Elixir - HEXBlade Rubber Suit

Deirdre:

Do they hold by static cling? Quantum uncertainty? Force of personality? In any case, the cool (shiny!) hex tiles make the HEXBlade Rubber Suit look futuristic and wild.

Of course, the suit is pretty much a pair of sleeves and leggings - hey, spaceships have climate control, right?

Kidding aside, when I see a suit like that, I like to see a closed version included.

If you want to wear the tiles close to your body - and I’m not saying that’s necessary - you’ll want to set a bit of time aside on a good pose stand.

The tiles are mesh, so full mod, resize and tint. Backup before fiddling ;)

lelo:
Something new and futuristic from Khorus at Elixir tonight, the HEXBlade rubber suit.

The outfit consists of thick rubber legging and a undertop also in thick black rubber and a whole lot of blue hex tiles in prim form.

There are tiles for the thighs, underarms, shoulders, neck and breasts, you also get a pair of rubber panties with tiles on them.

There are 4 sizes for the breast covers for small, medium, large or lolas though some fitting is required. Also note that cover is not to be taken literally.

The hex tiles have a resize script but the best way of fully fitting them would be to move each separate tile into the right position, a bit of a job but perfection takes time.

Name : Elixir
Owner : Khorus Magne
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nelson%20Bay/187/169/27
 

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	9	8
Price	8	7
Service	9	8
Store	9	8

Elixir’s New Look

Khorus Magne sent us a quick hello last week, just a hair too late to stick in the Friday post, so here it is : Elixir, and her sister store, Boingo, just moved to a new location in Nelson Bay.

Both stores have undergone a complete redesign, along more space-stationy lines (don’t mind the palm trees around it) for Elixir, and a hard to describe circle-based look for Boingo.

I could also just show you pics, instead of moaning ;)

The new SLURL : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nelson%20Bay/175/160/27

As a reminder, Twisted Orchid’s sixth anniversary party is tomorrow, pretty much all day. Drop by and have fun!

Deirdre and lelo

Elixir - Scirocco Boots and Embrace and Renegade

Deirdre:

We saw those neat boots at Elixir a while back, and there were cool new vests, too - boots and vests, one post, right? Ha! Our life should be so easy.

Khorus unexpectedly threw in a new item: boot extensions!

Suddenly, the already very cool Scirocco knee boots can be turned into even cooler thigh boots, with a clothes-layer stocking and prim-part boot top.

Not enough? There is also an ankle-high version of the boots included, so you can wear them with pants.

The boots are armored, and the textures are outstanding; leather or armor parts have different reflectivity, there are seams, folds, hard bits and soft bits.. this is very impressive work.

The boot extension complements the knee boot very well, despite the known difficulty of getting prim and clothes-layer textures to match.

The vest I’m wearing is in the same line, called simply Scirocco Vest Hextile, and since Khorus didn’t want us to model her boots without pants, I’m wearing the Renegade Riza Cheek Shorts.

As I was telling lelo, my vest you wear when you’re not worried about being shot in the chest, hers when you are ;)

lelo:
Elixir is always good for some interesting themed clothing, and no exception with tonights gear, and gear it is as this seems to be military inspired.

Ok, a very sexy army would use this as a uniform, but he this is SL and SL has a good share of fetish wasteland playgrounds.

I’m wearing the Renegade Risa outfit with the Sirocco boots, the outfit comes with the cheek shorts, stockings, mesh gloves and a top that can be worn on and off the shoulder.

You also get a nice prim piece to make a realistic top that spans between your breasts.

In the final picture i’m wearing the Pilot Parka in Hextile, there is also a Ribbed version, the parka looks more like a armoured vest, but except for the strange name they do look very good. (Latex catsuit not included!)

One bit of warning: the parkas, unlike the boots and the vest, which are unrigged, are rigged mesh and come only in one size.

So, great looking gear to roam the post apocalyptic wastelands, or just look great on the dance floor. *winks*

Name : Elixir
Owner : Khorus Magne
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nelson%20Bay/187/169/27

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	9	8
Price	8	7
Service	9	8
Store	9	8

Elixir - Hextile

Deirdre:

Hextile is a new line of clothing from Elixir for all you people who get shot and stabbed a lot in SL: “armor plating framed in durable rubber, grommetted and reinforced with carbon mesh”, it says here.

