Let me take a few minutes out of a bit of a holiday here to share a lovely gown and jacket combo with you. Solas and Bee at Silvan Moon Designs have a lovely new release in the store for you, The Promise of Sanctuary in six gorgeous jewel-tone colours!
Silvan Moon Designs — Promise of Sanctuary Gown and Jacket set (Maitreya/Physique/Hourglass/Classic fitmesh) (6 colour choices)
Via one of my news feeds, I found a new store – Safira. Their group is FREE to join, and there are a number of past group gifts available, including this wonderful one piece swimsuit!
The swimsuit comes in sizes for Lara, Isis, Freya, and Hourglass. It also comes with a HUD with 16 colors for the suit, 10 plains and 6 patterns, including this marvelous floral light green, which I instantly fell in love with. The same 16 colors can also be applied to the stripes down the side of the suit.
The back is a little cheeky, but that contrasts nicely with the crossed wide straps. I’ve mentioned before I really like one pieces, and this one is a great addition to my collection!
Let’s have a little fun this time around and I will show you how I really look in Second Life. Yes, I am by nature a faerie and most at home wearing my wings. In fact, this first outfit I will show you is what got me into SL. In RL I do 3D artwork, and one day I saw a promo ad for the beautiful Moonlight Melody outfit by Caverna Obscura. My first thought was “Wow, that is as good as the 3D models I am using! I need to go look at that.” I signed up for Second Life, and it was the first outfit I bought… and here I am six years later. 🙂
Now unlike some of my ‘normal’ clothes ensembles, with my fantasy and faerie outfits I tend to mix and match a lot of things… sometimes even maxing out my attachments… but this is more about sharing the faerie look than the parts and pieces.
So let’s start with said Moonlight Melody outfit, which is still my all time favorite. All of these shots were taken in my private garden, and no surprise it was rather designed with faeries in mind. 🙂
When I am feeling really one with my garden I tend to start sprouting flowers. 🙂 In fact this outfit is mostly just… flowers… but then that is not uncommon with outfits from Boudoir, who specialize in elaborate ensembles that are often a floral riot.
Dress and wreath: Enchanted Forest Nymph by Boudoir
Accessories: Born in Paradise Arm and Leg Vines by Caverna Obscura; Adorabelle White armbands and Flirty Fairy Pink armbands by Angelwing; Reverie necklace by Manna (Marketplace link)
Often times it takes a bit of experimentation to find the right combination of components, but when you finally hit upon it the feeling is happy happy. And even better when it can be worn multiple ways; in this instance I am wearing all the parts of the outfit but depending on mood and circumstance various parts can be removed for a more, um, casual look and feel… This particular outfit also holds special meaning for me, with some very happy shared memories a part of it.
Jewelry: BohoStyle Hand Jewelry Butterfly – pink by Silvery K; Celtic Trinity Necklace, Circlet and Earrings by LightStar; Calliope Armlets by EarthStones
When I am looking for a nice contemplative spot, there is nothing better than my little waterwheel! And here I am fluttering in another wonder from Caverna Obscura, called Wisteria Wind. Caverna does such wonderful fantasy outfits!
I was going through gifts from Cosmopolitan’s 6th anniversary event, and I opened this, and giggled, just knowing I was going to have to do anything it took to photograph it for you. So, blonde it is…
This bra is a work of art in all types of ways! The modeling is superb, and it’s such a fun look, it had me chuckling the entire time I was wearing it. The texturing is excellent, and the attention to detail with the fittings and metal work is nothing less than astounding. I wish I was this good at modeling and texturing!
The bra comes in sizes for Lara, Freya, and Hourglass. It has a HUD for the front laces with 50 (50!) color selections, and three color selections for the metal fittings. You can also switch materials on and off with the HUD.
You know me, I’m a sucker for corset laced things, so I couldn’t help pairing the bra with my corset laced jeans. What a fun look!
Here’s a group gift from Kamiri from back in February, but it’s still available in-store. Kamiri is FREE to join.
The top and skirt are separates, and come in sizes for Lara, Freya, Isis, Venus, Physique, Hourglass, amd TMP.
Kamiri was one of my first “go to” groups for nice group gifts, but back then, they mostly did standard sized mesh and applier clothing. I’m really happy to see they are now doing fitmesh!
Cosmopolitan‘s 6th anniversary is on at the moment. There are a ton of free gifts for everyone. You just need to wear the group’s FREE tag to snag them all! The event runs though until the 26th of July, so there is plenty of time to go and check it out.
This cute bikini comes in sizes for Lara, Freya, Isis, Venus, Hourglass, and Physique.
The tie details and the sides and back are great touches!
That would be Magika hair, one of my happy hair places! Today I’d like to show you a selection of their offerings, both long and short, including one of my favorite hair pieces (which you will have seen in some of my previous postings).
Magika used to have a somewhat spread-out and confusing store but this year they moved to new quarters where all the products are in one easier to navigate space. In addition, all of the hair pieces have been combined into fat packs with all of the colors, 120 to be exact, in four included HUDs.
Let’s start with my happy hair, HoneyWhiskey, a nice almost Marilyn Monroe-esque casual style:
This sexy little chemise and pantie set is a group gift from Queenz. Their group if FREE to join, and there are a few previous group gifts available.
The top and panties are separates and come in sizes for Lara, Freya, Isis, Venus, Hourglass, and Physique. There are also three versions, this white, and red one with black lace, and a black version.
The white lace is whiter than it looks in my photos due to my lighting. You can see the same effect on the lace curtains behind me. I don’t know how to correct this unless you use a really white windlight. Perhaps a more experienced SL photographer can chime in and let me know?
Waves to my sweet friends as today I give you something different! I am very fond of Asian fashions, both the demure and the more flamboyant. Today’s offering is very much more in the latter category!
So when we talk about out-there Asian style we of course have to start with Bare Rose, a Second Life staple for many years. Anyone who has been to the Bare Rose store, with its giant 20 story walls of outfits, knows that the selection ranges from fantasy to fantastic to… truly out there!
This one. Celestial Taipei, is by no means extravagant in terms of Bare Rose… but still pretty flashy. It is a full mesh outfit in a single size, with flexi in the back. Many of the Bare Rose outfits are system layer, but the newer offerings come in mesh (some say fit mesh but… not so much). The good thing is that the outfits are also relatively cheap, so one can afford to experiment as the ones that do work are often spectacular.
A more recent find of mine has been irrISIStible shop. They have a range of fantasy outfits, all very nice done and some with incredible detailing, like the China Dragon shown here.
It clearly competes with the Bare Rose outfit in the “problem getting through doorways” department… but is sure to impress even when standing still! It comes in five mesh sizes as well as Maitreya, Belleza, and Slink, in four colors with a texture HUD, and some of the parts are resizable and detachable.
Now for slightly less flamboyant, we can go with Luas and their sexy shorty kimono style Akira outfit which comes in four bright colors. Akira is part of a gacha set but the gacha is in-world at the Luas store. Also, the parts shown here are not the rares, and are available on Marketplace from resellers at reasonable prices.
Did I say something about flamboyant? You ain’t seen nuthin’ yet! ShengLong by W-Zero is a gacha outfit too but worth trying to get, as I guarantee you everyone will know you are in the room with this one. In fact it needs more than a picture to show you, so check out this video clip:
This spectacular outfit includes the cloud particle effects surrounding you, as well as the animated dragon swirling around your body. AND were that not enough…
… it includes an animated bento dragon tail in back! So when you are ready to be appropriately revered as an ancient goddess… now you know what to wear!
