Just a little Mo

While in Lionskin I noticed a group so I wandered over and found a black mini from Phoenix Rising being offered for $0. And a Nardya Noir No.11 dress also available for free. ($0 - dresses - F -Nardya Rousselot dress - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Elf%20Fala%20Lands/107/134/38 ; Phoenix Rising dress - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Elf%20Fala%20Lands/140/132/38 )



Skin is free from Lionskins and went perfectly with the shape I picked up at the Yebizah grand opening sim hunt from N.B. Look. ($0 - F - skin - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Elf%20Fala%20Lands/104/16/30)



The hair used is from Laqroki (which I'll never learn to spell) and is free. ($0 - F - hair - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Laqroki/107/92/29)

Next I stopped by the Ibizarre sim opening. Enjoy the scenery and stop by Yebizah and check out the hunt for little chest that many of the merchants are participating in. You'll find skin & shape from N.B. Look along with clothes & shoes from Ibizarre, Alboe, Lilli Catteneo, & Earth & Sky to name a few! ($0 - F - HUNT - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Yebizah/168/176/22)




Pictures taken on the Elf Fala Lands sim using these presets courtusy of Calilah Lyon.

Only a Couple More Hours..........

I was sent a couple of items (ty, ty for sending them) and they are offered at special pricing only for a couple more hours........

First up a dress from Lemania Indigo it's a wedding dress for $1. ($1- Dress - F - http://slurl.com/secondlife/S%20Crystal%20Springs/203/159/28)



And a little additional information provided from Topika in the notecard she sent along with the dress:

This is just a note to show you the beautiful dress and shoes that Lemania Indigo Designs is giving away today for only 1L for group members and the public alike...and as an added bonus...if they wear the dress to Blood Diamond, they will be given the necklace shown in the picture of the dress, by the owner of shop, Endra Graves.

So don't forget to read the notecard in the box and go to Endra's store too.

Next a pic of a shirt offered until Sunday from A-Bomb for $1. Find the Stealin shirt for $1 and you'll find other t's priced $10 until Sunday and also a ballet pair of boots specially priced for $100 until Sunday when all prices will go up. ($1/$10/$100 - shirt/shirts/ballet boots - F - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Muse/184/66/2)



Skin is free from Lionskins and went perfectly with the shape I picked up at the Yebizah grand opening sim hunt from N.B. Look. ($0 - F - skin - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Elf%20Fala%20Lands/104/16/30)


The hair used is from Laqroki (which I'll never learn to spell) and is free. ($0 - F - hair - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Laqroki/107/92/29)

Pictures taken on the Elf Fala Lands sim using these presets courtusy of Calilah Lyon.

2 more cute photo's of Chris from last thursday

Pictures of the Push premiere last night in LA

{Vintage Friday}: Juicy goes vintage!

not completely of course, don't worry ladies, the track suits are still there!
but I do love these vintage inspired dresses in their new collection, how cute is that strawberry print dress? I so want one!

Happy weekend everyone! It's going to be a cold one here (coldest in 13 years or something like that), so I'll be wrapped up in warm blankets (yes, plural!) and drinking hot chocolate... yum

(images from Juicy Couture & Bloomingdale's)

New Push production stills

{I Heart}: silver hearts

When it comes to jewellery, I have two contrasting loves, big fabulous colourful statement jewellery and simple silver necklaces, like a classic silver heart pendant, with it being quite close to Valentine's day, I'm finding myself draw to these simple yet so beautiful jewellery on Etsy:

top row: I&F Designs bottom left: lindesigns bottom right: phoebe's treasure

and while talking about siver hearts, how can I not mention the classic Tiffany hearts:

{all pendants from Tiffany & Co}

I have always loved the Return to Tiffany heart tag but when my boyfriend rang me from the airport last summer asking if I wanted anything from Tiffany's as our 2nd anniversary gift, I suppose I got greedy and though with all the VAT saved, maybe I should ask for the more expensive heart lock?

Don't get me wrong, I love this pendant and it certainly is my favorite but I didn't realise how chunky it is and it constantly turns slides everytime I move! Teach me a lession for being greedy I suppose! :) don't worry heart tag, I will get you one day!

do you have a favorite heart necklace? or maybe hearts are not quite your thing? love to hear what you think!

