50 Shades of Eden and one of them is pissed :)

Angry because I have spent the last several days in SL attempting to get this shot and either my new graphics card is a fail or the cable provider is a lamo and not giving me a good connection. Either way, my son finally relented and let me use his laptop.  What a difference a good computer makes!
I would take the comp back but he might die. Cable doods are coming later this week and if that does not fix it it means no decent comp for me for the duration! Grr

The items I am showing in this scene are some fabulous items from events that are ending soon.  Run to FaMESHed and check out Trompe Loeil's Paxton Living Room Set.  The primary items include an overstuffed sofa and chairs and one of the coolest coffee tables I have seen in SL, not shown but looks like a large tree slice {ie. Sequoia).  Also available are the paintings and lighting shown above. Season's Story, which I think runs a few more days is as lovely as always and I fell hard for Eula's new Wilma hair.  I'm not a huge big hair fan and this hair is similar to my RL hair.  The delicious slip dress is from Ison's collection at Collabor88.  I love Harry Ison like a fat kid loves cake because he makes soime of the best understated, sophisticated clothes on the grid. I am obsessed with his work. Finally, Cannibelle is busy again after a summer slow down and has some adorable stocking sets at the Kawaii vs. Creepy Gacha Fair.  She has 4 styles out and I opted for one of the kawaii's for this post. I have become a huge fan of her stockings!

Credits:
Building: Trompe Loeil: Attic Skybox: currently available at Collabor88
Furnishings and Decor: Trompe Loeil: from the Paxton Living Room Set: currently available @ FaMESHed
Hair: Eula: Wilma: currently available at The Season's Story
Skin: Glam Affair: Aria - Artic 01 G
Makeup: Buzz - Nynx Shadow - Salem: currently available at The Cosmetic Fair
Earrings: Mandala: Oddesey - Zeus - silver
Dress: ISON: Silk Slip Dress - purple: currently available at Collabor88
Cuffs: Pomposity: Handcuff Bracelet
Stockings: Cannibelle: Heart Seam Tights - purple: available at the Kawaii vs. Creepy Gacha Fair
Boots: Purple Moon: Croco Boots (for Slink High Feet)

Vintage Fair: Camelot

Just a quick post for a busy Saturday.  Purple Moon is one of my favorite stores and I adore the gorgeous Jackie mesh skirt and vest, especially in this great houndstooth texture. The late Jackie Kennedy has always been one of the arbiters of fashion and I poked through some of my things from Vintage Fair and put together a nice facsimile.  MAdesigns  has several gorgeous, high-fashion hair styles at the fair and Ruby worked out perfectly.  Eclectica has some fabulous shades at the fair.  This particular style, 50's Glasses: Scrolls and Pearls are infinitely versatile as you can change each element: frames, lens, scrollwork and pearls individually for texture, shine and tint.  They are also resizable, all with a simple touch.  I love the Rose skin from Shine.  It's a nice clean skin with a pretty glow and is available in several lip colors and includes 3 cleavage styles, freckles and 2 styles of teeth.

Vintage Fair runs until August 29th for many more lovely days of shopping!  The slurls for all the stores in this post can be found on the Chic Management webpage.  Now who will I be next time?

Credits:
Clothing: Purple Moon: Jackie vest & skirt: black boucle
Glasses: Eclectica: 50's glasses: scrolls & pearls
Earrings: Maxi Gossamer: Lydia - gold
Shoes: MV: Cleaver Heels
Skin: Shine: Rose: natural/pale w/freckles
Hair: MAdesigns: Ruby - light brown VIII
Poses: Bent: Fifties Fun set

Hair Fair 2012: Bleinsen + MaiTai

Plurabelle Laszlo of Bliensen + MaiTai is someone I highly admire.  She is somebody who marches to her own drum.  I've always loved her jewelry and for the last two years at least I've had the honor of checking out her releases for Hair Fair 2012.  Plurabelle does not make hair all the time but the ones she releases for this event are always unique, glammy and highly stylized; either retro chic or have a spanish flair.  This year she went mesh and does it unrigged.  I was able to stretch and adjust individual prims to my heart's content, which was especially handy with the style above, Curl Up.  A cute addition, but I did not show for time's sake is a multicolor option in each tone so that the curls on top of the crown have 4 versions of multicolored strands.

Habanera and Immaculada (below) contain elements of traditional Spanish hairstyles with a strong center part, chignon and ornamental combs.  The hair is modifiable so I guess you could take off the comb if you really wanted to, but I think they are perfect.  Habanera has ringlet curls in front and a higher updo as well as a colorful comb

Immaculada is very strong and it's comb is less delicate.  I love these styles as they are so different from my usual casual-Eden look and when I have time I love to play around and pretend I'm glamorous.

Forbidden Fruit has a vixenish mid-century look.  The hair ornament, Forbidden Fruit, is a great match if you own her Forbidden Fruit jewelry set (which I've shown in the top photo.  This hair does include a version without the jewelry and I think it's dying for a pillbox hat!

There are still a few days left of Hair Fair 2012.  Each designer is offering a portion of sales at this event to Wigs for Kids so please purchase at the event if you can!

