Tag: Designer Showcase

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I don’t smoke.  Not for decades.  But I’ve noticed that for some reason, I like poses where I am smoking.  I’ve noticed a partiality to cigarette holders as well, which is something I’ve never ever in my life actually used.  I don’t actually know why this might be, although I do tend to prefer poses where I’m doing something rather than just posing for the camera.  And the cigarette break is a time-honored tradition, a way to take a step away from whatever is going on and collect your thoughts, something I definitely appreciate.  I guess the reason doesn’t really matter… smoking inworld has no health risks, and the smoke doesn’t annoy others around me.  I don’t create a mess with cigarette butts, I don’t need matches or lighters or incredibly expensive packs of cigarettes.  I know there are some FlickR group moderators who reject any pictures with smoking… in those cases, well, that’s their right.  Me, I’m going to relax and catch some air in this beautiful setting, and then get back to the party.  Enjoy!

• Gown:  WILD Fashion – Ritz Gown.  Lovely two piece gown, featuring a sarong style skirt with chains on the exposed hip & a racer-back top with lace (see the ad below).  Ritz includes a HUD with 30 different satiny but slightly sheer textures (you can just see my tattoo through the top), plus optional Pearl Earrings (worn).  Sized for Reborn+Waifus, Legacy+Perky, & LaraX, Ritz is EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE at the February round of Designer Showcase, open Feb 5th – 25th.  Demo available.
• Head & Lipstick:  LeLUTKA – Nova Head (EvoX)
• Body:  eBody – Reborn
• Skin:  DeeTaleZ – Heidi in Rosekiss (Velour body skin)
• Hair:  S-Club – Katy
• Tattoo:  Juna – Cattleya
• Eyes:  euphoric – Hae
• Moles:  poema – Molly
• Makeup:  Goreglam – Borderlines ES; Dernier – Eyeliner Set Vol 1
• Nails:  Miumiu – #28
• Shoes:  KC Couture – Sarika
• Pose:  piXit – Elle (modified)
• Backdrop:  Synnergy Tavis – Garden Retreat

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Sometimes only the best will do.  And when you look and act the part, sometimes you’ll even get it!  Enough said… the look (and the attitude) speaks for itself!  Go try it on for yourself… happy shopping!

• Dress:  JUMO Originals – Avilon.  Beautiful, stylish, edgy… perfect for that night out on the town at all those trendy spots! Set includes the dress, the gloves, & optional fur for the gloves, with a HUD containing 20 solid satin textures, 5 brocade textures, & 5 “winter scarf” textures, all of which can be set individually for the opaque & sheer sections of the dress. Sized for Reborn+Waifus, Legacy+Perky, LaraX & Maitreya, EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE at the 13th Year Anniversary of Designer Showcase, open through Jan 25th.  Demo available.
• Head & Lipstick:  LeLUTKA – Nova Head (EvoX)
• Body:  eBody – Reborn
• Skin:  DeeTaleZ – Heidi in Rosekiss (Velour body skin)
• Hair:  Sintiklia – Orli
• Eyes:  PUMEC – Arisha
• Freckles/Moles:  DS’ELLES – Charm Moles
• Makeup:  PAIX – Liberty Eyeshadow; Holloway Beauty – Aiyanna Collection Lipstick
• Jewelry:  Heartsdale Jewelry – Dhoom Essy Earrings; Chop Zuey – Bel Aire Gold Women’s Wedding Band
• Pose:  STUN Poses – Alexa
• Location:  The Continental Club

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Things have been a bit frustrating of late, on the grid and off.   Crashing, teleport fails, rezzing in to HUDs having reset (really a pain for a blogger with HUDs for every clothing item — sometimes even faces on a single item, makeup, hair, jewelry, shoes)… it can be a lot.  And yes, I TRY to write down every choice I make (“try” being the operative word).  On FlickR, views are way down for some reason, which in turn affects faves and awards… all the things a blogger needs to satisfy current and prospective sponsors, not to mention keeping their own spirits and confidence up.  IRL, our cable has been acting up, impacting our streaming channels the most, but sometimes the internet as well (more blogging stress).  And I wish that was all, but  that said, sometimes you just have to put your chin up and your shoulders back, toss your hair, check your nails, and remind yourself that “you got this”.  Seriously, though, I DO have to give myself that little pep talk to boost my confidence both in SL and IRL more often than I would like, but also more often than not, it DOES work.  Remember… you got this!  See you at the stores!

• Dress:  WILD Fashion – Monroe.  Stunningly sexy & vibrant semi-formal, cut almost waist high on one side, with the most perfect asymmetric edge.  Monroe includes a HUD with 25 different textures (for both color & three different styles), plus optional Rose decoration & fashion panties (always a HUGE plus in my book). Sized for Reborn+Waifus, Legacy+Perky, GenX Classic+Curvy, Maitreya, Kupra, Khara, & Peach, EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE at the 13th Year Anniversary of Designer Showcase, open Jan 5th – 25th.  Demo available.
• Head & Lipstick:  LeLUTKA – Nova Head (EvoX)
• Body:  eBody – Reborn
• Skin:  DeeTaleZ – Heidi in Rosekiss (Velour body skin)
• Hair:  NO.MATCH – No_Candle
• Eyes:  PUMEC – Arisha
• Freckles/Moles:  DS’ELLES – Charm Moles
• Makeup: I n’ K Original – Time Eye; Opulein – Harmony Collection Lips
• Nails:  Veechi – Precious Metals
• Tattoo:  Venge – Boheme
• Jewelry:  Heartsdale Jewelry – Valentina Collection Earrings; Chop Zuey – Bel Aire Gold Women’s Wedding Band
• Shoes:  KC Couture – Valentina Heels
• Pose:  STUN Poses – Rachel
• Location:  The Empire Omerta

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It’s only 9:30A and it’s already one of those days. I guess it has to happen sometimes, but it’s just not fun.  That said, my mind is a blur, I’m on edge, and time is disappearing while I wait for call-backs, etc.  Perfect timing for this photo! Aaaargh… I think I need some shopping therapy and I need it right NOW!!!  See you at the stores!

• Dress:  Luna Chelsea – Cherai Dress.  Understated & relaxed, radiating totally effortless sexiness. Sized for Reborn+Waifu, Kupra, Legacy+Perky, Maitreya+Petite, LaraX+Petite, GenX Classic+Curvy, & Erika, Cherai includes an incredible HUD with 6-11 tones in 9 different colors for both the dress & the belt (see the ad below).  But that’s not all, because Cherai also includes a Special Effects HUD to help you further customize your dress to create all kinds of special effects. You can literally change your texture from satin to leather to latex or play with reflection colors & shininess to create metallic glows & reflections (you must have Advanced Lighting enabled).  I went with a base of Jet Black, leather gloss, deep red highlights… experimenting was so much fun & IMHO the result was amazing, if a bit hard to capture in a photo!  Cherai is EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE at the 13th Year Anniversary of Designer Showcase, open Jan 5th – 25th.  Demo available.
• Head & Lipstick:  LeLUTKA – Nova Head (EvoX)
• Body:  eBody – Reborn
• Skin:  DeeTaleZ – Heidi in Rosekiss (Velour body skin)
• Hair:  monso – Emeline
• Eyes:  lovelysweet – Brown-Eyed Girl
• Freckles/Moles:  DS’ELLES – Charm Moles
• Makeup:  Jack Spoon – IcyWhisper Glitter Shadow
• Nails:  Dalila – Gyda
• Jewelry:  Maxi Gossamer – Giselle Opal Set; Chop Zuey – Bel Aire Gold Women’s Wedding Band
• Shoes:  KC Couture – Yoshee Ribbon Heels

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Aaaargh! Thanksgiving is less than a week away; my company arrives day after tomorrow (eek!), Black Friday sales have started, and I have so much blogging to do!  Breathe, breathe, breathe… one step at a time… It can be so hard to make even simple decisions when fixated on dwindling time.  But if it’s one thing I’ve learned both in blogging AND in real life is that rushing simply does not work out well.  How many times have you thought you didn’t have time to do something but somehow you always find the time to go back and fix it (or at least try to)?  So, deep breath, relax, and go escape into my wonderful fantasy world, and create another look, another character, another scene… it’s a phenomenal way to escape all the stress.  Happy shopping!

• Outfit:   Ghee – Paola.   What a great little set for the fall! A three-quarter-sleeved jacket with a matching mini skirt over the softest-looking ribbed sweater (velour?)… I love the way the sleeves show!  It all looks so comfy yet totally stylish.  Available in 4 colors (black, purple, blue, & brown), each of which includes 4 colors for the sweater (black, white, pink, & red), or as a fatpack.  Sized for Legacy, Maitreya, Hourglass, Physique, Freya, Isis, Venus, & Tonic, Paola is EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE at the Nov round of Designer Showcase, open through Nov 25th.  
• Head:  LeLUTKA – Nova Head (EvoX)
• Body:  LEGACY – Mesh Body Special Edition, Feminine
• Skin:  [theSkinnery] – Alanis in Sorbet
• Hair:  Monso – Pink
• Eyes:  lovelysweet – Brown-Eyed Girl
• Makeup:  Dernier – Eyeliner Set Vol 1; Hype – Something Eyeshadow; Sequoia – Madalina Eyeshadow; Top1Salon – Nataluxe Lipstick
• Freckles/Moles:  DS’ELLES – Charm Moles
• Nails:  StunnerOriginals – Mesh Ballerina Long Soft
• Jewelry:  Maxi Gossamer – Valencia Necklace & Earrings; Chop Zuey – Bel Aire Gold Women’s Wedding Band
• Bag:  DDL Accessories – Rule
• Boots:  KC Couture – Heda Boots
• Location:  Backdrop City (Tropix – Ikusa Vending Machine)

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So I’m afraid today is going to be a bit of a rant.  What is it about baring your breasts on Flickr lately?  And I don’t mean as part of a shot, but as the only purpose of the shot?  I post my pix to a lot of award groups because just like many posters, I like to get faves and awards, and as a blogger, it’s almost mandatory.  When I first started blogging back in 2017, I took those awards way too seriously, getting depressed if faves or awards didn’t happen.  My first blogger manager taught me something exceptionally important, that I needed to be doing photoshoots for ME… I was the one who needed to like my pix, and that I needed to shoot for MY tastes and to create a personal style.  Then sponsors could decide if that style worked for them or not.  Awards would happen or not.  Followers would happen or not.  But as long as I was happy with my work, then all was good.  And there are plenty of totally awesome bloggers and photographers and artists on Flickr who are truly inspiring, where I study their shots as to exactly WHAT it is that makes me go “WOW” and try to incorporate that if it melds with my own style.   BUT, and it’s an increasingly big BUT, those awesome pix are being too often buried under a ton of pix that are submitted to “artistic” and “blogging” award groups when it’s just a straight snapshot of partial or total nudity. Granted, everyone has their own taste, but taking off your clothes and standing there in front of a colored screen just to show off huge boobs does not constitute art… and unless you’re blogging skin or a body shape or  nipple add-ons etc., it’s not blogging.  There are some groups I actually had to leave because I was struggling to find anything I could  award.  I don’t want to resort to giving awards WITHOUT FAVING the photo, but that’s what it’s coming to.  There are plenty of groups for flaunting your body parts, and yes again, your taste is not necessarily my taste, but come on folks.  I moderate two groups (one fashion and one for wings) and I can’t even begin to tell you how many fully naked shots are submitted to both.  What a waste of time denying them all.  OK, rant ended, and I’ve gotten this pet peeve off my chest (no pun intended)… Happy shopping!

• Outfit:  Le’La – Lowri.  Personally I find that blazers modified slightly into a dress are exceptionally sexy.  It must be something about the modification of a “businessy” look into an outfit that definitely suggests getting busy in a totally different way!  Lowri is a beautifully styled blazer dress with matching open toed stiletto ankle boots.  She includes a 40 color HUD (solid & ombre, like I’m wearing), all with a beautiful sheen. You can set the color for the blazer itself, the blazer collar & pockets, the shoes, the shoe straps, & the metallic buttons (see the ad below).  Sized for Legacy+Perky, GenX Classic + Curvy, Maitreya+Petite, Kupra, Erika, & Reborn+Waifus, Lowri is EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE at the Nov round of Designer Showcase, open through Nov 25th.  Demo available.
• Head:  LeLUTKA – Nova Head (EvoX)
• Body:  LEGACY – Mesh Body Special Edition, Feminine
• Skin:  [theSkinnery] – Alanis in Sorbet
• Hair:  tram – F728
• Eyes:  lovelysweet – Brown-Eyed Girl
• Makeup:  Dernier – Eyeliner Set Vol 1; Nuve – Faith Eyeshadows
• Freckles/Moles:  DS’ELLES – Charm Moles
• Nails: Dalila – Gyda Nail Kit
• Jewelry:  IT! Indulge Temptation – Victorian Set; Chop Zuey – Bel Aire Gold Women’s Wedding Band
• Pose:  [piXIt] – Mona
• Backdrop:  FOXCITY – Photo Booth Cozy Lobby
• Dog:  JIAN – Corgi Sable Sleeper
• Man:  DisturbeD – Alfie Businessman Sitting

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It’s pumpkin time! They’re everywhere, in decor, in food, in coffee drinks, on clothing…  It’s actually becoming a bit of an overload (as does everything in today’s over-saturated world), but my favorite part is almost here… the carving of the pumpkin.  This is when the search for “the perfect pumpkin” begins… the right size, the right shape for the right design…  all leading up to that amazing moment when your (hopefully!) artfully carved pumpkin is lit for the first time… I can’t wait!!! But for now, the hunt for the pumpkin is on! Happy shopping (and happy hunting)!

• Outfit:  KiB Designs – Anais.  Rapidly becoming one of my favorite brands, I just love the way KiB mixes style & “recognizable” textures with artful little touches like the off-shoulder, slightly “skewed” cropped top in this outfit (I’m noticing that I definitely have a thing for off-shoulder lol).  Anais includes separate HUDs for the top (20 solids, 10 in each of two “fabrics” as shown in the ad below) & skirt (30 textures split between 3 different plaids)… that’s a lot of different looks & they all say casually sexy comfort!  Sized for Legacy, GenX Classic + Curvy, Maitreya, Kupra, Khara, Erika, & Reborn, Anais is EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE at the Oct round of Designer Showcase, open through Oct 25th.  Demo available.
• Head:  LeLUTKA – Nova Head (EvoX)
• Body:  LEGACY – Mesh Body Special Edition, Feminine
• Skin:  [theSkinnery] – Alanis in Sorbet
• Hair:  Doux – Peach
• Eyes:  lovelysweet – Brown-Eyed Girl
• Freckles/Moles:  DS’ELLES – Charm Moles
• Makeup:  Dernier – Eyeliner Set Vol 1;  Sequoia – Anabella; IDTTY Faces – Secret Potion 5
• Tattoo:  Juna Artistic Tattoo – Lory
• Jewelry:  KUNGLERS – Kara set; Chop Zuey – Bel Aire Gold Women’s Wedding Band
• Pose:  BuY ME – Pumpkin Pose set
• Location:  Fall Pumpkin Patch