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Anchors Aweigh

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More Newport News.

The Liaison Collaborative is in full swing now, with tons of fashion, decor and poses for you. In case you’re wondering, TLC has switched back to all product types in each round, rather than splitting between fashion and home & garden. I like this; it means you can decorate in the same theme as your outfit, all in one easy shopping experience!

Today I’m going to focus on the top from NX-Nardcotix and the pose prop from Le Poppycock. Each top comes in both an opaque and sheer version, so you can either be chaste and fashionable or daring and fashionable! Or, you can probably use the sheer version as a cover up, but hey, nothing wrong with letting the girls get a little discreet air 😉 I like this traditional anchor-stripe design, personally, but there are multiple choices, all of which are beach-themed and lovely, so I have no doubt there is a style for you.

What I love most about the dock and pose from Le Poppycock is that it comes in both a rezzable and a wearable version. I emphasised the “wearble” bit because it allows you to use your prop on sims where you don’t have rez rights. And of course, you can edit it for your height and to get just the right angle for yourself. I do advise that you not try to walk around while wearing it; Nobody wants to be pushed off the dock into the water – mobile phones still aren’t fully waterproof and you wouldn’t want to have to pay someone’s dry cleaning bill for your awkwardness.

The Liaison Collaborative runs through June 30, so weigh anchor and sail over for the summer!

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:
*Available at The Liaison Collaborative June 7-30, 2016
*Top: NX-Nardcotix Kala Shirt Sheer by Nardya Rousselot
*Necklace: MINIMAL – Spesa Necklace -RoseGold- by Ors Quan
*Earrings: Izzie’s – Newport Anchor Earrings by Izzie Button
*Hair: NO.MATCH_NO.TIME. by Viking
*Dock/pose: Le Poppycock *Bae Watch* Beach Daze (Dock) Wear by Olivia Lalonde

Head: CATWA HEAD Alice V4.9 by Catwa Clip
*Skin & Catwa Head Applier: Elysium – Candice skin (red brow) – mocha freck by Aleida Rhode
Body, feet and hands: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara by Onyx LeShelle
Eyes: IKON Spectral Eyes – Azure by Ikon Innovia
Jeans: PurpleMoon :: PM :: Patched Jeans LARA by Poulet Koenkamp (available at ON9 June 2016)

Photo taken with LUMIPro 2016 by Stefan Buscaylet

Ballsy

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I have taken a lot of photos in the last week. I mean, a lot, for me. Normally because work has me exhausted by the time I get home Monday through Friday, I rarely get into Second Life, so my weekends are catch up time for my blog. However, with two big events running right now – Vintage Fair and The Liaison Collaborative – I’ve been excited to shoot all of the beautiful items and have been pushing myself to go beyond the usual two or three photos I normally produce.

That being said, I still get a bit overwhelmed and sometimes resort to using my favourite location, rather than creating my own set. So yesterday, after having done three shoots already, I wandered over to Furillen to gather a bit of inspiration to soldier on.

Now, I hadn’t planned on using the billiard table when I arrived (in fact, someone else was there and leaning against it when I wandered into the room), but when he left, I scurried back down to claim my spot. I have done some serious (temporary) derendering in the room to create a more open space, but rest assured, all of Serene’s painstaking decorating will be there when I return.

This outfit just screams femininity. But one of the greatest attributes of any woman is to be able to combine her womanliness with a bit of the vamp. What says that more than an alluring pose on a billiard table? 😉

After the cut, I’ll give you a close-up of the hair, fascinator, necklace and bodice of the dress. They are definitely worth the extra look.

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Not My Mama’s Perfume

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While this definitely looks like it could have been my mother’s dressing table, this certainly isn’t my mama’s perfume. I can’t imagine my dear mum wearing a scent called “Lust”. Or maybe I just don’t want to believe that she would!

Kean Kelly of [ keke ] has created an exquisite perfume bottle gacha for the June round of The Chapter Four. It is a play on the 7 Deadly Sins, upgraded to include Greed, Boredom, Jealousy, Need, Pride, Revenge and the ever rare Lust. As always, these bottles are feminine, delicate and beautifully made. The iridescence of the texturing allows each bottle to play with the light, so be sure to place these where the sunlight can dance upon their surfaces. They are modifiable, so I chose to minimise my Lust; at least for the photo 😉

I’m late posting this, but the good news is that the crowds should have died down at The Chapter Four so you can easily sneak in to steal your mama’s perfume.

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:

*From [ keke ] by Kean Kelly:
Perfume bottles (gacha prizes at The Chapter Four June 2016):
eau de lust – RARE
eau de pride
eau de need
eau de boredom
Tray: *zink trays w paper whites (gacha prize)
Bird: clip bird – pink (gacha prize)
Petals: sacred lotus petals ground – pink
Flowers/bottles:
spring flower 3
spring flower 4
spring flower 5
Candle: spring candle tin – magnolia
Bottles (gacha prizes):
tincture bottle – rosemary
tincture bottle – rose
tincture bottle – chamomille
Sparkly bits: shimmer string – short

Dresser: Spargel & Shine Annie Oak Dresser by Tess Spargel