More bright colors today! I have been busy the last couple days taking pictures for the Retrology One Year Anniversary Contest on Flickr. Achariya told me about it and convinced me to enter. I don’t really have much practice just taking regular photos in sl. All of the one’s I take for the blog are in a photo box. It was really fun and the sim has lots of places to explore so if you are bored between now and the 27^th you should go take some photos and put them up. If I can do it I know you can most of you are probably way better than me at taking sl photos.

Well doing the outfits for that contest seemed to get my creative juices flowing again and I came up with this super bright outfit. I have been on a yellow kick lately and I love this top from the ruffly wrap dress from Nylon Outfitters. This dress comes with some cute prim sleeves and prim ruffles, but the texturing is so good I prefer it without them. I wanted a splash of color under this so I put on the checkered halter from Lala Foofoo in cyprus. What actually started the whole outfit were the metallic shine leggings in berry from League. These are pretty cheap at 125 or so L and come in lots of colors. Of course I wanted pink. I knew they needed something else to tie in the yellow so the Woven02 belt in gold from Kitties Lair fit just perfectly.

Shoes were a little harder but really whenever I need colorful pumps I reach for my Crisis Pumps from Tekilah Elytis. I know the shoe expo is going on this weekend and I wandered around and looked at all the pretty pumps but really I just can’t justify spending 300L a pop for a pair of colored pumps when these Crisis pumps color change to like 30–40 colors or so. I guess I’m just too cheap and not as into shoes as other girls. That doesn’t mean I didnt’ buy any shoes I mean it was for charity…

On my left arm I have on the totally kickin bangles in fruity from Funk-O-Rama and on the right arm I have on the Bakelite Tart Bangle Stack from Culture Vulture. The necklace I have on is the Hot Lips Charm Necklace from MiamMiam. I dunno if I have blogged this necklace before but I really love it and it’s such a simple design. The Vogue skin I have on is from the Deviant Nation line called Drama Queen– Gossip.

I just got the Phoenix hair from Truth in Platinum this morning and well do you see the bow (!!!!) it’s color changeable. I might never take this hair or my crisis pumps off. I <3 color change scripts.

What I’m Wearing:

Metallic Shine Leggings (Berry) from League at Steam Forge at FairChang Lost Isle 116/234/31

Ruffly Wrap Dress (Yellow) from Nylon Outfitters New Releases shop at The Starlust Motel at Lloyd 236/146/45

Checkered Halter (Cyprus) from LaLa FooFoo - Landing Point at Celestial City 126/154/27

Belt Woven02 (Gold) from Kitties Lair Mainstore On Babs Sunset Boulevard at Monissius 90/209/28

Crisis Pumps I from Tekilah Elytis of Sculpties Up In Here : Sculptie shoes, hats and furniture. at Collins 100/96/28

Hot Lips Charm Necklace from Miam Miam at Viva La Glam at Viva La Glam 109/148/76

Bakelite Tart Bangle from Novi Gadsby of Culture Vulture at The Promenade - Classy Shopping at Froth 87/224/23 

Phoenix (Platinum) from HAIR CLOTHING TATTOO SHOES SKIN by Truth at Truth Island 180/132/28

Totally Kickin Bangle (Fruity) from Lexi Burks of Funk-O-Rama I think theses are discontinued she no longer comes up in search

Deviant Nation Vogue Skin (Drama Queen - Gossip)from Celestial Studios at Celestial City 81/206/27

I was feeling very summery today. I live in Northern Cali kind of near the fires, actually pretty near. The last week or so it has been super hazy and smoky everyday and finally this morning when I woke up I could see the blue skies again! It made me want to wear colorful clothes and I think I overloaded.

I started with the Gitana ( I was told this means Gypsy) skirt from of Sevenstar Amat of Stitch by Stitch. She said that this is a dress she based on one she purchased recently from a flea market. She has a very good eye for unique fabrics/designs/colors and I really like her dresses. The dress comes with a cute tank top with bows on the shoulders, also the pants under the dress can be worn with the top to make a vintage swimsuit. I had a hard time deciding what sort of top to wear with it, but then I saw the 6 belt only jacket from the Calangute dress from Zaara Indian Couture. Zaara is another designer that has a very unique use of colors/patterns. I also picked up the Suvarna Anklets when I was in the store from her Wedding Jewelry set. I decided these looked great without shoes and I took a close up picture of the detailing the whole set is very beauitful. Once I decided on the belts I put on the Trixie Dot Halter in Lemonade from Celestial Studios and put the Harlow Cropped Vest in Purple from Second Wave Apparel. I love how all the colors look with each other it makes me very happy.

Of course I needed some big great bangles so I have on the Red Bangles from +plus they are so shiny! On my right arm are more of the super cheap really great and glossy bangles from Aphrodite Creations. My necklace is the Gypsy Necklace from Earthtones and the Lovely Pierced earrings from chicoco. These earrings just happened to have all the colors that I’m wearing!

