More Than Meets the Eye

Fleur Allure China make ups, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

Just in time for Hallow’s Eve the group notice reached me that Fleur has a new skintone out. Originally made for Hyasynth Tiramisu, this paler than pale skin tone just now hit the shop, with tons of special make ups. As you are used to with Fleur, each make up comes in 3 different colours, so when I say that Roslin made 6 make ups for this skin tone, you know there are 18 to choose from.

These skins are available in the Fleur main store, and as of tomorrow, they will also be for sale at Hya’s Silent Sparrow.

Ok, I’m rambling, it’s time to go to bed, and I have more skin news in the making. That will have to wait til tomorrow though.

LOTD081031, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

Sometimes an element in a previous outfit triggers a next one… Yes, I’m an associative dresser… sue me. In this case, it was a combination of things. I simply love the copper leggings that I was wearing since yesterday, and then Viola Leigh, who creates shoes for Redgrave, sent me some of her latest creations, among which these Polar boots that match perfectly with the leggings (also see Anessa’s blog for more of Viola’s recent work) While these beauties are called boots, it’s more like a pair of awesome peeptoe stilettos with matching legwarmers, but you really have to wear them together (since the legwarmer start on the shoe attachment). The matching arm cuffs really add to the look. The dress is one of my favourites this season It’s Adam ‘n Eve’s Clement and since it comes on all necessary layers, it’s the most versatile sweaterdress one can wish for. Callie Cline’s weathered brown fat belt completes the outfit. The necklace that I’m really adoring is from Dela, as are the earrings. The skin is the Ghost hunt freebie from MMS and the hair is Truth‘s Elizabeth 2

First and foremost, I’d like to congratulate Tigerlily Koi on the occasion of the second birthday of Calla. A lot has happened over the last 2 years, and I’m thrilled to see you still around and stronger than ever.

Now onto the party details. Sunday November 2nd, from 6-9 pm. DJ’s Gwen Carillon and Bianca Darling will make sure you can’t hold your feet still (in both worlds). Als always, Tiger is known for her generosity and aside from throwing a big party, she has found some top designers in SL willing again to make some special gifts for the Calla that will be available exclusively at the birthday celebrations (I still wear a lot of the gifts from last year’s birthday bash). You don’t want to miss out on this. See you there!

LOTD081030, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

So I figured, why waiting til tomorrow to post today’s look?

I started with Archange‘s soon to be released Georgina babydoll, and then grabbed Barerose‘s über cute jeans jacket from the Nora outfit. Because it’s rather chilly today i picked the Xanadu copper leggings from Truth, which perfectly matches the colours in the skirt. I finished it off with the beige linen scarf from Creamshop and the snug classic moccas boots from Armidi‘s Gisaci. The earrings are from Dela, the skin is Roma from MMS and the hair is Collette, by Truth

LOTD081029, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

Last week Roberta Beauchamp shared a photo on Plurk (highly addictive, mucho fun), of some pretty new things she made and yesterday I finally went to pick things up. The raspberry cocktail skirt started this outfit. The top is really a piece of lingerie, but I love it as a bodice, it’s the Chiara di Luna from Intimizzio at Armidi. The collar is from MAIIKI‘s strapless & patent dress and the fishnets are from Down Undies. The shoes are from fuel and the Kau’i Disc jewelry is made by Luc. The skin is the Bootleg Annie collab (get it before Halloween is over!) from Starley Thereian and the hair is Katy, the latest release at Truth.

LOTD081028, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

When I saw the amazing scarfs over at Creamshop, I knew I wanted them. They are so beautiful that if the fatpack would have been a slightly better deal, I would have ruined my L$ balance for it. A girl can never have enough scarfs.
I kept the rest of the outfit elegantly simple with the glamtank from Michami, and the black E.M.A. black jacket. The white jeans are from Celestial Studios and the billow boots are by Maitreya. The necklace is Cross My Heart from Fuel, and the silver bamboo earrings are from Creamshop. The hair is ETD’s latest, Vasha and the skin is my favourite Bijou make up from SLink

LOTD081027, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

I think I told you way back already, I have a thing for plaid and checkers and such. So when the other day I was at Aoharu, I couldn’t resist this cute madras onepiece. I teamed it up with Launa Fauna’s good old Isabeaux leather pants and Maitreya’s red suede Dune boots. The Lushwood jewelry from Luc (necklace re-attached to spine) finishes this cozy outfit off. The skin I’m in is La Sylphide’s Ingrid (this week on sale, 50% off!!) and the hair is Dance-a-thon 2005 from George Street.

LOTD081025, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

Before the wind started blowing late last night, this Saturday was one of those beautiful sunny fall days, with splendid rich colours all around. I love the combination of the warm browns with turquoise, so this tunic from Nyte Caligari @ Nyte ‘n Day laid the base for a casual Saturday look. The torn jeans are from the New School collab @ Kari and made by Torrid Midnight.The shoes are by Tesla. Belt and jewelry are from Siddean Munro at SLink. The skin is a custom from Charlotte Morellet @ Soda (visit http://www.sodaskins.com/ to order your own) and the hair is my absolute new fave from Truth.

Soon… at Archange, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

I have the pleasure to give you a preview of what soon will be in the Archange shop. Danner and Katt have been working hard over the past months to make a whole new collection of pretty clothes which now is almost finished. Watch the blogs and feed for a release date in the near future.

Skins by SLink, hair by Maitreya. Shoes by Shiny Things, Armidi, Jaywalk & Maitreya, bijoux by Luc, Shiny Things, Muse, Caylin and Balderdash

SLink Miyu Face, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

The latest addition to Siddean Munro’s skin collection at SLink is a lovely Asian face. Miyu comes in 4, slightly desaturated, skintones (I bought my skins in fair, which is the 2nd lightest tone). I think my absolute favourite make up is the one with the glossy red lips and the blush high on the cheeks, that gives it a very youthful look, but there are 12 make ups per skin tone at this point. the highlights on the lips tend to be slightly pixeled in close up. But all in all, it is just a beautiful face.

The body is the same as on the previous Bijou skin, It has a lot of highlights, which either you like or not. I don’t think it’s exagerated, but it does have a very glossy look to it. It has a nice body definition. A well defined rib cage and a hint of abdominals. I’m not a huge fan of the nipples on this skin, I feel that they would look better if the aureola blended a bit more in with the skin, but that is personal ofcourse. Miyu has a cute behind and lovely hands and feet (!). I did spot a few faint seams on the legs. That might be something to work on for another release. It’s not very obvious, it requires a lot of zooming.

The skin come with a separate “pubes pack” in various tintable shapes, the fatpacks also contain as a mani/pedi pack as an extra prezzie.

Separates sell for L$ 1200. A set of 3 sells for L$ 2800 and a set of four is available for L$ 3100