Someone recently mentioned to me that I’ve been naked (or partially naked) on my blog a lot these days. hmmmm I guess I have been! LOL but I think that happens quite often because the kinds of images I love working on the most are the ones with a lot of skin showing. I love playing with the colors and dodging and burning with skin. It gives me great satisfaction, dunno why! :P

Today’s skin is the new male release from PXL. His name is Daniel and he’s very pleased to meet you. Here’s a few things about Daniel that you might be interested in knowing:

He comes in:

• 5 tones (Pale, Natural, Sunkissed, LightTan and Dark)
• The blonde version I am wearing is available in Natural and Pale tones only
• 7 facial hair options
• Bonus shaved face with each beard option
• Bald and hairbase option
• Body hair option on all layers and tattoo 2.x
• Emo/eyeliner option on Tattoo layer 2.x
• Sculpted/Scripted penis with HUD

I love this new trend male skin designers are doing by including a sculpted and scripted penis with each skin. It really completes the whole package and it also makes me giggle when I’m wearing it! :P

Also, please remember to DEMO before you buy because I really enjoy photoshopping my pictures (this is what my blog is about) and you want to make sure you are thoroughly satisfied with your skin before you buy it! Thank you!

The necklace I am wearing will be available at the Jewelry Fair from Puarangi Designs. The Jewelry Fair runs from October 8th to the 17th.

Credits:
*Skin: [PXL] Daniel PA Face04 Blonde by Hart Larsson
*Eyes: [PXL] Eyes – Glow – YellowGreen – Small by Hart Larsson
Hair: [LeLutka]-SETH hair – BlondeFun by Thora Charron (Group gift)
Piercings: [ < ] kOwP [ > ] Chained Lip Rings *4-SDD-S* ~ Silver by Skyler Melnik
*Necklace: Puarangi Designs M Gem Dagger Necklace by Hibiscus Flossberg (It will be released at Jewelry Fair)
*Poses: Diesel Works & Long Awkward Pose (These two are my most favorite posers <3)

*Promotional copies

Very few events could bring me out of blogger retirement  … if there is such a thing. One such affair is TaP-turned-Fleur-turned-5th & Oxford magnate CJ Carnot throwing his hat into squarely into the ring of men’s fashion in Second Life.

What else could I do but pick it up. And put in on.

Mr. Carnot’s new clothing line, Savile Row, bears the name of the renown shopping street in Mayfair (central London) that boasts boutique shoppes of fine purveyors of  ”bespoke” tailoring. In his new product line’s name and spirit, Carnot’s mission is to capture the spirit of fashion vendibles that are custom-made to the buyer’s specification. This dashing made-to-order tradition has made London’s Savile Row famous.

The elusive Carnot knows his craft. He knows his cloth. He knows his clientele. Most importantly, deep down beneath all his refined British tastes (cucumber sandwiches, Earl Grey tea and whatnot), he knows that, though most men want to look 007 good in order to have beer commercial bimbos or seductive femme fatales crawling all over them, they don’t a stitch about the steps to get there.

Though honking car horns and hooting at lovely women are a staple in most men’s pickup repertoire, alas, gents, they get no results.

For the easily overwhelmed man who has not been endowed with strategic thinking in fashion, Carnot’s Savile Row removes the complication of well-styled mixing and matching by providing full outfits. This move launches the MSW past the first hurdle of looking good, allowing more free time study Neil Strauss’s The Game to bone up on the art of seduction.

Savile Row is now open, launching with 6 tailored outfits in 3 colour stylings each.

Yes, you too can look as spiffy as the boys over at  SL.ipster with no fuss, no muss and no intricate knowledge of fashion trends in real life or Second Life.

The necessary steps under Carnot’s tutelage are simple: See an outfit and like it? Buy it. Put on all the items in your purchase folder. Bam. Instant Colin Firth.

The only thing that’s missing now is your swagger.

Credits
Photographer: Strawberry Singh

Look 1
Outfit*: =Savile Row= Oxford black
Hat: Apollon/Homburg hat set03
Glasses: Danielle Black Fashion Glasses – by INSOLENCE
Finger Tape: SiniStyle Taped Fingers W/ Black Nails
Necklace: +RR+*CORNUCOPIA*NECKLACE[SI]BOX
Earring: [MANDALA ] SOUL Set
Ring: P.C; Black Pearl Ring (No longer available)
Shoes: [Armidi Gisaci] Alto Belmiro – Black
Pose: Diesel Works – Zephyr Set {pose #8}

Look 2
Outfit*: =Savile Row= Cologne black
Hat: *GA* Hats Kangol
Necklace and Ring: (luc) “Peace Is Sexy” Mens Necklace, SilverBrown
Shoes: COURU white_blue_brown
Pose*: *TorridWear* – Leo Stand 1

Look 3
Outfit*: =Savile Row= Harvard blue
Hair: >TRUTH< Jason –  black & whites
Glasses: [LUCKY CARD] FREE_GLASSES
Watch*: [CALYPSO GIANO] WATCH – Rock my Life
Shoes [GearShift] Relics – RED DAWN ::for men
Pose: Diesel Works – Enzo {pose #4}

*= Promotional copies

This is a raw image from SL

Last night the lovely Achariya took me shopping for more boy clothes cuz ya know I am seriously lacking in that department. Usually when I post as a boy I’m naked! :P We decided to do two different posts together, to show more of the goodies available for the boys at Hair Fair. To see her post with us looking like jailbirds (LOL), check out her flickr or her blog a little later for style details.

