Skins

Ballet Magic

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Today Mellwynn showed me one of her favorite places, a ballet studio. After we did some dancing, I went back home to do more unpacking. I came across this gown by Siss Boom and got sidetracked–of course! The skirt swirls beautifully while dancing.

BTW–the colors in the background were all done with in-world lighting with just hint of pink overlay in Photoshop. I don’t think I could repeat the accidental magic.

Gelato

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It’s SOOO HOT! I just had to take a break and get some gelato. I better eat it here. If I go outside it will melt quickly!

  • Head — Lelutka — Chloe
  • Body — Maitreya
  • Skin — Pink Fuel — Anja II, apricot
  • Top — Siss Boom — Better Half, delicate
  • Skirt — Mimikri — Jeans Mini/Feline beige
  • Gelato — andika — Take Away Gelato, hers
  • Spoon — BeYou — Gogurt Spoon
  • Pose — IOS Hold Pose 4R adjusted by Animare
  • Location — Bazzar Fantasy Community — Ice Cream Shop
  • Lighting — Phototools Cafe Light, Lumipro, Photoshop

Pretty in Pink Fuel

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In my last post, I mentioned going back to my Lelutka head. Then came the hunt for a new skin. My last “regular” skin was from Lara Hurley. I think their skins are perfection! But everyone has strengths and weaknesses in their designs and theirs is no exception. They excel at skins for redheads and blondes, but I wanted to get back to my brunette looks with a moderately tanned skin that looked true to tone. I hunted around for hours in vain, even trying on other Lelutka heads in an effort to mix and match.

But then I remembered Pink Fuel. I absolutely LOVE their cosmetics– one of their lipstick packs I use for my everyday wear– and I knew they had a few skins in the store. I knew I’d found a winner when I tried on the Anja skins.

  • Head — Lelutka — Chloe
  • Body — Maitreya
  • Hair — Stealthic — Ascension
  • Skin — Pink Fuel — Anja II, thin brows, Apricot shade.
  • Lipstick — this is one of the choices in the Anja HUD
  • Outfit — toksik –Airy top and skirt, pink
  • Shoes — Hilly Haalan — Stefania heels, HUD included
  • Backdrop — Foxcity — Tomorrow Photo Booth
  • Pose — beaute — sit2 (This was pulled from an AO I wore many years ago)
  • Location — Backdrop Cove
  • Lighting — Bryn Oh’s Condos in Heaven Sky 2 (which added a slightly pink tinge), Lumipro and a touch of Photoshop

My Maria

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I’ve gone back to my Lelutka Chloe head. I gave the Genus Classic a good solid tryout and I just couldn’t love it. It has great potential but the HUD just can’t compare to Lelutka’s. The Genus head appliers are also a bit sluggish and the HUD layout isn’t quite as logical. I also really like the Lelutka expressions better.

I decided to go for a skin change. I’m still on the hunt but this one called Maria by ItGirls appealed to me. My one complaint so far is that there isn’t a way to have the skin without a hair base. That small change would be a huge improvement!

  • Head — Lelutka — Chloe. Shape is my own.
  • Body — Maitreya
  • Skin — It Girls — Maria, tan. Body appliers sold separately but are only 300L for ALL of the body types and shades. That’s quite a bargain!
  • Hair — Stealthic — Haven
  • Eyes — Avi Glam — Ardor Eyes, summer
  • Makeup — Lipstick — Pink Fuel — Fresh Lip Tints
  • Earrings — Maxi Gossamer — Multi Hoops
  • Top — Teefy — Emma Top
  • Backdrop/Lighting — Just a purple prim background with a light Photoshop overlay. Midnight with a white Lumipro spotlight

Fleur

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A few weeks ago, I found a skin by Pumec on sale called Fleur. After digging around in my inventory randomly, I found these jeans with a flower in the pocket. Perfect!

