MM Run 4/11/13

Hello Sassy Readers! We had a lot of fun hitting boards this morning. SO take a look at the boards on this list if you have a chance and lets see if we can lock them.

Special shout out to Shuna for the amazing shoe boards ^_^

Sewing Lies 1/50 Iris top, 4/15 Yellow shirt and bottoms template http://slurl.com/secondlife/Akhsharumova/228/114/101

A&A http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Charisma/152/108/31 A&A Slept Longer hair, gold blonde 23/50

Delicious 13/75 Nahid Purple 13/75 Nora Bilberry http://slurl.com/secondlife/Barbecue%20Caye/208/78/22

Sweet Lies 6/70 Zaina Orange Silka 7/70 Cavewoman Panthar outfit 6/70 Nanook Boots 6/70 Lady Giselle blue and white fw http://slurl.com/secondlife/Akhsharumova/228/10/82

Temptress Designs 2/45 purple sik 2/45 green silk http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hamers/214/165/802

Creative Chaos 10/50 Leilani Orange silk with wrap http://slurl.com/secondlife/Milda/228/201/506

Wishbox 9/100 on Classic in Green http://slurl.com/secondlife/BraveHearts/144/157/30

L'emporio di Bru 3/30 Barefeet Flat Mesh feets hud for nails n skin http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kimberley/220/44/23

nMn Designs http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Danpoon/190/232/703 Hazel Neon Tube Top(mesh) 3/25

The Gentry Clothing store http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Dreamworld%20Sun/215/94/3060  Indigo ankle boots (female) 15/30 Saddle Tramp(unisex) 14/30

Kastle Rock Couture  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Grand%20Isle/67/208/23 Mazie dress in lavender 58/246 Arcane dominator outfit(mens) 24/125

fullperm scupt maps with templates : Vase 30/90, urn 27/90, cheese 34/90, starfish 26/90 @ Flecha http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cies%20Island/155/35/23

Drakke Designs http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Phoenyx/111/249/26  Sacred Boots in dark red 15/150 Gothic Lolita(dark red and black to match boots) 14/150

Elite Style http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Coffee%20Elite/219/53/27 Lucylla white(full outfit) 27/80 LIV Diamond  High Heel Sandal 22/50

Babele Fashion http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Babele%20Fashion/40/23/34  Tight Brunella in brown 24/69 and Tropeca Celeste in blue  25/59

Bad Katz Textures http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Angels%20of%20Desire/123/150/31 torn silk sampler pack of full perm textures 12/30

Style with Tia : The Wearing of the Green

Since it's that time of year, I decided I would give a green style card a shot. So here's a nod to all you Irish folk abouts, Happy Saint Patrick's day!

Skin : [Eve n Better] Diamond Freckles - Green Poison - Seemless Tan
Hair : EMO-tions *falling apart*/flames
eyes : [Void] Lacerate II (constricted) Green
          Insight- Eye Sparkles
Shape : Ho Wear School House Slaughter Shape
Clothes : Angelwing Forestgirl Green Dress
               JD Zipped in Black Boots
               Sn@tch Opaque Tights (black)
               *BOOM* Nature's Crown (mint)
               Scrub Supreme Nails

The Importance of Utilizing Market Place

Second Life's marketplace is an amazing place to find new items of a wide variety. Utilizing Market Place can help you find new creators, as well as enable you to personalize and tweak your look. There are a great number of creators that offer promotional items, as well as freebies on the marketplace. It's definitely worth the time to look and check some of them out.

Why is this a good thing? You can save money. You can find some unique and rather fascinating shops. You can be introduced to knew concepts in style. And you can continue modifying your second life, tweaking yourself into your personal ideal avatar.

Anyway, to get you started, here's a variety of items that I found and sent to my inventory. We'll see later on just what I can do with them. Happy Hunting! ~Tia.

