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.

Easy Fresh Spring Makeup

Another YouTube vid, another FOTD post...

A few weeks ago, I got a request to 'do something' with MAC Sumptuous Olive E/S. This is a shadow that can easily become muddied if too much smokeyness is added, so I kept the inner corner light and just blended the Sumptuous Olive out at the crease. Teamed with glowing coral cheeks & lips, this kept the overall look fresh and spring-like.

I know I wasn't pouting when I took this pic, so not sure why it looks like I was !!

Chanel Pro Lumiere

Sleek Primer Palette

MAC Sumptuous Olive E/S

AVON Gel Shock Liner

Clinique Naturally Glossy Mascara

Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara

MAC Omega E/S (brows)

MAC Select Cover-Up Concealor NW20

DIOR Capture Totale Loose Powder

Benefit Coralista

Estee Lauder Blazing Sun Crystal Lipstick (available online from 28th Feb)

Garden City Relief Effort.

Everyone is talking about it : the Garden City Relief Effort. Following the devastating earthquake of Feb. 22 in New Zealand, a donation market has been set up in-world. All products are 100% donation. The Rumor offers a complete review of the event, even with pictures! And if nothing looks appealing to you, you can always drop a few L$ in a donation booth.

Shopping is nice; shopping for a good cause is better. Visit Garden City Relief Effort now!

New from Lauder: Pure Colour Lip & Nail Shades

Estee Lauder can literally do no wrong at the moment. With Tom Pechaux's non-stop assault on their colour palettes, Lauder have transmogrefied themselves from 'posh old lady brand' to a brand that has girls & women racing to counters to snatch up the latest limited edition collections.

The latest Lauder/Pechaux offing is quite vast. There are 45 new lipstick shades & 16 new nail lacquer shades hopping their merry way into the Pure Colour range, from 28th February. I've picked out some of my faves from the new ranges...

Pure Colour Nail Lacquer

In the lacquer ranges, there will be 8 new additions to the permanent line and 8 limited shades. Pictured above is 'Nude Attitude' from the permanent line and 'Chocolate Crave', which is a limited shade. The chocolate shade is exactly like melted chocolate and I half expected it to smell like chocolate when I opened the bottle. Unfortunately it didn't, but it is still quite dreamy. In fact, the 2 colours sat side-by-side kind of remind me of Bailey's ice cream, with the glass bottles like ice cubes. Yum!

Next on my hit list will be Mega Fuchia, Violet Diva and Wild Blue.

Pure Colour Lipstick (Long Lasting & Crystal)

There is nothing about Lauder lipsticks I don't like. I love the gloss sticks, the crystals, the double wear.. I could go on. Pictured below is Melon (LL) Crystal Baby (C) Blazing Sun (C) and Crystal Rose (C).

For those who have yet been unable to get hold of Crystal Baby, you will be pleased to hear that there are 2 or 3 shades that are quite similar being introduced to the Crystal line. The Crystal lipsticks are so easy to wear, moisturising & sheer.

The packaging of these are worth the £18 price tag alone. They are like ornaments; absolutely gorgeous!

You will be able to find all of the above products on counters and online at www.esteelauder.co.uk from 28th February.

St Andrews Charity Fashion Show 2011

Last night I attended the St Andrews Charity Fashion Show 2011. Before you ask, no I didn't meet Wills & Kate, although I did wear Royal Blue just in case...

The fashion show is hosted each year in conjunction with Trekstock, to raise money for charities such as Cancer Research UK, through one-off collaborations in music, fashion & trekking! The annual event attracts fashion-lovers from across the UK and show cases creations from some of the biggest fashion houses. This year there was Amanda Wakeley & Nicole Fahri, with previous years showcasing Vivienne Westwood & Prada.

Here are few snaps from the evening (or you can hop on over to YT to see some footage)

Photocabine.

Woodland necklace in silver & gold, coming soon at Statique.

Purrrrfect Furniture.

Sleepy Béatrice approves of her new bed.

My land is an homage mostly to three furniture stores, one of them being What Next which is participating in 3 events these days. The products offered are - as usual - ultra cute and well done, basically quite a deal for such low price.

What's offered

For Project Themeory :
Cottage Cat Basket & Frames + Suitcase Cat Bed & Frames - L$75 each

For Spruce Up Your Space :
"Serendipity Garden" Picnic Set w/ pic nic basket & guitar - L$150

For Lazy Saturday :
"Serendipity Garden" Irridescent Lanterns (light on-off) - L$75


Visit What Next in-world.

"f" is for farniente.

After spending more than 2h building some goodies, the sculpties maps ended being corrupted and totally useless. Instead of crying, I went out for some shopping with Lucie.

