Lightness

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Harper Beresford • Posted in Harper's Closet, iheartslfeed • Tagged avimote, avimote dreamscape, azuchi, bastchild lotus, catwa, catwa clip, dam1710, deetalez, fashion, glamistry, Harper Beresford, ieqed, l'etre, lapointe & bastchild, maitreya, maitreya lara mesh body, MissAllSunday Lemon, onyx leshelle, outer meadow, paul lapointe, sands leavitt, Second Life, shiny shabby, shinyshabby, sigifaust, SL, steffi villota, the secret garden, tres chic, tsg, tutys, uber, virtual, Wasabi Pills, women's fashion • 1 Comment

The reason angels can fly is because they take themselves lightly. ~G.K. Chesterton

I made myself into a pretty angel for this post with Eilfie Sugarplum’s wings for Uber but mostly it was for Sands Leavitt’s darling look for Uber’s ethereal theme. I chose to wear his cute top with lace overlaying a tube top. It comes with a skirt but I chose Paul Lapointe’s sexier-than-hell leggings with the finest behind in SL. I clicked into this lighter purple shade to let that pretty booty show. I chose the purple/pink shades on the newest Glamistry boots to match to my hot leggings.

MissAllSunday Lemon has created this gorgeous feathered hair for the Uber event, and I chose a beautiful ombre for my look. I added darling cherry blossom combs to my hair from Mohsin Paulino to match my necklace from Sigifaust. The best part of my look is Steffi Villota’s gorgeous skin for Tres Chic. I used her eye makeup from the HUD and then used Catwa’s lip tinting for my lips, both blended in. What a beautiful face Steffi has created for the Annie mesh head!

Hair: /Wasabi Pills/ Simone Mesh Hair by MissAllSunday Lemon for /Wasabi Pills/, available at Uber *

Skin applier: DeeTaleZ *Appliers* CATWA Head “Face Momoka” Mixedtype by Steffi Villota for DeeTaleZ, available at Tres Chic

Mesh head: CATWA HEAD Annie V4.5 by Catwa Clip for CATWA

Eyes: L’Etre – Mesh Eyes [#30] by dam1710 for L’Etre

Body: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara V3.5 by Onyx LeShelle for Maitreya

Top: [Azuchi] Emma Top Lilac Maitreya by Sands Leavitt for [Azuchi], available at Uber *

Leggings: L&B (*Fitted* LARA) Swear – Leather Leggings by BastChild Lotus and Paul Lapointe for Lapointe and Bastchild *

Hair pieces: [ity.] Cherry Blossom Hair Pin by Mohsin Paulino for [ity.]

Wings: .tsg. Glass Wings – Lav [Type 2] by Eilfie Sugarplum for The Sugar Garden, available at Uber

Necklace: ieQED branch.set.necklace.silver by Sigifaust for ieQED, available at Shiny Shabby *

Boots: Glamistry : AZALEA Heels – maitreya by Glamistry for Glamistry *

Poses by Tutys for Tutys

Poses assisted by Avimote PoseMaker PE 1.02 by Avimote Dreamscape for Avimote *

Taken at the Outer Garden

The Knot

Posted on December 26, 2015 by Harper Beresford • Posted in Harper's Closet, iheartslfeed • Tagged 22769, alaska metropolitan, alaskametro, anybody, ayumi cassini, azuchi, collabor88, consignment, cory edo, deetalez, fashion, Harper Beresford, logo, magic nook, maitreya, maitreya lara mesh body, Maximillion Grant, MissAllSunday Lemon, onyx leshelle, paco pooley. bauwerk, sands leavitt, Second Life, shinyshabby, SL, steffi villota, sway dench, sway's, trompe loeil, uber, valiantco, virtual, Wasabi Pills, weaponized sugar, women's fashion • Leave a comment

“We all have an old knot in the heart we wish to untie.” ~ Michael Ondaatje, The Cat’s Table

After Christmas is always a little melancholy. The festivities of the day shroud the fact that some can’t be with you—a loved one, a family member. You might go to bed alone at the end of the evening, still a little tipsy on brandy alexanders, tummy full, and think about those you have missed. My bedroom is the perfect place for cozy reminiscing. With Sway Dench’s romantic bedroom set for Uber, including a bunch of texture sets and metals and romantic animations, I find solace in my aloneness. My fireplace set from Paco Pooley for Shiny Shabby also provides warmth in my bedroom on the upper floor of Cory Edo’s skybox for Collabor88.

Romantic reminiscing is sexier with lingerie from Sands Leavitt’s exclusive for Uber, a custom mesh body shaper created for several mesh bodies and in the standard system shapes. With gossamer side panels and intricate lace leg openings, the piece is gorgeous. Accompanying it is a robe with lace sleeves and hem, a perfect top for wearing the piece around the house.

