SL SPIRIT

New (PG) Location

2011-04-10T10:37:00.001-07:00

SPIRIT has moved to a new location. Best of all, it's on a PG sim now! That means everyone, both teen and adult, can now shop for all your cheerleading and dance items safely and securely.

Come check out the new location at:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Mellor/45/169/21

New Cheer & Dance Jewelry from SPIRIT

2009-09-18T15:31:00.000-07:00

At long last, new jewelry has come to SPIRIT!

For the cheerleaders, we have megaphone necklaces, megaphone charm bracelets, and mini megaphone belly rings in your choice of gold or silver metal, diamond studded or plain metal megaphones, and texture change sculpted gemstones on the belly rings.

For the dancers, we have a ton of new necklaces featuring texture change sculpted gemstones, sculpted lettering, hearts galore, tribal dance themed, and more!

BUT...in order to see these brand new cheer and dance jewelry, there's a tiny catch. They're currently only available at the Jewelry Fair! So tp on over to the fair (use the SLURL below and follow the red beam to find the SPIRIT booth), where you'll find all the latest and finest crafted cheer and dance jewelry at a temporary discount!

SPIRIT Booth SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/JewelryFair%202/49/127/28/

After the fair, look for updates as to when these items become available at the SPIRIT store. ;)

SPIRIT Dazzlers Featured in Avenue Magazine!

2009-06-24T22:00:00.000-07:00

The SPIRIT Dazzlers were extremely honored and excited to be featured in an article in the May 2009 issue of Avenue Magazine, starting on page 264!

You can read this issue online at http://issuu.com/avenue/docs/avenue.may09, as well as pick up a copy of this issue in-world at the Dazzler Center Showcase at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Plush%20Omicron/157/101/21/.

Thank you Avenue Magazine for giving the SPIRIT Dazzlers this wonderful honor!

New Release: Ballet Wedges

2009-06-24T16:23:00.000-07:00

Whether you need shoes for casual or more formal occasions, the new SPIRIT Ballet Wedges make a elegant, feminine finish. Available in 18 colors with either a cork or black lacquer wedge, these sculpted shoes feature satin ribbon laces and bows that twine around the feet and calves. They can be worn two ways, either without the upper laces for a simpler look, or with the upper laces for a more dramatic style. No mod/copy/no transfer, upper laces resizable scripted.

Now available at SPIRIT in the following colors: Autumn Brown, Black Swan, Copper, Cream, Fuschia, Gold, Grape Leaf, Hot Pink, Lavendar, Lemonade, Lime, Navy Blue, Plum, Rain, Rose Red, Sugarplum Pink, Tangerine, and White.

Hair Fair 2009 Releases

2009-06-24T15:13:00.000-07:00

I am so excited to get to participate in this year's Hair Fair! It's been a 2 year dream of mine, so the excitement level at SPIRIT is extremely high. So high that, once I got started making hairstyles for this event, I ended up going overboard and making WAAAY more than the maximum of 5 allowed. So look for additional styles to be released very, very soon.

In the meantime, the following are the five styles currently available at the SPIRIT booth at the Hair Fair (look in the NW sim of the fair for the red and yellow striped, double tiered cake). Also available at the SPIRIT booth are two dollarbies. These hairstyles will only be available at the Hair Fair until July 5th, when they will then become available at the SPIRIT store. The dollarbies will go on sale at regular prices after July 5th.

Birds of Paradise Collection: Feathered Ponytail (available in 4 colors):

Birds of Paradise Collection: Caged (features an animated sculpted bird - available in 16 shades sold in 4-packs):

Birds of Paradise Collection: Grass Nest Ponytail (nonflexi except for the flexi hair standing straight up behind the diamond encrusted, sculpted bird - available in 16 shades sold in 4-packs):

Pro Cheer Flexi Hair: Pyper (flexi - available in 16 shades sold in 4-packs):

Pro Cheer Flexi Hair: Pyper Ponytail (flexi - available in 16 shades sold in 4-packs):

Hair Fair Dollarbie Style: Nutcracker Collection - Sugarplum Fairy, Pink Jeweled:

Hair Fair Dollarbie Outfit: Lolly Ballerina:

SPIRIT Hair Fair Booth SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/HF%202009/178/55/22/

--SavannahAnn McMillan

Owner, SPIRIT ... for everything cheer and dance in SL!

SPIRIT Grand Opening!

2009-05-07T22:28:00.000-07:00

SPIRIT's got a whole new look and TONS of new releases coming out! AND our models, the SPIRIT Dazzlers, have a brand new Dazzlers Center featuring our very own football stadium, theater stage, and showcase!
To celebrate the joint grand opening of SPIRIT's brand new store design and the new SPIRIT Dazzlers Center, the SPIRIT Dazzlers Professional Cheer/Dance/Modeling Team will be performing this Saturday at 3 pm SLT. Come see this one time only performance featuring some of SPIRIT's latest hip hop and ballet clothing, pick up free gifts (including the new SPIRIT Dazzlers Collectible Trading Cards, the first ever 2009 SPIRIT Dazzlers Swimsuit Calendar, and SPIRIT goodies) and be entered to win randomly awarded SPIRIT gift certificates! Then stop by the new SPIRIT store for sales, new skins, new cheer, hip hop, and ballet clothing, hair, jewelry, and much more!

SPIRIT Dazzlers Center SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Plush%20Omicron/157/101/21/
SPIRIT Store SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Plush%20Omicron/58/202/22
SPIRIT Dazzlers Website: www.SpiritDazzlers.com
SPIRIT Blog: http://slspirit.blogspot.com

SPIRIT's First Machinima Commercial!

2009-03-27T17:07:00.000-07:00

Presenting SPIRIT's first ever machinima commercial...

Everything shown is from SPIRIT, including the skins worn by the SPIRIT Dazzlers models, their hair, jewelry, clothing, shoes, the Torros Cheer Uniform Scottie Dog, the furnishings, and even the two cheer poses shown by the standing models.

The models featured are the gorgeous, always classy SPIRIT Dazzlers. Featuring (in order of appearance) SPIRIT Dazzlers Director Pyper Dollinger, SPIRIT Dazzler Vitality Lollipop, myself, and SPIRIT Dazzlers Charmie Latte, Tatiana Kurri, and Nemi McCoy.

Great job, ladies, you look fantastic and really know how to show off all the designs from SPIRIT!

SPIRIT Dazzlers Team Auditions

2009-03-21T19:33:00.000-07:00

Thank you for your interest in the SPIRIT Dazzlers Professional Cheer and Dance Team. The SPIRIT Dazzlers is a team of cheerleaders, dancers, and models who are paid to represent SPIRIT with class, grace, and style in fashion shows, promotional events, paid performances, magazine ads, videos, and commercials. Ladies and gentlemen who are chosen to represent SPIRIT on the SPIRIT Dazzlers team will be paid for their participation at these events and modeling jobs, will have exclusive opportunities to build their modeling portfolios as few others can, and will receive many custom and prereleased SPIRIT designs while an active member on the team.

We will have 3 sections to the audition process...application reviews, auditions by invitation only, and individual interviews.

1. Please create a folder named Dazzlers-(your name). In this folder please put the application and include 3 pics of yourself...1 headshot, 1 full bodyshot, and 1 pic that will show us your personality. Please do not include nude shots.

2. The second portion to the auditions will be an invitation-only tryout, which will consist of a review of your knowledge of terms and moves. You will be given animations and gestures and will be expected to successfully perform them on cue.

3. The third portion will be an invitation-only individual interview where you will get the opportunity to demonstrate your personality in a conversational setting.

If you are chosen to become a member of the SPIRIT Dazzlers team, please be sure that the shape you send photos of is modifiable and one you are willing to dedicate exclusively to SPIRIT approved usage only. Also, expect to follow the team rules and attend at least one meeting or rehearsal a week (or more during the week of an upcoming performance).

Applications can be picked up at the SPIRIT Dazzlers Showcase building at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Plush%20Omicron/202/88/21/. Please send your folder with your application and pictures to SPIRIT Dazzlers Director Pyper Dollinger by April 1, 2009.

Team Website: http://www.SpiritDazzlers.com
SPIRIT Dazzlers Showcase SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Plush%20Omicron/202/88/21/

New Ballet Costumes & Poses

2009-03-20T13:14:00.000-07:00

SPIRIT is bringing in the light, airy feel and colors of spring with its new Watercolor Ballet Collection, plus a ton of new ballet poses good for photography work or in any ballet AO.

Ballet Poses...
Available individually as mod/copy/no transfer. Try before you buy using our animation vendors located in the ballet room as well as in the SPIRIT Dance Theater's dance room.

Watercolor Ballet Collection...
8 watercolor chiffon color sets available (Blue, Rose, Green, Peach, Pink, Purple, Lavendar, and Sky Blue). Located in the ballet room. Each color set includes the following mix and match items to create a variety of looks from:
- Leotard/Tank Top on 3 clothing layers
- Cropped Top on 3 clothing layers
- Briefs on 2 clothing layers
- White Semi-Sheer Seamed Tights in white
- Ballet Slippers in European Pink on shoe layer for a guaranteed perfect fit every time and no interference with dance poses/animations
- 3 sculpted prim sheer tops
- multi-color chiffon flexi Ballet Class Skirt with sculpted satin waistband
- multi-color chiffon flexi Empire Skirt
- multi-color chiffon flexi Skirt

SPIRIT Dance Theater Featured in Dance Video

2009-03-08T15:34:00.000-07:00

Justine Zerbino made a dance video on the stage in the SPIRIT Dance Theater and was kind enough to give me permission to share it. Check it out below!

Greatest Love Hunt - Free Skins, Hair & Ballroom Dress @ SPIRIT!

2009-02-08T22:12:00.001-08:00

SPIRIT is taking part in the grid wide Greatest Love Hunt this week! Be sure to stop by the SPIRIT store (hint: look to your left in the Skins room) for the Greatest Love Hunt gift box containing these items from SPIRIT...

Included is the Valentine's Day makeup for the brand new SPIRIT Skins 3.0 Torrance in color changeable Light, Medium, and Dark skin tones, each with freckles and eyebrow color options. Also included is a brand new ballroom dress design, a replica of one worn in the hit ballroom dancing tv show Dancing with the Stars, plus two previously released hairstyles in a special resize-scripted version.

After you pick up your Greatest Love Hunt gift, be sure to also pick up the SPIRIT Skins 3.0 Torrance nude makeup sets for free as well! These are not "demo" skins (no DEMO lettering all over them), so you can wear them anywhere and try out the new 3.0 skins from SPIRIT at the same time. I'll post pics of all the makeups now available in this skin line in a future post. For now, don't miss out on these great freebies!

SPIRIT Has Moved!

2008-11-30T20:43:00.000-08:00

Due to the old Plush Tau sim being removed by the Ansche Chung land company, SPIRIT has moved and can now be found on the Plush Omicron sim...

SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Plush%20Omicron/34/186/22/

Be sure to update your landmarks!

Fall 2008 Fashion Ballet at SPIRIT

2008-10-22T15:46:00.000-07:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SPIRIT, in conjunction with the SPIRIT Dazzlers, is proud to present SPIRIT's Fall 2008 Fashion Ballet!

WHEN: Saturday, October 25th at 3 pm SLT

WHERE: SPIRIT Dance Theater at Plush Tau 109, 66, 22

SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Plush%20Tau/109/66/22/

It's a fashion show... It's a ballet... It's a Fashion Ballet!

Come and see the SPIRIT Dazzlers Pro Cheer/Dance Team as they perform original ballet choreography created by Deira Llanfair of LL-Animations and arranged by SPIRIT Dazzlers Director Pyper Dollinger for your entertainment this Saturday, Oct. 25th at 3 pm SLT. As they dip and twirl en pointe, the Dazzlers will also be modeling the last fall fashions and new ballroom and Halloween costumes from SPIRIT, the store for everything cheerleading and dance. Serving as MC will be in-world DJ Payten Harrop. Come early as theater seating is limited and will fill up quickly, and be sure to stay afterwards when all SPIRIT Skins 2.0 will go on sale at 50% off!

The stage is set, the spotlights are on, and the music is playing...don't miss this one-time only performance!

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Contact for questions: SavannahAn McMillan

Owner, SPIRIT...for everything cheerleading & dance in SL!

Blog: http://slspirit.blogspot.com/

Team Owner, SPIRIT Dazzlers Pro Cheer/Dance Team

Website: http://www.spiritdazzlers.com/

Latest Reviews...

2008-10-18T10:49:00.000-07:00

Getting caught up on the reviews for SPIRIT releases...

* Tanya Book at Fashion Notes showed off the Fall Ballet Collection: Cranberry Baroque set with several different arm and shoe lacing options here.

* Stella Stapleton at Sexy Second looked hot as usual in her reviews of the Giselle and Juliet SPIRIT Skins 2.0 here and the Pro Cheer Mix n Match Uniform Collection here.

* Phoebe Petrov gave an excellent review of the Giselle and Juliet SPIRIT Skins 2.0 here at Fashionality.

* Teagan Blackthorne included the Graceful II hairstyle with her beautiful Cinderella look (on the left) here at the Fashion Avengers blog.

* And Renee Lowenhart showed off the freebies from the Pro Cheer uniform collection at Fabulously Free here!

I think that's all the recent reviews, but if I missed any, let me know! And to all the bloggers who took the time and effort to review these items at SPIRIT, THANK YOU LADIES for helping to spread the word!

New Release: Fall Ballet Collection

2008-10-03T14:33:00.000-07:00

SPIRIT brings you ballet for every day wear in the fall with the new Fall Ballet Collection. This collection features 6 autumnal shades of brocade overlaid with rich, vibrant baroque style details.

Each outfit set comes with the following parts to offer you up to 36 different outfits for just $500L...

- corset and briefs
- 2 sculpted sashes
- 3 sculpted sleeve styles
- flexi tutu/skirt
- 2 resizable scripted traditional short tutus, 1 with and 1 w/o tutu arm pose AO built in
- 2 romantic length flexi tutu/skirts, 1 scripted with SmartSkirt to self-adjust as you move, run, walk, stand, and sit
- sculpted ballet slippers with 2 styles of ankle laces, Fancy and Pro

Also available separately are...

** Fall Collection Ballet Boots - 6 coordinating colors of sculpted brocade Ballet Boots, each featuring gold satin ribbons and bows and the signature SPIRIT logo charm hanging at the back of the heels. $300L per pair.

