le masque diamant skin by Mesut Collins and Gia Pawpad
Friday I blogged as a brunette, earlier today I was a redhead and now I’m a blonde. I know I seem indecisive but I felt like having a little fun with my blogging. I’m going to play around with skin tones and hair colors more often, even though I have to admit I am totally liking this blonde on me. We’ll see how it goes. Feel free to yell at me and let me know you prefer me in my darker tones, I’m used to people saying that all the time. :P
The reason for this post is the new skin I’m wearing in the first picture above. ^^ It’s a brand new skin from Gia Pawpad of LoQ. She just put it in the store now. The name of the skin is Diamant and I’m wearing the pale tone. It comes with blond brows and tattoo layers for dark, black and red brows as well. Also has cleavage and pubic hair options. As you know I love to play in photoshop so I have photoshopped that pic a lot, for a raw shot of me in the skin you can check out this plurk and also remember to try on a demo before purchasing.
Glam Affair Amelie skin by Aida Ewing
Since this is my blonde post, I figured I’d also share another image I did earlier this week just for fun in a different hair and makeup. A few people immed me asking me for the credits of the image since I never blogged it so I figured I’d go ahead and just blog it.
I was also asked to show a before and after of the image. I always get two questions often: “How much do you photoshop your pictures?” and “What kind of computer do you have?” In all honesty, I really don’t photoshop my images all that much because I am no expert in photoshop at all. You can see from the image below that I don’t do much other than a bit of liquify, blur, brightness and sometimes cloning and dodge and burn.
Would you like to share a “before and after image” and reveal some of your photoshop secrets? I’m sure it’ll be a great learning experience for everyone. Feel free to blog, flickr, plurk, etc… and lemme know when you do! <3
Finally, I know it has nothing to do with this post but I wanted to plug in a new machinima I saw today and really love. It’s such a powerful film so I thought I would share it.
French machinimatographer SamLowry Hawks has created an interesting film about Second Life Avatars, check it out on youtube at this link: http://youtu.be/8denvleKQIs
Credits: First picture:
*Skin: ‘le masque‘ diamant – pale – pink lips by Mesut Collins & Gia Pawpad
*Hair: “LoQ Hair” RedWine – Golden Blonde by Gia Pawpad
*Necklace: [LWL] Terrarium Necklace (cactus) by Faint Paulse (MESH)
*Pose: Olive Juice by Isabellagrace Baroque
Second picture:
*Skin: Glam Affair Amelie by Aida Ewing
*Hair: Truth Barbara by Truth Hawks
Eyes: Mayfly – Deep Sky Mesh Eye (Deepening Spring, w4) by Arkesh Baral (MESH)
*Eyelashes: Miamai_Catwalk Lashes_Glitter 01 by Monica Outlander (MESH)
After skimming through my out-of-control inventory earlier this morning, I realized that this is the first League skin I have ever owned. I am totally shocked about that myself. Not sure why I didn’t get my hermit self there before but I’m really glad I did this time because this Jen skin is just outstanding. I’m so in love with it. It’s very rare that a skin has everything that I’m looking for. I especially love this tone on me. Check out all the details to Jen on Nena Janus’ flickr.
I’m probably going to get yelled at by Zaara for blogging this new lingerie set already, but I just couldn’t help it. Ever since she sent it to me a few days ago, I just didn’t want to take it off. It’s not set to release for at least another week though, sorry about that. The color combinations are amazing, I can’t wait for you guys to see them. There will be 6 color combos and I’m wearing the oreo. The name of the lingerie is Aksaka which means “sensual” in sanskrit and suits this style perfectly. Join the Zaara inworld group or subscribe to the Zaara blog to be the first to know when she releases.
Finally, I thought I would share this site, PicMonkey.com, because I find it so useful as well. If you want to do a quick edit on a pic or if you don’t have Photoshop or another photo editing program, I think you’ll find PicMonkey to be very helpful. The frames you see on these images were placed there using that site, it literally took me 2 minutes to do both images. They have lots of editing options and neat things to play with, so definitely check it out and have a little fun with your pictures!
