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Blooming

Jupiter Firelyte — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:30:58 +0000

It was all the rage back when Emma Gilmour of Sand Shack Surf Co. released her Bloom Doll avatars.

I love Blythe dolls and quickly fell for the Second Life version. But I never wore it, not once, because it always hard for me to wear an avatar other than the virtual extension of myself I had created. My furry experiment in November shook me out of that. After spending December in my Golden Years and January in a variety of human avatars, I figured it was time for Bloom to come out and play.

Bloom dolls use a regular human body shape and skin (included) and a big, prim head with a script for changing the eyes, lids, and lashes. Regular clothes require no more adjustment than any other standard human avatar, but the large prim head means you have to resize hair and, of course, hairbase textures can’t go on it.

I must be feeling a little nostalgic because I also pulled out this shirt from Tiny Bird, a favorite store that’s no longer around.

Credits

Avatar: Boo Bloom Doll by Sand Shack Surf Co.
Hair: Veronique: Autumn/Fawn modded darker by Exile (free group gift)
Nails: Hot Hot Pink by RezIpsa Loc
Top: The Morning After Dress in White by Tiny Bird (no longer available)
Pants: Low Rise Skinny Jeans in Midnight by fri.day
Shoes: Iceli Full Spiked stilettos in Black by Nardcotix
Necklace: Superstar by Stellar
Bracelet: Aubrey Bangle by Genesis
Pose: LAP
Location: BoHo HoBo
Viewer: Second Life 3.2.5

Filed under: Style Tagged: Bloom Dolls

In Black and White

Jupiter Firelyte — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:30:54 +0000

I found Not Everything is Plain Black and White in the Destination Guide. I went there wearing this cute red mesh dress, but found a few free goodies there – some black and white avatars and clothes to help you become part of this cool art installation. I had some editing-fun with these photos.

Credits

Shape: mine
Skin: LB-Yasmin-Tone1/LB-M1 by La Dulce Vida (free; Lucky Board)
Hair: Diana – 10K Subscriber Gift by ChiChickie (free group gift)
Eyes: Deep Sky Mesh Eye (DEMO London Fog, w3) by Mayfly (free wearable demo)
Dress: Mesh dress by coldLogic (free)
Boots: Ugg Snow in Black by Sakide (free; Lucky Board)
Poses: Gesticulate (free; Fab Free HQ)
Location: Not Everything is Plain Black & White
Viewer: Second Life 3.2.5

Other black and white skins and outfits are courtesy of Not Everything is Plain Black & White.

Filed under: World Map Tagged: freebies, Second Life

Dragon Lady

Jupiter Firelyte — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:30:12 +0000

Sn@tch has some great new goodies on their Lucky Boards including this outfit, which includes the dragon top in various colors and the jeans with prim cuffs that I’m not wearing in favor of the boots.

Shape: mine
Skin: Devotion, Euphoria, Au Naturel by Heartsick (free; Depraved Xmas Hunt)
Eyes: December Gift / Green by Insufferable Dastard (free)
Hair: Pulse, Raven, Sin by Exile (free group gift)
Outfit: Dragon Lady Tee & Jeans by Sn@tch (free; Lucky Board)
Boots: Leather Boots in Black by Vignette/In Her Shoes (free)
Poses: tapoe (free; marketplace)
Location: It’s All Good Biker Bar
Viewer: Second Life 3.2.5

Filed under: Style Tagged: freebies

Duck, Duck, Goose

Jupiter Firelyte — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:30:42 +0000

Here’s a sweet and playful look put together with the help of Mother Goose’s. It’s hard to beat the big wall of Lucky Boards for free skins at Mother Goose’s and they’re perfect if you like a look that’s younger and not so model perfect.

Credits

Shape: mine
Skin: Trudy III (LB) by Mother Goose’s (free; Lucky Board)
Eyes: December Gift / Brown by Insufferable Dastard (free)
Hair: Louise Bob Fringe in Mocha by Pocket Mirrors (free group gift)
Dress: Lolita in Rose by R.icielli (free)
Boots: Muggy in Brown by Kookie (free)
Poses: tapoe (free; marketplace)
Location: Siren, Needful Things
Viewer: Second Life 3.2.5

Filed under: Style Tagged: freebies

Etta James Tribute

Jupiter Firelyte — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:30:22 +0000

Acclaimed blues and R&B diva Etta James passed away Friday. Adan n Eve released a wonderful tribute shape and skin this weekend. I prefer my own shape, however, so I let it inspire me, but ultimately went with my own shape for these images.

If you’re not familiar with the music of Etta James, you don’t know what you’ve been missing!

Credits

Shape: mine inspired by E Tribute by Adam n Eve (free)
Skin: E Tribute by Adam n Eve (free)
Eyes: December Gift / Brown by Insufferable Dastard (free)
Hair: Anita in dark brown by EMO-tions (free)
Gown: Roppongi Hills by Shiki (free group gift)
Poses: DESIRE (free; marketplace)
Location: Cotton Club, Virtual Harlem
Viewer: Second Life 3.2.5

Filed under: Style Tagged: freebies

Sporty

Jupiter Firelyte — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:28:25 +0000

I love the mole on this skin. It’s such a nice detail.

While I was exploring the Grid for a sporty place to snap a photo for this entry, I happened on TT Enterprises. This is a great place to go if you’re looking for something to do with friends or on a date. The complex offers basketball, tennis, ping pong, and beach volleyball.

Credits

Shape: mine
Skin: Larisa winter dream by Natural Beauty (free)
Hair: Say in Brown 08 by elikatira (free)
Eyes: December Gift in Brown by Insufferable Dastard (free)
Top: Fallen Dress by BTS Designs (free; marketplace)
Jeans: Basic Jeans by Allusions (free)
Shoes: Red Sneakers by In Her Shoes/Vignette (free)
Pose: Empty Inkpen (free; marketplace)
Location: TT Enterprises
Viewer: Second Life 3.2.5

Filed under: Style Tagged: freebies, Second Life

Party Girl

Jupiter Firelyte — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:40:11 +0000

I don’t tend to go for party looks in Second Life, but sometimes you gotta let your hair down and hit a club.

This striped, sheer dress is a great find in the Marketplace. The pack also brings an orange version. I was tempted to edit the straps around the shoulder areas, but this is a Second Life issue with the body mesh so I decided to leave it.

Credits

Shape: mine
Skin: Ebba [Peach] (DB) Christmas Gift 2011 by LAQ (free)
Eyes: blue_red by Soulglitter Eyes (free; marketplace)
Hair: CARLOTTA in blonde by EMO-tions (free)
Dress: Halloween Dress Black by Beautiful Dirty Rich (free; marketplace)
Shoes: 100 Viky in Lilac by FreyrBlades (free)
Pose: by Empty Inkpen (free; marketplace)
Location: Mild Havok
Viewer: Second Life 3.2.5

Filed under: Style Tagged: freebies, Second Life