** Fall Collection Tutu Sweet Purses - 6 sculpted corset purses featuring small replicas of the fall collection's corsets complete with a row of faux pearls down the back, plus tiny gold tutus as trim around the bases and the signature SPIRIT logo charm hanging at the front. $200L each.

Available now in the Ballet room (far left side of the store) at SPIRIT, the store for everything cheer and dance! And be sure to join our new Subscribe-o-matic group (which won't use up one of your SL group slots or spam you with group chatter) at our store's landing point, and receive a set of 6 free SPIRIT Skins 2.0 with makeups that coordinate with this new Fall Ballet Collection!

New Release: Danse Macabre Collection

2008-10-03T14:19:00.000-07:00

In the dark tradition of gothic lolita with a ballerina twist, SPIRIT introduces the new Danse Macabre Collection. This dark ballet collection's first release, just in time for Halloween, offers 3 outfit sets.

Striped Paisley set

Ribbons N Bows set

Bows N Lace set

Each outfit set comes with the following parts to offer you up to 36 different outfits for just $500L...

- corset and briefs

- 2 sculpted sashes

- 3 sculpted sleeve styles

- flexi tutu/skirt

- 2 resizable scripted traditional short tutus, 1 with and 1 w/o tutu arm pose AO built in

- 2 romantic length flexi tutu/skirts, 1 scripted with SmartSkirt to self-adjust as you move, run, walk, stand, and sit

- sculpted ballet slippers with 2 styles of ankle laces, Fancy and Pro

Available now in the Ballet room (far left side of the store) at SPIRIT, the store for everything cheer and dance!

SPIRIT Skins 2.0 are HERE with Freebies!

2008-10-03T14:09:00.000-07:00

Introducing the new, most photorealistic skin collection yet from SPIRIT...SPIRIT Skins 2.0! This first of two releases features Juliet and Giselle. While all SPIRIT Skins 2.0 share the same new body with photosourced skin base and details plus hand painted shading and highlights, each face has its own unique characteristics.

Juliet offers the more refined model look, with carefully shaped eyebrows, a streamlined nose profile, and glossy lips.

Giselle gives a more natural girl-next-door look with naturally shaped eyebrows, a slightly broader nose shape, and a hint of a smile at the corners of her lips.

Look for 2 additional faces, Torrance and Missy, to be added next month as well.

All SPIRIT Skins 2.0 are available in six skin tones (Lightest, Light, Light Medium, Medium Dark, Dark, and Darkest), come with an eyebrow shape and 5 color changeable pubic hair options on underwear layers, include freckled versions with every makeup, and are currently available in the following 18 fall makeups...
**Cat Shaped Eyeliner: Cranberry Nude, Plum Pink, Teal Rose, Twilight Crimson, Ivy Magenta, Autumn Wine

**Medium Eyeliner: Cranberry Nude, Plum Pink, Teal Rose, Twilight Crimson, Ivy Magenta, Autumn Wine

**Smoky Eyes: Smoky Nude, Smoky Pink, Smoky Rose, Smoky Crimson, Smoky Magenta, Smoky Wine

One free fall makeup is now available in every skin tone for both faces from the large posters in the SPIRIT Skins building (12 free skins total).

Join the SPIRIT group (kiosk at the SPIRIT store landing point, and it doesn't even use up one of your SL group slots or spam you with group chatter!), and you'll also receive the freckled versions of the Giselle freebie fall makeup! Be sure to try one of these free skins before purchasing a SPIRIT Skins 2.0 to make sure the face style works with your shape. All SPIRIT Skins 2.0 are no mod/copy/no transfer, so all purchases are non refundable and can't be exchanged. IM SavannahAnn McMillan before purchasing if you would like to send a SPIRIT Skin as a gift.

Huge New In the Zone Pro Cheer Uniform Collection Release!

2008-09-07T13:46:00.001-07:00

The wait is over! After a year, SPIRIT's In the Zone Pro Cheer Mix n Match Uniform Collection still remains among our best sellers. So to celebrate this week's start of the NFL football season, we've decided to give you even more designs in the collection to choose from, this time with sculpted details and updated footwear! Also available are several items for $1 each. Below are the ads and details...

Scripted Flexi Skirts - Includes satin ruffles flexi skirt with unscripted and SmartSkirt scripted versions (so you can walk, run, stand, and sit pretty), plus the skirt base comes with built in underwear on the pants and underwear layers, or without underwear on the jacket layer.

Long Sleeved Crop Tops - Features rhinestones and hand painted details at the cleavage and on the figure flattering full satin sleeves.

Team Windsuits - Comes with pants and jacket with two collar options (up or flipped down), plus sculpted collar and pant cuffs.

3 Quarter Length Sleeve Tops - Comes on jacket, shirt and undershirt layers. Features handpainted details at the cleavage, rhinestone trim, and semi-transparent 3 quarter length sleeves.

Cropped Tied Jerseys - Comes on jacket, shirt, and undershirt layers, plus sculpted tie.

Striped V-Waist Shorts - Comes on pants and underwear layers.

Pro Spirit 3.0 Sculpted Boots - Knee high boots includes resizable scripted sculpted uppers in 3 sizes, plus sculpted foot parts for size 0 feet. Made of soft leather with a subtle sheen and long zippers on the insides of each calf, plus thick heels for maximum balance while dancing and cheering.

Also spread throughout the In the Zone collection are the following dollarbie items for just $1L each:

And finally, the SPIRIT store has been redesigned. Don't worry, the football stadium is still there containing all the cheer animations and poses, and so is the main part of the dance theater and stage. But the maze-like backstage dressing rooms have been removed, replaced with just one dressing room on the left side containing the ballet and dance animations and poses. All the other items are now arranged by category in small shops with signs over the awnings, with reduced-price skins and a brand new SPIRIT Living collection of sculpted cheer/dance themed furnishings in the center of the courtyard. Hopefully this will reduce lag and make everything much easier to find. :)

Pro Cheer Flexi Hair Review @ Savoir Hair!

2008-08-01T12:59:00.000-07:00

Teagan Blackthorne offered up a great review of the Pro Cheer Flexi Anne Ponytail Hairstyle at Savoir Hair. Check it out here!

Thank you, Teagan, for the review!

New Review at Sexy Second!

2008-07-20T20:57:00.000-07:00

Once again, Stella Stapleton at Sexy Second is looking hot hot HOT, this time in a review of the first release of SPIRIT Pro Cheer Flexi hairstyles! Check out her pic and review here!

Thank you for the review, Stella!

New Release: Pro Cheer Flexi Hair

2008-07-14T17:45:00.000-07:00

SPIRIT introduces its first line of flexi hair called Pro Cheer Flexi!

In this first release for the line are 5 flexi styles...

Each style is sold in four 4-packs for a total of 16 shades (4 blondes, 4 brunettes, 4 reds, and the Darks pack has Blue Black, Dark Brunette, Dark Auburn, and Ebony). And each style comes with 3 optional styles of bangs as separate attachments, to create up to 4 looks per hairstyle!

Price per mod/copy/no trans 4-pack...$350L.

$1 demos are available for each style at SPIRIT to try on.

Last Day to Audition for the SPIRIT Dazzlers!

2008-07-09T23:10:00.000-07:00

The deadline for getting your audition application sent in for the SPIRIT Dazzlers is TODAY! Don't miss the deadline and your chance to tryout for the SPIRIT Dazzlers Pro Cheer/Dance Team...the full perms audition application packet is available at the SPIRIT store landing point! More info is also available at www.spiritdazzlers.com.

--SavannahAnn McMillan
Team Owner, SPIRIT Dazzlers
Owner, SPIRIT...for everything cheer and dance in SL!
SPIRIT Store: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Plush%20Tau/109/66/22/

SPIRIT Dazzlers Auditions Deadline Change

2008-06-30T16:18:00.001-07:00

Due to the delay of the release for this month's Second Style magazine (and our SPIRIT Dazzlers auditions ad within it), we're giving everyone a few more days to turn in your audition applications. The new deadline for audition applications to be submitted to Director Pyper Dollinger is July 10th.

Be sure to pick up your free application at the landing point at SPIRIT, and don't miss your chance to tryout for the SPIRIT Dazzlers and receive free and exclusive SPIRIT skins, hair, clothing, footwear, jewelry, and much much more all year long, PLUS get to model, cheer and dance for SPIRIT!!

New Review @ Sexy Second!

2008-06-23T21:26:00.001-07:00

Stella Stapleton reviewed the second release of SPIRIT Skins at the Sexy Second blog, and said the nicest things about them. Want to see her headshots in these skins and read her full review? :) Then be sure to follow this link and read all about it!

Thank you, Stella, for the lovely review and very very kind compliments!

Skin Giveaway Contest Winners....

2008-06-22T13:41:00.000-07:00

And the winners of the SPIRIT Skins Giveaway Contest are...

Tequila Trenchcoat
Synergy Pro
Hannah Daviau
Hazel Homewood
and Loxley Tatham

Congratulations! Your skins will be delivered in-world shortly. :)

And to everyone who entered, thank you and please look for more opportunities to enter future contests at SPIRIT!

--SavannahAnn McMillan
Owner, SPIRIT

SPIRIT Dazzlers Cheer and Dance Team Auditions!

2008-06-17T16:51:00.000-07:00

From the team audition application kit, now available at the landing point at SPIRIT...

"Hello and thank you for your interest in the SPIRIT Dazzlers Cheer and Dance Team. The SPIRIT Dazzlers is a team of cheerleaders, dancers, and spokesmodels who will represent SPIRIT with class, grace, and style at special events, paid performances, and charity events, model in upcoming SPIRIT catalogs, ads and fashion shows, appear in an annual team calendar, and perform in commercials and videos for SPIRIT. Ladies who are chosen to represent SPIRIT on the SPIRIT Dazzlers team will be paid for their participation at these events and modeling jobs, will have exclusive opportunities to build their modeling portfolios as few others can, and will receive many custom and prereleased SPIRIT designs while an active member on the team.

We will have 3 sections to the audition process, and we will make our final decision by July 31, 2008. Also attached is a breakdown of dates and an application.

1. Please create a folder named Dazzlers-(your name). In this folder please put the application and include 3 pics of yourself. 1 being a headshot, 1 being a full bodyshot and 1 being your favorite shot that will show us your personality. Please do not include nude shots.

2. The second portion to the auditions will be an invitation-only interview where you will be interviewed by SPIRIT Dazzlers Team Owner SavannahAnn McMillan and myself.

3. The third portion will be a tryout which will be a review of terms and moves. You will be given a move and you will just have to execute it in an order asked by the choreographer.

If you are chosen to become a member of the SPIRIT Dazzlers team, please be sure that the shape you send photos of is modifiable and one you are willing to dedicate exclusively to SPIRIT approved usage only.

Please send your folder with your application and pictures to Pyper Dollinger by July 1, 2008.

Good Luck everyone and Let's Shine!

Pyper Dollinger

Director, SPIRIT Dazzlers

Team Website: http://www.spiritdazzlers.com/ "

Audition applications can be picked up for free (there's no audition fee either) at the SPIRIT store main landing point at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Plush%20Tau/109/66/22/.

3 New Faces & a Contest!

2008-06-15T00:43:00.001-07:00

This week, the 3 new faces (each with 20 makeup options) added to the SPIRIT Skins line are...

(Based on and named after the heroine in the hit ballet movie Center Stage)

(Based on and named after the heroine's best friend in the hit cheer movie Bring It On #1)

I've also renovated the Skins room with a whole new look. Be sure to check out the new, more spacious layout and new displays, and you might note extra skin boxes set out awaiting textures...these are for new makeup options I'll be adding to all the skins soon!

And now for contest details....

To celebrate the new look of the SPIRIT Skins room and this week's newest faces, SPIRIT is having a contest. Send me (SavannahAnn McMillan) a notecard in-world with the exact names of the two SPIRIT Skins (including the makeup option names) that you'd like to win. The deadline for entering is next Friday, June 20th. I'll draw 5 names on Saturday, and announce the winners' names here on this blog and in-world in the SPIRIT Fan Group! This is your chance to get two $1200 skins for FREE! Don't miss out, tp to the SPIRIT Skins room, try out the demos, then pick your two favorite makeups and get that notecard to me before next Saturday for your chance to win!

New Review at Sexy Second!

2008-06-09T11:04:00.000-07:00

Stella Stapleton at the Sexy Second blog posted a very sweet review of the new photorealistic SPIRIT Skins here! Check it (and her) out!

Thank you, Stella, for the review!

Photorealistic Skins at SPIRIT!

2008-06-04T10:24:00.000-07:00

SPIRIT is excited to introduce a new line of our most photorealistic skins yet! This first release of photorealistic skins features 6 faces, with 20 makeup options per face.

These skins are sold both individually and in super discounted sets. Free demos are also available in-store. All SPIRIT Skins are now located on the second floor above the stadium and theater. At the SPIRIT Store landing point, click on the Skins teleport sign to your right to be taken directly there. And look for more faces coming soon!

--SavannahAnn McMillan

Owner, SPIRIT...for everything cheer and dance in SL!

Main Store SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Plush%20Tau/109/66/22/

Spring '08 Ballet Collection Review @ Sexy Second!

2008-05-12T19:55:00.000-07:00

Stella Stapleton looks absolutely stunning while showing the Ballet Class Outfit in Grape from SPIRIT's Spring '08 Ballet Collection! Check out the entire review at Sexy Second!

Thank you for the review, Stella!

Spring '08 Ballet Collection Boots & Slippers Review!

2008-05-07T08:57:00.000-07:00

SQUEEE! I just received my first ever shoe (technically boot and ballet slipper) review! Understand, dear blog readers, that I am not a huge collector of shoes in real life. I tend to lean towards the classics and wear them for five years before replacing them, lol. So it was with a little trepidation that I decided to go a bit "out there" for me and design the Ballet Boots for the spring collection. Bear in mind too, these boots weren't based on anything I'd seen in SL or the real world either...they were completely from my imagination. Always a tad riskier when you're putting yourself on the line like this.

Once the boots were completed, it was with even greater nerves that I sent a review kit to Anessa Stine, reviewer of footwear at On Your Toes.

