Sumomo Kawashima is the girl with blue skin (most of the time!) and yummilicious colorful hairs. I’ve been spying her FLICKR for a long time now, and I had noooo idea she made clothes, and CUTE DELICIOUS YUMMY EDIBLE ones, at that! It was really tough choosing which color to buy, but I settled on pink&blue because it’s girlie girl, and matches my pink hair and shoes perfectly.
Not long ago, I bought an Oculus Quest and have been diving into the world of virtual reality. Doing everything from establishing a boxing practice routine with Thrill of the Fight, to exploring different maps in VRChat, there’s been a ton of things to see and do!
There are a few things I’d like to show you, though, just to bring home the point of how lovely and how immersive virtual reality can be.
This new Inspire Dress from Spright also inspired me to create a softer style today [direct SLurl to Spright at Culture Shock]. I am pairing it with the new Seahorse (Pearl Starfish) necklace from Maxi Gossamer. This necklace comes in several styles & length — I especially love the long Seahorse one, but I’m saving it for another outfit.
I love everything about this Spright dress, except that it’s invisible inside!!! If you guys don’t mind, it’s probably fine, but it can be super awkward in-world or in certain poses.
The grid is borked, what’s a girl to do? I can’t tp anywhere but stay at home so I’m gonna show you a couple of really cool finds this week. I found the CUTEST hair in the entire world……….. (until the next cutest hair comes along!) at fascino hair salon! Designer Sola Meili has a small but really awesome collection. I found this shop @ the Summer Lush event that Beanie (I love her blog <3) blogged about, which ended today. Found a bunch of cool shops from wandering around that event! <3
Onto the hair!
This is the fascino Cuore Blonde style and comes with a color-changeable heart hair tie! So cute!
[ Pink Fuel – White Bunny Plushie ]
I’m a sucker for plushies and backpacks, so when Pink Fuel moved into Juicy Bella, I had to buy all their stuff too because it’s just too cute!
[ Pink Fuel – Stitched White Rabbit Backpack ]
To complete my hot pink mood, I’m wearing the Schadenfreude – Rose Webbeater tank, and Surf Co – Tiny Shorts along with Curio skin in Dahlia cos I love this eye makeup!
Musashi-Do has just released the gorgeous long December Warmth Coat. This coat also include a turtleneck sweater on a separate layer, if you want extra coverage! I’m wearing Blue, Teal, and Pink – but you can also get Marroon and White too.
I’m a big fan of Glam Affair’s “weird skins”—you know, their Halloween-inspired and dark fantasy creations. Recently, I tried on the Glam Affair Creature Collection, and I was particularly drawn to the Cyber Mask. This led me on a quest for the perfect body skin to match it.
Interestingly, Glam Affair teamed up with Not Found for the Aliens and Cyborg Collection, and I decided to explore what they had to offer. I tested out a few other face masks from both Not Found and LeLapeau while I was there, but Glam Affair’s is my favorite.
If you’re in the mood to go full alien, Glam Affair has a matching skin that’s absolutely stunning. For now, though, I’m all in on being a cyborg, and I have to say, this is the cutest cyborg look I’ve ever seen in Second Life! If someone were to create this entire outfit in mesh, I’d immediately buy it.
However, I did have some reservations about the Not Found skin. I noticed some noticeable seams on the sides, and certain parts of the skin appeared a bit AI-generated and blurry. Despite these flaws, I still forked over L$699 because I really wanted to sport it. So my advice? Always demo before you buy. You really want to think twice about spending money on a costume you might only wear once or twice.
While there are instances in Second Life where I overlook imperfections, I can’t help but feel a little disappointed here. That said, if I were into futuristic roleplay, I’d absolutely rock this look and save a ton of lindens on clothing. And yes, I’m totally rocking the naked look right now—you could say it’s also a wonderfully lag-free style!
Second Life is on a podcast! Hamlet Au and Sparkely Sugar (Sparkle Skye) are guests on the latest episode of 2 Girls 1 Podcast. Tune in and listen as they talk about what contributes to Second Life’s longevity and why it still captivates residents.
If you’re learning about Second Life through the podcast, join us! To learn more and chat with current residents, join us on the Second Life Cafe Discord! You can be whatever you want to be in Second Life and do anything that you want to do, or do nothing at all. Idling is my favorite pastime here!
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