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Hair Fair Kiks Off!

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Hair Fair 2015 is officially open!

I was fortunate enough once again this year to be selected for early access. I have to say, the sims look magnificent, and they are easy to navigate. I have no doubt that they will be much laggier than I experienced since I know they will be packed, but persevere! It is well worth the patience required. While you wait to get in, you can join the Hair Fair Demo Group, and this year, there are two additional adjacent sims you can cam shop from. For the details, read on. Full instructions for joining the group and slurls to all of the sims can be found later in this post, or by checking the Hair Fair website.

This year, as I have in the last two years, I found a “new to me” hair designer that I just love! [kik]hair is my find this time around and I am sporting it in my lead photo. And if you venture beyond the cut, you can see more – plus all of the Hair Fair info I promised and a surprise!

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Private Instruction

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Peep clearly didn’t understand the curriculum of her new school. Being a good girl, she was shocked at being held back after class for detention with Professor Chance. After obediently writing her reinforcement statement on the chalkboard, Professor Chance rewarded her with a lovely ribbon…which he proceeded to tie firmly around her wrists. Guiding her gently to her knees, he continued his lesson, explaining when and why his students are expected to open their mouths. And at no other time…

Whew! I think it’s time for this tutorial to stop. Is it getting warm in here, or is it just me????

The latest round of Romp has opened, and Kuro is offering the desk and chairs that grace Professor Chance’s office. Luana’s kinky side is exposed fully with this group of furniture – both chairs and the desk are available in PG and Adult versions. The desk has a safety feature for accessing the animations – the desktop is bare until you click the key in the drawer, which allows you to rez the desk blotter and accessories. The animations menu is located in the blotter, so if you are worried about nosy neighbours sneaking in for a nooner while you are away, you can change the access to Owner or Group and leave them dejectedly staring at a perfectly good bed alternative with tears of frustration running down their faces 😉

Make sure you visit Romp to pick up these naughty yet delightful items. Now if you will excuse me, I need to do my homework before I meet Professor Chance for another private lesson. I am hoping for straight A’s…it cetainly helps when you enjoy the subject you are studying!

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:

On Peep:

Dress: Valentina E. :V.e. Breakfast Club Shirt Dress & Cardi by Valentinaevangelista
Glasses: HOC – Rectangle Framed Glasses #001 by Guu Nishi
Cuffs: [Fetch] Bow Cuffs by Distorteddreams (available at Romp July 2015)
Shoes: fri.day – Opal.Heels (Antique) – Maitreya by Darling Monday (available for MIX July 2015)
Hair: *ARGRACE* HOTARU – Red by rika Oyen (New Release)
Skin: -Glam Affair – Summerv3 – America 02 E by aida Ewing (available at Collabor88 June 2015)
Body, hands and feet: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara V1.0 by Onyx LeShelle
Eyes: IKON Promise Eyes – Maldives by Ikon Innovia
Lashes: Mon Cheri *MC* “Falsies” Eyelash by Freya Oliveri

On Chance:

Sweater: ISON MAN – scoop neck sweater -L- (gray) by Harry Hyx
Pants: *Shai* Men’s Basic Chinos – Black by Shai Delacroix
Shoes: [NikotiN] SplitRock (Black) by Raph Dirval
Hair: Besom~ Derek by Kattington
Skin: 7 Deadly s{K}ins – DAMIEN Caramel by Moonspell Ghost
Hands: Slink Male Hands (AvEnhance) – Relax by Siddean Munro

*Desk: Kuro – Wavie desk (wood) Adult by Luana Dawg (available at Romp July 2015)
*Chair (left): Kuro – Haller chair by Luana Dawg (available at Romp July 2015)
*Chair (right): Kuro – Wavie belted chair (Worn) by Luana Dawg (available at Romp July 2015)
*Lamp on desk: Kuro – Boy lamp by Luana Dawg (available at Romp July 2015)
Apple: Made from sculpt maps and textures from Library
Wall lamp: Hideki – Wall Lamp by Hideki Carami (gacha prize)
Clock: LISP – Bistro Clock Texture Change by Pandora Popstar
*Map: ~*~ Inspired ~*~ Great Travelers Wall Map by Krysta Ember
Floor lamp: junk. arch lamp. short. by Tab Tatham
Pile of books: [ zerkalo ] Huge pile of books RARE by DanielEstro
Chalkboard: Loudwater Designs Marketplace Store Chalk board 1.2 by Joqy Loudwater
Paper airplanes: Kirin – My paper airplane pose props by Carolina Sautereau

*Pose: Kuro in motion – Beg by Luana Dawg

Photo taken using the LumiPro HUD by Stefan Buscaylet

If You’ve Got To Go, Go In Style

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I guess it’s not a common topic in polite society, but everybody has to pee. Or, um…do that other thing. It’s just nature taking its course, of course. Yet using the facilities is one topic I never thought I would be tackling on my blog. But, here I go…

The theme for this round of The Challenge is “Castaway.” There are tons of lovely driftwood, beachy and deserted isle inspired offerings, but I have to take my hat off to Heavenly Villa of shutter field. In addition to a castaway bed and lantern she has created this clever outdoor toilet set. Comprised of a sand-filled tub, a log enclosure complete with “Occupied” sign and toilet rolls plus an extra accessories set (which includes the mandatory “vacant” sign), it is as delightful and imaginative as it is well-made. The textures are impeccable and the animations are adorable. To satisfy both camps of ladies in public toilet usage, there is a choice between perching on the edge and hovering above the sand. Of course, there is another animation for men. Best of all, it has a “covering” action that made my cat huff away in envy. I honestly laughed out loud when taking it for a test run.

I teamed it with my latest favourite decor item, the Twinkling Lights Logs from [ keke ]. Even for such a basic function, a lady must be privy to elegance.

If you’ve got to go, you should always be able to go in style.

The Challenge runs all through July and you can pick up any of the products at the designers’ main stores. The Castaway Outhouse Set and Castaway Bed & Lantern are on sale at a 30% discount for the duration of the round at the shutter field store.

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:

*Toilet: shutter field [sf] castaway toilet by Heavenly Villa (available for The Challenge July)
*Enclosure: shutter field [sf] castaway outhouse by Heavenly Villa (challenge)
*Accessories: shutter field [sf] castaway outhouse stuff by Heavenly Villa (challenge)
Lights: [ keke ] twinkling lights log – snow wood by Kean Kelly
Grass: Zigana leaf .firefly by Nalena Fairey