I went to see Breaking Dawn (loved it!) and now I have to blog this skin as a Brunette, for Bella <3 So if you want to recreate Bella Swan in SL, I would highly recommend getting the new Ebba skin from Laqroki. It’s stunning!
I’m wearing the Ebba skin in Fair tone, but there’s also a new lighter tone called Ivory (perfect for Vampire Bella!!), so check that out if you’ve always wanted to go very light (lighter than the Milky tone). This skin comes with 5 lipstick, and neutral eye makeup. I also purchased the Brows pack — the default brows are lighter, and each brows pack has all 9 brows color included.
What would Bella Swan wear, if Gogo dressed her? In something Pink, of course! I love the new Lycia Tank from Mon Tissu. It’s mesh, it moves, it’s fabulous. I’m also pairing it with the new LoLong Trousers from Celoe, also a mesh item and pairs perfectly with this tank top.
[name removed]: Hi, I’m new to the game and got nothing, I would buy a hair do not have lindens, and everyone is calling me a noob and my doll is ugly, help me with 20 lindens so I can buy a hair? would be very grateful.
At a popular hair shop, this newbie begged me for $20L to buy hair. I kindly pointed him to the free hair fatpack on the wall and he ignored me. If you’re gonna beg, make a better excuse! And besides, you don’t need any money at all to transform your newbie doll into a pretty one.
The average newbie may not know where to go for all the nicest freebies but I’m totally confident that an older player will know exactly where to look to find the best free (or cheap) deals.
So here is the challenge SL, if you choose to accept it:
Can you make a nice avatar with little to no money?
This challenge starts now, July 4th, and ends on July 10th. If you do this challenge, please blog your look somewhere or post it on your flickr with style credits so I can do a recap when it’s over.
Newbie Style Challenge Guidelines
Things you can do:
You can use your existing shape (or give your alt your shape)
You can purchase freebies, dollarbies (or anything under $20L)
You can use group gifts, free gifts, hunt items, etc
You can use it if you win it! (Lucky Chair, Midnight Mania)
All items must be acquired during the time of the challenge (you can’t use free items not currently available or in paid groups you’re already a member of)
Things you cannot do:
You cannot spend more than $20L
You cannot ask your designer friends to send you stuff (and if you’re a designer, you cannot use your own stuff unless it is FREE to everyone else too 😛)
You cannot use group gifts from groups that are paid-to-join
You cannot transfer inventory from your main to your alt
You cannot use anything in the library folders
/revised/ You CAN use some items from the library folders, if you really want to! Use sparingly.
I have decided to do this challenge myself on a new alt account, so I don’t cheat and use my current inventory in my final look.
I’m looking forward to seeing what cute and awesome looks you end up with! Ready, set, go!
“I’m a fiend, I’m a killer, only pledge allegiance to the highest bidder. In a world with no morals and a life with no meaning, there is no such thing as a sinner.” – Ghostwerk, Corporate Assassin (Netrun)
If you love cyberpunk everything like I do, you love any themed event of such that comes along and lets you shop for all the gear you’ll need for a futuristic look. Imagine my thrill at the Cyber/Punk event happening, especially its Psycho Byts gacha. I was able to get a pair of amazing cyber bento arms from it–a rare with just a few plays! Plus, some boots, a headset, and a dope-looking bodysuit.
I mixed up my look in the picture to show the average cyberpunk berzerker and how they might look if you encountered one.
Alright, so you go shopping for all this stuff and then you say to yourself, “Where can I go roleplay as a cool cyberpunker?” And to that I tell you… yeah, sorry, those opportunities are dwindling in SL. Roleplay in SL is dwindling. Should we talk about that?
The yummy BAX Prestige Boots are now available in Suede textures too! I’m wearing Black, Brown, Blue, Green and Purple above. Bax Coen really went all out this time, there are twenty different colors to choose from! I’m only show you a small sample, visit the shop to see the entire collection.
The BAX boots has 6 different tops to choose from — this is my favorite feature!
If you asked me about my top two favorite skin brands on Second Life, they’d definitely be Amara Beauty and Glam Affair. Shout out to these amazing creators for making faces that are both sweet and easy to wear. My favorite brand at any given moment really depends on their latest release. I was a dedicated Glam Affair fan for months earlier this year, but around May, I switched to Amara Beauty. The reason? My favorite tone, Beige, started looking too orange. I suspected that PBR was affecting my tone preferences, so I tried a lighter shade, Flower. Still, it didn’t resonate with me. Given how much skin tones rely on shading and highlights, I made the switch.
