It’s been at least two years since then, and Earthstones is now one of the “big names” in jewelry design, at least for me.   Her store is very earthy and rustic feeling, but inside you can find some of the most beautiful and intricate work around.

Chandraki is the latest release, and it strikes me as a bit bohemian and quirky, but still gorgeous.  There are some amazing colour options available and this one is the most colourful with spectrolite and gold and smooth dark wood encircling it.  Sets include the necklace, earrings and a bracelet, though each piece is purchased separately, and if you want them all, you can get fatpacks of the necklaces, bracelets or earrings.

The Basket of Spring earrings are breathtaking.  The details are amazing and so perfect, right down to the ladybug  & the butterfly perched on the tiny ropes.  These embody Springtime and I am in absolute love with them.  They do come at a hefty price though; for the pair it’ll cost you L$1750.

Zahra is made of twisted metal and inset stones, a striking combination in some really gorgeous colours.  This colour combo reminds me of water and sky and the moon.  The bracelet is probably my favourite piece, I think it’d go perfectly on its own without the others and you can wear it with just about anything, I bet.

And finally, the formal Radiance set, diamonds that go down getting progressively bigger, which is how diamonds look best in my humble, and poor, opinion.  This is a complete set that includes two types of earrings, either the ones pictured or more simple diamond solitaires, which are a classic staple every girl should have in her inventory.  And you can get this in either gold or platinum so there’s something for everyone.

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A small note/rave about this skin:

This is Tuli’s latest group gift sneak peek of Sayuri, an exotic Asian skin that has me drooling and probably later camping out in her store waiting.  I’m most stoked that I didn’t have to change my shape at all to wear it cuz above all I’m super lazy about that!

Keira is the first skin I’ve ever had with red brows, and I imagine all of the SL gingers out there are delighted to have brows tailor-made for them.  Yes, brown brows seem to work just fine for me when I want to wear red hair, but I’m not a  natural redhead and so I don’t think my opinion counts as much ya know?

Credits:

Hair – Truth Peta in Carrot \ Skin – Dutch Touch Keira Sunset in Caramel \ Bikini – Whippet & Buck Frilly Little Bra in Green Hills (currently unreleased) \ Necklace – Sigma Swirl Bead in Mocca \ Bracelets – Sigma Selene Bracelet & Cuff in Charcoal & Yellow-Green \ Pose – Long Awkward Pose \ Location – Ode.

The makeups are just as beautiful and flawless as ever, with some old favourites returning, but also some brand new gorgeous choices too. Freckles are a bit more plentiful this time around too, not just randomly placed moles.  This time also, Iki has separated the skins by brow colour, like Belleza did recently with their Elle release.  I still think it’s a good thing overall, but not so much on my Linden balance when I want all of them!

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Credits:

Hair – Truth Marguerite in Chestnut \ Skin – Dutch Touch Keira Dawn in Cream \ Earrings – Earthstones Basket of Spring earrings \ Pose – Long Awkward Pose \ Location – Ode.

By the numbers:

• Tones – 4 (Cotton, Cream, Caramel, Olive)

• Brows – 3 (Blond, Red, Black)

• Options – 4 (Freckles, hairbase on regular viewer & on tattoo 2.0 layer, cleavage)

• Add-ons – 3 (Eyelashes x2 pairs, pubic hair on clothes layers, eyebrow shaper)

• Price – L$1000 per makeup, 15 in all.

• Fatpack – L$7500 (50% savings)

Earthstones has come out with some fantastic jewelry lately and I felt compelled to buy it.  The heart in its cage, with the key and lock dangling is so intricate and well done, I love it.  It comes in silver and gold, and with red or black hearts.  It’s transferable as well, so if you want you can buy it for that special girl in your life.  I’m also wearing a new dress from Blaze called Flirt, in Sangria.

Elate sent out a free dress in honour of this sadistic holiday, and it’s ultra cute with the heart print covering the front of it.  Also worn is another new heart-themed jewelry set from Earthstones, and the brand new gorgeous hair from Fri.day in Jealous Red, Marie.  Rounding off the heart overload is Dutch Touch‘s Sjors skin in Pip Valentine.

And finally, my good friend Surrealia of ANA_Mations is marking down couples items in her store for 24 hours at a time, and this is the second item, her Conversation Heart chair.  This is only L$100 but it won’t last long!  It has three animations in it, and at least a dozen different textures/messages on the back.  And it’s shaped like a heart!  How perfect is that?

Okay, that’s not true.  But I wanted to explain away the delay in getting out these posts, which was supposed to be daily.

Anyhow, lingerie.  The clothing that a lot of “fashionistas” won’t buy, because they won’t ever wear it or have anyone see it.  But there’s some really gorgeous lingerie and undies out there, and I buy it and parade around my skybox in it.  I don’t care that no one besides me sees it ever.  So these are my picks for my most favourite top five.

Fishy Strawberry came out with several different styles fairly recently, and they’re all pretty different and really sexy.  The Ignition set is my personal favourite, though all of them are very cute.  It comes in tons of colours and it can be worn in several different ways, which I definitely look for when buying lingerie.  This can be worn as just a bra and panties without the garters and corset, which also looks super sexy.

Also worn -  Skin: LAQ Ania 01 in Fair \ Hair: Fri.day Deena in Timid Brown \ Jewelry: Muse Margaux Draped Pearl Necklace in Black, Muse Celine Pearl Necklace & Earrings in Black, Muse Claris Pearl Bracelet in Black.

For some reason, I only just discovered these new lingerie sets by Blowpop, then of course I went a bit crazy and bought a ton of it!  This is the Yvette set, which is simple but gorgeous.  Though it is just a bra and panties, it makes your avatar look heaven-bound, emphasizing your curves perfectly.  I had to show you the ass shot because your ass looks so great in this!

Also worn – Skin: LeLutka Jade (can’t remember the makeup number) in Dark \ Hair: Truth Lillian in Night \ Jewelry: Zaara Karmuka Necklace in Wood.

Insolence has been one of my favourite lingerie stores forever now, though I heard camilla was AFK for a very long time (though it was during my absence, so it worked out just fine for me ).  This is one of the first sets I ever bought, but I still love it every bit as much as I did that first day, though there are lots of other, newer, probably more technically excellent lingerie sets.  Alice is available in several different colours, this being brown.  The bra shows off your cleavage just spectacularly too!

Also worn – Skin: Belleza Jesse group gift \ Hair: Truth Candice in Chestnut \ Jewelry: Earthstones.

I adore Casa del Shai, especially their lingerie which there is just not enough of.  It’s always got some little detail that makes it a bit more special to me; this Adriana set has a black system skirt which makes it okay for a sexy naughty secretary type outfit, not to mention the cool key on the corset binder.

Also worn – Skin: Eclat (Ara’s Makeup – not sold) \ Hair: Truth Grace in Treacle \ Jewelry: Paper Couture

And finally, we have Zaara‘s newest release, the Kanti set.  There are tons of little details in this set that I adore: the mesh panel on the back of the panties, the fact that the stockings don’t have lace at the top, which I do also like but I have too much of, and the fabulous decollatage of the bra.  She promises this to be the first in a series, and I look forward to seeing what else she comes out with.

Also worn – Skin: L.Fauna Lapine in Pale \ Hair: Maitreya Zoe in Chocolate \ Jewelry: Paper Couture.