Orange You Glad

… I didn’t say banana?

Baby, it’s hot outside so I am inside but still feeling the heat. This minidress from Mami Jewell raises the temperature, especially in this hot color. (And what has happened to color in SL and photos? I am sick of all the gray, washed out stuff lately.) So yeah, orange makes me glad, especially with matching shoes from Ashleey Andrew from Romp and the darling jewelry Maxi Gossamer has at Collabor88.

As usual, Thora Charron has outdone herself with hair she is selling at Hair Fair with a portion of each going for Wigs for Kids. How can you resist this sexy wavy look, so nicely done it outclasses the other looks like this on the grid by miles.

Or try a classic wavy look….

Get disco with this wild and amazing look….

Or buck the status quo with a jeweled snood. Get them all at Hair Fair and help kids who want to live a normal life.

Hair:

• .Lelutka.HF01 hair by Thora Charron for LeLutka, available at Hair Fair 2016 *
• .Lelutka.HF03 hair by Thora Charron for LeLutka, available at Hair Fair 2016 *
• .Lelutka.HF04 hair by Thora Charron for LeLutka, available at Hair Fair 2016 *
• .Lelutka.HF05 hair by Thora Charron for LeLutka, available at Hair Fair 2016 *
• .Lelutka.HF06 hair by Thora Charron for LeLutka, available at Hair Fair 2016 *

Skin applier: #09 Essences [ArwenD01] by Inka Mexicola for Essences, available at Kustom9 *

Mesh head: LeLutka Karin HUD  1.6 by JadenArt for LeLutka *

Eyes: .ID. Cosmic Eyes / Dark Brown by Audrey Lamede for Insufferable Dastard

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

Dress: -AZUL- Yves Dress MAITREYA /Mandarin by Mami Jewell for –AZUL- *

Necklace: MG – Necklace – Barcelona Boho – Short by Maxi Gossamer for Maxi Gossamer, available at Collabor88 *

Earrings: MG – Earring – Barcelona Boho by Maxi Gossamer for Maxi Gossamer, available at Collabor88 *

Shoes: Garbaggio // Laila Sandals (Maitreya) – Orange by Ashleey Andrew for Garbaggio, available at ROMP *

Poses by Valencia Southard for Marukin

Animal Instinct

We’re animals. We’re born like every other mammal and we live our whole lives around disguised animal thoughts. ~ Barbara Kingsolver

I have to say that doing hair was fun but wow, I miss showing shoes and jewelry and all sorts of other fun stuff. Today I have a complete outfit, starting with an animal print dress from Ashleey Andrew, which she is featuring at Cosmopolitan in a bunch of colors, though I opted for the standard tan. I did so to match my rowringly sexy pumps from Glamistry for Kustom 9, which come with six different animal prints and allow mix and match shoe and toe as well as changeable metals via his brilliant HUD. My lovely necklace is AvaGardner Kungler’s beautiful piece for Cosmpolitan, which also comes in several colorways. I ran over to Santana Lumiere’s to get nail appliers for the Belleza hands (she has them for Slink, Belleza and Maitreya) to just make it that much more animal.

I was so excited when Max told me he was going to be doing Omega appliers for the Alex head. Inka Mexicola recently came out with this applier, which includes several brow color options and has a sublime face over the mesh face. The fun part of this applier is that you can see it with many expressions and create your own emotions mixing and matching the expressions HUDs (over 3000 combos). Worn with Kuranosuke Kamachi’s gorgeous hair for Shiny Shabby, my girl is wild and fun.

