Linden Lab makes me sad

The Albero mall is having an Accessory Fair and there are tons of goodies and items marked down 25-50% off just for the event. I love a small themed fair, it makes shopping super fun and not overwhelming at all. I had no idea what I was looking for, but somehow my inventory exploded with all kinds of goodies. 😛

[ NODe – Umbrella_v2_N08; $550L ]

This umbrella is to die for!! The NODe Umbrella have 2 built-in poses, 5 textures ( Patchwork, Apple, Retro, Polka dot, and Paisley), open & close version, and animated rain! I don't know why but I found the built-in rain very exciting… and it's not like other rain, there are actual raindrops textures sliding off the top of the umbrella. You can't see it in my picture, but it's stunning in person. There's a demo available @ the fair.

I found this cheapie Tarnished 'Rozen Maiden Headdress' for $10L and a free Cube Sugar 'Eco Bag', they go so well together. I found a few freebies at the fair ~ I don't think I went through the whole fair so there might be other hidden gems available.

Wild O is one of my favorite hat/flower acessories shop and I was sooo happy to find a Cream colored Bouquet Hat for $100L there. This hat comes in two versions, large and small ~ I'm wearing the large version her and I really like it.

I'm wearing the Elate! 'Eve' dress in Terra Cotta, Sky, Chocolate and Lime. There are more colors available at the main store.

What I'm Wearing:

LeLutka – LondonRevolutionPale-makeup6b
Truth – Minx (Mirage) hair
Elate! – Eve dress
NODe – Umbrella_v2_N08
Cube Sugar – Eco Bag: Red
Tarnished – Rozen Maiden Headdress (freebie @ Albero)
Wild O – Bouquet Hat
katat0nik – Bubbly Mary Janes (various colors)

Quick little rant…

I've been blogging SL fashion for almost two years now and I have to admit, I'm a complete wuss when it comes to giving honest opinions so will either blog stuff I genuinely like or not give any opinions at all and just give you the facts like.. "Here's new hair, new skin, here's a slurl, go shopping SL!"

Do people prefer that or an actual critique? I know designers must like some feedback, since I give my friends really honest critiques in-world when they ask me to check out their products for flaws or things that *I* would change. A lot of times those improvements are made and they end up selling a whole lot more (hopefully).

I've noticed that on this blog, whenever I critique something that I think is 'bad' or not my style, people get bent out of shape over it.

Here are some typical responses I've observed:

1. Whenever I point out something I don't like on a product, for example skins, a dozen people will say, "That's exactly why I like that skin! I love that it has no belly button/has seams/has acne!" Whatever floats your boat.

2. And it doesn't stop there, people will actually go out of their way to purchase said item, and then review it on their blog or flood their Flickr stream with it. "Gogo you're wrong! Let's all go buy 20 copies of [whatever item I simply mentioned I didn't like]."

3. I find it discouraging when people
assume I'm a 'negative bitch' or having a bad day in real life which
affects to the way I blog Second Life fashion.

I try to say only good things about products most of the time, if you read my blog you'll know that. I blog to let people know what's out there in Second Life to go shopping, not to discourage it. Thankfully there are demos in Second Life for most avatar goods (hair, skin, shoes), because review blogs will NOT point out the flaws or things that may make you think twice before purchasing. Some blogs will, but you won't see it on here (most of the time) for said reasons above.

That is all.