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I’m Your Venus
I am so surprised that I have never actually used that as a title before, so unlike me.
So many fun events going on at the moment, with FAVWAY having started just before the weekend, Shop and Hop also opened up with a new build. Izzie’s has a great gift, some of you may have gone through the lip line craze years back as part of full skin releases, and I actually found myself missing them lately, and there comes Izzie to the rescue with her GIFT item at Shop and Hop of this fabulous lip line pack in many options, me opting for the Silver in todays look. Also fun while playing around with them and setting up this pic, I was tinkering with my LeLutka Axis HUD which I use in pretty much every single picture in one way or another, and realised that moving the middle of my lower lip upwards it gave the impression of actual bow lips, and with the lip line just gives it a fun piercing kind of effect. So I look forward to using this combination of these gorgeous lip lines and the Axis HUD to create more fun looks.
I am wearing a gorgeous dress by Reside that is at FAVWAY and I have been watching an older series called Cupid on Disney+, and the dress and hair combination in my idea of a future setting for a Roman Goddess. Maybe I am Venus the Mother of Cupid, visiting him in the big city to make sure he is behaving himself while away from Olympus. The dress has that toga vibe, and the hair is just stunning, and has different options of wear depending on what you choose on the HUD. The metal arm cuff by Sigma adds to the charm of the look as well, I am all silvery goodness.
These shoes are actually v2 of a set, the v1 is thigh high goodness, and this version without the socks look, so you get more range with your footwear and these are killer going out and showing people what is what with my Goddess like look.
Be sure to also look into the newly launched during this event FLIPSL . Anyone interested in advertising their events and destinations can explore the options available.
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Important: Hearts & 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. I often alter poses in world to get the desired result, but always credit the base pose used
Poses & Props
Body Parts
Body :
Reborn – EBody
Head:
Milena Head – Akeruka
Appliers:
Nail appliers – Flair
Skin Worn:
Ipanema Body Skin – Velour
Martha Skin – MIDORI
Head and Body BOM Layers:
Lower Lip Stripe – Izzie’s @ Shop & Hop
Glam eyeshadow – Tutti Belli
Peaceful eyes – Insol
Evelyn Eyebrows, Cotton Bra – Nuve
Hair Worn:
Glitch – Exile
Wearing:
Ariel Dress – Reside @ FAVWAY Event
Footwear :
Linara Heels v2 of the Pack – Breathe @ Lewd Station
Accessories:
Metal arm Cuff – Sigma
Hoops Forever Reboot – Dark Mouse
Queen of Drama Clutch – Tentacio
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Something magic this way comes
I am really into this dance movie vibe. The items at the upcoming Favway have really guided that along. The Project 001 pack of Speaker and Lighting had me feeling like I had just stepped on a music video set, or was at least organising the talent, that is a good reason for a headset, maybe I should have worn a clipboard also. The location which is also a Favway exclusive item is the Concrete Silence backdrop, and I wonder what they would call a build, because this is enormous, and so many areas to it, if someone turns this into a store/club/home I will not be shocked. I especially loved the open ceiling sections allowing the light to shine in even if in this case moonlight, and the stairs made me just need to set my picture up that way, so you could see them.
I told you I was going to wear the Orphic bodysuit with something else, and I found the perfect pants for me to wear with it. The bodysuit is a gorgeous fit and I love the natural looking folds, it fit these pants from Addams, that I usually just wear in the one colour, but they have these sporty stripes down the side that today I went with the combination. I love that they have sweatpants stripes on tailored dress pants, kind of a low key tuxedo look. The bare arms tank style of the bodysuit, gave me a chance to wear my gloves by Lunar, love these, got the fatpack, and the frills can turn off, or you can change the colour of them also. That gives you a whole lot of options of use.
This great hair by Faga for Truth Collective, definitely contributes to my music dance video feeling, as do these great chunky platform boots by Cult, honestly, I could have danced all night looking this cool, and you can too. Maybe I could be working behind the scenes on the next Kpop Demon Hunters set, with this stunning necklace by Sigma that will also be at Favway, I can totally draw on some powers of the moon and fight some super villains while the others sing. It is so beautifully detailed and the PBR Materials capture the light so well, it truly feels special. You only have a few more hours until Favway opens 1st October at 6PM SLT. Do not forget to join the Favway Event Group so you can get information early.
Be sure to also look into the newly launched during this event FLIPSL . Anyone interested in advertising their events and destinations can explore the options available.
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Important: Hearts & 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. I often alter poses in world to get the desired result, but always credit the base pose used
Poses & Props
Noza Poses – TSUKI @ Favway October 2026
Project 001 – Rivet @ Favway October 2026
Concrete Silence – Zeroichi @ Favway October 2026
Body Parts
Body :
Reborn – EBody
Head:
Milena Head – Akeruka
Appliers:
Nail appliers – Flair
Skin Worn:
Martha Skin – MIDORI
Ipanema Body Skin – Velour
Dark Desire Lipstick & Eyeshadow – Tutti Belli
Head and Body BOM Layers:
Mel Hairbase – Martyr
Peaceful eyes – Insol
Evelyn Eyebrows – Nuve
High Waist Fishnets – Miwas Mainstore
Hair Worn:
Allure Hair – Truth Collective – FAGA Hair @ TRUTH Mainstore
Wearing:
Hailey Bodysuit – Orphic Mainstore – @ Favway Event (Oct 2026)
Iseo Pants – Addams Clothing Mainstore
Boos Gloves – Lunar Mainstore
Footwear :
Aadhya Boots – Cult Mainstore
Accessories:
Lilia Necklace – Sigma Mainstore @ Favway Event (Oct 2026)
Hoops Forever Reboot – Dark Mouse
SA Headphone – SOLE
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FavWay is COMING! October 1st 2026 – NOW OPEN
I am super excited about this new shopping experience FAVWAY (Opens 6pm SLT 1st October 2026), from the build, to the creators participating – full disclosure Flair was invited to participate in this event, we are in the first round and already excited and looking forward to the next. The owners of Orphic and Kotto are the creators behind this event, with the owner of Chipsy as their Manager (she is an absolute pleasure to interact with) and honestly while all three are rather newish to Second Life as creators of these brands, what they have managed to achieve in such a short time is marvelous and why Second Life will have a proper resurgence in my opinion, because new creatives are going to keep people interested, and wherever these three came from, I for one want to see more of it.
