Alphabet Challenge - A - Goodbye Summer

So, my first blogger challenge! It's the Alphabet Challenge, where you are supposed to create an outfit using items which names (name of the object, of the store, of the shade) start on a given letter. Rules are not very strict, so you have some degree of freedom, and pose is not a must.
It will be interesting diving in my inventory and find forgotten great stuff or crappy things to delete!

I may be a bit late for the first round but still... letter A! (Keep in mind that Aoharu and Anexx were having a 50% off sale lately, which may still be running).

Skin: Al Vulo! - Cloe * bohemiene -  milk
Hair: Lelutka - SHOOP hair - AlmostGoth
Outfit: AOHARU - BT RuffleRomper - RedFlower
Necklace & Earrings: YourSkin & YourShape - FeelFree Set - Amber
Bracelet: je suis... - je suis... Africain bracelet - light
Bag: A:S:S - Weirdo shoulder bag
Nails: Exodi - Nails v2 - Apple Red
Pose: Alchemy Immortalis

Other credits: 
Eyes: Poetic Colors
Lashes: je suis...

Ravenclaw Pride

I warned you it was coming, and there it is.

The Hogwarts: Your Story sim is open to the public everyday from 6PM to 9AM SLT, so you can visit and check the amazing building even though it's still under construction. 

Hufflepuff Common Room

Slytherin Common Room

The sim is also hosting a small fair where you can get amazing themed items for your roleplay. 

I bought a lot of stuff in different moments and forgot to write down all the prices. But I can tell everything is quite affordable, besides a couple of exceptions, and many useful items like crests are freebies (which allows you to convert non-roleplay outfits in Hogwarts uniforms). 

I put together my looks using mainly items from the fair and observing the stunning genius of Anya Ohmai, who created 16 different avatars according to House, sex and age. Chapeau! Don't miss her post, it's simply amazing. 

You may also want to check the great look for "tough chick" by Vaki. 

Seriously, I've been drooling on their blogs for days.  

Style credits will be marked with an F for items available at the fair, and with NF for items purchased elsewhere. Body and poses credits at the end of the post. 

Winter is a bit too grown up for Hogwarts, I'm still working on a younger (and shorter) shape though, so she will be modeling Ravenclaw uniforms for us today. 

Please note: the slurs to the H: YS Fair WON'T WORK unless you're trying to go there between 6PM and 9AM SLT. 

Dueling Courtyard

Shirt: *!t @ H: YS Fair -  Ravenclaw Shirt - F

Skirt: Sn@tch - Tweed Mini Skirt (Grey) - NF, part of the Mary Potter outfit blogged here, fishing outfit or for sale at the mainstore. 

Coat: Tee*fy @ H: YS Fair - Hogwart Black Work Robe (Blue) - F

Leggings: Oyakin - *summer-leggings*(light-gray) - NF

Socks: JANE - lil piggies socks.sassy.bk pewter - NF

Shoes: Baby Monkey - BM Classic Flat Black - NF

Ravenclaw Common Room

Shirt: DP*Yumyum - DP*yumyum shirt 01 -  NF

Cardigan: IZUMIYA - Spring Cardigan (Black) Long - NF

Shoes: Baby Monkey - Vere Flat - NF

Skirt: Oyakin - *tweed*Skirt black - NF

Necktie: *BOOM* @ H: YS Fair - House of the Eagle tie (long) - F (fatpack at the fair, single items at the mainstore)

Socks: *BOOM* @ H: YS Fair -  House of the Eagle wool knee socks - F (same as above)

Wand: *BOOM*@ H: YS Fair - School Wand (silver maple) - F (same as above) 

Quidditch Pitch

Sweater: ::MYTH:: - Jeweled Sweater - NF, store closed.

Coat: Tee*fy @ H: YS Fair - Hogwarts Quidditch Robe ( Blue ) - F

Pants: Sn@tch -  Ziggy Leggings (Black) - NF

Boots: Reek - Boston Boots - Navy - Girls - NF

Scarf: League - Scarf Wrap-Retro School-Blues - NF

Quidditch Pitch

Top: JANE - Intrinsic tank.og melon - NF, free

Pants: Doppelganger @ H: YS Fair  - Vintage Sweats - Eagle - F

Shirt: *COCO* - LinenShirt(Beige) - NF

Shoes: SANTO (former Maschienenwerk) - Chucks_Beige /Girls Size- NF

Suspenders: * RezIpsa Loc  *@ H: YS Fair ~ Suspenders, Eagle - F

Crest: CW&S @ H: YS Fair -  Ravenclaw House Crest - F

Pennant: Doppelganger @ H: YS Fair - Quidditch Pennant - F

Ravenclaw Common Room

Shirt: *!t @ H: YS Fair - Ravenclaw Shirt - F

Vest: *BOOM* @ H: YS Fair-  House of the Eagle Vest (female)-movie colours - F (fatpack at the H: YS Fair, single items available at the mainstore)

Skirt: *BOOM* - Love Me Skirt (coal) - NF

Socks: fri.day - Ribbed.Calf Socks (Silver) - NF

Shoes: FIR & MNA - The Ashford Brogue Womens Black Patent - NF

Library

Sweater: { Royally } - CeNedra Knit Turtleneck White - NF

Pants: Oyakin - *tweed-pants(black) - NF

Vest: [ Mr.Poet ] - Vest_Black - NF, part of , part of the Peacoat and Pleated shirt-vest set.

