Learning to Decorate with The Arcade - The Wizard Castle

Now that you know you are a complete mess, your inventory is a complete mess and your house is a complete mess is about time to put some order in your SLife. The easier way to do that is to find a theme (or 2) around which we will organize all our recently acquired Arcade Items. Like I already introduced in my previous post I decided to spread items in 4 different themes and today I proudly present you, the second one The Wizard Castle.

I started this set using the amazing bookshelves from Alouette named You are a Wizard, which gave me the main idea for this set.  I edited them to remove some things from the shelves and included a lot of different items from other gatcha machines, like some of O.M.E.N. - Fairytale Gatcha pretties, Lark - Imaginarium Librarium perfectly made shinies and the delicate and beautiful Baiastice Porcelaine Fairies, my preciousssssss!!!

The Wizard

But I just couldn't stop there. Now that I had finally started a Fantasy post, away from the usual fashion stylings from this blog, I felt the need to match some outfits. I love playing MMORPGS, at the moment I am back into RIFT which became Free- to-Play not long ago and one of the things I have always enjoyed of roleplaying games is wearing different armors, from chain to leather and beautiful silk dresses. So I styled two different outfits for this post. The first one (the wizard on the above picture) is from an amazing store I found called "Losthaven" that provides high quality roleplaying gear, armors and weapons from all sorts. It was hard to choose one, it really was, but this "Lady Diabolique" mesh dress really got me on first sight, I still need to return and get one of these incredible WoW armor sets *drools* ...soon...

The Warrior

For the second styling I needed a warrior or paladin armor to match my  Sword of Might from DECO Legends, and whenever I am in a hurry to find something in particular, there is a place I know I can head to and quickly find exactly what I need, that place is no other than BareRose Tokyo  from June Dion. I must confess I got 4 different outfits on this trip, and that is the problem with BareRose, I can never leave with just one bag. June that's why I don't visit you more often, even with your low prices you would get me broke in No Time!

I just hope you enjoyed the Second Phase of my Learning to Decorate endeavour, even if I ended up redirecting it to fashion *giggles* I will be back soon with my balloon trip.

Now credits, again TONS of credits.

Items from The Arcade September Round

Alouette Bookshelf Gatcha by  (50L$ to play)

You're A Wizard Bookshelf #9 

Baiastice Porcelaine Fairies Collection by Sissy Pessoa (50L$ to play)

Lullaby, Sleepy, petite, Brat, Mystic, Dreamer, Vampire, Popstar, Drama, Twins and Gold Queen RARE

Lark - Imaginarium Librarium by Sienia Trevellion (50L$ to play)

Treasures, Roots, Poetry and Foot Ladder

O.M.E.N. - Fairytale Gatcha by Damien (damascusvera) (50L$ to play)

Alice - Tea Party Cup. Drinke Me and Silver Serving Tray

Little Mermaid - Musical Pipe and Shell & Sparkle

Aladdin - Dome 

Snow White -  Dwarf Gems

* The colorful books on the shelves are the containers for the O.M.E.N items listed before.

DIGS - Straw Bale Seats by Iris Maskelyne (100L$ to play)

Straw Bale Seat - Mustard

DECO Legends by Orchid Zenovka (100L$ to play)

Sword of Might (paladin) Trunk where sword was delivered.

[ keke ] Dreamers medicine cabinet by Kean Kelly (25L$ to play)

labeled medicine bottle - mercury fluid and drop bottle - jupiter dew

Items from MudHoney: Blue Floral Rug, Greens Floral Rug, Spring Wheat Pot, Candles and Window.

Items from Botanical: Botanical - Crystal 1 (Flame) 4 & Botanical - Crystal 4 (Malachite) *vintage*

Items from Sky Everett Designs: Color change drape/S wall w/vallance *vintage*

Items from Vespertine broken birdcage/teal & fabric birds songbird/turquiose, chickadee/white and songbird 2/red from The Arcade June Round

Picture on the wall: "Protector of the Elvin Maiden" by Mrs Ganta DevnoH.

Hair: D!va Hair "Giz" (Type A)(Onyx) (by available @ The Arcade September Round.

