52 Colours: Wales

Wales is a green that to me looks like a child drawing grass with crayons. I was initially rather worried about finding anything in the right tone, but then out of nowhere (read: the depths of my inventory) I found this mini-dress by The Plastik to save the day! Even when I wore it as a top with pants by Somnia instead of a dress.

Today is Bandana Day, so if you haven’t yet got your bandana, Hair Fair has a handy booth in every sim. This particular watermelon bandana is by Curious Kitties. I made sure to match it with a watermelon noming bat by Pink Fuel and delicious basket of noms by Poche. The latter is available in Okinawa Summer Festival.

The Nasreen-skin by bilo was fittingly innocent to go with the summery relaxation and it seems I’ve been unable to get these Nostalgia-boots by lassitude & ennui off of Sonya, since she’s still wearing them.

Remember that today is the last day of Hair Fair, so if you haven’t yet bought all the things, now’s the time!

Scene: Tree: New Trails – Mediterranean Tree Set | Basket: Poche – Watermelon Punch Basket | Bat: Pink Fuel – Watermelon Bat

Body: Skin: bilo – Nasreen-ATG* | Makeup: M.O.C.K. Cosmetics – Parrottia Makeover | Eyes: Poetic Colors – Poison Ivy | Lashes: Redgrave – 39 – Luscious 

Outfit: Top: The Plastik – Carnival Dress Stem | Pants: Somnia – Tweed Waders Green* | Boots: lassitude & ennui – Nostalgia Boots Sepia* | Bandana: Curious Kitties – Hair Fair Bandana (watermelon) | Ring: .(bewildebeest). – Bubbles Ring Green Silver (not available) | Earrings: Tekeli-li – Chained Crystal Earrings

Poses: !bang – Stand 135 | aDORKable Poses – Swords Ground Sit I

Crowbar Engineer

If everything else fails, get a bigger hammer. Or a crowbar. Perfect engineering rule! This particular character started with the steampunk bandana by Calico Ingmann Creations, available in Hair Fair. Remember that Bandana Day is on Sunday! There’s a bandana booth in every sim for easy shopping.

The tweed capris and Marching Orders corset are both by Sn@tch, perfect for a tomboy with a feminine twist. I love Ivey’s corsets and the buttons and patterns in this one mixed military order with an extremely cleavage-friendly cut, making it perfect for both posing and ass-kicking.

The Nostalgia-boots are a new release by lassitude & ennui, a more romantic take on the Wanderlust-boots. Girly tomboy to boot. Excuse the pun. The boathouse by Greeny Beetle is from The Rebel’s Playground Hunt, same with the eyes by Rozena, poses by Amato and handwraps by Mulholland.

Now to find out who or what exactly left the door open…

Credits – Scene: Greeny Beetle. – Raven’s Boathouse (TRPH)

Credits – Body: Skin: Glam Affair – Roza Natural 03 D | Eyes: ROZENA – Real Black Eye (TRPH) | Lashes: Redgrave – 39 – Luscious | Makeup: La Malvada Mujer – Mechanical and Reasoned 

Credits – Outfit: Top: Sn@tch – Marching Orders Corset Brown* | Pants: Sn@tch – Tweed Capris Brown* | Boots: lassitude & ennui – Nostalgia Boots Sepia* | Bandana: Calico Ingmann Creations – Bandana 2012 Womens (Hair Fair) | Scarf: *Connors* – Scarf and Oops Bob is! | Earrings & Armlet: KOSH – Rapture | Handwraps: Mulholland – Rebel Bandages (TRPH) | Belt: Sweet Leonard & Needful Things – Bloody Skull Belt (Old ZPH) | Crowbar: ^Re.Birth^(from earlier hunts)

Credits – Poses: *.amato.* – pose play 04, 05, 01 (TRPH)

 

 

 

Odile

Odile is a new mesh release from Geometry Clothing and she’s clearly more of a gothic summer girl or a classy lady than a casual sandal-stomper. The gorgeous lace texture that looks like there’d really be two fabrics on top of each other really impressed me.

