Loving my new alt look.

I've been away for quite awhile, and am back but on a much more casual basis.  I decided to invest some time on my alt and give her a freshening up.  Here's the finished look:



I hope to be posting a little bit more.  I still love being on SL and meeting new people.  You'll usually find me hanging out at Orientation Island Public, by the way.  You may even see Sol hanging around.  Until next time...

-Grace

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Wings: *Epic*- Color Changing Venomancer Bat Wing Horns
Hair: Truth - RiRi
Skin: Pink Fuel - Elly Meow, with gloss tattoo
Ears: *Epic* - Winged Elfy Ears {Pierced}
Eyes: Nega Posi - Silent eyes, Daylight
Shirt: G Fields - Lace Tops "Lucy" (I tinted the shirt to this color to match my wings)

Here comes Red Riding Hood!

No, it's not Halloween in June, but I still love dressing up in character when given the opportunity.  Dilly Dolls has created an entire outfit from head to toe called Red Riding Hood II that includes a hood, cloak, basket, socks, Mary Jane shoes, and dress with sleeves and layered skirt.

I love how Dilly Dolls has made an character from a childhood story come to life with more of a gothic twist.  Dilly Dolls has once again done a fantastic job with the detailing of textured layers of the skirt and even adding lace to the sleeves.

I also thought it was a great idea that Dilly Dolls also sells hair called Riding Hood II to go with the outfit.  I didn't have to edit the hair a bit when putting it on and has a wonderful script that changes the hair color.  If you want to get rid of the script in the hair, there is an option to do that as well.  *DD* has really thought of every option when it comes to this hair.

*DD* has also come out with a few new lines of skin.  In all of the pictures above, I'm wearing Fiona in Copper.  I love the skin and hair in this picture! Below is the spectrum of Fiona skins (Harvest, Copper, Cherry, Winter, Paste).

  

Here are other skins created by *DD*.  They are Janna, Feather, and Lorainne.  I think Janna is super cute and hope to find an outfit to match the vibrant hues to match the makeup! I'm also wearing *DD* Prim Dolly Lashes which are great because they don't mess up with transparency issues like other lashes can. You can edit each individual lash to ensure the perfect fit!

Remember to check out the Black & Blue Fair while you still can!  It'll be around for a couple more weeks so be sure to head out there soon!  Dilly Dolls has a great collection of items there including dresses, shoes, and skins so be sure to check them out!

-Grace

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Skin - *DD* - Fiona - Copper
Hair - *DD* - Riding Hood II - Browns
Outfit - *DD* - Riding Hood II
Location:  Empress and Hierophant Sim

So sweet in my bow tee!

Just a reminder to all those fri.day lovers:  The big summer sale ends today! 

I am in love with my streaks, and feel its become a signature style of mine, and added them to this hair.  I'm also wearing a shirt a friend, JoJo Corvale made. You can pick one of her awesome shirts up at her store, SCHWING,  for L$35.  NOTE:  I did raise my jacket length up to 53 to correct some of the bottom edges.

I'm also totally digging the new Orange Button Capri by Cynful! They come in both high and low versions!  These are definitely going to be my go-to capri this summer.

Have a great weekend!  Solanar and I are off to the river!

-Grace

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Hair - fri.day - Carrie
Shirt - SCHWING - bow tee
Pants - Cynful - Orange Button Capri
Shoes - SLink - Mikaela

League With the Perfect Henna Tattoos.

So the Black & Blue Fair succesfully made it through its first weekend and  crazy Monday!  This fair is great place to get some exclusive fashion picks and encourages awareness and acceptance of mental health issues.  Many of us have or know someone that has dealt with a mental illness at some point. This fair is a great opportunity to start discussions about mental illness and how it's more common than you think in SL.

The Hitch dress from League should not be missed at the fair.  If you're a fan of League, you'll be a definite fan of this dress.  I couldn't figure out what shoes to wear with the dress (boots just felt wrong as hot as it feels in RL just now), so I ended up with my UBU PornStars.  

I also paired up the Hitch dress with a tattoo from [HUZ] by Hunain Bellic.  Henna Secret is the name of this tattoo and comes in every clothing layer imaginable.  I prefer the softer lines of the faded versions but it also comes in three other variations when you buy it. 

