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Sunshine On A Rainy Day

Sunshine On A Rainy Day

by Lisa Millar ♥ 2 Comments

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Note, I have done NO work on this picture at all, which is why you can see the little glitch on my left hip.

I really wanted to show you how awesome this skin was WITHOUT any enhancements by me; if you click on the picture you can zoom in for an even better look!

NAR MATTARU, as regular readers will no doubt have become aware, has been a revelation for me in 2014. This skin label pushes all my buttons, and then some, and I’ve become somewhat nauseatingly enamoured by it:)
It’s not hard to become that way inclined though, Jade Glazner keeps releasing great skins that are easy to wear yet offer a slightly less conventional slant to them. Even a plainer skin has an edge that makes it ideal for urban styling, and I can’t get enough of her work.

Her latest release that I am proudly sporting here is called Zoe. As usual it’s available in 8 beautifully polished tones, my favourite being Tone 03. There are five brow colour options as well as a no brows option too, and there’s also an extra-special pale version as Group Gift in store. I’ve not worn a super pale skin for absolutely aeons, but for NAR MATTARU skins I’ll make an exception, and of course, it’s perfect for Halloween.
Zoe has lots of extras available including a fantastic range of lipsticks, eyeliners and even french manicures on sale in Jade’s main store. Each tone is L$1000, and includes appliers for Slink Physique, which is pretty awesome, plus there’s a stack of other applier needs catered too as well:

• Luck Inc. Azz
• Lolas Tango
• Wowmeh
• #TheMeshProject (TMP)

Jade’s been a busy lass, and must be suffering epic applier fatigue! I’ll tell you another awesome thing too, each applier hud contains ALL of the tones. That saves lots of pennies if you like to wear different skin tones on different occasions, and that is very generous if you ask me:)

Oh, and in case you were wondering about the title to this post? Whenever I hear the name ‘Zoe’, my brain automatically thinks of this...  But from now on, I’ll be thinking about this absolutely storming skin. It really is an absolute corker.

Oh, and a final note: In the main store you’ll find a sale on older skins. Taryn is 20% off (all appliers in one pack for L$350) and Erys and Freya are ‘2for1’ as well as 50% off, with all appliers in one pack for L$250. I can’t stress enough what great value this is, exceptional skins at exceptional prices that you simply must treat yourself to.

CLICK HERE TO VISIT NAR MATTARU

 Kitty wears:

Hair – SOONSIKI – ‘Sweet Leaf’ (Blacks) (The Mens Dept.)

Ears: AITUI – Ear System: Gen 4, Heart Plugs

Skin: NAR MATTARU – ‘Zoe’ Tone 03

Eyes: IKON – ‘Denim’ (Group gift)

Top: FOXES Simple Crop Shirt – Plum (N21)

Pants: GAWK Leather Pants – Leo (Vintage & Cool Fair)

On Body: JOLI – ‘Purr Evil’ Tattoo

On Wrists: BOOM- Friendship Bracelets (Various-past Arcade Gacha)

On Neck: XYZ- Tattoo Choker (Mesh) *Marketplace Item*

On Eyes: MONS Black Eyeliner Series 8

On Eyes: HUSH ‘Flirt’ lashes

In Nose: CHARY Septum Ring 7 Gold (Rare)

Pose: DYERMAKER

PS A final thought don’t you think I’m seriously channelling a 1990’s Angelina Jolie here? 

Vintage & Cool

Vintage & Cool

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The Vintage & Cool Fair doesn’t end until Friday 24th October, so you have plenty of time to visit this event.  

I’ve popped back to it a number of times over the past few days, it’s one of those types of events that stands up well to repeat visits, particularly because of the layout.  I also really like that there are some great photo opportunities featuring vintage cars dotted around the place. As always with events I’ve discovered many new content creators, and I’m particularly impressed by the poses of offer from DYER MAKER.  Guys, my inventory is fit to burst with all the poses in there.I really don’t need anymore; yet I decided to splurge on the ‘Against the Wall’ and the ‘Pin Up Poses’ that were available at the event.  Then I just had to go and visit the main-store to pick up a few more. Curses!

