And We'll Never Be Royals

So I loooooove this song, Royals, like.. the more I listen to it, the more listen to it, the more I obsess with it, and throughout my hospital stay, that's literally all I could play in my phone. I think I made my husband sick. Soz. Not soz, really. 

Anyways, I went to Collab, and that's all I could think when I saw the amazing stuff that the designers did this round. Can we please talk about the lightbulbs that Tegan Serin did from floorplan? I'm dying a little, and you can change them to any metal you want. Bronze, gold, silver, platinum, and charcoal. The textures are lovely, whenyou turn them on they don't look like a hot glow mess, and they're just fabulous. Then you have Trompe, and I adore these chairs, and the chandelier.. urgh. It's so classy, but not royal, it's just my style. The cat though, that's Sway's release for FLF, so.. make sure to grab it today while you can, so adorable, and unique, it's a cute must have piece. The rug is from Lark, and well, the scene just needed a cute rug to pull the look together, I think. 

For clothing, I did all from Collab, the shoes are fri.day, and they're adorable, point heels, and with a cute little emblem on the side, can't really see it, but it's adorable, and works with Slink feet. The skirt is from Tres Blah, it has a minor problem with the rigging though, so when you sit, the studs, and the skirt sometimes go different ways, I noticed, it's a little on the annoying side, but for standing, it's the most adorable skirt ever. And the top is also from Tres Blah, and it's just soooo cute, I can't live without it. The necklace is new from Yummy, and seriously, they never cease to amaze me, it's so elegantly understated that it's just hte perfect piece to pull off the theme. New hair by Bubbles Clawtooth too. I adoooore Clawtooth hair, possibly because I'm a little obsessed with Bubbles and how fabulous he is, but.. also because the textures are always more.. I don't even know how to call it, it's got more of the indie vibe that I love in my styles, and for some reason I'm digging weird colors lately, so I stuck with the Princess Bubblegum color, but.. yeah, I adore this hair style! 

So, that's my Royals inspired style, mostly from this Collabor88 round! Make sure to get it all because.. this round is truly amazing!

Credits:

Skin: Essences - Lily Doux *blonde* Available Soon.

Hair: Clawtooth: Heart Attack and Vine - Princess Bubblegum for Collabor88

Freckles: [okkbye] Serious Full Body Freckles  2.0 - Pale

Nails/Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands - Relaxed with A:S:S - SLINK avatar enhancement system nails - Black on Black

Necklace: (Yummy) Metal and Diamonds - Day for Collabor88

Top: -tb- Banded Cropped Top - Vintage for Collabor88

Skirt: -tb- Studded Skirt - Black for Collabor88

Shoes: fri. - Amelia.Heels (Charcoal) for Collabor88

Pose: Del May - Hotness

Chandelier: Trompe Loeil - Industrial Chandelier Medium (11 LI) for Collabor88

Chairs: Trompe Loeil - Industrial Lounger Ice and Fawn (3 LI each) for Collabor88

Rug: Lark - Reyk Rug - Snow (2 LI)

Cat Lamp: Sway's Lamp [meow] unplugged - pink (1 LI) for FLF

Eiffel Tower Lamp: floorplan. eiffel tower marquee (1 LI) for Collabor88

Wall Lighting: floorplan. industrial lighting (6 LI each) for Collabor88

Monday Meme- Who does your AV look like in RL?

So this meme actually started in plurk, and then it made its way into Berry's weekly meme, and well, I kind of had to do it, because.. I feel like it's been forever since I've blogged between being sick all the freaking time and work. So.. I made a quick nude picture.. that you're only seeing the top cuz :> Enough sexy for a bit, right? Right. So.. yeah, there it is. All cute! 

When I made the shape for this av, my inspiration was actually Coco Rocha I seriously love that girl! In beauty, she's flawless, I adore the fact that she has dark hair and light eyebrows, and them eyes! Urgh, she's just flawless, and the features she has are gorgeous, and personailty wise.. she really is something, she's not afraid to be herself weird, funny, awkward, and she is not afraid to have a personality behind her picture. Out of all the models out there, she's got to be my favorite one, so of course there's certain elements of hers that I transfered into my avatar. For starters, the eyes, and the shape for the most part remains always the same. I did add freckles though, because.. well, I have a love affair with freckles. 

So.. yup, that's my inspiration for my avatar.. as far as who that website says I look like.. I'm afraid, last picture I tried with said that I looked like Al Gore, George W Bush, and freaking John McCain. Scary. And... I had a reason to be afraid... Denzel Washington? Really? Like.. are.you.serious? :/ Looks like I had a reason to be scared. Make sure to.. have your laughs using that generator, it's just ridiculous. 

