Reaction Surfwear (SLURL) is also offering a new gift every day until Christmas Eve! I just love it that people get all give-y during the holidays. Makes me feel all warm and cozy inside… and my wallet doesn’t die. It’s a beautiful thing.
Culled from the Reaction Surfwear blog:
Started yesterday, and will be going until Christmas eve, is a daily, free gift! Though there’s a little catch.. you need to find it. In each store, Reaction and Reaction Girl, is a tree each, with pressies underneath (obviously a freebie for guy and girl). All you need to do is go in, and feel the pressies under the tree and find which pressie has the gift! The box will change daily, along with the gift.. so be sure to keep on feelin’!
I think this has to be one of the best PR ideas, like, EVER. Click here or the advertisement below to teleport on over to WRONG and start digging for pressies! NOTE: There are TWO trees in the store, and I believe only ONE will have an active present underneath it on any given day. Keep that in mind while diggin’!
By the way, this sale announcing thing, doesn’t bother anyone, does it? I just want to make sure I’m not scaring anyone off by trying to keep everyone up to date on the sales I hear about, ya know? :P
That’s right!!! A 50% off sale! Guys and gals alike, I encourage you to head on over to Artilleri for a sale that will be ending in ohhhh…. about 5 hours? LOL!
From the Artilleri blog:
Everything in the mainstore (this does not include artilleri home) is now set to 50% off it’s original price. This sale will last for 48 hours, after that the prices will go back to 100%. I hope you see this as an opportunity to get some extra artilleri stuff at a good price. :)
Hurry! Get your butts over there! The sale ends tonight night at 9PM!
JCNY is heading up it’s model search again! I never win these things, but I really enjoy entering them as I’m sure many people do. Some information on the newest competition is as follows:
Begin: November 28
Deadline: December 15
Entrants: Only Female (sorry guys!)
Requirements: You *must* join the JCNY group in order to enter this contest!
How to Enter: Stop by the JCNY headquarters and click the sign to get the entry information!
From the JCNY Official Blog Post:
Here we go again. The JCNY Model Search is starting on November 28th. The new ads and contest entry info signs are up at the main JCNY store. You can stop by and visit JCNY click the sign to get the latest entry information. Only a few additions to this contest from the last. We’re asking you to list the hair your wearing in your photos. Also, this time the December Contest is only allowing female entries. Sorry guys!
JCNY Staff and Live Models are not able to enter due to conflict of JCNY Member interests. This contest is for JCNY Members only, we do require that your are in the group to enter the contest. If not then you might be in the dark about the contest details.
Get down to the nitty gritty details by reading the rest of the official blog post! Start primping ladies! Some serious competition going on. Hope to see all of you enter! And good luck! :)
Social networking has been all the rave for YEARS now… MySpace, Facebook, Friendster, even regular old message boards. And while I only just recently got into the whole social networking website thing, like… literally a year ago, I have been very pleased with what I’ve found in terms of social networking for Second Lifers. There are so many options out there, each with their own little “pull”. This morning, however, I would like to talk about a site that launched a few days ago: Rezzed.NET.
I only just signed up for Rezzed yesterday, and one reason why I find it to be *such a freaking cool* networking site is pretty simple: the website is very Web 2.0. And being the design geek that I am, that was a monolithic selling point for me. I shy away from sites like MySpace simply because they’re so damn ugly … popular or not. But this site is very nicely designed and incorporates a LOT of information in a very small, un-cramped space — quite the feat for a social site.
A few of the features you’ll see on Rezzed:
I’m very interested to see how this website will develop in the future. And I’m so excited about seeing everyone I know on it!
Another rather interesting thing to note, and then I’ll close this post up…
There is a “most popular av” contest going on right now, that promises a $10,000L payout to the avatar with the most registered friends. A few details:
We want you to get off your tail and get your friends on RezzedNet, so here’s your incentive: On Christmas Day, we’ll be giving $10,000L to the most popular avatar profile* on RezzedNet. Second- and third-place prizes will be awarded as well.
All you need to compete is a RezzedNet profile and lots of friends. So send invitations out to all of your in-world friends and get them to sign up to bolster your popularity! If you need invitations, stop by any RezzedNet terminal.
If $10,000L isn’t enough to drag all of your friends there… then what is?! And with the holidays coming up, I’m sure $10,000L could go a long, LONG way for some of you!
Hope to see you all there! Let’s make this site all it was meant to be, shall we? Network, network, network! Oh, oh! And don’t forget to friend me!!! See you all on the flip side. :)
I do so love review requests. Just thought I’d throw that out there. *hint hint, wink wink, nudge nudge* Myrich McMillan contacted me today, asking me oh-so-politely to review this lovely skin set. I was flattered, naturally… and happily accepted the opportunity! Again, as with my last skin review, I will start out with the technicalities first for those of you who do not wish to read this whole post:
Creator: Myrich McMillan
Shop Location: None
Method of Purchase: SL Exchange
URL: Click Here (You will need to have mature content enabled!)