Now we’ve had the prototypes for a good while, but when someone tells me something under the rose, I respect that 100%.

So when Obscuria Cyannis told us last week that the Hextile line was out, I said, “awesome!”, and marked our calendar to feature it tonight.

We had a peek at the store for prices and for the sake of completeness - we’re good that way - and I saw that the men’s vest I’m wearing here got *big* improvements.

I decided to wear it to show you the hextile pattern anyway, but don’t look for it at the store. Hey, prototypes are perks too ;)

So, Hextile: cool, sexy armor for your superhero / espionage / science-fiction roleplay. Complete it with the hardshell boots (not shown) for a more spacey look, and have fun in style :)

lelo:
I’m wearing the 1 piece suit from the Hextile series here, and it might be armor plated but you must be a pretty good shot to hit this body. *winks*

You get all the cloth layers for a bit of mixing, though with this texture it will be hard to match to it.

Still the texture really makes the Hextile series, i do love the look especially all the different grey tones, just shows you that there really is no need for all the black on black we get in SL.

As we said Hextile is a serie, the body i’m wearing it the skimpiest one in it, but there are also pants and a full suit in a male and female version.

So as per usual Elixir offers something out of the ordinary, so looking for something not everyone is wearing? get your butt over to Elixir.

Name : Elixir
Owner : Khorus Magne
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nelson%20Bay/187/169/27

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	8	8
Price	8	7
Service	9	8
Store	9	8

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SL9B exhibitors are friendly!

I’m still trying to finish visiting an entire sim at the expo, but this morning progress was slowed by people who forcibly sat me down and talked my ear off... well, no, not really. ;)

People who know me know I’m pretty sociable and I do think SL is for conversation. So this morning I ran into Pamala Clift, the Roadside Philosopher and author of the “Virgin’s Handbook on Virtual Relationships”, an ebook carried on Amazon.

Pamala’s been in SL for a good while, and while I’m not sure that her thought that everyone will come to the metaverse is for anytime soon, she certainly has interesting ideas worth considering. A free chapter of her ebook is available at her booth in Celebrate.

I then had a pleasant chat with the folks at the Transgendered Lounge, Trinity Dejavu and Lilly Noodle. The Lounge is, to quote Trinity, “a low-key peer support group and hangout, we run a drop in place where people can just swing by, chat and hang out as well and regular meetings”.

They were awesomely friendly and interesting, and they’re readers of the blog already, so hi ladies! :)

The Time Tunnel is the attraction I want to mention in particular, because they had content uniquely related to us.

I’ll let the pictures speak.. we’ve come a long way, baby!

Elixir - Embrace and Renegade Risa

Deirdre:
Science-fiction outfits from Elixir teach us important things about the future : skin cancer has apparently been licked, and it’s warm over there ;)

These are the Renegade Risa (modeled by yours truly) and Embrace (worn by lelo), cool new outfits from Elixir.

The split rear (or sides in lelo’s case) stockings are very neat and quite original.

We hadn’t featured Elixir in a while - the Bax latex boots made me think of calling Khorus.

She’s working hard on her new store, Boingo (leather, swimsuits and clubwear - we’ll definitely be visiting!) but still put together more awesome sci-fi-y outfits we’ll be showing you soon.

Both outfits come in all clothes layers, allowing you to throw on jackets and such - you know, if you time-travel to the cold, distant past ;)

lelo:
We had to use several rolls of double sided tape but we managed to keep everything in place. *winks*

I’m wearing the Embrace Jumper, something you shouldn’t do in this outfit, which has some smart prim extra’s.

Both outfits have a prim panel between the breast making them look much more natural, mine even simulates a bit of shadow beneath it.

With the Embrace you also get a nice collar and two buckles on the hips.

The cloth layer pieces come in every layer so you can wear things under or over it, very smart as there isn’t much coverage, not that that is a bad thing of-course.

So get some industrial strength sticky tape and slip into one of these sexy outfits. *smiles*

Name : Elixir
Owner : Khorus Magne
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nelson%20Bay/196/71/46

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	8	8
Price	8	7
Service	9	8
Store	9	8

Elixir - Renegade Minidress and Belt

Deirdre
Elixir traded their space station for a gorgeous pair of facing stores. It was quite a surprise when we landed in the middle.

