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Once Upon A Time (A Story of Marly)

Once Upon A Time in a small town called Pleasantville in the land of Polly Jean their lived a girl named Marleen Vaughan. Marleen was not what the townspeople had come to know her by, and in fact, everyone called her Marly.

Marly was a friendly girl. She was constantly surrounded by people who had come to love her. The ones that did know her and love her were always guaranted a wonderful time of laughs, sincerity, and compassion with a little sprinkle of vulgarity mixed in. Time with Marly was always a good time had by all.

But, this isn't a story about how Marly was a great person, or great friend; in fact, this girl named Marly had a special talent. Marly's talent made her famous in the world of Second.

Marly made the world beautiful by designing things for all the inhabitants to wear, and wear them proudly they did. Marly had so many love her designs that she opened a shop called Marly's. From that day, all could come and enjoy her creativity and designs.

Marly was a lovely girl, but in fact like so many in the world was what some might call strange. ,To yours truly's surprise, Marly would never allow compliments from her friends and loved ones about her amazing talents. And so, it was on one beautiful Sunday that someone named SugarKane set out to tell the story of Marly. I beautiful story of talent and friendship to last through the ages, and be told across the lands...

Picture of Marly (Stolen from her flickr without permission) :)

Look 1 -

Hat - Marly's - The Sewing Circle Hat -

Hair - Detour - Bob III - Black

Look 2 -

Shirt - Marly's - Sappho in Exile (Jupiter)

Hair - Maitreya - River II - Caramel

Look 3 -

Dress - Marly's - The Kitter's Meow (Grey)

Hair - ETD - Flapper (Dirty)

In Every Look:

Skin - :GP: Sundust [Light] Vixen-Merlot 1

Eyes - booN - tsubura eyes (steelblue)

Eyelashes - Cake - Bedroom Lashes

Camping RL = Casual SL

One of my most casual outfits to date, which is usually just not my style. But, for some reason I thought that my SL style should reflect my RL style this weekend. No worries, I buttoned up my pants in RL before any hiking happened on the trails. Sorry Ya'll that's all you get, cause I am T-I-R-E-D! Look below for the info. These designers are fab and for real deserve your L$...

Shirt - [LeLutka] - Tank Top 3/White

Pants - *COCO* - LooseStyleDenim (OxfordBlue)

Shoes - PornStar - Xtra Hi-Tops MultiColor v2

Bracelet - Sn@tch - No. 9 Bracelets (Skulls & Metal)

Hair/Hat - *ARGRACE* - Baseball Cap -Relaxed ponytail -Lightbrown

Eyes - booN - tsubura eyes (steelblue)

Skin - :GP: Sundust [Light] Vixen-Merlot 1

New Blog Header!

Super Special Fantastic Fabulous Thanks to Marleen Vaughan for creating this Amazing Hot Blog Header! I am so grateful for having such a creative, talented and helpful friend.

LeLutka Love!

Blogs about the shopping spree coming soon!

*Review* CURIO SKINS...and I am showing off this skin!

Me and my good friend Lourdes decided to remove the clothing and show off the new curio skins the sexiest way we knew how. The Vixen skins are my absolute favorite, and many thanks to Gala for passing them my way. Simply beautiful... And special thanks to Marleen Vaughan for letting us use her bed (even though she didn't know at the time) :)

The bikinis are from Meghindo's and are about as sex as you can get.

On my way to someplace cool...

I can't even begin to say how cool I feel in this little number! (and believe me, I am not cool...)

You'll probably see me wearing this outfit again, since I just love it so much! The Aoharu jacket is fabulous, lots of these jean jackets are showing up on the grid and this one is one of my favorites. Pacadi glasses were a gift and I can't seem to take them off. I feel tough and rock n roll. (whatever that feels like) The boots are from a store called R2 that I stumbled into and they are great! Terrific quality and style and I feel oh so 80s!

