September 2014 Arcade Scores

The thing I wanted most from this session of The Arcade - Exile's "Dancing On My Own" hair in dark reds. Love it, and I love that each shade of red on the coloring HUD can now be streaked in 8 different shades as well!

Skin: .::WoW Skins::. Fiore Tan
Makeup: .:Glamorize:. Flirt - Rawr eyeliner,  TULI Skins [:T:] Parted Lips 1
Hair: Exile "Dancing On My Own" 4. Dark Reds  (The Arcade Gacha, Sept. 2014)
Eyes: Mayfly, "Liquid Light Mesh Eye" Sapphire Night (w3)
Dress: Dressed by Lexi "Song of the Siren" (August 2014 Group Gift)
Jewelry: *Son!a* Gift Logo Diamond pendant, Redrose Jewellry "Silver Flower" Diamond Earrings
Taken at: Sunny's Garden Free Photo Studio

Second acquisition: Belleza's "Emily" skin in Makeup 7. Or more accurately, lack of makeup. This is a lovely au naturel skin, and I should look half this good when I wake up in the morning IRL!

Skin:- Belleza- Emily Makeup 7  (The Arcade Gacha, Sept. 2014)
Makeup: *gasp* NONE
Hair: ChiChickie  "Sherry" (Hair Fair Gift 2014)
Eyes: Mayfly, "Liquid Light Mesh Eye" Sapphire Night (w3)
Clothes: Kastle Rock Couture "Girafika Hers Robe"
Taken at: home

On the Hunt Again

It's that time again! The September round of The Arcade Gacha has been open for 17 hours (ish).  Trying to beat the 'three days to get in' this time!

The determined Gacha Hunter

::ETA:: Okay, I got in at about 25.5 hours for this round! (...which means it was about 4:30 a.m. my time, but... who's counting, right?)  Unfortunately, I didn't manage to get any of the hairs in red for my first round! Trades, ahoy. :)

Skin: .::WoW Skins::. Fiore Tan
Makeup: .:Glamorize:. Flirt - Rawr eyeliner,  TULI Skins [:T:] Parted Lips 1
Hair: [Gauze] "Matey" (Hair Fair 2014)
Eyes: Mayfly, "Liquid Light Mesh Eye" Sapphire Night (w3)
Shirt: CSMCO. 3/4 Sleeve Camo Top 
Jewelry: ~XM~ Diamond Drop Necklace
Expression: aDORKable Poses Emoter HUD

Belated Hair Fair pics

RL kept me from posting these in a more timely manner. :(  These are three of my favorite gifts from the 2014 Hair Fair!

La Noir Soleil Designs:
Their gift hair is "Ally," a nice updo. The color hud included with the hair doesn't quite hit my usual shade of red, but it comes close enough that I'll wear this one quite a bit. :)

Skin: .::WoW Skins::. Fiore Tan
Makeup: .:Glamorize:. Flirt - Rawr eyeliner,  TULI Skins [:T:] Parted Lips 1
Hair: La Noir Soleil "Ally" - Hair Fair Gift 2014
Eyes: Mayfly, "Liquid Light Mesh Eye" Sapphire Night (w3)
Dress: Kastle Rock Couture "Darkrose Dress Set" Blue (MM board)
Earrings: Bliensen + Mai Tai "Precious" Blue  - Hair Fair 2014


Amacci:
Another updo, but Amacci's "Zoe" is a much more casual side-bun.

Skin: .::WoW Skins::. Fiore Tan
Makeup: .:Glamorize:. Flirt - Rawr eyeliner,  TULI Skins [:T:] Parted Lips 1
Hair: Amacci "Zoe"  - Hair Fair Gift 2014
Eyes: Mayfly, "Liquid Light Mesh Eye" Sapphire Night (w3)
Clothes: Kastle Rock Couture "Bayside Capri Set - Seashell" Blue (Group Gift)
Jewelrys: ~XM~  "Diamond Sun Set"


Mina Hair:
Mina's 2014 gift hair, "Noor," drapes softly over the right shoulder.

Skin: .::WoW Skins::. Fiore Tan
Makeup: .:Glamorize:. Flirt - Rawr eyeliner,  TULI Skins [:T:] Parted Lips 1
Hair: Mina Hair "Noor"  - Hair Fair Gift 2014
Eyes: Mayfly, "Liquid Light Mesh Eye" Sapphire Night (w3)
Clothes: Kastle Rock Couture "Aster Dress" Black, fitmesh
Jewelrys: Eye Candi "Breakfast at Tiffany's Hunt Pearls"

Arcade Styled (Part 1)

On the third day of try after try after try (to TP into a full sim), I managed to get into the The Arcade Gacha June 2014 event. Some of what I picked up will be going to for trade or to friends because it's not my color(s), but I did get two of the event hairstyles in my signature red!