Credits:
Hair: Bliensen + MaiTai: all styles available at Hair Fair 2012
Jewelry: Bliensen + MaiTai:  Photo 1: Forbidden Fruit
                                               Photo 2: Simplicity Earrings Red
                                               Photo 3: Thetis Earrings
Skin: Belleza: Lilly
Lashes: Maimai: Catwalk Lashes
Clothing: Purple Moon: Sunrise Romper - Pink
Poses: Adorkable

CHIC²: Chica Like You

I have Dandy Warhols on the brain...bad. I also have major title block.  I'm going to see the Dandy Warhols tonight and need to get on the road.  One of the songs on their Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia is Bohemian Like You.  And Purple Moon made some cute little pants sets named Chica for the CHIC2 event, hence the goofy name.  I have a big love for sailor pants so I love the button details on the pants.  The tops have a great mod print that is so popular right now.  Osakki made adorable clutch purses for the event that went perfectly with the outfits.  I can hear Nina Garcia in my head right now saying "the styling is a bit matchy" but Nina can hush for the moment because this outfit wants to be coordinated.  Outside of C2, Purple Moon is celebrating 3 years and has tons of things on discount, including jewelry, casuals, and some limited edition gowns (I got mine!) I picked up the Grant Jewelry set in a few colors for half off.  The metals are scripted for color change and you can change the brightness and size to suit look.  Pididdle make the amazing Empress Nail Rings for C2 that I am simply OBSESSED over.

Al Vulo is offering a gorgeous skin at CHIC2.  Baba has a well defined face and deep, dreamy eyes.  The skin comes in 5 tones, 3 makeup styles and options for cleavage and hairbase.  Additionally it includes a shape (not shown) and mesh lashes which is a super addition!  Both Chloe and MG made fantastic jewelry pieces for the event; the latter making the lovely Honey Drop Earrings and the former the stunning Eden Sun pendant (I approve of the name). I went on a buy-high last week and picked up 2 new styles from LeLutka.  I had seen the Athena style (lower photo) on several posts and I had been looking for a new loose updo.  I love it.  I spied the Daisy style (upper photo) while I was there and it needed to come home with me. It's messy and sexy and perfect for casual summer styles.  OK, I'm hitting the road. Even if you were the last junkie on earth (Sileny), I would not stay!

Credits:
Clothing (Purple Moon), skin (Al Vulo), jewelry (Pididdle, Chloe and MG) unless noted are all available at the CHIC2 event.  Every item at this event is new and exclusive for the duration of the event.

Necklace photo 1: Purple Moon: Grant Jewelry Carnelian
Hair: LeLutka

Color Challenge: Deep Pink

Jacqui should really be around for this one because she is definitely the pink girl of the Crybabies but I'm no slack when it comes to the color.  I didn't need to dig far to find the color in my inventory as I had just hit the Mesh Me Up sale at Purple Moon, where all of the new items in the mesh collection are just L$59.  We've all seen plenty of tube and balloon mesh dresses by now but this one has wonderful pleating that reminds me of some of my favorite non-mesh MichMi dresses.  It's chic and elegant and and comes in satins (solids and gradients) and leathers for the sale, which runs through the 20th.  The Cachet shoes are one of my favorite newer releases from Baby Monkey.  Pixieplumb Flanagan finds a wide selection of her shoes for each weeks color challenge and offers a 50% discount to group members.  The group is usually 250 to join but every month she offers a free-join weekend and as of this moment it is free to join (and she is not online to change it) so if you hurry you can get in for free! Je Suis' short Aimee necklace works perfectly with the dress and since so many of her items are color change it was easy to make matchy.

Credits:
Dress: Purple Moon: Audrey Tube Dress - Gradient Pink Satin
Necklace: Je suis: Aimee
Shoes: Baby Monkey: Cachet Pumps
Hair: Truth: Georgina
Skin: Glam Affair: Linn - Natural 06
Pose Prop: Sparrowtree Studio: Circles of Light - currently at Culture Shock 2012

PurpleMoon Anniversary Hunt

I recently joined the PurpleMoon update after being very impressed with some of their Fifty 5 Thursday's offerings.  The designer, Poulet Koenkamp, is celebrating the store's 2nd anniversary with group gifts and discounts and recently begun a hunt for group members.  The hunt is called From Head to Toe and includes everything I'm wearing except the skin. It includes gorgeous shoes which are not shown. This stunning ensemble is not for the faint of heart nor something I will wear for Fifty Linden Friday but it is a piece of art.  I would join the group simply to get my hands on the jewelry.  Three designers that have satellites near the PM mainstore, Chop Zuey, Finesmith (both big favorites of mine) and Wet Cat have collaborated on the hunt.  It can be challenging to decide which groups to join with so many having join fees now, but this is one I will stick around to see what gorgeous items Poulet makes next!

Credits:
Skin: Glam Affair: Layla Light MSW: exclusively at My Second Wardrobe (<3 it!)
Everything else: Purple Moon Head to Toe Hunt
Poses: Glitterati: Dressed