Sysy makes Express happy

Sysy is making guy stuff!! I sent Express over to get all the shorts. He asked me earlier today if I saw her plurk about shorts. Then he brings it up again … and then finally we saw them released. Immediately we ran over to get the full pack. The shorts are 80L and the full pack of them is 350L. That’s just awesome!!

Since Express was working on a RL project, I hijacked the blog post and took the pic myself. He was kind enough to give him his style info.

Hair: [Uw.7R] Rush-Hair Meteoric
Skin: -Belleza- Thomas V2 Deep Tan 0 (Bald)
Eyes: Custom from L.Fauna
Ears: AITUI – (Type 2) Stretched Ear – Human – 1/2″
Tattoo: AITUI Tattoo – Fool of Fowles /faded/ II
Shirt: -Phoenix Rising- Daniel Hemp Shirt
Shorts: SYSY’s FH-Andy Worker – Navy
Pose: !BANG-da Situation

Men’s Fashion: Ranger Theas

All this time Luna has been searching for her own style that she’s ignored me. I finally went shopping without me being her shadow. I believe most of this outfit is new and created by recently discovered designers for me.

Just a few posts prior Luna showed off the female version of the necklace. This is the inspiration for this post. I picked it up with her several weeks ago but never really found the right outfit. Oh who am I kidding. I needed to shop and the necklace was the excuse. So sue me. meh.

< skin: -Belleza- Thomas V2 Deep Tan 1-E (Bald) by Tricky Boucher
< shape: [M] Abualrub Shape by Catero Revolution
ears: :GAUGED: Elven Stretched Ears [Stars] by Llis Kirax
tattoo: [HUZ]-Kanji Legacy-Faded-Undershirt by Hunain Bellic
hair: [Shag] – Suck My Kiss – chocolate by Sebastien Aries
< eyes: Homespun Eyes – S – Mink by Posy Trudeau
shirt: *BLITZED* Tee – Propaganda by eko Merlin
shorts: *Connors* HALF DENIM CHARCOAL for Men by Salah Axel
leggings: *Connors* LEGGINS -S -Gray -(R)Legs by Salah Axel
necklace: [MANDALA]TAKAYAMA necklace/Black/MALE by kikunosuke Eel
belt: [NC+]-Belt11-[Black-Vintage]-L-[1.1] by hiro7 Amat
boots: [NC]-Boots009-Black by hiro7 Amat
poses: Diesel Works by Rogan Diesel

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Casual Saturday

Tons of stuff going on this afternoon. Express and I were just relaxing after us running around picking up new releases. He went off to Phoenix Rising before they ended their 1L sale. I went over to Tableau for the summer sale.

We planned a more fashion post but sometimes work calls. Honestly, we don’t mind. Its all part of our day!

products used

On Express Zenovka
hair: [Uw.7R] Rush-Hair Meteoric
skin: -Belleza- Thomas V2 Deep Tan 0 (Bald)
ears: AITUI – (Type 2) Stretched Ears – Human – 1/2″
top: Zaara : Wifebeater *white*
jeans: Armidi Limited – (M) Lowrise Jeans Original [Classic Dark]
feet: SLink Jolie Pied for Men Barefoot Low

On Luna Jubilee
hair: >TRUTH< Paula – seaspray
skin: []::Tuli::[] Jade (tone 2/li) :: 04b
shirt: [SC] Surf Couture – Canvas Garden Top – Palm
shorts: !Nayar – Brianna Shorts [White] Pants
shoes: NX-Nardcotix MANA Chelo Wedge

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Sneak Peek: Phoenix Rising Lingerie

Phoenix Rising is expanding their reach into the fashion world with the soon to be launched lingerie line. Yes, soon to be … as in tomorrow! You don’t have to wait oh so long for these gems to be in your hands.

Be prepared for a few more photos. I know, I don’t usually do a photo heavy post. There are just so many lingerie sets I could barely choose a fav let alone one for a post. I choose 3 to show off today.

For the post I chose the ones that are more fuller coverage. This type of lingerie seems to be the trend in SL. And thankfully! The lingerie is stunning and the same level of quality of the Phoenix Rising clothing. We all know I’m not a stranger to this brand as I’ve showed them off in prior posts and even appear in an in-store ad board.

I’m sure just like you all, I was just as excited and curious about the lingerie. If you’re on plurk, you would have seem some of the teasers. Finally with the previews in my hands, I can tell you – this is ranking up there with the other greats of lingerie.

Store Location: Phoenix Rising

products used
< hair: >TRUTH< Lucinda – mahogany by Truth Hawks
< skin: -Belleza- Alyson Tan 7 (cleavage) by Tricky Boucher
< lingerie: -Phoenix Rising-Mislead (Rose) | -Phoenix Rising- Exhale (Ice) | -Phoenix Rising-Tainted (Wine) by Ashoka Eales
< ring: Zaara : Kashiti bobble ring *onyx* (silver) by Zaara Kohime
< poses: /GEEZ/012 by Grazia Horwitz | GLITTERATI and SiSSi – Pearls | aDORKable Poses: Diva 6 by Adorkable Peapod

What a dream

I really should stop saying I’m not a gown person. I guess I am. I enjoy the drama of a long flowing skirt. Miamai, for me, was “introduced” to me during the Pose Fair a few months ago. When I saw there is a clothing line as well as awesome poses, it caught my attention.

Caroline’s Jewelry has been and will continue to be a wonderful brand name. The store is full of many new items and some of my old favorites. Caroline’s jewelry is always beautiful. This set will be released during the week long event called Etheria and it starts tomorrow.

