Thursday, March 31, 2011

Save The Drama

Shirt: Old Navy, $19
Skirt: Urban Outfitters, $30
Heels: secondhand American Eagle brand, $9 from thrift store
Necklaces/bracelet: Target, $10 for 3-pack of imitation pearls

I've got a hot appointment at the theatre tonight with a gaggle of lady-friends, so I wanted to wear my best skirt for the occasion. This is a skirt that makes me feel a little like a ballerina and a lot like a style blogger; the mid-calf length is something I would have steered clear of not too long ago, but I really like it these days. Pairing the dramatic skirt with a knotted, western-ish shirt feels happy and whimsical.

So, television observation: what's up with all the shows about cakes and cupcakes and bakeries? It's a very unusual programming trend, I think. And now I've got this huge sugar craving to deal with.

Gingham Shirt Remix #3:

See also:
Gingham Shirt Remix #1
Gingham Shirt Remix #2
Gingham Shirt Remix #4

Lemania Indigo Specials!

Lemania Indigo has three dresses marked down to $L60. The Weekend Item is called Shining Rose. This is a very sexy gown with a bra top and long flexi skirt. This gown includes matching shoes.


Mynerva Plain Jane w/Blonde Brows & Cleavage

Damselfly Hair Rayvenal in Ginger Cool

Poetic Colors Spanish Moss Eyes

NEW Donna Flora LUISA Necklace & Earrings w/HUD to color change gems.

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The LOW is Marion. This is the perfect dress for role play. It includes the long veil and matching boots.



Foxy Avatar Karina in Tan CL

Maitreya Hair Apple in Almond

Poetic Colors Gold Flakes Olivine Eyes

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Aqua is the outfit for FASHION ADDICTS. This is a very sexy set of silks in a sparkling fabric. The outfit includes matching pumps.



[PXL] Linda Gen3 SK Cherry Lips LEB P]

Truth Hair Anya in Latte

Poetic Colors Gold Flakes Aquamarine Eyes

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The last three dresses are discounted to $L100. The Candy Striper gown has a pink and white pin stripe texture with two roses embroidered on the front and back of the bodice. The long veil and matching pumps are included.



NEW LAQ

Linnea Peach Glow Makeup 9 w/Dark Brows Miel Hair Mojito Hair in Red 1

Poetic Colors Gold Beach Eyes

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The It'S ON SALE outfit is called Carpetbagger. This pant set has an interesting tapestry texture and includes matching boots.


LAQ Julie Peach Glow Makeup 6 w/Cleavage

Fri.day Hair Marie in Passionate Red

L.Fauna Charm Eyes Green 1

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The Sheerly Silver pants set comes with a semi-sheer silver jacket accented with a high prim collar layered over a silver tank and suede pants with a black baked on belt. The suede gray ankle boots and pin on the chest are included



NEW Curio GP Sundust Dark Freckles Lustre Luxe2

NEW Truth Hair Carina in Toffee

Exodi Zbilja Spirit Crystal Blue Eyes

To see more go here :)

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Goodness: Getting All Colorful


My sister-in-law, brother-in-law, and I went to the Holi Festival of Colors in Spanish Fork on Saturday. It was splendid. I danced and got purple powder in my nose and heard a monk tell all of us (the hundreds of people gathered for the color throw) that he hoped the only chemical we were under the influence of was LOVE. Because LOVE is all you need. Such a good day for hippie Sara.

Swingset

Headband: secondhand, hand-me-down from a friend
Shirt: Old Navy, $19
Sweater: Old Navy, $10
Pants: secondhand, $0.56 from thrift store
Loafers: secondhand Cole Haan brand, $2 from thrift store
Necklaces: both secondhand -- circular one found on the ground, the other a vintage hand-me-down from my mom

Here are some things from the last 48 hours or so:

My soon-to-be sister-in-law (she's marrying my little brother in June) told me that I have a nice little bubble butt. She meant it as a total compliment and that's how I took it. If they're coming from people I know and like, posterior compliments are always welcome.