Scrambled Eggs

Tox sent me this lovely dress avialable at Black Swan to share. It's for a very limited time only
Rezzable Productions Ltd. So stop by and pick it up! ($0 - f - dress - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Black%20Swan/21/53/21)



Hair is from BishWear named Avarice is available for free. ($0 - hair - F - http://slurl.com/secondlife/BishWear%20Island/128/181/51)

Skin was a special limited sale for a couple of hours this morning from Domestic V skin. The sale was for a special line of skins based on Vampire (remember those old larp & rp sessions that involved dice?) Clans. I don't often recommend groups, but if you like these skins you really should join the group Mairead (Domestic V's owner) has insane sales! You can find a $10 Holly & Ivy skin from Domestic V at her store. The skin worn in the above picture was the DV- Camarilla- Epistatia Skin. (Alternate Skin pack available for $10 @ mainstore - F - Skin
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hali%20Kay%20North/132/146/601)

Eyes are from ::EbiShop:: and have been blogged many times before. Get them here - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Scaramanga/116/162/998


The above picture was taken on the Black Swan sim. The preset used was [TOR] Arrakissed and I wore a facelamp from Laqroki.



I had picked up a number of items late last week from The Sea Hole. You can find an outfit, pants, several hoodies for males, and female skin each $1. ( $1 - m/f - clothing/f skin - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Bangu/30/143/22)



I wanted to find shoes that matched these items and found myself on the Niseko sim. Where I stopped by Shoes Vinci and found not only two fat packs of shoes (1m/1f), but also some cute neko paws and $12 fat pack of slippers. ($0 - m/f - shoes - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Niseko2/150/112/24)

The hair shown with the above & below styles are from HCT (Here Comes Trouble) and can be obtained at Savoir Hair for free. ($0 - f - hair -http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hairspray%202/232/83/51)

I showed the above styles with accessories from Sasquatch Designs (Ty, Selena). You'll find the butt lollipop, 6 pack of neko ears and tails, emo panda, and the road crew work accessories shown below with skin & pants from Sea Hole all for free. ($0 - m/f - accessories - http://slurl.com/secondlife/SheDevils/112/204/21)



After looking around Shoes Vinci I noticed a market and wandered over and found a bevy of items. At Nisek OMart you'll find items for free and $1 among items from different merchants sold at regular price. Just remember to scroll over everything and have fun looking around. Not everything is fashion related. You'll find animated objects , meditation equipment, & wearable fishing ice chest among other things for free. All items below including skin, shape, & clothing are from the market and $0 or $1. ($0 - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Niseko2/114/150/24)

I found this complete outfit including shoes for $1. There is another variation of the same outfit that is shorter.





Red jeweled heels are a limited time Valentine day goodie from Woolley's Cordwainers (Ty Elspeth) for $0. Run by and pick them up before Febuary 15th. ($0 - F - Heels - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Magellan%20Kinvara/164/122/22)

Flats from Shoes Vinci & Hair from HCT.



The bear shown in the above pictures is a lucky chair item from Je*Republic. While it isn't meant to be held I couldn't resist giving him a squeeze. (Ty Jun) (LUCKY CHAIR item - bear - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Screamin%20Eagle%20Bay/55/58/24)

Pictures taken at Niseko Shrine using [Tor] Coastal Sunset mod preset.

creams, beige & a little bit of shabby chic

Colours are fabulous, but sometimes creams and beige can be gorgeous too. I'm loving these interiors from Town and Country Style, the cracked paints on the wall just adds that little bit of shabby chic magic.

What's your opinion on creams & beige?

(images from Town & Country Style)

Modern Fairytale

What's a modern fairytale for me?
Being in the audience to watch the mind blowing Chanel Paris-Moscou fashion show! Can you imagine what it would be like to watch this live?

these gorgeous fairytale-like outfits also reminds me of the wonderful office of daniela kamiliotis, it would be amazing if I could visit her office in person! I'd happily spend days there.

