It's Coming...

I wanted to put together an outfit that captured (for me, at least) that end of summer, transitioning into autumn, feeling. Autumn is my very favorite time of year. I love everything about it. The unrelenting heat and humidity of the summer in the Midwest finally breaks, and everything cools down to a slightly more bearable temperature, before finally slipping into chilly. The air is crisp, the afternoon light softens, and the trees come alive with different colors.

I just love it all. And I really love fall colors. It helps that they look good on me in RL, I imagine. Autumn collections have always been my favorite collections, because the colors are made for me.

It's still a little early to be dressing for autumn here in Ohio. The heat is still going strong today, (91° F as I write this!) we're lacking rain and the sun is beating down. But in SL, I can start making that change, and enjoy as much autumn as I like. Next week I'll begin turning our yard into an autumn wonderland, but in the meantime, I'll go shopping for new clothes that represent the cooler weather.

I wanted to capture autumn in this picture, not so much with the colors, but with the light. It might just be me, but autumn light always feels different to me. It casts shadows and highlights and I just know it when I feel it. And this felt like it to me.


Credits:

Skin: Jen (Medium Natural)|League
Eyes: Deep Sky Eyes (Hazel W4)|Mayfly
Lashes: No Alpha Lashes (N03)|Miamai
Hair: Wild at Heart (Kit Kat)|Lamb
Nails: Women's Medium Palette|Mandala
Shape: Mine

Shorts: Cuffed Denim Shorts (Dark Wash)|Mon Tissu
Shirt: 50L V Neck (White)|Tres Blah
Jacket: Rockaby Blazer (Grey)|Mon Tissu
Tights: Miss Tre's Tights (Black)|LeeZu
Shoes: Cottage Flats (Black)|Mon Tissu
Necklace: Italian Briolette Necklace (Silver)|Glow Studio
Hat (On chaise): Feather Wrapped Fedora (Gray)|Mon Tissu

Pose: Model Pose #144|Glitterati
Chaise lounge, table and lamp: Mathilde Set | LISP Bazaar
Location: My bedroom (No link provided. I wouldn't mind people randomly dropping by, but the person I live with might. So uptight, that one.)

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Daydreaming

I kind of messed around with layers and colors and brushes today. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about the result, but eh. Good enough, I say!

I got this little shanty from the Homestuff hunt. I have so much from there that I haven't even gotten a third of the way through all the loot, but this is already one of my favorites. It has some cute poses in it as well, though I'm not actually using one in the picture.

I believe that the shanty was from Sheds 'N Shacks, but don't quote me on that.


Credits:

Dress: Vintage Dress (10)|BCC @ Vintage Fair
Shoes: Women's Natural Bare feet & Ilena Sandals (Taupe)|Slink
Hair: Gloria (Wild Honey)|Wasabi Pills
Earrings: Omochi (Red)|Mandala

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Old Style

I'm trying to wear all my summery stuff as much as possible... I'm counting the days until autumn. (Which I totally love, so I'm not really sad about this.) In the meantime, I have clothes to wear before it gets too cold to wear them!


Credits:

Dress: Gish (Red)|ColdLogic
Earrings: Dangle Earrings (Red Coral)|DooDads
Shoes: Mary Janes|HOC Industries
Hair: Veronica (Wild Honey)|Wasabi Pills

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Always Stand Up Straight!

I couldn't sleep last night so I did some insomnia shopping. Insomnia is expensive.

I picked up these pants, and I LOVE the texture on them, but the alpha was kind of weird. I had to wear size medium because of it, when I'm normally an extra small in pants.


