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"This February, CHIC is going back to it's roots, where it all began as a passion to spread the word about mental health and its affect on absolutely everything we do; including the people we know, how we interact with them, how they react to us… everything."
The event will be held February 11th - 29th 2012 and if you'd like to read more about the event or see some of those that will be participating, you can visit CHIC Management's site here. :)

The designers have done an amazing job in interpreting their theme through their creations.  I wish I was able to show them all to you!!

(P.S. I don't know if it's allowed or not, but I'm counting my first outfit as Day 2 of my 12 Days of Lingerie lol)

 

Outfit - Plank Couture - Lady Flutter - Amelia Moth [Back to Black]

Skin - Unique Megastore - Meggan

Hair - Maitreya - Green

Cage - Miamai - My body is a cage [Back to Black]

Pose outside cage - Squeek - Spirit Pose Pack [Back to Black]

 

Dress - Paperbag - Little Black Favorites [Back to Black]

Jewelry & Nails - U&R Dogs - Flaminio Set [Back to Black]

Skin - Curio - Pout

Hair - LoQ Hair - Bourbon [Back to Black]

Pose - Squeek - Spirit Pose Pack [Back to Black]

12 Days of Lingerie Challenge - Day 1

So... I'm a little behind on this challenge, but I still want to go through with it lol.  On February 2nd, Gogo introduced the 12 Days of Lingerie blog challenge that will last until February 14th.  I have tons of lingerie in my inventory, and don't always have reason to wear most of it... even though I love it.

 

Hair - Elika - Breeze

Lingerie - JAZUMI - Teyla (Love Notes) [Lazy Sunday Feb 5]

Skin - Candy Doll - Danika [Lazy Sunday Feb 5]

Tattoo - DAMNED Bodyshop - My Fav Love Song Vol2 [Lazy Sunday Feb 5]

Facial Piercings - Pierce of Mind - Dimpled

Necklace - Fashionably Dead - Crystal Necklace

Pose Prop - BOOM - Chalk Wings [Lazy Sunday Feb 5]

Black & White & Something New

My closet used to consist of nothing but mostly black and white... then I moved on to nothing but color ... color... color!
Being a girl is so hard... change my mind a few times an hour, out with the old & in with the new, should I wear my hair up or down... LOL decisions!  In the end, I decided on something simple ... good ol' black and white.

I've also been a notorious hermit lately which didn't give me motivation to have a new skin or wear much jewelry, but I'm slowly coming out of my shell to explore once again. :)

 

Hair - Ploom - Mina

Skin - CandyDoll - Vanessa

Facial Piercings - iPoke - Heart [Lazy Sunday]

Necklace - A:S:S: - Gravity Necklace [Lazy Sunday]

Bra - Fishy Strawberry - Ignition Lingerie

Shorts - Holli Pocket - BumBum Shorties (Zebra) [Lazy Sunday]

Shoes - HOC - Platform Pumps

Pose - Ploom - Sunset

Blue

Blue is my most favorite color. :)

 

G Field - Flower Pumps (blue)

Glam Affair - Linn (tan) The Dressing Room

Ricielli - Marchesa Dress [Mesh] (indigo) The Dressing Room

Donna Flora - Maria Set #1 (jewelry)
Truth - Andrea (dark browns)

MIAMAI - Savage Beauty (pose)

Last Minute Shopping

Who says you can't get all dressed up to finish your last minute Christmas shopping?  After braving the Black Friday crowd all sleepy eyed, wearing one house slipper and a sneaker, there's no reason why you can't get all dolled up for your last minute shopping excursion. 

Look how bare my tree looks back there! I've been slacking.

Skin - LAQ (Maria)

Hair - Truth (Janelle - Mocha)

Outfit - Gizza (The With Love Special) With Love Again Hunt

Shoes - Leverocci (Knox Wedges - Icy Silver) With Love Again Hunt

Pose - Everglow

Click here for the With Love Again Hunt starting point.

Sweet Antidote

Apoca is a new release from Sweet Antidote and I love how the designer put this outfit together.  I feel like all I need now are some weapons so I can venture out to hunt the evil that lurks in the dark parts of a post-apocalyptic world.

Outfit - Sweet Antidote [Apoca]

Skin - Curio [Pout]

Hair - Ploom [Mina]

With Love Again Hunt, Part 1

The With Love Again Hunt is brought to you by CHIC Management!  There are 100 brands participating in this hunt, bringing you a huge variety of goodies.  Each hunt item is priced at only $10L with the item(s) inside being valued around $400L. 

The hunt will run December 9th through January 6th and the starting location is at Nemesis.

