There is so much awesomeness happening right now, and one of the must-check-out events is the Diesel Works Annual Sale & Contest. There are also some great contests on right now, and who doesn’t love the opportunity to make some cash or score some much-loved attention?

All vendors except those listed under new have been marked down by 50%!!!! Sale lasts till 23rd June. This happens only once a year, come grab the items while the sale lasts!

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Emma, Emma, Emma.  How I heart thee. Let me count the ways:

Emma Gilmour is one of my favouritist creators ever.  Combining the casualness that I love with surfer chic, it’s a perfect blend that looks just as great on the beach or the boardwalk.  The Summer Stripes Skirt is gorgeous, I love that it is ever so slightly high-waisted.  I am a huge fan of the tank also, and I love ruffles on tanks, but so often the ruffles are just painted in.  While I can appreciate that chest ruffles would be difficult to fit the many varied shapes in SL, I do love love love that Emma has made one with sculpted ruffles.  It’s just more real to me!

Credits:

Hair – Truth Tilly in Streaked Chocolate \ Skin – Tuli Jade 03B in Tone 3 \ Eyes – Poetic Colors Summer Storm \ Lashes – Cake Pillow ...

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Someone kill me.  I have all sorts of new amazing clothes, skins, hair and shoes that I love and can’t take off, but I am working overtime to get into the blogging spirit again after my forced hiatus.  Actually, it’s kinda hard to get back into the habit of logging into SL at all!  But when there are lovely clothes like the ones 5th & Oxford came out with not too far in the distant past just sitting in my inventory begging me to wear them and admire myself, well…let’s just say that’s motivation.

Seaside Sweetie is the name of their latest collection, and it’s perfect for spending time at the seashore, whether it be Cape Cod or the Jersey shore.  Well, maybe it’s too classic for the Jersey shore, or at least the TV show.

The texture work is sublime, and Roslin has mastered the system skirt, particularly the ...

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Well.  I’m back!  That time away sucked, but I got a new video card so yay!  I have A LOT backed up, so you’ll have to forgive me if I don’t babble as much as I normally do, but rest assured if it’s on my blog, I love it like a fat kid loves cake.

Sigma came out with some new items while I was gone and omg…there’s a reason this store has fast become one of my favourite jewelry stores in SL.  I love virtually everything they come out with, and this release is no exception.

Illyria is a gorgeous casual set, with big looped jewels, combined with either gold or silver metal.  Above is Charcoal/Gold.

And Cobalt with silver metal.  I can’t decide which I like better, but luckily it’s a pretty good deal and when you buy a colour, you get both metal options.  There are earrings ...

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The pose fair is when I was first made aware of Del May.  Since then, a selection of her poses have been sitting in a folder in my “To Be Blogged’ folder, awaiting the day when I felt more worthy.  I’ve been thinking about these poses since then, wondering how on Earth I could up my own game to keep up.

Her poses are edgy and artistic and inspiring.  One of the most beautiful photos I’ve seen in ages, taken by the stunningly talented Keiko Morigi, uses one of Del May’s poses, and it’s absolutely fair to say that this pose *makes* the photo.  You have to see all of the poses, so make sure you go down to Del May to check them out for yourself.

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Credits:

Hair – lamb Soma in Ink \ Skin – LeLutka Ife 4D in Light \ Bodysuit – Mijn.T ...

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Tiny Bird’s Autumn Hykova, a long-time friend who I don’t get to talk to nearly enough, put out her first real clothing release today for Fifty Linden Friday, and this such a sweet summer frock, perfect for those who like to look soft and pretty.

It comes in eleven colours at an insanely reasonable price for each (L$125 each!) or you can get the fatpack for L$700.  I don’t know why they’re so inexpensive but I’m not complaining!  Added to that, the champagne colour is only L$50 until midnight tonight for Fifty Linden Friday!  I don’t think I’m going to be changing out of this dress anytime soon!

Go get yours at Tiny Bird!

