Leafy Couture

the Leaf Couture skirt

the Cocktail skirt

the Long skirt

The Leaf Couture gown, a limited edition release by Faery Sola of Studio Sidhe, is truly a lovely and feminine choice offered in three different styles within one product. There are only 50 gowns in each color available, and can be worn formally or casually with options of either a long skirt, shorter cocktail skirt, or leaf couture skirt, which are all shown in this blog. The gown comes in six colors: green, red, purple, fuschia, bronze (shown in this blog) and black. All three skirt styles are made of a beautiful chiffon overlay with silver detailed trim and they all also come with the Leaf Couture pendant. The leaf couture skirt has the added touch of little flowers on the front and back plus three tiers of chiffon with silver edging down the skirt portion of the gown. The cocktail and long gown both have the long straight pleated chiffon skirt with silver trim at the bottom. All three skirt styles flow from a beautifully cut empire waist bodice. You can't go wrong with this versatile and gorgeous gown!

Clothes: Studio Sidhe Leaf Couture gown by Faery Sola
Skin: Dejah by Naalyeh Raleigh of Inaya in Pale Brunette
Hair: Peta in Swedish by Truth Hawks of Truth
Elf Ears: Wilted Elf Ears by Kioko Kumaki of Panda Express
Location: Enchanted of Elven Realm and Tol Narwa Vire

I'd also like to mention a relief effort that is very true to Faery Sola's heart and is a very good cause. Here is her notecard on the subject of the Queensland flooding:

Queensland, the state where I live is currently being hit by flood water. A LOT of flood water. People have lost their lives, their pets, their homes, their livelyhoods and it's STILL RAINING.

Where I live it is currently cut off by flood waters, we got a phone call today from Emergency Services to evacuate if we felt at risk of flood waters. Luckily for my family and I, our little corner of our town hasn't flooded... yet. I say yet, because we're being told it's only going to get worse.

Please help in whatever way you can by either going to the Extend a Helping Hand Event Hall ( Event Hall Location: Adien 28, 65, 1026) and purchase:

Faery's Daisy Parasol at 80L

Extend a Helping Hand (information) -
Money raised goes towards the Premier's Disaster Relief Appeal which will assist Queenslanders affected by massive flooding.

Plenty of fantastic vendors taking part. Purchase a donation item where part of the proceeds go to the appeal, or make a full donation.

The Market will be held between Jan. 11th and 31st, but vendors may also have items up at mainstores and there may even be events. Click a subscrier to make sure you keep up to date.

You may be able to get involved! Please contact Sanura Sakai if you are interested in being a participant, blogger, donation point or event holder.

100% of the proceeds of this sale go to the fund or you can check out the other amazing content creators there OR you can donate at the kiosks which are located in the participants mainstores (including my Studio Sidhe store) or at the event OR you can go directly to:

http://www.qld.gov.au/floods/donate.html

thank you in advance for your support,

Enjoy!

~Faery~

Perfect Dress For A Mischief Maker

What a unique dress Ren by Evangeline Miles of Evie's Closet is! It's lovely and can be worn casually or to a nice occasion. I like it because it has several optional pieces, including a "dirty" and "torn" version of the dress. This is perfect for all you mischief makers out there! You can go perfectly clean and come back dirty and torn to your heart's content. Of course since it's Second Life, you can do this routine again and again, hehe :) Ren comes in red (seen here), green, purple, brown and black and also has a version for tinies.

Clothes: Ren in red by Evangeline Miles of Evie's Closet
Skin: Sofia Natural Makeup 2 by Aida Ewing of Glam Affair
Elf Ears: Wilted Elf Ears with Stars by Kioko Kumaki of Panda Express
Hair: Christina 2 in Swedish by Truth Hawks of Truth

Location: Enchanted at Elven Realm

An outing in a beautiful dress

Oops! I soiled my dress!

Hmm, I didn't just soil it, I tore it too! Oh my!

Cool Purple

Natalie is wearing: Balwaria Purple by Kira Lavendel of MysticHope Designs

Boots: Ghostbreath in Black by MysticHope Designs

Skin: Sofia Natural Makeup 7 by Aida Ewing of Glam Affair

Elf Ears: Wilted Elf Ears by Kioko Kumaki of Panda Express

Hair: DrLife Healthy Hair Yi-bang in Platinum by Leena Ying

Location: Tol Narwa Vire

My favorite: the cute little short skirt

A beautiful long, flowing skirt as an option

Pants and short top version with tattoo

A Look at Truth Hair and Sofia Skin

I wanted to focus on some of Truth's newest hairs, which are simply lovely each in their own way. I decided I would also feature Aida Ewing's Sofia skin (Natural) in a few of its ten choices of makeup colors. Aida Ewing of Glam Affair always chooses bright, bold colors and eyeliners for her skins. They always contrast well and stand out beautifully with just the right mix and without overdoing. I've listed each hair and skin name below the corresponding picture/pictures.

