Veronique

Making a comeback

2009-04-27T04:44:00.002-04:00

My dear friends,

Long has been my absence from SL. Unfortunately in RL I was severely injured in a car crash (in the middle of Miss CR Sims pageant too) that fractured vertebrae, broke bones, and generally messed me up pretty bad. :(
I've been in and out of rehab trying to walk straight again since October and I'm getting stronger each day.

I just wanted to send my love and affection to you all and apologize for not letting people know what happened. I was on briefly a month or so ago and spoke to Juliane Ames (my beautiful French friend) and let her know some of what happened.

Thank you Juliane, Marriah, Marielle, Giancarlo, JJake, and all who kept me in their wishes and thoughts. You're a large part of my successful return and I love you all..

xoxo-V

Too Busy to Blog! :(

2008-08-05T09:56:00.003-04:00

Hi everyone,

RL and SL have been so involved and full recently I've not had a chance to blog. Sorry about that. So what's new...I bought a SIM and have been working to get it in order and my new Sergio Botha house in order for a housewarming party. Yay! :)

We had our first challenge round in the pageant. We had to come up with an outfit of our choosing from multiple designers and then we met the judges, posed, and the it was the next girl's turn. I was the best, obviously! :D haha just kidding but it's my blog so I can write that. :D

Oh in case anyone is looking for property, I have one beautiful 8000 sqm lot at M&C Estates with a beautiful waterfall for sale at a ridiculously low price. I can even put a house on it if you want to rent instead. The cost to purchase is $15000 then the monthly tier paid to M&C Estates or you can rent for $16000/month. If you're really interested in purchasing, drop me a notecard and I know we can work something out. I'm always open to negotiation! :)

That being said I'm also selling or renting my beautiful little island in Costa Rica (because I just bought a SIM next door in Costa Rica). It's in Pacifico Norte, the first of the "Island Living" sims in Costa Rica and by far the best. It's 10,000 sqm and house a wonderful little Scarlet Red house on it now as well as a stone patio with lights and two Botha fountains (fabulous little dance area). It's marked for sale now and a HUGE price but this is just to make sure that only if you're really interested will I get an IM. Sorry but a lot of times I get capped by IM's.
Sooooo, if you want either of these please let me know and we can negotiate a good price. Just realize that the normal price for one of these sims in COsta Rica is around 30,000 - 45,000 L$ so please don't try to get my less than this. Whenever a new sim is opened in this area they sell FAST!

I'm also beginning a new venture (aside from now working for Ewing, Hoooo!)
I've started taking requests for customized graphics for Simboards and Surfboards (Epic boards...the best surfboards in Costa Rica) with Windboards coming soon. The cost starts around 750L$ and varies from depending on whether you already have a board and just need the design or whether you want me to deliver a brand new customized for you board and what level of graphics and detail you want. Some people want just their name, others want ornate and highly detailed work on both sides. Drop me a note card if you're interested! I'm also starting to do custom tables too! :D

OK, time to go for now...RL calls yet again. *sigh*

As always, my love to you all!

xoxo Veronique

Miss Costa Rica Sims voting round conclusion

2008-07-23T04:28:00.003-04:00

Well everyone, the voting round one of the Miss Costa Rica Sims 2009 has come to an end. Thanks so much to all of you who voted, and even read a bit of this blog from time to time. It definitely a photo finish for the #1 spot right up until the last possible minute of voting and well, you can see the results in the photo..(by a nose is the term, right? hehe)

Now starts the judged round where we have to complete tasks and are judged accordingly. The first is to create an outfit from several different designers detailing the piece and how they work to create the look we're going for. Any suggestions?? :D

I want to extend my heartfelt congratulations to all those who made it into the top seven and my sorrow for the other beautiful ladies who did not make the cut. I wish it could have been all of us. *hugs*

You can read more details about today's event at the Costa Rica Sims blog here

Oh..and did I forget to mention how much I absolutely LOVE living in Costa Rica? :D

xoxo Everyone and thank you again for all your lovely emails and support.

Veronique

Miss Costa Rica Sims update.

2008-07-20T18:40:00.002-04:00

Well everyone, there's only 2 days to go till the voting ends. No more first place for me but it's so nice to see others getting votes. It's never fun to not get. :(

Drop on by the clubhouse to check out the current results and vote for yours truly. :D

xoxo-Veronique

Miss Costa Rica Sims 2009

2008-07-17T17:48:00.003-04:00

Firstly I'd like to thank each and every one of you have casted your votes for me so far in the contest. Solely by the grace of you all am I am in the lead so far with 18 votes! Yay! The race is not over yet for the final 7 but with wonderful people like you I'm sure to make it that far. I promise to do all I can to support the SIM and represent each of you with elegance and grace that we come to expect from our home if I'm chosen Miss Costa Rica Sims 2009.

