The new year is coming and yula Finesmith has a special gift for all her groupmembers in her Mainstore!
Come and grab your “Fireworks” as long as they sparkle ๐
Happy New Year!!!
Who is Lovely… I guess there are not many people out there who do not know her. She is a crazy girl with a lot of skills, a sweet friend and a person that always can put a smile on my face. For example with her last story about the Finesmith models sale especially for her ๐ She started to pay yula for certain models that she put in a box for her very own Finesmith models collection. First one was Rhonda and second was me. She again made it to make me smile ๐
(LovelyMi – “Geisha I”, Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin)
But now for her business.. she does a lot of things like working for Maniera Magazin, designing for House of Rage and working as a photographer, but she as well has an own cute little brand called LovelyMi, where she sells awesome makeups for every purpose.
Yesterday I broke in her IM and told her that I am in need of japanese makeups and not a second later the “Geisha” fatpack landed in my inventory. Most of the time, Lovely gives a full version and eyes or lips only as well in her packs.
(LovelyMi – “Geisha II The Vaher Dilemma”, Model & Photographer: WiccaMerlin)
Not too long ago she made all the Finesmith models an amazing present that I already used more than once for several blog posts… her amazing “Avant Garde” pack.
(LovelyMi – “Avant Garde”, Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin)
The whole “Avant Garde” set contains 6 amazing black, white and grey eye makeups that can be used perfectly for many different stylings, they always add the little “i” dot on top ๐
(LovelyMi – “Avant Garde”, Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin)
To show what I meant with lips or eyes only, I would like to pull out the “Rouge Cry” that I bought longer ago.
(LovelyMi – “Rouge Cry /full”, Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin)
Here we have the ‘full’ version, means eyes and lips combined. In the same pack i had eyes and lips single like you can see on the pic below…
(LovelyMi – “Rouge Cry”, Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin)
Sometimes Lovely as well does themed make ups for example the “Nile Yula” what goes nicely with one of the Finesmith jewelry sets.
(LovelyMi – “Nile Yula /full”, Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin)
And again we have the triple option of full, eyes only and lips only…
(LovelyMi – “Nile Yula”, Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin)
Talking of themed makeups… last october, it must have been round Halloween, Lovely made some of those popular”Dia De Muertos” masks.
(LovelyMi – “Dia De Muertos Mask”, Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin)
And why only have them in one color ๐
(LovelyMi – “Dia De Muertos Mask”, Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin)
If we are already talking about colors I can not skip the wonderful “Jessica” pack that I as well got just yesterday from Lovely ๐
(LovelyMi – “Jessica”, Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin)
Again a makeup with a light asian touch because of the lips and the special style around the eyes.
(LovelyMi – “Jessica”, Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin)
(LovelyMi – “Jessica”, Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin)
Last but not least I would like to show you the very first make up that I bought at LovelyMi…
(LovelyMi – “La Mothe”, Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin)
If I remember correctly it was an 55L$ Thursday item and it was the one that brought my attention to LovelyMi makeups a looooong time ago ๐
If you wanna see the whole collection of Lovely’s makeups… you better ask her for a tour ๐
The german national gown for sure was something special for me, as I am german myself. All of the gown are stunning and wonderful but for some strange reason I have a special relation ship to this one. It reminds me a lot on the days of my childhood, where I was read so many fairy tales and novels of the Brothers Grimm. Rapunzel, Dornroeschen, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Cap, Snow White… All of the princesses in those storys must have worn such gowns… I am sure! ๐ I really like the imagination of a german national gown with the relation ship to the Brothers Grimm and I never saw this idea before for such a purpose. The “Germany’s Crowning Jewel” gown, The White Armory/TWA made for Falbala Fairey, our Miss Germany 2012, is a masterpiece of art. I know TWA for some time and I always adored their medieval and roleplay gowns and clothing, so I am very happy that Falbala chose TWA, she could not have made a better choice for her imagination. The dress itself is made of black and many shades of blue. The huge skirt is made after the typical medieval skirt style with the wide hips and all the awesome folds and ruffles. The bodice as well has a black basic but the blue corset is made with excellent and filigree ornamented textures in all shades of blue. The prim parts on wrists and neck as well add a very special touch and show the love for the detail of designer Bee Dumpling. The “Germany’s Crowning Jewel” gown as well contains a crown that can be worn with and without lace in the style of the wrist and neck prims. The “Germany’s Crowning Jewel” gown you can find at the The White Armory Mainstore.
