end of (my) week
May 28, 2009
Hi all, it’s been a few days, yea? Lately I’ve been feeling so creative, I’ve been working on some other things, which in turn has inspired me to blog! I’ve been feeling a lot of different looks, and here is a trio for you. I’m seriously regretting not taking out my piercing for the third one, but it’s ok. I’d gotten so use to using it, it was second nature to see it on my face! lol. Some notables are the frickin’ fantastic Shade Throne earrings (<3 Undo), NINIKO‘s new bow top, Esme Milena‘s new poses (not for sale yet, but I really hope she makes more and opens up shop…they are fantastic), the Kalnins‘ shoes everyone’s been in love over (srsly, from first sight…I was so enamoured with them it took me days and days to wear them…this happens sometimes with things I like too much, lol), ROT‘s authentic Doc Martin/Combat boots (not new, but worth mentioning since they are the best out there, imho), LaGyo‘s ‘Space Cuties’ choker (like all Gyo’s things, it’s edgy, girly and totally cool), [ glow ] studio‘s lashes (I’ve been meaning to post about them for ages, probably the most exciting place for lashes out there), Au Jus poses (small shop, new to me, and I like them) and booN‘s GIC128 hair (which is one of the newer styles, and completely saucy/cute and sooe wearable- I love the side curls). *phew* I had to do my loves in list form, to prevent you from reading a novel. ;)
Well, there’s lots of new things to come soon, and I’m exciting for some of the upcoming releases including BP* and LeLutka. (Bettiepage and Minnu have been posting tantilizing teasers on their flickrs and I’m really excited about it!!!) I’m out of town, for real, this weekend. (No bailout disaster camping, no way!) I’ll see everyone on Monday! =D Love, Abra
ps. I forgot to talk about Eva‘s Bubble Dress, which I wore 3 days in a row…with all three layers on, then as a skinner version with the top ‘puff off’ and then finally as a shirt. I wore it dressy, goth and casual…it’s so versatile! 3 days has to be a record for me. As James observed, “it’s the perfect combination of sculpt and flex. Check it out.
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All Tomboys go to Heaven
May 23, 2009
Hai! I told you I’d be back in no time with mah next tomboy look! This is a look I love so much, I dunno why! I think I’m so excited for summer and being outdoors and camping!! I love to go out into the woods and just hike and forget about the city for a while and I’ll be going later today for 2 nights. \o/ This look was dubbed my “cute little homeless japanese girl” look by one of my friends, and I guess that could work too. lmao. But srsly, I have had a lot of fun with this look, and I have my current tomboy phase + Love Soul‘s hippie releases to thank. It’s been fun to dig into ‘the closet’ and dredge up all my old ‘fantasy woodlands’ accessories, which work so beautifully as camping/granola/hippie accessories as well. I also have to express how much I am loving my Junwave hippie wrap hair, omg they even made it from ‘hemp’- love it. I dunno what all the fuss is about tomboys and Disney lately, but all I have to say is l.o.v.i.n.g i.t.!!! I think it’s fun to play with a look and take a theme that isn’t usually attached to fashion and make it work. Camping is dear to me & so is style, so there you go. (btw, my RL tent is VERY stylish…MSR people, it’s a fantastic brand!)
As for the look’s creation, it took a while to achieve. (read: patience.) I had to edit a lot of the accessories together to get them to fit on the attachment points. I wanna thank Toast Bard (a la Fashionably Dead <3) for making such cool (and mod, tytyty) hair accessories for !Lamb, as they worked perfectly as accessories in my ‘just rolled on the forest floor’ ‘do. (We’re sticking to RL inspiration here, in the woods there is always moss, twigs, cobwebs in my hair! o.o) The Woodland Winds hair wraps are something I’ve had since my ‘blue elf skin noob-a-licious days’ and I still adore them. If I have any elven, fantasy readers out there, “Hello!” and check out WW for some sexy leather outfits. I have more accessories than I’d like to account for in the writing part of this, lol, but rest assured I love them all. I hope you enjoy this funneh look! xD Love, Abra
ps. I’ll be gone for the weekend, so see you on Monday!!
