La Maison de la Couture

Rajae Diavolo of La Maison de la Couture makes clothing that tends to follow a theme. This outfit is very tropical so naturally, in my quest to find places in sl which match the clothes, I found myself in Polynesia.



All of the pieces are part of one outfit which can be mixed and matched according to taste. Needles to say, this may be a response to cabin fever but I seem to be encountering eyes everywhere I go!!



The earrings and shoes are from G Field, matching the theme perfectly, and were reasonably priced at 150L. The hair is one of my favourites from Zero Style. Skin is Gwen from Dutch Touch and I added the glow Studio eyeliner.



Credits: Outfit from Maison de la Couture Lime with blue Tropic (includes 2 pairs of pants, 2 skirts and 2 tops) 600L {R}, Hair Zero Style Emma (golden wheat), Skin Dutch Touch Gwen (cream) Fluor Lips, Lashes glow Studio Vingue eyelinerB, Shoes and Earrings *G Field TStrap sandal Citrus (lime), Eyes Exodi Vetro (green). Poses used from Diesel Works and LAP. Pictures taken @ Polynesia.

Skin Within meets Strange World

Evening Star by William Blake

Thou fair hair'd angel of the evening,
Now, while the sun rests on the mountains light,
Thy bright torch of love; Thy radiant crown
Put on, and smile upon our evening bed!
Smile on our loves; and when thou drawest the
Blue curtains, scatter thy silver dew
On every flower that shuts its sweet eyes
In timely sleep.

Let thy west wind sleep on
The lake; speak silence with thy glimmering eyes
And wash the dusk with silver. Soon, full, soon,
Dost thou withdraw; Then, the wolf rages wide,
And the lion glares thro' the dun forest.
The fleece of our flocks are covered with
Thy sacred dew; Protect them with thine influence.

Credits: Skin Within Droe Exotica 1200L {R}, Hair Simply Britnee General (Luna) 200L (all colours) {R}, Necklace *SISSI* Cutie Checker Grey 169L {R}, Dress Kouse’s Sanctum Lynet Fae Minidress (snow)with wings 300L {R}, Shoes D’fly Pumps Ice Queen (prices vary 100-290L) , Eyes Exodi Realite (ocean blue). Top 2 pictures were taken @ Strange World. Skin available at Greenies Home Rezzable site of The Future is now.

Skin Within Meets Bladerunner City..

When I first saw these skins by Ayesha Bisiani over at the site for the Future is Now, Greenies Home Rezzable, I immediately thought of all the original Star Trek Heroines. Wild women with coloured skins who would either be trying to kill or seduce Captain Kirk (no accounting for taste, I know.." “I love you, now I must Kill you!!!!”). These skins are exquisite, with saturated hues and jewels incorporated into the design. But the challenge for me was to somehow make them my own in such a way as I would be comfortable wearing them. The Magika hair works because its wild without chopping into my shoulders, and the Camisk from Analise, and Hybrid Neko Stuffs which I have had for a while, fit perfectly. I also thought some Lazy Places Footwear would be right and I found these great Paws which I just love!



I took a journey over to Bladerunner City, which is an amazing build, full of Space themed details and really interesting. I will be going back to explore further… When Rogan Diesel passed along this pose set, Fight Me, he did so with a bit of a sheepish laugh, “It’s kinda Silly, don’t feel you have to blog it..” But the truth is that it was absolutely perfect and I thoroughly enjoyed shooting the pics. Sometimes poses can be too static and so bringing in some action was a lot of fun. So Panther lady is off to find her space captain where she will undoubtedly be heard to whisper….“Dahling, watch out for those claws, I must groom myself, What???”



Credits: Skin Within Skin A.N.A Cyborg Floral Natural 1800L {R}, Eyes LittleGirl Eyes (cyber) basic, Hair (& Lashes) Magika Word (black), Ananlise Tal Tether Camisk (charcoal), Lazy Places Lola Boots (paws) (black), Hybrid Neko starter set (ears and tail +HUD), Jewellery DSN ~Creations~ Cats Eye Disque necklace. All Poses Diesel Works Fight Me Set 599L {R}. The Skin is available until Saturday @ Rezzable Future is Now (greenies).

Leafy Shapes and Pink Fuel..Review

When I first started looking at the shapes from the Skin and Shape Expo, I admit I had a lot of OMG moments. I am not sure that you can really review shapes in the same way you review clothing or skins. A shape either works for you or it doesn’t. It is also important to buy modifiable shapes and if possible different versions or sizes of that shape. Taking a look at Leafy shapes, I realized that they are probably the closest to my own shape and answered the question I always ask myself. Would I wear it?

I paired the Shapes from Leafy up with Pink Fuel’s new skin, Skye. In these pictures I am wearing Leafy Shape Mona with some of the make-ups available at the Expo. I had expected Sky to be a similar skin to Raine, a skin I reviewed back in August and at first glance it is. The face is similar with the lips being softer and more natural but the biggest change occurs in the body. Raine’s body was softly shaded with detail on the understated side. Skye has the full on body shading one has come to expect from the top skinners in SL. Lots of detail and great overall look paired with Mochi Milena’s excellent make-ups makes this skin outstanding. Skins are 900L for a single skin and 2800L for five. There are 20 make-ups to choose from with possibly more to come in Milk, Honey, Chai and Tea.