 

Hair: =DeLa*= Fitted Mesh Hair “Gardenia” All colors by Kuranosuke Kamachi for =DeLa*=, available at Shiny Shabby *

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: Essences – Kendra Medium01 [OMEGA] by Inka Mexicola for Essences *

Eyes: Mesh – Marble Eyes – Coffee by Soleil Reid for Dead Apples

Body: -Belleza- Isis by Tricky Boucher for –Belleza– *

Dress: Garbaggio // Mami Dress – Tan by Ashleey Andrew for Garbaggio, available at Cosmopolitan *

Necklace: (Kunglers Extra) Miloca necklace – Golden by AvaGardner Kungler for Kunglers Extra, available at Cosmopolitan *

Nail appliers: [LB Art Cheetah] *Belleza* Manicure by Santana Lumiere for La Boheme

Shoes: Glamistry : RAMONDA Heels by Glamistry for Glamistry, available at Kustom9 *

Poses by Fanny Willis for Everglow *

The Best of What Might Be

“Summertime is always the best of what might be.” ~ Charles Bowden

Summertime brings so much light and happiness, which is good because it needs to hold me through the other parts of the year. I put on this little dress from Kim Lysette, who has opened her own store with her partner, Dean, and remembered what summer is all about. With separate texture change for both the top and the skirt, I can make up a variety of looks with this one dress and it’s available at a ridiculously low price. Kim has always had terrific textures and a great sense of style, so her new store is bound to have something for everyone. My look is accented with bangles from Monicuzza Babenco, one of many selections at Oh My Gacha, and my shoes are a charming look with diamond studded fish bones from Ashleey Andrew. I saw this handbag from ThePierrot at Origami and had to have it.

Aleida Rhode put out this skin at Anybody and it comes with every kind of applier imaginable. I have heard from several designers what a tedious bit of work it is doing appliers, so when you put on your mesh body, thank that creator in your head. I added to her lovely face with liner from Constance Daehlie and lipgloss from Soleil Reid. Shylah Honey is featuring this darling side-swept ponytail at Season’s Story when it opens. With strands coming loose, it’s a perfect idea of my summer: casual and fun.

Hair: *~*Damselfly*~*Lettice Rigged-Mesh by Shylah Honey for *~*Damselfly*~*, available at Season’s Story *

Skin: Elysium – Aneko skin (cleav/dark brow) – chai by Aleida Rhode for Elysium, available at Anybody *

Eyes: {Dead Apples} Solar Eyes II – Sea by Soleil Reid for Dead Apples

Eyeliner: #adored – go to liners – simple fade by Constance Daehlie for #adored *

Lips: {D.A} Lipgloss by Soleil Reid for Dead Apples

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

Dress: LEGENDAIRE – Lilly Dress by Kim Lysette for Legendaire *

Bangles: *YS&YS* Rodi Bangles 06 by Monicuzza Babenco for*YS&YS*, available at Oh My Gacha *

Handbag: C L A Vv. Natsu Bag Blue by ThePierrot for C L A Vv., available at Origami

Shoes: Garbaggio // Fishbone Sandals (Maitreya) by Ashleey Andrew for Garbaggio *

Poses by Fanny Willis for Everglow *

Linda Lu

They call my baby Patty, but, her real name, her real name,
her real name is Linda Lu

~ “Linda Lu” by Ray Sharpe

I made up Linda Lu in a chic look today starting with a bold graphic dress from Ashleey Andrew that she is featuring at IDK. With great sequined textures, Ashleey has created a dress that is perfect for clubbing all night. I paired it up with sexy shoes from Davidefre, who has named them “Harper,” so I had to get them at Uber. He is now making his shoes fit Slink and Maitreya feet, which is a great step forward (no pun intended). My earrings are from Maxi Gossamer’s boho set for Uber.

Now I had a fun time with the LeLutka appliers this time. First I used Umazuma Metaluna’s awesome new applier for the upcoming Sou by creation.jp event to make Linda look uniquely beautiful. Then I put on Monicuzza Babenco’s awesome make-up set for Fantasy Collective to choose a different look for my eye makeup. Just like system faces, you can layer effects from different creators to make a very specific look, which cuts down on that “Stepford Wives” effect that people fear with mesh heads. My wind-tossed wavy hair with blue highlights is one of Bubbles Clawtooth’s exclusives at Summerfest.

