Hey, At Least I Got a Photo

So I have crashed so many times in SL lately.  I am having computer issues plus SL is being a butt to lots of people in general.  I managed to get a photo of my outfit of the day though so even if it isn't what I planned on blogging, and the photo is kind of small, at least I get to blog something cute!  Very little of this is new but I adore it all so maybe you will too!  Credits and info. below. :D

Worn:
Top: Volstead, free on Marketplace, part of an outfit
Skirt: The Secret Store
Tights: Sheer
Necklace: Donna Flora (color-change flower, was on sale ealier today for 50L but might be over by now)
Hair: Elikatira, currently part of the retirement sale, was only 75L for the naturals color pack
Skin: Essences
Pictures: Pilot (today's Fifty Linden Friday item)

Some Kind of Post Title

I just have a mix of things I wanted to show today, almost all of it mesh.  I have a total love for mesh now, whereas a year ago I was like bleh this is kind of lame.  I have a hard time even getting interested in things that aren't mesh these days unless they are super awesome cool.  I just love that I can do unusual poses and move around freely and the items move with me.  Like this dress from C'est La Vie, for example.  If this was a sculpted skirt it would likely poof out all weird when I tried to do bending poses.  Blargh.  Also, mesh are my boots from Lassitude & Ennui for the L'Accessoires event this cycle and are out in multiple colors.  I love having ankle boots that move with me and don't make my ankles look all broken-y.  The boots come with options for a light or dark wood heel/platform.

OK so see below for more info., gotta run!
Worn:
Dress: C'est La Vie
Boots: Lassitude & Ennui @ L'Accessoires, event runs until October 8th
Hair: Alice Project
Tights: Sheer
Skin: Mother Goose's, 1L (yay!!)

Flowery

I have a few new things and some not so new things that I put together today for just a fun LOTD.  My dress is not new but it's something that Draconic Kiss released a few months ago that I fell in love with, meant to blog, lost in my inventory, found in my inventory, got too busy in SL and RL to blog, forgot about it, then found again.  *Runs out of breath*  So anyway, it's about time I posted it!  I am wearing the option with the purple belt and flowers because I thought it was cool how well it matched the purple option of the new Dilly Dolls shoes.

 Speaking of Dilly Dolls, check out these shoes up close below.  There are color change with a bunch of bright colors to choose from and you can change the color of the buckle independently.  These are available at Vintage Fair for now and there is another pair with skulls on it there too you might want to check out.

My hair is also from Vintage Fair, this time by one of my fave stores, Alice Project.  Each hair style comes with a mini-pack of colors but if you are a VIP group member (250L join fee) there is a special VID hud with some fun color combos in it too. (not to mention the fact there is a special VIP only MM board prize and also Alice gives out gifts sometimes too :3)  Alice has several styles at the fair, this being just one of my faves.

Worn:
Shoes: Dilly Dolls @ Vintage Fair
Hair: Alice Project @ Vintage Fair
Dress: Draconic Kiss
Tights: Sheer
Skin: MiaSnow
Lipstick and Freckles: Adore&Abhor
Eyebrows: Adore&Abhor @ Vintage Fair

SHOES

I have acquired sooooo many shoes lately.  Some I bought, some were gifts from friends, some were freebies, a couple were review copies...they are just clogging up my inventory with their awesome.  I figured it would take me far too long to do a post about each of them and, frankly, I don't have time to post every single one even if I tried.  So, I chose the five most recent acquisitions to show you in one convenient spot!  First off, these Khan heels from Ingenue.  They are mesh but they aren't rigged so you can fit them easily.  Lots of nice, earthy colors.  I like how they did the spike on heels trend without going way over the top and making it look like a biker porcupine.

Next I have these shoes from Lassitude & Ennui.  These are the version that come with foot and toes are rigged mesh so that the foot actually moves with your leg and bends nice and doesn't look too Frankenstein-y.  There is also a version without the foot part and only the prim toes that is not rigged so you can move it around and do what you want with it.  They come in lusty colors like red, gold, purple, silver and black and you can change the toenail color via a hud.  The foot/toes are tinted via the same hud as the toenails.  It uses a color picker system but you can enter RGB if you like that too.

