A New Skin From "Shapes by Kira"

Oh dear.....I hadn't blogged for such a long time! Maybe this was the longest since I've last logged in to update my blog. It's not that I was lazy. No, far from it. I had been too busy directing shows which has quickly become one of my major jobs here in SL along with my modeling. I even had some pics taken for my blogs but alas, I simply had no time to write. :-(

I am back now with a new series of skin I just got!

Compared to a year ago, there are now so many great skins you can obtain in SL so it's not that hard to find nice skins that can make avatars gorgeous. However, I have been looking for a skin that has the kind of brows that I like and this has proved to be more difficult than I had ever imagined. Maybe it had been a trend but many of the great skins I found had very strong and dark eye brows. Other issues I often found was that many skins had too much make up or was too strong in the colours they used.

What struck me the first thing I wore the demos I picked up was that the eye brows were exactly the type of eye brows that I was looking for. Not too dark but dark enough to make a statement. So I quickly teleported back to the store I just came back from, still wearing my demo skin.

The new Eva Skins that Kira Paderborn came up with are an evolution of an earlier skin to which Kira made improvements from feedback she received and it really was great skin that looked not only natural but had some great makeups. I liked the range of lip colours she offered too as I had been finding that some skins tend to have a lot of the pale pink/beige lips and different shades of it but when I wanted to wear more colours on my lips to match outfits, the colours would not be available. The Eva Skins has both pale and strong lips that also come in a variety of colours. Having had some makeup training in RL, I absolutely love makeups and love wearing different coloured makeups depending on what I wear even in RL. So the colour variation offered was a joy to see.

Eva Skin - Fair Natural

These are some of the makeups that were included in the fatpack. I have never been great with photo editing but these pics, I have decided to use without any editing at all. With editing, any skin can look great, right? So including the one above, none of the pics I am using today have been retouched.

Eva Skin - Fair M1


Eva Skin - Fair M4


Eva Skin - Fair M7


Eva Skin - Fair M9

I usually wear pale/fair skin tone but I do wear much darker skin tone also when I'm wearing swimming suits or with certain outfits that go better with darker skin. So I tried the darker skin demos too and loved this one called "Sun Kissed." It had the similar makeup variety with the fair skins, but I had to refrain from spending too much on a single day but these "Sun Kissed" skins will definitely be my next shopping target once I save up again.

Eva Skin - Sun Kissed M4 (demo)

I might also add that Kira told me she will have a skin that will only be available at your booth in the Skin Fair that has just started or starting any minute as I write this (Sept. 26 - Oct 19). This will be one with smokey eyes and pale lips. Nice! I'm going to have to head to Skin Fair then since this variation will not be available in her store.

Run, run!!

Skin: Shapes by Kira, Eva Skin - Fair
Bathing suit: si*na:museum, si*na:Bikini, Bijou (Black)

Written and modeled by Kay Fairey, Modavia Super Mmodel, Agency Director and Top model for Boulevard Agency, Team edo Director and writer for the Best of SL Magazine.

A Dress Called "Kay's Kibou"

"Kibou" means wish in Japanese. It can also mean dream or desire (non-sexual) and Ashoka Eames of Phoenix Rising created a wonderfully sweet dress called "Kay's Kibou." How nice of her!!

Phoenix Rising - Kay's Kibou

It has lots of butterflies which I LOVE and the skirt uses this lovely texture that creates a wonderful effect on a semi-poofy skirt. It's not a full formal gown which is something I also love about it. It's that length that allows me to wear this outfit to any occasion and also look elegant no matter where I go. There is also matching jewelry that are sold separately but were designed and created by Kieran Debevec which also has tiny butterflies to match the outfit.

I was pleasantly shocked when Ashoka first showed me the outfit saying she designed the outfit with butterflies. This was because my late grand mother, who I loved dearly, loved butterflies and she had butterflies on almost everything she owned. For example, all her handkerchiefs had butterflies, her towels, her dresses, her kimonos, even her bags had butterflies on them. So whenever I see butterfly designs, it reminds me of her.




She was the most elegant, yet strong woman. She was very modest but at the same time, not afraid to stand up against things she believed was not right. In other words, she was the most elegant and yet cool lady I knew. And of course, she was and still is my role model.

