LOTD 11.12.2009: COCO Goodness

This look started with two amazing additions to my inventory: the Zipper Leather Pants and Zipper Booties from COCO. Uber fabulous. You must have them. Trust Me. Would I steer you wrong? The overall style is a bit glam and a bit rock n roll (and I’m wearing a TATTOO! zomg! can you believe it?).

Then I got all shutter buggy with the pics (LOVE the wall flower poses from TORRID) Enjoy <3

STYLE NOTES:
BODY
Hair: Single Lady (champagne); Exile
Skin: Grace Honey VIP Pink; ATOMIC Group Gift
Eyes: Gemstones Sapphire; Silhouette
Lashes: Wisp (full); Silhouette
Tattoo: Mechanical Fern (faded); AITUI

OUTFIT
Top: Tank Top2 (white); Lelutka
Bottoms: Zipper Leather Pants; COCO
Shoes: Zipper Bootie; COCO
Scarf: Long Scarf; Maitreya
Gloves: 04 Biker Gloves + straps [metalcap] -Red-; Redgrave

ACCESSORIES
Earrings: G Hoop; BOOM
Bracelets: Running Bangles (silver & Silver/Black); BOOM
Ring: Bandara Silver Quartz; alaMood

Diesel Works Chaise Photography Prop

My flirty friend, Rogan Diesel, mastermind behind the Diesel Works animation and pose shop, dropped his newest Chaise Lounger photography prop on me the other day and I’ve had the piccies done for awhile and haven’t had a chance to post about it.

I was a bit overwhelmed at first, five luscious colors to choose from. And then I realized why I was so overwhelmed…typically the best animators in SL aren’t “builders” so props are quite basic most of the time. This chaise is sitting in the formal living room of my skybox, and huffing smugly at the other furniture. The lines of the sculpted prims are perfect and the texture is just…gorgey. The devil is in the details and the clawed and shadowed feet, the softness of the leather, the buttoned upholstery and highlighting boasts haughtily at other furniture…because it is so much more….

Loaded with 25 unique and graceful and flowing and (eep!) sexy poses. I’m a pose snob. I know it. I’m particular. If a pose breaks my avatar mesh, I’m likely to dismiss it. In all there are only 2 poses in the lineup that have slight breaks around the abdomen area of my avatar, but I was able to refocus angles and the breaks are undetected.

Don’t they say a picture is worth a thousand words?

your limo to Diesel Works

Kalnin’s “Fall” Booties

Buttery suede booties with impeccable detailing. 11 color options with the possibility of endless combinations (straps, base and upper can be colored separately). Two metal textures. Shiny and Glow On/Off options. Basically amounts to a freakin’ amazing shoe.

TP to Kalnin’s Fashion Footwear

Look of the Day

Not much to say today other than I seem to be addicted to the soft flat ironed hair from Epoque, the criss crossed socks from Noju and whatever big chunky glasses I can perch on my nose. Oh and YAY! for Group Gifts!

CREDITS
Body
Hair: London II blondes; epoque
Skin: Baily VIP2; ATOMIC
Eyes: Gemstone Sapphire; Silhouette

Outfit
Sweater: Erika Sweater (powder blue); Vive9 Group Gift
Skirt: AM Tulip Sculpted Skirt (licorice); MIEL
Leggings: Cotton Tights (Gainsboro Gray); Jsalli
Socks: Laceup Socks (gray); Noju
Shoes: Kookie Powder Puff Platforms (sea glass); Kookie

Accessories:
Headband: Tulip headband (licorice); MIEL
Glasses: Recession Street Bargain Glasses Fom Tord; &Bean
Hip Jewelry: from Jersey Girl outfit; Veschi

LOTD: Checkers and Tartans and Plaids…OH MY!

