Welcome to the Weekend!!!!

Yay its Saturday! Time for more Boutique news!

Pose 1 - Angelina Jolie #5
Pose Middle - Kate Beckinsale #2
Pose Inset - Christina Applegate Dollarbie
Wearing - Covet ($299) from Pout

Such a gorgeous and versatile dress this week from Pout. You get a short flirty skirt, ideal for clubbing, the medium skirt which is longer at the back and short at the front which reminds me of a dress you'd go salsa dancing in! And if that wasn't enough you have a classy long slim skirt that could easily take you from shopping in the day in all those high class designer stores (including Pout and Striking Poses of course!) to a drink at a bar in the evening. With a mesh detail to the middle of the top, you can show off some of that flesh without screaming for attention, to put it politely! It comes in 8 beautiful colours and at only $299 each, you can afford more than one!

Inset Pose - Kristen Stewart #2
Wearing - Aqua Bikini (Free this week) from Joyful Designs

Pose - Charlize Theron #5
Wearing - Ballroom Beauty ($199) from Joyful Designs

Once again its great what you find when you hunt around through our Boutique Stores and their main ones. This time I found the Aqua Bikini at Joyful Designs for free this week only. Its a prim bikini too, so it gave me a chance to practice my modifying skills. I didn't do too badly if I do say so myself. I also picked up the gorgeous Ballroom Beauty gown. The skirt is such a transparent tease and it moves lovely with your body...perfect for a night out dancing. New releases are 50% off this week at the mainstore, so you definately do not want to miss this! I spent some time playing the Number Guess game - which I sucked at, but it was fun!

Pose - Tanja Dexters Lucky Chair
Wearing - Aquamarin ($0) from Medusa's Joy

Another example of the great things you find when you poke around the stores. I was wandering the Medusa's Joy Boutique Store, grabbed a LM to their main one to check out more of the range, and stumbled upon this lovely gift. The colour is fabulous and I love the different textures used to give the gown a unique look. Its a store you need to experience!

Pose - Courtney Cox Dollarbie
Wearing - Escada (Subscribo Gift) from Jazmyn D

Nothing sucks more than having to play "group tag" between work, home and guilty pleasure groups when you need or want to join more. The 25 limit is hideous, especially when you pay to join groups and need to join more for whatever reason. Anyway back to Jazmyn D. She does have a subscribo and I absolutely love this gift you receive when you join it. The shirts are two layers, open white top and the blue tank style top, and a sexy pair of black pants with belt detailing. Its dressy enough for work, if you are in management or work in an office environment, or for more casual occasions such as shopping or just hanging out. Check out her store, hit the subscribo and keep in touch with the awesome things she has for us in her main store and at her Striking Poses Boutique one.

Zelly has some fantabulous things for you coming up next week and I can't wait to see how Ake uses them in her blog posts for us. I just know they will have you all going "gaga" over them. Time for me to dash off before one of them spanks me for that dreadful pun.

Enjoy your weekend!!!

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Bumper Monday Madness!

I got so disorientated over the weekend that I completely forgot what days it was and I missed my Saturday post!!! To make up for it, I have a bumper post for you today full of so many goodies!

Inset Pose - Catrinel Menghia #10
Wearing - Sweety ($225) from DollyRock

Pose - Charlize Theron #1
Wearing - Jackee ($225) from DollyRock

Just when you think you're all choccied out after Easter, DollyRock brings you the most irresistable and exquisite dress ever. The chocolate Sweety dress!!! Omg I could just eat this one up! Smooth chocolate covers the bodice and sleeves, moving down to a chunky chocolate skirt thats just so....yummmmmy! A cute touch is the "eat me" badge! If you are as big a chocoholic as me, you NEEEEED this dress! For the urban commando, there is the cutest pink cargo set for you called Jackee. The cropped jacket is adorable and I especially love the pockets which attach to hips and arms giving the outfit a more authentic look. You'll be ready to take on anything in this outfit!

Inset Pose - Pink #4
Wearing - Haughty 2 ($149) from Jazmyn D

Pose - Jean Shrimpton #9
Wearing - Haughty ($149) from Jazmyn D

Yet another affordable and classy Jazmyn D look. The halter top is just so sexy and looks great matched up with either the pants or the miniskirt. Its a look that works for casual events or even dressy occasions. Don't forget to check out Jazmyn's mainstore too for more fabulous clothes, bargains and hit up the subscribo while you are there to keep up with all the great new products!

Pose - Foxy Brown Dollarbie
Wearing - Untamed ($199) from Joyful Designs

You'll be looking every bit the sophisticated huntress stalking your shopping prey in this ensemble from Joyful Designs. Complete with glasses, hat, and sandals, this is a great outfit for lunch with the girls or shopping jaunts through the malls and stores of SL. The animal print detailing gives this such a great look for anyone who likes things a bit wilder.

Pose 1 - Yamila Diaz Lucky Chair
Wearing - Candy Bikini ($0) from Sweet!