Credits:

Hair – lamb Soma in Kit Kat \ Skin – Fashionably Dead Bird Skin in Faded 4 \ Shoes – Surf Co Shoelace Sandals (Hey Emma…..please can we have the rest of the colours now?) ...

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SLink continues to be one of my shoe heroes.  They make the shoes I never would have thought of but now can’t imagine living without.

I never would have imagined I’d want gems on my shoes but once I wore these, all I could think was “oooh how shiny!”  They come in 10 colours, with fifteen gemstone colours (though not onyx, *ahem* Siddean!) and countless other options:

• Socks or no socks

• Open or closed-toe

• Stockings or no stockings

• Invisiprim or 2.0 alpha

• Colour-change metals (like the zipper pull)

• Colour-change nailpolishes

• Skin colour customization, including the RGB value input (so you just have to enter the number to match)

• Scripted resizing if the straps cut into your ankle or whatever, or if you just want bigger or smaller feet

And all of that is in the super-easy, anyone-can-use-it, have-to-be-an-idiot-not-to-understand-it HUD.  But just in ...

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LeLutka is releasing their new skin on Wednesday, a gorgeous beauty called Lola.

It has some gorgeous new makeups in five tones, my favourite of which is Dark, shown above.  And the eyebrows are to die for.  I’ll post a full roundup tomorrow, but this is just a teaser sneak peek.

Credits:

Hair – LeLutka Nymph \ Skin – LeLutka Lola Makeup 7 in Dark \ Ring – Paper Couture Golden Wings ring.

Oh it’s been a rough week for me.  But so much goodness is coming out of SL it’s helping to make up for it!

Luth Brodie of Reel Expression, who was possibly the first maker of model poses in SL, or at least the first one I was ever aware of, is back to work and making poses!

One of the new releases is the Fashion Series 8 set, twelve poses geared for fashion.  It has some great poses in the set, and the switching is smooth and easy.

Credits:

Hair – Truth Paige in Night \ Skin – LeLutka Lola makeup 8 in Light (currently unreleased) \ Clothes – Fri.day Paradiso Romper in White \ Boots – Bax Prestige Boots in Metallic Gold \ Belt – Fri.day Cinch Belt in Gold \ Necklace – Mandala Hannya Necklace in Gold \ Bangles – Mandala Takara Bangles in Inca Gold \ ...

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Prim twister extraordinaire Truth Hawks has released some great new styles today, and I am so excited I was pretty much still awake to see them!  We woulda had them yesterday if it wasn’t for bloody LL!  But better late than never, right?

From the left, we have Tia, a gorgeous fuller braid with messy tendrils on both sides.  In the centre is Poppy, a long hair with curled bangs.  This is a very cute style, it reminds of me when you have curly hair and you just can’t the bangs to lie flat!  I like the naturalness of it a lot.  And finally on the right is Riley, a more casual updo with a colour-changing wraparound headband.

Teleport to Truth before his notice hits everyone and the store is probably not going to be as crazy busy as it’s going to be later!

Also worn:

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There’s been several posts about both the new Reek beachwear and the Glitterati beach ball pose set, and guess what? That’s right, there’s going to be one more!

Last Friday, Reek released a bunch of new beachwear options, and yay it’s love!  We always need new cute boardshorts and bikini tops to match, and if there’s a third option in cute bikini bottoms, so much the better.

There are several different styles of tops, including floral, tops with a pretty bird on one boob and then just gradiant solid colours.  They can all be mixed and matched with the boardshorts, and then if you like, there are solidly coloured bikini bottoms, with very cute sculpted ties on each side.  This is a can’t-miss for the summer months coming upon us (sorry, Southern Hemisphere).

In keeping with the Summer Is Upon Us theme, Glitterati has released some new pose sets, including ...

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Glam Affair, née Beauty Avatar, has recently released their Element collection, a series of seven black and edgier outfits.  I was fortunate to receive these to preview, and they definitely captured my interest.

Camile is a sexy sequined minidress which will surely turn some heads at the club (are there any good clubs these days?  Damn I miss Seven Ultra Lounge) or wherever you happen to be.  The huge sleeves too are an eye-catcher.

