FATEeyes are a new revolution of eye customization coming from Damien fate and will be hitting the grid tomorrow. FATEeyes are mesh and can be worn by avatars of any size because they are easily resizeable. They are customizable in 5 different areas: the iris, pupil, sclera, veins and shine effect. But, what I really love about these eyes are the pupils, they dilate at random intervals, just like real eyes. Each part of each eye can be separately tinted and textured, and you can create and save your own presets.
I went ahead and created a video that shows me playing around with the eyes a bit and going in depth into the hud, etc… I thought it would be fun to do since it’s impossible to capture the awesomeness of these eyes with just one image. So check out the video at this link and I’m also embedding it below: http://youtu.be/EEwpLouLZIA
The eyes are being released on Sunday, May 13th. So make sure to drop by and pick up a demo. Keep an eye on DamienFate.com for more details and release info.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there! <3
Or as I really wanted to call this post, “This Christmas – Give a Shit!” Hello; I’m the vampire Lord Winter Jefferson. The fabulous Barry Singe is allowing me to take over her blog (again) because… lets face it, she can be pretty slack at times. Can’t style herself either, takes second rate pictures and carries a whiff of curried mangos with her wherever she goes. I’ll admit to being somewhat fond of her, but only very occasionally and after a helluva lot to drink. This post does come out from both of us though, and it comes from some place pretty sincere. In Strawberry’s case it would be her heart but with me I’m not entirely sure as mine stopped beating a good 248 years ago. Self preservation perhaps; I like to maintain my food source in good working order.
This time of year… for most of us, we are so lucky. Sure everyone is doing it a lot harder, I won’t deny. But there’s usually enough to eat, we don’t have to boil our water before drinking it and we are mostly free to live our lives in a safe way. If you have the freedom to be online and read this post then you are doing relatively well. No one begrudges you this and it’s wonderful to see. We’d just like to invite you to take one extra step outside, as Second Lifers have proven themselves to be such a generous community on both local and global levels in this quite frankly crappiest of years.
What we would love is to open up comments to things that you do for others, share and provide inspiration for small acts that can provide cheer where it is least expected – and most needed. As an example, I give my family chickens in a card each year. It’s kind of hard stuffing them in and neither of us seems to enjoy the experience much, but I saw it as an idea on the Oxfam site and I didn’t really bother reading it closely so I just put my own spin on it… no, really. What happens is you buy the card, and the cost goes towards giving a family in places like Laos a brood of chickens. You can give a friend crabs (or as I call it “every other Friday night”) and you genuinely can give a shit. I personally recommend sending this one to your boss.
There are lots more ways that can be used to add some extra sparkle. That lonely old widow on the end of your street? Invite him around for some festive nog. That really ugly patch of weeds at the park? Pull an eco ninja and plant some flower seeds there so that everyone gets a Spring surprise. Leave a comment on the blog of someone you do not know. Throw in toll fare for the car behind you. Babysit for your harried friend. Write a letter instead of a text. Compliment a stranger on their style. Pat that strange cat winding its way around your ankles. Create little origami animals and leave them on park benches to delight small children. Reassure Berry that she doesn’t smell like rotten mangos… which means totally lie through your fangs.
I know that we don’t all believe in the same things. It doesn’t matter, beauty is non denominational. Share with us what you do to make this season special. That’s the first step right there.
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” Plato.
What Berry Is Wearing and She Obviously Took This Picture Too And Was Quite Upset That I Didn’t Let Her Get An Ass Shot Into This Post:
Skin: Glam Affair Linn by Aida Ewing
Hair: Elikatira Early Black by Elikapeka Tiramisu
Boots: Slink Tall Leather Thigh Boots Curvy Red by Siddean Munro
Outfit: B@R Rolled Up Santa Girl Red by June Dion
What Winter Is Wearing:
Lap Warmer: Strawberry Singh by… well presumably Mr and Mrs Singh
Hair: LeLutKa Olja in Arctic by Thora Charron
Antlers: Illusions Florissinae by Siyu Sien
Skin: Tableau Vivant Vincent in January by M4r1lyn Magic
Eyes: Fashism in Pale Silver by Ikon Innovia
Chair + Pose: {.:exposeur:.} Cozy Santa Chair by RubyStarlight Writer
I am happy and delighted to start up my male fashion posts again and boy do I have a bunch of fantastic men lined up to shoot. Today I got to drool over Mr. Bronson Twine.
I remember the first time I interacted with Mr. Twine, he was plurking the words to “The Loco-Motion” and of course I couldn’t stop myself and joined in. But the lyrics to awesome girly pop songs is not the only thing Mr. Twine knows well, he also knows how to create one of the most stylish avatars on the grid. If you’ve never had the pleasure of reading his blog, don’t wait another second and check out (ir)regular guy.
While I was snapping his pictures, I of course could not resist asking him a bunch of questions and admittedly flirting a little. :P
Strawberry Singh: ok so first question is…where have you been all my life? joking (not really)
Bronson Twine: hahaha.
Strawberry Singh: What else do you do in sl? Other than blogging and looking handsome.
Bronson Twine: Very little, really. For quite a while SL has been about blogging and photography for me.