Price: $500L per skin / $2000L per fat pack (9 skins)
Total Variations: It looks like somewhere between 9 and 13 (unclear)
Other Notes: Comes with a free shape and face light
I’ll begin the review with a lovely note by Myrich to her consumers:
Thanks for trying one of my demo skins. Most likely the current skin you’re wearing sucks. You may have shadows hiding under your butt, your naughty bits are blurry, no palm prints, or whatever. It was for these reasons that I designed this line of skins.
As you’ll see when you try on this skin the seams are nearly invisible, there are realistic freckles over the body, there are no weird shadows under your boobs, you have palm prints, nicely painted nails, a shapely belly, knees, toes, toe nails….
The best test to see if it is worth buying this skin is to try on the demo, hop on a pose ball, and play with the lighting. As with all skins, an incredible amount of work went into this one. I promise you, this skin is one of the best.
If you see something you don’t like, IM me (Myrich McMillan). I’ll do my best to fix it.
If you are interested in other skins by me on SLEX, do a search for Myrich McMillan.
Have a great day!
Cheers,
MM
And now for ‘da good stuff!
Being as objective as possible, I will say that these skins have both their pros and cons… and they’re not even cons really. More like “room for improvement”, as ALL skins have. No skin is perfect. As with all things, practice makes perfect, and as first time skins go, this skin is actually VERY nicely done indeed.
As per usual, the first thing I notice on any skin I am looking at is TnA. That’s “tits and ass” for all you non-acronym folks out there. However, I’d like to do this particular review a little differently, just to make sure I get all the points I’d like to make across in an effective and efficient manner. Us fashionistas, always changing shit up… you know how we do!
I’d like to point out that these skins have a fantastically realistic skin texture. Freckles, veins, very realistic shading on certain areas of the body… it’s beautifully done, and honestly I’m impressed. The knees are splendid as are the shoulder blades in both highlighting and texture, two areas that I am for some reason very picky about. Another area I was very pleased to see go un-ignored, and SHOCKED to notice the realism of is the BACK of the knees… there are tiny veins and creases that add so much effect I was practically bowled over.
I feel like the vein point is an important one, because veins are something that too many SL skin artists overlook when creating realistic skins. When I saw them on the back of the knees, I was inspired to search over the rest of the skin and I am happy to report there are veins throughout the body… breasts, the left hip area, even the inside of the arms. We have BLOOD! Who knew???
Another point I’d like to make is the realism of the hoo-haa (kitty, vagina, pussy, genital area… pick your poison). It looks *delicious*. It’s sporting a very tiny landing strip (which honestly, I could do without… but I am really just biased to Brazilians) and is actually remarkably well detailed. As with many skins, there is some inner thigh smearing that needs work, but I am pretty impressed with the area for this particular skin, despite that it does have room for improvement.
Something else you’ll notice about this skin is the tan lines… I’m not crazy about them, but that could just be personal preference. As an addition to the skin, they’re not poorly done — quite the opposite — they’re actually very nice. But… I’m just not into tan lines. Maybe we could convince Myrich to sell both with and without tan lines??? Many options is always the best option in my opinion.
One thing I was ASTONISHED to see, that I’ve NEVER seen on another skin (maybe I’m just not looking hard enough?)… there’s an asshole. Literally. A tiny little sphincter-anus (I know, that’s not a word) painted right onto the lovely little booty. Granted, it’s kind of just plopped onto the skin right now… it needs a little shading work… a kind of “fade-in” to make it more realistic. BUT… bravo for initiative, man, because I’ve NEVER seen this before. As my good friend Codie would say, “I don’t know what made SL designers decide we didn’t need assholes.” *give this man a round of applause*
As for the ass itself, the cheeks need a little work. I am a sucker for the perfectly shaded ass, and it is a huge, HUGE deal breaker for me during a skin purchase… and while the tan lines add a little depth, if you take those away, you’ve just got a flat skin texture. Here’s hoping that a little bit of an ass-smash will take place on the next skin release! A little shading to give depth to the cheek goes a long way. Don’t neglect the boo-tay!
The hands are actually nicely manicured, as are the feet, however there is a big seam mishap going on with the fingers. Seams are a big problem for a lot of skin designers (there’s another long seam line on the legs), but with a little more blending work, this skin could be flawless in its match-up. Another very fixable thing that I noticed is the ears… they are a very different skin tone in comparison to the rest of the body. A little oversaturated, perhaps. However, I would like to point out that the ears are very nicely detailed and realistic and could be flawless with a little more work.