Laure is an empire-waisted flowy top over some crazy cutout leggings.  I love these leggings so much, I hope they come out in more colours!

Mindy, the craziest ballerina outfit ever, with virtually no top above the corset (just X’d out nipple covers) and a tutu gone loco.  The flower-shaped collar balances out the tutu very well indeed.

Visit Glam Affair for these and more stunning outfits!

Credits:

Hair – Waka & Yuki Agata Model ...

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I remember when I first heard of Earthstones.  My best friend Nyte had offered small shops on her Sim for newer designers to help them get exposure, and there was this person named Abraxxa Anatine which I have never forgotten.  I am pretty sure it’s a name that just sticks in your head once you hear it.

It’s been at least two years since then, and Earthstones is now one of the “big names” in jewelry design, at least for me.   Her store is very earthy and rustic feeling, but inside you can find some of the most beautiful and intricate work around.

Chandraki is the latest release, and it strikes me as a bit bohemian and quirky, but still gorgeous.  There are some amazing colour options available and this one is the most colourful with spectrolite and gold and smooth dark wood encircling it.  Sets include the necklace, earrings ...

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Dutch Touch has released two new skins recently, and with every release they get better and better & have more and more options.

Keira is the first skin I’ve ever had with red brows, and I imagine all of the SL gingers out there are delighted to have brows tailor-made for them.  Yes, brown brows seem to work just fine for me when I want to wear red hair, but I’m not a  natural redhead and so I don’t think my opinion counts as much ya know?

Credits:

Hair – Truth Peta in Carrot \ Skin – Dutch Touch Keira Sunset in Caramel \ Bikini – Whippet & Buck Frilly Little Bra in Green Hills (currently unreleased) \ Necklace – Sigma Swirl Bead in Mocca \ Bracelets – Sigma Selene Bracelet & Cuff in Charcoal & Yellow-Green \ Pose – Long Awkward Pose \ Location – Ode.

The makeups ...

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Skin creators in SL have gotten together to drain my Linden balance, I know it.  But damn, I look hot!

Belleza has recently released Elle, the third skin in what I like to think is a group of sisters.  Elle seems to be the middle sister, not quite as sophisticated as her big sister Jesse, and not quite as innocent as her younger sister Alyson.

Elle also offers more skintones than before, with two tones more than the last release, Alyson, and five more tones than what was offered with Jesse.  A new Fair tone has been added, which is more pale than Pale, and a new Mocha tone, shown above.

Also, I want to show off the new “Katey-kini”, Nayar’s latest release named after his partner, and it’s a super-cute bikini.  Yes, there are minor seam issues but they’re not generally too noticeable with your average AO.  I think ...

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The Pose Fair has been awesome.  I got a new AO (self-made with stands, sits & all the other stuff all from SLC & ANA_Mations, for those curious souls) and found some new great stores I’ve now had to save in my landmarks folder for later perusal and I even made a pretty awesome new friend!  All in all, not a bad haul.

But when I saw today the new exclusive Pose Sets for men and women, I think that was the most excited I’ve been!  I’m a sucker for exclusive stuff.  I still love my RFL 2008 poses from LAP and use them all the time, and I would cut off my prim feet before I’d give up the Maitreya special edition shoes I’ve managed to snag.

These are poses representative of the 104 pose creators at the fair, and I liked virtually every one of the thirty-six! ...

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The Pose Fair is winding down and it’s something you should not miss before it’s gone!  At this point, it’s probably pretty painless – I know it has been the last few times I’ve been.  Yes, I’ve been several times, like more than five.  What can I say, I like fairs, charitable drives and of course poses!

Hopscotch is a new store (to me, in any case) and they’re full of promise.  There are lots of pose sets to choose from, and the poses are really cute.  I do have to say that I’m not a big fan of the transitions between poses, and I talked with creator Chandni Khondji quite a bit about them this evening.  She is a fan of the poses just getting from one to the next, as fast as possible.  I like smooth transitions so it’s not so jarring to my (perhaps sensitive) eye, but ...