The build is amazing, the booths themselves and the easy to navigate style of it all, is just making me very happy. If I can do it in a loop I am a very content shopper. The arrival area gives you options, you can go forward to through the sponsors area, and then at the end go right or left for Fashion and Home/Decor (Flair is in the Home/Decor Side (just saying). Either direction you choose will land you in the other end of the other, so as I said, one loop around the outside and you are good to go. Or you can choose a direction at the start, so if the middle sponsor area is a bit overcrowded, you can go left or right, it is very well thought out. I got my steps in this week walking around and around many times, just because I could, and because it was fun, the build while empty during set up just feels lively.
On top of the event itself, you have the launch of a new advertising system called FLIPSL which we got a teaser of earlier in the week and wowza, this is a huge undertaking, and just a great level to give to an event. It is looking to change the approach events have to showcasing their items, inbuilt links/slurls directly to the items as well as feature content, that essentially makes the magazine layout really intriguing and just something exciting visually. It definitely makes you want to level up your branding approach. As the website explains this is going to not only cover events, but also destinations and potentially other things as they come up. So for those that advertise, this is something to look into as far as how far those lindens will go for you and how seen the creators that participate in your event will feel knowing you are providing this kind of content as part of the package.
Now onto some goodies. Some items will be at Favway, and some not, I wanted to do a bit of a mix, as you know I like to show things that will work with other things when possible. If you are GenX like me, or if you just love your 80’s 90’s and lets be honest ANY DANCE MOVIE EVER….then you will feel what I was doing here with this look. This is me feeling my Electric Boogaloo joy. Honestly it took all my self control not to whip up a piece of flattened cardboard and spin, just because in Second Life I would not end up with broken limbs – I guess that depends on the pose.
The pants, and we do know I love pants, are by Orphic and are part of their Favway release, so is this adorable little backpack, how cute is that and it is rigged and fit like a dream over my clothing, it fits all the necessities I need to bust a move – I am really leaning into this being my Dance movie moment. The pants and the detailing are two separate parts, so texture wise you have a lot of options and I was so feeling my camo life this week. The set has a bodysuit, but the bodysuit in the lower area was a bit narrower than I usually wear, and I cannot imagine how that would work if worming along the floor – I have no idea if that is the name of that move, but it sure seems like it should be, ok I had to look it up, it is in fact The Worm. So as I said, the bodysuit, that I cannot wait to wear with something else, is gorgeous but narrow, so I went looking for something that worked, because it has to work under the clothing, and this bodysuit by Cynful, was perfect, not only did it fit, but it was the perfect look for that 80’s dancer vibe, and again it fit perfectly. It is a bit underbust revealing, but a bustier type bra – that I always wear by Nuve – worked perfectly.
Another item from Favway is this adorable polaroid camera accessory by Chipsy. It has a range of colours included, and it animates, when you take a picture, it comes out and you wave it about while it dries, it is so cute, and as shown you can edit it to put your own picture on it, so while I was taking pics of Favway I stopped for a moment, because a certain little chimp wanted some attention too. He is Dover and he is adorable.
I am almost equally smitten by this hair by Lamb that is at the current (Sept/Oct 2026) round of Collabor88. It is so flicky, and so bangalicious – I do love to just make up words. Exciting news on the Lamb front is that she has redone her textures, and while I am a fan of her hair textures as they were, these are beautiful, and when a hair creator takes the time to do a whole new batch of textures, that usually means there is more hair to come, because they get just as excited to use them, so I am very happy to see them. Also I am loving this set of Juicy Gloss Lipsticks by Adore & Abhor that are at this years Rock your Rack with 50% of all purchases going to the charity, so make sure you run on over, because they are divine.
Have I mentioned I am excited for October 1st and the Favway event opening up? I am, and I hope you enjoy it too, seeing a whole event with a new mix of content is always fun. As it is not open until the 1st I am not slurling for it, but you can join their Favway Event Group inworld by copying the link and pasting in Second Life, it is free to join.
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Important: Hearts & 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. I often alter poses in world to get the desired result, but always credit the base pose used
Poses & Props
Noza Poses – TSUKI @ Favway October 2026
Body Parts
Body :
Reborn – EBody
Head:
Milena Head – Akeruka
Appliers:
Nail appliers – Flair
Skin Worn:
Martha Skin – MIDORI
Ipanema Body Skin – Velour
Drop Dead Eyeshadow – Tutti Belli
Head and Body BOM Layers:
Peaceful eyes – Insol
Evelyn Eyebrows, Cotton Bra – Nuve
Juicy Gloss Lipstick – Adore & Abhor Mainstore @ Rock your Rack
Hair Worn:
Aurora Hair – Lamb Mainstore @ Collabor88 Event (Sept/Oct 2026)
Wearing:
Hailey Pants – Orphic Mainstore – @ Favway Event (Oct 2026)
Call me Bodysuit – Cynful Mainstore
Footwear :
Seon Slides – Flair
Accessories:
Say Chipsy Camera – Chipsy Mainstore – @ Favway Event (Oct 2026)
Hailey Micro Backpack – Orphic Mainstore – @ Favway Event (Oct 2026)
Camden Headband – Flair @ Oulbury Event
Chimpanzee Baby (Animesh) – Rezz Room
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Legna Day
I have been having some wonderful customer service experiences lately, as the customer, which always makes me happy. Having done that role for nearly 2 decades in Second Life, it often hits differently, and if it is not a good one, it floors me, because it becomes more about the interaction than anything to do with the product. Honestly, there just isn’t a reason for bad customer service in Second Life, we are a huge world, tens of thousands of people, but we are very much a small-town cottage industry. Every step you take, every move you make, someone is watching, taking note, and letting everyone they know know.
