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Showing posts with label fashionably dead. Show all posts

Thursday, June 18, 2015

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Today I'm like.....little yellow....walking hood....with a dragon, and a pork bun. It's cool. Um I'm sleepy, so I'm not even going to try to explain. I like these things, they're cool. Lots of love, Niv

Credits:

Hair: Fashionably Dead - Matilda (@ Collabor88)
Shirt: Tee*fy - Kelly Knotted Tank - Nope (@ Collabor88)
Skirt: Goth1c0 - Pitchfork Plaid Skirt - Purple (@ Suicide Dollz)
Cape: Ur Favorite One - My Favorite Saurus - Yellow Cape (gacha @ The Arcade)
Shoes: Boom - Melody Flats - Lemon (@ Collabor88)
Panties: Bubble - Circus Carnival Underwears (Maitreya appliers)
Purse: Zenith - Rattan Bag with Scarf - Orange (gacha @ The Arcade)
Dragon: Half Deer - Solstice Dragon - Smolder (gacha @ The Arcade)
Pork Bun: BluPrintz - Steamed Bun - Cute (@ Multicultural Menu)
Rings: ieQED - Persephone Rings
Rug: silentsparrow - A Forest Rug 
Makeup:
Eyes: s0ng - Glitter Mood Makeup - Silver Line
Lips: Angelica - Milky Lip - Honey
Nails: Wicked Peach - Offbeat
Poses
Image 1: oOo Studio - Rainy Two
Image 2: Sari-Sari - Cute01
The Basics:
Skin: Pink Fuel - Harley - Porcelain
Eyes: Buzzeri - Lillian Eyes - Jade
Mesh Body: Maitreya - Lara 3.3
Ears: Ears: Mandala - Steking Ears - Season 5
Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands - Flat (R) and Casual (L)
Feet: Slink Avatar Enhancement Feet - flat
Hairbase: LeLutka Hairbase - Jessica
Freckles: Pekka - Dark Freckles + Star Upper Cheek
Lashes: Alaskametro - PrimLashes - Classic
Brows: Buzzeri - Nikohl Eyebrow - Light Warm Brown



Thursday, March 5, 2015

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Goodness I've had a busy time. I'm still away from home but I've been all at freezing cold places adn super hot places and far too much airports (thanks, Delta) and hanging out with hyasynth from silent sparrow and Persephone Paine from Dressing in Pixels (separately) and gosh. I don't even know what's going on in Second Life right now! 

Well. That's not quite accurate. Even I know the March round of The Arcade has just started!

My hair in this post is from Olive's machine at this round, called the Daisy, which is gorgeous, it's sort of like Elsa hair but not. At my feet is the newest friend from silent sparrow at the Arcade. hya has been teasing me for months with previews of these weenie dogs, which are just unbearably cute. Their little waddling walking animation. omg. Too cute. So I wish you the best of luck getting either of these and anything else you're hoping for from Arcade.

The other thing that I've been aware of this month is the big update to all the Slink body parts. First of all, the Physique mesh body has had a big overhaul, with the amount of alpha cuts being doubled to 88, making it a lot more flexible in what it's possible to wear with it. The HUD with it has been improved and streamlined too, incorporating the built-in skins and some settings which allow specific combinations of alphas to be saved for easy access. Also, the shape itself has been refined a little, adding just a bit more of the sexy curve offered by the newer bodies. I like it a whole lot, and since I have proper appliers for it and no weird neck join, I am switching back to it full time! At least until something else distracts me.

The other innovation I'm very excited about in this big update is the improvements to the hands and feet. Various utilitarian enhancements include the fact that the wrist or ankle sizes are changeable via hud now, thus saving precious inventory space, different feet can be worn individually rather than in pairs, and that the Utilities hud has been combined for the hands and feet and can be minimized, making it extremely convenient for everyday use. This hud also now offers separate glove and tattoo layers for the hands, and the thing I'm most excited about, the thing I took of my awesome Fashionably Dead oversized coat to show you? (other than my cute Noodles initial bracelet from Collabor88)

YOU CAN SET THE NAIL ART INDIVIDUALLY!!!!!!!