I think Hunain has done a great job of matching up the seams with his tattoos and I love how the tattoo i'm wearing complements the outfit versus overpowering it.  BTW, Hunain is a long-time friend of mine and he's single (and cute!).  So.. if you're looking.... he's looking, too.. so get in touch with him!

 -Grace

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Hair - fri.day - Carrie - Passionate Red
Skin 1- Dilly Dolls - Silo - Blue Harvest - Black & Blue Special!
        2- AtomicBambi - Sabrina - Sunblush - Flush
Tattoos - HUZ - Henna Secret - Black Faded
Shoes - UBU PornStars - Xtra Hi-Tops MultiColor
Dress - League - Hitch Dress - Black - Black & Blue Special!

A new spin on tattoos - Aiden's Closet

I received a request to review a new store showcasing tattoos.  I didn't have much to go on (a note card and Slurl), but I figured I'd give them a shot because I had been wanting to feature some tattoos on my blog.  Usually if I wear tattoos, I wear small ones on my upper shoulder or on the leg. Aiden's Closet  is a newer tattoo shop with unique, written designs worn on the undershirt layer.

Some of the tattoos were sweet, others were quite biting.  Only L$35 for most tattoos, you just can't beat the price and it's worth it to pick up a few to change out depending on your mood.  My favorite is a "Be nice or go away" tattoo, as it's how I've felt when standing in some of the welcome areas.  Here's one of my favorite tattoos.  I really like her unique style and hope you do too!

Women are
strong and fragile
beautiful and ugly
soft spoken and loud
all at once.

Directions to Aiden's Closet:  Use the Slurl and go through the rabbit hole, through the bright light and you're there!  Enjoy!

-Grace

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Fighting Back.

I hate those that copy and steal the works of others.

I wanted to let you know that while sitting in the Violet Welcome Area, I was being copied by an avatar (1 day old) by the name of Mix Maven. I was was just staring out into the welcome area, and Mix started changing into me.  Their shape (my own custom shape) changed to mine, as well as the outfit and everything I was wearing.

I let the creators and Linden Labs (through an AR) know. :-(  I'm so very sorry.

-Grace

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Hair - fri.day - Carrie - Passionate Red
Earrings - fri.day - Loop Earring - Gold
Skin - Belleza - Belle sk Cherries: The Morning After
Tattoos- [HUZ] - Henna Secret - Black Faded
Shoes - PornStar - Xtra Hi-Tops MultiColor v2
Dress - League - Hitch Dress - Black
Eyelashes - Glam Affair - Celebrity 15
Eyes - Poetic Color - star - jupiter
Ring - Made by RL husband / SL partner

*Dilly Dolls* @ Black & Blue Fair

One of the major benefits to attending the Black & Blue fair is the ability to be introduced to brands you may not have seen before. Dilly Dolls is another new brand to me, but is a style that I love to dress in on Second Life.  I love babydoll dresses, even more so when the textures are rich and fits well with minimal adjusting.  The Corrin Dress (L$100) in black and blue does just that.  Dilly Dolls has a more ornate babydoll dress at the fair by the name of Evan for also L$100 for the black and blue versions.

  

I also discovered ploom (formally Deviant Kitties) the other day.  I think many of the new hairs are super cute and Anamone (shown in Silver) is no exception.  I wish the hair bobble thingies were a bit smaller, but it didn't stop me from buying and wearing the hair!  Btw, you can change the hair bobble color. 

I'm also wearing the Danielle boots with my dress.  I love the straps that tie around the front and back of the boots and are tied off in a skull adorned bow.  These just may be my new "go to" boots when wearing my more gothy/emoish outfits.

They also come in white.  You can find these as well at the Black & Blue Fair for L$175.

Now go check out the fair!!!  Here's the Slurl!

-Grace

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Dress - Dilly Dolls - Corrin - B&B Fair Exclusive!
Boots - Dilly Dolls - Danielle Dark - B&B Fair Exclusive!
Skin - Schismphrenic - Bleu Lolita Natural (Rita)- B&B Fair Exclusive!
Hair - ploom - Anamone - Silver
Eyes - Poetic Colors - star(Jupiter) - On sale this week L$100
Eyelashes - Glam Affair - Celebrity 15
Tattoo - Aiden's Closet