The demo skins I received to review (”Beth” in both Burgundy and Natural) are red headed skins and come with a full head of painted on hair, which I will be very honest about… I think is a BAD idea. While the drawn hair is actually not bad, seeing as how 99% of hair worn in SL is prim hair, if that drawn hair shows from underneath (which it did for my review)… that’s going to turn a lot of buyers off. In my personal opinion, unless it is a male skin and the hairline is VERY well lined up, skins should always, always, ALWAYS be bald. Another thing I noticed about the head of the skin… the nostrils are orange. I imagine this was just an oversight and will likely be fixed with the next release, so don’t fret! Also… the EYEBROWS on this skin are FANTASTIC. Very, very realistically done. I am actually a little unclear as to whether or not this skin comes in different hair shades (like I said, the ones I received are red-headed and thus have red eyebrows) but for you red heads out there, these red eyebrows would make you very happy!
My last point, and I’ll just be up front about this one — the makeup needs work. I actually do like the natural makeup versus the burgundy makeup more, mostly because the burgundy lips look very “painted on” and disproportionate. But the natural lips are actually quite lovely in their subtle pink hue. Same with the eye makeup… there is just too much going on with the Burgundy version. Less is more!
All in all, for the $500L you will pay (which also gets you a free shape and face light!), this is a VERY nice skin and INCREDIBLY well done for its value. Like many first time skin creations, there are areas for improvement — but I am very much looking forward to the next release by our dear Myrich McMillan. With this skin texture and the VEINS… I’m sure the next release will be better than ever!
Check out Ms. McMillan’s store on SLEX (URL) to buy demos and purchase these lovely skins. And don’t forget to share the wealth! The holidays ARE coming up after all… surprise someone with a skin upgrade! At $500L, you can’t go wrong. :)
Girlfriend, you rock. Hardcore. So hardcore that I want you to sign my boobies.
Our dear Ana Lutetia has created, easily, one of the best resources available within the blogosphere right now. I’ll be bookmarking it immediately, and you should too.
It is called, simply, “SLURLs - Store Locations”… and it is exactly what it sounds like: an alphabetical directory of SLURLs to all the best stores. I wonder if she’ll be accepting requests to add store locations? Maybe!
This is very cool, Ana. Incredible initiative. I just love initiation! Way to go.
Here is my latest installment: a quick and dirty drop shadow technique to use and master for your enjoyment.
This will show you a very, very simple and basic technique on how to create a drop shadow from a green screen snapshot. Hopefully someone finds this useful!!!
My favorite people over at ASpIRE! Magazine are up to some CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAZY shenanigans…
Ready for the announcement of the year?
The Party:
On Sunday, December 2nd from 2pm - 5pm SL we are having the ASpiRE! SkyLounge Grand Opening combined with the ASpiRE! Radio Kick-Off Party!! It would be an absolute crime to miss this event! We will jump it all off with a mini-fashion show that will showcase some of the funky, yet oh-so glamorous designs of Digit Darkes from the new line “PunkyRomantica” that she and bianca Foulon have created. If you haven’t seen this, you are in for a treat! Afterwards, we will take to the dance floor and do what we do best (outside of modeling of course) and PARTY! There will be multiple contests, like the ASpiRE! Shuffle. So get those outfits tight and right!! Also, you will get a little taste of a few of the ASpiRE! Radio DJs as they keep the beats flowing. We anticipate yet another full sim for this one folks. So, get in where you fit in!!!About ASpiRE! SkyLounge:
Once the party gets going, it will NOT stop!! The ASpiRE! SkyLounge will be open 24/7!! So, grab your friends, your lover(s), or come by your damn self and dance the night away, mingle or just chill out. ASpiRE! SkyLounge will host numerous events and contests; so keep your eyes GLUED to this blog and SL Events!!
ASpiRE! will also be launching ASpiRE! Radio, which I have to say, I am SUPER SUPER excited about. There is so much good shit promised to be packed into this radio station that I can hardly contain myself, I’m so excited. You can’t tell, but I’m bouncing off the walls here. Seriously. I’ll sum up a few key points, however I really encourage everyone to read the full blog post of this whole event happening at the ASpiRE! blog.
About ASpiRE! Radio:
How to Listen:
This will definitely be a treat for all involved. You can tune into ASpiRE! Radio in multiple ways:
1. Play ASpiRE! Radio on your sim. As soon as we go LIVE, I will post the URL. If a member of the ASpiRE! mob (Bianca, Ally, or myself) hears ASpiRE! Radio playing on your sim, you will receive special recognition over the airwaves!! So, be sure to show your ASpiRE! love :)
2. Not in SL, but still want to jam with us???? Go to http://www.aspiresl.com/ and click on the ASpiRE! Radio link to listen to us live.
