Hard to Let Go of Beauty Secrets!

Oh the details…I love this dress! The fabric, the fit and the double-prim skirt are signs of a top-quality designer who knows her stuff. This one is called Spice by Simone! Designs. I normally would not want to feature clothing from a designer that I’m working for, it just seems unfairly biased. I wasn’t representing Simone when I bought this, though, and whenever I wear this dress, someone asks me where I found it. It’s almost become a signature for me. Besides, it was a bargain with the matching velvet Nemesis shoes that came in the box. Do you know how hard it is to find orange pumps? Do you?? I found the matching ‘Gloria’ jewelry set at Earthtones. The hair is by Bewitched and it’s been a secret weapon of mine since the day I discovered it. It’s in my favorites folder with a few others by that designer. What really ties this outfit together though, is the hosiery, by Opium. The stockings are sheer, and they are adorned by a decorative elastic band that really holds them up! It’s all in the details, don’t ever forget that.

Jujudoll's Outfit
Dress - Simone! Designs "Spice"
Jewelry - Earthtones "Gloria"
Hair - Bewitched
Hosiery - Opium

Beach Day

This post comes from Jujudoll Dancer, CEO of the MODA Modeling School. Normally Juju's working with designers, setting up classes or scouting locations, but even a busy CEO has to relax some time!

I've been needing a Beach Day lately. You know, just one of those days when all you have to do is decide what kind of fun to have. I was recently reminded of that a few days ago when a friend introduced me to surfing in SL. We had a blast, and I would love to find time to go back, but for the first time in SL, I was also having a wardrobe crisis. I realized that I own 1 fabulous bikini to wear on the beach, and really nothing to wear to the beach. (Everyone knows we can't just run around in our bikini's, right?) It's a girl thing.

I fell in love with this dress immediately when I found Julex at closeout sale. I guess when a designer has a closeout sale, she really means it because the creator of the Julex line seems to have left SL. Still, I love colors and fun textures and this simple sundress is so very … Summer. To give it the full Beach Day look though, I needed to find the perfect beach hat, which actually required some serious shopping. While there are quite a few new hat designers, now that sculpties are here, but this one came from Tesla, and it's the perfect hat. What I love most about this hat is that no matter how I resize it, it always seems to be a perfect fit. Thank you SL for Sculpties! The Swank beach bag has color-change petals in case I need to put it with another outfit. The shoes were harder to find. So many of the straw and wood textures end up being too bright to really accentuate anything but themselves. Shiny Things, once again, has saved the day with these cute little Cool Summer Wedges in white. And they match!

For the jewelry, I was unsuccessful at finding a matching set of anything fabulous with daisies. So as usual, I mixed and made them work. The Aquamarine Gold Flower Bracelet is from Elexor Matador Jewelry, the White Gold & Aqua Flower Necklace is a treasure from A Fantasy Emporium and the earrings are made by me our of frustration and lack of better options for purchase.

With this ensemble, I am now officially ready for the beach! Ok, maybe not any beach, it has to have shopping on it ;)

Outfit
Shoes: Shiny Things "Cool Summer Wedges"
Jewelry: Elexor Matador Jewelry "Aquamarine Gold Flower Bracelet"
A Fantasy Emporium "White Gold & Aqua Flower Necklace"
Hat: Tesla "Straw Hat"
Dress: Julex (Discontinued)

Ahh, BOHO

Jujudoll Dancer owns the MODA Modeling School. She is a warm hearted perfectionist who repeats classes as often as necessary for us students to get it. I caught up with her this week and asked her if she would share her favorite outfit with the blog . . .

It would be impossible to show you my favorite outfit. There are so many that I love, and each one that I've put together has a special place in my closet. Dressing myself is based on my mood and the situation, but for everyday wear, this one is colorful and slinky and just plain comfortable. Just looking at it makes me want to take a walk around Manhattan – and shop!

What I'm wearing is not one designer, but rather a blend of popular designers modified to look like something I would love to own. This outfit gets a lot of mileage for its versatility and simple style.

The dress is called CMFF Patchwork Dress by Chip Midnight. It's just a top and skirt but the details, the fit and vibrant coloring give me the feeling that I don't really need anything more, even though I did. I added a lot actually. The beaded necklace is by Lost Thereian of Naughty, worn with Dragonfly Earrings from Earthtones. The earrings don't match the rest of the outfit but they match me and I love them. On one arm I wear a turquoise silver bracelet by Ambyance2 Anubis that I found at Naughty, and some wood and metal textured bangles from Earthtones on the other. Some of these bangles are stackable so I can wear a lot of them at a time. That option makes dressing so much more fun when I can do it the way I want to. The Beaded Cloche is from House of Nyla, and so is the hair (Gurl 6 Destiny). It just ads a sexy bohemian look to the whole outfit, in my opinion. The sandals are the best part of this whole ensemble, truly they are, and here's why: They're free! Yup, F-r-e-e YAY! I love fabulous free stuff. These are the Lassitude & Ennui Signature Sandals that I found at the main store.

My theme is always style over comfort, we have to look good, don't we? There is no reason why we can't have both and thanks to some really talented designers, that reality is closer to the truth.

P.S. In my ignorance, I asked Juju what BOHO means. She answered that it's Bohemian Chic, similar to the hippie look: long flowing or tiered skirts, ethnic touches like tunics or wood jewelry, embellishment with beading or spangles, fringed handbags, jewelled or embellished flat sandals. The look is often layered and colorful. Ahh, I said, knowingly.

Jujudoll's Outfit
Dress: Chip Midnight "CMFF Patchwork Dress"
Necklace: Lost Thereian of Naughty "Beaded Necklace"
Jewelry: Earthtones "Dragonfly Earrings", "Metal Textured Bangles"
Ambyance2 Anubis of Naughty "Turquoise Silver Bracelet"
Hair: Gurl6 "Destiny"
Hat: House of Nyla "Beaded Cloche"
Shoes: Lassitude & Ennui "Signature Sandals"