Bliss Couture Styling challenge for Miss Virtual World

Whew, what a weekend that was. I do not think I can remember being as busy as that for a long time, mind you it was tremendous fun! So, what was I up to that left me collapsed in a heap on the sofa.........read on !!

This last weekend saw the next in the series of challenges that make up a big part of the Miss Virtual World pageant for this year. After the first two, I knew I really had to pull something special out of the bag, this years' contestants are all amazingly skilled :)

Amutey DeCuir, the Bliss Couture designer sent all of us a box of things from her store to use to style a new Bliss outfit from. We could do whatever we liked to them, link, delink, torture them till they screamed, the one thing we could not do was to change the texture or colour. We were sent all sorts of things to play with, so I dived in with relish.

I selected the "Wynn" gown in red as, well, I like red. A long mesh gown, it fitted me like a glove so I had the basis of the style I wanted to create. I used the collar and sleeves from the "Strellanoche" fur top, messed about with the shape and then added the lace undershirt from the same Bliss piece. Poof, it just worked, so simple but I think I was lucky. It was still missing something at the neck, so I added the collar from the "Nahia" fur and resized it and repositioned it so it formed a fur collar at the top of the high neck of the lace shirt.

I had a look and the style suddenly hit me as looking very, very Russian. You know those old films that show Russians at the turn of the century. So, I went ahead with the Russian look, but it was still missing something, so I resized and copied the waist ruffles from the "Wynn" gown and used them to form a trim to the bottom of the skirt. Looked great till I tried to walk, just did not work at all, so I scrapped that!!

Added a sleek hair from LOQ, the "Kashiwaba Special Edition" jewellry set from Chop Zuey, the lovely "Anzhelina" hat from LeLutka and I was ready to face the day. I really loved the look, hope you might too :)

This challenge was tough, but a heck of a lot of fun to do. Here is what I used in the outfit I created......


Gown - Wynn Gown Red - Bliss Couture
Stomach decoration - Wynn Gown Ruffles - Bliss Couture
Collar - Nahla Fur Collar - Bliss Couture
Undershirt - Strellanoche Knit Top - Bliss Couture
Fur Wrap - Strellanoche Fur Collar - Bliss Couture
Sleeves - Strellanoche Fur Sleeves - Bliss Couture
Eyeshadow - CLASS eyeshadow 04 - Beauty Addict
Lipstick - Cherry - Izzie's
Lashes - Mo Alpha Lashes 06 - Miamai
Shoes - CHIC Bordeaux - NCore
Hair - Hair for Hats - LOQ
Hat - Anzhelina hat - Lelutka
Gloves - Sexy Lady Bug gloves - Bade
Jewellry - Kashiwaba Special Edition - Chop Zuey
Clutch - Clutch Bag Black - Coco


Huge congratulations to Rehana Seljan, Miss Hong Kong, who was the overall winner and also to Natzuka Miliandrovic (Miss Italy), Bodza Blackadder (Miss Hungary),  Shinobu Istmal (Miss Japan) and Diana Balhaus (Miss Venezuela) who made up the Top 5.


Thanks from me go to October Bettencourt-Karsvalt for this wonderful portrait and also to Amutey DeCuir for sponsoring the event and giving us such lovely items to use.

"Blake" - New from Diram

Urggggg ........... do yourself a favour, don't get flu. I've been laid in bed fro a week aching and sneezing. I've never actually had flu before and I confess I never thought it was nasty..........OK it is !!!

I had a wander this morning looking for things to get for my next MVW challenge when i came across this lovely little outfit, so I thought I'd share :)

I fell in love with this the second I saw it. Its made up of two different Diram designs, the "Blake" blazer and jumpsuit. I picked the pink-accented ones, hey, I like pink ! The jacket, the "Pink Floral" is a very very nice mesh item, so it comes in the usual range of sizes. I love the texturing, delicate blues and pinks, with the slightly puffed shoulders, its very versatile. The jumpsuit I chose in pink to complement the pink in the blazer, works pretty well I think. The whole ensemble fits like a glove, no sticky-out bits to worry about here

It looks so good, I didn't have to add a lot to it, but I did add the "Blake" clutch bag in blue, also from Diram. All in all, a perfect fall outfit, casual but with a definite touch of class.

Styling:-

lazer - Blake Blazer Pink Floral - **DIRAM**

Jumpsuit - Blake Pink - **DIRAM**

Hair - Veronica Golden - Wasabi Pills

Shoes - Venezia reds - Sim-I-Lar

Clutch - Blake Clutch Blue - **DIRAM**

Nails - Nailsology 2.0 - Beauty Addict by Abso Zlatkis

Earrings - Kaleidoscope Pink Pierced - +.+WTG+.+

Eyeshadow - Dark Shadows Blue - Chelle

Eyeliner - Needle Black Liner - blackliquid

Lipstick - Fuschia - Izzie's

MVW Challenge 2 - Meeting Anna Wintour - Gulp !

Hmm, my cold is worse than I thought, I totally missed a blog entry. I blame these cold remedies, not good when you're seeing things, I mean who calls a medication "Day Nurse" when all it does it make you sleepy and you miss things??

