A Black Tie affair

This will be my first post for Cosmopolitan Sales Room.
I'm very excited and honoured to be able to do this and I would like to thank Corina Wonder for giving me this opportunity and for trusting me. I will also try my best not to disappoint the designers who have worked hard on their creations and still set them at such low price(70L) during these 2 week event. I am all for not getting us bankrupt :)

I have never heard of ModaMia before and I have no idea why. This gown is so elegant and graceful(flexi prims to soften the mesh) and the big ribbon at the back makes it so feminine. Moon is ready to go somewhere formal.

There are four colours to choose from-black, blue, teal and red and they all comes with matching shoes from Heart & Soul. And to top it off, it comes with matching jewellery sets but I chose to let Moon wear Donna Flora's set in honour of her memory.

Better hurry, this gown makes a great collection to your formal wear wardrobe(folder). This round will be over in a week.

on Moon:
hair: >TRUTH< Eden -  black & whites
skin: *League* Taylor Skins Suntan Blonde -Silverlining- Cleavage
jewellery earrings&necklace: (DF) BODZA jewels
jewellery bracelet: DM Pearl Drops
gown&shoes: ModaMia/H&S Poised Elegance Vintage Gown Black (now @ Cosmopolitan Sales Room)

Retail Therapy for the broken

It feels good to shop when you're down.

Mimikri has a new creation called Babe and No Future. I chose No Future. Although the name is appropriate for today's blog, I plaid and red have always been favourites.

on Moon:
hair: [Shag] - Bombshell - Dark browns
skin: *Glance Skins - Anais - August - SKIN PACK
jewellery: : Amorous : Simplicity
minidress: Mimikri - No Future Tartan Dress red
shrug: Mimikri - No Future Shrug black
bag: AZOURY - Heima Purse (Caramel) (at the L'accessoires)
boots: N-core EUPHORIA "Noir Intense"

The shrug comes with buttons on the sleeves too:

Dressing up my avatar fills up my time and takes some of the pain away.

Kiss my hand and I'll ride with you

....and this is why we all need a man alt:

It's Friday and Miel has another FLF offering, the Volar dress, in a multitude of patterns for only 50L. Irresistable! Then Fatewear has this hoodie and teeshirt combi for it's subscriber/anniversary gift. I only opened it today when I logged the man alt to pose with Carter.

on Carter:
hair: A&A Misa Hair Jetblack
skin: -Glam Affair - Katya - Jamaica 07
glasses: :SZD: Distraction Sunglasses Black(part of outfit)
jewellery: A&A Fashion Jewellery Set Eliza SilverMix [TDR- 51]
dress: MIEL VOLAR DRESS (FLF now!)
boots: *Muism* Troy boots_Brown
pose: oOo tribal one

on the Man Alt:
hair: ::Exile::6th Avenue Heartache: Naturals
skin: -Belleza- Johan sk 0
glasses: [ hoorenbeek ] Retro - Men(part of outfit)
top: FATEwear Jacket - Leon
jeans: RONSEM* Straight Jeans / blue (male)
shoes: ::7Style:: -Mid- sneakers black
pose: Glitteratti s1

Have a good weekend!

Clubwear and GG

Continuing Carter's journey on looking good and still keeping within my narcissistic monthly budget, I tped Carter to the Cosmopolitan Sales Room and bought the Liv-Glam dress I have been eyeing.

Hair: [monso] My Hair - Daisy/ Black Brown
Skin: Essences ~ Amaterasu ~ lait - brunette (04)
Jewellery: [ glow ] studio Dindi Set TDR old item
Dress: [LG] Boutique-[Summer 13] Counting Stars Hud 1 70L
Clutch: PICHI - CHANDRA KnuckleClutch [black] at this week's Acid Lily Gallery 50L
leggings: ESCAPE Lace Leggings -ribbon-(ancient! no longer available)
Shoes: {{BSD Design Studio}}less is more -Grey croco (original mesh )
pose: Purple Poses Savannah 6

Last, I tped Carter to Liv-Glam to get the latest GG.

outfit: [LG] Boutique-[ FALL-13] Girls on Film Gift

And before I forget, N-core has a really pretty and girly groupgift out called N-core Group Gift- CUORE "Pink Floral" (Mesh). The group used to be free but now it's 50L to join.