Also please note that this picture is a raw image from SL using the Kirstens Viewer. The only thing I did was crop it. Shooting with SL shadows using the SL 2.1 viewer can be very very tricky and time consuming. I was pleasantly surprised to discover yesterday that using the Kirstens Viewer is actually a lot better and you can take high res snapshots using the shadows. I will do an indepth video tutorial on shadows, speaking about both viewers, in a day or two.

Credits:
What Achariya is wearing: (right)
HAIR: [Shag] Boy’s Don’t Cry – darkblond
OTHER HAIR: booN vine shaved hair base in blond
Earrings: FlipSide Tunnel and Hoop set
Eyes: Ibanez Eyes Rivendell Dark – Honey
Shoes: Akeyo chuck lowtop
Shirt: Zaara Isis shirt *white*
Skin: Muism Aaron Shoreditch A1 Bald
Pants: Zaara Chinos *black*
Vest: Schadenfreude Pewter Deep V Vest

What Berry is wearing: (left)
*Skin: ISPACHI Skin [ GABRIEL ] by Diarmuid Miklos
*Hair: Exile by Kavar Cleanslate (FOR HAIR FAIR)
Shirt: :sey RetroBorder-PoloShirt/B[Guys] by risey Arai
Pants: !ZooBong : Sekh Jeans (Dark Brown) by Ajay Giano
Shoes: Picnic panu shoes [black] by nyasyousa Oh
*Poses: Diesel Works by Rogan Diesel
*Promotional copies

The realism in this skin amazes me! Gabriel is the latest male skin from Ispachi. He is set to be released tomorrow with loads of options to choose from. Please note that these pictures are minimally photoshopped. This is pretty much how these skins look inworld and damn I cannot stop staring at myself!

Here is some more information about these skins:

1. 8 skin tones to choose from (pale to chocolate)
2. 12 facial hair options
3. bald and hairbase options
4. with and without body hair options
5. the skin will come with a scripted penis to match your skin tone exactly

What a great idea it is to offer the penis with each skin for a perfect match. This in itself is a great selling point! I chose not to blog it though cuz I couldn’t stop giggling at myself when I had it on…so y’all will just have to go down and check it out for yourself. LOL

Check out Carthalis’ post on Gabriel to see all the skin tones and options!

I hope everyone’s having a great long weekend and Happy Labor Day! <3

Credits:
*Skin: ISPACHI Skin [ GABRIEL ] by Diarmuid Miklos (COMING SOON)
*Hair: First picture: .::MADesigns HAIR::. – Second picture: Exile (BOTH ARE FOR HAIR FAIR)
*Necklace: [AB]Male Bostonian Limited by Jori Watler
*Eyes: LeLutka
*Poses: Diesel Works

*Promotional copies

Tristan is Adam N Eve’s latest male skin. He’s totally cute with his boyish grin. Each skins comes with head base and bald options along with a body hair tattoo. All that is for L$1500 and then you can choose to purchase from several facial hair tattoo options for only L$250 each. So it’s like you are getting a whole new skin for much less than half the price. Drop by Adam N Eve and try out a demo!

Whenever I break out my male shape I’m always apprehensive about the styling, but one thing I’m so happy about is that Truth also makes fabulous hair for men…he just needs to do it more often! Speaking of Truth, rumor has it that starting from tomorrow to September 3rd there will be a huge sale on everything in the store. Check out the sale flyer for details!

Credits:
*Skin: Adam n Eve Skins – Tristan – Tone 2 Shaved by sachi Vixen
*Face Tattoo: Adam n Eve Men – Chin Beard (sold separately) by sachi Vixen
*Eyes: [LeLutka]-Reflections-Glory-Eyes by Minnu Palen
*Hair: >TRUTH< Eric - espresso by Truth Hawks
*Tank top: Zaara : wifebeater *black* by Zaara Kohime
Jacket: :SEY Denim jacket [brown] by risey Arai
*Necklace: [Whippet & Bucket] Memory Collector Necklace (Male) by Dakota Buck
*Poses: Diesel Works by Rogan Diesel
Location: Alirium

*Promotional copies