Friday, I'm in love.

I know, I know, it's Fifty Lindens Friday and I'm not even talking about it!? What's happening? Well I was just too busy shopping for a coat. And finding one that won't mess with your boobs, hips, butt, AO and that also looks good is something very rare. Fortunately, there is Aoharu and once again, the new Mini Lenght Trench Coat reaches all my expectations. And the textures / colors are gorgeous! I got myself the Ivory (which is closer to camel, in my opinion) one and I had to stop myself from getting the fatpack.

I very rarely purchase fatpacks because I'm trying to convince myself I don't need the same item in 8 or 12 colors. The amount of money I saved this past 2 years by doing so is simply astonishing... but this coat almost got me.

Instead, I also spoiled myself with the Feminine Fut Tippet Coat in brown, also from Aoharu.

official Aoharu vendor

While I was there, I grabbed the Dungaree shirt Special Edition in red. It's only 50$L and every penny goes directly to Japan. Honestly, red is not my color but for such low price and good cause, I had to get it. Available at Aoharu Mainstore only.

Look

Skin : Belleza - Erika in Fair (group gift)
Hair : LeLutka - Biel in Sweeden
Eyes : MADesigns - Promise collection in Green 13
Lashes : Redgrave - Lucious #6
Alpha layers : cheLLe - Moles in Freckles Light + Mole! 2 + Mole! 3
+ Kosh - Metallic Eyeshadows in Forrest

Shirt : Mon Tissu - So Boho blouse in Cream
Jeans : Mon Tissu - Denim 1929 Cigarette in Dark
Coat : Aoharu - Mini Lenght Trench Coat in Ivory
Bracelet : League - (old FLF)
Belt : Maitreya - Coin belt in Auburn
Necklace : Statique. - Hope necklace (PCF 100% donation)

We love you, Japan.

Less than 12h after the beginning of Pacific Crisis Fundraiser, over L$1,000,000 were already given to the cause from donations and purchases. ONE MILLION! That's fantastic!

And because you can never have too many skins, mostly when it helps a good cause, I got myself these two lovely ones below. At 600L$ each, 100% donation to PCF, it's quite a deal... you know you have to get them too! These two skins are asian inspired but fit my caucasian shape quite well.

Look

Skin : Glam Affair - Sakura in Natural 01 (PCF 100% donation)
Hair : Sixty-Nine - Jessica in Dark Mocha (tinted)
Eyes : MADesigns - Promise collection in Green 13
Lashes : Redgrave - Lucious #6
Alpha layers : cheLLe - Moles in Freckles Light & Mole! 3

Dress : Aoharu - Off Shoulder tunic in Red (PCF 100% donation)
Boots : Mon Tissu - Provence riding boots in Dark Brown
Necklace : Statique. - Hope necklace (PCF 100% donation)

Pose : Statique. - Jump! 01

A true Lazy Sunday.

I honored this Lazy Sunday by waking up at 2pm. Ooops.

I tried the shadows option in Viewer 2 today, for a change... and I really don't like it. The picture is extremely dark, it's not even funny. Of course with some practice I could probably do better but I rather stick to what I already know : do my own shadows manually in Photoshop.

And yes, even if the picture is dark you can clearly see that I went blonde! It's from the new LeLutka collection with darker roots, and even if I got the dark red pack, the light blonde also called my name so hard, I couldn't resist purchasing it. I'm not a big fan of blonde shades, but LeLutka's are very well done, not too yellow, enough to convince me to put my redhead on the side once in a while!

Look

Skin : Laqroki - Vilda 03 in Fair
Hair : LeLutka - Rain in Marylin
Eyes : MADesigns - Promise collection in Brown 18
Lashes : Redgrave - Lucious #6
Alpha layers : Glam Affair - Mary Blush A (comes with Mary skin)
+ cheLLe - Moles in Freckles Light, Mole! 2 (right eye) & Mole! 3
+ cheLLe - Smoke basis - Smoke in Frost

Shirt : Mon Tissu - Cozy Up Tee stripped in Cream
Jacket : Emery - Army Jacket (old TDR exclusive)
Shorts : Absolution - Denim Shorts (Lazy Sunday)
Shoes : La Petite Fleur - Deux, Back ribbon
Belt : Maitreya - Coin Belt in Auburn
Ring : Concrete Flower - Nan's pincushion ring 1 (Lazy Sunday)

Pose : DARE - (EUPHORIA hunt)
Picture taken at Happy Mood store.

