Last Day to Enter Contest

Just a gentle reminder and something of an update. First of all, for those who have not discovered this yet, the skin shop is now empty, all of the skins have been moved over to the new white boutique. So no more confusion or needless walking. It's all in one spot.

Next up, a reminder to those who are interested, today, is the last day for submissions to enter to win a set of skins from the new range. For details, please refer to my last post. So far, the feedback has been really helpful, especially when people were very specific and careful to offer constructive criticism. Based on what we've read so far, we are confident that we are moving in the right direction. We do plan on keeping the current Tete line around, maybe even add some makeups to it from time to time. So for those of you hate change, you should be happy. I can't wait to share the new skins with everyone.

Want a Chance to Win a Full Range of Skins?

It's long overdue, a new range of Tete a Pied skins. It's been almost a year since we released our last complete range so we decided to have a contest to get feedback on our current line and also get access to shapes to try it out on. To enter the contest, all you have to do is drop off your shape on Tap Shepherd in a folder marked "Tete Skin Test" with a notecard that includes answers to the following:

Your Name:

Skins You Wear Most Often(including other brands):

Most Important Qualties for a Skin To Have:

What You Want Changed About Tete Skin:

What You DON'T Want Changed in Tete Skin:

Any praise or criticism on the following features in Tete skin:
1. eyebrows:
2. makeup:
3. lips:
4. nose:
5. skin tone
6. genitals
7. breasts

Additinal Options You Would Like Included (ex: free lashes, free nails, etc):

Any Other Comments:. You will be entered in a drawing to win to take place before the release of the new skins. Tell your friends that non-group members can enter too!

The shapes will not be used in any sort of promotion. It's for our own personal use, just to make sure the skins look good on a variety of people. The deadline is July 28. The drawing will be random. If you don't have the permissions on your shape, you can still enter but be sure to fill out the notecard.

Juin Calendar Girl In Stores

I'm about to go out into the big bad real world but I thought I would do a quick post to announce the new addition to the calendar girl series. I don't know why I didn't think of the obvious....June bride. I don't even know exactly where the inspiration came from but there it was....hey CJ, how about a dirndl? There is something sexy and feminine about them, especially our version. The lacing, the off the shoulder shirt, the flared little skirt, all a bit saucy but still kind of innocent. The makeup I created is a great example of how the change of hue can make the same exact makeup go from sweet to having a bit of edge. Anyway, as always, the skins are available for just this month. Both can be found in our new shop, the white boutique down the way from our greenhouse skin shop.

More Love

Sale is over but we do have a teeny tiny, itty bitty update. We made the Love All dress in two more colors, a sort of melon like pink and a nice deep blue. No pictures because I'm much to lazy :-P

Just Some Friendly Reminders

Our big 50% off sale is running for just 1 more hour, after that, vendors get set back to full price. So if you haven't had a chance to, check out the new store that we have opened down the way from our skin shop. It's a big tall white building, you can't miss it. All the new clothing on the left side of the shop, the shoes, and my new shapes on the floor above are all on sale.

And for those of you who have wondered what yours truly sounds like, now is your chance. I was a guest host on the newest episode of SecondCast. It was great fun and I hope you all enjoy listening to it as much as I did recording it.

It's All About the Timing

If you haven't had a chance to visit the new shop in Nouveau, now is the perfect time. You can take advantage of our great sale on all our newest items. Our new clothing, shoes, and my brand spanking new shapes, are all 50% off. The sale ends Monday, 11pm SLT. In addition to the 6 new shapes, we've added two more colors to the disc sandals, citrus and blue.

I don't like to toot my horn too much but I am especially excited about my new shapes as I have spent the past few months making shapes for various development companies in SL and I feel that experience has really improved my skills. My shapes include brow base to get your brows looking just like the picture, as well as a dress shape to save you the trouble of having to make one. But the best part is, they are mod and copy so you can make any adjustments you may feel like you need to personalize your shape. Hope to see you all at the sale!

