I love these poses!  There’s something unique and fresh about them but I can’t quite pinpoint it. The switching between poses is smooth, but slightly too slow for my taste.  I like to go faster, I got things to do!  But at least they’re not jerky.

All of these can be found at the Pose Fair, where they’re displaying a brand new Coco set.  Super sexy and perfect for showing off your latest anything!

VISIT MIAMAI AT THE POSE FAIR!

Don’t forget to hit up the 5th & Oxford sale going on, where practically everything is 50% off!

Worn:

Hair – Fri.day Summer in Timid Brown (flower from Fri.day Marie hair) \ Skin – L.Fauna Lapine in Pale 2 \ Lingerie – 5th & Oxford Little Miss in Apple (includes stockings) \ Shoes – Maitreya Slinky Stilettos in Black Patent.

The Smexy pose set is just that, a full set of 10 poses designed to show off your sexy and sultry side, and the switching between poses is standard & smooth.

5th & Oxford has put on a sale for nearly everything in their store at 50% off!  This is the biggest sale they’ve ever had, according to the information given and it’s a great time to stock up on skins and clothes if you’ve been holding off!

Worn:

Hair – Fri.day Melanie 2 in Passionate Red \ Skin – L.Fauna Lapine in Pale 2 \ Clothes – 5th & Oxford The Tease in Sapphire (including gloves & stockings) \ Shoes – Maitreya Slinky Stilettos in Black.

The Diva set (10 poses) doesn’t really seem to be named correctly to me…it seems a lot more fun than Diva-like, but I guess everyone has their idea of diva-tude, right?

VISIT ADORKABLE AT THE POSE FAIR!

Worn:

Hair – Truth Heidi in Cocoa \ Skin – Laqroki Ania in Fair \ Striped Tank – Fri.day Striped V Layering Tank in Pink \ Under-tank – Fri.day Boyfriend Beater in Pink \ Shorts – Maitreya Jeans Shorts in Vintage Blue \ Shoes – Shiny Things Supernovas in Pink Bloom \ Necklace – Muse Claire Ballet Slipper Necklace in Rose \ Bracelet – Mandala PearlRain Bracelet in Pink.

After semi-stalking her plurk and Berry’s blog, Zaara finally released the rings she’s been working on and they’re currently only available in her stall at the fair.  There are three different styles, but this Raga ring turned out to be my favourite as I’m currently on a flower kick.  This ring is also available in three colours, so for rings, which there are just not enough of in SL when you take out wedding rings, there’s now lots of new choices at Zaara!

Also worn:

Hair – Truth Candice in Cocoa \ Skin – Tuli Eva in Tone 3 (yay it’s finally out!) \ Top – Whippet & Buck Lismore dress (Stumblebum exclusive) \ Pose - Long Awkward Pose.

U&R Dogs is one of my favourite stores lately for jewelry and I found this gorgeous new set called Danse de la Dragee at the fair.  The multi-coloured gemstones means that you can wear this with anything, whether fancy or casual.

Also worn:

Hair – Truth Jocelyn in Espresso \ Skin – Dutch Touch Amber \ Top – Armidi Gisaci Classic Cashmere sweater in Black \ Pose – Long Awkward Pose.

Also new at U&R Dogs was the Isolde set, though here I’m only wearing the ring cuz it’s a big giant flower!  The ring is texture changeable for the petals, the centre and the ring of gems separating the two.

Also worn:

Hair – Truth Rose in Cocoa \ Skin – L.Fauna Lapine in Pale \ Clothes – Fri.day Paradiso Romper in Leaf \ Pose – Long Awkward Pose.

Rozoregalia is one of those super-expensive jewelry stores in SL, and I don’t own a ton from there (well, this week I actually went a bit crazy but I digress) because of that.  However, the things I do own are really nice and well-made.  At the fair, I picked up this Vanitas set, which is really gorgeous, and there’s more to it than what I am showing here, but I can only afford so much there!  It’s texture/particle/sizing change scripted, so you don’t have to wear it in purple.  But I’m born in February so amethysts are my thing.

