More Than Meets the Eye

I’m working from home today and loving it… it doesn’t matter that i’m in my husband’s pyjama pants with an old t-shirt that i bought on vacation many, many moons ago. I’m happily working my backlog away and even have time for a cup of tea with the neighbour.. and posting this look.

In SL I’m working lately from my Flanelle desk set from NotSoBad, which has the usual plethora of textures to chose from. My only issue with NotSoBad furniture in general is my own fun sized avatar… i’m just not tall enough. I can’t wait til the current trend of more realistically sized avatars will find its way into the sizing of one of my favorite furniture brands!

Hair: Cheerno’s Mira platinum (The Dressing Room)
Skin: Très Blah DU4 Echo light
Tattoo: HUZ Tats Horn Eye blackShirt:
C’est Moi T-shirt Paris
Trousers: Zoobong Lounge pants coral mix

SLurls are listed here

I have been practicing in Photoshop a lot lately, trying to make my photowork better and finally I feel like I am getting somewhere. My latest bit of work is this desaturated pic showing off Hunain’s latest ink  ”Let’s Fly”.  I’m generally supportive of what my friend and fellow blogger makes, though I’m usually also the one who is sending him back to the drawing board again and again, but occasionally he comes up with a design that I really love like Whoa!  This is one of them. When we first talked of the idea of making a wing tattoo it wasn’t really working out, so the idea was put to rest. And all of a sudden, Let’s Fly took shape in Hui’s head, and made its way to the avatar mesh.

Anyway, I’m rambling again… it’s way too early for me to be blogging anyway, so I’m off for some serious breakfast. I hope you like both the photography I’ve been doing lately, as well as Let’s fly which is available at HUZ Tats in black, gold and a tintable white, all on the tattoo layer. viewer 2.1 required becaue of the tintable tattoo layer.

Other essentials: Skin Yri by Dutch Touch, Hair and hair base by 99 Elephants, pasties by Acid & Mala

On the rare occasions that Hunain and I go shopping together, we usually end up challenging eachother. Last night, he wanted me to show a suit at Aoharu and he was wondering which one to chose. I dared him to go as far away from his usual beloved black, and pick white, which, being a good sport, he did.  I picked pink, because I bet I’d look hotter in a man’s suit that he would. I’ll leave Hui up to posting his own look with Aoharu’s Elegant Suit, but in the meantime, here’s my take on it.

Skin: Dutch Touch Amber (ebony, basic)
Hair: I Love Olive Maya (black)
Hairbase: Dutch Touch black
Eyes: L.Fauna Charm eyes Gemini 4
Tattoo: HUZ Tats D’jango (faded)

Suit: Aoharu Elegant suit pink (with vest)
Lingerie: Blowpop Yvette pink
Belt: Fleur/5th & Oxford Leather Sash belt (pink)
Shoes: Pixel Mode Jori (baby pink)
Jewelry: Rozoregalia Alludra earring2 and ring

SLurls are listed here

D’Jango is a new tattoo from my buddy Hunain @ HUZ tats. I was looking for ways to show it all, because It’s just a beautiful ink  that covers face and torso, but I just couldn’t find the right angle. Until earlier today I was just sitting, and all of a sudden I got this shot.  Yes, the photo is processed, hence I took the liberty of including also the vendor pic from Hunain, which, apart from being a collage, is not edited at all.

I told you yesterday about this tattoo that doesn’t want to come off my face… well… it’s out now.  Duality retails for 249 L$ at blog buddy Hunain’s shop HUZ tats (yes, shameless friend promotion, sue me) @ Copley Square and comes in a full face and half face version. One thing to keep in mind, because it’s tintable, it will only work in SL2.1 for now, since the other versions do not support tintable tattoo layers yet. But 2.1 in my opinion is a serious improvement over 2.0 anyway, so go ahead and try it!

Look of the Day, July 10, 2010, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

Hair: Amacci Lana black
Skin: PXL Creations Candy tan
Eyes: L.Fauna Allure cocoa 3
Tattoos: HUZ Tats Henna 2

Top: Whippet & Buck Lismore dress (former 50 L$ Friday item)
Ruffles: ICING Girl Friday
Skirt: Aoharu lace ruffle skirt black
Shoes: Orange Creations Mercy red
Necklace & Belt: Acid & Mala Padaung set gold

SLurls are listed here.

Look of the Day, June 28, 2010, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

Happy B-day to my dear sister (RL), Exon, who currently is away for business. Hug you soon kiddo, and don’t get too drunk tonight!

That being said, today’s look is, like yesterday’s, based on one of the new designs of Neferia Abel for the l’Abel label

Hair: LeLutka’s Jennifer (Marilyn)
Skin: Pink Fuel’s Ember (Chai- Beestung)
Eyes: L.Fauna’s Allure (Aqua 2)
Tattoo: HUZ-tats’ custom, not available

Jacket: l’Abel’s Valja (white)
Jeans: Zoobong’s Cali jeans (navy)
Shoes: Orange Creations’ Mercy (white)
Earrings: Sigma Jewels’ Dorian Earrings (silver)
Necklace: alaMood Boutique’s Grazia necklace (silver) one of a kind custom. Sorry peeps

SLurls are listed here

Look of the Day, June 21, 2010, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

Hair:Boon LOK255 in black
Skin: Tuli Tanya (group gift)
Tattoo: HUZ tats Love Luck (soon to be released)
Top: Whippet & Buck Hykova buttoned top, alabaster
Vest: Gabriel hooded vest (full sculpt)
Trousers: R.icielli CLarissa high waist jeans black
Shoes: HOC Sneaker wedges
Belts: fri.day blue cinch belt (colored) and red lucid belt
Necklace: Gabriel crest necklace
Piercings: Mandala Takayama piercings

SLurls are listed here.

Look of the Day, June 15, 2010, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

Congratulations, Luca!! (Little RL message… as a reminder that I need to call a special, old friend today)

These weeks are hectic, but it’s still fun to throw an outfit together. I must admit, I am very happy with Hunain being on a (blog) roll right now, no pun intended. His contributions challenge me to be creative and to look into new stuff. Like for today’s look, it probably would have taken me like uhm… forever, to discover the awesome (unisex) pants at Zoobong, or the amazing and oh so affordable stuff from HoC.

Anyway, let’s get down to business, shall we?

Hair: Gritty Kitty Butters (blonde)
Skin: Laqroki Pearl 09 (fair)
Shape: custom by me, not available

Tattoo: HUZ tats Wave
Bikini: BOOM infinity bikini thick stripes cool
Necklace: Mandala Hannya silver double
Top: Surf Couture Coastal tank white
Pants: Zoobong rokstar pants yellow (including prim buckle)
Shoes: Orange Creations Mercy magenta

Glasses:  Aviator style glasses by HOC

SLurls are listed here

Horn-Eye new tattoo @ HUZ tats, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

new and extremely hot @ HUZ tats, Horn-Eye. Comes in black and color. This is a full frontal tattoo, and oh dear, I have been teasing Hunain so much with this name, but that doesn’t make it less of an awesome ink

Other need to knows: hair from The Abyss (part of the Opium avatar), skin Candy (beta) by PXL Creations and duct tape by League.

SLurls are listed here.