Post #83 One of a Kind

 I've been so busy with school in my first life I almost forgot about my Second Life.  I logged in last night and the first place I checked out was Al Vulo to see what the group gift was this month.  It's really pretty and I'm wearing it!

 Then I went to The Dressing Room and what a suprise!  It's a big building now with three separate sections.  I didn't really find anything I liked but I did like this top which came with some black mesh jeans.  This is one of my older outfits I used to wear (but the top is new) so the skirt is prim not mesh and the hair isn't mesh either.  I used to love Action hair, I defo need to go check out their mesh styles.

Summary
Hair: Action - Nicole2 (chai root)
Skin: Al Vulo - Eleonor (son of flowers group gift)
Top: mijn.botique @The Dressing Room Fusion - One of a Kind Sweater (comes with jeans too) *mesh
Skirt: Ronsem - Denim Skirt (jet black paint)
Fishnets: Blowpop - Seamed Fishnet Tights (black/ripped)
Shoes: Maitreya - Moxie (black)

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 #71 My Humps

Okay, when I added the ponytail to this outfit I totally realized I was channeling Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas circa 2005 in the "My Humps" video.   The weird thing is I didn't subconsciously make this outfit after the video at all, I ripped it off another avatar I saw in Maitreya.  I asked her where she got her pants and shoes and she told me.  She had different hair and sunglasses, but the shoes, pants and top were her idea.

          Skin before tattoo layer                                             Skin after tattoo layer

I went to Mother Goose's store and noticed some new skins were up on the freebie board.  I was able to pick up this version of Linda with the garish pink lipstick and blue tattoo.  Now I paid 1000L for the Giselle skin from Glam Affair and let me tell you, the best thing about the skin is the 'face detail' layer.  It's meant for that skin but works in a pinch over any other skin that isn't too far in shade variance.  It has freckles so it's super cute.  The lips I got at Mother Goose's for like 60L/12 pack and they are nice. I was able to salvage this skin with two tattoo layers.  I know a lot of people probably like the blue thingie over the nose and lip color.  I'm just not that into it.

My thighs are so fat! lol.  I love the new jewelry at faMESHed from Auxiliary.  It's mesh and there are lots of choices.  Looking forward to that store opening.

I was looking for a village setting for my pix and found this seaside town.  It was really nice and I wasn't really sure what it was till I got on some pose stands and started losing limbs.  I then realized I was at an amputee awareness sim.  I was hoping it wasn't something kinky, and it wasn't.  It was actually really interesting and educational.

Check it out!
<3 Ana


Summary
Hair: Burley - Nelly (light blonde 03) *mesh ((closed right now for construction!)
Skin: Mother Goose's - Linda(LB) ((free on the letter boards))
Halter Top: Maitreya - Cupio Basics Top (clouds) *mesh
Jeans: Cracked Mirror - Mambo Jeans (blue) *mesh
Shoes: Redgrave - Cathy (12 colors) ((many color combinations with a provided hud))
Jewelry: Auxiliary @ faMESHed - Chunky Bracelets/earrings (Bullseye) *mesh
Cosmetics: Lips - Mother Goose's LipD (6)/Glam Affair Giselle Cosmetics (face details - have to have skin)

Place: A&A Town, Disability and Amputee Awareness

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 #53 Homeless Depression

I got separated from my quaint beach house this week.  I get this message from some lady I don't know apologizing, but the owner of the island I rent off has decided to get the sim deleted and we will all lose our residences.  THIS IS WHY WE DON'T EVER PAY MORE THAN A WEEK AT A TIME IN RENT!  I have learned this lesson now (although I've seen it happen before, I'd been camping out at this spot for more than a year!  It was so unfair!).   So I have decided, in my SL, that my beach house was the unfortunate victim of beach hole sinking.  Luckily with the warning, I was able to retrieve all my items before they poofed.  So I guess what I'm trying to say is this picture conveys the sadness and depression of having to move to a tiny little skybox in the meantime.

