no.match at Hair Fair 2015

Romantic hair!

I have seen Viking’s hair popping up at other events recently so I was glad to get a chance to see their hair at Hair Fair this year and it was a great experience! Choosing three different asymmetrical styles, Viking showed that hair can have variation, even across a similar shape. First long and straight and tied to the side, then a long braid with a full pouf, and finally curly and sexy dressy hair. It was classy enough to wear with Shyla Diggs’ skin and gorgeous drop earrings from Lusciousmami Emerald from the Showroom.

My dress is Dead Dollz featured exclusive for The Epiphany. It’s absolutely gorgeous but a bit complicated and costly to obtain. At this gacha event, players play on the machine as usual taking their chance with commons and rares but once they receive their prize they are given 2 options: open the box or redeem it for Epiphany points. (You only get 30 seconds to decide after you wear the box, so be careful to do this when you’re ready to make such decisions.) If they open the box they can keep the item. If they choose to redeem they exchange it for credit and the item disappears. The credits then compound and you can use them to “purchase” exclusive items that will never be sold outside of the event. A no-trans exclusive item costs 25 points; a trans item is 200 points. This dress is an exclusive item.

Bottom line, if you like this dress, you can purchase 25 common items in the gachas for 25-100L each and if you decide to redeem them all, you’ll end up with enough points to get the dress. Purchase the cheapest gachas at 25L each and you can spend 625L or less, if you get some rares to get it, and that’s true of any of the exclusive items. This dress is worth it. I am not sure all the exclusives are. I am guessing for hard core gacha enthusiasts, the ability to redeem points for duplicates will be a boon (and you can carry up to 100 points over to the next round). For those of us who aren’t hard core, well.. meh.

Hair by viking for no.match, available at Hair Fair 2015 *

• NO.MATCH_NO.DRAMA.
• NO.MATCH_NO.FAME.
• NO.MATCH_NO.TROUBLE.

Skin: -Belleza- Amelia SK MIX Makeup 2 with -Belleza- Amelia Blush Sk and -Belleza- Amelia SK Brows – Blonde by Shyla Diggs for –Belleza, for the Mix Event *

Eyes: #adored – dawn eyes – blue steel by Constance Daehlie for #adored *

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

Dress: Night Watch by Kiddo Oh for .::Dead Dollz::., available at The Epiphany *

Earrings: [LX] Bolly Earring Gold by Lusciousmami Emerald for LUXURY, available at the Showroom

Nail applier: [LB FrenchMilkColor] *Belleza* Manicure by Santana Lumiere for La Boheme

Poses by Dahriel for PosESioN

Murray for Hair Fair 2015

Happy about hair!

Roslyakova’s hair is one I had never encountered before. It’s a new brand of hair, clearly happy to be in the Hair Fair because four lovely styles were all made, all variations on long hair with either bangs, pulled behind the ears, worn all along the back or pulled to the front. The hairs come with texture-change HUDs and very lovely textures so it’s great hair with realistic styling.

As I had announced a couple days ago, the Alex mesh head from Maximillion Grant was upgraded with some new features, including the ability to use Omega appliers on it. This is a boon because another mesh head also accepts Omega appliers so skin creators can make skins for more than one head. It’s also not always a great idea because a skin that looks great on one head may not look terrific on another. I used Sawsan Secretspy’s recent release, applied it to the head, and had mixed feelings about it. The brows do not extend long enough for the eyes, for example. However the beautiful features of Sawsan’s skins work here as well including the beautifully done eyes and the beautiful lips.

There is still going to be a period of adjustment between Omega skins and the Logo head. The Omega HUD for the skins does not allow the same variety of choice that the default skin allows (eye makeups, blush, etc). Sawsan simply made makeup variations on the skin applier—you purchase one makeup, you apply it, done. I am hoping this can evolve in the future.

You DO get to show all the awesome expressions the Alex head includes, which is its biggest distinction, and I played around quite a bit with that feature, as you can see.

To give this look a pretty style, I got the off shoulder dress from Charming Meiler at the Season’s Story which has a pretty pattern at the neckline. I wore the gorgeous earrings from Mea Carnell that she is offering at Tres Chic.

