Hey Sister

Here are a few more outfits from Liv-Glam I could not resist getting for my avatars.

Recently my daughter was looking for cargo pants because her fieldwork takes her to some rough places and incredibly, she had a difficult time searching for it. It wasn't in trend and she almost bought a pair from the boy's department when she found a branded pair at an outlet store. That made her day. Just because she has to go murking around in the wetlands looking for bugs doesn't mean she has to look sloppy.

I'm not sure these outfits on Carter and Moon are suitable for fieldwork, but they sure look fun!

on Carter:
skin: Essences ~ CHO TDRF 03 ~ lait
hair: !lamb. Zelda (Mesh) - Chocolate Bars Pack
outfit: [LG] Boutique-[Summer 13] Sunset on Ibiza Outfit Hud 1
boots: **DECO - MESH Rivet Boots (coal)**

on Moon:
skin: *League* Taylor Skins Suntan Blonde -Angel - Frex
hair: . Liquence . - F2 in Natural Fades
outfit: [LG] Boutique-[Summer 13] Hey, Soul Sister Outfit Hud 1
boots: J's Ankle Boots Round (Black)

Some gatcha items from the Arcade

I can't believe it's already Friday!

I finally made it into the Arcade. Things were rezzing very slowly, but because I knew what I wanted, I didn't need to see what was on the gatcha machine. I just needed to know where they were. Manouvering with the help of the mini map helps me not to bump into people although if there was lag, it doesn't work sometimes.

hair: Clawtooth: Heck on Wheels prize 7 (REZ AND OPEN)
skin: [theSkinnery] Alice 5 (toffee)
nightie: Tee*fy Aurora  Nightdress  Lavender
plushie: Tee*fy Lop Eared Bunny Plushie With Hat RARE
necklace: MG necklace Jazz Hands Frog Pink
pose: SYLVA'S Animation (very old item)

Here is the close-up of the skins I got for Moon at the Arcade:

-Belleza- Leila Arcade 2 RARE
Glam Affair - Candy skin - America 09
[theSkinnery] Alice 5 (toffee)

I think they all look great.  Leila makes Moon look youthful and mature at the same time while Candy is absolutely classy. It's those red lips of course. Alice is especially adorable because of the wide-eyed innocent stare and the slightly parted lips.

Have a good weekend!

Why are you so cute?

It does look like Moon is saying to Carter, "Why are you so cute?"

It's the Essence skin of course, that reminds me so much of curio skins. Whenever I find out that there's an affordable Essence skin on sale, I am sure to go get them. There is still time to get the skin at TDRFusion. And I decided to get Carter the Lamb! Zelda hair and I have no regrets. It is so cute on her.

Collorbor88 has a few more days left if you want to make a last minute shopping. I have been very restrained about spending there even if I love almost all of them.

Today both girls are wearing another pretty ensembles from Liv Glam. I know, it does seem like I'm obsessed with their clothings but they do churn out affordable high quality outfits for the weekly events and I love their prints.

on Moon:
hair: . Liquence . - F2 in Natural Fades
skin: *Glance Skins - Anais - August - SKIN PACK
outfit: [LG] Boutique-[Summer 13] Leave Right Now Outfit Hud
shoes: Maitreya Gold Shiki * All Colours
jewellery: (Yummy) Midsummer Blossom Earrings  and necklace - Egg Shell
bangles: BoHo HoBo Free Bracelet vendor

on Carter:
hair: !lamb. Zelda (Mesh) - Chocolate Bars Pack
skin: Essences ~ CHO TDRF 03 ~ lait
outfit: [LG] Boutique-[Summer 13] I Need A Dollar Outfit Hud 1
boots: **DECO - MESH Rivet Boots (coal)**
bangles: BoHo HoBo Free Bracelet vendor (I found this while I was walking around the mall after I had pick ed up the free Firestorm anniversary kittykat which is still boxed)

While I was browsing the marketplace, I found out that most of Liv Glam's demo are there. So if you want to demo, the marketplace is an easy way to go.

Off to work in Liv Glam

It's another Secret Wednesday at Liv-Glam and I'm loving these styles for Moon and Carter. Because Carter looks so cute and she's like the younger sister, I tend to dress her up in the more youthful styles. Check out those cut-outs at the waist. Now that is retro.

on Carter:
skin: Essences ~ CHO TDRF 03 ~ lait (latest TDRF)
hair: Exile Perri for the Dressing Room Blue
outfit: [LG] K Collection(Summer13) Spectrum Dress
shoes: *GF* Strap Shoes "Alex" -mint-
bag: {{BSD Design Stu0dio}}Fashion Blogger bag-blue green
jewellery: *MM* Cherry Charm Earrings and necklace

on Moon:
skin: -Belleza- FLF Jade Skin
hair: ""D!va"" Hair "Chika4" (Type A)(Onyx)
outfit: [LG] Boutique-[Summer 13] Toxic Dress Hud
pantyhose: Carmen Heavy Grey Pantyhose by INSOLENCE Lingerie
shoes: [PM] Baby T(2.0)
bag: Fleshtone :: The Huntington Bag White
jewellery: SIGMA Jewels/ Bangles and SIGMA Jewels/ Saturn earrings (cobalt)~

Monday meme: Windlight setting challenge

Meme instructions: Answer the following questions about windlight settings and share some that you’ve created yourself. Don’t forget to leave a link to your post in this meme’s comments.

