A Good Saturday Afternoon

“So many books, so little time.” ~ Frank Zappa

There is nothing more wonderful than a lazy Saturday afternoon browsing books. I took a trip over to Saffronia’s Books after a stop at Café Rosewater, both on the Crestwick Island sim, to get a cup of coffee (large, soy milk, splenda) and browsed through the books. I am never really looking for anything in particular—just looking. I might end up with a book about knitting or a romance novel or even a book of poetry or I might just browse. Once in a while a good art book will catch my attention.

Of course, dressing chic on such occasions is in order, and I assembled several pieces from Shiny Shabby that fit the bill. First a cute shorts set from Giz Seorn with a texture change HUD for the belt and top so I can choose from one of six top colors and two belt colors to coordinate my look. Then I slipped on Cocoro Lemon’s fitted blazer over the top. The blazer comes in several colors and has the option to have a tank underneath. A chic necklace of emerald stones from AvaGardner Kungler and bangles from Jaycee Dover embellish my look. My low-caught ponytail is Mina Nakamura’s ‘do for Shiny Shabby, a beautiful look with strands tucked behind the ears, and cute poses (some of which I modified using my Avimote PoseMaker) from Anne Dakun, allow me to browse at leisure with a coffee in my hand.

The big news to this look, however, is the release of Bax Coen’s Regency boots, now fit for several mesh bodies and available at her store. Yay! Any oldbie in SL can tell you how Bax made the number one, most desired boot in SL for the longest time, and when mesh came along, Bax had to reconfigure her boots substantially to mesh and with the advent of mesh bodies, she has reconfigured them once again to fit mesh bodies. I found the boots fit my Maitreya body perfectly and looked fabulous. She offers them in several colors (including bright jewel tones) in leather, and then in suede and metallic.

Monicuzza Babenco has really gotten into making mesh head appliers. (She does wonderful ones for the Lelutka heads.) She has now come out with Omega appliers expressly made for the Logo heads, which allow for a variety of expressions. I also chose to use Thora Charron’s lashes with this head and Ikon Innovia’s mesh eyes. It’s a great time to experiment with the things you have in your inventory to see what will work with the mesh heads to create your own look. Of course, Monicuzza’s skin is gorgeous on this face and includes hair bases!

Hair: MINA Hair – Anais (no materials) by Mina Nakamura for MINA, available at Shiny Shabby *

Mesh head: LOGO Infinity Alex Omega Hybrid Mesh by Maximillion Grant for LOGO *

Skin applier: *YS&YS* Erika Tone 03 – Skins Applier for Logo Mesh Head Alex by Monicuzza Babenco for*YS&YS* *

Eyes: IKON Triumph Eyes – Green by Ikon Innovia for IKON, available at Shiny Shabby *

Lashes: .LeLutka.Kyra lashes.02 by Thora Charron for LeLutka *

Body: Maitreya Mesh Body – HUD V3.3 Lara by Onyx LeShelle for Maitreya

Jacket: *COCO*_StretchBlazer(DarkBrown) by cocoro Lemon for COCO, available at Shiny Shabby *

Jumper: GizzA – Bonnie Set [Stone] by Giz Seorn for GizzA, available at Shiny Shabby *

Necklace: (Kunglers Extra) Triss necklace – Emerald 1 by AvaGardner Kungler for Kunglers Extra, available at Shiny Shabby *

Jewelry: LUXE. Margi Swirl Bangle Gold and LUXE. Margi Wrapped Bangle Gold by Jaycee Dover for LUXE, available at Shiny Shabby *

Boots: BAX Regency Boots Chocolate Suede (Maitreya Lara) by Bax Coen for Bax Coen Designs *

Poses: Label Motion – Karla by anne Dakun for Label Motion, available at Shiny Shabby *

Seat: [Con.] Checkered Cab Seat by ValiantCo for Consignment *

Book: +CONVAIR+ Studio Sketch Book by Tobias Convair for +CONVAIR+

Gadget: Avimote PoseMaker PE 1.02 by Avimote Dreamscape for Avimote *

Taken at Café Rosewater and Saffronia’s Books on Crestwick Island

What You Don’t Do

It’s what you don’t do, the games you don’t play
(It’s what you don’t do) I know you love me, I don’t need proof
Don’t tell the whole world; just wanna be your girl
(It’s what you don’t do, it’s what you don’t do)

The closer we get, oh
The less we need to show

~ “What You Don’t Do” by Lianne LeHavas

This is one of those mega blogs where I have so much goodness I don’t know where to start. First is the great song from Lianne LeHavas, which has great meaning for me. Then all this yumminess from Shiny Shabby, starting with a darling dress from xxsaltandpepperxx, which includes a texture change HUD with some great floral and eensy polka dots in au courant colors and styles. Paired with floral-patterned sandals from Nardya Rousselot, it is a perfect summer look. I top it with Diaxm’s gorgeous pansy headband and wear a terrific contemporary ring set from Kathya Szczepanski.

