Summer Fades

Summer Fades, originally uploaded by Zoe Demar.

I've been spending a lot of time in RL and thus everything else has suffered. When I have wanted to come in-world to snap a pic, there have been complications.

Today I managed to break through some of those to grab a shot wearing some of my favorite things. Note that I have messed with photoshop creating this image so it doesn't necessarily reflect the items 100% color/fit.

Skin by Pink Fuel
Shirt and Shorts by Surf Co.
Hair by [elikatira]
Eyes by LeLutka

Where is that hair...Hair Fair 2010

Update!!! 

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Slurl List here: Hair Fair 2010 Official Blog

Note: each sim has a landing point on each - recommend to use slurls as beacons

Tip: the tents are phantom so don't worry about the doors sooo much :)

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Where is that hair...Hair Fair 2010, originally uploaded by Zoe Demar.

A quick post to share list of Hair Fair participants as well as what sim they're located on.

I'm also posting some snaps of what's catching my eye as I'm wandering the sims on my flickr - I'll do more official "posts" in time. Feel free to check them out!

Enjoy!

Love, Zoe

Hair Fair 2010 - Demo Group

You can smell the new prims in the air...okay maybe not but there certainly is a lot of newness that has been building in anticipation at this year's Hair Fair.

This morning I myself couldn't miss going in to get a little bit of a peek before work and now that I'm home I really wish I could have times for a few laps around the sims before sleep overcomes me.  I doubt that's going to happen - but as for now I do encourage you all to join the Hair Fair DEMO Group - (look it up in search) this will certainly cut down on lag of roaming if you have an idea in mind already to what you want to go for.

Designers weren't allowed to put out demos until today and there has been a slew full!  Yes, my messages capped - but the best thing is that it is a linden group and you can retrieve the demos from notices.

As far as my blogging - I do hope to give a fair representation of hairstyles that are available from a variety of stores.  There are many people blogging - so I highly encourage you to check the feeds regularly to perhaps catch a glimpse of styles you might have missed.

That's all for now!  Enjoy!

Love, Zoe

Hair Fair Blogger's Day!

Hair-Fair-Lamb, originally uploaded by Zoe Demar.

I can't wait to pour out all the goodies that have arrived at hair fair - fortunately and unfortunately I have to run to work - but thought I'd share a quick peek at two designers whom I adore - lamb. and fri.day - check out my flickr for more pics!

Enjoy!
Love, Zoe

A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - Locker Room

I like to check out the other gender every once in awhile and do a blog about it.  The main reason for this post is due to the latest release by The Abyss called 2043.  The skin is extremely realistic and causes me to be in awe.  I typically like to wear any Abyss skin with their shapes because they fit together effortlessly.  And I'm not about to go around tweaking guys shapes because they typically frustrate me by lack of certain arm and leg sliders available in SL.  The skin comes in 4 main shades but is tintable through the SL slider system.  I also stuck with one of the pairs of eyes from the tone 2 in the series called panther. I'm also wearing a shader (which is included) that helps give a more realistic flair in SL without photo editing.

I decided to go a bit sporty after picking up Emery's Wix sport jacket which comes in other neon stripe shades or basics like black and white.  I paired it up with some greed shorts from Blitzed which I found by accident while visiting another sim.  Love it when that happens!

The flip-flops were a toss up between two new pairs of sandals by Sey.  I decided to go with these due to the color flexibility - as it is hud script controlled for multiple combinations.  Sey also includes a wide variety of nail shades along with it.  Matching the skin tone also wasn't too much of a hassle and they include a few preselected tones.

Hair is a new style by Exile called Nathan.  One of two new styles for the guys.  I know how hard it can be to find good guy hair so hopefully he'll come out with some others soon.

Enjoy!

Love, Zoe

Credits:
Jacket: Emery - Sport Jacket Wix in Sailor
Shorts: Blitzed - Greed in gray
Shoes: Sey - Flip-Flops B
Hair: Exile - Nathan in Whiskey
Skin & Shape: The Abyss - 2043_1
Eyes & Shader: The Abyss - 2043_2 panther

The 2010 SL® Shoe Fair to Benefit Soles4Souls

is now open to the public.

Slurl

Dates to remember:

08/07 (Today!)

Flickr contest open for submissions (for info visit site)

Blogger contest begins 

                     

08/07 at 12:00pm slt  (NOW!)    

Fair opens to the public

08/20 11:59pm slt

Deadline for flickr and blogger contest entries

                                                          

08/21 4:00-7:00pm slt

Kick up your heels at the Shoe Fair's Hillbilly Hoe-down!

08/22 6:00pm slt

Shoe Fair Closes

Be looking for more information to come soon!

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.