Strangeness and Charm

I wanted to do a very quick blog post because I'm not feeling well, and quite honestly, the editing of the photo took way longer than I expected, and into my writing time, but.. whatever. Today I went to Hogwarts. Why? Well, I got this awesome print shirt/robes. For 50L. Hoora! It's sad that Pink Outfitters is having a retirement sale, I love them D: But.. 50L for a Slytherin shirt? Freck yeah! So I'm rocking it today! New skin for the Zodiac, and I'm loving Essences skins again, totally 100% in love with them, and the make up is so sexy on  this one. Rawr, and for people that don't like huge eyebrows, this is perfect for you, the skin has more of a soft feel to it than anything, and now they have appliers, the skin is only 175L, so go grab it while you can! Finally, cute little skirt by Cute Poison for the 100 block. It's cute.. I mean, I kind of wish it was mapped out with more detail, but I love the fit. On to the styling credits!

Credits:

Skin: Essences - Gemini 03 *light rose* brunette for the Zodiac

Hair: [LeLutka]-MELK hair - Burnt 

Necklace: Maxi Gossamer - Necklace - Moon Vine Lover's Heart

Shirt: [Pink Outfitters] HP House Robes Graphic T - slytherin

Skirt: Cute Poison - Mia Skirt Gray Denim for 100 Block

Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hand Elegant 1 

Bracelet: Whippet & Buck - Simple Polished Cuff TEXTURE CHANGE

Ring: [AUX] Melt My Heart - Red for Collabor88

Shoes: [Gos] Boutique - Mae Platform - Black

Pose: Berry Pose 4 - Label Motion

I Was Walking With A Ghost, I Said Please, Please, Don't Insist.

Seems like I'm back, baby. And oh, how good it feels to be back! So.. since I feel like I've really been neglecting this while recovering, and dealing with rl, I'm going to probably be posting a lot, which I guess is good news for people like me that enjoy getting styling ideas. Right? I hope so. I guess with fashion, my number one rule is styling. So.. I wanted to created a kind of rocker outfit to go with the new R3volt military boots that are up for grabs, and I decided to also use one of their laced skirts, which have a cool lacing to them at the side. I decided to grab some old half leather leggings that screamed rock to me, and a rockabilly styled jacket from Mon Tissu, add an accent piece for a necklace, my choice was the elephant necklace from League, and some sunglasses, and.... Tadah!

Credits:

Skin: -Glam Affair - Zara - America 03 RED

Hair: Magika [01] Tendency

Sunglasses: {mon tissu} Harlow Sunglasses ~ Black

Necklace: *League* Kandula Necklace -Gold

Top: [Whippet&Bucket] Cole Boatneck Top Outer Space

Jacket: {mon tissu} Rockaby Blazer - Grey

Skirt: [R3VOLT] - Skirt Laces Black Denim

Leggings: (Milk Motion) half leather leggings

Shoes: [R3VOLT] - Military Boots (Female) (Also in male version, with HUD color changer)

Pose: -.label motion.- Mix TDRB Pose 4

Love is a Battlefield

Truer words have never been spoken. If you love something, you have to go for it. Full throttle. Don't stop. Fight. Right now with current going ons in my SL, the song has been resonating through my mind. If you love something, don't let it go. Fight. Love is a battle field. I bet you if the person that I wrote this about reads it, they will totally flip out and IM me about it. Ha.

But.. my battlefield at this moment is fashion. One of my biggest loves, and truest passions. We'll start with Truth. Truth Hawks single handedly might be the biggest reason for me going broke. I mean, I know I don't need new hair, I have plenty old hair. But damn it! Every week he comes up with a new release, and every week I'm drooling. The man can't do any wrong. And braids! Come on guys! Braids. Two of them. Simple, nothing fancy. I've been begging for this for a long time. Thanks! Still upset about the constant loss of linden to your hairs, but.. I'm soooo happy at this new release!

Then we have Acid Lily opening up today, and I'm a huge fan of one of their new designers, Le Fil Casse. It's inspired by French Fashion, and I'll be honest, sometimes I'm missing the French in these designs, but this little dress is sooo cute, and uber french, I fell in love with it instantly.

Moving on! Kyoot is closing down. I almost want to break down and cry because I love the store. But! I do wish her the best in her real life endeavors! Everything in the store is 50L. EVERYTHING. But fatpacks, of course. I think they're 350L? Might have just been once piece, so don't quote me on that. After that, the store will close down and things will only be sold at the marketplace, again, don't quote me on that, still, go and get it at the amazing price while you can! I promise they're good! I managed to get these cute little tights, adorable!

