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A Whiter Shade Of Pale

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Well, I had planned to blog Strawberry Singh’s Social Media Meme today. I even started framing answers to the questions on my train ride home. I decided to get home, pop in SL to take a quick photo to accompany my blog, then head straight out to complete it.

Ah, the best laid plans of mice and men…

Instead, when I arrived in world, I decided I would quickly pop over the the Skin Fair. On the weekend, I had tried on several demos. I’ve been wearing my Akeruka Meg skin for well over a year now, and I still love it. But after checking out the Skin Fair and trying on several demos from some amazing creators, I found myself gravitating to the lighter tones. I had pretty much decided on Tuli Elyse Powder, but when I went back to buy it, I realised I hadn’t tried on Helena. Since the Skin Fair is winding down, I was actually able to grab a demo and try it on right in the shop. As soon as the Powder tone rezzed, that was it. I was in love.

(Please note: The slurl for the Skin Fair I have included is for Sim 1. Tuli is on Sim 2, but since I have logged out I just grabbed the slurl from the Destination Guide.)

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By the way, I decided not to “Peep” this photo. I simply cropped it and let it stand on its own merit 🙂

I really only have one criticism of this skin. There are two very thin, dark lines that run down the throat. It’s not visible from all angles or in all lighting, but it’s distracting to me 😦 I thought at first it might be a bit of my hair poking out through my neck, but I went bald and it was still there. I can live with it, but it was a bit of a disappointment in an otherwise perfect skin. And I love the choice of brow colours, the cleavage tattoos and the nail concealer! While I am using my own shape, there is a bonus shape included, as well as four other eye shadows and even a dimples option!

It may take me a while to start wearing this skin everyday. The painful process of matching my feet in my hundreds of pairs of shoes already set to my Akeuruka skin will be an impediment. But in the meantime, I’ll stick to boots and my GOS Boutique shoes with their awesome skin database system. Ah, the trials of Second Life plastic surgery!

I’ll leave you with this song while I admire my new face and NOT think about those colour-matching HUDs 🙂

Credits:
Skin: [:T:] Helena / powder (red) :: 09
Hair: /Wasabi Pills/ Ginger Mesh Hair – Rouge
Lashes: Amacci – Eyelash Tattoo 6
Earrings: .:* LOULOU&CO *:. – Earring :: HESPERIDE ::

A Peep At Peep – My Seven SL Facts Meme

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Another challenge brought to you, compliments of Strawberry Singh! The challenge is to create a meme about your Second Life and blog it.

The first is to share seven facts about yourself in Second Life which may or may not be known to other people.

So, here we go!

Fact #1 My first job in Second Life was as a dancer in a booby club. This was LONG before Lolas were around and the prim boobs were truly horrendous! I was so scarred by this experience I’m more than happy to sport C cups in SL now.

Fact #2 I wasn’t a huge fan of ducks before I was given my Cyber Ducky, who rarely leaves my shoulder now.

Fact #3 I get dizzy even riding swings in Second Life. Which is why, when I won a custom bike a couple of weeks ago, I turned it into a pose prop 😀

Fact #4 I always try to correct typos when I’m chatting before I hit enter. If I miss one and notice it afterwards, I rarely correct it in a separate line. I figure people know I can spell and I don’t have to prove it. The only exceptions are when my cat walks across my keyboard or an inadvertent typo is…um…a bit rude:
[01:55] Þєєþ Ðαгкшαгđ (peep.sideshow): lol it was thirsty
[01:55] Þєєþ Ðαгкшαгđ (peep.sideshow): drinking my cock
[01:55] Þєєþ Ðαгкшαгđ (peep.sideshow): OMG!!!
[01:55] Þєєþ Ðαгкшαгđ (peep.sideshow): COKE!
😮

Fact #5 I love my booty in Second Life. In fact, I would give my ex-husband’s right arm to have it in RL!

Fact #6 I have a ridiculously large inventory full of the silliest things. A favourite game that one of the DJ’s I used to work with liked to play was “What’s In Peep’s Closet?” The object of the game was to get guests to call out an item and see if I had it. I think I was stumped twice (due to Fact #3, I don’t have a lot of vehicles).

Fact #7 While I was a dancer (see Fact #1), I was asked by a patron how much I would charge for sex. I jokingly said, “10,000L”. I heard the ‘Kerching!’, my bank balance was 10,000L higher and I was so horrified I paid it back and logged off without saying a word!

That’s about it. Not exciting, and probably not surprising. But it was fun!

Scattered Collabor88ion – The Dilemma

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This post is a bit scattered in its theme. Kind of suitable for my frame of mind right now. Originally, it was going to be yet another Second Life fashion post with items I purchased from a fantastic fashion sales event in Second Life, Collabor88. It’s one of my favourite monthly events with some beautiful designs from some of the top creators in Second Life – one that is guaranteed to zap my wallet on the eighth of every month!

But then, I started processing the photos I took, and I found one image that I kept playing with. I don’t normally use cross processing, but with the lighting I used, it seemed to work well with this particular shot. So then, I decided I would make this a post about using different techniques, while still featuring the lovely items I bought.

Ah, but I also took some close ups. So of course, I wanted to highlight those head shots that seem to bedevil me with the details.

What’s a girl to do? I’ve decided to do a two-part post. Today I’ll highlight the fashion items and the technique and tomorrow I’ll post the close-ups. Yes, it’s a Two-fer! 😀

This is the photo that began my dilemma. I have done nothing to this shot except cropping.

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This was taken in the bedroom of our Second Life home. The pink and purple hues you see are created by lighting. The room is nowhere near this colour. So, I tried my hand at a bit of cross-processing to try to get it closer to the original without losing the highlights I was able to achieve with this particular Windlight setting (and don’t ask me which one is was; I just flip through them and shoot if I like the way it looks. Bad photographer, I know!)

These photos are still nothing like the original colours, but I loved the soft pastel hues.

Cross processed with green:

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Cross processed with blue, and closer to the real colours:

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So, that’s a wrap up of my scattered, un-themed post for today. Please stay tuned tomorrow for part two.

But for now, this is The End 😉

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Credits:

From Collabor88
Pants: (Elate!) Elle Jeans Mustard
Jacket: (Elate!) Piper Blazer Khaki
Top: The Sea Hole – Odette Bustier – marmalade (previous Collabor88 group gift, worn but not seen in these shots)
Hair: “”D!va”” Hair “Flora” (Type B)(Garnet)

Other items
Bracelet/nails: [MANDALA]KABUKI Ring/GOLD
Necklace: MG Necklace – Patience – Heart Watch Pendant – Short – GOLD
Skin: Akeruka Blanca Tan