Post #75 Beach Shorts

Al Vulo! has a new group skin out for September, if you haven't gotten it yet you have 10 more days.  I really liked it except for the lips.  They were very ... plumpy.  I covered them with some lipstick and the skin all of a sudden got 10x nicer, lol.

These Ingenue Shorts from Collabor88 this month are to swoon over.  They fit so nice and I just love the ribbon on them.  They went great with the Auxiliary jewelry I picked up at faMESHed!

Found a lovely beach to take some pix at.  I left the location here...

Location: Calenost - Inlet of Orca

Missing summer already!
....<3 Ana

Summary
Hair: Wasabi Pills - Veronica (golden) *mesh
Skin: Al Vulo - Julia (intense night/sunkissed) ((GROUP GIFT))
Bandeau: Maitreya - Sarong Top (Olive)
Shorts: Ingenue@ Collabor88 - Hetty (coffee) *mesh
Shoes: Slink - Ilena Sandals (standard gold) ((need the mesh feet)) *mesh
Jewelery: Auxiliary@ faMESHed - Chunk Bracelet & Earrings (bloom)
Lipstick: MOCK - Lipgel (nude gaga)
Nails: Candy Nail - Esnic Yellow

Post #28 Ginger Ginger

Been a blonde forever in SL.  I've recieved free gifts and good deals in brunettes, blacks, and reds, but I never felt "right" in them.  Until now.  Tried on a demo from Wasabi Pills and fell in LOVE with their 'Gingerbread' red!  Something about it felt so right.  Can't say what it was, maybe it just went well with the skin I was wearing at the time But I loved it...

Putting on the red made me feel a bit daring, so I put on some black.  Not my usual tans, pinks and whites.  It was really neat and I decided to take some pictures at Kosh (and picked up some new jewelry while I was at it).  I am another Mamboo Chic skin I picked up the other day at the 99L closing sale.

I also FINALLY bought the darn Lelutka Mischa shoes I've been wanting since last summer.  I bought the KIA pack at shoe fair 2011 and these ones came out after, I believe.  I've loved them from day one, but for some weird reason got freaked out to shell out the money for a pair (probably because I had just spent almsot 6k on the KIA fatpack right?).  After getting this color hair I was on a red rampage, and splurged and bought the damn shoes already!  (I also had my friend with me who helped me decide because she loved them too...)

happy with my new shoes & hair....
<3 Anahata

Summary
Hair: Wasabi Pills - Kumi (gingerbread) *mesh
Skin: Mamboo Chic - Rosie Model Love 06 (closed)
Jacket: Ronsem - Tailored
Top: Crazy - Flow Top (black)
Jeans: Maitreya - Zipper Skinny Jeans (dirty) *mesh
Shoes: Lelutka - Mischa (cherry)
Makeup: MOCK - Lip Whip Size Testers (copper rust) *free group gift
Nails: Candy Nail - Punk Skull

Post #27 Mayfair Madness

I love the new tops that Mon Tissu have released.  They are just perfect and have caused me to seriously delete about 80% of my prim clothing.  Nothing can compare to well made mesh.  The detail is insane.  Seams, shadows, wrinkles... ack!  They are very talented designers.  I picked up two different color tops and have been wearing them for the last few days.  I decided nothing else I had (and wasn't already bored of) was going to do this top justice so I needed to buy some new items to go with it.  I went back to Mayfair and knew Celoe would come through.

The skirt was beautiful.  Fit perfectly, loved the pleats, detail and color.  I did have a Maitreya skirt but this one did put that one to shame.

The shoes finished the outfit, as well as the Miel jewelry.  I really love this outfit and don't want to take it off!

I found a cool spot IN Celoe to take these pictures too haha.  Why not?

off to buy the new corsets....
<3 Anahata

Summary
Hair: Lelutka - Expert (blonde fun)
Skin: Mamboo Chic - Saiorise (pale_love me_02) ALL SKINS 99L! I think they are closing :*(
Top: Mon Tissu - Ruffled Shell (french beige) *mesh
Skirt: Celoe -  Nikka Skirt (drift) *mesh
Shoes: Celoe - Zoe Pumps (domino) 
Nails: Candy Nail - Esnic (yellow)
Eyeshadow: MOCK - Stardust Shadow (opal)
Lipstick: MOCK - Saffy Violet Lip Gel Redux (group gift.. one of many)
Jewelry: Miel - Cue

Post #23 Maitreya Jeans

Mocksoup Graves gives out such lovely makeup to her group.  She does such a good job on eyeshadows, they are very light and feathery and blend well.  I like the lipstains too because they aren't cartoonish. 

I got a notecard today announcing that for group members of Maitreya, they had a special pair of jeans set out for half price.  I really do love Maitreya mesh products so I ran right out there and bought myself a pair.  I was impressed.  they fit really well (size small) and I had to test them out by getting myself into all kinds of positions to see how they would bend with my body.

How uncomfortable this pose would be in real life!

So the important thing is making your butt look good, and I think they did a fine job.  Not too big of a space in between the legs, and a good lift in the back.  I just may go back and buy the whole fatpack!  One thing about Maitreya (or maybe it's a bad thing), is that they kind of have the price set high on one item but if you buy the fatpack you save tremendously, but of course end up spending a whole lot more.  Tricky but wise!  

Happy 4/20~!..

<3 Anahata

Summary 

Hair: Lelutka - Trend (blonde fun) *mesh

Skin: Mamboo Chic - Lindsey Angel (03 pale)

Top: Maitreya - Athena Sweater (grape)

Jeans: Maitreya - Zipper Skinny Jeans (dirty) half price for group members!

