It's Been A While

It's been a while since I've done a blog. Reason being is that I've been slowly working on doing posters for my shapes and setting up a store. With that said, I pretty much just kinda threw this look together. I like it. I've been shying away from the good girl and trying new things and looks as of late. The dress is from Plastik and I loved the cut and length. I wanted a bold color so I chose red. I topped it off with a jacket from Karma (random find in my inventory). I added J's shoes, sunglasses, and a bangle to complete the look.



Credits:

Jacket: Karma - Leather jacket
Dress: Plastik - Boudior in Ruby
Shoes: J's Real Toe BackBelt Wedge
Tattoos: *Linc* - Stars
Bangle: (NS) - Rock'n'Rolla Bangle Set
Sunglasses: Role Optic - Gala
Hair: Maitreya - Piper in Charcoal
Skin: Curio - Beach - Acorn [Light] - Crude 1
Lashes: Silhouette - Baby Doll
Shape: Custom made by me

Because I Said So

On a recent trip to Apple May I bought an outfit called Because, just released today. Well I wasn't feeling much like wearing a skirt so I opted for capris to go with the top from the Because outfit. Minimal accessories were added a simple necklace and belt. I added a pair of SOREAL sneaks to keep it casual and some funky hair. Also I purchased a pre-release of the Gen 2 skins from Atomic. These skins look fantastic and I'm loving the make-up look with these new skins.

Hope you enjoy.

Credits:
Skin: Atomic - Faith - Cream - Smudge Pale
Hair: Kin - Enid in Brown
Top: Apple May - Part of the Because Outfit
Capris: Luck - Low Rise Capri Jeans in Black
Shoes: SOREAL - Black and White
Necklace: Yabusaka -Alphachanger Pendant
Belt: Moloko - PunkRock II

More Crash!

Being the tee whore that I am. I was super excited when I got the new tees from Crash dropped on me. The new releases are for guys and girls. More new releases = happiness for me and my inventory. I did a happy dance in my chair opening each folder and trying all the items on. All looks come with a styling card for you to achieve the look pictured. Here's a look at what Crash has out now:
MENS
LOOK: (Torn Apart) 99L Each

Mens Tees = 50L Each

Hoodies = 70L Each


FEMALE

Tees = 2 Pack for 90L

Bee Sting

Mod Rocker

Big Spender

Looks - 99L (Bee Sting, Mod Rocker, Big Spender)



Mini Rock Skirts - 60L each or 300L for 6 color fatpack.

Note: Not all items pictured are from Crash.

Crash Hunt!

Crash is having a hunt but it's only for this weekend! Brookemaree has set out 10 cupcakes for guys and girls and they are priced at 0L. Also for those who aren't into just hunting down the cupcakes on your own, she's provided hints which you can get from the big cupcake placed in and around her store.


Featured are some of the items from the hunt. They haven't been released yet so this is a chance to get some Crash loot that isn't released but will be coming soon!




Hunt Items:
1. Black Midrift Hoodie (Womens)
2. Cupcake Fingerless Gloves
3. Azalea Skin - Emo
4. Graffiti Tank
5. V-Neck Redstars
6. Black Hoodie (Mens)
7. Orange Punk Rock Corset & Gloves
8. Free Hugs Tank (Mens)
9. Blue Denim Hottie Booty Shorts
10.Gas Mask Tee (Mens)

Crash Me Please!

Crash Couture just underwent an emergency relocation and is back with even more. Brookemaree has just released new skirts. Yes, I said new! Even better is that she's got more new items coming soon. I put this outfit together based on the skirt I purchased and I'm happy with the look. Also be sure to check out the sim in which Crash Couture is located. Brooke's been hard at work to complete. She's offering New Designer Shacks for people just starting out. She also has stores available for rent. I have a place there called Figurine and I have placed 9 shapes up for sale. There's also 7 Seas Fishing in which you can get goods from Crash. There's also a freebie shack located near the teleport boards, Brooke's placed 2 items out one for guys and one for the girls and I've placed a shape out as well.




