Reviews

Reviews of products we own in SL

Dancing with butterflies

Aeon Fashion, LotD, Reviews

Can I just say that I have fallen in love with Petite Mort?  They’ve brought out a wonderful new little dress for latest round at Tres Chic, and it’s truly a bohemian gem!AcidBohemian_c001_002

  • Petite Mort — Henna slip dress (acid) (available at Tres Chic)
  • Caverna Obscura — Daisies Wreath
  •  MW — Da Vinci Wing cord necklace (Steam X hunt gift)
  • Cazimi – Rikah Anklet  – Gold

Henna  comes in the standard mesh sizes, plus Maitreya and Slink Physique and Hourglass fitmeshes.  It’s available in 10 colours, so you’re sure to find at least one shade that suits you — and your fit.AcidBohemian_c001_006

A little Da Vinci corded necklace from MW (an old hunt gift, not currently available, sadly) and a crown of Daisies from Caverna Obscura complete the look.

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Stop on by Tres Chic soon, and stop by the Petite Mort main store today!

Mahalo!  A hui hou!

Bend with the breeze

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The latest from Silvan Moon Designs is the lovely Willow Spirit, an all-mesh dress evoking the art nouveau style.  Willow Spirit comes in five colours, so a bunch of pictures for you today!

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Each colour comes with its own matching headband.

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As with other Silvan Moon products, Willow Spirit comes in the standard five mesh sizes plust Maitreya, Belleza, and Slink fitmesh!

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It’s not news, perhaps, that a long mesh gown has something of a limited use to someone who really likes to dance.  But Willow Spirit just keeps growing on me, and I find myself wearing it just for fun.  This is one beautiful outfit that is a perfect addition to my wardrobe.  Keep up the good work, Silvan Moon!

Mahalo! A hui hou!

Something new

Aeon Fashion, LotD, Reviews

Okay, that’s a silly title, perhaps, for a blog that spends so much time on new fashion in SL.  But here “something new” doesn’t just refer to this lovely group gift from Petite Mort!
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  • Petite Mort — Tiedye Maillot (Group gift, 2016/07)

Tiedye Maillot is comes in standard sizes, plus Slink, Maitreya, and standard fitmesh.  I love fitmesh, and Petite Mort‘s does not disappoint.

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You see, I had not heard the word “maillot” before, so I had to go and look it up.  It turns out it’s another name for a tank suit, or one-piece swim suit.  Who knew?  Well, plenty of people, but for me, it was something new.   What really caught my eye was the wikipedia article, which reported that a ‘tank suit’ is so called because it was a suit to wear in a swimming tank — i.e., a swimming pool.

Malliot_c004And a tank-top?  According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, a tank top is named for a tank suit — named for the pool in which you’d use it.  And that’s something else that I didn’t know.

Now, don’t you feel smarter?  Good, then go over to Petite Mort, because their goodies are gorgeous.

Hey, this is my one-hundredth post!  How about that?   Mahalo!  A hui hou!

 

Island hope

Aeon Fashion, LotD, Reviews

A lovely little gift from GLITTER to share with you today.  Island Hope comes in two colours, the lovely blue  and another in pinks and oranges.  I’m rather partial to the blue.  🙂
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Hope Flowers is in two-part mesh, each in the standard five mesh sizes.  It’s got a good fit, although the front hem can play a little havoc with the alpha zones on a mesh bod.  I find I get a tiniest bit of a hitch, but it’s really not noticeable under normal circumstances.

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GLITTER tends to keep gifts up for a while, so I didn’t bother posting a date on this one.  All the same, I’d stop by and pick this up — and look at the other gifts — and peruse the other fine offerings they have to offer.

Mahalo!  A hui hou!

A Queen for the Desert

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Moonlitecat Creations brings us Hatshepsut, a lovely gift in mesh, suitable for any desert oasis.

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Hatshepsut comes in the standard mesh sizes, and fits pretty nicely.  The skirt is mesh, but dances awfully well for long mesh.

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Incidentally, Hatshepsut is thought to have been the longest-reigning female pharoah of the Egyptian New Kingdom (ca 1500 BCE), reigning for twenty-one years after the death of her husband, Thutmose II.  She served as king, not queen, having herself depicted on monuments with the male pharonic beard and kilt, and rather devoid of female body shape.  Some twenty years after her son, Thutmose III, took the throne, he moved to eradicate her monuments and her name from history — apparently in a move to consolidate his political power.

So, there you go, something new to learn!  There’s a lovely article by National Geographic here.

Stop on by Moonlitecat Creations today!  The group join is free, and their styles are fantastic!

Mahalo!  A hui hou!

A View of Skye

Aeon Fashion, LotD, Reviews

A dear friend recently introduced me to Arwen’s Creations, a prolific medieval-themed merchant in SL.  Skye is a lovely Scots-inspired gown in a brilliant green tartan.

