Beloved Jewelry

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I’ve written about Beloved Jewelry in a previous post, but today I have a special reason for writing.  The other day was my rez day, and my wonderful Aeon, knowing I really like the designs at Beloved, accompanied me to the store so I could pick out my own presents!  Isn’t she awesome?

I picked a set and a necklace, trying to compliment my existing jewelry by selecting pieces that could be worn with less or more elaborate gowns and dresses.  My other main jewelry set from Beloved is pretty gemstone heavy (think a large central stone with 15 drop accent gems on the necklace alone!) and is suitable for very plain solid coloured gowns.  There is no way I could wear it with a mid length dress.  So, I tried to fill out my range 🙂

First up, we have this lovely 15 chain drape necklace.

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The plain chains at the front are accented on the back by some lovely drop gems.

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The chains can be textured with a range of platinum, silver, pewter, and gold metals, and there are a range of coloured accent gems for the back, all selected from a touch menu on the necklace.

The second set I picked is a little more formal, but can still be worn with dresses.  It’s also texture changing with an even larger selection of gems.

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I’ve selected the aquamarine gems to match the dress that I’m wearing, but the diamond, sapphire, and of course emerald are all stunningly well done!

  • Necklace and earrings: Drama Jewelry Set (Texture Change) by Beloved Jewelry

Here’s a close-up of the matching earrings.

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Mahalo – thank you – my love!  I can’t wait to show them off!

Tropical Blossoms

Aeon Fashion, LotD, Reviews

Kerryth at Spyralle has surprised us all with a lovely gift available for everyone.  She’s been updating older outfits with Omega appliers to replace the SL clothing layers, and has offered the Heliconia Kilau’ea as an open gift to all — no group membership needed for this one!

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Heliconia comes with three lovely skirt designs, two versions of a three-tiered design (one of which is pictured above) and a simple single flat-hemmed skirt (shown in the images below).  The skirts are flexi, and swish very nicely as you walk or dance.

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Kerryth’s fractal-inspired artwork and lovely colour palettes just make her work a true joy to wear, and perfect for the lu’au.

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Stop on by Spyralle and pick up Heliconia, and take a look at Kerryth’s many other amazing works.  You won’t be sorry you did!

Mahalo, and a hui hou!

Woof

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Now for something completely different!  No, not Monty Python, but this!

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Sometimes it helps to remind yourself that SL is not just about pretty clothes and fashion 🙂

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This avatar – the HunderPanzer Artic – was originally made by Tonnakub Brianna and was given away as a freebie, but unfortunately I can’t find where it’s available for free.  If you really want a copy, you can buy one for as little as L$2 from some unscrupulous people on the marketplace.

Faith

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More lingerie, and while this is not fitmesh, oh my, Etchaflesh do make some lovely corsetry!

The mesh corset comes in standard mesh sizes and I’m wearing it with a wonderful applier bra and panty set from Apple May.

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A Fleeting Enchantment

Aeon Fashion, LotD, Reviews, Sponsored

I have to share with you a lovely set of dresses from Solas and Blue Moon Enterprises.  Elina is currently available at Enchantment until the end of May, but will be in the Blue Moon mainstore after that.  Elina is all mesh, in standard sizes plus Maitreya and Slink fitmesh.  YAY!

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Elina comes in four different coloured skirts: sky (blue), rose (lavender), reed (green),  and blush (white).  Each one features gold embroidery trim and a corset/belt with a four-texture colour-change hud (matching blue, lavender, green and gold).

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Just a little close-up on the wonderful Odyssey necklace from Spyralle!

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I wanted to put up lots and lots of pictures showing the different colour combinations, but that would have gotten out of hand very quickly.  You can head over to my flickr page, though, and see quite a few options, including pics of all four corset colours with the blush skirt.

Please go take a look at Enchantment today, and stop by and say ‘hi’ to Solas at Blue Moon!

Mahalo!  A hui hou!

Nina

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Have I mentioned that I love fitmesh for Maitreya lately?  Well, I do 🙂  This limited strappy lingerie set is fitmesh for Maitreya and Slink only!

It’s so comfy and relaxing, I think I’ll close my eyes for a moment 🙂

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  • Lingerie: Nina Bra and Panties – Spring Limited Edition by Aisling
  • Hands: Slink Casual
  • Body: Lara by Maitreya
  • Hair: Despina – Browns by Tameless

Mirror

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One thing that’s missing in Second Life are real mirrors.  Well, you can always have fun with GIMP 🙂

The dress is a  FREE group gift for SLF&O, and comes in the standard mesh sizes.  Hurry and get yours!

Summer Chic

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A nice summer suitable outfit today, an old group gift from Kastle Rock Couture that’s been languishing in my unopened folder waiting for the warmer weather!

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The top and capri pants come in the standard mesh sizes, and there are three separate alphas so you can wear the outfit or the pants and top separately.

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An unladen sparrow

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Well, no, they’re not sparrow’s wings, and okay, I know that Blue shared this outfit some long while back, but I borrowed it from her and paired it with some new wings from Material Squirrel for a themed party.  I had to take a few shots, and I really wanted to share a few with you for a LotD.

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  • Material Squirrel – Sofiel Angel Wings
  • Le Muguet – Girly Mood skirt & top
  • Incognito – Moon Princess necklace, bright white

The Sofiel wings are flexi, not mesh.  There’s a wonderful HUD for control, and they flutter nicely.  Now — I have quite a few flexi butterfly-type wings, and they’re great.  Feathered wings are a little more difficult — you expect them to have more depth, a little more heft.  So, I’ll tell you right up that that’s lacking, and when you happen to catch a wing edge-on it looks a bit silly.  That said, there isn’t a good inexpensive flexible alternative (there are plenty of rigid mesh feathered wings, but they do not move.  These are an excellent middle-of-the-road alternative: reasonably priced, good for costumes (or just when you feel particularly light-of-wing) — and they look good!

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Mahalo!  A hui hou!

Bound Red

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Here’s a very risqué outfit from Etchaflesh.  This was on the MM board the other day, and it’s missing the skirt alpha, but I’m sure you can find a similar skirt alpha from another costume to make it work.

The outfit includes the top, corset, skirt, and matching prim boots.  Also included is the pasty tape, or I wouldn’t be posting, not in this outfit at least 😀

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  • Outfit: Bondage Top, Nola Underbust Corset, Ohhh Skirt, Peeper Boots Naughty Ta-Ta Covers by [Etchaflesh]
  • Hair: Serafine Fire by Alli & Ali
  • Hands: Slink Casual