Truth has 3 new hairstyles! If you don’t already know, Truth released some roots & hair base last week, for all hair colors. I’m a fan of roots if the style & color goes well together, but hair bases are just not for me!!! I’ve tried them a lil’ bit in the past (bun hairstyles) but I think my head shape is too odd to wear it with a hair attachment and also, most of them don’t have a natural shape (to complement the hairstyle).
Truth w/o hair base | with hair base
I’ve seen people wear this hairstyle with hair base, but to me, it looks fine (if not better) without.
A few days ago, I wore a LeLutka hair base with one of the older bun attachments, and I noticed how much nicer it is than most hair bases out there.
Top Row: Truth | Exile | LeLutka (hair base tattoos that accompanies hairstyles)
Bottom Row: Redgrave | Laqroki | LeLutka (hair base tattoos that accompanies skins)
I’ve noticed that skin designers actually have more realistic looking hair bases than hair designers. I wish LeLutka had kept the hair base style that was released with the skins, cos it’s a lot more natural than the ones released for hair.
Do you wear hair base often? Who has your favorite hair base tattoo & does the color match perfectly with your favorite hair color?
SugarCube is baaack! My friend Helix insisted that I go check out the new stuff, and I'm really glad that I went because the textures are GORGEOUS! And no, you can never have too many babydoll dresses, k? I'm wearing the Beadily dress which is perfect for a night out, and the ruckle summer dress, perfect for… Summer! Love the pink & blue combination.
These two outfits are FREE at SugarCube, I don't know for how long, so pick them up while they're still available!
Ricielli just released a large collection of apparels in a range of tasteful colors and unique styles. I really like the spikey studded look that many of the pieces have! I found the collection easy to mix-and-match with each other, which made dressing a pleasure and a breeze. This Spiked Blazer that I am wearing, includes the Shirt Under Blazer, and looks great on but it is unlined. Some apparel items are lined on the inside, and some are not, why the inconsistency, Ricielli?
I really like my outfit today, especially this new Mina hairstyle from Truth. The bangs are side-swept and so cute; I prefer this over the blunt short bangs from the last release.
What I’m Wearing:
Pink Fuel – Harley (Peach)
TRUTH – Mina (LightBrowns01)
Ricielli – Highwaisted Leather Pants (White)
Ricielli – Shirt Under Blazer (White)
Ricielli – Spiked Blazer (Mint)
Belgravia – Patent 120 Spikes (White)
Ohmai – Rosie Posies part of a hair, modded
Donna Flora – GLORIA necklace, ring
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
Today several amazing things happened. First, I became a rock star. Second, Pink Fuel released the most gorgeous Liya skin, but it is for the Catwa mesh head only. Third, I bought a Catwa head for the sole purpose of blogging the Liya skin. These things don’t usually happen all in the same day, since I’m usually not that social nor do I change my entire look on a whim.
I didn’t plan on buying any mesh heads since Project Bento is right around the corner. If you don’t know what that is, Project Bento will allow certain mesh heads to be editable (like default SL shapes). I don’t know much about it, but that’s the feature I’m most excited about.
Chances are good that if Pink Fuel creates something, I will blog it. I’m just not a huge fan of Catwa mesh heads, since I never found any skins I liked on it. I decided to give it a try today cos I wanted to wear the Liya skin, and I must say there are lots of products on Marketplace for Catwa. If you already own a Catwa head, I highly recommend the Liya skin from Pink Fuel. If you’re like me and tend to buy things just to blog then never wear them again, maybe wait for a Project Bento release so it’s editable.
The Liya skin includes a HUD with so many options!
Did you guys click on the link above to read Sasy’s blog post? Read it if you’re a blogger. Sasy proposed that when bloggers post about any brand’s item, go to that brand’s flickr/social media post pages and share your link! This type of cross-promotion can only help drive sales for the brand when their own customers see it in use by many bloggers with different style ideas and photography styles. I am on board with this cross-promotion idea, so I will start sharing my links when I blog any products.
What I’m Wearing:
Pink Fuel – Liya (Ivory)
LeLutka – HF06 hair
Ricielli – Julia Minitop (Orchid)
There was an attempt to give George, my male alt, a wardrobe refresh because I realized I haven’t shown him on the blog since… probably last year. I logged in with the simple goal of changing his outfit and taking a few photos, but instead I was greeted with an update for the Signature Gianni body. George was happily wearing Gianni v6.1, and the new release is called Gianni X v7.5. I really should have known that the “X” meant “none of your old clothes are going to fit anymore.”
