Quick!

I am running late getting this eyeliner dollarbie out for the Flux party but I tried on this jewelry from Dark Mouse at the Festival of Sin and I instantly died of joy, was reincarnated from the majestic powers of the necklace, and then decided to take a picture.  So, here you have it!  One of my fave jewelry sets in a long time.  Enjoy!

Worn:
Jewelry: Dark Mouse @ Festival of Sin, comes with different wear options and bangles as well.
Hair: Catwa
Eyeliner: Adore&Abhor @ the Flux Mardi Gras party, 1L for the party only (info here)
Skin: Adore&Abhor @ Back to Black

B2B and Flux LOTD

I have so many things to blog!  Today I wanted to share some lovely things from Back to Black and Flux, along with a few other things.  I had a lot of trouble with V3 and getting lighting settings right so if you hate the light settings I use bare with me, I'll get better at it soon.  First off, look at this dress from Jack Spoon.  How adorable is this?  I love the color and the sheen on the fabric.  Yum!  I had to share these cute stools from Starstruck too!  Also,  my little picture is from Silent Sparrow for Flux.  NARWHALS!!  And if for some crazy reason you don't like narwhals there are other animals available as well.

My boots are new for Back to Black from Lassitude & Ennui.  I am loving how wonderful the textures on mesh items show and I am impressed with how they move along with the body without any stiffness.

I had to pimp myself out a bit and show you the skin I did for Back to Black.  It's one of my faves I have ever done so I hope other people enjoy it.  The lips, however, are a tattoo layer from Acid&Mala which I am seriously loving.  The pack comes in a variety of shades of pinkness to match your style.

Also check out this bracelet Airedine made.  It's non-rigged mesh which means you can resize, reposition, etc.  There are other positions for it, like upper arm, forearm, etc.  It also comes in a necklace version and a silver version.  Yay!

Here's the credits and I hope you find something you like!
Worn and Used:
Dress: Jack Spoon @ Back to Black
Mesh Boots: Lassitude & Ennui @ Back to Black (available in a variety of colors)
Lipstick Tattoo Layer: Acid&Mala @ Back to Black (part of a pack)
Stools: Starstruck @ Flux (available in several colors)
Skin: Adore&Abhor @ Back to Black
Narwhal Art: Silent Sparrow @ Flux
Hair: Elikatira
Glasses: Intrigue Co.
Ouroboros Bracelet: Adore&Abhor @ Back to Black

WTF!? Why Is Your Picture Not Rezzed?

I have noticed something quite alarming on the feeds.  People are not waiting for skins and makeup to fully rez before taking a picture!!!  Most of the time it's not as drastic as the photo below but it can come quite close.  It's really sad because designers work hours, days, week, months to make a good product and then someone comes along and shows it like this, making it look horrific?  Not cool.  I don't usually post opinions, that's NOT what this blog is for,but it's borderline insulting to any creator when it happens.  I have been doing occasional tutorials on Free*Style and a lot of people are asking for help with simple things and I love to help out.  I assume that when issues like this happen it's a simple case of not knowing how to rebake a texture to make a photo look nice so a simple tutorial might be just what is needed.

First off, make sure your graphics preferences are up to par.  For any photo LOD should be at 4 or more and avatar should be up super high and so should flexi.  I'm doing a close up so everything else doesn't matter much to me.  Here is how my settings in Firestorm look:

Next, get your photo set up how you want it.  Make sure you have the Advanced menu available.  If not, select ctrl+alt+d to show it.  Select Rebake Textures.  The textures rebake pretty fast and often don't stay baked for long since there is a dumb bug so click your snapshot A.S.A.P. while the picture is still clear.

Now doesn't this look better than the first photo?

Before anyone gets all huffy, I know my pictures aren't the best.  I know some people are still newbs at photo taking.  We all had to learn these tricks somewhere if we didn't somehow find them out on our own.  I am just passing this info. along to anyone who might need it.  Obviously someone does or otherwise people wouldn't be taking unrezzed photos and then having the nerve to ask for review copies.  I just hope this helps someone and thanks for letting me get that out of my system! xD
*Note: I didn't wear much in this photo because I didn't want to show something unrezzed and make a designer look bad so I wore a skin from my own store and the hair is from Catwa (which looks lovely even though the hair base is unrezzed in the first shot, of course.)

