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    Collabor88, be nice to your press team

    Collabor88 is a popular monthly themed event with great designers, and the support of many bloggers in Second Life. When this event was formed, Drinkinstein Sorbet (designer and event creator) asked me personally to be part of the official press/blogging team. I accepted and covered it often on my blog. After over a year of dedicated blogging, aka giving my time and blog space to promoting this event, I was tossed out of the group by one of the managers without a word. I didn’t bother asking Drinkinstein about this, but I felt that it was a poor way to treat someone who helped promote your event since its inception. Once I got over the shock (this happened in December of 2012), I began covering Collabor88 again, on my own, not as part of the press team.

    However, this blog post is not about me, it is about my friend and fellow blogger, Willow Zander. You may know Willow from her 7+ years of dedicated SL fashion coverage on her blog and various other group blogs. Like myself, Willow was invited to be part of the press team for Collabor88, and covered it every month without fail. In February, Drinkinstein banned her from the Collabor88 sim, and kicked her out of the group without a legitimate reason. Is this any way to treat your official bloggers?

    Willow is too nice to mention any of this on her own blog, and continues to give Collabor88 coverage for designers who sends her review copies. I feel that since she’s not a griefer, copybotter, or has done ANYTHING that would earn a sim ban, she should be unbanned immediately. I wish the designers who enjoys her blogging, and benefits from her blogging, would speak to Drinkinstein on her behalf.

    Do you think Willow should be unbanned from the Collabor88 sim? Should she still blog it, even though she is banned?

    JuicyBomb readers voted in February, in favor of bloggers not providing coverage for events they are banned from attending.

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    Meet Cajsa

    Cajsa

    Meet Cajsa (pronounced CAI zha (CAI as in Cairo, Zha as in Asia). I’ve said her name wrong for years, and have recently found out the correct pronunciation!

    Last week, Cajsa sent me a copy of her shape, probably cos I asked her if I could play around with it. I love tweaking shapes for my friends. Some of them have loved the results, and some did not like being Gogofied*. My usual shape tweaks includes overall body adjustments, and facial reconstruction.

    Cajsa

    Cajsa already had a lovely shape before, so I didn’t have to make any drastic adjustments. I modified her lips, eyes, a lil bit of the nose and face Shape. I still thinks she looks like Cajsa, and not someone else. Whenever I tweak shapes for my friends, I usually try to keep their look similar, cos I don’t want to give them a NEW face, but an updated face.

    Cajsa

    I love the like the body tweaks cos the shape is a bit more slender, and a lil taller. Cajsa told me that the after shape works better with Standard Sizing, and she went down a size! Cajsa has a poll up at her blog and more comparison pictures of the shape, if you guys want to check it out!

    Cajsa

    I didn’t know if Cajsa would like my Gogofied version of Cajsa or not, but she does!! She’s wearing it with no adjustments (for now) but she said she might add her smile back. You can see the new shape in action on her blog (here and here).

    Shape modification is not a service that I offer, but I think it’s so fun when some friends trusts me to play around with theirs.

    *What is Gogofied? Poutier lips, and ends up looking like my twin or my sister.

    Store info at Blogging Second Life
    ****SHOPPING LIST******
    Poses:
    Skin: [PXL] KATE NAT NE MEB C1
    Makeup Tattoos: Amacci – Hide system Lashes – alpha mask
    [PXL] KATE NAT Bronze Lips Glossy (Tattoo)
    [PXL] KATE NAT Cat Eyes (Tattoo)
    Eyes: Poetic colors classic – forest morning (m) bright
    Lashes: [LeLutka]-2011 lashes/curl/touch me
    Mani/Pedi: Hand size 20 (L)/NAIL/female[MANDALA]medium
    Hair: [LeLutka]-HAIRBASE Rita
    [LeLutka]-ATHENA hair – Rita
    Clothing: Kyoot – La Reine Noire Cocktail Dress Mesh Skirt Piece S and M
    Shoes: [celoe.xylia.pump.oregon
    Jewelry: +plus *Black Pearl Earring* Dark Gold

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    Leverocci

    Leverocci is a new-to-me brand that recently caught my attention with the release of their latest mesh Pacaii Pumps. I went to their main store to check it out, and noticed that there’s already a small collection of shoes, hair, and clothing for sale, along with a section for Beauty (skins?) that has yet to be filled.

    Leverocci

    As you can see the display and presentation is nice, it even has an “Armidi” feel to it. I inspected a couple of the prims (display rack, lights) and some prims are made by former Armidi alts. At first I thought perhaps they could be Armidi alts, but after I demoed some products and looked around at the ads and display, I didn’t think this was the work of former Armidi designers cos it doesn’t have the same “look”. I asked Jin Elfan (Leverocci designer) why some prims in her shop belong to Armidi alts and why her land is on Barcola, and she said they’re just friends. I normally don’t believe it when people say this, but I believe her, cos the style just isn’t the same as Armidi style.

