Summer Nights.

Hello, lovebugs!

Just a quickie from me tonight, I'm on a week-long "vacation" with my SL family! We've laid claim to an entire sim for one week, made it nice and tropical, and are having some fun getting to know the newer members, and reconnecting with the veterans. 

I was in charge of musical entertainment tonight, so I decided to summer it up with a fun dress recently released from Cynful! Cynthia and Promise always do a wonderful job with their color palates, and this dress was no exception! It comes in your standard five mesh sizes, plus sizes for Belleza Venus, Isis and Freya, a Maitreya Lara size, and a Slink Physique size...these ladies have the mesh body market covered! This dress is only available at the Mesh Body Addicts Fair - have you been there yet? If you haven't, I suggest you hurry your way over...that fair's last day is the 21st! 

Now excuse me, I see a margarita behind me, calling my name...

Caiti <3

What I'm Wearing!

Hair: Exile::Fire To The Rain - Greyscale

Skin: -Glam Affair- Katra [America] 06 NB

Eyebrows: Lara Hurley Fae Red Eyebrows/Rose Pale

Eyes: IKON Immortal Eyes - Passion(L), Paradise(R)

Body: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara v3.3

Hands: Slink AvEnhance Hands Female - Elegant 1

Feet: Slink AvEnhance Feet Female - High

Tattoo: [White~Widow] Midnight in Paris - Mesh Body Applier

Bracelets: Maxi Gossamer Florentine Lover's - Small(L), Large(R)

Small Necklace: Maxi Gossamer Marrakech Heart - Short - Silver

Longer Necklace: Maxi Gossamer Baroque Teardrop - Short - Silver

Ring: .Atomic. {Gacha} Sweet Deer - Romantic Ring(past Arcade prize)

Dress: [Cynful] @ Mesh Body Addicts Fair - Wrapped Dress - Peach - Maitreya Lara size(available until August 21st)

Shoes: N-core STILETTO "Fatpack" for SLink High Feet

Pose: .GlamRus. Mia 05

Here's an earworm for you! I've been so obsessed with this song for the past few days <3

Back to Work!

Hello, lovelies! Did you miss me? I missed you...a month's unwilling vacation sure leaves a girl in desperate need of shopping and entertainment, afterall. I'm so happy to see that Kai took care of all your shopping needs while I was away, but never fear...I'm here to help her satisfy your every craving <3 

So like I said, RL sort of bit me in the butt hard-core over the past month, so I missed out on some fun shopping times. I am so glad to have made it back for Collabor88's 3rd year anniversary though! I fought my way in and 45 minutes later, was standing amid a whoooole bunch of designers. There is so much good stuff there, and so many guest designers! I know that I will be going back at least one more time over the month to grab all of the things.

This dress from -tres blah- is one of the many things that I picked up at Collabor88, and I am so in love with it! I tend to gravitate to cute and fluffy looking dresses like this in my SL, and I made a really high pitched squealing noise when I saw this...and made a similar noise when I discovered that this dress comes in a size specifically made for the Maitreya Lara body, along with your five standard mesh sizes, which makes me a happy girl :D I decided that I needed a sweet looking hair to go with the dress, so I grabbed a favorite Wasabi Pills hair of mine. A bracelet and ring, and I'm all set to go!

...but I can't forget the shoes! These shoes are a favorite, one of my go-to heels, by a store called Breathe. They are a guest designer at Collabor88 this month, but these shoes were actually a present to me for my RL birthday a few months ago, and are available at the main store.

Around this time last year I did a silly post about some sexy shoes with my dearest Bella from La Vita Bella, and we had a silly fun time. I asked her to pose with me today using this really adorable pose from .GlamRus., because it goes with the sweet and cute look that I was going for.
Words can't express how much this woman has come to mean to me over the past 18 months or so. We've been friends for years, but ever since the loss of my ex-sister and the heartbreak I suffered through that, and losing my ex boyfriend of four and a half years earlier this year, she has been there, by my side...always giving me truth bombs, always having a shoulder ready for me if I need to cry...she is the only person in the entire SL world who I don't get mad at when she messages me as soon as I log on...because I've had no choice but to acccept it. She makes me giggle, she sometimes makes me facepalm very hard, and above all...I am blessed to have her in my life and honored to call her my sister, and my best friend. Congrats, kiddo(cus I know you'll read this)...you earned it. Thank you for being you.
/shoutout and lovefest over

That's all from me, my loves! It feels so good to be back.