Skin: Glam Affair - Candy - America - 04 C (by Aida Ewing) available @ The Arcade September Round.

Dress: Losthaven Lady Diabolique Gown - Red/Black (by Tala Laval)

Earrings: Alienbear Designs Bloody Queen Rohesia earrings (by Alienbear Gupte)

Hands: Slink Mesh Hands Relaxed (by Siddean Munro)

Nails: Nailed It I love you too set (by ME!)

Hair: [Atro Patena] - Orlando_Mocha (by MechuL Actor)

Skin: Glam Affair - Candy - America - 08 C (by Aida Ewing) available @ The Arcade September Round.

Outfit: BareRose ::: B@R ::: Dress Plate Armor (by June Dion)

Piercing: [MANDALA] FEMALE T,Piercing/black [L] (by kikunosuke eel)

Sword:  DECO Legends  - Sword of Might (paladin) (by Orchid Zenovka)

/hughug

Giela

Learning to Decorate with The Arcade: The Appartment

Ok so you just visited The Arcade and went nuts dropping money on all these sophisticated machines, filled with amazing shinnies you just NEEDED to collect. Now you are broke, your inventory is a total mess and you need to use all your recently purchased items in a vain attempt to make yourself feel better about spending the tier, cable TV and shoes budget on a single shopping spree. GL!

Don't panic! I am here to help! ... Well not really. I just wanted to write this guide in a desperate attempt to make myself feel better because I honestly think I can't be the only one out there who just bought a ton of home décor stuff and doesn't actually have a home to use them.  I can't be the only one who is a total disaster at decorating but still fill my inventory with furniture, lying to myself and saying...Oh this will look good...somewhere...I'll get it and think where to place it later... Oh, c'mon I can't be the only one!!! ... Please someone tell me I am not the only one...

This time I worked hard. I promise I did !! I sorted all the different stuff in folders, made 4 different sets of items with an idea in mind and started placing things in 4 different sets: The Apartment, The Wizard Castle, The Happy Bath Time and TheHot Air Balloon. Today I bring you The Apartment Set.

The main set for this review is the Hucci Studio Appartment, the rare item from the Hucci gatcha machine, from which I also used the red couch and the black armchair. This sky-box apartment is amazing, with a skylight, a kitchen with running water and fridge, a bathroom with animated shower and sink and a big closet. The textures are beautiful and the baked shadows are perfect. I just love every single bit of it, and it is perfect for an SL-single lady like me who loves to spend time at home watching TV and reading magazines with a cup of strong coffee on my hand. And of course there is a lot of clothing to fill that huge closet with.

Enough blabering. Let's go on with the credits. TONS of credits.

1 . Trompe Loeil - Crisscross Ring Floor Lamp - From  Lamps! Part 2 Set ( 25L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

2. [Commoner] - Letterbox Frames - From The Letterbox Frames Set ( 25L$ to play)  available @ The Arcade September Round.

3. Hucci Studio Couch Red & Studio Chair Black - From  Hucci Studio Appartment (25L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

4. ~silentsparrow~  (Rusty) Pwnie Floppy - From Silentsparrow Pwnies Set (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

5. {Apple Fall} Cinema Sideboard (City) - Group gift available at Apple Fall

6. *MishMish* Chipmunk - With Acorn & *MishMish* Chipmunk - Sitting - From MishMish Chimpmunk Gatcha (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

7. The Loft - Tots TV Retro Red - From The Loft tots Tvs Set (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

8. .Olive. the Carry Me BackiePacks - Black[F] - from The Carry Me Satchel and Backiepacks Gacha (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

9. {Apple Fall} Ironwork Trellis Rug {Shade} - available at Apple Fall

10. oOo g - from The Alphabet Letters Set (25L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round. (This letters actually have poses, may use them for another post soon)

1. (Yummy) Piano Aquarium + Mermaid and different Fishes - from Yummy Aquarium Fish (25L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

2. [ARIA] Oolong Teacup Planter  Vanda Orchid- Rose - from Aria oolong teacup planters (25L$ to play) available @ The Arcade June Round.