Hair by Roslyakova for Murray, available at Hair Fair 2015 *

• MURRAY- Magdalena Hairstyle
• MURRAY- Giorgia Hairstyle
• MURRAY- Brigitte Hairstyle
• MURRAY- Birkin Hairstyle

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

Skin applier: V2 Romy 04 GOLDEN [LNL] Omega Advanced Applier – Skin 1.4 by sawsan Secretspy for .::WoW skins::. *

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

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

Earring: Meva Fusion Earring Gold by Mea Carnell for Meva, available at Tres Chic *

Dress: ::{u.f.o}::off shoulder baby dress – garden by Charming Meiler for ::{u.f.o}::, available at The Season’s Story

Poses by VestigeCreations for Vestige Poses *

Exile at Hair Fair 2015

Kavar Cleanslate has been doing Hair Fair since I remember, and it’s everyone’s first stop to see what Kavar has made. This year he made two men’s hairs and three women’s which I show here. And once again Kavar brings his best game to the Hair Fair, benefitting Wigs for Kids.  He made a variety of looks for ladies, including a long lush hair, very typical of the full long hair he excels in. I love how he piled on loose tendrils on top of the look as well. I also loved the tendrils hanging down from the updo for the fair and around the face for the ponytail. Face-framing and fabulous, his hair hopefully will generate a lot of donations.

Shiny Shabby is opening today with a theme of “country dacha.” Neva Crystall, one of the organizers of the event, comse from Russia and prompted the designers to work with that theme. A dacha, for anyone not familiar, is a country home in Russia where people go to retreat from the city. The biggest feature at most is a garden, sometimes for pleasure, often for food growing. Monicuzza Babenco made this skin for LeLutka heads which has a tinge of Russian glamour in its makeups and lipsticks. Aaliyah Alter made a loose top and jeans for the event for casual days at the dacha.

Hair by Kavar Cleanslate for ::Exile::, available at Hair Fair 2015 *

• ::Exile::Siren’s Call
• ::Exile:: In The Shade
• ::Exile::Walking On Sunshine

Mesh head: LeLutka Ever HUD 1.1 by JadenArt for LeLutka *

Skin applier: *YS&YS* Samantha Tone03 Skin Applier – Lelutka Mesh Head by Monicuzza Babenco for*YS&YS*, available at Shiny Shabby *

Eyes: #adored – dawn eyes – blue steel by Constance Daehlie for #adored *

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

Top: American Beauty- Blue Shoulder Top by Aaliyah Alter for American Beauty, available at Shiny Shabby *

Poses by Fanny Willis for Everglow *

Amacci for Hair Fair 2015

Yet more hair!

One of the reasons I look forward to Hair Fair every year is because I get to see work by creators I don’t always encounter in my regular SL. Some are doing other things like clothing or jewelry or skins normally and make hair mostly for Hair Fair because hair is not their primary creation.

Carina Larsen is one of those. While she does hair, she also does a bunch of other great content, so hair is simply not her main line, but gosh, when she does hair, she does it beautifully. She is donating a portion of sales from FIVE hairs at Hair Fair this year and each one of them is gorgeous. With two updos, two ponytails (one that is an add on for a hairbase) and one sexy long hair, you are bound to find something (or some things) that will make you happy. She includes a great texture change HUD with some fabulous textures. And her styles are classics—wearable, usable and lovely.

Carina’s lovely styles combine perfectly with Nena Janus’ sublime applier for the LeLutka heads. It’s not a shape Nena has employed before (wider set eyes, poutier lips) but she was up to the task of making them look fabulous with her great skins.

My lingerie, which you can see very little of, is a new little set from Mariska Simons, which includes appliers for every meh body you can think of and variations of the bra/panties/garters/stockings combo.

