If only...

It must be the warmer weather lately that's been making me think of the very first store in SL that I fell in love with - Surf Co.  When I went back today, I remembered why I loved it so much; the styles are fun and cute and the hand drawn textures are still fabulous.  

Hair:  ETD - Chel in Elika's Brown

Skin:  Redgrave - Hana pale in nacre

Eyes:  Poetic Colors - Easter Lilac (from Bunny Hop hunt)

Sweater:  Surf Co. - Couture Sweater in moss

Tee:  Magi Take - Japanese Tee Aranami Wave Brown

Shorts:  So Many Styles - Cute Shorts in khaki (free)

Sneakers:  Magi Take - Sports Sneaker in green

Bag:  Surf Co. - Croissant Bag in natural

Visor:  Mezzo - Sun Visor in pink

Pose 1:  Pididdle - The Quiet Things

Pose 2:  Twosome - Easygoing

Pose 3:  Penny Dreadful Arcade - Regina Spektor 1

Pickles in the birdhouse

DP Serendipity recently released the love version of the Luna di miele lingerie. As always, the hand painted textures and details are beautiful and the color combinations are fresh and spring-like.  The heart on the back of the panties is adorable!

Hair:  Maitreya - Piper II and Faye in caramel

Skin:  Redgrave - Hana pale

Eyes:  Fresh Fx - Dazzle Eyes in natural green

Eyelashes:  Cake - Bedroom Lashes

Lingerie:  DP Serendipity - Luna di miele love ver. in green, rose, purple, & salmon

Shoes:  ETD - Starley Pumps in silver and pink

Ring:  SyDS - Pastel Flower Ring

Pose 1:  LOTTA - std model102

Pose 2:  LAP - Kewtie Pie

Pose 3:  Fantasista - Don't look me (free)

Pose 4:  Taisaya - ran46 (from behind)

Gap-toothed smile

One of my RFL Clothing Fair purchases was the Savvy dress by eLDee.  I liked the whole dress, but was particularly drawn in by the top part of it.  When I combined it with pants, I loved it so much that I contacted Lilyana Dryke and asked if she'd be willing to make it in other layers so it can be worn as a separate shirt.  She agreed and even said she'd make other colors of it.  They're not out yet, but I'm looking forward to when they are.  In other newness, Cherry came out with really nice slingbacks (my pictures don't do they justice) and my favorite ring store, SyDS, came out with a ruby version of the chocolate flower ring.

Hair:  Docomo - hunt gift (no longer available)

Skin:  Redgrave - Hana pale

Eyes:  Fresh Fx - Dazzle Eyes in light green

Eyelashes:  Cake - Bedroom Lashes

Shirt:  eLDee - Savvy RFL CF exclusive (part of dress)

Pants:  Pink Outfitters - Director High Waist Pants in Cream

Shoes:  Cherry - Bow Slingbacks in black

Flower:  eLDee - Savvy RFL CF exclusive (part of dress; slightly modified & worn on pelvis)

Bracelets:  Sway's Creations - Heart Bangles in gold

Ring:  SyDS - Ruby Chocolate Flower Ring

Poses:  Vain Inc. - Doll Me Up 2, Elle1, Velvet3

She cried spaghetti tears

BP* released new cuteness yesterday in the form of these flare jeans.  I like the way they slightly turn up at the bottom, showing a bit of the checked pattern. I didn't take a picture from behind, but they also make the bum look really cute. Each pair comes with a choice of three colors for the checked pockets and leg flares.

Hair:  ETD - Peyton in Elika's Brown

Skin:  YS&YS - AdrianaRel  Smokey Natural with hairbase in nut

Eyes:  Fresh Fx - Realism Eyes in mossy green

Eyelashes:  Cake - Bedroom Lashes

Tee:  Maitreya - Banksy Flowers in beige

Shirt:  Dutch Touch - Lizz Top Strapless in maroon brown

Jeans:  BP* - Flare Leg Jeans in indigo

Sneakers:  Urban Bomb Unit - PornStar Hi-tops

Earrings:  Flirt - Fragile! Disc Earrings

Necklace:  Vintage Wear - Wayfarer Charm Necklace (free)

Pose 1:  I can't remember

Pose 2:  LAP - Not Listening

Pose 3:  LAP - Fresh New

Back he isn't

Today's outfit was put together around the new Vixie Chocolate Pearl Necklace from KessKreations.  My pictures don't do justice to this lovely piece, particularly the details on the front toggle clasp.  The ring, KessKreations' gold gift at the Armoire hunt, comes with a necklace and matching earrings and is just as pretty as the necklace.  I believe today is the last day of the hunt, so hurry down if you want this set.  The skin I'm wearing is part of the latest release from YourSkin & YourShape.  It is a new version of the Adriana skin that comes with a hairbase for a more natural hairline.  All the poses in this post are from Penny Dreadful Arcade.  I went there for the first time this weekend and am in love with all the poses.

