Hair Fair 2010 officially opens September 4 (tomorrow!), and I can finally show off the hair I’ve been wearing for days now. Exile will have 5 new hairs at Hair Fair, and once it’s opened tomorrow, you can go straight to the Exile booth to buy your favorites.

I should probably be working on a blog post for the Exile blog, but Kavar went to sleep finally, and I decided to play with shadows. Venus brought out the faun in me, so I ran off to the Alirium forest sim for photos.

Body
Hair: Exile Venus brownsugar (Currently released only at the Exile Hair Fair location.)
Skin: Pink Fuel Basil Shy Fawn – cleavage
Faun Parts: Titania’s Court Female Faun Chestnut

Clothing
Top: Evie’s Closet Faery Leafy Top – Plain (This color was a RFL special, but Evie has lots of other gorgeous colors at her shop.)

Poses
Close-up: Reel Expression Casual Curvy AO – Stand 8
Full body: Long Awkward Pose Miss Pretty

I purge my inventory a lot, so I wasn’t sure that I would have much material for an Oldies but Goodies challenge. I should have had more faith in my sentimental ways because I found some great memories boxed in my inventory. First up we have Brandy as you would have seen me in my first hours in SL. I was extremely intrigued by Caledon and bought my first dress from Silver Rose. The heavy use of Celestial Studios can be attributed to Closet Crisis and Hethr’s influence.

Credits
Hair – Celestial Studios Jennifer Hair – Truffle
Skin – CS Vogue Skin – Pure (Brown – Light)
Eyes – CS Eyes – Deep Brown
Dress – Silver Rose Lady Gambler (Silver Dollar)
Shoes – Lassitude and Ennui Eva – Coal (I know you can’t see them, but I have to credit them because I wore them with everything my first couple of months.)
Necklace – Boing Fromage Lady Cameo Set (silver)
Pose – from the Citronelle Spin Spin Sugar AO

The second look I want to share is very typical Brandy from the cusp of 2007/2008 after I had stopped spending much time in Caledon. The Chai Siyu skin was pretty much the only skin I wore for most of 2008. The Surf Couture sweater was the very first item I ever fatpacked in SL, and I wore them with everything, but I particularly liked them with the Trusty jeans from Launa Fauna, the first jeans to win my heart in SL.

The hair is vintage Exile, the hair that was a huge turning point for me really. I loved the rich black texture, which seemed hard to find back then because I kept finding blacks that had too much gray and white in them. In a very uncharacteristic move, I IMed the creator to gush about the hair, and the next thing I knew, we were best friends. The power of a good hair cannot be underestimated! That one hair was the beginning of lots of happy changes in my SL experience.

Credits
Hair – Exile Illicit Twilight
Skin – LF CHAI Skin – Cream – Siyu
Eyes – Sin Skins Intense Brown/Aqua eyes
Top – Surf Couture Shoulder Top – Storm
Jeans – LF Trusty Jeans (dark)
Shoes – Slow Tempo garage pumps – dark gray
Necklace – Tuli wooden heart necklace blue/pink
Pose – ANA_Mations Big Girls Stand 8

I read a lot of books, and for anyone who’s seen me running around the grid wearing various combinations of horns, antlers, wings, elf ears, and faun legs, you’re probably not surprised that one of my favorite genres is urban fantasy. The other day I started reading Blood, Smoke, and Mirrors by Robyn Bachar, and as soon as I read the description of Portia, I knew I had to recreate her look in SL.

I paused in the doorway and blinked at the faerie perched on the arm of my sofa. Enormous silvery white wings glistened and glimmered in the sunlight, shining through my front windows. Thick waves of hair the color of newly fallen snow fell forward as Portia bent over the box in her hands. I envy her those hands, her fingers are slender and delicate, and her pale skin is flawless. Though small in stature, she does not have the willowy, almost anorexic angles many artists seem to favor when painting faeries and pixies, but instead her form is rounded, curvaceous. Aspiring artists also have faerie fashion all wrong – they don’t usually go for flowers or diaphanous gowns. Portia likes ripped jeans in a bleached 1980s style, white fishnet stockings, combat boots, and torn sweatshirts. I keep waiting for her to update her style, but she must be waiting for it to come back.
– From Blood, Smoke, and Mirrors by Robyn Bachar

Most of this outfit is pulled straight from my inventory though I did find that my extensive jeans collection was missing the bleached and ripped variety, so I went shopping for those and chose an older release from Dutch Touch. Because Portia is described as she’s perched on a sofa arm, I thought it would be fun to get a shot on the big sofa from Grim Bros. It’s just perfect for a fairy and has a lot of fun poses in the many cushions and pillows.