MissAllSunday Lemon has finally embraced HUDs for hair coloring! I almost hugged her across the grid when I received this new hair with my inventory-busting HUDs, a great updo for casual or romantic wear with tendrils slipping out about the face. She has recreated over 100 textures and included roots with her colors. I chose Steffi Villota’s soft and lovely skin for the Logo Alex mesh head for my romantic, longing look. With subtle lipgloss from Alaska Metropolitan’s new HUDs (that incorporate the revised Omega zoning), I have a look that is soft and beautiful.

Hair: /Wasabi Pills/ Rey Mesh Hair by MissAllSunday Lemon for /Wasabi Pills/, available at Uber *

Mesh head: LOGO Alex v3.0 Omega by Maximillion Grant for LOGO *

Skin applier: DeeTaleZ *Appliers* Logo Heads “Face Marie” Mixedtype by Steffi Villota for DeeTaleZ

Lipstick: alaskametro<3 “Sheer Gloss” lipgloss – Omega HUD by Alaska Metropolitan for AlaskaMetro, available at Anybody *

Eye appliers: :{WS}: Omega Eye Applier – Azure Medium by weaponizedsugar for Weaponized Sugar

Body: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara V3.4 by Onyx LeShelle for Maitreya

Lingerie: [Azuchi] Eva Lingerie Black Maitreya and [Azuchi] Eva Robe Black Maitreya by Sands Leavitt for [Azuchi], available at Uber *

Décor:

[Con.] Glass mounted Frame by ValiantCo for Consignment, available at Collabor88

Sway’s [Rosalie] Bedroom Set . romantic (Adult) by Sway Dench for Sway’s, available at Uber *

Sway’s [Rosalie] Bed . romantic / silver (Adult)
Sway’s [Rosalie] Bedside table . romantic / silver
Sway’s [Rosalie] Picture frame for your Photo . silver
Sway’s [Rosalie] Lamp . romantic
Sway’s [Rosalie] Book with glasses

[MAGIC NOOK] White Fake Fur by Ayumi Cassini for Magic Nook

22769 ~ [bauwerk] Fireplace – complete set white/white by Paco Pooley for 22769, available at Shiny Shabby *

22769 ~ [bauwerk] Marble Fireplace White
22769 ~ [bauwerk] Wood Angel
22769 ~ [bauwerk] Silver Deer
22769 ~ [bauwerk] Fireplace Tools
22769 ~ [bauwerk] Pottery
22769 ~ [bauwerk] Leather Ottoman White (decorated)

Trompe Loeil – Haldis Skybox by Cory Edo for Trompe Loeil, available at Collabor88 *

Taken using the LUMIPro 2016 HUD by Stefan Buscaylet *

The Way to Elfin–KittyCatS & Friends Advent Calendar, Day 5

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Harper Beresford • Posted in Harper's Closet, iheartslfeed, KittyCats & Friends Advent Calendar • Tagged aaron cerveau, azuchi, beast forest, deetalez, fashion, Harper Beresford, KittyCatS & Friends Advent Calendar, logo, maitreya, maitreya lara mesh body, mandala kikunosuke eel, marukin, Maximillion Grant, MissAllSunday Lemon, onyx leshelle, rebel hope, sands leavitt, Second Life, SL, spell fire, steffi villota, uber, valencia southard, virtual, Wasabi Pills, we <3 rp, weaponized sugar, weaponizedsugar, women's fashion • 1 Comment

“The way to Elfin is found on the path
That weaves through the Misty Forest
That lives between the Mountain of Vision
And the River of Reality.”

~ The Silver Elves

I wandered into the beautiful Beast Forest, and I was taken over by its magical powers, transforming myself into an elf with Sands Leavitt’s beautiful elven outfit. Made in four separates (top, vest, cape and pants), the outfit can be mixed and matched with different colors and if you look closely, you can see how Sands cleverly uses materials to emboss patterns into the pieces (notice the diamonds in the vest). This month he is offering matching boots for the outfit at We <3 RP that also include some clever materials features and awesome textures. (How do you like my old fashioned prim sword? Hehe.)

My lovely elven face is the result of combining Steffi Villota’s applier for the Logo Alex head with the Logo Chloe head instead and of course, enjoyed the variety of expressions the head offers. It worked pretty well and the way the skin is done, it emphasizes the more “elven” features of the face. Sometimes it pays to experiment! I got Kikunosuke Eel’s elven ears for his 12 Days of Savings sale on Marketplace (hint: put in “12 Days of Savings” in search and find a lot of other people who are running sales too).

