Fashion For Life Waiting For You and Your Support - Featuring FFL Designer Feyline Fashions

Fashion For Life is in full swing! Feyline Fashions is just one of many amazing designers who have joined together in this annual push towards the goal of finding Cancer's cure. Fashion For Life in Second Life works together with #RelayForLife and the #AmericanCancerSociety to raise money for cancer research and finding the cure for cancer, a dream everyone everywhere can get behind. Be a part by shopping at this event. A portion of every purchase goes directly to this charity.

I used to love role-play for hours. I hate to say how many hours (meeps) but it was so much fun to immerse myself in the vivid imagination of peers, book creators, movie creators, whoever the founder of the idea was for said role-play environment, and then interact. It's been a decade now since I did so, but when I put on Feyline Fashions Joslyne Sunset, memories flooded back to me. I would have found such an outfit perfect for so many themes.

This outfit is one of several Feyline Fashions has at this year's Fashion For Life event. You can shop, enjoy the fun of the outfits, and support finding the cure for cancer all at one time. Fashion For Life works together with the American Cancer Society and Relay For Life in an annual charity event.

Featuring NEW Fashion For Life Items
From Feyline Fashions Joslyne Sunset
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Ophelia%20Isle/70/62/22

IKON Ascension Eyes Coffee
EMO-tions Connor
October's 4Seasons Guiselle Lily
October's 4Seasons Kinetic Coral Kiss Lips
October's 4Seasons Splendor Brown Diamonds Shadow
Wishbox Jingle Anklets
Image Essentials Studios and Pose Stores Wall To Wall Set

A Swift Speech - Girl Power!! - Featuring Chop Zuey and [SWANK]: Lyrical Bizarre Templates and

Taylor Swift won the Album Of the Year Grammy for 1989 last night. She'd won it once previously as well, for one of her albums she released during her Country Music phase. I used to watch her on awards shows and think "Stop being so surprised! You earned this." She'd get up, say wow, I didn't think this was possible. Me? Really?

This time, when she won, she got up, a self assured young woman with the world in her grasp. She's the first woman to win the Album Of the Year award twice. She's 26. Her speech showed her growth in the industry. It was still humble, sweet and poignant, but this time, it was such a Girl Power type speech, I was impressed. 

"As the first woman to win album of the year at the Grammys twice, I want to say to all the young women out there: there are going to be people along the way who will try to undercut your success or take credit for your accomplishments or your fame. But if you just focus on the work and you don't let those people sidetrack you, someday when you get where you're going, you'll look around and you'll know it was you and the people who love you who put you there and that will be the greatest feeling in the world."

Go Taylor!

Featuring NEW Chop Zuey Dirait-on Texture Change Set

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Chop%20Zuey/43/141/26

Featuring NEW February Items From [SWANK]

Theme: 50 Shades of Red

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Manatoba/188/11/2001

Lyrical Bizarre Templates Lilly

MeshMerized Suit Hat

EMO-tions Anna

Gaeline Mesh Lashes Felicia

October's 4Seasons Guiselle Lily Skin Package for February Makeover Room

LIKE DESIGN 24 Exclusive Shoes Red

PosESioN Poses

Yay! [SWANK] Opens February 7 - New Round - 50 Shades Of Red

 A new round of [SWANK] opens on February 7 with a new theme. Come and see all of the designers who've joined with the [SWANK] Event. It's grown since January, with a new layout and that much more shopping fun!

I love it when an Event in Second Life offers a diverse array of products, for men, for women, for people who love to decorate, for posing, for... and the list goes on at [SWANK]. Incendia has this precious Lovers Swing out this month. Both singles and couples poses are built in, so you can daydream like I'm doing, or cuddle with your favorite person.

Semi-Precious Jewelry is new to me since my return to Second Life this month. It's focus highlights the semi-precious gem. This month, you'll find the Avalon set, and earrings and necklace set.

Featuring NEW February Items From [SWANK]
Theme: 50 Shades of Red
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Manatoba/188/11/2001
Incendia Lovers Swing
Semi-Precious Jewelry Avalon Earrings and Necklace

Carrie's Lingerie Barbara Ann February VIP Group Gift 2016
[B!] B!asta Wilde Autumn Boots Hazel
October's 4Seasons Angelina Milk
KMADD Mesh Eyes
Maxi Gossamer Lashes Party Inverted Crown Black
EMO-tions Celie Dark Red

A Gown From MVW 2015 Switzerland, Created by Kelini - BAOBA "Scarlett" Headpiece

A beautiful gown from Kelini created for MVW 2015 Switzerland. It comes in an all blue or blue and black combination.