Skins
(Red) Sand Womens Fall 2012 Skin & Shape Gift
(Red) Sand Womens Winter Wonderland Skin
TuTy's Lucine Gothic Skin (12 variations)
TuTy's Nadia Sunkissed Tone (10 Variations)
TuTy's Josie Cream & Soft Tone (12 Variations x 2 tones= 24 skins)
Panda Punx Kimmie Skin/ Shape
Orsina Snow Queen Skin
Shine Lana 2 Skin & Shape

Shape
Belissima Woman Shape
Voron's Creations Amber Shape
Nara's ChasSis Maria Shape
SMC Gwen Shape

Hair
Battle Angel Rada Bronze
Battle Angel Eden Brown-Black
A&A Elena Hair Mint
A&A Celeste Hair Coffee 
A&A Ludvika Hair Dark Brown
A&A Casmira Hair Light Brown
A&A Janine Hair Dark Brown
EMO-tions Leona II Black

Eyes
Soulglitter Peytons Prim Eyes
Sicknessthesia Dead Bloody Eyes
Eye Candi Eyes Nature Frog
SP Dream Eyes Solar Flare
ZaYlang Garnet Eyes 
Paeonia Blue-Gold Mirror Eyes

Clothing
Creative Chaos Blue and Gold Gown "Nadia"
Creative Chaos Pink Silk "Anisa"
Corvus : 13 Dress (mesh)
Chrysalis Bows & Butterflies Dress
Faboo Batik Valentine Bikini
VMC White Mesh Mini Dress w/ Black Trim
Curious Kitties Simple Black Mini Skirt
Beautiful Dirty Rich Thank You Kerchief Top
Danish Designs Eva Black Latex Mini Dress
Pinkie Lil'Flower Baby Blue Mini Dress
(Seldom Blue) Sky Gown Pink
Pixel Perfect Productions Loreli Blue

Accessories
Me Jewelry Awareness & Hope Bracelets
Kalina's Design Silver and Amber Set
Natural Beauty Eyelashes and Eyeshadow Set
Jetcity The $6 Wedge #6
Naofan Teardrops Black Ballerina Slippers
Moonshadow Flower Season Jewelry Set
Leonie Roxane Knuckle Ring

Building Avatar Appearance : HAIR

Hair is an element of the SL avatar that many people are very picky about. There's a good reason for this. Hair is a very noticeable element of an avatar. People will create an opinion about you by your hair. First impressions and all that jazz.

So what kinds of hair are there in sl? On the most part there is sculpted, flexie, and mesh hair. Each style has it's pro's and cons. And each one can be appealing for different reasons.  You can pick a hair that speaks about what your avatar is, or let it be a way to express you're ideas.

Sculpted hair, or hair that is constructed from multiple prims is not always going to look the best. Many examples of hair like this can be seen in the old SL libraries. This hair frequently does not move, which makes this hair type the one that is most likely to seem as though it is going extinct soon. It is good for photo's and for creating a distinct style though.

Flexie hair, is very common now. It's the hair that we see that flows and moves when an avatar walks around or dances. The hair has a type of give and bounce, giving it an almost realistic feel. Flexie hair has a tendency to go through an avatar when it moves though, meaning although it looks and flows nice, there are times when it can look surreal.

Mesh hair, is newer. It is a work in progress, but many people have a lot of nice things to say about it. It moves with your avatar, so there is no "through" where the hair might bounces through your avatar. BUT mesh hair doesn't bounce the same way as the flexie hair does. It has a tendency to look as though it is sticking to your body.

Anyway, those are some of the types of hair to consider. The next thing you want to decide, is what color and style you'd like. These factors will play a part in deciding what is going to work best for your avatar. What I would recommend, no matter what style you are thinking of selecting, try out a demo first. Make sure that you know for sure if the hair will fill and act the way that you are hoping. Short or long it doesn't matter, as long as you are happy with your look.

Feeling Slightly Villainous

Sometimes something catches your eye while your bouncing from place to place. For me this silk did it. I HAD to have it.The only thing was finding someone to match up with me at the Lucky Fortune Machine that they have out at Shack >.<. Am sure that there are a lot of you that can understand and relate to that. Anyways here's a picture in my new silk and a list of how to look just like me. (Though it is more fun to look like yourself, if there's something you like in the picture then you can find it yourself)

Outfit : *Shack* Occasion Silks Green
Skin : Heartsick Deity Djinn Linear (and ears)
Feet : [AL] Promo Bare Tip Toe Foot
Hair : Battle Angel Girl Black Hell
Eyes : Vels Boutique Wolfen Eyes Forest
Hands : [Virtual/Insanity] Eye Rings & nails
Tattoo : Ezura Xue Arcane Mage Unisex Tattoo
Shape : Spiral Designs Dirty Slut Shape

Avatar Appearance

Avatar appearance is a very important concept when it comes to second life. There are many different styles that we have access to, that many of us could never dream of having in reality. Currently, I'm going to be referencing fashion and appearance as it is to be seen in The Village. This is applicable to things outside as well, But I see no reason to ramble on about jeans and sneakers if we're not going to be wearing them.

