Rusalka, by PurpleMoon!

Poulet Koenkamp has done her first release of 1012, and it is gorgeous! This long, flowing brocade gown is so elegant, I can't stand it, and in so many wonderful color combinations. This one screamed January to me, but I'll be back for more, I know it.

I love the fit-to-flare skirt, it's my favorite style here and in RL. And the sculpted top was a breeze to fit, though the combination with a skirt layer did overlap a bit at the hips. A down side of SL, where EVERY skirt (layer) makes your butt look big.

Oh, and hey! If you want to try out sizing the sculpted top, hurry down to the main store now, because the PurpleMoon group just hit 11,000 members, and Poulet released a gift for the occasion - a cocktail version of the Rusalka dress, in a gorgeous dark purple!

Now I will say that the skirt was originally a lot longer. Almost down to the middle of my shins. But I prefer a shorter cocktail dress, and thankfully Poulet doesn't put goofy restrictions on her resizers, so this was a breeze to adjust. And still lovely!

Style Credits:
(Look 1)
Dress + gloves: PurpleMoon - Rusalka
Jewelry: Earthstones - Figure 8 Jewelry set

(Look 2)
Dress + gloves: PurpleMoon - Rusalka Cocktail - 11k members group gift! (In STORE)
Jewelry: Miel - Sha set
Shoes: G Field - Eve Flower Pumps

(Both)
Skin: LAQ - Vilda
Hair: Elikatira - Leah

So technically the entry is done, but I wanted to share this picture, because I'm in love with the angle, and totally didn't expect it to come out well. Whee!

Christmas Presents!

Yay, it's the redeeming feature of this time of year! :-P

I'm always amazing at the generosity of Second Life's designers, and this year has been no different. Since there are lots of gifts getting blogged, though, I don't want to duplicate their efforts. So, I'll show you a couple of things that I got just this morning!

G*Field makes my favorite pair of pumps, but also does stunning dress work that I just can't get enough of. While their Christmas gift is simpler than many of their dresses, it's no less well made, and is very cute.

It is a little long for my taste, I'm going to experiment with making it into a knee length, instead of calf length. But the flow of the dress is gorgeous, as always, and the delicate shimmer will grab the attention of everyone at your holiday cocktail party. It also come with a lovely, very delicate necklace, shown below.

Also shown below is the Christmas gift from LAQ. I am overjoyed that many designers are staying away from red and green, which was the trend last year, and going with the winter colors, ice princess theme.

And I have to admit, it's rare to see a "holiday" makeup that isn't overwhelming, so I'm really pleased with the makeup here.

Both these gifts are in their respective group notices, so be sure to grab them soon!

Style Credits:
Skin: LAQ - Ebba
Hair: Truth - Marianne
Dress: G Field -2011 Holiday Dress
Necklace: G Field - 2011 Holiday Gift Flower Necklace
Shoes: G Field Flower Pumps "Eve"

LOTD 11/2

Man, inspiration has been sparse lately. I've been so caught up working at SAG, which takes up virtually all of my online time these days - I barely even have a few minutes to shop! I know, shameful.
Don't get me wrong, I like the job. I really like the people. I just need to get out and explore more than I have been. So I'm trying to make sure I do that. No more than 4 hours a day at SAG now, and those are the days I actually have auctions. 3 hours a day, otherwise.

So I also haven't been putting as much into my outfits. I'm at work, so I need clean, simple, elegant. I don't want to take attention away from the lots on display, I want to look professional. And that's one reason that fall is my favorite season, for clothing. Why? Two words.

Sweater dresses!

I must have 15 of these goofy things; I'll try to remember to do an exact count once I'm done with my inventory overhaul. But I love them! They're simple, classy, and you can dress them up or down, depending on what you put with them. With a nice pair of Bax's heeled boots, and a belt from Earthstones, I went just a little bit up, but stayed far from formal.

The belt was my only new purchase today, I got it specifically to go with the dress. I've known about Earthstones for a long time, but have only recently started coming to want... well, everything they make.

I hate the picture of the belt, but I love the belt itself. The metal is color change between silver and bronze, and the stones are color change as well. All of them. You can get a huge number of combinations, so it'll go with anything. And it was easy to fit, although if it hadn't been, I'd have changed my shape rather than trying to mess with the mod script.

And as you've been able to tell, I've been in a punky mood recently. So I was also sporting a new favorite set of piercings, a hunt gift from Pekka.

Wow, my photos are crap today. But the piercings? Still cool! These didn't quite fit right when I first put them on, and the shadows behind the balls were a bitch and a half to edit. But well worth it, in the end, and it really only took a few minutes.

Tomorrow, I'm visiting some place new. I don't know where, don't really care, I just need a new SL experience. Hopefully it'll get me writing something a bit more novel than a look of the day. Until then, cheers!

Style Credits:
Skin: League - Taylor, Apricot
Hair: Truth - Pandora
Dress: Riddle - Basic Sweater Dress
Boots: BAX - Prestige Boots
Belt: Earthstones - Sol Mix Belt
Piercings: Pekka - Mushroom Hunt (Mushroom Hunt Prize, L$0!)