How did I even wear skins before tattoo layers? One of the perks of being friends with Izzie is that I can suggest ideas for tattoo fixes or simply ask her to fix something on the skin, and she always does it amazingly well. While I jokingly call her Dr. Izzie, she has certainly earned that nickname for her remarkable ability to improve faces in Second Life.
I really like this Felt skin from Glam Affair. To me, the complexion is one of the best I have seen this year. I like everything about it, except for the lips, which appear uneven and are shaded more heavily on one side. Thus, I asked Izzie to take a look and work her magic. As always, after layering on a collection of Izzie’s tattoo layers, I began to feel the skin is more like Gogo. Currently, I am wearing Izzie’s Eye Fix, along with a custom Upper & Lower Lip Shadow Concealer, Nostril Lightener, Blush/Contour Remover, and Chin Shadow Concealer.
I think Glam Affair is delivering some of the most stunning 2k BoM skins available right now, many of them can be worn as they are. However, I genuinely enjoy customizing with BoM tattoo layers to suit my personal preferences, and I’m sure lots of Second Life residents feel the same way. Let me know in the comments what your “must-haves” are when it comes to tattoo fixes!
What I’m Wearing: Glam Affair – Felt (L005) Wings – TF0508 hair Aegyo – Norene Bra Izzie’s – a whole bunch of face tattoo fixes & Sass – Mellon Entryway @ Anthology
These new ✿ cheLLe ✿ Tropical eyeshadows goes so well with Bubblegum colored hair. I can’t wait to do a bunch of looks using the different colors from this pack.
MALT Fashions has just released the Saphear dresses in many rich and vibrant colors! Not all the colors are shown here, but they're all beautiful and so very hard to pick just one favorite. The textures on these are really nice and I love the embroidered flowers design. The Saphear dreses can be worn with a long skirt, or just the top option over shorts or pants.
[ Saphear Dresses in Amethyst, Emerald, Jasper, Moonstone ]
I was playing around with the Solaris glow in ReShade the other day when it hit me that I can already do this in the Aperture Viewer. This is still my favorite viewer right now, but it looks like the creator’s stepped away from the project since last year, which is really sad. It feels like every third party viewer I end up liking either doesn’t get updated enough or just gets abandoned completely.
This post isn’t about TPVs though, I just needed to say that.
You might’ve heard about the newly released Ridgewood Enclave Commercial shops, or maybe you haven’t. Even when something’s “big news” to some people, most Second Life residents stay in their own bubble and don’t follow updates or read blogs. And that’s fine. A lot of people just want to log in and play Second Life at their own pace.
I’m not one of those people, especially when it comes to Bellisseria.
Last week in the middle of the day, my friend messaged me saying “omg, shops dropped!” We’d been waiting for these for months after the Lindens hinted at them during a land meeting. Even though I already knew I really don’t like the Ridgewood Enclave home theme, I still opened the map, teleported, and claimed a shop.
My Shop
It’s free for Premium Plus, doesn’t count against your tier or your Linden Home, so you really do get to have everything here.
I’m not going to complain about a free perk. The experience has been nice so far. I ended up on a full block with friends because we all rushed over at the same time and grabbed one.
Some people are upset that they didn’t get one, or that the Bellisseria Citizens group heard about it before the official blog post went out. It sounds like it was shared a couple of hours earlier. But honestly, that’s just how things go sometimes. If you’re in the group and paying attention, you’re going to hear things sooner. If you find out later, then unfortunately on a limited release, it’ll be sold out.
There will be more shops. Probably Monday, based on what was said at the land meeting today.
Even though it’s been less than a week, residents are already creating events and websites around the new shops. I’d barely started moving in before I was getting messages asking me to pay for advertising or join groups to promote my shop. No thanks. I don’t want to advertise anything. I just want a quiet little shop. I’m a Lifetime Premium Plus member and I’m just enjoying the perk.
I also think Linden Lab shouldn’t make too many of these. I know the demand is high right now, but the number of shops should stay small compared to homes. If there are too many, Bellisseria starts to feel less like a place to live and more like a mall.
Sparkle’s Shop, the prettiest
When something’s limited, people get weird about it. Sometimes ugly. Or maybe some people just aren’t used to how Bellisseria works yet. If I had to describe it in two words, it would be “sold out.” And that’s not a bad thing.
Some themes are always sold out, and that’s fine. It’s better than being undesirable. We’ve already seen what happens when there are too many. Chalets, Fantasy, Log Homes, Houseboats. They were all in high demand at one point. Now there are more than people want.
We don’t need everything all at once. People move on, and when they do, the community around something new fades too. It’s better to let something stay a little rare.
Also, we don’t need to overcomplicate how people use these shops. If someone wants to pretend to sell virtual coffee, let them. Commercial doesn’t have to mean serious business. We’re all already paying customers anyway, no one deserves a shop more than others.
“Your shop, your way” feels like the right idea. With some rules, just not a million of them.
At the end of the day, this is supposed to be fun.
Hello from Badu-Fiji! You can take a virtual vacation in Second Life to anywhere, it’s just a teleport away. When I landed at here, I was instantly greeted with a lei gift. I’ve been in a tropical mood since I bought this Tropical Vibe decor set from Movement. I intended to share a link to this product from Flickr, but, it seems the brand’s account has vanished.
Since I started blogging in 2007, I’ve primarily used Flickr as my platform of choice to connect with Second Life residents and brands. Flickr stands out to many users due to its comprehensive set of features suitable for photo hosting combined with its social networking capabilities. However, there has been a worrying trend where several Second Life community members have experienced bans from Flickr. Such bans are often linked to violations of Flickr’s policy, which prohibits commercial activities on free accounts and the uploading of content deemed moderate or restricted.
Rather than upgrading to a paid Pro account, many affected users opt to start over on alternative platforms. These alternatives may initially be free, but like Flickr, they often introduce fees after reaching certain usage thresholds. Thus, migrating does not fully escape the issues related to costs.
Naive is definitely one of the cutest shops I’ve seen in a long time. I really like their clothes, it’s a sweet and sexy casual mix that can be worn to suit any mood.
Right now there is a sale that ends on April 20th on all the clothes, every item is $100L or less!! (Shapes are excluded from this sale)
Naive – Comic Collection Set (includes Bra, Shorties — top & gloves not shown)
I looooove this Comic Collection Set. For $100L, can you really resist??? Nooo you cannot!! This set is so hot my alt wants one too.
And panties… I realize this is the 2nd time this week you’ve seen my bum on the website, but I’m innocent… the cute panties made me do it! They needed to be shown 😛
Visit the Naive official website to see even more cute stuff!!!! 😛
**** And because I like to share, I’m giving away my Juicy LoveLove Belly Ring. It’s available at my shop for FREE. If you want one, come to Juicy and pick up a free belly ring. 🙂