Hair: Clawtooth: Beach Babe – The Complete Collection by Bubbles Clawtooth for Clawtooth, available at Summerfest *

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

Skin applier: [theSkinnery] Natsumi (LeLutka Applier) (honey) by Umazuma Metaluna for[theSkinnery], available at SOU by Creation.jp (opens June 27) *

Makeup applier: *YS&YS* Favorite Eye Makeups  Applier – Lelutka Mesh Head by Monicuzza Babenco for*YS&YS*, available at The Fantasy Collective *

Eyes: {D.A} – Marble – Journal by Soleil Reid for Dead Apples

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

Dress: :Garbaggio // Geo Shift Dress – Blue (Materials) by Ashleey Andrew for Garbaggio, available at IDK *

Jewelry: MG – Earrings and Bracelet – Savannah by Maxi Gossamer for Maxi Gossamer, available at Uber *

Shoes: JD – Harper Maitreya Navy by davidefre for Just Design, available at Uber

Poses by Luna Jubilee for !bang *

How Does My Garden Grow

Mistress Mary, Quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With Silver Bells, And Cockle Shells,
And so my garden grows.

Spring is here and the flowers are blooming! This weekend I went to the gardening store and bought several flats of flowers, quite a few hanging baskets and a big pot of herbs (the legal kind). My house is full of plants too, as you can see. In fact, I have so many, Mr. Beresford has grumbled a bit and asked if he would find them in his bed soon. I laughed, and then pondered…..

I dressed like a flower myself in this great little minidress from Ashleey Andrew, which she is featuring at the Cosmopolitan Room in several colors. The little side cutouts add some sexiness to the look. I accessorized with pieces from Shiny Shabby. The necklace and bracelet are pretty pieces from the Rohwan’s gacha. My rings are Sigifaust’s collection of rings, made specifically for mesh hands. And my shoes are Daisa Admiral’s flats, made for Slink or Maitreya feet.

MissAllSunday Lemon has come out with this long, center-parted style, a goddess look for the new Uber. And Sawsan Secretspy has released this lovely skin at her store, available in all skin tones and matching her appliers. I keep using Constance Daehlie’s manicure from this month’s Anybody because it’s got great colors and sort of a psychedelic texture.

The plants surrounding me are Plant Pets, by the way. They are a sort of breedable without needing more than one or buying food. They just need to be watered frequently via clicks. Every 52 days they reproduce a new seed that can make a plant. The biggest downfall? Lots of prims. Good thing Mr. Beresford lets me throw prims around, even my plants. I have the house packed with greenery.

Even when I run of out room, I never run out of prims. So when I got this bathtub planter and flowerpots from Paco Pooley from Shiny Shabby, I struggled for a good place to put them. Looking around, I found the PERFECT spot. Automatic watering, bathroom décor, and low prim! And no, they didn’t end up in his bed.

Hair: /Wasabi Pills/ Shriya Mesh Hair – Chocolate by MissAllSunday Lemon for /Wasabi Pills/m available at Uber *

Skin: .::WoW Skins::. V2 Mary Golden 02 by sawsan Secretspy for .::WoW skins::. *

Eyes: #adored – siren eyes – big wave by Constance Daehlie for #adored

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

Dress: Garbaggio // Cutout Mini Dress – Salmon by Ashleey Andrew for Garbaggio, available at the Cosmopolitan Room *

Necklace and bracelet: NOMAD & Coquette // 02 // Mineral Necklace and // 03 // Mineral Bracelet by Rohwan for NOMAD & Coquette, available at Shiny Shabby *

Rings: ieQED persephone.ring.set.all.right [MAITREYA 20 – relaxed] by Sigifaust for ieQED, available at Shiny Shabby *

Nail appliers: #adored – mood swing mani {maitreya} by Constance Daehlie for #adored, available at AnyBody *

Shoes: [BREATHE]-Saddie Flats-Maitreya-Baby Blue by daisa Admiral for [BREATHE], available at Shiny Shabby *

Poses by Dove Swanson for Long Awkward Pose (no longer available)

Flowers: Plant Pets by Bruce Liebknecht for Plant Pets

Secret bathroom plants by Paco Pooley and Manuel Ormidale for 22769, available at Shiny Shabby *

• 22769 ~ [bauwerk] Bathtub Planter
• 22769 ~ [bauwerk] Terracotta Flowerpot

PS:

Destined for windowboxes.