Credits:

Pants: Slouchy Mesh Pants (Sand)|Admiral Spicy
Shirt: Slouchy Sweatshirt (Oatmeal)|Mon Tissu
Hair: Eloise (Red #3)|DeLa
Earrings: MaruMaru Earrings (Brown)|Mandala
Shoes: Allegra (Ivory)|Maitreya

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Money is Always an Object

I got kind of bored last night, so I decided to get on my seldom used alt and update her a little. Poor thing hasn't had new clothes in over a year. I gave her 500L, and sent her skinny butt down to The Dressing Rooms and Collabor88. I think she looks pretty good for not a whole lot of money. I wanted to get her a new skin, but none of the ones that had demos looked very good on her, and I have a strict policy of not buying without trying when it comes to skins.

I was actually pretty impressed with how many skins were offered, between both dressing rooms, but I was a little incredulous that of those skins, I could only find two with demos. I always wonder what the line of thinking is on that. Is it because the skins are offered so cheap that the creators think people will go ahead and buy them? And I'm sure some people will. But if you have a limited amount of money to work with (like I did last night) you don't want to waste even a small bit of that money on something that may not really work for you. And some people are really bad at editing their shapes to fit skins, or even just may not want to. Or, in my case, are just too lazy to do it, even though their alt possesses alien-like qualities and no ass to speak of. Though I did mod her lips a little, because they were looking a little too unrealistic.


Erin needs to own that dress. I owned the shoes already, which helped, and I almost had enough money to buy another outfit, but I was like 56L short. So I got Shelby some new eyes and lashes instead.

Credits:

Dress: Orchid (Floral)|LoQ (Exclusive @ TDR Blue)
Hair: Please and Thanks (Vampire Red)|Clawtooth (Collabor88)
Shoes: Baby T's Plain (Black)|Pixel Mode

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And Me in my Party Dress

I got this dress at the Vintage Fair, and I do think it's really pretty, but I have to say... The swatches at the store were kind of difficult to see, and the names didn't help. So I actually bought the wrong dress. Which was unfortunate. And a little annoying.

It's still really pretty though.

I attempted to go out and take a picture somewhere pretty, but I was having rez issues and was just too tired to keep at it, so I came back to the studio.


Credits:

Dress: Royale Dress Polka Dot (Cream)|Rotten Defiance
Hair: Found (Brown 04)|Elikatira
Shoes: Blossom Wedges (Rose)|Lassitude & Ennui
Jewelry: Pearl Rain Season 02 (Cream)|Mandala

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In the Garden

I know everyone and their sister has blogged this dress already, but I've had it forever, and haven't worn it yet. And I'm running out of summertime! I have to wear everything summery while I still can.

I really love the scalloping on this dress... It's just so pretty and well-detailed.


Dress: Scallop Dress (Dark Cyan)|Tram
Shoes: Women's Natural Bare feet and Ilena Sandals (Taupe)|Slink
Hair: Like Lovers Do (Vanilla)|Exile
Jewelry: Lily Set (Gold/Pink)|Purple Moon
Parasol: Imported Parasol (Pink & Blue Lacquer)|The Sea Hole

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Fall is on its Way!

This picture turned out a little more autumny than intended... What with the light and the colors. But oh well... I'm not going to complain, because I'm in love with this shirt from Erratic. I tend to like their stuff anyway. Lots of sequins. I love sequins. Secretly, I'm a beauty queen. SPARKLES, MORE SPARKLES.


Credits:

Hair: Wild at Heart (Kit Kat)|Lamb
Jeans: Nora Skinny Jeans (Faded)|Mon Tissu
Shirt: Amy - Silk Blouse (Beige)|Erratic
Flats: Freya Flats (Brown)|Pixel Mode

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SL, You Saucy Vixen

I meant to post this yesterday, but Second Life and I got into a fight, so it didn't happen. Windlight settings confuse me. I refuse to take the blame for this and instead blame SL. Because clearly the problem can't lie with me.

Seriously though... I can't get an advanced sky editor to come up for the life of me. Did they get rid of it? Is it a setting I have screwed up? Am I stuck with the basic one that allows you to change your settings, but you can't fine tune them? It's really annoying, especially since even the SL wiki has the advanced one as the way to do it. I just don't know if it's my issue or theirs.

