Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Chai Skin Preview




Launa Fauna the Wunderkind behind LF Chai and Chai Skins blessed me with a little bit of newness. The new line is called Double Shot and it features all our favorite makeups like Celebrity, Morpho, and many more. The make-up I'm wearing is completely new and is called Lilly. Each skin purchase gives you FOUR different skins, with and without Freckles plus a new choice...with or without Cleavage. Choose cleavage for a sexy push-up bra effect or without for the more natural look. The skins come with many eyebrow/pubic hair options (set for colors to make life easier). No word on the release date, but it should be very soon! All new skins will be less than $1000 L each. Three cheers for Launa!!

Taxi to LF CHAI

Model/Photographer: Vixie Rayna
Skin: LF CHAI - Double-Shot in Freckled Lilly Tone 03 (no cleavage)
Eyes: LF Chai - Blue 01
Lashes: MMS - Photoshoot
Hair: Truth - Renee in Auburn
Flower: Swallowtail - Hair Clip (Above) or Truth - Antie Flower (Below)

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Newness!!!

Today seemed to be a bit of a lazy one when I logged into Second Life®. See, I've got a deadline approaching and it seems I'm doing anything and everything but work. Apparently, procrastination is alive in both worlds.

As I'm lounging on my sofa, and flipping through this month's magazines I stop in my tracks when I see the new Vain, Inc. "It Girl". November's girl is none other than my new friend Beatrix Hienrichs who I met through Kasabian Beck. Super sweet girl who loves the Easy Bake Oven as much as the next. Well, I shoot her an IM and rave about her wonderful style page. She's as sweet as ever, and we get to chatting. It seems that Bea has opened up a new store in SL, called lis_noir. Of course, I TP over like a crazy person and I'm tickled to find a cute little shop with these AMAZING shoes, jewelry, hair, and eyes. She is a new shop owner only having been opened since September. I proceed to run her over buying every pair of shoes in the shop and run home to blog.

If you are as excited as I am you will run run your little tushies over to lis_noir and check out the newness!


Model/Photographer: Vixie Rayna

Style Card:
Skin: Soda Custom 
Eyes: Miriel Gray
Lashes: KM Starry
Hair: Maitreya Yasmine in Pitch
Bracelet: Zaara Kaya in Onyx
Shoes (Worn): lis_noir Bows Shows **Limited Edition - On Sale until Saturday Nov. 8th**
Pose: Torridwear Geometry Sit
Shoes (On Ground): L-R - lis_noir Le Clique **Limited Edition**, Robin in Tropical Punch, and Robin in Smoke


While I was shooting the shoes, Bea and I chatted some more about her shop. The inspiration comes from her RL closet, a mix of modern and vintage designs. She enjoys color and the avant garde. Her amazing new shoe line is classic in shape with a wonderful play on color with cool modern twists. She's working on releasing more jewelry in the store, and I got a sneak peek at the new vintage floral earrings. Let's just say this is one designer to watch. The quality of her work is amazing and she really brings a fresh new vision to Second Life®.



Model/Photographer: Vixie Rayna

Style Card:
Skin: Blowpop Tuesday  Honey 6c. Plum Portia Freckle Black
Hair: Truth Jasmine in Raven
Eyes: Miriel Gray
Lashes: KM Starry
Bracelet: Untone Farther
Shoes: lis_noir Le Clique
Pose: Pididdle/Yuk Fu 


Wednesday, November 5, 2008

There is a season...



It is deep into Autumn here on the East Coast. Each year, I look forward to the change in season and our beautiful foliage. After months of green the skyline changes to a sea of fiery oranges, reds, browns and yellows . It truly is a beautiful sight. As each leaf falls to the ground and a new season approaches, I am reminded how the world is in a perpetual state of change even when things seem the same. This post was never intended to be a commentary on the election. And its just now that I realize how much I had lost faith. For the first time in years, I'm excited about the change our country now faces. Tonight was historic. Even in the midst of crisis there is hope.

I have hope.

We have hope.