The whole goal of this look was to show off Rebel Hope’s gift for the KittyCatS & Friends Advent Calendar, a pair of cat-shaped earrings that you can wear in gold or silver (I chose gold). Now I know elves probably don’t dangle them off the tops of their ears, but I had a whole idea in my mind about this elf who was affectionate about the cats who wandered from their human’s homes. The earrings are a sign to those cats that she is safe. Combined with MissAllSunday Lemon’s great unisex hair for Uber, which frankly, is darling on a female, it’s an elven look worth taking out to the Beast Forest.

Hair: /Wasabi Pills/ Jess Mesh Hair – Gingerbread by MissAllSunday Lemon for /Wasabi Pills/, available at Uber *

Mesh head: LOGO Infinity Chloe Hybrid Mesh Avatar – Omega by Maximillion Grant for LOGO *

Skin applier: DeeTaleZ *Appliers* Logo Heads “Face Marie” Mixedtype by Steffi Villota for DeeTaleZ

Eye appliers: :{WS}: Omega Eye Applier – Turquoise Medium by weaponizedsugar for Weaponized Sugar

Ears: SHORT [MANDALA]ELF_EARS_SImple by Kikunosuke Eel for Mandala

Body: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara V3.4 by Onyx LeShelle for Maitreya

Outfit: [Azuchi] Archer Cape Black, [Azuchi] Archer Shirt Blue Maitreya, [Azuchi] Archer Pants Blue Maitreya, and [Azuchi] Archer Vest Black Maitreya by Sands Leavitt for [Azuchi] *

Earrings: KittyCats Earring Gold by Rebel Hope for Rebel Hope, available December 5 for the KittyCatS and Friends Advent Calendar at the KittyCats Wonderland Sim *

Sword: )<SF>( Wooden Short Sword by Aaron Cerveau for Spell Fire

Boots: [Azuchi] Archer Boots Black Maitreya by Sands Leavitt for [Azuchi], available at We <3 RP *

Poses by Valencia Southard for Marukin

Taken at Beast Forest

And the Band Played On, Part 2

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Harper Beresford • Posted in Harper's Closet, iheartslfeed • Tagged anlar, arcade, chiaki Xue, deetalez, Dura, essenz, fashion, fhara acacia, Harper Beresford, harter fall, Ikon, ikon innovia, jadenart, karya valeska, lelutka, lelutka mesh head, mad pea, madpea, maitreya, maitreya lara mesh body, onyx leshelle, ricielli, Senzati0n Domenitzo, shiny shabby, shinyshabby, SL, steffi villota, Thora Charron, virtual, women's fashion, zuri rayna • 3 Comments

I need to get new headphones. In my previous post, I stated that the MadPea Cursed Collection did not play music. It does indeed! When the instruments are set on the platform, they play the music from this video, composed by Harter Fall.

Each instrument plays individually as well! So add to the animations, the beautiful mesh construction, the gorgeous textures and the scripting, and you get quite a bang for your Linden at the Arcade . Find out more about Harter’s work on the collection on their website.

Band set: MadPea Cursed Collection by Harter Fall for MadPea, available at the Arcade*

MadPea Cursed Collection Suitcase – The Stage
1. MadPea Cursed Collection – Harmonica Box
2. MadPea Cursed Collection – Trumpet Box
3. MadPea Cursed Collection – Violin Box
4. MadPea Cursed Collection – Lyra Box
5. MadPea Cursed Collection – Snare Drum Box
6. MadPea Cursed Collection – Tambourine Box
7. MadPea Cursed Collection – Hunting Horn Box
8. MadPea Cursed Collection – Recorder Box
9. MadPea Cursed Collection – Cymbals Box
10. MadPea Cursed Collection – Glockenspiel Box
11. MadPea Cursed Collection – Trombone Box
12. MadPea Cursed Collection – Tuba Box
13. MadPea Cursed Collection – Bass Drum Box

And the Band Played On

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Harper Beresford • Posted in Harper's Closet, iheartslfeed • Tagged anlar, arcade, chiaki Xue, deetalez, Dura, essenz, fashion, fhara acacia, Harper Beresford, harter fall, Ikon, ikon innovia, jadenart, karya valeska, lelutka, lelutka mesh head, mad pea, madpea, maitreya, maitreya lara mesh body, onyx leshelle, ricielli, Second Life, Senzati0n Domenitzo, shiny shabby, shinyshabby, SL, steffi villota, Thora Charron, virtual, women's fashion, zuri rayna • 1 Comment

No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it. ~ Halford Luccock

When I received the Mad Pea Cursed Collection gacha set for this month’s Arcade, I wasn’t quite sure what to think. A mysterious message came with it directing me to open the packages with the enclosed tools and then rez all the instruments on the stage platform. As I opened each crate and box (which come with clever animations to replicate unscrewing or crowbarring or loosening bolts), I saw each beautiful instrument emerge and magically move to its spot on the platform, regardless of where I rezzed it on the platform. Very spooky.

