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Hair Fair 2024

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Hair Fair, one of my favorite yearly events, is open!  The event covers six regions, and is chock full of the very best hairstylists in SL.  There are event exclusives, discounted items, and even some gifts for you to find.

Rush over and have a look!  The event runs until the 16th of June, and benefits Wigs For Kids, with a percentage of most items being donated (or you can donate at a kiosk, and don’t forget to buy a bandana).

No Match is offering this wonderful gift that I picked up to show you.  I’ll have to return tomorrow to browse all the booths!

This inverted bob is certainly my style!  It’s unrigged and also comes with a resize script.  The base HUD has thirty six colors and there are two other HUDS – ombré and unicorn – with twenty four more colors!

And, if that’s not enough, the hair is modify, so you can tint it to get the color just as you like.  I do this for hairs that let me so I can get close to my RL color.

The creator has also been thoughtful enough to include matching hairbases for all the base colors in both classic BoM and EvoX, which are also mod.  This is a very nice gift!  Don’t miss out!

Did I use enough exclamation marks?

OK, Hallowe’en

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Time for the first serious Hallowe’en costume for the year 🙂

This is a complete outfit from ArisArisB&W.  Included is the bodysuit, boots, horns, mask, tail, wings, and pitchfork, and it’s on special in-store for L$99!

The bodysuit is fitted for Lara, Legacy, Freya, Isis, Venus, Hourglass, Physique, and M.B. Classic and M.B. Legacy.  The boots are specific fitmesh for nearly all the same sizes.  The use of materials is excellent, with both bump and spec maps making the clothing really pop and reflect the red sky I’ve used for the lighting (under daylight, the outfit it basically black).

The wings and tail both have static and animated versions.

I also have to mention the hair.  This is really a pose only hairstyle, and it’s meant to be spread out when you’re laying down on your back, but I thought it looked nice and wild for the devil 🙂  You can pick it up for FREE at the FaMESHedX event.

Flora

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I know Spring has surely sprung when I start seeing rompers lol.  This pretty floral one is a FREE gift from Sexy Princess for members of the teleporthub.com group.  The group is a tiny L$10 to join.

Sizes include Lara, Freya, Isis, Venus, Hourglass, Physique, Curvy, Fine, and standard sizes for classic avatars.

One sleeve

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Another event happening at the moment is the Welcome Spring 35L Sales event.  There are a number of FREE gifts available, including this gown, just for joining the FREE group.

I mentioned just the other day that even  more detail in mesh could help realism in clothes, if done carefully to keep complexity low, and now we see another good example of it.  The fold details on this are stunning for a total complexity of only 2,318 for the gown.

The gown is sized for Lara, Freya, Isis, Venus, Hourglass, Physique, and Legacy.

Dubai event

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The Dubai Event is on at the moment and runs until the 10th of April.  There are a few gifts available by joining the FREE group event.

Both this hairstyle and bodysuit are available at the event.  The hair is a black and white set (nine tones), and ohh I’m sort of itching to run to the store and buy the red version of this!  Short bobs like this are perfect for fashion photography, as nothing gets in the way of showing off the clothes.

There are two sizes, and because it’s not rigged, it’s resizable via the HUD.  The pack also includes hair bases on system layers, and appliers for Omega, LeLutka, and Catwa.

The bodysuit comes in this green and a more lime green color.  You can color the sleeves separately.  It’s sized for Lara, Freya, Isis, Hourglass, Legacy, and Alice.  It has a little clipping issue around the front neckline, but should be fine in most normal poses.

Anny

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Here’s the latest FREE group gift from Scandalize.  Scandalize is FREE to join.

I think this is just the outfit for lazing around the house, with it’s sweater and socks to keep you warm.  It also comes with a pair of panties.  All three pieces are sized for Lara, Freya, Isis, Hourglass, and a one-size-fits-all for classic avatars.

As usual with Scandalize’s wonderful group gifts, this is a fatpack, and has not one, but three extensive HUDs, one for each piece.  I haven’t counted up all the buttons, but there are lots of them, so I’m sure you’ll be able to find something to suit you.  Both the dress and the socks have multiple parts that can be colored individually.

Return of the Roaring 20s

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Aloha kākou!  Hello everyone, I’ve been having a lovely summer, with some nice time spent on the islands and some time spent working on some projects, but I’m back and excited to share some things with you!

This weekend the Sisters of Eden held a flapper party, capturing the spirit of the Roaring ’20s.  I’d had this lovely dress from Silvan Moon Designs, Ain’t Misbehavin, that I’d blogged before.  But since that time, I’d found a few new jewelry pieces and some much better hair, so I thought I’d share them with you.

The shot above uses the Flux pose set from ecru poses.  I picked it up at The Liason Collaborative recently, and they’re just a lot of fun!

The hair is definitely the biggest improvement over the old pics!  no.match has some amazing styles, and no.commission suited me best.  It felt perfect with the outfit — and with my own style.  I replaced the headband that came with Ain’t Misbehavin’ with an improved one, Clara, from Empyrean Forge.  It’s a better mesh and texture.  Yes, I know, the pic below is a bit dark to show it off, but what can I say, I really like the shot anyway.

The rear view really shows off the Petit Vigne back necklace, framed by the scoop back of Ain’t Misbehavin’.  The shot below also shows off the beautiful backseam Nyla stockings from Alaska Metro <3.

The original Ain’t Misbehavin’ post was back in 2016, almost exactly three years ago.  I can’t believe it’s three years old, but it does go to show that just because something is a little older doesn’t mean it’s still not fantastic.  A little updating and I’m ready to dance!

Mahalo!  A hui hou kākou!

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More SLB16 gifts

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Not big surprise, here are some more gifts from the SLB16 shopping event 🙂

Both my hairstyle and the dress are available at the event as free gifts.  The dress comes in sizes for Lara, Freya, Isis, and Venus.

And obviously, No Match has been watching recent fashion trends!  This long hairstyle with the scarf wrap is just fantastic.  It’s a fatpack, so no matter your color, you’re covered.  There are nine colors each for black, brown, blonde, and of course, red.  There is also two addition HUDs for ombres and unicorns!  It even includes all the hairbases as appliers for Catwa, Lelutka, TMP, and Omega.  There is even a male version included.

The scarf is settable via a HUD to 24 colors, 12 plains and 12 summer prints.  What a fabulous gift!

Prowl

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She walked with a feline grace, and a sense of purpose, barely contained, hunting….

I came across this lovely strappy… minidress, I think, at We Love Role Play this month.  Midgar II is from Sasheba’s Closet, and comes with a lovely texture hud with ___ options.  I may not be exactly sure what it is, but I like it!  It has wonderful strappy detail, and is rather … cheeky.

Midgar II has a lovely slightly-dystopian feel to it that seems right at home for a huntress in the city streets.  Perhaps you might pair it with a few pistols… or a couple of long knives.  I have slightly different weapons in mind, though.

It was close, so close she could smell it in the air… she was closing in, there would be no escape this time.

She followed the scent of her prey until she found it in along the market street, bathed in neon light, waiting for her.  She licked her lips in anticipation…

  • <K&S> — Loveliness #1 pose

… the dim sum would finally be hers.

Aloha!  A hui hou kākou!

On a Wing and a Fae

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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.

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.

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!

Come, take my hand and fly with me to my garden, sweet faeries!