Hair by Carina Larsen for Amacci, available at Hair Fair 2015 *

• Amacci Hair – Maud
• Amacci Hair – Aurora 1
• Amacci Hair – Desire 2
• Amacci Hair – Jasmine
• Amacci Hair – Amelie

Mesh head: LeLutka Stella HUD 1.1 by JadenArt for LeLutka *

Skin applier: *League* Lelutka Head Applier Milla -Sunkiss -Set 1 w/freckles by Nena Janus for League

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

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

Lingerie: ~Blacklace~ Harlequin: Cream Velvet Corset w/ Omega & Slink by Mariska Simons for Blacklace *

Necklace: .:EMO-tions:. * PEARL* necklace by Mirja Mills for.:EMO-tions:. *

Poses by Valencia Southard for Marukin

Mina at Hair Fair 2015

Gorgeous hair!

You knew Mina Nakamura would come up with some great casual styles for Hair Fair. She’s one of the engines of hair production in SL, grinding out great styles for events. Her three looks proves she has developed her work over the years. With a great texture-change HUD and a clear desire to make styles in her vision, getting a Mina hair means you will be getting something well crafted which doesn’t look like all the others.

Inka Mexicola has brought this delicate, lovely skin to Kustom9. With this casual look, it’s pretty and sexy. My outfit from Kim Lysette includes her great textures and style with a bit of fun thrown in and I wore Caelan Hancroft’s cute necklace to accent the look.

Hair by Mina Nakamura for MINA, available at Hair Fair 2015 *

• MINA Hair – Nicolet
• MINA Hair – Lizzy
• MINA Hair – Grace

Skin: Essences [Lou-Ann] medium01 *brunette* by Inka Mexicola for Essences, available at Kustom9 *

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

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

Outfit: LEGENDAIRE ONE MORE TIME by Kim Lysette for Legendaire *

Necklace: Cae :: Heart of Glass :: Necklace by Caelan Hancroft for Cae *

Poses by Luth Brodie for Reel Expression (no longer available)

Wasabi Pills for Hair Fair 2015

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.

Hair by MissAllSunday Lemon for /Wasabi Pills/, available at Hair Fair 2015 *

• /Wasabi Pills/ Saffron Mesh Hair
• /Wasabi Pills/ Pepper Mesh Hair
• /Wasabi Pills/ Clove Mesh Hair
• /Wasabi Pills/ Anise Mesh Hair

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

Skin appliers: DeeTaleZ *Appliers* for LeLutka Heads *Face Estelle FR* MIXED by Steffi Villota *

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

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

Dress: [Cosmic Dust] – The Ryleigh Dress – Floral Eternity by bodytothestars for [Cosmic Dust], available at Season’s Story

Necklace: *YS&YS* Rodi Necklace 04 by Monicuzza Babenco for*YS&YS*, available at Oh My Gacha *

Poses by Luth Brodie for Reel Expression (no longer available)

Emo-tions at Hair Fair 2015

More from Hair Fair? You betcha!

I love Mirja Mills’ hair for Hair Fair this year. Long, flowing, wavy or straight, it’s downright seriously sexy. Mirja has brought her A-game to this year’s fair with some gorgeous made mesh hair with her sensational colors on her texture-change HUD. With each hair purchase kicking a percentage to Wigs for Kids, it’s a no-brainer to look sexy while helping kids.

I thought a sexy bohemian look suited this hair so I used Moonbubble Gothly’s fantastic new appliers for my top and wore Paul Lapointe and Bastchild Lotus’ awesome mesh bell bottoms for my outfit. Clicking the HUD, I found a great slate jean and black belt with silver buckle that echoed the silver in the gorgeous ethnic-inspired jewelry from Mea Carnell that she is featuring at Tres Chic. I dressed up Sawsan Secretspy’s luscious skin (that now has updated Belleza appliers so the hands and feet are covered) with eyes and lips from Constance Daehlie. It was a lot of fun putting this look together.