And...she liked them! Please be sure to check out pics of Anessa indulging in some extreme girliness as she shows off several pairs of the Ballet Boots with casual clothing, AND one of the Ballet Class Outfits, AND one of the Corset/Tutu Sets, in her review here!!!!

THANK YOU ANESSA for the great review!

Linden Lifestyles Weekly Roundup Mention...

2008-05-06T21:33:00.001-07:00

Thank you Daisyblue Hefferman for the sweet compliment with mention about SPIRIT's Spring '08 Ballet Collection in this week's Weekly Roundup! To read the entire roundup post, click here!

Freebie Blog Features...

2008-05-05T10:54:00.000-07:00

Check out the new Freebie Telegraph and its blogger, Feodora Umarov, wearing the limited time dollarbie Ballet Boots in White/Cream here!

And don't miss Cherlindrea Lamont in these boots paired with Silent Sparrow's latest freebie lingerie set at the Fabulously Free blog here!

And finally, check out Ashia Tomsens pics at the Free Style blog, posing on the SPIRIT Dance Theater stage while wearing the limited time dollarbie Ballet Boots plus the Nutcracker Clara's Party Dress Set!

Spring '08 Ballet Collection Now Available!

2008-05-04T09:19:00.000-07:00

After a LOT of hard work, the Spring '08 Ballet Collection is now available at SPIRIT in the backstage dressing rooms (use the Dancers' Dressing Rooms teleport sign when you first arrive at SPIRIT to get there quickly). This is a huge collection filled with a ton of mix and match items perfect for both ballet classes and performances AND everyday wear. It includes...

-- Ballet Class Sets with:
* Leotard upper (can also be worn as a tank top) on 3 clothing layers
* Leotard lower
* Sheer shrug on 3 clothing layers
* Sheer wrap skirt (system skirt)
* Flexi skirt
* Sculpted Pro Ballet Slippers

-- Ballet Tutu/Corset Sets with:
* Corset with front and back lacing
* Briefs
* Traditional (nonflexi) tutu in both Arm Pose AO and unscripted versions
* Flexi tutu/skirt
* Romantic (longer) length flexi tutu/skirt in both SmartSkirt scripted and unscripted versions
* Sculpted sash in both short tutu and long tutu versions
* Sheer bell sleeves with flexi ruffles
* Sculpted short puffed sleeves
* Sculpted long puffed sleeves with sculpted bows
* Sculpted Pro Ballet Slippers
* Sculpted TuTu Sweet Purse (also available separately)

-- Ballet Boots in Black Leather, White Leather, and Floral Print, each in all 9 colors

Freebie/Dollarbie - For one week only, the Ballet Boots in White/Cream will be available for just $1! Do NOT miss out on picking up a $300L pair of these boots for just $1L!

New Review at Sexy Second!

2008-04-25T11:53:00.000-07:00

Stella Stapleton is looking especially gorgeous while showing off 3 of the makeups from the new SPIRIT Skins line in her review at Sexy Second. Click here for the full review. Thank you, Stella!

SPIRIT Skins Video & Slide Show

2008-04-17T15:50:00.000-07:00

A quick music video/commercial for the new SPIRIT Skins Veterans line!

Below is a slide show featuring close-up views of all 36 makeups available in this new skin line. To pause the slide show at any time and view the makeup pair's name, just put your mouse over the slide show, and it will automatically pause until you move your mouse away again.

New SPIRIT Skins Coming!

2008-04-17T01:01:00.000-07:00

After two months of hard work, the new SPIRIT Skins are finally finished, and all the new vendors are loaded in the SPIRIT Training Room. There are 36 makeups for each of the 8 skin tones in this new skin line (that comes to 288 skins!!!), and 4 of those makeups will be FREE! Here's a little preview of the skin tones...look for more pics of these new skins coming in a day or two, and the skins to be released for sale this Friday!

Stay tuned for more coming very, very SOON!

--SavannahAnn McMillan
Owner, SPIRIT...for everything cheer and dance!

SPIRIT Updated Ballet Class Outfits & New Shoes at Show Tomorrow

2008-04-03T18:37:00.000-07:00

Couture Chapeau, Jojo Designs, and SPIRIT have teamed up to present An Italian Hat, a unique ballet-themed show featuring Chigadee London's Spring/Summer 2008 Collection of fabulous hats, jewelry by Jojo Designs, and updated Ballet Class Outfits with new skirts plus brand new Sculpted Pro Ballet Slippers from SPIRIT!

The show starts tomorrow, April 4th, at 4 pm SL time on the terrace at Couture Chapeau...don't miss it! SPIRIT's Ballet Class Outfits 2nd Year featuring the new Sculpted Pro Ballet Slippers are available now on the first floor at Couture Chapeau, but will be removed after the show, and it might be a while before they are officially released at the SPIRIT main store.

Here's the SLURL, see you at the show!

And the Winning Bimbos Cheerleaders are...

2008-03-31T19:09:00.000-07:00

You didn't think I'd just blurt it out like that, did you? lol

First, I'd like to say a huge thank you to the many Bimbos Cheerleaders who entered SPIRIT's contest to see who would get to model our upcoming new Bimbos makeups in our soon-to-be-released new skin line! Everyone was gorgeous and made it extremely difficult to make a decision. So much so that it took me an extra day to narrow down the selection!

But narrow it down I did until finally we ended up with the following 7 ladies, who will be receiving all 4 Bimbos Cheerleaders makeups plus appear as models for these makeups on the skin vendors as well as in upcoming SPIRIT ads...

(in no particular order...)
- DagnyT Dagger
- Qing Luan
- Cheri Canning
- Leslie Laville
- Symantha Oh
- AmberAnn Toshi
- Trixibell Coldstream

Again, thank you to everyone who entered! And to the ladies whose names are listed above, please be on the lookout for a notecard with information about how to set up your photo shoot this week.

New Review/Feature @ Savoir Hair and Fab Free!

2008-03-14T19:36:00.000-07:00

The Irish Spirit I hairstyle was reviewed by an obviously Irish-knowledgeable Teagan Blackthorne at Savoir Hair (click here for the full review), and the limited time Irish Step Dance Velvet Costume & Skins Freebie Sets were featured at Fabulously Free, a wonderful resource that shows some of the best freebies and dollarbies available in SL. Be sure to visit both blogs and add them to your list of daily reads...they're well worth it!

Thank you both, Teagan and Cherlindrea, for reviewing SPIRIT's latest releases and helping to spread the word about the Irish spirit now at SPIRIT!

Meeting My Twin...

2008-03-12T17:54:00.000-07:00

Guess who I ran into this evening in SL? My twin! LOL Actually, my "twin" was Teagan Blackthorne, blogger for Savoir Hair and Avengers (among her many credits!). Can you tell which one of us is which in the pic? I doubt you can, even I had to remember where I was standing during the conversation before I could tell who was who!

Is it too vain sounding to say that Teagan looked GREAT in that costume, hair, and skin, though? :D

Here's the link to her post with the original pic.

Irish Step Dance Collection Now @ SPIRIT!

2008-03-12T17:13:00.000-07:00

6 hours of sleep a night, times the last 3 days, makes this designer one tired woman!

But I'm really happy to announce that at long last, all you green lovin' Irish step dancers now have a collection of highly authentic goodies at SPIRIT!

The Irish Step Dance Collection begins with a release of velvet costumes, shoes, hair, skins, a $1 set to celebrate the upcoming holiday, AND animations! Here are the details and pics...

Irish Step Dance Velvet Costumes...available in 6 colors (crimson, blue, green, purple, black, and silver), features a soft velvet texture overlaid with gold celtic appliques. Available in both adult and kid sizes, each set comes with:

- Top on 3 layers

- Flexi skirt with traditional large box pleats (adult set comes with skirt in 2 sizes)

- Briefs

- Traditional Poodle Socks

- Back Shawl

- Black leather Sculpted Irish Step Dance Soft Shoes with laces that wrap around the ankle and tie in a bow with flexi ends

Irish Spirit I Hairstyle...available in 16 shades, sold in packs of 4 for $300 a pack. Features a smoothly gathered crown that erupts in a riot of tight flexi curls that bounce with your every movement. In front, a velvet and gold tiara is scripted to change to one of 6 textures at a touch, so you can coordinate your hairstyle with your SPIRIT velvet dance costume.

Sculpted Irish Step Dance Soft Shoes...these are also available separately in case you want to pair them with other outfits you already own. The shoes are sculpties textured in black leather with tan leather insoles and tiny black laces that criss cross up through loops on the tops of your feet to wrap around your ankles and end in bows with flexi ends. Included free in every Irish Step Dance Velvet Costume, or sold separately for $200.

Freebie Set! This special set is ONLY available for $1L from now until the day after St. Patrick's Day, so pick up yours from the SPIRIT Dance Theater stage before March 18th! Available in adult and kid sizes. Included in this huge dollarbie set are...

- Irish Step Dance Velvet Costume in Green top on the shirt layer

- Irish Step Dance Velvet Costume in Green flexi skirt (adult set has two skirt sizes)

- Briefs in Green

- Irish Step Dance Velvet Costume in Green back shawl

- Plain White Socks

- Black Sculpted Ballet Slippers

- Irish Step Dance Skins in Irish Green Makeup (all 8 skin tones)

Irish Step Dance Animations...10 Irish step dance animations and poses in this set allow you to pick out one or two for photography purposes for just $75 each (look for the red pose stand in the center of the SPIRIT Dance Theater stage to try and buy them individually). Or look for the vendor sign on the stage just behind the animation/pose stand to purchase the entire set for $500 (that's a savings of $250!) AND get the Irish Step Dance Animations HUD included in the set for free! The animations/poses are all modify/copy/no transfer so you can put them in poseballs or animation overriders without fear of accidentally losing them. And the HUD (which you wear like a menu sign on your screen) lets you perform the step dance animations and poses at the click of a button on the HUD...so you can dance to your wee heart's content anytime, anywhere, and even put together your own Irish step dance reels without having to know anything about animations or choreography! Get together with others who have one of these HUDS as well, and you can even perform as an Irish step dance team! And when you get tired of dancing and need a rest, just click on the SPIRIT U Animations logo at the top of the HUD to stop any animation or pose.

Don't miss your chance to pick up your awesome Freebie Set available for $1 only until Tuesday the 18th! You can find all currently available items in this collection on display on the SPIRIT Dance Theater stage (SPIRIT Kid items are in their own dressing room backstage, farthest room on the right). Be sure to try out the quick and easy teleport board now set up to your right when you arrive at SPIRIT...it'll save you time and get you to each area of SPIRIT super fast!

Fashion for Fido Charity Tomorrow!

2008-03-08T20:23:00.000-08:00

Do not miss the Fashion for Fido charity event going on right now, and the Fashion for Fido charity fashion show starting tomorrow at noon SL time! This is a charity fashion show and auction to benefit a real life animal rescue shelter. SPIRIT has donated a very special Bring It On 2 Movie Stingers cheer uniform and Diva Dog set with a ton of goodies and prerelease items in it. Here's the pic and list of items included in this set for auction, which began on March 6th and ends March 10th at 6 am SL time...

Included in the set...

- BIO 2 Stingers Cheer Uniform with unreleased new pleated prim flexi skirt, including one version scripted with SmartSkirt technology so your skirt will always fall right while you're sitting, walking, and running

- Unreleased Flexi Poms in Stingers blue and gold

- prim Cheer Sneakers in white

- matching unreleased Diva Dogs 2.0 Scottie dog wearing the BIO 2 Stingers uniform...this unreleased version is animated and comes with 2 versions (Random animation or On Command animation), each with 2 attachment point options so you can take your copyable Diva Dog 2.0 everywhere you go! Includes color change collar, uniform that can be made invisible or visible on command, and sounds in response to your command.

- A full set of Rookie Pro Cheer Skins in the DCC Light with Blush (includes all 8 skin tones)

- The new Spirited I hairstyle in Dark Golden Blonde

Don't miss your chance to get a ton of unreleased SPIRIT cheer goodies AND help out a great rl cause! Here's the full press release about the charity event...

Woof Woof be a part of an awesome event to help raise money for homeless dogs while buying awesome creations for your av. On March 6th the auction will begin for some ONE of a kind designs and special creations! We have items being auctioned off from Hexed, Neko Gear, Fashionity Fantasy, Fickle Fee and AW Design, Ingenue, Inspire, Draconic Kiss, Spirit, Fuel, Lapgirl, Malinconia, Sh*t Happens, Ravenation, Geometrica Design, Szentasha Designs, and two one of a kind sets from Ravenwear one for him and one for her! Cute shoes from Fuel and Maitreya. There will also be skins by Unpredictable and Skin Within. Some awesome hair for auction by Mau's and Mej's and Gurl6! And last but certainly not least adorable animals by Zooby!! The Fashion show featuring these awesome items will take place on March 9th at 12 Noon SLT at Ravens Requiem. Bidding ends on March 10th at 6 AM SLT. We will also be auctioning off very generous gift boxes filled with gift cards from the following stores:
Alienbear!TM Hair Styles by Tami McCoyDigital Dragons*AmbergrisGrendel's ChildrenPopFuzzCallie ClineEolande's Caseys CreationsAdam and EveGurl6OpiumMau and MejNevermoreStrokerz ToyzGhostIcingSilent Sparrow

The auction bidding will open March 6th 8 am SLT at Ravens Requiem 127, 34, 507, and goes on through March 10th at 6 am slt. Don't miss it!

The K-9 New Life Center rescues all breeds of dogs and has them vet checked, made healthy and finds them new homes. Visit http://k9newlife.com/ to see the dogs for adoption or to read about the rescue!

New Release: Sculpted Ballet Jewelry Collection

2008-02-27T13:39:00.000-08:00

SPIRIT is proud to release its first sculpted jewelry, the Sculpted Ballet Jewelry Collection!
This collection is made up of 34 pieces of no mod/copy/no transfer jewelry, all featuring tiny sculpted ballet slippers accented with tiny white diamonds, in gold and silver options and a variety of metal colors for tons of elegant mix and match choices. See the ads below for photos and color options for each necklace, bracelet, and earring style.

Ballet Circle Necklaces...$150 each, gold and silver chain options in each slipper color each sold separately.

Ballet Circle Charm Bracelets...$100 each, gold and silver chain options in each slipper color each sold separately.

Ballet Slipper Necklaces...$150 each, gold and silver chain options in each slipper color each sold separately.

