Banana Vella has just opened her new brand, Potassium and it already has an assortment of cute items and the jeans are fantastic! Shown above are the Potassium 'Missing Heart Dark Blue' jeans and it has great worn textures and sculpted cuffs (a total must! I do NOT like pants without sculpted cuffs, EVER!). All tops worn above are also from Potassium and they're bright & colorful, and totally matches my shoes… <3
Another new brand that has recently launched is Mirone by Miu Edman. So far I'm loving the quirky hairstyles and this Blonde texture is fantastic! Shown above are Elan (a welcome gift hair) and Ceria.
Tp to Potassium and Mirone, for all the goodies featured here.
The furniture set seen here is the 'Rustic Spring' living room set from MudHoney! If you're looking for inexpensive but nice furniture, definitely check out this brand. I love the sets from MudHoney, it makes decorating soooo easy.
What I'm Wearing:
Potassium – Missing Heart Dark Blue jeans Potassium – Halter Yellow to Pink Potassium – Off Shoulder Blue/Green Potassium – Random Prints SLGreen – Returned Inventory BeBae – Belina *Cinna: Bare-1b Mirone – Ceria (Blonde) hair Mirone – Elan (DarkBrown) Gift hair Juicy – Classic Pumps (Bubblegum, Peppercorn, and Green Pea) Dark Mouse – Gift Wrapped Set (Earrings/Necklace)
So last year, I wrote a blog post titled New Year, New Body, marking my transition from Pink Fuel body skins after over a decade of use. I opted for The Skinnery due to its breathtaking realism and incredible details. I wore it throughout the year, purchasing different tones and add-ons, and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. However, I noticed a few months ago that the body skin was too realistic for my smooth face skin. And here we are again—another new year and a new body skin.
This time, I chose the Velour Picasso Babe line because I saw they had an update for LaraX a few months ago. This body skin is less realistic than The Skinnery’s Luna Body Skin, which is precisely why I decided on it. Overall, the Velour skin is smoother and offers fewer options, but it complements my face skin nicely. There is one detail I hope will be addressed: there’s a faint line along the ankle where the leg and foot meet. It may not be a significant issue, but it’s something that bothers me.
I am currently wearing the Glam Affair face skin in Snow tone. When I tried the Velour body skin in Snow tone, I found it to be too pink, so I opted for a darker shade and am now wearing the Velour body skin in Valley tone. Although this tone is supposed to be a shade darker, it works well for me and shares the same undertone as my face skin. Included in the Velour Picasso Babe package are neckfix layers that can be worn above both the face skin and body skin. However, I found both the Snow and Valley neckfix options to be too dark, so I am using a lighter tone and tinting it to my preference. Skin matching can be tricky, but it’s great to have the flexibility to adjust things until they appear just right. Even though brands may label their tones similarly, they don’t always look the same. Therefore, it’s advisable to try out a few tones before making a purchase and choose whatever looks best for your particular skin.
As for the order of your tattoo layers, it depends on how you prefer the items to blend. For me, the order is body skin > face skin > neck fix on top. Sometimes, I experiment with placing the face skin below the body skin if I don’t like the neck fade on the face.
This is the first change I’ve made to my appearance in 2025—a subtle adjustment, yet I am already appreciating the overall look much more. I am still wearing the Maitreya LaraX body and have no plans to change that.
Maitreya has two adorable footwear releases this week! These new Shearling Boots are gorgeous and is scripted to change Laces, Metal and Straps color. This can be worn with alpha or (the old) invisiprim version – I personally love alpha cos it doesn’t interfere with poses or when shadows is enabled!
Here is a pair of Shearling Boots in Bistre with one example of what a simple re-color can do; the possibilities are endless with all the color choices offered.
Have you seen the new Maitreya Scrunched PrimSocks? These PrimSocks are scripted to change appearance to Flat, Tip Toe, or Hide Feet (to wear with any shoes). The cuffs are also scripted to change colors!
All the yummy color choices for the Maitreya Shearling boots. I think they look great with socks on than without!
Helllllllllo. Someone said the Platinum Blonde hair color I wore in my previous blog post was unnatural, so I’m wearing a darker natural hair color today. What do you think of this one?
Do you see this pose above? It happened by accident. I was on my pose stand, but when I attached this LaGyo Wicker Bag (with AO), it forced my av to go into a sitting position, and it happens to be so adorable and perfect, I kept it, and added a chair. The actual AO in the bag is standing poses (won’t force your av to sit).
My look today is centered around the new Tropic of Capricorn dress from Fishy Strawberry, and very gorgeous Coquette pumps from N-Core.
Whether you’re a fan or not, AI photo editing isn’t going anywhere! For a long time, residents have been using photo editing apps to make their Second Life pictures look better than what’s attainable in-world by adding real hair, big smiles, and rendered bodies. Now, with AI making photo editing super easy, lots of Second Life brands are using it to help show off and sell their stuff.
Ads in Second Life are stepping up their game with AI. More and more skin ads now feature incredibly lifelike hair that surpasses what’s available in-world. It’s becoming a challenge to pinpoint where the AI effects begin or end in these ads—they’re that good at blending in. Clothing brands have showcased their apparel on 3D-generated models for a while, but nowadays, some are switching to AI-crafted models to ramp up the appeal of their clothes, although they might not look the same once you get them in-world.
Personally, I enjoy experimenting with Stable Diffusion, a generative AI photo app. These apps evolve so quickly; if you blink, you might miss an update. Models I used just a while back are no longer the best choices. AI still isn’t perfect—it can mess up hands and feet—but it’s improving rapidly.
Olivia Connaught over at Free*Style blogged a lovely freebie outfit from the Token sim, so I had to go check it out. There are a bunch of complete outfits at this sim, including shoes!!
This outfit includes jewelry that has glow (a windlight only feature)!!!
The beige coat is amaaaazing, and includes a sculpted purse.
And, you can take the coat off leaving this sleek business attire.
Amazing cream colored dress
Bath Towel!!!
Judo Gi (there’s a blue version too)
I don’t know why there are so many fabulous outfits at this Token sim, but it kiiiiiiicks butt!!! If you have a job that requires wearing business attire (land baron? csr? fake ceo?), there are lots of pieces in these that will mix-and-match with other items in your inventory for a posh look.
I love tattoo makeup, but my favorite tattoos are lipstick and lipgloss. I can’t get enough of them, and I collect them from different brands so I have them in a bunch of different colors, and textures. These newest lip glosses JesyLilo are perfect for wearing over any skin, or pairing with another lipstick tattoos underneath to create an even more eye-popping look. Note that these lip glosses also includes blush on the same tattoo layer, and some people don’t like that but I love blush!
I’ve also been wearing these new Homicidal Lipstick tattoos from Pekka. This pack has 5 amazing lipstick colors that fits beautifully over my current favorite skin (Pink Fuel). My only gripe is, I wish it didn’t have this mark on it….
I’m not sure what that is, but I would love these lipsticks without that thing ^!
Where are your favorite places to get lipstick/lipgloss and what skins do they work with?
You look so good in them! Woohoo!