Calico

Suited for the Valley Isle

Aeon Fashion, LotD, Reviews

Beautiful Maui, the Valley Isle.  Also, beautiful Maui, newly updated from Dressed by Lexi!  I’ve had the Maui in ‘Ocean’, a beautiful blue and green batik design since it first came out, but it was released  shortly before Lexi started releasing clothing in Omega appliers.

Maui_c031

Maui_c035Maui comes in standard appliers with two different length flexi-prim skirts — a short one making a nice breezy dress perfect for the casual affair (dancing!), and an ankle-length one for an elegant evening gown.  The Omega appliers are sold separately, so those of us who have already purchased Maui can upgrade for a pittance.

Maui_c003

And if you haven’t purchased Maui yet?  Lexi has place the entire line (all six colour/textures) on sale for the next week as part of Fifty5 Thursday!  I had to pick up the purple Ginger.

Maui_c021

Maui_c009

Dressed by Lexi also has a lovely companion jewelry set featuring necklace, earrings, and armlets.  Four different metals and eight jewels are HUD-selectable.  The haku lei — the plumeria head wreath – is from Island Style Designs.

Maui_c026

Thanks for plowing through this – I really wanted to show off this amazing dress/gown.  And a huge thank-you — mahalo nui loa — to Lexi for releasing this.  I’ve been looking forward to Maui appliers for a year now!  Stop on by Dressed by Lexi to see all six colours, and all the other amazing styles she has to offer!

Mahalo, all!

Éire go Brách!

Aeon Fashion, LotD, Reviews

I’ve long had an uneasy relationship with St. Patrick’s day.  If you want to know why, you can take a look here.  But it’s always a great day to celebrate Éirinn, so I just had to share Celtic Beauty with you, a lovely gown with a flexiprim skirt, mesh earrings and crown, and an optional cape.   Dressed by Lexi keeps adding Slink and Omega appliers to outfits, and the result is something to raise a glass of Guinness over!

CelticBeauty_017_c

  • Dressed by Lexi – Celtic Beauty (with included jewelry, applier sold separately)
  • Chez GiGi – Monaco Gold Evening Sandals

CelticBeauty_021_c

The Celtic knot detailing is just amazing, on the top, cape, and hem, and the golden ivy crown is the perfect complement.

CelticBeauty_001_c

And you can always shrug off the cape to reveal a light and gauzy skirt that flows wonderfully for dancing!
 CelticBeauty_016_c

Please do stop by Lexi’s and take a look at her lovely offerings.  And however – and whatever –  you celebrate, please do so responsibly!  Éire go Brách!  

Mahalo – Go raibh maith agat!

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?)

HeliconiaOpal_004

HeliconiaOpal_011

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!

HeliconiaOpal_005

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!

Beautiful batiks

Aeon Fashion, LotD, Reviews, Sponsored

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!
Aisling_013_crop

Aisling_005_crop

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.

Aisling_004_crop

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.

Aisling_010_crop

‘Sage’ has the loveliest greens…

Aisling_009_crop

… and ‘Blossom’ features magenta and lavender.

Aisling_014

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!

A fair breeze

Aeon Fashion, LotD, Reviews, Sponsored

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!

BlueMoon_FairPlay_026

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

BlueMoon_FairPlay_022

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.

BlueMoon_FairPlay_003

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.

BlueMoon_FairPlay_011_crop

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!

BlueMoon_FairPlay_012

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

Aeon Fashion, LotD, Reviews

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.

Raks_emerald_010

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.

Raks_emerald_014

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.

Raks_emerald_024

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!

Completely Tenable

Aeon Fashion, LotD, Reviews

Okay, is it me, or is ‘tenable’ one of those words that you just never hear?  It’s like ‘whelmed’.  In any case, I’m all about Tena, a new top/pants combination from Fi’s Creations!

Tena_004

Tena_010

Tena is a two-piece all-mesh outfit in the standard five sizes.  And WOW, all the colours!

Tena_001

  • KoiKoi – Purple Bootie Pumps (no longer available?)

I really love when manufacturers include multiple texture choices in one, and Fi continues to exceed expectations on that front!  Tena comes in four varieties, each with six texture choices for both pants and top.

HUD_Tena

Each quadrant above is a separate outfit, with Unicolour, Gingham, Stripes, and Retro patterns shown clockwise from the top left.  The green outfit that I’m wearing above is from the unicolour palette, and the purple from the retro.

Stop on by Fi’s Creations, and take a look today!  A hui hou!

Along the silk road

Aeon Fashion, LotD

When you say ‘silks’, most people in SL might think of swishing gauzy pieces of next-to-nothing, but Spyralle brings us the lovely Silk Road, with this lovely Snow Moon colour scheme as a current group gift.  The all-mesh tunic and trousers combination comes in five sizes, and is an update on her older Silk Road line.  Snow Moon is a teaser for an exclusive version of Silk Road sold only at Fair Play this month!   Both of the updated  versions come in male and female fittings.

