Laqroki has just released the Ania skins!! This face is so stunning with luscious lips and a rosy complexion. I’ve been wearing Laqroki for years, and I still am excited everytime there’s a new release. This is a gorgeous skin — usually I wear “fair” skin tone but I went with “peach” this time because I think it pairs really well with Brunette hair.
Each Ania skin tone comes with 10 makeups and hair base version. See all 10 makeups below:
I’m wearing AOHARU’s latest Nordic Knit Coat. It was lust at first sight when I saw this coat on Machang’s Flickr account. I’ll have to show you the other colors in another blog entry.. they’re simply stunning and goes great with ANEXX’s Lace Up Boots from last week.
What I’m Wearing:
Laqroki – Ania (Peach) Glow Skins *all
Truth – Cameron, Rebecca (Cocoa)
Aoharu – Nordic Knit Coat (Cream)
Kyoot – Corduroy Mini (Camel)
artilleri – Zee Tank top (white)
Miel – Cue Set *necklace only
Anexx – LaceupBoots (Dark Brown)
DLSS 5 vs Raw Second Life snapshot (Slide to view before/after)
Thanks to Hamlet at New World Notes for the mention! Be sure to take the DLSS 5 Survey and share what you think.
DLSS 5 is so much fun to experiment with, but it’s not magic. It’s not going to suddenly make your avatar look drastically different, and it’s definitely not like AI editing that can sometimes turn a cartoon avatar into a realistic human. My Second Life avatar still looks completely recognizable. The textures may look a little better, details may stand out more, and there’s additional shading around the face, hair, clothing, and environment that gives everything a little more depth. Sometimes the difference isn’t even that dramatic, but there’s just enough added dimension that I really like the overall look.
Of course, there are going to be critics and purists, especially people who are against anything involving AI, but I don’t understand the need to loudly discourage other residents from experimenting with it. Whatever happened to Your World, Your Imagination? In real life, people put filters over their photos every day using phone apps, Photoshop, and a million other things. Second Life photography has always involved experimenting with lighting, advanced Third Party viewers, graphics settings, post-processing, etc. DLSS 5 is just another thing to play with.
I’ve posted thousands of raw Second Life photos across my social media over the years, so I don’t think using DLSS 5 suddenly means someone lacks photography skills. Sometimes I want a raw SL photo, sometimes I want to edit, and sometimes I want to press F6 and see what DLSS 5 does. If you want to try it, try it! You might love it, you might hate it, or you might decide the difference isn’t worth the trouble.
As I sit there pressing F6 to turn DLSS 5 on and off, though, I can’t help thinking that I’m getting a tiny glimpse into what Second Life might eventually look like. I can imagine creators continuing to push textures and materials in this direction, especially with hair and face skins, where more detailed shading can add so much depth. Maybe someday we won’t need an experimental filter to get this look at all.
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.
The ALBERO Anniversary Hunt starts today April 4th – April 19th! I did a quick run through and found some adorable items. This hunt takes a bit of work, you have to locate the boxes from each participating shop to get a keyword. Then use each keyword at the correct main store to get the item. I know it sounds complicated so ask a friend for help! 🙂
[ anuenue – AppleTdress | Hal*Hina – Bright Green One Piece ]
These 2 dresses are found at the hunt!
[ Gisele – Crown for Estienne ]
What hunt is complete without a crown? This gorgeous one is from Gisele!
Hello SL! I know you’re all busy with shopping the sales but take a break because this one is worth it! G-Field is giving away this adorable Classic Swimwear and matching Knot Wedge Sandals (not worn here) in Purple. I love nice freebies, who doesn’t? I couldn’t pass it up so I made a trip to the ISSD Hunt to grab this and a few other goodies.
The bathing suit goes so well with the new Come Clean tub & bath house from elefantu. This bath house is fully furnished with furniture and accessories. There are some built-in poses too so it’s super fun to play in and very easy to set up. Rez & Play!
My adorable shoes are the newly released Aveela Stilettos from SLink! Left is Grape colored and right is the special Herringbone texture available at The Dressing Room for just $70L! This deal is only available for a limited time, so be sure to get yours.
This whole thing is going to go down as Gaeta Gate in Second Life history, the time Linden Lab tried to remove a small, unfinished continent, only to completely reverse course a few months later. I waited forever to be relocated from Gaeta 1 to New Zindra, but it never happened, so I eventually started selling off the land I’d bought there piece by piece because I’d already acquired quite a bit of snow land and figured I was simply going to move on.
Then on Monday I received an email from Linden Lab basically saying, “We’re giving you some money for your pain and suffering, and by the way, Gaeta 1 isn’t closing anymore.” Suddenly the whole situation changed. You can stay if you want to. You can still move if you’d rather have a parcel in New Zindra and keep Gaeta 1 too. If you’ve already moved, you cay stay or come back to Gaeta 1! I have to admit I’m pretty happy with the outcome, even if this has been one of the biggest rollercoasters I’ve watched Linden Lab put residents through. From the original announcement until now, it’s been one surprise after another, and I still don’t think the ride is completely over.
If you look around Gaeta 1 today, a huge amount of land is marked “On Hold,” which most of us assume means former residents are deciding whether to return. I’ve already noticed some of the larger land barons making their way back, but it does raise an interesting question about whether people will end up keeping both their new land or coming back to their original Gaeta 1 land. After all, the original reason Linden Lab gave for closing Gaeta 1 was the massive amount of abandoned land, and that problem isn’t automatically solved just because some previous owners decide to move back.
I think Linden Lab knows they need to move quickly, and the August 17 deadline they gave everyone in the email makes that pretty obvious. I didn’t wait around because I’m easy. I replied immediately and told them I was staying, mainly because I have absolutely no interest in moving to New Zindra. I was originally interested, but have you seen the horrendous new grass texture? No thank you! My guess is they want to wrap this entire situation up as quickly as possible so Gaeta Gate becomes nothing more than a strange chapter in Second Life history, after which they can start selling and auctioning parcels in both Gaeta 1 and New Zindra again. I could even see them experimenting with more double-prim parcels if it helps encourage people to buy mainland, although I don’t expect they’ll spend time finishing the unfinished west coast of Gaeta 1 when they already have so much abandoned mainland elsewhere on the grid.
I love land, so after all of this, I decided to officially move into my little Gaeta 1 parcel instead of letting it go. My friend Malayaa decorated the cozy 1,500 sqm oceanfront property for me, and it’s exactly the right size. As long as my neighbors don’t move back in tomorrow and completely ruin my view, I think I’m going to be pretty happy here.
What I’m Wearing: Exile – Prisma The Kiwi Co – peaches Set (Top, Shorts, FlipFlops) Sparkle Skye – Emily Pearl Headband Glam Affair – Gwen (L003) LeLutka – Ubon Mesh Head
New Freya dress from Teefy for Collabor88! I really appreciate that this dress includes a short and long version. In addition to being flawlessly designed every time, Azure goes above and beyond with options for all tastes!
LeLutka released four new hairstyles and all new texture packs! I’m overwhelmed by how gorgeous the new packs are, and have a hard time deciding between my favorite light blonde pack, Platinum, or the soft and sweet Crayon pack.
What I’m Wearing:
Pink Fuel Skin
LeLutka – Kayla Hair
Teefy – Freya Dress Short (Pure)
Ingenue – Jaclyn Heels (Lilac)
Yummy – Gold & White Pearl Necklace
Teefy – Cake Pops bouquet
cheLLe – HEART nails
Beautiful, Bonita<3<3<3 You look adorable in Ania Skyn, really beautiful Gogo:))
I bought mine!! 😛 Great post!!!