For the past couple of weeks, Mitch has been nearly obsessed with plaids and tartans, trying to work an outfit around them and then getting frustrated and going with something completely different. This morning he dragged me along to pick up some super yummy tartan pants from Poison, and I thought it might be fun for us to theme dress. (If nothing else, I figured if I was wearing plaid, it would give him moral support)

I’m seriously obsessed with this new hair from Epoque. I tried a few other styles but I just kept coming back to the Overpaid Stylist. It’s so damn chic. Oh and on my feet I’m sporting the results of a Sock Discovery Adventure Uma and I had yesterday <3. You can’t see that well from the photo, but the socks have the sweetest prim bows on the sides.

I love the way my outfit came together but I’m so jealous of Mitch being way more fearless when mixing colors and patterns. You can find his styling credits over at his blog http://hommefait.wordpress.com

CREDITS:
BODY
Hair: Overpaid Stylist (blondes); Epoque
Skin: Baily VIP Gift 2; ATOMIC
Eyes: Gemstone Sapphire; Silhouette
OUTFIT
Jacket: Black Knit Jacket; Ibizarre
Blouse: from Sendal Dress (red); Maitreya
Pants: Tartan Capris (red beige); So Many Styles (includes striped leggings)
Socks: Laceup Socks (black); Noju
Shoes: Oxford heels (black); Tesla
ACCESSORIES:
Earrings: Wood Earrings (black); ICON
Cigarette: Napalm cigarette; Gentlman
Glasses: Buddy; artilleri
Bag: Miranda Black; Bare Rose

LOTD 10.20.2009

I’m so loving the new hair from Epoque…and I FINALLY found something to wear the cutout leggings from Milk Motion with! \o/

CREDITS:

Hair: Overpaid Stylist; Epoque (includes hat)
Skin: Bailey_Honey VIP Gift 1; Atomic
Blouse: Broadcloth Shirt (white); COCO
Sash: from Feather Dress (ice); Lelutka
Leggings: My Cutout Leggings; Milk Motion
Shoes: Highschool Xtreme Heels; N-Core (includes socks)
Bag: Hobo Bag Punky Pink; Celestial Studios
Shades: Boho Shades (metal); Vintage Wear/rebranded to Epoque

LOTD 10.15.2009

So yeah. Have I mentioned how much I love being with a stylish guy who’s shopping addiction is worse than mine?

I went for an androgynous look today and ZOMG these are my absolute most favorite jeans! <3 Fishy Strawberry

Mitch kept fussing that his shoes were too narrow but I disagreed…he’s so damn picky!

CREDITS:
On Cari
BODY
Hair: London Import (black tones) by Epoque
Skin: Daydream Nutmeg Phantom freckle by Cupcakes (I think this is a limited edition Halloween release)
Eyes: Gemstone Eyes Malachite by Silhouette
Ears: Sachara Elf Ears Pointy Frogs by SLink

OUTFIT
Jacket: Tuxedo Jacket by COCO
Jeans: Equinox Jeans evening by Fishy Strawberry
Shoes: Funny Girl Flats (white) by Perquita

ACCESSORIES
Monocle: Dark Knight Clock Monokel by Crie Style
Ciggie: Napalm Cigarette V.2 by Gentleman
Ring: Snowflake Cocktail Ring by GBL (not sure if this is still available, contact Babyhoney Bailey)

On Mitch
BODY:
Eyes: Carribbean Reef; Poetic Color
Skin: Noah eyeliner Dark 1; Damiani
Hair: Al; Uncleweb Studios
Shape: Mine

OUTFIT:
Pants: Crossstich black belted jeans; Valiant
Shirt: Turtleneck Black; Emery
Jacket: Velvet Antracite; Menlosophy
Shoes: LdeV Firenze; Jeepers Creepers

ACCESSORIES:
Glasses: Twinz; Primoptic
Cigarette: Cigarette Rolled; Gentleman

Playing Dressup

Cupcakes just released Halloween Edition makeups and the cutest halloween dressup costumes that I had to share! I seriously felt like I was 8 again, when I would pull a dress from my closet, my older sister would put makeup on me and I’d fashion accessories like wings, ears, tails, horns out of whatever I found around the house.