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There are so many poses at the Pose Fair, and Miamai Poses is another new one!  Mavi Beck is now making poses, didja know that?

I love these poses!  There’s something unique and fresh about them but I can’t quite pinpoint it. The switching between poses is smooth, but slightly too slow for my taste.  I like to go faster, I got things to do!  But at least they’re not jerky.

All of these can be found at the Pose Fair, where they’re displaying a brand new Coco set.  Super sexy and perfect for showing off your latest anything!

VISIT MIAMAI AT THE POSE FAIR!

Don’t forget to hit up the 5th & Oxford sale going on, where practically everything is 50% off!

Worn:

Hair – Fri.day Summer in Timid Brown (flower from Fri.day Marie hair) \ Skin – L.Fauna Lapine in Pale 2 \ Lingerie – 5th & Oxford ...

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aDORKable Poses is one of those stores with a name that makes me giggle, and wish I had it for my non-existent store.  They make lots of pose sets, but rather than show the same prop sets that everyone has shown you already (though they are super-awesome), I thought I’d show off some of their more overlooked sets.  And it’s a good chance to show off some amazing lingerie currently 50% off at 5th & Oxford.

The Smexy pose set is just that, a full set of 10 poses designed to show off your sexy and sultry side, and the switching between poses is standard & smooth.

5th & Oxford has put on a sale for nearly everything in their store at 50% off!  This is the biggest sale they’ve ever had, according to the information given and it’s a great time to stock up on skins and clothes if ...

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There are SO many pose creators at the Pose Fair and I’ve never heard of a lot of them, which is both awesome and overwhelming on the Linden balance.  There are too many to feature individually, so I thought I’d put a few of my favourite poses from a few stores that are either new, or new-to-me.

Don’t Freak Out is an awesome name for a store!  These poses are from the Full of Secrets series, and I like how they are a bit freer with the arms.  I sometimes grow weary of either the legs or the arms being the focus of a specific pose, but hardly ever both, and these work well with my avatar which is also a huge bonus.  The switching between poses was smooth too, a requirement for poses I use.

Visit Don’t Freak Out at the Pose Fair

Also Worn:

Hair – Truth Elysium ...

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You might ask, what am I afraid of? Spending a fortune at the Pose Fair, of course!  Glitterati’s brainchild, the 2010 Pose Fair which benefits Motivation, is a superabundance of poses and animations, which are often overlooked, though for the life of me I can’t understand why.  It’s no secret I love me some poses, including a few stores in my last Shoe Fair even.

Lockdown is a brand new release from Glitterati, a photoprop with built-in poses driven by a menu.

Don’t give me the key.

Visit Glitterati at the Pose Fair!

Also Worn:

Hair – Truth Peta in Cocoa \ Skin – Tuli Eva in Tone 3 \ Outfit – Nyte’N’Day Malkin in Dark \ Shoes – Kookie Athena in Black.

The other night, I was desperately looking for balloons.  Not necessarily one that included poses, but one that would work well with my own poses.  Well, I didn’t find something that suited my vision, but the next night creator Kianna Noel of !AVANT sent me a pack of her new pose sets, and they’re all about balloons!  Talk about fortuitous timing!

Each of her Dolly’s Balloons (or balloon sets, as the case may be) comes with its own animation, and each balloon is texture changeable, which is awesome!  I love having the option to change the balloon colours.

My favourites are the balloons with a bunch of them, almost like they could carry you away with the right wind.  I guess it reminds me of Up, which is one of my favourite movies of the year.

There’s a Dolly’s Balloon Pose Fair exclusive (not shown), and 50% of proceeds go ...

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I am doing a major fundraising drive for something important that’s come up in my RL, and I am selling all of my transferable LAST CALL outfits.  These are still beautifully made by today’s standards, and you can no longer find these!

Check out my Flickr Stream for more photos of all outfits available, below is just a sampling.

IM Phoenix Chapman if you’re interested in any.

