Paper

If you ever feel the need to let out some of your feelings about having to do too much paperwork and want to do so in SL then you can grab some of the pose props from Hopscotch and make it happen!  The poses I am showing today are meant to be used as couples poses but I thought they worked just as well for photos when used with just one avatar.  When you are a lonely hermit like me and don't want to bug anyone to take photos with you then that is an important quality in a pose prop. :P  If the other pose ball still shows up just right click- edit- texture- transparency 100% to make it invisible.  If you need to find it later you can just use ctrl+alt+t to highlight transparent objects.  My dress is from Cupcakes and is super adorable.  It comes in mesh standard sizes and there are other color/pattern options available in the store.  I am looking forward to their next mesh releases!

My shoes are from Fashionably Dead and were for the gacha at The Arcade.  The socks can be removed and there is a note card in the package that describes how to do that.  Not sure if they are still available.  More details below!

Worn:
Poses w/Paper Items: Hopscotch @ Pose Fair 2013  Check the store blog HERE for photos of the rest of the Paperman-inspired items, as well as more items offered at the fair.
Dress: Cupcakes
Hair: Exile, past gift
Shoes: Fashionably Dead, gacha item from past Arcade.  I can't find them in the store so they might not be available anymore, or they might just not be put out yet.

You Have Undies on Your Cupcakes.

  Cupcakes has a new skin line out called Creampuff.  They had an older line with the same name but believe me, it's different and much improved this time around.  There are so many options with this new line I really can't even begin to photo them all without spending all day doing it.  I am just going to show you some more basic options so you can have an idea of what to expect.

  First I wanted to show one of the darker tones called Tiramisu.  The skin I am wearing is shown with the "unlined eyes" tattoo layer option as well as the "lips concealed" lipstick layer.  I felt that wearing the two together gave a very nice, clean option for those who prefer natural looks.
  Next I wanted to show one of the lightest tones called Sugar.  This is also a fairly natural look but I added some minimal makeup to give it a sort of bedroom-sweet appeal. I wore the no brow version of the skin with tattoo layers for flushed cheeks, freckles, and a basic eyeliner.

  All skins come with the natural skin in six eyebrow options, shape, appliers for Lola's, and tattoo layers in the following choices: freckles, flushed cheeks, unlined eyes, facial contour, enhanced cleavage, pink lip, rose lip, concealed lip, and peach lip.  Wowza!  Also available for purchase are packs of lipsticks, eye makeups, and eyes to match.  This really is a lot!  There are seven tones available for this line.
  One other new thing I have found out about Cupcakes is that they have stopped doing full perm mesh and will also be discontinuing their skin templates (with the exception of the rare, limited edition ones.)  This is big news!
  OK, off I go for now!  Check the details below for more info. on the other item.
Worn:
Skins and Eyes: Cupcakes
First Hair: Clawtooth by Clawtooth @ Collabor88
Second Hair: Fashionably Dead @ Collabor88
Corset: Sn@tch
White Lingerie: Mon Cheri (part of a set)

Pretty Pink Princess

I was wearing this outfit and it creeped Isabeau out so of course I had to blog it. :3  Cute + creepy = my one true love and I am going to have a very hard time taking this skin/makeup combo off!!. :D  Details below the photo!

Worn:
Momo Skin and Makeup Layer: Cupcakes @ The Deck's My Attic event, 95L (comes with other makeups too)
Knotted Pearl Necklace: Lassitude & Ennui
Stacked Pearls Necklaces: Lassitude & Ennui @ Shop Free*Style, 0L (not open yet!)
Sweater: Cracked Mirror, was a gift for My SecondBox and this version is no longer available but you can get THIS sparkly sweater which is just as good, in my humble opinion.
Skirt: Elate!
Arm Warmers: DCNY @ Marketplace, 5 colors included
Tattoo: Para Designs, free
Eyes: Insufferable Dastard, subscriber gift (other gifts included)
Hair: Elikatira (I think the store has closed and all items are retired now so no LM)

Cupssitude and Ennuake

  I have a few things I want to show you today that I love.  I took these pictures a while back but I have had so many computer issues I am just getting to posting them now.  Look how cute I am!