So this outfit, that Ashoka designed for me, is very special to me. I had never told her about my grand mother so I don't know......maybe my grand mother spoke to her from heaven.

Thank you, Ashoka, for a wonderful dress!


Outfit: Phoenix Rising, Kay's Kibou
Jewelry: Phoenix Rising, Kibou Jewelry
Shoes: Styles of edo, EIRIS Straight Strap Pointed (black)
Hair: Glitter, Lala (black)
Skin: Lion Skins, SU Fair #13b

Written and modeled by Kay Fairey, Modavia Super Model, Agency Director and model for Boulevard Agency, Team edo Director and writer for the Best of SL Magazine.

From the BOSL "Tribute to Coco Chanel Show"

Last week the Best of SL had its BOSL Fashion Week which had a line up of great shows from August 8 through 16, with one show a day, all on different runway set ups. The finale show was the "Tribute to Coco Chanel" show where many designers joined to contribute outfits designed for this particular show, making this a showcase of various designs by different designers that were inspired by Coco Chanel.

Miamai - Euridice White

I don't know how many I can cover but I wanted to show some of them here in my blog. In fact, there were so many splendid designs that I'm just so frustrated that I don't have enough time to blog as much as I really wished as I need to work on the blog in between producing shows.




The first one is "Euridice White" from Miamai. Miamai is a relatively new designer who is quickly becoming one of the top quality designers. monica Outlander, who is the designer for Miamai has an awesome skill with her texture development and she also takes a lot of care in creating the outfit inworld. Her skills are still improving and every outfit she makes achieves a higher level of quality which still surprises me and makes me wonder how far she will go.




The necklace I matched with the outfit is called the Lerian necklace and earrings from R. A. Crystal which is a Japanese store with creator and designer Rama Anatine. Rama provides necklace options with one attached to the spine and the other to the chest, so in cases such as this, where another chest attachment will removesthe shoulder ornament, I love to have this option. Of course, I can reattach the necklace myself but it's a pain especially if you want to style quickly.

The shoes are from the new shoes line just released from Nardcotix. The store is currently under construction but I am sure once it reopens, you will be able to see the whole line up of Nardcotix shoes.

And here is the video of the whole Chanel Show produced by Lowe Runo and Journey Mclaglen. Enjoy!!



Dress: Miamai, Euridice White (The BOSL Coco Show)
Jewelry: R. A. Crystal, Lerian Necklace & Earrings
Shoes: Nardcotix, Fatima Heels (Black)
Hair: BishWear, Ronna (midnight black)

Written and modeled by Kay Fairey, Modavia Super Model, Agency Director and model for Boulevard Agency, Team edo Director and writer for the Best of SL Magazine.

From The Wedding Expo

I was one of the models for a wedding fashion show in the "2009 *Something Blue*...Love & Marriage Expo" which was a wedding expo that was running from July 31 through August 8.

One of the outfits I modeled for was Sparkle Skye's "Fairy Tale" in white/gold.



As always, Sparkle's wedding gowns are so lovely and gorgeous. A killer sized skirt is included for grand weddings like those in cathedrals, but smaller skirts are also included so that the gowns can be worn after the wedding. "Fairy Tale" also comes in a all white colour but those who want a gown that is a little different, this white/gold version will be a great choice.



Here, I am not wearing the sparkles she has to take pics but sparkles are also included in the set which will add that sparkly touch to the skirt.



For jewelry, I used the Gradient Set from Flirt. I used these for the show also but what is so fantastic about these jewelry is that the sets are so well thought for the convenience of customers. The necklaces have chest attached versions as well as spine attached versions so it the attachment point conflicts with something you need to attach with your outfit, you can chose the one with a non-conflicting attachment point.



All jewelry pieces are copyable too when most jewelry stores sell their items no copy and transferable. OK I do admit that sometimes jewelry are given to others as gifts. I have always wondered, however, what percentage of jewelry are actually sold as gifts. Maybe it's just me but I hardly get jewelry given to me and most of what I have are purchased for personal use. Then, copyable versions are so much better! I will even go so far as to say, I prefer stores that sell copyable jewelry. Kudos to Skinkie Winkler for this wise choice!!


