Gritty Little PIN UP Kitty

Okies, back to the matter at hand, or at paw as the case may be. Sometimes I just want to go Neko! I wanted to throw together a fun casual look, wear some of my old favorites, and some of my new faves. And I think I managed to pull off a real cute one this time.

This set of Neko Ears and Tail, were the first I ever purchased for an event at the club, and they are still favorites. They are from Arianna Designs! (Ari-licious) and are just a nice simple set for anyone who is an occasional Neko. I decided to go with one of my favorite wigs from Maitreya, Sophie is great with the colour scripted bands that can be made to match anything, and I love that the face lights are optional with Maitreya hair, since I almost never remember to wear them otherwise. I am once again drawn to the new Canimal Essence skins, and I really am going to have to go over and scoop up a batch, I want to experiment with some different make-ups to see if they grown on me some more. I am also really loving the new [Detour] Lashes, and have been wearing this set called Love Lashes almost exclusively since I purchased them.

For a nice casual look, I started with one of the super-fun T-Shirts from Sh*t Happens, and pulled on a pair of jeans from []::Tuli::[]. I really love wearing these patent flats from Boing Fromage!, ultimately customizable about 4 different ways, they are really such a great economical option for a flat shoe this season. Alpaca arm warmers from Argyle also spunk up this look a bit, and add some texture and interest. This Recycled Jewelry set from Shiny Things is just so awesome, love the frayed wires and the set looks so real, a really well made set. A Sassy lunch box from Canimal doubles as a purse, and I am ready to leap into action!





Shopping Details:
Eyes – BBBM – Big Booty Big Money, Watery Eyes, Mud (Splatter)
Hair – Maitreya, Sophie (White, Glow)
Skin – Canimal, Essence of Simplicity (Grace), Med. Sharp Brows
Top – Sh*t Happens, Quote Tees ZzZz Tee (Long-Jacket)
Necklace, Bracelets – Shiny Things, Recycled Jewelry Pack
Armwarmers – Argyle, Alpaca Knit Armwarmers (Charcoal)
Purse – Canimal, Retro Lunch Box (Sassy)
Neko Ears/Tail – Arianna Designs!, Ari-licious, Black Kitty Tail & Ears
Pants – []::TULI::[], Jeans (Black)
Shoes – Boing Fromage!, MaryJane Flats (Patent – Urban)
Lashes – [Detour], Love Lashes

Punk Chic

If you could only have one flavour of Ice Cream for the rest of your life, no matter how much you loved that flavour, after a while... it would just be the same. Think of all the other flavours you would be missing out on! If you only explore one avenue of fashion, one narrow definition of style, then you are similarly missing out. In RL, this is harder to achieve, most definitely, but in SL™, the ability to completely change your look in literally seconds, is too delicious to pass up!

I loved piecing this punk look together, it is grungy, edgy, and over the top, but too much fun! Without a doubt, the best part of this look is this fabulous hair from Digit Darkes. The NATURALe Defiance Glitter Punk hair is just so big and show-offy! Some punky make-up from Celestial Studio also makes this look work, love the pewter coloured lips.

The Sheer Top from WRONG!, complete with the Sobriety Bra underneath is a little risque for me, but looks really at home with this look. I used the sheer gloves from another Sheer Top, one from Little Rebel, and I liked the contrast of sheer layers. When going punk, the best pants I have found are from Jinx Paz, I have several pairs, and love these Anarchy Pants with the belt as part of the texture. I threw in some great stockings from Dutch Touch, and although you can only see a bit of them between pants and boots, I love socks from Dutch Touch in general.

Accessories Galore... starting with a Brow piercing, and the Uma Nose Stud from Tickled Pink. I adore these Lightening Earrings from Magika, they are really well done and very punk rock. I like to throw in a little silly in every look if I can, and this Legohead Choker from Pushbutton Industries is just so fun. I also really dig this Caution Tape Belt from The Syndicate, and I can't wait for them to re-open so I can check out the NEWS. No punk look would be complete without a great pair of Docs, and by far my favorites are from Beckenbauer Productions, they just look so close to the real thing. Now if you will pardon me, I need to go find the Sex Pistols tribute band in-world... there is one right?