After trying on a few things and realizing that most of his wardrobe barely worked with the new body, I did what any reasonable person would do and switched him right back to Gianni v6.1. I don’t have time to rebuild an entire closet from scratch, so I’ll either wait for brands like Deadwool to add Gianni X sizes or George will just be living his best life on v6.1 forever. A friend suggested that I switch him over to Belleza Jake because it has better clothing support, but I honestly can’t remember why I picked Signature Gianni when I made him last year. I’m sure I had a good reason at the time. Legacy isn’t even a consideration because… reasons.
So instead of writing the blog post I had planned, I spent the evening wandering from store to store trying to figure out male fashion. I even stopped by Man Cave to grab the latest freebies and didn’t see much for Gianni X there either, which left me wondering how men in Second Life deal with all of this. Women’s bodies are already complicated, but I’ve been shopping for them for years and know exactly which creators I like, which bodies they support, and where to find things. Male clothing feels like learning a completely different game, and I am absolutely a noob who has no idea what she’s doing.
The whole experience reminded me of a funny story from last year when I first made George. I was teleporting around men’s stores and IMing well-dressed avatars to ask where they shopped, and one guy replied, “I don’t have time for this,” before brushing me off. At the time I thought it was unfriendly, but after spending an evening trying to dress a male avatar, I completely understand. I’m not even mad because, honestly, I don’t have time for this either.
Today’s photo brought me to another realization that somehow escaped me until now: couple poses don’t seem to fit anybody. Why can’t we edit multiple avatars with the built-in Second Life poser and actually see those adjustments in-world? Every pose edits fixes only my avatar while my alt just had to make do the pose he was in. By the time finished editing the photo, I realized George’s hands were still locked to the hand pose selected on his body HUD instead of the animation I was using. Oops.
If you have any shopping recommendations for male avatars or some secret trick that makes couple photography less of a headache, please share, because I feel like I’m starting from zero and could use all the help I can get.
Have you been to Mish Mish? They sell these adorable Lil Veggie family shoulder pets, each is controlled by a HUD (seen above). The owner can wear the pet along with the HUD and choose different animations such as kiss, wave, jump, and sleep.
If you're in the mood to garden, the Mish Mish Vegetable Patch can grow tomatoes, carrots, radishes, and sprouts, all selectable via a menu. There are cute garden acessories sold at the shop as well, so you can decorate your garden area with seed packets, a watering can, and a mini shovel.
TP to Mish Mish, there are lots of cute and giftable items.
I wear hair bases on often. I’ve found that my favorites are from Laqroki & they’re pretty versatile. They fit really well with several hair brands that I wear. I usually wear their red hair/brow base or the brown hair/brow base.
I have to say, I was pretty disappointed with Truth’s hairbases.
I had wished for Truth hairbases for a long time, and when he finally release them, they are not nearly as good as his hairs. It actually looks weird to me when wearing one of his hairbases with the hairs.
I’ve also had good experiences with Ali & Ali Victoria bangs. I use them to cover front hairlines that are not feathered in well. You know, that ‘straight line’ look. The bangs help defeat it.
Wow Camryn, I use bases all the time. They fill in any blank rezz spots. I’ve had good luck, and would be lost without them.
I’ve only recently started wearing hair bases Truth being my first ever and i’ve only worn the hair base with Kendall and i liked it with the hair base on it suited my head shape.
You may be right about head shapes and angles because when i wore the hair base from truth with Kendall it looked nothing like yours did lol but then again i wear a darker colour hair than you so maybe that has something to do with how they look together?
I personally use the Laqroki hair bases. They do match my skin tone because I also have been addicted to the Laq skins since 2008, so naturally I have the matching skin to the hairbase.
Replying to myself … I found them. Single color span is 350L. So to match what you get for free from both Amacci and Analog Dog you’d have to spend around 2000-3000L. Hmmm …
They do come with the skins, BUT they also come independently as well. In the Laq Body shop (the area you buy the skins) theres a wall with shapes, hairbases, eyes, etc. If you own a Laq skin already and aren’t happy with the included hairbase directly on the skin, I’d suggest getting these because they aren’t just hairbases, they have eyebrow options as well, made to blend seamlessly with the Laq Glow skins.
