There was much debate over which picture I should use for this blog post over on plurk. My friend Ms. Dove Swanson was hating on this pose (that she made 5 years ago) and trying to get me to use a different one. She said it looks like a zombie was choking me out. I’m not sure if I should be offended or get turned on by that, but in any case, I settled on this one because well…I liked it!
The mesh owl bracelet will be available for only L$50 for Fifty Linden Friday in just a few more hours. You can check out Erratic’s flickr for all the colors. If you’re wondering what else will be available for FLF this week, keep an eye on Elysium’s pinterest. She’s been doing a great job of pinning all of the events and has a separate board for Fifty Linden Friday.
Credits:
Skin: Glance Skins – Anais – December – Black Brows by Ava Grau
Eyes: Mayfly – Deep Sky Mesh Eye (Desert Dawn, w4) by Arkesh Baral
*Mesh Eyeliner: -Glam Affair- Couture Eyeliner no.03 by Aida Ewing
Hair+Hairbase: booN KBO906 hair black & booN center part A hairbase black by boo Nakamura
*Mesh Hands:Slink Mesh Hand Casual by Siddean Munro
*Earrings: LaGyo_Wishbone earring silver by Gyorgyna Larnia
*Bracelet: erratic / owl bracelet / silver by Erratic Rain
*Pose: Long Awkward Pose by Dove Swanson (no longer available)
The day we’ve all been patiently waiting for has finally arrived. Siddean Munro of SLink has released her Avatar Enhancement system. This is an update to the SLink mesh hands and mesh feet. So if you have previously purchased these, you just need to head down to the SLink mainstore and hit the redelivery terminal for your update. Once you’ve picked up the update, check out the customer support page to see which of your favorite skin designers have picked up a developers kit and have created a HUD with their own textures to match their skin lines.
I am wearing my Zoe skin from Tuli in petal tone. The red nails are from the nail pack created by Sachi Vixen of Adam n Eve. Sachi has also created some gorgeous pantyhose for the feet. I am excited to see what other fun accessories designers are going to create with this!
If you click on the raw shot links underneath both images, you’ll see that it matches so well, especially my hands. I just noticed a very slight seam on my right foot, which is only visible in certain lighting. It was very simple to use as well. I first wore my mesh hands and feet. Then I attached my Tuli HUD for my skin tone, pressed one button and voila, perfect match! What I love about Tuli’s is that she has also created the beautiful henna designs as an option, so I just had to bust out my Zaara nizam jewels to show off the pretty henna. I then attached the Adam n Eve nail hud and clicked one button and I got the gorgeous nail design. It’s really such a simple system!
It was just released a few hours ago so I’m hoping more skin designers will have their HUDs ready soon. Rumor has it that Aida Ewing of Glam Affair has a developers kit in her possession as well. I am anxiously waiting for Glam Affair to get in on the action! Skin designers, please check out the Developers Page and contact Siddean for the kit. We need you guys to do this for us, please. It makes life so much easier! :D Also, Check out Sasy’s post for more detailed information and pictures!
Thank you Siddean for doing such an awesome job, I am loving it! <3
Credits:
*Skin: [:Tuli:] Zoe / petal :: 06 by Tuli Asturias
*Feet: Slink Mesh Feet (Av) Flat S by Siddean Munro
*Hands: Slink Mesh Hands (av) Casual S by Siddean Munro
*Feet Appliers: [:Tuli:] Slink feet skin applier / pearl :: henna by Tuli Asturias
*Hands Appliers: [:Tuli:] Slink hands skin applier / petal :: henna by Tuli Asturias
*Nails Appliers: :Adam n Eve: Appliers for SLINK Hands Finger Nails Set 3 Rhine & Rose by Sachi Vixen
*Jewelry: Zaara Nizam Silver Set by Zaara Kohime
*Pose: aDORKable Poses: Elegant 3 by Adorkable Peapod
People are always asking me how I add the highlights and shadows on my pictures. Of course, a lot of that are my windlight settings. But I also play around a little bit in photoshop. I do some dodge and burn, which I used on my hair in this picture. Using curves on adjustment layers is another thing I do sometimes, but it’s really not that obvious. It’s a very minor adjustment that I think adds a little more depth to an image. I’m not sure how useful you’ll find this technique, but here it is anyways.
I just did this image for fun because I’ve been dying to use the Shakti Face Jewelry by Eshi Otawara so I’ve decided to submit this into the Glam Affair Amberly contest. If you haven’t heard about the contest, click on over and check out the awesome linden prizes. It’s always fun to enter a contest, it really motivates me to work a bit harder. I hope you guys enter it too!
ยป You can view all of my current tutorials on my tutorials page.