I am so ridiculously overjoyed about this. Each nail, hands or feet, can be a different design. This changes the world. I love it. omg. ded.

Credits:

Hair: Olive - the Daisy - Lipstick (gacha @ The Arcade)
Coat: Fashionably Dead - Oversized Coat - Olive (@ Collabor88)
Lingerie: Luxuria - Lena - Aurora Red (slink Physique Applier)
Boots: The Secret Store - Flamel Boots - Stardust
Bracelet: Noodles - Initial Bracelet - Bronze (@ Collabor88)
Earrings: Kunglers - Elenyr Earrings - Copper (@ Cosmopolitan)
Dog friend: silentsparrow - Weenie - Kelvin (gacha @ The Arcade)
Makeup:
Eyes: PICHI - Blackout Liner 1 (@ The Showroom)
Lips: Izzie's - Qopi Matt Lipstick - Plum
Nails: Combination of colours on Slink Utilities Hud
Poses
Image 1: Juicy - Nice5
Image 2: Glitterati Poses - BCA 1
The Basics:
Skin: Pink Fuel - Doll v2 - Vamp
Eyes: Buzzeri - Lillian Eyes - Jade
Mesh Body: Slink - Physique 2.2
Ears: Ears: Mandala - Steking Ears - Season 5
Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands - Flat (R) and Casual (L)
Hairbase: LeLutka Hairbase - Jessica
Freckles: Pekka - Dark Freckles + Star Upper Cheek

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

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Credits

Hair: Spellbound - Bramble 2 (@ Sad November)
Jacket: Insanya - Winter Jacket (@ Sad November)
Sweater: Sn@tch - Full Knit Bodysuit (Slink Physique Applier)
Turtleneck on sweater: Sakide - Crochet Sweater Dress - Taupe
Jeans: Bubble - Color Dye Used Jeans (@ The Thrift Shop)
Boots: Fashionably Dead - Bossy Boots - Floral Black + Purple
Cup: Ariskea - Winter Warm - Love (@ The Liaison Collaborative)
Warm drinks: What Next - Winter Harvest Drinks Tray (@ The Liaison Collaborative)
Makeup:
Outdoor flushed face: Wicked Peach - Rosy - Full (@ The Liaison Collaborative)
Lips: Cheap Makeup - Miss Priss Lipgloss 4
Nails: La Boheme - Fairisle Snowflake
Poses
Image 1: Pose in Cup
Image 2: Sweet Sacrifice - Observant (@ Fit for a Princess)
The Basics:
Skin: Pink Fuel - Doll v2
Eyes: Buzzeri - Bewitched Eyes - Jade
Mesh Body: Slink - Physique
Ears: Schadenfreude - Fey Ears
Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands - Flat (R) and Casual (L)
Feet: Slink Avatar Enhancement Feet - Med
Hairbase: LeLutka Hairbase - Jessica
Freckles: Pekka - Dark Freckles + Star Upper Cheek

Lashes: Mon Cheri - Falsies



Thursday, November 6, 2014

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Credits:

Sweater: Milk Motion - Loose Sweater - Palegrey (@ Collabor88 - October '14)
Pants: Foxes by Birdy - Leggings - Pattern Pack (@ Uber - October '14)
Shoes: The Secret Store - Juicy Spooky Heels - Oil (gacha)
Crown: The Plastik - Syl Crown - Tiered - Sparkle (gacha)
Ring: Maxi Gossamer - Talia Cluster - Ring 2 - Large
Nose Ring: Pekka - Marcia Septum Piercing - Copper
Backdrop: Frogstar - Paper Garlands - Blue Fate
Makeup:
Eyes: Wicked Peach - Ferocious Eye Makeup 1 (@ Cirque de Seraphim)
Lips: Enfant - Molly's Liptint 11 (@ Kustom9)
Nails: La Boheme - Gamer'sDream 1 (Gamer's Dream gridwide hunt)
Poses:
Image 1: Bang - Stand 430M
Image 2: Kirin - Athena Pose 3
The Basics:
Skin: Pink Fuel - Doll v2
Eyes: Buzzeri - Bewitched Eyes - Jade
Mesh Body: Slink - Physique
Ears: Schadenfreude - Fey Ears
Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands - Flat (R) and Casual (L)
Feet: Slink Avatar Enhancement Feet - Med
Hairbase: LeLutka Hairbase - Jessica
Freckles: Pekka - Dark Freckles + Star Upper Cheek
Lashes: Mon Cheri - Falsies