I had to try each instrument, of course, and they are all scripted to be played as instruments with darling animations. I erroneously stated originally that they don’t play music but they do, which you can find out about here. Since I anticipated wearing the baton and stepping to the podium as instructed, I wore the tuxedo dress Fhara Acacia has at Shiny Shabby and accompanied it with Zuri Rayna’s drop dead gorgeous new jewelry set. I ran to Steffi Villota’s store to get her new Paige applier for the Lelutka mesh head because it was just so gorgeous and topped my look with Chiaki Xue’s messy but elegant ‘do.

Ready to go, I stepped up to the podium, baton in hand, and raised my arms. Rather than being “cursed,” the entire set is blessed with whimsy and joy because as the animation started, the instruments raised up on their own and began dancing around the podium with musical notes. I did a little animated gif below to show because a photo just couldn’t explain how awesome this set is. The whole set of gacha pieces, singularly and as a collection, has been constructed with such care and skill and whimsy that I would recommend you run out and jam that machine with your linden. It’s just so fun!

Hair: *DG*63 HAIR – MIX COLOR FAT(+Bangs) by Chiaki Xue for Dura *

Mesh head: .LeLutka.Mesh Head-STELLA v1.1 by JadenArt for LeLutka *

Skin applier: DeeTaleZ *Appliers* for LeLutka Heads *Face Paige* MIXED by Steffi Villota

Eyes: IKON Triumph Eyes (left) – Loam by Ikon Innovia for IKON, available at Shiny Shabby *

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

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

Dress: Ricielli – Tuxedo Minidress /Black by Fhara Acacia for R.icielli, available at Shiny Shabby

Jewelry: Zuri Rayna- Serenity Bracelet- Fall Mocha/Garnet/Onyx by Zuri Rayna for Zuri Jewelry *

Shoes: Essenz – Amsterdam (Maitreya) by Senzati0n Domenitzo for Essenz, available at Shiny Shabby *

Poses: an lar [poses] The Rochester Series by Katya Valeska for an lar poses, available at Shiny Shabby*

Band set: MadPea Cursed Collection by Harter Fall for MadPea, available at the Arcade*

MadPea Cursed Collection Suitcase – The Stage
1. MadPea Cursed Collection – Harmonica Box
2. MadPea Cursed Collection – Trumpet Box
3. MadPea Cursed Collection – Violin Box
4. MadPea Cursed Collection – Lyra Box
5. MadPea Cursed Collection – Snare Drum Box
6. MadPea Cursed Collection – Tambourine Box
7. MadPea Cursed Collection – Hunting Horn Box
8. MadPea Cursed Collection – Recorder Box
9. MadPea Cursed Collection – Cymbals Box
10. MadPea Cursed Collection – Glockenspiel Box
11. MadPea Cursed Collection – Trombone Box
12. MadPea Cursed Collection – Tuba Box
13. MadPea Cursed Collection – Bass Drum Box

Wasabi Pills for Hair Fair 2015

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Harper Beresford • Posted in Harper's Closet, iheartslfeed • Tagged adored, avatar, constance daehlie, cosmic dust, deetalez, fashion, hair fair 2015, Harper Beresford, jadenart, lelutka, lelutka mesh head, luth brodie, maitreya, maitreya lara mesh body, MissAllSunday Lemon, Monicuzza Babenco, oh my gacha, onyx leshelle, reel expression, season's story, Second Life, SL, steffi villota, virtual, Wasabi Pills, women's fashion, YS&YS • Leave a comment

Hair, hair, everywhere!

You would think I would run out of hair, but no, there is so much great hair from Hair Fair, it’s everywhere! MissAllSunday Lemon has contributed four darling looks with a portion of the sales kicking back to Wigs for Kids.

MissAllSunday Lemon brought her top game to Hair Fair this year with four very different styles, making sure that a whole variety of hair style needs has been addressed, including a cute style that includes a great texture-change HUD for the headband. She even made darling ponytails!

You get a peek of the beautiful print on a dress from bodytothestars that he has at Season’s Story. Love the print and the style. I matched one of Monicuzza Babenco’s wood bead necklaces from Oh My Gacha to the outfit. My favorite part of the whole look is, however, Steffi Villota’s gorgeous new skin on a LeLutka mesh head. I spent a lot of time trying on her appliers, which are all lovely and quite different from skin to skin in features (besides the skin tones), and I fell in love with this one and its sprinkling of freckles over the nose, even in the lips. She includes several lovely lipsticks and sexy eyeliners. The combo of this skin on this head is delectable.