For the Love of Hair - Three Styles - Three Designers

I go gaga for hair - here are 3 of my recent favorites that I decided to do pictures of and share here!

Elikatira's Quirky:

Truth's Clara:

Boon's FNQ123:

Enjoy! 

Love, Zoe

Other Credits:

Quirky - Mon Tissu (top), The Body Co. (skin), Insufferable Dastard (eyes), Reek (glasses)

Clara - Pink Fuel (skin), Mandala (jewelry), Insufferable Dastard (eyes), Nemesis (dress)

FNQ123 - League (skin & top), Insufferable Dastard (eyes)

A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - Airy

This look started with the new Zarra's Classic Jeans.  I decided to choose white because I've always liked the look and also those new white watches are currently in style, even if I decided not to go with one.

I'm in awe of Maitreya's latest release of Allegre heels and have been prouncing around in them a lot!  Especially with the multiple color options you can choose with the straps, easy to match to whatever you're wearing.

The Broderie Anglais Blouse by League has the right amount of delicate touches with cuteness that I felt worked for a relaxing summer feel.  I picked it up before I put this look together and am grateful that I choose off-white.

!lamb released the Wild Thing styled in one of her new colors called Washed Out for 50L Fridays - I haven't been the craziest about the colors but it grew on me especially with this look.

I adore this Bunny Bag that I picked up during the seasons hunt by TokiD.  Including it in the look brings is the whimsy that I like to bring.  I also think it is so creative! 

Meil's Friendo bracelet - first I love the "friendo" name, though most likely not to be literally from the movie, No Country For Old Men, I still will giggle.  The Hipster Peepers, glasses, are also by Meil - a 50L Friday buy.  If you haven't checked out her selection, you're missing out!  By this point she has quite a few pieces varying in designs that still captures her creative style. 

Skin choice for me was up in the air, I browsed through my inventory and remembered this newer Dutch Touch release called RooS - found this popping blue make-up (Nr 2) and it stuck!  

Insufferable Dastard, my now eye of choice released new eyes called Mirror.  I'm featuring thye Blue-Green shade style and most likely you'll be seeing more soon!

The poses I used for these pics are by LAP aka Long Awkward Pose - she recently made some poses for longer hair so that they drape and not poke in and out of your chest.  Check them out when you shop.

So that's my look pictured in my new skybox that I plan to shoot my blog pics in from now on.  Funny how the colors also matched my look!

Enjoy!

Love, Zoe

A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - Deep Purple

Not going to say too much, but I this look was inspired by one of Elikatira's newest hairs - Break.  AND Maitreya Gold's Salience shoes that I picked up from this year's Shoe Fair 2011.  By the way it was announced today that the fair raised nearly L$1.2M for Soles4Souls, which is over $4,500 USD!  Way to give SLers!

Enjoy!

Love, Zoe

PS - Close-up shot photo-shopped, the other is untouched.

Quick Credits:

JACKET: Mon Tissu - Porter Jean Jacket in Used

DRESS: League - Thermal Dress in Purple

SHOES & TIGHTS: Maitreya Gold - Salience in Violet

HAIR: Elikatira - Break in Red 10

SKIN: League - Sia in Medium GlamGoth - Frex

EYES: ID - Light Sensitive in Dark Green

POSES: LAP aka Long Awkward Pose

A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - Modern Jungle

Welcome to the Jungle!!  Thank goodness I can tame it with a lot of new creations from League.

One of my top places to hit up on a regular basis or for Fifty Linden Fridays.  League's creator, Nena Janus not only creates some of my favorite skins and fashions on the grid - she's started to release some jewelry pieces to throw into the mix.  Nena is a non-stop creative magnet.  Check out the tank top, mini skirt, leggings, skin, and necklace that I'm featuring from her collection!

I paired up the look with the stunning Simple Jacket in gray by Aoharu along with some hot Platform Wedges by Anexx.  I'm in love with the newest hair textures by LeLutka in the Rain style.  I can't wait till the next release!  I'm still wearing Insufferable Dastard eyes - this time showing off the blue/green shade.  Poses are by Del May - I can't say enough about the creative power behind her talent.

Enjoy!