Caiti <3

What I'm Wearing!

Hair: /Wasabi Pills/ Veronica - Dark Flame

Skin: -Glam Affair- Katra [America] 06

Eyebrows: Lara Hurley Fae Red Eyebrows/Rose Pale

Eyes: IKON Immortal Eyes - Passion(L), Paradise(R)

Body: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara v3.3

Hands: Slink AvEnhance Hands Female - Elegant 1

Feet: Slink AvEnhance Feet Female - High

Ears: [MANDALA] Unisex - Steking EARS_Season 5

Tattoo: [White~Widow] Midnight in Paris - Mesh Body Applier

Bracelet: Maxi Gossamer Florentine Lover's - Small(L)

Ring: .Atomic. {Gacha} Sweet Deer - Romantic Ring(past Arcade prize)

Dress: -tres blah- @ Collabor88 Carrington Dress - Ivory

Shoes: [BREATHE]-Ellie Heels-FATPACK(Pink Rose worn)

What Bella's Wearing!
Hair: Analog Dog - Yeah(Blacks)
Lipstick: MUA - Matte Lipstick - Red Line - Red 2
Jewelry: Maxi Gossamer Savannah Set
Outfit: PurpleMoon Creations - Fiona
Shoes: N-core Kaia - Nude(for Maitreya High Feet)

Individual Poses: .GlamRus. Kaitie 01(1st and 2nd photos) & Kaitie 06(3rd photo)

Couple's Pose: .GlamRus. Side By Side
(My left hand and arm were edited via Animare to bring my hand out of my dress!)

90's Realness.

Hello, my lovelies!!

I've been sitting on some fantastic things over the weekend, and I've been waiting to bring all this awesome realness to you...I've just been waiting on some shady queens to get dressed and be online with me at the same time. (loveyouboth)

So...without further ado...just take a look at our shoes and my backpacks!!! They're all brand new releases from Avinci Designs, the new project started by Al Dufaux...these shoes are just so amazing! And I'm usually not really the type of girl to wear bags, but I just couldn't resist these. The shoes and bags put me in a 90s mood, so I grabbed my husbands and made them get flannel'ed out. I think Zann hates me a little bit for it, but whatever.

I needed some inspiration for my own outfit, and I think I flipped through about six different outfits before I remembered this month's round of Collabor88...so I rushed over and snatched up all of the things!! 

Feel free to check out both of their blogs!! Parker's Laundry Basket is here, and Zann is one of the contributors for Boystown Closet, so ladies...if you've got a man in your life who needs some fashion guidance, hit these two blogs up. They know what's hot in SL for men right now.

Caiti <3

Shoes on all of us: Avinci Chain Sneakers(Yellow on Parker, pink on Zann, black on Caiti)

Backpack on mannequin and in Caiti's hand: Avinci Chain Backpack - Black

What I'm Wearing!

Hair: /Wasabi Pills/ Lola Summer - Dark Flame

Skin: -Glam Affair- Katra [America] 06

Body: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara V3.3

Tattoo: .Reckless.-Leal(faded shown, Maitreya + Slink applier)

Hands: Slink AvEnhance Hands Female - Bag(L), Elegant(R)

Ears: UNISEX[MANDALA] Simple_Ears_HUTUU

Septum Piercing: .ARISE. Indios Septum/Silver

Choker: [LostJunction] Chaotic Heart Collar - modified by me(find this at Collabor88!)

Necklace: Maxi Gossamer Mama Sugar - G1(at Collabor88!)

Bracelets: Schadenfreude Pearl Mori Bracelets(at Collabor88!)

