Dreaming of Australia

I know I'm a little late on the ball on this, but I recently saw "Australia" and was totally blown away by the gorgeous cinematography and, of course, the amazing outfits! Two ensembles really captivated me, and I present them here:



First up, *ICING* Ashley is based off this exquisite traveling suit. The outfit comes complete with the coordinating hat and cream gloves. Several collar/scarf options are available, and the jacket can be removed to show a cream button up blouse cinched in by a navy blue belt.



Secondly, I couldn't find a great picture of this gown, but I gasped when I saw it on film, it's sexy, exotic, dramatic and oh so elegant.



*ICING* Chinoiserie is a full length, Asian-inspired gown of chiffon overlayed on satin with a tulip skirt with dramatic train. Two versions are included, the full length gown as well as a scaled down and more casual, knee length version. Several layer options are availble for versatility, and you can control the opacity of the top by wearing the jacket layer for more coverage.



The models are wearing:
Top, in Ashley:
Earrings: Paper Couture Regal Pearl Set
Skin: []::Tuli::[] Meredith [ light ] sweet sixteen
Hair: ETD Tyra - Smoke
Eyes: Fashionably Dead Blue Eyes
Lashes: Cake - Bedroom Lashes

Bottom, in Chinoiserie:
Earrings: Paper Couture Crystal Bloom Set
Skin: []::Tuli::[] Meredith [ light ] sweet sixteen
Hair: ETD Eva II - Smoke
Eyes: Fashionably Dead Blue Eyes
Lashes: Cake - Bedroom Lashes

Scenes from Mischief, Part 3

Today is the last day of Mischief Cove's Red White and Blue event, and your chance to save 50% on select *ICING* items ends tonight! There's a wonderful selection of stuff in the Cove, and you don't want to miss it. Wrapping up our weekend spotlight of Mischief Cove's fabulous designers, we visit the exotic Bazaar.

From left to right, on Chloe:

Shape: Cathay Model Shape by pretense

Skin: *blowpop* N2 Ava Tone C - 6.2 Chocolat 2
Hair: Hairapy - Carrie - Brick

Dress: Petit Ange Check_Dress_blackred

on Rai:

Skin: *blowpop* N2 Carmen -tone A- 2. La Cereza

Dress: Elate! Felicity (Flame)

on Ana:

Skin: *blowpop* Fresh Cream Look 5

Dress: *Punch Drunk* Glam Rock Dress (Red)

on Miko:

Skin: *blowpop* N2 Carmen -tone B- 3.2 Hipnotico 2
Hair: Ingenue ~ Scarlett ~ Noir Black
Hair flower: Eolande's Hibiscus - Deep Red

Dress: PixelLounge Mandarin Set

Fan: Digital Eyes Animated Fan

Scenes from Mischief, Part 2

Happy 4th of July! Just a reminder that after you're done stuffing yourself full of grilled meats and watching fireworks to come down to Mischief Cove, where *ICING* is offering all Red, White, and Blue items at 50% off until Sunday! *

Additionally, a ton of fabulous designers in the sim have joined in on the sim and are also offering 25-50% off select items, and there are many lovely things to be had. Participating designers are:

Accessories by Eolande
Blowpop (all skins are 30% off)
CKS Designs
Digital Eyes
Elate!
Hairapy (all red hair packs are 50% off)
Haute Style & Co
The HUB
Ingenue
MYTH
*Petit Ange*
Pixeldolls
Pretense Model Shapes (shapes clothed in red in their posters are discounted by 40%)
Punch Drunk

And to continue our weekend spotlight on the designers participating in the Red White and Blue event in Mischief:

From left to right, on Miko:
Skin: *blowpop* N2 Carmen -tone B- 3.2 Hipnotico 2
Hair: Ingenue ~ Scarlett ~ Noir Black
Hair flower: Eolande's Hibiscus - Deep Red
Dress: Ingenue ~ Daughter of Shanghai ~ Scarlet
Fan: Digital Eyes Animated Fan

On Chloe:

Shape: Cathay Model Shape by pretense

Skin: *blowpop* N2 Ava Tone C - 6.2 Chocolat 2
Hair: Hairapy - Carrie - Wine
Dress: Haute Style & Co - Amy

On Rai:
Skin: *blowpop* N2 Carmen -tone A- 4.2 Ay, Candela 2
Dress: *ICING* Tradewinds
Shoes: *ICING* Color Changing Wooden Wedges (freebie)

*Relay for Life and clearance items excluded, sale in Mischief mainstore location only.

A peek at our huge sale event!

This weekend we're featuring stores in Mischief that are offering up to 50% off select items in our annual Red, White & Blue event! Be sure to stop by and check out all the sales our lovely designers are having, just keep an eye out for the flags that mark the participating stores!

