Gypsy is all mesh and comes in the standard five sizes (XXS to L) plus Belleza, Maitreya, and Slink fitmesh! Have I mentioned lately how much I love mesh body fitmesh clothing? I’m fairly sure that it’s the best thing to hit SL since pose balls.
I think I fall more in love with Solas’ offerings with every new item she releases. The fit and texture here are just exquisite! Please stop by Blue Moon today, and take a look around.
A few days ago, Blue shared a very.. exquisite… latex bodysuit. How could I not respond with a little latex dress? This is Shou from R2 fashion, a lovely mesh number in fitmesh for Maitreya, Slink Physique, and Slink Hourglass mesh bodies.
Depending on your modesty level, you may want to add a little thong to this. The materials on Shou are very nicely done, and fade from shimmering transparent to opaque (nice and opaque right in front where you probably prefer it). The back is… less… concealing.
I’ll admit that I wasn’t going to get the boots… but ohhhh, they do make the look. Like the dress, they come in fittings for the Maitreya, Slink Physique and Hourglass bodies.
One of my favourite things about SL is the opportunity to visit different worlds. Insilico is a fantastic futuristic Blade Runner / cyberpunk group of sims, and the builders have gone to great lengths to create the right atmosphere. It’s definitely worth the look around, but please make sure that you’re dressed in-genre! Sometimes a shoot just really clickis… and this one was just fantastic fun. I took a few more pics, and if you’d like to take a look you should check out my flickr stream. I’m definitely going to have to get back to Insilico to explore — and photograph — some more.
There are still a few days left for this lovely group gift from The White Armory! Snowbourn Fields Holly is all mesh with armbands, necklace and earrings. There’s also a crown as well (not shown). Flexi add-ons give a wispy overskirt to the gown!
The White Armory – Snowbourn Fields (Holly)gown, necklace, earrings, armbands (group gift, 2016/04/24)
Snobourn comes in the five standard sizes plus an SL fitmesh layer. The fitmesh layers are always kind of iffy with the Slink Physique body, but this one works quite well, better than my normal XS size. Just a little judicious use of the Physique alpha zones was necessary.
Just a little close-up on the necklace. The burnished gold texture is really quite lovely!
Now, The White Armory‘s gifts run on a Sunday-to-Satuday weekly cycle. That should tell you two important things:
You’ve just got a couple days left to grab your copy of Snowbourn
It’s TOTALLY worth it to become a group member, particularly since it’s FREE!
The Fantasy Faire has only a few more days left, but that’s still plenty of time to take advantage of some of the wonderful deals. Blue Moon Enterprises has a lovely gown blouse and skirt combination available in four different batik textures for the ladies: the lovely Saoirse. The all-mesh keyhole top and skirt are independently selectable, and come in the five standard sizes. There’s also a separate tiara and belt (sold as a combination). They’re only available at the Faire here!
Blue Moon Enterprises – Saoirse blouse and skirt (exclusive for Fantasy Faire 2016 benefiting Relay for Life)
Blue Moon Enterprises – Saoirse crown and belt (exclusive for Fantasy Faire 2016 benefiting Relay for Life)
Luminesse – Sea Turtle earrings (Purple, blue, green agate in different images)
The two purple shots here are the Saoirse “orchid”.
The “Amber” texture is a lovely earthy green.
The lovely “Aqua” (again with tiara and belt) is a beautiful light blue with green and lavender tones.
“Peridot” is a second green option, a bit brighter than the “Amber”. Again, without the tiara and belt, it becomes a lovely more casual outfit, accentuated by the unbraided Katie from Calico.
Please remember, all proceeds from the Fantasy Faire benefit the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. It’s quite a noble cause, and every bit helps.
The Fantasy Faire has come again to Second Life, and it does not disappoint. This event to support Relay for Life has tied together fourteen fantasy worlds, and is absolutely incredible. And Carrie’s Lingerie has gotten in on the fun with Horny Devil, a lovely little bit of lavender. This spectacular outfit features a babydoll, stockings and gloves (SL layers and Omega appliers), with mesh wings and horns. Matching pumps and makeup set are available separately, and it all supports Relay for Life! You can visit Carrie’s Fantasy Faire location here.
Carrie’s Lingerie – Horny Devil bodysuit/babydoll, gloves, stockings, horns, wings (exclusive for Fantasy Faire 2016 benefiting Relay for Life)
Carrie’s Lingerie – Horny Devil makeup (exclusive for Fantasy Faire 2016 benefiting Relay for Life)
Carrie’s Lingerie – Horny Devil pumps (exclusive for Fantasy Faire 2016 benefiting Relay for Life)
The makeup set includes eyeshadow and liner, lippy, and a lovely forehead tattoo layer that can be selected separately. It’s not awfully visible with my hair, but… well, I’m not cutting it. Not again.
The wings are static/non-scripted, but are totally wicked. And without the flexiprims, the babydoll becomes a bodysuit.
I had too much fun shooting this one, so there are several more pics over on my flickr stream. If you liked these, please check them out! And whether you fall in or rise up, you should definitely check out the Fantasy Faire. There’s just too many excellent opportunities to explore – from shopping to role-playing, and some beautiful sims. But the event closes on May 1, so don’t dawdle. This opportunity won’t last for eternity.
The outfit comes with standard layers and Omega appliers for top and bottoms, plus flexi skirt and assorted mesh add-ons – the staff, a knife (sheathed at the thigh), necklace, shoulder pieces, horns, bracers… there’s a tonne of goodies here!