And finally, TDR Fusion is open again, and new collection has begun! LaGyo was there, with a bracelet that matched their Collabor88 release, so I pulled it all together with the outfit for a cute look, and the pose is also from Label Motion in TDR Fusion. Cute poses that are very flirty this time around.

Credits:

                                                                                  Skin: the body co. Orchid (01 Fair) - blonde brows

Hair: >Truth< Lavinia w/Roots - tahiti

Hat: LaGyo_Starla Beret black/gold for Collabor88

Necklace: LaGyo_Starla necklace black/gold for Collabor88

Belt: LaGyo_Hurley high waist belt black/gold for Collabor88

Dress: {le fil casse} marie mesh dress colorblock grey for Acid Lily

Bracelet: LaGyo_Starla bracelet black/gold for TDR Fusion

Shirt: [Whippet & Bucket] Cole Boatneck Top Outer Space

Tights: Kyoot - Hollander Leggings (Grey)

Shoes: Willow~ Creek Moccasins - Soot (closed)

Pose: TDRF4 Pose 1 - Label Motion for TDR Fusion

Day In and Day Out

And so the new year starts, and the old year goes. Day in, day out. There it is, really. Funny.. once you start getting older, it all just starts blending together, days, months, years... it's all really pretty much the same. I thought the title of this song was very fitting, even though it is not the mood of the song, it just.. the title very much describes what I feel with the new coming of the year. Year in, year out.

And now, for the first post of the year, now that I got unlazy and what not with all that good.. yummy.. yummy food.. what should we talk about? Well, let's start with Blueberry and one of their newer designs. I had the pleasure of meeting Blueberry over at Crack Den, which is one of the sims that I roleplay at, and after talking, I really got inspired to blog once I got home. And so, here it is, this is one of her newest releases, this little mesh suit. I personally love the bow, it really makes it. I normally hate body suits. Hate. But the bow really did make me fall in love. Darn it. I do kind of wish it had more draping work to it, like along with the texture, but overall, I do love it, and the price isn't half bad either, which is always one of the good things about Blueberry's designs. They're gorgeous, and they don't really dent the wallet too much.

Then we have D!va as well! I went on a tiny little shopping spree, which I really shouldn't. But I'm a woman, sue me, shopping is like.. wired into my DNA. So, I got this very cute hair style, side pony tail, that I've been dying to have. The bow changes colors to match your outfit, or you can do away with it completely. Personally, I like bows. I do.. I think everything in my outfit today has a bow but the necklace.

Don't hate. Bow power!

Credits:

Skin: LAQ ~ Essential Saga - Tone 1.5

Hair: ""D!va"" Hair "Senri2" (Type B)(Topaz)

Necklace: (Yummy) Travelers Charms

Glasses: {mon tissu} Favorite Readers ~ Black

Jumpsuit : Blueberry Jenny *Mesh* Jumpsuit/Gray

Shoes: {mon tissu} Cottage Flats - black

Pose: -.label motion.- Aida 6

Felice Di Stare Lassu

Volare. Cantare. To fly. And to sing. How beautiful is that? There's something about a Spanish guitar that makes me coo. And there's something about the Italian language that just makes me melt, so sexy, ah. So.. I thought today, as we take a little sneak peek at Acid Lily items for this week, we could take a trip down to Venice as well!

So, Acid Lily is once again upon us, and with this, we start on what I think are some of the highlights for this week. I have to say, it's always a pleasure to see the collection, and some of the amazing stuff they come up with.

MoYaz is in this week's round up once again, with different boots, which are to die for, and two different dresses, well, same dress, different color, I was rather fund of the white and turquoise one because I'm going through some very odd turquoise fever at this very moment. I paired it off with their boots and some tights for a kind of unique cute look that looks like you can kick ass, and take names, but still look rather adorable.

Then you have [FIEND], who came up with a rather Christmas-y inspired look for you this holiday, I loved it, honestly, my only complaint about that outfit was that they didn't use standardize sizing, and even though I normally wear an XS on mesh clothing, I had to go up all the way to L to find one that would fit my avatar, which really makes me wonder how heavier set avatars will be able to fit with this sweater, other than that, I honestly loved the whole look for it, it is too cute to pass out on this holiday season.

Finally, for now, we have 1 Hundred, who has this cute little cropped shirt with the tights for this week's event. It's a little too punk for me, but I made it work by adding a skirt from [Auxiliary] and keeping those same boots from MoYaz.

