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Hair Fair 2026 – Analog Dog – I AM TOPANGA
I put this hair on at Hair Fair 2026 and started bouncing in my seat…I AM TOPANGA! and honestly I want to, and don’t want to tell you what that means. If you know you know, and if you do not know, you really should, and no one wants me to start lecturing you on your T.V watching habits, because someone may start lecturing me on mine. Let me just say that as soon as I found it was something I could see all seasons of on a streaming service, I clicked SUBSCRIBE so fast, then binged the whole thing in as long as it takes to only do that.
It makes sense to me that Analog Dog would create Topanga hair, it is just so perfect, the thick heaviness of the hair that cannot be tamed, and if you try you wish you hadn’t, because it is just gorgeous and heavy and beautiful. Last year Analog Dog hair was life changing too, the advertised colour was a mix with purple, and that does not go down with me usually, but I was in awe of how gorgeous the demo looked in that colour, that I bought it and wore the purple pink mix for a week. This year again I went with the mix pack, because the fade looks are just divine, and you also get some great solids in there. This comes in the left and right and both sides option with the hud, so I showed both the one siders.
I knew I had to lean in with the look, and this bandana top is a favourite of mine, in the prints and the solids, it is actually a gift in the Fashionably Dead Mainstore, and it is stunning, with these newer shorts, that have options to change the cords, the frills and the denim etc, so much versatility it all came together as a look perfectly.
Then you add in these bow sneakers by Breathe, that allow for a lot of customisation as well, and you have such a great combination of colours. I could wear this look for weeks and be blissed out every time I log in.
Hair Fair is open until June 14th and ALL purchases made at the event donate to Wigs for Kids, Exclusives and previous releases. Not all stores have previous releases out, but so many do, so it gives you a real taste of what the stores have created over time, and some things you may have missed that donate with each purchase, a great way to get it all in at once.
More information about Hair Fair 2026 can be found HERE on their website.
Equipment Used
VR Studio and HUD/Library – VR Foundry Marketplace
Important: Moles featured on face or body unless otherwise stated are created by me, for me personally. If wearing moles or freckles etc layers by other creators they will always be credited. As my face moles are the same always, it will be clear to know it is mine not part of the skin.
Poses & Props
Group Gift Background – MINIMAL
Body Parts
Body :
Reborn – EBody
Head:
Milena Head – Akeruka
Appliers:
Nail appliers – Flair – Marketplace
Skin Worn:
Lauren – PumeC
Ipanema Body Skin – Velour
Head and Body BOM Layers:
Billie Eyebrows – Nuve @ Hair Fair 2026
Peaceful eyes – Insol Mainstore
Lip Scar Elena – She Said Destroy
Hair Worn:
Perio – Analog Dog @ Hair Fair 2026
Wearing:
Bandana Top – Fashionably Dead
Susie Q Shorts – Fashionably Dead @ Dubai Event
Footwear:
Nonoka Sneakers – Breathe @ Equal 10
Accessories:
Hoops Forever Reboot – Dark Mouse
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Hair Fair 2026 – Wasabi
It is often that I find myself wearing Wasabi in blues…I am not sure why, but she just makes hair that looks fabulous in dye pack colours. I was very into the scarf hair look in the 90’s I wore my hair like that often, so this style just makes me blissfully happy. The only opinion I have on this is that I want more options of textures for the scarf and I want a whole range of solid colours, but the prints are so on point, it was the scarf that created the whole look. The style has the option of with or without scarf which is very generous of Wasabi to do, as that is a whole other hairstyle you get included. Then you have the falling front on one side option or the face showing option, I liked both so I used both in my picture, as that is just how that would work if I was standing around outside posing for pics.
This dress by Fashionably dead comes in a long variation also, but the short was just perfect for this day strolling look I was going for, however I cannot lie, the fact that the bottom is lace and comes with mesh underwear is a tad out of my normal comfort zone, I was struggling to remove my BOM underwear…at this point it was pretty much fused with my body. But the outfit is so adorable, I just know though that leggings in BOM layers is how I would more likely wear it out, but with the blue hair I was feeling adventurous – GO ME!
