Author: Aeon

New life for lobster claws

Aeon Fashion, LotD, Reviews

Okay, let me explain, since that title clearly makes no sense.  Heliconia is a beautiful flowering plant, also known as “lobster claws” or “false bird-of-paradise”, and was clearly the inspiration for the fractaled Heliconia from Spyralle.  Heliconia has just been re-released (and hence the ‘new life’) with Omega appliers, and is available at the Secret Wednesday March Yard Sale!  (See how clever that title is now, in retrospect?)

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Helicon comes with two prim skirt options – a simple single-layer (shown above), as well as a three-tiered option.  Have I mentioned how much I love prim skirts for dancing?  The updated Omega applier lets me use wear these fabulous designs with my mesh body.  It’s the best of both worlds!

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Helicon is available in three different colour palettes – opal (shown), as well as two other lovely shades.

Stop on by the Secret Wednesday March Yard Sale today, and stop by Spyralle.  There are always a few hunts going on  — and oooh, Spyralle’s giftie for the Twisted Hunt is not to be missed, and will be featured here soon!

Mahalo and aloha, my friends!

Stars swirl like snowflakes

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Despite warmer temps somewhere, it is winter yet.

The White Armory knows…. and brings a weekly group gift for us, a gift of Winter Starlight.  I know I teased you last week with a White Armory gift that had just gone off, but this one is there in-store for you right now, for the next week!
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Winter Starlight consists of standard layers and mesh and prim pieces.  I do love prim skirts, they swirl and flutter so prettily!  The overskirt for this is transparent with sparkling stars that flutter around me like fireflies, like snowflakes.

The wings are non-scripted but quite beautiful, and have a natural wave to them as you move, walk, or dance.  They come in both glow and non-glow options.

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I would be remiss not to mention this new updo, on special now at Alli & Ali, at half-price for group members!

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One more, my favourite, a little slice of contrasts….

“I am grey, I stand between the candle and the star –

we are grey, we stand between the darkness and the light.”

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Mahalo, my friends, and aloha!

A Maiden’s Gown

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Ohhh, I’m a horrible tease, and I apologise in advance – but more on that at the end of this.

You may have noticed, I’m a bit of a sucker for medieval or faerie-inspired clothing.  I accumulate far more than I can ever wear, but that doesn’t stop me!   Last week’s  group gift from The White Armory is a wonderful addition to my wardrobe.  The Maiden of E’na Dorei gown is fitmesh, with add-on flexi sleeves.

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The fitmesh is designed for the standard SL avatar, and not the Physique or Lara.  Nevertheless, it fit my Physique body quite well, with just a little use of the alpha zones.
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I love the details, they really make any outfit of this nature!  Now, why am I a tease?  Because I just found out that The White Armory changes their group gifts frequently, so this lovely item is no longer offered.  What’s the moral, then?  Make them one of your regular stops!  You’ll hate to miss out on their next one!   So please stop by and take a look.

Mahalo and aloha, my friends!

Beautiful batiks

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I love a batik print, on cotton or silk – wearing it carries me back to the Islands no matter where I am, even in the deepest coldest winter.  This new release from Solas at Blue Moon Enterprises is just the thing, then, for the dark Februaries of the Northern Hemisphere!  Aisling is an all-mesh skirt-and-top combination in five mesh sizes with a resizeable mesh belt.  It’s breezy and just a little bit sexy!
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The racerback top is light and cool in the warm tropic sun, and the celtic knot detail about the bottom hem is exquisite!  That detail is repeated around the bottom hem of the skirt as well.

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Solas has given us four lovely batik patterns for Aisling.  The above-shown ‘Rain’ has shades of green and blue on a natural field, while ‘Wheat’ below features more earthy tones.

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‘Sage’ has the loveliest greens…

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… and ‘Blossom’ features magenta and lavender.

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Please stop by Blue Moon Enterprises and pick up a demo.  I’m sure that you won’t be disappointed!

Mahalo and aloha, my friends!

Fi Chic

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Fi’s Creations brings us Tres Chic,  lovely line of separates for a little stylish flair in your Februrary.  
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Tres Chic, like all of Fi’s creations (see what I did there?) is all mesh, and is available in six different colour palettes- blues, khakis (shown here), neutrals, nudes, pinks, and teals.  Each palette features four different shades.  I’ve played a little with mixing different options up in the pics here.

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The Tres Chic line includes shorts and heels, but I’ve elected to add a cute little pair of boots from Baby Monkey, also featuring a texture-change HUD.

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It’s quite a bit of fun to be able to mix-and-match, and as separates, one can certainly play with different colours from different palettes as well.

Aloha and mahalo, my friends!

Ohhh, Miley

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When I look at you, you hit me like a wrecking ball… I adore you, we can’t stop.

Okay, yes I can.  I can stop that anytime.  But it’s truth that the latest from Fi’s Creations is wonderfully adorable.  Fi brings us the Miley knit dress, 100% mesh in five standard sizes, with matching system layer tights.Miley_011

I’ve added some lovely high boots from Baby Monkey.  They’re Slink High compatible, but work just fine without the feets, of course.

