You Are Being Watched

One of the things that I love about The Men's Dept., besides the fact I think it is the premier event for male-friendly items, is that it forces me to leave my "pretty" box and play around with more androgynous looks. In RL I am not a particularly girly-girl though my one attempt in college to turn my hair into a mo-hawk resulted in my slick straight hair constantly falling limp on my shaved head.  (it was a wierd time) The current round of The Men's Dept. (TMD) ends on July 31st and it's definitely worth a visit.

Tableau Vivant has released a new unisex hair, Checker, for the event, A6D (After 6 Days), or MixMatch. It is a new concept brought to you by the folks that organized Euphoria's Limited Bazaar. Briefly, the themed event allows you to pick up exclusive, original items for 2 weeks either at the event or sometimes at the designer's main store. May of the items can be purchased at the event for a discount using a discount HUD.
The theme for this round is Chess. The hair includes 2 hairbases, a checker board pattern and another called "pawn", as well as a tintable hairbase.  Happy shopping!

Credits:
Hair: Tableau Vivant: Checker w. pawn hairbase - available exclusively at A6D
Skin: Glam Affair: Cassia - Pink Rose (artic A)
Eyeshadow: La Malvada Mujer: Smoke on the Water (eyes only): available at The Cosmetic Fair
Brows: Buzz: Talia Eyebrow - light blond: available at The Cosmetic Fair
Hand Tattoo: Paperbag: Hamsa Hand Tattoo (slink applier): available at The Cosmetic Fair
Sweater: Etham: James Cardigan - Black: available at The Men's Dept.
Shorts: Ison Man - Denim Cut-off (teal): available at The Men's Dept.
Necklace: Zibska: Ivar: incl. both M/F versions as well as texture-change HUD w/ resizer: available at The Men's Dept.
Pose - I am sitting on 7 emporium's Cigarette Machine lol

Graveyard Stalking

The other day when Eden and I did a photo shoot, she took me to a sim called The Trace. I'm always on the lookout for great photo sims, and I must say, this one is just wonderful! It's very well done, they have several different "scenes" on the sim, and the best part? THEY HAVE BUILD TURNED ON so you can rez stuff! \o/
* A plea to all creators of photo-worthy sims: PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF KITTENS AND RAINBOWS, LEAVE BUILD TURNED ON FOR US PHOTO TAKERS! <3 *

Anyway, as I was looking around, I found the most quaint little graveyard (can a graveyard be quaint?) which set the stage for today's look! The adorbs dress I'm wearing is from Tres Blah, which you can find at this month's Collabor88 event. It comes in around 8 colors, and is versatile enough to either cute up, or goth down. I wanted to add a little fantasy flair to my outfit, so I paired the dress with the Vinnitsa Sandals from Hucci (also at Collabor88) - of which I adoringly call "The Butterfly Shoes", cause they have the cutest little butterflies on the heels! They are available in many colors, and I do believe are only L$88, if I recall correctly. I picked up a few more items along the way, topped it off with a dolly-type hair from D!va, and my look was complete!
If you're looking for a nice place to relax, or to take some awesome photos (or both), I definitely recommend checking out The Trace. I see a lot more shoots from there in my future. ^.^

PS: The poses I used are from a store called In-Pose!. They are having a closing sale right now. All the poses are L$25 each!