Hair:  ETD - Yvette in Elika's Brown

Skin:  YS&YS - AdrianaRel Eyeliner Rose Freckles, Hairbase Nut

Eyes:  Fresh Fx - Realism Eyes in mossy green

Eyelashes:  Cake - Bedroom Lashes

Shirt:  MichaMi - Fearne in coffee

Tank:  Ibizarre - Shimmy Top in aqua

Pants:  Pink Outfitters - Producer Pants in wild pink

Shoes:  Cherry - Classic Pumps in hot pink

Necklace:  KessKreations - Vixie Chocolate Pearl Necklace

Ring:  KessKreations - Chocolate Pearl Michelle Ring (Armoire Gold Hunt gift)

Poses:  PDA - Orwell Liberty Dance, Olive Drab Spectre, Blue Oyster Cult

I am green today

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Hair:  Truth - Amber in fudge

Skin:  Redgrave - Leona pale smoky

Eyes:  Fresh Fx - Realism Eyes in mossy green

Eyelashes:  Cake - Bedroom Lashes

Shirt:  Kurotsubaki - OCS Butterfly

Pants:  Elephant Outfitters - Journey Tweed Slacks in white

Shoes:  LOTTA - Dorothy in white

Earrings:  VG Republic - Resin Candy Ring Earrings

Ring:  Surf Co. - Big Heart Jeweled Vintage Ring - Lodi

Shamrock Mug:  BP* (part of group gift)

Pose 1:  LAP - Barbie 10

Pose 2:  Kru's Boutique - Mode35

Pose 3:  LOTTA - Model024

Taking the scenic route

When this dress from Ume Mode was first released, the weather was still wintery and it felt too early to wear it.  After a warm, spring-like weekend, however, it feels like the perfect spring dress to wear with a tee underneath.

Hair:  Maitreya - Piper II in caramel

Skin:  Redgrave - Hana pale

Eyes:  Fresh Fx - Realism Eyes in mossy green

Eyelashes:  Cake - Bedroom Lashes

Dress:  Ume Mode - Natural Dress in plum

Tee:  Calmera - God T (free)

Shoes:  Ordinary - Short Leather Boots in dark suede (lucky board item)

Necklace:  Love Soul - Chinese Noodles (TMRHE gift)

Pose 1:  LAP - Back to the Wall

Pose 2:  Pididdle - Relativity

Pose 3:  LOTTA - Models096

Pose 4:  Twosome - Easygoing

And so it goes

Last week I received the Female Bloggers poses from Dove Swanson of Long Awkward Pose as part of her Blogger Appreciation Program.  This made me realize that as essential as poses are to my photos, I've never dedicated a post to them or even mentioned them within the body of a post.  When I think about how much I love poses and how I can spend more time trying to find the perfect pose for an outfit than it takes me to put the outfit together in the first place, I wonder why I have been so neglectful.  As much as any article of clothing, poses can instantly convey the mood of an outfit or post... they can express certain nuances that would take many words to describe and end up detracting from the post or boring the reader to death.  With that in mind, I decided to dedicate today's post (and hopefully future ones if I can figure out a better presentation of them) to some of my favorite poses.  

No pose collection would be complete without poses from LAP.  While it would be impossible to choose my favorite LAP pose, I went with what I consider my LBD (little black dress) of poses - Fierce Carrie from the SLex and the City collection.  If it weren't for a need for variety, I'd use this pose in every post.  I like how it conveys attitude through such a simple stance.  I also love Twosome poses for their quirkiness; Aw Really? is my all-time favorite.  Although I usually prefer cute/quirky/silly poses, I really like Cool #05 from C'est la vie because of its silhouette and the angle of the right leg (similar to Aw Really?'s). I've never used the Giselle poses from Elisa, but bought the full pack because of how lovely they are. 

Pose 1:  Elisa - Giselle3

Pose 2:  LAP - Fierce Carrie

Pose 3:  C'est la vie - Cool Pose #05

Pose 4:  Twosome - Aw Really?

Skin & eyes:  Imagen - Mannequin Dollarbie

Outfit:  Pig - Holiday Sheila (gift)

Shoes:  Maitreya - Slinky Stilettos in silver

Elvis was tattooed on her thigh

This is a cute and simple dress I got at BomBon.  It comes with an optional striped and plain white tee to wear underneath.  There is a free pink version of this dress at the new Plod location.