From left to right, on Chloe:
Shape: Cathay Model Shape by pretense
Skin: *blowpop* N2 Ava Tone C - 6.2 Chocolat 2
Hair: Hairapy - Carrie - Brick
Outfit: MYTH Bermuda Outfit Blue
Sandals: Eolande's Cabochon Leather Fringe Sandals - White

On Miko:
Skin: *blowpop* N2 Carmen -tone B- 3.2 Hipnotico 2
Hair: Ingenue ~ Scarlett ~ Noir Black
Hair flower: Eolande's Hibiscus - Deep Red
Bikini: CKS Designs Sailor Bikini Red

On Rai:
Skin: *blowpop* N2 Carmen -tone A- 6.2 Clavel Rosa 2
Hair: Lux Hair*JADE* "NANA" in Black
Top: *HUB* Striped Tank - Blueberry
Shorts: *HUB* Shorts - White
Belt: *HUB* Shorts Belt (White-Blue Motif)

It's Sale Time!

It's that time of year for our annual Red, White & Blue sale, and this time we're bringing friends! From now until Sunday, save from 25 to 50% off red, white or blue items at these fine stores in Mischief:

Accessories by Eolande
Blowpop (all skins are 30% off)
CKS Designs
Digital Eyes
Elate!
Hairapy (all red hair packs are 50% off)

Haute Style & Co
The HUB

Ingenue
MYTH

*Petit Ange*
Pixeldolls
Pretense Model Shapes (shapes clothed in red in their posters are discounted by 40%)
Punch Drunk

*ICING* will be offering 50% off red, white or blue clothing, excluding Relay for Life and clearance items, exclusively in the Mischief mainstore location.

Just look for the flags on the particpating stores for easy reference!

*ICING* goes nautical

I'm taking a quick break from flowers to sail the wild blue yonder this week! Two new bathing suits from *ICING*, just in time for the warmer weather.



First up is Ship Shape, a nautical themed two-piece. It has a striped string bikini top with a coordinating halter strap and a boy cut bottom accented with brass buttons and an optional prim skirt coverup. A sculpted sailor hat embroidered with an anchor completes the set.



Next we have Anchors Aweigh, a retro sailor style one piece. It features a halter neck style design, vibrant red waist and a navy blue bottom decorated with six anchor buttons. Two skirt ruffles are included in the set, in a matching navy blue or a contrasting white (only blue is shown in the ad.) The hat is also part of this ensemble.

The model above is wearing:
Skin:[]::Tuli::[] Meredith (sunkissed) sultry starlet
Hair: Ingenue ~ Scarlett ~ Noir Black
Necklace: /artilleri/ Yarr!! Necklace (red)

Also, I wanted to share this wonderful promo pic that Sofia Gray kindly did for me. I'm a big fan of her photography and I'm thrilled about how this came out!

Lucky Chair gift: Pizzicato Poppies

I found Elle Kirshner's gossip bench so charming when I saw it on the feed that I thought it would be fun to make a lucky chair out of it. So of course I had to make a lucky chair exclusive release to celebrate its inauguration! Pizzicato Poppies is named after one of my favorite flowers, and it's a cheerful white spagehtti strap sundress adored with blooming poppies along the skirt and accented with a mandarin orange obi style belt with a bright pink ribbon.

Come on down to the *ICING* mainstore to see if your letter is up. :)



The model is wearing:
Necklace: Paper Couture Heirloom Pendant
Skin: []::Tuli::[] Hope (fair/br) natural
Hair: ETD Felicity
Eyes: Fashionably Dead Blue Eyes
Lashes: Cake - Bedroom Lashes

Orchid Delight

I must be in a flowery mood! This week's release is Orchid Delight, a lightly ruched black cocktail dress with off the shoulder sleeves and skirt that is gathered into a side flounce. Subtle vines adorn the bodice and burst into a vibrant bouquet of tropical orchids which intertwine one sleeve.

The model is wearing:

Earrings: from the Paper Couture River Stone Set

Skin: []::Tuli::[] Meredith [ light ] fuschia folly

Hair: ETD Anisa - Smoke

Eyes: Fashionably Dead Blue Eyes

Lashes: Cake - Bedroom Lashes

Casablanca

Another new release for this weekend! Casablanca is a ivory duchess satin dress with a sculpted flounce over a slim pencil skirt and embellished with a spray of lilies across the single sleeve, bodice and skirt. It can also be worn without the sculpted portions as a more traditional strapless dress.

This gown is roughly modeled after the stunning Dior gown Dita Von Teese wore to the Chopard Trophy Award a couple of years ago. I saw it, instantly fell in love with it and wanted a version in SL, and when I finally picked up Zbrush I wanted it to be my first sculpted experiment.