After I added Immaculada by Bliensen + MaiTai to it, I knew that I had to find something gothic while still staying summery, so back to World’s End Garden I went. The hair turned the whole look into almost classic Spanish. The updo with the decorations is available in Hair Fair.

The hairpins happened to match this blood thorn set by *Amaranthus*, so I used it to complete the look. Delicate, detailed, polished and classy. The raven approves.

There might be a hint of narcissism in the old-fashioned glamour, but considering that the mirror image peering back from the pond looks like that, who could blame her?

Credits – Body: Skin: League – Sia Fair Bloom | Eyes: IKON – Utopia Eyes Dark Red | Lashes: Redgrave – 39 – Luscious | Makeup: M.O.C.K. Cosmetics – Ginger Chocolate Makeover | Hair: Bliensen + MaiTai – Immaculada Night (Hair Fair) 

Credits – Outfit: Dress:Geometry Clothing – Odile Wine* | Shoes: G Field – Flower Pumps Eve Black | Jewelry: *Amaranthus* – Blood Thorn Zirconium/Blood Set*

Credits – Poses: aDORKable Poses – Love Gun Stand 2 / Glitterati – Zodiac 3 / aDORKable Poses – Dramatic Leo 4

 

 

Zodiac: Leo

Zodiac is a new monthly event themed around the sign that is current in each month, thus beginning with Leo. I’ve always liked astrology, so the idea of getting to make a character for each sign did make me squee. I’ll start with Miss Leo on stage: the perfect place for her.

Leos are the lions, the rulers of their own jungle, the kings and queens, the stars in the spotlight. They can be warm-hearted, generous, benevolent and extremely funny. They can also be drama divas plotting cunning plans to win, whatever the definition of winning is for them. Winning is what it’s all about.

The red carpet and all the luxuries it brings are not a reward for leos, they’re birth-right. All the attention and the riches are rightfully theirs, at least if you ask them! They love grand gestures, in both good and bad, the show, the drama, the epic.

They also have the ability to improvise on spot and are extremely creative and spontaneous. There’s also the indulgent vanity and the difficulty of resisting the call of the hunt when they see a new shiny…

Speaking of new shinies: check the hilariously awesome claw pumps by [HANDverk], perfect for leo girls. Gold is obviously the colour for them and Miamai’s half-mesh dress compliments their attitude. The mane is by LeLutka, a new release from Hair Fair. Most of the poses are from confident leo pack by aDORKable Poses, also available in Zodiac.

Credits – Scene: Stage: Dancer’s Triad – L – A Mesh Product by Khyle Sion | Sim: Ely‘s home sim

Credits – Body: Skin: Glam Affair – Mia Natural DiscoC 03 | Eyes: Poetic Colors – Cat Eyes (white) Preview | Lashes: Redgrave – 39 – Luscious | Liner: Pin Me Down – Liner 6 | Lips: M.O.C.K. Cosmetics – Clear Lipgloss | Hair: LeLutka – SALOME Hair AlmostGoth (Hair Fair) | Hairbase: Amacci – Hairbase Black Coal | Poses: aDORKable Poses – Confident Leo 5 / Olive Juice – Ladylike / aDORKable Poses – Confident Leo 1 (leos from Zodiac)

Credits – Outfit: Dress: Miamai – Amaria Lion (Zodiac) | Shoes: [HANDverk] – Claw Pumps Leo (Zodiac) | Jewelry: Finesmith – Shukran Set 

 

 

 

52 Colours: Aqua Island

Miss Aqua Island turned out to be a somewhat quirky-artsy summer girl with just a touch of vintage. The colour itself is paler-than-aqua blue-grey pastel that I had trouble nailing down from my inventory, so I turned to The Sea Hole to rescue. Once I located this cutesy romper, the character concept was pretty much clear.