  My skin, scarf and dress are from Cupcakes.  The sim has been redone and it's so gorgeous!  There are new stores all over the sim and the all have items out for 70L or less to celebrate the opening.  The items I am wearing are not part of the sale BUT you can get the mesh scarf in a full pack of three pastel colors for only 50L and you can get this skin in a different makeup, exclusive to the opening event, for only 70L per tone.  I chose to wear this slightly more nude version of the Emilia skin because I just wanted to highlight how lovely the lips and eye are are.  Keep a watch on Cupcakes because they are planning some great things in their quest to reinstate themselves as a top original brand and get out of the template-creator rut.  I can't wait!!

   My boots are from Lassitude & Ennui and are one of the more recent releases.  They are currently at the L'Accessoires event only but I am sure will be released into the main store once that is over.  There are six colors available and each has different sizes so you don't have to worry about if they will fit your legs or not.   here are demos anyway in case you aren't sure. :P

OK, enjoy!
Worn:
Skin, Dress, Scarf: Cupcakes
Boots: Lassitude & Ennui @ L'Accessoires
Hair: Elikatira, 70% off sale
Tights: Sheer
Tattoo: Para Designs (not sure if still available)

Retro Winter

  I got this hair from EMO-Tions and everywhere I go someone is all "OMG WHERE DID YOU GET THAT HAIR?" so I figured I should blog it.  It really is an awesome style and it's made well.  I love a classic Betty bang anytime!  I thought this gacha dress from Cupcakes was a nice addition since the polka dots and bows have that vintage feel to them.  This little mesh shawl from Zenith will keep your pixels shoulders warm, goes with so many types of looks, and is color change.  Yay!

   My skin is a dollarbie from Mother Goose's and the black lipstick adds a bit of the gloom and doom I love to this otherwise sweet as pie look.  If you ever have a newbie ask where they can get good skin for free or cheap, SEND THEM TO MOTHER GOOSE'S.  There are a million there.  My decor is from What Next and is just sweet, wintery and a bit whimsical.  There are poses for singles or couples but my dress would not cooperate with the poses so I didn't use them.
Enjoy!
Worn and Used:
Dress: Cupcakes
Skin: Mother Goose's, 1L
Hair: Emo-tions (hair base layer included)
Shawl: Zenith
Decor: What Next
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  I was asking people on Plurk to share their before and after shots of photos HERE and it was fun so I thought I would share my before photo here in case anyone else is interested in that sort of thing:

Basically I just changed the lighting, softened a couple of sharp edges, fixed a weird spot on the shawl that the post created, sharpened and blurred a couple things, cropped, etc.  Not much but more than I normally do!  If you have any before and after shots you want to share feel free to comment in my Plurk about it or share in comments. :)

Three Flavors of Cupcakes

First thing I want to say I know my pics might not be totally up to par at the moment.  I moved in RL and I just am not used to how things are set up yet.  You should, however, still be able to see how lovely these new skin lines from Cupcakes are!  First is the latest line called Nora.  I love how this is very natural, like when you wear it you feel like you could meet some lovely young woman with these features in real life.

 Next is Starlet.  I chose a plain-lipped makeup for this line to show you the newer lip style.  I love the way this makeup looks like a matter or very bare lip would look.

Finally the next line is Doll.  I chose a red lip for this line because, well, I love red lips the best and this is a wonderful shade of it.  I chose a the regular cleavage option and wore my smaller-chested shape to show how the body works well with a smaller bust size.  The skin line also comes with a fuller breast but I think the flat-chested folks might like to see how things could look on them as well so I chose to show this option.

Each line from Cupcakes is available in many tones with multiple body, face and makeup options.  The skins are always affordable and there is almost always a great deal to be had somewhere in the store.  Check it out!
Worn:
All Skin: Cupcakes
Hair 1: D!va @ Collabor88
Hair 2 and 3: Action (brown hair is part of the September VIP gift which I think should still be out, 250L join fee for that group.)
Ink'd Dress: Ladies Who Lunch @ The Dressing Room Blue, 70L for dress, leggings and boots (dress also has a shoulder attachment, not worn)
Zebra Bikini: Sn@tch, comes with multiple trim color options, transferable

OMG An Actual Review!