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OK Rainbow
May 23, 2009
Ok, I’m still sort of in my tomboy mode and have another look soon to prove it, but for now I’m pausing to bring you a pretty bright, colorful and feminine number. It’s also a bit quirky too. *wink. I’ve had this kimono for months now, and was planning and planning to post with it…and then of course I go off on my trip and promptly forget about it, until NAO. DownDownDown‘s items caught my eye thisquick, in some obscure Japanese mall, somewhere on the grid. I came to find that DDD has had a location at one of my fav cute sims cioccolata, all along! Anywho, DDD’s clothes are a mix of tradition, art and punk, with bold color and patterns. There are some accessories, shoes (a cute freebie pair of geisha shoes that I meant to show until I found my HP caterpillars…), and these cool fluorescent light bulbs that I wanna build a skybox for- they are sooo cool.
With the DDD Kimono, I’m wearing Deja Vu‘s new ponytail style. Gosh, I love their glammy, sexy hairs and this new one, “Mint,” is no exception. My boots are from a Hotch Potch freebie that’s been going around the feeds. I’ve been meaning to post about them for weeks, but you know how it goes…they are lovely tho, aren’t they? Who doesn’t love “The Hungry Caterpillar” book?! The eye piece was my first monocle from way back when and I still looove it. My lil buddies are from Rebel Xtravaganza and El’n, because every rainbow geisha needs buddies. I dunno if you can see my lunchbox or my super cool BooN ring, but they are worth checking out too! Ok, gotta run! Love, Abra
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Oregon
May 20, 2009
I’m keeping it short and sweet today…I have a beloved friend in Oregon and this goes out to him. This is the way he dresses, and just how you dress when you’re there. We pick blackberries and roast pig and go morel picking. Nahms. <3 ya J. Hope you enjoy today’s look, it has some stuff from yesterday’s look but is much more ‘normal’- to me at least! ;D Love, Abra
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Tomboy Android
May 18, 2009
Hi all, well I tried so hard- so so hard- to be pretty and feminine today, but all I wanted to do was dress up in long shorts and baggy tees. (I was well meaning too, when I went to Kalnins to get the new heels Uma featured today, but all that did was remind me of the fantastic sneakers I picked up from there a while ago. lol. *sigh) Of course, I was feeling a little quirky too, and remembered I hadn’t worn my sweet Kurotsubaki Tree Leg and my badass Chapeau tres Mignon Daffy hat. (I told you I would, remember?) Then I pulled on some AVZ android arms and the look was off and running! Which I sure hope won’t cause to to go off and running, because let me tell you now, this is not a look for everyone. You have got to like a good quirk factor and you have to have humour. As for me? I love it! You probably already knew that, since now and then I’ll throw you a curve ball of a strange look. *winks. I’d also been meaning to purchase these Kurotsubaki short pants, ever since that day when I finally got to meet three of my flickr favs in world! Yay! I love that. Anyway. that day I was having trouble deciding what color I wanted (all?), so I held off until I knew (brown! of course! this is a pretty brown.) I also wanted to save one of the most exciting things about my look, for last: my new !Tarnished skin by one of my SLfavs, my friend December. I’ve mentioned her stuff in the blog quite a bit, most recently the cute Minnie Mouse-inspired dress she made, but I’m SO excited about this skin release because her skins are what initially drew me to her line. Her skins have always been beautiful, original and striking and this new one, “Dot,” is my favorite so far! (It even beat out Midnight Snowstorm, but it was a hard pressed decision, let me tell you.) Dot is super cute and so wearable! I’m smitten and you can be sure to see more of this skin on me in the future, especially when the other makeup variations come out. Horray! Hope you enjoy the look. :)) Love, Abra
ps. My photoshoot was real fun, so more photos for you! xD
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Black Volume
May 18, 2009
I’ve been a fan of AU V since my noob days in the old Vain sim. Well, Jare is back with new stuff scheduled for release in late May. I’m already loving how it’s shaping up and can’t wait to see the rest of the new collection. If delicately dramatic clothes are you’re thing, make your way to AU V. Also if you have a preoccupation for ruffly skirts, shoulders and necks. I know I do. There’s only the previous collection for sale now, but oh it’s tasty. Have patience the new stuff will be here soon.