Paired with "Scarlet" from Baoba in Blue and Gold, the head piece and jewelry from .:JUMO:.

Unique makeup from #7 and Silken Moon's Elmslight nails complete the formal look.

* K E L I N I - Haute Couture MVW 2015 Switzerland
* BAOBA "Scarlet" Headpiece

- .:JUMO:. Labradorite Jewelry Set
- EMO-tions Hairbase
- #7 Boop Makeup

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

A Little Bit Of Me In This Outfit -- Loovus Dzevavor from Sneak Peek and Gift From EMO-tions

Pinned and tweeted, Flickr'd and Blogged.. my social media deluge today brings a new Delta Jacket and Skirt Combo from Loovus Dzevavor to light in as many ways as my little virtual fingers can reach out and touch the world today. I also had new hair from the group gifts section at EMO-tions, this style called Tori.

I continue to thank those who are abundantly generous because you are the reason that day to day, week to week, I'm able to put together items that will hopefully entice new guests to come and try YOUR brand, your art, your aesthetic, and I love being part of that, like a cog in the wheel of progress. On a personal note, I've had a flu, virus, yuck, whatever thing, and apologize for being less than present. I think yesterday's bolus antibiotic shot, those things hurt, really, they do, even on adults! so next time a nurse tells you, "Just a little pinch." Ah... nevahmind. You'll have to experience the fun yourself to really get it.

I do believe I'm going to be more myself over the next days. I'm not ready to go to my next rodeo, but I'm doing alright. I don't know where my father in law got that question, but he asks it all the time. "Ready for your next rodeo then?" Like I'm on the mend and ready for a bull or wild horse to buck me around for a bit? I don't know! So no wild horse rides, but I am mending and will see you all soon. <3

* Loovus Dzevavor Delta Jacket Titanium from Sneak Peek
* Loovus Dzevavor Delta Skirt Titanium from Sneak Peek

* EMO-tions Tori (a group gift)

- Gaeline Mesh Lashes Magnificia
- October's 4Seasons Glamour Cocoa Lips
- October's 4Seasons Line Me Up 4
- .:JUMO:. Brighton Heels

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

Urban and Chic - Wicca's Wardrobe at Rue a la Page, Chop Zuey (recent gifts), EMO-tions (group gift)

As for work, I'm having a tough week physically, so I popped in yesterday to style my latest outfit and popped back out again soon after... this one comes with primary inspiration - Wicca's Wardrobe. The "Captured" top and the "Inara" wonderboots that I may never ever ever take off again... I call them wonderboots. That wasn't an official name or anything. I just think they rock amazzzzingly. You can find them at Rue A La Page.

Chop Zuey Eternity In Purple comes from the massive release of gifts she shared during the holidays and adds a bright pop to the look. And new hair, also a gift, from EMO-tions, called Faith worked well with this fiercely urban chic look.

* Wicca's Wardrobe Event @ 1st/Rue a la Page Captured Top Aluminum
* Wicca's Wardrobe Event @ 1st/Rue a la Page Inara Boots
* Chop Zuey Invitation to Eternity Purple Set
* EMO-tions Faith

- October's 4Seasons Shine Pink Pearls Shadow
- KaTink Poses
- Nikita Thick Lashes

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

Something Different This Way Comes -- Jinx from Winter Market and Zibska from Sneak Peek

I took a cocktail dress from Zibska and modified to some degree so that instead of having a jacket with fringe over the dress, I had earmuffs for warmth.

I paired with a pair of jeans and boots from Jinx and created an entirely different look than either designer had originally shared in their original vendor photo for these monthly events (Zibska at Sneak Peek and Jinx at the Winter Event). Being able to shrink or enlarge, or able to adjust the texture just slightly can make it fun to see one thing and turn it into something very different. It's part of the fun of playing barbie dolls.

One of the things I think we all seek is our individuality. I hope you enjoy this look of the day as much as I did putting it together to show you! Thanks for your ongoing support. It means so much to me!