I was happily wearing Amara Beauty for a while, but no brand is perfect. I still layered dozens of Izzie’s products on my face to fix the skin. This is why I don’t really do skin reviews anymore—it’s hard for others to replicate the look after I’ve customized it so much.
Anyway, today I’m back in a Glam Affair skin, and it’s not without its challenges. When I tried on the Nicta skin, I saw so much potential. It felt like “me” for a moment, though there were issues. I didn’t like the heavy highlights on the lips or the odd side highlight on the forehead above the brows. What’s going on there? I called my go-to skin doctor, Izzie Button (Izzie’s), and asked her to create a custom fix for the lips so I could wear my favorite lipsticks again and to remove the bizarre forehead highlight. She did it! One thing I appreciate about Izzie is that she’s always willing to create custom fixes for skins. If you need Dr. Izzie, feel free to message her in-world—she says I can tell you that. 🙂
Face Shine 25% Opacity & Face Shine 100% Opacity
Now that we have PBR lighting, I find myself drawn to face highlights, but not the overly baked-on kind. I like options, and Glam Affair included a Face Shine layer at 100%, 50%, and 25% opacity. If you prefer your own face shine, just wear the skin as-is and add on Izzie’s Highlighter Set to your liking.
This Glam Affair Nicta skin isn’t perfect to me, mainly due to the face and lip shine and the freckles on the nose that can’t be removed or fixed with Izzie’s tattoos. The freckles mean I can’t use Izzie’s Nose Shading fix, as it removes freckles only on one side. So you might be wondering, “Gogo, if you have to make so many adjustments, why wear the skin at all?” Just look at it! With Izzie’s help, I managed to fix about 90% of the issues, and now it feels like me. I decided that my new tone from Glam Affair is now Ivory, because it looks the best in PBR lighting and matches my current body tone.
Do you wear a skin without any additional tattoo layer fixes? Let me know in the comments, because I haven’t been able to do that in a very long time. I almost never wear the original brows that come with any skins—I guess I’m just complicated like that.
The only thing on my calendar this weekend is the Spoonful of Sugar Festival. This event raises money for MSF/Doctors Without Borders, and I always admire the designers who donate their time to causes in Second Life, especially the smaller or lesser-known charities. Every year I look forward to SOS because some of my favorite creators are part of it.
This year it feels like a lot of people might be skipping the festival. The Seraphim mention didn’t include a gallery, and even SOS’s own website doesn’t have one. That made shopping a little tricky, but I went straight to the brands I love such as Izzie’s and Alaskametro and found some great things. There’s even a gacha area if that’s your thing.
Pro tip: Keep an eye out for a bowl of sugar if you want to grab some L$20 bargains from participating brands.
Izzie’s – Age Yourself (BoM Layers) – Left: Bare skin | Right: With face wrinkles added
One of the highlights for me was Izzie’s new Age Yourself set. Wrinkles and aging looks seem to be getting more popular in Second Life, and honestly, she’s scary good at transforming skins. The set comes in 50%, 70%, and 100% opacity layers so you can blend the wrinkles with your current skin.
I also picked up the new Soft Brows from Alaskametro. I never use the brows that come with a skin, so I’m always hunting for new ones. These are the perfect thickness, and they looked great when I tried them on. The only thing I wish is that they came with a HUD so I could play around with the opacity. I like layering BoM brows under LeLutka HD brows. On the left you can see the light colored brows, and on the right the tinted ones. You lose a bit of detail when tinting, but it’s fabulous that the option is included so you can get the exact shade you want.
Check out the SOS Festival, show your favorite brands some love, and support a good cause while you shop.
I’ve been soooo busy, but I paused to bring you some gorgeous shoe news! Shoetopia is coming! SLink will introduce the Female High Feet there, this is very exciting news for shoe lovers, and shoe makers! I can’t wait to see some third-party brands release ultra sexy high heels. You’ll also be able to get a few new styles from SLink for these feet at Shoetopia, and an exclusive color too! The Demi Boots in Blush is the exclusive color, 100% of the proceeds are donated to charity, and not available in the fatpack.
How sexy are these boots, and feet? Oh yes, you can prance around bare foot but I like to wrap my feet up in sexy shoes!