My Shape wearing Skye Honey Pure, Bree wearing Skye Milk Leafy, Calypso wearing Skye Honey Pure, Jerelyn wearing Skye Tea pure, Mona wearing Skye Honey Beestung, Parfait2 wearing Skye Tea Pure.

I compared my shape with the Leafy Shapes. The Leafy shapes are well proportioned and generally realistic if a little idealized. (As I would hope mine generally is also.) Shapes come with various brow shapers and body sizes.

My Shape wearing Raine Bare, Bree wearing Honey pure DKBr*, Calypso*, Jerelyn*, Mona*, Parfait*.

I compared my Face (wearing Raine) to the faces of the Leafy shapes. They are quite nice I think. The eyes are smaller, and more naturally shaped than mine. Its a pain to fit lashes to my eyes.. I made my eyes on the larger size because I photograph from a distance and I wanted the eyes to show better. My nose is bigger and my head is rounder. My shape has been developed over about a year and I am still modifying it to accommodate different skins. My Favourite Leafy face is Mona..nice proportions on that face.

Just a thought when buying shapes; If you are going for a particular look, ie. from the pictures in the shape store, make sure you get a styling card in with the shapes, be prepared to spend more money on the skin, hair and clothes. The shape is like the frame for all the additions you make to it, and will look radically different depending on what skin you put on it. I really enjoy experimenting with my look and look forward to seeing all the pieces come together. I generally follow my own style but I know a lot of people like to know what they are getting in terms of an overall package. Leafy Shapes come in two types the no modify shapes are 350L and the Modify shapes are 699L.

Credits: all Eyes Hoot Halftone (all pics from top left and across)

Pic1-Leafy Shape Mona (Body Type 9) Leafy Brow 9, Skin Pink Fuel Skye, Beestung Honey, Leafy Milk, Pure Honey, Pure Tea, Shirt group Gift League (in store) Hair Jolie Femme Stephanie.

Pic2-My shape-skin Skye Honey Beestung, Sugarcube retro bikini, Hair Truth Grazia, Bree-skin Skye Milk Leafy, Exodi Olivia unikini, Hair Truth Marianne, Calypso-skin Skye Honey Pure, Thimbles Toasted Fred Savage, Hair truth Babyhoney, Jerelyn-skin Skye Tea Pure, Sh*t Happens Bikini Black Striped, Hair Truth Collette, Mona-skin Skye Honey beestung, Tuli Pink Skully Bikini, Hait Truth Renee, Parfait2-Skin Skye Tea Pure, Aoharu Layer Gradation Bikini Black, Hair Truth Trisha.

Pic3-My Face wearing Raine Honey Bare, All the rest are wearing Skye Pure Honey, Bree, Calypso, Jerelyn, Mona and Parfait2.

Trubble and Skin Within….Review

Today I want to show you some truly beautiful ladies courtesy of Tracy Rubble of “Trubble” and Ayesha Bisiani of “Skin Within”. I have been wanting to review Tracy’s designs for a while now and finally was able to return to her store last week to take a look at her designs. Her store has been completely updated and I think does a wonderful job highlighting her ever growing line of clothing.

This gown “Ana” in Tanzanite, is a sneak peek at a new colour to be unveiled at the Vanity Universe Glamour Expo on the 3rd of October. Blue and White are currently available at her mainstore. This lady (Shape and Skin from Skin Within) is called Ahawi and she is quite a beauty. The strong features and physical strength really compliments the dress better I think my own shape would have and I really enjoyed working with all the Charity skins that Ayesha sent.

All Pictures were taken at Heart Reef Resort which is based on the Island of Santorini. This outfit really caught my eye called Gypsy and the lady is called Amelie…You may have seen her.. In all of these pictures I have used the shapes which are available for each skin. All are available at the Shape and Skin expo.

Her name is Alasia and she is an interesting mix of eastern beauty with a modern sensibility. I love the shape of her eyes and mouth. This dress also comes in a pink version. All of the pieces worked well in terms of how everything fit and photographed.

These pretty tops are available in store with a skirted version of one of the colours.

What can I say about these skins from Skin Within? I think that they have some of the most beautiful realistic shading on the grid, and the skins themselves have always made me think of Amazons. There has been real effort made to be true to the ethnicity of each line and they have many unique qualities to recommend them. The shapes match this sensibility well, for they are powerful, beautiful women with strength and personality. Lets just say I am very impressed and will be taking a closer look at the entire line later.

Each skin is 1200L with 50% going to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. www.Komen.org.

A note about the shapes from Ayesha;

Credits: All Skins from Skin Within Ahawi, Amelie, Alasia. Eyes Silhouette Eyes True Blue + Lashes (gift from the Skin & Shape Expo)

Pic1-Dress *Trubble* Ana Tanzanite, Jewellery Bleinsen & MaiTai (from the jewellery fair) Earrings and Necklace, Hair PE Portia Kohl.

Pic2-Outfit *Trubble* Gypsy White, CCD reflective Diamonds Bangles (Jewellery Fair), Turnstyle Sand Dollar Earrings (JF), Exodi Darrivale Necklace, SLink Paige Tstrap Platforms White, Hair Lamb BangBang blk.

Pic3-Dress *Trubble* Carla Black, Jewellery Fairy Tail Vanessa (limited colour) (JF), Hair Junwave Casual short Cut-off gold.

Pic4- Tops *Trubble* Calla Corset Red, Green, Brown, Hair DP YumYum (barberyumyum) 16 Black, Bown and Honey.