Hi everyone! I’m wearing the new Taryn skin from Nar Mattaru. The skin comes with Blonde, Brown, Black, and Ginger brows, and tattoo lipsticks. It’s rare lately for me to take off my Pink Fuel skin and try on anything else, but I’m really glad I did cos the face is very cute on Taryn, even though there are a couple of things that I think could be improved upon (mostly skin tone & brow color). Also, my boobs are huge in this skin, which may or may not be a desirable effect!
This skin also includes WowMeh body appliers, which I’ve seen in pictures from other SL residents but I haven’t tried it yet. Do you guys love it? Do I need it? If I do find the time to try on a demo, I will let you know, but for now I am quite alright with my regular default body (plus mesh hands and feet).
What I’m Wearing:
Nar Mattaru – Taryn Skin (Neutral) Blonde
Exile – Full of Secrets
The Secret Store – Sweet Sailor Dress (Chibi) S
Donna Flora – Giordana Earrings
The Ambiance Summerset Bathroom Set is so gorgeous!! Like the other Ambiance furnishing sets, this one is also texture-changeable with the click of a mouse. Shown below are all four of the choices available: Cream, Charcoal, BlueGrey, and Earthtones
The Ambiance Summerset Bathroom set includes these features:
– FOUR texture change options (get four sets for the price of one!) – Sculpted Bathtub with single bathing, double bathing, single and double relaxing and cudding animations and realistic water – Double sink with hand washing, teeth brushing, hair drying and brushing and shaving animations as well as realistic water – Shower with single shower, double shower and cuddle animations and realistic water – Toilet with animations – Candles and lighting that are touch activated for on/off
View of the Tub/shower, double sink, toilet & hammper, and another view of the tub & wall art.
This set is includes everything you would find in a real bathroom ~ I looooove it!!
Donna Flora – Cristiana headpiece | Blackpool headpiece | Osiris headpiece |
Teatime headpiece | Cristana hat |
These gorgeous new hats and headpieces are from Donna Flora, and available at Accessory Fair 2011. I’m a big fan of Donna Flora, no surprise there, cos the jewelry pieces are stunning and probably one of the best vintage brands in SL.
Visit AF2011 at The Dig or The Oasis sim and discover hidden treasures! AF2011 ends June 26th.
Thumper’s dad was wrong. I know we all learned “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say nothin’ at all,” whether from Bambi and Thumper or our parents. Gogo asked whether we agreed with that statement the other day. I absolutely disagree.
There are situations where casting about for something nice to say is ludicrous. Yeah, that Ted Bundy may have been a serial killer but he sure had nice hair. Tell me something nice about slavery. If people followed that guide, the world would be in a terrible state. We need the people who say something about terrible things. They are the ones who change the world.
However, I do think the saying is applicable a lot of the time, but I also think most people misunderstand it. Most of the time when people say “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all” they really mean, “If you have even one negative thing to say, shut the hell up.” To that, I can only respond with…
First, let’s review a few terms because some folks need a new dictionary. I went to the OED.
Criticism:Â The art of estimating the qualities and character of literary or artistic work; the function or work of a critic.
Critique:Â An essay or article in criticism of a literary (or more rarely, an artistic) work; a review.
Dirt:Â Scurrilous information or gossip; scandal.
Opinion: What one thinks of a person or thing; an estimate of character, quality, or value.
Review:Â A critical appraisal of a product, service, etc., intended for the guidance of consumers.
What Gogo offers at JuicyBomb and what makes her a successful blogger is that she offers criticism. She has asked herself who she wants for her audience, the designers or the consumers and has chosen the consumers. There is no unearned praise in hopes of getting more promotional items from designers. Designers are not her audience.
However Gogo is Thumper after all. I have yet to read a blog post from Gogo where she does not have something nice to say. Even the posts that resulted in shit storms of hurricane force included several positive comments about the items being critiqued. It’s just that some people think that only positive opinions are allowed, but they are wrong.