Credits:
Shape: Figurine - Josie Shape
Hair: Truth - Sheila - Chocolate
Skin: Crash - Light in Purple Rain
Scarf: Maitreya - Long Scarf in Black
Top: Crash - I'm With The Band Tee
Skirt: Crash - Mini Rock Skirt in Red (NEW RELEASE)
Belt: Artilleri - Pyramid Belt
Leggings: Luck - Low Cut Mesh Legging
Cuff: GBL - Hate Cuff
Shoes: Urban Bomb Unit - Porn Stars

Get Crashed

Crash Couture has officially reopened it's main store. I stopped by there after getting a group notice. The group is free to join and you get exclusive group only gifts and a heads up about new merchandise coming and first looks before it hits the stores. Brookemaree GossipGirl not only makes clothes for girls and boys but she's branched out and into making skins. The outfit pictured is one of latest releases and for a stellar 99L you receive a whole outfit (if she doesn't carry the items in her store she includes a Style card complete with landmarks to help you achieve the look pictured.) I had part of items in my inventory that came on the Style card and improvised on the rest. Also set out are two female and male bags (one priced at 1L, the other 10L).






Credits:
Hair: Gritty Kitty - Creative in Blonde
Skin: Curio - April in Redbud 2
Lashes: Detour - Tammy Lashes
Eyes: Crash - Pantierre Eyes
Jacket: Coco - Bomber Jacket in Black
Top, Skirt, Gloves: Crash Couture - Punk-Tro
Stockings: Sheer - Stockings 16 in Torn Stripe Faded Black
Shoes: Redgrave - Biker Boots in Black
Lip piercing: Cyanide in Benzene (modified for just lip, actually piercing is nose, eyebrow and lip)
Belt: Maitreya - Leather Belt Black (attached at stomach)

Pic 2 Outfit:
Crash Couture Dollarbie - White Trash

Feeling Casual

Just a short on for ya! My dear friend and sis Ceara took me to Apple May Designs and I keep going back. On a recent trip I bought this outfit and felt the need to share it. I added a necklace and belt both from Maitreya,ballet flats and simple hair from Truth to keep it looking casual. Enjoy!





Credits:
Skin: Curio - Sundust Vixen in Light
Hair: Truth - Nikhita in Chocolate
Lashes: Cake - Bedroom Lashes
Eyes: Cupcakes - Hazel Eyes
Outfit: AMD - Bed Story
Necklace & Belt: Maitreya - Coin Necklace and Belt
Shoes: Kookie - Ella Petites in Brown

So Many Styles

So Many Styles
Originally uploaded by Brooke1 Ashbourne

I decided today that I wanted more bohemian inspired clothing. So I turned my pals on plurk for more places than what I had been to. They gave me a number of great places to try. Ultimately, I ended up at So Many Styles. The affordability of SMS made it easy for my to find pieces that would work well with my existing wardrobe and add a little something extra. I chose to keep the outfit in a monochromatic with brown and beige as my colors. I loved the cut the skirt which made me even more eager to wear the skirt and put an outfit together. I hope you like it.



Credits:
Hair: Maitreya - Apple in Caramel
Skin: Belleza - Belle in Bronzed Nudes
Eyes: Crash Couture - Striking Eyes
Eyelashes: Detour - Fur
All clothing by {SMS}
Top: Asy Shirt Beige
Skirt: Pattern Skirt Brown
Shoes: Mosaic Ballerina Shoes in Brown

Poses: On The Cover

Clubbing Safari

Lately I've been exploring and coming across different places. I've also been experimenting with lots of different looks. When I started putting together this outfit I had no idea what I wanted. The only thing I knew that was that I wanted something completely different from my normal look. I've found that I enjoy changing up my look and experimenting. It adds more variety to my SL experience and the fact that it's so easy to change my look from minute to the next has been a major encouragement in the experimentation.

This outfit was built around the dress pictured. A newer release from Digit Darkes. I'm a lover of the color pink and found I was drawn to this dress when I saw it in store but couldn't figure out how I wanted to wear it. I'm a firm believer in if you show skin up top then you cover your legs to add to the allure of you. So I added jeans and boots to tame the look a bit.



Credits:

Skin: Ti'ko Skins - April in Callgirl
Hair: The Abyss - Secret in Dark Ash
Shape: Custom by me
Earrings: Twisted and Spoiled - Huge Hoop Earrings
Dress: Digit Darkes - Foreign Affair Dress in Zebra/Pink
Jeans: *SL* - Low Cut Jeans Black
Boots: Telsa - Kensington in Black

Spring Chick

With Spring right around the corner I couldn't help but put a simple yet colorful look together. I'm ready for spring and the weather to break so I too can begin to enjoy the nice weather.