* Jinx (DD) Sara Cool Winter Pants and Boots from Sneak Peek
* Zibska Caja Cocktail Dress from Sneak Peek
(x) Modified Shoulder Pads to Earmuffs

- Wicca's Wardrobe Poses
- Dark Horse Style Curved Dark Nail Appliers
- October's 4Seasons Cherry Blossom Lips
- October's 4Seasons Eclectic 8
- October's 4Seasons Soulful Hot Pink
- MG Groomed Medium
- EMO-tions Josy

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

Peace On Earth - !Lyrical B!zarre Templates! from The Couturier's Docks

As I sit and listen to Casting Crowns sing "Heard the Bells", I worked on another beautiful Christmas look. Lyrical B!zarre Templates created Brilliant in traditional brilliant red and white.

A pair of pearl earrings from ((Crystal Line)), makeup from October's 4Seasons, lashes from Gaeline, and hair from EMO-tions complete the look. If you're looking to really get all dolled up in holiday attire, you'll enjoy this.

Even after the holidays pass, you might retexture, recolor, and this gown becomes something altogether different for other seasons coming in the new year. That's the beauty of full perms mesh creations. Have fun with it!

* !Lyrical B!zarre Templates! Brilliant

- ((Crystal Line)) Mabe Pearl Grape Pierce Earrings
- October's 4Seasons Innocence Pinks and Teals Shadows
- October's 4Seasons Silver Metallic Lips
- Gaeline Mesh Lashes Illusia
- EMO-tions Taylor

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

 And for those of you wondering who Casting Crowns is - and what one of their Christmas carols sound like, I'm including a link to a Youtube video of theirs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK8xB1opuQ8

La Traviata - The Fallen Woman - A Special Edition Complete Set By Chop Zuey

The music begins before the curtain rises. It draws you into a world not quite your own, real but also much larger than reality ever could be. People on stage look as if they'd been invited to a posh party, and soon you realize it is a celebration. A beautiful courtesan had been ill and now an array of people, friends, customers, even the more dubious characters, each take their place for this story beginning to unfold in La Traviata. It is a love story, a story of rank and privilege, a story of where we fit in our society, and where we do not fit. It's a tragic story of death and life, of love and love lost, and love found once more, before the final curtain falls once more.

A glorious Violetta, the pivotal figure in this opera, she is the fallen woman, la traviata roughly translates to the fallen woman. She lives in another time, a place far back in our history, and a season of life's evolution where women had few choices related to their place and station in life. A wife, with a husband, a master, a keeper, his child bearer, the one he depends on to bear heirs to his legacy... often felt as though they were locked away from the world in gilded cages. A woman of the night, the well trained courtesan, at the very point in history when some of those fallen women earned a sort of reputation that showed respect of a sort for their skills, oft sought out by the most prominent of men in society, also lived at the mercy and management of men. In either case, the women of this time period struggled to define self, to create a world they wanted to live in, and to be something beyond an appendage to a husband, father or lover.

Violetta's life volleyed between the two worlds, trying to do what was right, what was expected. On the one hand, she had wealthy men who came to her, different patrons who provided for her needs. She visited with the most notorious, the most renowned, but she knew her place. On the other hand, she realized there was one who saw beyond her failings, beyond the sin that marked her as la traviat, a man who would love her despite all she had done and all she represented. Violetta's world tumbled along, and though her story is set circa 1700s when the most powerful and beautiful courtesans in Italy ever plied their trade, it represents in some ways the same struggle for women in our current world, 2014. We as women jostle between expectations, polite society, private domestic issues, and frustrations leaving us often without answers, doing our very best to find our balance.

As I put the La Traviata Special Edition Complete Set from Chop Zuey on, the stunning jewelry, the elegant gown, and all the details of beauty that make this such a glorious design, I looked at the story for which the set was named and found a little of myself in Violetta. It's a design by Ms Belle that represents so much more than a pretty party gown or beautiful jewelry, an investment of historical value, and an addition to your wardrobe that's like nothing else you own.

* Chop Zuey La Traviata Special Edition Complete Set Deep Pink

- EMO-tions Audrey
- Maxi Gossamer Party Inverted Crown Lashes
- LOUX Sensual Lipstick 5
- Dulce Secrets Boudoir Bordello Eyeshadow
- Poseway
-- http://carynashdeneslblog.blogspot.com/p/standard-items-i-wear-unless-otherwise.html

A Walking Christmas Fantasy - Baboom Couture and Chop Zue

Just when I thought the black Avant Garde style gown that Baboom Couture released showcased the epitome of the designer, Ms. Kyra Camel, and all her talents, I pulled on a Christmas gown and just felt like a Christmas princess. The layers options for the gown begin with the simplicity of a maroon tint but that's just the beginning. A shiny skirt that sweeps over the maroon billows of fabric adds brilliance. Yet there's even more going on from the hips down... as an optional third skirt layer provides you with lit candles. Mistletoe and holly options may fit round the waist of the gown, another around the bust.

