ESSENCIAL have a fantastic store at the color blocking event, not only can you find shapes and skins that perfectly meet the brief, but some great dresses and pants. The skull mesh dress in vibrant pink looks fabulous and there’s also a fantastic psychadelic long neck tie dress, ‘Carnival’ at a staggeringly cheap L$75! (In fact, all the clothing items in store are at that fantastic price:) As Darth Vader once said, “Impressive, most impressive”
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A Cracking Christmas At Cleo Design!
Just like in real life, decorating for Christmas can be a really expensive affair. Pine trees drop their needles everywhere, baubles break and cats have this super-annoying tendency to climb up the tree and send it crashing to the floor. Not to mention that if you hang choccies from your branches they usually last all of five minutes before the dog discovers them and then spends the rest of Christmas with a very guilty look on their chops…and a festive attack of the chocolate induced runs as well. Marvellous.
So this is one reason why I advocate decorating in Second Life, because you can make your (albeit) virtual home a veritable winter wonderland of Yuletide yumminess for not very much money at all, and it’s practically hassle-free. All the best stores like La’Licious, Clutter, Mudhoney, What Next, Belle Belle and The Loft have their Christmas ranges, but one store that’s really stepped up to the mark and totally surprised me is Cleo Design – http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Oamaru%20Bay/44/206/22
There is a Christmas range in store that is not only pleasing to your purse, but so darned delicious that if you don’t go and peruse the wares on display I may have to get all psychotic and hunt you down and MAKE you visit. Scared? You should be, but of me, not the loveliness that’s on display. We’re talking prim perfection folks, lovely sculpts and nommy textures galore. But it’s not just the quality that speaks volumes about this place, it’s the prices that are the true stars of the show.
For example, see that amazing modernesque decorated white Christmas tree in the picture above? L$75 . I kid you not. The fireplace and all its accoutrements? A jaw dropping 150L AND IT IS EXQUISITE!! I’ve not even mentioned the fantastic festive sofa set (L125) or the matching fire and surround (L$350)or the sumptuous floor cushions (L$50)and decorations yet! ( You can glimpse those at the far left of the picture)
There’s so much in the Xmas range that’s worthy of your Linden dollar that you may as well just walk into the store and buy the whole ruddy lot, because quite frankly it wouldn’t cost you that much if you actually did just that.
I was lucky enough to bump into the store proprietess, Cleom Bailey, whilst I was there ( I was snuggled under the blanket on the rocking chair at the time, L$150) and I asked her about her designs. She was really humble and simply stated that she likes making things and knowing that they make people happy.
Well Cleom, they do that and then some!
So dear reader, 5 sleeps until Santa! Put your time to good use and go visit the store NOW and get your home ready for the big man himself. He may even leave you a few extra presents as a reward! Here’s your LM: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Oamaru%20Bay/44/206/22
Bikinilicious!
Haven’t posted much since Friday, and for that I apologise, but I’ve been catering to my burgeoning bunny collective!
I’ve gone from two bunnies to TEN, yes TEN, of which I will post more later and it’s terrific fun, but I had to share this look with you so bad that I’ve left my bunny exploits behind for now. As you can see I’m wearing a splendiferous bikini from PIG and I absolutely adore it. There’s no way you could wear this in real life because the tan lines would be just horrific, but I really rate the detail and fit of this beautiful ‘Hortensia’ bikini. I’m wearing the Aubergine shade, which looks especially lovely against the amber stones in this wonderful ‘La Brie’ jewellery set from CAD & TART. (If you’re a group member you also get a pair of matching sandals)
I often wear bangles to cover the nasty wrist joints that always cause a problem for me in Second Life photographs and I am forever wearing my ‘Mineral’ bangle set, so I’m really pleased to have some new additions to my collection, and they are of course beautifully textured and designed.
Finally I also want to mention my eyeshadow; the purple shade that I am wearing is part of a ten-pack from GLAMORIZE called ‘Glitzy’, and it costs just TEN LINDENS!! It’s an absolute bloody bargain, a bunch of glittery eye colours that work on the new tattoo layer in viewer 2.0. These are tons of fun especially because they add new colour to existing skins and make plain skins look uber-stunning. The skin incidentally was a group freebie from TULI only available at Icon, with lips that have been coloured so beautifully that they look dewy and oh so moist and nommy. The eyes were quite plain so this ‘Glitzy’ make up in purple has really vamped up the look.
Oh, and yes I am still wearing the TRUTH hair that I squeed about in my previous post. I really have no idea how he’s going to better it, but seeing as he usually releases all his newness on a Thursday these days we won’t have long to wait to find out. I’ll be sure to share with you of course!
NEW Truth Hair-‘Kalista’ is Bloody stunning.
Remember the original Ferrero Rocher advert, where they’re at the Ambassador’s party? The guy is uber-cool and has, ahem, ‘exquisite taste’, and nods towards his butler to bring in a silver tray teaming with chocolates. The butler carries the pile of golden nommables around and each guest selects one with mucho gusto, causing one of them to say to the Ambassador, ” Monsieur, With these Rocher you are really spoiling us!” ( You can watch it here, it’s a classic!)
Well, that’s how I feel about Truth hair, because at the moment I definitely feel like Mr Hawks is spoiling us and then some. He’s released another FOUR styles this week and I’m wobbling with excitement! (Alas I could only splurge on one due to the blinking car failing her MOT this morning..GAHHH) This one is ‘Kalista’ and it is a thing of beauty.
Regular readers will know about my Truth hair obsession ( there is NO cure) and my tendency to refer to his new streak-enhanced styles as ‘Bacon Hair’, because they’re streaky and nommable.
(I know, in my mind you’re thinking “Dear Lord, what a wit! Mark Twain and Charles Dickens must be shaking in their tombs!” when actually you’re thinking “Lame..” Just humour me ok? You should be used to it by now.. ) Well, this takes meaty hairstyles up a notch. This isn’t JUST Bacon Hair my friends, this is the finest bacon, probably sourced from golden happy pigs and oak smoked by pixies or some other woodland Fae folk because we’ve moved on from not one but TWO sets of streaks that change colour !!! YAYYAYAYYAYAYAYAYAY!! GET IN!
As you can see it looks bloody fantastic. You can really co-ordinate your look just that little bit more and beeven more amazing than usual with just the click of a coupl of buttons on a menu..no fuss, no hassle and it makes Ferrero Rocher look like dust covered-weasel pissballs, if there is such a phenomenom. ( A delicacy in some quarters, so I hear)
So, go and check out ‘Kalista’ on Truth’s blog, and follow the links to that style and Rylan, Rylan 2 and Layla (epic name, epic bunches!) and click on each to buy them at XStreet, thus avoiding the store-scrummage. Personally I feel it is high time he was knighted for services to hair.
Sir Truth, we are not worthy to lick your boots and I for one salute you! ( MOAR BACON HAIRRR PLEASE!!!!)
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