Hair:  Maitreya - Faye in caramel

Skin:  Redgrave - Hana pale nacre

Eyes:  Fresh Fx - Realism Eyes in mossy green

Eyelashes:  Cake - Bedroom Lashes

Dress:  BomBon - Reba Dress in blue

Shirt:  BomBon - Border shirt (comes with Reba Dress)

Shoes:  ETD - Buckle Ballet Flats in plum

Necklace:  Twosome - Lollypop Necklace in gray

Ring:  SyDS - Love Bird Ring

Pose 1:  LAP - Gutsy

Pose 2:  Twosome - Swoosh

Pose 3:  LAP - Back to the Wall

Queen bee wannabees

Despite the cold temperature and snow yesterday, I was in the mood to wear something springy and girly today.  This skirt from Cover Girl is both those things... and makes me want to skip, jump, and twirl around in an empty field.  It comes on two layers and with two versions - the one I'm wearing below and a chiffon one.

Hair:  Maitreya - Sun in natural blond

Skin:  Redgrave - Hana pale

Eyes:  Fresh Fx - Realism Eyes in mossy green

Eyelashes:  Cake - Bedroom Lashes

Vest:  Thimbles - In-VEST-ment in gold-brown

Tee:  Momo - Candy Tee brown (SLS Candy Shop hunt gift)

Bottom of tee:  DP Serendipity - NO NAME (tinted and worn on pants layer)

Skirt:  Cover Girl - Souffle in green (pants worn on underwear layer)

Shoes:  ETD - Buckle Ballet Flats in brown

Headband:  Chicoco - Flower Katsusha in gold green

Necklace:  Twosome - Sophisticated Necklace in yellow

Ring:  SyDS - Leopard Ring

Pose 1:  Bisketz Holid4y - Walk in the Rain

Pose 2:  Twosome - Aw really?

Pose 3:  LAP - The Express (boy pose)

Pose 4:  LAP - F-Blogger10 - Primskirt

Faded wallpaper

"Did you ever think I'm not that into you?" is the second tee in DP Serendipity's new line of Attitude Love Tees.  The message is a sassy response to the wildly popular book and now movie, "He's Just Not That Into You." Although it's considered a t-shirt, I like the versatility this style offers.  It comes with two versions - with and without the saying - on all clothing layers and is available in eight colors.

Skin:  YourSkin & YourShape - Isabeau green gold freckles

Eyes:  Fresh Fx - Realism Eyes in mossy green

Eyelashes:  Cake - Bedroom Lashes

Outfit 1

Hair:  Truth - Wendy in fudge

Shirt:  DP Serendipity - Not Into You in green

Skirt:  Ume Mode - Flower Print Skirt in autumn (group gift)

Scarf:  BareRose Tokyo - Sadie Brown Scarf (part of outfit)

Boots:  Maitreya - Bloom in olive

Earrings:  Kraftika - No 121 Earrings in green

Bracelet:  U&R Dogs - Sweet Wrapping Bracelet (free)

Pose:  Juicy - Model 5

Outfit 2

Hair:  ETD - Laine in Elika's Brown

Shirt:  DP Serendipity - Not Into You in brown

Jeans:  DP Serendipity & WMD - "Ronin" Hara Jeans Low Rise

Shoes:  ETD - Starley Pumps in teal

Necklace:  HPMD - Pendant Duck (group gift)

Ring:  Bebe - Turquoise Ring

Pose:  Kiitos - FPH (free)

Outfit 3

Hair:  Truth - Missy in walnut

Shirt:  DP Serendipity - Not Into You in navy

Tee:  DP Serendipity - Love Comes and Goes With Stripe in orange

Jeans:  Yui's Favorite Things - NI MU Pants

Socks:  Corduroy - Argyle Socks in white/gray

Shoes:  ETD - Starley Pumps in spice

Mustache:  (Made by Saneharu Yoshikawa) -  Dansyaku Hige vol 1 in brown

Pose:  C'est la vie - #05 Cool 

Call me Almondine

Love comes... and goes.  That's the saying on one of DP Serendipity's new Attitude Love Tees.  Masuri Dryke created these tees to inspire confidence and acceptance of the ever complicated and changing nature of Love.  The Love Comes and Goes tee comes with two versions (stripes and without stripes) on all layers and is available in seven colors.  In collaboration with Maruko Sakigake of WMD, DP Serendipity also released these low rise jeans in regular and ripped (worn below) versions.  In skin newness, YourSkin released three new skins.  I am wearing the Isabeau skin with freckles.  I really like this lighter skin tone and expect to wear it frequently.  I saw these glasses on Better Imagined by Abra and immediately ran out to get them for myself. So cute!! 

