You need to wear something cute that will remind you to pick up some ice cream before you really melt, and this melting candy top from ~momo~ could be just the ticket. Heels like these “Wrap me up Dolly” ones in Crazy Barbie Pink from Periquita are a must so you can poke the people next to you to make them get the ice cream for you while you relax. Along with that, you can’t forget a skin like this Hope sunkissed skin in the Gig makeup from Tuli that makes you look so adorable that the people you poke will be utterly enchanted by you and run off to do your bidding without question.

But most importantly, you need the perfect hair to pull your whole outfit together and make you smile and feel beautiful and grab the attention of all the people you want to be seen by. Luckily for you, I know the perfect hair, and it’s free with a small bit of effort and a little patience on your part. Kavar has made this awesome Sugared Raspberry version of his popular Courtney hair, and it’s free to everyone with Exile listed in their profile picks. Teleport to Exile and open up the picks section of your profile to add Exile to your picks, and then after 24-48 hours, you can come back to Exile and touch the Sugared Raspberry Courtney vendor box at the front of the store to receive the hair. You’ll still have plenty of time to run to the beach and put all these tips into action!

I was in the mood for big hair, so I picked Felicia from Exile, and the blue I chose started the color theme. That blue reminded me of the luminous eyeshadow on the skins Tuli recently gave to her group, and I chose the gothic tone because it seemed so cool against the dark blue hair. Then I skipped all the way down to the tights and shoes because I love both of these items and never find enough things to really show them off.

You can’t go wrong with black so I put on the Schadenfreude Strix corset and then tried a variety of jackets and undershirts and skirts and everything else in my inventory until I hit on the buckle corset from Torridwear with the perfect colors to pull the outfit together. The petal skirt from Rebel -X- gave a touch of whimsy, and its sheerness let me show off even more of the tights. The finishing touches were my Shiny Things choker tinted purple and the Katat0nik Achariya cuffs with an awesome HUD that lets me mix and match them with everything.

Now I happily pass the baton along to the ever adorable Dove Swanson, and purely by coincidence, the poses I used here are from her shop Long Awkward Pose.

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BODY:
Hair: Exile Felicia bluevelvet
Skin: Tuli Natalie (gothic) group exclusive
Eyes: Shine Cathedral Indigo

CLOTHING:
Tattoo: Tuli Henna tattoo
Shirt: Schadenfreude Strix Corset
Corset: TorridWear Buckle Corset (Blue Shift)
Skirt: Rebel -X- Liquid Flower Petal Skirt purple
Tights: Shop Seu taitsu tights blue
Shoes: Urban Bomb Unit PornStar Hi-Tops

ACCESSORIES:
Piercings: LoveCats Piercing Set 3
Necklace: Shiny Things Stoned Choker – rose quartz (tinted purple)
Cuffs: Katat0nik Achariya cuffs

One of my go-to posemakers is Luth Brodie of Reel Expression. I started looking for poses for my SL photos within my first month or so, and Luth’s shop was one of the first I found. Her poses helped me figure out I should look for in a good pose because they were so cleanly made without distorting my shape or my clothes. I always feel very natural when using her poses, and in fact, I use several of the stands in her curvy casual AO in my current AO rotation. That curvy factor is another reason why I so appreciate Luth. She has created versions of many of her poses to fit curvier avatars, and when she put together a huge pack of all her curvy poses, I ran over to buy them all as soon as I could. Thanks to her I can put my hands on my hips and not in my hips, and I can put my arms across my chest without losing them in my chest.

Because I wanted to focus on the great lines of these poses, I went with a simple outfit, the kind of form-fitting clothes I typically wear when I’m trying out new poses actually. I do want to pay a bit of special attention to the skin I’m wearing though. Teagan was kind enough to give me some of the newest skins at Tea Lane, and I really like this Treacle shade in contrast to my usual paler skin choice. As always at Tea Lane, the price is extremely reasonable for any shopper at $200L for both a freckled and unfreckled version, and there are a couple of skin tones darker than this one, including a new one called Chocolate, as well as several lighter ones.

Skin: Tea Lane Treacle Skin – Robyn makeup
Hair: Exile Kara Merlot
Eyes: Shine Cathedral Mocha
Shirt: TorridWear Indian Summer Tank White
Bracelets: Shai Eternal Nefertari Bracelet Cuffs (currently available at Digital Alchemy)
Necklace: Exile Lapis Sun goldring necklace (currently available at Digital Alchemy)
Jeans: Zaara Jeans {jewelled} *charcoal*
Shoes: Maitreya Frenzy Triple Gem
Poses: Reel Expression Photo 1: Arty V2 02 – Curvy and Rockabilly 07 – Curvy; Photo 2: Expression 9 – Curvy, Material Girls 08 – Curvy, and Fashion S1 06 – Curvy

Don’t worry about wearing the same thing as someone else. It just means the other person has good taste too. *grins* I love seeing people wearing things I already own because it inspires me to try new things and/or reminds me of other things buried in my inventory.

