The 5th Linden Home theme is Log Homes! I’m kind of surprised since it’s pretty much more of the same. I am a huge beach home fan in SL, but I really want a snow chalet too, for some magical Winter wonderland photos. Go check out the Log Homes in-world before the launch.
Do you currently have a Linden Home? Do you want a Log Home? Let me know in the comments!
Dutch Touch a skin brand that has been around for awhile, and I’ve always admired Iki’s work because it’s top notch and she offers a lot of variety with her skin packs for a great price. I haven’t worn it a lot in the past because I felt that the skins were more suitable with Brunette hair colors. Even though some Dutch Touch skins have light brows options, they still looked more stunning when paired with dark hair.
I was pretty excited when I saw that Kiki comes with both Black and Blonde Brows. I decided to try the Blonde brows with my fav light Blonde hair color, and I think it looks alright. The skin tone is warmer than what I would normally wear with hair this light, but it makes a nice Summer look.
Kiki comes in 8 makeups, some are pretty casual and some are more dramatic. Each makeup also includes 2 cleavage options and hair base.
I’m amazed at how DIFFERENT it looks with Blonde brows vs. Black brows. The face is pretty and youthful as a Blonde, but when I tried on the Black brows and dark hair, I thought it was even more beautiful.
You know the saying “Blondes have more fun,” it’s NOT true in SL!! I think Brunettes have more fun because there are more fantastic skins with Dark brows than Blonde brows (very hard to find).
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At the height of Bellisseria, I started attending the Concierge & Land User Group meetings because I wanted the latest tea on what was happening with Bellisseria, Mainland, and land in general. The meeting has since been renamed the Land & Support User Group, and in the beginning, I actually thought it was pretty productive. The Lindens in charge listened to feedback, answered questions, and residents had a chance to bring up things that mattered to them.
Over time, though, I started wondering how much these meetings represent what the average Second Life resident actually wants. The people who attend regularly are obviously going to have the loudest voices, and sometimes those voices result in things the rest of us have to live with. I will never get over the ugly bridges connecting parts of Bellisseria. Instead of one long ugly bridge, couldn’t we have had a cute little island between the two themes, with little boats or walking paths connecting everything? There were so many ways they could have made it cute, but somebody wanted bridges, and now we have bridges.
There are actually a lot of official Second Life user group meetings happening regularly, and I think more residents should attend them, especially if you care about where Second Life is headed. You might be surprised by what other residents are asking Linden Lab to change, and some of those changes will eventually affect YOUR Second Life.
I’ve also been watching recordings of some of the other Second Life user group meetings on Pantera’s YouTube channel, and that’s actually where I first heard some of the discussions around the recent Marketplace changes. One of the new policies will automatically unlist products that haven’t sold in a year AND belong to a merchant who hasn’t logged in for a year. I think requiring both conditions makes the policy way too lenient. In my opinion, it should be products that haven’t sold OR merchants who haven’t logged in. Otherwise, we’re still leaving a lot of unpopular products and potentially unsupported products sitting on the Marketplace.
Sometimes I listen to these meetings and think Linden Lab may be listening a little too closely to whichever residents happen to be the most vocal in the room. Maybe some of these ideas will work out, but I suspect they’ll eventually find out that a few of these policies didn’t accomplish much, or made things worse overall. That’s also why I think more people should attend these meetings. If only the same group of residents shows up every week, those are naturally going to be the opinions Linden Lab hears the most.
My look for the recent Land & Support User Group meeting reminded me of a peasant, which felt very appropriate for a land meeting, LOL. Landed Peasants, reporting for duty! If you own land or care about what happens to Second Life, I really do encourage you to attend one of these meetings sometime. The more residents who show up and speak up, the more voices Linden Lab gets to hear.
My outfit today is inspired by The Tudors! This show is so sexy and smart, I’m completely enamored by it. What I’m wearing is the Chimera gown by Evie’s Closet. It’s so shimmery and beautiful, just perfect for an English lady or the King’s mistress 😛
Are you excited about the Truth Collective? This collaboration between Truth, Faga, and Wasabi, is the first of its kind on the grid. Faga and Wasabi joins the Truth brand to release hairstyles using Truth HUDs and textures. This is exciting news for all Truth hair fans to enjoy hairstyles from both of these creators, but still be able to wear their favorite Truth hair color.
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My goal when I blog products here is to present them as honestly as possible, so I was more than happy to show Hamlet screenshots of my SL!
I’ve been saying for years that rarely ever Photoshop images for this blog. Long time readers can usually tell if a filter has been applied (I do love playing around with Picnik), but most of my pictures are straight from SL with just cropping applied. Check out the full article on NWN and also see my PC specs, if you’re interested!
How to Take & Publish a Gorgeous SL Fashion Screenshot
Before: Cropped image from SL | After: Slight contrast added with Picnik
Fishy Strawberry has hair now!! I'm wearing the newly released Huntress II hair in Sahara color. This style is casual & really cute in the back (you'll have to try a demo to see it!). The hairstyle is cute. Each hair pack includes 2 colors – this one had Platinum and Sahara.
Two short dresses from Fishy Strawberry totally complements the hair. An older release that I don't think I've ever blogged called the Buttoned dress and a new release called the Topolina Dress, both in Pink.
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