So anyway, here’s another look I’ve put together in a retro style. The Tattoo is a new release from JOLI, and the fab skull and heart necklace is a gift from MAXI GOSSAMER. If you’re in the group get your tag on and go and collect it from the main-store, but hurry, it’s being replaced next week…Phew!  There are so many events and so many new releases on the grid at the moment, have you spotted anything amazing that you’d care to share in the comments?

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LOTD: Loose and long

LOTD: Loose and long

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Snapshot_006I’m starting to experiment a lot with longer hairstyles in my Second Life, and I must say I’m really enjoying myself. I’m really pushing my own boundaries, and constantly bagging demos of styles that I  think will not look right on me at all, and then guess what? I try them and BOOM!  They look fantastic. Case in point is LITTLE BONES.  Like SPELLBOUND, they’re a quirky brand with a really funky, modern edge.  The creator, NOVA MONROE,  keeps a really great Tumblr that you must visit (she has great taste in music) and her photographs really leap off the page. She has great fashion-sense, is absolutely oozing with street-cred and attitude and all of the styles that she has released this year have been exceptional, with each one really adding something to a virtual world that is already teeming with excellent hair designers.  I’ve been trying more and more of her styles recently and I am really loving what I see.  Colour and texture clearly matter a great deal to Nova and she gets both elements just right in her creations.  In this shot I’m wearing her latest release for KUSTOM9, called ‘Rusted Aero’ (which sounds like a very deviant sexual practise) and it’s a beautiful, loose over-the-shoulder style that manages to look elegant yet messy at the same time. Elegantly messy it is then, and what a treat to wear!

I’m also modelling some jewellery from JEWELRY FAIR 2014, this time from a brand called GEWUNJO.  I confess I’d never heard of the brand before and I think with a name like GEWUNJO I’d remember them, but I’ve been impressed by Andy Berenohn’s work. This KALZANG set is available at the event and features earrings and necklace that are both HUD controlled to change metal and gem colours. I think these pieces are bold without being over-bearing; they’re chunky and well made but sit well on the avatar and are easy to fit.  They make a statement without being too ostentatious and look perfect teamed with this loose hairstyle and a simple shift.

Last but not least, a shout out to the eyeshadow that I’m sporting.  You guys know how much I love my defined eyes, right? Well I discovered this gorgeous Kali eyeshadow at the latest round of GENRE.  It’s by the ADORED BODYSHOP and you get five colours in the pack for L$100.  I’m wearing the gold option in this shot and I really love it.  The sweep of colour across the lid teamed with the dark shade that finishes in a perfect cat eye shape is really rather special. Of course if I wasn’t wearing such an awesome base skin it just wouldn’t work  as well, but the bold brow shape on this NAR MATTARU ‘Skye’ skin looks as though the two were meant to be together!

Kitty wears:

Skin: NAR MATTARU ‘Skye’ (Tone 03) Black Brows

Eyes: IKON ‘Perspective’ in Blush

Eyeshadow: ADORED ‘Kali’ Eyeshadow in Gold (GENRE)

Lashes: HUSH ‘Flirt’

Ears: CHEERNO ‘Human Ears-Tragus’

Nose Ring: MONS Septum Ring (Style 1)

Hair: LITTLE BONES ‘Rusted Aero’ (KUSTOM9)

Dress: EMERY ‘Gatsby’ in Berry

SEVEN DAYS OF DENIM CHALLENGE:DAY 7

SEVEN DAYS OF DENIM CHALLENGE:DAY 7

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Seven days of denim challenge turned into a bit of a ruddy farce really due to RL issues, BUT I’ve still enjoyed posting these denim-centric updates and I really do hope I’ve given you some styling inspiration.

