Strange Pixels

I adore a good textile pattern in SL, so these new Olive sweater dresses from Ducknipple had me frothing at the ads.  They come in a variety of stripes and colors, so you should definitely check them out.  I love Ducknipple for their lovely textures, and for their prim clothing and accessories that always fit me perfectly right out of the box.   Belts, especially,  take a good bit of fiddling of linked prims on my part before I can wear them, but what you see here was edited not one bit.

This dress immediately reminded me of the ubiquitous, beloved Old Boots from Shiny Things.  I marvel that with all the advancements in sculpts we have now, these boots can still hold their own and hold it well.  How many other pairs of shoes from years ago would still look good today?

Also take note - fabulous new skins from Nomine!  The Mosaic line is a departure from what I’m used to from Nomine,  as they bring a touch more smooth realism.   I personally love both styles, but get a hankering for each at different times.  And of course these skins come in the Nomine skin tones and makeups that you know and love - including some previously Limited Edition makeups!  I’m particularly in love with the lips; just look at how soft and plump they are.

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Categories: Accessories, Boots, Mourna Biziou, Skins, Women's Clothing

It’s finally getting chilly here, thank goodness.  This summer has been particularly brutal, and I’m not sorry to see the back end of it.

In SL, my avie can dress for whatever season she likes.  But I find myself dressing for the season in a kind of celebration of it.   Today’s post is very much like something you might find me in, out here in the real world.  Only better, of course.

Sn@tch’s new Miss Prim and Proper set is so cozy,with it’s long cuddly sleeves and oversized collar.  A short flirty skirt (which fit with absolutely no resizing, I might add.) exposes adorable knit stockings, complete with garters and little skully fasteners.  The sweater underneath comes in a variety of colors.   I’m wearing the white, but have put a slight grey tint on it.  The sleeves do not actually have prim cuffs, but I dug around in inventory and found a set from another sweater.  One of the advantages of always wearing black, eh?

These boots from amaama immediately sparked my attention when I saw them on the Free*Style blog.  I must report that, although they look marvelous, they are not 3-dimensionally primmed.  That is to say, the laces and such are textured on to the boot prims.  Still, not much of a deterrent for me, especially considering the price tag ($L 170, a good deal for nicely sculpted and textured boots.)

Today I’m wearing one of the new Doll skins from Nomine.   These skins are as wonderfully shaded as we’ve come to expect from all of Munchflower’s work, and the unseamed version can be incorporated perfectly into less fantasy-oriented looks like I’ve done today.  But worry not, I do have a wicked dolly post in the works for the near future, to feature the seamed version.

As a straight-haired girl in real life, I dream of having fantastic bouncy curls like this new Cake ‘do.  Shush, just shush.  I can hear all you becurled folks just gearing up to tell me how annoying it is, and how you wish you had straight hair.  I don’t want to hear it. :P

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Categories: Accessories, Boots, Eyewear, Goth, Hair, Jewelry, Mourna Biziou, Skins, Women's Clothing

I’ve been listening to a lot of Dresden Dolls and Jill Tracey lately.  Then I picked up one of the awesome new feather boas from Schadenfreude, and this look just kind of fell into place.

I’ve recently discovered the skins from Cupcakes, and I was delighted to find that they suit my av quite well.  They have a smooth  porcelain coloring, and lovely dark eyes and luscious lips.  I went a little crazy buying them last night, so I will definitely be featuring more in future posts.

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Categories: Accessories, Goth, Hair, Mourna Biziou, Skins, Women's Clothing