Oversized furniture made me think of the giant pocket watch I have out in one of my sky gardens, so that was the next stop for photos. This Wonderland-inspired mushroom and pocket watch set from Studio Sidhe is one of my favorite pose props that I’ve ever bought. It’s bright and whimsical and includes great poses though for this entry I’m using a pose from Lazy Places and not the included poses.

I’m still trying to get the hang of taking photos with SL shadows, so I thought I’d share the latest effort here too and give a close-up of how well the skin and hair go together. I adore this big hair, and I keep finding excuses to wear it.

Body
Wings: 7Selections Ragged Fairy Wings, Jewel, Tint White
Hair: Exile Miss Southern Belle / arctic
Skin: Tuli Hope (Ivory) 01 (PU)
Lashes: Tuli Audrey lashes tattoo

Clothing
Sweater: WoE Cary Sweater (Grey)
Jeans: Dutch Touch Jeans Ripped Xtra – Light
Tights: Blowpop Seamed Fishnet Tights
Boots: Lazy Places Stappen Boots Black

Poses and Props
Couch: Grim Bros. silly big sofa as found at Miasnow
Giant Pocket Watch: Studio Sidhe Alice Loitering Amongst the Shrooms
Pose: Lazy Places Fluff ‘n’ Stuff 3

The Albero Summer Gatcha Festival started today, and while I haven’t yet made it to all the vendors, I’ve already fallen in love with the offerings from Lazy Places. The glasses in particular are going to be hard to take off any time soon except for switching between the different styles of course. The shot below shows off my favorite style of the Cute Nerdy Girl Glasses with rhinestones on the frames.

Two of the other styles in the gatcha machine are Hearts and Batty, and as you can see from the inset, they have different trim where the rhinestones are on the Classy style. In addition to the glasses, Lazy Places has a necklace gatcha, and the names are as cute as the actual jewelry. Locked Away The Key has a tiny key and heart in a round cage, and Fortunate in Love has a fortune cookie with a heart as the fortune.

Speaking of cute, when you click the glasses to change the texture of the bow, you get a little affirmation in classic Lazy Places style. “[LP] Cute Nerdy Girl Glasses (Stars) Click Bow to Change!: Setting texture to Red. You iz all pretty now. ^_^”

Body
Hair: Exile Alessa/brownsugar
Skin: Exile Chloe:Blush-Bare (DB)
Lashes: Exile Lashes:Tokyo

Clothing
Necklaces: top – Shine Enchanted solo necklace; bottom – Lazy Places Locked Away The Key Necklace (left) and Fortunate in Love Necklace (right) at the Albero Summer Gatcha Festival
Top: Urbanity Long Sleeve Top *lavender*
Tank: Mischief Afternoon Tank – Plum (There’s a big sale going on, so get some great items while you can!)
Glasses: Lazy Places Cute Nerdy Girl Glasses – Classy, Hearts, and Batty

Poses
Top Photo: Lazy Places Fluff ‘n’ Stuff 3
Bottom Photo: Reel Expression Fashion S1 03 – Curvy

I knew I wanted something summery to do a photo with one of the limited edition colors of the Leslie hair from Exile, and I wanted something a bit dressier than a swimsuit or shorts but still somewhat casual. Then *elymode* released the Danaini sets, and I knew it was meant to be.

I’m still loving the Fleur sets from Lolapop! so I decided the pink version would be the perfect accessory. Looking at these photos, I can just feel a cool breeze swirling about me, and I wish I had one of those in real life because it’s hot and muggy here.

Body
Hair: Exile Leslie / chocolate caramel (Dressing Room exclusive)
Skin: Exile Chloe Bronze – Orgasm (DB)
Lashes: Exile Lashes: Tokyo

Clothing and Accessories
Outfit: *elymode* Danaini Tank and Skirt – blue
Jewelry: Lolapop! Fleur Fantasy earrings and necklace (pink)

Poses
Reel Expression Curvy

Lolapop! and Blue Blood are participating in Etheria, an event bringing together jewelry and clothing designers this weekend, and I have a preview to share with you. The jewelry and dresses come in black, red, pink, and purple, but of course I decided to show off in purple. No surprise there. Etheria kicks off with a fashion show on Sunday, and it should be a fun time to see all the collaborations in person and to shop and pick up gifts from the creators.

The texture on the jewelry is a nice dark purple edging into black, which is perfect for me. It’s always fun to doll up in pretty purples.

