Saturday, February 19, 2011

Seen On The Scene: Pasarella


Today was Pasarella's inaugural show, featuring designs by 3636, Donna Flora, Finesmith, Guarded Cross, HOX, Mea Culpa, SYS, Violator, and Vita's Boudoir!  The sim was bursting at the seams, with not an empty seat in the house!  TraLove and I may or may not have had a competition to see who could throw the most M&Ms into the models' hair (and get them to stick), with bonus points going for top models.  She won.  =*(  Seriously though, the show was amazing, and here are some snapshots that I took.  On a side note, Wicca is back from her leave of absence...YAY!!!

Cade Nansen 

Harsch Sharktooth 

 kaidence Piancastellios

Minx Glaz 

 rissa Friller

TraLove Pinazzo 

Unico Solo & DATRIP Blackbart 

Wicca Merlin

Friday, February 18, 2011

The Bleeding Edge: "Lyra Vanity HUD" by A'VION

Last year A'VION released its first version of the Vanity HUD...Rigel.  This year A'VION took numerous customer suggestions into consideration and created the new and improved Vanity HUD...LYRA!!!  The Lyra Vanity HUD is a professional cosmetic tool that expands your existing cosmetic wardrobe of lashes, hair, and white modifiable jewels by providing easy onboard selectors that give you access to hundreds of hues and shades.  The new and improved Lyra Vanity HUD also includes an everyday AO, a Runway Mode, and a Lag Kill feature that shuts off all but the most essential scripts for high lag situations such as fashion shows.

I am IN LOVE with my Vanity HUD!  A word to the wise, however:  DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ATTACH THIS HUD TO AAANNNYYY SPOT OTHER THAN ITS DEFAULT!  The only complaint I have about the Vanity HUD is that it tends to break when placed anywhere other than its intended position, which can be bothersome.  I'm sure this will be fixed soon, though, so no worries!  As mentioned previously, the HUD allows you to add mascara, hairdye, highlights, or paint to modifiable items from your existing inventory.  It also features a color matching option that tints all items at once (Vanity enabled lashes, hair, and jewels).  I've actually replaced my ZHAO AO with the AO included in the Vanity HUD, although I still prefer to pose manually (without the use of a HUD) on the runway.

My first reaction to the Vanity HUD was, "HOLY FREAKING CRAP!  Where was this back in December when I dropped 5k on a bazillion different shades of hair?!?"  Lyra allows you to buy a single shade (I've found that platinum blonde works best), then split it into any color combination imaginable via the hairdye and highlight menus.  This is achieved by placing a script (included with the HUD) into the untinted hair, thereby making it "Vanity enabled."  Some designers have already taken the initiative by including Vanity scripts in their products (Talyia Tarber for Garded Secret includes them in her prim lashes and jewelry, and A'VION includes them in ALL of their products), and I'm expecting to see an explosion of designers providing Vanity enabled products in the very near future.

Below are three pictures.  The first shows me with untinted Vanity enabled hair and lashes.  The second shows me using the separate mascara and hairdye applicators to tint my lashes purple and my hair black. The third shows me using the color matching feature, tinting both my lashes and hair green (this would also have tinted any Vanity enabled jewelry I was wearing).


Shape: Custom
Skin: Subaru ~ "Edward Earth Normal"
Eyes: L. Fauna ~ "CHAI Eyes Blue 4"
Lashes: Garded Secret ~ "Butterfly Lashes A'VION Vanity HUD Enabled"
Eyeliner:  A'VION ~ "Black Eyeliner Dark Tipped"
Hair: Gritty Kitty ~ "Hoke-Troika A'VION Vanity HUD Enabled"
Model & Photographer: Sy Whitesong