The jewelry set for sure comes from Finesmith and yula did an incredible job to make the total perfect set for this beautiful gown. The “Dornroeschen” set is really the set for the fairytale princess! It has so many great pieces and you really can see that they were made for the “Germany’s Crowning Jewel” gown. The 2 parts for the head, the delicate hairbun diamonds and the wonderful head-piece with that long parts that end in framed, awesome gemstones. A collar, a pair of earrings and the amazing corset decor of little flowers with a blue center complete the stunning “Dornroeschen” set, that you now can get at the Finesmith Mainstore.
Details
Gown: TWA – “Germany’s Crowning Jewel” – NEW
Jewelry: Finesmith – “Dornroeschen” – NEW
Skin: Glam Affair – “Linn” /light D 11ย – NEW
Hair: Exxess – “Nostia”
Nails: Love Soul – “Lady in Love” /silver
Lashes: Redgrave – “Superior”
Poses: Manifeste
Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin
Mea Culpa made as well the national gown for Miss Spain 2012. Shena Neox made the 2nd runner-up for Miss Virtual World 2012 in 2 gowns of Mea Culpa. The beautiful evening gown I already showed in an earlier post, today I would like to lead the focus on the national gown of Miss Spain 2012. This gown really combines fashion, style and tradition. Tatanka Kaligawa showed more than once, that he perfectly can mix ethnic, traditional influences with a modern style of fashion and art. “Valentia del Toro” he named his creation and it really honors its name if you take a closer look on the hip attachments. There he worked some of the typical banderillas that are used for the bullfight. The colors are as well the typical spanish with red and black. The clothing layers carry a very filigree ornamented texture, what again shows Tatanka’s skills for making textures. The huge fan in the back with the red tentacles as well let you think on the typical spanish fans that we all know. The “Valentia del Toro” is now available at the Mea Culpa Mainstore together with the evening gown of Miss Spain 2012.ย The jewelry again comes from Finesmith. Shena decided to go with the popular “Noir” set using the earrings and the bracelet. I added the collar and the ring as well. For the “Noir” set you have this great menu, yula includes in many of her jewelry, that let you change color and size for each part of the set. The “Noir” set you will find at the Finesmith Mainstore ๐
Details
Gown: Mea Culpa – “Valentia del Toro” – NEW
Jewelry: Finesmith – “Noir”
Skin; Glam Affair – “Castalia”
Hair:Miamai – “Donna Bun”
Poses: Manifeste
Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin
Paulinha Lefavere is our Miss UK 2012. she chose to wear the “Galliano Inspiration” from GizzA.ย I would like to drag my focus on the awesome jewelry yula Finesmith made for this awesome gown. The “Paulinha” set contains a bracelet, the necklace and a pair of earrings. The beautiful combination of black and gold gives the whole look a very elegant and sophisticated touch. If you take a closer look you can see the incredible mix of black pearls and golden gems along with the little black ribbons. This really is a must have for every true lady’s jewelry case! If you want your “Paulinha” set, just stop by at the Finesmith Mainstore ๐
Details
Gown: GizzA – “Galliano Inspiration” – NEW
Jewelry: Finesmith – “Paulinha” – NEW
Skin: Glam Affair – “Linn” /light D 08 – NEW
Hair: ploom – “Dusty Beehive”
Nails: Candy Nail – “Tresor”
Eyelashes: Redgrave – “Vampire”
Poses: Manifeste
Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin
Today I would like to show you the wonderful evening gown and the beloging jewelry of Miss Estonia 2012, Miss Nala Kurka. The “Nala” gown was made by Poulet Koenkamp, and it is the 4th of the PurpleMoon gowns that made it to the Top 12 of this years Miss Virtual World Challenge. The dress is a wonderful combination of different fabrics. The delicate lace for the upper body and the attachment at the left side of the legs, the satin part for the basic gown and the wonderful line that parts the top from the bottom and oyu just get the feeling you could grab it and make a little ribbon out of it, so real it looks. The left shoulder remains free and at the right shoulder we have an awesome filigree lace part that covers it. The “Nala” gown you can find at the PurpleMoon Mainstore, even in more colors then the nude version Nala was wearing for MVW. The wonderful jewelry for the evening gown of Miss Estonia 2012 was made by Squinternet Larnia, owner and designer of Donna Flora. The beautiful “Ginger” set contains necklace, a pair of earrings and the ring for the right hand. The gems are so wonderful textured and the filigree frames that hold the gems show the wonderful designing skills ofย Squinternet Larnia. The “Ginger” set you can purchase in 3 different colors at the Donna Flora Mainstore.
