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YES!

Posted in Challenge on March 9, 2009| 4 Comments »

YES!, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

OK… so it really was on February 25, pink shirt , anti-bullying day, .. but who cares.. … bullying sucks, every day of the year!

Thx Lawless for starting this… and Berry & Catero for spreading it on the feed!

(Wearing: a texture test of Pixeldust hair, PXL Creations’ Grace skin, Decoy’s Mraz scraf (sand, tinted) Lucas Lameth’s Athena necklace, Intimizzio Clair de Lune bodice, DP Serenity Not that into You shirt, Zaara’s white Ishaya slacks. Pose by Torrid)

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Look of the Day, March 9, 2009

Posted in fashion, LOTD, MV-SL-Fashion on March 9, 2009| Leave a Comment »

LOTD090309, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

Quick and dirty, because I’m late for work already… I’m wearing the new jeans from Coco (they have opened a new mainstore and have lots of newness out) with the blueberry plain tank from Très Blah as well as the sjort Lovely Leather Jacket from Fashionably Dead. The black long scarf from Maitreya, the biker boots from Redgrave and the (tinted) white Hombuth hat from Apollon complete the look.

I’m wearing PXL Creations’Grace skin with rose lips and cat eyes and Truth’s Amber hair in copper.

http://slurls.wordpress.com/ for your TP’s…. I’ll check after work if al the slurls for this post are in it. Bear with me….. /me runs out the door and waves

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Feet

Posted in Uncategorized on March 8, 2009| 3 Comments »

Waiting, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

I like how this photo has turned out. And since I’m about to ramble on prim feet… let me start by saying that post processing in this photo has merely consisted of adjusting some levels. This image is not heavily photoshopped.

Feet… they have been my fave thing to rant on in SL ever since I reviewed my first skin and was appalled by the ugly sloppiness of the avatar feet in general… and of that particular skin more specifically. Making good feet on the SL mesh is, most definitely, a challenge.

And now there are shoes not only with prim toes, but entire prim feet. Well, technically they are not new right now, but lately more people are able to market decent looking ones. Like J’s, Stiletto Moody and more recently SLink!. I’ve tried a pair of the prim toe shoes from J’s, but they were hard to get the skin tone right for me… so they have not survived the last inventory purge. Stiletto Moody’s look good… but I refuse to spend 1499 L$ on a pair of shoes… they don’t look thát good to me, honestly and… can I haz demo please if I am about to spend that amount of L$? I have however, bought a couple of SLink’s. Because I like Siddean and her work, because her work is original and authentic… and because she made a nifty HUD with the shoes that made tinting them, well… not a total piece of cake.. but easier than I remember from JC’s. And because… call me cheap… she provides a demo and the shoes cost 500 L$, which is a third of what Stiletto charges!

This morning, along with the latest release at SLink I picked up the prim feet as well and made a couple of photos with it, trying out different light settings and such. And there we have what is my main issue with these feet… I can make them work with my skin, yes… in my light setting… but to someone else, they may look like frankenfeet or gangreen affected. Ever since LL introduced windlight we have tons of settings to choose from or able to create our own acording to our preferences… SL has become a far more individual experience. I can look at a sunset… and so can you.. we can sit on the same beach… or car… and look at the same scenery… but if we don’t share the same windlight setting… it can look al watermelony to you… and fairytalish to me…and we can both love what we see… well.. that is.. I probably like my feet… and in your light… they can freak you out.

So… to prim feet or not to prim feet….? I like them for photos… but even in SL I’m way too self concious to not be bothered if you see my feet like some ugly zombie subjects… especially because in RL, I think my feet are the only really pretty part of me.

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Look of the Day, March 8, 2009

Posted in LOTD, MV-SL-Fashion on March 8, 2009| 1 Comment »

LOTD090308, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

So the feed will be full with Michami’s sassy new Noomi jacket today… and rightfully so, because it’s fun and fresh and totally well made. I’m wearing it with the GoldGlam pants from LeLutka and the one shoulder top from the Stay Pretty outfit from Emery. The Mendy scarf is from Celestial Studios, the belt from SLink (coloured the turquoise stones to match the scarf) and the black funny girl flats are from Periquita.

I’m wearing LeLutka’s Helsinki make up 6a and also LeLutka hair, Jean in ginger.

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Tuli’s Natalie

Posted in skins on March 7, 2009| 1 Comment »

I think I’m getting old or something. Last week I made photos of Tuli’s Natalie for a review… and then forgot about them, or the review in the chaos of my RL week. So, with some delay (and the face shots done over because I liked the format that I used yesterday for Annyka’s) I’s like to state that I’m glad that Tuli’s latest has again the softness that I appreciate so much in her skins.

