Ravishing

I stopped by Sassy! to tap the midnight mania board there, and it must have been my lucky day, because I immediately spotted the icon for the Mon Amour Hunt.  Not missing a beat, I purchased the prize for 0L, moseyed over to tap the mania board, and then scurried home to check out my find.  Now, Simply Ravishing is meant to be a sexy little mini, but I chose to dress it down with a pair of dark gray Larry Jeans and my favorite gray Porter Denim jacket from {mon tissu}.  I think you'll like the look as much as I do.  At Collabor88, you can scoop up this delightful Moon Vine Lover's Heart Necklace from Maxi Gossamer as well as the side-swept pony tail hairdo from Truth called Hollana, shown here in toast from the fades pack.  Truth Hair fades packs are usually 300L, so when I saw that this hair was only 88L..... oh my (fans self)!!!  I think this shade of Hollana matches well with my Polly skin from al vulo in cacoa.  I swept on Honoriable Eyeliner in black from Mock Cosmetics, and added tattoo layer lashes from Mozz Cosmetics.  My eyes are Horizon Eyes in Deep Antique from Ikon.

The Details:
Top:  Simply Ravishing from Sassy! (0L - Mon Amour Hunt Prize)
Jeans:  Jeans 001 from Larry Jeans (149L)
Jacket:  Porter Jean Jacket - Grey from {mon tissu} (325L)
Necklace:  Moon Vine Lover's Heart Necklace from Maxi Gossamer at Collabor88 (188L)
Hair:  Hollana from Truth Hair at Collabor88 (88L)
Skin:  Polly in cacoa from al vulo (800L)
Eyeliner:  Honoriable Eyeliner in black from Mock Cosmetics (40L)
Lashes:  Tattoo Layer Lashes from Mozz Cosmetics (150L)
Eyes:  Horizon Eyes in Deep Antique from Ikon (150L)

Lost Angel

Ever felt an angel's breath in the gentle breeze? A teardrop in the falling rain? Hear a whisper amongst the rustle of leaves? Or been kissed by a lone snowflake? Nature is an angel's favorite hiding place. 

~ Terri Guillemets

La Nuit du Chasseur from World's End Garden is a fabulous gift for group members.  With a sexy, gathered bodice, elbow length gloves, a floral waistband and a long, flowing skirt that is bare in the front to give a glimpse of gartered stockings, this gown is one hot number!  Best of all, the group is free to join, and there are several other gifts available for members as well.  I chose to don my favorite pair of boots from Bax rather than the shoes that are included with La Nuit.  My lost angel wings from Dirtyland Clothes and Accessories add a whimsical touch.

It's hard to believe this gorgeous skin from Dulce Secrets is just 55L!  It's offered as part of Fifty5 Thursdays (and will be available through the weekend only, so if you like it, don't delay).  Machelle in Malibu bare is a flawless skin with a tiny beauty mark under the right eye.  In the photo below, you get a better look at this lovely skin.  To accent Sunrise Eyes in Deep Steel Blue from Ikon, I have added a freebie from Mock Cosmetics called Miss Vanity Eye Sampler.  I like the soft violet tone of this eye shadow.  Honoriable Eyeliner in black and Priscilla Eyelashes also from Mock Cosmetics completed the look.

My hair is a new release from Truth called Laurie.  This style features long hair pulled back from the face into a loose braid that reaches all the way down the back.  It makes for a softly feminine, romantic look.   A lacey looking heart-shaped -necklace called Forbidden Crest from .phresh. is my only accessory.  

The Details:
Dress:  La Nuit from World's End Garden (0L group gift)
Boots:  Prestige Boots from Bax Coen (875L)
Wings:  Lost Angel Wings from Dirtyland Clothes and Accessories (180L)
Skin:   Machelle from Dulce Secrets (55L)
Eyes:  Sunrise Eyes from Ikon (150L)
Eyeshadow:  Miss Vanity Sampler from Mock Cosmetics (0L)
Eyeliner:  Honoriable Eyeliner from Mock Cosmetics (40L)
Eyelashes:  Priscilla Lashes from Mock Cosmetics (40L)   
Hair:  Laurie from Truth Hair (250L)
Necklace:  Forbidden Crest from .phresh. (May no longer be available - I could not find the store)
  
 
 

Lavender for Good Luck

There's a few things I've learned in life:  always throw salt over your left shoulder, keep rosemary by your garden gate, plant lavender for good luck, and fall in love whenever you can.