What items are used to make up your avatar appearance?
~Shape
~Skin
~Hair
~Clothes

One of the first things an avatar is going to have is it's shape. What are you going to look like? Do you have an hourglass figure? Are you short and busty? Do you have a delectable pear-like appearance? Do you want to mimic a rl look, or be a fantastical being? Are you tall and thin? Are you masculine? Are you feminine? Do you make people wonder what you are?

Your shape is one of the first things someone is going to see when you show up on a sim. More often than not it can take a few seconds for your skin and clothes to catch up, leaving you that wonderful sl unrezzed grey color many of us know so well. But a shape will usually hold up even if other things do not. (Unless of course you end up ruthed, but that's a blog topic for another day).

The next thing most people will look at closely is going to be your skin. Are you wearing one of the standard noob skins? Or have you at least managed to find a skin that is going to enable you to have tone? There is nothing wrong with a starter skin, but it is highly advised to find a skin that expresses something about yourself. Your skin should be something that you find appealing to look at.

If you're not sure what kind of skin you'd be interested in start paying attention to the avatars around you. If there's a look someone has that interests you don't be afraid to ask them about it. Many people find it flattering when someone asks them about their avatar build.

Hair is a touchy subject. With the influx of mesh hair available in sl, many people are moving towards it. But I would like to remind you that mesh hair doesn't flow like the flexi hair, and not all viewers can see mesh. Which equates to many bald men and women wandering around some sims. It is very frustrating to some players when someone asks why they're bald.  They're not (usually) it's just mesh being uncooperative. Some viewers have issues with mesh , because it requires a higher amount of resource usage than the computer can offer.

I like the flexi hair, that has a bounce to it when an avatar moves, personally. But everyone is allowed their own opinions. There are many different shops in sl in which to find hair, so I recommend starting your search on the marketplace, as that's an assured way to get a good viewing of different styles. Then you can check many of the stores out inside sl itself. Try a few different styles until you find something that really feels right to you.

Clothes are going to be a recurring topic here but here's what you wanna keep in mind. Clothes are made by a lot of different people with various ideas on what is considered quality. What I like in clothes is flow and detailing. So when you pick something to wear, think about how it looks, and how it will look on your avatar. You, after all, are most likely not the same shape as the model.

Keep in mind also, what would your character be able to do with the outfit. How does it flows? can she hide herself behind one of the draping silks? Or is it so short she will fidget trying to keep it pulled down to cover her bottom? Is there a dagger that he can use to cut rope? Or is it regal and clearly made to give the idea of wealth? Think about your character and how you intend to present them and make sure to keep that in mind when you pick your outfit. The wrong outfit can always clash with a personality and create a bump in your believability.


Remember! The person who is going to be spending the most time with your avatar is YOU! What does this mean? This means that regardless what any other player in SL may say to you, the opinion that matters at the end of the day is your own.

Silky Prey

This is my first fashion post and i want to take this chance to review one of the amazing silks from Deviance. They are one of the best fantasy/role play outfitters on the market, they come at a price but they are truly beautiful.  This one is 'Enchantress'
The textures are beautiful and it fits in all the right places. There is a choice of a few different looks for the detail on the jewels around the hips and it comes with resizing menu.
I rate these beautiful, slinky silks so get yourself to their store and grab yourself something sexy. 

Lola

Deviance http://slurl.com/secondlife/Carnivale/74/128/31
[LeLutka] Hair 'Trend' Rigged Mesh http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LeLutka/121/127/26
[Forge] Noir Collar https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Forge-Noir-Collar-Steel/3284940