Ballet Slipper Earrings...$50 per pair, each slipper color sold separately.

The entire collection is now available in the first dancers' dressing room on the left side of the theater (go up the stairs onto the stage, then to the left backstage to find the dressing rooms). Gift transfers are available by sending a notecard to SPIRIT owner SavannahAnn McMillan.

New Release: Spirited I Hairstyle & Deluxe Cheerleader Duffle Bags

2008-02-22T12:31:00.001-08:00

Two products in this week's release...

SPIRIT has just released a remake of an old hairstyle, the Spirited I. This hairstyle is a nonflexi ponytail that features sideswept bangs and a full ponytail that ends in large, soft curls. It's both glamorous and simple elegance, perfect for casual daywear or more formal evening events.

Available at SPIRIT as mod/copy/no transfer in 16 shades, sold in packs of 4 shades for just $300 per pack, in the following 4-packs...--Blondes 4-pack: Platinum Blonde, Light Golden Blonde, Dark Golden Blonde, Dark Honey Blonde--Reds 4-pack: Strawberry Blonde, Light Red, Medium Red, Dark Red--Brunettes 4-pack: Pale Brunette, Light Brunette, Medium Brunette, Dark Brunette--Darks 4-pack: Darkest Red, Darkest Brunette, Blue Black, Ebony
$1 demo is available beside the 4-packs boxes at SPIRIT (demo is no mod/no copy/no transfer).

Also in this week's release is the Deluxe Cheerleader Duffle Bag. The Deluxe Cheerleader Duffle Bags come with 2 bags per color (for one low price) to allow you to wear the duffle bag either on your left or right shoulder. Each attachment point version comes with its own shoulder strap hold pose. The Deluxe Cheerleader Duffle Bag also features sculpted shoulder straps, a pair of actual SPIRIT Cheer Sneakers and a silver flexi pom inside (for decoration only), plus a prim zipper with tiny prim zipper pull and SPIRIT logo zipper tag.

Available for just $100 per color pair in the following 12 colors at SPIRIT...black, purple, orange, yellow, maroon, red, hot pink, pale pink, blue, green, lime, and pale blue.

Mention @ Linden Lifestyles!

2008-02-18T17:11:00.000-08:00

The new Pro Cheer Skins received a nice mention by Daisyblue Hefferman at the Linden Lifestyles blog, with a handy link back to this blog so you can see the skins' pics. THANK YOU DAISY, every mention is enormously appreciated!!! Check out her complete blog post including the SPIRIT Pro Cheer Skins mention here!

Pro Spirit Cheer Skins are HERE!

2008-02-11T16:51:00.000-08:00

The vendors for all 144 brand spanking new Pro Spirit Cheer Skins are completed! Check out the free demos for these first ever skins especially for cheerleaders in the new SPIRIT Training Room, situated to the left of the SPIRIT Stadium. You can also try out the Training Room's interactive treadmills, exercise mats, dance barre, stationary bicycles, weight lifting machines, and more!

But more about the skins...

Inspired by the makeups worn by the real life pro cheerleaders, this line of handpainted skins starts off with 6 main makeup looks, each look with 3 makeup options (Blush with glossy lipstick, No Blush with glossy lipstick, or Matte lipstick with no blush) for a total of 18 makeup choices, each available in 8 skin tones ranging from pale caucasian to dark african american. Below are the ads, be sure to click on these posters in the SPIRIT Training Room to pick up 8 free demo skins for each makeup style to try before you buy!

New Look for SPIRIT and TONS of new goodies on the way!

2008-02-08T21:04:00.000-08:00

Spirit has a new look. Yes, again, lol. But I think you'll really like this one. :) Inspired by the totally themed builds I've seen several designers going with, I've decided to take Spirit City the same route. The old stores have been demolished and deleted, never to return, to make way for the other expansions. First, the stadium has been expanded, with a row of new shops to the right to house all the cheer wearables, cheer Diva Dogs, and an upcoming new selection in the works, plus an interactive training room on the left side that will soon house the cheer skins I'm wrapping up the vendors for. All cheer animations are also now featured along the walls surrounding the stadium field, including a demo stand where you can try and buy individual cheer poses and animations. And the theater has also been doubled in size to include four stories of dressing rooms behind the stage, where you can now find all the dance items, dance Diva Dogs, and room for an upcoming new selection in the works (look for the ballroom and Moulin Rouge collections near the entrance of the theater on the first floor). The stage itself has also been turned into a fun scene where you can feel free to climb up the stairs and dance out your every prima ballerina fantasy (currently you'll be performing under the spotlights within a Nutcracker-style winter wonderland scene with falling snowflakes and clouds of fog). I'll add pose stands and poseballs there as soon as I can.

And WHEW do I have a ton of new stuff to release very, very soon! The cheer skins are now at 8 skin tones, each in 18 makeups, with special eyebrows that are designed to go with just about every "natural" hair color WITHOUT tinting or changing skins. I just finished a 4 hour photo shoot for their vendors tonight. :) I also have a line of cheer accessories, cheer and dance jewelry, and some new dance clothing in the works soon to be completed. Should I be releasing in a weekly trickle as per my usual routine? Maybe. But where's the suspense in that? LOL So instead I'm going to save it all up for one HUGE release that hopefully will offer a ton of goodies to appeal to everyone!

Stay tuned for more updates!

In the Zone Pictured at Second Style!

2008-01-30T10:23:00.000-08:00

A hot pic of Justine Babii in the Patriots outfit from the pro cheer mix n match In the Zone uniform collection was featured in Sexy Second's weekly roundup at Second Style! Click here to check out the week's review of sexy goodies from their blog!

New Mention at Linden Lifestyles!

2008-01-30T00:21:00.000-08:00

SPIRIT was mentioned for the first time on the Linden Lifestyles blog!! Daisyblue Hefferman include the In the Zone pro cheer uniform collection in her weekly roundup with link back to this blog (check out the entire roundup post here). Thank you for the mention, Daisyblue!

New Review at Sexy Second!

2008-01-27T19:13:00.000-08:00

Justine Babii looks HOT as can be in her review of SPIRIT's Patriots pro cheer mix n match outfit from the In the Zone collection. Check out her review and super sexy pic at Sexy Second!
Thank you, Justine, for the wonderful review!

Pro Cheer Skins in Progress

2008-01-24T17:04:00.000-08:00

Working on my second set of skins is WAY better than the first round. The process is the same...tweak, save, upload, and model, lol, but at least now I don't feel like I'm going in quite so blind. I've decided I'm definitely not much of a photosourced gal...while some photosourcing is great for things like lips and nips, personally I much prefer a softer, more hand drawn look. I've just completed the first skin tone with 4 makeups to test it with...now I just have to replicate the same style across 5 more skin tones, then make a ton of makeups! :D DO expect a huge selection of makeup styles for this new skin line, btw, as I can't decide which styles I like better...so I'm going to do them all! Though I'm sort of leaning towards fairly clean eye makeups without a lot of smudging below them, but am curious to know what others like?

Here's a pic in progress of one of the makeups...

New Review at Fashion Notes!

2008-01-24T14:00:00.000-08:00

Tanya Book at Fashion Notes lookes absolutely gorgeous in her review of the SPIRIT Ballet Skins, SPIRIT Moulin Rouge Skins, and SPIRIT Moulin Rouge Collection: Pink Diamonds outfit! Check out her lovely pics and comments here! Thank you, Tanya, for the great review and beautiful photos!!

SPIRIT Interviewed at Glamourazzi!

2008-01-22T21:36:00.000-08:00

SPIRIT was invited for an interview at the Glamourazzi blog! Read all about it here and see the lovely Pyper Dollinger modeling several SPIRIT fashions, including the BIO Clovers cheer uniform, Dance Practice Pants and Cropped Dance Hoodie, and one of the Nutcracker Snow Queen costume variations. A big thank you to Glamourazzi blogger Pyper Dollinger for inviting me to be interviewed on her blog!

New Release: In the Zone Collection

2008-01-21T11:33:00.000-08:00

SPIRIT's new In the Zone collection of pro cheer mix n match uniforms features cropped football jerseys, sequined shorts, white leather shorts, lycra laceup shorts, and flexi poms in 2 sizes, all in 26 NFL teams' colors! Look sexy and fabulous while you proudly wear your team's colors during the upcoming Super Bowl game day's parties, or wear in bed to thrill your football fan!

Zone Cropped Jerseys...$50L.

Zone Lycra Laceup Shorts...$50L.

Zone Sequined Waistband Shorts...$50L. Also shown on the farthest left, 3rd row from the top, are the Plain White Leather Shorts (recommended wear for under the Rhinestone Star Belts)...$50L.

Zone Rhinestone Star Belts...$50L.

Zone Metallic Flexi Poms, available in 2 Sizes, sold in pairs...

Large...$50L per pair.

Small...$50L per pair.

Zone Pro Spirit Boots 2.0, available in 10 colors...$100L.

Sales and a Show!

2008-01-20T23:24:00.000-08:00

MODA modeling school has honored me with an invitation to be their spotlight designer for tomorrow's (Jan. 21st) Showcase event held at their school! This show will start off with my new pro cheer line called In the Zone, which features cropped football jerseys on 3 layers, laceup shorts on 2 layers, sequined waist shorts on 2 layers, rhinestone star belts on 3 layers, all of which are available in 26 colors custom matched to the 26 NFL USA football teams who have cheerleaders! Also just released are the new Zone Pro Spirit Boots 2.0, which feature a lot of shine, stitching, and even zippers on their textures, available in 10 colors. And what pro cheer uniform would be complete without metallic flexi poms in two sizes? The new flexi poms are sold in pairs custom colored to match the 26 team colors featured in the Zone collection, ensuring you'll look fabulous no matter how you mix and match your uniform!

Pics coming soon. Prices are...
Zone Cropped Football Jerseys...$50
Zone Sequined Waist Shorts...$50
Zone Laceup Shorts...$50
Zone White Leather Shorts (recommended for wearing under the belts)...$50
Zone Rhinestone Star Belts...$50
Zone Large Flexi Poms...$50 per pair
Zone Small Flexi Poms...$50 per pair
Zone Pro Spirit Boots 2.0...$100

Look for the entire In the Zone collection on the second floor in the cheer room at SPIRIT!

In other news, I'm getting ready to retexture all my previous hairstyles. So all SPIRIT 4-packs of hairstyles are now on sale this week for $100 per pack (usually $300 per pack). Nutcracker individually sold hairstyles are half off. And I'm in the process of incorporating everyone's great suggestions for the SPIRIT Skins. The new versions will be out in a week or two. Until they're ready for release, the first versions (including the Nutcracker and Moulin Rouge makeups) will all be on sale for $250 per makeup set.

Also, be sure to stop by MODA's school tomorrow at 7 pm SL time to see these and other cheer and dance fashions from SPIRIT showcased by the lovely MODA models! Though I strongly recommend you get there early...the last one I attended filled up FAST!!!

See you there!

New Review at Sexy Second!

2008-01-10T15:41:00.000-08:00

Fannie Carter at the Sexy Second blog wrote a really nice review of the MRC Pink Diamonds costume today. Go read all about it and check out how stunning she looks in this latest release from SPIRIT! Thank you, Fannie, for the review and kind comments!!

New Release: Moulin Rouge Collection Pink Diamonds & Skins

2008-01-10T00:25:00.000-08:00

Just released this evening are two new additions for the Moulin Rouge Collection, which I've been hard at work on amidst booth building for the upcoming fashion expo for this weekend and an upcoming fashion showcase I've been invited to be in (whew, busy bee, that's me! lol).

First up in this release...the Moulin Rouge Pink Diamonds outfit. This is a close replica of the second costume worn by Nicole Kidman in the movie Moulin Rouge in her opening act "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend". I know it's vain, but I really adore this outfit! Makes me feel so oppulent and daring and...naughty! Here's the outfit's ad, followed by a list of everything included in it with descriptions...

Included are...
** pink corset covered in pink fishnet with round and heart-shaped diamonds set into two large heart shapes and more round diamonds set along the shoulder straps as well as sprinkled over the entire corset; laced down the back to end in a texture-based bow; comes on 3 layers for mix-n-match options so you can wear it with other items for an entirely different look
** flexi rhinestone-beaded fringe skirt front with heart shaped prim covered in more round and heart-shaped diamonds
* flexi boa train with ostrich feathers dyed two shades of pink
** pink briefs for a more demure look
** lacy white garter stockings with built-in white panties for a more naughty look (replica of the ones worn in the movie)
** long white gloves
** single prim diamond wrist cuffs (replicas of the ones worn in the movie; made from a single prim to minimize possible lag, as full recreation of these would have totalled over 300 prims per wrist!)
** dangling diamond earrings (replicas of the ones worn in the movie, multi-prim)
** prim high heels (close replica of the ones worn in the movie, but with a few minor differences)

The MRC Pink Diamonds outfit is $400L and is copy/no transfer, with some modifiable items (such as the boa and beaded fringe skirt). To give this outfit as a gift, please send me a notecard in-world BEFORE buying the outfit so I can make special arrangements for your gift.

And to complete the Satine performance look, SPIRIT has started a new skin line called (what else?) the Moulin Rouge Collection Skins! These have the same toned dancer body style as the Ballerina Skins, but with custom makeups to recreate the ones worn by the actresses in the Moulin Rouge movie.

To kick off this new skin line, we have the Diamond I, which recreates the glitzy, dramatic silver and gray eye makeup and stunning red lips of Satine in her "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" song and dance act. Available in 6 skin tones (Lightest, Light, Medium Light, Medium Dark, Dark, and Darkest), each skin set comes with two skins (shaved and unshaved) with color modifiable eyebrows, and color modifiable "uh huh hair" on the unshaved versions. Also included are directions for color matching your SPIRIT Skins to SPIRIT hairstyles. Available for just $400L per set!

And if you join the SPIRIT Fan Group in-world, you'll get the SPIRIT Moulin Rouge Diamond I Skin in Light, Unshaved for FREE! Join the group for free, then look in the group's Notices archives for a notice titled "FREE Moulin Rouge Skin" to pick up this free skin plus the free demos for all the skins in this makeup style. Just my little way of saying thank you to everyone for supporting SPIRIT!

