First Taste

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Harper Beresford • Posted in Harper's Closet, iheartslfeed • Tagged adored, avatar, belleza, Casa del Shai, chronokit, constance daehlie, creation.jp, dieselworks animations, fameshed, Harper Beresford, kit pizzacato, lindsey warwick, livalle, mina, mina nakamura, Rogan Diesel, santana lumiere, sawsan secretspy, Second Life, Shai Delacroix, Siddean Munro, SL, SLink, tricky boucher, virtual, women's fashion, wow skins, Zaara, Zaara Kohime • 2 Comments

Give me the first taste
Let it begin
Heaven cannot wait forever
Darling, just start the chase
I’ll let you win
But you must
Make the endeavour

~ “The First Taste” by Fiona Apple

This sexy song from Fiona Apple suits this sexy look I put together with various elements, all adding up to a spicy hot mix. Start with the sexy top from Shai Delacroix that includes materials so you have a sexy shiny slinky look. I paired it with the awesome sarouel pants from Kit Pizzicato. I don’t normally like harem pants—they really could be so bad and often are, especially in SL, but these are expertly textured and come with a nice HUD that allows several choices with the belt colors and buckle (including having no belt at all). I was very impressed. I ran to Leslie Warwick’s and get these great sandals, which are made to be worn with Slink or Belleza feet.

I used Sawsan Secretspy’s applier for the Belleza Venus body. I love being able to put it on as her skins are uniquely tinted. My biggest disappointment is that her appliers do not cover the hands and feet. I understand the Venus body feet and hands are not “standard” but many skin makers have managed to get the hands and feet. It’s not having to mess around with the separate hands and feet that is the reason I like wearing the Belleza Venus. Having to wear it and then don separate feet and hands defeats that purpose. I realize it’s a time expenditure to redo the hands and feet and if not enough people purchase the applier, it’s not worth doing it. However, I hope Sawsan sees to fixing this because her skins are amazing.

Sexy hair flowing all over is Mina Nakamura’s newest for Fameshed. It topped this look perfectly, especially when I put on jewelry from Zaara Kohime. And let me tell you about Santana Lumiere’s nail polishes and makeup. Santana is Old School SL—she was making stuff before you knew what bling was—and she has snuck back on to the grid with an amazing set of nails and makeups. I bought up her store at her recent sale and omg, she has BELLEZA nail appliers too. The textures of her nails are incredible and everything is priced ridiculously inexpensively. I highly recommend you hit her store if you like the details of nail polish and lipsticks and shadows.

Hair: MINA Hair – Elisa (no materials) by Mina Nakamura for MINA, available at FaMESHed *

Skin: .::WoW Skins::. Monica Golden 04 by sawsan Secretspy for .::WoW skins::. *

Eyes: #adored – dawn eyes – dark brown by Constance Daehlie for #adored *

Body: -Belleza- Venus V 0.02 *SlinkFit H&F by Tricky Boucher for –Belleza– *

Skin applier: .::WoW Skins::. Belleza Venus Body appliers by sawsan Secretspy for .::WoW skins::. *

Top: *Shai* Women’s Jumpsuit Top by Shai Delacroix for Casa del Shai *

Pants: *chronokit* Long Sarouel Pants khaki by kit Pizzicato for *chronokit* , available at Creation JP

Necklace: Zaara : Banjara silver hasli necklace by Zaara Kohime for Zaara *

Bangles: Zaara : Banjara kada bracelets *regular* and Zaara : Banjara kada bracelets *stacked* by Zaara Kohime for Zaara *

Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands – Casual and Relaxed by Siddean Munro for Slink

Nail appliers: [LB MehndiOmbreGold] *Slink* Manicure and Pedicure by Santana Lumiere for La Boheme

Feet: Slink Female Feet (AvEnhance) – Mid by Siddean Munro for Slink

Shoes: [L.Warwick] Validation -Platform Wedges- Orange (SLINK) by Lindsey Warwick for Livalle

Poses by Rogan Diesel for DieselWorks Animations *

A Tourist at Home

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Harper Beresford • Posted in Harper's Closet, iheartslfeed • Tagged aida ewing, art in hats, avatar, belle roussel, buzzeri, chop zuey, creation.jp, damselfly, di hoorenbeek, di's opera, dove swanson, eleri catlyn, fashion, glam affair, Harper Beresford, long awkward pose, oceania, Second Life, shylah honey, Siddean Munro, SL, sl community celebration, SLink, summer fashion festival, summerfest, virtual, vivienne darcy, women's fashion, Zaara, Zaara Kohime • 1 Comment

“I live in my own little world. But its ok, they know me here.” ~ Lauren Myracle

I am so ready for a vacation. I have been running the website over at SL11B, posting the schedules and slurls and blog posts and then running around and enjoying the sights, being a tourist at home, as it were. I found the Oceania parcel that Harlequin Rhode and Nephelle Lanate built, which was a perfect site for showing off this amazingly glamorous mesh bathing suit from Zaara Kohime that she is featuring at Summerfest. In Zaara’s inimitable style, the suit is gathered in the middle in a vintage styling made modern and the silhouette, a mesh made by Zaara, is sexy but not crass. Zaara has also made beautiful bejeweled sandals with an Indian influence to be worn with Slink flat feet.

Belle Roussel is celebrating the summer as well with this luxe jewelry set she is offering at the Summer Fashion Festival. With Belle’s characteristic animated gems to represent light sparkling off the facets and her multiple attachments to allow versatility in styling, the pieces make my simple swimsuit more elegant. I am keeping the sun off with a hat by Vivienne Darcy at the Art in Hats even Quan Lavender organized to benefit Feed a Smile. The pairing of hats with photos was ingenious though I found even better was the idea a few designers had of being inspired by RL art, as they do at my museum’s Art in Bloom each year. A portion of each sale of a hat helps feed a child in Kenya so while you enjoy wearable art, you are also giving a child nourishment.

My hair, which I love, is one of the newest from Shylah Honey and Tommy Fairplay. I really like the blonde texture but even more, I love how they made the mesh fall across the front in tendrils as real life hair does. It’s a very subtle difference from other mesh hair but I noticed it right away. Aida Ewing is offering this luminous skin at creation.jp and it’s lovely with a few innovative makeups for different sorts of looks, but I wore this one with its luscious pink lips and blush.