Credits:
Skin: *League* Jen Dark Feline (Cleavage C) by Nena Janus
*Hair: Vanity Hair:The Walk – Brown by Tabata Jewell
Eyes: Mayfly – Deep Sky Mesh Eye (Deepening Spring, w4) by Arkesh Baral (MESH)
*Lingerie: Zaara Aksaka Oreo by Zaara Kohime (To be released next week)
*Shoes: NX-Nardcotix Zoe Platform Monochrome by Nardya Rousselot (MESH)
Nails: Candy Nail #P024 Magic of Witch Black by Peche Bury
Ring: Donna Flora VITO black ring by Squinternet Larnia
*Earrings: Intrigue Co. – Eiffel Tower earrings by Katharine McGinnis (Available at Collabor88)
*Bracelet: EarthStones Tumbled Stones Bracelet – Newsprint by Abraxxa Anatine (Available at Collabor88)
*Pose+Furniture+Decor: {what next} Marais Gossip Bench (Anouk) by Winter Thorn (MESH) (Available at Collabor88)
My apologies ahead of time because this post might be a bit picture heavy. I got my hands on this gorgeous new skin from PXL a few days ago and I have been having loads of fun snapping up pics in it. Kate has now been officially released and you can find it at the PXL mainstore. Check out the PXL blog for all the details on Kate and see pictures of the 6 tones it comes in. I’m wearing the dark tone in this post. For a raw shot of me wearing this skin, check out my plurk here.
The rest of the items I’m wearing are all mesh. I am so excited to be fully meshed out. Starting with my clothes, my tank is from coldlogic and my jeans are from Maitreya. These are two of my favorite shops for stylish mesh items at the moment.
My hair is from Discord Designs and I am so happy to see my most favorite braids are available in mesh now. There is more mesh goodness being released from Discord Designs, check out the flickr for pics.
The bag and shoes I have are also both mesh and both are exclusives at OGlam right now. Check out the OGlam blog for all the other details and exclusives.
The earrings I’m wearing are also mesh and are available at Aura. You will find many other gorgeous mesh items at Aura.
Finally, I am so totally loving these new poses from Diesel Works. They are named Colleen and they are just full of attitude!
I hope y’all have a wonderful Easter weekend. Happy shopping everyone! <3
Credits:
*Skin: [PXL] KATE DA NE DEB C1 by Hart Larrson
*Eyeliner: [PXL] KATE DA Cat Eyes (Tattoo) by Hart Larrson
*Eyes: [PXL] SOUL Eyes – Brown (S) by Hart Larrson
*Eyelashes: ::BeetleBones:: Mesh Lashes V.01 (Dollface black) by Suetabulous Yootz (MESH)
*Hair: -Discord Designs- Atlas (Brunette) by Kallisti Burns (MESH)
*Tank top: coldLogic top – lauren.peach (S) by coldlogic (MESH)
*Jeans: Maitreya Zipper-Skinny Jeans * M #2 by Onyx LeShelle (MESH)
*Shoes: NX-Nardcotix MANA Era Gator Peep Toe L Red by Nardya Rousselot (MESH) (Exclusively at OGlam Shopping)
*Bag: je suis… le printempts bag (l) by Julia Merosi (MESH) (Exclusively at OGlam Shopping)
Earrings: [Aura] Dia De Los Muertos – (Rust) by Tyr Rozenblum (MESH)
*Poses: Diesel Works – Colleen Female Poses by Rogan Diesel
Location: Milis Muirnin found on Koinup Places
Meet Leah. Leah is the latest release from Glam Affair and will be available in the store later today. She will come with soft freckles, in five skin tones with the tones ranging from light to dark. I am wearing the tan. Each tone also comes with 3 eyebrow options: red, dark and blond as well as matching hairbases. So don’t forget to check out Glam Affair later today to try on a demo.
It feels good to be doing nude shots again, it’s just the stress-release I needed. I was listening to one of my favorite bollywood songs while I was working on this. I love the poetry in this song. Sometimes I wish y’all understood Urdu. :P
Credits:
*Skin: Glam Affair Leah by Aida Ewing (To be released March 20th)
*Hair: Truth Parisa by Truth Hawks (MESH)
*Pose: GEEZ editorial poses 034 by Grazia Horwitz
I think out of all the skins on the grid, Dutch Touch is the one I’ve worn the most. Every new skin line always seemed to suit me and fit my shape like a glove. This is the newest release from Iki Ikarus who has made a tremendous comeback. I am really happy to have her back and see her doing what she loves, once again.
The newest mesh hair releases from Truth have literally made my jaw drop. Mr. Hawks has re-ignited my love affair with long, luxurious hair. You can grab demos to all his hair on the marketplace.
It had been a while since I had the opportunity to take a nude photo, it was just the stress-relief I needed. Real life has been keeping me quite busy, but I hope to make some time for two tutorials that people have requested this coming week, so talk to you guys soon. <3
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