Silentsparrow Month! Day 25 - In which Niv cowers

Cowers and whimpers. From thunderstorms! Of which there is one going on outside now. The silly thing is, I like thunderstorms. Lightning is very pretty! Thunder is dramatic and noisy! I like rain! But, whenever I see a flash of lightning, I jump out of my skin, and when I hear a rumble of thunder, I gibber like a...grown woman who is scared of thunder. My husband seems to like it though, gives him an excuse to be clung to. So, there is that. It gives me an excuse to wear this skin, all pale and pink cheeked. So really, thunderstorms are made of excuses. And so am I, all the time, so maybe I'm a thunderstorm! Maybe that's why I'm scared of them. Maybe I'm really scared of MYSELF! Ooh, that's deeeep, maaan. I think I ate too much tiramisu after dinner and confused myself.

So onto my clothing! Before my head explodes! I started out by wanting to wear the wonderful, sculpted Kurai Tart miniskirt, but without my bottom showing. I'm shy about my bottom outside of summer. What if I sat on something cold?! *shudder* So, of course, I needed something under it. Something bloomery. I went to my most favourite fallbacks in the area of bloomers, Datura, this time in Dusk. I simply adore this shade of purple, deep and bluey and mysterious and pretty, with the same lovely details of the other Datura bloomers, soft velvetty texturing, with a shiny ribbbon and lace hems. Paired with the Kurai skirt, it looks pleasantly like a dancing warmup sort of outfit. The next part of it is brought to you by the magic of OPTICAL ILLUSIONS. It is in fact the famous Chapiteau Henley, worn under the Datura corset that matches the bloomers, but by wonderful squinting, it really rather resembles a shrug worn over a very very fancy and pretty tank. It's awesome of me to do. From the back view, you can see the cute raggedy details of the Henley, as well as the beautiful ribbon on the back of the corset. And see how daring I am, showing off my hips like that! The shoes I'm wearing, I WON! from the Random Prize Bird at the Rookery, they are the First Flower Hemlock shoes, which I've worn on the blog before, in Sapphire Blue, and I simply adore the shape of them. They're cute and flirty and sexy at once, and I'm a sucker for a well-done ankle strap. Oh, I'm also wearing the Goth version of Violet Voltaire's Doll Face necklace, which has gathered equal amounts of comments along the lines of "Awesome!" and "Creepy!". Both are good in my book. Also, I like it when I get called dollface, in a 50s sort of way. I think it's charming. Try it out on me!

Outfit Credits:

Skin: Curio - Moonbeam Frex [Light] - Winter - Pure 2
Hair: Magika - Sneaky - Red E
Top: silentsparrow - Datura - Dusk
Undertop: silentsparrow - Chapiteau Henley - Ash
Skirt: silentsparrow - Kurai Tart - Ash
Bloomers: silentsparrow - Datura - Dusk
Shoes: First Flower - Hemlock - Sapphire Blue
Necklace: Violet Voltaire - Doll Face - Goth
Ears (just visible): Schadenfreude - Fey Ears - Spiral Horns

Silentsparrow Month! Day 3 - In which we are orange

Before I forget - as I'm spending February as a silentsparrow evangelist - for one week, from the 3rd (yesterday) to the 9th (next Tuesday) of this month, all silentsparrow suits (in the suit room!) are 50% off! Even if you don't want to read my prattlings, run over there and bag a bargain before it's too late! SALE SALE SALE! At Silentsparrow! In the suits room!

Okay so, today I fear I am going to be somewhat of a tease. The gorgeous art-nouveau lookin' corset I'm wearing is No Longer Available. It was part of a Limited Edition hunt in late 2008. hya's LE hunts, as I have squeaked about in past posts, are legendary, and for future reference, here's how they work: You gad about the silentsparrow sim, looking for dear little brightly coloured woodland creatures, and when you find one, you buy it, and it's yours, and you take it and love it and parade around in the pretty clothes that form its innards. Just for future reference. And that means the cute squishy hedgepig I'm holding is also not available anymore, and he's MINE! But if you're one of the 49 others who may have gotten the SolielNoir set in that hunt - HI!
The good news is, the regular red version, RougeNoir, is available to buy forever, even right now, and is just as lovely, it's just red, not orange. Also, it's black a bit. That's how the name works. Same gorgeous bright stained-glass effect, and skirts, and armwarmers and legwarmers and nipplewarmers and everything! And hey, while you're buying it, check out the hot chick in the ad picture! She seems like someone I'd like to read ramblings of. The lacy top I'm wearing underneath is also part of the set, but you'll find one just the same in RougeNoir.