So this is me, letting you know know. The brand is Legna, and I played their gacha at the current round of The Fifty. I played once, got a great common, played a second time, got the Rare – I have magic Rare powers, trust me – and played one more time, just because I wanted to, and was happy. Unpacked it all, and was trying on the various options, this gacha is incredible, it is a Handbag Gacha, but not only do you get the bag in the colour won, you get the bag with 4 different holds for both left and right, it is wild, all included for one low gacha price…so I was playing around with the poses, deciding that one of them just had to feature in my next post, they are so awesome, as bags, and then realised that old ‘1’ after the name of something, meaning that the same item has been added to the contents when packing it twice. So I looked closer and realised that one of the holds was two lefts, I checked, as I often do to make sure, that it was not just a naming issue, like typing left on the right and it really being a right, but no, it was two of the same, so I contacted the creator and let her know the issue, and she got back to me in a few hours – remember I live in the future, so that is often going to be the case that there is some wait time, that and people have lives outside of Second Life, shocking I know.
Just to be clear, there is so much in this pack, that one missing hold did not matter at all to me, the reason for the contact is that it is important that we let stores know when something is not as it is meant to be, so that they have the opportunity to fix it, not just for us, but for everyone, and also so that their item is just not wrong going forward forever. So she did, she fixed it, she sent me the parts I was missing, she interacted with kind words and a bit of a share about how important it is to her that her customers are happy…and then logging in today, after I had already shot these pics and so on, she had sent out a redelivery through her vendor system to all customers that purchased the items, so that they had the right items, this is a huge thing especially for Gacha items, to care more about the customer than the fact that technically everyone got everything twice.
So that and the fact that the other day I was chatting to Mel about ‘Leg Day’ and giggled about that the whole time I was shooting my pics for this post, everything else that came about from that, just made it the perfect title for the post. Legna Day has earned its spot in my calendar. Also aside from all of that, have I mentioned how awesome the bags are, they are so cute and fierce at the same time, love that.
The white version of the bag lead me to being all white for this look, which is not usually a thing I do, or haven’t done in a fair while. The top is the top of the Peaches set by The Kiwi Co. when I did the shorts from that set, I knew it was going to be a separate look with the top, and this was perfect, that right amount of girly. So then to offset that, I went with some leather pants with inbuilt feet covering by Ison, that are made to fit into shoes made for the feet shape that were an easy match up with the NCore shoes, the strappyness of them a great contrast, which I love, so it is like leather stockings and any shoe you choose to finish the look.
This cool little choker that was a gift at THE BASH – FLF Birthday Bash, that I just want to keep calling The Bash, as I mentioned in my last post. It is so delicate and has a texture change hud with lots of options, by NaaNaa’s. Also adding this adorable little nose chain of pearls by Swan, I was heavily leaning into all my white options here. That left me with the hair, and this style by Wasabi for TRUTH Collective is an easy choice, the hardest part was deciding what colour, do I go full white, do I go a contrast colour, I could have just gone black, but I wanted a little something, so I went with the Silvery roots look that way I just look like I started Black and gave myself a whitewash. i love the straightness of the style until the perfect swoop at the bottom, it is perfect, and to add to its perfection, the lovely daisy barrette by Sparkle Skye…now I just have to work out where to go looking this fabulous.
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Important: Hearts & 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. I often alter poses in world to get the desired result, but always credit the base pose used
Poses & Props
Body Parts
Body :
Reborn – EBody
Head:
Milena Head – Akeruka
Appliers:
Nail appliers – Flair
Skin Worn:
Felicia– Glam Affair
Ipanema Body Skin – Velour
Head and Body BOM Layers:
Peaceful eyes – Insol
Lip Scar Elena – She Said Destroy
Evelyn Eyebrows, Cherry Underwear set – Nuve
Mel Hairbase – Martyr
Hair Worn:
Offline – Wasabi TRUTH Collective
Wearing:
Peaches Top – The Kiwi Co.
Vibia Leather Leggings – Ison
Footwear :
Marta Heels – N-Core
Accessories:
Iconic by Mistake bag (Gacha #8) – Legna @ The Fifty
Daisy Barrette – Sparkle Skye
Eliot Choker – NaaNaa’s (Gift @ FLF Birthday Bash )
Hoops Forever Reboot – Dark Mouse
My Pearl Nose – Swan
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Forget me Knot
I enjoy good word play, a great pun is something delightful. Pairing up the Opalite set and all its lovely bows, with the Elena hair and its adorable bow back cap, had me enjoying the girly of it all, while still having that streetwear edge. I had fun with my picture because I felt like with all these bows to remind me of something, apparently I forgot my keys. I had to create this outside doorway scene because of the lovely suncatcher by Sparke Skye that is still available at the FLF Birthday Bash that I mentioned in a previous post. There are four different colour themes and it spins slowly from the virtual breeze and twinkles, it is just a beautiful expression of stained glass design and I know that the creator herself actually has a passion for this craft in RL, so it is always nice to see those things overlap.
Speaking of overlap, you will not see that with this set, the team at The Kiwi Co. set up their set to include a jeans tucked version of the bodysuit, which makes for a great ability to wear them without concern of clipping. The jeans also have enough give that you will probably get a great result with other bodysuits you may have, which just makes it a must have combination, that and the fact that you can also hide and show the bows, so they have more versatility across looks, always a bonus.
Again speaking of versatility, the hair by Navy and Copper has so many options in the cap, it has strapped closure, or the bow, so pretty, with piercings at the brim or no piercings at all, metal options and it has leather or suede texture sets, and we all know I love hat/hair so this is a winner for sure.
