Fashion is my Religion...

Have you ever been to Paper Couture, well this post is not about it...

But just a few shops down you'll find a store thats relatively new to me, and I really wonder how I didn't know about it before. I'm so happy now though, my SLife is nearer to nirvana! My first time inside I was just so excited, lots of skirts! I have been on the search for more and more prim skirts, I'm not sure I can ever have enough. Anyhow there are lots of skirts and dresses and they generally come in some exciting feminie prints, like this skirt from the Liv set a lovely floral print. WAIT. There is more, but I cannot decide if I should tell you all about it right now...

After visiting I thought; maybe I missed the explosion of, wait for it...Church of Luxe! With the holidays though I did not get a chance to look through the feeds too much, and after the new year began a lot of people were blogging Lo Jacobs' cat and mouse outfit.

Back to the clothes. I was so excited when Lo sent me this in the review pack, it was one of the items I wanted but had not gotten, but now I'm convinced I must get the rest of the floral skirts. Creating an outfit around this skirt was a little more difficult than expected though, partly because I wasn't sure what I wanted to do; I am happy with the final outcome though. For fear that I have typed too much already, I'll leave you with the credits and notice of more to come....

Enjoy

xx

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credits.

skin. Maicia in Natural tone, Beauty Avatar Couture

eyes. Blue Ice(big), Miriel

hair. Ballerina Bun(no pin), LeLutka

blouse. Italia in creme, Armidi(edit--made ruffles a little larger)

cardigan. Low V Cardigan in pumpkin, Little Rebel(edit--shortened sleeves and darkened color) 

skirt. Liv skirt in Wheat, Church of Luxe

hat. French Beret in bombazine, MG Fashion

earrings. Teardrop Earrings in dark slate grey, Artilleri

gloves. Riding Gloves in teal, Savvy?

socks. Slouch Socks in softs 3, Maitreya

shoes. Mishima Dawn in Bistre, Maitreya

Make my beautiful avatar, couture....

Beauty Avatar, well I'll start by saying that though I always admired the empire they've created. I admired from afar. So when given the chance to blog some items for them I visited several times looking around...The clothes seemed a bit more casual than what I generally look for, but in retrospect I'm not so sure that makes much sense really. However I waited and waited and one day I was doing another visit and the sim was oddly organized--the next day though Beauty Avatar Couture was announced. This was my chance to not only blog something new but also to see how the store was progressing in content and quality. Sooo many releases I walked around the new complex for ages making a list in case there were some things unavailable. Here's what I found....

Here is a look that is definitely not casual! With the New Year just in, maybe you're not ready to give up the parties; New York is for you--not pictured are the wings it comes with. Its a little black dress with some really nice details, I personally love a structured bustier and plunging neckline...mmmm! Paired with an asymmetrical fish-tailed flare skirt, you can't go wrong with this dress and who doesn't love a bit of the NY?

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One more dress! I'm sure I've said it before, I have a ton of dresses in my inventory but I don't' really wear them that often, for one I like separates and with dresses I feel its sometimes stifles creativity with getting dressed, call me crazy if you like. They are great for days when I don't care but would prefer not to be 'inappropriate'. Looking at this I realize I'm a bit a creature of habit... more bustier tops, what can I do? There just aren't enough in SL so I have to grab them all! I also love the chain link under the bust. All in all, this is just a really fun flowy dress that can be either dressy or casual and with nude accessories, its swish!

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Here's the final look! A bit more put together and almost all *BA*, too. At the moment I am really loving blazers and when I saw this one that had a really nice weave and faux flower I knew this would be a great piece to go really dressy or uber casual, so bo'! 

Did I mention all these skins are from the new Enea line--light skin tone? Expect more on those soon! For now, enjoy the credits and don't be afraid to take the plunge into all that *Beauty Avatar* has to offer!

credits.

hair. Gwen, ETD

eyes. Blue Ice(big), Miriel

nails. French 04, J's

outfit 1.

skin. Enea Makeup 3, *BA*

dress. New York, *BA*

necklace. Topaz Crystal Necklace, Paper Couture

ring. Times Square Ring in Diamond, Paper Couture

tights. Purple Lycra Tights, G.L.A.M.

shoes. Sequin Mary Janes in silver, Digit Darkes

outfit 2.

skin. Enea Makeup 10, *BA*

dress. Barcellona, *BA*

earrings. Feather Earring, Liquid Lady Designs

bracelet. Miabella Bracelet(set), Diamonde

shoes. Slinky Stilettos in nude, Maitreya

outfit 3.

skin. Enea Makeup 8, *BA*

top. Parame, *BA*

jacket. Amazzonia in cream, *BA*

skirt. Belted Skirt(Alice Outfit, edited belt), Church of Luxe

earrings. Gold Hoop, AZ Design

shoes. Group Gift Pumps in khaki, Maitreya