O ye
Red + Green Holidays Bonanza.
Ye are so festive with
ye's ribbons + bows + Santa hats + ornaments + stockings + sometimes I just need a li'l
freaking break already from
ye.
This adorable
$1L patchwork dress from
Ray Skin was
just the thing to hop off the holiday bandwagon for a quick sec. Check out the
oh-so-pretty detail here: this thickly-draped, black-and-white plaid head scarf comes complete with tiny little gold and pastel bows (!), matching mittens, leather belt + a black denim shorts layer (that's further decorated with rhinestones).
This outfit also comes with its own "mouse ears" hoodie (attached to pretty lavendar colored hair), but I thought the hairstyles for sale were even cuter (+ they'll only set you back a reasonable
$100L). There's also a nice flexi movement to these hairs that's
so appreciated (+ you won't feel like these longer styles are "cutting" into your avi). See how the little feathery parts drape + fall over your avi in this luxuriously
waist-long length? So fluttery +
uber-feminine.
I paired this look with the
free COCO boots that are old news on the feeds by now but still
totally one of
the coolest boots gifts this year. These ankle booties come with slouchy wrinkles + angled top cuffs, plus your choice of 3 different colors. My fave is this brown leather version, which are topped off by this
luxe touch of leopard fur.
Ray Skin also has a few lucky boards out + more
$1L gifties to be found if you click around. Make sure to check out the fantastic build surrounding this store too: there's a water pool outside + a carnival rides section further away from the store. The SIM is such an
awes backdrop for photogs to know about!
I dunno whether it was the skirt fringe or these large plaid textures, but something about this look just
totally gave the whole
rock country vibe.
Garden of Dreams currently has a rock canyon "dream scene"
free skybox gift which is very unique. The scenery is somewhat unusual: instead of something photo-realistic, the landscaping has a starkly graphic, almost cartoonish feel. Once inside, you're surrounded by dramatically steep canyon "step" walls (and little snow drifts on the "steps"). A log-strewn central campfire features some built-in poses (including cuddle ones) + there's also smaller fires scattered around. This thing is just
cool and makes such a fantastic backdrop for photos (used thruout here).
2 of my favorite guys on the grid,
Gavin McGinnis +
Ethan Kanahoe, came by while I was shooting + graciously let me play
dress-up doll with them.
Ken1 + Ken2 + Barbie = fun fashion times. See how I put them both in the same outfit, just with different color ties? *giggles*
The boys are modeling the
free white French cuffs shirt + tie group gift from
Gabriel, which comes with 2 different colors of ties. Both are also wearing the
free ripped jeans from
MIASNOW's Down the Chimney Hunt gift in black.
I am
not so much a fan of men's skinny ties in RL, but this
Gabriel shirt
really gets this look right. I particularly love the way this formal, button-down white collar shirt + tie plays off of
Gavin's mussy mini-ponytail hair. The formal + informal style contrast really ramps up the
smexeh factor for this look. (
Awww G, you are
so cute in this!) Hee.
Ethan is modeling the previous
Belleza group skin gift "Ewan" (doesn't it look
fabby on him)? There's a
stern-yet-intelligent expression in this skin that is one of the many reasons why
Tricky Boucher's skin line remains one of the
go-tos for men's skins. This skin also works particularly well with
Ethan's shape. (Insider note: a
little birdie told me that
Belleza is about to release a new skin gift for both men + women, so now would be a great time to consider plunking down the
$250L group join fee).
Gavin + I had just picked up the
free couples pose gift from
Diesel Works, so we did a li'l test run here. Isn't it cute? I know this is supposed to be a
romantic pose + all (and maybe it's the mittens) but see how I
totally could be
testing the temperature of his head instead?
Speaking of mittens, these
mouth mittens are a
free group gift from
Mother Goose's. Not sure how
functional they are (since
mouth does not equal
hands, at least on my avi) but they are sure
Le Kyoot.
After scooping these great
free white men's shirts (which look
tres cool on us ladies too btw),
Gavin + I headed back to the
Gabriel store, which in addition to
cool-ass down vests + jackets, is also known for . . . its teddy bears. Yes,
teddy bears! The store is currently offering these
superfun giant teddy bears (with multiple poses baked in) via its group member lucky board. It's
way fun to snuggle into these adorable oversized teddys. See how this giant furry bear paw made a super comfy
chillax spot?
This was
Gavin sharing a particularly tender moment with his bear.
Actually
Gavin couldn't get quite enough of his bear. He stayed on that thing
forevs. I think he wanted to marry it. Hard.
