Truth is the brains behind this massive fundraising drive, and not only did he work to put it all together with a small team behind him, but he also made one of the most gorgeous hairs, with all of the proceeds for donation.  Aloha comes in two options, so you can wear the shells or not, and as if that wasn’t enough, there’s also a version included with two attachment points, so they don’t sink into your boobs.  Which is a very common problem with long hair, and a major annoyance.

It’s for a good cause and look how gorgeous it is!  Definitely get this soon because after this fundraiser is over, it will never be offered again.

Find Truth in the Green Section.

Credits:

Skin – Tuli Audrey in Tone 1 \ Outfit – Whippet & Buck Chapman dress in Noir.

Sigma is one of my favourite jewelry stores and everytime I see a new release, I drop everything to go get it.  They never disappoint me either.  They have four items out, and these are but just two (matching earrings & necklace), and they come in gold and silver.  They’re so beautiful and they always fit so well, it’s a crime not to get them.  Especially when it’s for such a worthy cause!

Get them in the Red Section.

Credits:

Skin – Tuli Audrey in Tone 1 \ Hair – RezIpsa Loc Mary in 3PM (Hair Fair) \ Outfit – Whippet & Buck Chapman dress in Noir.

And finally today, my very good friend Dakota Buck of Whippet & Buck has made some lovely dresses for charity.  It’s an uncomplicated design, but a classic.  And it should be a staple in everyone’s wardrobe.  It comes in four colours (shown are floral & black, and there is also naked and white) at L$150 each, and all proceeds for all colours are being donated to charity.

Oh, and they’re called Chapman!  So if you were in any doubt about needing these (though I can’t imagine why, because well…just look at them), you have to get it for the superawesome name alone!

After Project Donate is over, these will no longer be available, so make sure to head down to the Green Section to pick these up for yourself.

Credits:

Skin – Tuli Audrey in Tone 1 \ Hair – Fri.day Fiona in Timid Brown (Hair Fair) \ Shoes (left) G-Field Kate Bow Strap Shoes in Cream, (right) LeLutka Pow Pumps in Black \ Poses – (left) Reel Expression Sassy V2 set (right) sorry I forgot .

Look how beautiful that face is!  Soft and pretty with light brushed brows that aren’t too overwhelming, it’s a gorgeous skin and well worth the pricetag.  Go check out Yri at Dutch Touch!

Her poses are edgy and artistic and inspiring.  One of the most beautiful photos I’ve seen in ages, taken by the stunningly talented Keiko Morigi, uses one of Del May’s poses, and it’s absolutely fair to say that this pose *makes* the photo.  You have to see all of the poses, so make sure you go down to Del May to check them out for yourself.

Teleport to Del May

Credits:

Hair – lamb Soma in Ink \ Skin – LeLutka Ife 4D in Light \ Bodysuit – Mijn.T Cirque du Ballet (Designers United exclusive, but there is something similar in the store) \ Tights – Shop Seu Taitsu tights in Blue (tinted purple) \ Shoes – LeLutka Saffron Pumps in Black \ Poses – Del May.

Luth Brodie of Reel Expression, who was possibly the first maker of model poses in SL, or at least the first one I was ever aware of, is back to work and making poses!

One of the new releases is the Fashion Series 8 set, twelve poses geared for fashion.  It has some great poses in the set, and the switching is smooth and easy.

Credits:

Hair – Truth Paige in Night \ Skin – LeLutka Lola makeup 8 in Light (currently unreleased) \ Clothes – Fri.day Paradiso Romper in White \ Boots – Bax Prestige Boots in Metallic Gold \ Belt – Fri.day Cinch Belt in Gold \ Necklace – Mandala Hannya Necklace in Gold \ Bangles – Mandala Takara Bangles in Inca Gold \ Poses – Reel Expression Fashion S8.

One of the other new releases is the Sex Sells V3 set.  Of course she’s right, sex does sell.  I love the poses that kinda hide you from prying eyes, peekaboo!

Credits:

Hair – lamb Soma in Ink \ Skin – LeLutka Lola makeup 8 in Light (currently unreleased) \ Lingerie – Whippet & Buck Effie in Antique \ Shoes – Maitreya Gold Shanti in Black \ Earrings – Zaara Urvi Chandelier Earrings in Silver \ Poses – Reel Expression Sex Sells V3.

And finally, there is a new pose prop, 12 poses in the ladder.  There are some great poses in there, I definitely recommend heading down to Lalique and checking them all out.

Teleport to Reel Expression

Credits:

Hair – Fri.day Michelle 2 in Jealous Red \ Skin – LeLutka Lola makeup 8 in Light (currently unreleased) \ Top – Pig Sing Sing \ Jeans – Armidi Grace Jeans in Grit \ Boots - Coco Riding Boots in Black \ Pose Prop – Reel Expression Ladder.

