My Second Look at MHOH6

Straight after my last post I went and finished MHOH6 and started the daunting task of unpacking and sorting things out. Actually I still have two stores to go but they aren't open until July 29 so it gives me a few days to crunch through my newly expanded inventory.

Here's what I've unpacked this time around:

Credits:
Glasses - from Kumaki Glasses Style MHOH  #2
Watch - from Kumaki Glasses Style MHOH  #2
KC boots - from Kamrek Creations MHOH #7
Addicted shape - from Shapes by Mim MHOH #21
Loki hair - from ME-I MHOH #24
Lip piercing, nose ring and ear rings - from Elemental Earth Design MHOH #54
Gear ring - from Peer MHOH #60
Frey Medium skin - from Reila Skins MHOH #64
Rusty cross necklace - from Canterbury Creative MHOH #80
Saint tattoo - from Wicked Tattoo MHOH #107
Black & white open shirt - from Tink Tattoos & Fashion MHOH #148
Blue leather pants - from ROC MHOH #158
Ghost eyes - from Body Couture MHOH #159
Poses - from Pichanga (MHOH #58) and oOo Studio (MHOH #59)

 You can find all the shop links here: http://makehimover2.blogspot.com/p/mhoh6.html

Stay tuned for more because I'm sure I will find a whole lot more to post!

Words: Steam Engineer
Photography: Steam Engineer

My First Look at MHOH6

I have been a little distracted lately with MHOH6 and I haven't quite finished the hunt, with an extra 6 stores added it just seems to keep growing! I've taken time out however to post a few of the items I've managed to unpack so far:

Credits:
Ale skin - from  prodigal MHOH #49
Pose - from oOo MHOH #58
Monk boots - from Dolome Designs MHOH #90
Arthur outfit - from Dragonlady's Closet MHOH #105
Marco shape - from MEDesign MHOH #119
Sunglasses - from MIKAVO MHOH #139
Nagi hair - from Sadistic Hacker MHOH #141

You can find all the shop links here including instructions on how to get started: http://makehimover2.blogspot.com/p/mhoh6.html

It's been a fantastic hunt so far and I can't wait to finish and unpack everything.

Stay tuned for more.

Working Hard!

I was really wanting to style a look for this blog post that drew upon my own trade contractor roots and although I always knew what I wanted I ranged high and low through SL and took my time to put it together. The longer I blog the wider I roam as I find more and more fantastic designers and their wares; this post highlights a number of stores I've not previously been too and I am really pleased with the quality of their designs and textures.

Of particular note are:

HoD Lustful piercing - okay so it took me a little while to get the colour right but the end result is fantastic

Dragon Tattoo - I love it, great attention to detail and no evidence of stretching

Harvey biker boots - I really wanted a worn used work boot look and I really struggled.. that is until I found these
Justina unisex overall - this is the glue that held this look together, it took me a while to find these but I'm sure not disappointed with the end look.



Credits:

#47 hair jet black - from COLORS

Goatee beard light - from sacred
July Lagoon eyes - from Sterling Artistry
Lip ring - from Rebel Soul on the Marketplace
Dragon Elements tattoo faded - from *ES*
Braided Armband - from Virtual Insanity
Lustful piercing - from HoD
Justina overall unisex black - from Spirit Store
Harvey biker boots - from Tesla

So until next time...



On The Road

I think I need to quit smoking in SL... I've noticed that a lot of my posts seem to have me with a lit cigarette hanging out of my mouth. I'm sure there's some sort of subconscious message to me there somewhere. I guess there's no plain packaging or health warnings on packets so no harm being done right?



Not sure I'm that hungry anymore!

This outfit all started with the trench coat, I was checking out a new menswear mall I found and saw this coat and just had to have it - I added the beard tattoo layer and voila! It really suited a dodgy diner weary road traveller look and  Olivia's Creepy Diner fitted the bill perfectly.

Credits:
#46 hair in jetblack - from Colors
Bjorn beard - from NANUK
Pilot sunglasses - from Okey
Cigarette - from [AD]
Caution blades choker - from AIDORU
Trenchcoat - from SF Designs
Graffiti jeans - from [*RD*]
Inner Dragon tattoo - from DragonLady's Closet
Old boots - from Dino's boutique
Pose - from Poise

So until next time...

On Patrol

Not really sure where the inspiration for this post came from but I'm pretty sure it came from a documentary about the journey of one particular soldier through the Vietnam War that was on Sunday TV a few weeks back. Having travelled through both Vietnam and Laos I have a better appreciation for the personal and military challenges faced by the Coalition forces during that particular conflict.

Credits:
Helmet - from Blitzed
Survival eyes - from Damned
Survival facial tattoo - from Damned
David skin - from *essences*
Dog tags - from Real Glamour
Cigarette - free from Fox Labs on the Marketplace
Tattoos - from yours truly, not for sale
Reload belt - from Blitzed
Gloves - from Hermony
Assult rifle - from...... I think I picked it up at Freebie Galaxy or similar months and months ago
Camo army pants - from Tiki Tattoos
Boots - does it really matter, they are deep in the mud and you can't see them

By the way, the army cargo's are awesome - I've been wearing them ever since, lets see if they turn up again in another blog post.

So until next time...

Make Him Over

MHO hunt #6 dates have just been announced - July 20 through to August 20!

Anyone look familiar?

MHO details can be found here:
  - BLOG: http://makehimover2.blogspot.com/
  - FLICKR: http://www.flickr.com/groups/mho/
  - SL GUIDE: http://secondlife.com/destination/make-him-over
  - INWORLD: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dragovar%20Dynasty%20Estates/95/68/31
  - INWORLD GROUP: http://world.secondlife.com/group/cc0db273-c972-6bce-c74f-03a32a81d146
  - TWITTER: @mhosl
  - FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/mhosl

Each year as a tradition, MHO creates a unique advertising campaign that really sets it apart from its peers. This year they used the different but interrelated concepts of Emotions and Destiny. This included a unique photo shoot and an insight into the real life journeys of the models - each day in the lead up to the hunt, MHO will post on their blog one ad and the story of the model as well as sharing it through the MHO group. They have chosen people from very different backgrounds and have included members of the MHO group, models, designers, officers, and others who support the idea of Make Him Over!

Not sure how I ended up looking so sad, maybe It's because I have to wait another 18 days until the hunt.

Lost

For a long time I've been fascinated by contrasting themes in art, the greater the contrast, the more interesting the image. So when I found a steam locomotive in a field of wheat I just had to use it as a canvas for my blog. And what could be more contrasting then, perhaps a businessman complete with attache case looking very much out of place and perhaps even lost!

Where the hell am I?

Today Steam is wearing:
Boyd hair - from Madesigns
Reader glasses - from Adjunct
Kyoto tattoo - from EBA
Shirt/sweater - from Alphamale
Slate formal pants - from Phoenix Rising
Alligator boots - previously blogged here

I really enjoyed bringing this to you, I hope you enjoy. The backdrop I've used for this blog is part of the work of AM Radio under the auspices of the Institute for Digital Intermedia Arts at Ball State University and is called not surprisingly "The Wheatfields", it can be found here.

Until next time...