I love nothing more than skin previews! Bella Di Notte gave group members this gorgeous Sydney skin in a group exclusive makeup. The package includes Light/Natural/Dark and Tan skin, and a pair of eyes (not worn here).
If you want this, join Black no. 1 group in-world (the fee is $200L to join). If you can’t find the group through search, visit the shop and click on a sign 🙂
What I’m Wearing:
Exile – Cassie (Hazelnut) hair
Hucci – Knitkini (Sunset)
(picture by Aemeth)
Calling all queens!
Enrollment for Miss Summer Beauty 2012 is now open. The winner receives not only the title of Miss Summer Beauty, but 3000L.
Here are the rules for the contest:
1. Please submit an entry picture to our Summer Beauty Flickr Group. In the picture’s description, please write your in-world name so we know who you are. Please only submit one picture–you can combine multiple panels in one picture for different shots, if you’d like.
2. Anyone can enter–but their avatar shape must be male, and dressed in drag.
3. Please use a skin that does not have much makeup on it. Bonus points if you start with a skin that is actually intended for men.
4. You have five tattoo layers you can use in Second Life. Utilize them! The tat layers can be of your own creation, or something you’ve bought from a store.
5. Have fun with your outfit. We want to see drag! Leave the pedestrian casual dresses at home.
6. At the same time, you don’t have to do the typical fishy-queen aesthetic. Show us some illusion and glamour, but be creative. Genderf*ck is fine, as long as it doesn’t look sloppy.
7. Winners must be present at the final ceremony. We not only want to see a photo, we want to see how your drag looks in person! Please don’t be too drastically different from your submission picture or else we won’t recognize you.
8. Anyone using morphs or excessive photoshop in their submission picture will be disqualified.
If you have any questions, please contact Aemeth Lysette.
A non-drag contest is coming soon!
Good luck to all the participants!
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I’m so picky about jeans in SL! I’ve worn some before but they had certain things that I didn’t like, such as the infamous “pony rider” thigh gap, or shows too much butt crack.
What I want from a pair of jeans is a nice butt shape! I’m also picky about the texture quality, shape of the jeans overall, and cuff lengths. I like skinny cuffs and pants that end at the ankle, cos they’re more versatile for shoes in SL and they look sleek!
Unhappy with the current state of SL mesh jeans, I’ve mentioned to several designers that I wanted jeans (from their brand) in SL. Monso surprised me with the My First Jeans release, and it is just perfect in every way. Each pair even includes two stitching types (light and dark).
Try these jeans and let me know if you love them! Visit Monso.
What I’m Wearing:
Pink Fuel – Sora (Peach)
Truth – Kasia (Swedish)
Teefy – Mini Corset (Light Floral) S
G-Field – Ribbon (Single) Headband Pearl
Monso – My First Jeans (Deep Blue 1) Size2/S
G-Field – Strap Shoes “Alex)
Donna Flora – LIA Ring
SLink – Mesh Hands (av)
Now that nearly everyone is creating 2k BoM skins, I’ve noticed a significant improvement in quality. I immediately fell in love with the Yenna skin from Amara Beauty that I recently tried on. I was a huge fan of this brand until they began introducing shaded noses and freckles that I found impossible to remove. However, this Yenna skin is smooth and incredibly beautiful. I would actually wear it without any tattoo fixes; the brows are a tad bushy, but since I prefer neater brows, I chose to wear the no-brows version and added my own adjustments.
I filmed a short video clip to demonstrate how the skin looks without tattoos and gradually transforms as I apply some of Izzie’s skin fixes on top. My favorites for this skin include the Blush/Contour Remover, Eye Fix, and an additional Chin Highlight.
For this look, I’m wearing the Ethereal Essence Body Skin (Slim), which blended quite well with the Velour head skin tone. I am still hopeful for a less shiny update for this body skin, or at least having the body shine on a separate tattoo layer because we don’t always want to be that shiny.
ISSIGONIS skins has just released version 2 of the Sayla skins and they have been updated with more ‘shine’ all over the body, a perfect look for bikinis and Summer outfits. I love the face on these, they’re young and cute.
[ Sayla2 (fair) Breeze | Eclipse | Normal | Waterfall makeups ]
Sayla2 has four eyemakeups, different lipsticks varations in each skin tone, and two brow options.
This is the Sayla2 in Medium skin tone in pink and deep red lipstick. I think this tan color is really great, because it’s not too dark and looks great with lighter hair (like Blonde!).
Tp to ISSIGONIS at Juicy Del Mar to try on Sayla and more!
Head Mistress is baaaaaaack! This lovely hair shop features some gorgeous sculpted styles and amazing textures. I am pleasantly surprised that it’s back after a long hiatus.
All hairstyles are sold as fatpacks only, and each fatpack is just $150L. Yep! You get all the colors for that price, which to me, is an amazing deal.
Head Mistress – Love Vandal | Jinx Me
Head Mistress – In the Mood | End of Summer
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This lovely new dress I’m wearing the Un Robe dress in Turquoise from LeeZu. The dress has two large sculpted sleeves, a skirt attachment and a dress top attachment. There are layers worn underneath, but the dress is pretty much fully sculpted.
What I’m Wearing:
Laqroki – Phoebe2 05 (Fair) Glow Skin
Head Mistress – End of Summer (Blonde1)
Donna Flora – VERA jewelry set
LeeZu – Un Robe (Turquoise)
Shiny Things – Delphines (Gold)
Hello Maxine! This new mesh head from LAQ includes the Evelyn skin applier, and a HUD to change features, expressions, and save settings. I am wearing Pink Fuel skins made for LOGO mesh heads (Kiyomi base, and Morgana eyeshadows) and LAQ lipstick. This mesh head should work with any OMEGA skin; but the fit varies. I was happy when I discovered that the Kiyomo skin from Pink Fuel works really well with this head!
The HUD for Maxine is easy, I especially like the lash options (3 different styles, length is adjustable), and the ability to save my makeups in the Looks tab.
With just a single head attachment, Maxine is very easy to wear. The head includes standard animated expressions that can be frozen for still photos too.
Do you wear any LAQ mesh heads? What is your favorite skin applier to wear with it? Let me know in the comments!
What I’m Wearing:
LAQ – Maxine Mesh Head
Pink Fuel – Kiyomi Skin, Morgana Skin Lips
Wasabi Pills – Cleo Mesh Hair
The Secret Store – Freya Kimono Dress (Dove)
Love your blog, especially love your shapes that you wear for your posts, but please, please can you make some demos of your shapes so I can try before I buy? Been to your shop a few times and couldn’t find any, and honestly, given a shape costs almost as much as a skin, I feel they should have demos, just as skins do.