Now for some not mesh stuff! Haha.  I like the color combo on these boots from Loordes of London.  It's fun to see the baby pink and blue with the tough boot style.  They are only 50L, along with a few other boot styles, at the Love is In the Air event at the Cupcakes sim but the 24th is the last day so hurry!

Also at the Love is In the Air event are these cute boots from Duh!  They are only 10L. :O  There is a pink version also.  AND as a bonus I noticed a free pair of flats at the booth as well.

Finally I wanted to show these awesome/whacky shoes from Hate Me and Eat Me.  If you have read my blog long enough you probably know I love them for the out there styles they always bring and this time is no exception.  These shoes have a prim foot part, which is good because they way they push your foot forward just wouldn't work without it I don't think.  They are click to resize and the skin is tinted via a color picker hud.  They are available in a lot of very, very bright color combinations and since I am a huge fan of bright colors that is a total win.

I hope you find something you like!
Worn/Used:
Picture One:
Mesh Shoes: Ingenue @ Festival of Sin
Stockings: Sheer
Picture Two:
Shoes: Lassitude & Ennui @ Festival of Sin
Picture Three: 
Boots: Loordes of London @ Love is In the Air, 50L through the 24th
Socks: Niniko
Picture Four:
Boots: Duh! @ Love is In the Air, 10L through the 24th
Stockings: Vive9
Picture Five:
Shoes: Hate Me and Eat Me

Meshy LOTD

I wanted to do a look with just about everything I'm wearing being mesh and I did it!  Woo!  I didn't even crash when I took the picture. :O  My shorts and top are from Beetlebones.  Every mesh release I have seen from Beetlebones has been fantastic.  I honestly am wondering why this store isn't insanely popular yet?  It's one of those stores that has consistently made excellent products and still gets only minimal coverage.  Such a shame!

The shoes I am wearing are at the Vintage Fair and are from Lassitude and Ennui.  My friend Acha TPd me to a club a while back and saw me wearing L&E boots and was like yay!  I then told her that whenever I do end up wearing shoes (which I really am lazy about :P) it's only ever a few brands and since like 2007 my go to brand has been L&E.  I was set against going mesh regularly until L&E started doing mesh releases.  Well, I had to give it a go then.  I still don't use the mesh viewer all the time, since it won't let me use shadows for pictures, but whenever I see a release from L&E I pop on that mesh viewer faster than you can say "zomg vintage unisex spectator shoes of love."

The skin I am wearing is from Heartsick.  It's a nice tone that could cover a lot of ethnic types and is a great change from the pale and tan only that so many stores do.  They even do very dark skins which is always a win in my book.  The hair is from Alice Project and is also mesh.  I was really worried this wouldn't fit my weird, kidney bean-shaped head but it does!  Yeeee-haw!  The one I am wearing is the "naturals" version which means it has all your essential colors like black, blonde, brown and red.  The bangs are separate but I am such a sucker for Betty bangs I couldn't not wear them.

Worn:
Shoes: Lassitude&Ennui @ Vintage Fair (unisex!)
Hair: Alice Project @ Vintage Fair
Skin: Heartsick @ Vintage Fair
Freckles Layer: Adore&Abhor
Stockings: Sheer
Top and Shorts: Beetlebones (the short come with a glitch layer but make sure you wear a bra or pasties or something under the tank when going on, otherwise people not using mesh viewers will see your boobies. loooool)

New and Cheap and Awesome.

WOO! New L. Fauna release. :D More about that in a second. I wanted to quickly show this dress from AuTre. It's not a new release but it's on sale for 40L for a bit and I think it's a very under blogged, quirky, fun store. I also wanted to mention my awesome hair. It's from Exile at the Chic Birthday event. It has roots and streak options as well as plain.