What I’m Wearing:
Hair: Exile Pamela twilight
Skin: LF CHAI Skin – Nutmeg – Siyu
Eyes: Shine Cathedral Carmine
Shirt: Armidi Cambridge Cuffed Shirt – Aufren White
Skirt: Hexed Envy Skirt (Halloween group gift tinted red)
Sash: Bare Rose Gabriel sash
Boots: SLink PVC Boots Black
Necklace: Illusions Cherished Necklace: Antique/Cherry Amber
Bracelet: The Rasmuson Band (unreleased gift from Kavar)
Lip Rings: .:ellabella:. Garnet lovin’ lip rings (a 1L Valentine special!)
Ring: Genesis Spooktacular Ring
Poses: Reel Expression Runway V2 04 Curvy and Material Girls 02 Curvy

In the spirit of paying homage to Hethr, I put together an outfit that picks up some of the things I associate with her and then tried to put my photos together in that iconic Closet Crisis style. When I think Hethr, I think blonde hair, hazel eyes, pink, bows, flats, and Violet Voltaire jewelry, so I worked with those elements to come up with the outfit below. Hethr, thank you for continuing to make fashion fun and accessible for all of us who love your way with outfits.

What I’m Wearing:
Trixie Tee – Smooch from Celestial Studios at Celestial City 68, 240, 27
Macie Capris – Blush from Mischief at Mischief Isle 16, 17, 1051
Demi Trainers (Bubblegum) from ETD at ETD Isle
lily bangle (pink) from (CREAMSHOP) at Creamshop 218, 152, 21
Spooktacular Ring from Genesis at Zion 125, 71, 32
Cuppycake Necklace – Strawberry – Short from Violet Voltaire at Haven Shire 44, 215, 22
Tara ash from Exile at Ivy Falls 160, 114, 28
Unreleased hazel eyes from Shine at Ivy Falls 160, 114, 28
Nutmeg – Orchard from LF CHAI Skin at Port Seraphine 76, 129, 258

Poses:
Expression 1 – Curvy, Fashion S1 01 – Curvy, and Fashion S1 11 – Curvy from Reel Expression at Lalique 58, 213, 27

I started with the idea of doing something that would avoid complete cute overload, which is a hard task when you start with an avatar as cute as this bunny, and I definitely knew I didn’t want to wear shoes because I love these paws and their pink pads. The first step was finding hair that adjusted well for the bunny head, and I chose Exile’s Axel dreadlocks in the blizzard shade. Then I just began adding purple and black until I ended up with a look that I liked. It’s a really simple casual look for when my bunny self is tired of the kawaii look and the big poofy lolita dresses that look so cute on her.

Hair: Exile Axel (blizzard)
Black Sweater: part of the PixelDolls Anticipation set
Purple Shirt: Sn@tch Autumn Gothic Sweater Grape
Pants: Exile Requiem Faded Pants

I also needed the reminder to stop by ETD before the big sale ends on Dec. 26. I’d totally forgotten that I hadn’t shopped the sale there yet and walked away with several huge packs of clothing and shoes. I decided to pair the Heather boots with this instead of going with pumps. The boots just seemed to keep everything a little more casual, which I liked. This outfit reminds me of the kind of thing I wore to parent meetings back when I was a preschool teacher in real life.

And can you believe that as many times as I’ve been to BP* and have bought furniture and decorative items there, I’ve never ever bought clothing there? This time, however, I went there on a mission to get a cute skirt, and I think this pink patterned one works so well with the Twosome tops I layered. Thank you very much Yuvi for getting me out to some places I’ve overlooked!