SPIRIT Nutcracker Costumes Pictured @ The Looking Glass

2008-01-03T22:58:00.000-08:00

Photos of SL Ballet's dancers in SPIRIT Nutcracker costumes are included in a review of their performance of The Nut at The Looking Glass. Click here to read the review and check out wonderful pictures of these talented dancers and SPIRIT's costumes for the event!

Ballerina Skins Have Come to SPIRIT!

2008-01-01T21:28:00.000-08:00

They're finally ready! SPIRIT is now proud to announce the release of the first line of skins designed specifically to give you that professional ballerina look. There are so many great skins out there to choose from in SL, and not to denigrate any of them, but none of them had that authentic "dancer" muscle tone that I was looking for for my own avatar, as well as to model with SPIRIT's cheer and dance clothing releases. So after many many months of hard work and frustration, I am THRILLED to announce that SPIRIT's first line of skins, the Ballerina Skins Collection, are available in a brand new lower floor beneath the main ballet room.

This collection of ballerina skins features subtly enhanced muscle tone over the shoulders, defined shoulder blades, a subtly defined set of abs, and enhanced muscle tone at the front of the thighs and the back of the legs at the calves...just like real world prima ballerinas! Included in each skin purchase are two skin versions (shaved and unshaved), both with color modifiable eyebrows and pubic hair on the unshaved versions. They're also mod/copy/no transfer, so you can make as many custom colored versions as you need for those quick changes backstage or while shopping! :) I'm starting off this collection with 4 makeups specifically designed to match the recent Nutcracker ballet costume release, but I can assure you that additional makeups will be coming soon. So without further ado, here are the pics!

The entire SPIRIT Ballerina Skins Collection in all 6 skin tones, each named for a famous prima ballerina role (from darkest to lightest are Desdemona from Othello, Giselle from Giselle, Juliet from Romeo & Juliet, Clara from The Nutcracker, Coppelia from Coppelia, and Odette from Swan Lake).

Snow Queen Makeup...

Snow Queen Sparkle Makeup (has light sprinkle of glitter over eyelashes and cheekbones)...

Sugarplum Makeup...

Sugarplum Sparkle Makeup...

Constructive feedback is more than welcomed, and free demos of all skins are available in the full view models within the Ballerina Skins Room (below the main ballet room floor)!

New release in the works...

2007-12-20T00:07:00.000-08:00

The grand opening and fashion show were quite the project to complete. It's a thrill to be open for business again, to see Spirit City free of ban lines and open to the public. But in the wake of so much clothing design and event preparation, like eating too much of a good thing, my "designer's palette" needed a bit of cleansing. So I returned to a project that I've been working on for a quite a while now, one that has at times left me alternately yearning, frustrated, depressed, and resigned. Skins. You hear often from skin designers how difficult skins are to create, and I'll admit that before embarking on a line of my own, I sometimes wondered if those designer remarks were a tad bit of overdrawn artist postering, lol. Well, I am here to tell you emphatically and soul-baringly honestly that the skin designers weren't lying, weren't postering, weren't overstating the case even a bit.

Designing skins is HARD!

I began designing my own believing it would be a breeze to do, that perhaps they wouldn't turn out perfectly right off the bat, but like clothes, my skin designs would start off fairly well and improve the more I practiced. Ha! Time and again I spent days working a layer, only to throw my hands up in frustrated despair and give up for a while. Designing skins takes every bit of skill ever learned from designing clothes, plus much, much more. Because if you choose not to photosource your skin, you are choosing to be in effect a true artist. Every muscle highlight and shadow, every ripple in the skin, every line and curve of the eyes and nose and mouth, is a digital brushstroke resulting in guesswork and decision based on countless hours of studying photos of real people in every pose imagineable. I couldn't even tell you how many uploads I ended up making, testing and retesting, tweaking, lightening, darkening, moving a single shadow higher or lower over the body until it looked right in-world. Only to hear from my rl family that what I thought looked great was definitely not and needed to be fixed fast, lol.

And after ALL this dramatic prelude, all this explanation of the sweat and toil that truly goes into a designer's first skin... I am happy to announce that I have completed a skin I am finally happy with! It's not perfect, and I know I will be adding to it continually before I release the first line for sale. But for my first skin, I'll confess I'm pretty darn proud.

Want to see it? No, I will not be putting up pics here, at least not yet. It's not ready to be released for sale. I still have tons of versions of hair color and freckle layers to make and alternate makeup options and skin tones to complete. So you'll have to wait a while for all of that to be posted here. BUT if you're a member of the SPIRIT Fan Group, you'll receive the very first SPIRIT skin, one created especially to go with the Nutcracker Sugarplum Fairy set released last week, completely FREE! I would appreciate all feedback offered on this first skin, but do try to be constructive in your criticism so I know specifically what needs improvement and what you'd like to see in the form of options, changes, etc. The freebie release to the group will be going out momentarily, so don't miss it!

New Reviews!

2007-12-12T09:28:00.001-08:00

Check out Teagan Blackthorne's review of the new hairstyles for the Nutcracker Collection over at the Savoir Hair blog! Thank you Teagan for the review and kind compliments!!

And Cherlindrea Lamont at the Fabulously Free in SL blog was extra sweet and wrote up the quickest blog post I've ever seen so more residents could take part in Monday's Freebie Gift Hunt at the Spirit City grand opening. Click here to see her showing off some of the free goodies from Spirit that were featured in the hunt!

Ads and details about the Nutcracker Collection release coming soon!

The Hunt is ON!

2007-12-10T15:25:00.000-08:00

Don't miss today's Freebie Gift Hunt at Spirit City! With 10 numbered, red and gold presents hidden around the city, you're sure to find at least something you love. Be sure to find all 10 gift boxes to get all the items shown below! All items are supplied by SPIRIT, and include the following...

* Snow Queen Ballgown with corset, skirt, and glitch pants

* Snow Queen Hooded Cloak

* Snow Queen Freebie Tiara

* Snow Queen Gloves

* Snow Queen Ballroom High Heels

* Cheer Pink Plaid Pajamas with tank top

* Dance Pink Plaid Pajamas with tank top

* Pink Cheer Varsity Letter Jacket

* Face Lights

* Cropped Dance Hoodie (not shown)

(Hair shown is the SPIRIT Graceful II in Light Blonde, not included in the freebie gift hunt.)

The gift hunt ends TONIGHT at midnight SL time, so don't delay in searching for your freebies! Some of these items might be gone forever after tonight! Here's the landmark to the new store...

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Plush%20Tau/81/83/22/

Opening dates are set!!!

2007-12-02T00:25:00.001-08:00

WOOT, the opening dates have been set for Spirit City, and by extension the new main store for SPIRIT!!! Here they are...

- Spirit City is now open to all invited designers who have cheer/dance themed designs (if you didn't receive an invitation, send me a notecard in-world with the title "Cheer/Dance Items for Review" with pics and descriptions of your cheer/dance items you want to be considered...if I don't respond, IM me too because I might not have gotten the notecard); ban lines still effective for everyone else who hasn't received an invitation

- Saturday, Dec. 8 through Sunday, Dec. 9...sneek peek for invited members of the fashion press and for members of the SPIRIT Fan Group (no invitation necessary for this group, just be a member and have this group activated when you teleport in; look for the landmark in an upcoming group notice!)

- Monday, Dec. 10...open to the general public

- Dec. 15-16...fashion show (specific date, time, and featured vendors TBA)

I am SO EXCITED, I can barely sit still!!!!! Off to make more freebies now. :D

-- SavannahAnn McMillan
Owner, SPIRIT...for everything cheer and dance!

SPIRIT Now the Official Costumer for SL Ballet!

2007-11-14T01:08:00.000-08:00

That's right, you read that correctly, lol. SPIRIT has recently been honored to become the official costumer for SL's one and only SL Ballet! This company produces amazing ballets that are held twice a week. Admittance to a SL Ballet production is free, and all donations to the company go to charity. These ladies and gentlemen work hard on a completely volunteer basis. Perhaps most impressive of all is that they aren't simply playing one animation for the entire performance...just like real dancers, the members of this ballet corpe have to time their dance steps to the music and each other, as well as go through several costume changes in just one performance!

SL Ballet proves that the emotional journey produced by real ballets can also be produced in Second Life, and SPIRIT is extremely honored to have the opportunity to help costume these talented individuals for their performances. Don't miss the upcoming holiday ballet for a look at some of SPIRIT's latest creations in beautiful, graceful action!

Spirit City Grand Opening Pushed Back

2007-11-14T01:03:00.000-08:00

I'm sorry, everyone, but the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday here in the U.S. and the hectic rush of rl events that will be coming with it for me and my family forces me to have to push back the grand opening of Spirit City and SPIRIT's new store. Instead of opening this coming Friday, Spirit City will open in 3 weeks. This gives me time to get all the releases ready that I have planned, as well as the freebies and fun gala events.

The good news is that you can add a LOT more new items to the list that will be released at the grand opening! I'm also working behind-the-scenes to bring you some exciting events to help make the grand opening even more fun for everyone. Stay tuned for more info soon!

The New SPIRIT Main Store...Opening This Friday!!!

2007-11-10T23:56:00.001-08:00

The new SPIRIT main store will be opening along with all of Spirit City on this coming Friday, November 16th, early in the wee hours of the morning (because that's when I do my best SL work! lol). To celebrate the grand opening, I will be giving away a few new freebies, as well as releasing a new cheer clothing line, a ballroom dress in two colors, and possibly a new ballet costume or two!

Stay tuned here for the landmark to the new main store and pics of the new releases coming SOON!

New Review!

2007-11-05T20:39:00.000-08:00

Work continues at Spirit City, and the new location for the SPIRIT store will open in two weeks. Also, Spirit City now has a blog of its own where you can find all the latest news about the opening day date, time, events, vendors, and more!

In the meantime, here's a link to a review at Fashion Notes of the Bring It On cheer uniform collection! Thank you Tanya for the review!!

SPIRIT Has Moved!

2007-11-01T01:28:00.000-07:00

SPIRIT is expanding in a HUGE way, and has moved to Spirit City, a soon-to-open small city full of nothing but cheer, dance, and ballroom dance vendors, events, sights to see, and more. Check back soon for updates...SPIRIT shouldn't be closed for long, and when it reopens at Spirit City, I think you'll find that the new location will more than make up for the wait. ;D

New Review at Fashion Victim!

2007-10-24T11:12:00.000-07:00

In honor of the upcoming Halloween occasion, I created a torn, dirty, and blood stained version of the Heroes Cheerleader Claire uniform, called (what else?) the Battle Bloodied Cheerleader Claire Uniform. It's available without poms or shoes at the SPIRIT shop. :D

And Furiae Blackthorne reviewed it at Fashion Victim! Check out her review here (scroll to the bottom to see her picture wearing it and its review following the pic).

Thank you for the review, Furiae!

New Release: SPIRIT U Animations!

2007-10-24T10:34:00.000-07:00

A new line has come to SPIRIT...SPIRIT U Animations! And I've started it off with a bang.

In the cheer room (which is becoming quite crowded, so look for a second floor or something here soon!), you'll find 28 poses and animations, all created with the utmost attention to authentic detail. Want to look like a real cheerleader? Here's how!

15 Basic Standing Poses let you perform cheers and chants any way you want. Sold individually or as a set with a convenient HUD (more about that shortly), each pose holds until you tell it to stop, so they're also perfect for photo shoots. Modify and copy enabled so you can put them into poseballs.

8 Stunting Poses add to your cheer move repertoire. Sold individually or as a set with a HUD, you won't need a stunting group or partner to hit these poses! Each pose holds until you end it, so they're also good for photo shoots. They're modify and copy enabled so you can put them into poseballs too.

Also available (but not pictured in this post) are three sitting poses (including one splits pose), a standing pom shaking animation, and a toe touch jump. These are all sold individually, but look for them to eventually become parts of new sets with their own custom HUDs.

And now for the details on the SPIRIT U Animations HUDs!

See that small gold and black rectangle in the upper right corner of the above screen shot? That's one of the SPIRIT U Animations HUDs!

I wanted a really fast and convenient way for you to be able to hit your cheer poses and animations for performances and photo shoots. And I think the new SPIRIT U Animations HUDs do the trick! They're small so they don't take up much room on your screen (for anyone unfamiliar with HUDs, they attach to your screen so only you can see them and you don't need build rights to wear them while travelling around SL). Unlike most HUDs with those pop up blue dialog menus that require you to know the name of the pose you want to use, SPIRIT U Animations HUDs use pictures on the buttons. Simply click on the picture of the pose or animation you want to use, and it'll animate you! It also doesn't ask for permission to animate you each time, so no additional delays there. Each pose or animation continues until you click on the SPIRIT U logo to make it stop. And these HUD's are NOT animation overriders...they only animate you when you tell them to. Otherwise, the script isn't running, so there's less lag than using an AO!

Best of all, every SPIRIT U Animations HUD is FREE with the purchase of a complete SPIRIT U Animations set! You'll get a new version with each set, customized to fit that set's poses and animations.

And I have even MORE news coming up in a new post, so stay tuned!

Animations Coming Soon!

2007-10-19T14:26:00.000-07:00

I've been working on poses and animations for a while now. Yesterday I wrapped up the cheer poses I had planned. Now I'm moving on to jumps, motions, and a HUD to control it all easily. Look for a release post coming soon!

New Release: Bring It On Complete Collection, and SPIRIT Renovations

2007-10-16T15:11:00.001-07:00

WHEW! I finally completed the SPIRIT store renovations with all new textures and many new vendors and displays that should make your shopping much, much easier. But first, let's talk about the huge new release this week!

This week's release is a combo new and retextured cheer uniform release to complete the entire Bring It On movies replica cheer uniform collection.

From Bring It On #1, I've retextured the Torros uniform with new shading, highlights, and seams for a more realistic look, plus replaced the old system skirt with a modifiable flexi skirt and glitch pants for a much better fit with no gaping at the waist. Now comes with large red and black poms and white Cheer Sneakers for a complete outfit! Also from BIO #1 is the all new Clovers uniform! This green, gold, and orange outfit features a crop top and modifiable box pleated flexi skirt with large green and gold poms and white Cheer Sneakers. Includes bust enhancing highlights and shadowing, plus realistic seams on the back.