I went to pose about in Ely’s sim, since her talents cover more than just pretty pictures: her landscaping is always ridiculously gorgeous. Absolutely perfect for summer pictures for someone like me, who is more about lakes and forests than beach.

The only thing I brought with me for the pictures was this exquisite Victorian sundial by Dark 7. It’s a new mesh release and there’s sundials also for those with more gothic or steampunk tastes, but this one just begged to go with this look so I used that instead.

I also have to squee about the hair — even when it’s mostly blonde — because finding a new (to me) shop that makes cute bobs is always a wonderful moment. The shop is LaViere and this particular bob is one of their new Hair Fair releases. The accessories are a mix of Zaara, Maxi Gossamer and LaGyo. I am completely addicted to all the big flower things by LaGyo and always delighted to get an excuse to wear any. Like now.

Credits – Scene: Sundial: Dark 7 – Garden Sundial Victorian S*

Credits – Body: Skin: Glam Affair – Giselle Light Kajira D | Eyes: The Plastik – Oni Cumulus Pond | Lashes: Redgrave – 39 – Luscious | Makeup: M.O.C.K. Cosmetics – Oceans Breeze Heart’s Desire Makeover & Clear Lipgloss | Hair: LaViere – Ambush/Creative Dye Blue tip | Poses: D.Luxx – Pencil 04 / D.Luxx – Pencil 06 / Frozen Panty Poses – HI5-BUNNY-07

Credits – Outfit: Romper: The Sea Hole – Nicosia Sun Suit sky | Necklace: Maxi Gossamer – Ashanti Necklace 1 Disk turquoise | Bracelet: Zaara: Vyomini chained bracelet turquoise silver | Flowers: LaGyo – Peonies headband aqua 

Summer Sailing

I was tempted to call this post Sailor Cute, but I actually never watched Sailor Moon so my ability to make connections would have ended at the names. Regardless, this bikini by katat0nik is seriously the cutest sailor outfit ever while also being the most standout bikini of this summer. So much love.

My magical familiar companion is played by my meepet Lumi, modelling various funny Hair Fair gifts. The colour-change-scripted sailor hair is by Tameless, also a fair gift. Hair Fair is one of the best events for freebie-hunters, almost every booth has gifts to spoil us. My favourites tend to be the silly ones, it’s like a mini Crazy Hair Hunt.

The shed is a freebie by L2 Studio from the hunt at The Gallery Gift Shop. The decor is a mix from those hunt loots, the temporary closing sale at Concrete Flowers and this delicious drink by Poche from Okinawa Summer Festival.

I think in the end Sailor Cute decided that magical familiars do not need wigs to perform their sidekick duties, but I’d like to remind you that children do. Hair Fair is of course about several sims worth of new hair releases and gifts, but it is also about Wigs for Kids. By now the lag should have calmed down on the sims, so go buy all the things!

Credits – Scene: Building: L2 Studio – Rustic Garden Shed (30 prims + 1 prim flower box) (TGGS Hunt) | Fish bowl purse: *MiuMin* – Kintoto Lovers (TGGS Hunt) | Vase: Concrete Flowers – Dandelion Love Vase | Drink: Poche – Tropical Drink (Okinawa Summer Festival) | Snuggle Birds: Concrete Flowers – Throwable Snuggle Birds

Credits – Sailor Cute: Skin: Pink Fuel – Alena <Sugar> Classic (dkbrow) | Eyes: Amacci – Hair Fair 2 big (HF Gift) | Hair: Tameless – Anita All Colors (HF Gift) | Lashes: Redgrave – 39 – Luscious | Eye makeup: Tableau Vivant: Blue makeup (TGGS Hunt) | Bikini & Hat: katat0nik – Sailor Bikini (blue) | Necklace: Concrete Flowers – Cherry Necklace (freebie) | Poses: WetCat – Modeller 3 /Estetica – Down by the Bay / LAP – TC-Timid Girl PR4 (+ holding pose from bird tray)

Credits: Roo Hairs: 1) Hinako Hair - an&subomi Hair Fair 2012 Mocha | 2) +LALA Moon+ Dachs Hund | 3) Bliensen + MaiTai – Darjeeling Hair (All three Hair Fair gifts.)

