I just adore this Wisteria headpiece from LaGyo! This item, along with the Paisley necklace, and some other jewelry pieces, will be available at Culture Shock [direct SLurl to LG Concept]. I rarely ever wear this color, so it took awhile to get dressed today, but I think I’ve managed to put together colors that works well together.
While I was wearing all of these, I thought the Green and Lavender really went well together, but now I think I look like a Grape, LOL! A very elegant and sweet Grape, though!
The Cannes Halter Dress from Leverocci is so sweet, I just love this style. I’m also wearing the Amanda Handbag and matching Mary Jane Pumps, all from Leverocci, so go check it out!
Digit Darkes released some new dresses this week which are daring and romantic. I haven’t seen an open prim skirt in the front revealing sexy panties anywhere else!! It’s a dress & lingerie all in one.. Love it!
KA Designs has finished remodeling the new sim!! I blogged about the Sally skin last week during Skin Fair, but you can now get the complete line at KA Designs new main store. It’s so fantastic & sweet in the Pale skin tone. Each tone includes 10 unique makeups, 3 brows, and with or without hair base.
Don’t forget to check out the new clothes while you’re there! There’s a new collection out with some glamorous gowns and casual pieces.
KA Skins – Bardot Sally Pale
Truth – Tanya (Coffee)
Truth – Rose (Black)
KA Designs – Gala (Blue)
KA Designs – Inte skirt (Black)
KA Designs – Lind Top (White)
Paper Couture – Diamond Pearl Menagerie Set
SLink – Felicia Classic Stiletto (Black)
Siddean updated her hands cos you guys were overwhelmingly vocal about what you liked and mostly what you didn’t like! Head over to the SLink blog to read all about the updates!
Personally I felt that the texture on the hands before were already nice, but she made it “less realistic” for people who complained that they were too realistic! Uh.. who are you people?! I miss the old textures but I like the newer smaller size.
The new prim patch really helps with making the hand/wrist joint more seamless but it’s still no easy task to match the skin tone perfectly. I played around with this a lot, but NO PS’ing here either.
It’s Christmas in August @ the Juicy Bella sim! The merchants have left pressies under the Christmas tree and inside their shops, so be sure to check both! Freebies galore!! <3
Some stuff I found at the sim…
*katat0nik* Rina Dress
QC Designs Tiara Platinum Pink Diamond!
*Zanzo* Sick pink free outfit (I don’t know why this outfit is called Sick, it’s very CUTE!!!!)
As you can see there’s loads more pressies under the tree………. I haven’t unpacked everything!
DLSS 5 vs Raw Second Life snapshot (Slide to view before/after)
Thanks to Hamlet at New World Notes for the mention! Be sure to take the DLSS 5 Survey and share what you think.
DLSS 5 is so much fun to experiment with, but it’s not magic. It’s not going to suddenly make your avatar look drastically different, and it’s definitely not like AI editing that can sometimes turn a cartoon avatar into a realistic human. My Second Life avatar still looks completely recognizable. The textures may look a little better, details may stand out more, and there’s additional shading around the face, hair, clothing, and environment that gives everything a little more depth. Sometimes the difference isn’t even that dramatic, but there’s just enough added dimension that I really like the overall look.
Of course, there are going to be critics and purists, especially people who are against anything involving AI, but I don’t understand the need to loudly discourage other residents from experimenting with it. Whatever happened to Your World, Your Imagination? In real life, people put filters over their photos every day using phone apps, Photoshop, and a million other things. Second Life photography has always involved experimenting with lighting, advanced Third Party viewers, graphics settings, post-processing, etc. DLSS 5 is just another thing to play with.
I’ve posted thousands of raw Second Life photos across my social media over the years, so I don’t think using DLSS 5 suddenly means someone lacks photography skills. Sometimes I want a raw SL photo, sometimes I want to edit, and sometimes I want to press F6 and see what DLSS 5 does. If you want to try it, try it! You might love it, you might hate it, or you might decide the difference isn’t worth the trouble.
As I sit there pressing F6 to turn DLSS 5 on and off, though, I can’t help thinking that I’m getting a tiny glimpse into what Second Life might eventually look like. I can imagine creators continuing to push textures and materials in this direction, especially with hair and face skins, where more detailed shading can add so much depth. Maybe someday we won’t need an experimental filter to get this look at all.
Sweetest Goodbye has just released the Chiki Chiki top and it is the best tie-front crop top I have ever seen in Second Life. THE BEST. Let me tell you why…
This top is *ALL* sculpted. When I looked at the folder, I didn't see a shirt texture so I thought maybe the creator forgot to put it in there, but when I wore all 3 attachments (shirt, and 2 sleeves), this gorgeous crop top appeared on my avatar. It's love at first sight!!! The shirt fit me without any adjustments at all, so that's a plus. My boobs are not small, so when I wear sculpted tops usually I have to do a lot of adjustments but this top has room for even larger boobs!! That's good to know….. I'm constantly thinking of making my avatar's boobs bigger, not smaller.
Since this top is sculpted, it gives off a really nice 3-D effect if you want to cam down my top, or cam up, or look sideways… any way you look, it's a good view.
back-view
The Chiki Chiki top comes in Check, Lined, Striped, and Flower pattern.
simple and elegant….you always know how to put it together….now i am going to look for some henna for my hands…