Long time, no blog

Hullur my awesome internet peeps! It's Duch!

As the famous comedian and actor Robin Williams once said..."Oh you wicked wicked monkey!" We've been horrible horrible bloggers eh? It seems we can't keep anything up to date even with two of us! For that we apologize profusely, although I speak for only myself, and want any readers to know it's never intentional to keep you all in what we can only assume is edge-of-the-chair suspense. Therefore, I ask you to once again continue reading until you finish the bottom where you get to comment and tell us how ridiculous this attempt was, comprende? Awesome.

Now, where do I begin? I suppose you all want to know what the futterwacken we've been doing all this time. Or perhaps never cared and only scrolled to see if what we were wearing was anything acceptable to buy with your hard earned cash. Either way, I'll choose to answer option one and take it from there. Abi has been so busy dealing with her RL (you know, that thing that calls for food, sleep, and bathroom breaks?) and with replacing the house due to some crazy texture screw up, which hasn't allowed her much time to blog. As for myself? I've made some big changes and still in the process of changing both in RL and SL. Being unemployed after college for more than 2 months has proven to be too much for some adults in my life, creating a tension surrounded by the question "when" and has evolved into a sore subject for me. Before I go ranting (next time when I'm not so exhausted, yes?), I will say that before september I plan to get a job. Somewhere....anywhere I guess. But that actually means I have to apply to something then. So while I'm doing that and trying to drag myself from the beautiful virtual world we love so much, go live it up for me there in that perpetual paradise.

I planned on writing more but my mind has decomposed at such an absurd rate that this sentence may not even make sense by the time I add punctuation. *peeks* Am I right?

Here's some eargasm for ya tonight my cheeky babies.

Artist: RJD2
Song: Ghostwriter
Album: Dead Ringer

50L Friday = Winning

Why Hello there, Its me.. Abi.. Remember me?  The one that forgets she has a blog..

Well, to be honest, Ive taken about 13 pics to be blogged and never made it this far lol. So i thought now would be a good time to get a couple taken off the list. Duchess and me are almost fully done with the house, The only thing we have left is the small details that make a house a home.  I think i'm allergic to moving *achoo*so we wont be doing it again anytime soon if i can do anything about it.

I have been in a little bit of a funk, I found out that a very good friend has stage 1 breast cancer. I must admit i think she is dealing with it a lot better then me and i'm not the one going through it. The good news is that its in the very begging stage and it hasn't spread. But the C word isn't anything to be take lightly. I Haven't really been the happy me lately, and that's pretty much why, so if you see me moping around sl that's why.

Since Kyoot released a super cute bikini for 50L friday I thought i would go with a summer theme.

 
I'm really loving all the vintage inspired prints lately, sometimes i think i should have been a teen in the 70's lol.  The shoes are from Ingenue and i love love love love them sooo much! i haven't taken them off Since i got them, and that's a big thing since i am short, and love heels LOL.

My hair is from Exile. Now i haven't always been the biggest fan of Exile, But i love the newest release!

I guess that's it for nowwwww, I would credit where all the landscaping stuff is from but its duch's so if you wanna know where something is from see her LOL.

Skin: Lara Hurley-Anya

Eyes: CHAI EYES: Blue3

Bikini: Kyoot - Day Trip Bikini - Essaouira(50L Friday)

Hair: ::Exile:: Annalise:Roots-Stefani

Shoes: Ingenue :: Bridget Flats :: Pool (50L Friday)


oh and i love this song!
enjoy!

This Ruined Puzzle

Ohai!

It's Duchess today, and I have to say, I am free from the chains of education... well, at least for now. I've officially finished my last year of college, having graduated two Saturdays ago, and have been living it up, sleeping all day, SLing all night, and having a generally good time. As I (supposedly) prepare myself mentally to entering the career world full time, I've taken a little down time to update the ol' bloggo with some goodies I've recently purchased!

Because Abi and I have been setting up our new land and house, we rewarded ourselves with a mini trip to {Happy} and Lisp for some much needed wardrobe and furniture updating. I have to say, I'm a big fan of shopping and when it comes to furniture, I'm very cautious in what I buy. Not only do I battle with prices and quality, but also with usability. LISP is amazing in all three categories with amazing prices (I spent about 2,000L for an entire bedroom set, table/chair combination with decorations, and some other knick knacks), beautiful quality and details in every piece, and both realistic and well made animations. I didn't even have to adjust the positions! My new bedset (pictured) is called the Nepali Sunset bedroom set, which also comes in a beautiful gold and pink tone as well (separate) of course. The background table and chair set is also from Lisp called the Coastal Set. They work well with the bedroom set but could easily match other pieces from the store. 