 

 

 

Zibskavaganza

Zibska‘s designs dance on the border of fantasy, still rooted on the side of avant garde and eccentric extravaganza with a touch of vintage. They could be easily styled for a fantasy character, but these new Hair Fair releases called for a show, for attitude, for modern-approaching-futuristic boldness.

The gifts in Zibska’s fair booth include this body suit in three colours, the earrings I kept on throughout the shoot, this hair and all the intriguing face tattoos. The lipstick is a part of the skin, everything else is Zibska’s delightful work. As for the setting, it’s Inspire Shadow Box – Spheres by BENT., from “Seraphim Turns One” Birthday Hunt. It was perfectly modern-quirky for this character.

As for the new releases, this Myrna definitely had a vintage flair to it. Combined with the Raine makeup it is almost like an old comic character with the purposeful pixelation.

Ode is deceptively simple style, bringing in mind ladies with cigarette holders, lace-teasing pillbox hats and jazz. The makeup is a combination of Vibe and Cleo, giving her plenty of attitude while still staying somewhat within the normalcy limits.

Laerke seems to almost have wings or a wreath of laurels, adding a nod toward more fantasy classical style, easily deified should one wish to don a toga. Zelia Noir’s shading rising at the corners adds to the effect.

Qeren is perfect for demons or possibly a strong Taurus-woman charging toward obstacles in her way. I’ve always loved hairs that have horns shaped in them, so convenient for so many characters. The Bullseye tattoo is tauntingly daring to match the hair’s attitude.

Petra could be interpreted as a multitude of horns, but with a different styling it could also be a flower… or simply a crown. Ginette tattoo forms almost a superhero mask to the mix.

Zibska’s hairs require a lot of attitude, boldness and self-certainty from their wearer. These are hold your head up high and challenge the world hairdos. You can find them in Flower at Hair Fair.

Every picture: Skin: Glam Affair – Mia Fairy Tales 2012 03 A | Lashes: Redgrave – 39 – Luscious | Hairbase: Amacci – Hairbase tattoo black coal | Earrings: Zibska – Severine Earring in Gold | Eyes: Umedama Holic – GemStone Eye G04 | Setting with poses: BENT. – Inspire Shadow Box – Spheres

First picture: Hair: Zibska – Nan* | Makeup: Zibska: Jala ~ Berry | Body Suit: Zibska – Zvonimira Lilac

Second picture: Hair: Zibska – Myrna* | Makeup: Zibska – Raine ~ Berry

Third picture: Hair: Zibska – Ode* | Makeup: Zibska – Vibe & Cleo ~ Berry

Fourth picture: Hair: Zibska – Laerke* | Makeup: Zibska – Zelia Noir ~ Berry

Fifth picture: Hair: Zibska – Qeren* | Makeup: Zibska – Bullseye ~ Berry

Sixth picture: Hair: Zibska – Petra* | Makeup: Zibska – Ginette ~ Berry

52 Colours: Persian Rose

Miss Persian Rose turned into a doll, in an actual literal doll box. You know me and colours courting pink: I cannot take them seriously, I have to go over the top with them. Fortunately I found this hair by Clawtooth from Hair Fair and simply went pink dolly to accompany it.

I got the dress by walking into Wretched Dollies just as the lucky board switched to S. It’s pretty much the perfect dolly dress and saved me so much trouble this week. I might have gone toward neon pinks otherwise, but this just amused me so much that I got all cutesy instead.

