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Under My Skin

Gabby Panacek — Thu, 12 May 2011 03:29:48 +0000

One of the most intriguing parts of SL is the ability to express our individuality in the way we dress our avatars. We can change hair color, eye color, clothing style on a whim depending on our mood or the persona we wish to portray. But for most of us our shape and skin selections are very personal.

Curio May in Sundust, Exodi Sylvan in Cafe, Glam Affair Layla in MedTan, all on my personal shape.

I fully admit to being a skin whore and as much as I love collecting skin from all over the grid, there are a few brands I always come back to. They just feel like “me”. And my shape, well, apart some tweaking here and there, it’s the same since my first month in-world.

It is the combination of skin and shape that gives avatars their “it” factor. Which is why I love the Skin & Shape Expo taking place now through May 20, 2011. Skinners and shape makers from all over the grid gathered together to display all of their newest creations. I picked up three skins, one from my beloved Exodi, one from tried & true Curio, and one from a new favorite, Glam Affair. I’ve paired them with shapes from two Expo participants, Savior Faire and Amacci. I’ve lined them up so you can see how the shapes and skins work together to create four distinct personalities.

Curio May Skin on Savior Faire Amelie & Helena Shapes and Amacci Kiki & Kiara Shapes

Exodi Sylvan Skin on Savior Faire Amelie & Helena Shapes and Amacci Kiki & Kiara Shapes

Glam Affair Layla Skin on Savior Faire Helena & Amelie Shapes and Amacci Kiki & Kiara Shapes

So? What do you think? Which skin and shape combinations are your favorite? Go to Skin & Shape Expo to find, or update, your unique look.

Also Wearing:
Riven Eyes by Exodi
2011 Lashes by LeLutka
Tess Hair by LAQ
Poses by Glitterati

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Post tags: Curio, Exodi, Glam Affair, Glitterati, LAQ, LeLutka, MV-SL-Fashion, Shopaholic Feed, Skin & Shape Expo

Natasha’s Got Moxie

Gabby Panacek — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 05:12:09 +0000

LeLutka and Maitreya offered new releases this weekend and I couldn’t wait to get my hands on both! LeLutka‘s new Natasha skin is a bit softer than previous releases, but the body is still well defined. The lips are soft and supple, a bit like Lola, but the eyes are a bit more exotic, in a Nordic sort of way. There are four skin tones available and eight makeup options, each with a blonde hairbase.

I can’t say enough about the Maitreya Gold Moxies. They might just be the most adored shoe in my collection…and not just because they are incredibly well-made. These shoes are extra special as they were a gift from a dear plurk friend and my Secret Santa. Thank you, both of you, so very much. There are two packs available, basics and patents, and they come with both scrunched and over-the-knee sock options. You can bet I’ll be wearing these a lot!

Style Notes [SLURLS]:
Lingerie: Luxuria Dot in Hot Pink, Whippet & Buck Frilly Little Knickers & Bra in Zombie
Shirts: Fashionably Dead Lookie Here Top and My Buddy Top (Check out Toast Bard’s Storefront on Marketplace - the product descriptions are priceless!)
*Shoes: Maitreya Gold Moxie (Basic leather shown in Sangria and Browns, Patents shown in Light Blue and Raspberry)
*Skin: LeLutka Natasha in Hush
Hair: Elikatira Fresh in Blonde 07
Eyes: Exodi Vetro in Blue
Poses: Flowey and Just A Pose
*Denotes Review Copy and/or Gift

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Post tags: Elikatira, Exodi, Fashion Feed of SL, Fashionably Dead, LeLutka, Luxuria, Maitreya Gold, MV-SL-Fashion, Shopaholic Feed, Whippet & Buck

Exodi & Luxuria

Gabby Panacek — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 02:29:39 +0000

New releases from Luxuria and Exodi this week…Color me happy.

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Luxuria is the new brand developed by Roslin Petion and CJ Carnot of 5th & Oxford. Their line of lingerie is some of the best I’ve ever worn. Not only is it gorgeous, the textures are impeccably drawn and the designs are both playful and sexy.

Ryker Beck of Exodi has created a huge array of new makeups for the Isolde skin line…15 to be exact. Each with dark and light brow options, with and without cleavage and freckles. I really love this skin on me and rarely wear any other. I’m showing only the Vivante tone in these photos, but Isolde is available in five skin tones from very pale to deep, dark tan.