Body
Skin: Exile Chloe: Creme – Feline (DB)
Hair: Exile Love Story / astral
Lashes: Exile Lashes: All that Glitters2

Clothing
Dress: Blueblood Fleur Purple (Etheria exclusive)
Jewelry: Lolapop! Fleur Fantasy Set (purple) (Etheria exclusive)
Tights: Luck Inc. Wool Panty Black
Shoes: Katat0nik Bowie Mary Janes

Poses
Lazy Places Fluff ‘n’ Stuff

Elf ears with clocks as plugs? It’s like someone made the perfect item for me, and I didn’t even know how much I needed them until I saw them. They were fairly easy to tint to go with my latest skin obsession. Kavar is extremely close to releasing this Chloe line of skins, so I thought it wouldn’t hurt to go ahead and give a sneak peek at my favorite of the makeups. Perhaps I should be ashamed to say I love wearing Smut, but when it’s this pretty, I don’t mind at all. I’d only have myself to blame anyway because I think that’s one of the makeup names I suggested during a brainstorming session a while ago.

Clocks are closely married to gears in my mind, so I had to wear the Babbage outfit from Silentsparrow. I added a few touches of brown and orange to accessorize, and then I was off to Oubliette, one of my favorite sims, for photos.

Body

• Ears: Mynerva Elven Timepiece ears
• Hair: Exile Tash / dusk
• Skin: Exile Chloe:Sunsplash – Smut (DB) *not released yet*
• Lashes: Exile Lashes: Tokyo *not released yet*

Clothing

• Jacket and Skirt: Silentsparrow Babbage *only available from the Silentsparrow location in the Babbage Canals*
• Top: Fusemelon Vneck Jumper Copper
• Necklace: Balderdash Persistence Necklace
• Shoes: G Field Platform Shoes Rosette -brown-

Poses

• Lazy Places Fluff ‘n’ Stuff 2 and Fluff ‘n’ Stuff 6

Somehow a week-long RL vacation became a 3-week break from SL photos and blogging. Now I’m trying to get back into the swing of things, so I thought I’d do a quick look of the day post here. It’s a simple but pretty look for spring. I wear very little white in real life because it seems to attract every molecule of dirt in my immediate vicinity, and I love that in SL I can wear white and actually keep it looking clean and fresh.

The skin is the newest skin release from Exile, and I want to do a more in-depth post about it soon, but for now, I’ll just mention that this Lynx makeup is my favorite in the Rapture line, and you should all grab the demos and see what you think about the skin on your own shape. The shoes are new from Juicy and though they’re called Victorian, they remind me more of the sneaker heels I’ve seen from time to time. No matter what they’re called, I really like this white version. I think it’s because the texture reminds me of the white patent leather shoes I wore with my Easter dresses when I was a kid.

Body
Skin: Exile Rapture Tone 2 DB – Lynx
Hair: Exile Carly / dusk
Eyes: Shine Silent Lucidity Violet

Clothing
Dress: KA Designs Maxi Bohemian Dress V.2 – Teal/Lavender
Tights: Armidi Limited – Metallic Tights – White
Shoes: Juicy Victorian Ankle Boot – Marshmallow
Necklace: Shine Enchanted solo necklace

Pose
Lazy Places Fluff ‘n’ Stuff 5

The title of this post comes from a tagline used by SakuraDawn Lei on her vendor image for the pose set I’m highlighting today. She’s called the set Fluff ‘n’ Stuff, which I think is adorable, and the included poses are created with curvier avatars in mind. This is just one of the pose sets she’ll be releasing at Pose Fair 2010 tomorrow, so if you’re a furry, a guy, a girl, a curvy girl, or pretty much anybody who likes poses, then you need to check out Lazy Places at the fair.

Fluff ‘n’ Stuff has 6 poses in the set, and my only complaint is one of greed because I want more poses. I think I’m going to have to beg for a Fluff ‘n’ Stuff: The Sequel soon. As you can see, these will be great for my blogging, and even with me being a larger avatar, I can comfortably use the poses with skirts and dresses without my hands being obscured. I think these will be quite useful to anyone who likes poofier skirts for that reason.

I’m wearing items from silentsparrow released as part of the Black Bacchanalia event currently going on in the Rookery on the silentsparrow sim. Go to the silentsparrow main store and click the mushrooms to see some great items. I always love hyasynth’s creations, but I was especially excited to see all the lovely purple bats on these new pieces.

