Elate! - Maria

Today I'm celebrating the Elate! "Maria" dress. The Maria has been out for a while now, but was sent out as a blogger appreciation gift. I was immediately reminded of how much I like this dress! The Plum version of this dress comes with a pink rose collar, but I've put on a white rose collar instead. Not only can you mix and match the roses with the various colors of the Maria dress, but the rose collars also work well with other outfits.

Matching the collar perfectly, Elate! sells rose rings in 4 colors (the same colors as the collars are available in). I always wear the matching rose ring when I wear a Maria dress, but I also often finding myself throwing on a rose ring with other types of outfits.

I've chosen a simple short hairstyle to go with the dress, as to not overshadow the collar. This particular style is "Jess" by Truth. It's a recent freebie -- so make sure to go pick it up!

Full details...
Skin: Curio - Petal (Breeze/Pure1/Dark/Freckles)
Hair: Truth - "Jess" hair
Dress & Ring: Elate! - "Maria" dress (Plum), Rose Ring
Shoes: Kalnins - "Coquette"


Wait a second... I think I just saw this same collar running around the awesome Wonderland sim!

Could it be... the Queen of Hearts outside Elate!'s Wonderland location?


The Wonderland sims are really worth a visit! :) There's March Hare & Red Queen, and they are filled with interesting shops. Even if you don't plan on buying, the decor of the sim is worth taking a look at.

Hair & Card (in mouth): Pocket Mirrors - Queen of Hearts gift (Free - link goes to gift)
Collar & Ring: Elate! (named in above pics)
Dress: Elate! - Felicity (Night)
Shoes: HOC - Strappy Stilettos (30L for all colors)
Poses: VPoses (freebies)

"The" Summer Shoes?

Do we have a winner for the "must-have shoes of the summer"? I've seen these Kalnins "Coquette" shoes on quite a few blogs in the past week & they've looked great in every post! It's finally getting hot here in MN, so these shoes have kind of marked the summer for me. If these shoes began my summer, I'm anxious to see what other designers bring throughout the season!


This past week was Blogger Appreciation Week, hosted by Callie Cline. And what a wonderful idea it was! I enjoyed the opportunity to join the group--not only for the gifts, but also to find other bloggers and drop off a little gift for everyone else. I've included some of the gifts and this post, and will blog more later. I'm still unpacking boxes! The hair in the above picture was a former hunt gift from Tiny Bird and the skin was a blogger gift from Your Skin & Your Shape. The outfit was one of my first every SL purchases! It's from Myth.


I've really fallen in love with the Your Skin & Your Shape summer skins! I normal like a paler skin, but the tan looks so natural on these that I can't resist. In this post, I've shown 2 shades, but they do come in a darker color if you'd prefer.

The dress on the right was a blogger gift from Beauty Avatar Couture. I love the details, especially the silver top! Magika gave their "Curl Hair" as a gift to bloggers. I'm wearing it in Brown A. Magika has tons of styles available.. It's such a fun shop to visit!

The shoes, once again, are the Kalnins "Coquette" sandals. As soon as I unpacked them, I sat around for 20 mins playing with color combos. I used to match shoes to the outfit, now I'm matching outfits to the shoes! Alright, onto outfit info...

Pic 1:
Skin: YS&YS - Chiara Sunny w/ Freckles
Eyes & Lashes: Miriel
Shape: Bai Bye - Plum Shape
Hair: Tiny Bird - Olivia (Wheat)
Outfit: Myth - Highrise outfit
Shoes: Kalnins - Coquette

Pic 2:
Skin: YS&YS - Adrianna Sunny
Eyes & Lashes: Miriel
Shape: Bai Bye - Plum Shape
Hair: Magika - Curl Hair in Brown A
Dress: BAC - Charlotte (Peach)
Shoes: Kalnins - Coquette (or 50L cheaper on Xstreet)

Red & Blue -- Yay for new stores!