Wedding gown: Allure by Sparkle & Dominus Designs, Fairy Tale (white/gold)
Jewelry: Flirt, The Gradient Set (Diamond)
Hair: R's Hair Style, Kay ver2 (black)

Written and modeled by Kay Fairey, Modavia Super Model, Top Model for Boulevard Agency etc., Team edo Director and writer for the Best of SL Magazine.

A Magician Of Colours: Ginevra Lancaster

One day, I was walking through a shopping mall when I crossed a sim border that the shopping mall was build on top of. My avatar started to slide and couldn't stop. All I could do was wait until my avatar decided to stop and when it finally did, I was standing inside an unfamiliar store.

It was a store called "ginevra lancaster" which, even with my extensive shopping trips, had not come across yet. As things started to rez, I gave out a cry of excitement.

Colours!!

I have to admit, I do like black and chic colours but at the same time, I have a passion over pretty colours. Italian designer, Ginevra Lancaster, had a magical way of using colours that simply made her creations look so divine. Of course, I fell in love, at first sight. :P

I ended up buying three of her outfits, and even with these three, I had a very hard time choosing what I will spend my precious lindens on. Her designs were all very attractive.....not complicated designs but somehow always had a twist. I am cursing myself now for not having the time to show all of her creations as her store was a fresh excitement to me.

Her outfits come with matching shoes which is also a blessing since it always becomes a problem to find shoes that match well whenever I have outfits with unusual colours. Some outfits even come with jewelry. So this should make the lives of all colour lovers in SL, very happy and merry.

ginevra lancaster - Mae (with a long skirt)

ginevra lancaster - Mae (with a short skirt)

Outfit: ginevra lancaster, Mae
Necklace & Earrings: MC Designs, Becca Silver Sapphire Set
Shoes: included in the "Mae" set
Hair (with the long skirt): Vanity Hair, Mignon (noir)

Hair (with the short skirt): R's Hair Style, Kay (Special black)

ginevra lancaster - Maud

Outfit: ginevra lancaster, Maud
Choker: included in the "Maud" set
Shoes: included in the "Maud" set

Written and modeled by Kay Fairey, Modavia Super Model, Top Model for Boulevard Agency etc., Team edo Director and writer for the Best of SL Magazine.

A Gorgeous Gown Released From Sascha's Designs

Have you all noticed that what makes an SL outfit look good is the texture? Of course, the build, or rather in the case of outfits, the assembly itself can't be crappy. That is for sure. But if you had two outfits that were both build well, what makes the different is a good texture.



The new release from Sascha's Designs, Novice, is one such gown where texture has made a difference. The form itself is simple but with a texture that even the designer herself admits is one of the best she has created.



It comes in seven colour variations; Cognac, Royal Blue, Magenta, Lavender, Seagreen, Gold and Magnificent Red. Here I have worn Royal Blue. Cognac was also a very interesting colour which was a rich brown/red and I had a hard time deciding which I should wear. I think the only reason I am wearing Royal Blue is because it is summer and so hot! If this was autumn, I would have definitely gone to the other, Cognac.



The gown comes with three different skirt shapes, so you can choose from a slender gown to a full ballroom gown. Here I am wearing the one called "S " skirt which flows out towards the bottom.



I matched this with a very simple hair so that the gown will speak more for itself, and also used this lovely jewelry set from "by Alexandar." This jewelry store is a place you want to go if you are looking for coloured jewelry. The rich dark blue of the jewelry set added focus to the blue but I could also wear this with a clear diamond set (white jewelry) and in that case, wear a slightly bigger hair.

Outfit: Sascha's Designs, Novice (royal blue)
Jewelry: by Alexandar, Sylvie Collection Sapphire
Shoes: Haysuriza, EIRIS Pumps Pointed 1000 Classic (blue)
Hair: LeLutka, Ballerina Bun with Pin (black)

Written and modeled by Kay Fairey, Modavia Super Model, Top Model for Boulevard Agency etc., Team edo Director and writer for the Best of SL Magazine.

Tsukinowaguma Hair Collection 2009

Tukinowaguma is having a hair collection show!!
Come see the hottest of hair styles!

August 2nd (Sun) 6am SLT

At Tsukinowaguma Main Store.