I've decided that painful headbands are stupid, and if they have a ginormous fabric flower attached, that's even worse. Neither of these facts stopped me from wearing that headband today, though I did strategically choose pictures that would downplay the size of the flower.

Once I get on a swing, do not tell me to get off of it. It's the best place in the world.

I'm just gonna say it: Sucker Punch is awesome. My husband and I saw it last night, and I enjoyed it thoroughly. To clarify, I am not a fifteen-year-old boy looking to scam on some hot movie chicks and hot movie violence; as it turns out, the movie also has significant appeal for a 24-year-old, non-gamer-type lady. If you like your movies melodramatic, musically-charged, imaginative, and heavy on the girl-power, go see it.

Gingham Shirt Remix #2:

See also:
Gingham Shirt Remix #1
Gingham Shirt Remix #3
Gingham Shirt Remix #4

New SYSY, Baby Monkey & Amacci!

SYSY has a beautiful new spring dress in the shop. The Ayla is a simply styled sleeveless dress in a silky woven fabric. The layered-look bodice is complemented by an empire waist sculpted skirt.

My hair is from Amacci called Emita. I like how the bangs fringe the forehead and the hair is pulled forward over the right shoulder. To give me that finished and polished look I'm wearing Cynthia Pumps from Baby Monkey. These shoes are scripted with 3 metal colors for the buckles.


NEW LAQ Linnea Peach Glow Makeup 10 & Dazzling Sapphire Blue Eyes

NEW Amacci Emita Hair in Ash Blonde

NEW SYSY Ayla Spring Dress

NEW Baby Monkey Cynthia Pumps

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

NEW Angelwing!

Angel6 Susanti creates beautiful medieval dresses, silks and fairy costumes at Angelwing. Her newest design The Spring Fairy will be released on April 2nd to coincide with the start of the Fantasy Faire. The intricate detail of the sculpted flowers with over 1000 prims is amazing. There are 17 pieces in the folder including tatoo butterfly wings at the eyes, all layers of the dress, stockings, two sets of sculpted wings, one with a petal emitter, flower accents in the hair, on the legs and arms. This dress is absolutely stunning and alot of fun to wear!



NEW LAQ Linnea Peach Glow Makeup 6 w/Dark Brows, Cleavage & Dazzling Eden Eyes

Posh Hair Horror in Caramel

SLink Jolie Pied Barefeet Low

Monday, March 28, 2011

Straight-Shooter

Gingham shirt: Old Navy, $19
Striped shirt: Alternative Apparel, $11
Jeans: Guess brand via Buckle, $92
Shoes: secondhand Converse brand, gift (my mom got them for me at a yard sale)
Necklace: Wal-Mart, $8
Headband (as bracelet): grocery store, $3 for 6-pack

Once-in-a-blue-moon event: my hair is straight today! I went to the salon to have my hair color re-done, and the stylist offered to blow-out my hair as well. She made it look really nice and everything, but I think I look better with curls. It's nice to try something different, all the same.

Today marks the beginning of The Weeklong Remix, installment numero dos, and I'll be partying it up with my blue gingham shirt this week. Today's look was super-casual, sort of Ellen Page inspired. Actually, I wore this shirt to church yesterday as well, but I just couldn't bring myself to take pictures. I blame my un-motivation on the fact that my blonde roots were getting outrageous. Problem solved. Maybe I'll don the same outfit later this week. Anyhoo ... get excited, party people.


Gingham Shirt Remix #1:

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Sunday, March 27, 2011

LAQ's Linnea!

The newest face to come out of LAQ is Linnea.

Mallory Cowen did away with the hairbase on this release and instead is giving us ten skins with brunette brows and ten with blonde brows. This change definitely makes the skin more versatile. The brows are drawn really well although I don't particularly care for the color of the blonde brow. I photographed all twenty skins so you can compare the brows and makeups yourself. The LAQ lips are exquisite as always, plump and kissable. The eyeshadow are all shaded nicely, I especially like the clarity and color of number 9.





