It's not a secret that when a new brand emerges and all the designers happen to have the same last name, people automatically assume they're alts of other designers. fri.day has been getting a lot of buzz lately, people are curious about the real designers behind this newly created brand.
When I checked the fri.day blog, the list of designers seems to have grown. As of right now, there 8 Monday accounts associated with the brand. This could be a team of people, or just one person. Who knows?
Designers:
Darling Monday
Jolie Monday
Jumah Monday
Noa Monday
Noemi Monday
Parvarti Monday
Viva Monday
Public Relations
Taryn Monday
So many people have sent me IMs asking me if I knew who is behind fri.day, but like you, I don't have a clue! Someone told me they knew for sure who the designers are behind this brand, but without any concrete evidence, I don't know if I can believe it. Whoever they are, I've heard nothing but compliments about their savvy marketing and sleek ads.
You'll probably see the outfits featured on other websites many times over, so I'm going to skip right to the shoes!! These are very basic styles, but the textures are nice, and the colors match their clothing line. You know it's hard to find shoes that match clothes perfectly, so I know a lot of people will love that they can purchase a complete matching outfit, right down to the shoes.
I’m a big fan of skins that are for Blondes. The new Redgrave (Fairy Skin) Avie is a gorgeous face with beautiful complexion. I love everything about this light skin tone, and there are plenty of gorgeous “fairy” makeups to choose from!
Light Brows | Dark Brows
Each skin pack includes 16 makeups in Light and Dark brows. I think both brow colors are gorgeous, and very natural looking. Though I choose to wear this skin with Blonde hair, I think it will work just as beautifully with Dark Brown hair.
Redgrave – Avie (all 16 makeups)
Extra features available for the Avie skin includes: Breast Enlarger (tattoo), Lipstick tattoo in Cherry and Orange, prim NailsLong Fairy, a Hair base in Powder and a Fairy Glitter hairstyle also in Powder.
The White House in SL is an adorable place! I used search and found this White House on mainland, which is a pretty neat place. The concept is cute, even if it’s not very well built and the textures aren’t the greatest. I wonder if there’s an official White House in SL? If there is, search failed me. If you want to visit, this White House is here.
Hello Mr. Secret Service!
Posing in the Oval Office.
If you want my shoes, they’re a limited edition gift available for free only this week. I blogged about it over at the This Is Juicy website, so go have a look 🙂
It’s BoyCake, back with another review! Hello, lay-deez. ;D
Are you ready for the new male mesh body from SLink? Well, it’s here! As some of you may know, I’ve been searching high and low for a good mesh body for my boy av, and now it looks like I finally have it. Or have I?
Before I start off, I want to give a shoutout to both my close friends who tried this on with me, as well as the Convergence City roleplay group for discussing this with me in their out-of-character chat area. Their thoughts definitely influenced what I’m writing now! I always like to get other people’s opinions and have discussions about things before I give a final verdict.
What did I compare this to in considering the SLink Male Physique for purchase? Mainly, the TMP male body and the Aesthetic by Niramyth. For reference, I snagged the TMP body to try on after my awful experience with the Jomo male body, which turned out to be a suspected rip. I have two male friends who own the Aesthetic, one who came with me to SLink’s store to examine the demo.
Now, one to the review!
Essentials
The SLink Physique Male comes with a mesh body (no hands or feet) for 1250L. If you don’t have feet and hands already, take about 2400L to the store with you so you can pick up everything at once. The mesh body will include underwear, one pair of jeans, and one tank top. If you don’t like the basic skins you start off with for your mesh body, there are neck blenders provided to help with skin-matching.
Technical/Observations
The Physique Male includes a penis. Yes, really! There’s even a foreskin option and pubic hair. The penis doesn’t seem to be able to get erect; I believe it’s there for completion purposes, sort of like most vaginas on skins and mesh bodies are. At first I was weirded out by an SL peen that doesn’t do anything, but after a while, I got used to it.
Your body will seem a little lean when you try it on, but it can bulk up nicely if you edit your shape. Will it get as muscular as the Aesthetic? I’ll talk about that in a moment.
For script maniacs like me, you’ll be happy to know that with the male body, hands, my AO, and the alpha/clothing hud attached, I was only running 32 scripts. That’s awesome. Everyone in SL should always try to wear low-script items so they end up under a total count of 50 for their avatar. It not only improves your SL experience, but helps to decrease sim lag.
Room For Improvement?
This picture has been brightened because my windlight was super dark when I took the pic. I’m dumb. SRY
I, for one, am not crazy about the clothing/alpha HUD design. I know it’s a lot to include to the clothing hud, and Siddean must have realized this because she created two size versions of the HUD (small and large) for those who have trouble seeing everything. But it took me a moment of wtf’ing to understand just what button did what. Afterwards, I figured things out. I just wish the UI were a bit more friendly.
