Here are some of my favorites from LeLutka. Whoa, the Editorial 02 style blows me away. All of these are stunning! I’ll have a really hard time deciding which to wear this week.
The Platinum Hunt is on from August 12th – August 31st! Be sure to visit Elikatira and Exile for a fabulous hair pack. The hunt is $10L, so it is not free, but it is almost free.
What I’m Wearing:
Pink Fuel – Elly (Honey) Pure (dkbrow)
Pink Fuel – Elly (Honey) Sheer Balm (Cantaloupe)
Atomic – Sheer Comfort (New) Pure White
Pacadi Jasha – OCeania Necklace (Hot)
I went to the FLF Bday Bash primarily for the gifts but ended up walking away with a new skin! I got the demo, found it super cute, and after a bit of deliberation, I couldn’t resist since it was only L$50. If you’re like me and love free gifts, this event is a treasure trove with tons of them inside the lanterns in front of each shop. I have to admit, I have a bit of an addiction to collecting these gifts— sometimes I use them, sometimes I don’t. But who can resist a great deal?
Now, let’s talk about the skin! It’s from a brand I hadn’t worn before: Akeruka. They’re famous for their mesh heads, but did you know they also create skins? The fatpack is just L$350, but I decided to go for a single tone. I opted for the Lara skin in Porcelain tone because my usual go-to shade, Chantilly, seemed too tan this time around. Many brands produce skins for Velour tones, but Chantilly can vary widely across them. So, I chose a lighter tone and paired it with the Sorbet tone from The Skinnery for a perfect match.
I initially wanted to wear this Lara skin with lighter add-on brows, but the no-brows version wasn’t a good fit. The eyeshadow sits very high and, on the no-brows version, it ends abruptly instead of fading out. Despite this, I’m determined to make lighter brows work eventually because I love the look. For today, though, I decided to go brunette since the skin was too pretty to pass up.
I also rediscovered my love for KUNI hair recently. I went to their store during a hair sale and ended up purchasing four different styles. With Materials turned on, the hair looks incredibly realistic. There’s no AI at work here, only the magic of Second Life. I don’t remember KUNI hair textures looking this amazing pre-PBR, so the combination of PBR and Materials must be doing wonders.
Create a Second Life fashion spread inspired by a favorite film. (from Hamlet @ NWN)
Alicia's topic for BBBC Day 3 would reveal who I want to stalk, and there are far too many creative people in SL that I would love to be for one day, so I'm going to do Hamlet's challenge posted on his NWN blog.
I've decided to recreate Maggie Gyllenhaal's character from the movie Secretary:
If you haven't seen this movie, you should! It's very very very good. Here's the plot copied from IMDbPro:
A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as
a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee
relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one.
What I'm wearing:
Gala Phoenix – Sundust [Light] June2 – Zenia 1 Exile – Bella (Mink) hair Glamurena – SilkBlouseCream Paper Couture – Regal Pearl Set *Sheer* – Tights Black Juicy – Slingback Pump (Peppercorn)
About my mini-skirt…. I've decided not to credit this, since ANY BLACK SKIRT WILL DO. I had to draw in some of the skirt using Photoshop, since crawling poses are not skirt friendly 😀
I’ve noticed that so many “bloggers” are not writing anything to accompany their blog posts lately. Most bloggers just post an image or two and then the credits. I think that unless your pictures are so amazing (most aren’t), there should be some accompanying text to let the readers know what they’re looking at, and describe it a lil’ or just tell us why you like it!
Why are people not writing anymore? As a blog reader, what do YOU prefer?
These contact lenses from Relentless are truly life-changing. Have you ever wished to tint your favorite pair of eyes in just a slightly different color? Perhaps you want to enhance their brightness or darkness? Or maybe you’re looking to change the reflections a bit? With these lenses, you can achieve that and more! They are designed to be worn over your beloved eyes or mesh eyeballs, and the effect is simply stunning.
Just like in real life, these lenses offer a subtle hint of color that you can control using the color picker. To adjust the intensity, simply use the color slider to add more vibrancy or depth to your selection.
For just L$96, it’s an incredible deal. You can purchase these at the Relentless store.
A special thanks to a Reddit user for sharing this amazing find!
I’d say gacha is back, but let’s be real, it never left. I’ve been in Second Life long enough that the thrill of gachas wore off ages ago, well before they were officially banned. Blind buying duplicates got old fast. At some point, I stopped chasing full sets and rares. I just didn’t care anymore.
I have a lot of friends who are still deep in the gacha game. I’ve been there too, dropping L$3,000 to L$5,000 on a single machine just to complete a set. It happens.
So yeah, I’m a little surprised to see gacha returning in its original form. Miepon had its flaws, sure, but at least you could see what was coming next. Even if it wasn’t the item you wanted, the transparency was better than the old-school roulette wheel. Gacha is a form of shopping torture. You might get what you want, but chances are, you won’t. Designers love it though. In their own words, it made them a lot more money. And that’s what this is really about: profit. Your money going into their pockets.
I’ve always compared gachas to MLMs. Once you buy in, you’re stuck reselling the stuff you don’t want, unless you’re okay taking a loss. That means wasting time listing duplicates at yardsales or on Marketplace. Or, if you’re feeling generous, giving them away to friends like a broke fairy godmother.
Sure, people are excited gacha’s back, but ask yourself why these events are popping up again so fast. One is launching in two weeks. It’s all about the cash flow. Designers cash in, events need regions (which means more money going to Linden Lab), and shoppers? We’re just the endless source of funding.
I’ll still pull the occasional gacha if it’s really good. But most of the time, I’m fine with whatever I get. I don’t chase anymore. I already have too much. And yet, like the little addict I am, I keep getting more, until my inventory overwhelms me and I start deleting things in bulk. Sometimes I wonder if my entire presence in Second Life is just one long donation to the system.
Because in the end, this game, for me at least, is a shopping game.
I think the PicMonkey people have been reading my blog, cos they’ve added a couple of new features that are amazing!! Now you can upload directly to Flickr, Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr, from the PicMonkey dashboard. The new Light effects are so cool! I love bokeh! I will try this tutorial on some of my pics this week, and see how it turns out. I may renew my PicMonkey subscription next year, if they keep releasing new filters such as these! <3
I really wish they would make it possible to go back to the filters menu, once you’re done creating a collage pic. *hint hint*
Here’s a picture of the updated Chloe v2 that I edited entirely with PicMonkey.
Chloe v2 is out this week at LOGO! If you didn’t get your update automatically, go to the store and touch the update kiosk.
– Split Expressions
– Detachable Ears
– Drop and Drop Add-Ons
– Eyebrows No Longer Separate
– Redesigned HUD
– All New Scripts
I’m so thrilled with this update! I really like the “sultry eyes” and wanted to wear those eyes with the different lips available. With this update, I can have sultry eyes all the time, yay! 🙂
What I’m Wearing:
Exile – All for Love (Fawn)
Fishy Strawberry – Desiderio Blue
Looks so nice!
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