What I’m Wearing:
Pink Fuel Skin
LaViere – Nadia (FrostedPink)
G-Field – Ribbon (Single) Headband (Pearl)
Elate – Piper Blazer (Ivory) S
Teefy – Lovisa Ruffle Mini Skirt (Chocolate) S
SLink – Female High Feet
SLink – Demi Boots (Chocolate) S
ANE – Sexy Necklace Mesh (Gold)
OMG I so want to see that movie.. And the worst thing is that my mother was offered tickets to the premiere in Sweden where I could have met the actors, and she said no to them.. Damn I was so mad at her.
So it’s worth going to see it then? My friend and I are jokingly planning to go there dressed as Voldemort and yell “Kill the spare!” whenever Edward shows up.
It’s a nice look – damn I really have to get my courage up to try firestorm so i can wear these clothes! Pretty sure my computer wont abide any V2/V3 viewer which is going to be tres expensive for me. If you really want to look like Bella however, Ebba I think is not much like her at all – the Kristen skin at Unique is a direct copy of the actress though, and very pretty.
OMG Its mesh people. Seriously 475L on pants is cheap. So many are complaining about the price of these designs all over the blogs. This is new technology that takes long to make. The prices are VERY reasonable imo. Especially considering the quality. Stop acting like you should be entitled to pay peanuts for these things…designers spend RL time & money to bring you these fabulous creations, and whatever we make in sales, pays for RL bills. Just like your wages pay for your bills. The only difference is… I bet you dont get paid 2USD for 6 Hours+ work! :/
The price was reasonable, but sadly i’m still having problem with the mesh stuff *sigh*
Try every viewer that enable mesh, hmm all i can see is bulky and invisible stuff 🙁
I demo’ed the LoLong trousers, and they don’t look like this on me. I found a size that sat nice around the waist, but the shoes keep poking out through the pants fabric. I was wearing high heels, will I have to wear something with a thick sole or is the shoes edited down a bit? I really like this type of pants and the texturing is so good. This was a bit disappointing, the pants should adjust to leg length.
I wore heels, but not extremely high? I hope you can find shoes that will work! 🙂 I didn’t adjust my shoes at all, that would really mess up the fitting (it was already perfectly attached to my foot)
OMG I so want to see that movie.. And the worst thing is that my mother was offered tickets to the premiere in Sweden where I could have met the actors, and she said no to them.. Damn I was so mad at her.
So it’s worth going to see it then? My friend and I are jokingly planning to go there dressed as Voldemort and yell “Kill the spare!” whenever Edward shows up.
Nice look 🙂
Yes, I loved it 🙂
Go see it, but don’t shout 😀 Movie tickets are pricey, it would suck if some people were shouting.
It’s a nice look – damn I really have to get my courage up to try firestorm so i can wear these clothes! Pretty sure my computer wont abide any V2/V3 viewer which is going to be tres expensive for me. If you really want to look like Bella however, Ebba I think is not much like her at all – the Kristen skin at Unique is a direct copy of the actress though, and very pretty.
Remember that there are V1 viewer that can do mesh, like cool viewer. So give it a try if V2 crashes.
I also adore the new Celoe stuff, but what on earth is with their prices!? YIKES!
I am happy to spend substantial moneys in SL, but yikes, 475L for a pair of pants!?
OMG Its mesh people. Seriously 475L on pants is cheap. So many are complaining about the price of these designs all over the blogs. This is new technology that takes long to make. The prices are VERY reasonable imo. Especially considering the quality. Stop acting like you should be entitled to pay peanuts for these things…designers spend RL time & money to bring you these fabulous creations, and whatever we make in sales, pays for RL bills. Just like your wages pay for your bills. The only difference is… I bet you dont get paid 2USD for 6 Hours+ work! :/
i’d pay 475 for an original design before i’d pay 200 for some template junk.
I’m with you Anahata~ It’s such a letdown to buy something thinking it’s an original design only to find the template on marketplace…
The price was reasonable, but sadly i’m still having problem with the mesh stuff *sigh*
Try every viewer that enable mesh, hmm all i can see is bulky and invisible stuff 🙁
I demo’ed the LoLong trousers, and they don’t look like this on me. I found a size that sat nice around the waist, but the shoes keep poking out through the pants fabric. I was wearing high heels, will I have to wear something with a thick sole or is the shoes edited down a bit? I really like this type of pants and the texturing is so good. This was a bit disappointing, the pants should adjust to leg length.
I wore heels, but not extremely high? I hope you can find shoes that will work! 🙂 I didn’t adjust my shoes at all, that would really mess up the fitting (it was already perfectly attached to my foot)
Tried the demo again, and found some shoes that fit!