I don’t know about you, but I like my men with some thigh. When I increased BoyCake’s thighs, I noticed some poses caused the underwear to clip (see pic above). I tried to find the correct button to HIDE his thighs in that area, but that took another ten minutes and then I gave up. My point–if you create underwear or clothing for the mesh body, I would include an auto-hide script for it. Kemono has that and so does Maitreya.
Is This The One?
Is Physique Male for you? That’s what you want to know, right? It’s been a long search for that one mesh body you can finally wear, won’t clip your damn clothing, won’t do this or that or make you unhappy or sorry you ever bought it. When I asked my friends about the Physique versus the Aesthetic, we both admitted we liked Aesthetic’s muscly body more, but only on certain avatars. Not everyone looks good with that much bulk, and not everyone looks good with TMP’s skinnier mesh body either.
Physique Male is that sort of happy medium between TMP and Aesthetic. You don’t spend too much for what you get, and you end up getting a lot. For me, that means it’s a body I’m sticking with! For good, hopefully.
Notice: if you create products geared towards men and want me to review it, please send an NC/pack/etc to Aemeth Resident. I can’t make a promise that I’ll review everything, but I understand the struggle of finding men’s products out there so it’s worth helping out!
As I wandered around Windhaven Estate, it occurred to me that the best type of land in Second Life is one that you aren’t paying for. I visited this estate because it was featured in the destination guide, and I stood in front of someone’s rental home for the photo. I didn’t have to pay for or landscape this space, yet I could still enjoy it, and that felt truly amazing. I don’t regret letting my region go, or only keeping Linden Homes, which is one of the most affordable options for virtual living in Second Life.
I have a deep appreciation for land, and I am often tempted to purchase it and develop something new. However, there are so many beautiful and desolate places in Second Life that are worth experiencing. Why not enjoy those for a while? I can find nearly every type of scenic background I desire simply by visiting the Second Life Destination Guide. I haven’t explored 99% of the regions listed there, and you probably haven’t either.
Sometimes, instead of launching your own land, it is just delightful to step into other people’s visions. Windhaven is exceptionally beautiful, snowy, and serves as the perfect backdrop for today’s outfit.
I’ve been binge-watching Sword Art Online lately. An anime about players who are unable to log out of an MMO until they defeat the final boss, it explores all kinds of philosophical subjects that have to do with online gaming. That’s right up my alley! I love deep things like that.
Here’s a paraphrased quote someone says in the series: “The choices you make in a video game can affect who you are in real life.” This quote doesn’t mean simple tasks or clearing levels, but how you treat other players. I agree wholeheartedly with this.
Second Life is especially prone to this because it has no end goal unless you create one. If you attack the grid like it’s a game, manage your business like a ruthless CEO, or discard of people you meet in rp sims like they’re little more than an NPC to be used, you’re going to change irl if you aren’t that way already. You can become someone you didn’t think you would ever be. You will slowly but surely become a low-key sociopath. I’m not kidding.
The power anything in this game can grant you can end as soon as the grid itself goes away. Do yourself a favor, and always remember what’s really important in life. Your happiness. Your sanity. Your friends. People who love and care about you. Power and cash are not the end-all. Don’t let a lust for these things and the setting of a virtual world turn you into someone you don’t recognize anymore.
It might be a strange word of warning all of a sudden, but let’s get real: Sansar is something LL is creating because it needs to retain its users, or else the company may flop and both grids can be lost. We’re looking at a possible endgame here with our surroundings. But don’t let that take away what’s important. Love conquers all, and will be there when all your virtual swag has disappeared.
That’s all for now!
What I’m Wearing
Verve – Coco Skin
Logo Alex Mesh Head
glYph – Acolyte Hood and Skirt*
Bliensen + MaiTai – Viper’s Nest Necklace*
Empyrean Forge – Borealis Sword*
JIAN – Wolf Companion*
Moon Elixir – Mira Tunic*
PEQE – Trumpet Sleeves
Wicca’s Wardrobe – Joyce Necklace*
*available at We <3 RP until the end of the month!
“Cake,” I said to myself, as I was deciding on an outfit for my first post here, “you can do this. And you don’t have to blog like Gogo. You guys are totally different anyway.”
Which is true! Gogo and I are like sun and moon. She likes pink everything and hates horror films. I like turquoise things and macabre subjects. She likes pop, I like heavy metal and rap. She hates hand-drawn skins, I love the hell out of them. Which means if she posts something she hates, I might even do a counter-post on why I like it.
My name is Cake, I’m like this mini-opposite-Gogo who will be posting here when she isn’t.
I’m pretty sure my time here will be interesting.
What I’m Wearing:
Skin: Pink Fuel – Harley
Jacket: Teefy – Faux Fur Coat (Brown)
Top: Tres Blah – Strapless Ditsy Floral Top
Hair: Exile – Crazy In Love (Marone)
Skirt: Tres Blah – C88 Maxi Skirt
Glasses: Kauna – Safety Glasses
Earrings: Donna Flora – Viola Earrings
Necklace: Yummy – Waxing Moon Enchantment Pendant
Location: Suntory Time