Quick and Free and Limited Time Only!

Hi all!  I have an all free/cheap post for you today. :D  I usually do my entirely free/cheap posts on Free*Style and save this blog for full priced and free/cheap/full priced mixes but I felt like posting here anyway this time around, hehe.  My skin is free for a limited time only from Adam n Eve in honor of Etta James and will be back to full price on MONDAY.  I love the tone, the lips, everything. The skin has a natural breast but I am using a cleavage layer from Ayumi for added oomph.  The Darkglen eyes I'm wearing are from Adam n Eve as well and are also free.  They are actually the demo but are totally wearable since they have no demo marks and are to be considered more of a sample.

My hair is from Alice Project and actually it's *two* hair styles worn together because I'm crazy like that.  The main part of the hair is mesh and is on the MM board for VIP members only (250L join fee but there is a second board with a different style for everyone, not just VIPs also.)  The flexi ponytail add-on is from a different style that I won in the MM board.  I pretty much think it's straight up genius to do an attachment with flexi so that you can get the detail of the mesh item with the realism of flex.  Obviously you need a viewer that allows mesh and multiple attachments so keep that in mind if you want this look.  My eye makeup is from Glamorize on the marketplace and is ridiculously cheap (1L for the shadow, 6L for the lashes that come with both tattoo layer and prim versions) and nice quality as all their items are, generally speaking. My dress is from Dead Dollz and I also found it on the marketplace for only 1L.  The dress appears to be hand-drawn and I am all about that.  Finally, my nails on the glove layer are from RezIpsa Loc.  I almost exclusively wear their nails because they always fit with my skins, no matter the tone, and they seem to be as realistic as glove layer nails can be considering the weird avatar mesh.  You can get a big pack of colors for 50L this weekend for La Venta Eventa.

Excuse-y My Quick Post

Just wanted to do a quick post sharing some lovely finds from Alice Project, Hate Me and Eat Me and Es' Cusi.  I never noticed how small my avatar's waist is until I wore this top, haha!  *Sings little in the middle but she got much back.*  My hair is just like my RL hair (when I, you know, actually keep it trimmed and not let it get all scraggly at the ends...I should really call the salon after this post) except my RL hair is not this long.  I am growing my hair out to donate though since I found a place that accepts dyed hair so eventually it will be longer but then it will be gooooooone! 

Hope you have a great day readers!
Worn:
Top and Neck Tattoo: Es' Cusi
Tattoo Makeup: Hate Me and Eat me
Mesh Hair: Alice Project
Eyes: Croire
Skin: Red Mint

Sn@tch Some Stuff Up

It was Ivey's birthday yesterday!  if you don't know who Ivey is, she is the creator of Sn@tch, a huge clothing (and more) store in SL that has been around for ten trillion years.  She's very opinionated and very sweet and I adore her.  I wanted to show the cute sweater and makeup I got the other day from Sn@tch anyway so this is perfect timing!  The sweaters are long and come on multiple layers with multiple colors, are transferable, and all barely over 200L!  :O  The skirt is part of a dress that has all the same awesome features listed above.  Can't beat the value!

 My makeup is also from Sn@tch.  I've always loved her skins but sometimes I want to wear different brands so it's nice to have the option of makeup only now.  This comes in a darker pack and a more party friendly pack, both with lots of options and cheap as well.  My jewelry is from Hate Me and Eat Me.  I blog them a lot, can you tell I like them? :P  My hair is from Fashionably Dead.  They were having a 50% off sale and I don't know if it's still going on but either way go there and buy hair because it's awesome. :P

 Worn:
Clothing and Tattoo Layer Makeup: Sn@tch
Skin: Red Mint
Jewelry: Hate Me and Eat Me
Hair: Fashionably Dead
Eyes: Croire
Neck Tattoo: Es' Cusi, 25L