I also want to point out the gorgeous skin I’m wearing. It’s part of the current egg hunt at Frick, which is a great deal because you can spend L$1 per egg and get a dress or skin. The skins in the hunt are using Fricka’s new lips, and I think these are the most flattering on my shape of any of the lips she’s had in the past, so I’m looking forward to more releases from her. The Bite Me tattoo makes me laugh, and it’s also just L$1 from Lolapop! And if you like it as much as I do, then also check out the egg hunt at Lolapop! to find “Byte Me” (no typo) necklaces for just L$5 each.

Body
Hair: Exile Laya / astral
Skin: Frick Dream – Violet
Lashes: Worldwide Industries Rainbow Hearts on my Lashes
Eyes: Shine Silent Lucidity Violet (large)

Clothing and Accessories
all photos
Tattoo: Lolapop! Bite Me <3 Neck Tattoo Faded
Socks: silentsparrow (Iris) Knitty Socks
Shoes: Pixel Mode Freya Flats : Black

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Dress: silentsparrow (Iris)(Batty) Babydoll

middle left photo
Sweater: silentsparrow (Iris) (Batty) Knitty Sweaters (cropped)
Top: Mischief Afternoon Tank – Plum
Shorts: silentsparrow (bruise) gutter glitter shorties (longer)

Poses and Background
Poses: All poses from Lazy Places Fluff ‘n’ Stuff pose set to be released at Pose Fair 2010 on April 2
Prefab: NotSoBad Nottam skybox – a group gift (You can just barely see the window in this post, but I wanted to credit it anyway.)
Background Texture: Insight Designs Birds and Trees group gift (The texture behind the window is just one of the many textures in this gift set.)

I love this time of year when everything seems vibrant and fresh, and I’ve had so much fun stalking my favorite garden shops and pulling plants and trees out of my inventory for the seasonal change on our sim. Maybe that’s why I have been so drawn to dresses lately, particularly sun dresses. It’s probably a bit of that and a bit of wanting something to go with the roses in my hair because I’ve been wearing the Fae hair so much. Today I realized that many of my favorite dresses are all from Reale, and I hadn’t been there in ages. I don’t think any of these dresses are new releases, but they were new to me, and I felt like sharing them. Maybe they will remind you to go back to visit a shop you’ve loved in the past.

The Sianita dress just screamed spring to me with the color and the fabric. The trim reminded me of the dresses my grandmother used to make for me when I was little, so all signs pointed to “BUY!” and I did. This dress comes in several colors and a darker denim option as well, and looking at these photos, I’m kicking myself for not getting the fat pack. I also want to point out the skin since it’s a sneak peek at the upcoming skin line from Exile. Kavar doesn’t have these packaged up for the shop yet because he’s still playing with makeups, but I’ve been wearing the prototypes for a while now. I’m kind of hoping this will prod him into releasing them soon.

The second dress I want to show today is the CandyFlower dress in purple, and it might not seem like a spring dress at first glance, but I think the colors and the flowers help it fit in the transition between seasons. It seems perfect for the cooler spring days. As I was trying to decide what to wear with the dress, I realized that a lot of the purples in my inventory work quite well together. The pose used here isn’t released yet, but I believe SakuraDawn Lei of Lazy Places is releasing it as part of her offering for the upcoming pose fair. It’s part of a set called Fluff ‘n’ Stuff (so cute!) that’s designed with larger avatars in mind, but they’ll work great for everyone. I’ll do a post all about them when they’re released.

Look 1 (Location: PLUTO+ Garden on the Bacio sim)
Body
Skin: Exile Rapture tone 2 pink
Hair: Exile Fae/whiskey
Eyes: Shine Silent Lucidity Gasoline (large)
Clothing and Accessories
Dress: Reale Sianita dress (denim/lilac)
Shoes: G Field Wood Wedge Sandal -white-
Jewelry: Shine Ruby Catherine earrings and necklace
Pose
Reel Expression Casual 08 – Curvy

Look 2 (Location: Traveler’s Church on the Tableau sim)
Body
Skin: Tuli Eva (tone 3/br) 10b
Hair: Exile Caterina / kindred
Clothing and Accessories
Dress: Reale CandyFlower dress (purple)
Tights: Luck, Inc Wool Panty eggplant
Shoes: fri.day Journey.Boots (Duo.Eggplant) (These are a preview released for the most recent 50L Friday.)
Jewelry: Shine Geo cuff and ring
Pose
Lazy Places Fluff ‘n’ Stuff 2 (will be released at the upcoming Pose Fair 2010)