Wednesday, September 24, 2014

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Credits:

Hair: Little Bones - Fool's Fortune - Fades&Ombres (@ The Secret Affair)
Dress: Amitomo - Long T-Shirt #5 Waist Shirt #3 (@ the Chapter Four)
Boots: Fashionably Dead - Bossy Boots - Metallic Gold 
Makeup:
Eyes: Nox - Iri Liner - Crimson
Lips: Pin Me Down - Tili in Black - Lips Only
Nails: Bella Elephante - Drippy (VIP group gift)
Poses:
Image 1: Reel Expression - Melancholy 13
Image 2: LAP - Ella
The Basics:
Skin: Pink Fuel - Doll v2 
Eyes: Mayfly - Luminous - Paris Green Shadow
Mesh Body: Slink - Physique
Ears: Schadenfreude - Fey Ears
Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands - Flat (R) and Casual (L)
Hairbase: LeLutka Hairbase - Jessica 
Freckles: Pekka - Dark Freckles + Star Upper Cheek
Lashes: Mon Cheri - Falsies


Friday, September 5, 2014

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The Sims 4 has eaten me. Luckily I have blown a whole bunch of my budget on the Arcade this month, so it's working out nicely!

Credits

Hair: Fashionably Dead - Jupiter Bun
Space suit/ Helmet/ Belt: The Secret Store - Retro Space Suit/Belt/Space Helmet 2000 - Buzz (@ The Arcade)
Gloves / Boots: The Secret Store - Leather Gloves / Laureline Boots - Milk (@ The Arcade)
Raygun: silentsparrow & Schadenfreude - RAYGUN! 
Makeup:
Eyes: Okkbye - Fire In You - Green
Eyeliner: Mons - Eyeliner Smokey 2 - BluePurple
Lips: Mock - Vitrail Lipgloss - Skittles
Poses
Image 1: LAP - Dangle (edited with Animare)
Image 2: oOo Studio - Fever One



Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Ooo a Review! : Cathode Rays "Nyam Nyam" Mesh Mouth!


 Today I have been playing with the newly-released mesh mouth from Cathode Rays, called Nyam Nyam. I have been looking forward to getting my hands on this item since a few people on my Plurk timeline mentioned they were helping to test it out. 
I have experience with mesh lips before with the LoudMouth, but there are several key differences between the two.
The most immediately apparent difference is that the Nyam Nyam includes four different lip positions, changeable via an easy-to-use HUD, which gives it a very dynamic feel. The mouth also animates with the Second Life voice function enabled, although I have not tried it myself, I have seen a few gifs of it in action and it looks extremely cool indeed. 
It includes the by now de rigueur support for appliers, however on this day-one of release, there are currently none on the market and I have zero skin-making skillz, so I needed to tint the surrounding skin of the mouth the old fashioned way, using a the included colour-picker HUD. I was able to do a good enough job, I think. All the pictures in this post are unedited except for cropping and addition of a border, using the same Windlight setting I use for all my blog pictures, "Nivlight 2", which I will get around to releasing one day.


 Out of the box, the Nyam Nyam took a little work for me, personally, to fit. It was sized quite a bit larger than my usual mouth, and it was not immediately apparent (though it is covered in the online manual), while it is No Mod, it does contain a Resizer script. I needed to shrink it about 12% with the script to make the mouth a size I was comfortable with. The script is a basic "scale" type resizer, what I would love to see in future versions is the type of resize script which allows a finer grain control, allowing individual resize of the X Y and Z dimensions. 
Once the Nyam Nyam was resized, I had the problem of the included Alpha layer being too large for my chosen settings, however the creator Tashanni Resident included a copy of the alpha texture for personal modifications, and I found this easy enough to work with, with basic Photoshop skills, and when I was done with that, on a version of my shape modified with the slider numbers in the included notecard (and then tweaked a bit to accommodate my own changes I had made) everything was able fit quite attractively. 