Also at the FLF Birthday Bash was this skin by Glam Affair, that I purchased in both packs, because one never knows how one is going to feel season to season, we don’t all tan or pale out the same way all the time. Packs like these heavily discounted and coming in all the tones is a great way to really see what your default you may end up being, or for that matter how many defaults you plan to have. You may really lean into the seasonal changes in skin tone, and this is an awesome way to test that. Sometimes we just choose one tone starting out and never move from it, in fear now more than ever of the cost associated with past purchases, but don’t limit yourself that way, bust out of that, because you may find out you are an Autumn and not a Spring after all – pretends to be one of those people at the makeup counter giving all the advice on highlights and your colour composite.
Another fun item I picked up at The Bash, I seriously just want to keep calling it that now…is the headphones by FACS, these are such a cute little item, and while they should be on my ears etc, the great part of Second Life is being able to just move things, make them work how you feel they work best for you, and I just liked the idea of pulling them down, wearing them around my neck and maybe the music is still playing and I can hear it that way, or maybe I turned them off to help me understand where on earth did I put my darn keys.
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Important: Hearts & 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. I often alter poses in world to get the desired result, but always credit the base pose used
Poses & Props
Mariposa Suncatcher – Sparkle Skye @ FLF Birthday Bash
March Group Gift 2021 Backdrop – Minimal
Body Parts
Body :
Reborn – EBody
Head:
Milena Head – Akeruka
Appliers:
Nail appliers – Flair
Skin Worn:
Manu Skin – Glam Affair @ FLF Birthday Bash
Ipanema Body Skin – Velour
Head and Body BOM Layers:
Peaceful eyes – Insol
Lip Scar Elena – She Said Destroy
Evelyn Eyebrows – Nuve
Mel Hairbase – Martyr
Hair Worn:
Elena Hair – Navy & Copper
Wearing:
Opalite Bodysuit & Jeans – The Kiwi Co.
Footwear :
Seon Slides – Flair
Accessories:
Hoops Forever Reboot – Dark Mouse
Notcha Headphones – FACS @ FLF Birthday Bash
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A believer
Years ago while shopping on Marketplace, my partner gifted me a bikini. I was excited, I unpacked it, I put it on and had an ‘oh no’ moment. Do not read this thinking there was anything wrong with the bikini, there was not, it was a perfectly created bikini, system layer, all the straps lined up, it was well made, well executed and so on, there was just one thing wrong with it…it had the Australian Flag on it. “But I thought you were Australian” I hear you thinking to yourself, yes, yes I am, but as you may have noticed, Australians are a different kettle of fish, or perhaps it is just me, but I do not think so. You see, this Australian does not Australia represent in that way, give me a Union Jack bikini, and I am living my best Ginger Spice cameo in Flushed Away pants wearing life – seriously I watched the movie and got a union jack texture and made pants using system pants layers immediately and ran around while Mel laughed at me. Ok rambling as I do, it just is not the normal I tried to explain to him, for Australians to wear Australiana as we call it, it is a souvenir and that is for tourists or as gifts to family overseas. We would send an Australian bikini to someone, but wearing one is not the normal, especially not a sexy one. Where as in the U.S wearing the flag on anything and everything is the norm, it just hits different down here, usually if you see someone in Australiana stuff, it was a gift from a traveling relative, someone decided to go to somewhere else here and buy you a souvenir of their trip, but it is Australian, and you are Australian and you are in Australia…which made me realise, we would possibly wear Australiana stuff outside of Australia just to represent or be brats, or both. He thought I was odd, he had many questions, but yes, it is just what it is and everyone I know feels the same way, sometimes guys are different, but again, it comes down to gifts, someone gave you a flag tshirt, and your other shirts are in the wash and you are only going out on the boat, so yeah throw it on I guess…or you won it with a meat platter at the R.S.L and yes, again, things happen (someone is going to tell me this is not the case, but in my own experiences it is, as a consumer and a retailer so nerrrrr, and if you come at me on this I AM DOBBING).
So when I saw that Believe had this set of Koala stuff recently, at first glance I was like, oh lordy, how did that end up a thing, but then my eyes travelled around and I was OH EM GEE , and off I ran, to grab this set, for two parts of it only…the garter you see at the top of my leg and there is a branch holdable that is just as adorable. You see all bets are probably off when it comes to Koala’s and there was a time in the late 80’s when our souvenirs got a bit more cute, but it was a blip, but the little squeezable paws open so I can clip onto your pen, or cap or mirror Koala is something I think all of us have had at some point, it was definitely something we had as kids in the early 80’s often as prizes by teachers etc. He was cute, he was small and he was a koala, it was not so much about being a tourist, or representing it was just our little dude. So when I got the set, I could not help myself but chuckle at the idea that Mel would see it, stand there and remember and be like ‘ I thought we didn’t do that’ and then I would have to give him another chat about exceptions for cuteness…instead he didn’t see it, so I had to show him the pic and then explain what I thought, what I remembered and fill him in on how this was going to go down, and yet again he was probably thinking ‘ it is not easy being a banana’…which is also an Australian exception, because honestly, if the Big Banana had a bikini, I would have probably worn that – look it up.
The greyness of it all created the colour styling for the post, and I was definitely delighted that the garter fit perfectly with the top of the built in fishnet stockings of these Breathe boots. They come with lace or net options, and I just love that the laces down the sides are separately changeable so that I could add a splash of red. I love grey and red together, it is just so nice, grey is so versatile. Also being able to change the sole to red also made it pop. Then moving on to this dress, this dress and the fluffy sweater hoodie worn with are from Lunar and honestly the options are wild. I actually bought the whole set, which also has a long dress version, but options are that the dress has built in underwear and that colours separately from the dress and then you have opaque as worn for the dress and then a bunch of opacity options, as well as metal options for the tiny clips on the shoulder straps, then you have a trillion colours to choose from if you go for the whole pack, but also many colours to choose from if you just buy as singles. Definitely check her pack pricing though because she gives a huge discount on packs. The longer version of the dress even has an AO, again the included options are amazing, as well as the sweater as that comes included with the longer version.