The dress and scarf hair had such a country girl in the city feeling for me, so the heels that think they are cowboy boots that think they are stilettos were just a no brainer. How cute are they, it is funny, because when you see hybrid footwear like this in RL magazines or pinterest etc, you may tend to scrunch up your face and think those people are nuts, but put them in Second Life and we are all in, and rightly so.
Hair Fair is open until June 14th and ALL purchases made at the event donate to Wigs for Kids, Exclusives and previous releases. Not all stores have previous releases out, but so many do, so it gives you a real taste of what the stores have created over time, and some things you may have missed that donate with each purchase, a great way to get it all in at once.
More information about Hair Fair 2026 can be found HERE on their website.
Equipment Used
VR Studio and HUD/Library – VR Foundry Marketplace
Important: Moles featured on face or body unless otherwise stated are created by me, for me personally. If wearing moles or freckles etc layers by other creators they will always be credited. As my face moles are the same always, it will be clear to know it is mine not part of the skin.
Poses & Props
Group Gift Background – MINIMAL
Body Parts
Body :
Reborn – EBody
Head:
Milena Head – Akeruka
Appliers:
Nail appliers – Flair – Marketplace
Skin Worn:
Lauren – PumeC
Ipanema Body Skin – Velour
Head and Body BOM Layers:
Billie Eyebrows – Nuve @ Hair Fair 2026
Peaceful eyes – Insol Mainstore
Bitten Lipstick – AlaskaMetro
Lip Scar Elena – She Said Destroy
Hair Worn:
Sunkissed – Wasabi @ Hair Fair 2026
Wearing:
Intuition Dress – Short – Fashionably Dead
Footwear:
Roroko Heels – Breathe @ Fameshed
Accessories:
Daytrip Bag – Nylon Outfitters
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Hair Fair 2026 – Navy & Copper
So this is my first blog post with pictures and writing in a year…I thought I was going to forget how to do it, but apparently not. I came prepared though, made sure that I took as many pics as possible with items from this years Hair Fair before a post, but then decided to do a singular pic per post, so that I can space it out a little bit. It is nice to be back blogging though.
This first Hair Fair featured item is Dream by Navy & Copper. I love the rocker chick vibe this hair gives, and it is their exclusive for the event. With different bangs and an asymmetrical choice on the style hud, this gives you enough options to create that look you are going for. I created a look that is a bit of a girly girl mix with the help of some Fashionably Dead and some Breathe, both will feature in most of the posts that I set up today and rightly so, I have some catching up to do.
Hair Fair is open until June 14th and ALL purchases made at the event donate to Wigs for Kids, Exclusives and previous releases. Not all stores have previous releases out, but so many do, so it gives you a real taste of what the stores have created over time, and some things you may have missed that donate with each purchase, a great way to get it all in at once.
More information about Hair Fair 2026 can be found HERE on their website.
Equipment Used
VR Studio and HUD/Library – VR Foundry Marketplace
Important: Moles featured on face or body unless otherwise stated are created by me, for me personally. If wearing moles or freckles etc layers by other creators they will always be credited. As my face moles are the same always, it will be clear to know it is mine not part of the skin.
Poses & Props
Corner ” B ” yellow [ Backdrop ] – Ninety
Body Parts
Body :
Reborn – EBody
Head:
Milena Head – Akeruka
Appliers:
Nail appliers – Flair – Marketplace
Skin Worn:
Lauren – PumeC
Ipanema Body Skin – Velour
Head and Body BOM Layers:
Billie Eyebrows – Nuve @ Hair Fair 2026
Peaceful eyes – Insol Mainstore
Lipstain – AlaskaMetro
Lip Scar Elena – She Said Destroy
Hair Worn:
Dream – Navy & Copper @ Hair Fair 2026
Wearing:
Boho Romper – Fashionably Dead
Footwear:
Rio Heels – Breathe @ Uber
Accessories:
Stone Inlay Rings – Sigma
Hoops Forever Reboot – Dark Mouse
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Bubbling Over
Did you know? It has been announced as part of the February Membership Mania, that mesh uploads will be free for all Premium Plus users, starting in the next few weeks…however if you visit the Sandbox at Radiantia you can upload for free now. I myself went over and checked this, so it does in fact work now, so do not wait on the few weeks, get to saving. If you are not already a Premium Plus subscriber, I urge you to look into the features that having an account like that includes, because it was already robust and in the last few weeks it has gained even more, I went to bed with 703 prim allowance for my home and woke up with 937.
