52 Weeks of Color Challenge Catchup 36,37,38- Part two

Pushing a bit further I am compiling another multiple color post for Luna's 52 Weeks of Color Challenge. The colors included in this post are Celadon, Lemon and Patriarch. I'm going to try really hard to complete the next set of challenges on time so I won't get caught behind again.

Celadon- Week 33


I'd like to point out that my outfit and shoes are all created by Katey Coppola. Katey who is known for her unique poses from her successful pose store Glitterati proves that her talent is not only restricted to one area. Katey has recently opened two new stores, "The Kid Company" (Clothing for children) and "Petticoat Lane", (Clothing for Women). Both new labels are so full of potential because these are her first wave of releases and they are made extremely well and provide options for customization. I think she is only going to improve as time continues and her skills grows. My dress is made up from two garments in Petticoat Lane. "Basic Tank" and "T-Shirt Dress" Shoes are from The Kid Company, and are so cute that they received their own post on "On Your Toes".

Lemon- Week 37


Patriarch- Week 38


While scouting for colors on Luna's blog, I stumbled on a post titled, Happy Things: Before and After Flickr Group. Luna's post encourages to showcase side by side comparisons of before editing and after editing of a photo. After taking a look at the Flickr group I decided to try my hand at this showing my process. The corset and hair on the left side are photo shopped because the pose created a broken line along my waist and my hair cascaded into my shoulder and creating a messy look. You can check out a Side by Side Comparison on my Flickr stream. I'm far from a photo guru, but I try my best. If you have any suggestions or tips on how to improve please let me know.

The next colors I'm working on getting together is Melon and Apricot, after that I'm all caught up. That is until the new week starts. :D

Week 36, Celadon
Hair- Boon-IUN307-Brown
Skin-LAQ-Olivia Nougat
Shirt- Petticoat Lane- Basic Tank- Mint
Skirt-Petticoat Lane-T-Shirts Dress- Green
Shoes-The Kid Company-Kitty flats- Cream
Earrings- BRB accessories- Watermelon Earrings-Poupee Hunt 2011

Week 37, Lemon
Hair- Friday-Rashelle-Browns
Skin-Dutch Touch- XaYa- Olive- Moon
Dress-Vive9- Dakota Wrap Dress-Gold
Shoes-Bax- Prestige Boots-Brown Leather
Necklace- TokiD- Droopy red Necklace- Group Gift

Week 38, Patriarch
Hair-Exile-Ocean-Dark Browns
Skin-PXL-Gaia-Natural
Eye Tattoo- Chelle- Eye pop- Grape
Lingerie-Phoenix Rising-Tainted-Rose
Necklace-Lazuri-Spring Pearl Necklace
Pose and Background- Behavior Body- Photo Room- Free Gift

52 Weeks of Color Challenge Catchup 33,34,35,- Part 1

Eeeeep! I fell behind again on the color challenge after all that promising to myself that I would keep on track. I'm roughly 7 weeks behind which is forcing me to combine multiple weeks into one post. I got the idea from Beulah Mills, friend and blogger, who was also slightly behind. Thank you for the idea and motivation to get back on track with Luna's 52 Weeks of Color challenge.

I've also been on a bit on a blogging vacation during the month of July. I didn't originally plan on it, but there were so many RL Summer activities that blogging became really hard to fit in. Many apologies if you dropped something on me and I didn't get a chance to blog it. I'm slowly sorting through my inventory and will manage to include many items in upcoming posts. 

Mahogany- Week 33


Mauve- Week 34


Electric Blue- Week 35




Week 33, Mahogany
Hair Scarf-LeLutka-GRACE scarf
Skin- LAQ- Olivia-Nougat
Top-MichaMi- Nina Crop Top- Bronze (jacket)
Pants-Elephant Outfitters- Journey Tweed Slacks - Creme Tea

Week 34, Mauve
Hair-Raw House- Emily-Dark Browns
Skin-LAQ-Olivia-Nougat
Dress-LeeZu!-Virage Flexi Dress


Week 35, Electric Blue
Hair-Kiki-Nina-Brown
Skin-LAQ-Olivia- Nougat
Dress-Zaara-Mrinali-Bluebells
Shoes-Paper Couture- Pastel Blue Butterfly
Hair Flower-Indy&Co-Aierdale Floral Barrette-Blue Cuacao-Hair Fair 2011 gift

Newness and News from Bells Boutique

Hello Sweethearts!


Bells Boutique is proud to announce our newest shorts, "Flower Bloomers".  I created these shorts as a way to beat the summer heat and cool down. Flower Bloomers are a fun floral patten short complete with a sculpted cuff and flower button. Flower Bloomers are available in four colors Sea (Green), Sunshine (Yellow), Fire (Red/Orange), Sky (Blue)

Remember I'm still selecting one person to Win my new release. The qualifications for  entry into each contests is really simple. Just click my subscriber kiosk at the front of Bells Boutique. As a member you are automatically entered into the contest. I choose at random so everyone has a fair chance.

The Winner of the New Release is EmY Khaos  and HonestHeart Resident If you happen to see them around SL make sure you send them a congrats. They will be sporting a skittles pack which contains all four colors of Flower Bloomers. 



Oh and Bells Boutique is also Participating in the Cupcake War Hunt so if you're feeling like doing a hunt and picking up some wonderful gifts please visit the cupcake war main website for more information.