    Leverocci

    These mesh Paccai Pumps from Leverocci are pretty but I found them a lil’ difficult to fit. It took a bit of patience with re-sizing and moving the shoe around until the alpha was no longer visible. The HUD is easy to use, very intuitive but there’s an extra click to ‘to apply the tint’ that made the tinting process so much longer. Unlike other shoe HUDs that shows changes immediately when you click around the color picker, this HUD requires you to click “appy” before any change is made. The extra click is kind of a pain, but I managed to get a decent match 🙂

    Leverocci

    I purchased the Seam Detail Mini Dress (in Silver) from Leverocci to match the shoes, and I was kind of disappointed that it came with a prim crotch. The display rack showed a dress with flawless (no) seams, but when this dress is worn, the prim texture & the dress texture did not line up very well at all for me. It may work better on someone thinner or smaller (not sure).

    Leverocci

    I didn’t buy any hair, but I demo’d some and they looked alright. There wasn’t a nice a Platinum Blonde hair color, so I passed on it. Leverocci is a brand to watch, cos they’ve shown that they’re able to create a range of products and hopefully, it will get better with more releases. Right now I feel that their shoes may be their best product, the rest of the things (clothes, hair) are just alright, until they update their textures and work on incorporating more mesh sculpts into the clothing.

    Visit Leverocci

    What I’m Wearing:

    Exile – Drucilla (Wedge)
    Tuli – Zoe (Pale) Lips (Rosebud)
    Tuli – Zoe (Pale) Light Brown Brows
    Leverocci – Seam Detail Mini Dress (Silver)
    Leverocci – Pacaii Pumps (Koti)

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    LeeZu Pariizian Suit

    LeeZu

    LeeZu has just released the Pariizian Suit and yes, it is worn just like this, with lots of boobs showing. I would have liked the straps to cover my nipples, but since this is on a layer, it’s non-adjustable. People who want a more modest look can add a bra underneath, but I find it pretty hot just the way it is!

    LeeZu

    The Pariizian Suit is avaiable in Air, Earth, and Black color:

    LeeZu

    I think the suit is pretty great by itself, so I accessorized with a simple ring from Zaara.

    Zaara

    The Zaara Kashiti Bobble ring is available in Amethyst, Onyx, Pearl, and Turqouise! Yum! These look good enough to eat.

    LeeZu

    What I’m Wearing:

    LeLutka – E/Estellelight-makeup6(D Brows)
    Truth – Sage (Cocoa)
    LeeZu – Pariizian Suit (Air)
    Zaara – Kashiti Bobble ring (All)
    SLink – Tiger Heels (White)

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    Bunny

    G-Field

    I promise to take these new G-Field Long Cuff Boots off tomorrow, but today… they go perfectly with the new Jersey Dress from Mon Tissu, so I’m wearing them again!!

    Bunny

    Even though I wear light Blonde hair often, I’ve been thinking of switching to a lighter Brown hair color, but there are just so many nice Browns to choose from!! I’ll keep searching for my favorite shade from all the hair designers, but so far the list is long!

    Do you change your hair color pretty often or just stick to one color?

    What I’m Wearing:

    Truth – Kalle w/ Roots (Walnut)
    Mon Tissu – Jersey Dress (Beige)
    G-Field – Long Cuff Boots “Will” (Mesh)
    actchio – Ream of the gods tattoo
    Pink Fuel – White Bunny Plushie
    cheLLe – Songstress Sixpence 69 tattoo

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    Happy Birthday, Second Life! SL21B

    SL21B

    I had a blast attending the town hall events at SL21B last week! This year, the auditorium, aptly named the Aquatorium, was hands down my favorite build. With its stunning PBR texturing, everything looked shiny and beautiful. Although I only attended the town halls and skipped other events, it felt like there was a lack of promotion from Linden Lab for SL21B.

    Remember last year? Someone won a car and other amazing prizes. It would have been great to see something similar this year.

    SecondLifetime Premium and Premium Plus

    If you missed the chance to buy a SecondLifetime Premium or Premium Plus account last year, it’s back! While the Lifetime Premium Plus is sold out, you can still grab a Lifetime Premium or upgrade to Plus if you’re already a Lifetime Premium member. The price might be a bit of a sticker shock, but considering Second Life’s longevity, it’s a worthwhile investment.

    I’m hopeful that SL22B will bring a contest to win some cool Second Life swag or something equally exciting to jazz things up.

    Did you go to any SL21B events? Let me know in the comments!

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