Enjoy!




Credits:
Hair: Artilleri - Sabina II in Choco
Skin: Belleza - Belle in Mint Nudes
Dress: Random Fashions - Simple Dress in Turquoise
Shoes: J's Real Toe Shoes in Beige
Glasses: Vintage Wear - Essential Frames - Colored to Pink
Ring: GBL - Caridaisee in Oceanic
Necklace: GBL - Sorority in Nior
Shape: Custom by Me

City Chic

The recent acquisition of my new sunglasses inspired this outfit. I simply added jeans, heels, a long sleeve shirt and a graphic tee to help layer. I kept the outfit casual and simple because the main focus was the sunglasses. Jewelry and accessories were kept to a minimum as well. I added 2 rings and a belt. Enjoy!



Credits:
Tops: Emery - Darkly Tee//Lookr - Sleeves F Red & Black
Pants: [Pink] A01 Denim - Dark Rinse
Shoes: Stiletto Moody - Red Tartan Pin Up Spikes
Jewelry: GBL - Caridaisee Ring in Rockstar//Cocktail Ring in Lust//Sorority Choker in Nior
Belt: Maitreya - Coin Belt in Black
Glasses: Role Optic - Eternity II
Skin: Belleza - Belle Medium in Cotton Candy Kisses
Hair: Truth - Di in Chocolate
Shape: Custom made by me

Keri Russell Sundance Look

Obviously, I like Keri Russell's style. It's pulled together, stylish and relaxed all at the same time. Her look from Sundance is what inspired me. I've grown quite fond of hats and scarves as of lately so this was a nice change from my everyday look. Anyhow, this look is actually something I would wear in real life too. The outfit is easy on the eyes and not overpowering another thing I like. I decided to accessorize a little bit with my version. I added glasses, a cuff and ring to add more to this look and splashes of color. I had fun going through my inventory and just piecing it together without having to track down the items I was in need of.

Keri's Look:


My way:



Credits:
Hair: Mirai - Lack in Latte
Skin: Redgrave - Leona
Shape: Custom made by me
Top: Emery - Black tee
Jeans: Armidi - Twilight
Boots: Truth - Huntress boots in Soil
Scarf: Artileri - Scarf-o-rama in pink
Glasses: Vintage Wear - Essential Frames in black
Ring: GBL - Caridaisee in Fire
Cuff: GBL - Peace Cuff (from POE hunt)

Look Recreation Challenge: Liv Tyler Look 1

Just a short posting before I take my tired butt to bed.

My cousin Caileigh decided she wanted to challenge me in recreating a look that Liv Tyler did. So I was up for the challenge and did it. This is one of two looks she showed me. The second one will be coming later on. But it's almost 4 am and I don't feel like looking through my inventory. This is also my own take on this look.



Credits:
Top: Emery - Red Lips Tee
Skirt: Cupcakes - Corduroy Skirt in Red
Leggings: Punch Drunk - Part of the Rock Star outfit
Shoes: Stiletto Moody - Python Patent Pin Ups
Hair: Maitreya - Yasmin in Chocolate

Poses: Striking Poses - Liv Tyler Poses 8 & 10

Look Recreation

Surfing the net looking for pictures of different hairstyles, I came across and a picture of Keri Russell. I adore her style, mainly because of it's simplicity. I thought it would be fun to recreate this look but I did it my way. It's always been fun to put your own twist on a look you love. The original look is below along with my version.

The original look:


My way:


Credits:
Dress: Armidi - Satin Mini Dress - Bleu
Shoes: J's - Real Toe Cross Belt Sandals - Red
Jewelry:
VG Republic - Thin Metal Bangles
Resin & Chain Link Necklace
Hair: Truth - Sunday - Maple

Down to Earth

I started this outfit with the hair a recent acquisition from Kin. When I saw the hair I knew I had to have it. Too bad I can't pull this kind of cut off in real life. The rest of this look just kind of built itself around the hair. The dress gave me a summery feel and I added sandals and wood jewelry to finish off the look. When my friend Lauryn saw me she said I looked so earthy and loved the look on me. So with that I decided I would blog about this look.