3. Come to ASpiRE! Isle!! We are ALWAYS rockin’ ASpiRE! Radio there and our DJs host their shows LIVE at the ASpiRE! SkyLounge!
You will find that ASpiRE! Radio is designed to be VERY interactive. We have several unique shows that will just blow you AWAY!!!
I’ve read the programming lineup and I have to say, I am most excited about the ASpiRE! Styledish line up with their very own Honey Bender. Not to mention Sex and the Simmie… that name alone is so cute I could SQUEAL.
Are you excited yet?!?! I am!!!
*mans up with her best Total Recall Ahnold Schwarzenegger voice*
See you at the pahty, Richter!
Ricky, you got some ’splainin’ to do!!!
I don’t know why, but I just love that line.
Anyway, I’m back!!! I know you all missed me dearly (right? RIGHT?). Hahaha. Wow, this last week was fun and full of traveling mishaps. I’ll spare you the nitty gritty but to sum it all up, this Thanksgiving I drank way too much, ate way too much, spent WAYYYYY too much time in airports, and didn’t get nearly enough time with family as I would’ve liked. But… it was a blast. And I had a great time. Anyone interested in hearing the whole truth and nothing but the truth? IM me. It’s a lot of talking!!!
However, now that I’m back to the blogging experience, I am here to tell you that I’ve been MISSING OUT on some CRAZY goings-on… and I’d love to share them with you before I rush off to spend all of my lindens, which I am apparently prone to doing.
First off… freebies. FREEBIES!!! I’m saying, freebies. There are lots of them in SL. You know it, I know it… it’s kinda the norm. However, I managed to run across one in particular that struck my fancy as I’m sure it may yours. Given my unnatural love for butterflies, I thought this was an incredibly appropriate ring to buy for myself (seeing as how no one wants to buy one FOR me… *pouts*) and it’s just so cute I had to have it. Best of all it doesn’t bling which gets you an A+ in MY book. You too can pick up this little cutie (as well as some free diamond studs and free Rubiks Cube earrings) over at Cailyn’s Classic Jewelry (SLURL). Be sure to check out her other jewelry too as it is well worth the gander. Future review, perhaps? Hmm. *ponders*
Diversity Hair (SLURL) has finally opened their new island “Addictive”, not to mention switched half of their hairstyles over to the newly reworked textures. Culled from the Diversity blog:
Over half of the current styles have been changed over to the new textures but I am still working on the rest. We decided to open as soon as possible to get you into the comfort of a non laggy shopping experience , and decided rather than fill the store with all the styles in the old textures I would put out what ones are finished and add to the store as the remaining are completed. Sorry if this is inconvenient , but I decided it was better to not have customers buying old textures when there are new ones to be had. Notices will be sent out when more styles are added but for now I hope you love the new textures as much as we all do! I have also added FOUR hairstyles to the 1L section so now there are 3 womens styles and 1 unisex style in mega packs at just 1L to the right of the entrance!
Claudine Jewell, over at CJ Hair (SLURL) has released a new black and red version of the Xtina hair style that I adore so much! I fully encourage everyone to hop on over to CJ Hair and pick it up! It’s fantastic. The black and blond version is quite lovely too. Both versions can be yours for the very low price of $85L per style. What’s not to love about that? I mean, really. If you’re not convinced that you should grab this hair style, feel free to read my review of CJ Hair! I could tell you how fantastic her stuff is all night, I tell you!
Sy Designs‘ new store (SLURL) is ready and raring to go with several new sale items up for grabs as well as new releases, including these stunning polo shirts. I have to say that I am guilty of spending at least $500L in this store, and while I’m not the biggest fan of the leather pants in this store, I am EXTREMELY happy with the fantastic tank tops I’ve managed to grab… and everything is SUPER cheap… it is a bargain shopper’s dream. Everything is lovely and nicely made, so if you’re looking for a new place to shop and have yet to see this little gem of a shop, feel free to check it out! Guys, there’s also some cute things in here for you too, so don’t hesitate to follow the crowd of screaming females!
Another fun thing to note… Ohana Isle is having a treasure hunt! While I personally have never even heard of Ohana Isle, I am all about a freebie treasure hunt. Especially ones that involve clothing and shoes. Some details:
Over the past several weeks the shop owners and residents here on Ohana Isle have been hard at work creating goodies for you to search for. Clothing, shoes, accessories, tattoos, decor, furniture….the list goes on and on. All original designs…. no second hand junky freebies here!
You can find the 50 numbered Leaves scattered about Ohana Isle (SLURL):
……simply find them, buy for L$0, and the treasure inside is yours.
The hunt will be open from Friday November 23rd through Sunday December 2nd.
Woo! How’s that for an update? I missed you guys!