It was a movie I think, where it was noted that if you mouthed “Olive Juice,” it would look like I love you.  And it’s appropriate here, because Olive Juice has come out with some awesome stuff for the first ever Pose Fair, which starts tomorrow.

50% of all sales from these sets will go to Motivation, a wonderful charity that the Pose Fair is supporting.  I absolutely love it when fairs adopt a charity to support, and I don’t go to fairs that are solely for sales and have no altruistic intentions whatsoever.

The Secret Agent Man set is based on any number of spy movies, with their typical “I’m a badass killing machine, but I also look damn hot doing it!” stances.  And yay, it includes a prop handgun for those of us who don’t actually own any in our bulging inventories.

The Ball Pit is my ...

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I can’t think of a quippy title.  I suck.

Gospel Voom is one of the super talented designer behind GOS, a newish (to me, anyway) store that specializes on amazingly detailed watches and sunglasses, not to mention shoes.  There are other non-avatar related items, like furniture, but that’s not what I’m focusing on today.  Today, it’s all about the sunglasses because the summer is almost here, and it’s already gorgeous weather here on the west coast.

The Butterfly model is probably my favourite.  I kinda like the oversized glasses look in SL, because the real me just does not look good in sunglasses like this.  So this is me living vicariously through my avatar.  There is a buttload of options for these and all of their glasses, including tons of colours for the lenses, frames, hardware, etc.  Opacity is customizable, as is full-bright and glow from off to high.

The ...

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I think this may be my last post on the Accessory Fair, unless I can find something else I am just dying to show off.  So I thought it might as well include my running theme – flowers!

Haunted Zuzu is yet one more new-to-me store, and when I saw this cute Black Crystal set, I knew I had to wear it.  The hair flower has weird spiky things coming out of it, and it reminded me vaguely of a spider, but it’s a different sort of embellishment and I am always up for something a bit different!  The flowers are really pretty and well done, and besides this colour, there’s a bunch of others.  Go check them out at the fair!

Also worn:

Hair – Fri.day Amelia in Timid Brown\ Skin – Tuli Eva in Tone 03.

Dark Mouse is one of those stores I keep meaning to go ...

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The accessory fair is still going strong, and due to other work commitments, my blogging is lagging!  So I thought I’d post some of my favourites from the fair all at once!

After semi-stalking her plurk and Berry’s blog, Zaara finally released the rings she’s been working on and they’re currently only available in her stall at the fair.  There are three different styles, but this Raga ring turned out to be my favourite as I’m currently on a flower kick.  This ring is also available in three colours, so for rings, which there are just not enough of in SL when you take out wedding rings, there’s now lots of new choices at Zaara!

Also worn:

Hair – Truth Candice in Cocoa \ Skin – Tuli Eva in Tone 3 (yay it’s finally out!) \ Top – Whippet & Buck Lismore dress (Stumblebum exclusive) \ Pose - Long ...

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day from Phoenix Rising! Don’t forget to check out the sale going on all day today at Phoenix Rising!  We’re selling all green items at only L$100 each and it only lasts till midnight!

For the men, we have a McQueen tribute outfit for the men!

For the ladies, we have a new outfit that up till now has been exclusively sold at the Clothing Fair.

And a new gorgeous flowery necklace and matching earrings.

If you haven’t been to the Clothing Fair yet, take this limo to our booth and check out the special colours of four of our items, which will only ever be sold at the fair!  All proceeds benefit Relay for Life!  Secret will never be released in any other colour outside of this year’s clothing fair so make sure to check it out!

Also, we’ve discounted some more outfits and you’ll find ...

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For today, and today only, we’re having a sale on everything green!

For March 17th, from midnight to midnight (or thereabouts, depending on if we fall asleep or not ) every green item by Phoenix Rising will be on sale for L$100!  This could mean major savings on some of your favourite items so come check it out!

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Flowers are my passion.  I don’t claim to be an expert, but I do love looking at them and even wearing them.  AtomicBambi is full of the spring looks in their booth at the Accessory Fair, and I fell in love.