Following my huuuuuge paragraph that you may have been skimming for product names only comes a paragraph describing my current look. You'll find that some items are frequently repeated in my posts, mainly due to my inability to find anything better, or at least anything that I like more. Blah blah blah... right? Okay, so like I said, Abi and I magically teleported to the {Happy} mainstore to pick up a few items. I found about 6 pieces that I was really dying to buy (tempted to fatpack even) but those are to be blogged about another day! Today, right now, at this single moment in time, I'm wear the following awesome items that you can pick up cheap at the store, including the gorgeous Confidence Blouse (in white) and Little Miss Sassy slack (in Cream). I paired these items with some lingerie from The Whore, a cute, girly, naughty little store. This particular lingerie set is called Delice Lingerie Dots White, and comes in a variety of colors to fit all your girly desires. I'd suggest running over if you want some cute things that you want a good looking guy or gal to see (in case you bat for your own team of course, WOMAN). Ok, so guys MAY be reading but, I'm going to step out on the limb and say probably not. Last, I finish it off with my favorite PixelMode shoes, the Baby T's in silver. These shoes are beyond amazing and great for casual outfits, such as the one for this post, as well as some dressier outfits that crave heels.

Here are the simple details for those that hate my enormous ramblings:

Skin: :Curio: :GP: Petal [Light] Lustre-Pure 2

Hair: !lamb. Mess - Kit Kat

Eyes: ~Mynerva~ SoulHeart Eyes - Prussia

Eyelashes: Magika Skin - Reall Prim Eyelashes

Shape: Personal Shape *not sold*

Shirt: {Happy} Confidence Blouse - White

Slacks: {Happy} Little Miss Sassy - Cream

Lingerie: The Whore  Delice Lingerie Dots - White

Shoes: [PM] Pixel Mode :  Baby T's - Plain - Silver

A.O.: Kuso/Oracul Orga Beat AO
Furniture: LISP - Neopali Sunset Bedroom and Coastal Set

Leave comments if you see anything I was too lame to *NOT* give credit to. Because 2:30am +being human= mistakes. Leaving my little group of readers a special little song that I've been singing while blogging by the amazinnnnng Dashboard Confessional. Bai!

Shopaholic

Hi, I'm Abi, and I'm a shopaholic.

To my defense there has been tons and tons of sales in the last month, But I have gone a bit shopping mad. This post is dedicated to artilleri. That just happens to be the last shop I stopped at on my little shopping binge so its what I will be wearing in this post. I loooooove the 50's housewife look, I don't know why, but I cant get enough. So when i heard there was a sale at artilleri, I couldn't help but squee and run over to see. 50% of everythinggggg! (I think)

I know I'm oh so creative with my pictures today LOL. but well, instead of pretty backgrounds you can just look at clothes!

Oh! I'm totally on a Lelutka hair kick too!

After sex hair! Rawrrrr

I generally don't wear a lot of system skirts, but I decided to give it a try. I shrunk my butt quite a bit to make things work, but I'm happy with the result.

  

*Coughs* I might have purchased a new pair of these shoes from J's too... but they are so cute how could I not!

Ok. I think that's all for now, my poor computer is crying for me to stop using shadows.

First Look:

Dress: /artilleri/ Bree dress *red/green*

Shoes: J's Platform Pumps (Red)

Hair:[LeLutka]-WATSON hair - Sweeden (both)

Skin: Lara Hurley-Anya red/Milky (both)

Eyes: CHAI EYES: Blue 3

Second Look:

Dress: /artilleri/ Tasty Tiki dress *pink*

Shoes: J's Platform Pumps (Black)

Necklace: The Golden Fleece - Alisa Necklace (10L!!!)

2nd Hair: [LeLutka]-RYKIEL hair - Sweeden

Straight to Blog

So we're back! It's been a lazy and crazy-filled month for us both in SL and RL, with new jobs, the end of my last semester in college, and the great journey into adulthood ahead of me. However, we finally set time aside to bring you a combined post with fashion, fun, and good tunes! First off, Abi and I rushed over like the other billion fashionable women on the grid, to grab the new release of Elikatira called 'Paper' (and 'Theory' for some of us who didn't get a chance to grab it).  I (Duch) adore Elika for releasing the essentials color collection because so often I'm changing hues and it can get quite spendy trying to keep up with that kind of habit. Next we hit TART for her gorgeous low priced jeans (seriously, 200L for 5 colors, you couldn't possibly get a better deal) which come with the standard pants layer, underwear layer, and two versions of cuffs for heels and flats. Throwing on these two items, we both quickly started adding accessories, and soon found ourselves to be a prime example of opposites attracting!

