Breeze 2, by Gala Phoenix!! I'm so excited about these, and I know fans of Breeze 2 will be pleasantly surprised with the updates to the body and a whole new set of makeups. These skins comes in 6 makeups (2 versions each) and includes freckles.
The previous Breeze(1) body had darker shadings on the torso than Breeze(2), this new version has less shading and looks softer and more natural. So there you have it, that is the main difference. From what I can see, the face is still the same as before.
I’ve been watching Second Life residents showing off all the features on this new Third Party Viewer based on the Firestorm code, and the main thing I care about is this:
IT FIXES HAIR ALPHA GLITCH.
For a virtual world built entirely around visuals and eye candy, why have we all just been suffering through this for decades? Suddenly out of nowhere, AYAstorm comes along and delivers us from the alpha glitch nightmare. Did nobody else want to fix this? Did Linden Lab just not care? Because this changes EVERYTHING for in-world photography.
I love landscaping, plants, trees, dense nature scenes… and all of that has always been a complete nightmare because of alpha rendering issues. Hair breaking. Layers flickering. Photos ruined. And now? FIXED. OMG.
As much as I still love Aperture Viewer, it hasn’t been updated in forever and it doesn’t have this fix. This alone is enough reason for me to switch immediately.
And beyond that, there are actually a bunch of really cool features if you’re into lighting tweaks, so definitely check it out. Since it’s based off Firestorm, most Second Life residents will already feel familiar with the layout.
Also, if you end up loving this viewer too, please go thank the creator of AYAstorm either in Second Life or over on X/Twitter, because this is one of the most exciting viewer improvements I’ve seen in years.
If you get motion sickness, go to the AYAstorm menu – Motion Blur – and uncheck Enable Motion Blur. Go to SSR – uncheck Enable Screen Space Reflections to remove glitchy water shadow too.
Update: Some of you commented on the quality difference between the viewer and I just wanted to note that I forgot to change the texture resolution to 2048 on AYAstorm (it was shot at 512 by accident). Go to Preferences – Graphics – Texture Rendering – Restrict maximum texture resolution to: change to 2048 pixels.
FAB Design has cute fun styles, and they’re all perfect for summer.
I *LOVE* this outfit!! Could it be any pinker?!!! <3<3 I think I’m channeling my inner Britney here (before she went crazy…)
***NOTE*** I’m a bad fashionista! So apparently I had forgotten to take off an underpants layer I had on. Please ignore the white layer underneath these shorts 😛
I have spoken to Guy Seiling about all my concerns from my last post, and she will be updating the body to use sources different from past Minnu skins. Also, Maeve was Guy’s brand so this explains the similarities. I’m completely happy with those answers, I never wanted to “out” Guy or to “tarnish a new brand” as some of you guys have accused me of, sooo… there you go!
As promised, here is my review of Po De Arroz NICO skins.
Currently there are 3 skin tones, and each skin tone comes with 13 makeups. There are no other options with the skins, but I’m hoping that cleavage add-ons will be offered in the future.
Here are 8 of the 13 makeups, in Agreste skin tone.
For people who are curious, Po De Arroz means “Powder” in Portuguese!
LeeZu has just released a ton of goodies!! This is fast becoming one of my favorite shops in SL for casual and dressy pieces that work so well together. I'm wearing the Au Revoir de Sade Jacket in Blue. This jacket has 3 versions, and is unisex (yay! guys can wear it too!).
I'm a short jacket kind of girl, but I really like that it's offered in 3 versions.
This is the Margo Jacket in Snow. It was love at first sight! I like this top because it has elegant sleeves and ruffles, but is totally revealing and sexy without being slutty. It's just different, and I like that.
Last but not least, the LeeZu Lana Top in Blue. So sexy and who doesn't love a little but of under boobs showing? I'm pairing it with the LeeZu Brit Pants in Silver, which is one of my favorite pair of dressy capri pants. <3
Gala Phoenix – Classic (Nuance) Truth – Charlotte (Mocha) LeeZu – Au Revoir de Sade Jacket [FEMME] Blue LeeZu – Vivendi Pants /air Hays Uriza – Sayuri (Ribbon Pumps) Blue
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Gala Phoenix – Classic (Pure) Magika Hair – Is (Blonde A) LeeZu – Margo Jacket /snow LeeZu – Zelma Pants /black BAX Coen – Prestige Boots Black Leather
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Gala Phoenix – Lumine (Vex) BAX Coen – Natalie (Platinum) LeeZu – Lana Top /blue LeeZu – Brit Pants /silver Juicy – Classic Pumps (Marshmallow)
L+R+W is a collaborative effort between Love Soul and R2 – the new L+R+W brand sells sculpted shoes with sculpted feet and they are so natural and beautiful. I'm really excited about these Venus shoes, they're so gorgeous and super easy to color match. The price is average, at $700L a pair with no fatpack options. Each pair includes a HUD to change nail and skin color; and an update card if they do updates you can get new copies! Yay!
My only complaint about these shoes is that I can't save my skin presets, and I can't use the same HUD for each color, I have to redo the skin tone each time.
The foot looks so real and has one of the best skin tone/shadows I've ever seen! When you're buying sculpted feet, be sure to check out how the shadows are done, because it can leave an undesirable color effect on certain skin tones. Here's an image I'm using from Polina Kaestner's flickr (she also convinced me the L+R+W shoes are awesome!!) to show you a good comparison of sculpted feet across several different popular SL brands:
(Cringe worthy!! Some of these shadows are pretty bad.) In sculpted shoes I look for a nice sculpted foot with a realistic, natural shape and well-designed around the ankle to hide the 'break'.
Here are more pictures of the gorgeous L+R+W Venus shoes which are nearly perfect, they look so real!
This set includes six eyeliners that adds a bit of color along the bottom of your lower lash line . You can wear it over any skin or layer with other existing tattoo makeups. Enjoy
hi, you look beautiful in these skins! i am a total curio convert as well.
i have added your site to my blogroll + would love love love to share links with you ;o)
xoxo
Tesh
hi, you look beautiful in these skins! i am a total curio convert as well.
i have added your site to my blogroll + would love love love to share links with you ;o)
xoxo
Tesh