3. Trompe Loeil - Wiggle Modern Light - from  Lamps! Part 2 Set ( 25L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

4. PILOT - Candy Bar 4 Lollipop [Green] - from Candy Bar Set ( 50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

5. {apple fall} Treats Platter RARE - from Breakfast at Tiffany's (75L$ to play) available @ The Arcade June Round.

6. PILOT - Cookie Bar [Chocolate Chip Cookies] and  7. PILOT - Cookie Bar Milk Jug [Chocolate], Cookie Bar Milk Jug  [Natural] and Cookie Bar Milk Glasses [Strawberry] - from PILOT Milk and Cookie Bar (25L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

 8 ..:Standby Inc. - CH Gatcha - Latte (Flower) and 9.  .:Standby Inc. - CH Gatcha - Portable Espresso Machine (Baby) from Stanby Inc. Coffee House (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

10. {apple fall} Potted Plant (Exotic) - from Apple Fall Pour Homme Set (75L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

And now that I finally have an apartment, who wants some coffee??

And now that I finally have an apartment, who wants some coffee??

Main Picture Credits:

Skin: Glam Affair Candy America 04 C (by Aida Ewing)  from Candy Skin Set (100L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

Hair: Vanity Hair Sexy Kitten-Dark Browns (by Tabata Jewell) *new*

Headband: [AUX] Gacha Purrrfect Headband - 14k Gold - RARE (by Ivy Graves) from Purrrfect Headbands Set (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

Eyes: LeLutka Ellis eyes - cloud (by Minnu Palen)

Lashes: LeLutka Photoshoot II lashes (by Minnu Palen)

Hands: Slink Mesh Hands Relaxed (by Siddean Munro)

Nails: Nailed It Glitter Gold Set - Red (by ME!)

Top: Baiastice Iman Top - Copper (by Sissy Pessoa)

Pants: Maitreya Zipper-Skinny Jeans #5 (by Onyx LeShelle)

Necklace: MG  - Necklace - Jazz Hands Frog - Red (by Maxi Gossamer) from Jazz Hands Frog Necklaces Set (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

floorplan. record player / red  (by tegan Sara) from Record Player Gacha (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

*bbqq*-silhouette lamp-boy (by 西米露) from Silhouette Lamps Set (75L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

Sway's WallArt [quote] home from Sways Wall Art Set (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

Apple Fall Trunk (This is the package where your items come in when you make a purchase)

Intrigue Co. - Plushie Pals: Maisy the Yorkie - from Puppy Pals Set (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

Now someone please shoot me for having this amazing idea of adding all credits to the post. ANd I have to do it 3 more times. Yay me and my cool innovative ideas...

/hughug

Giela

LOTD 25-08

Lazy Look of the Day. So lazy I don't even want to write so Picture and Credits. kkthxbb.

Credits:

Hair: "D!va" Mana - Citrine (by Marisa Kira)

Eyes: LeLutka Ellis eyes - cloud (by Minnu Palen)
Lashes: LeLutka Photoshoot II lashes (by Minnu Palen)

Skin: Glam Affair Lilith America Clean (by Aida Ewing) *On Sale*

Slink Mesh Hands Relaxed (by Siddean Munro)

Glam Affair Skin Appliers for Slink avatar enhancements (by Aida Ewing)

Nails: Nailed It Neon Set - Colors - Watermelon (by me!) *New*

Top: Baiastice Crop Spaghetti Top - Emerald (by Sissy Pessoa)

Skirt: Baiastice Denim white Tulle skirt - Blue (by Sissy Pessoa)

Shoes: Just Design Deviant Shoes - green  (by Dave Freeman)

Paperbag: ASO! PaperBag-01 (by Menieelee Gelles)

Location: Love Sim (Just Design New Mainstore)

Pose from Kirin (by Carolina Sautereau) and ASO! animation included on Paperbag.

Nailed It New Release - Neon Colors

Hi all!! I just released two new sets in store. Neon Set - Natural and Neon Set - Colors.

Neon Set - Natural combines a natural pale, soft skin base with a thin neon colored french manicure ... and also with black ... because we always need black :P

Neon Set - Colors adds more rich bright summer tones to the mix, just because I love to contrast different tones on my nails, so I guess you will love it too :P

If you would like to purchase you only need to head to my marketplace store here or to my inworld store at Baiastice Skin Department.