Credits:
Skin:  Essences - Lorde01 *lumiere* (I can't remember if I got this at an event or not, but check her mainstore just in case)
Eyes: {S0NG} :: Murky~ Ghost Eyes
Hair: D!va Hair "Nana" (Type B)(Platinum)
Dress: Tres Blah Fluffy Dress - Black - Collabor88 for April 2014
Shoes: Hucci Vinnitsa Sandal - Midnight - Collabor88 for April 2014
Snakes: +Half-Deer+ Baby Cornsnake [Prism] - The Chapter Four for April 2014
Forehead Makeup: +Nuuna+ Zion 2 makeups (F) White
Eyeshadow: R.icielli - BLACK EYES / 06 - Marketplace
Lipstick: Shakeup!Cosmetics - Matte Lipcolor [NaturalPaletteinPetal]
Nails: DP - Koffin Nails - Fishnet Fetish - Jellybean LTD - Cosmetics Fair for April 2014
Mouth Piercing: .Pekka. Fidelity Piercing
Spiked Necklace: {me.} Spike Necklace BLACK
Cross Necklace: .Pekka. Pyr cross necklace - Black
Lashes: La Malvada Mujer- FAKE B+W [eyelashes] - Cosmetics Fair for April 2014
Hands & Feet: Slink (Casual hands / High feet)
Poses: In-Pose!

Shape & tattoo: My own

Location: The Trace
Black Grass: FD Decor - Spooky Grasses Set - Marketplace
Fog: FD Decor - Spooky White Fog - Marketplace

Eden & Fallacy Pretending to be Casual

Fallacy, of course, wants to do a post together on the night when SL is not allowing us to TP ANYWHERE! But like all things SL, things went back to normal.  You just have to go with the flow, but there is a certain amount of camaraderie in us all being stuck in the same boat. The grid right now is flooded with pretty things, springy things, and it feels good, at least to me who lives in the north and suffered through the worst winter.  Fallacy, my southern belle, got her share this year, too.  So, we've been happily skipping through the stores and current events and have both put together the cutest ensembles.  Eden, on the left, has on a hodgepodge of items, and I think instead of saying it both here and in the credits, I will throw in thoughts about what I loved about these items down below.  Fallacy, on the right, is as cute as I've ever seen her and gets credit for the photo. I get credit for suffering through Fallacy getting the right skin, location, and angle, lol.  I really do love her.

On Eden (left) top to toe
Hair: lamb: Portland - Dust: available at Collabor88.  Sometimes it's like impossible to find good hair for glasses.  This one is PERFECT. and I enjoyed the hipster references in the hair's names.
Glasses: (Yummy) CatEye Rose Shades - Pastel : Available at Collabor88 fanceh!
Skin: Glam Affair: Aria - Artic 03: available at Collabot88.  I should just marry GA.
Dress: Coco: Boat Neck Dress - baby blue: Available at The Seasons Story.  Coco is a no brainer for me for perfect, subtle well-fitted looks. The length is just right.
Necklace: Cutie Moon Locket: FREE \o/ at the Cutie Moon Fair at the landing point
Bag: Atomic: Scout Bag 03: Gacha: Available at the Cutie Moon Fair - so many flavors! and I like the name "scout"
Shoes: Ingenue: Lily Flats - Violet: avaiable at Collabor88. Anything Betty Doyle of Ingenue makes is impeccable, perfect and classic.
Pose: an lar poses: from the Conventional Series: available for 50% off right now at The 100 Block Fashion Fair

On Fallacy (right) top to toe
Hair: *ARGRACE* HARUKA - Sandy Blonde: that is some adorable windswept hair!
Headband: pr!tty - Nature Girl - .Headband: Available at The Seasons Story
Skin: Essences: Song *ivoire* blonde - this is the store Fallacy should marry.
Eyeshadow: MONS / Makeups - Eyeshadow Asian - dream : Available at the Cosmetic's Fair
Lashes: mon cheri: "Falsies" Eyelash - Upper+Lower
Necklace: [tea.s] Eden's Necklace - Rose - aww why thank you, Tea :)
Dress: Zenith: (Blue)Denim Lace Dress : Available at The Seasons Story: gosh that looks so good on her!
Shoes: : . a i s l i n g . Indiana Shoes /Yellow: Available at The Season's Story
Pose: Kirin Poses - My Cute Pinwheel Orange Sun: available at Seasons Story. It's a hoot to witness Fallacy obsess over which color pinwheel to chose:)  All poses included with each pinwheel.

And both of us are wearing Slink hands and feet!! xoxo
Photographed at The Trace