 Most of what I'm wearing is Ronsem.  It's all been around for a while and no mesh items. The new and exciting item is the Al Vulo skin gift of the month.  It gives me a 'walk of shame' sort of vibe, lol.  Sort of smeared eyeliner thing happening there.  I thought the messy hair matched that look.  Kinda like you lost your purse and your brush the night before the morning after. 

 These are great nails from Candy Nail.  And although the skirt is prim, I still like it.  It has great detail and looks super cute.

As I prop myself up against the tree in shame I hope I can find another sweet beach place.  Until then I'm sticking to the 50L a week skybox with the changeable window picture mode and bad prim bed and furniture set.  At least it has a personal radio in the suite, and a 10 prim limit so I can have a pose stand at least.

i be sad...
<3 Anahata


Summary
Hair: Lelutka - Oscar (powder)
Skin: Al Vulo - Julia (dating in the dark) ((July free gift for members))
Tank top: Ronsem - Flamingo Tank Top (white)
Jacket & Tie: Ronsem - Tailored (texture changeable tie)
Skirt: Ronsem - Mini Skirt (black)
Shoes: Maitreya Gold - Moxie (over knees) ((multicolor pack))
Nails: Candy Nail - Punk Skull
**wearing Glamorize Soft Smoke eye makeup in Midnight

Post #51 Real Simple

 I do love these pants.  I've been meaning to blog them for a while but with all the new releases and my other ADHD projects I just never really got around to it.  Maitreya has seven sets of these, but I just bought the super colorful ones.  They come in plain leggings and with these wicked weird built in shoes.  When I wear them I feel like using my freaky poses!

Maitreya is such good quality.  My favorite mesh stores would have to be Maitreya, Celoe, Mon Tissu & Cold Logic.  Cold Logic kinda being more of the standard wear of the bunch.  Kind of stuff you could pick up going into a major department store.  The others are a bit more like smaller cooler stores.  I love the fine detail in them.  Yes the do cost a lot more than most mesh but you get what you pay for.  When I put on my darn cyber pants I want to see seams and wrinkles!

This is the Shine Pack 2.  Colors are Lipstick, Honeysuckle, Cerise and Coral.

This is the Shine Pack 2.  Colors are Quarry, Yellow, Margarita and Sodalite.

The Shine Pack 1 is black, white, tan and grey
Two Suede Packs in earth colors
Two Disco Packs in various colors that look really scratched up.

My legs look like melons...
<3 Anahata

Summary
Hair: Lelutka - Aurora Hair (blonde fun) *mesh
Skin: Glam Affair @ Collabor88 - Mia Natural (discoB 04)
Top: Leverocci - Soft Satin Blouse (white)  ((major sale going down there right now))
Pants: Maitreya - Couture Leggings (various colors)
Bracelets - Je Suis - Magnifique Bangles (color changeable, but can buy separates)

Post #44 Swanky Shorts

I felt like making some crazy daring outfit to go with my new mesh shorts.  Because really I couldn't find anything that really went with them.  Being leather, I knew I had to look pretty glam and stuff, which is not a look I really wear.  I don't know if this is glammy or not.  LoL.  But I had fun smooshing clothes old and new together.

 I bought this gold bikini/glove/leggings set at The Sea Hole a while ago when they had a half off sale.  I actually thought it went pretty good with the shorts.  I like the two colors together.  Like earthy with some water thrown in.  The skin was really nice, you can get it at Collabor88 in three different makeups.  Glam Affair = glam look...amirite?

Great rings at The Dressing Room Blue.  Had a lot of fun changing the colors on them.  Good waste of 10  minutes.  The necklace I'm excited about as I lurve Kosh to death.