/hughug
Giela

Baiastice Claudete and Nailed It Glitter Gold Set

And Sissy made it again. She made my jaw totally drop when she show me her latest release for Collabor 88. This is Claudette, an incredibly delicate chiffon dress with subtle gem details and a  thin studded belt as a perfect finishing touch for yet another masterpiece from Baiastice  I love the way it moves with my body and I really needed a semi formal short dress for my nights out: Claudette has that all. I'm sooooo in love!!!

The dress was enough to keep me happy for another week but the Petal Collar Necklace that is also available at August Collabor 88 it's the perfect complement for this glamorous dress. 

Claudette comes in 10 beautiful trendy colors  for the season but I've chosen the blue one that perfectly matches one of the colours from my latest release at Nailed It: The new Glitter Gold Set. The HUD includes 12 night time colours with a glitter gold detail, perfect for your formal wear or sexy nightwear, only a click of a button away from your Slink mesh hands, feet or fingernails.

Credits:

Hair:  [kik] Hair Katie - dark brown 2 - (by as001 Littlething)
Skin: Glam Affair  Lulu 03 BR (by Aida Ewing)

Dress: Baiastice Claudette dress - blue (by Sissy Pessoa) - Currently Available at Collabor 88 -Necklace: Baiastice Petal Collar Necklace gold ((by Sissy Pessoa) - Currently Available at Collabor 88 -
Hands: Slink Mesh Hands Relaxed (by Siddean Munro)

Skin Appliers: Glam Affair  for Slink avatar enhancements (by Aida Ewing)

Nail Applier: Nailed It Glitter Gold Set - Blue - New - (by me!)

Poses: Kirin Poses Nana Set (by Carolina Sautereau)

/hughug
Giela

Nailed It - I love you too Set

Hello everyone!!! Today I bring you another release at Nailed It. This is the I love you too Set and I made it because I really needed to let you know how much I love you all.

I was very happy to open my own store but when I started this new endeavour I never expected it to be so succesful, I never expected to get so many compliments and good reviews from my customers,  I also never expected to open the feeds and see posts by some of the best bloggers on the grid wearing my nails. I almost cried on first one and still scream out loud when any of my favourite bloggers suddently post a picture with my nails and I run to credits to read the name on them because I really can't believe they decided to feauture me. But they did!!

I have always dreamed to be able to create something beautiful in Second Life that I could share with my friends, but I never expected  Nailed It to be so prosper, to have so many sales and get so many compliments...and I just needed to say it. I love you all too . Thank you so much!

/hughug
Giela

Look of the Day - 01.08.2013

I wanted to post a LOTD picture simply because I madly fell in love with this skirt from Emery. Everything in this Maxi Skirt is perfect, the shape, the belt, the texture and the amazing colors.And it also matches perfectly  my latest nail set release "Ombre", showcased here on both hands and feet.

Credits:

Skin: Glam Affair Lilith America Clean (by Aida Ewing) *On Sale*

Hair: Tableau Vivant Boccaccio Winter (by M4ri1yn Magic & Aida Ewing)

Eyes:  LeLutka Ellis eyes - cloud (by Minnu Palen)

Top: Baiastice Lari Halterneck Top linen (by Sissy Pessoa)

Skirt: Emery maxi Skirt Mulholland Jalpur (by sunami Beck)

Necklace: Donna Flora Monica Necklace (by Squinternet Larnia)

Bracelet: Tee*fy colour blocking minimalism bangle (by Azure Electricteeth)

Ring: Shakeup! Fabric-Flower Ring [Dual Leo] (by Carrie Janick) The Arcade

Shoes: ISON leather strap sandals (by Harry Hyx)

Slink Mesh Hands Relaxed & Slink Mesh Feet Flat (by Siddean Munro)

Glam Affair Skin Appliers for Slink avatar enhancements (by Aida Ewing)

Nails: Nailed It Ombre Set (HUD for Slink Hands and Feet) *New*

/hughug

Giela