Bells Boutique
SL Market Place

52 Weeks of Color Challenge Week 32 Jade

It has to be said that week 32 of Luna's Color challenge stumped me BIG TIME. In fact it's the reason why I fell behind again. I was having so much trouble finding a shad of jade I liked, finally I decided to compromise and use this color; although, I'm pretty sure it's not 100% Jade. The next color I'm working on is Mahogany. I'm pretty sure I have a good handle on the color already :D

Independence Never Tasted Sweeter

I 'm going to let you in on a little secret.  The Hair fair is my absolute favorite fair out of the entire year. I know I shouldn't play favorites but I just can't help it. I've been saving my lindens for this event and sadly I've already gone through half of my hair fair budget and I still have Demos in my inventory to sort through. Don't let my mini "whoa is me" fool you, it's completely worth it. Especially when comparing the cost of the items vs the benefit to receiving them. Gorgeous Hair and lending a helping hand to a charity in need.

This year's hair fair beneficiary is Wigs for kids, which is a wonderful organization dedicated to bringing wigs to children who have lost their hair due to medical reasons. I was really touched when reading the history of how this foundation was started. All hair styles at the hair fair are donation styles so even purchasing one new hair style in SL will help fund a RL child's new wig.



The Hair Fair which opened its doors on July 2, will run until July 15 and has some great styles available. Four summer themed sims with an easy to follow route make shopping the hair fair sublime. I've discovered some new to me stores and my favorite hair designers have only exceeded my expectations by creating decadent hair styles, making it hard to choose just one.

Make sure you take the time to de prim before visiting to make your hair fair purchases. The hair fair has provided low lag clothing for your convenience donated by DCNY and Exile. (I actually wore only a silver metallic skin that I use for my vendor photos to combat the lag.) You can easily circumvent some of the crowds by joining the DEMO group for the hair fair and receiving demos before purchasing. Another tip is avoiding peak hours for visiting the fair. Since I've moved to an euro time zone I discovered that the best times for visiting any fairs are Monday - Friday from 12am slt until 8:00 am slt, if you have an opportunity to test this out I suggest you do, just remember the weekend of any fair's opening is usually the busiest. A complete list of all vendors at the hair fair, along with more tips for fighting lag can be found on the official hair fair site.


Hair Fair Site
Demo Group
Flicker Account

The Look-Independence Never tasted sweeter
Hair- Exile-Lady Versailles-Dark Browns
Skin- Glam Affair-Nina Skin &Lipstick Tattoo 1-The dressing room number 33
Swimsuit-Fri.day-Nautical pinup- FLF
Bracelet-StoRin-Kit Nautical Bangles-Blue Silver
Necklace-Artilleri- Yarr Necklace- Red
Shoes-Paper Couture-Bow Soiree Platform Wedges-White

Indy & Co. at the Accessory Fair

There is still a couple of shopping days left at The Accessory fair 2011 which will end on Sunday June 26. If you haven't visited yet please make sure you stop on in and tour the two sims which are dedicated to offering you some of the best Accessories in SL.

I'm actually sneaking in one last post because I found out Indy & Co. had a late start at the Accessory fair and I didn't want to miss the opportunity to show you the two exclusive items Indyra has created. The Farouk earrings and Farouk necklace are a beautiful Egyptian themed necklace and earring combination. The Farouk set has traces of deep red and teal which are accented by the shiny beautiful gold encasing each piece of jewelry.

Both sets are donation items for Relay for Life and the proceeds will benefit this worthy cause.

The Look-Sitting pretty in Farouk
Hair-Shag-He Loves me Knot
Skin- PXL Creations-GAIA-Nude Eyes
Tattoo- Kyoot Makeup-Autumn Feline Makeup
Jewerly Set-Indy and Co.- Farouk Necklace and earrings-RFL item

Newness at ISPACHI

Audrey has made her debut at ISPACHI yesterday and I'm super excited to give my review of the skin today.  There has been a buzz floating around the feeds all week about this skin, I did my fair share of teasing by using the Audrey skin in all my posts this week.

I first discovered ISPACHI during the skin fair and was quite impressed with the quality of work the ISPACHI team presented. Take a trip to their main store location and you will find not only skins, but clothing, footwear, jewelry and hair for both male and female residents of Second Life.

Audrey is filled with character; little beauty marks grace the skin leaving angel kisses on the decolletage, tummy and back. Audrey has some key areas that I particularly like, behind the knees and under the arms are drawn quite well. I also love the softness on the shoulder blades and roundness to the tummy and cute button navel. I'm also loving the roundness of the booty; and other special delicate lady bits are well done. I do have one area of the skin I wish were slightly different: it's the area on the sides that show the ribs. I feel it's a bit too much and would love to see more softness in Audrey, more of a fleshy feeling to encompass women with fuller figures. This of course is a personal taste issue and not a complete deal breaker.

Audrey is available in seven skin tones ranging from light to dark. ISPACHI specialized in removing the orange hue from darker tones and creating natural skin tones. Twelve makeup options are available, each makeup provides a versatile effect allowing you to capture and create any desired look. Two options are available for cleavage as well as the option to wear the skin with a hairbase or without.

ISPACHI is definitely a store worth checking out filled with many wonderful designs; there is no telling what might suit your personality and taste. Audrey imho is a beautifully done skin that you should give the opportunity to entice your senses by trying on a demo.

The Look-White Mocha
Hair- Lamb-Witch- Chocolate Pack
Skin-ISPACHI Skin-Audrey-Mocha-Hairbase-Wine
Dress- Paper Couture- Crossroads Gown
Jewelry Set- Lazuri-Spring Collection-Accessory Fair Item