I was waiting for some mesh swimwear. Mesh bikinis and one-piece bathing suits are available at Baiastice now, with demos! I cannot stress how important it is to have demos for all your mesh items. So a big thank you to the designers that take the time to provide demos! <3

Recently Miss RubyStarlight Writer of Exposeur has released some great summery poses. In the first picture you see here I'm using her beachball prop+pose. You can check out more of her poses on her flickr.

I was messing about on PicMonkey.com again and ended up trying out this neat polaroid frame. I’ve been really enjoying using it at times for some of my images, y’all should check it out too!

Credits:
*Skins: Glam Affair & PXL
*Hair: Truth & Discord Designs
Bikinis: Baiastice Mesh Bikinis by Sissy Pessoa
Shades: Gos by Gospel Voom
Feet: Slink Mesh Feet by Siddean Munro
1st Pose: Exposeur by RubyStarlight Writer
Location: Crossing Currents

Before I get into the two pose huds and why you may need them, I just want to share a few things about what I’m wearing.

The poncho and jeans are both mesh. The poncho is from DECOmpose. There’s also a mens version of this poncho which you can see the sexy Carthalis wearing in his post here.

EDIT: Adding a quick note about the poncho because of Indigo Alecto’s comment below: I didn’t realize there was no demo to the poncho (which is unfortunate, all mesh clothing should have demos available), therefore here is a raw shot of the poncho and also these are the sizes it comes in: regular and large (no standard sizing availble). I am wearing the regular.

The jeans are from Maitreya and these particular ones in this color are only available to Maitreya VIP group members for 50% off. Details in this post and here’s a link to the Maitreya VIP group which is free to join.

Now on to the Pose HUDs.

Pose Anywhere 2.5
The first one I want to talk about is one I’ve blogged last year and use quite often. Pose Anywhere is one of my favorite pose huds that I use very often. You can check out my blog post about it last year, Pose Anywhere 2, which has a video tutorial and some more instructions. For this post I am going to focus on the upgrade for those who already own the 2.0, can go to the Pose Fair right now and get a FREE update to 2.5. You’ll find the updater there right now and after Pose Fair it will be available in the E2 Designs store by DavidThomas Scorbal.

Here’s what you can expect in the update: (totally stealing this off a notecard in the folder)
HUD now has an Organize button that leads to a convenient pose organization page where you can:
– Delete pose packs
– Rename pose packs
– Make backup copies of pose packs
– Delete individual poses from pose packs
The Pose Installer will allow either “install/replace” of an entire pose pack, OR an “Add” mode, where you can easily add poses to an existing pose pack already in the HUD.

It’s also easy to transfer all your current poses from your old hud into your new hud. Took me just a minute and I’m all setup with my new hud now.

If you don’t already own the hud from before, I suggest you pick it up from Pose Fair soon because it’s on special for L$549 at the fair, retail price is L$649.

Animare
The next hud I want to talk about is Animare. I don’t have much experience with Animare, but I did use it for this post and I have to tell you, it’s a lifesaver. Sometimes there are just some really fantastic poses I would love to use for my blog posts but I can’t because they don’t suit my body shape. Either my hand or another part of my body is misbehaving itself. This is where Animare comes in handy. You can use it to adjust any poses you have inworld, easily and within minutes. I got my hands out of my body in both these images very quickly and easily.

But that’s not all you can do with this hud, there’s so much more.
- Check out the Animare website for all the details.
- Buy the hud on marketplace
- and check out the detailed video

I hope you find both these HUDs as useful as I do. Don’t forget to check out Pose Fair soon. <3

Credits:
Skin: *League* Jen Dark Feline (Cleavage C) by Nena Janus
Face tattoo: -tres blah- Face Paint (Slash & Dot) by Julliette Westerburg
Hair: [Shag] – Pussy Galore (roots) – bittersweet by Sebastien Aries
*Top: DECOmpose – MESH Her Bandito Poncho by GutterBlood Spoonhammer (MESH)
*Jeans: Maitreya Zipper-Skinny Jeans * S Dirty by Onyx LeShelle (MESH)
*Necklace & Earrings: je suis africain by Julia Merosi
*1st Pose: flowey. by Flutter Memel (Available at Pose Fair)
*1st Pose Hud: Pose Anywhere 2.5 by DavidThomas Scorbal (Available at Pose Fair)
2nd Pose Hud: Animare Pose & Animation System by YT Recreant
Location: Pink Flamingo (Found on Koinup Places)

The other night as I was trying to take pictures for this post the bird you see on the top left kept photobombing my picture. It was kind of frustrating and rather amusing, I guess, well…to the plurkers anyways. :P I finally managed to take an image without the bird in it, after about 30 mins.

The lifeguard chair you see in the picture is a newly released prop from elymode and currently available at Pose Fair. It comes with the binoculars I’m holding and ten poses. So this is definitely one of your must buys at the fair.

With over 100 pose stores participating in Pose Fair, you can be sure there will be lots to choose from. Check this blog for slurls to each sim and store.

The capris I’m wearing in this post are my new favs from coldLogic. They are just phenomenal. Check out the coldLogic blog to see their latest spring collection.