Details
Gown: PurpleMoon – “Nala”/nude – NEW
Jewelry: Donna Flora – “Ginger” /topaz – NEW
Skin: Glam Affair – “Linn” /light BL 03- NEW
Hair: Bliss Couture – “Yukiho” /caviar
Lashes: Redgrave: “Showgirl”
Poses: Manifeste
Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin
As I said in one of my last posts, PurpleMoon did not have only one gown that made the Top 12 of this year Miss Virtual World Challenge. In complete 4 of Poulet Koenkamp’s gowns made it into the Top 12 this year and the evening gown of Miss Germany 2012 is number 3 on my blog for now… be sure number 4 will follow as well ๐ For me it is a very special gown as Falbala Fairey, who carries the title of Miss Germany 2012 is a very special person to me, she is my little sister and I am feeling very honored to showcase the gown of PurpleMoon that was made for her, as well the awesome jewelry yula Finesmith did for her. For gown and jewelry you can see how close designers are working together to create the MVW dresses. Poulet did this amazing gown, covering the colors of the german flag, which are black, red and gold, in an amazing way. The tight gown accents the well-shaped body perfectly and the extraordinary prims give some awesome highlights. again we can see Poulet’s love for th detail on the “Falbala” gown. The huge shoulder prim on the right shoulder is made with the red outside and a gold inside, as well the upper parts of the gloves have this awesome little feature. Half of the chest part glitters in gold and the other is covered by the delicate red satin texture. I totally love that none symmetric style. Now for the jewelry… yula Finesmith did an extraordinary job this year for all the MVW candidates that stormed her doors… if I look over all the gowns and jewelry I got, it seems she was the most busy designer for jewelry this year ๐ and that for a reason… she just is amazing, a wonderful person to work with and she is great in making dreams come true ๐ The “Falbala” set is an incredible masterpiece of art. The filigree earrings, the delicate necklace that goes down in the back and decorates the deep back neckline of the “Falbala” gown… simply amazing. Then the little orchid shaped flowers at the hips that carry those long and thin lines that go to the upper right and the repeat of this orchid shape for the bracelet… it just caught my heart totally! The “Falbala”gown you will find at the PurpleMoon Mainstore in different colors as well as far as I know Poulet, and the “Falbala” jewelry set you will find at the MVW room at the Finesmith Mainstore.
Details
Gown: PurpleMoon – “Falbala” – NEW
Jewelry: Finesmith – “Falbala” – NEW
Skin: Glam Affair – “Castalia”
Hair: Baiastice – “Lucrezia”
Makeup: Miamai – “Smokey 02”
Poses: Manifeste
Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin
And there is it! The new “Chaos Theory” is the very special offer from christmas to new years eve for 2012 from Mea Culpa. This wonderful creation again shows the incredible skills of Tatanka Kaligawa if it comes to ideas, prims and textures. “Chaos Theory” is a great mixture of different fabrics again. As we know Tatanka likes to mix different fabrics and shaped to create his extra ordinary designs. All those aerial prim parts move amazing with every step you take. The huge headpiece adds a very elegant touch to the whole creation. And now ladies grab your purse, because… unbelievable but true… as it is the special offer… till the 1st of January 2012 it will be 50% off!!! You can find it along with a special for the males at the stairs in the female couture building at the Mea Culpa Mainstore!