Model/Photographer: Vixie Rayna
Style Card:
Skin: Blowpop - Tuesday Honey 6c. Plum Portia (Black Freckle)
Hair: Truth - Jasmine in Smokey
Eyes: Miriel - Gray
Lashes: KM - Starry
Hat: Wild O - Hydrangea Hat
Skirt: Pididdle - Foliage **Not yet released**
Scarf: Nova - Cashmere in Burgundy
Shirt: Muism - Open Silk Hana in Black (Sleeves Only)
Muism - Cotton in Brown (Jacket Layer Only)
Tights: Veschi - Verticle Dots Tights in Brown
Shoes: Armidi Gisaci - Vidalia Pump in Dark Brown Croc
Earrings: Untone - Beyond Stud
Bracelet: Untone - Father
Poses: Animazoo - Female Pose 6.1

Thank you BRU for the awesomely inspirational skirt! Love you!!!! Long live Pididdle!

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Poperations 2.0


"Window Cill" from Sunday Alone series courtesy of Kasabian Beck - Visit Poperations 2.0
Artist: Kasabian Beck
Model: Vixie Rayna
Skin: Blowpop - Tuesday - Honey Aden #2
Hair: Maitreya - Loelle Pitch
Shirt: Artilleri - Zee Tank in White
Panties: Chic Boutique - Cherry
Headphones: Muism - SL Headphones
Lashes - Cake - Bedroom

Kasabian Beck is back from the dead and SL should be shaking in their boots. He's here to take the art and music world by storm. Poperations 2.0 is open with a new series featuring a voyeuristic look into a "Sunday Alone". The series can be see now in-world on the Wandering Spirits sim.

Working with Kas was a great bit of fun, he works very spontaneously and its a really organic process. He randomly IMs me after my good friend Kali Meads suggested me as a model. He brought me over to his studio and showed off the Polaroid series he was working on...let me just say I was AMAZED. Of course, I agreed to participate! He asked me to pop on some black lingerie and asked me go through my own poses. I mostly heard, "next, next, NO, next...STAY!" He walked around fluidly to find the perfect angle. He asked for a few wardrobe changes and more poses. It all happened so fast and then he was done. A few hours later, he's showing me the work he'd completed. It was the seventh piece in his Polaroid series.

The very next day, I get a texture from Kas and its completely different. He says that he's been inspired. A taxi cab is sent for me and I arrive in Poperations 2.0 and my jaw just drops. Its this entire gallery of raw, erotic, and devastating works entitled Sunday Alone. Kasabian showed me this video by Death Cab for Cutie - What Sarah Said. "Love is watching someone die...so who's going to watch you die?" 

In Kasabian Beck's words, "I wanted the series to be about someones first Sunday alone after a long breakup..what the feeling is like when you wake up in an empty bed, stare at yourself in the mirror alone for the first time after say a couple years. Its a very intimate, yet distant place. Sure you take comfort in say listening to the music you want, but what's the point if you don't have someone there you love to share it." He continued by saying, "Its like you depend on someone for so long that you wonder what to do with yourself now that you're sure you made the right decision, but you're still alone in the end."

Sadly, Kas doesn't post any work online. He must be the last person in SL without a Flickr or Koinup. ;) After a bit of prodding, Kas was kind enough to watermark a few of the pieces so I could promote the series on Flickr and on my blog. Thank you Kas! I've given you a little taste of the series, hopefully this motivates you to see more. Please check out series in-world before it retires.

Link
"The Floor" from Sunday Alone series courtesy of Kasabian Beck - Visit Poperations 2.0
Artist: Kasabian Beck
Model: Vixie Rayna
Skin: Blowpop - Tuesday - Honey Aden #2
Hair: Maitreya - Loelle Pitch
Bra: Insolence - Salome in Black
Lashes - Cake - Bedroom

All works courtesy of Kasabian Beck. All rights reserved.
**Update 11/4/08 with Quotes**
**Update 11/3/08 - Kasabian's new indie-music club, Mixtape will be opening November 8th at 8 pm with DJ Lizzie Schism. IM Kasabian Beck or join the group Mixtape for more details.**