Credits:
Skin: Redgrave - Leona
Hair: Kin - Sari in Brown
Lashes: Cake - Bedroom Lashes
Dress: Beauty Avatar - Apopka
Sandals: UnToneQuilt - Gladiator in Chocolate
Jewelry: [ICoN] Wood necklace & earrings Brown

River of Inspiration

It's amazing the places you find inspiration. For me, I found my inspiration in running around on my alt all day with two close friends. Grid hopping with them today allowed me to find new and different items I hadn't seen before. It also allowed bonding time that we haven't really had.

With that said, here are the pictures and I hope you all enjoy. Details will be listed below.







Outfit Details:
Skin by Redgrave - Sakura in Peacock
Hair by Truth - Sheila in Night (50L sale going on)
Tank by Emery - part of the French Kissing Outfit
Skirt and Leggings by SpeXX - (1L)
Shades by SpeXX - (Lucky Chair)
Riding Boots in Black by Adam n Eve - (100L)

Pic Location: SpeXX

Roll The Dice

I recieved some new items today from Dice Beattie. So first of all I want to say Thank you Dice for the awesome clothes.

I'm a big t-shirt whore so I was excited to find these in the folders that were sent. These come in 2 different layers, jacket and shirt, so you have you choice of a longer version or shorter. The shades are fabulous and colorful as well.


Gym Shorts - With all these colors you can help but want to rock them.


Damask Jeans - Love them! They are tintable. Pick some up now!


These items are just a preview of what you can find in store. The prices are fabulous as well. The slurl should drop you inside the store. If not head towards Hiccup and Roll the Dice is right next to it.

Roll The Dice

Happy Shopping!

Brooke

Lilac Dreams

With the cold weather here, I felt the need to wear a cute coat. I got this coat with a gift card I received at Christmas. I picked the lilac color because it reminds me of Spring. I can't wait for Spring! Hurry up and get here! I added jeans, leg warmers and heels. The leg warmers I bought at the same as the jacket and they have color change bows on them, you can also change the size to fit by just clicking on the leg warmer itself.






Credits:
Jacket & Legwarmers: Malt
Jeans: Armidi - Twilight
Shoes: ETD - Starley pumps in black
Hair: LeLutka - Peta in Light Brown
Skin: Redgrave - Chloe in Lilac

Poses are from Snooky & Striking Poses

I feel like a Celebrity now!

Join the Cupcakes group. The fee is 250L but you get awesome goodies, like clothes, skins and group only special items. Last night they decided to give gift cards. \o/ With mine I bought this fabulous skin from the Celebrity line, paying of course the difference. I'd been wanting one of these skins since the release but hadn't worked up to buying one just yet. So think morning with my gift card in hand I purchased this fabulous skin. Enjoy!





Credits:
Skin: Cupcakes - Celebrity in Honey with Pastel Makeup
Clothing: Cupcakes - Scarf Print Hot Pants set

ZOMG! 50L Dress Sale!

I logged in tonight and had a notice from Pixel Dolls that they are having a $50L dress sale until January 15th. I immediately popped over there to check what they had out. What I picked out and have pictured is just a small sample of what Pixel Dolls has to offer so be sure to pop on over there before the sale ends on January 15th. Happy Shopping!








Note: The slurl should land you inside the dress section. :D

Love at first Stiletto Moody?

Happy New Year Everyone!

This is my first blog of the new year. \o/

Anywho, I put together this lovely little outfit and decided I wanted to blog about it. I was cleaning my inventory, yes it's a never ending task with me. Seems like it's a constant thing. I found this blue trench coat from Aoahru deep in the trenches and knew I wanted to wear it but with what I asked myself. Back in my closet I went finding this black mini dress and necklace from Canimal. I topped outfit off with my newest acquistion, my Stiletto Moody Bitch Booties. It was love at first sight with these beauties.



Credits:
Hair: ETD - Yvette in Black
Skin: Redgrave - Lyla in Smoky 1
Dress: Canimal - Abbaddon
Coat: Aoharu - Simple Trench Coat - Blue
Shoes: Stiletto Moody - Bitch Booties
Necklace: Canimal - Deadly Lullaby