Release wise.. there's not much.. the nails are cute, I rarely blog nails because the detail gets lost, but.. A:S:S (yup, I giggle at the name too) Has some amazing black nails that also work well for guy av's.. if you're into nail art. Amala has this cute little set (jewelry) That's just.. simple but amazing, the detail job on it and the textures are flawless, love it. And.. that's it? Yup! Have a good week guys! 

Credits:

Skin: Essences - Lily Doux *blonde* (Available Soon)

Hair: . Liquence . - F3 

Freckles: [okkbye] Full Body Freckles 2.0

Moles: ::dUTCH tOUCH:: AddOns - Moles and Xtra Freckles (face)

Eyes: IKON Perspective Eyes - Apex

Nails: A:S:S - SLINK avatar enhancement system nails - Black on Black

Lipstick: [PF] Harley Lipstick <Ivory> - Romantic Red (mouth)

Lashes: *Mon Cheri* "Falsies" Mesh Alpha Lashes with HUD - Pack1

Jewelry: Amala - Pearl Drop Headpiece and Necklace for Dream Garden

Be Yourself

Today is Bandanna day, which means.. it's time to ditch our pretty little hair, and show our support for those kids that are losing their gorgeous lucks to this horrible disease. It's hard to see them suffering. I am speechless, I can't imagine a mother going through seeing their child suffering like this.. it's unfair. So today, in the last day of this wonderful event we know as Hair Fair, it's time to show the support. I thought long and hard about how I wanted to portray this.. and I thought.. the best way to do it, was to be yourself.

You might be losing your hair like those children, I know I am! It really doesn't matter, and I'm sorry I'm lacking the right words for this, but.. I'm actually in tears writing this. But I guess what I'm saying is.. it doesn't matter what you look like, you're always a queen or a king. Just have to learn to love yourself. What's outside..it doesn't matter, it will go away. All we need is what's inside, the small things that make us happy. So.. regardless what your position is today, or your health, or.. just whatever, just be yourself, and love yourself unconditionally for it. Like.. for myself, I'm a geek, I'm a dork, I like clothes, and half of the time in RL, I do look like this.. sue me, I'm a total geek, and you know what? I love that about me! It's what makes me unique and fun to be around. 

I want to thank all the sponsors for this wonderful event, every designer that was able to put all the petty differences, and all the bs aside for this event, and I want to thank every single shopper too that has made this event possible, because of you all, a kid will be able to smile when they get a new wig, a part of whom they were before this horrible disease hit them. It's beautiful, really, to see the community coming together for such a big and wonderful event, year after year, like Hair Fair. So thank you, here's to many more years of Hair Fair, and more years where SL residents can contribute to the smile of a child that really needs it. And just remember, despite everything, despite whatever you feel is wrong with you.. just know.. Love yourself, and be yourself. There's nothing wrong with that. In fact, it's what makes you beautiful. 

Credits:

Skin: Essences - Whisper ~ sunkissed ~

Bandanna: *~*HopScotch*~* Exterminate! Bandana

Glasses: [(B)COLLECTIVE]_Midtown_Readers

Scarf: {mon tissu} Infinity Scarf - Cream

Necklace: Noodles - Celestual Necklace Gold/Sapphire

Undershirt: [W&B] Cole Boatneck Top OUTER SPACE

Dress: Patchworks Heart Gallifreyan Dress Doctor 4 RARE

Bracelet: Noodles - Fairy Tale GoldBracelet

Ring: Noodles - Celestual Ring Gold/Sapphire

Leggings: [okkbye] Slashed Tights - Black

Boots: {mon tissu} Provence Riding Boots ~ Gray

Pose: Ma Vie. - Supremely Unleashed 09

Disneybounding: Princess Aurora!

Growing up, Sleeping Beauty has always been one of my favorite movies. Though.. I'll be honest, it wasn't for Aurora, it was the pink and blue fairy, AND Maleficent. I know it sounds weird, but I've always been captivated by Maleficent's character. Younger, I was afraid of her. Like.. that scene with Aurora following the green wisp of light along the corridor.. the music, all of it, it was just.. so eerie. I used to cry in that scene every time. Literally, just.. petrified of it. But then I started to grow up, and I started admiring the work that Disney did on her, the fact that Maleficent was just.. evil. Pure evil. I mean.. you go to Disney, when you watch the Fantasmic! show in Disneyworld... they use her almost as the queen of evil.. darker and more sinister than the Evil Queen herself. Which.. let's face it, she wasn't that evil, she was just vain to the point of insanity really. But Maleficent.. just.. everything about her screamed evil. I loved it. And now with the new movie coming out.. like.. I really hope they don't ruin that. I love her as she is. 