After my upload test, I was feeling more girly than usual. Fashionably Dead just released this superb bolero (fluff on and off options) and tank set — seriously I think I live in this tank now — that gives a lot of ballerina. It is a release for the Dubai event, and there are also some jeans I cannot wait to wear. However the girliness was strong, and I remembered the Butter skirt by Mellow Elie was going to be the thing that I needed to pull off a girl about town look. The soft flow of the skirt has such great fluidity to it, that I hope to see more like it in future.
The shoes by Breathe gave me a choice of fishnet or polka dots for the sock portion, and it was a neck and neck race to the finish but ultimately the dots won, that and the bows strengthen the vibe and I am feeling my Emily in Paris kind of moment. You can change all the parts separately, but I liked the all one colour look, this is actually one of the fatpack special colours. To make sure my bag matched, I was able to go into edit and tint the handles and heart so that it was more in keeping with the palette I had started, though there are so many colours to choose from via the bags HUD. Also adjusted for the look are these earrings by Yummy, part of their Beachy Boho collection, these are the bubbles earrings and I upped their size a fair bit and love the outcome so much. The Monso hair has a behind shoulders option, that as you know by now I will nearly always prefer, and that gave a proper visual line to the earrings. This half updo style is so cute and I wore one of my own headbands — by Flair — atop it, just to bring all the colours together.
Equipment Used
VR Studio and HUD/Library – VR Foundry Marketplace
LeLutka Axis HUD Face – LeLutka
Important: Moles featured on face or body unless otherwise stated are created by me, for me personally. If wearing moles or freckles etc layers by other creators they will always be credited. As my face moles are the same always, it will be clear to know it is mine not part of the skin.
Poses & Props
Exposeur Poses
Body Parts
Body :
Reborn – EBody
Head:
Genus Morph Head – Genus
Straight – NoseMorph
Heavy – Lipmorph
Round – EyeMorph
Triangle – HeadMorphAppliers:
Nail appliers – Flair on Marketplace
Skin Worn:
Irene Skin (face), Rhea Body Skin – Nuve Mainstore
Head and Body BOM Layers:
Peaceful eyes – Insol Mainstore
Sunken Cheeks, Riley Eyebrows, Irene Lipstick – Nuve Mainstore
Hair Worn:
Greta – Monso Mainstore
Wearing:
Fuzzy Bolero & Tank – Fashionably Dead @ Dubai Event
Butter Skirt – Mellow Elie Mainstore
Footwear:
Sanka Heels – Breathe @ Kinky Event
Accessories:
Darlington Headband – Flair on Marketplace
Beachy Boho Earrings set – Bubbles – Yummy Mainstore
Ethnic Rings – Sigma Mainstore
Swweetheart Bag – Bowtique Marketplace
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Mainstore Monday – AlaskaMetro (who saw that coming)
Did You Know: In the FIRESTORM viewer (and possibly others), you can ‘Protect’ folders in your inventory, locking them in place so they can’t be accidentally deleted or moved. To enable this, simply right-click the folder and select “Protect.” This is an incredibly useful feature, especially for content creators, to safeguard their work.
It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of AlaskaMetro—not just her makeup, skins, and clothing/lingerie, but also her work as an overall content creator and Second Life resident. Her folder in my inventory is one of the few I’ve protected using Firestorm’s tools. I’ve been using AlaskaMetro’s creations for years, with blog posts dating back to at least 2008 (on this blog). I had the pleasure of first interacting with her during Another Fundraiser, a massive project where she helped select the benefiting charity. Her philanthropic nature shines through—she often participates in events that donate proceeds to charity and creates bandanas for Hair Fair every year.