Also worn:

Hair – Truth Cyndi in Cocoa \ Skin – Tuli Eva in Tone 3 \ Top (hardly shown but whatever) – Whippet & Buck Simple Cropped Bustier in Black \ Pose – Long Awkward Pose.

And finally, the Hydra set from Rozoregalia.  The necklace was released prior to the fair, and then the hand ring came out during, so of course I had to make my way down there to get it.  This set makes a huge statement so that demanded that the rest of my ensemble live up to it!

Also worn:

Hair – Fri.day Tatum 2 in Startled White \ Skin – LeLutka Ife in Light \ Top – LeLutka Gloria Shirt (Ultra) in White \ Pants – Truth Xanadu leggings in Black \ Pose/Prop – Glitterati Into the Black.

All SLurl’s can be found on the In-World Shopping Locations page.

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.

Last year, I did a weekly series, with posts dedicated to showcasing one particular item of a genre.   This year, I’m not going to be that ambitious, just because I don’t spend as much time in SL as I did last year.

So today, it’s all about my top five favourite hairstyles.  Now, there is obviously a ton of haird I love and wear constantly, but these are the ones I seem to pull out all the time when I have like one minute to put together an outfit that doesn’t look like I spent only one minute putting together the outfit (and now I seem to have blown my cover so I’ll have to figure out some new stand-bys )

Now, Edie is a brand-new hairstyle, but no less an absolute staple in my inventory.  Truth is my superhero when it comes to hair.  This is hands-down my favourite ponytail in SL.  I hope next is a version with bangs, and without the braid, and with bangs with the braid….

Worn in this photo is L.Fauna‘s Lapine Berry in Pale and LeLutka‘s Turtleneck Sweater in Grey.

I think Maitreya does the best messy updo’s in all of SL.  Green is one of my favourites, though it was a close call with Zoe, again by Maitreya.  I couldn’t decide.  I want to have Onyx’s bedheaded prim babies.

Speaking of prim babies, one of my friends recently told me that her ironically purchased and only-kept-to-freak-out-her-friends prim baby was named after her favourite skin creator, Gala Phoenix.  So Gala, if you’re listening, you have a huge fan. If you IM me, I’ll tell you her name!

Otherwise worn in this photo is Laq‘s Ania 02 in Peach, and Elate‘s Tuli sweater dress in Burnt Orange.

I’m in love with this short hairstyle, again by Truth.  Don’t worry, he doesn’t appear again on my love letter to the hairstylists of the grid.  This is Grazia, named after his partner (though I think he made it before they were partnered), the divine Ms. Horwitz.  It comes in two flavours, and while I love both of them, this one is just a wee bit better.

Also worn is the Alyson group gift in Pale, by Belleza (a skin I’m eagerly anticipating) and Gettin’ Horizontal in Cherry by Mischief.

There are so many long hairstyles in SL that it’s practically impossible to choose just one for this list.  But I gave it a try.  Lamb Bellic makes some of the best dos and textures around, and Poppyseed is one of the best really long styles I’ve seen in a while.  The little braid is so cute too.

LeLutka‘s Estelle is my skin of choice in this photo, in Makeup 2D in the Light tone, and the Fri.day Basic Cami in Navy Dot.

And last, but not least, is Fri.day’s Tatum hair, which is probably my most favourite updo right now.  The bangs are awesome, as are all the bangs that Fri.day does, and it strongly reminds me of Elika’s work.  I miss Elika.  Where’s Elika?  Sadface.

Sorry, got lost in a tangent there for a moment.  Tatum also comes in two flavours, for those who like the straight bangs, and then those who don’t can wear the Tatum II style with the bangs pinned to the side.

Worn in this photo is the amazingly tantalizing Eva skin in Tone 3, a current group gift (unless it’s dropped out of the notices by now, which is distinctly possible) by Tuli, the Chandy earrings by Paper Couture and the black turtleneck by Coco, another group gift of days gone by, though this one is still on the wall in her store, as far as I know.

So that’s it, my top five hairstyles currently on the grid.  Did I miss any?  Did I make a huge mistake with one of these styles?

Poses by Long Awkward Pose and Reel Expression.