Hi! I know my blog continues to be quite still at the moment, but I do carve out the odd hour now and again to play dress up. Hopefully I’ll have more time as the summer rolls in…

At any rate, I chose my outfit based on a color I actually used to steer clear of. Now I find I am grabbing as much green as I can both in SL and offline. This dress is from Nicky Ree - the “Satin Shine Cocktail Dress” - with both a floral and a solid skirt. I collected basically all the colors of the Spring Romance dress, so this was an easy choice for me as it’s the same “cut” with fantastic texturing.

My hair is by my all time favorite Elika T, who (as everyone knows) released two new styles today to much rejoicing. I’m wearing both “Hayden” and “Celia.”

The round-toe pumps are new today from ETD as well. Beyond just being pretty, well-crafted and named after someone I adore, I’ll point out that everything Elika puts up for sale is totally affordable for everyone.

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Tuli is releasing her new S6 skins tomorrow (?) and while I hate to rush the weekend, I’d like it to come sooner please. I’ve been closely following the beta teasers, and it won’t be long now!

The best part for me are the lips. The Lips! They’re awesome.

Credits after the cut…
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I did manage to take a half-pass through the RFL Clothing Fair when it opened, and came away with several crashes and one limited edition package so far: the limited edition collaboration between Tuli Asturias of Tuli and Caliah Lyon of Muse. I’m certain others have found this by now - but I am really enjoying it, so I thought I would share.

The outfit comes with top, prim rose, skirt base, two prim skirts, wedges, bangles, headband and a truly exquisite accessory, the “Heart Lariat” necklace from Muse. 100% of your $450L donation goes to the American Cancer Society.

Very pretty and almost flower child-like. The headband and prim flowers on the dress and wedges are lovely touches.

You can find this at the Tuli booth on the Winter sim, as well as the Tuli and Muse main shops.

I have lost several family members to cancer…I am certain that supporting this charity is personal to many of us.

Credits:

Skin ~ Tuli S5 (from Skin Fair)
Hair ~ Armidi The Angel
Eyes ~ Glanz
Lashes ~ Celestial Studios

I have pictures of my mother wearing knit tunics, with patterns very similar to the most recent releases from Maria Gherardi and MG Fashion. They were particularly fashionable back in the 70s, although many cuts were shorter than the new “Zig Zag Knit” dresses you see here.

Maria Gherardi is a designer that is well known for her bold releases, packed (and I do mean packed) with options and color combinations for every style. While I tend to stick to neutrals if left to my own devices - both colors and patterns - since I started wearing Maria’s designs in SL, I have definitely acquired a taste for the more bold. However, my first picture is predictably, the charcoal

The Zig Zag dresses come in 7 color combinations, each with two choices of very cute berets. We’ve also seen that Maria is working on some sculpted hats, which have yet to be released.

Each pack comes with dress top with corduroy cinching (on all the layers), glitch pants (layer options), sculpted neck tie and cuffs, flexi skirt and coordinating tights. Nothing has been overlooked, and I particularly like the innovative color combinations - with my favorite being the eggplant and green combination (below). All the skins I am wearing are previews of Tuli’s new forthcoming S5 skins, available February 7. Incidentally, I would suggest wearing a very light prim eyelash with these skins, so as not to cover up the fantastic eyes.

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