Hair: Exile Taylor in Merlot
Skin: Tuli s5 V2 light 05 (This is part of the Kalista line, but I don’t know the current name of the skin.)
Eyes: Shine Faceted Iolite
Earrings: Balderdash Catch a falling star
Necklace: Curio Vintage Heart Necklace – Old Silver (Purple)
Tops: Twosome Aubergine Knitted Vest and Safu Cardigan
Skirt: BP* cotton skirt/pink
Shoes: ETD Heather Boots (Chocolate)
Poses: Reel Expression Fashion S4 12 and Runway V2 10

This outfit involved no shopping, but I spent a lot of time digging through my inventory and throwing things together to see how they looked. I only have a couple of pieces from Paper Couture, and I kept coming back to the Night Heron dress because of the mix of zebra print and feathers, and then that led to me grabbing the corset from one of my favorite dresses, the Hellbound from Sn@tch, because of the awesome zebra print on the back of that. I was listening (as usual lately) to the song “So What” by P!nk, so maybe that’s why everything I tried seemed to take a rock star turn. My PERTURB/ation touch is the caged heart choker that I absolutely love, and then I kept accessorizing with a belt and pants from Sn@tch. The Voodoo hair seemed to go well with everything else, and merlot, one of the new shades, even matched the color of the dress and pulled it all together.

Thanks Ashia for dressing me! I had a lot of fun putting this one together.

Hair: Exile Voodoo merlot
Skin:LF CHAI Skin – Nutmeg – Vixen
Dress:Paper Couture Night Heron
Corset:Sn@tch Hellbound Vinyl/Zebra Corset
Choker:PERTURB/ation Torico chain choker – red
Belt:Sn@tch Badass Star Belt
Leggings:Sn@tch Latex Pants (from Slick Latex and Sarees set)
Shoes:Fussy Snake Skin B&W Pumps
Poses:Long Awkward Pose Rawkstar 4 (with bass) and Rawkstar 9 (with microphone); Reel Expression Runway V2 10

I went back to several places in my quest for the perfect elf ears for me, and I ended up exactly where I suspected I might. Illusions had the selection of shapes, sizes, and piercings that seemed to call to me the most, and I eventually decided on the elfin ear shape with the mystic piercings style. Then I needed to decide what skin I thought I’d wear the most with the ears to help me choose between the various skin tone options, and I decided to return to a pink and pale gray skin named Glitter Goth that lends a bit of otherworldly magic to any look. I picked up the natural skin tones pack so that I could tint the lightest shade to the gray I wanted. The tinting took a bit longer than I expected because I’m a perfectionist, but I finally got close enough for me. Siyu Suen, the owner of Illusions, actually offers a custom color matching service for a small fee if you find that you can’t get close to your preferred tone, which I think is a really nice touch.

While at Illusions, I was reminded of the Amirah headpiece, and it insisted on becoming part of my inventory as well. Then it was time to go dress shopping! I went straight to Evie’s Closet as Achariya suggested because it’s been quite a while since I purchased anything there, and I knew I’d find a wealth of choices. The other dresses didn’t have a chance though once I spotted the Caterina gown in Snow. Perfection!

Evie’s Closet is located on the Oubliette sim now along with Balderdash and Winx Home & Garden, and in addition to the great shopping, Oubliette is set up for lovely wintry photos. Both of my photos in this post were taken there, and I know I’ll be back for more photos in the future. Thanks so much to Achariya for dressing me, and my elf side will probably come out to play again soon because I’m in love with these ears!

Hair – Exile Love Song arctic (from a hunt and not currently available)
Skin – [Fayray] Lf0 – Glitter Goth (Another Fundraiser) (no longer available)
Necklace – Illusions Gothica: Antiqued/Howlite
Headpiece – Illusions Amirah
Ears – Illusions Mystic Ear: Elfin/Naturals
Dress – Evie’s Closet Caterina Snow
Pose – Long Awkward Pose Fae Dolly

The second dress, the Lady Gambler by Silver Dollar, is one of the first dresses that caught my eye in Caledon. As the name would suggest, it reminds me a bit of Annabelle Bransford, Jodie Foster’s character in the movie Maverick. The blend of colors is subtle and gorgeous, and the little details like the tied lace around the neck in the front and the opening in the back with more lace make this a dress I still find just as beautiful as I ever did.

Thanks to Phire for dressing me! Full details about everything I’m wearing after the cut.

Both outfits:
Hair: Exile Love Song chimera
Skin: LF Chai Skin – Nutmeg – Orchard
Earrings: Second Mirage Kayla brushed steel
Shoes: Lassitude and Ennui Eva pumps in coal (lovely shoes even though you can’t see them in the shots)

Top outfit:
Dress: Ivalde Dorothea brown bustlegown
Necklace: Boing Fromage Lady Cameo Set
Pose: : Long Awkward Pose Poofy Dress Pls

Bottom outfit:
Dress: Silver Rose Lady Gambler (Silver Dollar)
Pose: Reel Expression Party Dress 02