Credits:

Skin: LAQ ~ Essential Saga - Tone 1.5

Hair: [Elikatira] Spark - Black 04

Outfit: [FIEND] Xmastime - mesh sweater & skirt for Acid Lily

Pose: {.:exposeur:.} Graecyn

Skin: LAQ ~ Essential Saga - Tone 1.5
Hair: [Elikatira] Spark - Black 04
Dress: }MoYaz{ Emily Mesh Dress ~ White-turquoise for Acid Lily
Tights: {Mon Tissu} Favorite Wool Tights ~ Black
Boots: }MoYaz{ London mesh boot - Teal blue for Acid Lily
Pose: Label Motion- Lynette 3










Skin: LAQ ~ Essential Saga - Tone 1.5
Hair: [Elikatira] Spark - Black 04
Top: 1 Hundred. - Cadence Top for Acid Lily
Skirt: [Auxiliary] Alluring Mini - A
Tights: 1 Hundred. - Basic Leggings - Black for Acid Lily
Boots: }MoYaz{ London mesh boot - Teal blue for Acid Lily
Pose: Label Motion - Lena 6

And a Happy Christmas Eve to all of you!

So This Is Christmas, and What Have You Done?

The song this time was actually motivated by the desire that the world wakes up. I am an advocate for being thankful for the things you have, and opening your eyes to the misery around you. I often log in to SL and hear "Oh, I'm so depressed RL, I don't have friends, I'm so lonely" Honestly. Stop. It. It sickens me that this is what depresses you, honestly. There are a million and one things to truly be depressed, and the fact that you hide online instead of going out and trying to make friends is not one of them. I know a lot of you will say that depression is a disease, and give me that speech, but here's the thing. I suffered from depression, and it honestly takes a swift kick in the ass to make out of that depression. So this is Christmas, and what have you done? I can honestly say.. I've grown, and at the same time, it doesn't feel like I've done much. It's weird. But let that question resonate in your mind, and watch this video, it's old, but.. It will help you wake up for just a brief moment and be thankful that you have a computer and a cyber world to escape your worries.

So with a sermon over, which I felt was necessary to get out before the year ends, I'm going to dive right into the fashion. First of all, thank you, Eclectic Wingtips, for this fabulous Christmas present. For you all out there, the gift is completely free, the quality is amazing, as it's always expected and received from Eclectic, and the little cocktail dress is a nice addition for the holidays, perfect for all the parties you might have on the way!

My Attic is also up and running, and I have to say, the new up dos by Exile are truly amazing, and right in time for the holidays, with the back of the gift dress from Eclectic, I thought having an up do to show off the work on the back of the dress was just perfect. Make sure to stop by My Attic to pick up this gorgeous hair style and other amazing goodies at a discounted price!

Finally, I paired off the dress with Silver Sequin shoes from Deco, and the same jewelry set from early today, Donna Flora Princess. Hope you like!

Credits:

Skin: LAQ ~ Essential Saga - Tone 1.5

Freckles: [PXL] FullBody freckles Dark (tattoo 2.x)

Hair: ::Exile:: Waiting for Tonight:Honeycomb for My Attic

Jewelry: Donna Flora Princess Cream Set

Dress: Eclectic! Glimmer Dress (Xmas) ((Free))

Shoes: DECO - MESH Sequined Heel - Silver

Poses:  Pretzel Poses- They Call Me Wild Rose 1 (No longer available) 

            Label Motion- Linka 4 for TDR Fusion

You'll Never Know the One That Loved You So.

No, you don't know me. Ah, Gosh.. I really hope I get over my blues fever that I've caught lately. No clue why, but isn't this song wonderful? Ray Charle's soothing tone, and Diana Krall's powerful voice.. Ah.. I'm in heaven, and that piano.. Oh, that melody.. If you haven't heard You Don't Know Me, I'm posting it... it's such a wonderful song. Have you also noticed I have a thing for melancholic music? Or just music in general? It's one of my passions, and I couldn't imagine myself blogging without wonderful tones to inspire me and motivate me.

So, what's in stores for today? Well, if you haven't heard, there's a group in second life called MySecondBox. Now, what this is is a 300L enrollment fee group, where you get all kinds of goodies! There's a group of selected designers every month that send gifts through the group, and all you have to pay is 300L! So, what's in the group this month? You have this round, aDORKable, Donna Flora, Lassitude & Ennui, Hopscotch, Adore & Abhor, Sascha's Designs, Blueblood, Embody, Status, Somnia, Bilo, A:S:S, L'Aph, Mina, and Spyralle. Later on I'll add more from the collection, but the outfit that Somnia put out for MySecondBox is totally adorable! So I blogged it, paired with Mon Tissu boots.