Positions of LAP


Photo courtesy of Kali Meads - Visit Koinup or Captured©.
Photographer: Kali Meads
Model: Vixie Rayna
Skin: Blowpop - Tuesday Honey in Aden #2 Black
Hair: Maitreya Loelle in Pitch
Lingerie - Insolence - Salome in Black


Photo courtesy of Kali Meads - Visit Koinup or Captured©.
Photographer: Kali Meads
Model: Vixie Rayna
Skin: Blowpop - Tuesday Honey in Aden #2 Black
Hair: Maitreya Loelle in Pitch
Lingerie - Insolence - Salome in Black


Dove Swanson of Long Awkward Pose, created four poses for an editorial in the premiere edition of Captured©.  I am excited to announce that Dove will be releasing these poses very soon her store.  Everyone give three cheers for DOVE and LAP!!

Please check out Captured© to see the full editorial.


Saturday, November 1, 2008

NeAt TricKs

One of my very first connections in Second Life© was with Kali Meads, this amazing photographer/artist/builder/gallery owner/ curator/sim owner/awesome friend. She was so down-to-earth and approachable, as a noobie I must have been annoying. /me cringes at the memory of Kali watching her "build." Over the last few months I've jumped even further into my career in fashion, but we still keep in touch and work together pretty often. Some of you may recognize her name from the premiere edition of Captured©.  There was a featured focus on Kali and Neat Tricks with a collaboration of poses created by Dove Swanson of Long Awkward Pose.

Photo courtesy of Kali Meads - Visit Koinup or Captured©.
Photographer: Kali Meads
Skin: Blowpop - Tuesday Honey in Aden #2 Black
Hair: Maitreya Loelle in Pitch
Shoes: Stiletto Moody - Gladiator in Black
Lingerie - Insolence - Salome in Black
Pose - Custom Pose by Dove Swanson

Visit the Wandering Spirits sim and jump into a surreal 1950's world. Watch out for the giant robot, as he's got pretty good aim. The gallery is free and supported by donations from the public, so if you like what you see, please donate a few lindens. Visit the SIM and see SL© artists such as Cala Rossini, Maded Shepherd, Nedeko Kohime, Raul Crimson, and even Miss Kali Meads in the Gallery. If you haven't been to Wandering Spirits, you must check it out now.


Photo Courtesy of Cala Rossini (Trixibelle) - Visit Koinup.

Walk across the street and you will find Kasabian Beck's gallery, Poperations 2.0.  He is back from the virtual dead folks!  Kali was kind enough to recommend me to Kasabian as a model for his upcoming Polaroid series.  He randomly IMs me to come down and shoot for that series. The next day Kas shows me his final work and to my surprise,  SIX pieces were created as a stand alone collection entitled Sunday Alone.  You can see the ENTIRE series now in-world at Poperations 2.0

Photo Courtesy of Kasabian Beck from the Sunday Alone series entitled "She Loves Me." 

Neat Tricks will celebrate its One Year Anniversary on November 30th, 2008. Yesterday, a murder mystery hunt unveiled itself on the sim. The reward for solving the mystery...the ability to enter a photography competition. First prize is 5,000 Lindens and the cover of a Real Life art book developed by Neat Tricks to be released in Spring 2009. This prize will be judged by Kali Meads herself. Second prize is 2,000 Lindens and a free place to stay at Bellecere Estates furnished by Ladydesire Benoir of Bellecere Estates. Second prize will be voted on by the public the last week of November (one vote per avatar). Winners will be announced at the One Year Anniversary party on November 30th - there will be live bands and a party at Mixtape (the new club built by Kasabian Beck).

For more information on the Neat Tricks Anniversary Competition - visit Neat Tricks website.
For more information about the Sunday Alone series by Kasabian Beck - visit Vixie Rayna's Flickr.

***UPDATE - Dove Swanson will be releasing the custom poses she created for the editorial in the most recent edition of captured.  If you would like to see the full series, please visit my FLICKR. ***