Feast Your Eyes

Prim eyelashes. *sigh* Is there anything more fiddly for the SL fashionista to fit?  I have two pairs that I wear routinely, mainly because they already fit and I can’t be bothered to spend time on others.  That is, until yesterday.  Yesterday, you see, I made it a mission of mine not to be such a wimp. Fashion is so eeeeeeasy in SL, it is easy to get lazy about it.  Buy it, wear it, mix it, layer it… a few little clicks.  But in real life, fashion is suffering: be it 4 inch heels or starving into a season of miniskirts.  It was high time for Jenopolis to pay the price of looking good.

So– here are three stellar eyelash sets which I fitted myself in an unusual display of patience and mild suffering.  Not that they are perfect… I’m not THAT good with details.  But I did step back afterwards and think– dang!  Worth the time.  They are pretty amazing little pieces of art.

Also– as a little extra treat for the eyelash work, I featured some thrifty finds of mine from the last week or so.  Including a gorgeous 100L skin!  Enjoy…

Down Through the Chimney with Good St. Nick

OK, this may have to be my favorite Christmas carol now.  The Down the Chimney Hunt was not only a good bit of fun, I can’t BELIEVE the amount of quality loot on offer.  What a happy holiday surprise!  Thanks to all the designers who generously participated… and also, thanks to the organizers for getting so many different stores involved.  I shop a lot in SL, but it never ceases to happen that every hunt shows me a dozen or more stores I just never knew existed– and which I will be going back to again and again, natch.  The gift that keeps on giving, eh?

In the meantime, I have finally unwrapped all the spanking new prezzies the hunt gave me and managed to pull together a few outfits to spotlight some of my favorite new pieces.  Heeeeere we go!

(outfits and slurls and hunt details after the jump…)

Winter Schlump

There is one good thing about being off the SL grid for a while– when you get back, you have a whole season’s worth of beautiful clothes to try on.  Today, I reveled in my accumulated mass of fashion, and fixated on creating a little Winter Schlump… you know, the kind of clothes you wear to hole up in with your friends, enjoying a hot chocolate spiked with whisky and watching old Christmas flicks.  The art of the cozy yet aesthetically pleasing schlump.

The first outfit was totally inspired by this Pr!tty hair, which was a new find for me in a tiny corner of Black Market– it is so dramatic without being fussy and formal, and it is BIG.  I love big!  And the rose-studded hair band is super sweet, no?  So sweet, in fact, that I couldn’t resist a little bad attitude…

I am also a little (err, a lot) in love with my winter whites here.  The cardigan is courtesy of Ohmai, and if she isn’t genius with creating fashion forward schlump, I don’t know who is!  The cardi here is just great, with a perfect length and hang to wear with a million things.  Complementing it here is a skirt I couldn’t love more, the Niniko skinny skirt.  Of course, leave it to Niniko to make the skinny skirt an outstanding cargo, devoid of the Mad Men sex kitten thing and all about looking cozy as can be without a hint of poof.  I adore the belt, and the sculpted pockets on the back are just GAWgeous.  To spice up the neutrals, I tossed on another tee from my incresingly tall pile of Gbberish stuff– such a statement piece!

One more thing– these BOOTS.  If I had them in rl, I just know I would have a hard time taking them off.  Ever.  Beetlebones at its best, they are quirky and comfy and so different!  The tassles make me smile like crazy, and I can’t wait to wear them in another color with another outfit and see what other magic they can spin.

Outfit One

Skin: Rockberry, Mia natural with freckles

Hair: Pr!tty, Runway model hair in Rose

Shirt: Gbberish, Urban Tees in Dark Maiden

Cardigan: Ohmai, Basic Pocket Cardigan in Nudist

Skirt: Niniko, Tight Skirt and Belt in Beige

Necklace: beetlebones, Clamshell Necklace in black and gold

Tights:  Royal Blue, Line to the Crown in Toxic Spill

Bag: Royal Blue, Slouchy Pouchy in Thoughtful Nutmeg

Boots:  beetlebones, Snuggies low boots in green

Details on the other two outfits after the jump.  (Go on, jump!  I’ll catch you!)

Pink’d for Half Price

Just a quick post to spread the word about Pink‘s half off dress sale– all the dresses at the store are just half price, and that means killer bargains!  Yay!!  If you haven’t experienced Pink’s dresses, then it is definitely a great way to start.  🙂  The sale is going on until August 31.

Here are a few of the dresses on sale– just a sampling, there are plenty more!

AND… I have saved the biggest treat for last!  The skin in these pics is from Beetlebones!  Squee!  That’s right, the cutie patootie suetabulous yootz has released her first skin, Amelie.  It is a lovely, soft skin with some great details:

I absolutely love the lips, which are so natural and feathered looking, and the body freckles make me sooooo happy!  Yay!  There are several makeups included in the pack, and on top of everything else it is extremely reasonably priced– more than worth the trip down to creator’s pavillion for a set.  🙂

That’s all for now, fellow shop-a-holics!  Enjoy your Thursday, and happy shopping!

Details and Slurls

one:

Dress: Pink, Emi Strapless Dress in bright blue

Jeans: Madsy, Acid Washed jeans in ripped

Boots: Shiny Things, Old Boots in brown

Tank: Beetlebones, mixnmatch sweaters and wifebeaters

Necklace:  luc, Nalah Long Ethnic Necklace in blue

Bracelet: eyecandy, Silver and Pale Blue Bangle set

Hair: Amacci, Olivia in deep copper

Skin: Beetlebones, Amelie tan

two:

Dress: Pink, The Dreamer Party Dress in kiwi peony

Shoes: Kalnins, Morning Dew

Bag: Gbberish, Vera Bag

Sunglasses: Gypsy, Sassy Specs

Bracelet: +Plus, Summer Essence Bangle in olive

Hair: lamb, Teased Up in rotten carrot

Skin: Beetlebones, Amelie tan

three:

Dress: Pink, The Cabana Dress in red

Tights: TaP Ribbed Tights (no longer available)

Shoes: [ON], Petanko Cross in aza

Hair: Waffles, Alice Practice in caramel

Skin: Beetlebones, Amelie tan

Bracelet:  Hoot, Rose Wristcuff in blush

Earrings: glow studio, Mega earrings