safe happy kitty look.  I remember buying this outfit (ears and tails not included) from League.  Ooooh I saved up for this sucker.  I was really happy once I got it and wore it to a few neko contests at some clubs (where I seemed to get all my money from), and around the grid while shopping.  After a few months, the fascination with the style ended, plus I do hate cats, and the outfit was all but forgotten.

I was going through my folders today and I got into the costumes section and put this baby on.  It's so cute.  But I will never wear it again.  I do still really like the dress, even though the skirt is flexi, so I decided to give it a makeover.  I still love that old 69 hair, but it's also way too flexible.  Flying everywhere all carefree...

I toned it down and made it something I would not be weirded out to wear in public.  I can't believe I used to think those big arse butt kickin' boots were the bomb back in the day.  I also thought being 7 feet tall with too long arms looked normal too, so I'm not sure where my head was.  I'm sure a few years from now, if I'm still on SL I'll be looking at my clothes now shaking my head with laughter.

I might wear this once and a while if I find a forest...

wood elfy hugs...

<3 Anahata

Summary (for the updated version)

Hair: Burley - Lola (blonde 03)

Skin: Dutch Touch - Jolie (caramel/autumn)

Dress: League - Steampunk Apocalypse V.2

Stockings: League - Thermal Stockings (camel)

Boots: Ten10 - Megas Boots

old hair is from 69, which isn't available anymore.

Post #9 Intimates at Home *part one*

One of my prettiest and newest sets of lingerie right now, in my little beach house where I spend all my time chillaxin'.

I live on a beach, a tiny square of land with water all around it, really pretty view of the sunset, and great neighbours who have lovely houses and gardens.  I spend a lot of time alone in my house, basically listening to Groove Salad on Soma FM and making outfits.  It's my fave passtime for relaxing me in real life actually. 

 The colors of my place are filled with washed out shades of white, beige, blue and really feel crisp and clean.  I got this Coastal Loft Skybox (beachhouse for me) at {what next}, they have some really great stuff there.  I am not really into the darker gothicy stuff.  Some places look fantastic with that look, but you have to be very talented to pull it off.  You really have to choose the proper textures.  I'm very partial to the whole sort of 'drawn' look vs. photorealistic textures, and I see a lot of crappy photos of stone and ugly gold trim on a lot of 'castles'.  But that really has nothing to do with this whole subject today does it?  Me going off on bad texture tangents.  Oohhhh... 

 I went back to d.Select to check out if they had more colors of those opaque greenish tights I really like to wear, and have worn in previous posts (I never remember the names of anything I wear).  I found this simple, very cute, sorta see through camisole and panty set.  They were sold seperately.  I kinda of got grouchy paying over 100L for a pair of panties, but I am a sucker for this shade of pink, and they just looked so cool on the display (advertising works!).  Of course that meant that I was allowing myself to run to G.Field and buy a new pair of shoes!

 I was thinking of throwing some props on the ledge or a picture on the wall, but i sort of wanted to keep the picture 'clean'.  One day I'm going to overclutter the hell out of myself, and my surroundings.  I really do admire and appreciate bloggers who can use almost every freaking attachment on their bodies to make outfits.  I have done that and I do have some pretty wild funky outfits premade in my inventory.  I just NEVER know where to go to take pictures with them!  If I use my house as inspiration, you see what I end up with?  Plain two piece lingerie set with no jewelery but beaded bracelets.  I don't wear jewelery in real life and I'm kinda low maintenence.   So I tend to reflect that back into my SL fashion.  I wonder if anyone reads this blog, and if they do actually READ the crap I write lol!  Probably not.  I never really read stuff people write in their blogs either.  Especially useless musings such as this...

Enjoy the silence!
<3 Anahata


Summary
Skin: Dutch Touch - Megan (cream w/freckles & moles)
Hair: !lamb - Mono (honeycomb root)
Camisole & Panties: d.select  - Sheer Ruffle Top (rose)/Sheer Ruffle Panties (rose) * sold seperately
Jewelery: League - Pearls & Lace (pastels) bracelet
Shoes: G.Field - Alex Strap Shoes (metallic pink gold)