For the love of Ivalde!

With the new year around the corner, I decided I would clean my closet and start fresh with room for the new things I'm sure to amass in the next year. I've already begun to get new items in anticipation for the new year. This dress is one item that I got from Ivalde, it's one of the advent gifts (best one so far!). So glad to get this as it has become my favorite dress from Ivalde. The baby doll cut and the simplicity of it being black and white are what appeals the most to me. The baby doll cut is flattering on every figure which is pretty much a staple in my wardrobe. Ivalde caters to those of us who like vintage but want to add our own flare.

I'm also showcasing my new skin from Redgrave, Vivian. I just loved the look and felt simply fabulous when I slipped this beauty on at Redgrave earlier today. I immediately decided this would be my new skin.

I topped off the dress with a necklace and shoes also from Redgrave and one of the new release hairs from MMS.





Best wishes in the New Year,
Brooke

Credits:
Skin: Redgrave - Vivian in Magenta
Hair: MMS - Peta in light brown
Dress: Ivalde - Vanika
Shoes: Redgrave - Pumps in Black Leather
Necklace: Redgrave - Saint Claw in Silver

Mermaid for a day

I recieved a TP earlier today from my friend and sl big sis Des. She began telling me about the mermaid world. Curious I followed the tp. This teleport took me to a mermaid shop that sold tails and there were also booths that had various other items such as AOs and furniture. The detailing on these tails were great, not to mention the fact that it's clothing layers and not prim tails which allows you to wear other items.



This new environment was a nice break away all the obnoxiousness you can find in SL. If you are interested in exploring SL and finding out what else is out there I suggest that you check it out. There's a mermaid temple and everything. There's plenty of photo ops and random things under the water. It gives you the chance to ponder or even clean on your inventory as Des has said. You never know. You can meet some interesting and new people as you explore. So check it out. Thanks Des! I luvers you!



Until next time,
Brooke

Truth & Twilight: A Girls Dream

To pay homage to an awesome friend, Babyhoney Bailey, I decided I wanted to blog about the shirts she made and the hair that is named after her.

This hair is from Truth and named Babyhoney. I love the look of this hair. The hat changes color so you can adjust it to fit any outfit. The shirts are from GBL and comes in 20 different colors! For a bargain price of 100L for the fatpack. These shirts were released about 1 am SLT. These shirts come in Team Edward, Jacob, Jasper and Emmet, it's your choice in who you want to support by wearing these shirts. In the photos I have on Team Edward and Team Jacob.


Enjoy!

Credits:
Skin: The Obscene - Siren in Quartz
Hair: Truth - Babyhoney in Brownie
Shirt: GBL - Team Edward and Team Jacob

Paint Me Up!

When I saw this jacket at Malt, I knew I had to buy it. So I did just that. I couldn't decide on what to wear today. So I began going through my inventory and started piecing things together. The jacket was the first thing I put on and I knew it was what I was going to wear today. Next I needed pants or a skirt. I'll tell you one thing if my closet in real life was like my Secondlife one I'd be in a world of trouble because it would be busting at the seams. Anyhow, I began looking and came across my Emery black pants which I knew would look great with my jacket. I topped it off with some boots, earrings and a ring (from GBL, just released). I do have to say I'm quite proud of this look.



Credits:
Skin: Redgrave - Moon
Hair: ETD - Camille in Blonde (Sale going on!)
Jacket: Malt - Painted Jacket in Teal
Pants: Emery - Black Denim
Boots: Detour - Mistress Boots in Black
Earrings: Paper Couture - Treasure Earring
Ring: GBL - Twilight (Group Gift)

Beautifully Beige

On a trip to MG Fashions I picked up this beige tunic which I loved. To accessorize I chose to keep them minimal because I wanted the focus of my look to be the dress. I chose wood earrings and a wide gold bracelet. I finished them off with my a pair of my favorite pumps in brown. Also for this pic I decided to showcase a new skin I picked up at The Obscene which is beautifully made. Enjoy!



Credits:
Skin: The Obscene - Siren in Quartz
Hair: ETD - Camille in Caramel
Dress: MG Fashions - Eva Tunic in Beige
Shoes: Maitreya - Verve Pump in Brown
Bracelet - VG Republic - Thick Metal Bangles
Earrings - Icon - Wood Earrings

I'm a KNIT wit!

Yes, it's true. I'm sooo into the knit clothing now. I have bought so much in the past few weeks I don't know what I am thinking. Maybe it's the cold weather here in Tennessee that makes me want to bundle up and be all cozy and warm. The leggings are included with the purchase of this outfit and work with other items in your closet as well.

So here is my outfit.




