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Annyka Bekkers just released her 4 N2 lines of scrumptuous skins at Blowpop . They all come in 4 skintones, fitting the character of the skin, a bare version and 5 make ups. Per make up there are two options, one light and demure,  and a more outspoken one, for a stonger look. The bodies are all gorgeous, not a flaw in sight and the shading is awesome. I’m really happy with these skins, they combine a drawn look with great detailing.

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All of these are shown with the same shape, my default, which I didn’t have to tweak this time to bring out the best in the skins. With L$ 900 for a single skin (2 really, for both make ups) these skins are an incredibly good deal. A fatpack  for all 6 (12) skins in one skinetone sells at L$ 3200.

I’ve used Michami’s latest swimwear release for the photo’s: Soraya for Carmen  and Maya, Aaliyah for Ava and Yolanda for Elizabeth. Hair by Truth.

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Hair Fair 2009, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

3 styles that are among my purchases at Hair Fair… Argrace’s Mystic Bob has a texture change fedora (which is also available separately) . Kin is indisputably one of the best hair makers around and great on the elven styles, but these cute braids are lovely for not-so-elven me. Plus, with only 100 for a single, there is always room on my L$-balance for more Kin. Siddean Munro from SLink nailed it again with her Pixie hair, which apparently is Sid’s RL hairdo. She has a new system for colouring the hair (similar to what Dernier Cri has) so make sure you read the note card if you’re not familiar with it yet.

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I actually knew that Sparkle also did hair, but I know her more from the elaborate fantasy formal gowns that she has been making for years. But on this hair fair Sparkle has some new styles out. Now you’re likely not to wear them often for your day to day look, but if you want to dress up and are looking for some pretty exceptional updo’s, then you should consider these. My favourite is Helena. The reason why the feathers from Nicky Ree’s Cabaret Star outfit are missing from this pic is that the tiara that comes separately with Helena also attaches to the neck. Just sayin’

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Maitreya @ Hair Fair 2009, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

Good morning world! Hopefully big bad SL is going to be a little more friendly today… otherwise I might just have to kill a Linden or two… (not that killing the staff is going to make the grid any better, but you know… revenge just tastes good).

What is oh so very good already, is the new hair from Maitreya. You know I hate Renderosity hair with a passion, but with textures like this, there is no reason why one should even want to use it, at least, not for SL photography. Kudos for Onyx and Beau!!

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Decoy @ Hair Fair 2009, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

I didn’t know that Annette Voight, Decoy’s talented designer had ventured into hair… but this I found at her booth at Hair Fair. Nicole comes with the bangs and no bangs style included. Katie is just THE CUTENESSband Zoey is Annette’s Hair Fair special. The textures are really lovely. Way to go *sighs* yet another shop to follow more closely.

The lovely tank is Ebba, from Michami.

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For the first time since Sachi started to make hair, she has redone all her textures, thrown out the old hair and making a whole new collection of prim wigs. I like it when this woman starts to do rigorous things. Last year she started to show massive improvements in her clothing textures, then earlier this year she felt she needed to raise the bar for her skins, and now she’s back on par with the hair too.

I’m wearing Mara from KA Designs, and yes… Forest, from Dutch Touch!

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Truth @ Hair Fair 2009, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

Confession… I hardly ever wear non natural hair colours… When I have a fatpack, I usually box the whole pack (for back up) and then from the folder delete the colours I’m not likely to wear anyway. But Truth has this thing with smurfs (and buttsecks, but he never named a hairtexture after that… thank goodness) so this time I decided to pick the smurf and other wild colours to show his hair fair releases. Nuff said… great hair, goofy colours…

Also wearing Forest skin form Dutch Touch, and the candy hearts tee from STUFF

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Aems asked me which colour of her hair I prefer… and it’s the blondes. Apparently that surprised her, but I do! So I’m showing you some of her Hair Fair releases in various shades of fair. Keeva is a cute 2 bun up do held back with a texture shade scrafs. I’m showing the blonde. Lilia, with hat and straight, fashionable cut bangs I’m wearing in Strawberry blonde and the boho-ish Pepper to the right is shown in Honey. All Philotic Energy hair comes with black and white tips… but personally, I’m not too fond of that, so I’m sticking to the plain textures.

So I’ve decided to make Dutch Touch’s Forest my official Hair Fair skin… and I’m also wearing the brown knit detail cardigan from Nylon Outfitters

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Lamb! @ Hair Fair 2009, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

I’m just going on… I kinda went bankrupt at Hair Fair earlier, so the least I can do to justify that is blog my purchases :-D. Lamb Bellic has quickly conquered a place among the best loved hair makers in SL. With the chunky prims and smooth textures she creates styles that appeal to many a fashionable resident. I’m a fan of ballerina style buns, but when you find them in SL, it’s often hard to fit them right on the fore head. Unbirthday worked perfectly for me. I’ve seen the teasers for Dog Roses on Lamb’s flickr, and it was on top of my must have list. This blonde version with the blue (colour change) cap, together with Torrid’s repetitive plurks about ABBA reminds me so much of Agnetha. Babys on fire… I just had to buy the carrot cakes pack from because Lamb makes some AWESOME reds. I’m wearing this classy ponytail in the delicious Rotten Carrot colour.