Anyways, the challenge is Aurora. And I wanted to do the mix up of the two fairies. You probably remember how they used to battle each other to turn the dress into pink or blue.. ending up in something like this: 

So.. I mused for days on how to do this, I wanted to do a dress, and then mix it like that in photoshop.. But.. that wasn't the challenge. So.. I figured it out. I had to include both colors in it! It wasn't a choice about pink or blue.. it was merging the two of them into one look. Anyways, I grabbed the top from one of the newer stores in grid, well, making a come back really - okkbye, which I absolutely love. I don't really like bright pink, so the fact that it was soft and sweet was perfect for me, added a headband from Lark, since I didn't have the right tiara for her, and just.. used the Snow white at hand to give it a little bit more of modern edge/attitude. And finished it off with the blue theme with jeans from Maitreya! The end result was a more modern and relaxed Aurora look that looks casual enough to pull off, and well.. still eludes to all the stuff from the movie, one of my favorite parts anyways. Enjoy! 

Credits:

Skin: Essences Clover 02 *sunkissed* brunette

Hair: !lamb. Black Magic (Mesh) - Honeycomb Root

Eyes: IKON Ascension Eyes - Evening

Eye Makeup: MONS / Makeups - Eyeliner Drama - pink

Headband: Lark - Jelly Glitter Headband - Pink 

Tattoo: !Fablab! Believe Tattoo

Necklace: (Yummy) Vintage Bow Charm Necklace (w/ shadow)

Top: [okkbye] Summer Top - Pink [1]

Tiara: Noodles - Purest Snow Tiara Gold/Diamond

Bracelet: Noodles - Fairy Tale Charm Bracelet Gold v2

Jeans: Maitreya Zipper-Skinny Jeans * M #3

Pose: (pda) The Stranger Song (Closed)

Love Donna Flora

So, if you don't know who Donna Flora is.. you've practically been living under a rock. Okay, exaggerating, sorry! But.. Donna Flora is by far one of the biggest, and oldest names in jewelry. She got some devastating news as of recently, and Second Life has come together in order to help her out. She's battling cancer now, and we all wish her the best of luck in her battle. It's always really nice to see SL come together like this though, like.. instead of all the hate, and the annoying battles that happen in SL, it's really nice to see people come together and try to help each other out. To me, that's what SL and the experience of it all is about. Not trying to bring other people down, but trying to help each other up. Not tearing down, but building. There's been a lot more tearing down lately than usual, I mean, I've even felt it, so.. nice change! I guess. But.. I decided to compile a cute look with a couple of items for the Love Donna Flora event. 

Also, the Seraphim social is up and running, and one of my favorite items in this necklace from Lark. I just love it, and the symbolism of it. So.. let me tell you a little bit about it. The Seraphim Social is an event that it's all about reading a book, and then designers make an item based on the book. It's actually a pretty cool concept that Lashae has created, and I loved it, had to get on board any way that I could. Now if only I could stop playing SL long enough to actually read.. it would be better, right!? But this month, for the opening month, the book chosen was The Host. And even though I'm not a HUGE fan of Stphanie Meyer, well.. I have to admit.. the movie wasn't half bad. Wasn't Twilight, but then again, I might not have hated Twilight half as much without freaking Stewart kid.. at any rate, I think I might actually pick up this read! This necklace represents the two souls inside of the body, and like.. any ways, it's really cool, and I love it, and I'm a sucker for things with a lot of meaning behind it, so.. yeah, love, and worth a pick up! Make sure to visit this event and see the awesome creativity of some of the SL designers in the grid. For sure more to come on this throughout the week. 

Credits:

Skin: Essences Clover 01 *sunkissed* brunette

Hair: [LeLutka]-LIVELY hair S - Bournville

Head Piece:  .Olive. the Captivaing Headdress for Love Donna Flora

Necklace: Lark - Mirrored Souls - Necklace for Seraphim Social

Top: Lark - Eva Bustier - Love (Pink) for Love Donna Flora

Monkey: *MishMish* Lavender Monkey - Holdable for Love Donna Flora

Bracelet1: [okkbye] Wood Bracelet - Religion: Dark Wood

Bracelet2: Noodles - Fairy Tale Charm Bracelet Gold

Shorts: {mon tissu} Hanalei Shorts ~ Black

Pose: *[Starry Heaven]* Kyoko 5

On the Backdrop:

Beach Set: Adirondack set  from ***MnM Designs***

Floaties: Sway's Swim Ring [Quack] in Orange and Pink

Rock: Sway's Engraved Stone [Flora] single for Love Donna Flora