So Isabeau normally does the actual skin reviews and I kind of do like "Hey, here's some stuff!"  Today, however, I wanted to share the new skin line "Emma" from Cupcakes.

I am a total skin fanatic in SL.  I own soooo many that I totally love and I have so much fun trying new brands; however, there are only a few that I feel are "me."  One brand is MiaSnow with the new Sweety line.  Another is Tuli but she hasn't been active in SL for quite some time now.  Third would be my own skins, obviously.  The one that I have always felt is me, for years now, is Cupcakes.  This new Emma line is my fave so far.  A bonus to how cute it is is how cheap they are!!  The tones are normally only 299L but the copper tone, the one I am wearing in the first photo, is on sale for only 50L each makeup style and one is even free.  Each one comes with a bare version of the skin too so you really are getting a two for one.  They even contain various tattoo layers too!  How cool is that?

I have very few negative things to say about this.  Maybe the only thing is the fuller cleavage on the lightest tone is a bit gray.  Other than that I love everything.  There are so many tones to choose from, natural and fantasy, many more than what I have shown here.  The freckles are classic Cupcakes, the knees and breasts are great, the new lips are to die for, the fingernails aren't super creepy looking like most skin brands.  One of my fave parts is the stomach.  It's shaded in a way that would work with very thin to very curvy body types.  Love!

The lingerie I am wearing is also from Cupcakes.  Some of the styles in the photos, like the white one on top for example, are as low as 10L!  I love new undies because they are great for blog posts showing off skins and, hey, who doesn't love a little lace every once in a while?  Also, my hair is a new mesh hair from Alice Project that you can find at Hair Fair.  I used the Infinity HUD to change the color, which includes tips and streaks options also.
Worn:
Hair: Alice Project @ Hair Fair
All Skins and Lingerie: Cupcakes
Cupcakes Item Details:
White Lingerie: 10L
Copper Skin Tone: All on sale for 0L-50L
Other Skin Tones: 299L
Black and Brown Lingerie: 25L each
Blue and Sequined Lingerie: Part of a special avatar pack that includes a skin, both lingerie items, a mesh dress and even eyes!

Last Chance Shoes

The One Voice fundraiser ends tomorrow at 11:59pm SLT so go now before it's over!  The shoes I am wearing below are one of several offered from N-Core at the event.  You can see another pair I blogged HERE on Free*Style.  The skin I am wearing is new from Cupcakes and I know I have been teasing with bits and pieces, lol.

Have fun!
Worn:
Shoes: N-Core @ One Voice
Skin: Cupcakes

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I got this skin from Cupcakes and it was so feminine and beautiful and I plan to blog it in more detail in a bit but first I had to make it look androgynous and put a bunch of tattoo makeup layers and stuff on it because I can't leave well enough alone. :D 

 Pairing this skin in a more bare version with this new hair from Entente at Hair Fair and these untamed eyebrows that are free from Sleeping Koala changes the feel completely.  You could take either of those items and still make a look that is light and fresh and bubblegum girly if you work at it but I just had fun turning this into an "I can't be bothered to fuss with all that girly high maintenance shit" style.
Worn:
Skin: Cupcakes "Emma" line
Hair: Entente @ Hair Fair, mesh, includes four colors and a hud that does all kinds of tinting and resizing and stuff
Eyebrow Remover: Miss Shippe's Studio
Wild Eyebrow Tattoo Layer: Sleeping Koala, hunt gift in store
Shirt: [Echo]
Cigarette: N326

Feeling Kind of Earthy

Wow, I really hate the new Blogger home layout.  It's burninating my eyeballs with all the white. D:  But anyway, blog post time! I don't wear brown and gold tones very often, blame the goth-punk-psychobilly chick in me, but every once in a while I find some stuff I like.  When I saw this cabaret-inspired vest (part of a whole outfit) as a hunt item from Cillian'gel for Wear Gray I got super excited and decided I had to make a look around it.  I looked through the recent items tab in my inventory and was pleasantly surprised to find lots of things that worked with it!  Even this cute chair from Mudhoney and this lovely little beachy house from Funky Junk worked with the look.  This skirt from Miao was a great find especially, I love the ruffly bottom of it!