Hair by Mirja Mills for Emo-tions, available at Hair Fair 2015 *

• .:EMO-tions:. * ROSI*
• .:EMO-tions:. * STEPHANIE*
• .:EMO-tions:. * LILIAH*

Skin: .::WoW Skins::. V2 Fatma Darktan by sawsan Secretspy for .::WoW skins::., available at the Black Dot Event *

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

Makeup: #adored – cindy shadows – smog and #adored – vague lips – 90s – barrymore by Constance Daehlie for #adored *

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

Top: [ bubble ] Double Ragged Tops Fatpack v2 using [ bubble ] Top Appliers HUD – Prune by Moonbubble Gothly for [ bubble ] *

Jeans: L&B Swear “Flare” Denim Jeans by BastChild Lotus and Paul Lapointe for Lapointe and Bastchild *

Jewelry: Meva Fusion Necklace and Earrings by Mea Carnell for Meva, available at Tres Chic (opens July 17) *

Nail applier: [LB Ombre1] *Belleza* Manicure by Santana Lumiere for La Boheme

Poses by Fanny Willis for Everglow *

Ohmai at Hair Fair 2015

Big news!

The first big news is, of course, the Hair Fair. Today I take on Anya Ohmai’s hair, five styles for Hair Fair, all kicking donations to Wigs for Kids. Anya has made a variety of hairs with fun add-ons (which I don’t show here—party pooper) and great texture change HUDs for the hair and accessories.

I am glad Anya decided to approach the hair from several different takes. Combined with the outfit I have on, they all leant a slightly different flavor and there has to be a hairstyle for everyone’s taste. My outfit, by the way, is a complete piece from Poulet Koenkamp, which she has textured with a great HUD including color choices for the jacket, top, and shorts, available at On9. AvaGardner Kungler has several different colorways for this tropical leaf necklace she made for Fashiontropic.

My other big news is Maximillion Grant’s new releases for his mesh heads. As you recall, he made one of the first mesh heads in SL, a pretty complete set with makeups, brows, hairbases, eyes and even expressions. In order to make the expressions work, he made separate mesh pieces, all of which you “add” to wear to enable different components to work. (You can also simply not wear some pieces, as I did with my eyes, replacing his eyes with mesh ones from Soleil Reid.) While it seems a bit clumsy, there is a good reason for all these pieces: expressions.

With all the mesh heads out there, it’s hard to choose and I have heard several people ask for “expressions” beyond the normal eyes and mouth closed and open that most mesh heads provide. Max offers an expression menu on his mesh head but has created two more expression HUDs to allow you a variety of expressions. The great thing about the HUDs is that you’re not just limited to each facial expression—you can also mix and match by clicking the eyes or mouth to mix things up. Combined with the initial HUD, you have over 3000 possibilities at your finger tips. (Someone is bound to correct my math—please do.) The HUDs are small—not a lot of real estate on your screen—and allow all sorts of fun, as you can see from my photos. (Expressions do not reflect the editor’s opinion of the hair she’s wearing!)

I have also heard people express disappointment that they can’t use appliers on these mesh heads. Wouldn’t it be great to wear your favorite makeup with expressions built in? Max has also just announced that he has included Omega support in his heads. That means any face/skin made using the Omega appliers can potentially be applied to this head. Right now, there are no skins on the market but I happen to know one very popular skin maker is soon to release skins specifically created for this head. They are gorgeous!

Max just released additional makeups and lipsticks as well as freckles–all add on scripts you just drop into the HUD. I experimented with them for my look. Last bit of good news: Max has also made appliers for the Maitreya body and will be addressing the Belleza upgrade soon. (Operative word—soon. Don’t bug him.) Maximillion is putting the LOGO back on the map for mesh heads.

Hair by Anya Ohmai for Ohmai, available at Hair Fair 2015 *

• !Ohmai Salon: Uni
• !Ohmai Salon: Uni
• !Ohmai Salon: Uni
• !Ohmai Salon: Uni
• !Ohmai Salon: Uni

Mesh head: LOGO Infinity Alex Hybrid Mesh Avatar – Amber with LOGO Alex Hybrid Mesh Avatar Eyeshadow Collection 1 Add-On and LOGO Alex Hybrid Mesh Avatar Eyeshadow Collection 1 Add-On by Maximillion Grant for LOGO *

Expressions: 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 *

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

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

Outfit: :: PM :: Fiona Set -all colors by Poulet Koenkamp for PurpleMoon Creations, available at On9 *

Necklace: (Kunglers Extra) Carolina – Necklace – Jasper by AvaGardner Kungler for Kunglers Extra, available at Fashiontropic *

Poses by Mavi Beck for Ma Vie *

P.S. I stayed up way too late doing this post. (Like you would never stay up late, right, Max?) Please tell me of any mistakes!

