Shiny Shabby

Party Girl Wanna Be

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In her heart, she’s really a party girl.

Her nails are painted, fingers and toes. She has the dress, shiny and red. She has the champagne, already chilled. She even has the sign reminding her to celebrate.

But she knows that when the polish is dry and the dusk fades to night, it will be a party for one. One lonely champagne flute for one lonely girl. Too pretty to keep hidden away, but the mannequin will be the one still modeling the dress when the party starts and ends.

She’s a party girl wanna be. In her heart, she wants to dance through till dawn. In her soul, the music never stops. But in her head…a wanna be is all she will ever be.

Don’t be like her; head over to My Attic @ The Deck. The theme is “It’s My Party” and you can find tons of party gear. It runs through November 30th, so don’t let the clock strike before it’s over.

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:

*Top: Apple May Designs Silk Top (Maitreya Beta) – Pale Pink by Apple May (available at Shiny Shabby Nov. 20 – Dec. 15 2015)
*Shorts:Apple May Designs Silk Shorts (Maitreya Beta) – Pale Pink (available at Shiny Shabby Nov. 20 – Dec. 15 2015)
Hair: .:EMO-tions:. * ADELE * by Mirja Mills
Tattoo: [White~Widow] DeadMan – Henna by Julie Hastings (available at Shiny Shabby Nov. 20 – Dec. 15 2015)
Skin: -Glam Affair – Caroline America – Clean D with Eyemakeup 08 and Lipstick 01 by aida Ewing (available at Uber Oct. 25 – Nov. 23)
Body and hands: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara by Onyx LeShelle
Eyes: IKON Sovereign Eyes – Tropical by Ikon Innovia
Lashes: Mon Cheri *MC* “Falsies” Eyelash by Freya Oliveri

*Bed/pose: W.Winx & Flair – It’s My Party – Slumber Bed by Whimsy Winx & Sasy Scarborough (available at My Attic @ The Deck Nov. 21 – 30 2015)
Tray: **InteriorAddiction** Tea Tray by Amelie Carlucci (location unavailable)
*Champagne bucket: Chic Buildings Champagne Bucket by Chic Aeon (available at My Attic @ The Deck Nov. 21 – 30 2015)
*Champagne flute: Chic Buildings Champagne Glass Single Empty by Chic Aeon (available at My Attic @ The Deck Nov. 21 – 30 2015)
Shelf: Apple Fall Book Shelf by Warehousefifteendesigns (gacha prize)
*Calendar: [ keke ] winter countdown calendar by Kean Kelly (coming to The Arcade December 2015)
*Table: [ keke ] winter console – dusk by Kean Kelly (coming to The Arcade December 2015)
*Stacked boxes: [ keke ] winter metal box dusk by Kean Kelly (coming to The Arcade December 2015)
*Celebrate sign: [ keke ] celebrate by Kean Kelly
Mirror: Tres Blah -tb- Vanity – Mirror by Julliette Westerburg (gacha prize)
Candle: 8f8 – Cupcake Light – *Pink* by iBi
Balloons: UNCERTAIN SMILE GLAM PARTY BALLONS by Isabelli Anatine (available at My Attic @ The Deck Nov. 21 – 30 2015)
Dress form: Tres Blah -tb- Vanity – Dress Form by Julliette Westerburg (gacha prize)
Dress: Valentina E. :V.e. Because The Night Taffeta Gown XS Cranberry by ValentinaEvangelista
Build: L2 Studio Alameda Street House by Lindini2 Lane (new release)

Photo taken with LUMIPro 2016 Beta4 by Stefan Buscaylet

Unexpected Guests

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Don’t you just hate when you’re chilling and unexpected guests show up? At least I won’t have to feed these two!

Apple May Designs has released this cardigan and tank top at the mainstore. They come in a variety of colours and are perfect for those times when you’re just kicking back, relaxing at home. You’ll probably want all the colours; even when just hanging, you want to be fashionable!

Wayward Halloween is running for another week, so you have time to do some trick or treating at this awesome gacha event. No costume required – you are as welcome in your comfies as your Spiderman gear!