I think the Nyam Nyam offers quite a stylized approach to the mesh lips market. The highly pronounced cupid's bow, and very split-looking lower lip will not appeal to everyone, and the range of lipstick colours included seems to cater in particular to a less-mainstream crowd. The lipstick textures, by the way, are lovely - richly pigmented and detailed cremes. The beautifully-shaped teeth are attached to the mouth in one solid piece, and reaffirming the appeal to a more alternative market, have included vampire and neko variety teeth in addition to the standard human pearly-whites. I would like to be able to move the position of the teeth up and down a little to support the angle of any picture I'm taking, but I understand with the complex nature of the Nyam Nyam this could prove difficult. Also I would be delighted if a gap-tooth option were added in future. But that's because I'm a big gapfacemouth.
Another minor gripe for me, although I'm not sure how I would address this anyway - it's probably just me - is that I found it necessary between the first mouth pose and the others, to reposition the mouth on my avatar's face, or the other mouth poses seemed too high. Or vice versa, the first position seemed to low. However that's probably down to my own personal preference. 
One thing I really love about this is how certain Second Life facial expressions can be used without having to worry about what the mouth is doing. For instance, the picture above, where I am blowing a kiss, is achieved using the Nyam Nyam's third position, and the Second Life "Disdain" expression. The photographic possibilities with the combination of mouth shapes and SL expressions are endless and exciting. 


While the Nyam Nyam mesh mouth is not quite yet in my everyday-wear category, I am certainly extremely interested in its potential applications in photography. With free updates promised "until there isn't anything left to update" (<3!) I look forward to any upcoming refinements, and can strongly recommend giving the Cathode Rays "Nyam Nyam" mouth a try if you are interested in giving your pictures some extra life or just if the style fits your aesthetic - Nyam Nyam on Second Life Marketplace and Nyam Nyam at Cathode Rays Mainstore in Second Life

Credits:

Mesh body: WowMeh Silhouette - Pink Fuel appliers
Hair: Fashionably Dead - Momo
Top: sn@tch - Devani Top - Sand
Panties: Epoque - Simple Bikini Panties - Lights Pack (Wowmeh Applier)
Makeup
Eyes: Pink Fuel - Harley Cosmetics - Vivid Eyeshadow - Vivid Green+ Wing
Lips: Cathode Rays - Nyam Nyam Mesh Mouth
Nails: Virtual Insanity - Sakura #1
Poses:
Image 1: Hiccup - Macho Man: Randy Savage
Image 2: Aushka & Co - Ania Pose 3
Image 3: Ma Vie - Phonomena 03
Image 4: Purple Poses - Model 07
 

Friday, July 25, 2014

Obligatory Hair Fair 2014 Post! Part Five: The End.


With only two days remaining of Hair Fair 2014, if you haven't gone already, omg, go*! Here's my last post 
of my favourites from this year's awesome hairy extravaganza.
*don't go if the reason you haven't gone yet is because you don't want to. Then you're excused. Weird, but excused.

(Above)

Fashionably Dead - Momo: Before I started playing Second Life, whenever I created a character in anything, she'd basically have this hair. Shoulder-length, center parted, wavy in a kind of messy way. My brains looks at that style and goes "yes, that's me", even though my hair isn't in the least bit wavy. My brain is dumb like that. I also really love the richness of Fashionably Dead's textures, this red makes me happy.
Ploom - Carrie: Reminds me of an old ETD hair I had that I used to wear all the time, except for one little detail that just delights the hell out of me. At the front left, where that one strand goes up and over  the part across the forehead, when traditionally it'd go neatly under. That little crossover bit there, that is amazing, I love it up.
Ploom - Honey: I actually completely avoided the whole Lady Gaga-based hairbows fad of a few years ago, so for me this is a sweet and fresh take on a formal-ish updo. Plus this is a little more dainty and compact, which is cute. The band is included and has a HUD to change the metal and the colours of the blossoms on it.
Ploom - Plasma: A classic long wavy style with rounded rockabilly pinup bangs. It can be worn with or without the adorable bow, which as above is HUD controlled, and comes in a billion colours and polkadots and such. If I wasn't a redhead, I could even Minnie Mouse my bow up in red with white polkadots.