Also, it’s been a while since I wore ballet heels. Too long. Here’s Adam n Eve’s version, which isn’t new but definitely the most feminine one I’ve come across. <3Love, Abra
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Shades of RFLuv
May 15, 2009
Hi all! I come to you today, reminding you of the RFL Indie Rock Carnival going on until the end of this weekend. De-prim, brave the lag and come to dance, shop and support the American Cancer Society! This Whippet & Buck dress is one of the many beautiful things up for grabs, with all proceeds going to the ACS. How cool is that? I love so many things about this dress! The color for one, is subtle and soft which keeps the frilly layers from going ‘over the top.’ When I swagger about, the dress has great movement. (read: no jiggly prim layers!) And I love that each tier of ruffles is separate, so you can wear the dress as a short top, tunic or it’s original dress length. These girls are genius I tell you. And btw, the whole line is this good, so if you haven’t made your way down to the store yet, I’d do so immediately following your dance-a-thon @ RFL.
I decided to pair the dress with Royal Blue‘s new release ‘gradiant tights.’ I like the way the skirt’s tiers of color play off the color-shift of the tights. Marni did a great job on something so simple, which goes to show you that good, well-made basics (with a little twist), will always rule the world. Royal Blue’s new collection is another definite must see, so add that to your list as well. (See: rose skirt, garter tights, heart necklace, chunky platform heels, drools…)
My headband and big diamond ring are from LaGyo, which is a new favorite jewelry store of mine, a place I found through one of my favorite new blogs, Brinksie. Gyorgyna is so incredibly creative and she makes some of the most unique pieces I’ve seen in SL. I have so much more I want to show you from her store, but until then, check out Brinksie’s feature on LaGyo and look up the jellyfish earrings which are freaking brilliant. Brilliant, I tell you.
The bangle bracelets and earrings I have on are from Zaara‘s new jewelry release, which is high on my ‘things you must own in SL’ list. 11 pieces, 2 color sets and each piece is a stunner. I wore some of the other pieces last night to SCD’s Prom (where Miss Uma rocked the awards, I might add. Congratulations Uma!!) and later to Esme‘s great set @ RFL.
I’m excited to say I’m wearing UnTone‘s newly rereleased Clover ring. It was one of those pieces I was kicking myself for not getting before, (I had a lapse in judgement during a shopping trip) so thank you soo much Cocomitsu for rereleasing them! They’re also trans, so they make a sweet spring gift for all the birthday people out there.
Also, notice something different? I added a simple shadow to my picture today! While this may not impress most of you out there, I myself am pretty delighted with it, as most of all the photos I’ve posted here have been taken in-world and posted ‘straight up’ without any editing. Which somehow surprises most people- thanks! (I will say that, on occasion, Picnik has been very, very good to me. ;-}) This whole ‘post-editing’ step is very new to me as are most of the ‘simple’ things in photoshop, so please bear with me as I learn more and apply it here. I’d like to give a big, huge thanks to Anya, who’s helped me find some good tutorials and laughed at my ‘photoshop illiterate’ jokes! (You are the best, thank you!)
I also want to add a little extra thing in here from time to time, just things that I’m finding in world or on the web. Sometimes I find some really cool stuff and I wanna share it with you!! It’ll always be at the bottom, following the ‘***’ ;).
Thanks all, and TGIF!!! Love, Abra
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Happiest Day Dizney aka. Minnie & Mickey!
May 14, 2009
Cheese, anyone? Cheers to my friend December and her new dress, the cutest Minnie Mouse inspired number in SL. I love the puffy pantaloons underneath the polka-dot skirt and who can resist shoes with spats on them?! OMFG, I am so in love with spats!!! Get it at !Tarnished and get happy. =D Upon first seeing it I thought of pairing it with Rockberry‘s awesome character skin that’s been floating around the feeds. Seriously, why didn’t someone think of a sepia toned skin before? Actually I do own another one somewhere, but delicately speaking, it’s just not as freaking mindblowingly gorgeous as RB’s.