Dress: Atomic/[NOIR] Pretty in Punk - Set 2(at Collabor88!)

Tights: F'N'HawT Stockings Black

My pose: {what next} Marketplace Mimi's Mannequin(with poses) - Small(mannequin has been made transparent, I am using pose 3)

Decor Used

Lounge: Trompe Loeil Alexi Chase Lounge Punk Loaded {A} (at Collabor88!)

Shoeboxes: Part of the Glitterati prop called Shoe Addict

Hanging lights: [ keke ] cluster of bulbs - chrome - maxi

Mirror: [ keke ] big stardust mirror

String of Lights: :Cheeky Pea: S'mores Camp Lights

Wall Divider: The Loft Lux Wall Divider - Crimson(at Collabor88!)

Dress Form: Schadenfreude Antique Dress Form(past Arcade gacha prize, machine is located at the mainstore!)

Photo Space: Glitterati - Blind. (textures were manually added, prop is modifiable)

A Skin Affair...

*Jumps around all happy-like*

What a difference a year or so makes...last year around this time, my interest in skins was still sort of...meh...but this year...omgah, I'm so excited and filled with joy that the Skin Fair is nearly here!! It opens on the 13th(so on Friday), and it will run until the 29th, soo...that's a little over two weeks! :D

I am going to be showing you the new release from Glam Affair, called Katra!

This is the first full release from Glam Affair for 2015, and I'm sooo happy with it. All 8 tones that Glam Affair has available for skins will be available to purchase(Polar, Arctic, Europa, Asia, America, Jamaica, India, & Africa). You have to purchase your various appliers and such separately, but Glam Affair has all of their appliers in their main store, so it's just a quick visit to the store and you'll be all set and ready to go!!  Glam Affair offers appliers for the following body parts and bodies:

Maitreya Lara(all of the skin presets in the HUD for Maitreya's body are Glam Affair tones!)

Belleza Venus

The Mesh Project

WowMeh

Slink Physique

Slink Hands & Feet

AMD Baby Bump

Lola Breasts

PhatAzz/CuteAzz

[PXL] SweetLips(so far, only two skins have appliers for this, the Alice from Shiny Shabby and this skin...but stay tuned, there will most likely be more available soon!)

Left: No makeup(except for my own eyebrows), Right: My lashes, eyeliner & beauty mark

I've been rocking Glam Affair almost exclusively for a little over a year now, and I have never been disappointed with any of the releases. I am head over heels in love with this skin right now, I adore the lips and the nose especially! And bonus points for the way the skin looks with no makeup at all, I could just as easily rock this skin without any makeup at all and still look fine. 

 On top of new skins for Skin Fair, there are also some really great tattoos and makeups available!! I was camming around and came across this store called .Things. and I almost passed them up, buuut I'm so glad I didn't. I found the store and wandered in, and wasn't disappointed at all. I saw this tattoo and knew...it would be mine. 

Uncensored photo found here <3

I love tattoos in SL and I usually change them up quite frequently, but I may be sticking with this one for a while...I love the way it looks on the body, like an underbust corset. Simply stunning! This is one of the exclusive tattoos for Skin Fair, called Incarceron...and it comes in two versions, a darker, fresh version, and a lighter, faded version...I'm wearing the faded version in the photo above.

This skin comes with Omega appliers, with an applier specifically made for the Belleza body, an applier for The Mesh Project, and for the Slink Physique! It also includes fresh and faded tattoo layers for the upper neck :)

So I know you can't see the shoes I'm wearing in any of these pictures, but it's okay! I went ahead and took a picture of them, too :D

These shoes are a recent release from Moda Designs!! They're called Tali, version 2...version 1 is a much higher platform, and still very sexy! These shoes are able to be colored 24 different colors, and there are six different sections that you can change...so you can totally customize this shoe for pretty much any outfit, and pretty much any occasion!! 