Anyway. This picture is really boring, but I was trying to do the whole windlight thing and this is just the best I could do.


I told you I was never taking off those boots. I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I love Mon Tissu. (Does anyone else always want to add an "E" to the end of "Tissu?" Drives me crazy, that impulse.) Their style is pretty much my RL style. And their mesh just kicks ass.

I look sort of scary in that picture. My pictures are a work in progress.

Credits:

Hair: Froukje (Carob)|Truth
Earrings: Simple Pearl Drop Earrings (White/Silver)|Caroline's
Skirt: Peyote Mini (Wash A)|Fishy Strawberry
Shirt: Spade Blouse (Polka Dot)|Mon Tissu
Boots: Stagioni Boots (Grey)|Maitreya

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These Boots were Made for Walking

Maitreya released both these boots and this tunic yesterday, and I looooooooove them. I'm never taking these boots off. Ever.

Okay, maybe at some point.


Credits:

Dress: Xarra Tunic (Angora)|Maitreya
Boots: Stagioni Boots (Grey)|Maitreya
Hair: Flourish (01)|Magika

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Feel the Ocean Breeze

Sims that don't allow rezzing are the bane of my blogger existence. It's so much more difficult to pose using the animation. Granted, it's my own fault, because I forget I'm not on a stand and go to move my camera, and instead move my avi. I'm not the brightest at times.

Try as I might, I can't seem to get into long mesh skirts or dresses. I want to like them... But I usually don't. I like this skirt, mostly because I love the print on it so much.


Credits:

Shirt: Nina Tube Top (Cream)|Zaara
Skirt: Olio Skirt (Cream)|Evolve
Necklace: 4 Minute Clock Necklace|Glow Studio
Hair: In Heaven (Kit Kat)|Lamb

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I'm Gonna Turn Up the Volume...

I was bored today. It took longer to set up the picture than to pick the outfit, in which the earrings were supposed to be the focus... And you can sort of see them. I got carried away with angles. My bad.


Credits:

Hair: Oh Baby Doll (Sun-Dried Tomato)|Lamb
Earrings: Vintage DJ Earrings|Magic Nook @ Vintage Fair
Jeans: Nora Skinny Jeans (Faded)|Mon Tissu
Shirt: 50L Tee|Tres Blah
Sweater: Hanging Cardigan (Bordeaux)|Useful Things
Flats: Millside Flats (Winter)|Elikatira

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Vintage Chic

I think I'm mixing about five different eras here... But oh well. I like it anyway. I haven't always had the greatest luck with dresses with mesh panels, but either the technology has made great strives, or I have, because the last few dresses I've gotten like that have been awesome. I'm excited.


Credits:

Dress: Wiggle Dress (Teal)|Sassy
Shoes: Zoe Pumps (Gondola)|Celoe
Necklace 1: Pearl Rain Set Season 2, Single/Short (Cream)|Mandala
Necklace 2: Vintage Clock Necklace (Vintage Jewelry Set)|League
Cigarette/Holder: Parisian Cigarette and Holder (Parisian Accessory Set in Coal)|The Sea Hole
Hair: Soft (Brown 04)|Elikatira

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Boo

Don't you hate how when you try on a dress in a store in RL, you think it looks super cute, but then you get home and you realize that it just doesn't look that great on you? I hate that in SL, too. I tried on this dress in the booth at the Vintage Fair, decided I loved it and got it. I got home, put it on, and... it just doesn't look that good on me. It's still totally cute. Just not on me. Bummer. Maybe if I weren't such an Amazon... Oh well.


Credits:

Dress: Claudette Dress (Pink)|Onyx Wear @ Vintage Fair
Shoes: Strap Shoes (Alex Black)|G-Field
Hair: Quiet Dream (Maple)|Exile
Nails: Medium Palette|Mandala

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I'm all Class, Baby

Does anyone else think I look cross-eyed in this photo? Hm. Sometimes my avatar is very uncooperative. She's stubborn. I don't get it, because she would literally be nothing without me, and yet. Anyway!

