Culture Shock 2012 will run from May 4th to May 26th with over 175 stores participating, each will have at least one exclusive item contributing 50 to 100% to Médecins Sans Frontières.

This show-stopping gown I’m wearing is from GizzA and will be available exclusively at Culture Shock. I’ve also fallen in love with the beautiful “free as a bird” necklace from Caroline’s Jewelry which will also be available at Culture Shock.

Map and SLurls to Culture shock can be found here. Don’t forget to set your calendars for May 4th!

“I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to to dance better than myself.”
Mikhail Baryshnikov

Credits:
*Skin: -Glam Affair – Giselle – Light BL 11 by Aida Ewing
*Hair: ::Exile:: All I Am :Stefani by Kavar Cleanslate (MESH)
*Flower: ::Exile:: Loose Flower by Kavar Cleanslate (MESH)
*Dress: GizzA – Dance in the Wind [Pearl] by Giz Seorn (Available on May 4th @ Culture Shock)
*Necklace: (Caroline’s Jewelry) Free as a Bird (silver) by Caroline Apollo (Available on May 4th @ Culture Shock)
Nails: Candy Nail #FP006 Clear Glitter French 3color change by Peche Bury
*Poses: Diesel Works by Rogan Diesel

For the September 2011 issue of Avenue Magazine I thought I would cover some of my favorite accessories for the vignettes column. There are so many content creators whose accessories and jewels I absolutely adore, it was hard to pick just a few. But I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. You’ll find all my style credits from pages 48 to 55.

This is just in time for the last day of the 2011 Jewelry Fair. You’ll find all of your favorite jewelers under one roof so don’t delay and take the slurls now before it all ends.

I also wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who wished me a happy birthday, sent me amazing presents inworld and played with my pixels. I was blown away by all the amazing pictures you guys did of me, I wish I could steal your talent! You guys should really check out the pileups, you’ll find a lot of them in the links below:

• Photos of me on flickr
• One of my pile up pictures on flickr
• My Birthday Plurk

Thank you so much everyone, you guys really made my birthday awesome! <3

“Beauty’s sister is vanity, and its daughter lust.”
Proverb

For my bare series.

Credits:
*Skin: Glam Affair Layla by Aida Ewing
*Hair: Truth Kalia by Truth Hawks
*Jewels: Zaara Nizam by Zaara Kohime (Annual sale – 50% off everything)
*Pose + Props: oOo Studio Red Light Special Vignette by Olaenka Chesnokov
*Promotional copies

Joan is a stylish new dress from Icing. It comes in 6 sensational colors: black, blue, green, red, white and I’m wearing purple. Miko Omegamu does system skirts so well, I am wearing my system skirt shape for this dress. It’s exactly like my regular shape except with slightly smaller hips and booty. I feel so sophisticated and curvy in this dress. It also comes with a leaf & feather hat with an option for a veil. I adore the veil, it adds so much class to the whole look.

Joan will be released later today so join the Icing update group inworld or keep an eye on the Icing blog so you can be one of the firsts to get your hands on it.

The skin and necklace I am wearing are both currently available at Culture Shock from Glam Affair and Lassitude & Ennui.

This Sakura skin from Glam Affair is slowly rising to the top of my favorites list. I love how it looks on my shape and now it is available in 5 delicious skin tones (Light, Natural, MedTan, Tan and Dark). I am currently wearing the Tan but I adore all of the tones, especially the Dark. A big thank you to ALL of the designers that take the time to do awesome dark tones for their skins. <3

It was love at first site when I saw the necklace from Lassitude & Ennui. I first noticed it on plurk and I made it a point to go back to Culture Shock to pick it up. It's gorgeous and definitely one you want to pick up when you go.

Speaking of Culture Shock, I just wanted to take a moment to thank the organizers for displaying my art there, it really is an honor to have it up there amongst so many other amazing artists. Thank you Culture Shock team! <3 Take the slurl to Culture Shock and check it out guys!

Credits:
*Skin: Glam Affair – Sakura 02 Tan by Aida Ewing (Available at Culture Shock)
*Eyes: PXL Soul Eyes – Fate by Hart Larsson
*Hair: elikatira Rhythm black 04 by Elikapeka Tiramisu
*Dress: Icing Joan purple by Miko Omegamu (to be released later today)
Necklace: lassitude & ennui Ophelia Cameo pendant by Jackal Ennui (Available at Culture Shock)
Ring: Donna Flora Anemone ring by Squinternet Larnia
Cigarette: JCNY – Madame Couture Cigarette by JD Hansen (smoke is photoshopped in)
Poses: Di’s Opera – Fatale Series – CHIC Limited event by Di Hoorenbeek
Furniture & Decor: Abiss Interior Design by Frasha Boa
*Promotional items

One of my most favorite jewelry stores is having a big sale! You get 60% off EVERYTHING in the je suis mainstore right now! It’s actually a thank you sale because je suis won the “best newcomer” GLANCE fashion award. But the sale ends today so take the slurl right now before it’s too late!

The gorgeous lace gown is from Nicky Ree and it’s just one of the many items out at Fashion for Life. If you haven’t had a chance to visit Fashion for Life yet, go soon because it ends on the 22nd. There is so much to see and before you go you can check out this well-written blog post about combatting lag.

I’m a big fan of eyeliner in RL, I wear it often. In fact, one thing I love about one of my favorite artists, Shirin Neshat, is her dramatic eyeliner. I tried to emulate that one day when I was playing around in photoshop and ended up with the above result. It’s nothing fancy but I like it! :D Then today I noticed that the group gift I had sent to my group a few weeks ago had vanished from notices and I felt bad. So I thought, why not just send this eyeliner for fun. :P It’s in my group now in the notices if you are interested in picking it up. Sorry boys, not sure if this will work for you, but you can try LOL! (BTW, I didn’t photoshop the eyeliner, that’s how it looks on me.)

“I’m strong, I’m tough, I still wear my eyeliner.”
Lisa Leslie

Credits:
*Skin: PXL Linda Dark by Hart Larrson
*Eyes: :: Exodi :: Clear Eyes – Grayscale (Sm/NV) by Ryker Beck
Eyeliner: StrawberrySingh.com – Nefertiti Liner (Free in the Berrylicious group)
*Hair: *Plume* – Hibiscus/Onyx by Fauve Beaumont
Hairbase: Tiny Bird Blacks Pack Hair Base by Autumn Hykova (free)
*Gown: DNR Tricia Lace Gown by Nicky Ree (Available at Fashion For Life)
*Jewelry: je suis tente pink set by Julia Merosi
*Poses: oOo Studio – Formal poses by Olaenka Chesnokov
*Promotional copies
WindLight Setting: StrawberrySingh – Morganite