To cover my nipples in the tail end of winter, I'm wearing the Ash henley from the new-ish Chapiteau corset/tops/gloves sets. They're worth buying for the henleys alone, you get an Ash version and a Creme version, and are well-worn works of art, moth-eaten, wonky-closured and loose-buttoned as they are, and so very versatile, you can throw them on with pretty much anything for a cozy, slouchy bit of layering. The jeans I'm wearing are another simplistic gem hidden away in an elaborate suit (which by the way, did I mention, 50% off, right now, SALE!). They come from the Cygne suit, and as with all hya's stuff, are eye-crossingly handdrawn, with every last stitch and rivet you'd expect to find on jeans, and a subtle lotus-y patten on them.
So, also, I'm weak. I got the new Cupid skins at Curio, LOOK HOW CUTE!! Look at my pretty mouth! Look at my dainty nose! Look how adorable I am! Done? Good. Don't stare at me like that, please.
And my ears are another variation of the wonderful Schadenfreude Fey ears, this time with honking great spiral horns jammed through them. They're colour-change with a HUD, you know.


Outfit Credits:

Skin: Curio - Cupid - Moonbeam Frex [Dark] - Teddybear 2
Hair: Curio - Betty Boop - Red
Undershirt: silentsparrow - RougeNoir Lace Shirt
Shirt: silentsparrow - Chapiteau Henley - Ash
Corset: silentsparrow - SoilelNoir Corset (Limited Edition - with hedgepig!)
Pants: silentsparrow - Cygne Pants - Ash (with belly-cover underpants)
Shoes: UBU - PornStar Hi-Tops MultiColor v2
Necklace: Violet Voltaire - Cake or Death - Carrot Cake

Nifty Newness and Other Stuff

I have discovered a great appreciation to the dedicated bloggers that regularly post. I get an idea in my head and then finally get around to taking the pics and posting. So what you are seeing in this blog is new or mostly new outfits from a few of my fave designers.

First off we start with Indyra Originals. Indyra was on of the first places I ever bought lingerie from and not a year later I was lucky to be chosen for her modeling troupe. Right now Indy has been releasing items for her Spring/Summer Line. The newest is called Spiced Diamond.




This outfit has a selection of 5 colors to choose from including the richly hued deep sea blue I am wearing in the picture above.

La Capitaine shows a flirty yet modern side.



The Jacket is primarily sculpty/prims and works great with so many different items. The other day I wore it with Jeans and a tank top. This look is perfect for that afternoon Garden Party. The dress colors are red/white, black/white and yellow/white (show above)


Outfits and shoes can all be found at Indyra Originals


Kellie Iwish of Elate! has released a great new mini-dress called Silvia!


Silvia comes with several color options including, red, green, chocolate and blue.

With this dress I am wearing Prim Feet shoes from SLink! I finally took the plunge and after playing with a color picker and the omni-hud was successful in making a good skin match! Thanks to Alicia Chenaux for her great Tutorial "How Do I Tint My Prim Feet"

Reading the tutorial (link above) is an ABSOLUTE MUST READ before you go off and get a pair. There have been to many What The Fug blog entries over badly tinted feet. Don't let the next one be you!

Next on the newness is by designer Hyacinth Tiramisu of "Silent Sparrow". This dress is called Selador and its totally retro classy with 3 skirt options as well as some naughty pastie option if you want to go for a teasing topless look.

These 2 pictures, I believe show great examples of how versatile this outfit is.

Look One is with the Woofie Skirt ( I will someday be brave enough to ask what Woofie means)



Look 2 is with the Pencil Skirt. I find I am among the few that actually love system skirts. Really its just a matter of creating a skirt shape to get the right look.

The Jewelry featured is by Violet Voltaire. As many of you may have heard she is going to be focusing on her RL Jewelry Designing and is closing her store. Currently she is having a 50% sale on many of her items.

If you would like assistance in creating the perfect skirt shape take a look at this great "Skirtshape Tutorial" by Miko Origamu of Icing


My Good Friend Leah McCullough as just Re-Opened her store .:Naive:. with lots of new items and a men's line too called Magnesium.. The "Persephone's Nightgown" I featured in a previous blog is now up for sale along with some great dresses and casual wear.

First is a new dress in her Catwalk Collection called Grace.

The sequin texture has great sparkle without being over the top.

Then on the more casual side is The Cleo Hoodie and Shorts.

The Cleo Hoodie and Shorts are sold separately. Plus you get both white and black with a color stripe. (green, pink, yellow, blue and purple)

So there you have it. Links to stores can be found above.

See you in the shops!

Look One:

Silent Sparrow: Selador
Woofie Skirt Look:
Hair: Calico Creations -Seelie by (Dark Chocolate)
Skin: Curio/Gala Skins: Sundust Pin-up- Apple Pie 1
Jewelry Violet Voltaire-Glitterati in Black
Shoes: SLinK- Lovely Legs - Black

Pencil Skirt Look:
Hair: Calico Creations- Betty
Skin: Curio Gala: Sundust Pin-Up - Apple Pie 1
Jewelry: Accessories by Eolande - Cascade Set - Silver
Shoes: SLinK - Lovely Legs - Black


Look Two:

Outfit: Indyra Orignals - La Capitaine - Yellow
Shoes: Indyra Originals - Josephine -Black
Hair: ::69:: - Miracle - Faded Brown (may have new textures by now)
Skin: Curio/Gala : Sundust Pin-Up - Bee Knees 2
Earrings: Laughing Academy - Tisiphone Pendant Earring