There are also hair ornaments to choose, either the holly or the mistletoe, or you can combine both. The stole around the shoulders is partially transparent, making it look and feel expensive. Another option tying the outfit together from head to toe is the folded collar with holiday colors and decor on the collar that matches patterns elsewhere seen on the gown. I could dream about a prince charming to come and whisk me away to the edge of imagination itself while wearing this gown.

Countdown to Christmas continues at a number of stores including Chop Zuey and in this gown, I paired Elephantus Maximus. It's one of the beautiful gifts that Belle has put out to spoil everyone with this season. Thank you, Belle!

* Baboom Couture Christmas 2014
* Chop Zuey Elephantus Maximus - 2014 Advent Countdown Gifts

- Gaeline Mesh Lashes Phantasmagoria
- EMO-tions Tyra
- October's 4Seasons Seduction Gloss
- Manifeste Poses

Chop Zuey Brings a New Design For 2015 Annual Animal Tribute and World Wildlife Foundation Campaign; Lyrical Bizarre Templates News

Words cannot express well the excitement felt when I learned Chop Zuey was carrying on it's tradition of supporting the World Wildlife Fund. As in the past, 100% of the funds go directly to the WWF.

Last year over 600 US were raised and this year, Chop Zuey hopes to raise even more. 2015 Animal Tribute and WWF Campaign begins TODAY! and goes through December 31. When you invest in this beautiful Pure Of Heart Dolphin set, you're doing your part in helping to protect and preserve the animals with which we share this great planet. Chop Zuey presents this gorgeous set just in time for holidays. A gift for a friend, a special gift for yourself? It is an investment in all of our futures, our children's futures and beyond.

Lyrical B!zarre Templates created an array of 'Winter White' items for the KV White Christmas Event that includes this dress aptly named Poof. If there's an event on the grid somewhere, it seems like I see Lyrical Bizarre Templates there. I don't know how she does it!

* Chop Zuey Pure Of Heart Dolphin Set
* !Lyrical B!zarre Templates Poof From KV White Christmas Event

- Pekas Barbara Pants
- [White-Widow] Petale Blue/Black
- LOUX Sensual Lipstick
- Lindy Birget Tawny
- EMO-tions Ellendir
- Gaeline Mesh Lashes Magnificia

The Dark Angel On My Shoulder -- Baboom Couture and October's 4Seasons New Releases

I begin the day with a captivating gown created by Kyra at Baboom Couture. This Dark Angel gown replete with the most unique skirt and beautiful wings struck me on a personal level and I found myself feeling ethereal, as if for a moment or two, I had an angel on my shoulder as I worked with the photos.

Each year the sophistication of the program on which we play or live or however you define your Second Life grows more realistic, offers more options and in essence becomes more... more beautiful, more dynamic, offering more options to the creative minds behind content creation. This reflects both in the gown I wear and the surroundings. Just look at the rabbits, the trees laden with snow and the icy waterfall. Gorgeous.

October's 4Seasons has a brand new set of Holiday Designs nails for you, coming very soon. They're unique in the fact that instead of having a colorful base and silver tips, the silver is a crescent of shiny and the rest of the nail is painted color with silver etchings. You'll love adding them to holiday themed attire.

* October's 4Seasons NEW Christmas Nails
* Baboom Dark Angel Mesh Dress

- RYCA Platinum Earrings
- *~Damesfly*~ Hudson Hair
- HOLLYHOOD Black Godiva Heels
- EMO-tions Bellona Armor (Forearms only)
- Apple Spice Poses

Peace On Earth Hunt 7 (POE 7) Inspiration - Xen's Hats, Snowpaws, and -{ZOZ}-; Plus New Items From BSD Design Studio and Wicca's Wardrobe

I really enjoyed putting this outfit together. I think I may say that often but the repetition of the saying doesn't in any way denigrate the truth being the statement. I love the fresh feel of fashion through the eyes of many beholders and when I begin mixing and matching designers, I see this even more so.

This whole look comes inspired from pieces found at the Peace On Earth Hunt 7 (POE 7). I ADORE Carrie Snowpaw. She and I have loads in common, and whether it's a week or a month that passes since we last spoke, it feels like it was just a few minutes ago. Those types of relationships are the essence of what I think of when I think of holidays. The Ribbon Dress, POE 7, comes from Snowpaws. It's long enough to wear alone, with tights or a pair of leggins like I used. Xen's Hats at POE 7 has a beanie that's too cute for words and unisex. -{ZOZ}- additions to POE include both the necklace called Unwrap Me and the special holiday themed Gift Polish.