Jacket - AOHARU ShortJeanJacket_Black

Outfit - *Little fish* Roses & Guns Fashion Dress

Glasses - [PACADI] - Designer Aviator Glasses [silver]

Necklace - EARTHTONES- Heartwood Necklace Silver

Boots - R2 "Ehako" Silver

Hair - Exile - Kara sand

Skin - :GP: (Curio) Sundust [Light] Vixen-Mink 1

Just hanging out in the streets of SL

It never fails, everytime I'm dressed totally casual I get invited to a posh place and have to completely change my outfit. Luckily, with this one I didn't have to do too much changing. One of my favorite new pieces of my wardrobe for this spring is the new jean jacket from Coco. It's simply fabulous! It can be dressed up or down so easily with the awesome sculpted collar. I can't take off the new curio vixen skins that I received as a gift from Gala. Simply amazing... These are some of the best skins I have ever seen. It says alot that I haven't changed my skin in days! And, I have to drool over the new Elle F hair by Launa Fauna just a little bit. It's a beautiful updo (and I tested the lag factor at the Clothing Fair, and it is fabulous) The price is just right too. You get it in all colors for under 200L.

Jacket - *COCO* DenimJacket(Midnight)

Shirt - Sh*t Happens - Grey Tree Tee

Pants - ::C'est la vie !::check pants(black)

Scarf - Maitreya Long Scarf * Champagne (tinted red)

Belt - [NC] -Belt08-[White]

Shoes - >TRUTH< Nomad Boot (Pewter)

Glasses - /artilleri/ nora glasses *black*

Bracelt - (Shiny Things) Florina bangles

Earrings - (Shiny Things) Pyra earring - silver

Skin - :GP: (Curio) Sundust [Light] Vixen-Mink 1
Hair - =Elle F= Cassandra - Brunette 2

*Review* Bebae Coral Skins

These skins are absolutely amazing! I have to say that they have replaced all others and I can't take them off. Friends have been drooling, and I haven't hesitated to show them off! The make up on the face is amazing and the detail on the body is exquisite. All the detailing I love is in these skins. The fingers, toes, collar bone, and back shoulders. (I've even found myself staring at the ears!) I'm not sure of the release date but I encourage you to start saving your L$ now because you are going to want to buy these in every makeup!

Look 1 : Zebra

Swimsuit – /artilleri/ LeeLee bikini *zebra*
Shirt - :bijou: Tough see through shirt (Part of Tough:Earth Set)
Sunglasses - [PACADI] - Designer Aviator Glasses [silver]
Eyes – Dollita/ Coldgrey eyes
Hair - !lamb. Breeze – Ink
Skin - - BEBAE - Coral *Cara: Nude-B1
Jewelry - :: Twisted and Spoiled:: Pearls Set
Poses – Riviera Couture Store

Look 2 : Giraffe

Swimsuit - Emery - Giraffe Bikini
Eyes – Big Blue Eyes (Hunt Gift – Designer unknown)
Eyelashes - Cake - Bedroom Lashes - Tintable
Hair – MMShair-ASHLEY - LBrown
Skin – - BEBAE - Coral *Cara: Smoke-B1
Shoes - Stiletto Moody Pinup (White Patent)
Poses – Musical Alchemy Piano

Look 3 : Black

Swimsuit – Nyte'N'Day - Efinite One Piece Swimsuit Black
Hair – MMShair-HERA - Jet
Eyes – Big Blue Eyes (Hunt Gift – Designer unknown)
Lashes – PIDIDDLE - Eyelashes
Skin - - BEBAE - Coral *Cara: Ice-B2
Poses – Long Awkward Pose, DeLa

Dressing in Bs (Beige and Brown)

Pure Creamy Yumminess in beiges and browns. The textures througout all of this outfit are just simply amazing.

Nothing more to say! Just go and buy :)

Shirt - {SMS} - Blouse Beige (group gift)

Skirt - **nikukyu** - Tiered skirt - Brown

Belt - S.Olbers - Belt "Perforated" black

Bracelet - ::Twisted and Spoiled:: Multi strand pearl bracelet

Shoes - Pixel Mode - Cocktails - Champagne -

Hair - !Lamb. - Bonjour Operator - Butterfinger

Eyelashes - Cake - Bedroom Lashes

Eyes - [OMFG] - Celestial Green Eyes

Skin - -Belleza- Belle Med Bronzed Mocha (review copy)

Up To No Good...