Love, Zoe

Quick Credits:

JACKET: Aoharu - Simple Jacket in Gray

TOP: League - Ribbon Tied Tank in Pure

SKIRT: League - Buttoned Corduroy Mini in Black

LEGGINGS: League - Merino in Light Brown

NECKLACE: League - Kandula in Silver

SHOES: Anexx - Platform Wedge in Black

HAIR: Lelutka - Rain in Blonde Fun

SKIN & HAIR BASE/BROWS: League - Sia in Medium Glam Goth with Blonde Hairbase and Brows 

EYES: Insufferable Dastard - Light Sensitive/Shaded in Dark Blue-Green

POSES:  Del May

A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - GoGo

Beautiful talent and creativity seems to be popping out of the woodwork on all sides of Second Life!  Hair, skin, shoes, clothing...so many goodies to blog about and so little time.  I've decided to keep my trap shut and allow the pictures to do the talking for me.  Because honestly - I just love it all!!

Enjoy! Love, Zoe

Quicky Credits:

DRESS: MichaMi - Print in Plum

EARRINGS: League - Wanderer

HAT: LeLutka - Knitting in White (tinted)

BOOTS: GOS - Curvaceous in Cream

HAIR: elikatira - Paper in Brown 04

SKIN & MAKE-UP: Tuli - Sara in Peach with Raspberry Lips and Black Lashes

EYES: Insufferable Dastard - Light Sensitive/Shaded in Dark Brown

POSE: Reel Expression

A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - Hillside

Time for some warmer weather - at least that is the hope! Zaara just released this beauty of a top call Zayba that comes in her typical amazing colors shown here on the right.


I decided to pair them up with some charcoal trousers from fri.day, classic Neyya heels from Maitreya, and some always awesome About hair from elkiatera.

The skin is the new, Sia by League (she also released some new clothes today too - deal if you get them today with Fifty Linen Friday).

The pose is by Glitterati (part of fundraiser for Japan pack).

Enjoy!
Love, Zoe
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A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - Sexy

A quick style for today.  I was more in the mood to photoshop than blab, so leaving you with mostly pics and less talk!

Inspiration is the newest skin, Amber, by League and one of the best corsets found on the grid by The Abyss.

Check out the other picture for details!

Enjoy!

Love, Zoe

PS - SO HAPPY TO HAVE SCULPTED HANDS ON THE GRID!! 
Thank you SLINK!
(hurry up Reek!)


(note images have been edited (shading/highlights) otherwise untouched.)

Quick Credits

Corset: The Abyss - Corset in Red

Leggings: LeLutka - Simp in Black

Heels: N-core - Temptation Xtreme II in Strawberry

Choker: The Abyss - Junkyard Barbed

Hands: SLink - de Jolie Hands Relaxed

Piercing: Zoe’s Nose Piercing - (not available)

Hair: Truth - Mischa Streaked in Raven/Blood

Skin: League - Amber Pale in Pillarbox

Eyes: Ibanez - Ltd Edition Natural in Blue

Dolly Pose Prop: Kari 

A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - Warm Fuzzy

The leaves in Canada have changed and Thanksgiving is over once again for the year. Crazy how quick the year tends to pass. It is the start of those days were all I wanna do is cozy up at home under a blanket but warm enough in the afternoons to take off the coat.

This look was inspired by the cozy warm fuzzy of fall with the new unisex cardigan released by Reek.  Available in a wide range of colors the cardigan is easy to fit and comes with two sculpted sleeve options as well as narrow or wide waist for different shapes.

Going for multiple layers I matched up the cardigan with sweater vest and buttoned up shirt from League's teacher's pet set.  League is full of top notch clothing creations.

To keep the look flexible I went with the unisex shortpants from  Blitzed that I recently featured in a previous post here.  I enjoy the flexibility when items are unisex.  I also believe that just because something is made for one sex versus another, doesn't always rule it out in fashion.

The booties are a new from Gos which is doing a limited sale via the marketplace for 100L (in color shown) - good time to pick up a pair that comes in 3 available colors.

The skin is LAQ's latest Nellie.  Which is probably my favorite of her newest skin releases.  I went with the first shade of make-up in the pack because of the simplistic fall feel.  I have also featured this skin in a portrait photo seen in a portrait pic I did a few weeks ago (seen right).

In this blog, however, I matched up the look with SLink's Genevif hair that I picked up during the hair fair.  I love the realistic shine and the thin flyaway strands.  I hope to see more hair creations to come.

The final piece and not new to my blog, the Zbilja eyes by Exodi provide the right amount of shine, color, and depth to the realistic look.

And last but not least - I need to give a shout out to my friend, Mainit Hellman.  He's been building furniture and other house styled items at his shop called Baustein.  I'm featuring one of his newest furniture releases and my fave item of his so far.  He has taught himself how to create sculpties and I look forward to seeing more of his work in the future.

Enjoy!