Blowing You Each A Little Kiss

BSD Design studio created the heels and they work with my SLink High feet. The leggins come from Wicca's Wardrobe. I used the solid pair of Sazzy pants in a previous blog and this is the second option, a delightful pattern that has several colors so you can wear with many themes. This season of tights and leggins are right up my alley, by the way, because I grew up in the 80s and everyone wanted to dress like the dancer in Flash Dance, even when we weren't dancing! To this day I think of those layers of color over perfectly good pants and my parents tsking as I'd go off to school with layers all over the place. I was warm and did my best to be a fashionable 16 year old. I even had a knit cap or two. I was too hot to handle, of course... a sexy little thang. And ~whispers~ I still am!

*{{BSD Design Studio}} SexyCara High Feet
*Snowpaws Peace On Earth 7 (POE 7) Ribbon Dress
*Xen's Hats Peace On Earth 7 (POE 7) Beanie
*-{ZOZ}- Unwrap Me Holiday Necklace Peace On Earth 7 (POE 7)
*-{ZOZ}- Gift Polish

-Wicca's Wardrobe Sazzy Pants (pattern)
-EMO-tions Maylea Earrings
-Crie Style Cantabile
-EMO-tions Anna Dark Brown
-Gaeline Mesh Lashes Fantasia
-October's 4Seasons Seduction Gloss
-Del May

A New Designer Joins the Design Team at Zanze -- Featuring Zanze; Also Featuring no. 7

Every now and then I feel one of the photos I took so intensely even though it's not specifically a blogger photo. I often weed it out, because you really can't see the elements of the items I've been asked to blog, but this time I included one.

I thought this dress, Corazon from zanze was pretty, something I'd pull out, even now in the south, and wear to have a girls lunch or to meet my secret lover for midday drinks and a tryst. Naughty, eh? It must be my Friday mood. The facial decorations fit the lighthearted fun afternoon eye-dea... get it?

But I think a proper tryst would mean I had to remove no. 7's newest release Changing season, couture lashes, though they're really more like facial gems. I wore Gaeline's HUD operated mesh lashes as well. The item from no. 7 is the filigree silver and red gems that fit to the left side of the face.

I'm really happy that Ms. Fizz Lennie Devina aka Fuzz Lennie has joined the design team at Zanze and recognize her fresh eyes as an asset to this already awesome business. I can't wait to see more from her and Zzoiee aka Zoie Zee. I just loved the black photo, the lighting, the energy it created, so it's not the best frame to see the dress, but it's just too much fun not to share it! Happy Friday.

Featuring Zanze Corazon Dress 

Featuring no. 7 Changing Season Couture Headpiece

1. .:JUMO:. Riyadh Silver Heels

2. SLink Female Feet High

-- Elegant 1 Hands

3. Danielle Christmas Earrings

4. AV Paws Ring

5. October's 4Seasons Papavar Skin Tone Angelina Face

6. Gaeline Felicia

7. EMO-tions Renee

8. KMADD/Moda Mesh Eyes

9. Corpus Poses

10. MS Poses

Why Do I Do It? -- Featuring !Lyrical B!zarre Templates!

Your checkbook reflects and reveals your heart. I know it's not a common term these days, the use of the word checkbook, but the concept isn't foreign. Where we spend money reveals a lot about what we think and feel to be important. In the case of Second Life, this really still has credence. It may be pennies on the dollar for the actual cost of something, however, it is real dollars, euros, yen, francs and rubles. How much would your transaction history tell the world about you? Do you invest in accessories for your avi? Pay a monthly fee to belong to a specific group? Donate to charities? Tip a singer, hostess, or dancer? Or perhaps pay for skills such as foreign language classes, photography classes or modeling classes? Each decision reflects a great deal about where our hearts, our impulse and passion find truth. We spend those increments of money because this thing or that matter.