I decided to make this my little trouble making outfit especially with my bag from Gritty Kitty complete with spray paint. Featured new release I'm wearing is the Nevermind Tee Dress from The Closet. I love the style.

Jacket - Novocaine - Vintage Coat Flex - candy

Shirt - The Closet - Nevermind Tee Dress - Black

Leggings - [Pacadi] - Coloured Leggings - Black

Shoes - [Detour] Mistress Boots - Black

Bag -=Gritty Kitty= - Art Crime Bag - LADIES

Glasses - [Armidi Gisaci] Fi Umo Sunglasses - Black Turtoise / Brown Lens
Earrings - +plus -*Plastic Earrings* Black

Skin - []::Tuli::[] Natalie (light) group exclusive

Hair - [Detour] Achtung - Honey

Title? I don't need a title :)

Quick little outfit I put together, I guess I could call it laundry day. I wanted something casual, but still very fashionable.

Shirt – Kurotsubaki – tsuangi (brown)
Jeans – Armidi – Grace Jeans – Vintage
Shoes – Redgrave – Girls’ Biker Boots – Olive
Sweater – Ce Cubic Effect – Knit Coat – Cream
Glasses – FNKY – LadyBug Glasses (Black)
Purses – ::: B@R::: Lucky Horseshoe Green
Hair – [KA] - Hot Mess - Light Brown
Skin – *REDGRAVE* - Pale Skin -Leona- smoky
Necklace – Indy & Co. - Black Pearl Necklace
Earrings – Kraftika - No 103 dark earrings

And the Oscar goes to...

Ok.. I'm a day late, but I couldn't help it... I just got too caught up watching the Oscars last night. I have to admit, I really enjoyed it and the entire time I was watching I kept thinking "old hollywood." So I put my own little production together...

I'll stray away from the rules on this one and be as hush as an A list actress and not release my designer info, except for those that IM me in world. I'm not the kind of girl to flaunt names when I'm on the red carpet...

Day/Night Looks

I wanted to do something different, so I decided to show my versions of a day look and night look. (Of course I took the change in time of day to the extreme by changing my skin and hair, but let's be honest...this is why we love SL) The day look was worn all around town, to the King's Rezzable Egyptian Party (because I refused to change clothes again) and to Ballet Pixelle's performance (I admit it wasn't ballet friendly, but I stuck to my refusal to change clothes until the night look). The night look was the look I prepared to wear while attending the Date for Down Under auction (which was an extreme success). I fell asleep in this outfit because the auction ran late. Super thanks to Voshie for tping and/or sending me landmarks around town.

Day Look:

Jacket - Ce Cubic Effect, Short Leather Jacket for Women (Black)

Shirt - FTV, Long Black Graphic Tee

Jeans - Armidi, Grace Jeans (Vintage)

Shoes - Stiletto Moody, d'Orsay (Badseed and Black)

Purse - Paper Couture, The Tasty Bag (Noir)

Earrings - Spice&Sugar, Gold Love Pierce

Necklace - Alienbear Design, Love Love Love (Gold, Part 2)

Hair - VintageWear, The Extrovert (Blonde)

Eyes - [Bingo], Sweet Eyes (NavyxGreen)

Skin - The Obscene, Ganesha-Diamond-Amends

Night Look:
Jacket - Ce Cubic Effect, Short Leather Jacket for Women (Black)
Shirt - Mimikri, Darcie United Dress
Jeans - Armidi, Grace Jeans (Vintage)
Shoes - Stiletto Moody, d'Orsay (Black Patent)
Earrings - Spice&Sugar, Gold Love Pierce
Necklace - Alienbear Design, Love Love Love (Gold, Part 2)
Hair - !lamb., Breeze (ink)
Eyes - [Bingo], Sweet Eyes (NavyxGreen)
Skin - The Obscene, CLEO - Fire Peacock

Maitreya Magic

The only thing worse than taking a vacation from SL and needing to shop everywhere to catch up on all the releases you missed is more new releases. But, I have to say that the Maitreya new releases are definately not a bad thing, they are amazing and pure magic. I rarely buy the colors that are on display but I fell in love and had to buy it. The colors complimented each other so nicely. I paired it with an old favorite pair of jeans from League which have remained some of my most worn jeans for quite some time.