Shoes: FIR & MNA - Solas Shoes (olive)

Nails: Leverocci Round Nails 1FA Purple Rain

Makeup: Eyes - Mock (stardust shadow - lavender moonlight)  Lips: Mock - Saffy Violet Lip Gel

Post #15 Fun in the Sun

Looking for beaches and bathing suits....

I live in Canada, and it's only March, but feels very much like spring is here.  While it's not exactly bikini weather in my first life, it's definitely time to bring out the beachy bikini look in my second life.  Looking for a spot to drop my basket of goodies (sunscreen, croissants, havarti cheese, cream puffs and meth), I had a hard time finding a good spot to take pictures without getting accosted by raving horny naked men.  After avoiding any place that had 'free sex' or 'nude beach' in the description I finally found a great place with tasteful landscaping and safe spots.

I love this gold Boho bikini by StarFashion.  The pattern is well done and I love that it has fabric attachments on the sides and the jewels right in the middle of the top.  Just makes it more realistic in my eyes - more 3D, which is rare for bikinis as there isn't cuffs and collars on them..I guess I'm a prim whore.  I love anything with the word "boho" in it and this definitely has a really cool free spirited feel to it.  This Bajika hair from Burley went so well with the bikini, the headband added to the exotic look.

Once upon a time all I owned were Dutch Touch skins (before that ((circa 2009))I used to wear Laq skins which I can't even deal with now, they seem so different and cartoony).  Then I discovered Mynerva and Atomic and kind of forgot about my Dutch Touch, all 8 billion lindens worth of them.  Lately I've had a bit of a nostalgia thing for them.  Dutch Touch really "made" Anahata.  The first freebie I got from Iki way back became the skin I didn't take off for months.  I remember going to the store and spending lots of time wearing the demos, carefully deciding which set I wanted to buy.  River was the first set.  I updated to V2 during a sale.  I touch Dutch!

Workin' on my tan
<3Anahata


Location
The Dreamer's Islands Public and private beaches

Summary
Hair: Burley - Bajika Blonde 01
Skin: Dutch Touch - V2 River (olive/basic cl1)
Bikini: StarFashion - Bikini Boho Gold
Nails: Love Soul - Prim Nails *Colors - Square* (red)
Makeup: [mock].  - Eyeshadow (fall festivale green  - free gift)
                                   Lipcolor (brazen bronze lipstain - free gift)
                                   Blush (winter rainbow collection terra rosa - free gift)

Post #14 Cheap vs. Expensive

 Wanted to get some mesh tube tops for my new Maitreya leggings.  I had two choices.  One for 75L at a sale, and one for 450L at a well known mesh store.

                                

                                  DEMO 1   75L                                                           DEMO 2  450L

DEMO 1: (size large for me) were on sale so don't know what their regular price was, but even at 75L I still didn't buy one. The top didn't fit my shape very well and i felt it was a bit blocky.  

DEMO 2: on the other hand, (size small for me), hugged my curves and had fabulous detail. Loved the seams at the top and bottom of the shirt, loved the shadowing around the parts that looked bunched up.

DEMO 1: because I had to wear the large size my boobs were not big enough to fill the breast trough thing.  So you could see the clear space where the alpha was.  

DEMO 2: the top of the tube covered everything and fit perfectly!

Again, the DEMO 1 top was bulky in the back and seemed to stick into my mesh leggings.  I was not going to put on the xl to accomodate this as i might have looked pregnant by that point with missing breasts and nothing but empty clear space over my cleavage.  DEMO 2 looked fantastic, accentuating my behind and flowing nicely over my hips.  DEMO 2 also had a pattern on it.

So I decided to buy the DEMO 2 set, which also came with a jacket.  I did love the DEMO 1's trendy designs, but I wasn't going to look misshapen and have weird cleavage so I could have a cool picture on the front of my shirt.  Let's break down the prices and really see if buying "cheap" at sales is really worth the loss of quality in the end.

75L for a top that is just not the best fit (650 for a fatpack of 10, so 10L savings on 1)
450L for the tubetop & a jacket - since it's two pieces I would say it would be 225 for each piece (although jackets tend to run a bit more than tops do but meh, I'll half it).

I did buy the fatpack of the jacket/tube top set, it cost me 1,100L for four different colored sets.
That's 275L for a set.
Dividing that in half for the jacket and the tube top is approx 137L

So compare the two fatpack tops at the prices of 65L to 137L.  Is the 72L difference really worth it?

Now I know some people aren't as picky as me, and some people even have bigger boobs with narrower hips that might have fit the less expensive top better, I know that a lot of people don't have 1,100L to shell out for fatpacks.

This is just my opinion.  I believe if you invest in good pieces, and when you do find them get them in fatpacks to save money, you are doing pretty good for yourself.  With this set you can wear the tube top buy itself, the jacket by itself, even mix and match the different colors in the fatpack.  Classic, well fitted and slick.

It's your choice.

<3 Anahata

Summary
Hair: Shag - Pussy Galore (undressed)
Skin: Pink Fuel - Elly Angelic (milk/lt brow/freckles)
Demo Top 1: Forever Young @ Jersey Shore - Retro Tube Mesh Tops
Demo Top 2: Cold Logic - Robins

Top & Jacket: Cold Logic - Robins (slate/pink)
Leggings: Maitreya - Couture Leggings (quarry)
Eyeshadow: [mock]. - Shadow Fall Festivals Green 2 (one of the very many generous group gifts given out by the wonderful creator, JOIN THIS GROUP!!!)