Another way to determine what's of value to someone, probably another easy measurable method, is to calculate where they spend their time. Some people come in to a virtual world to relax after a long day at work, while others work in a virtual world to create money to exist in the world away from it. If you followed someone's timeline, you'd get data of a different sort than financial, but you'd still learn a great deal about that person.I devote a lot of time to 'work' for the fashion world. People ask me from time to time if I get paid for what I do. I do not. I receive the reward of the item of clothing when someone entrusts me with their design as a part of a greater marketing strategy for their thing, whatever that thing is, and I find that because I do what I do and I do it a lot and with great energy and time devoted, it encourages new designers to offer the same trust, and my viewpoint - the name of my blog - Caryn Ashdene's Viewpoint, became a viewpoint that touched a lot of people over time.

I LOVE THIS!! It's why I do it. I love the chance to have a voice, to touch the world, to show a beautiful something, but also to share a bit of me in millions of ways. Text, words, narrated stories, letters, all these things are created to reach and touch the world. I use this medium. Others write comic books or thriller novels. There's a reason. I embrace people like Lyrical Bizarre - Loredana Alexandra - and places like Lyrical B!zarre Templates, this new dress Curl from The Instruments The event, and I embrace to some degree all of the customers or potential first time visitors because I write about her, what she does, what she creates from week to week. It's a conversation to me. I want you to know that the Curl dress shows her creativity, pieces of mesh she makes herself, and that the pieces she makes look and feel worth the investment from one viewpoint, mine. (I took this photo at an old favorite haunt of mine, Toby's Jukebox. It's a blues based club found here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Tobys%20Juke%20Joint/223/222/22)

Featuring !Lyrical B!zarre Templates Curl from The Instruments

Featuring Tobys Juke Joint

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Tobys%20Juke%20Joint/223/222/22

1. blackLiquid Nails SLink AE LG Autumn13

2. no. 7 AeroWings Lashes

3. ~ghee AW14 Fog Tights

4. .:[NMD]:. Winter Sassy Boots Winter Blue

5. Chop Zuey White Gold Circle Spike Set

6. SLink Elegant 1 Hands

7. October's 4Seasons Milk Skin Tone Angelina

-- Glamour Lips Ombre Ocean

-- Vixen Shadow Ocean

8. KMADD/Moda Mesh Eyes

9. EMO-tions Aquaria Snow

With Silent Confidence I Prowl -- Featuring Artizana from Designer Showcase and October's 4Seasons

I always know when a design comes from Artizana. The designer has a specific point of view and remains consistent, from piece to piece, since I began to blog her items. I've seen a few in various special events around the grid and often find items at Designer Showcase from there as well.

This is another of those instances. The choices Artizana added to this cycle offer a range that even includes an outfit for the guys, which is awesome because I know that menswear might be much more difficult to find.

This outfit Koutiala (Savannah) has a tribal vibe with earth tones that I thought melded well with the new release of the skin tone Mocha for the Angelina face that's just about to come out at October's 4Seasons. This sneak peeks shows how beautiful this darker skin tone really is, and I chose the natural skin, no makeup added, because I knew I'd use the face wrap, and because I believe this Angelina face continues to be the absolute best yet 'face' line at 4Seasons.

With no makeup, the eyes have a passion that speaks confidence silently and if you choose to wear the skin options that do have makeup, that passion remains, with a flair. (I thought the set of poses called 'Confidence' from Image Essentials Props and Poses were apropos for this pair of photos!)

Featuring Artizana Koutiala (Savanna) Sari from Designer Showcase

Featuring October's 4Seasons Mocha Skin Tone (Angelina)

1. Image Essentials Props and Poses Confidence Set

2. ~White Noise~ Shades of Night Face Mask

3. ::: Bangles Liberty Natural Love

4. Chop Zuey Crux Invictus

-- Hana-Shobu Belly Ring

5. .:JUMO:. Persepolis Sequin Sandals

6. Purple Moon Animal Print Nails Gold

7. EMO-tions Love

8. KMADD/Moda Mesh Eyes

9. Gaeline Mysteria Lashes

Are You Ready For Holidays? -- Featuring Sabra Style, -LOUX- and E C R U from Designer Showcase; Featuring Zibska and PosESioN from The Instruments

Some years, I truly struggle with the emotion of the holidays and by November 3, I'm buried somewhere down deep inside myself and bracing for the storm of the supposed "HAPPY" holidays that sometimes seem so far away from reality. It's something significant and not something only I struggle with, so I hope as you read this, if you know others who do, you might be a breath of gentle air, a warm hug, a cup of hot cider, a blessing of hope, and then just wait, and be there, because those of us who've learned how to hibernate through emotional seasons also wake. They'll want you there when they do wake and they will remember your touch and heart while they couldn't respond to you.