What Abi is wearing: 

Skin: ~Mynerva~Kia Shade 4

Eyes: CHAI EYES: Blue 3

Hair: [e] Theory - Blonde 02

Jacket: AOHARU FloralShortJacket_Pink

Shirt: [SC] Surf Couture - Sundance Halter Tank - Yellow

Bikini Top: [SC] Surf Couture - Retro Reef Bikini - Blue

Jeans: TART Clean Grunge-Dark Denim

Shoes: Slink Mia Wedges Cream

What Duchess is wearing: 

Skin: Plastik -- Ataciara - Poem - Cleavage - Retro Chic (Taste of the 50s Hunt Gift)

Hair: [e] Paper - Blonde 02

Eyes: Insufferable Dastard -- Onyx Eyes

Teeth : [PXL] Mouth_open_Addon_v6

Feet: SLink Jolie Pied v2.0 Flat Barefeet Low

Eyelashes: Magika Skin - Reall Prim Eyelashes

Shape: Personal shape (not sold)

AO: Vista Animations -- VISTA BADGIRL Ext Animation Overrider V. NOV08 U p4

Piercing: Admiral Spicy! --- Piercing V.1

Earrings: ~Muse~ -- Claire Diamond Earrings

Necklace: ~Muse~ -- Claire Ballet Necklace (Ivory)

Tattoo: Garden of Ku -- Tattoo Bao Bao_GoK

Shirt: TART -- TART Tee - 'basics' - gray

Jeans: TART-- grunge jeans - Clean (in black)

Belt:  [ATOMIC] -- Music Belt_Black

Abi clearly has spring on the mind with her gorgeous pairing of the Surf Co. halter tank with AOHARU's floral jacket. Topped off with the irresistable SLink Mia Wedges, she can pick up her girls from school, run errands, and pick up a date without a sweat. With Duchess we find a clear punk princess influence, inspired by her current playlist full of Gorillaz, Peaches, The White Stripes, Muse, NIN, Marilyn Manson, and Mindless Self Indulgence. Today, I bring you only one amazing song from MSI called "Straight to Video", while Abi brings you her own playlist favorite of today called "Hot Mess" by Chromeo:

 Enjoy the EARGASM!

New Poses

So me and my daughter went to Chic Limited and this pose set from aDORKable caught my eye and I HAD to have it! I played around with shadows and took a couple pics!

I also fell in love with this dress from -LaViere-. this was the first time I have visited the store and oh my gosh everything is so cute!

apparently I suck at shadows so ignore the feet LOL. Im not in a mood to fix it.

What I'm Wearing:

Skin: .ILLUSORY. Skin_Paige_Light - Stained A2 (LBF)

Eyes: CHAI EYES: Blue 3

Hair: [e] About - Blonde 02

Dress: LaViere- Romper Dress (Pale Yellow)

Jewelery: (Caroline's Jewelry) Butterflies in Paris Necklace

Shoes: SLink Cassandra Heels Mushroom

Poses: aDORKable Poses: Petals in the Wind

P.S. I just found this guy and I think i'm in looooooove

Grocery Shopping... In Style

Today certainly feels like a few days before vacation. In less than 3 days I will be officially on vacation, and while the school work won't stop, it will definitely be a nice break from the craziness that this next week will entail. Today, as I work on just one assignment upon many that are coming due, I present to you the errand-running outfit I've pulled together for Duchey. Hope you enjoy it!

Skin: :Curio: :GP: Sundust [Light] Pout-Whine 1

Hair: [LeLutka]-ADDISON hair - SoySauce

Eyes: Insufferable Dastard -- Muted Shade -- Dark Blue-Green Lg Pupils

Eyelashes: ~Mynerva~ Fitted Eyelashes

Shape: ~Mynerva~ Kianna Shape (modded)

Shirt: {mon tissu} So Boho Blouse - Blue

Jeans: Fri.day Low Rise Jeans -- Light

Boots: [e] Secret Boots -- Slate Grey
chair: LISP - Snowflake Tag Chair - White
livingroom: Thistle Chatham Cottage