More Than Meets the Eye

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So since this is probably my last blogpost of the year: Happy and healthy New Year to all of you and your loved ones from my little corner of the world.

That being said, I started this outfit with the purple version of Michami’s Ida dress, then decided to wear the black Ida leggings with them, as well as the lavender shrug from Pixeldolls. The fishnets are from Awori Cassini. Do I even need to mention the biker boots? I think everyone knows by now that Viola Leigh makes killer shoes for the Redgrave label, and the jewelry is from Siyu Suen from Illusions.

My hair is Cleo, from Exile and my lovely Angel skin is from Adam ‘n Eve.

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The other week I picked up this black jacket at Zullay and since the cleavage is a little over generous to be worn stand alone, at least for my taste, I started to look for options to make it more wearable for a day to day look. As a whole I think it turned out to be quite a “gamine”, yet very feminine look. Other than Zullay’s jacket I’m wearing Cachet’s Dietrich short and colourable tie. The plaid pants are Stewart, from Muism and the very feminine heels to go with it all are Storm Schmooz’ Desir de Noir.

The skin I’m in today is La Sylphide’s Erin and the hair, with hat, is Claudette, from Novocaine.

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You don’t need to spend a whole lot of money to look classy for that New Year’s ball. I went for the Viennese Debutante look with the Sophisticate gown from Blaze, which is in the discount section for a mere L$ 100 and dressed it up with the feathery attachments from BareRose’s Renarde outfit, and Persona’s black Helena sash. The gloves are from Fleur, they were a sim opening freebie, so they are not available in the shop, but the ones that come with Blaze’s gown or Renarde are just as beautiful. It’s just that I am addicted to the soft white leather texture of the Fleur gloves, so I like to wear them on any possible occasion. Put a classic white pump under this gown and you’r good to go. As a finishing touch, I have picked the Firebird necklace and earrings that Dexter Bachman made for Nonna Hedges.

The ultra classical no bangs bun is from ETD, which is meant to wear with loose bangs, but the shape of my skull is so that without the bangs it just looks like a total ballerina bun and the skin is Linda from PXL Creations (coffee lips, dark eyes).

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And that’s really what this post is about, because they are at the base and top of my outfit today. So from the feet up this time, I’m wearing Maitreya’s sculpted black socks (modded) and Truth’s Xanadu legging in blue under DP dramatic brown skirt. The short knitted cardigan and the top under it are from Dutch Touch and the scarf is from Massimo. The gloves are part of Opium v1. The skin is Linda, from PXL Creations and the hair, which I’m possibly even more smitten by then by the boots is past of Opium v1 again.

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Shai absolutely did it again, with her latest Cabaret themed Mein Herr outfit she has created yet another gorgeous outfit. But I’ve never been fond of musicals, life ain’t NO cabaret, and so I’ve turned it into a fierce, but totally hot, look of the day.Using the amazing bowler hat from Mein Herr, as well as the sexy vest, I paired it with the work New School black jeans from Torrid, and the slinky stilettos from Maitreya. The jewelry is from Icon, and the stout designs makes the whole look yet a bit edgier. The gloves are from the Marilyn outfit at Emery.

The hair is Maitreya’s Sunday in natural blond (heavily modded to fit the hat), the tattoo is Cherry Blossom from Aitui and the skin is MMS Roma light make up 7. The red nails are from Fleur

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I found this funny X-mas Elf outfit in my inventory that Lo Jacobs of Church of Luxe sent out to her group and whereas I don’t see myself all elved up, the blouse of the set is actually really cool. I’m wearing it with Nyte ‘n Day’s Vestige skirt, and Persona‘s Helena waist sash. The deep dark red Rodeo boots are from Adam ‘n Eve and are totally AO friendly. The glass chunk necklace is from Shiny Things.

The skin is another X-mas group gift, it’s Celebrity from M&R Cupcakes and the hair is Chloe, from Maitreya.

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Hart Larsson has made a special “frozen” version of Linda for his group. It’s for grabs in the shop if you are in the group and have PXL Creations in your picks (if you are adding that now, please allow up to 48 hours before active due to server refreshing). Don’t wait too long, after the holidays this beautiful make up will disappear forever. Exile‘s Holly, in snow, is an elegant, festive updo that fits the look perfectly. I’m wearing it with Nicky Ree’s Snow Queen today, which is not exactly a new release, but I love this gown for the season and the finishing touch is Random Calliope‘s amazing Ice Queen jewelry.

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Hiya! I just noticed that Ben Vanguard used the male version of the awesome suede trenchcoat from Adam ‘n Eve in his tenue du jour, and like me, he used an argyle sweater to go with it. Now I haven’t caught up with Ben in months, so this is really a funny coincidence. My sweater is from MRM factory and has the patches on the elbow which I like a lot with this style. The jeans, I know, it gets boring, but this outfit came up spontaneously and I was wearing them already, are the New School jeans from Torrid for the TW/Kari/CS collab and the boots are the huntress boots from Truth.

From Truth is also the Elizabeth 2 hair and the skin is the new one from Soda, girl next door, and is absolutely scumptious.

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Canimal‘s brand new Circus Treats dress is a perfect little number to glam up for a lot of occasions this season. I’m wearing it with Mimikri’s sequin Joy skirt, and Fleur gloves. The fishnets are from Sheer, and the pumps are from Armidi. The necklace is from Icon. It’s one of those pieces that you can wear with almost everything.

The skin is Fleur Vivant Biba 3 (Allure version of Biba is in the making) and the hair is MMS O’Hara.