I hope you've enjoyed my post(that ended up being wicked long, holy crap)...go enjoy yourself at the Skin Fair!! omg!! It's gonna be so great!!! Get your skin on, girls!!! :D

**Updated 3/13: I'm providing links to both sims, for your convenience!!**
Skin Fair Sim 1: TP Here!
Skin Fair Sim 2: TP Here!

*SPECIAL NOTE*

There will be a limit of 50 scripts enforced for the first week of Skin Fair in order to give all shoppers a relatively lag-free environment to enjoy. Make sure to de-script accordingly!

Caiti <3

What I'm Wearing!

Hair: Photos 1&2 Truth Hair Delta - reds, Photo 3 Truth Hair Betsy - reds

Skin: -Glam Affair- Katra Skin - [America] 06 - NB(Available at Skin Fair 2015) **NEW!**

Eyes: IKON Immortal Eyes - Passion(L), Paradise(R)

Body: Maitreya Lara v2.1

Hands: Slink AvEnhance Hands Female - Elegant 1(L), Elegant(R)

Feet: Slink AvEnhance Feet Female - High

Eyebrows: Lara Hurley Fae red eyebrows/Rose Pale 

Eyeliner: ~Blacklace Beauty~ Black Cat Eyeliner

Lashes: *Mon Cheri* "Falsies" Mesh Alpha Lashes with HUD - Pack1

Beauty Mark: Belleza Beauty Marks 1

Tattoo in 3rd Photo: .Things. Incarceron Tattoo(faded version worn) - Skin Fair 2015 Exclusive **NEW!**

Ring: .Atomic. {Gacha} Sweet Deer - Romantic Ring(available at The Arcade)

Bra&Panties: Maitreya Lara Lingerie(This comes included with your purchase of the Maitreya Lara body)

Shoes: [MODA]*PROMO* Tali Platform VS2 with HUD

Poses: Various poses from Glitterati, I can't remember the specific ones :|

The End of Winter?

Good lord, I sure hope it is. I adore winter, it's my favorite season, but...after getting blasted with feet of snow in less than a month in my area(New Englander, baby!), I'm ready for it all to be over and done with...which is why I'm so glad I took a shopping trip a couple of days ago with a friend of mine, and ran across this happy dress by Atomic at N21!

The colors are so reminiscent of spring...pastels make me so happy, and this dress comes in three sweater color options(a light blue and purple are also available), so it's a perfectly sweet way to welcome in the changing of the seasons!

I'm also wearing the newest release from Glamistry, called Aster! These shoes come in 12 individual colors, or you can buy the fatpack for L$997...my advice is to ALWAYS buy the fatpack, but that's because I'm obsessed with shoes. The awesome part about these shoes? A size to fit the Maitreya Lara high foot, the Belleza Venus high heel foot, AND your Slink feet are included in your purchase! :D

Usually I would build my own backgrounds for blogging photography, but my home sim hasn't been switched over to spring textures on the ground yet, so I decided to browse through my Flickr stream to see what I could find. I came across Strawberry Singh's Friday Find for last week(found here) highlighting a sim that is owned by one of my other favorite blogger/photographers, Harlow Heslop, called Blithe. So I went to check it out, and it was perfect...absolutely what I was looking for in a location for this dress. So thank you Harlow, for making something gorgeous and for sharing it with the rest of the grid. 

That's all from me today, dollies! Time for me to go take a nice long nap and dream of warmer weather.

Caiti <3

What I'm Wearing!

Hair: Truth Hair Wren - reds

Skin: -Glam Affair- Ellie - America 01

Body: Maitreya Lara v2.1

Hands: Slink AvEnhance Hands Female - Elegant 1(L), Elegant(R)

Feet: Slink AvEnhance Feet Female - High

Necklace: Lazuri Perles de Gloire Back Necklace

Dress: .Atomic. {Rosey Posey} Set 1(Available at N21) **NEW!**

Shoes: Glamistry Aster Heels [PF1017] Fatpack **NEW!**

Pose: Poseology He Wasn't (Available for 5L on the Marketplace!)

Pose Location: Blithe by Harlow Heslop