Now onto the skin! This new line from L. Fauna is a bit softer than the last line and I really like that. The skin comes with tintable brows, freckle option and three cleavage options. There are many tones to choose from but here I am only showing the lightest, a medium tone and the darkest. I really like most of the tones. My only criticism for this line would be that the darkest tone seems to have a slight purple/blue sheen. I tried a few lighting settings and it was there but it may just be my screen.

Worn:
Skin: L. Fauna
Dress: AuTre
Stockings: Sheer
Shoes: Lassitude and Ennui
Hair: Exile @ Chic Birthday Event
Undies: The Obscene, free at one point so check out if it's still in the gift boxes

Fashion For Charity

This dress for the Extend a Helping Hand event (where proceeds go toward helping those affected by the recent floods in Australia) by Fashionably Dead is such a stunner! I love how it makes my avatar look curvy and smooth and...well...smooth! Weeeeeeeeeeeee! The boots from Dilly Dolls are just all-purpose awesome and you really can't go wrong with color change.
Worn:
Dress: Fashionably Dead @ EaHH, donation item
Hair w/Hat: Fashionably Dead, 50L Friday item (not sure how long it will be out!)
Skin: Mother Goose's, gacha skin (either 30L or 50L, too tired to check :P)
Boots: Dilly Dolls
Stockings: Sheer
Scarf: MiaSnow, part of a 30L three pack

Wear Gray Dreams Preview and Raspberry Aristocrat at Hair Fair!

Wear Gray is coming up so be excited! This is a charity event to raise funds for cancer research. Lots more info on the charity coming soon but right now I want to show you a sneak peek of the adorable outfit Sanura Snowpaw put together! I love the red but there will be lots of other colors too, all donation items :)The hair I am wearing is from Raspberry Aristocrat. In one 200L pack you get several colors with THREE STYLES of each color. Seriously, this is the best deal at Hair Fair.

Worn:
Hair: Raspberry Aristocrat @ Hair Fair
Dress (Can also be worn as a body suit!): *Dreams* by Sanura Snowpaw @ Wear Gray, opens the 12th
Necklace: Sn@tch
Stockings: Sheer
Shoes: G Field
Skin: [KA], no longer available
Eyes: Tacky Star @ Designers United

Newbie Freebie Style Challenge!

I spend a lot of time blogging freebies over at Free*Style so I think finding free stuff is pretty easy for me. GoGo pointed out that a lot of new players, however, are not aware that there are so many items for under 20L out there! Almost every store these days has a freebie or cheapie out and they are often quite wonderful so I wanted to share my some of my current free loves! First up, a look for the sexy avatar (we all know how so many n00bs end up strippers, dancers, etc. and often look fug. Class it up ladies!)Then we have a look with a darker skin, since I know those can be hard to find at all, let alone free!Then finally a little flapper-esque look just for fun.Worn:
Look 1:
Skin: Lara Skins, group gift in store
Hair: Magika, free (fat pack)
Outfit: Has Been, subscriber gift
Striped Stockings (under socks): Sheer, free
Feather Boa: Awram-Viie, 1L
Shoes: Maitreya, subscriber gift
Look 2:
Hair: Tiny Bird, free
Skin: SkinTight, 30 days and under gift (comes in several tones)
Dress: Modern Gypsy, free
Necklace: Chuculet, 1L
Shoes: Vinyl Cafe, group gift in store
Tattoos: Actchio, hunt gift
Eyes: JM:Mai, lucky board prize
Look 3:
Skin: Idiosyncrasy, 1L @ Enky's 1L Store
Hair: Sn@tch, 1L @ Enky's 1L Store
Dress: SYSY, 1L @ Enky's 1L Store
Socks: Sheer, free
Shoes: S@bbia, group gift (in store)
Necklace: Ganked, subscriber gift
Pose: Marukin, 1L @ the Free*Style HQ

If you want to try the challenge GoGo set out for yourself, check HERE for the details! The entire look must be under 20L :)