I thought I’d take a moment today to tell you about a talented “Second Life optometrist” (and budding jewelry creator) as she refers to herself, a miss Alia Whitfield! Miss Whitfield is actually one half of the mind behind Scarlia Impressions (SLURL), with her partner Scar Ayres being the shapeshifter of the two (she really does make some beautiful shapes!).

The latest realease of MultiColor Eyes is actually exquisite, with what seems like a billion different varieties to choose from. There are sixteen total color variation packs, each pack with 4 varities of colored eyes inside. That’s a total of 64 pairs of eyes! Each of these color variation packs sells for just $100L a piece. These eyes can be purchased in two seperate fatpacks (naturals and unnaturals) for $600L or as one giant megafatpack of all eyes available for $960L.

While you’re there, I’d also highly recommend checking out the DualTone Eyes, which are actually my favorite line so far (the third line currently available is the Monochrome Eyes)! The glassy look to all of the eyes are what sells them for me… that kind of specularity is hard to achieve, and Alia does it remarkably well.

Another exciting new release includes the Kaleidoscope Necklaces, which you can see below. Available in 12 colors and selling for $150L each, there’s a color here for virtually any item you may have in your inventory. And they are casual enough to wear with anything!

What are you waiting for? Need some new eyes, a shape, or a swanky new necklace for the holidays? Head on over to Scarlia Impressions! Here’s the taxi.

I have a few new releases for these holiday seasons you’re sure to just love! Check them out at my store, :: Genesis :: (SLURL).

SNOWLIGHT DRESS & JEWELRY SET - A glittering silver silk dress, with matching snowflake jewelry, sure to make you feel like a princess in any winter setting. The set includes the dress (skirt and belt with 4 options - belt only, full skirt with glow, full skirt without glow, silk skirt), dress top, panties, glittery stars tattoo (upper body), body glitter tattoo (lower body), glittered gloves, forehead tiara, necklace, earrings, wings, and special edition SnowLight Eyes.

GLITTER BALL EARRINGS - Classic glitter ornament balls. Scripted for Gold/Silver texture change and 4 different glittery, shimmery ball colors!

LIGHT ME UP EARRINGS - Delicate, glass Christmas lights! Scripted for Gold/Silver texture change and 4 different glass colors.

FLY, ANGEL, FLY & SPRIG OF JOY NECKLACES - Both necklaces in the set. One, a cute little angel, another a sprig of holly. Both necklaces have 10 scripted color change glitter balls (to match the Glitter Ball earrings above!) with four different ball color options. Each necklace is scripted for Gold/Silver texture change.

THE MINIME XMAS SNOW GLOBE - A cute, tiny christmas tree on a beautiful wooden pedestal inside a glass ball. With or without falling particle snow. This item is on a temp rezzer and uses only 1 prim! A larger, full size Christmas Tree version of the tree (without the particles and globe) is also available in the store!

Happy holidays, all! Take the taxi to Genesis! :)

Many of you probably remember the shopping guide I published last year for Christmas. Well, this year - 95 items spread across 20 pages in the December issue of Vain Inc magazine… written by yours truly!

The shopping guide covers categories from clothing to shoes, and people to shop for from Him/Her to Alternative Lifestylers. With 95 items to choose from, you’re sure to find something to grab! Click here to check out the shopping guide!

Happy Holidays!

I am *so late* on this post, but… better late than never, eh?

Kari’s (SLURL) newest release tickled my fancy like no other. Not only because it was a collaborative effort between four of my absolute favorite designers, but because… well, let’s just say the new “Kicks” hold a very special place in my wittle heart. XD

An entire outfit… jacket, pants, shoes, hair… all in one ginormous, collaborative effort of awesomesaucetasticness. Kari, TorridWear, Celestial Studios, and Panache all teamed up to form what I can only describe as the kick-ass-and-take-names team on this release.

First, let’s talk about the new Kicks. Menno, being the friggin’ sweetheart that he is, tapped 20 of his friends for their favorite colors… and immortalized them in a texture change menu for these awesome new shoes. Each color combo is named after one of his friends (you’ll find the yelow/black combo under my name XD) and honestly, this makes these shoes so diverse that I could literally wear them with anything. Choices are what we liiiiiiiike… and Menno certainly is a pro at giving us that! The shoes themselves are no mod, but come with a handy-dandy resizing script for all your resizing needs.

Next up, the New School and Girl’s School hair styles, a collaborative effort between Kari and Panache (SLURL, by Zyrra Falcone), is an absolutely adorable, rough and tumble couple o’ hair ‘dos with a BEANIE… a BEANIE!!! I love mah beanies. Oh, ho ho yes. And this beanie is also scripted for texture change… an added bonus in my book. Unnngh. Lurve.

The New School Suspenders are just killer, and so well made. I often find myself looking for suspenders that aren’t just hollowed out cylinders bent at an angle… and these certainly take the cake. Sculpted and scripted for texture change, these suspenders rock my old school socks off. And they’re SO CUTE… ugh. *drools*

The New School Jeans are a collaborative effort between Kari and TorridWear (SLURL, by Torrid Midnight) and I think Menno actually describes these on his blog best… “These are worn out, ripped up, dirtied, and well..just plain comfortable jeans. What better way to compliment that track jacket? You’ll get two pair of jeans, blue and black, including sculptie cuffs in two sizes.” Again with the choices! God, I love diversity.

