As a Linden Homes addict enthusiast, I always love when a new theme is released! I love exploring new regions and checking out the different home styles. Last year, I was lucky enough to win a charity auction, allowing me to name a Linden Home region and pick the location of my home – an incredible bonus! I’m deeply grateful to Izzy Linden for assisting me with this, and I’d definitely participate in another Linden Homes auction in the future.
For your photography pleasure, I’ve created some Country Skies EEP settings to capture the serenity of the new Ranch homes regions. Some of these have a hazy look to them to soften the surroundings.
How do the new Ranch homes compare to the other themes? Take the poll below and share your thoughts!
What I’m Wearing: Truth Collective – Aloha Halo – Freshly Farmed (Strawberry Milk) Addams – Be Free Chain Top, Belted Short (Free fatpack @ SL20B) Semller – Worn Canvas Low Tops Floral Embroidery Off-White
I was admiring Exile’s new Aqua hair texture and I thought it would make a really cute mermaid look. Of all the things I have in my inventory, I didn’t have a mermaid outfit! *shock.. horror!* I wore Exile’s Waters Edge outfit instead and played around with my Windlight settings to get this very cool snapshot. I cropped it in Picnik and added some sparkles effect. Sparkles makes everything better!
I never leave home without prim lashes attached, and neither should you.
I’ve been looking for new lashes cos I don’t like wearing the same lashes forever — even though I love my current ones! I don’t recommend lashes that I wouldn’t personally wear and love, so you know these are good. They’re also super affordable at only $75L per pair!
WorldWide Industries – Lashes | Rainbow Hearts on my Lashes | Glitter on my Lashes
I saw someone wear these glitter lashes on the fashion feed so I went to WorldWide Industries to check ’em out. I took a chance and purchased a pair of plain lashes and two with decorations on them. I looooooooooove these. They were SO easy to fit, and the effect is subtle and cute.
This Navi hair from pr!tty inspired me to go somewhere pretty for photos! I love the branch wrapped with lights headband (included with the hair). Autumn is upon us, and I absolutely am ready for a richer color palette and warmer clothing. I need cardigans and leggings, now! These Althea sandals from r.icielli are so cute, I’ll probably wear them with lots of different outfits.
I know it’s still November, but I’m already in the mood for winter lights and Christmas festivities in Second Life. There are several things I look forward to during this time of the year, including Black Friday sales, the LeLutka Christmas tree gift, and clothing options that go beyond dresses that barely cover one’s bum. I need to find a way to wear this Everfaery Frostlight Jacket year-round, as it comes with so many color options and optional string lights. Everything is better wrapped in string lights.
To distract myself from the issues with the Second Life mobile app, I decided to visit Winter Love Valley and enjoy some snow. This region is simple yet truly exceptional for photography! I was especially impressed with the chairs by What Next; the poses are all great and appear very natural. I immediately messaged Sparkle to ask if we had those chairs in our region, and she confirmed that we do.
In all the years that I’ve blogged about Second Life, I have never felt appreciated by Linden Lab. Therefore, when I read about the secret invitation-only blogger’s Zoom meeting, I was not surprised at all to not receive an invitation. A few other bloggers expressed similar sentiments, as feeling excluded is regrettably nothing new here. Second Life gains a significant amount of free press from its residents; we take millions of photos and create videos daily to promote the platform. Second Life bloggers are essential to the platform’s success; without us shopping, buying regions, and showcasing our experiences online, brands would not be able to thrive here.
If you read the blog post I linked, you will see that in Brett Linden’s email, he mentions plans for even more secret meetings with selected creators. If you are a creator, consider how you can get on that list, as your competitors may receive invitations and obtain information that could significantly impact your livelihood before you do.
There’s more I want to express about how Linden Lab has handled these matters, but I am not particularly impressed with recent developments, and I worry about Second Life’s future. With tickets going unanswered and numerous hacking incidents reported on the platform, I question whether we are safe. Is Second Life in trouble?
Please share your thoughts in the comments! Do you believe Second Life is better than ever, or do you think it could improve?
Sweetest Goodbye – Drive in Black | Red | Blue | Dark Green
Sweetest Goodbye has just released the Drive sculpted vest, for men and women. I love the sculpted pocket & details, this vest is so sexy and easy to wear. The vest is made up of 2 sculpted attachments — one for the bottom and one for the pocket & hoodie.
I’m pairing the Drive vest with new LeeZu O’LaLa Micro Jeans Skirt. This skirt is so versatile — you get so many options with just one color. The skirt can be worn with no belt, or Beige, Brown, and White belt. <3
Tuli – Jade Eyes
These new Jade Eyes from Tuli have not been released yet but they will be on May 28th along with new Jade skins! They have gorgeous textures and the size is just perfect.
Barnesworth Anubis has a fully furnished Palm Springs Cottage on sale at Collabor88 this month! I can’t resist anything with palm trees, or a built-in pool. This home includes a rezzer, so within seconds, it was ready to go 🙂
I needed something equally colorful to wear, so I looked around on the Marketplace, and found this $99L Tropical Mesh Dress from Swanky. It’s cheap, it’s cute, and the demo fits alright, so I bought it. I was shocked to discover that this dress does not include an alpha layer! Luckily, I fit this pretty well, and it was cheap so I don’t really care too much.
I’m wearing the new SLink Natural Barefeet feet & Ilena Sandals. These mesh feet were so easy to tint, and fits instantly! I am sooooo glad, cos that’s really one of my least favorite things to do in the past, is to re-size and re-position shoes or feet. I was able to get a pretty good skin match, and “added” the mesh sandals to my feet, just like real shoes! I think it’s pretty cool that the Ilena Sandals, and Margot Ballet Slippers from SLink are designed to fit over the mesh feet.