Stay tuned for new Beauty Tried & Tested posts coming soon to Tuesdays, think I'll name it {Beauty Tuesdays}, simple and gets the message across right? ;)

(images from Chanel, The Selby)

Chris interview with the Boston Herald

For Sudbury star Chris Evans, a supernatural ‘Push’

By Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa Monday, January 26, 2009 for The Boston Herald's Inside Track

“Fantastic Four” star Chris Evans has leftie politics in his blood. But the Sudbury homey still didn’t make it to President Obama’s inauguration.

“I wish I could have been in D.C., actually. My uncle (Mike Capuano) is a congressman and used to be the mayor of Somerville . I was going to go bother him, but I figured he’d be busy,” Evans told the Track.
Apparently the Evans brood bleeds blue.

“My family is insanely left. Are you kidding me? Absolutely. John McCain - just the name is blasphemous,” said Johnny Storm’s alter ego.
In his new flick, “Push,” with kid superstar Dakota Fanning, Evans plays a young expatriate with telekinetic and telepathic abilities who has to hide from a government agency. The movie was filmed in Hong Kong, where Bay State hacks wouldn’t last a minute!

“The work ethic over there is not like it is over here. They’re ready to work 14- to 15-hour days with a 20-minute lunch break. It’s not exactly the luxurious set that some actors are used to,” he said.
In his last film, “Fantastic Four,” Chris also played a superhero, but he swears he’s not being typecast.
“I think in order to be typecast, they have to be coming to you specifically to play these roles,” he said. “These are all parts I’ve fought for. It’s not like these are the only parts I’m getting offered.”

So, Chris, if you could have one superpower, what would it be???

“I’m going with flight. It’s always been flight,” he said. “Ever since I was a little kid. I think we’ve all jumped off the deck.”
Actually, Chris used his high-flying bravado to help his career take off at the ripe ol’ age of 15 when he scored a summer internship at Bonnie Finnegan Casting in New York.
“I wrote about 20 letters saying, ‘Look, I’m 15. I want to act. I’ll get your coffee,’ ” he said. “Bonnie responded and I sat there answering phones all day. I was pretty friendly with a couple of agents and convinced them to see me.”

Fantastic.

Evans will head to Toronto for his next project, “Scott Topher vs. The World,” (Scott Pilgrim vs. The World??) but said filming a flick in Boston “would be a dream.”
“Anytime I hear a movie that might be filming in Boston, it shoots up on my priority list,” he said. “I did grow up in Sudbury, but all my friends live in Boston, so we pretty much hit sleazy, dirty Boston bars.”

{Dear Diary}: My very late New Year Resolution list!

this is my very late New Year Resolution list, my argument is Chinese New Year is like today so if I go by this then my resolution list is actually quite early ;)

This year, all things on my list are things I want to achieve by the end of this year, most should be quite practical too...

{wallpaper image from Benefit Cosmetics}

1. graduate from uni - hoping it would be a 1st Class too! Our graduation ceremony will take place in the famous Bath Abbey, which despite the fact I have lived in Bath for more than 3 years, I have never been inside the Abbey so I'm hopeing it would be a nice surprice!

{Bath Abbey via amigadave}

2. start the Women into Enterprise course - I recently discovered there is this amazing training program running in Bath, helping women to set up their own businesses & it's free for students! The course starts next week so I'm very excited!

3. & 4. I'd love to improve my photography skills, at the moment I just take pictures with a simple click & adjust the lighting using my limited Photoshop skills. Since I might be leaving in Bath this summer, I've decided to explore more of Bath and capture places with my newly improved photography skills! So I am calling on all photographers, I'd love to know how you picked up photography, was it a training course? a book? Any info you can give would be greatly appreciated!

