It’s amazing how things keep changing and evolving. Sometimes I just like to stop and think about all the changes and developments I’ve seen here on the grid in my 12 years here. In fact, this blog post represents a lot of firsts. Number one, it’s my first post using Bakes On Mesh layers (BOM), which now that Firestorm has released a BOM-enabled viewer, will start becoming mainstream as an option to using appliers as more designers and mesh makers jump on board. I’m lucky that Akeruka (the maker of my primary head) was an early adopter, updating all their deluxe heads — male and female — for BOM. Although it does offer some interesting options, I wonder how it will impact the world of mesh. Mesh completely upended the world we knew… will BOM now turn everything back on its head? Time will tell, I suppose; for now, I’m just kicking myself for having tossed all those system tattoos & makeup, but one thing is for certain in SL: there will always be more to buy! As for first number two: it’s my first post for Out Shop Cancer, the grid-wide and marketplace shopping event benefiting Making Strides and the American Cancer Society. Starting Oct. 1 and running the entire month, this event will take shoppers across the grid, exploring and shopping at stores in support of Strides. Store-owners will use American Cancer Society breast cancer vendor kiosks to feature special products in their stores. A directory of participating stores will be available at the Strides office on ACS Island as well as on the Making Strides Second Life website. You can see me there on the list of official bloggers, part of my ongoing effort to use my blogging and try to do some good in the world, and I’m proud to say that the brand for which I’m blogger-manager — Allure Couture — is a participating store as well. To kick it off, then, it’s only right that I feature one of our outfits where 100% of proceeds go to support the fight against breast cancer. In light of the enormity of both of those things, my third first is just a little thing, but to me it’s pretty big… it looks like I finally figured out the emails that go out automatically to my email subscribers. Of course I won’t know until after this is posted, so fingers crossed! In the meantime, happy shopping, and don’t forget to stop every once in a while and take a look at all the wondrous things around you!
- Outfit: Allure Couture – Jill Jeans Outfit. Jack may definitely fall down when he sees you in this outfit, cuz it’s a knockout! The jeans fit great, the stiletto-heeled boots are awesome, but the shirt! With the solid color blocks, the collar, & the shirt tabs, this would be a pretty conservative top… if it wasn’t unbuttoned more than halfway!! Wowza!!! The outfit includes a 12 texture HUD for the shirt, a 10 texture HUD for the jeans, & a 5 texture hud for the boots. Don’t want the whole outfit? A Jeans Fatpack & Shirt Fatpack are also available separately, but make note that the boots are only included with the complete outfit. Sized for Slink H/P, Belleza F/I/V & Maitreya. Available EXCLUSIVELY throughout October at the main store as part of the Out Shop Cancer event, with 100% of proceeds going to support this incredibly worthy cause. A We Love to Blog Designer.
- Skin: 7 Deadly s[K]ins – Jazzy, worn in Oak browless. This pack of Omega face/body skins also includes BOM skins; because I just figured out my BOM-enabled head but haven’t experimented yet with a BOM-enabled body, I mixed the two types, using BOM for the head & Omega for my body & IT WORKED PERFECTLY!!! (One note in case you try the same… you must do the face/body Omega skin first & THEN do BOM, otherwise the applier knocks you out of BOM mode.) Whichever way you choose to go, Jazzy is a simply gorgeous skin with just a light touch of the most awesome soft moist lipstick. Fatpacks of 5 dark or light tones are available EXCLUSIVELY at the Sense Event until Oct 8th. A We Love to Blog Designer.
- Head: Akeruka (AK) – Cleo (deluxe bento, now with BOM)
- Body: Slink – Hourglass Mesh Body Original, Full Version including Hands (Dynamic) & Feet
- Freckles: Izzie’s – Heart Mole & Freckles (System Layer); DS’Elles – Body Freckles (Omega)
- Makeup: Izzie’s – Whiskey Smokey Eyeshadows (BOM)
- Hair: Iconic – Rio
- Jewelry: Pure Poison – Cat Jewelry Set; Chop Zuey – Bel Aire Gold Women’s Wedding Band
- Pose: Fashiowl Poses – Smells of Fall Pose Set (includes cat)
- Location: Backdrop Cove