The nails I’m wearing may not be completely visible in my pictures here but they are mesh and very nice and easy to use. You can find a raw shot of them in my plurk here.

Speaking of mesh, there’s a new mesh event starting up soon that sounds like it’ll be amazing. If you are a mesh creator, you might want to check out the faMESHed blog now for details about being able to participate.

Credits:
*Skin & Makeup & Hairbase:
[PXL] KATE LT NE DEB C1
[PXL] KATE LT Cat Eyes (Tattoo)
[PXL] KATE LT Buzz HairCut (Tattoo)
[PXL] KATE LT Copper Lips (Tattoo)
by Hart Larsson

*Hair: ::Exile:: In The Meantime:Wedge by Kavar Cleanslate (MESH)
*Top: erratic / kenzy – plain wraptop / white by Erratic Rain
*Pants: coldLogic capri – may.white (S) by coldLogic (MESH)
*Shoes: Slink Shaz Platform White Denim by Siddean Munro
*Necklace: ::Exile:: Wreath Necklace by Kavar Cleanslate (MESH)
Nails: Synthetique Ultimate French Series [01] Hand,Size 20 by Sara Dimitriaski (MESH)
*Ring: Zaara : Raga oyster ring *pearl* (silver) by Zaara Kohime

*Pose Prop + Pose + Binoculars:
elymode Lifeguard Chair
elymode binoculars
by Elysium Eilde (Available at Pose Fair)

Location: Crossing Currents

Wear Gray for a Day is an event that is raising funds for the American Brain Tumor Association. With over 80 established stores participating, it is the brain child of Sanura Snowpaw. It is now open, so take the slurl and get shopping.

I was recently linked to a post about a fellow SLer we lost last year to a brain tumor. His name was Epicurus Emmons and he was the co-founder of Fishers Island Yacht Club. I was moved by this post about him and after watching this video I really felt like sharing it here.

So I hope you guys get a chance to go by Wear Gray and do your part. I’ll be going by tonight myself.

The pose I’m using in the second picture is part of a phenomenal set of high couture poses from oOo Studio that will be released in May at Culture Shock.

Credits:
*Skin: -Glam Affair- Leah Grey skin BL by Aida Ewing (Available at WEAR GRAY)
Eyes: Mayfly – Deep Sky Mesh Eye (Deepening Spring, w4) by Arkesh Baral (MESH)
Hair: Asymmetric Bob (Black) by Truth Hawks (Inventory library)
*Eyelashes: Miamai_Catwalk Lashes_Glitter 01 by Monica Outlander (MESH)
*Dress: Miamai_Gauri by Monica Outlander
*Shoes: [Ladies Who Lunch] Pretender boot (Pearly Peak, White Sole) by Faint Paulse (MESH)
*Pose: oOo Studio Allegory High Couture by Olaenka Chesnokov (to be released in May)

My apologies ahead of time because this post might be a bit picture heavy. I got my hands on this gorgeous new skin from PXL a few days ago and I have been having loads of fun snapping up pics in it. Kate has now been officially released and you can find it at the PXL mainstore. Check out the PXL blog for all the details on Kate and see pictures of the 6 tones it comes in. I’m wearing the dark tone in this post. For a raw shot of me wearing this skin, check out my plurk here.

The rest of the items I’m wearing are all mesh. I am so excited to be fully meshed out. Starting with my clothes, my tank is from coldlogic and my jeans are from Maitreya. These are two of my favorite shops for stylish mesh items at the moment.

My hair is from Discord Designs and I am so happy to see my most favorite braids are available in mesh now. There is more mesh goodness being released from Discord Designs, check out the flickr for pics.

The bag and shoes I have are also both mesh and both are exclusives at OGlam right now. Check out the OGlam blog for all the other details and exclusives.

The earrings I’m wearing are also mesh and are available at Aura. You will find many other gorgeous mesh items at Aura.

Finally, I am so totally loving these new poses from Diesel Works. They are named Colleen and they are just full of attitude!

I hope y’all have a wonderful Easter weekend. Happy shopping everyone! <3

Credits:
*Skin: [PXL] KATE DA NE DEB C1 by Hart Larrson
*Eyeliner: [PXL] KATE DA Cat Eyes (Tattoo) by Hart Larrson
*Eyes: [PXL] SOUL Eyes – Brown (S) by Hart Larrson
*Eyelashes: ::BeetleBones:: Mesh Lashes V.01 (Dollface black) by Suetabulous Yootz (MESH)
*Hair: -Discord Designs- Atlas (Brunette) by Kallisti Burns (MESH)
*Tank top: coldLogic top – lauren.peach (S) by coldlogic (MESH)
*Jeans: Maitreya Zipper-Skinny Jeans * M #2 by Onyx LeShelle (MESH)
*Shoes: NX-Nardcotix MANA Era Gator Peep Toe L Red by Nardya Rousselot (MESH) (Exclusively at OGlam Shopping)
*Bag: je suis… le printempts bag (l) by Julia Merosi (MESH) (Exclusively at OGlam Shopping)
Earrings: [Aura] Dia De Los Muertos – (Rust) by Tyr Rozenblum (MESH)
*Poses: Diesel Works – Colleen Female Poses by Rogan Diesel
Location: Milis Muirnin found on Koinup Places