Shape: Custom
Skin: Subaru ~ "Edward Earth Normal"
Eyes: L. Fauna ~ "CHAI Eyes Purple 1"
Lashes: Garded Secret ~ "Butterfly Lashes A'VION Vanity HUD Enabled"
Eyeliner:  A'VION ~ "Black Eyeliner Dark Tipped"
Hair: Gritty Kitty ~ "Hoke-Troika A'VION Vanity HUD Enabled"

Shape: Custom
Skin: Subaru ~ "Edward Earth Normal"
Eyes: L. Fauna ~ "CHAI Eyes Green 1"
Lashes: Garded Secret ~ "Butterfly Lashes A'VION Vanity HUD Enabled"
Eyemakeup:  A'VION ~ "Neon Sex"
Eyeliner:  A'VION ~ "Black Eyeliner Dark Tipped"
Hair: Gritty Kitty ~ "Hoke-Troika A'VION Vanity HUD Enabled"

Sunday, February 13, 2011

MVW: Modeling 102

Let me start off by saying that all of the instructors and administrators for the MVW Modeling Academy I've had the honor of meeting so far are absolutely AMAZING!  Today's class was with dancer Dallagio...supermodel and spokeswoman for Stiletto Moody.  Class started an hour early, and somehow I didn't get the memo, so I was ubernervous when Giela Delpaso tracked me down 20 mins after class had started to see if I could attend the new time.  I was frazzled for the first 5 mins of class b/c I felt like a douche walking in 20 mins late (even though it wasn't my fault...technically I was 40 mins early), but dancer has the most calming and soothing personality, and quickly put me at ease.  Today we discussed principles of styling and finding that spark that sets you apart from all the Barbie and Ken lookalike models out there.  We also discussed runway posing much more in depth, and dancer answered pretty much all of the questions that I had regarding the topic.  Class lasted for 2 1/2 hours, but the time FLEW by!  I literally felt like I had only been there for 30 mins or so.  We also had the pleasure of meeting Giela in person today...a paragon of grace and beauty.  Below is a snapshot of dancer that I took during her lecture.  Take care!


Saturday, February 12, 2011

Seen On The Scene: "Lustre" by Finesmith Designs & Kabuki Boutique


Lustre was FABULOUS (as if I expect any less from Finesmith).  The models were challenged to push their creativity to the limit, producing outfits constructed entirely from Finesmith jewelry.  My favorite touch was when each model performed a dance as their final pose...a refreshing and fun change of pace from the static poses that one sees on the runway typically.

 blackLiquid Tokyoska

rissa Friller 

a pic of me that yula took!  =D 

 
dance, model, dance!

/me waves from the background  =P

Thursday, February 10, 2011

The Bleeding Edge: "New Avas" by Xplosion

Kaliha just released 10 new complete avas.  These come complete with everything you need to get started in SL, or would make a great compliment to a veteran's wardrobe.  They include an outfit, skin, shape, hair, eyes, shoes, bodylight, facelight, eyelashes, bracelets with nails, and a starter ao.  Obviously I can't really take advantage of these, being a boy, but I did use them as inspiration to come up with my own twist on 5 of the 10 outfits.  Up first are the adverts from Xplosion, with my variants at the bottom of the post.  Enjoy!











Inspired by Street Elf

Shape: Custom
Skin: Subaru ~ "Edward Earth Normal"
Eyes: L. Fauna ~ "CHAI Eyes Gray 3"
Lashes: KOSH ~ "No Alpha Lashes V9"
Hair: Purple Moon ~ "Sun Midnight Brown"
Shirt:  Xplosion ~ "Space Shirt Wollpulli Black"
Jacket:  Xplosion ~ "Space Jacket"
Pants:  Xplosion ~ "ColourCrazy Pants Black"
Face Jewelry & Elf Ears:  Xplosion ~ "Street Elf Part II"
Bracelets: Finesmith ~ "Morrocan Bracelet Silver"
Pose: Body Talking ~ "RicoRacer 2"
Model & Photographer: Sy Whitesong