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.

This week was no exception to the awesomeness.

The Spring Bloom dress is so lovely and perfect for spring, which it’s starting to feel like where I am.  It’s March in a couple of days and it has not snowed all winter here.  So I am hoping, knock wood, that it means it won’t!  One can only dream.

So anyhow, where was I…right!  The Spring Bloom dress is a short frock with a ruffly skirt and a low cut scoop-necked tank style top.  It comes in several different colour combinations and lookit the bow on the back!  I love bows.  The hair worn with the yellow dress is also a newer one by Fri.day called Miley, and the one on the left is Carrie.  I love the casual ponytail styles they keep coming out with and rocking the hell out of!

Also worn:

Skin – Dutch Touch MaAn (left) and Roos (centre/right) \ Shoes – Maitreya Gold Shanti (left), Esprit (right) \ Jewelry – Muse RFL 2008 Heart Lariat (no longer available, sorry!) (left), Whippet & Buck Little Bit of Pretty Necklace (right), Mandala Pearl Rain bracelet \ Poses – Diesel Works.

Another very cute dress released recently is the Sweet Heart dress, shown here in Citrine (left) and Pearl (right).  It’s really late and I can’t think of what to say about this dress except look how gorgous!  So go get it.

The other week was a good one for hairstyles with flowers in it.  First Truth came out with Berry, and then this lovely Marie style came out the next day, with a separately attached bloom (so you can wear it with any hairstyle!)  It has to be said that Fri.day has always paid a lot of attention to the small details and making sure that their customers get their money’s worth.  The flower comes with 3 different attachment point options!

Also worn:

Skin – Dutch Touch Amber \ Shoes – LeLutka Saffron pumps \ Jewelry – I’m not going to tell you because looking at this photo now, it kinda looks like it didn’t rez properly but I’m not going back to redo the photo now! \ Poses – Reel Expression.

The comfy cardigan is one of my favourite releases this year.  I’m such a sweater whore.  The jeans are also one of the newer releases, and look at the cute pockets on them!  They do a booty good.

Under the sweater, I’m wearing the Fri.day Basic Cami in white, and this colour is only available as a freebie at the Sunny sim.  Yes, that’s right, a freebie.  This is one of the best cute camis, and I love that it’s not *too* low cut, so it’s good for layering under cardigans like this!  My hair is the brand new effortly classy Summer hair, and I didn’t think of it at the time, but the flower from the Marie hair would be perfect with this to sort of dress it up a bit!

Take the taxi to Fri.day and check out their latest springtimey looks!

Also worn:

Skin – Dutch Touch MaAn \ Poses – Reel Expression.

The two sets are called Model School 1 & 2, and they’re really well done.  With a minimum of body distortion, and a maximum of cool sexiness, they’re going to be on high rotation for a while in my pose stands.

They move smoothly from one pose to the next, which is an absolute must for any pose set I use.  Really, there’s not a lot to say except how much I love them.  I went to the store and I didn’t see them, so I don’t think they’re released yet, but they should be soon!  Stay tuned to LAP’s updater group for the release news! (It won’t take a group slot, so if you’re not in, go to it!)

Teleport to LAP.

Credits below the jump.1st photo:

Skin – Dutch Touch Gwen Just Smoked in Caramel \ Hair – Truth Grace in Cocoa \ Sweater & Tank – Nyte’N'Day Division in Teal \ Pants – LeLutka Lourdes in Grey \ Shoes – Maitreya Esprit in Black.

2nd photo:

Skin – Dutch Touch Gwen Just Smoked in Caramel \ Hair – Fri.day Melanie 2 in Timid Brown \ Dress – Aoharu Check Shirt Dress in Red \ Tights – 5th & Oxford (actually Fleur) Ribbed Tights in Black (I have no idea if they’re even sold anymore though) \ Boots – Coco Riding Boots in Black.

Look at this face!  She’s so gorgeous and innocently sweet, though maybe she’s just luring you in with a false sense of security.  Either way, you fall in love with her smattering of freckles and softly kissable lips.  Well, I did anyway.

Read more under the cut.

The body is fantastic, and the skintone between Jesse and Alyson has changed slightly, but not in a bad way.  The tummy has a bit more definition, but the super cute bellybutton is the same.  Hey, when something works, you work it hard right?  The shading and texturing is fantastic, and the seams are really great as well.

Rather than just the two skintones that Jesse came in, Alyson comes in five, ranging from pale to dark tan.  There are sixteen different makeups, all applied to each skintone.  The makeups are gorgeous and perfectly executed.  There’s something for everyone, whether you like to be sexy and smokin’ in smoky eyes and red lips, or natural and sweet in barely any makeup at all.