The issue I have with this skin is the makeups all look basically like previous releases, there's nothing here that's new. Price wise $L1990 ($8 US Dollars) is alot of money to spend on 10 skins that look the same. It's time LAQ thought about offering single skinpacks. I'd prefer to sample just one and save some money.



Lo*momo Red Bikini

Poetic Colors Classic Deep Dream Eyes

To see more go here :)

NEW Truth Hair!

Truth has several cute new styles in the shop. First up is Sarita. This is a very long straight hairstyle that drapes down the back and is pulled into a messy bun and pigtail on the side. What's really cute about this hair is the long pigtail can be removed to completely change up the look. I like the bangs that fringe the forehead.

I'm a big fan of short cuts and Mark is a style for the guys but I have to admit that I love the way it looks on me :)

Last, but not least, is Carina. This is a really cute ponytail in back with the front of the hair framing both sides of the face. The hairband is color changeable too. All 3 hairs come with wigs that streak and the standard versions. Demos at Truth are always free, single color packs costs $L250 and a fatpack of all 63 colors is $L1500.


NEW LAQ Linnea Peach Glow Makeup 5 w/Light Brows

Mimikri Joy Corsage Corset

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Hanaya Yummy Collectibles!

The Mixed Flowers in Water Bath contains 3 blushing roses, 3 sunrise calla lilies, 1 species tulip, calla and rose foliage. I haven't gotten around to arranging these beautifully sculpted flowers into a vase yet. Here they lay in a water bath for several days fragrant and fabulous! What's really charming about this piece is the moving water that you can't see in my picture.

The March Group Gift at Hanaya Yummy Collectibles is the very lovely glass topped coffee table with a ceramic bowl flowering planter. The table and flowers are 6 prims in total and a real eye pleaser. There's no fee to join this group and the gifts are always beautifully made and so very creative. Copy/paste into local chat and click on link to join the Hanaya VIP Group: secondlife:///app/group/76c33d76-3990-55a3-44be-df1938e5d3a3/about

Frantic Friday (like "Manic Monday," but not)

Sweater: secondhand Blue Asphalt brand, hand-me-down from friend
Necklace: Wal-Mart, $5
Sheath dress: secondhand Ann Taylor brand, $13 from thrift store
Jeggings: gift from my mom
Boots: Rocketdog brand via Macy's, $30

Sick of this dress yet? Because I'm not. I pulled out the dress-over-pants trick on Friday and actually liked it, surprisingly enough.

Friday was a very draining day. I went to see a new-to-me gynecologist whose office is about an hour and a half away, and as luck would have it, the weather was horrendous for most of the drive. High stress level! I made it to the appointment on time, though, and while the appointment itself went really well (such a great doctor!), it's ultimately still a feet-in-metal-stirrups situation, and that's not the most relaxing thing. I finished up with a semi-stressful return drive and several hours of work. Thank goodness I wore comfortable shoes and clothes.

So here it is, the fifth and final sheath dress remix:

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Under sweaters, under a skirt, over t-shirts, over another dress, over pants, with boots and heels and brogues, The Weeklong Remix numero uno is complete.


NEW Mimikri Allure Take 2!

The Allure Take 2 is a sexy and elegant addition to any closet. This dress is new from Mimikri and comes in seven brilliant colors. The dress consists of a beautifully sculpted sheer blouse with ruffled edges over a sheer sculpted ruffled skirt. The lacy bodysuit peeks through the blouse and skirt emphasizing your shapely curves.


NEW LAQ Susan Peach Glow Makeup 6
NEW Truth Hair Priscilla in Barley
NEW =KtH= x *S Blue Eyes @ the Help Japan Benefit
BAX Coen
Prestige Boots
To see more go here :)