Second Life Fashion

Uncommonly Rare

Image June 5, 2013June 4, 2013PeepSideshow Darkward5 Comments

Sighs. I’m glad The Arcade only comes around once every three months, or I would be perpetually broke! I blogged about my beloved Happy Poo Skirt back in March at the last Arcade. This time, there was once again an item that I dearly wanted. Strangely enough, it was also a Common item – not a rare. And it cost me dearly!

You see, Strawberry Singh blogged the [Ladies Who Lunch] Grey Throne collar and cuff set as a sneak preview a week or so ago, and I instantly fell in love. After multiple attempts, I finally made it into The Arcade today, and after crashing four times, I finally was able to find the LWL gacha machine. Wouldn’t you know it, after my first six attempts, I have five of the six Rares, but not the Grey Throne I craved! I’m not a trader, and I was fearful of crashing again and not being able to get back, so I started hitting a few more gachas. And I got lucky with a LOT of Rares! I still haven’t finished sorting through all of my goodies, but I have been so pleased with my winnings that I will attempt to put together a few more posts to show them off!

Just before I left, I decided to give the LWL gacha L$75 one…more…time. Eureka! There was my Grey Throne!

Hurrying home, I quickly unpacked my collar and cuffs, tossed on my Rare skirt from tulip., my Cafe pumps from Ingenue, my Red Eye Flight hair from Clawtooth, and my very first Glam Affair skin, Lulu 4. I know the flowers don’t really match my outfit, but I wanted to use this Rare pose from Adorkable – my absolute favourite pose maker, who is, sadly, going out of business 😦 So you can be sure I took more than one spin at that machine! In fact, everything I’m wearing in this photo, except my top and eyes, came from this round of The Arcade.

Here are the credits – I wish you luck in winning your favourites!

The Arcade items:
Collar/Cuffs: [LWL] Collar/Cuffs (Grey Throne)
Skirt: tulip. High Waisted Denim Mini S Classic (RARE)
Shoes: Ingenue :: Delphine Cafe
Hair: Clawtooth: That Pretty Lady – Red eye flight
Skin: Glam Affair – Lulu 04 BR
Pose: aDORKable Poses: Blooms 9 (Rare)

Non-Arcade items:
Top: *League* Spring Camisole -Cream
Eyes: Mayfly – Liquid Light Mesh Eye (Glacial River, w3)

Shaken, Not Stirred

Image May 29, 2013May 29, 2013PeepSideshow Darkward4 Comments

I had a lot of things planned for my day in Second Life. I needed to find a hat for an outfit I’m putting together, I needed to take photos for a blog challenge later this week, and I wanted to grab some demos of the new t-shirts out from Erratic. I had the best of intentions, and actually found a hat (hugs to my lil Cao for steering me in the right direction)! But that’s when things started to unravel…

You see, the hat didn’t really work with the hair I had planned to wear. And although I have an obscene amount of hair, I couldn’t find a style to match. So, off I went in search of something that did work. I found myself at Vanity Hair, a place I don’t usually go, but I was looking for a rather high-fashion style and I thought that would be a good place to start.

I didn’t find what I was looking for, but I found…a Dry Martini. Yep, that’s the name of the hairstyle. Not my usual style, but there was just something about it – the sleek, pulled up sides, the full top and the sweet wrap of the hair to secure the ponytail. I had to have it.

And then, of course, I had to take photos.

I still don’t have a hairstyle to wear with the outfit I’m putting together, I really don’t know what I’m going to do for my challenge photo, and I forgot to grab the demos. Sighs…but I have kick-ass hair and no hangover…guaranteed!

Credits:

Hair: Vanity Hair:Dry Martini-Passion
Hairbase: Vanity hair base Passion
Dress: coldLogic dress – holly.slate
Jewelry: EarthStones Butterfly Necklace & Earrings – Whisper
Skin: [:T:] Helena / powder (red) :: 09
Lips: [:T:] Helena / powder :: Lips :: Deviant Misfit (gloss)
Eyes: Mayfly – Liquid Light Mesh Eye (Glacial River, w3)
Lashes: Eyelashes -41- Hollywood *REDGRAVE*

Paw Prints On Our Hearts

Image May 19, 2013May 23, 2013PeepSideshow Darkward3 Comments

I have been working in Photoshop for the last few days and haven’t had time to get my shopping fix in Second Life! Today, I decided to rectify that. What better place to start than at Avatars for Animals’ Catnip Carnival. It’s a small event, but it has some of the best creators in Second Life offering their wares in aid of River Cities Humane Society for Cats in Louisiana, USA.

Avatars for Animals was started by Harlow Heslop, one of my favourite bloggers. And I totally support her in her efforts.

Instead of repeating everything she has said about the organisation, I urge you to check out this link to her blog.

The top and necklace I’m wearing are from this event. Please, visit the Catnip Carnival – not just for the pretty stuff to buy, but to help out the furry friends that leave their paw prints on our hearts.

PS – I’m adding a link to the SeraphimSL blog where you can see all the amazing stuff available at Catnip Carnival. Drool on the page, then go buy, buy, BUY!