Style Notes:
Lingerie: Luxuria Belinda in Turquoise, Olaenka in Petal Pink, Elle Playsuit in Nude and Dot in Hot Pink
Skin: Exodi Isolde Vivante Makeups: (L to R) 29 Light, 21 Dark, 23 Dark with Freckles
Hair: Truth Saffron, Kelsey and Diana
Shoes: Maitreya Gold Allure in Nude
Poses: Reel Expressions by Luth Brodie

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Post tags: CJ Carnot, Exodi, Fashion Feed of SL, Luth Brodie, Luxuria, Maitreya Gold, MV-SL-Fashion, Reel Expressions, Roslin Petion, Ryker Beck, Shopaholic Feed, Truth

Kissyface – MUA2.0

Gabby Panacek — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:35:18 +0000

Babyhoney Bailey has, in just the last few days, released her new skin line at Djinn & Tonic, MUA2.0. There are five skin tones and twenty makeup choices available.

Babyhoney’s makeup choices range from fresh and subtle to bold and daring, however, they all (with only one exception, really) feature really strong eyes. I love that!

Here are two of the twenty makeup options, Babette and Sofia, shown in the Beach skin tone. And, for fun, there are three versions of the Ouch skin, the one on the right is Ouch II.

Go pick out your favorites!

Also Wearing:
Hair – Fri.Day
Lingerie – Phoenix Rising *new release*

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Countdown|Exodi’s Dael

Gabby Panacek — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 05:08:11 +0000

Dael is Exodi’s newest skin, and she will be released tomorrow, June 1st. And she is gorgeous!

Ryker Beck has been hard at work perfecting Dael and, as usual, she comes with a slew of options! Keep reading after the cut for full body photos of each of the four skin tones and pricing information.(...)
Read the rest of Countdown|Exodi’s Dael (112 words)

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Post tags: Exodi, Fashion Feed of SL, Kyoot, Lamb, MV-SL-Fashion, Shopaholic Feed, Truth

L-O-L-A LOLA

Gabby Panacek — Wed, 12 May 2010 04:02:58 +0000

La La La La LOLA is the latest skin from Minnu Palen of LeLutka and she will be released tomorrow. As my dear friend Caer pointed out, the LeLutka lineage is evident, but LOLA is a little softer than previous releases. While I’ve worn several of Minnu’s skins over the last few years, I didn’t become a true convert until the release of IFE. A few teaser pictures of LOLA from Aradia, though, had me begging for more! And, more was definitely delivered.

LOLA is available in five skin tones with seven makeup options and a base skin (each with dark and light brows, with and without hairbases), prim lashes, two hairstyles, and cleavage enhancers. As if that wasn’t enough, there are also 11 lipstick options for further customizing your look when using Viewer 2.0.

The makeup options range from glam to fresh and the German Red lipstick adds a real pop! Be sure to try these skins for yourself TOMORROW at LeLutka. I dare you not to fall in love!

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Post tags: Exodi, Fashion Feed of SL, Glitterati, LeLutka, LOLA, MV-SL-Fashion, Shopaholic Feed, Truth, Whippet & Buck

Alone In My Room

Gabby Panacek — Sat, 08 May 2010 23:04:31 +0000

Lounging around in the new Push Femme menswear-inspired blouse and tie from -Phoenix Rising-, and the new lingerie and shoes from Maitreya. I’m also wearing LeLutka’s new LOLA skin, which will be released on Wednesday!

Style Notes:
*Shirt & Tie – -Phoenix Rising- Push (Plum)
Bra – Maitreya Bra Top – Vintage
Panties – Maitreya High-Waist Pants – Vintage
Shoes: Maitreya Maitreya Gold-Allure-Tights Eggplant with Violet Socks
*Hair: >TRUTH< Valerie – champagne
*Skin & Lashes – [LeLutka]-LOLA_skissed-makeup4
Bed & Pose – m.fox -goodnight, goodnight bed (no longer available)

*Review Items and/or gifts

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Post tags: Exodi, Fashion Feed of SL, LeLutka, m.fox, Maitreya, MV-SL-Fashion, Phoenix Rising, Shopaholic Feed, Truth

Day 19: Quick Pic – Coming Soon from Exodi

Gabby Panacek — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:02:44 +0000

Stephanie is the latest skin from Exodi. Ryker Beck sent out her third and final pre-release gift skin to her group today called Hot Date. The entire line will be released on Valentine’s Day, so stay tuned.

