More Than Meets the Eye

 

LOTD090131, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

Quick ‘n dirty, because RL is so good today….
I’m wearing Paper Couture’s Parakeet with Digit Darkes’ black Dictator shrug, and Michami’s black leggings from the Ida outfit. The sculpted socks are from Maitreya, and the yellow Dahlia pumps are from Armidi. The earrings are from Viva La Glam (currently closed).

I usually don’t give credit on the eyes I’m wearing, I guess that is because I almost exclusively use Miriel’s, but it’s nice to mention that every now and then. Efe, the dark skin by PXL Creations just won’t come off, and will be released later in February.

LOTD090130, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

I have chosen a very classical ensemble for today’s look. but the brown jacket and blouse (1 set) from Coco, can as easily be worn with jeans to make it more casual, as I’m wearing it with SLink‘s lace overlay beige skirt. The jacket has a soft baby cord look to it and although I had to stretch the sculpted parts a bit, they fit really well. The shoes are Maitreya‘s chichi pumps. The only accesories that I’m wearing are a freebie hairpin from Miriel, who is really generous with her free jewelry and eyes, and totally affordable on all her products, and the Kahto tiger’s eye earrings from Lucas Lameth.

I’m wearing the no bangs bun from ETD (currently closed) in black, which I indeed like best without the separate bangs, and my skin is Efe, from PXL Creations, which will be released at the Rezzable Digital Alchemy event in February and for which Hart asked me to create the shape.

LOTD090127, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

I found this Union Jack miniskirt today at Amerie’s Naughty, one of those shops that I haven’t been to in a long time, and it became the base of this outfit. No, I wouldn’t prefer the Dutch tricolor on my hips. Stripes make my bim look fat *grins*. I’m wearing it with Michami‘s glamtank in black, and the white 3 hole belt from Nylon Outfitters and the very torn stockings from Sheer. The Ving boots are the latest addition to the Shiny Things inventory and there are infinite colour options for the shoelaces. The gloves are from the Marilyn outfit from Emery and the cuff is from Insolence‘s Misty line. The chunky SW necklace is from Icon and the aviator glasses are from Fnky!

I’m wearing Gina from Exile in twilight, and the skin is a preview from a special project that Hart Larsson is working on over at PXL Creations. Keep your eyes out on the blog for more about this in the week or so to come.

LOTD090126, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

In this look, I’m bringing together some of my favourite designers. The powdery colours of the camisole and top of Shai Delacroix’ Roche Cocktail outfit and the Stella pants from Michami are a lovely contrast with the dark skintone of Desire, which will be the next release at Adam ‘n Eve. Ever since Sachi passed me a beta demo, I’ve been smitten with the lovely skin texture and the pretty face of it and practically begged her for a non demo beta to make some photos with. I finished the outfit with the silver Tuli pumps from Shiny Things, which is another of my preferred suppliers, and kept accessories very simple with the Silent silver bamboo earings from Creamshop, and the simple silver ring from Lucas Lameth Fashion Jewelry, which I think isn’t even available anymore.

The hair is from Little Heaven (13 Rabi) and I’m still wearing the manicure on that came with the Bliss Nude skin that I have reviewed the other day.

LOTD090124, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

Did I mention I really like the MayMaya creations curl up hair? I have been wearing it in an earlier post as well, and I just wanted to wear it again with this outfit. Let winter be over, I’m done with it. It’s been another half arsed winter over here with 2 weeks of cold and a lot of rain and wind, and to be honest, I crave some sun. So when I saw that Siddean Munro from SLink had new halter tops, looking totally hot for warm summer days, I wanted them, like pronto! I’m wearing the soft cream metal collar halter top here with the cream Chalize pants from LeLutka and Mischief‘s Autumn Chill Shrug (reminder: there is a massive 100L$ sale going on at Mischief, I got these in a fat pack for 100L$). The belt which is also from SLink and the brown Billow boots from Maitreya complete today’s laid back spring look.

I’m wearing the Bliss t1 Nude skin from Adam ‘n Eve that I was still wearing from the photos that I took for the review yesterday.

Sachi Vixen, designer for Adam ‘n Eve, has always been one of my favourite skinmakers. She works very thouroughly, and you may or may not like all of her work on your avatar, but her skins are all of impeccable quality. Recently though, Ms Vixen has been venturing into more photorealistic skins, and she has made a major leap in the way her skins look. Not only is she one of the real skinmakers that work with little pieces of photo references to create a unique look, she also manages to create said unique look without seams, blotches, cosmetical camouflages such as over the top highlights or shading, and her years of drawing skins give her the ability to work the photo material in such way that it renders geat in a lot of windlight settings.