Here is the obligatory facial close-up where you can see my lovely skin from Cupcakes, my free eyes from Insufferable Dastard, and my free necklace from Artistry by ~E~.

For an even closer close-up, check out my shoes from baby Monkey.  I am wearing the brown version up top but I am a sucker for red so here you have them!  The version I have is color change so woo!

And for the closest close-up yet, check out my prim hands from MiaSnow.  I was weary of prim hands, hadn't tried them before this, but MiaSnow is always very affordable and these came with color change nails, bracelets, and, best of all, get this...Ring Pop Ring!!  YAY!  When I saw the store blog link to these in my offline messages I was literally about to go get my daughter a Ring Pop from the cupboard, totally not even shitting you.  It was meant to be!

Ok well I hope you find something you like and here is the rest of the info.!
Worn and Used:
Vest and Stockings: Cillian'gel @ Wear Gray For a Day charity event, 10L hunt item, part of an outfit.
Hands: MiaSnow, you can get huds for ring color options, nail options, etc. as well, though the hands themselves come with some options to start too!
Skirt: Miao
Shoes: Baby Monkey
House: Funky Junk @ Motif, comes with furniture and stuff and has another room that isn't shown
Chair: Mudhoney @ Motif, part of an entire patio furniture set, had seven animated sits
Hair: LeLutka
Skin: Cupcakes
Necklace: Artistry by ~E~, one of a couple hunt items currently in store, comes with a ton of gemstone options, as well as bracelets and earrings.
Eyes: Insufferable Dastard, subscriber gift, includes prim eye version as well
First Picture Pose: Marukin

I Can't Help But Smile.

I have a secret.  Usually when I take photos I take them from the waist up.  Why?  Because I hate trying to find shoes to wear. You have to find the right style, then it has to be the right color, then it has to fit, then you might even have to match the skin color.  Ugh.  Too much work.  Every once in a while I will like a shoe enough to not only wear it but to actually take a photo of it and write words and stuff.   The latest shoe to make me smiley-happy-writey-bloggy?  Kalnins Lizette. 

 I am wearing the fat pack version here.  It comes with a hud that allows you to change the skin tone, nail colors, metal colors and options to change three separate areas of the shoe/strap colors.  There are about a kazillion color combinations you could make with the 12 color choices.  I've showed a few of my faves here.  The pair on the far right has the "shiny" option enabled, which gives the whole shoe a more "glossy" appearance.  If you don't need ALL the colors you can choose the classic pack which comes with red, gold and black, pretty much the necessary show colors for any woman.

I found the hud to be easy and the scripts didn't lag me even when I went to take shadow pics.   The classic pack is only 475L, which is a pretty dang good deal.  The fatpack is 1200L which is also a pretty great deal considering you get what amounts to a bazillion gazillion shoe options. xD  Oh, and the skin tinting was easy.  Really easy.  I wouldn't have blogged these shoes if it wasn't because if I can't get the feet tinted properly on any shoe within a MAXIMUM of 5 minutes they go in the trash. :P
Worn:
Shoes: Kalnins
Pants: Dilly Dolls
Skin: Cupcakes
Hair: Action
Lipstick: Cheap Makeup
Tattoo: Radicalism
Pose: Olive Juice

Spaced Out

Tarnished has done some really cool outfits for the EaHH charity event. I felt like a total rough and sexy space girl!
The outfits comes in a variety of colors with proceeds going to charity. It even comes with shoes, though I am not wearing them because I am addicted to my Dilly Dolls boots :x
Worn:
Outfit: Tarnished @ EaHH
Boots: Dilly Dolls
Hair: Sixty-Nine
Skin and Eyes: Cupcakes
Poses: Marukin

I'm a Natural Beauty

I am really enjoying the new skin line from Natural Beauty! The store was previously known as Tik Tok but has recently rebranded.The Olga line has very rich skin tones and fits many shapes. My favorite part of the skin is the nose which has very unique shading. I chose my two favorite makeups from the line as well as the base skin to share with you as closeups.Each skin come with or without cleavage. Definitely check it out and keep a look out for what I am sure will be great future releases. This store also participates in events such as The Dressing Room so you should be sure to get great deals from time to time.