Details
Gown (incl. headpiece): Mea Culpa – “Chaos Theory” – NEW
Earrings: Finesmith – “Demure”
Hair: Baiastice – “Siville”
Eyeshadow: Miamai – “In Mutatio” – NEW
Lipstick: Miamai – “In Mutatio” – NEW
Skin: Glam Affair – “Linn” – NEW
Pose: Corpus
Model &Photographer: Wicca Merlin
The evening gown for Miss Costa Rica 2012, Laetitia Vella,ย was handcrafted by Sonia28 Jie, owner and designer of the very elegant and sophisticated brand Son!a. Son!a is one of the well-known, established luxury brands in Second Life for gowns. As you can see on this wonderful design of the “Laetitia Dress”, the textures are very high-class and totally awesome made by Sonia. All the little fans are perfectly highlighted and the shadows are carefully set to give the full view of the skills Sonia has if it comes to textures and design. If you make your way to the Son!a Mainstore you can see that she made this wonderful dress in 5 more beautiful colors, so you can choose your favourite for yourself ;). The dress is shoulder free what gives a lot of room for the awesome jewelry made by Finesmith. The “Laetitia” set yula made perfectly matching to the awesome “Laetitia Dress” The set contains the stunning headpiece, a pair of earrings and this incredible necklace. The “Laetitia” set you can find in many different color options at the Finesmith Mainstore.
Details
Gown (incl. hat): Son!a – “Laetitia Dress” /teal – NEW
Jewelry: Finesmith – “Laetitia” – NEW
Nails: Finesmith – “Golden Nails”
Skin: Glam Affair – “Linn” /light BL 01 – NEW
Hair: Baiastice – “Malvi”
Pose: Morgane Batista
Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin
Vanguard again released some incredible news for the fashion addicted lady. 7 new dark gowns and dresses that let every fashionistas heart beat faster ;). The 8th is the groupgift!!! So do not miss that one! The designs came in wonderful packaging as well. These inspired me for my pictures. Every gown or dress stood in a wooden mini stage. This brought me to the idea of the puppet hangar I have in my inventory for so long and did not yet know what to do with it ๐ As I had the puppet theme stuck in my head the great masks of illusion came into mind as well so I just found one of them for each of the great Vanguard designs. The whole collection is hold in black and some dark lavender. Anyways if it is a dress or a gown, the whole collection has this huge ruffled prims as a red line going through all of them. For today I would like to showcase 3 of them. Rollyn Humphrey again shows an incredible taste and awesome skills of her creative mind in style and design. for me the whole collection is a must have for my wardrobe… I would not wanna miss one of them ๐ So take the next taxi to the Vanguard Mainstore ๐ (http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Fazul/53/215/286)
Gown: Vanguard – “The Lord” – NEW
Mask: Illusion – “Valkyrie Mask”
Jewelry: Finesmith – “Noir”
Skin: Glam Affair – “Castalia”
Hair: MADesign – “Isabel”
Shoes: Nardcotix – “Kurvy Pumps”
Pose: Hela Miyo
Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin
Gown: Vanguard – “Death Flower” – NEW
Mask: Illusion – “Phoenix Mask”
Jewelry: Razoregalia – “Hydra”
Skin: Glam Affair – “Castalia”
Hair: Mirone – “Adie”
Shoes: Nardcotix – “Kurvy Pumps”
Pose: Hela Miyo
Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin
Gown: Vanguard – “Flower Chic” – NEW
Mask: Illusion – “Seraphim Mask”
Jewelry: Finesmith – “Draakje”
Skin: Glam Affair – “Castalia”
Hair: Mirone – “Adie”
Shoes: Nardcotix – “Kurvy Pumps”
Pose: Hela Miyo
Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin