Fun In Swimwear, Even If It Is Winter - !:Lybra:!, Analog Dog, and Chop Zuey; Also Lindy from Designer Showcase

I roamed around Lybra late last night to see the new rooms, how it's being organized and what might be new or fun to share with you. I was (as usual) overwhelmed with the number of things I wanted to try on, to wear, and to style for you. This swimsuit caught my attention, mostly because I think of formal attire when I think of Lybra. If you're a member of Lybra's group, you can find this in the group member room. And if you're not a member, you should be!

I paired Jennifer, the suit that comes with the ability to color change the top, bottom and belt each with different tones, or the option to color change all three to the same tone. I went with these tones because this reddish tone suits my skin so well, and always makes me feel beee-ooo-tiful. Yellow remains one of the fierce colors of 2014 and though we're about to ring in a new year, one more sash in that bold electric yellow works just fine. New boots from Lindy are available at Designer Showcase. Thankfully, I caught the news of a sale at Analog Dog and found a plethora of new styles including this one called Pipe Dream. My Chop Zuey folder continues to carry an array of pieces thanks to the Advent calendar -ish Elf. I'm wearing the Labyrinth necklace and Magnum Mysterium earrings from the array of Chop Zuey gifties.

* !:Lybra:! Jennifer Swimsuit
* Lindy Charlton Black
* Chop Zuey Labyrinth Necklace
* Chop Zuey Magnum Mysterium
* Analog Dog Pipe Dream

 - October's 4Seasons Diva Golden Apple Shadow
- October's 4Seasons Soulful Copper
- Maxi Gossamer Party Swallow Wings Red/Black
- LOUX Sensual Lips #2
- Miamai Poses

 Standard Items:
-- October's 4Seasons Chocolate Cosmos
-- SLink Hands and Feet -
- KMADD Mesh Eyes

A Twisted Bride -- Featuring Silken Moon and !:Lybra:!

As I was tweaking the last few items to wear with this new dress from Silken Moon, a friend said, "You look like the top of a wedding cake." I chuckled because the dress is called Twisted Bride, and if any model blogger is twisted, it's me!

I turned the hat upside down, and realized it looked just like a vase at that point, so I had to find a bouquet of flowers. Maybe they're left over from the wedding party? The next girl to get married is... ~drum roll

I have had fun getting to a point where I really want to make some bit of art with each new outfit I put together. Though my friend thought I looked like a wedding cake topper, I was thinking more about the Flying Nun, though that may be too far in the past for some of you to even know the reference. The new !:Lybra:! Nori hair in white definitely made me think of feathers and flying. I just had to create a cake though, a twisted bride indeed!

My thanks to each designer who made this style possible:

Featuring from Silken Moon Twisted Bride

Featuring from !:Lybra:! Nori Hair White

1. Gaeline: Stella Lashes

2. KMADD/Moda: Mesh Eyes

3. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Orchid Skin Tone

-- Blond Eyebrown #20

4. Sexy Mama Valentine Manicure

5. Blacklace Beauty: Rainbow Lips 3

6. Q Creations Flowers For Vase

7. Poseway: Wind Set

A Little Bit Of Everywhere -- Featuring [Liv-Glam] at Designer Showcase, *Stars*Fashion* at Summer Fashion Festival and !:Lybra:!

[Liv-Glam] already has items out for the next Designer Showcase. I used the same dress here but two different color combinations from the HUD that had six options to choose from...

The jewelry from !:Lybra:! added one more reason why I love this store. If you haven't been lately, you might want to pop in and see what's new.

A whole array of items have been added, from hair and makeup to purses and other accessories thanks to the new addition of items from Natzuka Miliandrovic.

This blog was possible as a result of these amazing designers:

Featuring from Summer Fashion Festival *Stars*Fashion* Aurora Rigged Mesh Heels

Featuring from Designer Showcase [Liv-Glam] Love Never Felt So Good

Featuring from !:Lybra:! Aarushi Pearls Set

1. SLink: Elegant 1 Hands

-- Female High Feet

2. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Mocha Skin Tone + Makeup 11

3. Gaeline: Fantasia

4. EMO-tions: Greece

5. Apple Spice Poses

6. KMADD/Moda: Mesh Eyes

Never Give Up -- Featuring !:Libra:!, From Summer Fashion Festival Brii Underground Wear, and !Elemental Jewelry

Near the end of 2013, I was thinking intensely about how I could work with my blog in 2014 and do something more with it than 2013. I evolved a great deal between 2012 and 2013 and wanted the same to be true the next year. Then I really wasn't here. Yes, I blogged continually, coming in just long enough to style and blog an outfit, then heading back to bed. It put a damper on my ability to add to what I'd started, and for a while, I felt really badly about it, mostly giving myself a hard time. Then I realized what I would say to someone else, if they came to me with the same story, the same sense of guilt or remorse, and that look, you know the one, hands in the air, eyes rolling, and that face that says "I give up."

Well I haven't given up, because I had the same talk with myself that I'd share with a good friend. If I'd tell my good friend that it was okay to be human, to falter, and that health and things like that surpass anything related to the net and if friends and coworkers didn't understand, then I would still need to do what was good for my body. It was a good little pep talk and I feel more rejuvenated as a result. It may almost be July, but I think despite my health's roller coaster January through June, I've done a lot of blogging and none of it looks worse for the wear. I had fun with it. It helped me avoid thinking about self and focusing on negatives. In essence, it was exactly what I needed it to be when I needed it.

Today, I worked on a concept photo. I know there are enormous numbers of people who are awesome photo work experts. They can take a common little simple blank background picture and turn it into a masterpiece. My dearest Ms. Oh-la-la can do it. I've seen it in other photographers' portfolio as well. But I've barely begun to put my toe in the water, and certainly not ready to jump into the deep end! I had the inspiring new hair from !:Lybra:! It made me feel like a ray of light and energy, and I do often feel like that's my role, not connected to any business in SL or out, to share a ray of light, a bit of life and positive energy. New swimwear from Brii Underground at Summer Fashion Festival, bright white (or black as the other option) suited my brilliant light I wanted to translate to you via my photograph. For a concept photo, I hope it worked. I know it's a lot of fun to really play with a photo once it's taken and now that the bug has bitten me, I hope to share others in the near future.

My warmest thanks to those who designed the elements that ultimately became this styling:

Featuring from Summer Fashion Festival Brii Underground Wear Diana White Risque Style

Featuring !Elemental Earrings Persephone

Featuring from !:Libra:! Forren Hair White

1. Carrie's Lingerie: Stockings w/Slink Appliers

2. SLink: Elegant 1 Hands

-- Female Feet High

3. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Papavar Skin Tone

4. KMADD/Moda: Mesh Eyes

-- Hairbase Perfect

5. .::MS::. Flexion Poses