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Thursday, September 4, 2008

Last Butterflies of Summer

Posted 3rd September 2008

Got a call this morning through one of my most enjoyable groups - Vain Inc. The latest discovery? A cutesome hair in the Lucky Chair at ::69:: I had not visited this store in a while so I flew over to take a look and within 10 minutes the letter flipped to A and I walked away with this delightful ringlet & butterflies confection that rendered me instantly nostalgic for Summer.

I craved flowers and colour to say farewell to this glorious season of scented gardens and I had just stumbled upon these pretty platform sandals by Sven Olbers, so I was off on yet another fashion quest.

24hrs later and this is the result - I riot of folksy colour for an Indian Summer that I hope many of you are enjoying! Why not have a last fling with colour before the muted hues of autumn hit town?

Having fiddled for ages with the bouquet, I became a little impatient with my rebake button so apologies if these are not quite as crisp as usual - you get the picture :)

Outfit Credits:

Butterfly Dolly hair from the lucky chair at ::69:: (blonde version slightly tinted)

Happy vintage top by +Mudshake+

Circle skirt from Raja set by Ivalde

Sash (tinted) from Persona

Curl clog turquoise by Sven Olbers

Naturaliste bracelet from Swallowtail

Double acrylic bangle from Mezzo

Bunch of Gerberas (heavily modded) from Mikan Flower Shop

Poses by Myllie Writer, Torrid Midnight, Misty Waves, Sai Pennell

Monday, September 1, 2008

Hair Fair (and not fair)

I'm back! RL did not completely swallow me and I've even had the chance to dash around the Hair Fair sims during the last 24 hours. I don't know if there were big crowds at the beginning but I have certainly found things pretty quiet down there.

The Expo does provide an easy way to check out new hair makers and there were I few I was not familiar with. I was impressed with Find Ash amongst others, but did not include them here as I got on a bit of a roll with my bangs theme!

Cuteness is my new fave thing and it's pursuit has guided my choices here. It's also an opportunity to show you some of the new things I've acquired for my wardrobe since the last post.

I kind of wish there was more exclusive/limited edition work at Hair fair - Torrid Midnight's Fedora styles are an example, but I have to say I found it enjoyable nevertheless and was really impressed with the organisation that went into making demos available in advance and providing such a reliable bank of SLurls at the website - congratulations to all involved!

I was a little disappointed that some of my favorite designers were absent - mainly the Japanese kind such as Waka + Yuki who currently have most dos on sale for L$30 at their store. I've thrown one in here as an example to encourage you to take a look in spite of possible "hair fatigue".

Ok - time for the visuals!