Hair: Clawtooth – Starlight Beauty Queen | Skin: Glam Affair – Giselle Light Kajira D | Eyes: The Plastik – Vae Aegis Candy Torley Linden Edit. | Lashes: Redgrave – 39 – Luscious | Makeup: M.O.C.K. Cosmetics – Basically Pinkaboo! | Dress: Wretched Dollies – Pretty in Pink | Box with Pose: Golden Delish Poses – Dollbox [Halloween Hunt Goodie]

Tekeli-li in Garden

Garden as in a sim of Hair Fair, of course, although now I am envisioning a garden created to fit his mindscape and am greatly entertained by this.  I spent today running around in Tekeli-li’s gorgeous sim and taking pictures of his new releases for the fair. If the inevitable first-day-of-fair lag makes you crash or all the fair sims are full, why not go and explore for a moment? There are rezable boats and hidden caves and wonderful twisted beauty all around!

This Alila-hair was irresistibly fantasy-oriental, speaking of sorceresses and women with lethal decorative pins in their hair. Oh, and also a knife! So convenient. If you are new to Tekeli-li’s hairs, the gems and all the decorations have an impressive variety of colours they can be and you control them with channel-commands. The hairs of course come with notecard details of all the possibilities.

Crystalic was clearly more refined, the classic fantasy lady. When I was playing around with her gem settings, I noticed something new. It’s now possible to set the gems (and only the gems) to fullbright for extra glow when taking fantasy pictures. It obviously can be set off as well for normal gliding about.

Pnom is one of the unisex tentacle-hairs fitting for aliens, demons or other creatures with various tentacles coming out of their head. It also has an eye lens in its decorations, giving it an immediate cyber vibe.

Eibon works for both genders as well, although I tattooed her rather girly here. I love the head tattoos that come with these, although obviously both would work perfectly well with a hairbase if shaved-bald is not your style.

Hsan is a part of the gift packet available in Hair Fair, along with ankh earrings, a tentacle mohawk hairdo and several decorative ankh chests. I’m using a hairbase with it, otherwise it would also reveal a part of the skull like the above unisex ones.

All the hairs are at least partially mesh, so do try the demos! Tekeli-li is located in Garden in Hair Fair. As for getting into the lag: detach all and wear a full body alpha (available in the Library). No prims, no scripts, easy invisible shopping!

First picture: Hair: Tekeli-li – Alila black* | Skin: Glam Affair – Mia Fairy Tales 2012 01 | Eyes: IKON – Utopia Eyes Dark Red | Lashes: Redgrave – 39 – Luscious | Hairbase: M.O.C.K. Cosmetics – Hairbase Modify | Liner: Pin Me Down – Liner 5 | Makeup: M.O.C.K. Cosmetics – Basically Silver and Chelsea Makeover | Outfit: Bare@Rose – Arachne Red | Earrings: Amorous - Antiquarian Chianti

Second picture: Hair: Tekeli-li – Crystalic Sapphire* | Skin: Glam Affair – Mia Fairy Tales 2012 01 | Eyes: Poetic Colors – Moroccan Night Bright | Lashes: Redgrave – 39 – Luscious | Hairbase: M.O.C.K. Cosmetics – Hairbase Modify | Face tattoo: Adam n Eve – Eye Tattoo Dragonet c | Outfit & goblet with pose: ~Silent Sparrow~ Ritual 

Third picture: Hair & Eye Ornament: Tekeli-li – Pnom Silver* | Skin: Glam Affair – Mia Fairy Tales 2012 01 | Eyes: Repulse – Cyborg v3 Eyes Green | Makeup: Nuuna’s Skins – AstroGlam Black | Outfit: VC Designs – C-003 Silver

Fourth picture: Hair: Tekeli-li – Eibon Amethyst* | Skin: The Plastik – Aleria Elven-Wisteria Plain | Eyes: Adoness – Lady Butterfly Eyes Violet | Lashes: Redgrave – 39 – Luscious | Body tattoo: Curious Kitties – Fairies Blessings Magical Body Overlay | Liner: Pin Me Down – Liner 6

