The Bleeding Edge: "Mystere Rose" by Garded Secret

The first batch of Exclusive 75 items is out, and Garded Secret has an amazing makeup set to offer!  "Mystere Rose" pairs black tattoo layer makeup with white prim roses and black prim leaves, going above and beyond your typical tattoo layer makeup to add a level of depth and detail that's unprecedented!  As with all Exclusive 75 items, only 75 copies of this limited edition makeup will ever be sold.  Make sure you hurry though, because "Mystere Rose" will only be available in the Garded Secret store for 2 weeks, after which it will be taken off the market forever!

Shape: Sy Whitesong

Skin: "Edward"//Subaru

Cosmetics:  "Mystere Rose"//Garded Secret

Hair:  "Hairbase"//3636

Eyes: "Chai Eyes"//L. Fauna

Jewelry:  "Reign"//Finesmith Designs

Pose:  "Headshot"//Glitterati

Model & Photographer: Sy Whitesong

KULT Magazine: "April 2011"

The second issue of SL Art Couture's KULT Magazine is out, and I have two articles in it!  Make sure you check out Lens Flair, a monthly column in which I interview one of Second Life's many amazingly talented photographers.  This week's featured photographer extraordinaire is Talyia Tarber, owner of Garded Secret and a close personal friend.  Also check out my coverage of Claim The Fame, an exciting collaboration between SL Art Couture and Metaverse TV to find the grid's hottest new designer!  Here's the link to all the KULT Magazine goodness:
http://www.issuu.com/slartcouture/docs/kult_issue_2_april_2011

The Bleeding Edge: "Golden Empress" by Garded Secret

Talyia Tarber created "Golden Empress" back in December for The Fashion Teller's "The Nutcracker," but it has just now been released in her super amazing store, Garded Secret.  Done in beautiful hues of gold and sapphire, I sooooo wish that I had this makeup for my Finesmith Inspiration casting back in March.  Here's my winning Inspiration styling revisited, featuring "Golden Empress" in all of its splendor.

Shape: Custom
Skin: Subaru

Cosmetics & Lashes:  Garded Secret

Hair:  Gritty Kitty

Eyes: L. Fauna

Outfit:  Champagne

Jewelry:  Finesmith Designs

Pose:  Body Talking

Model & Photographer: Sy Whitesong

TEST 005: "Style That!" by Finesmith Designs

Week 4 of Finesmith Designs' Style That! competition was today, and spring is in the air!  This week's item captured the fresh spirit of springtime, colored in sunny yellows, verdant greens, and oceanic blues.  Today's winner was Aphrodite Brianna, so congrats to her!  Below is the fourth in my string of losing stylings, lmao.

TEST:  FAILED

Shape: Custom
Skin: Subaru

Cosmetics, Lashes, & Nails:  Garded Secret
Hair:  3636

Eyes: L. Fauna

Outfit:  Champagne

Jewelry:  Finesmith Designs

Pose:  Body Talking

Model & Photographer: Sy Whitesong

The Bleeding Edge: "Caliente" & "Imperial" by Champagne, "Irish Eyes" & "Blue Victory" by Garded Secret

Sorry I'm a bit late with these posts, but MVW Modeling Academy graduation was this weekend, and it owned my soul for 3 days straight, lol.  Class with Frolic Mills was a blast though, and I graduated!  However, I digress...back to Champagne and Garded Secret.  I have several favorite designers in SL, each specializing in a different area.  yula Finesmith is my favorite jewelry designer, Arisia Ashmoot is my favorite pose designer, and dianny3636 Aeon is my favorite hair designer.  Fortunately for me, my favorite cosmetics and clothes designers have teamed up to release products that compliment each other perfectly.  YAY for Talyia Tarber and Enzo Champagne!  Below are two of the latest coordinated releases for men:  "Caliente" by Champagne paired with "Irish Eyes" by Garded Secret,  and "Imperial" by Champagne paired with "Blue Victory" by Garded Secret.  Enjoy!

"Caliente"

"Imperial"

Shape: Custom
Skin: Subaru

Cosmetics:  Garded Secret
Hair:  3636

Eyes: L. Fauna

Outfit:  Champagne

Pose:  Body Talking

Model & Photographer: Sy Whitesong

TEST 004: "Style That!" by Finesmith Designs

Straight from the Sy Whitesong fail vault, here's my pathetic entry for week 3 of Finesmith Designs' Style That!  Typically I find the thrill of only having 2 hours to style a complete outfit exhilarating, but I was having a crap day in RL, SL kept crashing, and I just couldn't seem to find a way to create in SL what I was visualizing in my head.  So, this is what I ended up with.  It's not a bad styling, mind you...just not in any way innovative.  Congratz to Bluebell Andretti for winning!

TEST:  FAILED

Shape: Custom
Skin: Subaru

Cosmetics:  A'VION

Hair:  Gritty Kitty

Eyes: L. Fauna

Nails:  Garded Secret

Outfit:  Guarded Cross

Jewelry:  Finesmith Designs

Pose:  Body Talking

Model & Photographer: Sy Whitesong

The Bleeding Edge: "Twiggy" by Body Talking

Pose Fair 2011 opens this Friday, and Body Talking has some amazing offerings for both men and women:  "Mikey" and "Twiggy!"  For more info on "Mikey," check out my previous Bleeding Edge post here on the Shiny Angel Couture blog.  "Twiggy" is a collection of 20 poses...10 unique poses, each featuring a mirrored counterpart.  The poses are especially well suited to ladies carrying a clutch or purse (neither of which works for me), so I decided to go into cuteness overload for this shoot.  Rather than a purse, I walked around the house carrying an adorable Domo plushie that I got from SweetTooth via the Pacific Crisis Fundraiser.  Also featured is some sweet hair from 3636 (my new fav hair) and a cute little outfit from Misera, both a part of the Pacific Crisis Fundraiser as well!

Shape: Custom
Skin: Subaru

Cosmetics:  A'VION
Hair:  3636

Eyes: L. Fauna
Lashes & Nails: Garded Secret

Feet:  SEY

Outfit:  Misera

Domo Plushie:  SweetTooth

Poses:  Body Talking

Model & Photographer: Sy Whitesong