TRUTH:
A cute, curly updo/pigtail style. It's hud-controlled for a variety of red shades including ombre/fade options, and came with add-on choices of flowers or little bears for decoration. (However, since the flowers were pink and the bears orange, I will probably not use them much - your mileage may vary.)

Skin: .::WoW Skins::. Rafaela Tan
Makeup: .:Glamorize:. "True Cherry" (eyes only)
Hair: TRUTH "Sakura" Reds/Orange Bears (no accessories) - The Arcade Gacha
Eyes: Mayfly, "Liquid Light Mesh Eye" Sapphire Night (w3)
Dress: Kastle Rock Couture "Darkrose Dress Set" Blue (MM board)
Earrings: .:LC:. Wyll Diamond Earrings

Olive:
Longer, wavy pigtails - also comes with a hud: no ombres, but the six shades vary from strawberry blond to a deep burgundy.

Skin: Blacklace Beauty Grace Sunkissed (Red Brows)
Makeup: .:Glamorize:. Revolver Black/Moderate Red
Hair: Olive, the Eilfie Hair - Sleepy Reds - The Arcade Gacha
Eyes: Mayfly, "Liquid Light Mesh Eye" Sapphire Night (w3)
Dress: Snowpaws "Brisa Crochet dress" - Chocolate

I'll be going back later in the month to try for more of the hair options in red, and will update if/when I get them.

Vintage Bathing Beauty

A hot June day means it's time to hit the beach with a new item from the "Beached Bunny" SL Hunt!

Cog & Fleur

Skin: .::WoW Skins::. Rafaela Tan

Makeup: .:Glamorize:. "True Cherry"
Hair: .:EMO-tions:. * PRIA * Intense Red
Eyes: Mayfly, "Liquid Light Mesh Eye" Sapphire Night (w3)
Bathing Suit: Cog & Fleur "Vintage One-Piece Swimsuit" - Leopard
Sunglasses: Shoenique Designs "Tiffany Sun Glasses"

Photo taken at: D&L Ballroom sim

Faves from the "Breakfast at Tiffany's" Hunt

Still around and logging in now and then! Recently I had fun zipping through the clothing and accessories stops for this hunt, and taking pictures of a couple of my favorite outfits. :)

Brii's Underground Wear

Skin: .::WoW Skins::. Rafaela Tan

Makeup: (included with outfit)
Hair: "D!va" Hair's "Maya Garnet"
Eyes: Mayfly, "Liquid Light Mesh Eye" Sapphire Night (w3)
Full Outfit: **Brii Underground Wear** "Tiffany's Complete Outfit White Version"   
Earrings: Redrose Jewellry "Silver Flower Diamond Earrings"

Photo taken at: Mountains of Creta

***VIPs Creations***

Skin: .::WoW Skins::. Rafaela Tan

Makeup: .:Glamorize:. "True Cherry"
Hair: (Chemistry) Hair "Layla (a) - Crimson"
Eyes: Mayfly, "Liquid Light Mesh Eye" Sapphire Night (w3)
Outfit: ***VIPs Creations*** "Tiffany's Outfit"  (Female)

(Jewelry and sunglasses included!)

Photo taken at: Bogart's Jazz Club & Shops

Second Thoughts

Since my initial rant post about mesh clothes a year ago, there's been a great deal more variety added. I still have my reservations about it, but when the dress for this post went on sale I had to give it a try; the coverage of it resolves a lot of the issues that I had with those first couple of experiments in mesh.

Seems like the time I spent out of SL was very good to mesh, and if the majority of current offerings are like this one I'll be adding more mesh to the wardrobe. :)

Shape: Custom
Skin: DELISH "Harmony" 02
Makeup: Glamorize "Revolver Black/Moderate Red" (lips only)
Hair: (Chemistry) Hair, "Layla" Crimson
Eyes: Mayfly, "Liquid Light Mesh Eye" Sapphire Night (w3)
Dress: Kastle Rock Couture by Spooky Mistwallow, "Lexus Dress" Galaxy 
Bracelet: Kastle Rock Couture by Spooky Mistwallow, "Starlight Gown" Silver Mesh Bracelet

Photo taken at Galaxy B Skylab Orbiting Space Station