Love, Zoe

A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - Betty

In honor of having Mad Men back on the air with season 4 - I'm showing off the two very different sides of Mrs. Betty Draper. The first being a very memorable moment with some neighboring birds. The second hitting more of the glam model side that she fronts when out meeting Don Draper's clientèle.

The inspiration started this morning with the announcement of new 69 hair by Kumii Yoshikawa. The BE style reminded me of Betty's hair and is one of three new releases which is only open to 69-VIPs until August 2nd. I'm happy to say she now includes a resize script for her hairs which I can appreciate as they've never fit on my head without adjustments.

Originally I was going to go for more of her everyday looks, but my husband brought up the time she had with the BB gun and thus this look was born. I headed straight to Artilleri to pick up the Wilma dress in yellow that reflects the time period extremely well with the button down styled top which you will see Betty wear numerous times on the show.

I wanted to find some yellow shoes to match, but as usual - color isn't always easy store to store so I picked up the Tuli pumps in steel and choose the golden bow texture from the menu option to match it with shades of the dress pattern. Shiny Things hasn't been producing a lot of shoes lately but it still definitely has the quality you expect from shoe makers of today.

The cigarette from FNKY is an oldie but a goody. The smoke is scripted to be turned on or off by touch and comes with a variety of other in-hand, mouth, or on land options. The shotgun was a freebie that I found on xstreet by Cisco Lane that is originally huge as it is supposed to be for Tank Girl - but I scaled it down to fit the image of Betty.

As far as marriage bling, I choose one of the best looking diamond rings I have seen in a modern style by Yabusaka. I stuck with the League's Taylor skin in blonde but in a new make-up called Angel - seemed fitting! I really like it on my shape and find it harder to switch it up. My other faves made it back are the LeLutka Reflection eyes in glory and Silhouette lashes in Au Natural (I wear these in both looks).

For the more dressy Draper, I was actually going to try to not shop at Icing, because that felt too easy - but after shopping in another store I decided enough and pulled out another fave from Icing called, Evening at the Opera. I paired it up with another of Icing's creations of the glam stole that includes an AO as well as 2 ways of wearing it - wraparound (shown) or over the shoulder.

Again, I was hunting for something other than Paper Couture because again, I like to challenge myself - but in the end - I came back to pull out the sparkling sphere set. The closer to neck feature fits Betty's style of not being too flashy - but definitely having a wow factor. It kinda reflects her personality, trying to draw somebody in but rejecting them in the end.

The Shaken by not Stirred hair by Clawtooth is an instant fave - I wanted to go there to see if there was a more reflective style to Betty's hair and when I saw this I knew it would fit well. It probably could pass for a Jane style, but I thought still appropriate for Betty. So a lot of good hits for Tableau sim tonight as both Paper Couture and Clawtooth are located there.

Finishing off the look was Maitreya's Neyya heels in Pearl Leather. The right sheen to blend in with the top of the dress as well as classy enough to pull off with the style.

The pose used in the gun happy Betty style was a custom made by my husband today specifically for the blog. The pose for the Betty glam style is one of Dove's (of LAP aka Long Awkward Pose) 365 poses project. I highly recommend stopping by to check them out if you haven't recently.

Enjoy!

Love, Zoe

PS Comment who is your favorite Mad Men character!

Please note that the Gun Happy Betty image has been photoshopped - the Glam Betty is unprocessed.

A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - Showgirl

Lately I've been helping my RL/SL hubby with SL photography. We had been visiting pose shops and one of the places we visited was LostAngels Industries. I noticed a new section was up with a few items and tried them out. The first thing I was thinking was, "OMG where the hell were these when I was working at Blacklace?" I contacted Evangeline Cortes to find out more information and requested to blog about it. She was excited that I showed interest and when I stopped by later on the next day we had a good conversation while she showed off the pieces.

The newness is called, Allure Retro' Multiposes Collection by LostAngel (official release today!). I'm not going to give you all the details here because you really should go see for yourself. But there are two groupings of furniture. One is what I'll call the Dressing Room, which I'm showing off the vanity and vanity chair. The other I'm going to refer to as, Music Lounge. Each piece of furniture holds on average 3-5 poses while others hold up to 10. I have enjoyed in the past the series that LostAngels puts out but was really happy to see something that related to what I spent a lot of time doing in SL.

Now for the fashions that this set inspired. I'm not going to go into detail of how I pulled the look together but the overall feel I wanted was vintage lingerie with a showgirl twist - which to me, meant bling with fur!

Enjoy!