Speaking of awesome the moment I saw this hair by Exile I just knew it was for me and going to my favourites tab. The combed back with height style of it all is just gorgeous, and fierce, the whole style is just attitude, and I was waiting until I had enough of that for the rest of the look before I put it on to showcase. I am wearing it with one of my favourite hairbases also, so the hairline differs slightly, but that is just because I have it on under all my hair usually. This style is so cool too, because it keeps everything off your face, and lets me show a skin I picked up from Tutti Belli, the fact that it is called Luna and I am wearing Lunar is just a fun bit of bloggers fate. Going back to some softer features, and with the great brows from Nuve, I am as stated feeling Fierce and also Fluffy at the same time. Adding a bit of glamour with the necklace by Yummy, this is an older piece, but still hits a home run for me, I love the bow tied ribbon back of it also, things like that that people rarely see, just bring me joy.
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Important: Hearts & 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
Body Parts
Body :
Reborn – EBody
Head:
Milena Head – Akeruka
Appliers:
Nail appliers – Flair
Skin Worn:
Luna Skin – Tutti Belli
Ipanema Body Skin – Velour
Head and Body BOM Layers:
Peaceful eyes – Insol
Lip Scar Elena – She Said Destroy
Sinner Liners, For You Eyeshadow (Gift) – Tutti Belli
Evelyn Eyebrows – Nuve
Mel Hairbase – Martyr
Lipstain Lipstick – AlaskaMetro
Hair Worn:
Solona – Exile
Wearing:
Milf Cardigan, Milf Short Dress – Lunar
Footwear :
Takira – Breathe @ Access– (Breathe Mainstore after event)
Accessories:
Crystal Ribbon Necklace – Yummy
Koala Garter (part of set 1828) – Believe
Hoops Forever Reboot – Dark Mouse
NRG Can – Flair
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Tracking
Did you know! that the Firestorm Viewer has a Money Tracker…it is part of the Avatar menu, down the bottom, second last section, and it keeps track of all funds you spend in a log in session. Even with the micro purchasing that many do over the weekends that stuff can add up fast, so if you are trying to stick to a budget this is a great way to do so, make sure you check mark the keep track while closed feature, that way if you forget to open it, it will still keep track for you.
I glanced at it last night while attending the Fifty Linden Friday (FLF) 17th Birthday bash, and no surprise it hit a large number by the end and rightly so, the items available are great, and while nothing I am showing today is from that, I did not want anyone to miss out on attending. Every booth there has a gift, and every item sold in single form or packs depending on the items are 50L a pop (not including some booths fatpacks but definitely reduced). I took a whirl through, easy to navigate, I just keep the stores on my left and keep going until I reach the start and then cross the road or in this case go upstairs and do it again in both directions. I actually spent the first section reclining on one of the pool side lounges, just because I could and it felt so fun to do so. The build is fantastic, I wanted to move in. It is very busy over there, but I went in the dead of night, yay timezones, for me it was late afternoon. If you have a premium account though, do not be concerned you should get priority TP’s, so just keep trying, or wait a few days.
I took todays look photos before I went, so the other things I got will happen in the future. Saudade is making items more frequently again, I am glad, when he creates it makes me happy, because he has been in and out of Second Life for a long time now, and watching that skillset grow over the years has been awesome. He is getting back into making hair, which is pretty much his roots (pun pun) in Second Life, and this hairstyle I read today was inspired by a friend, released and now re-released with better skills, better textures but with the same homage to his friend Kiara…still waiting on those Sasy Pants. Seriously have you seen his male linen pants, I love them so much, I keep asking him to make them for girls, I also love these rings that I got from there recently, giving you the option to hide or show the various options, they are just fun and quirky.
Speaking of for girls, this top by Fashionably Dead is so leaning in on my girly girlness and hard. I love the side bows, love the empire line of the bodice and, just adore that it has that older times styling with a modern twist, because it makes it wearable in so many ways. That paired up with the stunningly textured mini skirt from Boys to the Bone is just a delightful lunch with the girls look, in my opinion. I really liked pairing them up with these wedge heels by Breathe, they remind me of espadrilles, but with a more stylish less beachy vibe, but if you are lunching in a nice cafe by the beach, then all is fabulous.
VR Studio and HUD/Library – VR Foundry Marketplace
Important: Hearts & 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
Body Parts
Body :
Reborn – EBody
Head:
Milena Head – Akeruka
Appliers:
Nail appliers – Flair
Skin Worn:
Vedis Skin – Midori
Ipanema Body Skin – Velour
Head and Body BOM Layers:
Peaceful eyes – Insol Mainstore
Lip Scar Elena – She Said Destroy
Evelyn Eyebrows, Strapless Bra & Panties – Nuve
Hair Worn:
Kiria Hair – Saudade @ Access (Saudade Mainstore after event)
Wearing:
Sweet Whispers Top – Fashionably Dead
Bas Mini Skirt – Boys to the Bone
Footwear :
Janara Wedges – Breathe @ Uber – (Breathe Mainstore after event)
Accessories:
Haru Rings – Saudade Mainstore
Hoops Forever Reboot – Dark Mouse
Balmain Gemstone Headband – Flair
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Time is Fleeting
Everyone is feeling that things are just whizzing past right? it isn’t just me. That being said, I still do the oddest things, like instead of watching a show or movie, I open up Youtube Shorts and 2 hours will go past at what seems like a blink, but mathematically it means that I have just watched on average at least 300 shorts, based on the concept of not watching every single one to completion, and just skipping past some within seconds. That is way too much intake in two hours, and it is just horrible, but it is definitely addictive. A lot can be said for the less is more factor though, taking in a lot more information, in shorter bursts, there are times that some of these videos teach me something, I feel lucky to have seen it etc. Sometimes they are reminders of things you forget, especially when it comes to shorts on software, quick blender tips, short photoshop tutorials, things like that. Snippets that make you wonder why you pay 190+ dollars a year for a product that you barely use, and only use about 10% of it even when you do…sorry my subscription is due next month, I am a bit ragey at myself.