Everything you see in the photos except hair and fairy ears are now available at Cupcakes. (You can find the witch’s apple sculpts and texture in your Linden Library…)

Devil and Gothic Lolita


Witch and Kitty Cat

And my favorites!
Lady Bug and Green Fairy (white and pink fairy also available)


Teleport to Cupcakes

Other Credits:
HAIR
Devil: WildWoman Black by MiaSnow
Gothic Lolita: LoveSong Flour by Tiny Bird
Witch: Apple White by Maitreya
Cat: Fashion Pop blacks by Epoque
Lady Bug: Sakura by Redgrave
Fairy: Apple Ginger by Maitreya

Elf Ears by SLink

LOTD 10.13.2009

Keepin’ it Funkeh!

And I convinced Mitch face to start style blogging on his Homme Fait blog to complement his shape release posts. You can see a better angle of his look over there.

On Cari:
BODY:
Hair: Lola (happy blonde) by fri.day
Skin: Eclat Pale (makeup1 dark brows) by Lelutka
Eyes: Gemstone Eyes (sapphire) by Silhouette
Lashes: Wisp (full) by Silhouette

Outfit:
Blouse: Sleeveless Blouse (white) by COCO
Dress: Naughty Dress (damask) by Luck Inc
Leggings: Basics Sheer Leggings (maroon) by !Ohmai
Shoes: Neyya Toe Cap by Maitreya
Belt: High Waisted (patent black) by Maitreya

Accessories:
Bracelets: Running Bangles (silver & silver/black) by *BOOM*
Ring: Times Square (diamond) by Paper Couture

On Mitch:
Eyes: Carribean Reef; Poetic Color
Hair: Hibiki; Uncle Web Studio
Skin: Noah eyeliner dark 1; Damiani
Shape: Mine
Belt: Faith; DMC
Necklace: Ring Choker; Sweets Junkie
Gloves: Taped Fingers and Black Nails; Sinistyle
Jeans: Tokyo Jeans Splattered Grunge; Aitui
Jacket: Men’s Leather Jacket; Grasp
T-shirt: Lazy Eye; Blacklisted
Boots: Wo Boots; Zero Number

Skin Review | Cupcakes Daydream

Last week I received a notice and gift from the Cupcakes group (brainchild of Mimi Coral and Rosemary Galbraith) and I’d been going through a bit of a skin identity crisis. Even after the skin/shape expo, I wasn’t having many skin “zomg” moments. The newest skin release from Cupcakes named Daydream changed that.

There are certain faces on skin that feel comfortable to me. I can do the cutesy Curio faces for a couple of hours, and even enjoy the sweetness of the League Misty skin, but I think I lean toward serious sophisticated faces. When I slipped on the Daydream gift, everything about the face just felt right. Beautiful, thoughtful, and professional.

I was pretty insistent about reviewing these skins, and then a happy accident occurred. A stick of RAM in my laptop bit the dust, so I was pretty much dead in the water from taking and editing photos for a while. I say happy accident because in the meantime, the girls at Cupcakes were working overtime releasing more makeups and skintones (including the completely gorgeous lilac hued NightElf tone).

Enough background. On to photos:

My chosen skin tone showing the entire makeup collection is the Wheat tone. You’ll notice the eyes and lips range from the subtle to the dramatic with a beautiful balance between the two. Each makeup comes with a freckle option as well.

All skin tones. I dare you to try to find a skin tone that doesn’t fit your taste.

What I love about the body:

1. The shading and highlighting isn’t overpowering. The entire body has a softness that isn’t overworked.
2. The collarbones and clavicles are just perfect. The face, collar area and cleavage are my weakness on skins, mainly because it gets the most camera time
3. By far my favorite feature is the abdomen and navel. It’s toned without too much muscle and the navel is so realistic i Just want to reach out and poke it.
4. The booty is great. There is kind of an odd shading around the top giving the bum an “apple” shape that is taking me a bit of getting used to, but it’s not unattractive…just different.

If you aren’t a Cupcakes group member, I’d highly recommend joining for the $250L join fee. The designers are VERY generous to the group and they’ve been having 100L specials for days on select makeups.

Here’s your Limo to Cupcakes