Fifth picture: Hair: Tekeli-li – Hsan* | Skin: Glam Affair – Mia Fairy Tales 2012 01 | Eyes: Repulse – Cyborg v3 Eyes Green | Lashes: Redgrave – 39 – Luscious | Makeup: M.O.C.K. Cosmetics – Astrocool Makeover | Hairbase: M.O.C.K. Cosmetics – Hairbase Modify

Alice in a Box

Hair Fair will finally open tomorrow (Saturday 14th) to appease all the not-so-patiently waiting shoppers about to tackle the new releases. As you all surely know by now, the fair supports Wigs for Kids and you can see the donation percentages on the booth walls. There’s also the traditional hoards of gifts from the designers, Tessa below from *Alice Project*.

The rest of the hairs are the new releases by *Alice Project*, all available exclusively in Hair Fair for the fair’s duration. If you are truly new to Hair Fairs, it’s always just new releases and for as long as the fair is on, the styles are not sold in the main stores.

Since it’s conveniently Friday, I yoinked things from Fifty Linden Friday: the boxy by Glitterati to provide the poses and background and the adorable vintage-vibed bikini by Adore & Abhor to pose in. Thus Alice in a box, with fittingly lush big hairdos. It was all really like a cutesy old school pin-up shoot.

I used the same skin throughout the shoot, it’s Roza by Glam Affair, available in Collabor88. I changed makeup and eyes depending on the hair, just to show how wonderful and necessary skins with minimal makeup are. These days there’s really no need whatsoever for a skin with makeup, just an excellent base and then plenty of makeup shopping!

Speaking of eyes, most of them I dug up from my endless folders, but these ones are the latest group gift by IKON. If really pale blue eyes are your thing, go join the group!

Sudden change to red! If you’ve never tried *Alice Project* before, you should know that the hairs are base white when put on and then you control the colour change with a HUD. It’s very convenient, works for any mood and you can choose if you want streaks or not.

As for Hair Fair, I recommend joining the demo group and trying out all the hair today in the comfort and laglessness of your own home and having a shopping list ready for tomorrow!

The Hair Fair DEMO Group is listed in search, or you can copy and paste ( secondlife:///app/group/2e30d166-f3e5-e2de-ff72-b3da2d06ded2/about ) into chat and open history to click on the link and join.

Edit: Now that the fair is open, you can find *Alice Project* in Flower sim.

Every picture: Skin: Glam Affair – Roza Natural 03 | Lashes: Redgrave – 39 – Luscious | Hairbase: Amacci – Hairbase Tattoo | Bikini: Adore & Abhor – Hot Heat Bikini | Box & poses: Glitterati – Boxy / FLF

First picture: Hair: *Alice Project* – Tessa* | Eyes: Poetic Colors: Summer Breeze | Jewelry: KOSH – Auna Earrings & Ring | Liner: Pin Me Down – Liner 7 | Makeup: M.O.C.K. Cosmetics – Oceans Breeze Heart’s Desire Makeover 

Second picture: Hair: *Alice Project* – Kumi* | Eyes: Umedama Holic – GemStone eye G04 | Liner: Pin Me Down – Liner 5 | Lips: M.O.C.K. Cosmetics – Opal Lipcolor Mocha | Earrings: Finesmith – Noir

Third picture: Hair: *Alice Project* – Namie* | Eyes: Insufferable Dastard – Colors of Fall Brown | Makeup: M.O.C.K. Cosmetics – Ginger Chocolate Makeover

Fourth picture: Hair: *Alice Project* – Helga* | Eyes: IKON – ‘Sunrise’ Eyes Bleached Blue | Liner: Pin Me Down – Liner 5 | Lips: M.O.C.K. Cosmetics – Clear Lipgloss | Bangles: Zaara – Sadaf paua bangles silver

Fifth picture: Hair: *Alice Project* – Hyori (left) & Bliss (right)* | Eyes: Poetic Colors – Summer Breeze | Makeup: M.O.C.K. Cosmetics – Lucid Copper Nights Makeover | Ring: [HANDverk] – Geode Ring