So Noble is Royal Purple

Dear Diary:

Royal Purple, or Tyrian purple, is linked to royalty.  Early in history, purple-dyed cloth was very expensive so only the wealthy could afford it.  As a result, it became a status symbol for those high up in society.

To dye the cloth this particular colour, one had to obtain a natural secretion from sea snails.  Talk about labour intensive work!

But - oh -  I do feel very royal  in this look.

Good Night for now.

I'm wearing:

Skin: LeLutka Lola (light)

Lipstick: Aleida lip A (007)

Eyes: Ikon Sunrise Deep Hazel

Eye Makeup: Mozz Cosmetics Glittery smokey eye (purple)

Lashes: Mozz Cosmetics lashes Version 2 (05)

Hair: LeLutka Tokyo

Nails: Je Suis..naive nails No 001 (purples)

Jumpsuit: Miamai Ella (purple)

Fur stole: Icing fur stole (tinted)

Shoes: Kalnins Fashions shoes (Orchid)

Earrings: MG Shell earrings Teardrop (Peacock) (Mesh)(SL Marketplace)

Poses: sTaTUS

Bright, Sparkly Red Toes

Dear Diary:

One of the small self indulgences that I have is keeping my fingers and toes painted in bright colours.  Of course I plan on doing it on a night when I have lots of time.  

I know that nail polish is a  made up of  resins, solvents and colouring agents and a lot of other chemicals that make the polish thick and stick to your nails. 

Scientists have eliminated other substances, such as formaydehyde, as they think this may cause certain illnesses.

This has lead to producing a water based nail polish that is being advertised as environmentally friendly.  However, some users of this type of polish don't think it's as colourful or as shiny as the chemical based kind.  It's not always "chip" proof either.

Pink has always been the most popular colour for nail polish but lately black has also made its way into the top ten list.

Polish on the nails used to be  strictly a woman's thing but now more men are applying clear or pale polish to their nails to give the nails a healthy look.
Some women now apply decals to their nails on top of the polish to add a little pizzazz.

I'll stick to my bright red colours either sparkly, shiny or neon.


Good Night for now.

I'm wearing:
Skin: LeLutka Lola (light)
Hair: Truth Hair Julia
Hair Ribbon: Bandana Rama headband (green) (SL Marketplace)
Nails: Candy Nail basic (Red 02)

Sweat suit: AngelDust MySwag Sweatsuit (green)
Feet: SLink Jolie Pied Barefeet v3 (low)

Furniture: La Galleria Bathrooms White & Marble Vanity, Marble & Iron Vanity Bench

Pose with nail polish bottle and brush: Wolfmoon Designs Paint your Toes Anywhere (presently not in store)

How about an official Canadian cake?

Dear Diary:

A few months back I blogged about Canada getting an official tartan ["Canada's Official Tartan - April 7, 2011].  Well, now someone has proposed we have a national cake - strawberry shortcake!  This would not be the typical biscuit variety.  It would be a white cake, topped with fresh strawberries and iced with whipped cream. 

Looking through the window of my greenhouse, you can see me picking the strawberries off a plant in a container but in Canada, strawberries grow wild in almost every province, making them a perfect choice for an official cake.  When you put them on top of a white cake, with whipped cream, you have Canada's colours in full display.  Using it for Canada's birthday cake, you could outline the Canadian flag in strawberries.  How supremely yummy would that be?

I'm for this cake...well, actually I'm for any cake.  I going to take this plate of strawberries and try making the cake right now.

Good Night for now.

I'm wearing:
Skin: LeLutka Lola Friday skin (sun tan) (Rocking Friday)
Eyes: Miriel Hazel (no longer available)
Eyelashes: FTL Eyelashes 502 Kirei
Hair: Raspberry Aristocratic Hair Petunia II (gift from Hair Fair 2011)

Jumpsuit: The Sea Hole DNA Summer suit (free) (SL Marketplace)

Earrings: Caroline's Jewelry Large Hoop earrings (silver) (gift)

Greenhouse: La Galleria greenhouse (gift)

Strawberry plant: Estequal Virtual strawberry plant
Strawberries on plate: Dish with wild strawberries #1 (SL Marketplace)

Pose: Exposeur