We started at The Dressing Room, who just released a new collection (available for the next 2 weeks, more info here) but nothing really caught my attention. We ended spending way too much time at Sheep Door for Lucie to get an OverAll, free from the Lucky Letter board. Thank god they had a nice and cozy bed for me to nap while waiting.

Look

Skin : Redgrave - Fairy Collection, Avie Natural (01)
Hair : Truth - Bea in Jupiter
Eyes : MADesigns - Promise Collection, Green 14
Lashes : Redgrave - Lucious #6

Dress : The Secret Store - Scottish Dahlia
Tights : The Secret Store - Wool tights in Red
Boots : *COCO* - Flat ankled boots (old group gift)
Belt : Miel - Troupe Belt (old Fifty Lindens Friday)
Neck Bow : Atelier AM - Silk Scarf in Black

Picture taken at Sheep Door, Cup region

Scottish Ballet Presents 'Alice'

Last month, I posted about my trip to the Scottish Ballet's production of Cinderella, but I'm already planning my outfit for when Alice opens in April! The company describes Alice...

After tumbling through a camera lens, Alice finds herself in a strange dreamlike place. Drifting through episodes from Lewis Caroll's treasured stories, she meets a series of fantastical characters, who each impatiently try to teach her something, and guided by Carroll himself, she has to rely on her wits to find her way out.

This is the promo pic, of one of the lead female dancers, Sophie Martin, and below is a 'behind the scenes' vid of how they captured the famous fall!

Alice opens in Glasgow on the 12th April and will be touring Scotland & Cardiff!

Is it Friday yet?

Tonight, I decided to try out one of the new shape I made earlier today, which explains why I don't have my usual look. Meet Ashimu the asian inspired petite shape. Isn't she cute?

I started my Friday quite early by visiting the Fifty Lindens Friday (FLF) landmarks before midnight SLT... and I've been lucky since only Theosophy and Miel didn't have their vendor up (indeed, I'm going back tomorrow!).

I must say I've been quite disappointed with last week's FLF but there are plenty of nice goodies this week to make up for it, including this adorable necklace from DECO.

Look
Shape : Statique. - Ashimu Petite Shape
Skin : Redgrave - Fairy Collection, Avie Natural (01)
Hair : Truth - Ashlin in Espresso & Truth Kylei bow in Espresso
Eyes : MADesigns - Promise Collection, Brown 18
Lashes : Included with Ashimu's shape

Dress : Indyra Original - La Capitaine in Black
Armwarmers : Maitreya - Armwarmers in Black
Tights : The Secret Store - Wool tights in Blue
Boots : DECO - Trail boots in White (Fifty Lindens Friday)
Necklace : DECO - Triple Strand Pearls (Fifty Lindens Friday)

Pose : Statique - Silly 06
First picture taken at Antebellum Store, Lloyd region

* The DECO boots are HUGE and probably made for men; resize and wear an alpha on your feet and you'll be good to go!

Fashionista at work.

I am very quiet since 48 hours cuz I'm working my arse off on my store : Statique. I spent too much time shopping this past few weeks didn't really have the time to finalize what I started two weeks ago, so I'm working hard on packaging all the poses & shapes I made recently.

Meanwhile, my main store in-world is remodeling so most of my products aren't available for now. It's easier to see what's already available by looking at my Marketplace Store.

And like if it was not enough, I still take custom requests. Drop me a notecard in-world!

Jessie J Inspired Bright Crystal Lips

Jessie J Inspired Crystal Lips Inspiration

The Dressing Room - Blue.

Quick post to let you know there is new releases at The Dressing Room Blue. Available now, for a limited time!

Put a ring on it.

If you remember the Baci ultra cute chocolate necklace from Donna Flora I wore on V-day, you might want to know the Baci ring is also available for free!! Waaaaaaarrrrgblll! Such a cute thing for L$0, you cannot miss it.

Unfortunately, the ring is no transfer which means you can't grab it for your loved ones. You can always teleport your friends and lover(s?) at Donna Flora (in the courtyard) for them to get it. But hurry, it was the V-day gift... so it might dissapear very soon.

Look
Skin : Redgrave - Fairy Collection, Avie Natural (01)
Hair : Truth - Minka in Jupiter
Eyes : MADesigns - Promise, Green 14

Shirt : Absolution - Leanna Top in White (Lazy Sunday)
Necklace : Fusion - Crowned Charm
Ring : Donna Flora - Baci (V-day gift)

Kate Spade; Ready for Spring

I've just been doing a bit of fantasy shopping at Kate Spade. With all the girly pinks, creams, polkadots and stripes, I'm feeling extra ready for spring!