I love this blouse from Sassy. It's so great for layering. Anything that makes my quest to layer easier is awesome in my book.


Credits: Peplum Dress (Laced Salmon)|R.icielli
Blouse: Intrigue Blouse (Ivory)|Sassy
Shoes: Nia Pumps (Moonglow)|Hucci
Earrings: Pearl Drop Earrings (White)|Glow Studio
Nails: Medium Palette|Mandala
Hair: Magdalen (Soy Sauce)|LeLutka

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I really don't like how this picture turned out... But I can't look at it any longer, so I'm not touching it again. It's making me insane.

On the other hand, I LOVE this dress. So I suppose it balances out!


Dress: Bailey Dress (Sunny)|Leri Miles Designs
Shoes: Fae Wedges (Khaki)|Pixel Mode
Hair: Control (Brown 04)|Elikatira
Jewelry: Oceanic Reloaded|Amorous

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Pink Positive!

From the one store I managed to get to at the Pink Ribbon Fair before I gave up. I'll get back to it, but I'm going to give it a few days.


Dress: Pink Roxx by Alterego
Leggings: Cutie Pie Leggings by Faded Ink
Shoes Freya Flats in Black by Pixel Mode
Hair: Midnight in Paris in Maple by Exile

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Don't Look Too Closely...

Learning photo editing is both fun and tedious! Much like learning in all walks of life, I suppose.

I tried to hit the Pink Ribbon Fair today. I only made it to one store before the lag got to me. Something that really frustrates me about fairs is that it seems like most everyone I see comes in fully dressed, with their prims and AO's all attached. And right at the landing point is a giant sign asking people to remove their stuff. I'm walking about bald and in a bikini and the chick next to me is in more prims than a store has. It's really irritating, and it contributes to the lag so much. And it's not like lag is entirely avoidable, but we CAN help it. Come on, people. Just bite the bullet and take one for the team!

Anyway! I took a crack at some intermediate editing today, with so/so results. Just need to keep at it.


Credits:

Hair: Sylvie in Wild Honey by Wasabi Pills
Shirt: Ava Tank Top in Pink by Not So Bad
Pants: High Waist Pants in Desert Sand by Fishy Strawberry
Shoes: Structure Pumps in Beige by Leverocci
Earrings: The Coin Collector Jewelry Set by League

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Smart Chicks are Hot!

I actually wore this yesterday... Oops. Vintage Fair starts tomorrow! So I figure a week from now, maybe the lag will be bearable. I can't wait!


Credits:

Pants: Miami Linens in Nutshell by Boom
Shirt: Casual Shirt Pattern 2 by DeeTaleZ
Jacket: Velvet Blazer in Taupe by Izzie's
Shoes: Xylia Pumps in Shadow by Celoe
Glasses: Gos
Earrings: Pearl Drop Earrings in Black by Glow Studio
Hair: Breathe in Brown 04 by Elikatira

Slurls to stores located here.

Lazy Summer Days

Mesh has made me lazy. I realized it today, when trying to get dressed. I wanted to layer, and I wanted to wear mesh, so I had to combine the two. Which isn't unusual at all, but I've been just slapping on mesh and calling it good recently, so this was kind of a challenge for me.

It took me way longer than it should have to get dressed. And I cheated and the only mesh I wore was a sweater. Baby steps.


Credits:

Skirt: Peyote Mini in Wash A by Fishy Strawberry
Top: Last Thread Tee in Frostbite by Doppelganger Inc
Sweater: Summer Nights Cardigan in Beige by TokiD
Boots: Timber Boots in Natural by Miel
Hair: Midnight in Brown 04 by Elikatira
Necklace: 4 Minute Necklace by Glow Studio
Earrings: Tukemono Earrings in Gold by Mandala
Belt: Ryna Belt in Toffee by R.icielli

Slurls located here.