Love, Zoe

Note: Image has been processed but clothing shown is not meant to be misrepresented

Credits:

Aoharu - Fur Coat in White

Ooh LaLa! - From Lined Corset in Pink

Ooh LaLa! - Seam Stockings in Black

Alienbear - Mimmi in Platinum Black

Maitreya - Verve in Black

LeLutka - Luisa in Blonde Fun

League - Taylor in Medium Blonde Feline

LeLutka - Reflections in Glory

Pose Set by LostAngels Industries

Special Feature by Zoe Demar

I don't do this very often so it is a pretty big deal for me to change up my blog posts. The Taylor skin by League has been a very strong contender as a default skin, the only big thing is - my default look for Zoe is currently blonde which doesn't bode well since the Taylor skin has only had a dark eyebrow/hairbase option ...that is until now!!

Today Nena Janus (creator of League) released League Taylor Feline in Blonde!! Yes, I am more than a bit thrilled!

They are now available at the Harajukubox Skin Fair! (slurl here)

The skins include:

• Blonde Hairbase
• Freckles & Cleavage Options
• 8 Skins/Pack
• 4 Tones

Other Picture Credits:

• Bikini Top by Cynful
• Sweatpants by League
• Hair by Exile
• Eyes by LeLutka
• Pose by Diesel Works

Enjoy!

Love, Zoe

A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - Free Flyin'

It's summertime! I decided to put together a couple looks that lead towards or from the beach. Having spent some time across the globe at some beaches you don't always have the perfect weather to get to the beach without some form of cover.

My first look is inspired by Cynful's Kini in Green with yellow polka dots. Cyn has a new collection of bikinis available in different colors and patterns.

I paired it up with a set of Boardshorts from Reek - also available in a wide varity of colors. The boardshorts also come with an option of with or without prim - the prim/sculpted version is shown here are are very well made and easily adjustable.

Adding to the look, some of Reek's slides for easy walking on the rougher terrain before hitting the beach. They have these slides in a variety of colors as well as with or without socks (something I hope to feature in a later look).

LeLutka's highly detailed sculpted bag complete with draped jacket that is scripted to change to your choice of 4 colors. If you haven't checked out the other new accessories by LeLutka, I really highly recommend it - the detail that they put into their pieces are amazing. One feature I do need to mention is the fact that the bag comes with its own animations with hud (AO).

I adore the bangs that comes with this new style called Deanna by Exile. The whisps along the side are the remnants of the messy bun in the back. I do hope he develops more styles with this bang style.



The second look was inspired by Boom's Infinity bikini in Hibiscus Brown. Their are multiple ways to purchase from her huge assortment of bikinis. Their are two top styles halter and string (seen here) as well as a variety of bottom styles. Boom has a HUGE collection of all sorts of colors and prints. The prim count in her store took a hit with her offering of choices.

I paired the bikini up with a pair of shorts from a store that I hadn't heard of before called, Zoobong. Takeshi Kiama who I worked with recently for the LE Look shots this month told me about it. They make things mainly for guys but you will find a few items for the females. I really liked their store build too.

The shoelace sandals are from Surf Co. They also are teamed up with the summer festival going on at Tableau. Lots of cute items are out now for the festival if you haven't been yet.

The cute tote bag is by Tres Blah and says "I'm pretty" and "Neato" if you can't tell by the pic. Perfect for carrying a magazine, sunglasses or the all important sunscreen.

Perfect for the beach or swimming pool is the Secret Garden Keys necklace by Glow Studios. Its the one type of accessory that I always take with me when swimming in RL.

A new release from Reek is the hat with hair combo. This one is called Topeka 1 - other variations are also available. I had to go with Topeka because that also happens to be the name of the city capital of my home state of Kansas. The hat also has a variety of scripted options for textures with the leather braid (pictured with white braid texture) and some beads which can't been seen in this shot, but you can check it out at the store. It also has a necktie option that I did not use with this look.

One of the items that I wore with both looks are the realistic eyes by Miriel which are no longer available unfortunately due to her closing up shop awhile back.

The last item that I wanted to share is the Taylor skin by League. I'm extremely pleased with how it looks on my original shape as well as the overall quality. I adore the freckles especially which I'm happy to show off in this look.


Please note that all images are not processed

Enjoy!

Love, Zoe

A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - Street

I was planing on doing a nice elegant style when I stumbled upon a dress but when I was going around to stores looking for a piece to go with it - everything changed. Sey had some new items out for sale and I couldn't turn it down. Awhile ago I picked up a wrap around sculptie plaid shirt. Now they have these hoodies that are flipped open like you've just unzipped it and it has fallen around the waist. Thus my whole inspiration took flight towards a look to fit with it.