Kallista, her previous release, whilst being a beautiful skin with a lot of dramatic make ups was too hard for me, too lean, with very pronounced ribs and over all bone structure. Natalie on the other hand, is soft, and feminine and err… yeah, she’s lickable. Natalie is available in 7 skintones and comes with a plethora of make ups. The faces have faint freckles and every skin pack contains 2 skins, full make up and natural lips as well as optional pubes on clothes layers and pre-tinted brows.

I obviously am not a natural Tuli shape girl, because I had to tweak my shape a little. My own mouth would be a wee bit too small to be beautiful with these skins. But I’m used to minor shape tweaking, so I just save a new copy with the name of the skin and store it in its folder.

Back to the body. Natalie has an over all lovely shading, with a stomach that I really like, and I always love the way Tuli shades her boobs. They just look pretty. These skins are pretty flawless. So that is no topic for discussion. You either like it or you don’t, because it’s good for your avie, or not. And I think that is the strongest thing about Tuli as a skinner she just makes quality skins that make a lot of avatars look beautiful. For me, Natalie is a more than welcome addition to my skin collection. I especially like the way the darker skintones look on me.

Other need to knows: I’m wearing Zero Style’s Dana, Skin Flick’s Marsha undies and Insolence’s Marie Jeanne heels… Oh and did I mention Tuli’s Natalie? 😛

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Look of the Day, March 7, 2009

Posted in fashion, LOTD, MV-SL-Fashion on March 7, 2009| 1 Comment »

LOTD090307, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

Good morning! Well, at least it is for me. Sun is shining, just did breakfast, I’m ready for a new day!

I’m wearing Whippet & Buck’s Van Cleef Victoria skirt (currently still available at Savvy? on the Imogen sim) and SLink’s lime scoop neck tee, Maitreya’s brown Verve pumps and Lucas Lameth’s Heartwood necklace, earringsand wrist cuff.

I’ve picked Pulse’s t4n3m10 for today’s skin and Truth’s Amber hair in coffee.

You may want to visit http://slurls.wordpress.com for your TP’s

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Coming Soon: Infinity Skins

Posted in preview, skins on March 6, 2009| 1 Comment »

A couple of months ago Anyka Bekkers of Blowpop called out for beta testers for her new skins. I’ve always liked Annyka’s approach to skins, but unfortunately, her skins never fitted me well, so the times I have been seen in public wearing hers, add up maybe to 4… 5 times? With the betas I already noticed a difference in the way the skins looked on me. More friendly, less spoiled… I gave her a ton of feed back and then… nothing. Every now and then on Plurk I read how Anyka decided to rebrand and was looking for a new name, and a new style for her vendors and shop… but no release in sight. Until last night, when she dropped a preview pack on her beta testers with not one, not two, but three new skinlines! And they look good on me!!!!

So far every skin comes in 3 skintones, with 6 make ups and hair base/ho hair options. Meet Ava, Carmen and freckleface Elizabeth:

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Look of the Day, March 6, 2009

Posted in fashion, LOTD, MV-SL-Fashion on March 6, 2009| 1 Comment »

LOTD090306, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

I’m wearing one of Skin Flicks latest dresses, a really girly little number, Ella in floral Beige and I’m wearing the cropped washed jeans jacket from Barerose’s Nora outfit to go with it. I’ve matched this with the slouch socks in brown from Maitreya and UBU’s PornStar Xtra Hi-Tops MultiColor v2. My necklace is work in progress from Lucas Lameth.

I read that Free Speerit will be back soon, which is good news, because I really like their skins. I’m wearing Alice (pure) which is currently unavailable, and SLink’s adorable new hair Lorelei.

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Look of the Day, March 5, 2009

Posted in Uncategorized on March 5, 2009| 2 Comments »

I was playing with some skins, and ended up with Soda’s Girl next door skin (cream smokey-lite) which I don’t wear often enough, but I totally love. So it became the base of a kinda girl-next-doorish outfit with a snug shrug from So Many Styles (Silki Bolero Sea Green) and also from So many Styles the brown Asy shirt. Under that I’m wearing Michami’s gold Glam Tank. My jeans are Torrid’s, from the New School Kari & TW collab and the shoes are Tesla’s Chocolate Caramel Marie shoes. The Cross my Heart necklace is from Miriel.

Last but not least I’m wearing Exile’s Whitney hair in mink.

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Runway Turns 1

Posted in fashion, Runway on March 5, 2009| 3 Comments »

Runway, the brainchild og Maggie Mahoney and Ocean Bates celebrates its 1 year anniversary, and the March issue is out now. Bigger and beter than ever, and there are exciting things still ahead for Runway. How do I know? Well, as of February I have joined Runway as a writer. Read my interview with Nardya Rousselot from Nardcotix here.