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Miley is available in four palette versions, each comes with a HUD featuring three textures, with matching tights for each one.  The above pics are from the #04 (in the bottom right HUD below).
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I was naturally attracted to the green, but blue definitely suits me well, I think.

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Ohh, did I mention?  Baby Monkey’s boots have their own colour-change HUD as well!

Aloha and mahalo, my friends!

A Queen for my Heart

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I must admit, Valentine’s Day has never been my favourite occasion.  As a child, waiting to see who would leave you little paper notes and treats: were they hastily scribbled or carefully written?  And as we grow older, it only becomes more laden with drama.   But what’s else should we expect for a holiday commemorating a Chicago gangland massacre?

Put aside your wary eye: Blue Moon Enterprises has something to make you smile for this Valentine’s Day.  Solas brings us the Queen of Hearts, a beautiful regal mesh gown and collar, perfect for the ball.

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As with all of Blue Moon’s work, the attention to detail is exquisite.  The embroidery on the front panel is luxurious, and I love the detail on the sleeves, particularly the laces.
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You’ll need a good updo to work with the high collar.  Plenty of pins, please!

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Slip the collar off, and a gown suited for a queen takes on a softer look.  I’ve also added the necklace that matches my earrings, from Two Sisters Treasures.  The For Her Heart set was a group gift at that point, and does not appear to be available for sale currently, but it’s been one of my favourites, and a definite go-to.

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I particularly like that the hearts, while present, are somewhat understated (at least, by my eye).  It’s not limited to February wear!

Perhaps I might get to like V-Day after all.  All the same, I think I’ll avoid urban alleys this month.

Whoever you share this holiday with – that special woman, man, partner, friend, cat, dog, I wish you happiness!

And the Queen for my Heart?  Of her there should be no doubt.

Aloha, my friends!

A fair breeze

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A flutter of wings, and a lovely dress for the coming spring!  Solas at Blue Moon Enterprises has made a wonderful contribution to Fair Play, the fantasy extravaganza running now to the end of February.  Breeze as an lovely design to bring out your inner nymph!

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Breeze comes with two fitted mesh versions – one fit for the standard SL avatar, the other fit to the Slink Physique body.

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Breeze features four lovely colours, from forest (which you surely knew would be my first choice!) to the brown shades of earth, black night, and blue river.

Blue Moon has really made an impression on me with the attention to detail.  I love the lacing on the bracers, as well as the embroidered celtic knots on the corset.

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My wings are a lovely layered group from Bakki Beeswing at Fable Workshop.  Bakki makes some beautiful wings, and does some very nice work in layering different wing sets to produce a full multi-textured effect.  Yes, I am wearing all three of those sets of wings simultaneously!

Let me fold my wings to show you the detail on the back of the corset.

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I really appreciate mixing and matching.  The poncho collar is a separate piece and is easily removed for the bare-shouldered look.  I particularly like the included leggings – and the ability to do without on the warmer days.  Now, a quick word of warning – in the above pic, I’ve mixed the earth leggings with the forest outfit.  That really sets off the brown embroidery in the corset and bracers!

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Breeze is currently available at Fair Play until the end of February.  I thoroughly encourage you to stop by and take a look, and please visit Fable Workshop as well!

A Shimmer of Emerald

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I may have found a new love in bellydance!  Bellydance Goddess ensnared me this week with the new Raks Egyptian line.  Raks features appliers for the arms, top, and leggings, and wonderful prim ruffled skirt pieces.

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Raks comes in 15 beautiful colours, and if you run over to Bellydance Goddess soon, you will find that Aqeelah has left us a gift surprise: one of the colours is free as a gift!  I won’t say which one, but I’ll tell you that it inspired me so that I had to go and get the emerald that I’m showing you here today.

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You may remember when I featured Bellydance Goddess‘ Pure last week that I mentioned that I had to go practice my bellydance.  Unlike normal photo poses, I took these while dancing on bellydances from Abranimations.  The motion capture animations are truly impressive!  You can see a few more images on my flickr page. I had a hard time choosing which ones to feature here.

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I need to add a quick word of thanks to my wonderful friend Jazaar, who graciously let me use her sim for these photos.  You’ll see some more of her lovely gardens in future posts.

A hui hou kākou, my friends!

Victorian Charm

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Well, it’s been a busy few weeks, but I finally managed to get the latest gift from Blue Moon Enterprises!  Lady Charming is a lovely all-mesh skirt and jacket, with independent ruffles at the wrist, a lovely gauzy scarf, and a fine top hat to cap it all off!

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Hats are always tough in SL, but Lady Charming’s top hat is not hard to fit well – although a good choice of hairstyle is important!

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Despite the chill, I thought I’d doff my hat, and tie my hair up in a ribbon.  The ribbon is HUD-driven, and comes with A&A’s Evelyne hairstyle.  I really love this cut, it’s just a bit sassy, and perfect for costumes from Steampunk to Flapper (as you’ve seen here before), or just wearing around the town.
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This gift has been around all January, so time is likely running out!  Stop by Blue Moon, you won’t be disappointed by the steampunk and fantasy apparel!

Aloha, all!