There are many discussions about waste, fast fashion is often thrown about, how stores waste perfectly good food and so on. There are definitely other huge wastes that we participate in, wasting time is just the one that seems to hit home more often, especially with Social Media…I spent years never really going near it, other than to post my blog posts and run, I enjoyed my time with my friends in world, in skype calls and I liked it like that, it also meant you could stay away from drama, as was often a daily thing in some of them. That has faded away in a huge way though in the past few years, so it hasn’t been so eeek, argh, run, and more oh I like what this person has to say, oh look at that, and the peppering of RL content in there, reels and the like, mean that I can also lose time and unfortunately focus by going to do something for a moment and realising I just spent an hour scrolling stuff. I feel that the constant scrolling, the constant short form content and the bits and pieces of way too much going on has broken my brain. That is why this graphic cami top by The Kiwi Co. resonated with me so much…that and the fact that it was one of the few that was not being naughty. I can just imagine how hilarious it was compiling the options, and making the HUD, absolutely tickled is my guess. So if you are in the mood for this kind of statement piece, you best get to hopping over to The Kiwi Co. because it is currently a weekend deal, so you want to get the goodies for a great price.
Also from The Kiwi Co. these boots are made for all sorts of things, not just walking…So many colour options and the special inlaid two tone option in black and beige had me very pleased. I had mentioned a few weeks ago, buying the Yui set by Orphic and how the shorts were a tad ‘oh my’ at the back, well I decided that if I was going all graphic, I may as well really be graphic, even if it was just on my own studio platform. They look so innocent from the front, and they really are not that bad, I am over exaggerating, but they did surprise me that first demo, they also have a great assortment of colours in the pack. Trying to keep my thoughts in check, I went with the Artist Tablet by Stoic, another thing in RL that I have spent way too much on over the years, I think my current tablet is my third, and the only time I ever use it is when fixing hair if there is some kind of alpha situation from lashes or something, honestly it is not easy being a banana – that is what Mel says to me when I say some of the things I say or do ‘ well it is not easy being a banana’ he is not wrong. Adding a bit of colour to the very black and white look of it all, this awesome ombre black to pastel pink texture option in the Truth hair Pillow was perfect, I love the lose waves of this style, and of course the behind the shoulders option, which allows me to show off the great country themed style of this necklace by Sigma.
VR Studio and HUD/Library – VR Foundry Marketplace
Important: Hearts & 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
Body Parts
Body :
Reborn – EBody
Head:
Milena Head – Akeruka
Appliers:
Nail appliers – Flair
Skin Worn:
Liliany Skin (Gacha) – Guapa
Ipanema Body Skin – Velour
Head and Body BOM Layers:
Peaceful eyes – Insol Mainstore
Lip Scar Elena – She Said Destroy
Evelyn Eyebrows, Strapless Bra & Panties – Nuve
Sinner liners – Tutti Belli
Hair Worn:
Pillow – TRUTH
Wearing:
Graphic Cropped Cami – The Kiwi Co.
Yui Shorts – Orphic
Footwear :
Jaime Set Boots – The Kiwi Co.
Accessories:
Thorn Ribbon Necklace – Sigma
Artist Tablet – Stoic
Hoops Forever Reboot – Dark Mouse
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Unique New You
One of my favourite things about Bakes on Mesh, and I have possibly said this in the past, is the ability to add a bit of uniquely you to your look, with some very easy steps. There are of course ways to do this with purchased items of course…chances are not everyone is going to stack 14 tattoos the exact same way you might do, You may wear brows that are not sold separately from one skin, with another, and the freckles of yet another to create your combination. It may be a mesh item that is kind of your trademark, even if everyone else at some point has worn it, you never leave home without it etc. I pick up bits and pieces of myself that way…I have the belly button area heart shaped if you look very very close, freckle I added a few years ago. Then I have my face freckles I made, also years old now. I found a scar in a skin pack by She Said Destroy in the past 6 months or so, and as soon as I put it on I found it not only seriously cool, but I was wearing my year long Bobby Trio pins that I rarely detach, so now I just tell people that the scar is from one of them slipping and cutting my lip. I find it hilarious that I have a hair related injury. Then the other day I made these face hearts, because why not. I am not sure they will be a forever thing, but at this time in SL history, I am the only person that has them…these ones I mean, because of course others may have face hearts, but these are mine, I made them, they are placed where I put them, and my freckles are mine and my belly button freckle is mine and while the bobby pins were a gift I had out at Hair Fair last year, I am probably the only one wearing them as much as I do. That is all it takes, in a world, where we buy the same skins, the same clothing and footwear, accessories and body types etc, we can be as unique as we want to be, with some very minor effort.
There are so many programs out there now that allow for free editing, Gimp being one very popular option, and getting the SL Uv’s and even the different body and head UVs has never been easier. Creativity is encouraged as much as possible, and if you are Premium Plus for instance, all your uploads are free, and if you are not Premium Plus, there is the Beta Grid to test on before you know that that is the final texture you want to work with, and you can upload it for one cost instead of all the FINAL, FINALFINAL, FINAL3, NEWFINAL, NEWNEWFINAL, version you may have tried first. Start off small, if this interests you to do, even if it is just a simple freckle on your back, adding some colour to your ears, or whatever floats your boat, now more than ever that itch to be a bit more your own creation is about and who knows, it could be that small step that leads to bigger creations.
Another thing about Second Life is that we have serious ‘Hive Mind’. While, I mention that no one is going to stack 14 tattoos the way you do, funnily enough it could actually happen. I also think that going in under the hood so to speak for all Residents of Second Life, is a good thing, at least once, at least one time, find the UV’s, find the software, and make something, even if it is to type a word and see how it lands on your skin, and so on, see what it takes to create something from scratch and not only do you get your unique twist, but you may have a better sense of how much effort went into the thing you bought recently. I did a post on making Alphas etc in the past HERE maybe that can help you along with making something of your own.