So I went over to a Winter Sim and found some precious displays and this little snowman standing in his own huge snowfall caught my eye. I know it's a bit early to think of Merry Christmas, but it's not too early to think of love, a love to touch the whole world, regardless of faith, and peace, enough to spread like a fire, and bring a calmness like the snow to every single of the 8 billion souls you'll find out there this year.

I'm wearing a new Charisma gown in red from Kylie Sabra at Sabra Style. You'll also find E C R U Ritz Heels and this bold yet elegant luscious new  lipstick from -LOUX- both at Designer Showcase

, excellent deals, and every new month that passes brings multiple reasons to return to enjoy this sale venue. Also, new Zibska Kelda jewely and the poses I used from PosESioN come from The Instruments event, for the November rotation.
Lots of beauty, and a breathless dream of hope and love and joy for each of you as we do brace for winter together.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Snuggles/172/205/26

Winter and Christmas @ Snuggles 2014

Featuring E C R U Ritz Stilettos from Designer Showcase

Featuring -LOUX- Sensual Lipstick from Designer Showcase

Featuring PosESioN Side Poses from The Instruments

Featuring Zibska Kelda Jewelry Set from The Instruments

Featuring Charisma Red from Sabra Style

1. -{ZOZ}- Shimmer Basic Polish

2. KMADD/Moda Scarf Ribbed

-- KMADD/Moda Mesh Eyes

3. SLink Elegant 1 Hands

-- Female Feet High

4. October's 4Seasons Milk Skin Tone (Angelina)

5. Gaeline Mesh Lashes

6. EMO-tions Amita

The Witches Warn -- Something Wicked This Way Comes -- Featuring Chop Zuey and !Lybra! From The Instruments

The scene opens, and a fearsome group of witches chant and prophecy, whispering words in an Olde English tongue, and MacBeth enters. One of the great stories of William Shakespeare, and fraught with all the excitement of earthly gasp and second-worldly wisdom, inspires this new set of jewelry from Chop Zuey. Thank you Belle for making more than jewelry. You always have a story to share, a tale to tell, and an adventure for us to take with you when we wear your ingenious pieces.

Second Witch:
"By the pricking of my thumbs,
Something wicked this way comes.
Open, locks,
Whoever knocks."

Karina by Lybra made me smile because during the years I took Russian in college, I had to sign my name КАРИНА - which when translated to the alphabet more of us recognize, Karina. There are a thousand ways to make something flexible and something traditional in Second Life clothing design, but it at times feels like only two or three ways may be used by many. When I put on this dress, there were layers of skirt that moved with unique flair, something fresh and different, around a sweetheart bodice, and I loved it. I really enjoy the artistry of the fashion industry, and when artists like those behind the name Lybra create a gown, I know it's not just another gown but something special.

Featuring Chop Zuey Something Wicked Set

Featuring !Lybra! Karina Gown from The Instruments

1. KMADD/Moda Mesh Eyes

2. October's 4Seasons Angelina Milk Skin Tone

3. EMO-tions Windblown 6

4. Moondance Boutique Nail Appliers

5. Maxi Gossamer Inverted Crown Lashes

Bright White or Dark Night -- Featuring *Whimsical Imaginarium* and NOYA

Bright and white or dark as night, that's what dreams are made of... Whimsical Imaginarium offers that and so much more.

This week, the new White Swan gown came to The Couturier's Docks.

Terror Couture released to The Instruments. Both of these offer fun options for this time of year, and with Terror Couture, you can save the little horror pieces and still wear the rest of the ensemble for other events and look oh so sexy with that waspish waist.

I paired Noya's new White Pearls set with the white gown and added other brightly white bits and pieces to complete the overall effect. With the Terror Couture array of items, few accessories were needed to make this look complete.

Whether light or dark, I enjoy the opportunity to play and the exquisite quality of *Whimsical Imaginarium* by Bodza E Tucker aka Bodza Mubble. Thank you!