(Below)

Exile - Young and Beautiful: I don't know what it is about this hair, maybe it's the placement of the hairline or the crown of the head, but I really do look young and beautiful in this hair. Like, in a tiny babyfaced Selina Gomez sort of way. It's kind of entirely lovely.
ExXeSs - Libussa: While ExXeSs isn't a new brand for me (I remember doing a writeup for their stuff for a fashion show way back in 2008), I only discovered that they do hair like, a month ago, which really suggests I should pay more attention, because this hair is really nice. It has a good dynamic energetic feel to it without being like a "special effects" hair. The reds pack here had like 30000 different shades of red, a really wide spectrum, plus fades and dips, which was really nice, and the hair clip is also texture-change.
MaiOwn - Lizz: I have to admit, what initially drew me to this hair was the incredible shade of blue in the demo and the vendor pic. Seriously, that bluey tealy fade down into brown is like.....wow. I, however, am a redhead, and I have no regrets about my choice, blue or not, it's an excellent style, with good volume and an unusual structure.
Little Bones - Pavillion: I have been loving Little Bones so hard lately. I bought this style without even demoing it, I was just like "okay, Yes" when the vendor pic finally rezzed. So the little braid behind the left ear was a wonderful surprise when I actually did try it on when I got home.



Finally, Wasabi Pills - Midori: Beautiful ringlet curls, and braids next to the face 5eva. Gets to be on it's own because I bought a number of hairs not divisible by four, and also because I was blinking when I took this pic, which makes her look tired, which is what I also am at the end of these posts.

Outfit Credits for this and my other four Hair Fair posts:

Mesh body: WowMeh - Silhouette
Top: Sakide - The Basic Tank - White
Pants: Sakide - EveryDay Mesh Jeans - Black 
Makeup
Eyes: Adore&Abhor - Mix and Match Eyes (tinted pinkish)
Lips: Angelica - Your Lip Gloss - #8 Sheer
Nails: Senzafine - Spellbound - Magick 06

Friday, July 4, 2014

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You can tell from the way I write my dates that I'm a huge fraud.

Credits

Hair: Elikatira - Past - Red 8
Top: Sn@tch - Rollergirl Tank - USA
Skirt: Fashionably Dead - Full Spring Skirt - Red
Shoes: Fri.day - Moxie Heels - Sailor Dots
Mouse Ears!: FLUX - Americana Ears 10
Earrings: Earthstones - Mesilla Earrings - Independence
Scarf: Izzie's - Little Silk Scarf - Blue
Sparkler: Plethora - Sparkler - Stars and Stripes
Makeup
Eyes: Vive Nine - Sure Shocker Thick Eyeliner - Navy
Lips: Mock - Ruby Ruby Lipshine
Nails: PMD - Americana Nails


Tuesday, July 1, 2014

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Credits:

Hair: Spellbound - Sunday w/scarf
Dress: Tres Blah - Fluffy Dress - Watercolors
Shoes: Sax Shepherd Designs - Fairy Tale Tease - Snow White
Necklace: Noodles - Key to my Heart - Silver
Ears: Schadenfreude - Electro-Spook Fey Ear
Makeup:
Eyes: Fashionably Dead - Bardot Makeup
Lips: Angelica - Your Lips Gloss - #4 Sentimental
Parted Lips/Teeth: Okkbye - Parted Lippy - Shading Beige
Fingernails: Flair - Set 66
Toenails: Flair - Set 182


Saturday, June 28, 2014

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I took off my Slink Physique and now I feel odd and lumpy :( But I wanted my clothes, dammit!

Credits:

Hair: Lamb - Siren - Bloods Pack
Top: Fashionably Dead - Crew Crow - White
Skirt: Wertina - High Waisted Skirt - Grass
Footie thingies: ZOZ - Tiffany Socks - Pearl
Necklace: Ear Candy - Double Drop Necklace
Makeup:
Eyes: Mock - Bora Bora Rock Bottom Smokey with Gloss
Lips: Mock - Lip Creme - Grape Crush
Nails: Cannibelle - Cameo Nails