The model is wearing:

Jewelry: Paper Couture Moonlight Necklace set

Skin: []::Tuli::[] Meredith [ light ] sweet sixteen

Hair: Ingenue ~ Lamour ~ Noir Black

Eyes: ::Grants.TransparencyShineEyes::ClearGray

Lashes: Cake - Bedroom Lashes

New Release and Blogger Appreciation Week

Here's a slightly revamped version of the dress I gave away at the Shopping Cart Disco prom, up for sale now. Enchanted River is a ethereal chiffon gown in periwinkle. It features a sweetheart neckline, lined chiffon prim skirt and sculpted draped off the shoulder sleeves, which can be removed if you prefer a simple strapless look.

Also, for Blogger Appreciation Week, I'm giving away an exclusive, blogger-only version of this dress in a soft pink, called Cotton Candy.

This has been distributed through the 'fashion bloggers' group- if you're a blogger and need an invite, please contact someone on this list:

• Willow Caldera
  
• Shelly Toonie
  
• Sexypandora Bailey
  
• Tuli Asturias
  
• Callie Cline

The models are wearing:

Jewelry: Paper Couture Moonlight Necklace set

Skin: []::Tuli::[] Natalie (light) 01a

Hair: [LeLutka]-HANNAH Hair - Nordic Blond

Eyes: ::Grants.TransparencyShineEyes::ClearGray

Lashes: Cake - Bedroom Lashes

Video Tutorial: Fitting Prim Lashes

By request: Learn how to fit those pesky prim lashes and deal with the problem of eyelashes poking through your bangs.  If you're unfamiliar with how to adjust prims on your avatar, you may want to watch this video first.

Can't see the video? Click here.

The model in the video is wearing:

Dress: *ICING* Mulberry Cordial

Skin (makeup): (DN) Vogue Skin Deviant Nation - Last Call/Fishnet - Champagne

Skin (bare): Another Shop (Le) brow1, humility

Brunette Hair: ETD Eva II - Smoke

Blonde Hair: Armidi Hair - Symphony Twist - Smoked Blonde

Earrings: {JUNK} Dirty Brass Chandeliers

Necklace: Paper Couture Heirloom Pendant

Shoes: Stiletto Moody Bare Greta (Gold Patent) (sml)

Blogger appreciation week!

Photo courtesy of Blue Cupcake by Julie

Callie Cline has thoughtfully declared 5/8 through 5/15 Blogger Appreciation Week, and it's a wonderful idea!  Without the help of many great bloggers, I don't think I would have ever really gotten *ICING* off the ground, so thank you for all the hard work that you do.  

Since I'm a bit of a scatterbrain and I really don't want to forget about anyone, if you're a blogger, please IM me this week with your blog and the name of an item from my store and I'll send it your way as my wholehearted thanks!

Pocket Full of Posies - Free for members!

Pocket Full of Posies is a cheerful cotton babydoll scattered with wildflowers and trimmed with blue embroidery. This is a springtime freebie for current *ICING* update group members; it can also be purchased from the main store in Mischief.

The model is wearing:
Skin: []::Tuli::[] Meredith [ light ] sweet sixteen
Hair: ETD Nadia - Smoke
Earrings: P.C; Crystal Bloom Set

Night on the Town

Well, I'm finally getting back in the saddle and I came up with a new dress. Night on the Town is a classic 50's cocktail dress in iridescent purple silk. It features an off the shoulder neckline, nipped in waist and a crisp underskirt of black tulle.

Note that I'm offering a one-of-a-kind exclusive color of this dress, a luminous blue green, which will be up for auction at the West Of Ireland Art Gallery patio this coming weekend (May 1st through May 3rd), with all proceeds going to Project Children. Come take a look a put down a bid!



The model in the above ads is wearing:
Jewelry: P.C; Crystal Bloom Set
Skin: []::Tuli::[] Meredith (sunkissed) smokey seduction
Hair: ETD Sofia - Smoke
Eyes: Glanz Transparency Shine Eyes :: FreshBrue
Lashes: Cake - Bedroom Lashes

Video Tutorial: How to wear System Skirts

Afraid of wearing system (ie non-prim) skirts because they make your butt look ginormous? Watch this tutorial to learn how to create a copy of your shape specifically for those sleek pencil skirts you've been longing to wear!


Can't see the video? Click here.

The model in the video is wearing:
Dress: *ICING* Vixen in Ruby
Jewelry: Paper Couture Crystal Bloom set
Skin: []::Tuli::[] Meredith (sunkissed) sultry starlet
Hair: ETD Chalisa II - Smoke
Shoes: Stiletto Moody Bare Greta (Badseed Red Patent)