While it is fairly evident, in not only my blog posts but also my videos that I am not enjoying Summer right now, because in the whole other half of the world it is Winter right now, and it is cold. So today’s look is a bit of a weather change look, it might be sunny out, but a bit of a chill could hit, and so this works effortlessly. The Lofi hair by Lamb is fantastic, it has many texture options for the beanie, and an off option for a logo that I am not showing, but does appear on the beanie by default – love when you can turn that stuff off. Then you have the ability to turn the whole beanie off and just wear the hair, which is definitely more bang for your buck. I moved away from my usual black hair for this post, which is funny seeing as it is one of my often identifier parts that make up Sasy, often it comes up as Sasy and her black hair. This ombre look suited the beanie vibe well though, and the braided style. I also loved that it looked like I dyed my hair using the run off from a new pair of jeans – I cannot explain how I think, I just do. The top is also from Lamb, and it is so pretty and has that perfect stretched closed look that gives it a bit more something something, than just sitting there being pretty.
I needed that warm, even though even in the cold I wear short sleeves often, the armwarmers by Cynful were just perfect, they come from the Bisou Sweater dress set, I do enjoy when you get extras like that with an item of clothing, that you can then wear with many other things. There are so many different colour options available also, and PBR or regular Blinn Phong versions. Now moving down we have a somewhat recentish release by Fashionably Dead. These are the Sour Cherry Jeans, and they are torn and worn to perfection, with lace mesh panties that come with. Now full disclosure here, depending on your AO and how you stand or move about, these will clip at the front, as in the panties will push through the jeans, this is the way Second Life is sometimes as we know, so if you plan on spending the day/night dancing around, perhaps a set of Bakes on Mesh underwear under them may be preferable, but the lace ones are so cute and again you end up with a set of panties that you can use with other things. There is a matching corset that they go with, so it is a Lingerie set with an outerwear outfit combination. Going a bit street with my look, I wanted to add my very much loved oversized fishnets by Miwas, I love these, as you have seen them many times by now, but they just give something to the look that I want, and there is no denying it, even if not your taste, it is just how I like them, I also love fishnets under torn jeans.
Moving down further, this is where I get on my blah blah about shoes and feet and pants and stuff. So I love my Slink Feet, and I love the shoes I had when I wore them and them only, body etc…so when it comes to wearing footwear with more recent reborn purchases, I do not always have the footwear that will go with. So because these are pants, and because Reborn allows for hiding feet and toenails via the HUD not by a bom layer alpha – Thank you for that – I am able to wear my Slink feet instead and then wear whatever shoes I feel like wearing. So do not limit yourself if you have an abundance of inventory that is still usable in this way. Also I checked the shoes are still for purchase, so I am still crediting a product that is buyable, by those wearing the items they were made to fit. They are the TEEKS shoes by Reign and they are just a lovely slip on and come in a great colour range,l actually they come in their own colours as well as previous Blueberry colours, so that is just a whole lot of great colours to choose from. The rings by Sigma, also MOD also fantastic, allowed me to tint to match the yellow and I was feeling very warm, but also bring and full of sunshine at the same time.
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
Body Parts
Feet:
Deluxe Feet – Slink (only available through purchase of the Hourglass Body on Marketplace)
Body :
Reborn – EBody
Head:
Milena Head – Akeruka
Appliers:
Nail appliers – Flair
Skin Worn:
Dara – PumeC
Ipanema Body Skin – Velour
Head and Body BOM Layers:
Peaceful eyes – Insol Mainstore
Lip Scar Elena – She Said Destroy
Evelyn Eyebrows, Strapless Bra – Nuve
Sinner liners – Tutti Belli
High Waist Fishnets – Miwas
Hair Worn:
Lofi – Lamb
Wearing:
Peony Cardigan (Summers end set) – Lamb
Sour Cherry Jeans & Panties – Fashionably Dead
Bisou Sweater Dress Arm-warmers – Cynful
Footwear :
Teeks – Reign
Accessories:
Stone Inlay Rings – Sigma
Hoops Forever Reboot – Dark Mouse
Balmain Gemstone Headband – Flair
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What is in a name – Content edition
If this is your first time to a Sasy Talk, then a bit about me. I have always worked in Second Life, behind the scenes for dozens of brands over the years, some publicly, some privately…it depended on the work and how involved it was. So when I see a thing, I often communicate said thing – this means that I have been IM’ing stores about this, but to most of them these days, I am some random person, saying some stuff, so I thought that it may make more sense in this format. Work aside, it also means that I often look at and use my inventory in a high octane way. It is big, not as big as it would be if I actually unpacked things…but big none the less. I also have multiple bodies, I am not a body changer on the fly type of person, I just happen to have a few. But I only recently – the last year or so, changed from my Slink bodies to eBody Reborn. I go back to Slink often, but when I am out shopping these days, I am buying items that include eBody Reborn in them, I also tend to make sure that what I am buying has at least one other body I own included, that way I am covered if I change.
Coming from nearly a decade of one body, to another is tough, I empathise with all in that, but what some tend to not understand, is not only do you potentially feel out of sorts with your new look, you end up very disconnected from your inventory. I have over 400 thousand items in my inventory (I have deleted as much over the years, on the beta grid I have over 650K) and in the past, regardless of the day, the mood, the weather, I knew what I wanted to wear, who made it, what colours I had, and very often where to find it in my inventory. Even if I had not ‘put it away’. Now, because of that disconnect, I use the inventory search function to find something to wear. I buy things, but I am not as invested in them as I used to be, probably because I have not taken them to the posestand for a post as soon as purchased, like often was the case in the past. This means that I type in search…Reborn + Dress or Reborn + Top/Pants and sometimes Reborn + Pants + olive etc. All my Bom underwear is easy, that is in my favourite wearables. But right now, as I am learning what I like, what I love, what I need, that is how I am doing it. That is the main reason for this post.