Featuring *Whimsical Imaginarium* White Swan from The Couturier's Docks

Featuring NOYA White Pearls Set

1. Chop Zuey Octopussy White Bracelet

2. -{ZOZ}- Dark Spring Silver Nail Appliers

3. SLink Elegant 1 Hands

-- Female Feet High

4. KMADD/Moda Mesh Eyes

5. Lybra Foreen Hair

6. blackLiquid Feline Glitter

7. Avante Poses

8. Glitterati Poses

9. OB4S Walnut Angelina

Featuring *Whimsical Imaginarium* Terror Couture from The Instruments

1. Chop Zuey Halloween

2. Indyra Originals Garbo Collar

3. E C R U Corrup Stilettos Frost

4. SLink Elegant 1 Hands

-- Feet Female High

5. OB4S: Angelina Evil

6. KMADD/Moda Mesh Eyes

7. Gaeline: Starlia

8. EMO-tions Lilith

9. Muse Poses

Thank You Jamee! Featuring Lybra's COO, ♛ Miss V♛ SWEDEN 2015♛ - Lybra, Wicca's Wardrobe and October's 4Seasons at The Couturier's Docks

Last night was a rough night. On nights like that, I do my best to distract myself and make it one moment at a time. I was working on styling the new dress from Lybra at The Couturier's Docks. Mr. Rage has sold out his new dress at TCD within the first few days for 3 rounds, so I didn't want to miss out on it this time. I glommed over and grabbed mine the moment I saw the notice.

So I have on two different outfits to show you. The first is an unusual pant suit dress combination like nothing I've seen before in SL which makes it exceedingly interesting and fun. Libra's Mizuki may be purchased at The Couturier's Docks at the moment, and is shown as it was created in two photos I shot, then with only the pant suit on, as I turned a cartwheel in the ocean.

Wicca's Wardrobe also has some great new items at The Couturier's Docks, including the heels you can see in the photo of the cartwheel. There are several items from her including brand new mesh she created, something significant to her as her second ever mesh design, and something that no one else has, as a result of her creating it herself. She's very excited to offer this to her faithful customers and all who pass through The Couturier's Docks who might become new customers.

The brand new line of skins begins with Angelina. October's 4Seasons Skins and accessories has its first ever display at The Couturier's Docks. The Milk Skin Tone has never been sold previously and the Walnut Skin Tone might just be the very very best dark skin tone in all of Second Life. October's a great skin creator for a whole array of shades, but I revel in her ability to capture the colors of the darker skins in our world and how she brings them into the game.

Lori Jamee Sandalwood Loeffler aka Jamee Binder aka ♛ Miss V♛ SWEDEN 2015♛ was online and I thought well, it can't hurt to ask, though I knew she had a very busy schedule, and many things she's responsible for at Lybra, with her MVW contest, and the Models Give Back program she helps manage. I nudged her in IM and asked if she had time to do a Lybra pair pose with me. She said yes. I was so excited, I forgot for a little while that it was a rough day. That's sometimes the best medicine of all, by the way. Time, a friend, something fun.

For the pictures I'm in with Jamee, I'm wearing Lybra's Vex. It's a mini that employs the metallic craze that continues to be chic in clothing design this season. Around the chest and again at the skirt, the flexible materials flutter with life and remind me of feathers. Jamee put together her look with a Lybra dress called Daiki along with a jewelry set from Lybra called Taylor that includes a Black Pearls necklace, earrings and ring.

Featuring !Lybra Mizuki from The Couturier's Docks

Featuring October's 4Seasons Milk Skin Tone (Angelina) from The Couturier's Docks

Featuring Wicca's Wardrobe Lorraine Heels from The Couturier's Docks

1. Chop Zuey: MVW Pompeii in Espresso

2. Carrie's Lingerie: Halloween Corset

3. SLink: Elegant 1 Hands

-- Female Feet High

4. KMADD/Moda: Mesh Eyes

5. Gaeline; Starlia

6. Analog Dog Joan

7. Ma Vie Poses

Featuring !Lybra Vex

1. ~ghee: Tights Aluminum

2. EMO-tions: Ariel Silver/Black Set

3. -{ZOZ}-: From Hell Heels

4. SLink: Elegant 1 Hands

-- SLink Female Feet High

5. October's 4Seasons: Angelina Milk Skin Tone

6. Gaeline: Stella

7. KMaDD/Moda: Mesh Eyes

8. Analog Dog: Joan

9. XPose

My Guest for Whom I'm So Grateful - Jamee Binder - Provided This List of Her Style Items

Dress:  Lybra - Daiki

Jewelry:  Lybra - Taylor Black Pearls necklace, earring and ring

Hair:  Truth - Ainsley

Makeup:  Kyoot - Fever 1 Eyeshadow (no longer available)  & Zibska Eleventy Lips in Sangue

Nails:  {ZOZ}  - Azaria Gold nails in Black

Shoes:  StormCrow - Pumps with Strass & Gems 4 in 1 Black - Plain pumps