From Bring It On Again (#2 in the movie series), we now have the all new CSC Stingers uniform with blue and gold crop top and modifiable box pleated flexi skirt, plus large blue and gold poms and white Cheer Sneakers. We also have the edgy, super sexy black leather Renegades crop top and flexi skirt with large blue and gold poms and black Dance Sneakers. The Renegades glitch pants come on two layers in case anyone wants to add something on the pants layer (such as black fishnet hose? lol).

And to round out the collection, from Bring It On: All or Nothing (movie #3), we now have the all new PVS Pirates all star style competition uniform with long sleeved crimson and white crop top with metallic gold trim, matching tiny micro mini skirt, large dark red and gold poms, and white Cheer Sneakers, plus their arch rivals, the Crenshaw Heights Warriors with their more demure blue and gold shell top, faux pleated skirt, large blue and gold poms, and white Cheer Sneakers.

All BIO uniforms are no modify/copy/no transfer except for the skirts, which are modifiable. Gifts can be sent for you to another SL member upon request by IM in-world to SavannahAnn McMillan.

And now for pics of the SPIRIT store's new look!

I had more interior pics, but Blogger won't let me upload them tonight. Sigh. So I guess you'll just have to come to the SPIRIT store and see everything for yourself! Also, some changes...the Latin Ruffles Ballroom Dress in Lemon is now regular price, but you can still pick it up for free by joining the SPIRIT Fan Group and checking in the Notices archive for it.

Coming Soon...A Plethora of Cheer!

2007-10-11T23:52:00.000-07:00

WHEEWWWWW! I have been hard at work, my cheer and dance darlings, working on a ton of SPIRIT things, which has delayed delayed delayed my usual weekly releases. But I promise I will be making it up to you quite soon!

Here's what's in the works or completed...

1. The SPIRIT Main Store has a new look. Again. The old one just wasn't what I wanted. The four separate entrances for four separate shops plus the central building to display the new releases in was too confusing for everyone. So now we have a MUCH better store layout. It's an upside down U shape around a mossy stone courtyard with brick and column arches in the front, plus dancing ferns and lovely autumn oak trees for that fab fall feel. This is where you TP in at. When you go in through the one and only entrance, you'll see three texture change signs that will show the latest releases in the cheer, Diva Dogs, and dance categories. Turn left to go to the Diva Dogs room and beyond that the Cheerleader's Locker Room, or turn right to go to the Ballroom and beyond that the Dancers' Dressing Room. All items in all four rooms have been massively scaled down for a more realistic feel, and the ceilings have been dropped for a more cozy, realistic shopping experience. This also let me display the entrance area's chandelier in all four rooms! :D You'll also notice a ton of changes soon in the Cheerleaders' Locker Room and Dancers' Dressing Room to make display areas for this week's HUGE release!

2. Want to know what's coming this week to make up for weeks of no releases? No less than 6 cheer movie uniforms (with poms, shoes, and the much-requested FLEXI SKIRTS), plus the cheer and dance practice outfit items sold as individual pieces so you can mix and match to your heart's content with no need to know how to modify anything.

3. And look for 3D style displays of previous releases, all coming just as soon as I can get tonight's four hour long photo session pics turned into textures. :)

Keep your eyes peeled for the goods coming in the next few days, with updates and pics here to follow!

SPIRIT Won! And a new review!

2007-09-22T15:10:00.000-07:00

Wow, lots of news for you this week! SPIRIT won this year's Savvy Best Rising Star Award! Thank you to everyone who voted for SPIRIT, there were a lot of great designers in this category and it was (not surprisingly) a close race. The award came with a really neat certificate and trophy, both of which I feel incredibly honored to display at SPIRIT.

Which leads me to my second bit of news. SPIRIT has a brand new layout! The various collections (Ballroom, Diva Dogs, Cheer, Dance, Moulin Rouge, etc) were getting to be a bit disorganized all in one shop. So we've expanded our land and spread out a bit. Now you can find SPIRIT in four stores (Cheer on the front left, Diva Dogs beside it on the back left, Dance on the front right, Ballroom and the Moulin Rouge collection beside it on the back right), plus a center building for all new items just for convenience (in case you only want to see what's new all in one place). This should help reduce rezzing lag, spread out the traffic a bit on those crowded release days, as well as make it easier for you to find exactly what you're looking for in less time.

And my last news to share... we've got a new review! A BIG thank you goes out to Anastase Rosewood at the Aspire blog for her review of SPIRIT in general and two of the Ballet Class Outfits specifically! Thank you Anastase!!! You can check it out here.

Things in my rl are a bit nutty this week, but I'll get into SL as soon as I can and get pics taken of the new store layout and the awesome Savvy Award to post here. The next release, which will be an all cheer themed one with TONS of stuff, will be out in a few days, so look for news here about it as well!

Ballroom comes to SPIRIT with a freebie!

2007-09-13T12:51:00.000-07:00

This week's new release is two basic ballroom dress designs inspired by ballroom dresses worn in the hit ballroom dance competition tv show Dancing With the Stars!

First up is the Ballroom Peasant Dress.

This outfit features a gathered peasant print flexi skirt that ties into a wide leather belt with buckle (painted on the glitch pants layer to free up your attachment points) and leaves the left leg bare at the front, side, and back, all the better to show off the strappy gold prim ballroom heels included with this outfit. The top features a sweetheart neckline trimmed in peasant print ruffles, plus handpainted puffed prim sleeves also trimmed with tiny ruffles at the cuffs. The back of the top features a corset-style criss-crossing ribbon tie. The outfit comes with the top in three colors, Chocolate, Wine, and Cream, and each color is included on three different layers to increase your wardrobe options.

Next up is a staple in every samba and rhythm ballroom dancer's wardrobe, the basic Ballroom Latin Ruffles Dress (shown below are the Crimson and the Everything Pack).

This rhinestone-covered, halter top style dress features painted on armbands, a daringly cut open front revealing a rhinestone covered bra, an open back style for extra sexy style, and an asymmetrical flexi skirt trimmed with ruffles. Also included are a pair of strappy gold prim ballroom heels and a pair of prim dangling earrings. The Ballroom Latin Ruffles Dress is available individually in 8 colors (Lemon, Pink, Tangerine, Lime, Crimson, Hunter, Twilight, and Ebony), in two 4-packs (Brights and Darks) for a $200 discount, and all 8 colors together in an Everything Pack for a $200 discount. You can also pick up the Lemon version of this dress as an almost freebie for just $1 in-store!

New Review and Free Hair!

2007-09-12T15:10:00.000-07:00

Check out the new review for the Spirited II Hairstyle at Savoir Hair...thank you Teagan for your kind comments about this latest SPIRIT hairstyle!

Also, to celebrate the Savvy Award nomination for SPIRIT (and hopefully entice you to go place a vote to help SPIRIT win!), I gave out a copy of the Satine I Hairstyle (the hairstyle that was nominated for the Savvy Best Rising Star Award) in medium red to all members of the SPIRIT Fan Group. To get your free copy, join this group for free in-world (just do a Search under the Groups tab for SPIRIT Fan Group, then click the Join button to instantly become a member). Once you're a member, right click on your avatar, choose the Groups option in the pie menu, then click on SPIRIT Fan Group in the list and choose Info. That will bring up the group's menu for you. From there, click on Notices and look for the one with the free hair in the title. This will let you read the notice and pick up your own copy of this freebie!

Enjoy! And don't forget...SPIRIT needs your vote for Best Rising Star! You can click here to find a list of places in-world to pick up your voting ballot for this year's Savvy Awards.

SPIRIT Nominated for a Savvy Award!!!!!

2007-08-28T11:37:00.001-07:00

OH MY GOSH!!!!!!! SPIRIT's Satine I hairstyle has been nominated for the Savvy Best Rising Star Award!!!!

Okay, all you SPIRIT fans, please please please show your support and pick up a voting ballot in-world before the voting deadine of September 14th, and vote for SPIRIT! Here's the locations where you can pick up a voting ballot in-world starting on August 31st...

LaynieWear - House of Zen

LaynieWear - Luna Eclipse Mall

LaynieWear - One World

LaynieWear - Pamran

SYD: Style Your Destiny - Pamran

SYD: Style Your Destiny/LaynieWear - Kidd

Be sure to check the Savoir Hair blog for full details about placing your votes for each category. You can also see front and back views of each nominated hairstyle in each category. Don't forget, the deadline for voting is September 14th!

New Reviews!

2007-08-26T20:18:00.001-07:00

SPIRIT's in the media! Did you see already? If not, take those cute little tushes on over to Fashion Notes to read the first review about our Diva Dogs by Tanya Book!!!!!

Also, I searched the blog, just KNOWING I did a post on this, but couldn't find it anywhere, so I'm posting about it again. Style Disorder's Willow Caldera wrote about the SPIRIT Watches! Check out her awesome comments about these working mechanical watches here!

Thank you for the reviews and kind comments, Tanya and Willow!

New Release: Cheer & Dance Practice Outfit Sets and Spirited II Hairstyle

2007-08-24T11:41:00.000-07:00

That's right, TWO releases this week! And for the second release...practice mix 'n match sets with matching hairstyle!

I wanted to give everyone a ton of options for customizing your own dance and cheer practice looks. So I created these sets with a lot of modifiable options, plus a new hairstyle that looks glamorous while perfect for any practice session under the hot summer sun.

First up, the dance practice outfit set: This set features a hand painted Dance Star t-shirt with optional prim tie at the back, a tintable pair of bike shorts with hand painted wrinkles (can be copied and tinted ANY color you choose!), and two pairs of modifiable pants/capris/shorts that can be made to be as baggy, tight, short, or long as you choose!

Next up, the cheer practice outfit set features a tintable sports bra with racer style back with hand painted wrinkles, shadowing, and seam lines (can be copied and tinted to any color you like), a tintable pair of bike shirts with hand painted wrinkles, and a pair of cheer shorts/capris/pants, with flipped down elastic waistband and CHEER!! lettering (on a separate layer) in two color options of white or black. Color your shorts/capris/pants any color you wish on the underpants layer, then leave as-is or add the flipped down waistband and lettering across the butt in white or black.

And finally, to finish off that "gorgeous while practicing" look, we have a new hairstyle, the Spirited II. This has to be my new favorite hairdo, as I LOVE to wear a baseball cap and pull my hair through in a ponytail in rl. This non-flexi style features a textured black and gray baseball cap to coordinate with any outfit, and a long, thick ponytail with flipped up ends. Available in the usual 16 colors, sold in packs of 4. Demo available in-store for a $1.

New Release: Diva Dog Collection, Chihuahua Cutie & Poodle Princess

2007-08-24T11:22:00.000-07:00

Stripper...dogs? Yep, that's right! All Diva Dogs now have a new feature...the ability to strip on command!

Okay, minds out of the gutter, lol. When you click on your Diva Dog's command menu, you'll notice the new command "Clothes". Click on this and you can choose to make your Diva Dog's outfit invisible or visible whenever you choose. Now your Diva Dog can "blend in with fellow canines", or stand out as a fashion trend setter!

And now on to the new Diva Dog release!

This week, we introduce two new breeds to the collection with the Chihuahua Cutie and Poodle Princess. The Poodle Princess is a soft white poodle that stands a bit taller than the Scottie Girl, but still features all the great features of the Diva Dog, including the ability to change her collar to any one of 9 gemstone colors whenever you choose, say hello, bark and growl out a warning, chew her squeeky toy, and more. No flexi tail on the Poodle Princess, as her tail has been groomed to a soft ball of fluff perfect for flossing her stuff on the SL streets or winning the next dog show! Currently available in your choice of the Emerald or Sleeping Beauty Ballerina costumes, the BIO I or Claire Cheerleader uniforms, or the SPIRIT uniform.

And now for the tiniest addition to the collection...the Chihuahua Cutie! This tiny Diva Dog might be small, but every tiny prim of her is full of cuteness! Check her out in any of the above 5 outfit choices!

New Release: Diva Dog Collection, Scottie Girl!

2007-08-15T23:49:00.000-07:00

Ready for this week's release? It's quite a bit different from anything I've created before, but OH what fun I had making things for this new collection!

Introducing the Diva Dogs Collection...fashionable, interactive dogs you'll never lose!

Diva Dogs are dressed in SPIRIT cheer uniforms and dance costumes (so they can match you!), complete with tops, skirts or tutus, shoes, and a megaphone or ballet slipper chew toy. Their flexi tails "wag" in the slightest wind, giving them a nearly constant look of animation, and because they are worn as attachments (they come with two different attachments to help avoid attachment point conflicts for you), you don't need any build rights to bring them with you wherever you go, they automatically teleport with you, they'll never run away, and they'll never get lost! Plus, they're copy-enabled, so even if a glitch in SL DOES make your attached Diva Dog disappear, you can always reattach from your inventory...AND you can also create copies to stay on your land to pose with the FREE Basic Dog House that comes with every Diva Dog (the Basic Dog House features a scripted door that opens and closes when clicked, plus a comfy pillow bed and a non-animated food and water dish set)!

Plus, Diva Dogs aren't just cute and fashionable...they're interactive! Each Diva Dog comes with an owner-only menu of commands that include...

** "Change Collar" to one of 9 gemstone colors (Diamond, Topaz, Citrine, Emerald, Peridot, Ruby, Opal, Sapphire, and Amethyst)

** "Say Hello"...barks polite greeting to nearby people on the public chat channel

** "Give Treat" and "Pat Head" both create a shower of diamond and gold pave hearts to show your Diva Dog's love for you

** "Chew Toy" creates a squeek sound from your Diva Dog's permanently attached chew toy

** "Protect"...your Diva Dog will bark and growl at anyone nearby, a GREAT way to warn away scary strangers who get too close in the sandbox! :)

At only $400L for two attachment versions and a free Basic Dog House (all copy-enabled), that's quite a bargain!

The first Diva Dog release features the Scottie Girl, based upon my rl black Scottie dog, in your choice of one of five SPIRIT outfits...

--Cheerleader Claire Uniform

--Sleeping Beauty Ballerina

--Bring It On Cheerleader Uniform

--Emerald Ballerina

--Spirit Uniform

Also available in this first Diva Dog Collection release is the Deluxe Dog House, a larger version of the free Basic Dog House, but this one features a silk draped canopy bed for your Diva Dog, a tiny pewter and glass chandelier overhead, a rug featuring the official Diva Dog logo, and animated food and water bowls that actually refill and slowly empty individually when clicked!