~  Alice Hoffman

Add color to your second life and lavender for good luck with Rosalia, the January group gift from Prism.  With a strappy, form-fitting tank, optional knitted shrug, and coordinating mesh cords, this outfit offers plenty of winter-day warmth as well as a softly feminine sex appeal.  The pants come in seven sizes, so you are sure to find just the right one to hug your curves.  The outfit also comes with a chain belt, which I decided not to wear for this picture.  Prism Designs is free to join and offers stylish monthly gifts.  While you're in the store, check out the freebies on the counter as well! 

I've chosen to accessorize with Burroughs Jewelry's Starlight Dangle Necklace, which I have tinted to match my outfit with the easy-to-use customizing hud.  During the End of Collection, 99L Crazy Sale, you can scoop up some budget-friendly customizable jewels. 


The Details:
Outfit:  Rosalia by Prism Designs  (group gift - 0L)
Necklace:  Starlight Dangle Necklace by Burroughs Jewelry 99L
Hair:  Tomorrow by Magika (250L)
Eyes:  Sunrise Eyes in Green by Ikon (150L)
Skin:  Chloe by Belleza
Eyeshadow:  Miss Vanity in soft brown by Mock Cosmetics (40L)
Lashes:  Mysteria Mesh Lashes from Gaeline Cosmetics (180L)

Simply Sophia

Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes.  It is not something physical.

~ Sophia Lauren

Gazing thoughtfully over the rippling fields at Alirium, there is beauty to behold not only in my Sunrise Eyes in Pale Arabian Blue from Ikon, but also in Sophia, a pre-release skin from PXL Creations which can only be found at Around the World.  This creamy, sun kissed skin comes in your choice of a variety of lip tones, but here, I've chosen to have naturally bare lips.  I've added Sophia Smokey Eyes, the tattoo layer also available from the skin vendor.  Mysteria mesh lashes finish up the light touch of make up around my eyes.  My Four Seasons corset is part of the outfit awaiting your discovery of the autumn leaf in the Falling into the Season Hunt at Bitch Tail.   This corset dresses up beautifully with the skirt included in the hunt gift, but also looks fantastic with a faded pair of blue jeans.  I think this hunt ends very soon, so if you like this corset as much as I do, don't delay on this one.  My Shadow Lord Choker, a gift from Ronsem provides a simple, color coordinated accessory.  Side parted, blonde tresses from Elikatira fit the dreamy mood of the scene perfectly.

The Details:
Skin:  Sophia from PXL Creations (1,000L)
Eyes:  Sunrise Eyes in Pale Arabian Blue from Ikon (150L)
Lashes:  Mysteria Mesh Lashes from Gaeline Cosmetics (180L)
Necklace:  The Shadow Lord Choker from Ronsem (0L group gift)
Hair:  Follow from Elikatira (250L)

Sugar & Cyanide

A wise woman puts a grain of sugar into everything she says to a man, and takes a grain of salt with everything he says to her. 

~ Helen Rowland

First, before I move on to today's freebie outfit, I had to show you a close up view of my Miss Vanity Eyeshadow with Lashes [peacock] which is available in a variety of colors for a short time at Mock Cosmetics for only 30L.  Don't wait on this one, or you will pay full price for this gorgeous combination.  Over my lips, I am wearing Crema LipColor in Bellini also from Mock Cosmetics.  My skin is Amar in milk from WOW Skins.  The complete avatar was a Midnight Mania prize that I won awhile ago, but I am just wearing the skin here.  I love the sexy mole just above the corner of my mouth!  I have added Mysteria mesh lashes to frame my Sunrise Eyes in light steel blue from Ikon.  My gorgeous tresses are a new release from Magika called Tomorrow and are available both on the Marketplace and the in-world store.  This customizable Basti necklace in black is an older purchase from Pepper. 

Leanne is the current group gift at Sugar & Cyanide.  With soft, blue tones, half length sleeves and an asymmetrical hemline which shows off your sexy legs, this mesh dress is sure to please!  Here, I have chosen to pair it with Goshi Pumps in Navy from MStyle.  These shoes are currently on sale for 50% off.  They are my favorite pair of high heels, and I think I now own just about every color they come in!