Anyway, our second challenge was to imagine we were having a first meeting with Anna Wintour, editor of Vogue.We needed to imagine we'd just been hired as her assistant, so what would we wear??

So many things to consider, the season, colours, palettes etc etc . What to wear????

After much gnashing of teeth, I decided on this look. It has an autumnal look, with the Fusion Chic Coat from Gizza, with its grey and red stripes matching with the Lolong grey pants from Celoe. The turtleneck from J.H. Couture kept in with the autumn theme, so I accessorised with subtle jewellry, gloves and a bag. After all, noone wants to overshadow the boss on your first day!!!

I was delighted with this look as I'm the first to admit casual clothing is not my best styling. 

This landed me in the top 12 for this styling challenge so I am absolutely over the moon!!

Thanks to October for the photography, Britt and everyone for shoving me in the right direction !!

Styling :-

Coat - Fusion C H I C Coat Grey - Gizza

Top - Lucia Turtleneck - J.H. Couture

Pants - Lolong Trousers - Celoe

Hair - Claire Golden - Wasabi Pills

Gloves - Grey Gloves Short - LightStar

Belt - Fikre Beaded Belt - Indyra Originals 

Necklace - Eva Maxi Boules Necklace marble - LaGyo

Earrings - Brillainte earclips - Je Suis

Shoes - Shark Xtreme Heel Black - N-Core

Bag - Zoar Clay - Tulip

Eyeshadow - Dark Textures Brown - cheLLe

Eyeliner - Needle Black Liner - Blackliquid

Lipstick - Juicy red 404 - Hush

  

MVW challenges can be a bit steamy ........:)

Well, there's a headline to grab your attention. After ransacking the grid for makeup, I was waiting to see what our next challenge would be. Oh boy.............

As all of you will know, it was Frolic's RL birthday a couple of days ago and in celebration of 5 years in SL of BOSL and his birthday, a huge Broadway show was held. This featured two artists who and I am not ashamed to say this, make me very emotional, their voices are just so evocative, Mankind Tracer and Tamra Sands. Music is balm for the soul as it is said................................

They sang a selection of songs from such Broadway shows as Cats and the Phantom of the Opera. Pyper Dollinger and the Dazzlers performed numerous amazing numbers, I lost track of the number of times that the set changed, from African plains to a really clever set incorporating a set of mirrors.

So, what's the connection with Frolic's birthday, BOSL and MVW? Well, our challenge was to be incorporated into the show as the finale. And boy, was it a finale................................................

We were asked to style very sexy lingerie with a dark twist, inspired by the Fergie Song "Be Italian". After watching the video a few times (and resisting the temptation to dance around the room like a loony) , I had an idea. Actually, I had hundreds, but I was a little limited by the bounds of decency...................enough said on that point ! Ahem...................

So, what I came up with was this little flirty number ......................

The lingerie was relatively easy to find , but it looked a little innocent for the challenge we had.. So, Madrid Solo very generously made this mask for me. It looks normal enough, but close up, it has really dramatic eye makeup that made me look a little like a maneater, quite evil actually !!! Perfect job, thanks SO much Madrid!!

The finale was so much fun with all of the lovely MVW finalists all on stage dancing with the Dazzlers, all of us not exactly wearing a lot. I think the guys probably videod this one !!!

So, what is all this stuff?

Styling :-

Garter and Stockings - Lust - NV Corsetry

Corset - Passionate Touch Red Laced Satin and Mesh Corset - Blacklace

Panties - Passionate Touch Red Laced Satin and Mesh Panties - Blacklace

Lace Jacket - Ava Capalini Custom

Shoes - Chic Bordeaux - N-Core

Hair - Pussy Galore Bombshell - Shag 

Necklace, earrings and bracelet - Kashiwaba Special Edition Set - Chop Zuey

Lipstick - Dark Vibrant Red - Izzie's

Eyeliner - Blacklace Beauty Jewel Lner Scarlet - Blacklace

Mask makeup - Custom Kim - Madrid Solo

Miss Virtual World Challenge Number 1

After the heady heights of the BOSL Retro show, we had a couple of days until the next challenge was issued. This one was unusual, in that is asked us to style not clothes as such, but a makeup style.

We were given a reference image and asked to use a palette to produce a look for a cosmetics company, based on the reference.This was going to take a bit of thought ........

After having a good look at the images, Latrelly came up with a photo pose that fitted what I was looking for perfectly, so all (ha ha !!!!) I had to do was to find the makeup that looked right and more importantly, matched the palettes and look I was after.

After ploughing through the marketplace, jumping all over the grid, I found exactly what I was after lurking at the very bottom of my inventory. How many times has that happened to people? Lots I would imagine !!

After much gnashing of teeth, this is what I came up with. I based the look on a purple-ish palette, with just a stroke of gold to add a little emphasis. 

Styling - 

Eyeshadow - Idol - Madrid Solo

Lipgloss - Cassiopeia Cosmetics lip Gloss 1 - Glam Affair

Blush - Cedar Classic Blush - Amacci

Hair - Adorable Updo - Tuty's

Lashes - 2011 lashes Long - LeLutka