Alice Blue Edwardian

For this week's challenge called Alice Blue, I remembered there was the lovely Ivalde's Edwardian gown, Lilje tucked in a storage trunk. This soft floating gown reminds me of a Downton Abbey gown with its simple lines and minimum lace and ruffles.  For springtime tea parties, Hatpins confection Floraleigh in pastel bouquet colors topped off this daytime look.  Thanks to the lovely sachi vixen of Adam 'n Eve, my cheeks and lips are lightly blushing with the new Amaris in Natural shades.

~Credits
Gown - Ivalde's - Lilje in baby blue
Shoes - lassitude & ennui  - Selene mesh boots
Hat - Hatpins - Floraleigh - pastel bouquet
Hair - Truth - Lillian and Padma - Chocolate
Skin - Adam n Eve - Amaris - Natural Bare
Poses - Striking Poses - Eye Candy

Delicious and Dark

Adam n Eve's sachi Vixen dropped these lovelies on me over the weekend. So delicious and dark are the eyes on these four Natalie collections that you can't help but think of candelit bistros, sipping a glass of merlot while listening to blues.

 First, Natalie Baby Blue with just a touch deep blue eye shadow and the most lovely shade of pink lipstick.  Of the four, this is most light in makeup coloring.  Blue eyes would just shine with the blues and smokey eyeliner.

Natalie Burlesque - oh heavens! Classic red lips and nail polish combined with those silvery smokey eyes - pull out your silk stockings, ladies.

 Nataline Magenta give you deep colors bordering on purples.  Loved this one paired up with dark hair and deep dark ballgowns.

Last by not least, Natalie Vine is a deep smokey green eyeshadow with deep rose lipstick.  I added the optional light freckles which are included with all the collections.  Natalie Vine just calls for ginger hair - though I wore it also as a brunette.  You'll also find complete changes of eyebrow hair colors, hair bases, manicure and pedicures in tattoo and layer variations.

~Credits
Skin - Adam n Eve Natalie - Baby Blue, Burlesque, Magenta, and Vine
Hair - Truth Helena Espresso for Baby Blue and Burlesque - Truth Evelyn Raven for Magenta - Truth Padma Chestnut for Vine

Champagne 'n Shadows

 

Shall I give it a go? 52 Weeks of Color Challenge starts this week.  Besides the usual time constraints, etc., I'm going to try doing this with vintage, Victorian, medieval whatever fits historically outfits.  Hopefully, I'll be digging into my closet trunks to see what I already own that will suit the color of the week. Of course, I'll be shopping - heavens - me, not shop?! 

The color of the week is champagne which always reminds me of classic fashion.  What better gown to wear than one of Nicky Ree's classic gowns - Lady Aurora.  This lovely creation comes with multiple variations of ballgowns from simple to full grand trains. Designing Nicky Ree's shop has always been one of my favorite shops. With this gown, the lace decorating the skirts and trains is so detailed and looks so expensive that if you were to shop in real life, there would be a major credit card damage being incurred to cover the costs. Most people only go to Nicky's for bridal gowns but you have to remember she has many different departments - not just formalwear.

Pulled a favorite necklace from the jewelry casket - Ami amet deli pencet French Brooch Necklace by Alchemy Immortalis.  It has changeable gems and metals which makes it a "must have" necklace.  Just checked on the necklace in the marketplace - go click now! It's on sale for 99L.  

Now, let's see if I can keep those shadows on the SL viewer!

~Credits

Gown: Designing Nicky Ree - Lady Aurora - Champagne

Skin: LAQ - Susan -Fair

Hair:  Truth - Francesca- pecan

Manicure: Adam n Eve Astrelle Blushed

Jewelry: Ami amet deli pencet French Brooch Necklace by Alchemy Immortalis

Shoes: GF Ribbon Sling Back Shoes

Poses by Striking Poses

Pose Anywhere Hud

Auld Acquaintance

Ages ago, my first ballgowns came from Shenlei Flasheart's Prim & Proper collection.  I happened into a late night shopping frenzy by a crazed group of ladies who later I learned were ladies from a place called Caledon. I watched & learned as gowns literally flew around the shop and hats snatched in mid-air.  The gowns sparkled with sequins and lavished with lace hit a chord in that newbie shopper's heart.

Funny thing, just this past week or so, I commented in plurk on how I couldn't wait until a designer offered a mesh ballgown.  The idea of being able to waltz without glitch pants or skirts breaking around my knees seemed like a logical progression in mesh designs. Tonight I noticed a notecard from Carriage Trade announcing new tack for horses and new gowns from the Debutante line. I was about to toss the notice when I scanned the word "mesh".  Hold everything! A mesh ballgown! 

Auld Acquaintance pours over your shape in a long glide downward.  It comes in 3 sizes to fit most shapes.  I usually wear a medium but for this gown, the small fit just fine, thank you very much.  Shenlei, who happened to be at her Welcome Center, mentioned that the ruffle did help with the fit at the top, which it does quite nicely. You have to see this dress move - no more glitch pants!  I picked up the graphite color but there is a complete slate of colors for your selection. 

Just so you can see, this is the real me tucked inside the mesh of the gown.  All my curves with a front knee bent plus swinging my hips sideways and the gown just glides on down.  I did not tweak even a pixel of my shape, so here I am curvy bum and all.  The funny thing is you don't need shoes because your feet are covered by the gown!

If you haven't been over to Carriage Trade, you should make the trip. The sims are lovely to wander around and  the horses are available as rideables and as full avatars.  A mesh horse designed as a rideable is being released this week.  Shenlei Flasheart again shows us all how to take Second Life designs to the next level.  Thank you for your creativity and dedication!