I’m wearing Stephanie in the Panacek skin tone and the new Melissa Hair from Truth in Champagne. The frame is provided by FilterCam, of course, so there is no post-processing, just a quick crop. Happy Tuesday!

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Post tags: 365 Day Challenge, Exodi, Fashion Feed of SL, FilterCam HUD, MV-SL-Fashion, Truth

Feeling Frosty…and Freckled!

Gabby Panacek — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:55:00 +0000

I actually put this look together several days ago. Launa Fauna had just released her new skin line, Lapine, under her new brand name, L. Fauna, and I was in the mood for something comfy and casual. The holidays, however, creeped up on me and I was left with no time to blog.

I wanted to play with some frosty blue and silver tones, so this outfit started with the Elspeth Cardigan in Snowflake from Artilleri, which I layered over MichaMi‘s GlamTank in white. I topped Milk Motion‘s My Boyfriend Jeans with Reek‘s I Heart Stripes Belt. For accessories, I turned to my “go to” jewelry designer, Jori Watler, and chose the Kalnera Original Pendant and Bandara Bracelet from alaMood.

The skin that I’m wearing in the first picture is Fresh, with the freckled option, from the original Lapine release. Today, however, I couldn’t help myself and had to ‘port over to pick up the second set. I’ve included photos of the five new makeups. I’m wearing the Tan 1 tone in each of these photos, but there are six skin tones available. Each comes with tintable brows and lipsticks, as well as freckle and cleavage options. There are now 10 makeups available in each tone and L.Fauna offers a gift-delivery service for both single skins and fat packs. I love skins with freckles, but I usually have problems finding a skin that is both perfectly freckled and fits my shape. These L. Fauna skins deliver…on both counts. You can bet I’ll be wearing them quite a bit!

Also wearing:
Hair: Lydia in Coffee by Truth
Eyes: Vetro in Blue by Exodi
Lashes: Beauty by Calla

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Post tags: alaMood, Artilleri, AVANISTA, Exodi, Fashion Feed of SL, L.Fauna, MichaMi, Milk Motion, MV-SL-Fashion, Reek, Shopaholic, Truth

Skin Fair: GeEs Design

Gabby Panacek — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:37:50 +0000

When it comes to skins, I’m not a huge shape tweaker. That’s probably why I stick to Exodi and 5th & Oxford most of the time. It’s pretty much a given that any skin from either of these two brands will fit my shape without any modification. And, that’s probably why I liked the skins that Gandalf Edman presented to me for review. GeEs Design is a new-to-me skin shop and has three new skins available at the 2009 Skin Fair that is going on now.

Tara America has a darker skin-tone, Tara Australia is a nice sun-kissed tan and Tara India is quite pale. The makeup selection for each ranges from subtle to glam, and are all quite well done. Though it is a bit darker than what I usually wear, I think I actually prefer Tara America and really had a hard time selecting my favorite makeups to feature in this post. And I think they all look great with the new Athshe necklaces, shown in Silver, Gold and Ice, designed by my uber-talented bestie, Jori Watler and available at alaMood.

And while I’m talking about features…take a look at the top photo. That was created in the new Photoble by MudHoney Designs. Rayvn Hynes has created a collection of mini-rooms specifically designed for photography. Though built with photography in mind, they are really quite versatile as the pieces can be used independently. Some versions, like the Glam Girl room I’ve used, have poses built in and texture-changing walls. You can see all of the designs at the MudHoney main store.

And, back to the skins. While I’ve never been one to inspect every pixel of a skin, I’m very picky about what I like and what I don’t. These skins have a lot of what I like: Nice, even skin tones, well-placed highlighting, and pretty lips and eyes with colors that are saturated and not overly smudged. I spent a good amount of times in these skins and did not come across any noticeable seam issues. These are skins I will definitely wear over and over again.

Keep reading after the jump to see my four favorite makeups for each skin tone…and then skip over to GeEs Design to pick out your favorites. (...)
Read the rest of Skin Fair: GeEs Design (41 words)

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