The contest runs until July 22 and you can vote for me again next week and I'd REALLY appreciate it! :) Please spread the word. The more votes the better. :D P.S. If you're just reading this when you go into the clubhouse to vote I'm at the top right with the white hair. hehe

Thank you all so much again and have a wonderful and happy weekend.

Love n Hugs,
Veronique

Miss Cosa Rica Sims Pageant 2009

2008-07-14T18:50:00.002-04:00

Hiya girls n guys!

Well, it's official...I'm in the running for Miss Cosa Rica Sims 2009! Hoooooo! :D
You can read the details on the Costa Rica blog HERE
and as a sneak peak, here are my entry photographs :D

The voting will begin soon so any of you CR residents reading...plzzzzzz cast your vote for me! hehe I'd be ever so grateful!

More to come...

Love n more,
Veronique - xoxo

Time away

2008-07-14T01:24:00.004-04:00

Wow I didn't realize it had been so long since I last posted. RL and SL has been hectic recently. I have knee surgery this Wednesday and have been getting things straightened out at work for my brief at-home recovery. :P

On the SL side there's always new news. Despite the disappointment with EFA's SL5B shows being canceled on Sunday and Monday and the events that occurred which prohibited me from doing the rest of the shows, they ladies all looked beautiful and the remaining shows went very very well. Congrats and love to all the girls who did the shows. Muaaahhhhhh! You were fabulous. A BIG specially hug and muaahh! to Ella Quinsette. You're the best! :))

In other news, thanks to all who sent me wishes and congratulations on being selected as a JCNY July Model'Fest finalist. A big hug to JD, the owner of JCNY, especially. I'll be on and off the runway at JCNY until Wednesday eve (well Wed may be weird because of my surgery) :P Please stop by and say hi if you get the chance.

Tonight, Sunday, in celebration of the opening of voting for Miss SL Universe and in celebration of the RL Miss Universe pageant held this evening (congratulations to Miss Venezuela, Dayana Mendoza for this year's win) there was a fab party at SL Boulevard with Mui Mukerji, Frolic Mills, Sharron Schuman (thanks for the notecard Sharon :) ), Imogen Miklos, esskinny Juliesse, Kyrinnia Desmoulins, Genna Gossipgirl, and last but definitely NOT least...the sweet, beautiful, and superhot DJ Giela Delpaso. All the guys finished early so it ended up being a girl's night out. :D Thanks for a fabulous time everyone and my apologies for anyone I might have left out.

The picture at the start of the post is the lovely ADORE Romantic gown by Soraya, the owner of Serene Sensations. This is a shot with a curious little hummingbird from just outside her shop area.

Ok..unless something happens I probably won't get to post again until after my operation and the painkillers wear off. :P No jogging for this girl for a while...of course that's why my knee started causing me problems in the first place so.....Anyway thanks for staying with this post till the end.

Lots of love to all,
Veronique xoxo

EFA Graduation Sunday

2008-06-23T08:00:00.005-04:00

*Photo courtesy of the EFA blog
We Did It!

Marking the end of two long weeks of work, our class graduated from EFA yesterday in a beautiful show. Despite inworld issues at times inhibiting our ability to change clothes, all the ladies conducted themselves in a calm and professional manner befitting Ewing Fashion Agency models.

Special thanks to all our instructors and other EFA models who graciously bestowed their knowledge and expertise and helped us learn and grow.

To read more about the graduation and the departure of top model, Tempest Hennesey, please click HERE

BTW: I'm on the far right. :)

Custom body by fellow model and wonderful friend Saj Zenovka

Skin: Redgrave "Emma"

Gown: Nicky Ree "Raven"

Hair: ETD "Tyra"

Jewelry: AlienBear La Fleure

Shoes: Melanie Zhao "Tesla" (Melanie is a very sweet and extremely talented designer)

What happened this Sunday?

2008-06-16T08:53:00.004-04:00

This Sunday, June 15, 2008, was a lovely day for fashion and fun in SL.
Several of us from Ewing Fashion Agency attended the InStyle Graduate Fashion show featuring

*Bliss Couture*, the glamorous designs of Amutey DeCuir.

. (which really ARE glamorous and beautiful, BTW)

The sun was shining and the air was fun, sassy, and sexy. Kylie Gears, Nancy Jie and all the employees and models of InDesign did a magnificent job with this show.

Life though always seems to take strange twists and turns...even a second life. The ladies of EFA had to leave the InDesign show early for our own photo shoot. It was Bond Girl shoot day. The girls were dangerous, strong, sexy, and sophisticated. I'll post some photos when they arrive. My special thanks to Tempest, Tiffany, Amelia, Vera, and all the models and my classmates at EFA. (and of course Una, who made all of this possible when she created her agency) :)

Stay tuned for more...

-xo Veronique

A 1st!

2008-06-13T10:57:00.002-04:00

I was honored yesterday, not with a trophy or tiara, roses or riches, but with a simple question...

