My picture does not do this parcel justice!!!!!! It’s 4096sqm with 937 prims. Only 3 neighbors nearby and they are hardly ever home. Those are my favorite kinds of neighbors.
Mina Jun is amazing. I admire her so much for releasing her skin texture with FULL PERMISSION, to raise funds for Japan via the Red Cross. Read more about this at Mina’s blog.
The skin textures can be purchased for $0L at mina’s in-world shop. You’ll have to open the texture in-world and “save as…” the file to your computer.
I think a bunch of people (myself included) begged Sasy Scarborough to revive her Another Fundraiser event and organize a way for people to use these templates and also Eloh’s, to create skins and/or makeups for charity.
I’ll update this post with more info on Another Fundraiser II later, but for now, you can get started on making something awesome!! 🙂
LeLutka released 3 new hairstyles this weekend — I picked up two that I liked best! I love these two styles, they’re so unique and photographs beautifully.
Fishy Strawberry has been quiet lately, but I was happily surprised when part one of the new Fall Collection was released today. I’m wearing the new Tied Big Belt in Dark Brown and pairing it with an older Fishy Strawberry dress. I’m loving the darker color palette, it’s perfect for Autumn.
Feeling Red? ✿ cheLLe ✿ The Mean Reds lipstick set includes seven tattoo lipsticks. Each lipstick tattoo is semi-transparent, so it will blend beautifully with any of your favorite skin.
AOHARU has just released the Simple Long Shirt in a bunch of adorable colors!! The sleeves and collar are sculpted and the lower half is flexi prims, so it has movement and so easy to wear with pants or dresses. I am wearing Truth's latest hairstyle, the Alicia in 'driftwood' color, and it is a cutie!
What I'm Wearing:
Gala Phoenix – Petal [Light] Sunny – Cloud 1 skin Truth – Alicia hair Laqroki – susp jeans (white) Laqroki – boatneck tee (candy) Canimal – love shorts (white) Canimal – Cutsie Tanks (hearts) Dark Mouse – Flights of Fancy Set (necklace + earrings) HUB – Venus Sandals (White Pearl) AOHARU – SimpleLongShirt (White) AOHARU – SimpleLongShirt (Pink)
LeLutka – LondonRevolutionLight-makeup5 artilleri – dayna v2 (Light Blonde) Armidi – Sheer Ribbed Tank (White) CS & LC – Little Red Riding Ho (LRRH Tiny Jeans Shorts) House of London/Cherry – The Alice Cullen Flats (Blood Red)
Who thought it was a good idea to drop ugly concrete homes on our cherished waterfront?
I love Bellisseria. That’s no secret. I’ve loved it since the launch in 2019 and I even went Lifetime Premium so I could keep my little homes forever.
Yesterday I woke up to find that the new Ridgewood Enclave, which first appeared on the west coast of the OG Bellisseria continent, has now crept north and is just one region away from blocking my beloved Victorian Linden Home. It’s one region away from destroying my waterfront view.
Unblockable waterfront is the dream in Second Life. People pay big money for it on private estates and when it comes with a Linden Home for the cost of a yearly Premium subscription it feels like winning the lottery. For years we believed our rare coastal homes were secure, that our unblockable views would always stay that way. That sense of security was tossed out the window this week when Second Life started building in front of the very views that made Bellisseria magical.
I’m disappointed. I know many residents who live along these coasts will feel the same sadness when their open water is suddenly replaced with rows of concrete houses. Bellisseria was supposed to be the sure thing, the continent where you could settle in, decorate, and trust that your neighborhood and view would remain untouched. Now that certainty is gone.
Part of the charm of Bellisseria is its consistency. When we choose a theme we expect it to stay that way with only minimal or optional updates. We don’t want drastic changes that undo the very reasons we moved there in the first place.
I wasn’t going to say anything. But the truth is, as residents, we should feel free to voice our opinions when the HOA, also known as Linden Lab, makes sweeping decisions without considering the people already living there. It’s not unreasonable to expect at least one buffer row of ocean regions between themes, something to preserve the views and avoid jarring transitions.
Bellisseria isn’t just a collection of regions. It’s the neighborhoods and views that matter to us, and we don’t want to see them ruined.