My Black Friday Finds

Okay – I have decided to show you guys some of the stuff that I have been getting for these Black Friday sales. Shopping is definitely therapeutic. With the exception of Blueberry, it was nice just teleporting from store to store and then walking/camming around to try on and buy items. Second Life residents get all the craziness of Black Friday every time we try to get into a new event round…sometimes I wonder why do we do this to ourselves.

I spoke with one of my cousins in RL and she said that she didn’t feel the need to shop just because it was Black Friday. She has everything she needs, and doesn’t need a lot of stuff. Bath & Body Works had some sales prior to Thanksgiving, so I bought some lotions and hand soaps. Could I had lived without them? Sure. But since I look at their items throughout the year and wonder how a certain scent smells or not willing to pay $15 for an item, then Black Friday (and similar sales) would be the perfect time to get them. The same applies for Second Life. And store owners, take note: If it wasn’t for being able to look at a store’s Flickr stream to see what what they have, I wouldn’t had bought as much stuff.

Subway Struttin’

Styling Credits

Creative Forum @ Indie Teepee with Trouble Dethly and Delicate Flower

Hey guys! I have 2 topics of interest today. First, I wanted to share with you all my new profile picture! I normally change it once a season, but I hadn’t changed my last photo since October. So, here it is!

Hair: =DeLa* “Sahara” Browns  (@ Uber)
Skin: –Glam Affair – Luna skin – Jamaica
Makeup: [mock] Bonjour Matte Lipstick [Turkish Rose]
[mock] Glitter Pop Eshadow in Jeweled Lake
Jewelry: Chop Zuey: The Dirty Shepherdess Necklace 
Earthstones: EarthStones The Diamond Stud – Pear/Gold
Top (also got the pants but not seen): Hucci Yebil Top – Midnight (@ Uber)

 

The second (and much longer) topic I would like to talk about is about Indie Teepee. One of my friends informed me that there was a discussion panel at Indie Teepee featuring Delicate Flower & Trouble Dethly on July 12th at noon SLT. I have had the pleasure of meeting Trouble before, and I have seen Delicate around the grid and on Plurk. So, I thought it would be interesting to head on over to see what was happening.

I was not sure on what Indie Teepee was about. We have so many events that come up, and we run to shop and purchase items. But many of us do not take the time as to why the event was created. I grabbed this from Scarlet Schadenfreude (evelynscarlet)’s picks, who is the Founder / Creative Director of Indie Teepee.

“Just as Second Life is a home to so many people from all walks of life, Indie Teepee aims to be the roof under which these same people may discover, enjoy and appreciate the diversity and creativity that could only previously be experienced in the real world.

Indie Teepee brings people together through their love of song and art – breaking down barriers and providing a haven for music genres like indie, alternative, rock, electronic dance music and hiphop. This year, we take it a step further to include theatre performances, photography exhibitions, a feature-length machinima and a creative forum.

The success of our inaugural event in 2015 has inspired us to make sure that 2016’s Indie Teepee is a far more welcoming and cosier dwelling for everyone. In this home, there are no strangers, just friends you haven’t met yet.”

According to the moderator, Chris (nathanaelwest), today we would hear from both
Trouble Memphis Dethly (trouble.dethly) and Delicate T. Flower (awylder1) on their day-to-day lives & motivations for their creative outlets. Trouble is the founder of Eclipse Magazine, and Del is the co-owner of Seraphim (Heidi Halberstadt is the other co-owner).

What I did was to attempt to summarize what was said (on voice) during the hour. I tried to keep it as accurate as possible.

( from left to right: Chris, Trouble and Del)

Bloggers’ Office Hours Session – July 3rd

Hey guys! I just wanted to let you all know that there will be office hours today (Sunday) from 1 PM – 5 PM SLT. I have been talking with Poly (polynesia), and she offered to be available as well. So we look forward to seeing you!

If you would like to know how you can get involved, read on!

LaVian brings fashionistas together

Hey guys! I hope you have been checking out the SL13B celebrations! Most of the events are over, but there are plenty of things to see. You can check here, here,  and here to see where you can go.

