Everybody blogs hair showing the front view, but hardly ever the back or side views. I’m playing around with some new ideas for the blog, and thinking of showcasing a few hairstyles this way. Let me know in the comments if you think this is a good idea! It’s more work, but I’m inspired by hair blogs and RL salon style books to feature hair better, and give my favorite styles the love that they deserve!
What I’m Wearing:
LeLutka – Rebel
I’m being social! You can bid on me at The Pixel Bean Date Auction! There are lots of talented designers up for bid too, so this is actually a good chance to stalk meet them!
Do You Wanna Date My Avatar?
I was in a funk all day but I logged in for gorgeous new skins and new hair. I can’t keep away for too long when SL designers lure me in with new goodies!
Apple May has been around forever, but I had no idea that she sold skins too. Maybe this is the first one, but I can’t be sure since I haven’t been to AMD in awhile. This Mia skin is a group gift (join the subscribo to get it) and is available in 4 skin tones. I instantly liked this face as soon as I tried it on. Why do I like this face so much?
Exile – April | Deanna 2 | Alessa (in Dusk)
Exile is on a roll! These three new hairstyles are adorable. I’m going Brown today to celebrate the release of Eclipse! I can’t believe I went to see it on opening day, yay me. And just in case you’re wondering, I’m Team Jacob! Sadly I’ve read book 4 and that doesn’t happen but if you’re still reading it I won’t spoil it here.
What I’m Wearing:
Exile – Deanna 2 (Dusk)
AMD – Mia (Beige) Naturals Nude A
Adam n Eve Clothes – Amelia (Pink)
Paper Couture – Glass Flower Necklace
Paper Couture – Diamond Encrustd Square Cut Amethyst Ring
DeLa – Pumps “Stella” Extra Pink
(picture courtesy of Ch’know? blog)
This poll is inspired by Alicia Chenaux’s post about invisible pony riders and tips for aspiring fashion bloggers. Everybody should read it cos 1) it’s hilarious and 2) it’s informative!
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I also found this hilarious illustration from a Flickr contact showing the difference between normal thighs and the more abnormal pony rider gap.
I know there are quite a few people with shapes like this reading my blog, so please leave some comments about why you prefer this exaggerated look? Does it offend you when people make negative comments about it?
I saw this great Chikka Design "Star Dress" this morning and I looooved the cleavage. I'm pairing this very short dress (if you can call it a dress, it's more like a long sexy tank top) with some gorgeous white leggings from MALT Fashions. I bought the pink knowing it would match with these gorgeous new SLink Buckled Wedge Heel in Rose Quartz color.
The SLink Buckled Wedge Heel has thick velvet straps, texture-changing metallic buckles and all the essential options built into the OmniHUD are included (skin-tone matching, resizing, nail colors, toe rings, etc.)
What I'm Wearing:
Gala Phoenix – Classic (Sugarplum) skin
MMSHair – Venera (Natural Blond)
Chikka Design – Star Dress (Rose)
MALT – Capri Lace Tights (Sugar)
Cailyn's – Tulia Necklace Set (White)
SLink – Buckled Wedge Heel Pack
Freesoul Designs (sexy highend jeans blue)
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I love denim, especially classic blue denim because designers keep re-inventing the fabric and incorporating it into sexy new designs. Also, denim is durable!!!!!!!!!!! It’s one of those fabrics looks better as it ages and feels better the more you wear it.
The outfit did not come with a top, despite the vendor ad showing a top! Ooops.. I didn’t bother reading so when I selected the folder and chose “add to outfit”, I ended up topless at the store. 😛
[Sculpted pant legs!! <3]
However, the overall top is a jacket layer so you can pair any top underneath. I chose to pair this with the Digit Darkes Antigua (Spain) top because I love the neckline and the soft flower pattern.
Other stuff I’m wearing: ~flirt~ – Simple Interactions necklace (color changeable gemstones) | MiraiStyle – Alsh Pearl hair *I LOVE THIS HAIR!!!*
*** ~flirt~ has a bunch of free jewelry gifts for both male & female. Click here to tp to ~flirt~ to get the goodies!
Stiletto Moody gave group members a free pair of Stiletto Moody Bare Lana in Red to celebrate the brand’s anniversary. For various reasons, I haven’t ever bought a pair of SM shoes (with or without feet). I am usually pretty good with tinting feet — and I own a lot of shoes from different brands in SL with them. I don’t understand why a pair of shoes that costs well over $2,000L does not include a HUD but a rather primitive drop-down menu. Really SM, you can’t make a HUD? It would make the tinting process SO much more pleasant. Other brands have them… Maitreya, SLink, even N-Core!
