Juicy is celebrating three years in SL and we have gifts for YOU – stop by Juicy’s birthday area and pick up your special gifts from our Juicy resident, artists and vendors, and check out our new look sim as it’s taking shape. Visit the stores, soak up some sun, and bring your friends – it’s our happy birthday – for YOU – see you soon at Juicy!!
Visit the birthday area @ Juicy to get fabulous goodies! 🙂
In China, November 11 is celebrated as Singles’ Day, originally a celebration for single people that has transformed into a major online retail event. Chinese consumers take advantage of discounts and promotions, making it the world’s largest shopping festival. Singles’ Day has expanded globally, showcasing the power of e-commerce.
For the past few years, Second Life brands have promoted 11/11 as a shopping event offering discounts to residents. It’s an opportunity for brands to capture the consumer spending market before the glut of Black Friday sales. This year, some of my favorite brands are participating in 11/11, so I took advantage of the discount to stock up on items I didn’t already own.
I was at Toksik to see if there was anything I wanted that I didn’t already own, but unfortunately, I already owned everything I wanted. Then my friend Sasy said, “You need to go to Wings… beautiful hair!” so I went and bought some hairstyles that I didn’t already own. I picked up six new hairstyles from Wings, with prices ranging from L$150-L$160 per hair color pack.
Elate created this elegant Elenia Swansong Gown in Sky, Cream, and Sunny. Each dress includes 3 different size skirts and 2 lengths for Tall or Petite girls. The Elenia AO is included that works beautifully with this gown. The 5 standing poses included with this AO does not have head movement (I think because it was uploaded with high priority instead of low priority), so it's not something I could use every day but works great for photos.
Elate Elenia Swansong gown shown here in back and front. Love the details!
Tp to the Swansong event @ Rezzable
Surf Couture – Coastal Tank | Surf Couture – Summer of Stripes Skirt
Surf Couture released a line of new Summer clothes and it comes in so many different colors ranging from brights to muted tones. I love sculpted pieces when used cleverly to enhance the look and style. The Coastal Tank and Hermana Tank can be mixed-and-matched with either the Summer of Stripes Skirt or the Cafe Shorts. So cute!
Surf Couture – Hermana Tank Ruffles | Surf Couture – Cafe Shorts
I am inspired by the colors of these items to go visit a country themed sim. I saw Torley Linden post a picture of the Tuneiras West Farm at Embay and it was simply stunning! I found all the animals and posed with them!
This last picture doesn’t show the clothes too clearly (unless you want to stare at my butt), but I wanted to post it because it amuses me that I was posing amongst sheeps 😛
All three hairstyles worn in this post is from Truth Hair, of course! They are Nicola, Peyton, and BoHo in Cocoa color.
What I’m Wearing:
Truth – Nicola (Cocoa)
Laqroki – Pearl – 02 [Fair] Glow Skin
blowpop – Cassie (White Triangle Bra)
Surf Couture – Coastal Tank
Surf Couture – Summer of Stripes Skirt
Surf Couture – Shoelace Sandals
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Truth – Peyton (cocoa)
Laqroki – Pearl – 02 [Fair] Glow Skin
Surf Couture – Hermana Tank Ruffles
Surf Couture – Cafe Shorts
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Truth – BoHo (cocoa)
Laqroki – Pearl – 02 [Fair] Glow Skin
Surf Couture – Hermana Tank Ruffles
Surf Couture – Cafe Shorts
CHIC2 opens today at 4PM, so be sure to visit and check out all the new and exclusive items! [direct SLurl to CHIC2] ✿ cheLLe ✿ has a new Dreamy tattoo eyeshadow set that includes 3 multi-color eyeshadow and 3 single color for the under eye. Mix and match them together, to make the eyeshadow pop!
I’ve put together a sweet look based around this new floral Sha Top from MONS. I’m also wearing the new DEMETER hairstyle from LeLutka (includes a color-changing hair band & rose).
What I’m Wearing:
LeLutka – Demeter hair (Sweeden)
MONS – (Summer Love Collection) Sha Top (Dreamy Spring)
Ingenue – Adela (Lavender)
Ingenue – Nina (Lilac)
Magic Nook – Vintage Watch Necklace (Rose)
cheLLe – (eyeshadow) Dreamy (Under Eye 1) @ CHIC2
Cajsa asked me to contribute my Emotes & Slow Motion Animation tutorial for the Blogger Carnival at SL9B exhibit, so I’ve decided to update the images, but the instructions are all the same. In the original tutorial from 2008, I used another HUD to create the emotes but this year, I have a new favorite! I have mentioned the AnyPose Expression HUD before, and it works beautifully to create facial expressions and also, can control eyes position and hands!
How to create facial expressions using Emotes & Slow Motion Animation:
To make the facial expression above, I used a combination of “Open Mouth” and “Tongue” with Slow Motion Animations enabled. There’s two ways to do this — snap a dozen images and pick the one that you like best, or focus on just the eyes and snap an image, then focus on the mouth area — and combine two that you like best in Photoshop (or any graphics program of your choice). For this image, I have decided not to use PS, and waited patiently to get a combination that I liked. I’m also wearing tattoo lashes, so I don’t have to go without lashes or bother with adjusting prim lashes.
Here are tutorials from a few other SL residents on emotes that I really like:
Ophelia’s Gaze: How To Use Lip Sync To Make Second Life Avatar Screenshots Come Alive
Grid Expectations: subtle facial expressions
Be sure to visit Blogger Carnival at SL9B exhibit, and explore all the birthday sims!
I logged in today to find two lil’ surprises from Azure. She sent me the Fawn and the Ducky Spring Babes from Birdy/Alchemy, and omg, they’re animated! Second Life animals have come a long way from the prim chicken. These are fantastic, and so well done.
Thank you Azure, I love getting pressies! 🙂
What I’m Wearing:
Pink Fuel Skin
Truth – Perla
Teefy – Aurora NightDress (White) S
Birdy/Alchemy – Fawn, Ducky
Happy birthday! 3 years are a long time – congrats <3
Haaaappy birthday! 🙂 3 years ago I had just stumbled into SL and most likely had no clue about Juicy at all, haha 😀
I’m singing Happy Birthday to Juicy at the top of my lungs….and it ain’t pretty. You get a gold watch for 3 years in SL. Congrats.
Happy birthday 🙂