If anything I’ve been surprised at how much quality mesh denim there is out there on the grid, and that’s really good to see. It’s one of those fabrics that if it isn’t done right it looks terrible, and you can see that reflected very adequately in some Marketplace stores, I’m sorry to say. Fact is, it’s a difficult texture to apply, and to make it look fully authentic you have to pay special attention to the creasing and the shading, especially if you’re going for a vintage denim look.  This is why denim pieces can often be pretty expensive, but you really do get what you pay for.  I think I’ve possibly saved the best entry to last…

The jeans that I’m wearing were pretty expensive in SL terms, costing a very steep L$345.  That is a LOT of dosh for me to shell out on one item, but they’re totally worth it, let me explain why.

They’re from MON TISSU, a brand that I don’t purchase often ( because of the cost- it’s very much an investment brand for me!), BUT when I do splash out in the store I know that the item(s) I am buying will be cherished rather than slung into a hidden corner of my inventory, never to be seen again.

Why? Well, just look at these jeans: they are PERFECT.  Zoom in and you’ll see embossed buttons, realistic contrast stitching and creasing so brilliantly executed that you will want to leap into your computer screen, snatch them off your avatar and wear them to death.  I know I always get mighty enthusiastic about the items I share with you on these pages but in all seriousness there are some designers in Second Life that just nail it, and Anouk Spot is indeed one of them.  Even the fact that I’m wearing the distressed version of these jeans doesn’t detract from their quality or the way that they look; it would have been so easy to have been slap-dash in the application of the distressed look because it’s not supposed to be perfect after all, but it’s been done with great care.  I couldn’t love these jeans more if I tried.

To finish the look I added this fabulous unbuttoned shirt and vest combo, and went for a pin-up feel by adding one of the newer releases from TRUTH.  I don’t normally wear big hair, as you all know I’m a bob girl, but this style is irresistibly and looks amazing when worn.  In fact, when I was testing the demos I noted that the black version of this hair gave an exceptionally Amy Winehouse feel, which can only be a good thing if you ask me. (Indeed, I’ve been listening to ‘Back To Black’ while I wrote this entry! That album is always amazing, how I miss her..)

To finish my look I went to THE DRESSING ROOM FUSION and invested in the latest MONS septum ring release. MONS seem to have found their niche with these epic facial piercings that they’ve been churning out recently and I’ve become a huge fan.  Of course, I’m also wearing my favourite eyeliner, also by MONS, but my base skin is NAR MATTARU ‘Maya’ which I just adore.  The brows on this skin are absolutely perfect for this look, and this ‘Pin-Up Girl’ make up is simply outstanding.  I added a tattoo layer also from NAR MATTARU called ‘Ov Khaos’ to give this style an edgy look and finally threw on this utterly delicious, texture change bangle available from TDR.  It’s from Izzie Button who has really come into her own in 2014, not just with her sensational skin-work but also proving her talents when it comes to being an exceptional mesh designer.

I could quite happily look like this all the time in Second Life. What’s been your favourite look during this challenge?

Kitty Wears: 

 TRUTH ‘Grande’ (with bangs) Gingers

NAR MATTARU ‘Maya’ (Tone 03) Makeup ‘Pin Up Girl’
MONS Makeups- Black eyeliner series 8
NAR MATTARU ‘Ov Khaos’ Tattoo (normal)
IKON Ardent Eyes ‘Pewter’ (ML)
HUSH Lashes ‘Flirt’
CHEERNO Human Ears (Tragus) (THE MENS DEPT)

TEE*FY ‘Laura’ Unbuttoned Knotted Shirt
MON TISSU Harlow’s Cuffed Jeans (Distressed)
SLINK Female (AvEnhance) Hands (Casual)
SLINK Female (AvEnhance) feet (Flat M)

IZZIES Aarya Bracelet (THE DRESSING ROOM FUSION)
MONS Mesh Septum ring (style 15) Black (THE DRESSING ROOM FUSION)