The best location to show off both these items is the MacBeth sim. I shot another gown post here just a few months back. The sim is intriguing and allows items to be rezed. Perfect for photographers who use pose stands. Or you can pick up Tillie’s Pose Stand to take photos anywhere! I’ve been using this pose system for 2 years or so now.

products used
< skin: -Belleza- Alyson PALE 15 by Tricky Boucher
hair: MMShair-O’HARA – Chestnut by Thora Charron
< jewelry: (Caroline’s Jewelry) Carlotta in Onyx by Caroline Apollo
< gown: Miamai_Victa Red* by monica Outlander
< shoes: Maitreya Gold – Esprit by Onyx LeShelle
pose: [LAP] – RCD-Classic Right PR4 by Dove Swanson
(sorry I didn’t write down the other pose)

*small waist seam in the gown
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Tickets Please!

TICKETme is a new-to-me brand. Its a little shop packed with super cute clothes. With about a dozen or so items, the store is quaint. I think its a great start for a designer!

TICKETme is the type of designer that I adore. Its one of the smaller guys. There’s something to be said for putting yourself out there and creating clothing (or anything for that matter!). I’m really happy I was given the chance to show off this designer. Even if I did pick just the tee, check out the store to find other items you may enjoy.

You wouldn’t think I would let this blog post go by without showing my butt, right?!

Store Location: TICKETme

products used
< hair: >TRUTH< Peyton – mahogany by Truth Hawks
< skin: -Belleza- Elle BR SK 2 by Tricky Boucher
< shirt: TICKETme. Sweet Summer Smell In Pink by Dottie Dosei
< bikini bottom: !Nayar – Katey-Kini [Pink Sparkles] by Kaz Nayar
< rings: > alaMood < Sweet Stacked Pink Burst Rings by Jori Watler
feet: SLink Jolie Pied High Bare Fin by Siddean Munro
poses: [LAP] Red Carpet Diva Pose Set

Ten Days in Brooklyn

Express was given a few of the colors from the latest release of Zaara. Even though he doesn’t blog, he’s always welcomed here. Express is being lazy, he asked me to do the photos and write up. Ok so he’s not that lazy as he was working on SLDD while I did the blogging.

We both adore Zaara and her store. Its full of vibrant colors and awesome quality. I know Express was more than happy to have more clothing. Zaara’s is one of the few stores that he will raid when new releases appear for guys.  He’s so picky!

Thank you to Thema Felix for the post title. She was the first to respond to my plurk.

Store Location: Zaara’s

products used
shirt: Zaara : Adyan Kurta *blue*
necklace: <Uncle Wiggily> builder’s necklace
pants: Zaara : Chinos *khaki* (unisex)
hair: Tiny Bird – Winter – Pepper
skin: -Belleza- Thomas V2 Deep Tan 0 (Bald)
glasses: ROLE OPTIC SG-56 Arcadi
ears: AITUI – (Type 2) Stretched Ears – Human – 1/2″
pose: .:StoRin:. – P01M – male model02

Belleza’s Elle

Belleza appropriately named their new skin, Elle. I find Elle to be much more earthy and yet dynamic in its design than the other skins in the collection. The new skin has 3 new brow colors and even 2 new skin tones. Those who are in love with “Fair” and “Mocha” tones will finally be able to claim a Belleza skin as their own. I’m thrilled to see the added diversity to the line as Scarlet will be snagging that new Mocha set!

I’m sure you’ve seen of the group gift (250L to join) already but I wanted to show one of my favorite freebie bloggers’ post: Whisper Swansong. She showed off all the available tones using the group gift skin. shh don’t tell her that I adore her posts, k?

Head over to Belleza or join the group to demo the skins for yourself. If you go to the store, you’ll notice a brand new build as its an effort to combat that wicked lag. I’m so happy to see the Belleza team, like others, changing their store to help out us shoppers!

Store Location: Belleza

Products used
eyes: CHAI Eyes +Allure+ [BLUE 3] small pupil
hair: >TRUTH< Fearne – pecan
skin: -Belleza- Elle BR SK 7 (cleavage)

~mashup~ Still cleaning out

A few days ago I issued a blogger’s challenge. It was time I did more inventory cleaning and I found these pants. The color was perfect for the sweater I’ve been eyeing. Now my inventory has one more item to organize. Oh well.

Products Used
hair: >TRUTH< Lauren – mahogany
skin: -Belleza- Alyson SK 3
eyes: CHAI Eyes +Allure+ [BLUE 4]
sweater: (Nylon Outfitters) Crochet Lacey Wrap
shirt: Zaara : 2 Isis shirt *creme* (tucked)
pants: .::Tyranny Designs::. Class Act – Pants
bracelet: Zaara : Pallav amber bracelets
earrings: Zaara : Sarayi wood hoops *gold*
ring: RH Engel-Ventura Wedding Band-Hers
boots: (Shiny Things) 1.21 Ving boots – ash brown
pose pack: Glitterati Headshots 2 (Today’s SLDD)

Blogger’s Challenge: Closet Clean Out

With all the chat and plurks about inventory clean out its time to show off what you found. I pose a blogger’s challenge and calling it Closet Clean Out. Mix, match or mismatch – show it off!

Products Used
hair: >TRUTH< Veruca 2 – mahogany
skin: -Belleza- Alyson SK 12 (cleavage)
sweater: Pig – Sing Sing Precious
tutu: (NO) Inner Ballerina
leggings: *sUmi* colorable leggings
socks: “*noju* laceup socks(gray)
shoes: (Shiny Things) Tuli Pumps – silver
necklace: Exodi Southsea Choker (W/W/S)
ring: P.C; Water Over Wine Ring
pose: [LAP] – MS2-Runway15