Pssst! You can't really see it on the main picture so I'm adding a close up : Concrete Flowers is offering a set of 3 adorable rings this Lazy Sunday! So freaking cute, and so practical to punch annoying people in the face. Héhé.

Pierre blanche.

Today will be a day to remember for Div - my boyfriend - and I.

Long story short, we met in Second Life. He is american and I'm (french!) canadian. All the odds were against us but we managed to turn our virtual dream into something real. It was hard, and it took some times, but we made it! Div lives with me in Montréal since 3 months now, but we need to legally allow him to stay for good.

So today is the first step of his immigration : our civil union. Nothing big, just us and our two witnesses, and some home made cupcakes. Following today, we'll fill all papers and stuff required for him to get his permanent citizenship.

Only, I thought it would be fun to commemorate this even in SL, where we met over 3 years ago!

Since Div doesn't log in Second Life anymore, I decided not to do the traditional picture with the two lovebirds. Instead, waiting for him (forever?) in a white dress seemed more appropriate. I couldn't resist adding LaGyo's Spring accessories to my outfit. The headpiece is stunning; I didn't retouch the picture at all (except for lighting), these are the original textures. The flowers look so delicate! And the earrings are to die for.

Look

Skin : Laqroki - Vilda 03 in Fair
Hair : fri.day - Dylan in Jealous Red
Eyes : MADesigns - Promise collection in Green 14
Lashes : Redgrave - Lucious #6
Alpha layers : Glam Affair - Mary Blush A (comes with Mary skin)
+ cheLLe - Moles in Freckles Light, Mole! 2 (right eye) & Mole! 3
+ cheLLe - Smoke basis - Smoke in Frost

Dress : Mon Tissu - Crossroads maxi dress in White
Earrings : LaGyo - Spring
Headpiece : LaGyo - Spring Deer

Pose : DARE - (EUPHORIA hunt)

Naughty french teacher.

Real life conversation in front of my computer.

Div : "That skirt you're wearing in SL today..."
Me : "Oui?"
Div : "... looks very ~naughty teacher~ to me."
Me : "Ah. To me it looks more like french fashion."
Div : "Then it looks very ~naughty french teacher~ to me."

What?

Look
Skin : Laqroki - Vilda 03 in Fair
Hair : fri.day - Dylan in Jealous Red
Eyes : MADesigns - Promise collection in Green 14
Lashes : Redgrave - Lucious #6
Alpha layers : B[u]y Me - Girl next door lashes
+ cheLLe - Moles in Freckles Light & Mole! 3
+ cheLLe - Smoke basis - Smoke in Frost

Shirt : *COCO* - Bow shirt in White (modified sleeves)
Skirt : Mon Tissu - Highland skirt in Grey
Belt : Miel - Troupe belt in Natural (FLF)
Shoes : Kookie - Athena in Black
Socks : Riddle - Argyle socks in Black2
Earrings : Statique. - La Bohème
Glasses : Cute Bytes - Nerd glasses
Purse : LeLutka - Cadmio in Grey

Pic taken at Seaside Elementary School RP

Mon Tissu d'amour.

If I had to shop at only one store for the rest of my SL life, I would choose Mon Tissu without hesitation. I love everything there, and I mostly love the fact that you can easily look put together (yet comfy) just by throwing on any of their stuff randomly. Their products are amazingly well done and you look great without any damn effort. If you don't know about Mon Tissu yet, you're really missing something.

Today I went to check their new (well... about 1 week old) "Sweet Sophisticate" collection and I love the très french vibe to it. You look like you deserve to live in Paris. Ah Paris! Who doesn't want to look as good and put together as these lovely Parisiennes?

Look

Skin : Redgrave - Fairy Collection, Avie Natural (01)
Hair : Truth - Bea in Jupiter
Eyes : MADesigns - Nature collection in Furious Noon
Lashes : Redgrave - Lucious #6
Alpha layers : Glam Affair - Mary Blush A (comes with Mary skin)
+ cheLLe - Moles in Freckles Light & Mole! 3
+ cheLLe - Smoke basis - Smoke in Frost

Shirt : Mon Tissu - Cozy Up Tee (striped) in Cream
Skirt : Highland skirt in Grey
Shoes : Montsegur Pump in Peach
Necklace : Statique. - La Simple Bohème to be released next week
Purse : LeLutka - Cadmio in Grey

Paperdolls.