 Inspired by Pam

Shape: Custom
Skin: Subaru ~ "Edward Earth Normal"
Eyes: L. Fauna ~ "CHAI Eyes Gray 3"
Lashes: KOSH ~ "No Alpha Lashes V9"
Hair: UW ~ "Ilias Mesh Black"
Undershirt:  Xplosion ~ "Sweet Lady Blouse White"
Shirt:  Xplosion ~ "Sweet Lady Shirt Black"
Pants:  Xplosion ~ "Bobbes Jeans Blue"
Boots:  Hoorenbeek ~ "Karsen Boots Black/Black"
Jewelry: Finesmith ~ "Celestial Veil" & "Zigi Chestpiece Male"
Pose: Body Talking ~ "RicoRacer 2"
Model & Photographer: Sy Whitesong


 Inspired by Business Lady

Shape: Custom
Skin: Subaru ~ "Edward Earth Normal"
Eyes: L. Fauna ~ "CHAI Eyes Gray 3"
Lashes: KOSH ~ "No Alpha Lashes V9"
Hair: UW ~ "Ilias Mesh Black"
Undershirt:  Xplosion ~ "Sweet Lady Blouse White"
Shirt:  Xplosion ~ "Sweet Lady Shirt Black"
Pants:  Xplosion ~ "Crazy Business Pants Black/White"
Tie:  Xplosion ~ "Sweet Lady Tie White" 
Jewelry: Finesmith ~ "Lorena Ring"
Pose: Body Talking ~ "Patty"
Model & Photographer: Sy Whitesong


 Inspired by Jenny

Shape: Custom
Skin: Subaru ~ "Edward Earth Normal"
Eyes: L. Fauna ~ "CHAI Eyes Gray 3"
Lashes: KOSH ~ "No Alpha Lashes V9"
Hair: UW ~ "Ilias Mesh Black"
Undershirt:  Xplosion ~ "Space Shirt Wollpulli Black"
Shirt:  Xplosion ~ "Summer Glance Shirt Black"
Pants:  Xplosion ~ "Crazy Business Pants Black/White" 
Jewelry: Finesmith ~ "Celesial Bracelets"
Pose: Body Talking ~ "RicoRacer 2"
Model & Photographer: Sy Whitesong


 Inspired by Melanie

Shape: Custom
Skin: Subaru ~ "Edward Earth Normal"
Eyes: L. Fauna ~ "CHAI Eyes Gray 3"
Lashes: KOSH ~ "No Alpha Lashes V9"
Hair: UW ~ "Ilias Mesh Black"
Shirt:  Xplosion ~ "Chill Ripp Shirt Black"
Pants:  Xplosion ~ "Chill Jeans Blue" 
Jewelry: Finesmith ~ "Blackbarbie Set"
Pose: Body Talking ~ "RicoRacer 2"
Model & Photographer: Sy Whitesong

Monday, February 7, 2011

The Fashion Teller: "SEX"


It's here...the much anticipated successor to SL Art Couture's "The Nutcracker!"  "SEX" is super hawt and smexy, chock-full of yummy models and the sexiest in male and female lingerie (Vitamen FTW!).  Check out the hi res version here:  http://issuu.com/slartcouture/docs/sex














Sunday, February 6, 2011

MVW: Modeling 101

I had originally planned on attending the MVW Modeling Academy AFTER I graduated from GLANCE, but I got impatient and started my training this month.  I had my 101 class with Wicca Merlin today, and had a BLAST!  There are 12 people in our class, and I can already tell that some of them will be my future BFFs.  =)  Today's topic was walking a straight line, which I was uber nervous about with the lag factor, but I think all 12 of us did an excellent job of rocking it out!  We started walking a .5m balance beam, then moved on to a .15m beam.  We practiced several different kinds of turns, and had a lot of fun!  Runway was the #1 thing I was worried about coming into the modeling scene, so I feel soooo much better about life right now.  =)  WOO!!!