I am flat out in RL right now with my horse (yes, I ride horses…seriously) and work and family stuff and and and. I have a bunch of stuff I promised to blog but it’s going to have to wait until Friday when I can spend part of my day catching up. Until then, here’s a picture of me and my SL horse that my boyfriend named, Dokken. Yeah

Assuming you’re attached to the look you have achieved with your avatar, whatever that might be, it’s pretty amazing when you change skins from the same designer and see what changes you get. I went over to my favorite skin store today - Tete a Pied - and picked up some of their new demos for their full outfit (lovely lovely lovely outfit by the way).

As usual, the skins are superbly done - the makeups are rich and detailed, the complexions creamy, the shading just about right on my smaller framed av. I love the colors in the slate skin in particular. Now, look what a difference this makes on my av. It’s the lack of freckles. I am not me without freckles - not in SL and certainly not in RL.

I think I would miss the slightly bemused expression I get from my other 8 skins from TaP O.o

See what I mean

This is the slate demo.

This is one of my usual skins - TaP Bronzage Light Seductress 1 with custom freckles. I like it. I like it a lot.

Iunno, maybe I’ll look again tomorrow and see what I think. In the meantime, my mom is visiting and she’s making me din din. Woot.

Oh and you can check these out for yourself - as well as the gorgeous new outfit - at TaP on Nouveau sim.

I don’t like bling. Not blinged earings; not blinged rings (Ok, admittedly I had my bling on for like a millisecond when I first got engaged in SL); and most definitely not blinged shoes, belly rings or belts.

One of the reasons I love Cailyn Miller’s designs is the lack of bling. Oh, and the detail on the jewelry.

My wedding jewelry comes from Cailyn’s shop in Butsu. And, this cute dangle heart necklace, looks fun just in time for Valentine’s Day (which by the way, can bite me ^^).

Check it out

If you’ve been in world for any reasonable amount of time, then you know about Shai Delacroix. She’s one of the warmest, friendliest people I have had the pleasure of meeting in SL. She is also one of its most talented designers. The detail on her work is excellent and her designs exude fun! It’s hard to find flirty, sexy (but not slutty) clothes of great quality in SL - and Shai is one of my favorite haunts for that very reason. I do believe I own her entire store…literally.

Now, it’s Shai’s RL birthday and to celebrate, she’s expanding her line and adding a location. You can check out her new store Casa del Shai Deco (Deco 94, 171, 33) or her regular line Casa del Shai (Deimos 239, 31, 46). Also be sure to check out her blog

Get your wallets ready. I am.

Here are a couple of my favorite Shai pieces - although there are many more.

This is the Dorothy Cocktail Dress, which I believe was my very first dress from Shai - and the one that got me hooked. I still love to wear it.

This next shot is the verrrry fun Solid Gold Bodysuit in fuschia. I might be wearing this to Shai’s celebration if I can only find the right shoes (shoe whore).

When I’m in the mood to mirror the horrendous cold we’re currently having in my neck of the woods, I just put on Shai’s Shearling (shown here in ebony). The coat comes with a ruby mock turtleneck and flower pin, which makes a great touch. I’m also wearing Shai’s skinny jeans, which solve the whole issue with the hideous tight pants bug that makes everyone look like they’re back in the 80s.

This last shot is the Puka Shell dress (in green), which has comes with the perfect prim skirt that covers my arse in a way that makes it look less like the state of Vermont (gotta love the Lindens’ sense of humor with female AV rear ends). Love the pearl detailing.

These outfits - and so much more - are why I love Shai.

Happy birthday sistah!