As for coming with the hair, no they don’t, but it doesn’t cost you 2-3k to get them. They are sold separately for L$350
I rarely wear hair bases since I use white, silver, or grey hair and only one hair maker that I know of (Exile) has hair bases that match ALL of the hair he makes. Skin designers unfortunately neglect those of us who wear silver/grey hair. We look ridiculous with blonde, brown, black, and red bases. I have asked some skin designers to include white and/or grey hair bases but have yet to see any.
Any and all suggestions are welcome. I wear very few hair makers because I’m picky about my silvers, but would love to try on more hair bases.
I wear a hairbase if it goes well with a particular hair I’m wearing. Often you can’t even see a hairbase underneath the hair. I like hairbases because I’m fussy about hair blending into my skin and looking natural
i couldn’t agree more about the fantastic lelutka skin hairbases – most realistic and attractive I have seen and I was so disappointed when the hair hairbases were not the same one. Hoping Minnu releases the skin hairbases soon
I’ve been using W&Y and Amacci ones, and I wear hairbases all the time; I would often get blank rez spots, and with my hair being blue the blank spots seemed really noticeable (also, being bluehaired, I’m never going to get the right hairbase coming with a skin). I hadn’t realised Analog Dog doing was doing them too – must grab! Bewteen them, they cover quite a good range of blues, so I wear them with other people’s hair as well.
I’ve always worn a hair base since day one! Back in 2007 after being in SL for only a week I stumbled upon Naught Designes by Lost Thereian. I had the “Alina” skin [that had the hair base painted on] and I lived in that skin for the next 2 years ONLY because it had the hair base. I would always get compliments about my hair line looking so natural [plus it came with that pun/ponytail attachment thing- I love hair buns]. Then in 2009 when Redgrave released the “Leona” skin with hair base I lived in that skin until Belleza released their “Alyson” skin- which is now my current skin. I don’t really see the need to get a new skin since I can just mix and match makeups now. But yes I ALWAYS wear a hair base- I much like wearing hair attachments more than full hair- I like the classic pulled back buns. 🙂
I find myself unable to give up on laq, for the hairbase being one of the reasons.
I find theirs just the perfection of what a hairbase should be.
Any others I tried either dont really look like hair at all, aren’t designed to fit most hairbase styles, or have some shape flaws, like the forehead is too low, it’s all straight and circular with a zero heart-shaped value a real hairline would have at least in some degree.
I find these truth bases guilty of all of those. As nice as having a base perfectly fitting truth hairs, I’ll prefer one that isn’t as fit in color but makes for a beautiful forehead.
And I don’t find the idea of truth hairbase very good either. What is the point of a hair tatoo that doesn’t much look like hair? As perfect truth styles and colors are, their texture is far from good. All blended and stripy with with no shine and some random paler spots instead. I wish they upgrade one day.
No hairbase tops laq’s for me yet, but them having just 4 colors is shameful. Why release a zillion skins but be too lazy to color your tatoo?
I’m surprised nobody has mentioned the ones from BooN yet. They have a ton of hairbase styles and their hairbases actually give you the option of having the hair gathered high or low, etc. I love them.
I wear hair bases on often. I’ve found that my favorites are from Laqroki & they’re pretty versatile. They fit really well with several hair brands that I wear. I usually wear their red hair/brow base or the brown hair/brow base.
I wear Amacci hair bases often, i really like then and there is a wide range of colors
I agree with you. I liked the Lelutka’s hair bases that came with the skins alot better. I also like Dutch Touch’s hair bases.
I wear analog dog’s bases – the hair feathering on them is top notch.
Post a pictuuuuuure!!
If you guys can, please post a link to the hair base(s) you like. I’m actually looking for great ones, as well.
I have to say, I was pretty disappointed with Truth’s hairbases.
I had wished for Truth hairbases for a long time, and when he finally release them, they are not nearly as good as his hairs. It actually looks weird to me when wearing one of his hairbases with the hairs.
I use Analog Dog and Amacci … but how do you get the ones from Laqroki … Dutch Touch … and the others? It would be nice to compare.
Agree, Analog Dog hairline gave gentle oval face, and “fits” most of hair colours brand, its modif for colour blended.
I never wear hairbases. I look ridiculous in all of them and I think my hair looks worse with them. I’ve never seen one used in a way that I liked.
I’ve also had good experiences with Ali & Ali Victoria bangs. I use them to cover front hairlines that are not feathered in well. You know, that ‘straight line’ look. The bangs help defeat it.
Wow Camryn, I use bases all the time. They fill in any blank rezz spots. I’ve had good luck, and would be lost without them.