The second store, Boingo, is fun but less shiny and space-y - we’ll stick with the Elixir brand - but do have a look at both when you visit.

The Renegade dress is simple and well-made, as you can see if you zoom in. Sadly the details fade at a relatively short distance.

The prim part stands out a bit because the dress isn’t a flat color, but detailed textures. But as lelo says, it’s a lot better than doing without.

Khorus mentioned that she had been busy with the new stores, and seeing them, I believe it. New designs are rumored to be upcoming... we’ll be keeping an eye out :)

Are you free tomorrow at 3PM? If you are, drop by the Rubber Room for a cool impromptu event. (Impromptu is Italian for “Next time Deirdre will plan a little bit ahead.” ) Fun, music, great dj’s and dancers, prizes, champagne and flowers... You’d think we would tell you what it’s about? You’re right. Tomorrow! :)

lelo
Here is a great option for the mandatory LBD that should be in every girl's wardrobe.

Khorus did a great job on the texturing, bringing life to the entire dress, not the black on black you see so often.

The cut-outs are quite revealing, but just on the right side of being sexy and not trashy, the fishnet panels on the back are just lovely.

The outfit comes in all layers but better take care, not all tops fit perfectly to the bottoms.. just like in BDSM.

The skirt comes with the usual prim panel, hiding that awful Linden boeboe.

The stockings really look like thigh high boots to me, especially with how the top looks from behind, so let's all call Khorus and ask her to make them into boots. *smiles*

Once again those fishnet panels on the back of the calves are to die for...oops blond alert. *winks*

The belt is sold separately and comes with a handy notecard explaining how you can adjust it to fit your hips.

So better head over to Elixir and get your LBD.. they *are* mandatory you know.

Name : Elixir
Owner : Khorus Magne
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nelson%20Bay/187/169/27

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	8	8
Price	8	7
Service	9	8
Store	9	8

Latex Fashion Week at Dark Refuge

Latexiana Valeska, the designer at LaVa we covered last June, is holding a week-long latex fashion event at club Dark Refuge.

The club is pretty goth, a little fetish, yet vanilla-friendly. (I don’t know how well that works, but hey, they didn’t ask my advice.)

It’s also mostly German, which explains the Europe party times.

Here is the schedule for the week :

Latex Fashion Week at Dark Refuge

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dark%20Refuge/142/38/33
Monday August 16th to Sunday August 22nd

Events start every day at 12PM, SL time (21:00 CET)

Monday 16th - LaVa
DJ : Roy Zane - Tombola: win one of 3 LaVa Outfits
Dress code: Orange

Tuesday 17 - Elixir
DJ : Lady Marmelade - Contest Outfits and Gift cards
Dress code: yellow and blue

Wednesday 18 - Chey´s Spicy Outfits
DJ : Mia Dragon - You can win one of 3 Outfits
Dress code: Violet

Thursday 19 - Catch it
DJ : Bionic4U Baxter - contest for outfits and gift cards for all
Dress code: Black and Red

Friday 20 - POC powers of creation
DJ : Racheengel - you can win some high price store cards
Dress code: Pink

Saturday 21 - Kayliwulf Kingdom
DJ : Vinx - Contest, best white/black Latex couple, (prize one Kayliwulf Outfit), gift cards for all guests.
Dress code: Black and White

Sunday 22 - Fashion Show with all Labels
Start time : 9 AM SL-Time
AFTERPARTY with DJ Ruben (around 12 PM SL-Time)

Extra-Landmark to the catwalk: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dark%20Refuge/143/126/26

Badkatz - Wet Chocolate One-Piece Swimsuit

Deirdre:
Yummy is the first designer I ever met in SL, lo those many years ago.. and it was good to drop by her store again and chat a bit.

This awesome one-piece swimsuit caught my eye in the “New” vendor, and as Yummy always called her leather pieces “chocolate”.. well, it does look pretty lickable, doesn’t it? ;)

A pair of big Versace-style shades to complement it and I’m ready for Saint-Tropez (Eagle-eyed readers will recognize the Elixir Albedo sunglasses).

As usual, the price was excellent. Badkatz doesn’t do only leather/fetish, so if you want elegant and inexpensive clothing, do drop by.

lelo:
It was time to visit another old friend, we hadn’t featured in a while.

As was to be expected the store was rebuilt, and Yummy assured us she would be remodeling pretty soon...again.