Oh So Glamoritey...(is that a word)
<3 Anahata


Summary
Hair: Truth - Barbara (champagne w/roots) *mesh
Skin: Glam Affair @ Collabor88 - Mia Natural (disco C 04)
Bikini Top, Gloves & Leggings: The Sea Hole - Painted On Metallic
Shorts: Leverocci - SS12 Shorts (midnight) *mesh
Socks: Maitreya - Scrunched Prim Socks Colorset 1 (dark brown)
Shoes: House of Fox - Archboots (navy2tone)
Rings: Glow @ The Dressing Room Blue - Spike Ring (gold) ((color changeable)
Necklace: Kosh @ Zombie Popcorn Market - Ronja Necklace

Post #41 Maitreya & Truth Release

This week, first mesh Truth hair that looked good on me since mesh hairs have been released by Truth.  Yes that was a redundant sentence.  Speaking of redundant, I was going through my over 100 Truth prim hairs the other day and noticed sooo many of them look alike except for maybe a part was moved an inch over, or the hair flipped a different way.   I hope one day my love for Truth comes back because I just realize I've spent over 25K lindens in that store.  Oy 

Lovin this look sooo much.  Maitreya released some great stuff this last couple of days and I've been seeing the dresses all over the blogs so of course I have to blog about the top and the jeans.  I love Maitreya jeans the best out of any other brand.  They just make my behind look good.  So do their dresses mind you, but yeah, great jeans.  The top color was a tough choice, I loved them all and they make their fatpacks so damn tempting by giving you such a deal.  I finally chose this one to go with the fabulous purse, also a new release.  I had to throw in a close up of these Esnic nails by Candy Nail.  I use them a lot in my blogs posts but can never really get a good shot.  Well today that's going to change.  These nails are great!  Love the design and the rings.

Last week I won The Dressing Room "Style of the Week".  I was pretty stoked because it was the first contest I ever really entered and my outfit was so crazy I give them props for going with it!  I was given all the goodies from the newest edition, except the Glam Affair skin which makes me sad, almost as sad as how fat I seem to appear here.

I have a big purse...
<3 Anahata

Summary
Hair: Truth - Tashia w/roots (champagne) *mesh
Skin: Atomic - Grace Irish Green (buff) ((past TDR special))
Top: Maitreya - Cupio Top (fallow) *mesh
Jeans: Maitreya - Flare Jeans #2
Shoes: Lelutka - KIA (raw)
Bag: Maitreya - Mesh Shopper (kumera)
Bracelet: Miel - Cue
Nails: Candy Nail - Esnic Yellow

Post # 35 Glam Affair Skin

I splurged the other day on the new Giselle skin by Glam affair.  I had checked a demo because I had seen it reviewed on Gogo's blog and there seemed to be some issues.  When I put it on it actually didn't look too bad on me!  Perhaps my computer is less sensitive to colors or something but I matched pretty well.  I was really impressed with the nails.  Yes, such a small thing, but they looked really good.  I have a lot of poses that have my hands in strange positions and when I wear nails they never follow the hand.  So yeah, I didn't even use any of those poses here haha, but I will in the future, defo!  Jeez I have big hands because I used to buy a lot of Candy Nail and their sizes were always 20, and that's what my hands are, but my avatar got smaller over time and now I may be suffering a case of man hands haha.

My friend and I were messing around trying on mesh demos and she brought up an interesting dilemma, mesh jeans and boots.  They don't seem to go together too well.  I tried on the skinniest pair I had and put on a pair of boots and sure enough the pants were sticking out the sides.  I remembered the legwarmers at G.Fields that I saw a couple of weeks ago and thought that might work.  They did match pretty well, there were a few sticky outy spots but both of us girls bought a pair and after some fancy ankle fixin' we got it to look 'bootish', lol.

I blogged this top from Cold Logic before and I had to do it again in green.  I love this top.  It just looks so different and real.  The new hair I picked up from Elikatira worked really well with the outfit too.  I'm loving this look, even if it's a bit 'plain'....

