Today I will show you two ways to wear the Veranica outfit by Apple May Designs. I looooove this outfit, it’s so slutty but you can totally make it sweet. Here I am wearing the LoveAffair hair by Rac, now known as Laqroki. My mini-trunk is a gift from :sey, still available as of today. The pearls are by Fallingwater Cellador, and it’s a freebie at the Gnubie store. Have you been to the Gnubie store lately? It has been rebuilt and updated with tons of new goodies. Everybody likes free stuff 😛
I’m really quite proper looking as a brunette, but I looooooooooooove being blonde! So, I took off my top and wore just the skirt and suspenders and decided that was to be my outfit for the day.
So there you have it. The Veranica outfit can be worn 2 ways, slightly skanky and very skanky 🙂
Evie's Closet will be releasing this gorgeous Aventide gown soon! I am wearing the Aventide gown in Pink, but it's more of a rich deep Pinkish Purple color. Lurve this gown!! It comes with two sleeve options and two skirts (flower and ball gown) and gorgeous decorative collars. The 'flower' version is perfect for fairies in SL!
I've decided to wear an old favorite from Minnu skins, the MMS-Pale SkinGloss is over a year old now! It's still better than a lot of skins being released now. And my gorgeous Swallowtail Sculpted Rose necklace!! <33
What I'm Wearing:
MM – Pale SkinGloss(Freckles)-Base W&Y – Yuki Hair 51 Glowing Gems – Babs Bracelet Swallowtail – Sculpted Rose Necklace! Evie's Closet – Aventide Pink Gown SLink – Glamour Platforms (Eggplant)
Airedine Poe is so talented! A bunch of us on Plurk were treated to hand-drawn sketches of ourselves a lil’ while ago, and I instantly fell in love with her sketches. She did one of me (shown above), and you can see them all on her Flickr stream.
If you want done of your avatar, contact Airedine Poe in-world, the portraits are inexpensive and one of a kind! I personally would love to receive one of these portraits as a gift, so I know that they would make awesome gifts for someone who already has everything (which describes most of us, doesn’t it?).
It’s the second day of Blackout August and since I’m not shopping, I decided to revisit enhancing Second Life photos with Krea.ai. Lately, vendor ads in SL are full of unrealistic hair, faces, and clothing that don’t actually exist in-world. I don’t know what tools other people are using, but out of everything I’ve tried, Krea.ai has been one of the easiest and probably the most beginner-friendly.
Like most AI tools, the free version of Krea has some limitations. You won’t get full customization or the highest quality images unless you upgrade, but I’m using the free version for this.
To enhance your SL photo, make sure you use the Enhancer tool. If you use the Image tool, it tends to change things too much and doesn’t look like your original. Once I upload my photo into the Enhancer, I can adjust the sliders on the right to tweak the AI strength, resemblance, clarity, and more. The paid version gives you more range, but the free version is still workable.
Personally, I don’t love the full Krea output on its own, so I save the enhanced image and overlay it with my original SL photo in Photoshop. Then I blend them together. Sometimes I just blend the hair, or just the face, or whatever needs a boost. My final result looks really polished and still about 80 percent true to Second Life.
One note of caution—some brands will ban you for using AI editing in your photos. I think it’s a tool like any other, but use it with intention.
Let me know in the comments if you’ve been playing with AI editing and which apps are your go-to.
Someone wished me a happy rez day today, otherwise I would have totally forgotten. I guess being around in SL after 4 years and still enjoying every day of it is a blessing. I really hope for more of the same, so here’s to 4 more years of being in SL — both me and Juicy sims, forever and ever and ever… til SL turns out the lights 🙂
I’ve been wearing this Indyra Originals Republica Fur Jacket for a few days now and I really like it. I had to modify it a lot though, cos some of the fur prims were FULL BRIGHT (yuck!) and sometimes SL is wonky and wouldn’t let me uncheck it. Also, this jacket is huuuge… it fits OK right out of the package but you’ll need to position it in place to fit your avatar’s frame. I also thought it was kind of ‘pricey’ to sell the same color jacket (with different colored trimmings) for $350L each. I normally don’t mention prices, but I really wanted this in White with Pink, Silver, and Gold trimmings without having to pay for a new jacket each time. It would have been a nice option! Now, I can totally understand paying twice if I wanted this jacket in Black too, but I just wanted it in White with all the trimmings available!!!!
Anyways.. that’s the endo f my rant. I guess I am spoiled by some designers who offers lots of options, and those are the ones that gets lots more love 🙂
When brands leave popular social media platforms, it becomes incredibly hard to keep up with their releases. That’s what happened with Toksik. For whatever reason, probably money, they decided to leave Flickr, and since then it’s been a challenge to track their new releases or even look back at what I already own or might want to buy. I find it a little odd that so many designers say they left Flickr because it’s “too expensive,” without thinking of that small yearly cost as part of their marketing budget.
Anyway, I saw the Vicious outfit at Nightshade and debated whether to buy the fatpack for L$4,000, which includes all the colors, or try my luck with the gacha machine. I ended up getting a few friends together, and we all played until everyone had a full outfits in all the colors, including the rare hat and collar. I spent less than half of what the fatpack costs, so that’s my suggestion if you want this outfit too. I’m still not a fan of gacha though. If this outfit had been a regular release, it would have come as a complete set instead of being split into pieces. It’s just a dress with a hat, after all.
In case you haven’t heard, there’s a new Premium Plus plan with no stipend. Designers are thrilled, of course. This plan costs $143 a year if you pay annually, or $191 if you pay monthly. But if you’re someone who buys lindens occasionally throughout the year, this plan probably isn’t for you. You don’t really save much, if anything at all, once you factor in the lack of a stipend.
I have to admit, I’m feeling a bit burnt out on Halloween events across the grid. I’m ready for cozy fall vibes and something more cheerful. But if you’re a Halloween lover, this is definitely your month. There are tons of hunts, freebies, and events happening right now, including Shop & Hop.
This sweet little Happy Nurse dress is from Katat0nik and includes the matching Hat and ruffle socks. I already have several nurses dress/costumes but this one is the only one with a bouncy lil prim skirt. I love it and the oh-so-sexy cleavage.