Two pictures above: Orchid hair in Swedish and Sofia Natural Makeup 3

Sabrina hair in Streaked-Swedish and Sofia Natural Makeup 4

Lila hair in Streaked-Swedish and Sofia Natural Makeup 1

Gigi in Swedish and Sofia Natural Makeup 10

Miranda in Swedish and Sofia Natural Makeup 6

Cindy in Streaked-Swedish and Sofia Natural Makeup 2

Two above: Diana in Streaked-Swedish and Sofia Natural Makeup 9

Elf Ears: Wilted Elf Ears Star by Kioko Kumaki of Panda Express and ICED Elf Ears with Diamond Piercings by Scarlet Chandrayaan
White turtleneck by Alissa Aubret

Beauty and Versatility Among the Wildflowers

Beauty along with versatility is the name of the game with Selina Forder's latest creation. Keona is of a pretty neutral brown tone and is so versatile, it can be worn year round. The outfit also comes with an optional cape shown below. As always, it has the same Selina trademark details and quality.

Clothes: Keona by Selina Forder of Elvenbreath
Boots: MysticHope Boots in Black by Kiralightwind Merlin of MysticHope Designs
Skin: Sofia in Natural Makeup 4 by Aida Ewing of Glam Affair
Elf Ears: Wilted Elf Ears Star by Kioko Kumaki of Panda Express
Hair: Mena in Swedish by Truth Hawks of Truth

Location: Ode

Urban Elf

Another beautiful ensemble by Kira Lavendel of MysticHope Designs was recently released. Mourning Bride comes in several colors and I purchased the pink, because I've always loved the color combination of pink and black. One of my favorite things about Kira's designs are how vividly colorful most of them are, without being gaudy of course. Plus, the fact they come in a good range of different colors to choose from. I went into the city to purchase the outfit, then I put it on and managed to get lost! I ended up in some not-so-good parts of town, but eventually found my way out after taking several pictures with the outfit. This design is so unique and feminine with its gorgeous sleeve and waist detail. These feminine touches are just the right combination with the black bodice, hat, gloves and boots. The outfit also comes with a lovely choker and ornate knife with holster. I know it's supposed to be for "mourning", but I just had to wear it now!

Clothes: Mourning Bride in Rose by Kira Lavendel of MysticHope Designs
Boots: MysticHope Boots Elvenspirit in Black by Kira Lavendel of MysticHope Designs
Skin: Lyla in Pale Floral by Emilia Redgrave of Redgrave
Elf Ears: PE Wilted Ear "Star 2" by Kioko Kumaki of Panda Express

Hair: Bella III in White Beach Blonde by mcgeeb Gupte of JolieFemme Designs

No Tears Shed for Sad Little Elf Ears

I love trying out all kinds of elf ears! That sounds funny doesn't it? After all, we're all supposed to only have one pair of ears we live with all our lives, right? Well, yes, in a normal, human world that is true. However, this is Second Life, AND it's not necessarily a human world. Another great example of what makes Second Life so appealing, we can be who we want to be and try out as many ears as we want! hehe That's just what I did! In the process, I discovered some really fun elf ears from designer Kioko Kumaki of Panda Express. They're whimsical, cute, fun, well made and a great buy. Now, how can you beat that? On top of all that, the designer has packed each and every pair with great features. With all the ears, you have the ability to change the skin shade to quite a few choices just by clicking the ear itself. I've listed some of my favorite pairs below with pictures of each. Kioko has a few other options not mentioned here, too . I have the store's blog listed to the right under my store/designer blogroll.

Panda Express Sad Elf Ears - Snow (these ears actually offer falling snow that can be turned off and on)

Skin: June/Swan in Sundust light by Gala Phoenix of Curio
Hair: Riley in Swedish by Truth Hawks of Truth
Location: Snow Valley Lake

Panda Express Sad Elf Ears - Tribal

Skin: April/Rainbow 2 in Sundust light by Gala Phoenix of Curio
Hair: Rachel in BlackGray by AngelCross Skinstad of Cross

Panda Express Sad Elf Ears - Ham Ham, tagfantasy

Skin: June 2 in Sundust light by Gala Phoenix of Curio

Hair: booN GIC128 in Brown by boo Nakamura

Panda Express Wilted Elf Ears - Stars

Skin: April/Crocus 2 in Sundust light by Gala Phoenix of Curio

Hair: Riley in Platinum by Truth Hawks of Truth

Clothes: Merenwen by Selina Forder of Elvenbreath

Boots: Ving in Black by Fallingwater Cellardoor of Shiny Things

Location: Jaded Wings