I Enjoy Mixing and Matching Pieces From Great Designers - Luziefee, Zanze, Shake-Up!, [LWL], Ingenue, LISP and Dot-Be Fashion

I waited this time till I had several different looks to share with you and blog. The combinations ended up unique and brilliant in color and style.

Featuring Luzifee Qubilah Boho Knit

Featuring Luzifee Fritzi Loafers (included in outfit)

1. Poetic Colors: Hot Mocca

2. Calico Ingmann: April Mocha

3. Gaeline Mesh Lashes: Starlia

4. Face Paint: Moonlight

5. Sexy Mama Valentine Manicure

6. Glam Affair Skin: Jadis

7. Pose Built into Chair on Dock

I found the variety options with Luzifee's Qubilah runs the gamut of colors and themes. Two styles are not shown here, but I encourage you to pop in and see the options and choose one that suits you well.

Featuring Zanze Piper Dress

Featuring Shake-Up! Fabric Flower Ring

Featuring Ingenue: Delphine Lime

Featuring [LWL] Collars and Cuffs Red Trench

1. EMO-tions: Karen

2. Poetic Colors: Autumn Moon

3. Gaeline Mesh Lashes: Mysteria

4. Face Paint: Monarch

5. Candy Nail: Tea Time

6. Rockberry Skin: Apple 5

7. Darlinged: XyrHeart Earrings

8. Manifeste Poses

Anchors away in this little tube dress created by Zanze with a shape that beckoned some other pieces. I imagine there are some who are far more brave than I who could wear the dress and expose their chest, and loved ones who would not argue that decision at all. I paired some pretty lime heels, the unique accessories of the collar and cuffs with a shirt I designed. The ring from Shake-Up! completed my compilation. I've never wore Ingenue, [LWL] or Shake-Up! before so it was fun finding new designs and new companies.

Featuring LISP Tea Pose (wear Tea Cup and pose)

Featuring Dot-B-Fashion Animalistic Hunt Top (Blue Tiger)

Featuring Luzifee Paka Skirt

1. EMO-tions: Cheyenne

2. Poetic Colors: autum Moon

3. Miamai Catwalk Lashes Pink

4. Face Paint Spring Gems 1 Under the Sea

5. Face Paint: Color Stroke

6. Baubles! by Phe: Square Diamond Bangle

7. Darling: Earrings

8. DADAbeiz: Black Half Ankle Boots

I took the skirt from another of Luzifee's new releases and a top from Dot-Be-Fashoin (a hunt item so you want to go and look for this great mesh top with the beautiful blue tiger on the front). The cup in my hand actually came with two cups that once worn posed me casually sipping something delicious. I'll include the photos from Luzifee so you can see the whole outfit Paka, the skirt with the rest.

Take a walk in my shoes, from the sea to shining sea. The various locations I chose for these photos were scattered around Second Life and each setting had its own aura and energy, each enticing for different reasons. 

Touch Me, Take Me to That Other Place

Do you have that someone special who can make you calm or in another setting make your head spin or your heart soar? Those kinds of friends are priceless. They're real. They're not wearing a mask and only saying the pretty things.

The greatest gift we have to give others is self. Selfless giving means putting other's needs ahead of our own and this type of giving can be the most exhilarating and the frustrating at the same time. There are those out there who will soak up all you have to share and then want more. In other cases, you know those who rarely ask for anything and if they ever do ask you for support, you'd do absolutely anything they ask if it were in your power.

I consider my life blessed with a rich abundance of people around me who see past themselves and give of themselves in so many different ways. I've joined with a variety of lifestyle groups, role-play groups and serious business groups and found a little smattering of healthy and unhealthy humanity in each of those settings. The joy comes from the fact that the good and goodness in others far outweighs any negatives I've faced.

My heart hopes that you too find those who can touch you and take you to that other place that U2 is singing about in this song I reference. If it's raining cats and dogs or if the sun is shining, if there's an early unexpected spring snow on the ground or you're sunbathing on the beach somewhere with fancy drinks, it's a beautiful day. I pray you don't let it slip away, but find some way to share the beauty of your day with someone else.