Elikatira for Hair Fair 2015

She made it to Hair Fair!!

When I was just a twinkle in my virtual mother’s virtual eye, Elikapeka Tiramisu was paving the way for the hair designers of SL. I am not saying she invented SL hair—I am sure someone else did that—but she professionalized the creation of hair, made it beautiful and varied and set it on the path it’s on today. With her store, ETD, she propagated the free hair that made newbies feel virtually human and built the one of the first hair stores that looked like a high fashion boutique. (There were other mass hair producers but Elika’s was the most chic.) She was one of the first big ones in the grid, kids.

And she’s back at Hair Fair, showing some of the most darling styles you can grab, all with great texture-change HUDs for the hair and the accessories and all in her great hair colors in mesh. It’s great that she decided to come back on to the grid recently. She never fails to please with her styles and her kind presence is a welcome one.

I won’t continue to wax nostalgic without mentioning the other great pieces in my look, including Umazuma Metaluna’s winsome skin for Seasons Story with its full lips and beautiful eyes. Then I have this exquisite necklace from Mea Carnell for On9, a piece that is available in three metals. Mea has shown up in the jewelry world with some great mesh work and amazing designs, especially in metals. Poulet Koenkamp is presenting this dress at Fashiontropic, which includes a beautifully textured hem with large tropical flwoers, which I don’t show here. It’s an almost romantic piece with optional translucent sleeves and a sexy halter top.

Hair by Elikapeka Tiramisu for Elikatira, available at Hair Fair 2015 *

• [e] Chantal
• [e] Kara
• [e] Lilllian

Skin: [theSkinnery] Emily – Bare face (champagne) DB CL1 by Umazuma Metaluna for[theSkinnery], available at Season’s Story *

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

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

Dress: :: PM :: Strelitzia in Orange by Poulet Koenkamp for PurpleMoon Creations,, available at Fashiontropic *

Necklace: Meva Spiral Spheres Collar Copper by Mea Carnell for Meva, available at On9 *

Poses by Luna Jubilee for !bang *

LeLutka at Hair Fair 2015

More dispatches from Hair Fair.

The hits, they keep on coming. How often have you heard something silly like that on the radio, but in this case it’s true. Today’s hit are the hairs Thora Charron is offering at Hair Fair. It’s a treat every year to see what she comes up with because her hair releases are not frequent, so a whole set of them sets the grid afire.

And it’s with reason everyone’s so excited. Thora has again presented a strong collection, hairs which are elegant yet casual, go-tos for every day use. With individual tendrils and locks of hair curling around, differentiated waves and pretty

Of course I had to try the hairs with a LeLutka head and I opted for one of Monicuzza Babenco’s appliers, which is available at Shiny Shabby for the last days of the event before it recycles. My top is part of a darling dress Kiddo Oh is featuring at Mesh Avenue, one that includes a HUD for changing the belt colors. It’s great to see Kiddo doing casualwear as well as formal.

Hair by Thora Charron for LeLutka, available at Hair Fair 2015 *

• LeLutka.Dakota hair
• LeLutka.Delila hair
• LeLutka.Deanna hair
• LeLutka.Demi hair

Mesh head: LeLutka Karin HUD 1.1 by JadenArt for LeLutka *

Skin applier: *YS&YS* HARA Tone02 Skin Applier – Lelutka Mesh Head by Monicuzza Babenco for*YS&YS*, available at Shiny Shabby *

Eyes: [UMEBOSHI] Eon eyes Black (med) by Keiba for UMEBOSHI

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

Dress: Clementine Grey by Kiddo Oh for .::Dead Dollz::., available at Mesh Avenue *

Poses by Olivia LaLonde for Le Poppycock