Miss Saigon is a single large rose, so of course you need a large hairstyle to wear it with.  Butterflies have been attracted but they’re gorgeous and they work!  Thank gawd this is only SL, because in RL butterflies scare me and I’d never let them get this close without running away screaming!

Also worn:

Upper Photo

Hair – Truth Charlie in Toffee \ Skin – Laqroki Pearl in Fair \ Clothes – Nyte’N’Day Mete in Maroon.

Lower Photo

Hair – Truth Sarana in Toffee \ Skin – Laqroki Pearl in Fair \ Clothes – Truth Halter Tank in Brown.

The Miss Moscow hair corsage is a bit more ...

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I very rarely post about freebies, and in fact I never do when it’s solely about the one item.  There’s simply too much free stuff, and I think having a grid full of freebies & hunts in general is hurting the SL economy and our designers.  But that’s another topic for another time.

When I received the latest notice from G-Field, I opened it expecting to not like it, since the colour/style was listed as “shamrock”, but I generally like stuff from G-Field, so I decided to try it on.  OMG was I wrong!  I absolutely love this dress, and even though it’s specially made for St. Patrick’s Day (my favourite holiday since I cling to any bit of Irish like a drowning leprechaun) and covered in shamrocks, it’s hardly your typical tacky attire.

You can get this at G-Field in their group Subscribe-o-Matic notices.

Make sure to take a ...

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Epoque has some of the best eyeglasses I’ve tried in a long time, and I’m glad I finally got down there to check them out.  Leave it to me to have to go to an accessory fair to finally get off my ass out and out of my bubble, but there it is.  That is one of the reasons I love fairs – discovering designers and stores I should have discovered a long time ago!

The oversized glasses are perfect for that wicked hangover walk-of-shame the next morning, or ya know, if you’re at some glamorous event or something.  Either way, you can hide behind them for that bit of mystery needed in every girl’s life.  There are tons of options included in a very easy to use HUD attachment.  I got the neutrals pair, which has five lens colours, plus clear if you want to wear them as regular ...

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This week we’ve got some amazing releases to share at Phoenix Rising!

The Sopie Cuffed Jeans are form-fitting, and yes, cuffed at the ankle!  There are four washes available and perfectly worn.

The Ilan cardigan has been requested by many!  It’s the male Everywhere outfit’s cardigan, specially made for women!  Super sexy and soft, perfect for layering.

Encounter is a gorgeous new gown with a flowing, full skirt.  Garnished with a rose at the empire waist, this is perfect for any special occasion.

Wisk is a short-skirted honey of a dress with a sexy bare back paired with a skirt tied at the top with a contrasting bow.

And finally, we have the Forte skirt!  Embellished with roses and a black wraparound belt.  Super cute and perfect for Spring!

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I sometimes live in a bubble.  There, I said it.  I do have to admit, I’ve seen the occasional post about Sigma on the Le.Look blog, but it didn’t register or something, I dunno.  But I’ve now corrected that gross oversight, and I have to say I’m a little bit in love now.  Thank gawd they were at the Accessory Fair when I was checking out the stores or else I would still be in my own head going “la la la…”

The Lumina set, comprised of  a necklace and two styles of bracelets, was one of my favourites to discover, as I absolutely love muted metallics.  The necklace is casual, cool and layered, which are three very hot looks for me right now.  It also comes in other colours, and when you buy it, it’s as a set of two colours, which I think is pretty cool.  It was ...

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Phoenix Rising & Second Style magazine is proud to announce that the Model of the Month contest is back!  This time, we’ve made some changes to the program, most notably opening it up to the gorgeous guys out there!

For more information, rules and prizes on this bi-monthly contest, come to Phoenix Rising’s mainstore or the Second Style office at Second Style Island and click the board!

2Real recently released his amazing new kicks (is that the right terminology, Kafka? ) called Pure, and also made a special MicRocka edition for one of the best performers in SL.

To celebrate this, MicRocka is going to be performing at 2Real’s store this afternoon at 4pm SLT, so if you have no intention of watching yet another boring Oscars night, come down and hang out!

Teleport to 2Real!