Featured Demise of Flight Kristen Lace Cami
Featured Demise of Flight Leather Mini
Featured Demise of Flight Mesh Ballet Flats
Featured Face Paint Gems: Spring Gems 2
Featured Face Paint: Jessica Purple (coming soon)
1. Custom Shape
2. [ME]: Superbia Peach Skintone
3. EMO-tions: Celie
4. WoW: Diva Lashes
5. Noya: French Tips
6. Baubles by Phe: Square Diamond Bangle
7. Cute Poison: Deathstone Necklace
8. Manifeste Poses

My Wild Irish Rose (Fashion for Life Day 6)

This has been the most incredible day and in the middle of all things wild and wonderful, my heart had one of those sadness moments. I use songs and lyrics for my blog titles and photo names now and when I researched Irish music, I noticed that many had a similar theme as my day has had.

Sometimes the little lows we have make us appreciate the highs even more. I was scared to death and excited at the same time during the highlight of my day. It was my very first fashion show rehearsal and I was like a doe caught in the headlights. Once I got over the fear... wait... haven't quite yet!

Maybe it gets a little easier over time or maybe it's like acting and every opening night brings on a massive round of nerves. I heard when I was part of the Thespians at school that nerves make us focus and attention to detail makes a difference between good and great. I have enough nerves to fill the Grand Canyon. I'm not quite sure if it makes me great yet, but I know I'm stepping closer to my dreams.

This week presents one of the best opportunities I know of online to support an amazing cause. I was watching Celebrity Apprentice, noting that the supposed aim of this show is to raise money and perhaps it does, but it also raises a lot of anxieties and ugliness. I think raising money for any just cause is also a cause for celebration, and certainly not for all that stress on TV.

I've wandered around the sims set up for the Fashion for Life event and run into so many different people from many lifestyles. In this moment, while we're shopping and supporting this charity, we're part of the same lifestyle for a few moments. I don't know why a good cause doesn't unify the competitive people on Apprentice. I'm glad it doesn't happen in our Second Life.


Featured Zanze Lacie Dress Buff at Fashion for Life
Featured Mirror's Enigma SuperbiaV2 Peach Skintone
Featured Mirror's Enigma Superbia Prim Lashes
Featured Mirror's Enigma Naturelle Gray Eyes
1. Custom Shape
2. Osmose: Argentina Platinum
3. Trendy Dolls: St. Patrick's Day
4. Purple Moon: Rosali Necklace
5. Baubles by Phe: Square Diamond Bangles
6. R2: Azuli Blue
7. Poses by Manifeste

Featured Baboom! Clover Gown Patrick's Day
Featured Face Paint Gidget Cotton Candy
1. Custom Shape
2. EMO-tions: Anna
3. Poetic Eyes: Autumn Moon
4. Gaeline: Mesh Lashes Starlia
5. Trendy Dolls: St. Patricks Day
6. Moonshadow: Gipsy Earrings
7. Poses by InPose

Liv-Glam and [VCB] Plus PMVH Items from Rivendell and Baubles

With the arrival of 2013, it's time for me to take new risks, step outside the box so to speak, and play with camera angles, settings in world regarding light and shadow, and go beyond just taking a photo. I know this, like any other step, will take time to perfect and in the process, sometimes it will look amazing while other times I will shake my head and grimace.

Inundated with all the holidays and family and things distracting, it'd been a while since I really sifted through the amazing designs that pour out of  Liv-Glam. I truly adore the designer and tease her about the story of the shoemaker and the elves, and ask her from time to time where she hides her elves. 

I LOVED this new dress. It's a favorite, a nod to Asian style, and the beauty of texturing. It's rare for me to want to take so many different photos, but this comes from the fun of the moment, a step beyond the responsibility to the blog. Playing with lighting is one way I have evolved my photography, shooting pictures with all sorts of lighting, night and day. When I added Face Paint's new Sophisticate's "Poison" (preview for the full release coming soon), it looked stunning. A make-up that fits any time of day makes the investment even more appealing.