I must be on a roll here, because I stopped by the always stunning Chapeau tres Mignon and found out there is a bunch of Dizzzney inspired accessories there as well. Why haven’t I seen these everywhere yet?! Come on people I was gone for 3 weeks! ;p I’m wearing the killer Mickey Death hat (!!) and Dizney necklace, but there are also some awesome Bambi shades I’ll have to feature later and a badass Duck hat. I seriously love this store to no end, Megg is forever delighting her follower’s imaginations. Worn along side all the cartoon mumbo-jumbo, I’ve chosen to wear my favorite en svale suspender pants, with the ‘male pants attachments’ on for a more belled look and Drowsy‘s endlessly cute ribbon tee. Drowsy is a new shop featuring an all-star cast of collaborators from some of my favorite Japanese shops: sato Yifu & Nico Rotaru of KUROTSUBAKI, BettiePage Voyager of BP* and Mai Runo of Zero Number. (Seriously, could it get any better please?) The girls have cooked up some of the cutest tees on the grid, all with multiple layers & tuck-ins (essential in my eyes) and cheeky-adorable graphics that leave you wanting one of each. I mean it! I had sooo much trouble choosing which ones I liked the best. I don’t know what it is, but something about collaborations just drive me crazy. I think it’s all that combined talent thrown into the pot, each person adds their little bit of goodness and, in turn, the finished product is just something else. It’s like that ‘Stone Soup’ story we read as kids, yea? Enjoy your day, ya brilliant peeps. Love, Abra
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I woke up feeling extra inspired today and thought I would continue featuring my favorite/strange colors on the blog. Chartreuse! And when I think of chartreuse, I think of this uber perfect dress from Niniko. If you haven’t seen Niniko’s stuff yet, then you’re sure in for a treat. I first saw the clothes back on flickr before my trip and they were so cute I ended up thinking about them while I was gone! lol! The best part about Niniko’s clothes is the quality and imagination of them. On first glance, the line is super cute and simple, but once you study the clothes, you see what quality workmanship has gone into them: the textures are perfect, the designs are of the moment and everything is completely versatile. The clothes are ‘real’ in that I’d totally love to own/wear them in rl. I love that some of the pants come with belts and I love the jacket with the built in hood. And I love how this dress comes with it’s own long cardigan built in! It sounds so simple but it’s genius to me. I have a lot of simple dresses, so I really don’t need anymore unless they can offer me something new and this one most certainly has. The layering reminds me of some of the styles I’ve seen in Sweden and New Zealand, they wear a lot of tunics and long sweaters over dresses/jeans, although this line ‘could be from anywhere.’
Another favorite spot is !!Wild O and I hadn’t been there in a while so I stopped by to find myself floored by some new (to me) hairstyles. I’m surprised I haven’t seen them out on flickr or the blogs I read because the styles are perfectly gorgeous and some come with pencils in the hair (like the one I’m wearing, but it’s covered by the p.c flower) or have optional flowers you can wear with the styles. Oh, and did I mention that they are only $87L each? For the quality of these, I think the price is completely (dumbfoundingly) affordable. I fell for the ash blonde color, but there is also black, brown, red and a really pretty pink color called ‘mix.’ !!Wild O also carries some of my favorite, big, dramatic floral headdresses and hats, so if you’re into that sort of thing, then you must visit the store. (btw, so I joined pupe girl a while ago and occasionally go on. For those who know what it is, just how addicting is it to wear the flower headdresses like everyday on there?! It’s totally inspired me on SL as well. Now if only I could upload more pictures, so I can get more ribbons! ;p I’m here btw!)
One more thing, I was looking for the perfect, lacy scarf and had no luck. Then I remembered that Miel sent out that fantastic group subscribo gift a while ago and it was exactly what I was looking for! I love when that happens and I looove Miel! ^^ Havva Happah Day! Love, Abra
ps. Anya has done up some amazing outfits over at her blog, so be sure to check out some more outfit ideas over there as well! :)
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Watermelon and Chocolate Mint
May 13, 2009
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♥ Better Imagined by Abra 