I have on the Lysa II hair from Philotic Energy with and without the hair sticks. This is a great updo and the hair sticks have a gemstone changing script which make them wonderful with any outfit dressy or super casual. This makeup I have on is the Spring Equinox Vogue Skin and I think the light purple eyeshadow looks really nice and neutral with all the other colors I have on.

Hopefully these darn fires will go away soon here.  

What I’m Wearing:

Gitana Skirt   from Sevenstar Amat at Stitch by Stitch at Teal Island 74/241/23

6 Belt Only Jacket (Calangute dress) and Suvarna Anklets from { Zaara } Mainstore at Tesla 92/43/54

Harlow Cropped Vest (Purple) from Second Wave at Plush Omicron 165/210/22

Trixie Dot Halter (Lemonade) and Spring Equinox Vogue Skin from Celestial Studios at Celestial City 68/240/27

Lovely Red Pierced earrings from *chicoco* accessory at niQue soil 147/40/33

Red Bangles from Plus at Ravens Requiem 30/35/23

Gypsy Necklace (Mixed Cherry Woods) from EARTHTONES boutique at Muse 98/208/25

Lysa II (Blonde) with and without Hair Sticks from Philotic Energy Hair- PE Hair and 5ifth Order Animations at Imogen 166/124/22

Braceys Silver (Red) from AC Aphrodite Creations at Breakers dAlliez 225/31/24

Today I felt it was time to wear my Launa Jeans again, the jeans from LF are still my very favorite. Here I’m wearing the Rust Trusty Jeans which are a nice color that is almost brown but not quite. I decided to pair them with the top from the Plaid Poppet dress from Sn@tch. I love these dresses with their plunging backs, but the top didn’t have a finished hem on the bottom like a lot of dress. In order to fix this I put on the Underpants layer from my Lala Belted Tunic top from Lala FooFoo. I also added the Studded O Ring Belt in Tan from Fleur. These new belts are great and I am slowly going to acquire all of them!!

My shoes are the Brown Triple Buckle shoes from Digital Dragon Designs. These are probably my favorite wedges. They have such pretty straps and a super high skinny wedge. I was turned onto Whimsical Creations a few months ago and they really do live up to their name. This Caught in Amber Necklace has a pretty flower on it and then drops down on the back. I have seen Necklaces that are on backwards to hang down your back but I’m not sure I’ve seen another necklace that still has a front but then also drops down in the back as well. I really like the look so I’m gonna be looking for more of them. On my right arm I have on the Natural Gold Wooden Bangle and Onyx Bauble Ring and Cuff from Caroline’s Jewelry. 

Achairya sent me to Boon he other day. I had never been and I was very surprised by some of the original styles. I got this short hair and I love how it looks its very sleek, but has a few misplaced hairs that make it feel more real. I put on the Excess Overdose Vogue skin from Celestial Studios to complete the outfit.  

What I’m Wearing:

Plaid Poppet shirt from Sn@tch -Punk Goth Urban Horror Sexy Neko Grunge Clothes Gothic at Pulse 175/223/30

Lala Belted Tunic (Tucked In) underpants layer from LaLa FooFoo - Landing Point at Celestial City 126/154/27

Studded O Ring Belt (Tan) from Fleur Skins Vivant womens mens skin skins makeup clothes at Fleur 54/118/27

Trusty Jeans (Rust) from LF Fashions . Chai Skins at Port Seraphine 213/131/56

Brown Triple Buckle shoes from Digital Dragon Designs Shoes Hair Jewelry Aos Poses Freebies at Digital Dragon 126/173/23

Caught in Amber Necklace from Whimiscal Creations at Taber 93/188/23

Natural Gold Bead Wooden Bangle and Onyx Bauble Ring and Cuff from Caroline\’s Jewelry at Lo Lo at Lo Lo 54/182/23

KRC02 (Blonde) hair from *booN skins hair clothes shape ,flexi hair,silver at Zapico 34/170/36

Goldenrod Manicure Gloves and Shiny Red Pedicure Socks from Nyterave Corner at Lonsdale 212/6/28

Excess (Overdose) Vogue Skin from Celestial Studios at Celestial City 81/206/27

A few days ago I decided it was time for a change and went skin shopping. Little did I know how drastically my whole look would change. I tried on hundreds (wow the skin market has exploded recently!) of demos and finally decided on the Venus skin by Redgrave. Not very many skins look good on my avatar, but as soon as I put this one on I knew it was the one I would buy.  

Picking hair was easy as I had just bought this cute spiky style from Mirai Style called Riha. Together with the new skin it screams attitude.  

Moving on to the outfit I wanted something fun, summery and sexy. I had seen the racerback tanks by MichaMi on her blog and thought that was a great place to start. I bought the white tank and after putting the whole outfit together decided to tint it an aqua color. Next came the Dead Naga Mini skirt from Kyoot Army and the pyramid stud belt from Artilleri. 

Boots or heels? Heels or boots? After trying on everything in my inventory I decided to go to a few new stores to see what was new. First store I tped to was J’s. Lucky for me they had exactly what I wanted in the Loosefit Black boots! I love sculpted boots! 