I had a wonderful time with Lazy Sunday yesterday, what a thrilling experience! I've met some great people, had a fun time, and got plenty of very nice comments regarding La Bohème set (pssst! it's still available for a few hours at L$75 only, I didn't have the time to remove it yet!).

A very great experience overall, so you'll see Statique for Lazy Sunday again in a few weeks!

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it reminds me of the paperdolls I used to play with!

Major snowstorm in my town today, we're expecting up to 50cm - that's 20in, folks! - so I'm making a statement against it in-world with a light, pastel, spring-ish outfit thanks to this super cute poncho from R.icielli. It's from their early February hunt but guess what? it's still ongoing! You can still put your hands on it for a ridiculous L$10, along with 11 other items.

Yay!

Look

Skin : Laqroki - Vilda 03 in Fair
Hair : Truth - Bea in Jupiter
Eyes : MADesigns - Promise Collection, Green 13
Lashes : Redgrave - Lucious #6
Alpha layers : Glam Affair - Mary Blush A (comes with Mary skin)
+ cheLLe - Moles in Freckles Light & Mole! 3
+ cheLLe - Moscato Kisses - Lipstain in E
+ cheLLe - Smoke basis - Smoke in Frost

Shirt : Mon Tissu - So Boho blouse in Cream
Poncho : R.icielli - Mattori III in Green (hunt item)
Leggings : Peqe - Flowery leggings
Boots : Mon Tissu - Provence riding boots in Dark Brown
Bracelet : League - Wanderer (with disks) (FLF)

Thank God I'm Fashionable.

It's Friday, lets start the weekend and what's usually three busy days of shopping! Today's Fifty Lindens Friday (FLF) offers cute and very well done stuff, as usual you can find all details at The Rumor. Also, The Dressing Room Blue released their new collection earlier today. And because you can never shop too much, Truth new hairdos Pippa and Florence are just hitting the market too.

Happy weekend!

Look
Skin : Laqroki - Vilda 03 in Fair
Hair : Truth - Florence2 in Jupiter
Eyes : MADesigns - Promise Collection, Green 14
Lashes : Redgrave - Lucious #6
Alpha layers : B[u]y Me - Girl next door lashes
+ cheLLe - Freckles Light, Mole! 2, Mole! 3

Shirt : Kyoot - Book Worm Top (Artiste) (FLF)
Jeans : Mon Tissu - Denim 1929 Cigarette
Belt : Maitreya - Old leather belt
Bangles : *League* - Wanderer bracelet (FLF)
Shoes : A.D.D. Andel! - Sparkle Flats in Chocolate (Humpday Happiness)

Picture taken at the gorgeous Alirium mainstore.

Is it Spring yet?

I don't know if I'm the only one, but my RL influences how I dress in SL a lot. I dress more warmly during winter, and lightly during summer in general. But when I woke up this morning and I opened the curtains on (another) snowstorm, I lost it.

I needed to wear something that would remind me of spring, and luckily, you can find this adorable lavender Neo-Romantic blouse from Fishy Strawberry at The Dressing Room for a ridiculous price. I paired it with G-Field's Flower Pumps "Eve" in Violet Mist for a perfect color match... and felt instantly better!

And to make me feel even more better, Belleza released this spring-ish purple skin just two days ago for group members. If you register now, you can get it in store (gift box for members, at the entrance) along with 3 other skins.

Belleza group have a registration fee of L$250 but believe me, it's worth every penny. I'm entirely against registration fees in general, but Belleza offers at least 1 skin (in every shade) per month, every month, usually from their upcoming collection. So you get to see the new releases before everyone else, and their skins are of the nicest ones in SL (mostly male ones!). Assuming the average price for such nice skin in SL is $L1000, you get $L12,000+ worth of stuff in a single year.

That's what I call a good deal. Visit Belleza in world for more information or to register (you can also easily find Belleza group in Search).