SilkRoad_003

  • Spyralle – Silk Road II Tunic (Snow Moon) and Trousers (Midnight)
  • Baby Monkey – Debbi Boot

A silk tunic and trousers may not be the warmest for the winter weather, but the colour scheme seemed perfect for a visit to the winter sim at Two Moon Paradise.

I changed my hair to the shorter ‘Taylor’ cut by Calico for this rear-view, so as to show off the lovely collar detail.

SilkRoad_012

The tunic comes with three lovely texture choices for the detail, all along the same colour scheme.  I can’t figure out which one is my favourite, but such fun to have the choices!  I had to include three snaps here to show them off, I don’t think a pic of the HUD would do them justice!

SilkRoad_008

SilkRoad_007

SilkRoad_006

The purchase version  includes a HUD with six natural tones for the field colour and six different pattern variations for the trim.  You can stop by Spyralle for a look at the ad and to pick up the Snow Moon group gift, but the full version is only available at Fair Play. You simply must stop by for a look!

I should also make a note of the lovely boots from Baby Monkey, some of my go-to favourites.  They come with a fabulous colour change HUD with 32 colours to choose from!

Debbi-hud

Aloha!

The spirit of the Islands

Aeon Fashion, LotD, Reviews

Aloha, all!  I decided to take a walk around Oahu, a lovely sim that I found early on in my explorations of Second Life.  Oahu reminds me of some of my favourite places on the islands, so I visit frequently.

IslandStylePanelGown_001

IslandStylePanelGown_022

Oahu is also, coincidentally, where I discovered Island Style Designs so long ago – Nickki maintains a little satellite shop near one of the beaches.  This gown is one of my little favourites.  The long mesh isn’t optimal for dancing, perhaps, but it’s a lovely comfy dress for going out to dinner, for an evening with friends, or just for a lazy afternoon.  It’s fully mesh, and available in a number of beautiful island patterns.

IslandStylePanelGown_007

What is aloha?  It is life, it is love, it is acceptance… I think you have to come here to experience just what it means, but then… you carry it with you, you share it, you spread it throughout your travels, wherever you go.

IslandStylePanelGown_016

Nickki at Island Style carries a number of accessories and acoutrements.  The necklace is simple and elegant, and the plumeria blossoms for the hair is a must-have.  Remember, though, to put the blossom on the correct side!

IslandStylePanelGown_027

A little shout-out to Calico Ingmann at Calico.   If you’ve been following this blog, you know that I frequently show Calico’s styles.  Calico makes some of my favourite hairstyles, and the best match to my shade!   The Paige hairstyle here is the most wonderful loose french braid.  The shoulder braid is a separate piece fitted to the shoulder to avoid the clunky rigid rotation when I turn my head.

Now, if I could just convince Calico to make a version of this with the same loose braid, but flexi and hanging down the back?  I’d be in heaven.

IslandStylePanelGown_005

It’s been a long lovely day exploring Oahu… time to just sit and watch the waves roll in.  Please, come and visit us on the Islands… and visit my friend Nickki at Island Style!

Mele Kalikimaka!  Mahalo, and aloha!

Reindeer games

Aeon 1 Comment Reviews

As my grandfather used to say – “Ohh, hello dere”.

I find myself in a colder north than I’m used to this year, and even so it’s a warmer winter then they are used to.  Fortunately, deer are ready for the cold.

Catseye-Reindeer_011

Catty Catseye brings us a variant of her new Faun avatar components: a reindeer!  (We’ll review the faun separately later)
The reindeer has components for the standard SL avatar, plus hooves for Slink Physique and Hourglass, Maitreya Lara, Belleza, Solarian, Hella and Kemono avatar components.  WOW!

Catseye-Reindeer_009

The reindeer features hooves, antlers, ears, a jinglebell collar, and a cute scripted tail!

Catseye-Reindeer_001Rowena Springflower’s Kelly skirt and top may not be the most ideal clothing choices for the cold winter snow, but they sure do show off the legs and tail of this lovely reindeer avi.  The all-mesh Kelly is a year or so old, but is a lovely treat for summer days, so far away from now – and features Rowena’s colour-change HUD.

Catseye-Reindeer_003

A wise person once told me that if you carry your own joy with you in your heart, you will find it wherever you look.  That may be so, I know I carry Blue in my heart wherever I wander.  But I think you need to carry your light with you, too – even in strands of gaily coloured lights.  Mahalo to my sister Ginger for the lovely necklace!

Catseye-Reindeer_005

Catty offers her reindeer in two palettes – the earthy “Holly”, festooned with holly leaves and berries in the antlers, and the regal “Snowflake”, with white fur on the legs and icy white antlers, complete with snowflake adornments.

Catseye-Reindeer_008

My ears perk up – night is falling as deeply as the snow, and it is time to be on.   Mele kalikimaka, maluhia to you all!