And last, but certainly not least (no seriously, not least) is the New School Jacket, a collaborative work of Celestial Studios (SLURL, by Starley Thereian), TorridWear and Kari… an awesome track jacket that is perfect for that rebellious street look. Available in ten different colors, with a sculptie collar included! I love this jacket… it has definitely got to be one of my favorite pieces added to my ridiculously extensive wardrobe.

I don’t think I could possibly explain how excited I am about the future of this store, its future collaborations, and its future blow-my-mind-kthxbai releases. :) Head on over to Kari (SLURL) and endulge yourself in a little New School newness!

Menno Ophelia’s kicking ass and taking names over at Kari (SLURL), his much anticipated shop that finally graced Second Life with its presence in July. Since its opening, Menno has made a ton of new releases (which can be found either at his shop or on OnRez) and his latest is definitely one of my favorites.

The Crate Digger bag, a trendy over-the-shoulder messenger bag, comes in six textures and two sizes, small for the ladies, large for the men. As someone who routinely carries a messenger bag in real life, this is definitely going to become one of my absolute favorite accessories… what can I say, I’m just… such a messenger bag whore. I admit it. I have no shame!

While all six textures offered on the bag are freakin’ phenomenal (Menno, your ability to texture knows no equal), my favorite is definitely the “soundsystem” one (pictured above, center right). With how many textures there are, this bag’s definitely versatile… and it actually FITS… that’s right. The strap is sculpted to fit like a glove, and boy howdy… it’s perfect.

Another thing I never did get the chance to mention in one of my more recent blog posts… the audio wire bracelet. Your DJ friends will LOVE it… and at just $80L, really… it would be the perfect, “Dude, you rock, have an audio wire,” anytime gift to give someone who really digs all things of the audio persuasion. And while you’re checking that out on OnRez, check out the trash can, Scribble bracelet, and Mixtape necklace too… just a few more things I friggin’ love that I haven’t had the chance to mention yet.

But that’s not all… no, I could go on and on about the awesometasticness that is Kari (SLURL). High tops, hats, jeans, hoodies, belts (BELTS… zomg, get the belts… they’re not on OnRez, but zomg GET THE BELTS!)… but I’d much rather you TP over there and bask in all of its glory the proper way.

PS: I know, I just went on a little tirade about the belts… I can’t believe I forgot to mention them earlier. There’s a WHOLE SLEW of belts at Kari (SLURL) these days… and they all come in three sizes - large, small, and curvy. And they FIT. Coming from someone who has never owned a belt in SL in her entire SLife, simply because they did not fit her bubble butt… they FIT. And I *LOVE* them. /endtirade

Outfit credits above (click the photo above for a larger view):

Top: Lala FooFoo - TShirt Tank in Buff
Pants: Kari - The Rascal Jeans
Shoes: Kari - Honolulu High Tops (Small)
Belt: Kari - Dead Sailor Belt (Curvy)
Hair: TorridWear - Fedorable Loveless (Raven) (currently only available at Hair Faire 2008!)
Necklace: Sinistyle - CutThroat Necklace
Bracelet: Kari - Audio Wire Bracelet (Small)

I’m a few days late on the welcome, I suck. :(

Ever since this picture appeared on Flickr, I just knew we were all in for a treat. And now, nearly three months later, here it is… Kari (SLURL) has opened its doors. And not only is Menno selling some seriously kick ass high tops… he’s also got some great jeans, hoodies, sculpted hats, and other goodies just a-deckin’ the halls.

Let’s just jump right into the meat of things, shall we?

One thing you’ll notice when you walk into the store is that each item has a notecard giver with further information. I found this very useful to check before buying because my first question was… are these shoes fitted for men or women? I am pleased to say the answer is BOTH! Each pair of these shoes comes in two sizes, small for women, large for men.

I’m such a whore for high tops these days, so I splurged on five pairs of them! I highly recommend you do the same. There are a bunch of different varieties to choose from, and at $250L a pop, they are VERY affordable. What’re you waiting for? Run on over to Kari (SLURL) and treat your feet.

I can’t wait to see what Menno has in store for us in the future, and boy is it bright. All of his hard work has definitely paid off… we’re so proud of you, man!!! Way to go, and above all, congratulations!

Since I’ve been on the topic of jewelry for the last couple of days, it’s reminded me of this really great little shop I ran across in a Japanese sim. This lovely little shop is called UnTone (SLURL) and while tiny, sports some INCREDIBLY adorable accessories.

My favorite pieces are the Hana belt, Hana bracelets, Heart bracelet, and the Pearl necklace (the belt and bracelets also come in black!). These items look spectacular when I’m trying to glam it up with my pretty Insolence lingerie… something I highly recommend. White lingerie and these accessories… a little shabby chic! Throw on a pair of white cords and you’ve got yourself a cute little “come hither” clubbing outfit.

I have to say that each of these pieces is very well made and put together. The hearts look like hearts, the flowers look like flowers, there’s even some more grungy accessories for you nekos out there!. And while I’m not a big fan of the “shiny” being applied to metal textures, I’ve got to say it works rather well for these pieces. And let’s not forget the ADORABLE flower hair accessory… Sits to the side of your head, perfectly completing your newest look.

And each of these pieces is priced at under $200L! That’s a small price to pay to look this friggin’ kyoot.

I love small shops like this. The ones that produce beautiful items and prefer quality over quantity. I can’t wait to see what UnTone has “in store” for us next! Don’t delay… drop by UnTone on the Koenji sim today and grab some absolutely adorable goodies that even your teenage daughter would want!