Happy New Year!

With the new year come fresh winter and New Year kimono. This kimono with its warm outer coat was one of those on sale at the latest round of Japonica. I was also lucky in getting a hair ribbon in just the right colour from one of the Japonica gachas and I pulled some Zouri by the same designer (Exia) from my inventory. The first photo was taken in the Ahiru village, which is magical under the snow. In the second photo you can see the front view of the outfit – I’m posing with a lot of New Year items, including an offering and rats (it’s the Year of the rat) by Schadenfreude at Japonica and arrows, some collected from a couple of shrines and some given as group gifts by [RH]

Hair “Isla”: “”D!va””
KaO Ribbon Lace Red [in hair]: * EXiA *
Hana / kimono E: *AGATA*]
Kimono Accessories Zouri Red [shoes and socks]: EXiA
:Hamaya 2020 [arrow]: KATAKANA Shrine (held in 2nd photo)
BiHull*HAIRPIN: ROZOREGALIA_
Kalki earrings *gold*: Zaara
Sia II Ice – Polar tone – 03 NB: Glam Affair
Onora 10 eyeshadow: Zibska
Haneen – White [face tattoo]: Stardust
Amare Eyes (Blue): Aphotic Gloom
Classic avatar body

 

Warm in winter

I went shopping at the Arcade in an outfit mostly from the collabor88 event. The item from December’s Collabor88 is the sweater: there are cosy sweaters on offer from various designers. For me the advantage was that this one has an alpha (I have kept with the classic avatar body, seeing as how I rarely show much of it anyway!).
Hair and boots are from the previous collabor88, and I’m pretty sure that the earrings and skirt were first introduced at collabor88 as well, but some while ago. I still think they look great, though: good design doesn’t date!

Ariel Maxi Skirt: Emery
Comfy sweater: -Pixicat-
Hair “Isla”: “”D!va””
– Halime necklace: KUNGLERS
Soft Red Dulzura Boots: Schadenfreude
– Haneen – White 100% face tattoo: Stardust
Rose Lace Tights -black- : G. Field
Kalki earrings *gold*: Zaara
Maysoon Ring Right: Lazuri
Sia II Ice – Polar tone – 03 NB: -Glam Affair –
Pose by Elephante
Location: The Arcade.

 

Rosey in winter

Cheerful colours seem right to contrast with winter snow or winter gloom. This outfit includes two past Fifty Linden Friday bargains (the boots and the sweater), some toning items I found in my inventory (winter hat hair and maxi skirt) together with the muff which was picked up at a recent event. The muff was white fur, but I was able to tint it (though looking at the photo, I could have matched it better!). The muff comes in a pack with a little fur stole (not shown).

Galina [Avg] – Colors hair: Doe
Snow Fur Muff: Petite Mort
Maxi Skirt and Weekend Sweater – Joy: Tres Blah
Kalki earrings: Zaara
Star Boots – Carmine Nubuck: [Gos]
Haneen – White 100% tattoo: Stardust
Lucy – Snow – skin: Glam Affair
Pose in the muff.
Location: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Woodland%20Trail/46/174/22

 

At home at Halloween

Although I don’t like things to be too gruesome, I enjoy dressing up for Halloween and going round all the wonderful SL events collecting pumpkins, gravestones etc. This gown from Senzafine is great because it can be the basis of a witch/vampire outfit, but at other times of the year will just be a beautifully textured formal dress. I was going to wear the Handrew hair from Exile (with a dismembered hand holding up your hair) but I liked this candelabra hair from Analog Dog even more. As usual G. Field has a whole new Halloween outfit (dress, boots, stockings, hat, face paint) available for  group members, but I just wore the face paint. You can also get the past group gifts from the G. Field mainstore (the shoes/boots alone are worth the trip)

2019 Halloween Clown Face Tattoo: G. Field (Halloween group gift)
Haneen – White face tattoo: Stardust
BlackBride Bouquet Black: *Naminoke*
midnight – splash (hair): Analog Dog (at Hallow Manor)
– Lorelynn – Crown – gold+silver: (Bliensen + MaiTai We love roleplay)
‘Belle Decroissance’ Skull Brooch-blue: Eclectica
Maysoon Ring Right: Lazuri
Narcissa Gown – Noir [Fitted]: Senzafine (We love roleplay)
Kalki earrings L *gold*: Zaara
Lucy – Snow – 02 C skin: Glam Affair
Pose in the bouquet
Photo taken in Panic of Pumpkin http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Ryukyu/23/20/1827

 

Floral

I had intended to pose somewhere else in this outfit, but I couldn’t resist taking a snap in the Ariskea shop, where the floral items complemented this rich silk embroidered Ala Folie dress, that I got at the Spoonful of Sugar event. Each pack includes options for two colours (e.g. for this pack, the jacket, pants and overdress are all in both white and blue), so you can have all one colour or, as I do here, mix the two. LODE’s latest Shiny Shabby headdresses are beautiful tea roses, and I was lucky enough to get this matching pink rose headband at my first gacha shot. The hedgehog is a Jian companion, a recent FLF item. You also got an adorable curled up hedgehog to hold, and a hedgehog and leaves scene.

ICHIKA hair: *ARGRACE*
Head Accessory – Tea Rose [pink]: *LODE*
JAYA dress blancbleu: Ala Folie
**Holy Gold** necklace: +:+WTG+:+
Hedgehog Companion: JIAN
Onora eyeshadow: Zibska
Haneen face stars – White 100%: Stardust
Assassin – White tattoo: [White~Widow]
Maysoon Ring: Lazuri
Avatar Enhancement Feet Flat: Slink
Janya jeweled sandals and gold bracelet: Zaara
– Sia II Ice – Polar tone – skin: -Glam Affair
Amare Eyes (Blue): Aphotic Gloom

 

Arthurian

There is an Arthurian theme to this month’s Enchantment. There are lots of swords in stones, but I chose the pose pack from Nantra, which has 6 Excalibur-flourishing poses for Ladies of the Lake. The robes I have on are called “Merlin” but they seem as suited to lake-ladies as to wizards. I’m very fond of this newish hair from Lamb: it looks good in a lot of different poses, with the strands falling very naturally.
Miami hair: – Lamb.
Skylar :: Earrings: Cae ::
Maysoon Ring: Lazuri
Merlin . Dust: The Muses (Enchantment)
Sia II Ice – Polar tone – skin: -Glam Affair –
Amare Eyes (Blue): Aphotic Gloom
Pose: Lady of the Lake: Nantra (Enchantment) (includes sword)
Fireflies by Lagom
Classic avatar body and head.

 

In the hot weather

 When it’s hot, a cool cotton yukata is just what you need to wear. This is a new release from Aso! at the latest round of Sanarae and the obi is colour change. I went for grey, since that matched perfectly with the cute Exile hair – a fifty linden friday special last week. I’m still wearing my earrings from Yummy, because they’re gorgeous.

Janya jeweled sandals: Zaara
Onora eyeshadow: Zibska
Assassin – White: White~Widow
Eclat Earrings: (Yummy)
Hekoobi Yukata (hakka): ASO!
Cassie hair: Exile
Uchiwa Fan – Fuji: kisetsu
Maysoon Ring Right: Lazuri
Avatar Enhancement Feet Flat: Slink
Sia II Ice – Polar tone – skin: -Glam Affair
Amare Eyes (Blue): Aphotic Gloom
Classic avatar body