Crest: *!t @ H: YS Fair -  Ravenclaw Crest -flat - F

Tie: *BOOM* @ H: YS Fair - Untied Tie (blue) - F (fatpack at the H: YS Fair, single items available at the mainstore)

Shoes: *COCO*- OxfordShoes (Patent-Black) - NF

Other Credits: 

Skin: the.oBscene

Hair: fri.day, Shag, Elikatira, Elikatira, Clawtooth, EMO-tions

Eyes: Poetic Colors

Lashes & Nails: je suis...

Poses: .doll, .doll, PDA, Izumiya, LAP, Glitterati,  

Who Wants Summer Sales?

While trying to understand what happened in Second Life during my absence, I accidentally jumped into some sales!

COCO: Clearance Sale, 50-75% off on everything in store.

AOHARU: August Sale, 50% off on everything in store.

ANEXX: August Sale, 50% off on everything in store.

Have fun!

Hair Fair, New Stuff, Deals and Freebies, Viewer Talks and Random Nonsenses

My experiments and I are back! I gathered so much stuff in the past days that I will never be able to blog everything...events, new releases, special deals, gifts, things on Second Life run too fast! It took me a week to put together all this, so *Imperio* read! 

New releases a cute ensemble from The Sea Hole and exclusive releases at Hair Fair 2011 from AOHARU and Wasabi Pills (remember that when you buy something at Hair Fair, part of the proceeds goes to the charity organization Wigs For Kids) Also, an amazing retro pair of shoes from Donna Flora, that is not new but I totally love it, and a free outfit from The Sea Hole. 

Top & Skirt: The Sea Hole - Annis Top, (barley Sheer) mauve & Smocked Skirt - Coral - they are sold separatedly, they're available as an ensemble in the same color or you can mix and match among the offered colors as I did. The top comes in 2 versions, barely transparent and very transparent, and the skirt comes upper lace and lower lace versions. 103L + 117L.

Hair: AOHARU @ Hair Fair - Megan (espresso) - 220L (50% donation) 

Shoes: Donna Flora - Ilde Shoes (rose) - 350L

Since I logged in on Firestorm to try the new copy-to-clipboard-worn-stuff feature, at this point I decided to try shadows again. They are still unsupported, as the viewer itself warns us when enabling them, but I'm stubborn...and I managed to take this close up to show you better the lovely hairstyle...

...but then I dared too much...I knew it was better not to move my camera with shadows enabled, but I did it anyway. I took the pic, hit on save...and crashed! I was lucky enough to get this closeup on the shoes. The windlight setting I had on for the headshot messes up a bit the skin matching but I swear it was very good!! I worked a lot on that and I was very pround, but I didn't feel brave enough to try again... So I disabled shadows and relogged to take the rest of the pics!

Outfit: The Sea Hole - WeedTastic Freebie Outfit - free on the marketplace, belt and bag included. 

Hair: Wasabi Pills @ Hair Fair - Mochi Hair - Chocolate - 250L (not specified amount % donation)

Sandals: KIWI - Zimra Flat Sandal Black - 60L. This sculpt has been around for a while and since I'm a fan of the flat sandals, a bit neglected in favor of heels, I tried some of them even though I'm not crazy for the sculpt itself. This is the best achievement I have seen so far, it comes with a hud for skin, nails and toe ring (quite easy to use) and it's part of the Sixty Lindens Weekend. 

Exclusive release from EMO-tions at Hair Fair, new releases from je suis... and VERO MODERO, special deal from Dark Mouse. Let's have a look!

Dress: VERO MODERO - Dolce Maroon - 300L 

Hair: EMO-tions @ Hair Fair - Alice (dark brown) - isn't that cute? It comes also with flowers! 245L (50% donation) 

Bangles: je suis... - je suis... grande reds - 149L (all color pack 599L)

Jewelry Set: Dark Mouse @ Disco Deals - I like skittles too - necklace, earrings and bangles, 99L each. 

I think I talked even too much for today! Hugs to you all! 

Other credits: 

Skin: the.oBscene

Eyes: Poetic Colors

Lashes: je suis...

Sandals: Nardcotix

Poses: Glitterati, Elisa, LAP, oOo Studio, Olive Juice 

Free Hair and 50% Sale !!!!!

Magika have a super gift for you girls !!!!!!!
14 free FATPACKS of hair :D
Hurry up and get them ^^

Aoharu is having a 50% sale on averything !!!!
Isn't this great ?????????

Thanks Aoharu & Atomic :D

Let me show some great gifts from Aoharu, a shop I love <3

You just need to join the group and search for them in the shop tp have them :D

Here they are :

And what about this freaking amazin skin and horns ??????

You just need to join the Atomic VIP Group (250L fee but it's really worth it)