Looking at the “new” vendor Mistress instantly fell in love with this swimsuit.

I’m sure we’re in for some beach time pretty soon, though not sure if the leather will like that. *winks*

Ohh and don’t forget to check out her midnight mania, she has some great clothes in it.

Name : Badkatz Clothing
Owner : Yummy Freelunch
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/BADKATZ/54/202/23

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	8	7
Price	9	8
Service	9	8
Store	8	7

Elixir - Albedo Sunglasses and Bodysuit 2.0

Deirdre:
The latest Elixir release is those lovely, futuristic Albedo sunglasses, but I thought it would be kind of boring to just wear that.

I thought that they would go really well with the Latex Bodysuit 2.0, and what do you know? I was right! ;)

The sunglasses have a very good menu, allowing texture, opacity and shine change on the lens and frame, and a cool flip option to wear the shades up on your head.

A note about the body suit : it comes with cool prim shoulder pads and pant legs. You will fiddle to fit them. Take a copy first ;)

lelo:
While looking in our list of designers we saw that we had neglected Elixir for some time so we went and had a good look for what's new.

The real news were the sunglasses and as we both liked the look of the 2.0 bodysuit we were quickly sold.

Where the glasses say snowboard queen the catsuit makes it a more spacey thing, you just have to love those 80's shoulder-pads.

Khorus shows once again that Elixir has it's own style and goes it's own way in SL.

Name : Elixir
Owner : Khorus Magne
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nelson%20Bay/187/169/27

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	8	8
Price	8	7
Service	9	8
Store	8	8

Elixir - Serpent

Deirdre:
As I promised in our last Elixir post, here's some fashions for the boys : an extremely neat outfit called Serpent, modeled by Seph Ishelwood, one of the friendly models we met during LFFW.

(Seph is dependable and zero-fuss : I recommend him wholeheartedly.)

Elixir has a space theme, as well as fetish. I'd say this is the perfect outfit for a slave boy on a space station.. but you'll have to supply your space shoes, none are included. ;)

Beautifully detailed textures, the top in 3 clothes layers so you have options. Numerous colors, as you can see in the ad we snagged.

This store is definitely worth a visit. Tell them lelo sent you, that ought to confuse them.

lelo:Great use of texturing and prims in this one and an amazing fresh design from Khorus Magne.

The pads in the texture give the clothes a good 3D look, i had to really zoom in to check if he hadn't used prims.

The cutouts are really revealing and give the outfit a very sexy look, first time i see a good sexy outfit for men in SL, could be i didn't give them that much attention till now. *winks*

The thing that really stands out with this outfit, no not that part, are the prim leggings which give the outfit it's unique look.

So guys, if you want to show your sexy side get one of these, the girls will love it, well i do anyway... *smiles*

Name : Elixir
Owner : Khorus Magne
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nelson%20Bay/187/169/27

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	8	8
Price	8	7
Service	9	8
Store	8	8

Elixir - Latex Raincoat

Deirdre:
Elixir is one of the designers who participated in the LFFW, and we just had to go see for ourselves what other goodies were at the store.

First thing that caught my eye when we came in was this lovely latex raincoat.

Khorus told me that the transparent version was inspired by Blade Runner, so here's the link to the video. (just the link - you may remember that this is the scene where Zhora gets killed.)

This is a really detailed item. I thought the whole thing was prim when I first saw it - it's that good. But there's a jacket layer, so you'll want to plan your outfits accordingly.

The big upturned collar is great, and along with the cuffs, gives the "solid" effect. Adjust the height and position to fit your shape - easily done.

And I don't want to give away any future posts, but we've seen a lot of great men's wear at Elixir, and we now know some good male models.. stay tuned ;)

lelo:
This was a new one for us, latex raincoats isn't something you see much around SL.

The box contains 5 parts making up the raincoat, it uses the jacket cloth layer and 4 prim items making up the collar, cuffs and flexy skirt tails.

The shine of the latex is quite good, the transparent version has a slight tint so you can just see it.

The flexy skirt really makes this jacket come alive and hardly needed any adjustment.

Anyone know a rainy sim we can go to try these out?

Name : Elixir
Owner : Khorus Magne
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nelson%20Bay/187/169/27

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	8	8
Price	8	7
Service	9	7
Store	8	8