Look

Skin : Belleza - Melissa in Fair (group gift)
Hair : Truth - Isidora in Jupiter
Eyes : MADesigns - Promise Collection, Green 14
Lashes : Redgrave - Lucious #6
Freckles : CheLLe - Freckles in Light

Shirt : Fishy Strawberry - Neo-Romantic blouse in Lilac (TDR)
Jeans : Mon Tissu - Denim 1929 Cigarette in Dark 1
Shoes : G-Field - Flower Pumps "Eve" in Violet Mist
Earrings : Donna Flora - Lia Set

Picture taken at Statique Mainstore.

It's the Skin Fair!

...and I almost missed it.


Yes, I went in fluffy slippers and mud mask... after all I was running late!

The Vanity Universe Skin Fair, 3rd edition starts tomorrow! Hope you saved some Lindens cuz there is skins to satisfied the most difficult people... myself included! I'm seriously lurking the new Fairy skin by Redgrave... but let's put this on the side for now.

Since I got an invite for Bloggersday, I was planning to go to the Skin Fair for a few hours, take the time to try all demos available and do a huuuuge report... but I forgot about that thing called Real Life and was caught into it all day. Uuuugh. So I teleported in at the last minute tonight and only had a quick overview.

Fortunately for you, plenty of bloggers are already talking about this very interesting event in a much better way than I could ever do. So I'll just go with this: to the few creators it may concern, please stop thinking we all want to look like Angelina Jolie. Play it safe when it comes to drawing the size of lips 'cuz ginormous mouths aren't as sexy as you think they are.

Besides that, I strongly recommend to have a look at the Skin Fair where you'll find very well made skins by amazing creators. All the well known brands such as Redgrave, Laqroki, LeLutka, Curio, Glam Affair, etc. are around, but you'll also discover some new - and gorgeous - faces.

Visit the Vanity Universe Skin Fair 2011! Feb 20 - Mar 6, 2011

Look
Skin : Laqroki - Vilda 02 in Fair
Hair : Truth - Jolie in Jupiter
Lashes : Redgrave - Lucious #39
Eyes : My RL eyes imported in SL
Alpha : cheLLe - Home made mud mask

Shirt : Mon Tissu - Park Avenue Top in White
Cardigan : Mon Tissu - Prudence Cardigan in Brown
Pants : Mon Tissu - Balcon Lounge Pants in White
Slippers : Fluffie's Designs - Mousie Slippers (L$1 on Marketplace)
Necklace : Mon Tissu - Take Flight Necklace in Robin's Egg

My "Carlucci" outfit.

If - like me - you shop at The Dressing Room Blue, you've noticed the latest Look of the week by Amelie Carlucci. Love at first sight! I saved it with the firm intention of trying it, but Valentine's Day kept me busy with all the hunts and gifts.

It's now time to put V-day behind and I thought a full outfit without a single touch of pink would be a nice statement. Above is the closest I could get from the look with what I already had in my inventory. Below is my ~lightest version~ of Amelie's great look, which is more casual and suits me better.

Both looks
Skin : Laqroki - Vilda 02 in Fair
Hair : Truth - Jolie in Jupiter
Lashes : Redgrave - Lucious #39
Eyes : My RL eyes imported in SL

Skirt : The Secret Store - Chiffon Silk Kerchief
Shoes : G-Field - Flower Pumps "Eve" in Chocolate (hunt item)
Cardigan : Mon Tissu - Prudence Cardigan in Brown

Top look
Shirt : *COCO* - Bow shirt in White
Earrings : Donna Flora BACI set
Purse : Royal Blue - With Love Clutch (modified) (hunt item)

Bottom Look
Shirt : Mon Tissu - Park Avenue Top in White
Necklace : Mon Tissu - Take flight necklace in Robbin's Egg

Happy -late- Vday!

I know, I know, I'm ultra late! I wish you had a great time, and plenty of chocolate! On my side I stepped away from SL to bake pink cupcakes for Div and I. Which explains why my avatar is on a sugar rush!

Look
Skin : Laqroki - Vilda 10 in Fair
Breasts enhancement : Laqroki - CleavageV2 in Fair
Hair : Truth - Jolie in Jupiter
Lashes : Redgrave - Lucious #39
Eyes : My RL eyes imported in SL

Shirt : Mon Tissu - Park Avenue Top in White
Pants : Armidi - Grace Jeans in Vintage
Belt : Maitreya - Old Leather Belt in Black
Shoes : G-Field - Heart Flat Shoes in Black (hunt item)
Jewels : Donna Flora BACI set
Purse : G-Field - Black Heart Valentine (group gift)
Pet : Pink Fuel - Heart Panda (1$L)

New release at LeLutka.