"Where did you get your body from? I just LOVE it"

It happened at ALady and it was such a thrill that with all those beautiful shapes around, someone came to me and asked where mine came from. :) (for what it's worth, it's a Mela shape)

That was just the boost I needed for almost the end of a L O N G week. :P

On another note: I just closed the deal on a new island in Costa Rica, so anyone watching this blog, drop me a note and you'll be on the invite list for the housewarming island party soon to come. :)

Love,
Veronique! xo

New Happenings

2008-06-10T08:12:00.013-04:00

A lot of things have happened since I last posted (which wasn't too long ago).
Firstly I found a beautiful plot of land at MC Estates. For all those who've never seen/been to/heard of them, you should really take a look. Their lands are stunning and the terraforming is exquisite. The owners and estate managers are some of the most helpful I've ever encountered too.

When I started looking there were about 9 plots (8000sqm) available and by the time I finally decided to buy there were only about 3-4 left (for sale by the estate themselves..others are available but for sale by the owners). You can see them Here

That brought me to my next problem...a home. (You need some place to relax and change clothes and other things, right?) I had a house already at Poppice. It was a beautiful Mediterranean/Portuguese style home from Galland Homes but it just seemed a bit small and boxy for this new land. I spent days trying to find one and finally found this beautiful KCB Umbrian Villa at Villas on Villa. These are designed by Kumiko Mills (who is wonderful at returning IM's btw). While the one I purchased was Umbrian, she also has Tuscan villas, as well as British and French villas/manor homes. Anyone looking for this type would benefit from checking her homes out though make sure to buy a footprint of the type you are interested in for L$0.00 and make sure it will fit on your land first. :)

With a house in order it was time to turn toward other things...
I was chosen by Ewing Fashion Agency (EFA) to join their model training classes which began yesterday. YAY!! :) This is really an honor and I'm proud to be part of one of the most highly rated fashion agencies in SL! I'll be posting when the graduation show will be so you can see my do my thing on the catwalk. :)

In other modeling news, I am now in the running for ETD (Elikapeka Tiramisu Designs) store poster girl. If you don't know, ETD has some of the most spectacular hairstyles (among other things) in SL and was the 2008 BOSL choice for Hair Designer! See! (it's a little more than 1/2 way down the page)

So, to all my current and future friends...thank you for reading all my babble. :)

Drop me an IM (notecard is better as my IM's are capped sometimes) inworld if you want or come by for coffee/tea in my new Umbrian villa.

Love n kisses to you all.

Veronique! xoxo

Newest photo

2008-05-29T11:24:00.001-04:00

Veronique Saphir
Originally uploaded by Veronique Saphir

Yesterday the light was right and so I took a new photo. I've posted this to Elika at ETD for consideration as a store poster. I'm wearing her Lynne II Mahogany hairstyle. :)

V

Sooo many hairstyles

2008-05-23T09:20:00.004-04:00

I love changing my hairstyle. Who doesn't?
Elika Tiramisu Designs, ETD, is one of THE spots for quality hairstyles inworld. (along with Sirena and the mermaids of course). While I was in-flight inworld yesterday I took this really cool shot of ETD and thought I'd post it for everyone to see.

Her website (which is beautiful btw) is here
You can also get there inworld at ETD Main Store (ETD Isle)

I'm not affiliated with Elika or the company in any way (though how I WISH she'd choose my photo for the wall) [shameless plug], just a fan of her style. Go Elika go!

2008-05-22T09:07:00.003-04:00

Today I took the celebrity look-alike thing on My Heritage and here are the
results. Pretty good company I think and even a 76% match to the uber-beautiful Indian actresss, Aishwarya Rai.
WOW! :)

Yet another head image

2008-05-21T15:29:00.003-04:00

Well, I just wasn't satisfied with yesterday's update to the header graphic (shown here) so I changed it. (no wonder I have SO many clothes and shoes in SL and RL). :)
The new one just seems cuter to me.

Hope you like it everyone.

Veronique

Whew!

2008-05-20T08:59:00.001-04:00

I finally got around to updating the header. What do you think?

A little privacy plzzzz!

2008-05-17T11:18:00.002-04:00

Hmm..
Have any of you wondered why there are so few shops inworld with changing rooms?
This is something of great importance that I think about often. I mean in my business I get paid to wear whatever they want me to wear (or not wear as the case might be) but when I'm changing into something I just bought I don't want to stand in the middle of the shop and expose myself to everyone! (that should be for paying clients only *smile*)

I think we should encourage shop owners to put in more dressing rooms.
What do you think? Take my survey at the bottom!

Welcome to Veronique!

2008-05-16T08:56:00.003-04:00

At the request of numerous SL residents, I have finally created a blog page.
I'd like to extend a warm and inviting welcome to all my friends, clients, and associates-to-be.

Please check back regularly as I will try to update this blog on a regular basis with news and happenings from inworld and outworld.

Thanks again for visiting and hugs and kisses to all of you.

-Veronique!