I'll Probably Be Late to My Own Wedding Too

So technically, our new line up was released over 24 hours ago but by the time we finished getting things going, I just didn't want to be bothered blogging. Grazia over at Second Style Fashionista has already posted about our new line. I could go into detail about the process, it took months, stolen moments between our regular skin updates and custom AV jobs. I could discuss the painful process, heated arguments, late nights, but I'll spare you all. And I'm not going to bother putting up ads you can see on the forums or some other blog. Nope, I am going to praise the beauty of the new store. Located just a few meters down from our main shop is our new department store. CJ outdid himself this time, I really believe it. He manages to keep things simple, elegant, but posh. I drowned him in pictures of the amazing Biba department store from the 60s and 70s and he managed to convey a lot of that lux, slightly bohemian spirit in our new shop. Anyway, as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words, right? Feast your eyes on this.

Sail Into Mai

OK, so it is a little late but please forgive us, we've had one crazy month. Our custom AV work has kept us very busy bees but we haven't forgotten our Calendar Girls Series. This month's release is jam packed with goodies. Inspired by a big Spring 2007 trend, the nautical look, should be part of every self-respecting fashionista's wardrobe. Our outfit comprises of a saucy little navy blue mini dress with matching bathing suit options, all of them accented by a jaunty little ribbon and anchor charm.

Of course, as always our monthly release does include a limited release skin. Since the outfit just screamed classic pin-up girl, I thought I'd create a skin that compliments it, bright red lips and a classic cat's eye liner, total 50's glam.

A Plea to Hair Fair Visitors

I was really looking forward to checking out the hair fair, hopefully discover some new creators, mingle with old friends, make some new. But I can't because some people find it necessary to wear ball gowns and bling. After trying literally ALL day to get into the hair fair, I finally made it about an hour ago. I have a brand spanking new computer, upgraded fancy shmancy graphnics card, no other attachments except my 10 prim hair, no AOs, particles on naught, draw distance at 96, local lighting shiny and pretty much all the bells and whistles turned off or as low as possible. I couldn't move, at all. I know there were a lot of people but I've attended events frequented by a lot of people in the past and I know that if you are a responsible attendee, you can cut down on lag. There were people with super primmy hair, jewels, tails, ears, totally ridiculous number of prims. Maybe they have some insanely amazing computer, good for them. But really, it's a bit selfish to run around a busy sim like that as if it were an empty sim. So PLLEASSE, pretty please with cherries on top, people, help everyone to enjoy the experience better by sacrificing a little of your vanity for both the pleasure of the other hair fair visitors and your own.

Because of some big projects, CJ and I had to leave the Shopaholics RFL team but I still want to support them whenever I have a chance to. So guys, when you get bored of the insane lag over at the hair fair, check out the date auction. Some fabulous people are on the block!


On Saturday, April 7, 2007 at 12 PM SLT you can add the ultimate designer accessory to your ensemble: The Designer.

Join the Shopaholics Relay for Life teams in a spirit of good-natured frivolity on the beautiful island sim of Nuku Hiva (secondlife://Nuku%20Hiva/128/128/) in a landmark event where 10 or so of SL's high profile designers and content creators will be date auctioned to aid in raising funds for the American Cancer Society.

Dress in your best luau beachwear and bring your wallets to snag a a once-in-a-second lifetime opportunity to spend a few hours to get to know your favorite designer personally.

So far the following designers have confirmed their participation:

Aradia Dielli – Perfect Image
Blaze Columbia – Blaze Fashions
Canimal Zephyr – Canimal
Colleen Desmoulins - The Loft
Digit Darkes – X3D Apparel
Forseti Svarog – Figments
Lucas Lameth- Earthtones Boutique
Isabella Sampaio – L'Oréal Paris Spokesmodel
Pushbutton Skolnick – Pushbutton Industries
Shai Delacroix – Casa del Shai
Truth Hawks – TRUTH

... and we might have a couple of other surprises for you.

Our DJ Sean Clancy will be taking your requests for the hottest tunes and after the auction you are welcome to stay and dance til your feet hurt.

All proceeds to benefit the American Cancer Society. See http://www.slrfl.org/ for more information on Relay for Life in Second Life.

For more information please contact Grazia Horwitz or Ryan Darragh in world.