  • Head — Genus — Classic
  • Body — Maitreya
  • Skin — Pumec — Fleur, March shade
  • Hair — Magika — Fever
  • Top — Pseudo — Asym top, olive.
  • Jeans — OSMIA — Sofia set jeans, blue
  • Pose — Amitie — Mademoiselle Chair, plus some adjustment with Animare
  • Backdrop — Minimal — Instagram Background 6 (Gacha item)
  • Artwork on wall — my own, not available elsewhere
  • Lighting — Morning Glory, Lumipro, Photoshop, Corel Painter
  • Location — private land

Evil Twin

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My evil twin took over for this shot! Say hello to D’Lareme. She called me to pick her up at 2 am at the Bad Girls Club!

  • Head — Genus — Classic
  • Body — Maitreya
  • Skin — The Skinnery — Harper, sorbet
  • Hair — Stealthic — Intrepid
  • Dress — sYs — Lotus. sYs has a bunch of inexpensive, quality clothing items from 1L -10L. Check out the Marketplace store link!
  • Shoes — Marchese — Chloe high heels
  • Location — Backdrop City
  • Backdrop — Hera — Bad Girls Backdrop
  • Lighting and Pose — Lumipro plus CaIWL and Photoshop

Ahoy!

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I unpacked a few things from the Ahoy There! Ghee Nautical Hunt and put together this cool top and shorts outfit. Each piece is only 10L and there are over two dozen to mix and match. I only did the adult portion of the hunt but there are some items for the kiddies too.

  • Head — Genus — Classic
  • Body — Maitreya
  • Skin — The Skinnery — Harper, sorbet
  • Hair — Truth — Horizon. Group VIP gift, new version
  • Top/Shorts — Ghee — Bow Tie Bikini Top and Sailor Shorts, Navy. 10L each piece in the current hunt
  • Shoes — Rood Nautical for Ghee 2019, also 10L at the hunt
  • Location/Backdrop — Swank Events — Wood Works Furniture and Home Decor display, Pacific Coast Deck
  • Pose– Built into Lumipro
  • Lighting — Nacon’s Day Mood, Lumipro and Photoshop

!gO! Orange

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I should be unpacking my Friday and Saturday sale purchases as well as everything I got from the two hunts I did this week, but as usual, I got distracted by a sale ad and wandered off to !gO!. I hadn’t been in this store for about three years and was delighted by some of the things I saw. This dress is the current group gift.

Another Chance

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Sylvi of b[ELLE] sent me another version of her bellbottom/top outfit and I thought “Whew! I can get a second chance at doing a promo shot!”. Reminder to self– never ever try to do a photo and post when I’m tired, short on time or hungry. That day I was all three!

Notice the flowers on the pants–they almost shimmer in the light. Gorgeous!

  • Head — Genus — Classic
  • Body — Maitreya
  • Hair — Stealthic — Paradox
  • Skin — The Skinnery — Harper, sorbet
  • Top/Bellbottoms — b[ELLE] — Bellbottom Jeans 2 with Country Top. Color HUD included for top, belt and jeans.
    • To Sylvi–Thank you for including green in the choices. It’s my namesake color that I don’t get to wear frequently enough.
  • Earrings — Rebel Hope — Island Girl Earrings, FREE at The Free Dove.
  • Pose — *CNZ* — Butterfly Love Poses, with holdable props. Adjusted slightly by Animare, a totally marvelous tool for SL Photographers!
  • Backdrop — M O N S — Hello World Photoshoot Decor
  • Location — Backdrop Cove
  • Lighting — TOR Sci Fi, Blue Highline, Lumipro, just a touch of brightening in Photoshop.

Back to 2017

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While digging through my inventory, I came across a folder of unopened stuff from 2017. In this was an old Lux Box purchase. I found enough for a whole outfit in there!

  • Head — Catwa — Lilly (Shape is my own adapatation)
  • Body — Maitreya
  • Skin — Belleza — Hannah, medium (50 Linden Friday face applier)
  • Lipstick — From the Catwa HUD.
  • Hair — Moon — Tessellate
  • Top — Teefy — Emma. Color change HUD included.
  • Skirt — Tres Blah — Juniper. Color change HUD included.
  • Shoes — Empire — Lunaria. Color change HUD included.
  • Pose — Antaya — Bento Pose Coffee and Donuts. 1L on Marketplace.
  • Location — Backdrop Cove
  • Backdrop — Evolution — Rustic Restaurant
  • Lighting — Coastal Afternoon plus lighting built into the backdrop, Lumipro, Photoshop