Pose 2 - Sandra Bullock #9
Wearing - Spring Flowers Shirt (Malt Hunt Gift) from Sweet!

Its always a nice surprise when I find gifts from our Boutiquers in hunts all over SL. Being a hunt junkie, I do a lot of them and I was over at Malt doing their Easter Egg hunt when I found an egg from Sweet! with six lovely shirts in it. The Spring Flower one is just so cute. From a distance it does look like the actual shirt is transparent and that you have nothing but flowers and leaves covering you, but its just an illusion from the pale beige fabric. I also found the cute Candy Bikini as a gift in the store over at Malt. Its perfect for summer, beautifully cut and looks like you are covered with M & Ms. Mmmmm I want more chocolate!

From Body Doubles I have 60s sex kitten Ann-Margaret for you today! Born in Sweden and raised in the States, Ann-Margaret went on to become a bombshell in movies and had a successful singing career as well. She has won 5 Golden Globes and also had Oscar, Emmy and Grammy nominations. Best known for her role in Viva Las Vegas opposite Elvis Presley, Ann-Margaret has had a wonderful career which is still going strong. You can be the original redhaired bombshell with this fabulous shape from Body Doubles. With it comes a styling note to help you pick the skin, hair and everything else to become the pictured and finished star.

I do have one more gorgeous item to share with you, but I'll save it for Thursday to give Ake a chance to show you all the fabulous new poses Zelly has created for us.

The Boutique Stores are on the third floor of the mainstore in Glenn. If you are a total stairtard like me and have trouble navigating even the simplest stairs, there is a TP to the stores by the main entrance. All the stores are chock (there's that word again!) full of fabulous surprises and things to thrill and delight you. There are also LMs to their mainstores if you want to check out more of their ranges, so stop by and spend a bit of time browsing. You never know what you will find there.

I have a vacancy at the moment, so give me a yell if you would like to join the Boutique Store family.

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Wo0t Its The Weekend!!!!!

Welcome to the weekend! You know what that means...more goodies from the Striking Poses Boutique Stores!!!!

Pose 1 - Jean Shrimpton #8
Pose 2 - Fay Wray #10
Wearing - Katherine Gown ($250) Short Dress and Gown Options from Joyful Designs

A new addition to the Striking Poses Boutique family is Joyful Designs. As Zelly said when I mentioned it to her...what a happy name! Not only that, but some of the cutest and elegant gowns at wonderful prices too! The Katherine gown is just one of the glamorous designs you will find there. Not only is it classy, but the colours are such gorgeous jewel tones that you will fall in love. As a bonus, there is a minidress option for more casual occasions. Come on in and check out the fabulous Joyful Designs.

Pose 1 - Kristen Stewart #2
Wearing - Belted Freebie ($0) from Medusa's Joy

Pose 2 - Maxim 0608 Shannon Elizabeth
Wearing - Bite Me (Top Designer Hunt Gift) from Medusa's Joy

I just love the generosity of designers in Second Life. They never cease to amaze me with the gifts they give to us all either through groups, hunts or store freebies. I popped on into the Medusa's Joy mainstore and came across these two wonderful gifts from MeritKay to us all. First was the Belted Freebie set. I just love a casual jeans outfit to wear when I'm wandering around or just hanging out. This set is just perfect for those occasions. As part of the Top Designer's Hunt, Medusa's Joy has the Bite Me dress as their gift. Its different, fun and funky! You're bound to turn heads when you wear this number! There is also a sale going on at the moment, so don't miss out on a bargain!

Pose - Charlize Theron #1
Wearing - Victoria ($50) from Katz

If you're wanting to stock up your inventory with fun, sexy and awesome clothing, run on in to Katz this week because everything in store is marked down from $50 - $100. If you're after something sexy and casual, then the Victoria set is just right for you. The laced top is so sexy and makes this outfit something special. Don't forget to check out their mainstore for more extraordinary bargains!

Body Doubles has done it again! At this rate I'm going to need an army of alts to stand around my home in Body Double yumminess! You don't get more yummy than Hugh Jackman!!! Whether you loved him as Wolverine (how could you not?) or as a bit of rough in Australia, he is one delicious hunk of Man-Meat! You can't go wrong with the man voted Sexiest Man Alive in People magazine for 2009! Also new this week to Body Doubles is Naomi Campbell. Supermodel, superdiva and supersexy! At $600 each, they will sex up any avatar! As always...its the SHAPE you are buying at Body Doubles. Included in each pack is a notecard detailing the skins, hairs, eyes etc that went into making the shape look like the celebrity!

As you can see, I was successful in my appeal to LL and I'm back! Fingers crossed that Ake is back with us tomorrow with more Striking Poses reminders of the fantastic poses Zelly has in the store that we might have forgotten about. She is hard at work making some new poses for us this weekend, as well as a fabulous new group gift, so if you haven't joined, now is the time!!!!

Enjoy your weekend!

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