Fear of Purple

 Between The Arcade Gacha Event, We <3 Role-Play, and FaMeshed I put together this new look. The Truth Hair gacha is fabulous in any color, isn't it? Truth must not know my theory of redheads looking pukey in purple, because the ginger shades have purple flowers and bears (bears not shown). Or maybe he does know and is urging me to get over my fear of purple, because it works, darn it!

The sleeves are an amazing addition to my wardrobe from Geek, found at We <3 Role-Play beginning at 3 P.M. SLT time, today or tomorrow, depending on your time zone (don't confuse me if you're across the international date line).

The Mutresse top and Maxi Gossamer earrings are ready to be snatched up at FaMeshed, which opened on the 1st. Finally....

This face. I want to kiss it. The Skinnery has gorgeous gachas at The Arcade. Breast skin appliers are included, but SLink appliers are sold separately.

Credits:

TRUTH HAIR Sakura Hair and Flowers - Gingers (at The Arcade)
Mutresse Rali Shirt (at FaMeshed)
geek Machina Sleeves - Tan (at We <3 Role-Play)

the Skinnery Chloe 3 (honey) DB CL1 (at The Arcade)
Maxi Gossamer - Earrings - Ashira Teardrop (at FaMeshed)
Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands
IKON Spectral Eyes - Blue

Flat Ebbe and Me

I've been waiting for Strawberry Singh to do this meme ever since she plurked about stalking meeting Linden Lab's new CEO a week or so ago. I had such fun with Flat Rodvik and I figured Flat Ebbe Linden would be a fun date. However, Berry thinks we should just lecture poor Ebbe about how to be a good CEO. Sorry, Ebbe, our date will have to wait.

Meme instructions: Pick up a copy of Flat Ebbe Linden from Berry's marketplace store for free and take him to one of your favorite places on the grid. Also, share at least three things that you’d like to tell Ebbe. Please remember to leave a link to your post in Berry's comments and share your Flat Ebbe picture in the Blog memes flickr group.

So Ebbe, as we pose for a pretty picture standing in the courtyard of Cory Edo's beautiful creation newly released at Collabor88, the Cortona Villas, here are my thoughts:

1. I really like what you have said about Second Life so far. You have inherited a passionate and creative user base who created everything interesting to see and do in SL, so we don't really see ourselves as customers of a product. We are creators and supporters of a surreal visionary world. We built it, we feel connected to it. I think you get that and I really appreciate that you do.
2. You're in a honeymoon phase, but eventually you will tick off one group or another in SL. While this ire will probably be a by-product of some benefit you want to introduce, it will happen and you will be tempted to withdraw from your current accessibility so you don't have to listen to a lot of - well - let's call it counterproductive trash talk. As a communications professional in another life, I can tell you that once you have opened the conversation with your customers as you have done, closing that conversation when things get challenging is a mistake that leads to bad feelings and loss of trust for the entire community - not just the ones who were ticked off in the first place. Have a communications strategy to deal with these issues as they arise. Appoint other Lindens to speak on the issues and keep the messages consistent and honest.
3. Advice for retaining new users - here's one little thing that seems to have been overlooked for years - the waddle-walk of a newbie. I'm not suggesting you need to fix the dorky stands (you're using one of them in the picture), but couldn't that waddle-walk be turned into something more graceful? A script in the shoe with a nice smooth female or male walk? Anything? The new starter avatars with mesh outfits and hair are a good beginning, but give a poor newbie a decent walk.

Credits:

Argrace Hair HARUKA - Cinnamon (Unrigged / resize)
Mutresse Guzla Shorts (at FaMeshed)
Tee*fy Sophie Cut-Out Ruffle Top Bloom (at Collabor88)
Ingenue Pandora Flats (Slink Feet Add-On) Sepia (Gacha item)
Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands
Slink Female Feet (AvEnhance) - Flat

Glam Affair - Vera - America 02 F
IKON Spectral Eyes - Amber

Bicycle and pose from What Next

 Trompe Loeil - Cortona Villas (at Collabor88)

Potted plants from Apple Fall and XED Designs

Hello Again

I really should take off my SLink mesh head. I kind of miss my face, and I only have so many skins to put on Becky so far. Then again, I love that my SLink face has interesting expressions that are just so photogenic! Please, please, skin designers - make more skins for SLink heads! So far I have skin appliers from DeeTaleZ, Glam Affair, Izzie's, and Adam N Eve. Are there more out there?

FaMeshed as an event never lets me down. I always come away with something new that becomes a wardrobe basic. Mutresse's release of tank top and shorts is a good example. I have a top almost like that in real life and wear it all the time in warm weather.

The photo prop from What Next has been in my inventory for awhile, but oldies can still be goodies. I'm nostalgic for public phone booths in the cellular age, I guess. I haven't used one in YEARS!