Check out the Diva Dog Collection display at the SPIRIT main store, where you can try out a giant display version of the Deluxe Dog House's animated food and water bowl set, plus see demos of the diamond and gold pave heart shower that every Diva Dog emits (click on either of the display Diva Dogs to see this demo).

And look for MORE Diva Dog breeds, species, and even possibly some new outfits and male counterparts for this fun new collection...coming soon!

The NEW SPIRIT Main Store and New Release!

2007-08-08T17:27:00.000-07:00

It's finally ready! After much wrestling with SL issues, custom scripts for the new menu-based vendors, a ton of setup for the new release, and more, the new, official SPIRIT main store is ready and open for business!

Don't forget to update your landmarks, click here to visit it in-world!

Here are pics of the new location, with this week's HUGE release of poms and working mechanical ballet and cheer watches to follow...

Now each area of the store is more easy to find with the use of signs...New Cheer Items, New Dance Items, Dancers' Dressing Room (upstairs) and Cheerleaders' Locker Room (downstairs).

Which brings us to this week's mega release! In center front of the above picture, you'll see the jewelry case with the new menu-based vendors and two giant working examples of...the new SPIRIT Watches! In this release, we have 104 watches (that number isn't a typo, lol), with...

** Cheerleader Claire in Blonde, Brunette, or Redhead featuring Cheerleader Claire with the Claire Hairstyle in your choice of one of three hair colors, and red poms in her hands that mark the time! Available in No Mod/Copy/No Transfer or No Mod/No Copy/Transfer for gift giving. The watchband is made up of a single row of pave prims shaped like mini megaphones (available in one of 9 gemstones).

** Sleeping Beauty Ballerina with Rose, Green, or Rainbow background featuring a ballerina wearing the SPIRIT Sleeping Beauty Ballet Costume and Ballet Pointe Shoes in Sugarplum Pink, which mark the time. Available in Copy or Transfer versions. The watchband features a double row of tiny gold prims shaped like ballet shoes, and ties into the watch with pave prims shaped like bows (available in one of 9 gemstones).

The 9 gemstones available to choose from are...Diamond, Emerald, Amethyst, Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz, Opal, Yellow Citrine, and Peridot.

And to compliment every SPIRIT cheerleader uniform, we now have our first set of SPIRIT Poms! These non-flexi, metallic poms come in two sizes (large or small) and in 15 different colors (Black, Silver, Gold, Bright Red, Dark Red, Dark Blue, Blue, Teal, Sky Blue, Hot Pink, Pale Pink, Dark Green, Bright Green, Purple, and Orange. Sold in pairs, no mod/copy/no transfer.

Pictures from the Runway

2007-08-08T16:54:00.000-07:00

Got pictures from the Ambergris Fashion Show runway to share with ya...finally. :) Been so busy trying to get the new main store up and going and this week's release out that I've fallen behind on my blogging! Sorry about that, updates to follow now.

The show began with the SPIRIT Ballet Class Outfit in Lavendar, matching Ballet Pointe Shoes in Lavendar, and the Graceful II Hairstyle with color scripted ribbon set to (what else?) Lavendar. :)
Next came the Moulin Rouge Collection: Sparkling Diamond I outfit.

Then came the Emerald Ballet Costume. The model, Smokie Signals, has some of the best ballet animations! They were so graceful and a pure delight to watch her perform.

Then came the Cheerleader Claire Uniform with the Spirit Sneakers with color scripted sculptie letter S inserts set to match in red and gold, and the brand new SPIRIT Poms in dark red and gold.

And later in the show, Smokie Signals also chose to wear the SPIRIT Ballet Pointe Shoes in Black Swan to compliment Ambergris' fabulous Black Swan dress! The texture work on this dress was simply amazing, and the flow of the skirt looked fabulous with the ballet dances Smokie performed on the runway.

Thank you to Ambergris and all the lovely models who made my first fashion show such a wonderful event to be a part of!

New SPIRIT Review at Savoir Hair!

2007-07-31T00:29:00.001-07:00

Check out the Savoir Hair review on the new Satine I hairstyle!

Thank you, Teagan, for the review!!!

SPIRIT in a Fashion Show TODAY at Ambergris!

2007-07-31T00:02:00.000-07:00

I was extremely honored to be invited as a guest designer in Ambergris' upcoming fashion show today! The lovely ADF Elite and Top Models will be modeling the following outfits from SPIRIT at today's fashion show at 2 p.m. (SL time)...

** Moulin Rouge Collection: Sparkling Diamond I (regularly $500L, special fashion show price for today only is $400 at the runway!)

** Claire Cheerleader Uniform, Claire Hairstyle, and Spirit Sneakers (uniform will include a free pair of Spirit Sneakers for today only at the runway!)

** Ballet Class Outfit in Lavendar with Ballet Pointe Shoes in Lavendar

** Emerald Ballet Costume with Ballet Pointe Shoes in Cream (regularly $400L, specially priced at $300L at the show!)

** Ballet Pointe Shoes in Sugarplum Pink

Don't miss these great savings on SPIRIT's top selling items for cheerleaders and dancers! The show starts at 2 p.m. (click here for transport directly to the show!), but if you can't make the show, you'll also be able to purchase these SPIRIT items from the Shopping Wall both before the show as well afterwards until midnight. I'll also be there to meet everyone and answer questions (look for the redhead wearing the freebie Spirit Uniform Collection!), and if you ask me at the show about the Spirit Uniform Collection, you'll receive the Spirit Uniform Collection for FREE (or if you can't make it to the show, you can pick it up for $1L at the SPIRIT shop!

And finally, SPIRIT now has its very own land and official store!!!! Click here if you want a sneak peek...the grand opening will be this Friday and I'll be releasing a TON of cheer and dance items to celebrate! Look for more details about the grand opening plus pics coming soon!

New Release: Moulin Rouge Collection, Sparkling Diamond I!

2007-07-30T23:39:00.000-07:00

Last week's release, which I neglected to blog about (shame on me!) is the first in a series of sets in the new Moulin Rouge Collection, called the Sparkling Diamond I! This is a replica of the costume worn by Nicole Kidman's character Satine in her first song and dance routine in the movie Moulin Rouge (where she is lowered through fog and falling glitter on a swing from a hole in the ceiling and begins to sing Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend).

The MRC: Sparkling Diamond I is the most jam-packed set I've released yet, and includes...
**a sequined replica corset and prim train with flexi beads in the front
**handpainted Moulin Rouge Black Satin Gloves (read more about these separately)
**black high heels
**prim Sparkling Diamond Earrings (15 prims per ear!) with no bling (also available separately, see below for more details)
**the Satine I Hairstyle in Light Red, with attached top hat and rhinestone accents (also available separately, read more about this hairstyle below)
**SPIRIT's first dance animation!
**the wearable GlitterFog particle effect, a script created by Electric Pixels exclusively for SPIRIT, which mimics Satine's entrance special effects

The Satine I Hairstyle is, as usual, also available in 16 shades, sold in 4-packs for $300L, and is modify/copy/no transfer enabled. Also available separately are the Sparkling Diamond Earrings for $100L, and the Moulin Rouge Black Satin Gloves for $25L (with more colors coming soon!).

And in case you haven't seen the movie in a while and want to refresh your memory, here's a link to a YouTube video showing this dance number!

Look for more replica costumes from the Moulin Rouge movie coming soon to SPIRIT!

New Review and New Shop Displays In

2007-07-24T17:28:00.000-07:00

Check out the new review of the Ballet Class Outfits and Ballet Pointe Shoes at Fashion Notes!

Also, the new cheer stadium locker displays are now up. I will slowly but surely be getting more items added to this display or on the bench in front of the lockers over the next week or two. Until then, all previously released SPIRIT items are still available for sale.

Coming in the next post...the first release in the new Moulin Rouge Collection!

New Review and New Shop Displays Coming Soon!

2007-07-20T21:08:00.000-07:00

Check out the new review at the Savoir Hair blog about the Graceful II hairstyle! Thank you, Teagan, for your kind comments!

And in other news... Have you visited the NBA Stadium yet? I don't think it's new, but I just heard about it recently and had to run over there to see if any of the NBA cheer/dance teams were represented. They aren't. Sniff sniff. But I DID fall in love with the ultra realistic feel of their two-level NBA Store, and especially their lockers with the realistic jerseys hanging within. And I've been dying to add some additional 3D displays (beyond the shelves and domed hair displays) to the SPIRIT shop for some time now. So I got on the internet and did my research. Turns out the open front stadium lockers are a pretty prevalent feature in professional sports gyms. I recognized them from the CMT channel's reality tv show on the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, too, as they have wooden stadium lockers to keep their uniforms, notebooks, etc. in.

So guess which cheer and dance shop will soon feature a brand new set of these lovely wooden, low prim displays for its cheer level? SPIRIT, of course! :)

The lockers are already complete. I'm just creating the hanging versions of the SPIRIT uniforms now to display within them. In the meantime, look for additional slight changes here and there to the SPIRIT shop layout as I prepare for this week's releases, which will take the place of last week's Ballet Class Outfits, Graceful II hairstyle, Spirit Sneakers, and Pro Spirit Boots on the New Stuff wall. If you haven't purchased last week's releases yet, no worries...these items will simply be moved to other spots within the shop.

Look for updates and photos coming soon!

New Release: SPIRIT Face Lights!

2007-07-15T23:21:00.000-07:00

Okay, the SPIRIT Face Lights are now available in-world at the Spirit shop. Just look for the red hat box on the shelf high up on the wall as you come into the shop...the Face Lights are in this hat box on the same shelf with the new Graceful II hairstyle boxes. SPIRIT Face Lights come with two versions, one that attaches to the chin and another that attaches to the nose, for $50L (or get one free Face Light with the purchase of any SPIRIT hairstyle 4-pack!). Both should give your face the same glow regardless of what SL lighting your avatar might be posing within, and the two attachment point options let you work around things like nose rings or some hair accessories that might use these attachment points as well. SPIRIT Face Lights have no script to cause possible lag, and are no mod/copy/no transfer.

To give you an idea of how these invisible lights work, here are two pics I shot very quickly in the Spirit shop tonight. The first shows me wearing a SPIRIT Face Light, and the second pic shows me in the exact same lighting without the Face Light. Absolutely NO retouching of any kind has been made to either pic so that you can judge for yourself the effect these lights have on the avatar even in bad SL lighting (the lighting was set to sunrise in case you're curious, btw).Notice the subtle glow on my face, neck and chest, especially compared to the rest of my body and the room around me? That's what the SPIRIT Face Light does...it adds a subtle glow to your face, neck, and chest, without blinding people around you, lighting up the entire room as if you were some alien life force (lol), and the source of the light is invisible! Now here's what I looked like in the exact same setting, clothing, hair, time of day, sun setting, etc. without the Face Light on...

What do you think? I can honestly say that I never go anywhere without one on, and I'm highly tempted to redo all my previous vendor signs with photos of me wearing a Face Light.

Celebs in the SPIRIT House!!!

2007-07-14T01:45:00.000-07:00

Well, I barely had time to catch my breath after hearing about the review at Style Disorder before guess who comes walking into my shop but Justine Babii, reviewer for Second Style, and her friend Garret Bakalava, editor for Second Life Network News! It seems the review copy of the Face Light that I sent Justine yesterday was a good thing, and they came to the shop to find out how to purchase more of them.

But the Face Lights are currently only available as a freebie with the purchase of a SPIRIT hairstyle! YEEK! LOL Needless to say, Justine's kind compliments about this product on the Second Style blog (click here to read about its mention within her review for the ETD Sea Nymph hairstyles) and her later elbowing has convinced me I should also offer these face lights separately! :D

So tomorrow, look for the SPIRIT Face Light to become available for sale separately from the hairstyles too! I'll post an official release with pics here once they're available so you'll know what to look for in-store.

In the meantime, check out these pics that Justine and Garret were kind enough to pose for (wearing SPIRIT Varsity Cheer Jackets, no less!) and grant permission for use in this blog.

Here's Garret wearing the Cheer Varsity Jacket in pink and striking a pose in front of the Cheer Varsity Jacket display at SPIRIT.

And here's Justine in the Green Cheer Varsity Jacket posing before the wall of new releases' Pro Spirit Boots and the SPIRIT lounge area.

Thank you, ladies, for letting me take these celeb pics and for stopping by the store. And thank you, Justine, for the review and for suggesting the SPIRIT Face Light become a product unto itself!

Check Out the Lovely New Reviews!!!!!

2007-07-13T21:47:00.001-07:00

SQUEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

Okay, unprofessional moment over, lol. Now seriously, please kindly take a look to the right side of this blog for links to 3 reviews of SPIRIT products, one at Savoir Hair, the second review at Fashion Notes, and the newest one at the Style Disorder blog!

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New Release: Graceful II Hairstyle!

2007-07-12T12:20:00.000-07:00

Just released...the Graceful II hairstyle with the new Spirit Face Light! This non-flexi, high bun style features a new bun shape wrapped in a color change scripted hair ribbon (complete with a small bow on top) that lets you color coordinate your hair ribbon to your Spirit dance outfit or shoes! Even the color names are the same as featured on the recently released Ballet Class Outfits...
- Silver, Black Swan, Plum, Lavendar, Sugarplum Pink, Cream, Grape Leaf, Rain, Crimson, Lime, Old Gold, Gold, Autumn Brown, Copper, Blue

As usual, they're mod/copy/no transfer, with mod/no copy/transfer versions available by IMed request. Sold in the usual SPIRIT 16 shades of hair color in packs of 4 for $300L...
- Blondes 4-pack: Platinum Blonde, Light Golden Blonde, Dark Golden Blonde, Dark Honey Blonde
- Reds 4-pack: Strawberry Blonde, Light Red, Medium Red, Dark Red
- Brunettes 4-pack: Pale Brunette, Light Brunette, Medium Brunette, Dark Brunette
- Darks: Blue Black, Darkest Red, Darkest Brunette, Ebony

And best of all...ALL Spirit hairstyles, including the new Graceful II, now include the new Spirit Face Light! This optional, invisible face attachment gives your face a light glow even in the ugliest of SL lighting, ensuring you'll never have another harsh shadow on your face for your future SL portraits. The Spirit Face Light is also available in the Claire Hair & Shape set. All previous Spirit hairstyle and Claire Shape set customers will be sent a free copy of the new Face Light this week.

New Release: Ballet Class Outfits!

