SLink has just released two new hairstyles!! The Miranda and Marmalade hairstyles are both adorned with Hibiscus flower(s) giving them a nice tropical look. All SLink hairstyles are now modifiable, yay!
I'm wearing the super adorable Raine skin from Pink Fuel with runny mascara. This skin makes crying look good!! 🙂
What I'm Wearing:
PF – Raine (Honey) Dolly Tears Pink (ltbrow)
SugarCube – dolly border balloon dess (Peach)
SLink – Miranda
SLink – Marmalade
I wanted to show you guys all of the new Lelutka skin but I was distracted by these shopping goodies instead. YES THERE IS NEW LELUTKA SKIN COMING THIS FRIDAY. zOmg!zOmg!!! You’ll have to wait for it on the next post!
Now focus on these new Glitterati Shopping poses & props. I’m just a couple of days late on this — but this Glitterati Shopping pack is so adorable!! It was a 50L Friday item, but it may be available in the store now (or later). I’m not too sure if 50L items are exclusive or not, so you’ll have to double check!
This is pretty much how I imagine my avatar looks if she had to shop around SL carrying bags and bags of goodies instead of simply unpacking boxes.
Happy times! All shopping bags & boxes seen here are included.
All shopped out! Really, there is such a thing… see my tongue? *panting*
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What I’m Wearing:
Maitreya – Saar (Platinum)
LeLutka – Mila/HUSH-makeup4 soon
BOOM – Heart in Stitches Thermal
Decoy – Dana 76 Jeans (Night)
Mr. Poet – Wide Scarf
LeLutka – Pow Pumps (Black)
I was so excited to go to the Gaeta 1 / Zindra Town Hall, and I ended up leaving that meeting feeling disappointed.
First of all, I didn’t want to say this, but I will. The Town Hall could have been planned so much better. Dear Lindens, please make a question submission form, collect questions throughout the week, then choose the most informative ones to answer live. Letting everyone ask questions in local chat was complete chaos, and a lot of people couldn’t stay on topic. I was also surprised it was entirely handled through chat. You know that meme that says, this could have been an email? Yeah. That.
This meeting could have been genuinely informative if they had come in with a clear list of answers, explained exactly what residents need to know, then saved the last 15 minutes for open Q&A. Why that didn’t happen is anybody’s guess. Sometimes these meetings feel like Linden employees struggle with creating an agenda and sticking to it.
I was also disappointed to learn that residents who bought in on April 15 or after the expansion blog post went live seem to be treated like second class citizens. The relocation process should not prioritize only the biggest landowners or the people who have held land there the longest.
If I were managing this move, I would contact every current landowner, I think they said there were around 349, and ask two simple questions:
Do you want to move to New Zindra?
Can you move now?
If the answer is yes to both, put those residents at the top of the migration list and start moving them immediately. The people with more complex requests, unusual parcel needs, or plans to relocate elsewhere can be handled afterward.
Residents who are ready now should be first in line. Tier doesn’t stop while people sit in limbo, and it would be nice if Linden Lab remembered that.
I hope this whole thing wraps up within weeks. If the new continent is ready to go, I’m ready to move too.
And now onto what I’m wearing, because even when it isn’t a fashion post, it somehow becomes one.
Another round of Anthology just opened, and this shimmery dress is the Artemis Dress by Madame Noir. This dress is an example of when PBR is done so well it creates reflections and highlights correctly. With this outfit, I needed to find a place to serve as the backdrop for my photo. I opened the Destinations menu in-world looking for a music venue, and somehow ended up outside an 80s movie theater. I love The Breakfast Club, so naturally I had to take the picture in front of the poster.
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This blog desperately needed a new banner, so I forced myself to be creative today! I am inspired by hearts, bokeh, and bright & festive colors. Ever since Katey Coppola made a tutorial about bokeh brushes, there was no turning back for me! I looooooooove them. I also tend to reuse a lot of elements from banner to banner (laziness), but also cos I felt really attached to some things!