Skin - Plastik (Aleria - Starfish) - With Love Again Hunt

Makeup - Plastik (Aleria Makeups - Smudgy Shadows) - With Love Again HuntEyes - Plastik (Vae Collection - Prim eyes) - With Love Again Hunt

Hair - Ploom (Asch Streaked - A Little of Everything pack)
Dress - ISON (Cowl Neck Mesh Dress - Red) - With Love Again Hunt

Nom Nom - Plastik (Tiny Snowflake) - With Love Again Hunt

Pose - Adorkable Poses - With Love Again Hunt

Mittens - Izzie's (Norwegian Mittens - Pink) - With Love Again HuntBoots - KAO (Suede Fringe Boots - Black)
Jeans - Fri.day (Classic Jeans - Evening)
Hair - Exile (Steph - Brown Sugar)
Top - RezIpsa Loc (Cut Out Sweater - White) - With Love Again Hunt
Skin - Lara Hurley (Oskana) - With Love Again Hunt
Props - What Next (Holiday Lamp Post) - With Love Again Hunt

SL's Evil Message

There I was, minding my own business... when all of a sudden, SL sends me one of their notorious threat letters!

I couldn't believe they would send me such awful news!

So I scrambled to leave!  When I got to the place where I thought I would be safe... SL sent me ANOTHER evil message!

I tried to think happy thoughts.... and when I was almost out of time, I decided to go buy MAKEUP!  Weee makeup! (I know that makes you excited too....lol)

I ended up going to the Juicy sim; not only for makeup, but for pretty scenery.  I love ponds with water lilies... I only wish there was a turtle somewhere in there lol.

The Chelle Tropical makeups have been out for a little while now, but I think they are so pretty. <3

Makeup - Chelle

Hair - Truth

Skin - LAQ

Prue

I love doing Pile Ups!  Sometimes I forget to look at the Pile Up groups on Flickr and I see so many great creations already posted on there.  Prue Genira submitted a photo that was already so pretty, but I wanted to try and Pile Up her lovely face! <3

If you want to see the original, click here.

Flickr Mosaic

I've seen this come around once before, but didn't take the opportunity to try it until this time around.  I liked seeing everyone else's and it's actually more fun than I thought it would be.  Some interesting things come up. LOL

Simply type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr search.
Then, using only the first page, pick an image.

Then, copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into this mosaic maker (http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/mosaic.php)

1. What is your first name? Anyalia

(http://www.flickr.com/photos/carthalis/5115188011/)

2. What is your favorite food? French Fries

(http://www.flickr.com/photos/adlaw/111898113/)

3. What high school did you go to? Pine Forest High School

(http://www.flickr.com/photos/christaylor39/3109116410/)

4. What is your favorite color? Blue

(http://www.flickr.com/photos/21644167@N04/4756021481/)

5. Who is your celebrity crush? Jared Leto

(http://www.flickr.com/photos/pfefferminzchen78/3621822469/)

6. Favorite drink? Sobe Lifewater

(http://www.flickr.com/photos/jpnaddct/4503513681/)

7. Dream vacation? Ireland

(http://www.flickr.com/photos/pacocanker/5192271414/)

8. Favorite dessert? Chocolate Cheesecake

(http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuttingboard/3743580717/)

9. What you want to be when you grow up? Artist

(http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomroids_photos/5285565239/)

10. What do you love most in life? Creativity

(http://www.flickr.com/photos/hummiesworld/4676920900/)

11. One Word to describe you. Goofy

(http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwhuffman/298931084/)

12. Your flickr name. Anyalia Pearl

(http://www.flickr.com/photos/augustefinistair/5576468046/)

A Dream to Wonder

I dreamed I was a doll....  A doll with smooth porcelain skin and bright shiny eyes.  Waiting for you to come home from school, anxiously pick me up, hug me close, and dress me up for a tea party. 

I tried to dress myself, but I didn't get very far.  It's not as fun without you to help me choose.

I decided to wait for you to pick out what's best to wear with this dress.  I danced on my music box like a happy honey bee, wondering what new stories and secrets you would be too excited to tell only me.



Bloom Doll - Surf Co.
Music Box (Over the Rainbow) - HopScotch
Hair - [e] About - Elika
Dress [Pret-a-porter Heiress Dress] - TASTY  (This dress is no longer available, but there are LOTS of awesome knick knacks, homes, accessories, and more to see here.)

What To Do...

I was rummaging through my inventory, (trying to organize the mess that seemed to sneak up on me), when I came upon my "Lingerie" folder.  This is a folder that I don't really have much use for, but I will say it is filled with tons of lace and satin in any color imaginable. 

I asked Steven Tyler what he thought, his sleepy eyes cracking just for a half a second, before closing once more so that he could continue with his beauty rest. 

After trying on a few of the pieces that I love most, I found one that I'd not yet tried on.  When I saw it in the store, I fell in love with it, but in a hurry to take care of something else, I put it away with intentions of going back to it soon. 

This corset by Candy Doll is simple, gorgeous, and sexy.... a great addition to anyone's "Lingerie" folder. ;)

Corset - Candy Doll
Hair - Lelutka
Skin - LAQ
Boots - Bax Boots
Bed - Scusi

Separated Blogs

To make things a bit easier for me, I've decided to separate the ::COOL BEANS:: blog from my personal blogging.  I figured it might lessen some confusion to name the blog for the store appropriately as well LOL.  So... if you're looking for the store blog, please visit ::COOL BEANS:: here.

Kisses <3

Anya