I have a have some of the best SL photographers on my Flickr contact list, and they inspire me to keep trying to take better photos. Sometimes I don’t think I’ll ever be as good as some of my favorites, but I’m really happy that there are still things I can learn, and want to learn! Even when people say my photos are basic/boring/style is boring, I think that I do have a favorite lighting style — bright, cheerful? Gogo lives in a sunny, happy place in SL.
What I’m Wearing:
Pink Fuel Skin
Eaters Coma – Hair 39/Light Blue
Katat0nik – Hair Pencils (Imaginative School Girl)
Teefy – Vanishing Clouds Top (Sky) m
Katat0nik – Tulle Skirt/Tulle Waistband
Spellbound – Fckn Cute Cookie Necklace (Pink/Yellow)
The Secret Store – Oxford Heels (Pink Polka)
Happy Friday everyone! I love this sparkly Sequined Top from Tres Blah. I’m keeping this look simple, without accessories, cos I think the new Yalin Sandals from Hucci makes this outfit. These shoes include a HUD to change the sole and main texture. I looove the gold detail at the ankle, and there’s no heel! Do you guys like shoes without a heel?
What I’m Wearing:
Pink Fuel – Harley (Peach)
LaViere – Megan (CandieMix)
Tres Blah – Sequined Top (S) Lavender
Tres Blah – Paneled Shorts (S) White
Hucci – Yilan Sandals
The grid is borked, what’s a girl to do? I can’t tp anywhere but stay at home so I’m gonna show you a couple of really cool finds this week. I found the CUTEST hair in the entire world……….. (until the next cutest hair comes along!) at fascino hair salon! Designer Sola Meili has a small but really awesome collection. I found this shop @ the Summer Lush event that Beanie (I love her blog <3) blogged about, which ended today. Found a bunch of cool shops from wandering around that event! <3
Onto the hair!
This is the fascino Cuore Blonde style and comes with a color-changeable heart hair tie! So cute!
[ Pink Fuel – White Bunny Plushie ]
I’m a sucker for plushies and backpacks, so when Pink Fuel moved into Juicy Bella, I had to buy all their stuff too because it’s just too cute!
[ Pink Fuel – Stitched White Rabbit Backpack ]
To complete my hot pink mood, I’m wearing the Schadenfreude – Rose Webbeater tank, and Surf Co – Tiny Shorts along with Curio skin in Dahlia cos I love this eye makeup!
If there’s one month to put spiders in your hair, it’s October. Who knew arranging tiny jeweled spiders could be so fun? The Along Came a Spider set from Sparkle Skye includes jeweled spiders and a delicate metal web with pearls that you can wear as a hair clip. I never thought I’d actually put a spider in my hair in Second Life, but here we are. They’re small enough to scatter throughout your hairstyle, so you can create your own unique spooky accessory.
I was so excited to see Kuni at Hair Fair this year. It’s one of my favorite hair brands in Second Life. The textures look especially gorgeous when you turn on materials because there is a realistic shine that brings everything to life. It blends beautifully with SL skins and really adds to the realism of your avatar.
If you have not checked out Hair Fair yet, you definitely should. Every single item donates a percentage to Wigs for Kids, a smaller charity that could really use the support, especially right now. You get amazing hair and help a great cause at the same time. It’s a win win.
The Luna Sashes from Caboodle is available at this month’s We <3 RP event, and it is just fantastic! I knew I wanted to take photos with it as soon as I saw it, since I don’t have anything like it in SL. The sashes come in two different version, one is more modest than the other and wraps all the way around. This is a new to me brand, and from what I can see, the fit and texturing is beautiful. I wish the colors offered on these sashes were softer; especially for the idea I had in mind, any bold bright colors would clash too much with the scenery. The purple is my favorite from the colors offered, but the pink and blue were much too bright.
I’m sharing Sehra’s post on Why Color Trends Matter again. So many brands in SL create beautiful products but the colors are slightly off.
I’m at the gorgeous Arranmore sim today! A sheep is photobombing me.
As you know The Arcade is here again! It was fairly easy to get in, now that there are 3 sims available. I played the Yummy machine cos I just wanted rings, and would have been happy with any one of them. I actually did not get any duplicates (yay!), but stopped when I had a few that I liked.
What I’m Wearing:
Caboodle – Luna Sashes (Purple)
LeLutka – Eleanor Hair
Ingenue – Melisande Heels (Peach)
Yummy – Royal Rings
Save yourself, don’t go to The Arcade. I normally skip rounds and avoid gacha events, but I saw something I wanted this week. Even though I told my friend I’d play maybe two or three times for these Rift Eyes from Avi Glam, I ended up playing 69 times at L$75 per pull. It’s five times more than I’d normally pay for an Avi Glam eyes fatpack, and honestly, I don’t even think I would’ve paid for a fatpack if it had been sold normally.
The thing with gacha is that it can be very addictive, especially if you want to win a rare and you don’t have a set budget, so you don’t have to stop. You can just keep playing until you win. I gave up on winning the Rare 2 pack on the first day after about forty or fifty pulls and decided to buy it second hand on Marketplace. Then the next day, when I didn’t see anything listed, I played some more. I haven’t played a machine with this much intensity in a long time, so it even surprised me how quickly I lost track of my spending or how fast I was hitting the buy button.
In hindsight, I should’ve stuck to my rule of playing only two or three times per machine, but I ended up going all in on two machines and playing way too many times to collect all the pieces.
Even though I find gacha frustrating, I get the dopamine rush it gives. If you win something you really want right away, it feels amazing. If you find yourself on the losing end, try to remember that you can always buy it later on Marketplace for a fraction of the cost of playing.
Eventually, I did see a few sets listed on Marketplace, but by then, I’d already spent nearly L$6,000 on one machine. Oops.
you cant compare you your art with others you are you an I like your style bright and feeling of fantasy to me. I like the world you create in your blog. an growing an learning are all fun just enjoy the ride.
Do what makes you happy Gogo, and ignore the people who feel the need to cut others down. Many of us enjoy your bright cheerful pictures
you cant compare you your art with others you are you an I like your style bright and feeling of fantasy to me. I like the world you create in your blog. an growing an learning are all fun just enjoy the ride.