Ooooh, it’s that time again –Spyralle‘s group is no longer free to join, and you know what that means – another lovely gift for us! Kerryth brings us Inkke in the lovely — and exclusive — “Sunrise” colours. And the dawn is not far off….
Luminesse – Sea Turtle Orange Agate necklace and earrings
Inkke is all-mesh and offered in seven sizes, and is available for sale in seven different fractal-icious colour schemes. But don’t delay – the “sunrise” scheme is for the gift only, and will not be sold.
One of the things I love about this gown is the lovely cape-like detail in the back. While it’s part of the gown’s mesh, it’s layered just above, and provides a lovely contrast both in structure and in colour.
And permit me a close-up to show off this lovely honu pendant and earrings from Luminesse. This was on special at the cart sale at the Wash, but the full-priced copies – in a variety of other agate colours – are an amazing deal. I went back to pick up a few more!
After a few years in SL, I know how guardedly-horded those group slots can be. Trust me, Spyralle is definitely worth it!
Megan comes with SL layers and Omega appliers, as well as a lovely little prim skirt that flutters wonderfully. Well, perhaps it’s more of a ruffle.
I needed some help getting all laced up in back…..
There are included options for an underbust corset and a bra. With my chest, those are hardly impressive, but I do love the corset! All components are independently selectable, so you can mix and match with other outfits as well.
Megan has an accompanying makeup set, with a lovely silvery eyeshadow and silver-shimmer lippy, just right for a bit of restrained flair. And we’ll cap it off with a lovely little rose wreath at the Color Me Project, a group gift for Second Life Frees & Offers!
Ohhhh, and I have to. Partially because it’s a good song – and partially because I heard a recent interview with Billy Idol the other day, and he is a riot. Not a Quiot Riot, that’s different.
The Wizard robe is slink fitmesh. I had to alpha out arms, but that’s easy, and the result is gorgeous. Did I mention I love purple?
Okay, so what about the hat? Hats are such a royal PITA in SL, but they’re not impossible – and some hats are worth the work. If you’re comfortable – or willing – to try editing hair, you can make them work. If you haven’t tried it, here are a few basic ideas for making hats work.
Find hair that is small/tight to the head. Depending on the look you’re going for – the type of hat – this might be sufficient. I couldn’t get too small of a hair with this, I wanted something long. Calico‘s ‘Katie 1’ (left) was exactly the style I needed/wanted to flow out from beneath the hat, but you can see in the centre image that the curls up top would not work with the hat. So, time to edit!
MAKE A COPY OF THE HAIR. I tell you three times, and what I tell you three times is true: MAKE A COPY OF THE HAIR. DON’T SKIP THIS STEP.
DID YOU MAKE A COPY OF THE HAIR?
If you’re using this hair for other things, then make sure you now use the copy, not the original. If you can rename it, do so, otherwise throw this copy into the folder with the hat that you’re going to use it for.
Wear both the hat and the hair, and go into a pose stand.
I wanted to have both my bangs AND the tresses in back. I resized the hair down as much as I could first — I didn’t need to worry too much about not having enough hair out the back (there was plenty), but I wanted to make sure I had my bangs in front. So I resized down 10 percent or so, and adjusted the hair forward to make sure that the front looked good. Now, WITHOUT the hat on, my scalp was showing on top of and in spots on the back of my head – but the hat will cover that well, and leave the hair flowing out from underneath the brim behind.
Here’s where things get complicated. right-click on the hair, and select ‘edit’ from the circle menu. There is a little box next to the words ‘edit linked’. Check this box. DO NOT UNLINK THE HAIR! You will need to start all over if you do, and you’ll make a gynormous mess.
Select individual curls on top of the head. If you can delete them outright, do so – I could not with the calico hair, but I could move them in and down. That means there are a bunch of curls inside my head, but no one can see them. This is a lengthy trial-and-error process, depending on the complexity of the hair. For Katie 1, there are a bunch of static curls to move, plus some flexi pieces. The flexi pieces aren’t sticking up too much, but be careful with these – these are the top ends of those tresses that we want to keep. I just slide them down and slightly in until they disappear. In effect, I’m just trying to drop them down the length of the tress, if that makes any sense.
Back up your cam and look around your head a lot. Check both sides – when you move a curl from one side in, it may shove out the other side!
And that’s really about it. When you move around, flexi tresses may flutter beyond the brim – but I’m not too worried about that. I can forgive a few sins during motion. I think that it really can be worth the work to get a nice hat to work.
I hope that’s useful. Good luck! Oh! Did I mention? MAKE A COPY OF YOUR HAIR FIRST! 😀
This is a fantastic hunt, and not to be missed. Head over to the hunt start, and visit Blue Moon! It is a kind of magic!
An apple like this won’t keep this teacher away. Kerryth from Spyralle has put the Floriade boho dress on special at the Secret Wednesday April Yard Sale!
Now – I know what you’re thinking – “Aeon, we KNOW you are not partial to long mesh dresses, they don’t dance well! You’ve told us time and time again!”
Well, that’s true. And Kerryth is a smart cookie, and has added a flexi overskirt that swishes and dances like a dream.
Floriade comes in seven mesh sizes and 8 wonderful colours. You had to know I’d pick green (apple) first.
Now, be warned – Kerryth says that Floriade will be retired soon – so this is your chance to catch this deal before it disappears. I think that I need to run back to Secret Wednesday for another stunning colour!
