Barefoot in the Snow

On the half of the world I stand on, it's Winter right now =) but here it's never really that cold so I've never seen real snow (because, honestly, muddy snow at the side of the road doesn't count, does it? =P hehehe). So, since SL gives me snowy places whenever I can, all year round, I decided to run barefoot in the snow for my post today *happy dance*



The first thing I wanted to show you is this *points to picture above* So adorably cute!. It's a complete avatar by Djinn & Tonic. I had a close look at it and it's honestly very well done =)
In this post you'll see me putting the avatar to test *evil laughter* because most complete avatars look awesome as they come, but when you start mix and matching them with other stuff, they stop looking that wonderful. Well guess what? with this one it didn't happen!!. It endured all my tests and passed =P

Ok so, I'm really picky about skins, so the first thing I did was change the shape to see how well the skin adjusted to it. If you have shopped for skins in SL for a while, I'm sure you know not all of them are flattering for every shape, while on certain shapes they look absolutely amazing. My usual shape has big eyes, puffy cheeks, small round lips and a pointy chin... so yeah, half the times when I try on skins I end up looking like a weirdly mutated mantis. So This is how I looked when I tried on the skin with my own shape:



This would be the moment to scream *OMG CUTE* =P
The skin adjusts to different shapes very well as well, and if you can see on the picture too, the eyes that come with it are lovely also. The hair is also a part of the complete avatar and it's really nicely done. The roses are sculpted and they come separately, so you can recolor them to match them to your clothes.
The necklace worn in the picture is the Kakkoi necklace by Cobrahive, which is also very well done, with very realistic textures.



Here you can see my full body, I'm wearing a RunoRuno outfit called "UNDress Cocktail Black", I'm wearing most of it, but not the full outfit, so there's more to it (leggins, collar, etc). It's almost entirely sculpted and very well executed... now the main thing that comes to mind when I think of RunoRuno is "value for money", because most of the items cost around 50L, and you can still see the hard work in them.
The awesome green pants are the Lacey pants by Trap. They are hand drawn/painted just like Selos' skins, and definitely a must have for missmatching lovers. The amount of details into them is amazing. If you zoom in close enough you can see every stitching on the cloth heheheh. I love them!



Finally, the lovely sim I'm at is AM Radio's Idia Laboratories, and you can get there by clicking here. As for the poses I used, they are from a japanese shop called "SHISEIDo?" and you can get there by clicking here.

xoxo

Ghani<3

Empty Your Wallet & Love It!

This week your $50L can do a hell of a lot more than you ever imagined.



Jacket - {SMS} Another Vintage Jacket Red for Red Cross - $50L
Skin - :: DUTCH TOUCH ::MaUVe:: Cream - Vamp - $500L
Pose - esme for (pda) Break In Case Of Anything - $100L (Fatpack)

Last night Barb posted a plurk asking people if they wanted to participate in a Red Cross fundraising event in SL. 24 hours and dozens of contributors later, more than $200,000L has been raised. To up the stakes even more, many of today's $50L Friday designers have pledged the proceeds from at least one of their items. In addition, there is an entire skybox filled with all kinds of exclusive goodies. And every single last little Linden dollar is going directly to the Red Cross! You have a chance to make your money do something really wonderful, so SHOP YOUR BALLS OFF!



Top - ~*RunoRuno*~ Wrap Tank - $50L
Hair - [Aden] Autumn (Black) - $50L
Jewelry - *Ticky Tacky* Save a Prayer Jewelry Set - Red - $260L
Pose - esme for (pda) All My Heroes Are Weirdos - $100L (Fatpack)

Let's get to the fashion! I'm totally digging the jacket in the top picture, from So Many Styles. It's really wonderfully crafted. You can purchase this right at the shop. The RunoRuno top in the 2nd picture can be found at the Red Cross skybox. Runo's fluid and organic shapes never cease to impress. It's a steal for $50L. For a bit more than that you can grab the special edition jewelry set I made for this event, from my shop *Ticky Tacky*. It's packed with options and it's pretty badass, so don't miss it! The hair is from the sale at the new Aden satellite shop at Starlust. All the hair is $50L, and this style features a tight little bun with a texture changing headscarf.



Top - *Fishy Strawberry* Wings Tee - Red - $50L
Skin - :: DUTCH TOUCH ::MaUVe:: Cream - Xtrema - $500L
Hair - Clawtooth: Let's Get Married (Valentine) - $50L
Pose - [LAP] - Slex-Cute Charlotte - $50L (Fatpack)

Clawtooth by Clawtooth has been rocking my world a little too much lately and this flaming red flip 'do leaves me a little breathless. The fact that this is CBC's Red Cross item only makes me love it more. Find it at the shop. Fishy Strawberry's Red Cross item also kicks some major ass. This perfect red, 3/4-sleeve top has adorable angel wing decals on the back. This is available at the Red Cross skybox. The skins used in this post are from the ongoing sale at Dutch Touch. I've rhapsodized about these before. No clue when the sale might end, so get them while you can. The poses in this post come from Long Awkward Pose and Penny Dreadful Arcade. The PDA set can be found up in the Red Cross skybox, along with loads of other wonderful things you need to go buy right now! :D