Hair fair is open now… so brave the lag and leave some L$ for Locks of Love. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hair%20Fair%202009/101/188/23

I’m also wearing Très Blah’s white plain & tidy cami and I’m still in Forest, Dutch Touch newest skin.

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Exile @ Hair Fair 2009, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

Kavar Cleanslate is one of my fave hair makers. His styles may vary from demure and classic to edgy and sharp, but they always appeal to me. His hair fair selection is awesome. Lindsay I love for the wavy bangs, Aphrodite comes with the loveliest texture/colour change flowers (and the flower bikini is complementary in the fat pack). Lolita is just cute and has several hair accessories to attach to the pig tails and Cerise is sassiness in motion, cute and assimetrical.

I just was in hair fair… if you can forsake your AO and eventual mysti/multigadgets etc and cutdown on prims… it’s actually not even THAT bad…. ok.. it is… but worth going nevertheless..

Other than Exile hair I’m wearing Zaara’s Isis shirt and Dutch Touch Forest skin.

Follow the slurl to Hair Fair ’09: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hair%20Fair%202009/128/128/2

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Hairapy at Hair Fair 2009, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

O HAI… 2nd blog entry today… either we’re not writing at all, or can’t stop posting, right?…. hmm.. guess it’s a blog binge day, so many goodies to share. Laydi Bailly was kind enough to send me some samples of her hair fair releases before I had time to visit the fair so I didn’t have to brave the lag, which this week has been pretty awful. It’s been quite a while since I have seennew things at Hairapy, but Elena, Madison and Kylie are a good reason to stop by.

Hair Fair is opening tomorrow: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hair%20Fair%202009/128/128/2

I decided just to stay in Forest, the new skin at DutchTouch and low prim elegance, great for Hair Fair, is found in the Nautical set from Fleur.

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Autumn has made some lovely styles to share with you on the occasion of hair Fair 2009. Let me present to you, from left to right: Gattina.. the inimitable can curler trailer trash chic which is secretly being admired for quirky cuteness even by Rodeo Drive shopaholics (shown in café au lait, my favourite Tiny Bird colour). Then we have Janie, which is more girl next door-sweet and cute-  and soccer mom, and if there were not a couple of strands being a little frivolous, I’d say even a wee bit Stepfordish (shown in Buttermilk). Third in the row is Hayden, which made me want to put on some elven ears and take off for Avillion. It’s a lovely, fairy tale like do, with the braid over the front and the cutest hairline on the fore head (shown in ginger, a red I really like) . And then there is Swirly… aaaah.. what can I say… Janie’s mundane sister, who will not hesitate to wreck your home if she fancies your man. Voluminous, sophisticated, Swirly is impeccable.. and lethal (shown in Dragees).

Hair Fair 2009 opens to the public tomorrow. Find Tiny Bird at: http://slurl.com/secondlife/HF%202009/214/97/22

Other NEED to knows: skin Forest from Dutch Touch, shirt also from Dutch Touch and the eyes are from Shine.

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Hope

Hope, originally uploaded by Grazia Horwitz.

No, things haven’t changed since earlier today… I am still not up to taking face shots of make ups and skintones and write about flawless bodies and do a full review. Buth O.M.G… is Tuli‘s Hope a gorgeous skin!!! And if all is still going according to plan, Hope is about to be released today!

Hair Eleanor by Kin

Jewelry by Paper Couture

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Autumn Hykova made such cute summer hair… She Sells Seashells… I just had to share. I usually tend to wear darker shades of hair, but the blondes at Tiny Bird are so full of win.

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Lion Jonesford from Lionskins likes to do collabs, likes to be challenged by the work of designers to make skins, matching skins and designs, sometimes with outrageous make ups, or, like this time, with a plethora of dollfaces. These pretty faces are all unique, and also the skin tones may vary, but they are all flawlessly smooth and  cute.

Lion has a history as an airbrush artist, and it shows. She puts all kinds of  funny details in the skins, not just in the faces, but sometimes also in the body. I love the “cracked” skin (no. 5), second row, second from the left,   but also the crying doll (no. 4), same row, in the middle. Mind you, I’m wearing the same eyebrow shape with all the skins, Lion redesigned the brows for the crying face. Some of these dolls are a bit dark, emo or goth, others just plain lovely, but they are all fun to play with.     (body shots after the cut)

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