Wow. Such colour. Much materials. Wow.

The Muses have put out four stunning gowns for the upcoming round of W<3RP, which opens on 4 May. There are four distinct styles but they share a common colour theme - orange, red and gold - and make for a really desirable collection.

Some people can be snobbish about about original mesh (I'm not one of them). When you see ravishing texture-work like this though, you can't help but think they're missing out. The 'materials' are beautifully executed too, with the golden parts having a real lustre under the light.

These outfits definitely have the 'wow' factor in my book, and I can't recommend them highly enough.

Also fabulous is Aiyana, a new hair from Calico. From the front, it looks like a simple updo, but at the back you'll see the braids wrapped and secured with flowers (colour change with hud). It's currently available at the Fit for a Princess Event.


The golden 'sandals' you can glimpse in some of the photos are Slink flat foot add-ons from Maxi Gossamer, at the April round of  Collabor88. The new round will be opening soon, but I imagine you'll be able to find them at the mainstore thereafter.

Finally, I added various bits and pieces of jewelry from Soedara to finish off the look.

That never more true love can sever

We Love Role-Play is now open! Well, strictly speaking, it's been open since some time yesterday, but ssshhh.

I'm wearing several items from the Round 11 collection in these pictures. First of these is the Quiana fantasy skin from The Skinnery. Uma has reworked the skin in five beautiful fantasy tones to suit a variety of characters, including Mermaid, Witch, Drow and Demon. I'm wearing the Fairy tone, which is the most 'human'.

The skin includes a dark brow and no-brow option. To match my fiery red hair - I feel like Tori Amos -  I'm wearing the no-brow skin with a red brow tattoo which had been lurking in the depths of my inventory. There are three cleavage versions too, you can see the medium option here. Also included are appliers for Slink hands and feet, PhatAzz, and Tangos/Mirage.

The horns and headwrap are part of Lassitude & Ennui's Spring horns and jewelry set. (The set also includes a matching necklace, not shown. I love the delicate little leaves of the design, and the bold, splashy colours of this Blurple set - but there are plenty more natural and soft tones if you want something a little more subtle. Added bonus: the leaves and cords on the horns, wrap, and necklace are all texture change.

The 'gown' is the Hybrid outfit from Peqe, and creator Inex Hax calls it a vest/top/dress combination. The outfit includes a clothing layer bodysuit to wear underneath, but this outfit screams to be mixed'n'matched so I wore it with a mesh corset underneath instead.

Soedara at We Love Role-Play

Round 11 of  We <3 RP opens on Friday. Soedara have put out two new outfits, each at 30% off. The Scurvy Wench is a pirate-inspired ensemble, featuring a corseted dress, shrug, armwarmers and jewelry. Meanwhile, Berhawa-nafsu is a skimpy mesh camisk.

Both outfits have lots of options for you to play with; some are hud controlled, and some are additional options included in the pack. For instance, with scurvy wench, the hud lets you change the colours of the corset and the flowers. There are also two colours of the shrug, and an alternative dress has different colours in the skirt. The Berhawa-nafsu huds let you change the opacity of the camisk, the colour of the fabric, or the colours of the beads.

The boots I'm wearing alongside Scurvy Wench are from Kahli Designs, and are part of the Elven Courtier outfit. The sandals I'm wearing with the camisk are add-ons for Slink flat feet from Maxi Gossamer, at this month's Fameshed.

Mistress on a Sunday

Another look at the Nimue gown from Evie's Closet. I wanted to create a 'Victorian bad girl' look (a scarlet dress for a scarlet woman) so here she is - Mistress on a Sunday.

Regina

Understandably, quite a few designers at the Enchantment event have been inspired by various movie adaptations. The Disney-inspired versions are easy to spot, with the bold blues, reds and yellows.

The Library's outfit is named Regina - is this for the evil queen in Once Upon a Time? I don't watch show, so can't comment on any visual references to the costumes!

Regina consists of a mesh jacket, skirt, and boots, plus an optional 'collar extender' and clothing layer pants. There's also a matching hat, not shown here.

The hair is Blanka, from Mina, in special edition colours. The pack contains black, white, and two ombre shades. Again, there's also a crown, not shown. I guess I felt like going bare-headed!

We Love Role-Play: Junbug, Calico, Ellabella

One day, I was wandering around We<3RP just before opening, and I saw Calico Ingmann setting up her offerings for the round. The vendor hadn't rezzed yet, but I could see that she was wearing some really beautiful hair!

As luck would have it, it's this very same hair that she's put out for Round 6, so you can grab it at a discount while the event is on.

The 'Clara' style is a long hair featuring an intricate braid that snakes down and around the length of the hair, keeping the hair off your face shoulders. This means it's a great style for showing off jewelry, especially earrings which end up obscured by most styles which aren't updos.

The Veritas corsets from The.Plastik

The Veritas corsets are a recent release from The.Plastik, and the unusual thing about them is... they're on clothing layers! (Meaning it's ridiculously easy to mix them in with other pieces, especially mesh. )

We Love Role-Play: Cerridwen's Cauldron, GSpot and Alchemy

The fourth round of We <3 Role-Play opens tomorrow, and the quality of the items on offer remains sky-high. The prices are low though, with everything 25-50% off.

I don't usually blog builds or furniture, but I was so impressed by some of the offerings this round that I will be featuring them. In these pictures, you can see the amazing Jellyfish Gazebo from Cerridwen's Cauldron.

Also shown is the new Aphrodisia gown from GSpot and the beautiful Eladie skin from Alchemy.

Sing, little bird

Junbug's offering for this round of We <3 Role-Play is the Willow gown, a strapless mesh creation - although I couldn't resist borrowing some puff sleeves from another outfit for the shot above.

I love the chintzy floral bodice, which, combine with the Donna Flora headpiece, just makes me want to squee!

Crayon Colour Challenge: Week 21, Wild Blue Yonder

Wild Blue Yonder

Wild Blue Yonder

This colour wasn't too difficult - there've been worse - but it wasn't the easiest either. Nevertheless, my ridiculously enormous inventory proved itself equal to the task again. More info about the challenge on Softpaw's blog.

The lingerie/bikini pictured is an outfit I picked up at a closing sale (Luxuria) and as far as I know is no longer available (though there are other brands with that name operating).

The skin though, is currently available at a special event to benefit a small animal charity. In fact, it's the special edition of Irene from Izzies's and is the companion skin to the one featured in my last post, You get two tones of the skin in the pack, and this is the darker mocha shade. Two shapes are also included.

Crayon Colour Challenge: Week 14, Pink Flamingo

Pink Flamingo

Pink Flamingo

I had a peek at Softpaw's post for Pink Flamingo earlier, and she says she went with the spirit of the colour rather than an exact match. I'd like to add a resounding "me too!" to that.

It was quite a tricky colour to match - it's one of the flourescents, and again seemed half way between one colour (pink) and a second (purple) but wasn't quite the third (mauve?). The fluoro colours seem to pack quite a punch too.

Burlesque for life

Yay burlesque! The best excuse on the grid to play with chiaroscuro lighting, poses full of attitude, and stripping down to bare essentials.

If you love burlesque in Second Life, you'll already know !dM deviousMind and (*chanimations. This year, deviousMind are participating in Fashion for Life and have three outfits to benefit the cause, one of which is Lady Vayne in lilac.