I've been waiting for this moment since two weeks : Gem, the latest skin from LeLutka's Aéré Collection, is finally available! This is - by far - my favorite skin from LeLutka to this day.

Only, like every other LeLutka skins, Gem is ultra matte and doesn't look good if not under some very specific Sky Settings (in the Environment Editor). Perhaps I'm just being picky? It still bothers me.

Also, let me tell you I'm not sure LeLutka's new packaging is really as ~more affordable~ as they want us to believe. LeLutka used to sell 1 base skin + 7 make ups, for a total of 8 skins for 3,000$L. They're now offering two packs of 1 base skin + 4 make ups for 2,000$L each, for a total of 9 skins (the basic skin is the same in both pack) for 4,000$L.

Where is the 3,000$L fatpack? It's gone. If you want all make ups options for Gem, you now need to spend 4,000$L. Of course you're getting an extra skin compared to other packs but you pay 1,000$ for it. Do the maths, that's not ~more affordable~.

I'm still debating if I'll get Gem or not. I might take a few days to think about it. Meanwhile, if you wanna know more, read the LeLutka Blog.

Look
Skin : Lelutka - Gem 07 in Hush
Hair : Truth - Avery in Jupiter
Lashes : Redgrave - Lucious #39
Eyes : My RL eyes imported in SL
Mouth : LeLutka - Teeth attachment v2

Shirt : Mon Tissu - Park Avenue in White
Jacket : Mon Tissu - Prudence Cardigan in Pink
Earrings : Donna Flora - Lia set

Friday, I'm in love!

If there is one reason to love Friday, it's because it's one of the biggest shopping day of the week in SL... and I've been spoiled today. Between The Dressing Room, Chic Boutique, The Fashion House and 50$L Friday... phew! There is enough to satisfied the most picky fashionista.

On this note, may I introduce you to the cutest skirt I've seen in a long time, from The Secret Store. It's so not my usual style, but I couldn't resist the amazing pattern. Best part is : I only paid 50$L for it! And 'cuz you can't really see my cute necklace on the above picture, enjoy the one below instead.

More information about all these releases is available at The Rumor.

Enjoy your weekend!

Look
Skin : Laqroki - Vilda 02 in Fair
Cleavage : Laqroki - CleavageV2 in Fair
Hair : Truth - Rei (top part only) in Jupiter
Lashes : Redgrave - Lucious #39
Eyes : My RL eyes imported in SL

Blouse : Mon Tissu - So Boho Blouse in Cream
Skirt : The Secret Store - Chiffon in Safari (TFH)
Shoes : G-Field - Flowers Pump *Eve* in Chocolate (hunt item)
Necklace : [ glow ] studio - Rudolf in love necklace (modified) (TDR)

I'm back!

It's been a long month.

I've been awfully sick IRL since my last post, to the point I couldn't find the energy to sit at my computer. I spent the whole time laying down on my couch watching TLC and Discovery Channel.

I can't take it anymore!

I logged back in SL a few days ago and decided to do some major change on my avi. I've been wearing the same skin, lashes and eyes for the past 18 months and I suddently decided I wanted to go for a fresh new look. I ended purchasing the latest skin release from Laqroki : Vilda which is a-freaking-mazing with my shape - actually with any shapes it seems, since it looked good on my friends who tried it as well - plus new lashes and eyes.

And the latest hair releases from Truth, indeed.

I'm extremely happy with the result! The lips, lashes, hair... Wow!

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There is a very interesting Valentine's hunt at G-Field. The items are very well done and there is lotsa and lotsa pink! which makes me extremely happy.

And most of the items are free!

Both looks
Skin : Laqroki - Vilda 03 in Fair
Hair : Truth - Bea in Jupiter
Lashes : Redgrave - Lucious #39
Eyes : Redgrave - Snow

Top look
Shirt : Mon Tissu - So Boho Blouse in Cream
Jacket : =DeLa= - Bebe Leather Jacket in Pink

Bottom look
Dress : G-Field - VD Balloon Dress in Pink (hunt)
Shoes : G-Field - Flowers Pump *Eve* in Berry
Hair bow : Magika - Kawaii Bow (hunt)
M/u enhancement : Dead Carrot - Blush in Rose