Celebrate Spring

The birds are chirping, the air is warming, flowers have begun to...well kind of flower, a little. It's SPRING and it's April, or to our French friends, avril. We've whipped up a flirty little number to celebrate avril, a graphic print short dress with matching cardigan. We kept this month's release a bit simple because we have a whole bunch of other projects that are requiring a lot of our time. The good thing is though, we can price it so reasonably since it's just a 3 piece outfit.





The outfit is available in peony and hyacinth and we've also created a limited release skin to coordinate with the dresses. Our avril skin is available in all 10 skin tones, including red brows with freckles. As always, the skin is in limited release, which means you have just a month to buy! I hope you all enjoy it.

Update and Randomness

Let me get this out first....

Woo hoo and yay. I consider these to be lady like long. Very classic, 40's-50's inspired length and shape. They were fashioned after the very lovely Dita Von Teese, a modern day burlesque queen. In three of the nail sets, I left the moon of the nail bare which I learned is a very old school style manicure from Dita. CJ and I have been kept very busy lately, averaging one custom AV a week for the past month or so. The experience has been very challenging and rewarding for the two of us. But as I've been spending so much time in the skin and shape of middle aged men, I've been CRAVING some glamor. I hope to get my hands on some of the good stuff soon.

Mod for March

Or rather, mars, in french. We are getting a little bit better each month with the whole releasing the calendar girl release on time. At this rate, we just may get it right by the summer and actually release on the first of each month! Wow!! I'm exhausted, we both are really. We complted a custom AV for the Electric Sheep company. If I weren't so exhausted, I'd post a picture or a link. For the curious...it was Matt Lauer for the Today Show. The segment can be viewed on the MSNBC website for the show that aired this past Friday. It was the second of the two segments about sl on the site. We are currently working on two other AVs for various development companies so we are a bit swamped. Add to that, we have joined up with Shai Delacroix's Relay for Life team. We are very busy bees.


So about the mars release...I like the sound of mod mars and people have been asking for awhile for mod makeup so it was our original attention to go very period but we were really struggling to find something that we could make and have it feel 'us' still. That's how we came up with this look...it's mod inspired but more contemporary. It's fresh and very spring. The makeup was inspired by a photo of Twiggy. We've also created new prim nails that coordinate with the outfits.

Finally, Fevrier 4 Pack!

We've finally managed to load up the vendors and take all the pictures for our fevrier 4 pack release. I do apologize to those who have been waiting patiently for it. Unfortunately (or actually, fortunately for us) a few things have gotten in the way. One of them being our new prim nails which to both of our surprise, has been a HUGE hit. The other thing, we hope to share with everyone in the near future. In the meantime, I hope you all enjoy these semi tropical interpretations of our original limited release fevrier skin.

Somewhere Between the Head and the Feet are......

The hands. Or nails to be more exact, so we at Tete a Pied have decided to pay them some special attention. We pushed some of our other releases aside to focus on these babies because CJ and I were convinced they were genius and NOBODY has ever done them before. Now I hear that somebody has, although none of my fashionista friends can remember just where they saw it. C'est la vie. We love them and hopefully some of you out there will too. I've been harping on for the longest time about doing more nail gloves since CJ said that he thought he could improve upon the last batch. Because that area of the AV is so tiny, we are dealing with very few pixels and it is very difficult to get something that looks good. It is pretty much close to impossible to get any sort of a pattern or design in that area too. By putting a texture on a prim, we open up a lot of possibilities. We have so many ideas that we couldn't possibly even begin to do half of them and release by the weekend's end. So this first release contains 25 varieties of nails. We created 10 solids, 5 french manicures, 5 sparkles, and 5 art nails with a Valentine's Day theme that could work any time of the year.

To those who keep asking and begging and pleading for the expanded Fevrier 4 pack...no we did not forsake you. The range is completed. We just have to take pictures and load up vendors. We have a few more things that we wanted to include with that release as well. So please be just a little more patient, the time is almost here.

Fevrier Arrives at Tete a Pied

Yes, fevrier has pretty much nothing to do with the actual month. It was sort of an accident how that happened. First we were supposed to do the outfits in shades of valentines, pink, red, etc and so forth but CJ convinced me to go against the whole v-day thing since he is a boy and hates pink things. There was also supposed to be some sort of a sweater shrug but it morphed into a sheer little slip of a thing (CJ's idea). So basically, I'm blaming it all on him.