Skin:  YourSkin & YourShape - Isabeau green gold freckles

Eyes:  Fresh Fx - Realism Eyes in mossy green

Outfit 1

Hair:  Maitreya - Piper II in caramel

Sweater:  So Many Styles - Long Cardigan in green (part of outfit)

Tee:  DP Serendipity - Love Comes and Goes Tee in white

Jeans:  DP Serendipity & WMD - "Ronin" Hara Jeans Low Rise Ripped

Boots:  Truth - Foxley Boot (group gift)

Necklace:  Mezzo - Square Long Necklace in gold (lucky board item)

Ring:  SyDS - Blue Bird Ring in gold

Glasses:  2g - C11OH

Pose 1:  (I can't remember, but probably LAP)

Pose 2:  LAP - I Do Declare

Outfit 2

Hair:  Magika Hair - Sneaky in blonde

Long Sleeved Tee:  DP Serendipity - NO NAME

Tee:  DP Serendipity - Love Comes and Goes Tee in green

Pants:  DP yumyum - Blanket Check Pants in green

Tie:  Freak Boutique - School Daze Tie in paisley (tinted)

Sneakers:  Urban Bomb Unit - PornStar Hi-Tops

Ring:  Mezzo - Skull & Colorful Gem Ring

Pose 3:  Tuli - Attitude 3

Pose 4:  AnnaH - Back Look

Bean stew

I got this sweater today from NWYD as a store opening gift.  I'm not really sure how the rest of the outfit happened... I just sort of ended up in it.

Hair:  ETD - Peyton in Elika's Brown

Skin:  Redgrave - Hana pale

Eyes:  Fresh Fx - Realism Eyes in mossy green

Eyelashes:  Cake - Bedroom Lashes

Sweater:  NWYD - Flower Knit & Shirt (opening gift)

Tee:  Marble - 7T in orange

Pants:  Pink Outfitters - Director High Waist Pants in cream

Belt:  Cherry - Open Heart Belt in black

Shoes:  Periquita - Tie Me Up Dollys in orange

Earrings:  YourSkin & YourShape - Wooden Earrings

Plant:  Mismatch - Daisy Pot

Pose 1:  LAP - Gotchur Number

Pose 2:  LAP - Official LAP Pose

Pose 3:  LAP - Bashful

Olive pits

I'm a bit grumpy.  It bothers me that I cannot get jewelry to look good in my pictures. It looks the best when my graphic settings are on low, but everything else looks worse that way.  I'm sure you don't want to listen to me complain (or worse - whine!), so I'll keep this post short. 

Hair:  Kin - Mira in black

Skin:  YourSkin & YourShape - Chiara Reloaded in autumn red

Eyes:  Fresh Fx - Realism Eyes in mossy green

Eyelashes:  Cake - Bedroom Lashes

Dress:  So Many Styles - Lacy Dress in black-beige (part of outfit)

Jacket:  BareRose Tokyo - Sadie Jacket in brown (part of outfit)

Shoes:  Armidi Gisaci - Vidalia Pumps in metallic noir

Necklace:  U&R Dogs - Cyerny Necklace

Earrings:  YourSkin & YourShape - Onyx Earrings (from Onyx Set)

Ring:  SyDS - Gold Cobweb Ring

Bag:  House of Heart - Leather Clutch in black

Whiskey in the morning

While change can be exciting, there can be comfort in familiarity; that is the case with today's outfit.  I've been trying on so many skins and hairs lately that I'm starting not to know what I like and don't like.  Although I may not have worn all of these particular pieces of clothing before, the overall look feels familiarly comfortable, like a favorite pair of old, worn-out jeans on a snowy day.  Hmm... maybe I'll wait until it stops snowing before I venture out to buy a new pair.

Hair:  Maitreya - Piper II in caramel

Skin:  Redgrave - Hana pale

Eyes:  Fresh Fx - Realism Eyes in mossy green

Eyelashes:  Cake - Bedroom Lashes

Sweater:  Dutch Touch - Knitted Short Cardigan with Hoodie in blue

Tee:  Magi Take - Japanese Tee Aranami Wave in brown

Skirt:  MNK Shop - Chiffon Skirt in brown **nikukyu**

Socks:  Rosso - Scull Tights in ivory

Boots:  ETD - Rain Boots in pink

Ring:  SyDS - Chocolate Flower Ring

Necklace & Arm Band:  Kusshon - Silverware Necklace & Bracelet (free)

Headphones: ChibiTech - Phonez (free)

Robot:  ChibiTech - Microbot (free)

Pose 1:  Snookys Poses - snook model

Pose 2:  LOTTA - Model049