Eyes – Sh*t Happens, Dark Greend
Hair – Digit Darkes, NATURALe – defiance (Glitter Punk)
Skin - Celestial Studios, Charmed Line (Tone 20, Blue - Vapor)
Earrings – Magika, Lightening Earrings
Belt – Jemca Arizona, Caution Tape Belt [by {The Syndicate}, Re-Opening Soon]
Necklace – Pushbutton Industries, PBI Legohead Choker
Brow – ITF, Brow Dual Ball [No SLurl Found]
Lip – Red Ruin, Lip Ring
Nose – Tickled Pink, Uma Nose Stud
Ring – Caroline’s Jewelry, Gimcrack Diamond Solitaire
Pants – Jinx Paz @ Le Cimetiere, Anarchy Pants
Boots – Beckenbauer Productions, Women’s Oi! 16 Eye Docs
Top – WRONG!, Sheer Top (Colourable), with Sobriety Bra
Gloves – Little Rebel, from Sheer Top & Gloves
Stockings - DUTCH TOUCH, Soks – Fishnet Stockings (Holes & Socks Flower)

Boot Camp Cute

Headed to Boot Camp, and what could be more appropriate then these fabulous Chunky Ribbon Boots from Shiny Thing. I love that these boots come with a colour change HUD for the ribbons, and went back to get the deluxe ribbon tint HUD recently, now I can pretty much match them to anything I own. Case in point, this fabulous G.I. Jenny dress from Canimal, which is so adorable and nicely side-steps the overdose of camouflage problem that you see with most military influenced fashion.

More great hair from Philotic Energy, this Melantha style is very funky, and reminds me a similar style from a Mega Brand, but this one has a lovely detail in the barrettes on one side, and the shade is so much more to my liking, less pearly white (which can look grayish in some light, and more pure white.

I was delighted to discover a little shop called Vogart recently, with some nice unisex jewelry, particularly this adorable necklace with guitar picks and a bullet on a chain. It's just so cool, and come in Small, Medium, and Large sizes so you can get the fit just right. A little stocking always sexes up a mini-dress, and these funky torn fishnets from DUTCH TOUCH are just the thing. I also put on my favorite earring for my everyday look, the Tunnel Multi Set from Drifting Sands. Private Ket-Su Reporting for Duty SIR!





Lashes – Celestial Studios, Prim Lashes (Classic 10)
Eyes – Sh*t Happens, Dark Greend
Hair – PE – Philotic Energy, Melantha (White)
Skin – Celestial Studios, Charmed Line (Tone 20, Gloss - Mauve)
Necklace – Vogart, Chain Necklaces (Pick & Bullet, S)
Dress – Canimal, G.I. Jenny (Green)
Earrings – Drifting Sands, Tunnel Multi Set Earrings
Ring – Caroline’s Jewelry, Gimcrack Diamond Solitaire
Stockings – DUTCH TOUCH, Soks – Fishnet Stockings (Holes & Socks Flower)
Boots – Shiny Things, Chunky Ribbon Boots (Black, HUD Tinted Ribbons)

Sassy in Green Satin

What can I say, sometimes I am just slow on the uptake. I has never been to Muism, even though my sister Anessa has frequently gushed about it, "You Have To Go!". So on the hunt for more fabulous handbags and purses, I finally decided it was high time for me to pay a visit, and visit I did, to the tune of about $4500L, yikes! Well, to be honest, this was in part due to cam shopping, which I don't recommend with Lag Reducing settings (as I had for the RFL clothing fair), The result, I thought I was buying one of these 'Satin Ruffle Tops' and managed to grab the fat-pack for $2000L. But as Anessa cheerfully pointed out, "at least you got something AWESOME!"

So here I sit, with a no-transfer pack of these fabulous silk blouse, and this is my favorite of the bunch, yeah, ok.. it's the Green! I paired it up with a dressy casual staple, these fabulous Denim Jeans from "Last Call", I love how the prim cuffs are slightly arched in the front to let some fabulous shoes show off. Speaking of fabulous, how much do I love these "Maitreya" Verve Pumps, the suede textures look reach out and touch them soft. A fabulous hand-bag from ETD, with the hunky chunky look that is the 'IT' look this spring. I loved this fabulous "Marlys" Pixie Cut in white, and went back to grab it in black because I just love how it complimented the angles of my jaw. Some thin layered bangles from "OPIUM Everyday" and these sweet Dollarbie 'Star Earrings' from "Diamonde." are all the accessories I needed to pull this look together.





Eyes – Sh*t Happens, Dark Greend
Hair – Marlys, Slim Pixie (Black)
Skin - Celestial Studios, Charmed Line (Tone 20, Rubies)
Earrings – Diamonde., Star Earrings [Dollarbie]
Jeans – Last Call, from Frida (Autumnal) Set
Blouse – Muism, Satin Ruffle Top (Green Pattern)
Purse – ETD, City Handbag (Brown Croc)
Bangles – OPIUM Everyday, Layered Bangles
Shoes – Maitreya, Verve Pumps (Green)
Lashes – Celestial Studios, Prim Lashes (Classic 10)

My Green Heaven!

I am not Irish, I am not Catholic, heck I am not even Christian, but today I am celebrating! What you may ask... well, the Colour Green! It's always been my favorite, and in RL you never see an explosion of green simply becuase it is St. Patrick's Day. In SL however, it is the colour of the day, and has been for over a week now, so for a gal who loves green, this is better then Christmas, um.. which I also do not actually celebrate.