*Cardigan: Apple May Designs Comfy Cardigan (Maitreya) – Black by Apple May
*Top: Apple May Designs Comfy Tank (Matireya) – Pastels by Apple May
Leggings: Flair – Maitreya Applier – Tempter Leggings – Black by Sasy Scarborough
*Earrings: Cae :: Equestrian :: Earrings by Caelan Hancroft
Hair: [monso] My Hair – Minju /Red (no material) by Morphine Janick (available at Shiny Shabby Oct. 20 – Nov. 15)
Head: .LeLutka.Mesh Head-ARIA v1.3 by JadenArt
Skin applier: -Glam Affair – America by aida Ewing
Tattoo: [White~Widow] Midnight in Paris – by Julie Hastings
Body, hands and feet: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara by Onyx LeShelle
Eyes: IKON Sovereign Eyes – Tropical by Ikon Innovia
Lashes: Mon Cheri *MC* “Falsies” Eyelash by Freya Oliveri

*Dock: unKindness uK- Waterside Market Bridge RARE by Jamie Rozenberg (available at Wayward Halloween until Oct. 31)
*Barrel: unKindness uK – Waterside Market Barrel 2 by Jamie Rozenberg (available at Wayward Halloween until Oct. 31)
*Fence: .:M.LAW:. Halloween Gacha Fence by Marcelo Law (available at Wayward Halloween until Oct. 31)
*Stump & decor: .:M.LAW:. Halloween Gacha stump frog decor by Marcelo Law (available at Wayward Halloween until Oct. 31)
*Scarecrow: TANNHAUSER – Scarecrow by Newkor – mainstore coming soon (available at Wayward Halloween until Oct. 31)
Tree: Happy Mood HPMD* Garden Tree05 – white 2A+2B by Sasaya Kayo
Crate/pose: oOo Studio Poses Crate by Olaenka Chesnokov (gift from Photographer’s Hunt through Oct. 31)

Pose Me Pretty: GLITTERATI

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For the longest time, I have been trying to come up with a theme I can use as the basis for a weekly post. Think Strawberry Singh’s Monday Memes or Wendz Tempest’s Sunday Sevensies . But I couldn’t think of anything that I thought would be compelling enough for me to continue on a regular basis.

Then, a couple of weeks ago, I found myself in possession of a pose from !bang and I struggled to make it fit in with the other things I was blogging. So I went at it from the opposite direction: I styled my photo around the pose. I talked about it in my post, and it really is one of my favourite photographs.

The more I thought about it, the more I liked the idea of doing a weekly post wherein the pose is the star. Whether it is an animation in furniture or a dance ball, a static pose or even an AO, the pose is the backbone of any Second Life photo that contains an avatar. And posemakers don’t get enough credit, in my opinion.

That is the genesis of my weekly prompt, Pose Me Pretty. I will style my photograph around the pose and share it here.

This week, I am featuring a pose prop that is no longer available for purchase, but has long been one of my favourites. It is from the Draped series by Katey Coppola of GLITTERATI. GLITTERATI was one of my original favourite pose stores and is now, sadly, only available on the Marketplace. Not sad because it is only on MP, but because Katey is no longer actively creating poses and I own virtually everything she has made!

Each piece in this set has a pose contained in a wispy piece of fabric. They are elegant and feminine and show the staying power of a well-made pose. It is a piece worthy of its own post, in my humble opinion, and I am pleased to present it as the first in what I hope to make a long-standing event.

I hope you come back to check it out as I continue this little adventure. I have even set up a separate category, so you can easily find them.

Dedicated to the wonderful posemakers in Second Life. Thank you, one and all.

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:

Drape/Pose: GLITTERATI – Draped – 1 by Katey Coppola (no longer available)

Hair: MINA Hair – Elsa (no materials) by Mina Nakamura (available at Shiny Shabby Sept. 20-Oct 15 2015)
Eyelids: Slink Mesh eyelids by Siddean Munro
Tattoo: [White~Widow] Midnight in Paris – Maitreya Mesh Body by Julie Hastings
Skin: -Glam Affair – Amberly II skin – America 13 C by aida Ewing
Body, hands and feet: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara V1.0 by Onyx LeShelle
*Earrings: Cae :: Equestrian :: Earring by Caelan Hancroft (available at My Attic until Sept. 30 2015)

Mist: {anc} mist cloud [Heavenlyblue] by aki69
Stars: [ keke ] star glitter by Kean Kelly
More stars: [ keke ] star cluster by Kean Kelly

Photo taken using the LumiPro HUD by Stefan Buscaylet