As for the fevrier makeup, I sometimes refer to the late, great, Kevyn Aucoin's "Making Faces" when I need makeup ideas. I'd had my eye on this one look, model, for ages. It was very 80s super model. Sexy, bold, strong. The layer made to create that very subtle touch of color at the inner corner of the eye and brow bone has a lovely blend that looks rather wild when played with. It ended up inspiring me to create a colorful 4 pack which should be coming out in the next few days. The four pack will become part of our range and stick around but the fevrier single will be removed when the next month's makeup is released.

Tete a Pied's Review Copy Policy

The ever so talented Sol Columbia posted about her policy on review copies recently on her blog . We've been thinking about establishing a policy for a very long time. New blogs and magazines pop up all the time, writers come and go and I try to keep on top of everything but it is a bit of challenge. New release days have become that much more stressful as I try to figure out who to drop review copies on, what items to drop on them, etc. So for all those reasons, as well some mentioned by Sol, we are going to adopt an 'ask and you shall receive policy'

Spelling It Out
Review items are available under these conditions:

1. You drop a note card or send me an e-mail at roslin.petion@gmail.com of the exact item you want a review copy of. Please be detailed and include both skin tone and makeup name or in the case of outfits or other items, item name and color. Ex: Janvier Cocoa set or Rose Medium Peach Melba.

2. You state the purpose/where/how of your review copy request. It just has to be a blog or some sort of publication. Most importantly, it is for review, we do not give out content to other creators to use in their ads or do product trades, we get way too many requests for that for it to be reasonable.

3. You do not abuse the system. Please don't ask for our latest 4 pack in every single one of our 9 skin tones.

I Love My Calendar Girl

CJ and I have been discussing the possibility of branching out into clothing since the infancy of Tete a Pied but with the skin line and our first life jobs, we struggled to find the time to create a proper clothing line. Recently, we came up with the idea of creating just one outfit a month that ties in to the seasons. Unfortunately, the idea came to us AFTER the New Year but better late then never, right?



This month's release, Janvier (French for January) is inspired by the big trends of this year's fall/winter collections. This eight piece fur and tweed ensemble is available in Slate and Cocoa and includes a limited release skin made to compliment each color scheme. Each skin is available in your choice of one of 9 skin tones. Once next month's set is available, the Janvier skins will be retired permanently. You also have the option of buying the outfits and skins separately.

Natural Beauty

CJ and I have been toying with the idea of doing a no makeup natural skin for awhile now. Make no mistake, I love makeup, but there is an art to creating a beautiful, natural looking skin. We kept putting it off because we were unsure how to make a skin that was different enough from our natural makeup 4 pack, Ingenue. CJ decided to take use it as an opportunity to experiment a bit. He's done a little bit of photosourcing, our skins are normally 100% hand drawn. Pay particular attention to the brows, they are my favorite bit. We also decided to give mod skins a try. I have to say in all honesty, it was a trying experience. Finding a way to hide the Linden belly button without turning our belly button into a big black hole was especially trying.

We've created 4 looks with the skins. Bare is our most basic natural look, not a trace of makeup. In addition to the obvious, the lips on the Freckles skin has just a hint of lip gloss and sun kissed cheeks. The Rosy skin has flush on the cheeks and nose and the Minimal skin is a subtle makeup look, a softly smudged brown liner and neutral lip gloss.

Have Yourself a Naughty Little Christmas

With our new Vixen 4 pack. The glossy lips you all LOVED are back, only this time, the lips our in bolder colors paired with smoldering eyes. The color palettes are wildly varied, so that every kind of vixen should find at least one that appeals.




But that's not all we have to share with you for the holidays....there is a serious shortage of evening bags in SL so I begged and pleaded with CJ to create something I cooked up for all the formal wearing fashionistas. Our Paillette Clutch comes in 3 colors sure to compliment any gown well past new year's: gold, silver and copper. But don't be afraid to use it to dress up more casual wear for a city chic look. My friend Haver Cole paired our gold clutch with an all in black outfit and she looked ready to hit a hot new club.