And then, there was Bliss. Bliss will be released either later today, or tomorrow. Usually I prefer a more drawn look to my skins. But with this skin, Sachi really nailed it. The faces are lovely, in 4 different skintones there are 8 different make ups, as well as some with freckles on the face, and some special make ups. I have the pleasure to show you Nude in skintone 1, Smokey in skintone 2, Citrus in skintone 3 and Red Candy in skintone 4. The texture of the face is beautiful. Where I think most photoreal skins have pore issues, this skin is smooth with a soft healthy gloss and a lovely shading on the cheeks. All make ups are impeccable and the mouth is luscious and has a sexy pout to it. I know that some of you would like to see modifiable eye brows, but unless you are a hard core ebony or platinum head, these will work with a wide range of haircolours.

The body is one of the best I have seen in this genre. It glows and has a very feminine softness to it. Over all shading is great, but the breasts and the bum are remarkably well done. I have to mention that Sachi has always been making great butts, and this one is no exception. The belly has a slight tone to it that indicates an active lifestyle without really working out. The nipples are pretty and in harmony with the skintone. A lot of people rant about the few pixels that are available to draw a vagina and how it sometimes looks so bad. Well, you’ll have to believe me when I tell you that this one looks pretty decent. The skins come in a shaved and trimmed version, so that leave you some choice. Special attention is always given to the feet in Sachi’s skins, and Bliss’ feet are actually better than one might expect on an SL avie.

Am I a fan? You bet. You’ll see me often in this skin, it’s a welcome addition to my skin collection and usually I leave the “go see, go try” out of my blogposts, but this skin really deserves a closer look when it will be released. Keep an eye on the Adam ‘n Eve blog for the announcement of the release.

Vlinderboots, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

ok, another quick post… the fun thing about fundraisers is that you might discover some new to you designers. I’m not likely to wear claw shaped Myth Boots, or even the equine Hya Boots that always look totally adorable on others, so I never have visited Lazy Places before. But when I saw a plurk from Shir about the cute butterflies emanating from her boots, and subsenquently discovered that those boots, the vlinderboots, are on sale for Heart of Love, I decided to go get them. And they are so cute, they make me happy! The other things I’m wearing are jeans from Pixeldolls, the Anni telling stories stories shirt from Ornamental life, and a brown stole from Coco.

The skin I’m in today is Free Speerit’s Alice( currently not available. Sorry, I’ve seen the creator around and I supposed she was back in the saddle), and the hair is total cuteness from Mayamaya Creations.

Lamb!, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

I don’t do reviews that often anymore. Simply put, most of the time I just don’t feel like running after 83 other bloggers who still hunt down new items with a youthful enthusiasm that I just lack these days. But every now and then I do feel like I want to share something new with you guys, especially when it’s a totally new brand which is practically next to my own shop in Rue d’Antibes, and especially when this new brand offers some of the most yummy, silky, gorgeous hair textures I have ever seen.

For now the inventory consists of only 2 hairsyles, the sassy Bonjour Operator to the left a sexy voluminous bob with a colour change baret, and Mister Sister to the right, which totally remind me of my RL sister. When younger she used to wear a hat like that often, and her hair is still long like this. The hair comes in 6 colour packs of 4 shades each with fun names like bimbo blondes (wearing Lady) and chocolate bars (yay for Twix) and a 7th pack with 6 shades of electric shades like teal, violet, green etc. They each cost L$ 300. And of course you can save money with the snack pack for L$1500.

You’ll find Lamb! at Rue d’Antibes (SLurl)

Other need to knows: skin by Free Speerit (Alice), Dietrich shirt by LeLutka

LOTD090121, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

Nothing more elegant really, than a crisp shirt on a pencil skirt. Yeah, I’m a bit on a system skirt high, but I really think this garment is seriously underrated in SL. Ok, you do need to adjust your shape for wearing system skirts, at least if you don’t want to end up with a massive bum, but if you are willing to do this small concession to your ever so unique shape, there lays a whole world of elegance in front of you to grab. I choose the winter white pencil skirt from Ingenue for this outfit, and the blue Broadcloth shirt that Coco released today. The thin belt is from Kyoot Army and the spring stiletto’s are from Shiny Things. The lovely necklace is Miriel’s piece for Heart of Love and will be available for only a limited amount of time.

The hair is Leading Lady from Ingenue in platinum, and the skin is Fleur’s Shoujo DNB with a custom make up.