Credits:
*Skin: Glam Affair – Amberly – Africa 11 D by Aida Ewing
*Hair: /Wasabi Pills/ Giselle Mesh Hair – Chocolate by MissAllSunday Lemon (@ FaMESHed March)
*Eyelashes: Miamai_Catwalk Lashes_Glitter 01 by Monica Outlander
Eyes: Mayfly – Liquid Light Mesh Eye (Midnight Hazel) by Arkesh Baral
Eye + Face Jewels: Shakti Face Jewelry by Eshi Otawara
Are you ready for some fun and adventure? Global Domination is an event by the Hottie Cooterati team and it will be an extravagant adventure! It all starts tomorrow on Valentine’s day and will run through till the 28th of February. However, Global Domination is more than your standard shopping event or hunt, it is an interactive game experience, leading you through a series of challenging puzzles themed to various countries and cultures around the globe. Each puzzle will be challenging and once solved you will receive all sorts of prizes! Every person that plays and completes the 17 puzzles will receive the prizes.
I am not going to get into the details of the puzzles, but here is a short summary of what you need to do to play this game:
The first thing you do is purchase a Passport, which is a HUD. You will be given landmarks upon purchase of where you will start the puzzle. The passports are L$300 right now, but at midnight SLT tonight (Valentine’s Day) they will go up to L$400. So click on over to the Global Domination Passports page and see where you want to pick up your passport. The hat I’m wearing in the first image is available at Baiastice if you purchase your passport from there.
Once you have your passport and you take the landmark to the locations you will need to start looking for clues. These clues will help you solve the puzzles. With each puzzle you solve, you will get a stamp on your passport. You need 17 stamps to complete the game.
Once you have all 17 stamps, you will be given a SLurl to the prize center, where you can claim all the prizes from the participating creators. Click over to the Global Domination prizes page to see what you are playing for.
In addition to those prizes which everyone who finishes can claim, there are three grand prizes! So if you are one of the first three to finish, you will win one of the three grand prizes which are also listed at the bottom of the prize page.
If you do have further questions about this, I know the Hottie Cooterati team has been very helpful and have been answering questions on there social media networks such as plurk and facebook. So feel free to poke any of them if you guys get lost or confused.
Finally I couldn’t resist a closeup of the image below to show off my new ring which I just picked up today from Paper Couture. So gentlemen, if you’re still looking for that perfect Valentine’s present for her, it’s transferable and available on marketplace.
I also couldn’t resist making this image my iRez photo of the day today along with one of my favorite quotes. Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! <3
Credits:
1st and last pic:
*Skin: Glam Affair Ginny by Aida Ewing
*Hair: Truth Rashida by Truth Hawks
*Hat: Baiastice_Estella-hat by Sissy Pessoa (Global Domination Passport Gift)
*Top: [Decoy] Arcelia Blouse by Annette Voight (Global Domination Prize)
*Mesh Hands: Slink Mesh Hand Casual by Siddean Munro
Ring: Paper Couture: Gemstone Heart Ring by Cora Lu (Marketplace)
*Cell+Pose: Adorkable Poses by Adorkable Peapod
2nd pic:
*Skin: al vulo- Eleonor by Hlin Bluebird
*Hair: TRUTH Kenzie by Truth Hawks
*Dress: Indyra Originals Mesh: Daisha Gown: Blue Lily by Indyra Seigo Global Domination Prize
*Necklace: Indyra Originals: Adrift Necklace: Caribbean Blue by Indyra Seigo Global Domination Prize
Mic+Pose: *Naina Props {Vintage Mic Set2} by Naina Brune
*Stage: PILOT – Borovsky Stage by Kaz Nayar Global Domination Prize
3rd pic:
*Skin: al vulo- julia by Hlin Bluebird
*Hair: /Wasabi Pills/ Fay Mesh Hair by MissAllSunday Lemon (@ Fameshed February)
*Dress: Baiastice_Estella dress by Sissy Pessoa Global Domination Prize
*Shoes: Baiastice_Lira Pumps-red by Sissy Pessoa
*Pose: Diesel Works by Rogan Diesel
*Curtains: Rustica – Mesh Drape full set by Maxwell Graf
Last week Maxi Gossamar dropped one of her new mesh jewelry sets on me and said that she created an indian themed set for one of the Miss Virtual World contestants this year. I didn’t get a chance to try it on till just last night and I instantly fell in love with it. I really feel like royalty wearing this set. It’s available in white, red and black pearl versions with a gold metal. It’s already up on marketplace as well.
The jewelry and dress from Gizza were pretty heavy so I wanted to keep the skin simple. The skin is actually Tuli! Yes, Tuli Asturias has returned and her mainstore is on the cupcakes sim. She is currently still setting up her store but it is open and she has 4 skins available there. I am wearing Helena in powder tone.
A crop of the first image is also my iRez photo of the day today. I shared more about Jahanara in that post, so click over if you’re interested.
Credits:
*Skin: [:Tuli:] Helena / powder :: 01 by Tuli Asturias
Eyes: Mayfly – Deep Sky Mesh Eye (Desert Dawn, w4) by Arkesh Baral
Hair+Hairbase: booN gathered raised hairbase black & booN YNO421 hair black by boo Nakamura
*Dress: GizzA – Hankie Dress [Orient] Size S by Giz Seorn (For Limited Bazaar) (slurl to Limited Bazaar)
*Jewels: Maxi Gossamar Ananya set by Maxi Gossamar
*Mesh Hands: Slink Mesh Hands Casual by Siddean Munro
*Pose: Diesel Works by Rogan Diesel