I joined Chop Zuey's group after only a few thousand nudges from my boss at Face Paint. I know how big a fan Eve is and I know she just wanted me to see the beauty in Chop Zuey creations. I owned a few pieces from Chop Zuey, but now I have so many new pieces to explore. Thanks to a good friend's generous holiday gift and Chop Zuey's holiday countdown 'gifts' still out at her store, I had the greatest fortune. The Black Ice set enhanced the design of the dress, and gave the sparkle that great jewelry provides. A special thanks to Belle for sharing so many treats during the holidays. I'm so blessed and grateful.

The Unique III had six different metallic color pattern options. I loved this one, with a nod to silver and nature, and a peek towards the arrival of spring. Standing in front of the purple irises by the sea, I realized how much like a blooming flower this dress reminded me. 

The skin from Mirror's Enigma eases away from my most familiar skin only slightly. I had the option of using with or without cleavage enhancement, and with the keyhole cutout of the dress, I went with the cleavage enhancement. Tres jolie!

Candy Nail remains one of my favorite nail designers. They have an array of new releases and the Enishi White seen in the photo shows one of several colors in similar style.

Defining what jewelry is needed and when to wear it continues to be a challenge for me. I rarely use jewelry off line. I love the chance to own and wear gorgeous jewelry in Second Life, however, and embrace the treat that's not part of my other world. Chop Zuey had one set created in both white and yellow gold. With the overall silvery look, I knew the white gold version of MaSong fit perfectly.

[VCB] remains a new designer to me. This is the third outfit I've styled that she created and thought the layers and options included in this dress made it more enjoyable and easier to refer others to try. The simple short mini pops in bright pastel tones.

Two pieces seen in the photo with the shorter version of the Renee in Confetti dress are from the PMVH event. You'll notice a simple heart necklace from Rivendell and an unusual piece from Baubles that remind me of brass knuckles. I'm so not a tough girl, yet I wore the Dog Tags w/Small Hearts and knew they were a complete opposite to the pretty necklace from Rivendell. Soft and hard, hearts and brass knuckles. Fun items, hidden for your enjoyment.

When the long flexi skirt attaches, the gown becomes an entirely different dress. I stood quietly in a meadow as the sun set and wondered if I were very quiet, would the fae come and sing to me as they lit the sky dancing at dusk. I never saw a fairy while I walked along the path, but the dream was there. 


Featured [VCB] Renee in Confetti 
Featured Baubles PMVH Dog Tag Ring Little Heart 
Featured Rivendell Valentine Necklace 
1. Custom Shape 
2. Shiva Skin Winter Fare Exclusive 
3. Poetic Eyes: Quicksilver 
4. EMO-tions: Celie 
5. Gaeline Mesh Lashes: Fantasia 
6. Face Paint: Sophisticates Blue (55L Item 1.10.2013) 
7. Candy Nail: Twinkle Pink 
8. Felicity: Gianna Stilettos Rose 
9. Miamai Elegance 

Featured Liv-Glam Unique III (Found at Designer Circle) http://slurl.com/secondlife/Roxbury/115/60/23/ 
Featured Mirror's Enigma Leigh Native Skin Tones Natural with Cleavage 
Featured Candy Nail Enishi White 
Featured Chop Zuey MaSong (White Gold) Set 
1. Custom Shape 
2. Poetic Eyes: Quicksilver 
3. EMO-tions: Winternight 
4. Natural Beauty Lashes 6 
5. Face Paint: Water Series Blue 
6. Stella: Clement Pump 

Featured Liv-Glam Ann Turtleneck Dress 
Featured Chop Zuey Black Ice Set 
Featured Face Paint: Sophisticates Poison 
1. Custom Shape 
2. Shiva Skin: Boho Exclusive 2 
3. Poetic Eyes: Quicksilver 
4. EMO-tions: Anna 
5. Natural Beauty Lashes 
6. Quintessencia: WF Square Nails I 
7. Stella: Odeur Boots SP1 
8. Lady 1 - Sit pose in prop + Miamai Pose