At one point, Alaska even attempted to revolutionise Second Life itself. With help from another creator, Namssor, she created a way to replace the default Second Life skin by editing the base files on your hard drive. This was groundbreaking before tattoo layers existed.
Let me paint a picture: before tattoo layers, we had one of each wearable layer—skin, socks, gloves, shoebase, hair, underpants, undershirt, pants, shirt, and jacket (the jacket layer did all the heavy lifting). There were no alphas, no tattoos, no stacked layers. It was medieval. Alaska’s innovation, called Synergy, allowed users to replace the default skin, freeing up the skin layer for customisation. This essentially created a workaround for the non-existent tattoo layer. She invited bloggers like me to test and share this concept, providing all the tools and guidance we needed. This was back in 2009 and remains one of the most exciting memories I have of her and her work. I wouldn’t be surprised if it directly influenced the implementation of tattoo and stacked layers in Second Life.
Alaska is that kind of creator—always pushing boundaries to enhance our experience. Every makeup item has a demo, product images make finding your look easy, and her store layout is intuitive. On her marketplace, she even has a secondary outlet for older creations at fantastic discounts. I once opened 81 tabs to buy everything I didn’t already own!
Her range is stunning, from delicate, wistful lingerie to bold, editorial makeup. She’s incredibly inclusive, creating products like flat chest skin layers for add-ons and other niche needs. If you’re not already an AlaskaMetro customer, visit her main store, play dress-up with the demos, and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere.
I’m wearing AlaskaMetro skin, makeup, and adorable foil freckles that I love. Whether you’re going for a soft look or high-impact glamour, you’ll find it all. I’ve also layered a lovely camisole underneath for a subtle touch. The jeans are by The Kiwi Co. and are absolute must-haves! They include an “inside boots” option, making them perfect for pairing with these chunky, fur-lined, lace-up boots. This feature is so thoughtful, even if it doesn’t work with every boot.The sweater is another standout by Fashionably Dead, with both long and short versions. The oversized sleeves are so fun, completely covering the hands for that cosy, wiggly-fingers vibe.
Finally, let’s talk about this hair by Monso. It’s inspired by Jinx from Arcane—this is the Jinx 2 style. I love its shorter length with tendrils and flyaways. I even switched up my usual black hair for a punky soft pink with dark roots. It’s such a cool look!
AlaskaMetro Mainstore
AlaskaMetro Marketplace Main
AlaskaMetro Marketplace Outlet
AlaskaMetro Website
AlaskaMetro Facebook
AlaskaMetro Twitter/X
For information on how you (Bloggers) can do Mainstore Monday posts if interested, check out the information HERE.
Equipment Used
VR Studio and HUD/Library – VR Foundry Marketplace
LeLutka Axis HUD Face – LeLutka
Important: Moles featured on face or body unless otherwise stated are created by me, for me personally. If wearing moles or freckles etc layers by other creators they will always be credited. As my face moles are the same always, it will be clear to know it is mine not part of the skin.
Poses & Props
Pose – Lyrium Mainstore
Body Parts
Body :
Reborn – EBody
Head:
Genus Morph Head – Genus
Straight – NoseMorph
Natural Pierced – Lipmorph
Puppy – EyeMorph
Triangle – HeadMorphAppliers:
Nail appliers – Flair – Marketplace
Skin Worn:
Amber – AlaskaMetro Mainstore
Head and Body BOM Layers:
Peaceful eyes – Insol Mainstore
Ozone Eyeshadow, Lipslick Lipstick, Foil Freckles, Annika Bom Lingerie – AlaskaMetro Mainstore
Hair Worn:
Jinx2 – Monso @ Collabor88 Event (Dec/Jan 2024/25)
Wearing:
Modern Off Shoulder Sweater (Short) – Fashionably Dead Mainstore
Ceres Jeans – The Kiwi Co
Footwear:
Kirito Boots – Breathe @ Tres Chic Event
Accessories:
Hoops forever earrings reboot – Dark Mouse