And this outfit brings an end to my Valentine's Day outfits. I survived the entire day without wearing red or pink. I urge everyone to go and spend some $ on something they love.

Shirt - Maitreya , Sculpted Top & Belt Firefly #1

Scarf - Maitreya, Long Scarf Champagne

Pants - League, Woodstock Jeans - Skinny Fit

Boots - Maitreya, Soho Boots-Boho Special Edition Brown

Bracelets - Fishy Strawberry, Bangles Brown Wood

Earrings - CreamShop, Dice Earrings

Hair - MMShair (now LeLutka), Ashley Light Brown

Eyes - Leezu Baxter, Eyes Dark Green

Skin - Redgrave, Leona Pale Skin Smoky 15b

These boots WERE made for walkin!

What can I say? I'm feeling completely inspired by these boots. Here's another great outfit featuring the Tesla Boots and Aoharu Trench Coat. Yumminess! I layered it over an outfit from one of my favorite stores - Emery. Keeping all these posts short so I can keep them coming! I have alot of catching up to do.

Jacket - Aoharu, Wavy Trench Coat White

Outfit - Emery, Umma Outfit

Boots - Tesla, Kensington Boot White

Jewelry - CreamShop, Dice Accessories Set

Hair - [C&H], Yokonagare Brown

Skin - REDGRAVE, Pale Skin 15 Leona

Eyes - Blue Big Eyes, Gift

Start Your Engines!

I must admit, it's feeling good to be back. It only took me about a day to get used to the lag all over again. Whew! I've had to catch up on alot of shopping, alot of new designers, and alot of gossip. Thanks to my wonderful girls in FashCon Cafe for catching me up on as much as they could in one day. I decided to feature a some new favorites with an old favorite, and while I was playing with opposites decided to make those use the colors of black and white. (Which of course made me think of a racing flag) Ladies and Gentleman- Start Your Engines! I am back in the blogging business!

First up - New hair, skin and eyes. The hair is from Lamb which is quite lucious, and the skin is Leona from Redgrave (mmm, delicious). I picked the eyes from Deviant Girl because they were called sugar and I couldn't resist, but I now love them so much. They have beautiful coloring, and although they are much less realistic than what I normally choose, they are ravishing with the contrast of dark hair.

Next new feature - The bomber Jacet from Coco. Coco wasn't really on the grid when I took my va-cay from SL, but I can see why it is now. Great Textures, Fit, and we know how I love my sculpted clothing attachments.

I layered the Coco Jacket over my black Armidi Jumpsuit and finished out the white with the Coco belt and Kensington boots from Tesla. These boots were also hot on the grid, but there is a reason why, I absolutely love them. And they are the only boots that influenced me to take off my Stiletto Moody Croc boots for a bit.

Sorry Ya'll - I just don't have that much left to say I simply have too much shopping to do!

Jacket - *COCO* BomberJacket(White)
Belt - *COCO* WideBelt (White)
Boots - -TESLA- Kensington *white* Boots
Bracelet - Shiny Things Glass chunk bracelet - b&w
Hair - !lamb Breeze – Ink
Eyes - Deviant Girl – Sugar Eyes
Skin - *REDGRAVE* 15b Pale Skin -Leona- / *smoky*

Back from Vacation...(I think)

I've taken a long vacation from SL but I think I started my first outfit back with a bang. Man oh man did I NOT miss the lag ;)

I'm just keeping this short while I get back in the swing of things. But this may be one of my favorite outfits yet.

Sweater – Desire – Black, Sweetest Goodbye
Corset – NOIR Efraims, LeeZu Baxter
Gloves/Pants – NOIR Efraims, LeeZu Baxter
Leggings – Pink Star&Stripe Leggings, Sn@tch
Shoes – Athena - Black, Tesla
Skin – Ganesha – Diamond, [the oBscene]
Eyes – Sugar Eyes, Deviant Girl
Hair – Billie –Black, Blooberry Hair
Purse – Love Case (free in hunt), Sweetest Goodbye
Earrings – Openstar Earring – Pink, ::69::