Then we also have some more of my favorites from Acid Lily. They have cute stuff this round! And it's not Christmas styled! We have all kinds of goodies, so make sure to look into the pictures, I'm going to specifically mention what is from Acid Lily there, as well as the store if you like their styles!

Oh, and I needed a change.. maybe just for the day, so welcome the red hair! Kind of sexy, I have to admit.

Credits:

Skin: LAQ ~ Essential Saga- Tone 1.5
Hair: [Elikatira] Alright- Red 05
Outfit: Somnia: Knit Mesh {Pink/Brown} for MySecondBox
Boots: {Mon Tissu} Provence Riding Boots - Gray
Pose: aDORKable: Blogger Bubble 1

Skin: LAQ ~ Essential Saga - Tone 1.5
Hair: [Elikatira] Listen - Red 05
Necklace: Cute Poison - Shooting Star Necklace (silver)
Dress: [FIEND] Desire Strapless Dress - black for Acid Lily
Boots:  [FIEND] Riot Boots - Coal 
Pose: aDORKable: Daydream II

Skin: LAQ ~ Essential Saga - Tone 1.5
Hair: [Elikatira] Glory 2 - Red 05
Jewelry: Phoenix Rising - Journey set (No longer available)
Dress: {MoYaz} Ruby Mesh Dress - red tartan for Acid Lily
Tights: {Mon Tissu} Favorite Wool Tights ~ Gray 
Shoes: Celoe- Zoe Pump- Godola
Pose: Label Motion - Aida 6

Skin: LAQ ~ Essential Saga - Tone 1.5
Hair: [Elikatira] Never - Red 05
Necklace: LaGyo_Titiana necklace
Dress: ~CandyMetal~ Atrim Goth Dress MESH for Acid Lily
Tights: {Mon Tissu} Favorite Wool Tights ~ Black 1
Shoes: [Decoy] Lea Pumps - White/Creme
Pose: Di's Opera - Morning Vanity 3

Hey, Boy.

So.. turns out I can be a badass too! Heh.

One of the many things I love in SL is the ability to reinvent yourself without permanent damage - or pain. Feel like having one leg today? Go for it. Want tats? Why not!? Piercings? All out! Go make yourself pin head if you want!

It's truly a land of infinite possibilities for fashionistas like me that like to explore all kinds of venues, despite our preferences. So.. today.. I got a couple things from Cute Poison, and even the pants from Even.Flow at Acid Lily, and made this very cute outfit that you are seeing today.

Normally, I do go for the more classical and proper looks, but today, it was just one of those days where i wanted to mess with the world!

Just so you all know too, we're getting ready to have the End of the World Fair! It might happen.. it might not.. who cares? Let's shop! The little necklace I have from Cute Poison is actually one of the many items that will be available at the fair! Keep an eye out for more goodies to be coming up later this week in more posts.

Also, if you haven't heard.. Burley is now going to be doing hairs under the make Taketomi. They have adorable hairs! Like this beanie look! It has an HUD where you can change the color of it, and even add a beanie that says "BOI" in white or black to it. If you want a good hair style, that it's not owned by everyone and their moms' in SL, Taketomi should be one of your must go to destinations!

Credits:

Skin: LAQ ~ Essential Saga - Tone 1.5
Freckles: [PXL] FullBody freckles Dark (tattoo 2.x)
Teeth: [PXL] OpenMouth PRO TEETH v1.3 
Hair: [taketomi] Azu Blonde01
Piercings: Cute Poison - Bitch Piercings
Necklace: Cute Poison - Deathstone Necklace for the End of the World Fair
Top: Cute Poison - Bandana Top
Pants: Even.Flow Bow Pants gray for Acid Lily
Shoes: Cute Poison - Poison Sole
Pose: -.label motion.- Aida Pose HUD

Simply Having A Wonderful Christmas Time.

Ok, so first of all, I know what you're thinking. The hell Sash! You haven't posted in forever!

I really want to stress here, I haven't forgotten you all... It's just in life.. when it rains, it pours. I have been hospitalized, and seriously, it feels like every week there's something new! Ack! Anyways, back home and working on being pneumonia free! So I'm back baby! Yah!