Worn:
Skin: Natural Beauty
Lingerie: Cupcakes, 10L
Hair: Loq @ The Dressing Room
Shoes: Rose River Saloon
Pose: Marukin
Earrings: Samsara @ Onyx Wear sim hunt, 5L
Eyes: JM:Mai

Evie's and Hoot and More!

It is time for the EaHH charity even to help those affected by the flooding disaster in Queensland. Evie's Closet and Hoot have provided these fantastic items for their donation items. I love the little details on this outdoors hideaway, like the icicles dropping over the edge.The skin I am wearing is by Natual Beauty for the Dressing Room. It is very interesting and I adore the cleavage and the nose shape especially (more about this brand in another post coming soon.) I added the group gift lip tattoo from Cupcakes just for fun!
Worn and Used:
Dress: Evie's Closet @ EaHH, charity donation item
Winter Hideaway Build: Hoot@ EaHH, charity donation item
Hair: Fashionably Dead
Skin: Natural Beauty @ The Dressing Room
Jewelry: Samsara @ the Onyx Wear and Azrael Sim Hunt, 5L
First Pose: Zombie Fetus @ EaHH, charity donation item (part of a set)

Trailer Park Girls

I never thought I would wear a shirt with prim boobs. Let's be real here and say that most stores selling prim boob clothing are...skanky. I'm not saying these shirts from Violent Seduction are for black tie events or anything but they sure are cute, haha!Anyway, the shirts are fairly easy to fit, the underboob is easy to tint and if you already own skins by Violent Seduction then they match perfectly right off the bat. Hybie and I did a sort of trailer park theme for kicks but really you can wear this to clubs, for photos or any sort of naughty fashion-requiring event.

Worn:
Tops: Violent Seduction
Skirt: CandyDoll
Shorts: Salvadori's
Sileny's Hair: Ploom
Hybie's Hair: Lamb
Sileny's Skin: Cupcakes
Hybie's Skin: Violent Seduction
Glasses: DECO, hunt gift

I'll Take my Cupcakes With a Side of Yabusaka Awesome, Please!

There may be typos in this post. It is FREEZING where I live and I am shivering but still trying to type, lol! Why bother making a post when you have to be all uncomfortable to do it? That's probably what you are thinking. Well, the reason is...NEW SKIN FROM CUPCAKES!!This skin line comes in the tones we all love, three of which (Whisper, Cream, and Copper) are shown above. The skin also comes with cleavage and "regular" options which is seriously a must have these days.This skin has so many features and a lot of WOW! BAM! AWESOME! You can see me wearing the black eyebrows on the tattoo layer at the end of the post; however, if you like blonde, red, etc. brows, a different style of eyebrows (there are three), or no eyebrows at all (my favorite option, as shown in the rest of the pics) then you can have those too!! My only complaint about these skins is that I would love more non-tattoo layer eyebrow options for us non-2.0 using lamers, hehe.The makeups are fabulous, as you can see. There is everything from natural, to pin-up, to super goth! Not shown here but also released are fantasy makeups for you fairy type folk :D I looove the glossy lip and the nose on these skins. I have been a big supporter of Cupcakes skins since...um...they were called Rosemar, lol! Each release gets better.Don't forget to peek in at the necklace I am wearing!! It is a new release from Yabusaka and...guess what?...It can change what the letters say!!! How cool is that? A lot of things I see that have customizable writing usually use bad texture change systems but this sculpted beauty makes everything look great. Of course I chose to write "Cake" on mine for this post, teehee. A fun contrast to the lace lingerie and bedroom hair I think ;D

Worn:
Skins: Cupcakes
Necklace: Yabusaka
Hair: Simply Britnee
Lingerie: Lingerie Boutique (only 10L with group tag!)
Hair in Last Photo: Raspberry Aristocrat (hunt gift)
Shoes: N-Core
Pose: Long Awkward Pose