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Skye has been updated to include Omega blouse and glove appliers to accompany the fitmesh gown and rigged mesh scarf and sleeves.  This outfit has a tonne of options – including opaque and sheer veils as well as several different trim options on the blouse and a colour-change HUD for the gloves.

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Because I’m a bit of a nut that way, I did some searching to see if I could find which tartan is featured.  The Isle of Skye was home to Clan MacLeod, which features green and blue with red and yellow details.    This is not MacLeod, but it’s pretty close to Irish National.  The two-toned green suggests a reproduction tartan, I think?  Perhaps that’s for the best.  I’m always a little wary of wearing another clan’s colours!

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This lovely outfit is just one of the amazing creations that Arwen’s Creations has to offer.  Stop by and take a look!

Aloha!  A hui hou!  Or, perhaps, more appropriately, Bidh mi ‘gad fhaicinn!

Rising from the waters

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Sometimes…. the pearls are hidden in the flotsam and jetsam.

At the beginning of June, I had gone to pick up the group gift from Blue Moon Enterprises (always a treat) and had apparently then completely forgotten about it.  It wasn’t until earlier today that I was looking at my inventory (the flotsam and jetsam in this case) and OMG stumbled across Selkie, a beautiful mesh skirt and tie-back bandau.

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The skirt comes in the standard mesh sizes, but the bandau comes in a single size.  I was a bit distraught at first, as it was much larger than my chest!  But Solas made the bandau mod, so that you can edit the top.  Simply select ‘edit linked’, and click on the bandau itself (not the ties or the abalone shell decorations).  You can then select the front face-center (it should be a red square) and slide that in or out to resize.  Don’t forget to adjust the back as well!  Once you’re happy with the fit of the bandau, select the abalone shells in front and move them to your chest, and the ties in back the same way.  It will fit like a dream!

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Now — fair disclosure — I don’t know how long it will take Solas to put up a new group gift for July.  Maybe at the time of this post it’s already up – and maybe you have an hour or two. Maybe a day.  But maybe you have ten minutes.  If you haven’t dashed over and grabbed this, run now to Blue Moon Enterprises, and maybe you’ll forgive me for not showing this to you before now!

A hui hou, my friends!  Mahalo!

A downpour….

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A week or two ago, I had the pleasure to share Calista Rain, the first release from Silvan Moon Designs, the new collaboration between Blue Moon Enterprises and The White Armory.

Just as that blog post went to press, Silvan Moon released additional colours that I didn’t have the chance to photograph.  I finally got the chance to take a few more pics, so I just thought I’d share them with you here.

So… four more colours of Silvan Rain — a veritable downpour.  I won’t waste a lot of time with words, they speak for themselves. 🙂

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Four more wonderful shades, for a total of five.  I’m just absolutely stunned by the shading, the textures… these gowns are magnificent, and are available in standard mesh sizes plus fitmesh for standard SL avatars, Slink, Maitreya, and Belleze mesh avatars.  Keep your eyes out for more new treasures from Silvan Moon Designs!

Aloha!  A hui hou!

A more romantic era

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Silvan Moon Designs  has brought out their second offering, the Divine Regency gown, straight out of the romantic period.

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The gown is offered in the five standard sizes, plus Maitreya, Slink, and standard fitmesh, with a fitted cape and flexi bits to give that lovely kind of flow.

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Tea Time is but the first teaser colour in the line, with more colours to follow shortly.

I added this lovely necklace and earring set from JCNY Collection.   It features some very fine detail, plus a colour-change menu for metal and stones.

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An empire cut flatters someone with a larger bust than mine, but this gown is pretty enough that I just had to share it.

The Silvan Moon offerings are currently available at both Blue Moon Enterprises and The White Armory Shops, as well as a small Silvan Moon Designs shop.  Come and take a look!

Mahalo!  A hui hou!

 

The Siren’s Song

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It’s not often that I see a “new release” ad and start salivating.  Perhaps I should get my crewmates to tie me to the mast so I can avoid the sweet allure before I read the notices each morning.

Caverna Obscura has released such a temptress in Siren, a revealing all-mesh gown in three variants sized in Maitreya and Slink fitmesh with associated accoutrements.

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Let me take a moment to say OMG fitmesh is perfect for lingerie and clothing with some degree of transparency.  No more fighting with ill-fitting standard sizes when alphas (or alpha zones) cannot be used!

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Siren comes with a couple of different styles: in addition to the blue sheer (with and without glow), it also includes a fishnet version, which is a bit more… revealing.

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I had a last little surprise as I was changing to the fishnet dress from the blue sheer during the photo shoot.   I happened to put the net one on before I removed the sheer, and I was happily surprised to find a very cool effect: the net turns the blue sheer fabric into scales.  Perfect for a mermaid above the waterline?

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Stop by Caverna Obscura and pick up a demo, try this one out, you surely will be unable to resist her call!

Mahalo!  A hui hou!