And I'm back again sharing two looks that are absolutely must haves this season for Christmas. I've paired them off with different pieces to make it look classy and gorgeous! Just because it's Christmas, it is not an excuse to look like a clown and a badly dressed Santa, guys! No! Use this time to simply make nice and subtle reminders of the wonderful season, and have fun! My advice when it comes to fashion has been "Don't overdo it!" It is the same during Christmas, sometimes.. less is more. Which means.. No Christmas walkers for you!

I'm loving the wintery fashions over at Acid Lily this week, so don't forget to stop by and grab these outfits! Only 75L each.. tops.

Credits:

Skin: LAQ ~ Essential Saga - Tone 1.5

Hair: ""D!va"" Hair "Asami" (Type A)(Topaz) for Collabor88

Necklace: LaGyo Santa Fe necklace bronze 

Hands: Slink Mesh Hand Elegant 1 

Dress: LMD Morgana Mesh Dress Heather for Acid Lily

Tights: Chantkare Khrysler Tights- Black

Boots: {mon tissu} Provence Riding Boots ~ Gray

Pose: -.label motion.- Lynette Pose HUD

Skin: LAQ ~ Essential Saga - Tone 1.5

Hair: ""D!va"" Hair "Asami" (Type A)(Topaz) for Collabor88 

Scarf:*BOOM*  Tinsley Cashmere Bow Scarf Grey/Red for Collabor88

Sweater: Blueberry Carla Open Cardigan- Gray

Hands: Slink Mesh Hand Elegant 1 

Dress: [FIEND] Santa's Helper - Pocket dress - White for Acid Lily

Tights: Chantkare Khrysler Tights- Black

Boots: .:SS:. Black Wool Bootie for Acid Lily

Pose: -.label motion.- Lynette Pose HUD

All I Want Is You

Today's my birthday, and first official day back from Orlando. So no more crappy laptop, no more difficult graphics to work with, just pure awesomeness. Yay! Update on my grandmother, she's doing much better, but sadly, she does have a mass in her stomach the size of a soccer ball, and it is malignant, meaning it's a cancer tumor. Now, because of her age, she can't go through chemo, nor can she handle a major surgery to remove it, so the only course of action doctors have is to give her radiology treatment to stop the growth. She's going for a totally of 18 rounds, she's got 14 left, I think. Meanwhile the mass is pressing against her lungs, and heart, making it difficult for her to breath, or move. Her lungs are producing a lot of liquid, and she's getting drained every other day, around 500-1000 mL each time, so she's in home hospice now. However, she's the strongest woman that I've ever met. At 90, she's not complaining of pain, or anything, she has a strong will, and is stubborn as ever. She says her legacy has been to "Make the bad good, and the good better." To this day she keeps fighting and being strong, and defying every single diagnosis and prognosis thrown at her. God is working a miracle, and I ask that if you believe, you pray for her so that she can still keep this attitude and strength. So, that's where I've been for the last two weeks, hence the lack of activity in both SL and the blog, though I did try to keep up with it while she took naps. Not too well.

Any who, now that explanations are out of the way, I'm doing a quick little post before I go out to celebrate birthday time. Woo! So, TDR is out, and I'm loving milk motion boots, and the Label Motion Pose set that they're selling, so for sure worth a check up at the TDR round up for the week. Auxiliary is also there with the cute little corset that I'm wearing, and I'm a huge fan of that set, I think I have the monochromatic tones of it that I got during the black friday set.

Exile, new release! Normally I'm not a huge fan of accessories in the hair, like flowers, or sea shells or what not. I love bows, scarves, and hats and the sort, but not like.. you know, that kind of additives and stuff. But this hair style is soooo sweet, love how it cascades and with the flowers it gives a truly romantic feel that I completely love.

Finally, Decoy is having a sale until 30th, with some /free/ fatpacks! The jeans I'm wearing are totally and completely free, for a fat pack! And I believe there's also a huge sale going on. Everything in the store is 50% down from the original price. Seriously, RUN! Hair, clothes, shoes, amazing quality and free fat packs, and it's only until the 30th! You only have like six days. RUN!

Credits:

Skin: *League* Isla Medium Champagne Blonde

Hair: ::Exile:: Beyond the Waves:Honeycomb

Necklace: (Yummy) Miss Havisham's Broken Heart

Hands: Slink Mesh Hand Casual R and Slink Mesh Hand Mouse L

Tank: Jane intrinsic tank cream 

Corset:  [Auxiliary] Grimm Corset Antique for TDRB

Jeans: [Decoy] Dana 76 Jeans - Black

Boots: (Milk Motion) leather gaiter boots black/camel for TDRB

Pose: Label Motion- The Last TDRB - Label Motion