Cassandre

I'm straying here from my usual look. Not necessarily too much style wise just with the shape. My regular shape is Lana from CS Shapes but when I was given Cassandre to try, I found that it gave me the opportunity to experiment with a different look. Cassandre is less realistically/idealistically proportioned and as such gives a more 'animated' look in my opinion which works perfectly with Fashionably dead skins which I've always admired. So decided to take advantage of the great range of skins currently available at Collabor88 to experiment with the look and was thrilled with the outcome.

The hair is a gift at the 'With love again ' hunt  from Sugarsmack whose designs never fails to please me. More details of the hunt can be found HERE it runs until the 6th January. Next I wanted to mention is a little store where I picked up the tights from and is only currently available on the marketplace. It has the most wonderful cute little vintage feel items at bargain prices so go take a peek!

Hair with bow: 10L - With Love Again Hunt item > Sugarsmack
Shape: 200L - cassandre > Lilau
Skin: 88L -  Morning Sun - Winter 6 by Fashionably dead @ > Collabor88
Top: 0L - Group gift > !1MM
Skirt: 0L - Kossori gift > Solita
Tights: 5L - Edenish floral tights > jOLIE
Boots: 175L - Leather&canvas flat boots - cream > Coco designs
Necklace: 0L - Feliz Navidad double strand necklace > Bliensen & Maitai

Yet more pink!

It's easy to create a look that you love with so many great designs out there, I love to see how other people put outfits together too. When i'm out & about shopping I often see people and think wow that look is so cool! that's what I love most about SL the creative freedom that it gives you.

My inspiration for this look was from a an image I saw with a kaleidoscope of varying tones of the same colour. Pinks & purples I love and so it was natural for me to adore this skirt  - a new release at J.E.M It's  has this great satin effect to it  - yes I'll have the teal one too if you don't mind!

 I've been desperate to get these shoes on since I picked them up from Fir & Mna at the fifty linden friday event which I knew instantly that I wanted to wear with these tights that I grabbed at the store amato that I told you about in my last post - see I told you there was some great things to be had there!

It's always  tricky and often too late to blog the flf items as that but I always list their current price after the event. Guess what?,  I went back to check and the shoes are still available at 50L so get down there a.s.a.p there are black & red in both men & womens sizes ...what are you waiting for?! go!


Hair: 225L - Bunny - babelicious brunettes > sugarsmack
Hat: 10L - blossom hat > +::+Natural+::+
Skin: 800L - yummy - tan skin j10 > JeSyLiLo
Jacket: 0L - luckyboard item > Y&R
Neckbow: 190L  - bow good times necklace > Royal blue
Skirt: 100L   Bell's skirt - dark > J.E.M
Vest: 0L - intrinsic vest - eggplant > Jane
Tights: 0L - gift > amato
Shoes: 50L - Ashford brogues - red > Fir & Mna
Ring: 199L   - Arabaesque ring - black pearl > Bewildebeest
Bag: 230L - Roman bag - lavender > House of fox

Your inner bunny

How to keep up with all these hunts! wow so many to choose from. I'm currently picking my way through the 'your inner bunny hunt' and here are a few from some of my favorite designers. let me start with the hair which comes with the cutesy bunny ears from Sugarsmack, it comes in 2 shades a blonde & brunette.

 Next the outfit from 22769 Love everything about this one! OH the shorts! I really love the turn ups - I know it's an odd thing to adore but I usually have problems with turn ups either I have to attach prims to a different body part so that I can wear my footwear & they end up floating off when I walk or I have to faff around resizing but these are perfect & I love the cute sexy backless top too. There also as always with 22769 a male version in the hunt gift, see these guys are just sooooo thoughtful.

Then onto the skin, when I saw that Al Vulo where taking part in the hunt I made that store a priority as I absolutely love the tone of the make ups and this one has a quirky little tribal theme , ok so it might look a little like I have a goaty beard so let me provide a closer image ;P (see below)

 I also wanted to quickly mention the sneakers I picked these up at last weeks fifty linden Friday event and always hyperventilate when I see that Miel are taking part in the event - sorry if you missed out but they are well worth their full price value. They have a colour change script & you can change every single element of the shoe, even the logo on the side from a picture to your initials, I can see me wearing these forever!

 The bunny hunt items are 1L each bargain! please look Here for a list of hints &  landmarks of participating stores.




Hair & bunny ears: 1L - your inner bunny hunt item > Sugarsmack
Skin:1L - your inner bunny hunt item > Al Vulo
Outfit: 1L - your inner bunny hunt item > 22769
Belt: 0L - luckyboard item > Muu workshop
Shoes: 525L - Varsity kicks - natural > Miel
Necklace: 50L - I heart owls necklace > {birdy}
Eyes: 50L - Homesick eyes - prague > Visions by A.S.S

Favorites from the hunts

I wanted to share some of my very favorite items from all those splendid hunts going on at the moment.  Hunts are such great fun and what I love most about taking part is the discovery along the way. Sometimes I visit sims that I never knew existed & get to find great stores from little known designers as well as re-discovering the greats that I had forgotten about. I've also picked up a few friends along the way too, so a great thanks to all the effort from designers and the people that organize the hunts you're all contributing to  bringing a nice little community together!

Hair: 225L - babelicious brunettes > Sugarsmack
Skin: 0L - group gift >  Al Vulo
Cardigan: 0L - Poupee hunt item > LaViere
Vest: 0L - intrinsic vest - Melon > Jane
Skirt: 0L - Seasons hunt item > Tokidoki
Socks: 0L - Poupee hunt item > Loveme
shoes: 0L - Seasons hunt item > Epoque
Bracelet: 0L - group gift - chum bracelet > Miel
Tent: 0L - Princess house - poupee hunt item > Mudhoney

The gallery gift shop

There are so many great  themed events going on in SL & I often wonder  how people just know about these things, more often than not I just happen to find out by chance & so when I do I want to share it. Well here are a couple of my finds, firstly I want to mention the eyes aren't they amazing! well they're from Sterling Artistry (yes Dagmars favourite eye store) which have a weekly deal offering a pair of eyes for 10L, so this particular pair won't be around long but you'll be sure to pick up another equally wonderful pair for a bargain price.

Next is The Gallery gift shop, where a whole load of designers/ artists display their goods which gets rotated on a monthly basis. There is a whole host of different things there and  you won't find them in the sellers own stores. I especially like this outfit from 22769 (male version available too) in particular the cuffs, I love that kind of detail!

Then last but not least the seasons hunt i'm sure you're all well aware of this one (you're looking  for a shark), I've been waiting to do this hunt with a lovely friend but we keep missing each other, so I sneakily picked up a couple of the hunt items already, shhh don't tell her! anyway please check this link for the store listings & landmarks. Have fun....

Skin: 0L - luckyboard item - Namhee > Mother Goose's
Eyes: 10L -  mystery eyes - enigmatic gray > Sterling artistry
Eye makeup: 0L  The Seasons hunt item > Cheap makeup
Hat: 0L - The Seasons hunt item > NuDoLu
Hair: 225L - Bunny - Babelicious brunettes > Sugarsmack
outfit:120L - Denim skirt outfit > 22769
Bag: 0L The seasons hunt item > Berries Inc