Anyways.. these shoes are FREE, so you know, like everybody else I’m curious to see what all the fuss is about.
All the photos taken below have NOT been post-processed — this is what a pair of Stiletto Moody Bare looks like to me:
1. Straight out of the box — my skin doesn’t match and the ankle strap doesn’t fit into the shoe.
2. I tried fixing my skin color via the ‘ControlFreak’ option and inputting my RGB — uh-oh my feet are PURPLE. So obviously I’ll have do it using the R,G,B drop-down menu which I hate. How am I suppose to know if I need to plus or minus more Green, Red or Blue? I’m a visual person, give me a HUD!
3. 10 minutes later, I’ve matched my skin as best as I could and fixed the fitting issue on the ankle strap.
4. Worn with my AO
Now that I’m satisfied with this, I hop off my pose stand and test the shoes out in-world with my AO. And it looks like crap….. hello hot mess. Looks good if you are posing but not so great when you want to wear it in-world.
5. Is this what you paid $2,000L for? (or however much these costs, I don’t know the exact price)
Would I buy a pair of Stiletto Moody? NO — not with the ankle strap issue. The foot isn’t that nice either with all those heavy shadows but it’s probably something I could live with.. but not for the price tag or the ill-fitted prims.
I know there are die-hard Moody fans out there, so enjoy your shoes! 🙂
its a fantastic idea I have a big dislike for not knowing how the back sits a lot of the time.
Hi Gogo! I really like that idea of a turn show off, Not sure if when you blog several items in one post wouldn’t that “overwhelm” that particular post .. But for a hair post its just awesome! And i love pics so show off away 🙂
Hi Eloen! You’re totally right, that’s why I probably would only do this for a single hair post. I’m considering breaking down other items this way too, such as shoes, accessories, etc! Not everything will get this treatment, only things that are awesome.
this is the best way ♥
Great idea. I have become so bored of searching for new, quality hair that I seem to stick to the same half dozen designers. Truth, Lelutka, Exile…However I did find a sweet hair shop tucked away in the middle of nowhere called Liquence. Would be nice to showcase some newer designers. Look forward to discovering some more.
I used to only be into Truth, Lelutka, and Exile.. but lately I dislike Exile so much. Something about their hair breaking laws of gravity and being really really flat doesnt suit my avatar’s look. I LOVE Liquence but their textures could use some improvement! I’ve been super into these brands though.. And I agree, I wish Gogo could branch out a little in the hair department.. it does get a little repetitive seeing Exile, Truth and Lelutka again and again..
Here’s a list of hairs I’ve been into lately that you may or may not have heard of.
-Elua
-Little Bones
-Spellbound
-Chemistry
-Taketomi
-Magika
-Illmatic
-Tulip
-Tram
I’m all for the various angles, nice idea Gogo.
A peeve of mine is hair that’s pulled around the neck to rest on the shoulders. Makes me look like a fidgety 14-year-old ^^. Often I’d only discover that when trying the demo. If someone (maybe you, Gogo) would show hair from other angles it would save me from trying on demos that get deleted within seconds..lol.
Seeing different views is a big help.
One of the things I dislike about mesh hair is hair mad for the Boobzillas. Form a number of angles there is a gap between the hair and my, I think, more normal sized breasts. I avoid buying hair that floats out front of my breasts living an ANNOYING gap.
I also switch to wire frame mode to how dense the mesh is. With some hair it makes almost no difference if I am in wire frame or not. The hair looks almost the same. Such items drive my render cost through the roof. With new ‘don’t-render-if-high-ARC’ features coming these items will be a problem.
I also turn on Avatar Render Cost when trying on the demo to see how much the system thinks it costs.
When I try the demo on I am usually at home. So I can turn on the Texture Console wait for textures to finish loading and then put on the hair to see what its texture loading is like.
There are no fashion reviews that give good technical rating on fashion items. The Lindens are working on new Render Cost features that will allow people to see the ARC and avid rendering high cost items/avatars to improve performance. So, I think knowing the tech’s before buying is going to become important.