Gavin ended up winning 2 of these giant brown teddys, but we weren't
quite done yet with our
teddy bonanza, so we grabbed this
ridic cute bear scarf that's
free from
Heureux. I
really LOL'ed when I saw this thing. I mean
how perky is this li'l guy, tucked into his own tiny tie pocket? With his own li'l
moo-cow cowboy hat that's angled
just-so.
This tiny teddy
totally fit into our
rock country theme, so
Gavin named him:
Beef Salad. (It was one of those
foodie-stream-of-consciousness things). Btw if you head to the
Heureux store, there's another
free oversized teddy bear gift there (with a cute pose included), plus group camping for an previously-released women's tattoo, additional gifts + 3 lucky boards (with even more
teddy stuffs). A
beary good score!
Gavin thought he could really
bear down after getting all of this
teddy stuff. (As you can imagine, this was all
tres embarassing for
moi in front of my esteemed
Cookie Bear friends). I tried to hide a little here.
I guess all these teddys were
kinda Chrismas-y, so we didn't escape the holiday theme
entirely. *shrugs + snuggles with furry bears*
Now it's back to my holiday madness, which I can't escape in RL at least.
Beary love + fashionista kisses to all!
xoxo
Teshan2222 Wycliffe(whose fave RL
teddy bear is the most worn one of all)
http://slexyfashionista.blogspot.com/
STYLING DETAILS:
on Tesh:
Dress: Ray Skin - Villages Maxi Jayro - lucky board gift - $1L Boots: COCO FlatAnkleBoots (Brown) - free
Socks: Honey Kitty - H_K X'mas!2009-socks02 - in-store hunt - free
Hair: Ray Skin - Air 02 platinum
Mouth mitten: Mother Goose's (mouth)-mitten - group gift (join group; in Notices) - free
Earrings: U&R Dogs - Meringue Pierced Earrings Gold
Skin: Curio - :GP: Petal [Dark] Elf-Soot1 and Soot2
Eyes: Negaposi - Glass Eyes (Raven) - $30L
Gun thigh strap tattoo: I Heart Rien - "Power Doll" - lucky board gift - previously free
on Ethan Kanahoe:
Shirt w/ tie: Gabriel - ::GB::shirt with tai_Snow + ::GB::shirt Collar with tai_Snow Gray - group gift - free Ripped jeans: MIASNOW - JEANS Ripped ~black (unisex) - Down the Chimney Hunt gift - freeSkin: Belleza - Belleza Ewan V2 medium tan - group gift ($250L group join fee) - free
Hair: MADesigns - Hair - Cruz - Espresso Make Him Over Hunt 2 - previously free
Eyes: MADesigns - Autumn gold - cold
Boots: WMD @ Vista Animations - ROT test boots
on Gavin McGinnis:
Shirt w/ tie: Gabriel - ::GB::shirt with tai_Snow + ::GB::shirt Collar with tai_SnowBlack - group gift - free Jeans: Miasnow - black - free
Ripped jeans: MIASNOW - JEANS Ripped ~black (unisex) - Down the Chimney Hunt gift - free
Bear scarf: Heureux - Dec-Gift (Unisex) - group gift (join group for $0L; in Notices) - freeTattoo: Aitui - Vintage Hawaii (faded) - previously free
Skin: BeReal - Exclusive Max Skin - previously free
Hair: Sadistic Hacker - Magnoria II (Dark)Eyes: Negaposi - Lunar Eyes (Water) Large Iris - $30L
Sneakers: SoReal - Superstars black/white
Rock canyon skybox: Garden of Dreams - The Page 24 - free
Couples pose gift: Diesel Works - Hold Me Close - free
Tesh's poses by: Izumiya - (free) and Kuri Style
Gavin + Ethan's poses by: Long Awkward Pose
Deep meditations are such a calming way to start the day.
And in home furnishings news, this marvelously detailed nail polish stand (check out the 3 cotton ball holders on top!) by uber-innovative home design creator Kaz Nayar for Pilot could be the best use of 1 (!) prim count (and $10L) ever. Luhs!
I was so impressed with this meticulously built nail rack (for a hunt gift, no less!) that I also had to also show you Kaz's offering for The Arcade, which is this utterly enchanting, miniaturized model "winter town," complete with tiny frozen lake and bridge. -- Now this is the kind of thing that's just 100% pure creator love (I personally adore things like this with zero practical purpose, in any life). You gotta have respect for anyone who invests so much care into purely creative yummy stuff; check out the little snowdrifts on the trees, and teensy holiday lights, and you'll get a sense of the loving detail put into this whimsical item. -- Special *mwuahs* to Vixie Rayna for telling me that her RL family sets out something like this every year, hehe.
If you do manage to get into The Arcade amidst the opening crush this week, be sure to check out the wowsome build itself, with some impressive new props on display this time around (including a beautiful old-fashioned carousel, parked right in front).