I like the way Gogo critiques items in her blog. She does not say “this is crap.” I think we should all know by now that if something was crap, she would not blog it. Have you ever seen her shoot herself looking terrible? It’s not going to happen.
Gogo does not dish dirt. She does not make allegations about people sleeping with each other for one reason or another. She does not allege copyright theft or make insinuations about people’s integrity. She does not offer scurrilous information or gossip or traffic in rumors.
Gogo offers criticism – in the artistic sense. She assesses the good and bad qualities of an item and reports them as accurately as she can. When something is objectively wrong, such as the fabric not lining up at the seams or the inside being alpha so that people see gaping holes from different angles, she reports that. If something is subjectively wrong, she points out that this is based on her personal taste which may not be the same as yours. If she does not like mature skins or big eyes or bold prints, she admits out that her critique is based on personal opinion and that mileage may vary.
Of course, criticism stings. Even if it is something minor and even if it is wrapped in layers of praise. It is human nature to ignore the 93% good and focus on the 7% bad. That’s why we lock our doors and hire policemen. We are hardwired to focus on the negative. However, I think that means we miss a lot of opportunities. Especially if we are designers and creators.
Criticism when it is well done, when it is specific and detailed, is the most useful tool a designer can have to improve and grow. It is a gift, if only people would stop complaining long enough to unwrap it. The most successful creators in Second Life are not stagnant, they improve constantly. They send out works in progress for advice. They listen to criticism and separate the objective from the subjective and use it to make their products better.
Sparkle Skye has just released this gorgeous Chanteause gown that includes a couple of skirt options and embellishments. The Chanteause gown can be worn with a short skirt, slender skirt, small train, or larger train. You can also wear it with a shoulder poof or jeweled shoulder bow, both options are gorgeous and will work for many occasions.
I simply adore this large train skirt that Sparkle Sky does so well!
Exile has just released the Tia hair (I'm wearing Harlow) and it is an elegant updo with soft curls in the back.
LeLutka – LondonRevolutionPale-makeup6 Exile – Tia (Harlow) hair Sparkle Skye – Chanteause (Rose Pink) Muse – The Dauphine Jewelry Set (Silver/Jet) J's – Real Toe Cross Belt Pumps (Black)
It’s Bubblegum Weekends!! I am bending the rules a bit today by wearing Blonde hair with a Fairyfloss Pink streak in it. Ohhhhhhh and, I have bubblegum!
I’m wearing my AOHARU ScarfVest top with new Zaara Denim Shorts and new Maitreya Gold YaXkin sandals. I love how the Sienna-Duo color on the sandals matches the belt on my top.
Black Dragon has just released an update that includes a revolutionary new feature – the ability to create and export poses from the viewer! The pose edit menu was already a great way to adjust poses, but now you can also make poses from scratch and save them as .anim files to your computer. These poses can then be uploaded back to Second Life, making it much easier to create custom poses.
That skin is really pretty on you…I like that brow color as well.
I bought the WowMeh body because the price was really reasonable. It’s a little higher now (899L) but still not that bad considering there are frequent updates.
I like the body very much. I love that you can adjust the sliders and if you’re so inclined apply physics. It is a little more tricky to make Slink hands and feet work (I had to use the XXS hands to make them fit), and it’s not quite as perfect of a fit as the default avatar. But regardless, the body is very smooth and pretty. I only have a Deetalez applier, but I just bought the Glam Affair applier which I haven’t tried yet. The hud is nice, I think it’s pretty neat that it has alpha sections to hide parts of the body so you can were SOME mesh clothes. It doesn’t work for all mesh items though, but I think Wowmeh should allow clothing makers to make their own alpha huds to work with the body.
I mostly wear mesh clothes, and I’m not fond of applier clothes (most of which I think look a bit hooker-ish) so the WowMeh isn’t something I will use everyday. If I could wear more mesh clothes with it, I would probably wear it more.