2007-07-09T00:05:00.001-07:00

The Ballet Class Outfits are now up for sale at the Spirit shop! Available in 12 colors shown above (top pic, left to right, top row: Black Swan, Grape Leaf, Rain; bottom row: Autumn Brown, Copper, Old Gold; bottom pic, top row: Rain, Plum, Lavendar, Sugarplum; bottom row: Old Gold, Gold, Cream, Silver). Each Ballet Class Outfit comes with...

- Leotard with shadowing and detailed hand painted seams along the neckline and straps (no mod/copy/no transfer)

- Flexi skirt with semi see-through flexi ruffled skirt, satin texture waistband and bow, and flexi bow ties (mod/copy/no transfer)

- Sweater with semi see-through cashmere texture, shadowing, hand painted wrinkles and 2D tie front (no mod/copy/no transfer)

- Sculptie prim leg warmers in 2 sizes (large and small) with knit texture (no mod/copy/no transfer)

Shoes are sold separately. $400L per outfit.

Each Ballet Class Outfit color coordinates with the Ballet Pointe Shoes from SPIRIT, and these outfits have been designed so they can be mixed and matched for tons of different looks. Look for a new Graceful hairstyle to come out in a few days with hair accessories that will color coordinate with these outfits too!

And for a limited time, there are two jewelry sets available for FREE in the Spirit shop! Look on the second floor in the jewelry case for the Ballet Circle Necklace & Earrings Set, and the Ballet Charm Bracelet...both free!

SPIRIT Ballet Class Outfits Completed!

2007-07-08T01:26:00.000-07:00

Okay, I'll admit it, this post is nothing more than a tease, lol. But darn it, I can't help it, I am so dang excited about the next release! It's going to be a BIG one, with 12 ballet class outfits, each containing sculptie prim leg warmers, leotards, flexi prim skirts, and tonight's completed design, a see-through cashmere textured knit sweater that ties in the front and has lots of wrinkles, shadowing, and seams. All 12 ballet class outfits are completed in-world. Now I just need to do a photo shoot tomorrow and create the vendors!

Instead of waiting a week to send out this release, I will get it out the door and on the Spirit shop's New Items wall as soon as the vendors are done. College starts next week, and I'm worried I won't have much time left to do a lot of SL designing once my classes begin.

Wait...me not design anything for SL? YEEEEK! Perish the thought! LOL

New Sneakers and Boots!

2007-07-06T10:34:00.000-07:00

New this week at SPIRIT... Color Change Sneakers and Knee High Boots!

In the new Pro Spirit Collection, we have a set of knee high Pro Spirit Boots in 14 colors for $300L (with 2 sizes included). The Black and White versions are plain, and the other 12 colors have a soft suede texture that will allow them to be worn with any cheer or dance costume AND other outfits in your wardrobe. Available in the following colors (shown below from left to right)...
- (Top Row) Wine, Grape Leaf, Blue, Plum, Lavendar, Sugarplum, Black
- (Bottom Row) Autumn Brown, Copper, Old Gold, Gold, Cream, Gray, White

And SPIRIT is proud to introduce our first color change scripted items, the Spirit Sneakers! Available in white or black, each Spirit Sneaker features sculpted letter S inserts on the sides that have color change scripts inside. You can choose up to 2 colors for your shoes' inserts at a time, and with 14 colors to choose from, the color combinations are endless! Color coordinate your Spirit Sneakers to your team colors, your favorite colors, or to match whatever outfit you're wearing them with! Spirit Sneakers also feature flexi prim bow ties, and are $300L per pair.

Free Sculptured Prim Debut at SPIRIT!

2007-06-21T23:12:00.000-07:00

I took the plunge and tried out Blender, despite the many warnings I've received regarding how complicated the program is to use. It WAS pretty involved to make just one glass shape, and the resulting sculptured prim didn't come out perfect (the edges are slightly wobbly). But for a first attempt at Blender, I'm just thrilled that it didn't come out with huge holes or gaps in it, and it's very much recognizable! LOL A large "gold trophy" version of this first Blender sculptie is available for free in the lounge area of the SPIRIT shop. Feel free to take as many copies as you like, change their size, even change their texture to glass, pewter, gemstones, marble, or anything else you can think of! (I'm trying to find a place in the shop where I could get away with a large marble birdbath style fountain using this sculptie as the catch basin part of the fountain...lol). Hmm, can anyone say strawberry daquiries at the SPIRIT lounge? ;)

I have also used Rokuro, a lathe style sculptured prim maker, to create knitted, scrunched up leg warmers. Rokuro is much simpler to use; unfortunately, it only creates items that are rounded and symmetrical on both sides (think carved banister railings that hold up handrails on stairs, and you'll get the idea of what a lathed item is and what Rokuro can make). The leg warmers turned out GREAT, though, so look for them to become available as part of the ballet class outfits in 16 different color coordinating colors to match the new SPIRIT Ballet Pointe Slippers that are available now!

Heroes Claire Comes to SPIRIT!

2007-06-17T13:15:00.000-07:00

The first celeb character is now available at SPIRIT! And who's more appropriate for SPIRIT to offer than the cheerleader hero from the tv show Heroes...Claire!

First up is the Claire Hairstyle. This non-flexi hairstyle starts off long and straight, then erupts into a mixture of face framing long, tight curls and loose waves that drape down the back and in two sections over both shoulders. It also features a hint of movement with flexi sections underneath. As with all SPIRIT hairstyles, the Claire style is mod/copy/no transfer and is available in 16 shades sold in 4-packs for $300L per pack. See below for a view of the 4-pack boxes and the shades included in each...

Next we have a new cheer uniform called the Cheerleader Claire Uniform. Inspired by the cheer uniform worn by Heroes cheerleader Claire, this top and skirt feature shadowing and hand painted wrinkles. Also included is a pair of SPIRIT Cheer Sneakers (no mod/no copy/no transfer) and a pair of color coordinated cheer briefs. The Cheerleader Claire Uniform is now available for $300L.

REALLY want to look like Heroes cheerleader Claire? SPIRIT has everything you need for that head-to-toe Claire look with our first avatar shape and hair combo. The Claire Shape and Hair combo includes an avatar shape that took several days to make to ensure that every measurement, proportion, and facial feature matched Heroes Claire's as closely as possible. The Claire hairstyle that comes in this combo features an exclusive shade of blonde not available in any of the Claire Hairstyle 4-packs, and was custom tinted to match Heroes Claire's haircolor. Now available for $700L. I've also included a free skin from Munchflower Zai in the large hatbox on the shelf below this combo's vendor sign (this is the skin worn while modeling this shape and hairstyle, and it's the skin I've been wearing forever now, lol, because it's a great design that can be tinted and the makeup can be changed), plus a collection of freebie eyes from various designers are in the smaller hatbox on the same shelf. No Claire purchases necessary to pick up these freebies either! :D

SPIRIT Product Updates and New Releases

2007-06-13T21:46:00.000-07:00

I've been hard at work ramping up all my previous designs with new textures featuring tons of new details. The good news? They're all the same price as before! The updated products include...

- Bring It On Torros Cheer Uniform...now features shadowing, a subtle knit polyester texture overall, and improved pleat shadows on the skirt.
- Cheer Varsity Jackets...all five colors now feature a subtle wool texture on the bodies of each jacket, new photosourced buttons down the front, shadowing, seam lines down the front, and a ribbed knit texture on the striped trim (collar, cuffs, and around the waist). I'm also replacing the hot pink jacket with a cotton candy pink color instead. Look for new vendors to replace the old ones in the next couple of days.
- Center Stage Movie Ballet Costume...the leotard top now features seam lines and shadowing to give it a true shiny lycra look, the skirt has a new red satin folds texture on each of its flexi prim folds, and the old version ballet pointe shoes have been replaced with the new SPIRIT Ballet Pointe Shoes, which feature a new satin texture, criss-crossing straps up the calves that end in tiny, flexi prim bows with bow ties that really sway with your avatar's every movement, and an improved prim heel and sole combo. (Old vendor is still up, but now contains the new items; the vendor sign's display image will be updated in the next few days as well.) Also look for the improved leotard to become available in a wide selection of colors with coordinating flexi prim, semi-transparent skirts in an upcoming Ballet Class Outfits collection release.
- Spirited I hairstyle...I wasn't comfortable with the original Spirited I's design, as I just felt that it looked too similar to the Winsome hairstyle by Naughty Designs. It needed its own one-of-a-kind look. So I completely tore the Spirited I style apart, took out half its prims, and restyled it to a soft flip over the left shoulder. This not only gave the hairstyle its own unique look, but also improved the design overall as well as made it a great choice for high lag prone events in-world where you might be asked to limit the number of prims you are wearing. The vendor and hair dye boxes have all been updated to feature this new version of the Spirited I, and the Spirited I info sign doubles as a demo version vendor, where you can purchase a demo version of the Spirited I hairstyle for just $1L to try on. Here's a pic of its display in the SPIRIT shop...

And now for the biggest news of all this week...need ballet pointe shoes that really put your avatar en pointe when she walks? Want a huge selection of satiny colors for your ballet pointe shoes? Look no further than the new SPIRIT Ballet Pointe Shoes! Just added today, SPIRIT Ballet Pointe Shoes are available in 12 different, shiny colors as shown below...

From top to bottom and left to right are shown: (Top Row, Naturals Collection) Autumn Brown, Grape Leaf, Rain, and Plum

(Second Row, Metallics Collection) Gold, Silver, Copper, and Old Gold

(Bottom Row, Classics Collection) Cream, Sugarplum Pink, Lavendar, and Black Swan

Each pair of SPIRIT Ballet Pointe Shoes has shoes that are no mod/copy/no transfer, and the laces are mod/copy/no transfer. (If you would prefer yours to have transfer/no copy enabled pointe shoes, just IM me in-world before purchasing any pointe shoes, and special arrangements can be made.) SPIRIT Ballet Pointe Shoes are $250 per pair. Look for fat packs of all four colors in each collection to become available together for discounted prices soon.

Want more news from SPIRIT? Okay, just a tiny tidbit of gossip for all you SPIRIT fans out there...we're getting ready to bring out SPIRIT avatar shapes! My own personal experience during my first few days in SL taught me just how time-consuming and frustrating it can be to move all those thousand and one shape sliders, only to never get your avatar's body shape quite where you pictured it. Look no further, SPIRIT will soon be here to the rescue! In a few days, you'll be able to choose from pro cheerleader and ballerina shapes, to even famous cheer and dance movie celebrity shapes! We'll also be introducing brand new cheer/dance movie celebrity inspired hairstyles so you can have that complete look without having to shop around endlessly to put it all together. With just one purchase, you'll get an entire famous cheer/dance character all in one box!

Check back here for more updates soon!

New Store, New Blog, and New Goodies!

2007-06-04T21:41:00.000-07:00

Both starting a new business and creating a new blog are like getting into a new romantic relationship...you invest a lot of time, energy, and heart into making sure everything looks as perfect as possible while trying to build something you hope will be great. All the while, you have no clue if the person (or in this case, people) are even noticing all your efforts! LOL

Well, at least I'M happy with the present look of things for SPIRIT...so far. I consider myself extremely lucky to have found a great, 2 story building just two doors down from Bossa Nova (waves to my neighbor Moire Georgette), and right beside the awesome Hairapy. This is truly a find after having lost two previous shops due to mall shutdowns. And with so much space and a 200 prim allotment to play with in this new location, I have been VERY happy indeed this week! Even if it did take me a full day to find it and three days just to get the interior decorating completed. ;)

All right, so enough with the intro and on to the goodies. I honestly thought with my many years of previous experience and formal training in dance that I would be a bit biased in my designs. But apparently my secret (well, not so secret NOW) yen to be a pro cheerleader has helped keep things relatively balanced at SPIRIT. To date, I've got...
- three ballerina costumes (one is a replica of the finale performance costume worn by the heroine in the dance movie Center Stage, one is a traditional Sleeping Beauty Ballet costume, and the other is a traditional emerald and gold design),
- one pair of hip hop dance sneakers with actual prim laces and grommets,
- a dance duffle bag with 3D prim rhinestone lettering on the side,
- a ballet charm bracelet and a separate ballet necklace and earring set,
- and a nice and tidy bun hairstyle with sideswept bangs called Graceful I, which is available in 16 different shades and is sold in packs of 4 shades.

That's upstairs.

Downstairs in the cheer section, I have...
- my version of the old-style Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders uniform (changed a bit here and there to adhere to copyrighted design laws, of course) sold with flexi poms that actually move when you do,
- a replica of the Torros team uniform worn in the classic cheer movie Bring It On,
- a pair of cheer sneakers (again, with real prim laces and grommets, no faking anything with textures here!),
- a pink and black sleeveless polo style tank top perfect for all those hot summer cheer practices,
- a cheer varsity jacket available in 5 colors,
- a new cheer duffle bag with 3D prim rhinestone lettering on the side,
- and a lusciously thick and curly prim ponytail hairstyle called Spirited I, which is a very scaled down version of the much adored Winsome style from Naughty Designs (if these two hairstyles were worn in the real world, the Spirited I would weigh about 10 pounds less...yes, it's less glamorous, but it's also more practical for those 3-4 hour game day performances!). The Spirited I is available in 16 shades, sold in packs of 4, and comes with the option of a free custom fitting (upon request, just IM me if you can't get it to fit correctly) with yours truly to make sure your hair fits you perfectly.

And what have I been working on most recently, you ask? Well, apart from all the redecorating, new log design, this new blog, and the creation of custom furnishings for the SPIRIT store's lounge area, I have been working on...
- a flexi ponytail for those of you who prefer a little swish with your cheer and dance moves,
- I just finished making 12 pair of ballet pointe shoes with criss-crossing ribbons up the calves that finish in flexi prim bows (and yes, the ends of the bow ties swish and sway when you do, lol), which will become available as soon as I can get the vendors finished, possibly within the next day or two,
- I'm adding flexi prim skirt options to the Bring It On Torros uniform,
- and I'm working on a huge freebie uniform pack that will include a long-sleeved and no-sleeved crop top, dance pants, briefs/shorts, A-line non-flexi skirt, flexi skirt, and a pair of SPIRIT flip flops perfect for giving your tired feet a rest after practice while you shop, lounge on the beach, etc.!

Look for new product photos and freebie availability updates coming soon!