1. Do you use windlight while taking pictures? If not, why not? I do. 
2. When taking a closeup snapshot for a profile picture, which windlight preset do you use most often? I usually go for Nam's Optimal skin and prims but when I want shadows, I would just use the default setting and then use pixlr to get the contrast and shades.
3. Which windlight presets do you use for full body portraits? The answer would be the same as above. I'm really a simple girl:)
4. If you do landscape photography, which windlights do you use for that most often? I used to go crazy on all the windlight settings available in firestorm, but now I would just use the default setting and use the slider to choose the sun/moon slider and then use pixlr again.
5. Do you have any tricks or tips that you could share for using Windlight effectively? If using pixlr is a trick/tip, then that's it. I usually mix a lot of these settings together to get the effect that is pleasing to my eyes.
6. Have you created any windlights that you would be willing to share with us? I am sure my brain would explode if I have to figure out how to create windlights and upload it too, so no, I don't have any personal windlight settings.

Most of the time, I don't remember what I use, but in the picture above, I tried so I could show.  I went and mixed the Antonio setting and the Alex setting because they gave the picture some depth and then I added yellow and blue and moved the contrast slider in Pixlr. I usually end with a frame but not this time.

Otherwise it would look blah like this:

Wearing:

skin: -Belleza- Lana Skin

hair: Magika [01] Give

eyes: pc eyes by LL - dark wood

lashes: Maitreya V.I.P. Group Gift - Mesh Eyelashes

eyeshadows: Kyoot Makeup - Cateyes I - Pack 1 (Basic Blacks)

jewellery: Finesmith Black Joy

pose: Purple Poses Savannah 01

Is this the last days of Summer?

For me, it's summer everyday of the year with a dose of rain spotted here and there. And when I say here and there, I really mean it because when it rains right where I am, it doesn't mean it's raining a few meters away. That's how hilarious the rain-spotting is here.

I've been meaning to shop for my man alt. The last time I went shopping for him was a few weeks ago. I have the hardest time finding pants for him. Most of the pants and shorts that catches my eyes, when I demoed it on my avatar, falls and shows off his butt. Not that he doesn't have an awesome butt, but really, does he need to go out like that?

Anyway, I was browsing the marketplace and I saw these hawaiian shirts and immediately log my man avatar to the Blank Line shop. This is a new shop for me. I'm so happy with the shirts and the cardi and even though I complaint about the sneaky butt, I bought the shorts too. My excuse is that the shirts and cardi covers that area when he wears them :)

Moon is wearing an old favorite from Liv-Glam. The mainstore moved recently.

I've pixlred my pictures as usual, coz I love to pretty them up, but I don't photoshop them coz I'm not interested in learning this skill.

on Moon:
skin: *Glance Skins - Anais - August - SKIN PACK
hair: . Liquence . - F2 in Natural Fades
outfit: {Liv-Glam} K Collection Summer2 Maxi Dress
jewellery: Zaara : Atiriya set *aquamarine*
shoes: Maitreya Gold * YaXkin Sienna
cat: [Manticore] Cat v3 [BOXED] [WEAR] gift from a friend thank you Katie

on man alt:
skin:  -NIVARO- James Skin - "Mens Department Beard" past item
hair: *Dura*The 2nd year Anniversary hair
top: BlankLine015Aloha_CarpBlue
pants: Blank_Line_005_ShortPants_WHITE
shoes: ::7Style:: -Mid- sneakers black past Fi*Friday item

on manny:
skin: -NIVARO- James Skin - "Mens Department Beard" past item
hair: ::Exile:: Days Go By: Naturals
top: BlankLine_008_Cardie_Check comes with shirt
pants: RONSEM* Straight Jeans / blue (male) old item
shoes: ::7Style:: -Mid- sneakers black past Fi*Friday item

Moon uses poses from Purple Poses while manny alt uses poses from Glitteratti.

Lazy day at the Candy Store with my sister

A while back, my avatars used to be blondes and that is no accident. Although I am usually aware what is happening around me, I can be clueless sometimes. Like I had no idea that when I syndicate, my blogs would automatically be posted on the feeds. I thought I had to post each blogpost every time and I can pick and choose which post not to send out because I don't want to send out a post that has too much personal rants in it or that other blog of mine which is really just a database for the stuffs I'm selling on Marketplace.

Oh well. There is a local saying: The rice has become porridge.
You know you can't turn porridge into rice again so what's done is done. And porridge is not bad.

I didn't get to shop much in-world today, but I did go to TDR Fusion and Carter got a new skin from Essence. So today's style is rummaged from the girls' inventories. I always think of Moon and Carter as sisters and while I'm dressing them up, I would imagine the things they would be doing. I don't have a sister in real life. There was just me and my brother. But I have 2 daughters and it gives me the greatest pleasure to see them both loving and supporting each other even though they are both as different as cheese and chalk!

on Carter:
skin: Essences ~ CHO TDRF 03 ~ lait (latest TDRF)
hair: ::Exile:: Arihana: Extreme
top: coldLogic top - jett.TFUH gift
shorts: **Berries Inc.  shorts opening freebie

on Moon:
skin: Essences - Whisper *Brown Sugar*
hair: [e] Looking - Essentials Collection
jacket: Emery - Mesh Denim Jacket Hollywood Light Wash
necklace: MG - Necklace - Summer LadyBird - White
top: *TuttiFrutti* Peacock Basic Tank Top - Crimson
skirt: Mimikri - Toni Mini Skirt denim / TDR Fusion