Credits:
Dress: Sugar & Spice - Knit Sweater
Shoes: Maitreya - Verve Pump
Hair: ETD - Laine
Jewelry - GBL

It's my birthday and I'll blog if I want to!

So today is my real life birthday and I turned 24. Woot. I decided I wanted to keep things simple today. So I opted for a black knitted sweater, denim pants and boots.

Now I must say I have some amazing friends in world. Lauryn and James being as awesome as they are sent me gifts, which I wasn't expecting. They are such awesome friends and people and I am so blessed to have them. Lauryn got me boots which are pink and black/grey which I love and James sent me a pink flower corsage which looked great against the black sweater I chose and it matched the boots! For those who know me, they know how much I love pink. :P


Credits:
Hair: ETD - Nadia
Skin: Redgrave - Moon
Top: :::A.Y.Y.::: - Black Knit Sweater
Pants: Emery - Denim Burke
Boots: Pic 1 - Detour, Pic 2 - Sweetest Goodbye (Giftie from Laur)
Accessories: Swallowtail - Knitted Pink Flower Corsage (Giftie from Jamsie)

Until next time,
Brooke

Black and White Ball

I had the pleasure of being invited to the Black and White Ball at Rumour in Crush Row, which excited me because I love an excuse to get all dolled up and fancy. Leave it to me though to get confused on the days and almost miss it. Lucky for me I've got several people to remind me. So the hunt for the perfect dress started. I also needed a mask which I found an amazing one at House of Nyla. Crush Row has a location right in their shopping district.

With the task of the mask out of the way I focused on the dress. For this I called upon my dear friend and one of my besties, Lauryn Arado, I knew she would have a good idea of where to find a dress as all my attempts to find something failed horribly. With this we went to Baiastice where I found the perfect dress. It was the Marlene dress and I absolutely loved it. The dress came with a hat(not pictured) and two options long pants or short ones. I went for the short because let's face it a girls gotta show a little skin and play up the features she likes at the moment. I finished the outfit off with S.Olbers heels called Gala in Black. The black lace made me feel sexy and I was excited to showcase my new dress. To tie everything else together I opted for the O'Hara hair from MMS. They have amazing hair, definitely worth checking out.




Just to let you know, if you weren't at the Black and White Ball hosted by the lovely Babyhoney Bailey, you missed out on lots of great fun, music supplied by Twisted Vendetta and Damon Dollinger, and fantastic prizes. I won the Enalya Collection from Punch Drunk which I had been eyeing since I saw they were released so that thrilled me to death. I also brought with me Lauryn Arado and Caileigh Magic to join in the fun and we had a blast.

Until next time as I'm off to catch some ZZZZ's,
Brooke

Feeling Pretty In Pink

For some reason pink always makes me feel pretty and flirty as well. I was on the search for something knit and pretty. The problem I had was that I didn't know what I actually looking for. My first stop was Ce Cubic Effect where I found this pretty pink knit dress. I decided to pair it with items already in my inventory. The shoes I found while actually cleaning my inventory and was a great find. I couldn't remember when I got them but was excited to find them tucked away (I believe it was on a shopping trip with Em that I bought these).


The ring I added is from GBL which just happened to be released the other day and are quite lovely. Babyhoney Bailey has an amazing store so make sure to check it out at Crush Row and pick up these beauties.


Credits:
Hair: ETD - Laine in Chocolate
Skin: Redgrave - Moon in Nude
Dress: Ce Cubic Effect - D5 in Pink
Leggings: Emery - Black Leggings
Shoes: PM - Kavika in Black
Ring: Georgiabean Lately - Caridaisee - Rockstar (Just released and part of a fat pack)

Until next time,
Brooke

Who'd a thunk it?

Emo?
Originally uploaded by brookeashbourne

Who would have thought I'd actually make a blog? Not me that's for sure. Many people have told me that I should. So I actually listened and did. On a recent shopping expedition I came across a shop called Von Ducky.

This store had several great finds for me. The purchase of my Vesty! Tee was the start of what would become a new outfit. I also purchased a set of jewelry from there that included bangles and earrings. The bangles are pictured as well. This outfit for me had an emo/punk feel and so it became the theme. I paired it with my favorite shoes which just happen to Porn Stars with the abundance of options on these shoes they were hard resist. The finishing of this outfit came with the hair a favorite of mine and jeans.

Credits:
Skin: Redgrave - Moon
Hair: Deviant Kitties - Scene Queen - Cherry Brown
Shirt: Von Ducky - Vesty! Tee
Jeans: Armidi - Regular Industrial
Bracelets: Von Ducky - Vintage Maylees' Black Bracelets (Part of set I purchased also available to individual purchase)
Shoes: Porn Stars - Urban Bomb Unit

Until next time,
Brooke