Each skin comes with a few options, like with a hairbase or without, and with a cleavage enhanced skin or without.  I really like the skins that come with the cleavage option right in the skin, though I very rarely choose that option.

Each skin is L$1200, or you can buy a line of four for L$2500, which is just a little under 50% off single purchases!  And finally, the fatpack of all sixteen is only $7000, a huge bargain.  If you’d like to see a sample of the rest of the skintones, you can check my flickr here.

Teleport to Belleza!

Phoenix Rising has some really gorgeous gowns, and I can’t believe I hadn’t ever heard of them until a couple of months ago.  I completely missed out on these beautiful dresses when they were released, but I’m definitely caught up now!  Natasja’s Seduction is lovely gown with a huge black skirt, and the bodice comes in several colours.  Now, while I do work for Phoenix Rising, I wouldn’t blog anything or work anywhere I didn’t love.  And the key necklace comes with the dress.  And I love key necklaces.

I know I’ve blogged the Icing Joli Bouquet dress before because I absolutely adore it.  I own every colour now, and I wish there were more!  I love the train especially, though if you’re not a fan of trains, it comes with a skirt without the train.  The roses at the waist are a perfect embellishment as well.

I recently bought the Ingenue Harlow dress for a different blog post, but I had to pull it from that one to instead blog it for my top five picks.  It’s different, bold and infinitely gorgeous.  I need to go back and get the rest of the colours now.  I wasn’t sure how much I loved it when I saw it and only got the one colour!

I used to work for Blaze as a greeter.  In fact, it was the first job I ever had in SL, and I got it about a month after I rezzed.  It saved me from having to do any of the standard things some people do to make money, like stripping or working in a hideous club.  I’m really not a big fan of clubs in SL.  The only one I ever liked was Seven Ultra Lounge.  Anyhow….the Gem gown is my all-time favourite one.  Look how sexy it is from the front and the back!  Blaze is a master at gowns, and I miss him being around and releasing more pretty stuff!

Now, I know that was my top five, but I couldn’t do a gowns post and not mention Last Call.  I know Last Call is gone, and Ginny too (may he rest in peace), but there was a reason Last Call went out on top.  The gorgeous texturing and details, the prim work…all spectacular.  I know a lot of people have maybe gotten rid of their Last Call items, but those people are nuts.  Or maybe I’m a packrat.  Whatever.  I will never get rid of any of it, never!

Well, it took me more than a week.  It may have taken me more than two weeks.  But my top five in seven different categories series is finally finished yay!  Now I just have to finish my series on shoes over on On Your Toes, and then I won’t feel like such a blogging slacker.

So you can imagine how incredibly difficult it was to narrow it down to just five.  And especially when you consider all the categories of sweatshirts and sweaters I have.  But here they are!

Nyte’N'Day has some of the cutest sweaters around, and I very nearly picked the newest cropped sweater cuz it’s so pretty, but in the end I had to stick with my old standby, the Snug sweater.  I really really like argyle patterns, and this one is so perfectly done in the spirit of the sweater’s style.  It comes in some great bold colours too.

Ahhh, the hoodie.  The classic casual wear for ultimate comfort.  Sand Shack Surf Co‘s Vintage Fall Hoodie comes in two styles for every colour, with the graphic and without.  I’m not really a big fan of logo items in either life (unless it’s Vuitton, not that I can afford that!), so I’m appreciative of designers who offer non-logo versions.  This logo isn’t actually too bad though, it’s faded and weathered just right in keeping with the hoodie’s style.

LeLutka has been making a lot of my top five posts!  It’s not without good reason though, I really love most of what they create.  This sweater was released sometime during my SL hiatus, but it’s a classic style that could be worn forever and still look interesting.  I adore the drape over the front.  My boobs are too big for it, but it was easy peasy to adjust it.

My friend Phemie is seriously stylish.  Every time I see her, I have to inspect something she’s got on, then immediately go buy it.  I first saw her wearing this Kiitos Lentotahti sweater and I fell in love with the fantastic texturing and casual coolness of it.

And finally, the Fri.day short cardi.  With three different sleeve styles and eleventy billion colours to choose from, it’s a wardrobe staple that is so versatile it can be worn with anything.  I tend to layer it over a top and sometimes under a jacket, but as you can see it’s very sexy and cool worn all by itself too.

Alrighty, down to one more post in my Top Five series wooooo!  Stay tuned for gowns later on today!

Other items worn:  All skins are Ife by LeLutka.  All hair is by Truth.  All jeans are Dana 76 by Decoy.