Today I headed over to "Ivalde", to pick up the latest freebie from Neferia Abel, and ran into Nef mid-shop. She amazes me, I seriously think she may not have slept in years, she has boundless energy, surpassed only by her boundless generosity. Nef put all the green dresses in her shop at 50% off for the holiday, and I wish I could say I picked up a pile, the thing is, I own almost every dress in the shop, a lot of them are green, so I did not over-indulge as much as I might have otherwise. I decided that today I wanted to blog Ivalde, not the new Freebie Dress (which is brilliant by the way), and not something I picked up today, but something I have had for months, and something that I have always loved, and of course, something green! This 'Judith' dress in Green is fabulous, from the shine of the satin, to the full flowing bustle in back, it is also perfect for showing off NEW SHOES!

The minute I saw that Stiletto Moody had released some of her shoes in green today, I was over the moon! Finally! My sister Anessa Stine over at On Your Toes, had blogged them this morning, and managed to get a review copy for me. I have them in red as well, but these 'Elegant Slingbacks' in 'Green Twinkle' have got to be my favorite shoes from Stiletto Moody yet, I own about 6 pair altogether, so that is saying a lot. It matched the Emerald Green of this dress so well, and shoes like these deserve to be seen.

Nef told me to go check out the St. Patty's Gift at "Elegance Hats", and while there I picked up this wonderful hat called the 'Valena 1'. Morrigan Hyun really does have such a flair for primwork ans texturing in her hats, they deserve to be in the spotlight more then they are. Some retro fabulous hair from "Ingenue" made me feel about as Irish as a lass could feel, and my Irish 'Green' eyes, these from "Sh*t Happens" were definitely smiling. These dramatic lashes from "Celestial Studios" look great with this 'Drama' skin from their 'Charmed Line'. Jewels from "Swallowtail", "{JUNK}", and "Paper Couture" polish off my look of the day.





Eyes – Sh*t Happens, Dark Greend
Hair – Ingenue, Christine (Auburn)
Skin - Celestial Studios, Charmed Line (Tone 20, Drama)
Lashes – Celestial Studios, Prim Lashes (Club 13)
Dress – ~Ivalde~, Judith Green Dress
Ring – Paper Couture, Diamond Bee Ring
Necklace – Swallowtail, Big Gem Necklace (Green)
Bracelet – {JUNK}, Tangled Antique Gold Bangles
Shoes – Stiletto Moody Shoes, Elegant Slingbacks (Green Twinkle)
Hat – Elegance Hats, Valena 2

This Little Piggy

This Little Piggy Went to Market! Having a little fun with a cute undies set from Edelweiss, a shop I stumbled on not to long ago. These socks, from Sh*t Happens come in 2 lengths (Calf & Thigh) and I opted for the very reasonably prices "Sh*t Pack" with tons of great colour options. Slippers in SL are the best, I have at least 5 pair, and these Piggys look positively squishy cozy. Just a cute look I would so be caught in at home in RL too!



Skin - Celestial Studios, Charmed (Tone 20, Rubies)
Eyes - (Miriel) Eyes, Hazel (Big)
Hair - Armidi Hair, The Poynter (Midnight I)
Bra/Panties - *Edelweiss* StripeInnerSet (Red Pack)
Socks - Sh*t Happens, Tube Socks (Purple Over the Knee)
Slippers - Akira Designs, Piggy Slippers
Nose - Tickled Pink, Uma Nose Stud
Ring - Caroline's Jewelry, Gimcrack Diamond Solitaire
Necklace - Karsten Rutledge, Heart Locket

Sweater Girl

Another Fab Casual Sweater I picked Up recently from Sh*t Happens. I love Green, you will see this trend no doubt, so I could harldy resist it. Adding some whimsy, a great little necklace that my sister Anessa Stine gave me and one of the great graphic Tees in my collection from !Boing Fromage! Hair from Armidi is an instant fave, love their colour packs, since some days I am torn between Black and White... and their "Midnight" Pack has Both!



Hair - Armidi Hair, The St. Moritz (Pearl)
Skin - Celestial Studios, Charmed (Tone 20 - Red Dusk)
Eyes - Celestial Studios Optics, The Naturals, Hazel
T-Shirt - !Boing Fromage!, Fur Tee
Jeans - Sh*t Happens, Medium Fade Jeans
Sweater - Sh*t Happens, Boyfriend Cardigan (Olive)
Boots - (Luna Viola) Desert Boot, HUD Colorable (Brown Accent Version) [Available @ Pixel Dolls]
Glasses - /artilleri/, Marla Glasses - Blue
Necklace - Violet Voltaire, Chocolate Cake Necklace - Pink [Available on Retrology SIM, Obscure Finds Fleamarket]
Nose - Tickled Pink, Uma Nose Stud