Strawberry Singh: Are you as stylish in your RL as you are in SL?
Bronson Twine: Probably not. I get to wear stuff in SL that I would in RL if I had the money and confidence. In RL I’m pretty much a t-shirt and jeans kinda guy. And I usually am here too.
Strawberry Singh: Is there anything that inspires you to create your looks? Or does it just come to you?
Bronson Twine: Inspiration can come from all sorts of places. Often I can pick op a piece and build an outfit around that. But music is also a major inspiration and I’ll sometimes build a look based on a particular musical style or genre. But mainly it’s whatever pops into my head when I start pulling a look together. Which is always a good thing….
Strawberry Singh: What do you love about SL the most?
Bronson Twine: The people. The creativity. The freedom to look and be whatever you want to on that particular day.
Strawberry Singh: So the next question is for all the girls…are you single? :P
Bronson Twine: Yes. Yes, I am. By choice, though.
Strawberry Singh: Is locomotion your most favorite song ever?
Bronson Twine: It comes pretty close. More songs should have dances that go with them. Closer by Nine Inch Nails is also a favourite. It’s a tender love song. Strawberry Singh: you know I am gonna write that in the post that you said locomotion is pretty close to your fav song ever
Bronson Twine: I guessed you might. But everybodies doing a brand new dance now….
Strawberry Singh: LOL, so what’s your biggest pet peeve in SL?
Bronson Twine: People who stand at landing points and then yell at you when you land on them is a peeve. Then theres always the eternal issue of bling…
Strawberry Singh: I knew I shouldda busted out my bling shoes today
Bronson Twine: I’m sure you look wonderful in them. Strawberry Singh: You are quite the charmer.
Bronson Twine: Full of shit, some people might say. But I try to be the nicest person I can be. Strawberry Singh: Well I think you are very nice.
Bronson Twine: thank you. I think the same about you. Strawberry Singh: oh so then you will partner me?
Bronson Twine: Possibly…. Strawberry Singh: lol, could be fun
Bronson Twine plays hard to get. Strawberry Singh: hahahaha, you know if you reject me I have skittles as a back up
Bronson Twine: We all have Skittles as a back up. Strawberry Singh: LOL that is SO going in the post
Bronson Twine: Shes going to kill me…bless her pink, fluffy cotton socks.
and this is where I’m gonna end my post so I can watch the lovely Magenta DeVinna (AKA Skittles) kill him. :) My work here is done!
Thank you Bronson for taking the time to pose for me. Your work is inspiring, it was a pleasure meeting and talking to you. <3
This is what Mr. Twine is wearing:
Jeans: [NSD] 25Jeans – Dark Blue
Shirt: Schadenfreude White Oxford, full messy tails
Coat: ::[ Mr.Poet ]::Peacoat_Black/Jacket
T-Shirt: AITUI – Decollete – Driftwood
Facial Hair: NANUK birk beard brown with sideburns
Freckles: L.Fauna EXTRA FRECKLES [Pale]
Facial Hair: the body co. Hunter (01 Fair) – facial hair – scruffy
Hair: >TRUTH< Liam Streaked – walnut
Badges: Modified from =Black Kettle= Vest (Worn Union Jack)
Boots: DECO – Engineering Boot – Worn
Necklace: KOSH- THE KEY NECKLACE chest -male-
Glasses: Reek – Augie Glasses
Skin: the body co. Hunter (01 Fair) – brown brows
Eyes: [LeLutka]-Ellis-Cloud/S
For the September 2011 issue of Avenue Magazine I thought I would cover some of my favorite accessories for the vignettes column. There are so many content creators whose accessories and jewels I absolutely adore, it was hard to pick just a few. But I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. You’ll find all my style credits from pages 48 to 55.
This is just in time for the last day of the 2011 Jewelry Fair. You’ll find all of your favorite jewelers under one roof so don’t delay and take the slurls now before it all ends.
I also wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who wished me a happy birthday, sent me amazing presents inworld and played with my pixels. I was blown away by all the amazing pictures you guys did of me, I wish I could steal your talent! You guys should really check out the pileups, you’ll find a lot of them in the links below:
I am participating in Linden Lab®’s Fashion Event today in the SL™ Community Forums, please read and participate if you can, I will love you forever and ever! <3
I will probably add more discussions later today so keep checking out the fashion forum and participate in some of the other discussions that the other participants have started. There are some great topics in there.
Please feel free to IM, email or leave a comment in my blog post or on the forums if you have any questions or topics that you would like me to discuss!
When I was deciding what to write for my post, I thought this topic would be perfect. I created the Ethnicity in SL flickr group back in 2008 and it’s still going pretty strong. I would love for you to join it and add your images. I also have an Ethnicity in SL category on my blog as well.
All of my style credits can be found in my blog post on the SL Community forums today. I am honored and totally excited about having the opportunity to do this. Please take a moment to pop over to read and participate if you can!
Finally, I just wanted to give a big thank you to the folks at Linden Lab for this event. I think it’s great that they are reaching out to the community in this way. I follow them on Facebook and Twitter as well and it’s so fantastic to see them sharing pictures, posts and thoughts from different members of the community. Thank you for noticing, promoting and supporting us! <3
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