Look 3

Dress: Elate!-Silvia - Plum
Skin: Curio/Gala: Sundust- Pin-Up- Starlet 2
Hair: Truth-Felicity 2 in Auburn
Shoes- SLink -Desire Sandal - Taupe
Jewelry- Accessories By Eolande Necklace and Jade Bangles


Look 4-Modeled by Tru Bohemian
Dress: .:Naive:. Grace Dress
Shoes: Maitreya- Grace Sandal in Black
Hair: Elle F - Cassandra Hair
Jewelry: Accessories by Eolande- Petite Pearl - Silver
Skin: Dutch Touch Skin - OnYx- Purple Special Ed. Sunkissed
Lashes- Miriel- Feathered
Eyes- Miriel- Light Brown


Look 5- Modeled by Tru Bohemian
Outfit: .:Naive:. Cleo Hoodie and Shorts and short socks in Black & Purple
Shoes: Baby Monkey - Dannie Sneaker- Charcoal
Hair: Elle-F - Jude Hair - Black 1
Skin: ::Tuli:: Faith Skin (Tan)

Making Filthy Feel Good!

My friend Elysia Mai has just opened her first shop in SL called Filthy*Pussy. The name is a bit extreme I know but once you get beyond it you will find cute stuff with a bit of edge to it. Her store is small with just a few items, but she is busy creating new designs every day! I made a point to be her first store customer and grabbed a couple of items before she had time to just send them too me.



This skull ribbon sweater has to be my favorite of her items. She includes a pair of capri/tights on a pants layer but I chose to combine it with leggings I got from the .:Malt:. hunt last week.

I am also wearing on of the new hairs by Aemelia Case of Philotic Energy. This one is called Stephanie. I really love the little tendrils and the fall in the back that makes it less formal.



Another cute little dress she has done is call the bubblegum dress.. Sweetheart pink with a touch of tulle and a black corset with buckles.



With all that pink its really easy to overload on the cute meter. I don't know if I helped or hindered by adding the star tights from Bingo and the Sweater Boots that were a group gift from Sweeter Than Candy.

You may recognize the new ETD hair from my earlier post.

My last pics were inspired not only by this hair from Philotic Energy but seeing Gilles dance the Argentine Tango on "Dancing With the Stars" (My drooling really bruised the boyfriends ego) But really it wasn't so much Gilles that did it it was the overall dance! I would love to dance a tango with that kind of beauty and passion.



This dress is by Kellie Iwish of Elate! Perfect for an evening of dancing I combined it with shoes from Maitreya a dramatic skin from Curio and this gorgeous Portia Hair. I just love that flower!




So here ends this post. If you like any of these places the SURL is attached to the store names within the blog above.

Now, I need to convince my partner to log in and tango the night away. See you all soon!

PS. If you aren't doing anything Sunday at 6 PM SLT come dancing with me at Triskele for my weekly Sunday Social featuring Club69 Radio DJ Wyldchild Raven. No prizes and no scantily clad dances to tip. Just fantastic time dancing to good music and socializing with great people. This week the Theme is A Semi-Formal/Formal Dance so get out your tuxedos, suits dresses or evening gowns. Click here to join us at Wintersong Woode in Triskele!


Credits:

LOOK 1
Top -Filthy*Pussy - Ribbon Skull Sweater
Pants- .:MALT:. - Capri LACE Tights- Silver 1
Shoes- *Kookie* Ella Petite flates Noir
Jewelry - {Violet Voltaire} Harajuku Girls Pink Earrings and Bracelet
Hair - Philotic Energy - Stephanie - Auburn Black Tipped
Skin - Curio/Gala - Sundust [light] Pin Up- Jitterbug 2
Eyes - Miriel - Violet Plant (standard)
Lashes - Miriel - Glamour
Full Length Pose - Striking Poses- Katie Holmes Dollarbie Pose

Close Up Pose [LAP] F-Blogger3-Mirror PR4


Look 2
Dress: Filthy*Pussy Bubblegum Dress
Tights: {Bingo} Starry Tights Black
Boots: Sweeter then Candy- Sweater Boot Black (group gift)
Jewelry:{Violet Voltair} Harajuku Girls (Necklace, Bracelet and Earrings)
Skin: Curio Gala- Sundust[light] Pin Up Starlet 2
Hair: ETD- Chel- Chestnut
Eyes: Miriel - Violet Plant- Standard
Lashes: Miriel Glamour
Pose: [LAP] F- Blogger2 PR4

Look 3
Dress: Elate! Juliet in Flame
Hair: Philotic Energy - Portia - Auburn
Shoes: Maitreya - Solace - Black
Sking: Curio/Gala - Sundust [light] Pin Up-Apple Pie 2
Earring: Redgrave - Long Silver
Nail: Adam and Eve- Rouge Fingernails and toenails
Eyes: Miriel _ Violet Plant
Lashes: Miriel Glamour
Pose: (full body) [LAP] F-Blogger4-Pursehold-Mirror PR4
Close-up: [LAP] F-Blogger4-Pursehold