I've been needing some new lingerie lately & I'd heard that a new store/compound of stores had opened up on Sunday, so I decided to make a quick trip and see what they had. Luckily, I was able to kill two birds with one stone!

You should definitely take a trip to Pacadi Jasha and check out their wide selection of items! The clothing is beautiful, the jewelry is great, the color selection is massive... I could go on and on. Go look! While you're out, stop by lamb and get the group gift hair.




Skin: Curio - Petal, Breeze, Pure 2 Dark
Eyes: Miriel - Realistic Eyes in Light Blue
Shape & Tatto: Bai Bye
Hair: Lamb - Teased Up
Lingerie: Pacadi - The French (in "dove")
Bangles: Jasha

Sorry for the short post, but I've been spending all my time finally sorting/cleaning my inventory. I'm stumbled upon a lot of awesome clothes that will be coming in new posts shortly!

Happy Friday & New Katat0nik Sim

In order to celebrate the opening of Katat0nik's sim, I bring you a post based on a (very inexpensive and) very beautiful Katat0nik skirt.

The Katat0nik sim is gorgeous, and definitely deserves a visit! There's lots of cute shops plus, of course, an awesomely huge Katat0nik shop. Katat0nik's new location has quite a few goodies on sale for between 1 and 25L for fat packs! If you're not sure if Katat0nik clothes are quite your style, now is the time to go grab some of the inexpensive items and try them on. I know I'll be going back for a party dress or two!

While you're out, make sure to visit Violet Voltaire's shop before her jewelry sale ends. Some of her older items are on sale for really cheap also (I think this set was only about 10L.)

A quick note about the hair--I don't see Kin hair blogged much, but it really should be! Kin carries more current styles (like this one), as well as some great retro styles!

Oufit:
Skirt: Katat0nik (25L for a bunch)
Top: SugarCube (group gift)
Shoes: HOC
Jewelry: Violet Voltaire (50% off sale until tomorrow)

Body:
Skin: Curio (Petal, Breeze, Pure)
Shape: Bai Bye ("Plum" shape)
Hair: Kin
Eyes: Elate! (Blue)
Tattoo: by me!

Grey Day

Today I was in a mood to wear black/white/grey. I came up with a couple outfits using some of the same pieces. I made use of Waka & Yuki's 50L hair sale, as well as one of my favorite hairstyles in grey -- a color I never know what to do with!

Outfit #1 (Dark):
Hair: Waka & Yuki - hair 84 (50L on sale)
Top: Elate! - Cupcake tank in black
Pants: Random Fashions - Very Skinny Jeans in Dark Wash (from GNUbie store)
Shoes: HOC (only 30L for all the colors!)

Outfit #2 (Light):
Hair: Clawtooth by Clawtooth - Blue Velvet
Top: Elate! - Cupcake tank in white
Sweater: Magi Take - spring sweater (35L for 6 colors, I believe)
Pants: Random Fashions - Very Skinny Jeans in Light Wash (from GNUBie store)
Shoes: HOC

Both:
Skin: Myuglydorothy - "special" skin (birthday present <3)
Eyes: Miriel - Realistic Eyes in Earth
Tattoo: Bai Bye - Chinese "Heart" tattoo (yes, my shop hehe)
Shape: Bai Bye - "Peach" shape

Plum today!

Eep, sorry for the delay in a second post -- I have been busy opening my first shop!

Anyway, today I decided to make a new shape for the Rockberry "Uma" skin group gift. Then, of course, I had to find a suitable outfit. Here is the result!

I bought this dress awhile ago, but haven't worn it very much. I don't think it's as flattering on my normal curvy shape. With this nice natural skin, though, and small hips, it looks wonderful!

Skin: Rockberry ("Uma" group gift)
Hair: Armidi (Abigail)
Dress: &Bean (20L07 Plum)
Necklace: Violet Voltaire
Socks: **en Svale** (free knee socks)
Shoes: Maitreya (group gift pumps)