I knew straight away that I wanted to use the Kass Calypto dirty skin by The Abyss. Abyss skins have been a straight away purchase as I always know they're high quality skins - each one being unique. The skin also goes the best with the shapes that they offer - but I wasn't 100% on the body and ended up modifying a copy of my body shape with the Abyss head.

The challenge I had with the hoodie was that it creates a really heavy midsection and it being a jacket I didn't want to bulk up my top half with another jacket cause well that isn't realistic. So I needed to have my bottom half hold up the weight and finding pants that are still stylish without being the "in" legging style wasn't gonna fly. It took awhile but I pulled out a set of pants that I've had for awhile from Bijou. They're from an outfit called Exceed and typically go with a nice tank top layered outfit which could also fit with the look. Instead I choose to go another route because I like to mix it up. One feature that I did like by using these pants was no need for adding socks because it looks like they're already there but it is just part of the pants.

Did I say challenge? Because the footwear also was a bit of one for me as I was kinda thinking about showing off the newest Maitreya Gold pair but knew that I was going in another direction and thus pulled out some boots from Abyss but they weren't fitting the bill. I remembered seeing these League High-Tops when I had been in their store for good pants and went back to pick them up. What is awesome is the all the options that they are scripted with. You can choose from 10 textures for the buttons that are found on the side of the heel. The back of the heel has 5 graphical texture options. There are 2 options for sole color. And to top it all off you can choose any color you want for the laces, shoe sides, toe tip, heel, and lace rings. Other shoe options include size, shine, and glow. I decided to match it up to the hoodie in a nice brown shade for the main sides and laces. The other bonus was they were just the right height that I really needed to pull of the right form.

As for the upper half - originally I had picked out a tank that I have liked for a long time from League but switched it up to this Abyss USA t-shirt. I love the hem on to show off a bit more tummy rather than the standard horizontal. Gives it that edge that I wanted with the look.

I then felt I needed something else, and though I typically try to use my own thoughts ideas for inspiration - the store poster promoting the Sey hoodie used suspenders and thus out I pulled some that I had from League and really liked how it looked.

As far as hair, I went straight to my 69 hair collection and played with two styles picking this one out the Echo style in the end. My hubby said that it reminded him of Kate from Lost - I didn't complain one bit with that comment as I really like her look.

The lashes and eyes are both from Abyss' Opium avatar which includes the shirt as well as more awesome quality items. A bit pricey but worth it for everything it includes.

Feel free to comment to provide feedback or if you like the look. Comments are moderated to avoid auto-bot spamming but all comments are approved if from a real person.

Enjoy!

Love, Zoe

A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - Farm Chic

My parents were both born and raised on a farm. I always had adored my grandparents farm when my family visited when I was young. They have since passed and my family has been renting out both the farm and the farmhouse. The renters left and last year my parents decided to bury the farmhouse into the ground after no renters could be found. We were able to save items that could be sold or reused. It was a really sad day for all of us, but at least I still have my memories. This blog post is the inspiration of this outfit as well as the picture that I took while visiting the 6pi sim. (6pi sim slurl)

It all started with a visit to Aoharu after I saw this new shirt jacket released. It also gave me a good opportunity to show off the new Tres Blah skins. I'm a big fan of both designer's creations. I'm happy to see Tres Blah creating under her old brand again and trying her hand at skins.

I didn't want to keep the top to some white tank, but wanted a tank kinda feel - I went with an oldie but goodie from Canimal with the hearts tank. I really think it gives some more personality to the style.

Originally I was thinking some sort of khaki trouser but ended up going back to jeans. I've blogged quite a few different jeans so I decided to go shopping and pick up the garage jeans by League. My grandfather was quite the mechanic so having something named garage jeans seemed like a good tribute to him.

The boots I picked up recently from J's - along with his cowboy boots - I'm really impressed with the quality of the boots and range of colors. I honestly couldn't decide on a color so went with the fatpack - which is all scripted into the boot so you don't have to put on different boots in every color and it helps save on my inventory count too!

To add my touch of whimsy, which is something I try to do with every look, was with another purchase from Reek. The firefly jar comes in two versions - one for your hand and one you can put in your house as a night light.

To pair up to the skin I decided to deviate from my shape and pull out one that I worked with on the Skin/Shape Expo. It is the Paris shape by Leafy and I really liked how it looks youthful but sophisticated with the Tres Blah skin.

The Final touches I added was eyes from Exodi's Zbilja collection - definitely my current fave eyes - they have a lot of depth in them which I adore for my photography. And the hair by Miel that is an up-do but with a lot of little fly away hairs that really give it a natural breezy feel.

I hope you enjoy my Farm Chic look!

Love,

Zoe