5. well, it's just I'm a bit bored with my current style at the moment, I tend to buy a lot of basics, lots cardigans, all plain coloured. While basics are important, I would like to add a bit of excitment into my wardrobe and mix with my current basics. I'd love to be more edgy & adores the relaxed chic style, I am also really loving this girl's style:

{Woori Go via lookbook}

What does all these mean for this blog? Here are some changes you can expect, hopefully good changes! I kept a diary when I was quite young but somehow grown out of it, so I'd like to start an electronic one, and don't worry I won't share any of my maths related topics! ;)

{wallpaper image via Cath Kidston}

and the winners are...

the book bag: coco
the zip bag & the travel purse: Mary Jo from TrustYourStyle

{wallpaper image from Cath Kidston}

wait there is more...! There were actually 4 more zip bags to give away! I went shopping again yesterday (bad tina!) and bought these since I figured if I'm sharing, I dont have to feel guilty about shopping right? ;)

the lucky ladies are: Courtney, Megan , so alaurable & The Clothes Horse!

Congrulations, please send me your address here my lovelies & I'll send the goodies your way on asap! xxx

(ps. all winners were generated by the random number generator in Excel)

Limited Time Items & Others

Hey, hey, hey... 14 hours, a nap, & Navina's help I finally got her dress! I am a *Cutie Honey* Cow girl. =^.^=



Ok, first let me give you the details on a couple of items used throughout:

The skin is available at Donna Flora for the price of $1. You'll also find a bevy of $10 bargains for the ladies on the coffee table surrounding the skin and a lucky chair upstairs. $1- skin - F - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Garman/215/86/101

Bodyline has a $1 ' Russian shape ' available for a short time. So If you're digging the shape run there and pick it up. It is shown with a light toned skin in the store, but I found that it worked fine with a variety of skin tones. (Thank you Nedeko for the information about your shape!) $1 - Limited Time - Shape - F - http://slurl.com/secondlife/creators%20pavillion/212/173/27

All hair is from *Cutie Honey* $0 http://slurl.com/secondlife/Busan%20Korea/180/45/253

All poses, with the exception of the Cutie Honey items are using poses from *Juicy* - *not free*
(Ty, Gorgeous - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Juicy/128/128/24)


I received a packet of clothing from A-Bomb (Thanks to Lavea Alter and Addison Mortlock for wanting to share). There's a special sale going on, but just until Sunday! The items on sale in the pictures are the shoes which are $25 and after Sunday will be $100 and the two turtlenecks are each $10 and after Sunday $100. The not so valentine tshirt is $1 and there are two versions in the box - one male, one female. So guys pick this up too! You'll also find a lucky board in the main location for a great pair of shoes & the letter changes every 5 minutes. ($1 tshirt m/f - SALE UNTIL SUNDAY shoes - $25 & turtlenecks - $10 - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Muse/184/66/2)



You can also find a totally free outfit in a box near the door shown below with shoes from X-ed Designs. Items shown above with pants available at X-ed for free also. ($0)

All the clothing shown below is from X'ed Design's freebie wall. You can find the following looks along with several other items including the Jack (Nightmare Before Christmas) avatar featured during last years Halloween list(s). ($0 - M - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cedarbrae/198/250/83)



To celebrate the Korean New Year Navina of Cutie Honey has put out a cow themed dress in one of her lucky chairs. The dress is so cute, it includes an animated drink cup and the purse and hat have animated eyes that blink. I hope you guys can win it faster than I did, but don't fret there's also the cute pigtails I wore in all pictures available for free. ($0 - LUCKY CHAIR - F - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Busan%20Korea/180/45/253)



The shoes shown with the Cutie Honey Dress are free from the Midnight Madness board at Dilly Dolls. Just stop by and touch the board located in the basement. If 200 people touch a mm board before midnight then everyone who touches the board receives a gift box. I'm not sure if the prize items change, but this is a fantastic store and you should go and touch the board. And, they will soon have a Valentine Hunt and I've heard the dress is beautiful. ($0 - Midnight Madness board - F - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ashuertus/111/234/546)

Jacqueline was kind enough to point out to the Dilly Dolls group that there is a forum where people are trying to collaboratively post a list of all the Midnight Madness boards. Check it out here.

Before I end, If you're lucky you can also win this pile of money to roll around in at Cutie Honey. It has 5 animations in it. ^.^



I used the [TOR] Deep blue sky 2 preset, but it was a little blue so I turned down the blue on the Lighting tab via Ambient menu. All pictures were takenn on the Pax -- Where The Wild Things Are -- Sim. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pax/170/41/23