~Credits

Gown: Debutante - Auld Acquaintance - Graphite by Shenlei Flasheart - Carriage Trade

Skin: LAQ - Vilda - Peach

Hair:  EMO-tions - Fabienne

Manicure: Adam n Eve Astrelle Blushed

Jewelry: EarthStones Gothique Set - Silver & Onyx

Poses by Lost Angel and Olive Juice

Pose Anywhere Hud

Boo!

Halloween Pumpkin Face

 Boo! Halloween - time for things that go bump in the night! I'm not much for super icky bloody zombies dancing around Winterfell Harbor. When I go ghost hunting, I like to blend into the background...or hide in the pumpkin patch!  sachi Vixen has delivered Halloween Horror make-up just for the cute ghosts and ghouls!

Halloween Scare Face

Halloween Skull Face

Adam n Eve Group Gift - Ghostly

 The Horror faces go perfectly with the Adam n Eve Group Gift - a ghostly version of the new Ariadne. The lips and eyes have a natural look that I love.

Ariadne - Natural Maple

After trying on the ghostly Ariadne, I made a quick shopping trip to try on the new Ariadne at sachi's shop.  Of course, I had to add another shopping bag! Four versions are waiting for you.  I loved the Natural so I came home with the whole fatpack.  Much to my delight, I now had hairbases in all colors, manicures, pedicures, and bewbs!

With all these faces for the Halloween season, I went deep into my closet to find a favorite Halloween dress - Wretched Dollies Wicked Pumpkin outfit.  Star Fairymeadow designed a pumpkin striped skirt overlaid with black on charcoal print and tulle. Touches of lace on the bodice are accented with ruffled sleeves, and bow ties to add a bit of dash.  Striped socks complete the look. If you see little pumpkin colored lights, I found little pumpkin particles to follow my footsteps. This gown is from Star's 2008 collection so check your WD folders.  I'm not sure if she still has this one in her shop.  I added WD's newest Granny Boots which you just have to go grab a pair.  The textures are beautiful with the look of well-worn comfy boots.

Back to ghost hunting in Winterfell Harbor and Wretched Hollow....Shhhhh!

~Credits
Wretched Dollies Wicked Pumpkin (2008 design - look in your WD folders!)
Wretched Dollies Granny Boots
Truth - Julia Streaked - Silver
Adam n Eve Ariadne Halloween Group Gift
Adam n Eve Horror Makeups for Halloween: Pumpkin, Scare, & Skull
Adam n Eve Ariadne Natural

Casting Spells...

 

Tucked away in the darkness of the manor, there is a private place for study and writing.  Special bottles and potions are locked away for safekeeping in the stone walls deep underground.  Medieval fog swirls around Winterfell Harbor which calls for a gown reminiscent of that long ago time. 

 

 Miss sachi Vixen has a new gown suitable for keeping watch from the castle towers for your prince to come home.  Adam n Eve Clothes' Rosalynd is sewn from brocade with antique gold netting forming a corset twinkling with jewels. 

  

The gown arrives with three skirt variations, the slim skirt shown, grande ballroom skirt, and a flirty short skirt.  All the skirts are trimmed with a drape of gold tulle with bows on the hips. The dusky purple suited the harbor's mist & clouds but the gown comes in six colors.  

Tuli's Jade with the new makeup by Elysium just gave an edge to this medieval lady.  Antheia matched with Jade in tone 2 picked out the colors of the purple with the accents of blue from Hatpins Branwyn wreath in Sky Rose and Snow Lily.  The low cut gown is accented with The Black Widow Amber Prayer Bead Necklace by Alchemy Immortalis.  A black widow spider trapped in amber hangs from prayer chain beads, belladonna seeds, and silver claws.  

 

Time to close the hidden door to the secret chamber and lock away the ancient journals. If you wander that way, beware the sapphire blue potion bottle since a spell will release the black widow's children!

~ Credits

Gowns - Adam n Eve - Rosalynd

Hair - Truth - Eva

Skin -Tuli - Jade Tone 2 with Antheia makeup
Wreath - Hatpins - Branwyn Sky Rose & Snow Lily
Shoes - *G Fields- Ribbon Slingback Shoes Silver
Necklace - Alchemy Immortalis - The Black Widow Amber Prayer Bead Necklace 
(Check xstreet for a special summer sale price on the necklace!)
Props - Shade Fantasy Outfitters - Alchemy Lab (animated)

Steamland Summer

 

Summer in the Steamlands can be a tad warm for we ladies who usually wear full corsets and sweeping skirts.  It was a lovely surprise to find in my "mailbox" this gown from sachi Vixen of Adam n Eve fame.  She was thinking of us ladies when this Angelina design.  In Pearl, the lace ruffles accented with satin bows drapes over a light bodice with an insert panel of butterflies in shades of teal, cream and bronze.

 

Angelina in classic black with the butterfly panel in crimsons and golds is just right for an evening gathering.  For those who enjoy a bit of burlesque, the long skirt is detachable with the result being a "wow" dance hall outfit.

 

Since I loved these colors, I popped over to Adam n Eve to do a bit of sight seeing shopping.  The other shades of Amelia are lovely, but a plaid gown Amelia caught my eye.  There are several plaid shades to pick from but the red was just what I wanted for a hot July. Just the thing to wear while gardening over in Winterfell or just hanging out on the terrace listening to Radio Riel, especially on July 11th for the Riel Day for Life broadcasts supporting Relay for Life.  

~ Credits

Gowns - Adam n Eve - Angelina and Amelia

Hair - Truth - Josephine

Skin - LAQ - Pearl - Fair