Credits:

Mutresse Guzla Shorts (at FaMeshed)

Mutresse Nadya Tank Top (at FaMeshed)

Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands

Slink Visage Mesh Head - Becky

TRUTH HAIR Lottie

DeeTaleZ for Slink Visage "Face Viola" MU MIXEDTYPE

IKON Spectral Eyes - Amber 

  

Feather Soft

Two new things to love - the latest Lelutka hair and this necklace and earring set from Mandala. What could be better than feathery statement jewelry and swooping curves of pretty hair?

Credits:

MANDALA YAKUSHI  WHITE Earrings and Necklace

MANDALA SIMPLE EARS HUTUU

Mutresse Jana Cardigan
BeetleBones Mesh Lashes V.01 (Dainty brown)

IKON Spectral Eyes (right) - Amber

LeLutka NEU hair - AuburnHaze

LeLutka NEU side - AuburnHaze
Glam Affair - Vera skin - America - FLF E 

 

Hair Fix and other Addictions

There are a lot of great new things to talk about in this picture. First among them is that Truth is back to work *cracks her whip* and has released five new hairs! Plenty of you know about Truth Hair withdrawal. It's only been a few weeks that he hasn't released new hair, but it was a tough few weeks for me!

My new sort-of-schoolgirl vest, shirt and skirt is Tee*fy's new release for Collabor88. I had to get several color combinations and had the toughest time deciding what to show. The owl pendant is an Arcade Gacha item from Maxi Gossamer. Pretty cute, huh?

The new Maya skin, which I'm in love with, is also from The Arcade Gacha Event, a release from The Skinnery. It was the first time I'd tried any skin from that store and I was surprised how much I liked it. Do you ever try on a new skin and say, "Oh shit," because you were hoping it wouldn't appeal to you? I do it all the time, mostly because my skin choices keep getting bigger and bigger (and so does my inventory - don't ask). There's a realism to this skin that makes it different from some of my other favorites. Appliers for our SLink hands and feet are available at the Skinnery Mainstore. I'll be keeping my eye out for more skins from this store, and a full line of this particular skin.

Credits:

Maxi Gossamer - Necklace - Truth Owl - HotPink (at The Arcade)

Maxi Gossamer - Ring - Hampton Boho

Tee*fy Edela Buttoned Skirt Beige (at Collabor88)

Tee*fy Elan Wool Vest Shirt  Pink/White (at Collabor88)

TRUTH HAIR Althea (New Release)

 Fashionably Dead Knee High Mesh Socks (Bubblegum)

Mutresse Sneja Boots (at FaMeshed)

the Skinnery Maya 13 (honey) BB CL1 (at The Arcade)

BeetleBones Mesh Lashes V.01 (Dainty brown)

IKON Spectral Eyes - Blue (at FaMeshed)

Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands

Dance to the Music In Your Head

I promised to blog more goodies from FaMeshed and here they are! Mutresse released a new sweater and shorts for the November round of FaMeshed. Like earlier releases both are expertly crafted and come with a color-change HUD for customization.  This is definitely a store to watch for every new release.

The oh-so-comfy distressed leather chair, matching sofa and intriguing art-as-coffee-table are Cheeky Pea releases for FaMeshed. It's not that I needed the furniture, but I couldn't resist.

Credits:

Mutresse... Lana Shorts (at FaMeshed)

Mutresse... Piki Sweater (at FaMeshed)
Maitreya Stagioni Boots Sand
TRUTH HAIR Harley
22769 ~ Headphones Vintage Blooming
-Belleza- Leila Med 4 R
BeetleBones Mesh Lashes V.01 (Dainty brown)
Mayfly - Deep Sky Mesh Eye (Deep Honey Hazel, w3)
Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands

Cheeky Pea Quinn Chair Emerald (at FaMeshed)
Cheeky Pea Voronoi Table (at FaMeshed)
Cheeky Pea Quinn Sofa (at FaMeshed)

Sweater Weather at FaMeshed

It's October and several creators have great sweaters for our Autumn moods. I'm featuring two new-to-me stores today that are in the October round of FaMeshed. The great color change short sleeve sweater in the top picture is from Mutresse, a store to definitely watch for every new release. In the second picture is a beautifully textured cowl neck sweater from Coquet, so soft and comfortably casual looking that I couldn't resist!

Credits:

top

Mutresse  Jana Cardigan

Clawtooth: Merci beaucoup - Strawberry cream

DECO - MESH Classic Sneaks small (black)

Maxi Gossamer - Rings - Dew Encrusted Teardrop - Small

Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands

Mon Tissu Cotton Pants ~ Grey

-Belleza- Leila Med 4 R

Mayfly - Liquid Light Mesh Eye (Aged Bronze, w3)

bottom

Coquet  Cowl Neck Sweater -2 tone Coal

coldLogic jeggings - seyfried.black 

Maxi Gossamer - Rings - Dew Encrusted Teardrop - Small

Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands

LeLutka -SEIKO hair - AuburnHaze

-Belleza- Leila Med 4 R

Beetlebones Mesh Lashes V.01 (Dainty brown)

Mayfly - Liquid Light Mesh Eye (Aged Bronze, w3)