I furnished my scene with various pieces from Shiny Shabby. First I started with Siena Trevellion’s gorgeous leaning door, an ideal piece for any eclectic space. I leaned FadeArcade’s great ladder light on one side and his shelf on the other, which I decorated with vases of flowers from Kean Kelly. Kunst Himmel, who has a love affair with wine, I think, because he makes the most beautiful wine-focused collections, including the ones from his gacha that you see here. A gorgeous rug from FadeArcade’s gacha anchors it all. My poses are a set from Anne Dakun that include a notebook prop that has a texture-change HUD to make the perfect accessory.

Focus on that necklace I am wearing. Maxi Gossamer has learned how to translate her SL mesh designs to RL 3D technology and is able to produce her jewelry in RL. She is offering a raffle for anyone that purchases this necklace set. You are entered into a drawing for a necklace from sterling silver that replicates the one shown here. Find more details at her website.

I am wearing Maximillion Grant’s versatile Alex mesh head with the accompanying expression sets. It’s so fun clicking around and finding new expressions and looks. I used Aleida Rhode’s omega applier for her Kate II skin at the Dressing Room (at a ridiculously low price for such a comprehensively complete set of appliers). The skin applied perfectly to the head and made a gorgeous look. Thora Charron just released new hair, and I love how this casual look tucks behind the ear and swirls around the shoulders.

Hair: .Lelutka. Eleanor hair by Thora Charron for LeLutka *

Mesh head: LOGO Infinity Alex Omega Hybrid Mesh with LOGO Alex Hybrid Mesh Avatar Expressions Set 2 Add-On and LOGO Alex Hybrid Mesh Avatar Expressions Set 3 Add-On by Maximillion Grant for LOGO *

Skin applier: Elysium – Kate II skin – sunkiss by Aleida Rhode for Elysium, available at the Dressing Room Fusion *

Eyes: Mayfly – Luminous – Mesh Eye (Dark Chocolate 90%, w4) by Arkesh Baral for Mayfly

Body: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara V3.3 by Onyx LeShelle for Maitreya

Dress: S&P Dress Lilian by xxsaltandpepperxx for Salt & Pepper, available at Shiny Shabby*

Hair piece: Ariskea [Field] Pansy Headband [Rose] by Diaxm for Ariskea, available at Shiny Shabby *

Necklace: MG – Necklace – Rose Heart – Short – SILVER by Maxi Gossamer for Maxi Gossamer *

Rings: Kibitz – Misti rings – maitreya – right – silver by Kathya Szczepanski for Kibitz, available at Shiny Shabby*

Nail applier: #adored – naughty & lace mani {maitreya} by Constance Daehlie for #adored *

Shoes: NX-Nardcotix Gora Flat Sandals Black Denim (MAITREYA) by Nardya Rousselot for Nardcotix, available at Shiny Shabby *

Décor:

Lark – Old Leaning Door by Sienia Trevellion for Lark, available at Shiny Shabby *

[ kunst ] – The Vineyard  by Kunst Himmel for [ kunst ], available at Shiny Shabby *

• .03 [ kunst ] – Barrel wall table RARE
• .07 [ kunst ] – Wall deco
• .09 [ kunst ] – Wall bottle & daisies
• .10 [ kunst ] – Barrel stool (a)
• .13 [ kunst ] – Wine glass 1
• .14 [ kunst ] – Cheverny bottle

Apt B // Farm Living Gacha by FadeArcade for Apt B, available at Shiny Shabby *

• Apt B // Farm Living Simple Shelf
• Apt B // Farm Living Ladder
• Apt B // Farm Living Rug

[ keke ] bottled flowers by Kean Kelly for [ keke ], available at Shiny Shabby *

• [ keke ] sphere bottled flowers – white
• [ keke ] sphere bottled flowers – blue
• [ keke ] tall bottled flowers – blue

Poses: -.label motion.-  Notebook by anne Dakun for -.label motion.-, available at Shiny Shabby *