Lazy Clown Lady

Hair Fair will be over soon! Have you gone yet? If not...GO YOU FOOL, GO! One place to check out if you are into the wild side of things is Lazy Places. The styles are unique and they come in great colors!My fave color is green so you shall see them in that color but there are tons of choices, normal tones too lol!For some reason I keep imagining this style on a space princess, mermaid, or like futuristic cartoon warrior. Whatever floats your boat :D
Worn:
Hair: Lazy Places @ Hair Fair
Dress: Cupcakes
Socks and Tattoo: Sn@tch
Collar: Shabby Chic
Shoes: Periquita
Skin: MiaSnow
Photos Taken at the Filthy Cute sim

AtomicBambi Skins!

I love dark skins, let it be known. I get excited whenever I see a new darker tone in a skin line. So I was like WOOOO when I saw the new Mocha tone of the Imani line. And I think my excitement was justified.The bodies have this perfect sheen, not "oily" but not flat. The tummy is soft enough for chubby shapes but has some definition for the skinny folk. The makeups are really great too, with lots of options. Shown below is the "pure" makeup. There are freckled and non-freckled, glossy and matte for each makeup. Doesn't it make you swoon?My favorite makeup of the line is the Scarlet glossy, shown below. I can't resist a red lip. I just can't. The hair I am wearing in this post is a new release from Exile called Eva. I love the swoop of the bangs and the little messy bits on the side. A nice contradiction to the smooth "perfect" look so many hair styles in SL have.
WORN:
Skin: Imani Mocha by AtomicBambi
Hair: Eva by Exile
Shape: Megan by Shape It Up!
Lingerie: The Fringed Lingerie, Cupcakes

Disclosure Statement:
-Some of the items on this post were review copies. Some were not. Any questions feel free to ask me. I will not ever blog anything that I wouldn't buy anyway.

Carnivale Mystery

Am I the cheetah?
Or the lion?And what's the difference?
WORN:
Leotard w/Flowers: !Ohmai, free!
Mask: ~La Petite Morte~
Seduction Skin in Phantom: Cupcakes
Hair: BP
Ballet Slippers and Poses: SLink
Tattoos: Para Designs (they were a freebie before, not sure if still free)
Photos Taken At the Victorian Carnivale

Disclosure Statement:
-Some of the items on this post were review copies. Some were not. Any questions feel free to ask me. I will not ever blog anything that I wouldn't buy anyway.

...and where have YOU been?

I haven't been blogging much lately because I'm doing a stint as the queen of road trips, and I'm not nearly done. I've got 2 more week-long road trips in me before 2010, both for major holidays, and I'm all meh about them. And I'm sick, so that's the cherry on my sniffling sneezing coughing aching stuffy headed sundae. Ha!

I needed some cheering up, so I dug in my inventory for the little things that make me happy. Some of you know I'm downright nuts about apples and apple stuff in RL and SL, so I decided to show you some of my finds. Hopefully you'll find something here that catches your eye :)

This apple shirt from eLDee is one of my favorites, mainly because it's the first apple item I found in SL. This wormy necklace and bracelets from WhoNose is just so damned cute.
When Sileny told me about the apple cardigan at Concrete Flowers, I think I broke the lightspeed record for teleports.
And look, I even have apples on my shoes! THAT MAKES ME SO HAPPY!

If you find more apple stuff around SL, please let me know. Leave me comments with slurls, and I will love you forever and ever! :D

Style Sheet:
Skin: []::Tuli::[] Hope (fair/br) gala (I love gala apples!)
Hair: ETD Nadia - Nickel Blackened, ETD Yvette - Nickel Blackened
Eyes: Shine Lustrous Argent
Tops: ::eLDee:: Pomme shirt red, Concrete Flowers Apples Cardi
Pants: CUPCAKES Basic Trousers - Olive, .hc&co. Basic Jeans - Brown
Shoes: :WhoNose: Emil's Applehome Ballet Flats
Lashes: (Miriel) Lashes - Feather (no longer available, sorry)
Necklace & Bracelets: :WhoNose: Emil Jewellery Set
Poses: [LAP] - Shoe1-Classic Shuuz, [LAP] - Shoe2-Lean Shuu