I didn't edit the picture. The hud wasn't their latest version, but it was still easy to use and Moon was using her regular Glance skin and the difference in skin shades wasn't very discernable. It made me demo their other shoes and I'm dreading the day I bust my budget on their shoes!

About the dance

Carter has been wearing this low flared jeans from the Dressing Room Fusion and tee for a few days now.

hair: !lamb. Zelda (Mesh) - Chocolate Bars Pack
skin: Essences ~ Amaterasu ~ lait - brunette (04)
top:.:CM:. Atrim Top and ripped denim shorts(from a previous hunt and I only use the top.... obviously:p)
jeans: [Cynful] + lil'lace - Bell Bottom Trashed [TDRF]
boots:*COCO*_Gift_BeltedAnkleBoots
pose: oOo breaking seven

I tped Carter to Acid Lily Gallery to see a dress but ended up buying this OMG it's so vibrant red gown with flexi ruffles. I'm so glad designers are starting to add flexis! Can I have a short dress with flexis too?

Hair: Lelutka Vent (past GG)
Jewellery: Lazuri Delia Ruby (past GG)
Dress: MAAI - " Faith " leather mesh gown / Lolas / Red (This week's Acid Lily Gallery) 60L
Pose: oOo flamenco four

I like watching the skirt(flexi) twirls. I took this picture while Carter danced the Ally from Humanoid. It was a previous dollarbie. It's now an Elena dollarbie.

Fantasy in space(Monday meme)

This week's meme challenge from Strawberry Singh is about surrealism and having a platform like SL and being able to interact in it is already surreal. Sometimes I think it's funny that I prefer to have a human avatar rather than any other mythical being but occasionally, I love turning my avatar into a mermaid or a fairy or an elf and even a cyborg. I especially love sci-fi.  What would be surreal to me is to have a mermaid in space. She would have to have wings. Fairy wings of course. 

Meme instructions: Create an image in Second Life that has a surreal feel to you. Don’t forget to share your link in the comments and add your picture to the Blog Memes flickr group.

Here is my fantasy in space:

Moon is wearing all old items except the Belleza skin from this month's Arcade Gatcha.

skin: -Belleza- Leila Arcade 3 RARE
eyes: Poetic Colors - Cosmic Dream Eyes - Freebie
hair: [LeLutka]-POCAHONTAS hair/Naturals

elven ears: *~*Illusions*~* High Elf Ears

wings: (V) Vaengi: Ragged Fairy Wings, Natural, 2.6

jewellery: *~*Elessia Set

mermaid outfit: Boudoir Sea Dragon Mermaid

prop:

poses: FLY LILY BOX - MERMAID ALLIE SET

throne: Unseelie Throne-Ana's Gift for the Fantasy Faire Hunt

flounder moon: <!WorN?> The Moonflounder, celestial dreamfish

wings on throne: F.E. 2.0  - Deluxe Sculpted Wing  - Building Kit

background: picture of space from the internet

About the Music

Some days in SL, all I want to do is listen to music and cam around taking pictures. And this morning is one of those days.

It has been awhile since I went music hopping because I spent most of my time up on the sky platform building or just staring at the prim as if it could inspire me, but this morning I told myself it was time to go forth and listen to other than those who sang at Chip's One Night Stand.

And so, a little after 6pm, I tped Moon to The Pier to listen to DennyMac. He plays the acoustic guitar and although Chip Takacs has spoilt me with his electric guitar, it was still pleasant to listen to the sweet lulling guitar. I cammed a lot to get some pictures while avatar Moon danced obliviously but only 2 pleases my eyes.

I have always loved pictures of lighthouses.

This music venue is really beautiful and would be a great backdrop for photo shoots:)

Then half way through the show, I found out that my friend VincentSantino was doing a show the next hour so I tped Moon over:

Vinny's one of those old rockers. He's gonna kill me for saying that:p

Then right after his show I tped Moon over to listen to Harry Frychester because he has an awesome voice and he's funny too. I called my daughter over to listen to him and at first she thought he was Michael Buble.

I didn't take many pictures. The sim was packed and laggy and I didn't want to crash.

3 hours of shows is my limit. I logged out and turn on the radio:)