 

As soon as I saw Daria from D!va Hair at Collabor88, I knew she was destined for my inventory.  This casual, sideswept updo with a knot on the side can be dressed up with a color change ribbon as I have done here, or worn plain without the bow.  I love the way soft tendrils of hair escape and frame my face in this hairstyle.  My Hyperion necklace is from LouLou & Co. and I love the way its small bow echoes the bow in Daria.  For this photo, I am wearing Chloe Tan 11 from Belleza which is not free, but it's my favorite skin.  I have layered Miss Vanity Eyeshadow with lashes in soft brown over the skin.  My eyes are Sunrise Eyes in Light Green from Fashism (now Ikon).  I've also added Mysteria mesh eyelashes from Gaeline Cosmetics.

While you are at Sugar and Cyanide picking up the group gift, see if you can find the Womenstuff Hunt Icon.  (It's not hard to find!)  Inside the hunt prize, you will find this casual outfit which is perfect for brisk late fall weather.  It includes the warm Alexandria jacket, shirt, leggings and the S&C ankle boots which have a cute studded detail.

The Links:

Top Photo

Eyeshadow:  Miss Vanity by Mock Cosmetics

(30L - limited time offer)

LipColor:  Crema LipColor by Mock Cosmetics 

Hair:  Tomorrow from Magika (250L)

Skin:   Amar in Milk from Wow Skins (previous midnight mania prize, other skins available in MM)

 Eyelashes:  Mysteria from Gaeline Cosmetics (180L)

Eyes:  Sunrise Eyes in light steel blue from Ikon (not free)

Necklace:  Basti from Pepper

Second Photo

Dress:  Leanne from Sugar & Cyanide (group gift)

Shoes:  Goshi Pumps in Navy from MStyle  (half price sale)

Third Photo

Hair:  Daria from D!va Hair available at Collabor88

Necklace:  Hyperion from LouLou&Co

Skin:  Cloe Tan11 from Belleza  

Eyeshadow:  Miss Vanity Eyeshadow with lashes in soft brown from Mock Cosmetics  (30L - limited time offer)

Eyes:  Sunrise Eyes in Light Green from Ikon (150L)

Eyelashes:  Mysteria mesh lashes from Gaeline Cosmetics  (180L)

Fourth Photo

Jacket, shirt, leggings and boots:  Womenstuff Hunt gift from Sugar & Cyanide (0L)

 

Dance Like Nobody's Watchin'

 Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching.

-Satchel Paige

Here I am in the Garden of Dreams, dancing like nobody's watching in Flower Power, one of the hippie-themed offerings available at The Perfect Wardrobe.  Complete with over-the-knee suede boots, this mesh dress is reminiscent of the sixties with its rich, circle-within-a-circle print fabric.  Offering a softly draped asymmetrical skirt, long, loose sleeves and a scooped neckline,  this frock comes in multiple sizes.  I've chosen to accessorize with Hemp Hair Beads and the Groovy Peace Necklace, both from Earthstones. 

My hair from EMO-tions is called Juliet.  Over my Chloe SK group gift from Belleza, I have layered a make over called Futura Bloody Catagonia (not free) and May LipColor [Twine] (free sample) both from Mock Cosmetics, as well as tattoo layer lashes from Mozz Cosmetics (not free).  These mesmerizing eyes are Sunrise Eyes in Light Arabian Blue from Fashism (now Ikon).

The Details:
Fiona - Flower Power Dress and Boots:  (from Wertina) available at Perfect Wardrobe  (90L)
Hemp Hair Beads (Sizzle):  Earthstones (on the Marketplace - not free)
Groovy Peace Necklace (Hot):  Earthstones (on the Marketplace - not free)
Hair:  Juliet in browntips from EMO-tions  (not free)
Skin:  Chloe SK from Belleza (group gift - fee to join)
Makeover:  Futura Bloody Catagonia from Mock Cosmetics (not free)
Lips:  May LipColor [Twine] from Mock Cosmetics (free tester)
Lashes:  Tattoo Layer Lashes from Mozz Cosmetics (150L)
Eyes:  Sunrise Eyes in Light Arabian Blue from Ikon  (not free)

Sn@tch and Mashooka

Mashooka YIBH gift - 1L
 http://slurl.com/secondlife/Mashooka%20Isle/141/128/26 
Lovely turquoise and silver earrings and necklace.

Luxury Roached Top and Fangbanger pants from Sn@tch Urban Wreckage Hunt Prize - 0L
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Snatch%20City/118/190/30
Pretty cropped top with a satiny sheen and ruffled detail.  The pants come with a belt and have a white rhinestone accent along the side seam. 

Shoes are from MStyle