On Sunday, I had the opportunity to see the owner of LaVian, Samantha S Jones, speak at the SL13B Auditorium with the hostess Saffia Widdershins. It was interesting to learn that Samantha went from participating in culinary arts in real life to becoming a designer on a virtual platform. My friend Khitt also was in attendance, and we both enjoyed the opportunity to hear from a prominent SL designer. The audience was even treated with a  mini fashion show, and a gift bag of items from the Spring 2016 collection.

What was coincidental about this was that two weeks ago, Khitt and I had taken pictures with us wearing LaVian dresses. Since I am slow, it took me a while to edit the photo. But now I see I was just waiting for the right opportunity ^^

Are you a Second Life fashionista?

I decided to make a basic guideline of what you should have as a fashionista. For those who are in specific hobbies and occupations in SL, not all of the items will apply to you. I could talk for hours on each point that I have mentioned here. My point in making this list is if you don’t already do or have these things, get to it! If you already do, feel free to share this with someone.

Skin: -Glam Affair – Alice – SummerParty – Jamaica
Hair: ::Exile::Future Outcasts
Dress: ~Blacklace~ Sophia: Corset Dress
Shoes: Hucci Jinan Sandal – Red
Jewels: Donna Flora IRINA, Izzie‘s – Midi Rings gold
Prop: BehaviorBody-Chic Sit 2 Prop Chair Grey

Hiding in the Shadows

Decided to play around in Photoshop since I got the upgraded graphics…I think the shoot turned out well, don’t you think?

Hair: Blues. Minky – Tomato
Skin: Glam Affair – Cleo (Jamaica)
Shirt: Hucci Waana Tank – Glacier
Pants: Hucci Yigi Leggings – Red
Body – Maitreya Lara
Rings – Izzie’s – Midi Rings gold
Lashes – Mon Cheri “Falsies” Eyelash
Eyeliner – [mock] Deeply Moving Eyeliner Only
Lipstick – Glam Affair – CLEO – lipstick – 20
Pose: Olive Juice (no longer in world, but try this small location for some similar poses)
Location: The Manor Suites

The Frozzen Fair Ends Soon

Dress – ghee Ice MirrorShine Mini (exclusively @ Frozzen Fair)
Skin: –Glam Affair – Angelica V2 – Jamaica 03
Hair: AD – pop scotch – splash
Coat: (fd) Fur Trim Duster – Cream
Boots: ::HH:: Hucci Las Vegas Boots – TealExotic
Necklace: MG Gold Peace Pendant
Pose: Kirin

Have you guys been to the Frozzen Fair yet? You have one more day to check it out. Many of the stores have a gift, but some you will have to pay a small price of 1 – 10 L. Fab Free covers some of those items, so you can visit and see which items they covered.

The Event & Hunt Forever Planners  have a Flickr page where you can look to see what items the fair has.

 

Happy shopping!

 

21 Shoe Event – September Round

Hey everyone – welcome to the September round of the 21 Shoe event! As always, I am showing you what this event has to offer this month, because we all love shoes! This event is for 1 day only, so get to these stores as fast as you can!

For those who are in the 21 Shoe group, you may have gotten a notice that big changes are coming soon. This means a new line-up of designers making wonderful shoes for us to wear – are you excited? I know I am! This month we have shoes for those who have the Physique and The Mesh Project mesh bodies, as well as Slink feet.

 

erratic

demo | slink mid | 349 L

hucci

| demo | gift vendor |
| slink high & the mesh project ouch (pumps only)|
| slink physique compatible (boots)|
395 L

Ingenue

demo | slink mid | 295 L

Miamai

no demo | slink high | 320 L

21 Shoe Event – August Round

Hey everyone – welcome to the August round of the 21 Shoe event! As always, I am showing you what this event has to offer this month, because we all love shoes! This event is for 1 day only, so get to these stores as fast as you can!

For this month, there seems to be a variety of shoes – sandals, wedges, boots. The Miranda shoes from L. Warwick have been mentioned a lot as the shoe to get from this round. But you can be the judge as you check out all of the shoes in this round. Happy shopping!

 

David Heather

Demo, 350 L

erratic

Demo, 349L

Hucci

Demo, gift vendor, 295L

KoiKoi
Demo, 295 L

L. Warwick

Demo, 399L

Slink

Demo, gift vendor, 399 L