Bringing out the good stuff in Second Life®: fashion, hot spots, freebies, etc.

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Had to make another quick post featuring a few more things from MELT, notably this adorable skin from Julliette Westerburg, and also I couldn’t hold off blogging this bag by Alla Ruff any longer, even though it’s a work in progress and lacking elements, such as a keychain option. I keep walking around with it, it’s so chic and feminine, even unfinished !

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I’ve been anticipating the Melt installation since it was casually announced by Radio Signals a couple of weeks ago and the few sneak peeks that have leaked in the past hours have not let me down, quite the opposite !

First glimpsed was Apatia Hammerer’s ball gown, and, here, doesn’t she look just the thing in it ? Inimitable she is ! But I tried to wear it, still. Then, I also saw what Emma Gilmour had done and that got me really jumping up and down with anticipation. Money you can wear ! I love it, worn with its own hairstyle or as a standalone accessory, it is never going to leave my inventory, ever. The bills are excellently sculpted, and as a whole, the money blindfold is, well, just remarkable ! Plus, I thought it paired really well with the pocket watch from Lark. But, enough babbling ! On with some pictures.

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Action is a long established surf/skate store, complete with clothing to outfit you and sporting equipment to entertain you. In this post I just wanted to show you some of their sports gear. I found the jet ski and surf board very well sculpted, and they, as well as the skates and bikes too come with many skin options to choose from. I loved particularly the board strapped on the backpack, which is already a new favourite accessory of mine !

The surf boards require the use of the Action Wave system, which can be purchased at the store. If you don’t have it, this beach here has one where you can rezz your own board.

On another note, last night, I was amongst the lucky ones to get Rachel Breaker’s new thing, the sousaPHONE. I never know from the name what it’s going to be, even though sousaphone turns out to be an actual word, d’oh, but I always pull whatever it is she made out of my inventory with anticipation. This tuba actually made me happy all evening, as I stood behind friends, oblivious to their existence, typing away in another window, all the while pulling the most pitiful sounds out of this thing without respite, without anybody complaining ! I love to know that I’m being annoying but getting away with it. In fact, I’m going to go after people with this all week-end.

I LOVE YOU, RACHEL BREAKER !*

You make SL so much more awesome.

* That is how you should greet her whenever you see her.
** Grimaces are not included.

More full perm goodness from xstreet. This time from Marley Blogfan. I think high quality full perm kits are really great for personal projects or to craft gifts you can customise with your own textures, to give something a little more special to a friend. I always feel trivial and ambivalent about giving something that is store-bought, but on the other hand, one doesn’t always have the skills to do something as nice, so having something you can transform before giving it away is a nice compromise.

I was browsing xstreet yesterday when these couches by Brookston Holiday caught my eye. The black leather club couch has me especially smitten ! They’re sold as full perm maps here, with texture maps that seem easy to recolor.

The Second Life viewer 2.0 (beta) hit the grid today and all of plurk is aflutter with the many, many micro-changes that were brought to it. I was expecting some kinda bigger changes but there are a couple of things that will get fashionistas and designers alike perhaps a little excited, the first thing being, an extra layer has been added to clothe the avatar mesh ! And it covers the face too, so you can make make-ups to customise skins you bought. Or skin makers can create extra, standalone make-ups that you can buy separately and wear with skins from other brands !

LeLutka, being always on top of things, sent some test make-up layers to their group members. I tried them with different skins, and found they worked great ! I’ve not tried too many skins, and with some of them having particular quirks, it is not guaranteed make-ups will work with every skin, but this seems promising !

Credits. Hair: Shag (Sebastien Aries), Skin: 1. Dutch Touch (iki Ikarus), 2. Domestic V: Mairead Broek, 3. JM:MAI (JOMAN Mai), Make-ups: LeLutka (Minnu Palen).

An alpha layer was also introduced, so you can make any part of your mesh disappear, to use, for example, for shoes. Let’s see who gets to put it in practice first !

Exactly a year ago, as I sat there being very, very bored, I pretty much decided overnight to start a blog about the nice stuff in Second Life, and within 24 hours, the first post was up. I can’t believe I stuck to it that long ! It kind of proved addictive, who knew ?

Anyways, after 3 years in SL, I also have finally decided, as well, to start making stuff. And so to mark the day, it so happens that I have something I made to give you ! Me, myself ! I made this set of decorative plates, that I put out for free at the shop I just set up at creators pavillion, for all of today. Afterwards, I’ll be selling them 25L apiece. I think I may make more plates later, but for now this set will do. I sculpted and baked them, and learnt a new texture technique, yay !

Oh, and also I made these lamps, with a cloth over it. I’ll probably make variants later as these were really my first attempt at making cloth, and I kind of rushed production a little. And I ran out of prims already at the shop so I put out only 3 colours.

Update. I moved my shop to Cupcake, and anything I make will be found there for the foreseeable future. And thank you, thank you to everyone who came and bought something or was interested enough to pick up my modest gift too. :)

Credits. Hair & limited edition decoration: Waka & Yuki (yukitan Farrjones), Skin: Dutch Touch (iki Ikarus), Glasses: Epoque (Vintage McMillan), Necklace: HAMI (hami Looming), Top: Ohmai (Anya Ohmai), Pants: Ninia (Illininia Palmer), Bag: Mimikri (Mimikri Kit), Flats: Ingénue (Betty Doyle).