Do you ever feel like being a way from the grid for a month is equivalent to being away for a year? I seem to have missed so much that an entirely brand new (to me) mesh head is now so popular that all of my friends are wearing it.
Photo credit: Kavar Cleanslate
I saw this ad from Kavar and immediately fell in love with all 3 of his avatars! The girls are wearing Genus heads, which is entirely new to me! I’ve heard of the name and knew that they are Genesis part II of some sort… but I haven’t ever demo’d a Genus mesh head. Until this week….
Kavar did give me some great recommendations on skins and some tips about Genus that will help me if I do make the switch. Should I make the switch? Do you wear a Genus head? Let me know in the comments!
What I’m Wearing:
Exile – Alessa
Tee*fy – Belle bodysuit (Bloom), Belle Bra (Sweet)
Pink Fuel – Kiera (LeLutka Head Applier) Biscuit
If you were to combine all of my favorite things into a single object, you might end up with something that looked very similar to this Once Upon a Crown by Remarkable Oblivion. This new-to-me store by AxsisThorn is affordable and unique! I thought the items looked too good to be SL (a few vendor images are renders), but once I teleported to the store in-world, I saw the things on display and they looked amazing.
This crown is copy/mod and includes a resize script. I shrunk it a lil’ bit for my head, and I’m never taking it off.
Check out the Remarkable Oblivion store in SL! Once you teleport to the store, just walk across the bridge and you’re there. This creator may be new to SL, but he has created 3D and mesh professionally since 2005. I hope to see even more cute accessories in the future!
Be sure to join the RO – Remarkable Oblivion group in-world for a group gift!! It’s something wearable 🙂
What I’m Wearing:
Pink Fuel – Kumi (Peach) Pure (bwnbrow/crease)
Ricielli – Draped Skirt (Lacedyellow) S
Ricielli – Peplum Jacket (lacedyellow) S
Remarkable Oblivion – Once Upon a Crown
Leverocci – Soft Clutch (Snow) Gold
G-Field – Strap Shoes “Alex”
Jamman – Ultra Mesh Fingernails
Muse – Blanche Bracelet in Gold
Couverture has just released the pretty Zephr dress in five yummy colors! They are White, Green, Amber, Coral Pink, and Wisteria. I love the flexi prim skirt on this, because it's doubled layer with a semi-transparent print on top of a solid one, it moves and looks wonderful in-world.
I'm using a pose here from couverture made specifically 'for prim skirts', while you're there, be sure to check out the poses they're great for photos!
AtomicBambi is a floral accessories store, and you know how much I lurve my hair flowers!! I am wearing the AtomicBambi 'Manhattan' hair corsage in Pearl; this is copy/mod but also includes a resize script for easy re-sizing.
Visit AtomicBambi to view the entire collecetion of hair acessories, she's made TONS for all different popular hairstyles in SL.
What I'm Wearing:
Truth – Cheryl (Mocha) hair BeBae – Erin *Cinna /Classic-1b AtomicBambi Hair Corsage – Manhattan (Pearl) couverture – Zephyr dress Dark Mouse – Points of Light set (Copper/Garnet) House of London / Cherry – The Allice Cullen Ballet Flats (ivory)
It’s day 5 of Blackout August. I made it through the weekend without buying anything, which feels monumental. I usually do most of my Second Life shopping on weekends, so I’m starting to feel more confident that I can go the entire month without shopping.
If you’re quietly doing this challenge with me, maybe today you can try something new. Have you tried the Aperture Viewer? It’s the only viewer I’m using for Second Life right now. Today I made a bunch of photo presets in the Aperture Phototools Suite. It’s different from EEP settings because you can enhance colors, add depth of field, adjust glow, and so much more. If I figure out how to share presets, I will.
I shopped from my inventory today. I can’t even remember when I bought this sandwich, but the time stamp says June 22. The shocking part is realizing I have thousands of items I’ve never blogged or worn. Let’s see how many we can uncover this month.
How do you get me to show up to places? Mention gifts! 😛
LeLutka had a Red Event and gave away tons of Red colored goodies! I’m horrible at showing up for things, but did manage to dash in at the last few minutes. I’m wearing one of the gifts, I think it’s suppose to be a shirt but I don’t really like pants so I’m wearing it as a very short dress. Even though I’ve declared today to be Pants-less Day, I am wearing panties here (you just can’t see it).
Truth Hair recently celebrated its 19th anniversary in Second Life, which is kind of surreal to say out loud. Truth has been making hair for as long as I’ve been playing SL, and at this point the brand isn’t just well known. It’s one of the longest standing and most successful hair brands on the grid.
In a world where stores come and go constantly, that kind of longevity is rare. And that’s why what happened recently feels like a genuinely historic Second Life moment. A few days ago, I noticed a new Truth release called Cupid hair, and the credit immediately caught my attention. The hair was made by Truth’s real life daughter, known in SL as Litterbug.