It's hip to be square..(watching American Psycho while writing this haha)...
<3 Anahata

Summary
Hair: [e] - Caramel (blonde 10) *mesh
Skin: Glam Affair - Giselle (natural bl 01)
Top: Cold Logic - Anderson (greens) *mesh
Jeans: Maitreya - Zipper Skinny Jeans (dirty) *mesh
Legwarmers: G.Field - Leg Warmer for Heels (beige)
Shoes: Epoque - Revolution Pumps (tan)
Necklace: Izzies - Bead Necklace (green)

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 #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 #21 Remembering the 90's

I "came of age" in the 90's and totally used to dress like this.  I was just out the other day and saw some girls coming out of a club dressed in really tight jeans and flimsy tops, high heeled boots and just really feminine looks.  Man, I dressed like a boy back in my time.  Everything was all "grunge" and "alternative".  I don't think I've ever used hairspray.  I did use lipgloss...

Wore lots of beaded necklaces, and wore my hair plain and stringy.  Minimal makeup and torn up shirts and jeans.  Guys jeans. 

Torn up tights were a staple, along with Doc Martens.  I wanted to be a bass player, LoL.

I used to hang out at a record shop downtown, where they sold vinyl and bongs.  I had a whole collection of albums and a shitty record player.  I lost all my records when my brother helped me move and forgot to give me back the chest I kept them in.  Last thing I heard his ex-girlfriend's dad had them.. dayum!

Location: Alt7 Club

Wishing I was young again... /sigh
<3 Anahata

Summary
Hair: !lamb - Addict (honeycomb)
Skin: Mynerva - Little Beckie (old gift)
Jersey: Tres Blah - Used Raglan
Shorts: Surf Couture - Shack Shorts (gray)
Belt: Ronsem - Military Belt
Tights: Sassy Kitty Designs - Socks (gray/ripped)
Socks: Maitreya - Scrunchie Prim Socks (color set 1)
Necklace & Bracelet: Miel - Friendo
Shoes: Deco - Test Boot (black) *old FLF item

Post #18 Collabor88 & Paris

April's Collabor88 is here and I teleported my excited little avatar into the darkness that is the store entrance.  Man it was packed!  I got all rubberbandy with my walking and kept mowing people down and walking forward, backward, all over.  Finally I said 'ugh no way' and logged out.  Came back later, about 4am to be exact and it was a lot more manageable.

Fell in love with this super cute Kyoot top even though it wasn't mesh.  I've become a mesh snob sorta.  But.. I'd rather have a primmy top that looked good than a generic mesh template (i wanted to type platelet !?).  The pants are really nice in detail and I might go back and get more colors although I really shouldn't as I already have six thousand different types of capris in my inventory.  Yes I enjoy exaggerating numbers.

The Sea Hole has some fabulous jewelery and a great dress design this month (mesh too!).  I have to pick up all the colors of the jewelery.  It comes with a cigarette & holder.  Very "classy broad" look.  LoL.   The skin is Illusory and I quite like this brand.  They do remind me a bit of Atomic, (how they make my face look, rather bitchy but not too much).  I wore the toothy smile skin for this.

Since the theme was french this round I had to find somewhere french to take pix.  So I typed in 'paris' and ended up at this place, it's pretty nice.  They have an eiffel tower and lots of fake 1912 looking people standing around.  I didn't want to be obvious standing next to the tower so I chose a simple street to stand around and act like an attention ho.  I'm not qute sure if my outfit is more french or more sailor.  I'll settle with french sailorette.

Au Revoir <3
Anahata

Location - Les Champs Elysees


Summary
Hair: Boon - ARK554 (blonde)
Skin: Illusory @ Collabor88 - Love Milk Frenchie (LBT)
Top: Kyoot @ Collabor88 - Josephine Cropped Sweater (red stripes)
Bottoms: Kyoot@ Collabor88 - Etienne Capris (navy)
Shoes: Angel Alphaville - e46f strap (you can tint these inexpensive shoes to any color you choose)
Jewelery:  The Seahole @ Collabor88 - Parisan Set (pearl)
                Glow Studio - Aztec Nose Chain w/o Beads