I agree i wear hairbases all the tie and can’t go with out them now
I’ve only recently started wearing hair bases Truth being my first ever and i’ve only worn the hair base with Kendall and i liked it with the hair base on it suited my head shape.
You may be right about head shapes and angles because when i wore the hair base from truth with Kendall it looked nothing like yours did lol but then again i wear a darker colour hair than you so maybe that has something to do with how they look together?
probably! People either love ’em, or hate ’em. My head shape is kind of square on top and i haaaaate the look.
I personally use the Laqroki hair bases. They do match my skin tone because I also have been addicted to the Laq skins since 2008, so naturally I have the matching skin to the hairbase.
How did you get them? They don’t come with the hair.
Replying to myself … I found them. Single color span is 350L. So to match what you get for free from both Amacci and Analog Dog you’d have to spend around 2000-3000L. Hmmm …
They do come with the skins, BUT they also come independently as well. In the Laq Body shop (the area you buy the skins) theres a wall with shapes, hairbases, eyes, etc. If you own a Laq skin already and aren’t happy with the included hairbase directly on the skin, I’d suggest getting these because they aren’t just hairbases, they have eyebrow options as well, made to blend seamlessly with the Laq Glow skins.
As for coming with the hair, no they don’t, but it doesn’t cost you 2-3k to get them. They are sold separately for L$350
I rarely wear hair bases since I use white, silver, or grey hair and only one hair maker that I know of (Exile) has hair bases that match ALL of the hair he makes. Skin designers unfortunately neglect those of us who wear silver/grey hair. We look ridiculous with blonde, brown, black, and red bases. I have asked some skin designers to include white and/or grey hair bases but have yet to see any.
Any and all suggestions are welcome. I wear very few hair makers because I’m picky about my silvers, but would love to try on more hair bases.
I wear a hairbase if it goes well with a particular hair I’m wearing. Often you can’t even see a hairbase underneath the hair. I like hairbases because I’m fussy about hair blending into my skin and looking natural
i couldn’t agree more about the fantastic lelutka skin hairbases – most realistic and attractive I have seen and I was so disappointed when the hair hairbases were not the same one. Hoping Minnu releases the skin hairbases soon
oh but by compensation the lelutka hairbases are moddable which means I can always get a perfect match with any hair i am wearing
I’ve been using W&Y and Amacci ones, and I wear hairbases all the time; I would often get blank rez spots, and with my hair being blue the blank spots seemed really noticeable (also, being bluehaired, I’m never going to get the right hairbase coming with a skin). I hadn’t realised Analog Dog doing was doing them too – must grab! Bewteen them, they cover quite a good range of blues, so I wear them with other people’s hair as well.
Analog Dog for me too!
I’ve always worn a hair base since day one! Back in 2007 after being in SL for only a week I stumbled upon Naught Designes by Lost Thereian. I had the “Alina” skin [that had the hair base painted on] and I lived in that skin for the next 2 years ONLY because it had the hair base. I would always get compliments about my hair line looking so natural [plus it came with that pun/ponytail attachment thing- I love hair buns]. Then in 2009 when Redgrave released the “Leona” skin with hair base I lived in that skin until Belleza released their “Alyson” skin- which is now my current skin. I don’t really see the need to get a new skin since I can just mix and match makeups now. But yes I ALWAYS wear a hair base- I much like wearing hair attachments more than full hair- I like the classic pulled back buns. 🙂
I find myself unable to give up on laq, for the hairbase being one of the reasons.
I find theirs just the perfection of what a hairbase should be.
Any others I tried either dont really look like hair at all, aren’t designed to fit most hairbase styles, or have some shape flaws, like the forehead is too low, it’s all straight and circular with a zero heart-shaped value a real hairline would have at least in some degree.
I find these truth bases guilty of all of those. As nice as having a base perfectly fitting truth hairs, I’ll prefer one that isn’t as fit in color but makes for a beautiful forehead.
And I don’t find the idea of truth hairbase very good either. What is the point of a hair tatoo that doesn’t much look like hair? As perfect truth styles and colors are, their texture is far from good. All blended and stripy with with no shine and some random paler spots instead. I wish they upgrade one day.
No hairbase tops laq’s for me yet, but them having just 4 colors is shameful. Why release a zillion skins but be too lazy to color your tatoo?
I’m surprised nobody has mentioned the ones from BooN yet. They have a ton of hairbase styles and their hairbases actually give you the option of having the hair gathered high or low, etc. I love them.