I already knew she had joined Second Life about a year ago and had been creating hair accessories. But I didn’t realize she had moved into creating full hairstyles too, so of course I messaged Truth right away. I needed confirmation, because my brain immediately went: this is a first in Second Life!
When I asked if she created Cupid hair or just the clips, he replied that she made the entire thing, and added, “with a lot of questions.” She didn’t just casually log in and magically become a hair creator overnight. People forget that everyone starts somewhere, and even the biggest brands in Second Life were once new and releasing their very first item. And she’s lucky in the best way, because she has an amazing mentor in her father. Cupid hair is a beautiful first hairstyle, and if I didn’t know it was her first, I wouldn’t have guessed.
Once I processed it, I told Truth what I was thinking. This is kind of historic. Because with this release, Truth is now officially a two-generation brand in Second Life. That is not something we see often. Second Life has been around long enough now that we are literally watching a creator’s child grow up, develop the skills, and start creating for the same brand inside the same virtual world. If that doesn’t count as SL history, I don’t know what does. Truth’s reaction made me smile. He said, “Yeah I guess you’re right. That is crazy.”
Litterbug is Gen Z, and that detail matters more than people realize. Truth joked that she has a better idea of what fashion trends are because he’s “too old” now. It’s funny, but it’s also true.
Truth told me she’s been learning Blender for a couple of years and has done product visualizations, but she decided to try creating in SL because, as he put it, she thought, “why not make some money.”
Truth also told me she proudly calls herself a nepo baby, which is hilarious. In SL terms though, she really was rezzed into royalty, in the sense that she’s had access to knowledge, experience, and guidance that most creators never get when they’re starting out. And yes, having a parent with a huge brand is obviously an advantage. But it doesn’t take away from what matters here: very few brands last long enough to thrive for two decades and then have the creator’s child step in and start releasing, too.
Truth also said something that stuck with me. Watching her join SL made him realize again how hard it is for a new resident. Most of us forget, because we’ve been here forever. We forget how confusing the platform can be when you’re starting from scratch, even if you’re already skilled and tech-savvy.
That’s why this moment feels bigger than just a cute fun fact. She’s part of the age group Second Life constantly struggles to attract, and she’s here creating. If SL wants to be around for another 20 years, it should be paying attention to creators like her, and what it takes for someone her age to even want to log in, learn, and stay.
Truth Hair becoming a two-generation brand is one of those things that seems small at first, until you realize what it says about Second Life. A 19-year brand. A new generation stepping in. A real legacy. In a virtual world.
Second Life should be paying attention.
Now, onto what I’m wearing today.
My friend Sparkle sent me another sweet kitty from SeMotion Libellune as a gift, which means I now have my 100th cat in Second Life. I have so many at this point that I’m glad I don’t have to feed them to keep them alive, because that would bankrupt me.
I’m also assembling my Valentine’s Day outfit for the Hug a Linden event next weekend, and I think this look might actually work? The shoes are called Softly Struck from HANII, from the January round of Anthology. If only I could turn off the arrow on these shoes, because they’re so cute and I would wear them year round.
No, I am not wearing a Genus. It makes me sick – comparable to any “Maitreya Exclusive” or “Only For Catwa” fetish-fascism all over the places.
Now, there shall be a third name flooding the grid, it’s called “Genus” and it will form a holy trinity with the former.
I love my Genus heads. The skins I have for it are gorgeous (Pink Fuel, Amara Beauty, and Pumec especially). The Genus Powder Pack in December had some great makeups (again wowed the Pink Fuel lipsticks in this pack). I can’t wait for this month’s Powder Pack now. I don’t really get what Sylvie’s gripe is. There are freaking bajillion skins for Catwa and Lelutka heads. If you want designers to create for your head, tell them. If enough people have that head and also tell the designer, they’ll eventually see a money-making opportunity to create for it. Much like with the Sking bodies, few design for it because not many people want to look like balloon animals.
No, I am not wearing a Genus. It makes me sick – comparable to any “Maitreya Exclusive” or “Only For Catwa” fetish-fascism all over the places.
Now, there shall be a third name flooding the grid, it’s called “Genus” and it will form a holy trinity with the former.
I love my Genus heads. The skins I have for it are gorgeous (Pink Fuel, Amara Beauty, and Pumec especially). The Genus Powder Pack in December had some great makeups (again wowed the Pink Fuel lipsticks in this pack). I can’t wait for this month’s Powder Pack now. I don’t really get what Sylvie’s gripe is. There are freaking bajillion skins for Catwa and Lelutka heads. If you want designers to create for your head, tell them. If enough people have that head and also tell the designer, they’ll eventually see a money-making opportunity to create for it. Much like with the Sking bodies, few design for it because not many people want to look like balloon animals.