Fifty percent of my SL home is decorated with gacha items from Tres Blah. The items are gorgeous and there’s no other furniture brand that appeals to me as much! I wait patiently between rounds of The Arcade to furnish my home, but it’s slowly getting there. The decor of my home reflects my wardrobe, the colors are all the same, LOL. At the top of my wish list for Tres Blah is a cottage home with a deck, and complete furniture sets (bedroom, living room, kitchens).
My friend Caroline sent me these three Tres Blah items that she found at the yard sales, and then I went to search for the flower vase and a couple of other things that I wanted, and only saw credenzas!!! #aintnobodygottimeforthat
What I’m Wearing:
Truth Hair – Josette (w/ bangs)
Pink Fuel Skin
The Secret Store – Nathalie Tutu Dress (Mint)
Ingenue – Papillon Heels (Pistachio)
A friend asked me recently, “Gogo, why do you ask so many questions about how much designers are making on Facebook?”
Yes, I ask a lot of questions on Facebook. I’m on pretty much all of the social media sites for Second Life, but people are especially chatty on Facebook, and I’m always trying to get a temperature check on the SL economy. Are people still making money? Are they making less than they used to? Is Second Life going to survive long enough for my Lifetime Premium Plus accounts to pay off, or will SL die before I’m profitable? So many questions.
I think about the SL economy probably more than the average resident does. Besides being an SL nerd, I’m also a bit of a finance enthusiast, and I love reading about the economy in RL and apparently analyzing the SL economy too. I think it’s smart to know when something is still worth your time and when it’s time to move on. If you’re no longer making the money you used to make here, there’s nothing wrong with finding somewhere else where your time and talent are worth more.
Another reason I ask these questions is because despite some designers doing very well in Second Life, I often see some saying they’re on the verge of being evicted or facing some other financial emergency nearly every week. There’s always a Second Life GoFundMe, and sometimes it’s from designers I would consider fairly successful from a distance. They’re talented, they have a recognizable brand, they have customers, so why are they still living paycheck to paycheck?
I’ve watched a lot of designers come and go over the years, for all kinds of reasons, and I actually think there’s something admirable about knowing when it’s time to leave. If you used to make good money in Second Life and you’re no longer making what you need, why cling to it until you’re completely broke? Find greener pastures. Maybe that means another virtual platform, maybe it means taking your skills and working for a company in real life, or maybe it means doing something completely different. At some point, if something is no longer working financially, you have to see the writing on the wall and bounce before you’re broke. There’s no prize for hanging on the longest.
Jian Pets announced last week that they’re leaving Second Life, and you can read their farewell message here. I think it’s smarter to move on and explore other opportunities than to cling to something that is no longer serving you. Second Life has been around for more than 20 years, but that doesn’t mean every successful SL business needs to stay here forever.
Speaking of being financially well, I went to the FLF Bday Bash and came home with a bunch of goodies for FREE! Gogo may be loaded in SL, but I still love freebies. I didn’t grab every single gift, but out of the ones I picked up, these are my favorite things:
Movement – Ladies Handbag
ALT3 – Afterparty FX Shine
Exile – Jordan Hair, Birthday Confetti Edition
Glam Affair – Manu Skin (Summer Special L005) – The rain on the face is awesome!
I’m diving into 2018 with a new skin! My last favorite skin was from six months ago, so I’m due for a much-needed skin update. It is definitely a new year’s miracle that I liked not one but two new skins from Glam Affair, both released within the past two weeks.
Glam Affair – Michelle
The new Michelle skin from Glam Affair (@Collabor88) will be my new skin! I still look similar than what I’m used to, cos I am sticking with the same skin brand. One of the nice things about staying with a skin brand, is that most of the makeups are interchangeable between the different faces. This is why I find it incredibly hard to change skin brands and/or skin tones!
Glam Affair – Michelle with Denise lipsticks
Before I tried on Michelle, I definitely chose the Denise skin from Glam Affair (@Uber) as my new skin. I love the lipsticks! After I tried on Michelle, I decided to wear it as my new skin instead, so now I will just wear the Denise lipsticks over the Michelle skin. I’m complicated.
How old is the skin that you’re wearing now? Let me know in the comments!
It has become a tradition for me to release a Juicy Shape made specifically for BeBae skins, to compliment each new BeBae skin release. This is the Juicy 'Delilah' shape, a really beautifully face & proportionate body. All shapes includes a styling card with hair, eyes, skin and outfit details.
Yes Truth has new hair, but that’s expected! I honestly think the grid might melt if Truth didn’t release new hair every week.
But what I really want to talk about today is this t-shirt. Wilma sent it to me awhile ago, but I’ve always felt that if I wore it, some people might get the wrong idea that *whispers* I really think I’m a Princess or something 😛
And besides, princesses don’t swear!
It was brought to my attention that my writing is “not professional” because I use “cos” instead of “because”, and all I have to say to that is, if you’re looking for The New York Times, click here. KTHXBAI!
I WUZ JUS INFORMD DAT SECOND LIFE FASHION BLOGGERS SHUD BE WRITIN IN MUTCH MOAR PROFESHUNAL MANNR. NO USE OV SLANG OR ABBREVIASHUNS R APPROPRIATE 4 USE IN DIS LOFTY PROFESHUN. I SAY PULL TEH STICK OUT OV UR ASS AN LIGHTEN UP PEEPS. DIS AR TEH 4 FUN – Y MAK IT ALL SERIOUS. 4 SUM BLOGGIN IZ BOUT HAVIN CERTAIN STYLE AN IF DAT STYLE IZ FULL OV SLANG AN COLLOQUILISMS DAT SO BE IT. WHEN TEH NYTIMEZ CONTACTS ME AN ASKZ ME 2 BLOG PROFESHUNALLY 4 THEM, DEN IM GONNA BECOME MOAR, LULZ, “PROFESHUNAL”. TIL DEN JUS CLOSE TEH PAEG U R HATIN ON AN PROCED 2 TEH NEXT BLOG.
Click to read the rest of Lizzie’s article on Ruthed.
I heart the Home and Garden Expo! I love this expo so much, I always have such a good time exploring everyone’s display, and making a long list of things to get for my home. The best thing about Home and Garden Expo is that it doesn’t feel like an expo of things for sale, but more like a huge set of sims to explore, cos it’s all so uniquely displayed and landscaped.
Most of the H&G sims are autumn themed, until I stumbled upon this lovely display from Studio Skye. It’s WINTER!!! I love the transitioning of the seasons here, and I stood here a lil’ too long admiring the landscaping and watching the leaves swirl around.
What I’m Wearing:
Pink Fuel Skin
LeLutka – Frankie
CandyDoll – Delya Dress (Green) M
Yummy – Dianity Tiara Ring (Blue)
WigWamBam has just released the fruity jeans & capri, and two lovely jackets. Each pair of jeans includes short capri pants and long versions with cuffs for each. These items have a really cute retro feel to them, and totally perfect for Summer.