The other day I did a video, and in the video I mentioned ‘do not change peoples logos’ it was a whole thing in my head, but my words in the video were milder. What has also always been a thing that creators do, is they play around with wording. Slink Hourglass ending up HG was due to the length of it more than anything, and while it was upsetting, you could search Hourglass or HG, but the Slink component was gone. I see the same with other things, Belleza ended up just being Freya or Isis and so on, but you learn and it makes sense. But knowing your body history is very very important also. Even though alas the brand identity is gone, most people will refer to bodies by the body name.
Newer creators and even newer residents to Second Life, do not always know that there were things before them. So for instance if you were to now just say Belleza in a product, which Belleza would you be referring to? The three bodies prior or the newer GenX bodies? Such is also the case for eBody Reborn. eBody had bodies before Reborn, and they may have more bodies in the future, who knows, but lately I see items that are saying the fit they include is eBody, and they do not say Reborn at all, but it is a new release, so chances are they mean Reborn right? But what happens 5 months from now, when it is further along in the store, and someone sees it fits eBody, and they own Reborn, do they just walk past it believing it to be old? That is one of the hazards of Second Life content. Age is not communicated. You can still see items in stores or on marketplace that still contain Sculpties, and some of you may not even know what a sculptie is, if you joined Second Life since November 2011 that may never have been your world, but it can mean that even now, you could buy something that is useless to you. To think that we have now had Mesh longer in Second Life than we didn’t is amazing.
So when you are creating for a particular type of body, it is important to list that body in the name of the item, not only because it is the right thing to do for someone to know it fits, but if you don’t, if you create some random way of communicating – eb-r , eBodyR, Reb, eBody, (r) < I have seen all of those – and there are more I am sure, then not only could a customer just not even try the items on, and potentially just assume it won’t fit them, but if they do try it, realise it does fit, it ends up never appearing in search in inventory, so then never gets worn, and while you may think ‘so what, the money was paid’ it means that the customer is not wearing it, not loving it, and not seeking out your brand in future for more purchases, you end up lost to them…you also miss out on the opportunity of someone else seeing them in it and wanting it, and tralalaling to your store to also buy it.
Now you may be thinking, “well “Sasy you could also search the eBody search term’, but that brings me back to the first point…there existed a previous eBody body (two if memory serves), so if I do search that, and I do, do not worry, it brings up loads of things that then don’t fit this one, because they were made for the previous one/s. All of these examples can be swapped out for other bodies too, as I said this is not just an eBody Reborn, situation, it is across most of the bodies, and not only if they have had previous types. I once saw it done by just the first letter, but not consistently, it was done with some brands being the brands first initial and some the body names first initial, and when I unpacked I thought that the folder was full of standard sizing, because there was an S and an L and and a B (it was the B that made me realise what was happening) again us older residents have a whole history of ways things are done.
I understand character limits, if your own store name is long, then the name of the item is long, and then if you sell by colour that is long, which also adds in the word fatpack also long, it becomes difficult. The ability to put it all out there is tough, I also know that often it is how people name stuff on their pc, and it is how it is uploaded, and it does not get changed – much like attach to right hand. I also know that because items predominantly are no mod, this means the end user also cannot change it to be the name they want. So perhaps if nothing else is possible, please throw in a notecard that has a title with the proper wording if impossible to put on the item, so that at least the notecard can come up when searching, and cause the end user to perhaps investigate further. Just to clarify, nothing worn in todays post was not doing it right, in fact Ison goes so far as to put eBody and Reborn in there, just in case, Harry has you covered! He is also having a sale for a few days currently, so get on over there and get your shop on.
Then pop over to The Vault event, they have a lot of fabulous accessories items for you to enjoy, the ones I am wearing in this post are so great. The Sunglasses are a kind of steampunk style, that have so many options of customising, they are gorgeous and while they are meant to protect my eyes, I could not resist perching them on my head. They really look great against the striking style of Lamb Hair I am wearing in today post, and anyone that knows me, knows that I am all about the behind the shoulders options of a style hud, this has that, but as it was such a lovely long style, I wanted you to see that with the over one shoulder option, it has either shoulder, behind back and both forward, with two bangs choices, and how cute is this pink. I actually started out red and black today, and ended up pink and grey, I love Second Life for fun changes like that. This journal also is just adorable, and has a whole lot of colour combos. I wish you could change the strap separately, but it is still a must have item IMO. It is really beautifully detailed with smaller books sewn into the leather and hand stitched, they pulled off that so well. How am I paying for it all you may ask, well with my plastic money of course, another fun item from The Vault and comes as hand holds or a mouth-able, if the other things are hold-ables, makes sense it would be a mouth-able right?
You can see more great Blogger looks for The Vault HERE and visit the event HERE.
Credits:
Equipment Used
VR Studio and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Marketplace
LeLutka Axis HUD Face – LeLutka
Poses & Props by :
!Bang Poses
Body Parts
Body :
Reborn – EBody
Head:
DollNose, BabyLips, RoundEyes, TriangleHead, Genus Morph – Genus
Nail Polish:
appliers – Flair – Marketplace
Skin Worn:
Emma – Nuve
Sienna Tone – Velour
Head and Body BOM Layers:
Emma Brows, Cotton Underwear – Nuve
Summer Blush – Izzie’s @ Summerfest 2024
BubbleGum Lipgloss – AlaskaMetro
Peaceful Eyes (Gift) – Insol
Mesh Worn:
Karma Cross Top, Yaretzi Dress Pants – ISON
Hair Worn:
Rosie – Lamb
Accessories:
Fury Sunglasses – Caprice @ The Vault 2024
Plastic Money – Dizzie @ The Vault 2024
Beach Journal – BackSTORY @ The Vault 2024
Hoops forever earrings reboot – Dark Mouse