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Luc is Back in Town

Posted in hair, Jewelry, skins, Swimwear on March 4, 2009| 1 Comment »

….and with two stunning releases, if I may say so. Maya was Lucas Lameth’s first sculptie piece, back in June 2007. Now he has made Maya II (worn in the left photo), with better stone textures and way more sophisticated sculpties, but with the same organic, stylish ” feel” that much of Luc’s jewelry has for me. Undine (to the right) is a cascade of gems, and the piece is so very adequately named Undine, since she’s one of the 8 elemental spirits, representing water. I’m wearing the Dawn Prism version, which has an opaline iridiscence to it.

Further I’m wearing Lionskins fair 30, Artilleri’s new hair Rina in Toffee… kudos for Antie for the new textures, you rock! And my bikini.. my lovely pink, sheer bikini.. It’s an oldie in my inventory by Simone, and must have been one of the first items I ever bought.

Taxis as usual via http://slurls.wordpress.com/

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Look of the Day, March 4, 2009

Posted in fashion, LOTD, MV-SL-Fashion on March 4, 2009| 1 Comment »

LOTD090304, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

I’m feeling a little different today… Samara challenged me to get out of my fashion comfort zone and use a Silent Sparrow design for a look. Now that’s a sweet challenge, because I’m a long time admirer of Hyasynth Tiramisu’s awesome designs, even though I hardly ever find myself wearing her stuff. She makes the most gorgeous textures and has has a very unique style, not to mention the prim parts of her outfits are just always looking great too. /end fangirling

Anyways… I chose the wine Dominion suit for women and I am wearing the coat with Last Call’s Milena corset (no longer available) and Sheer’s fish net stockings. Also I’m wearing Bax’ ankleboots…. again. I realise I had them still on from yesterday, but they just fit with this look. I picked the Whiskey and Plum set from Balderdash to accesorise. And my AO this time is from Anamations (Cane AO)

My hair is Lady Alanya from Sky Everett and my pick for today’s skin is Forbidden 11, from Lionskins. The fangs are from The Dark Rose

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Look of the Day, March 3, 2009

Posted in fashion, LOTD, MV-SL-Fashion on March 3, 2009| 3 Comments »

LOTD090303, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

Well.. seems we have at least a hint of spring this week. Crocusses and Dandelions are full in bloom, but for the rest the weather is still pretty meh and grey and wet. Yet, I think it’s fair to say that we can say goodbye to winter, so it calls for a bit of a spring look. The chiffon like Maria blouse from Dela is worn with the black Stella pants from Michami and Bax’ black ankle boots. I’ve accesorised with the silver necklace form Icon and Artilleri’s black snakeskin belt.

I’m wearing Grace natural with red lips and smokey eyes from PXL Creations and Philotic Energy’s Katalin in kohl.

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Look of the Day, March 2, 2009

Posted in fashion, LOTD, MV-SL-Fashion on March 2, 2009| 2 Comments »

LOTD090302, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

This outfit has a definite 80’s feel to it. With the Konstanse dress from Ivalde which is a zebra-ish version of the tunic dresses that made Azzedine Alaia big in the 80’s. Hence also the leggings, the Xanadu leggings from Truth. I added a little colour accent with the lime fat belt from Callie Cline and Maitreya’s lime slinky stilettos. The massive Callas earrings from Dela complete today’s look.

I picked another one of Aden’s skin light, make up 10, which, with the smoldering eyes, reminds me somewhat of the girl’s in Robert Palmer’s famous clip “Addicted to Love” and with that same clip in mind I picked LeLutka’s Keira hair.

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Ivalde’s Odille

Posted in Gowns, MV-SL-Fashion, SL on March 1, 2009| 1 Comment »

Odille, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

I had to look it up… December 3, 2006…. 3 days into my blogging career… knew I was a rookie blogger when I blogged Neferia Abel’s designs for the very first time, and back then, she was a rookie too. Things have changed. A lot. More than 2 years later, we both are still around, still doing what we like best, and I won’t judge myself, but as far as Nef is concerned, I think she has grown so much since that first time that we met and she showed me around her shops.

After that I have blogged Ivalde’s designs so often that I’ve lost count. After all, every visit to Ivalde meant tons of new designs. Neferia is a very busy bee and seems to have an unstoppable flux of creativity. Lately though I have kinda neglected the Ivalde sim, following Nef on the blogs, making mental notes to visit, but it just didn’t happen. Until this morning, and in one of the wings of her giant shop full of vintage and contemporary clothes alike, I found Odille. This Beautiful gown in black with black and blue sequins and a poofy sleeve attracted my attention right away. This is one classy gown, my dears.

I did edit this photo some, but only because I was stupid enough to not use my own light settings on a borrowed computer. So I added some light to the skirt. The rest is untouched.

Other stuff: LeLutka’s PETA hair in gold blond, LeLutka Roma light skin, make up 7a, Muse Celestine Diamond frost earrings.

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