For more color I added Stripy knee socks from Shiny Things. These socks are so fun and come in lots of different color combinations.  

After buying the boots and adding socks I wandered out of J’s store and saw a small open air store across the walkway called Cherry Bomb. Inside were boots, belts, hats, goggles and jewelry! I noticed a white claw necklace right away and in 2 clicks it was added to my outfit. Under the necklaces were some free Bone bracelets. The black one would go with my outfit as well. *click* *click* :D 

I thought I was done, but with so much skin showing the outfit felt unfinished. A shrug looked cute, but hid the racerback. Maybe a small tattoo? After asking a tatted friend where the best ones were I ended up at EtchD and found a cute garter tattoo and some small stars for my hands. I really wanted a 1 arm sleeve tattoo but apparently due to the SL shirt/jacket template only having 1 arm (that’s mirrored for the other side) that’s not possible. I learned something while shopping! 

I hope you like my outfit! :) 

Items Worn 

Skin - Redgrave Venus - grey SANDS Shop Art/156/22/24

Hair - Mirai Style Riha - winered - Takaraduka 150/216/33

Eyes - Celestial Studios Optics  - light green Celestial City 68/240/27

Top - MichaMi GlamTank White (tinted aqua) - Rue D’Antibes 49/99/28

Skirt - Kyoot Army Dead Naga Mini - Silent 128/204/41

Belt - Artilleri Pyramid Stud belt - artilleri 93/123/26 

Boots - J’s Loosefitboots black - TSUKISHIMA 207/232/22 

Socks - Stripe Knit thigh high - retrostripe - Shiny Falls 165/177/37

Necklace - NanaCraft Claw White Native American - TSUKISHIMA 176/206/23 

Bracelet - NanaCraft Bone bracelet - black -TSUKISHIMA 176/206/23 

Tattoos - EtchD Hand Stars and Garter - Koreshan 31/208/30

Shape - my own

All poses are from Luth Brodie of Reel Movement Lalique 224/95/27

Ok I’m back to blonde for today. I mean for some reason when I wear pink I just have to wear my blonde hair. Especially the Annie May III hair from Celestial Studios. This hair is not new but it’s one of my favorites. I love the little buns.

I started the outfit off with the Looser Sugar shirt in Peach from Honey Kitty. This outfit is super duper adorable. The babydoll top comes with a variety of bow types and a little skirt. It was very easy to fit which is always a plus and the shirt and skirt can be easily separated to go into many many outfits. I wanted to wear something under the babydoll even though it’s cute on its own I just feel a little more comfortable not showing off my tummy most of the time. I chose the Naive top in Aqua because of the great color and I love the back. I think the little buttons up the back look really nice. These come on like a zillion layer options like all of the new Pixeldoll stuff so they are worth buying in every color.

I had to remember (Thank goodness for Fashion Emergency!)where I saw these leggings the other day, I was slow to join the leggings bandwagon but there are so many wonderful options lately they keep sneaking into my outfits. These are from Aoharu and come in a big pack for only 180L! They also have bows and well the more bows I can tack onto any outfit the better.

When I’m wearing pink and bows I always want to wear my Hethr necklace from Violet Voltaire. I picked out the free Starlust Picnicsets Earrings and the Pink Heart Bracelet from UnTone. The earrings are really cute one is a picnic basket and one is a picnic hat. On my left arm is the Muted Pastile Hearts bangles from Fresh Baked Goods this bracelet has a neat script that just lets you click it to get different random color patterns.

I should have taken a closer picture of the T-Strap Sandal with roses from G Field. You’ll just have to take my word for it that the detailing is wonderful on these and you should pick up a pair. They are perfect summer sandals. I went back to my chai skins today because the Cerise makeup is so pretty and pink. I look super innocent, but I’m sure you all know better.

What I’m Wearing:

Annie May Hair III (Bleached) from Celestial Studios at Celestial City 81/206/27

Looser Sugar shirt (Peach) from *Honey kitty-Main shop*Quartet (192, 188, 22)* at Quartet 192/192/23

Naive tank (Aqua) from PixelDolls . Main Shop at Port Seraphine 29/131/47

Ribbon Leggings from AOHARU SIM at AOHARU 112/125/23

T-Strap Sandal Rose (Pink) from *G Field* Main Store at MM21 105/82/26

Starlust Picnicset Earrings and Pink Heart Bracelet from Untone at The Starlust Motel at Lloyd 86/79/22

Hethr Necklace (Pink/Silver) from {Violet Voltaire} - EGL Jewelry at Haven Shire 91/221/22

Muted Pastile Hearts Bangle from Fresh Baked Goods Mainstore @ Retrology at Retrology 156/186/40

Cerise Chai skin from LF Fashions . Chai Skins at Port Seraphine 213/131/56

Jenny Pink Manicure & Pedicure Set from Nyterave Corner at Lonsdale 212/6/28