Tracy RedAngel covered it well. I have the WowMeh body and I just nod to what she said. Maybe you should wait until Belleza and Slink release their mesh bodies, and do a big “compare” post? Because I think mesh bodies will be big. Slink in particular, because I take for granted that it will be a painless fit to the Slink hands and feet, I don’t go without them! CuteAzz was a great disappointment with the fit… WowMeh has improved a lot.
You don’t need mesh bodies to look good, because in almost all your blog posts you stand in some relaxed pose that don’t break or twist the original avatar shape. When you sit or jump or do some pose that bends the knees in awful sharp angles or press the butt flat, well then you will wish you had a mesh body that looked better. I always wanted pretty knees when I have on short skirts and shorts, the PhatAzz and CuteAzz was a big disappointment there too because they have no alpha layers and crotch flaps are DEAD and will not come on my avatar again.
So for clothed looks where the mesh clothes hide the ugly breaks in knees, butt, elbows and such, no need for a mesh body. It will be great for bikini, lingerie, drow, panther and other halfnaked pictures.The less clothes you wear the more of the default shape you show off and it does not pose well unless you stand straight up….
I tried the Wowmeh body and honest I don’t see the benefit of it (yet). The included hands and feet are ugly and I think for now it’s only to take money out of your pockets because it’s not just the body, it’s also the appliers you have to buy. I just love my default home made shape 🙂 It was no problem to use the SLink hands/feet; I already wear the xxs size.
seriously, you look good in that skin and it’s still you <3
Looks incredible.
That skin is really pretty on you…I like that brow color as well.
I bought the WowMeh body because the price was really reasonable. It’s a little higher now (899L) but still not that bad considering there are frequent updates.
I like the body very much. I love that you can adjust the sliders and if you’re so inclined apply physics. It is a little more tricky to make Slink hands and feet work (I had to use the XXS hands to make them fit), and it’s not quite as perfect of a fit as the default avatar. But regardless, the body is very smooth and pretty. I only have a Deetalez applier, but I just bought the Glam Affair applier which I haven’t tried yet. The hud is nice, I think it’s pretty neat that it has alpha sections to hide parts of the body so you can were SOME mesh clothes. It doesn’t work for all mesh items though, but I think Wowmeh should allow clothing makers to make their own alpha huds to work with the body.
I mostly wear mesh clothes, and I’m not fond of applier clothes (most of which I think look a bit hooker-ish) so the WowMeh isn’t something I will use everyday. If I could wear more mesh clothes with it, I would probably wear it more.
Really like the eyebrows on that skin, very lovely.
You look a little bit older in this one, like Pink Fuel Gogo’s slightly older sister. Pink Fuel Gogo is a “coed” This Gogo is a college graduate.
Tracy RedAngel covered it well. I have the WowMeh body and I just nod to what she said. Maybe you should wait until Belleza and Slink release their mesh bodies, and do a big “compare” post? Because I think mesh bodies will be big. Slink in particular, because I take for granted that it will be a painless fit to the Slink hands and feet, I don’t go without them! CuteAzz was a great disappointment with the fit… WowMeh has improved a lot.
You don’t need mesh bodies to look good, because in almost all your blog posts you stand in some relaxed pose that don’t break or twist the original avatar shape. When you sit or jump or do some pose that bends the knees in awful sharp angles or press the butt flat, well then you will wish you had a mesh body that looked better. I always wanted pretty knees when I have on short skirts and shorts, the PhatAzz and CuteAzz was a big disappointment there too because they have no alpha layers and crotch flaps are DEAD and will not come on my avatar again.
So for clothed looks where the mesh clothes hide the ugly breaks in knees, butt, elbows and such, no need for a mesh body. It will be great for bikini, lingerie, drow, panther and other halfnaked pictures.The less clothes you wear the more of the default shape you show off and it does not pose well unless you stand straight up….
I tried the Wowmeh body and honest I don’t see the benefit of it (yet). The included hands and feet are ugly and I think for now it’s only to take money out of your pockets because it’s not just the body, it’s also the appliers you have to buy. I just love my default home made shape 🙂 It was no problem to use the SLink hands/feet; I already wear the xxs size.