I taught myself how to use Photoshop, about the same time that I started playing SL. These banners are simple, but they’re self-made, and I’m really proud of that!
Some day, I’ll have a professional (someone better than me) do a banner, but for now, you’re stuck with my works of art! 😀
Here is a history of JuicyBomb.com banners, from latest – oldest.
September 2011 – December 2012 (a long time)
Discovered bokeh!
Truth – Tess | Luana | Marielle 2
I remembered to do Bubblegum Weekends this week! I’m wearing the “Hot Pink” hair color from Truth’s latest hairstyles. I’m not normally a choppy bangs type of girl, but I absolutely love this Marielle 2 hairstyle. These bangs are perfect, and they don’t interfere with my lashes (very important).
What I’m Wearing:
Tres Blah – Peek-a-boo Vneck (White)
undefined lilies – elephantastic (silver/06) necklace
cheLLe – Songstresss Sixpence tattoo coming soon!
Since November of last year, I’ve drooled over the Snow Rabbit mesh head featured on NWN. When I saw the videos showing the smooth facial animations, I was blown away by how beautiful it looked. The S@R Hybrid Avatar (Nea) by Shirousagi Noel will be released at Skin Fair on March 15th — but you may have already seen a teaser or two from blogger’s preview this week.
Included in the S@R Hybrid Avatar Head package:
S@R Hybrid Avatar Head Nea
S@R Hybrid Avatar HUD Nea
S@R Hybrid Avatar Mini-HUD Nea
S@R Skin in Milky White, Natural White, Natural Beige, Bronz, and Dark (regular&cleavage version)
S@R Eye (Left, Right)
S@R Mesh Alpha (with eye, without eye)
S@R Tears (by NODe+)
S@R Mesh Shape (size XXS-S)
S@R Face Light
Manual (English & Japanese, read it online)
(Facial animations)
I’m wearing my shape, with head size 50 (the default is 30) and I am not wearing the included mesh eyes. If you do wear your own shape, make sure you adjust the eyes to fit, and the tears too. Before you do anything, read the entire manual, and the Q&A, it is extremely helpful.
Shown above is the Mini-HUD, and the full size HUD. Use it to control facial animations, change makeup, change eye color, turn tears on/off, turn on full bright and face light, etc.
I recommend turning Full Bright OFF, and never using face light. If you do, the result could be very bright and not pleasing to look at. Read the manual, you’ll know why the creator included a Full Bright option, but it is NOT RECOMMENDED BY ME.
Eye makeup in a range of colors, so lovely!
Lipsticks are glossy and natural.
The HUD also includes the option to change Eye shadow, Lipstick, Blush, and lash type. These makeups are great for a fresh and natural look, but I’m hoping for more lipstick options in the future too! Also, I want different colored brows.
I think this head is perfect in ever way, except for the neck area.
Left – With Ambient Occlusion OFF | Right – With Ambient Occlusion ON
The neck area of this head is slightly transparent alpha for the animation to work, so I’ve noticed that with Ambient Occlusion (and shadows) ON, the neck area is not seamless with the body. To combat this, you can turn full bright on (NOT RECOMMENDED), turn shadows off, or just turn Ambient Occlusion off (your shadows will be jagged, but at least your head won’t be full bright). I hope that makes sense! If you get a chance to demo or wear this head, you’ll know see what I’m talking about. I wish there was a better solution, such as having the neck area not be slightly transparent alpha, but it’s necessary.
(A short video showing facial animations) The full video is on my YouTube channel.
Djinn & Tonic has just released two very interesting designs. These two dresses are different than dresses you would normally see around the grid. I really like the colors on the Death of a Lover dress, but the Mask (traffic light headpiece thing) is kind of too out there for me to wear. However, I think the whole outfit would be really great for fashion photos.
Death of a Lover; Roses, Noir & Roses, Scarletta
To be considered ugly. (this is the name out the outfit, not my opinion! I think it’s very cute.)
This dress has a great lace pattern on the skirt and pretty roses on the collar piece. I imagine that Frida Kahlo, the famous Mexican painter, might wear a dress like this.
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