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2010-12-03T16:32:00.000-05:00

New Charli skins released at Bella Di Notte :)

This line I did a little differently from my previous. The last line was Rosi and she had all tattoo makeups, but this lineI reverted back to doing the makeups on the skins, however I did them as eyeshadow ONLY, and included 8 different eyeliner tattoos in every skin purchase. :) Also included is a tattoo lashes layer, which is only available with the purchase of a skin. The eyeliners are all included with skins, but they are available separately or in a small pack.

There are two brow options as usual. :) Both options are included for every makeup purchase.

There are cleavage enhancers as well, but this time I also did a pack of Minimizers. I saw some other skins brands that did it and I loved the idea so I decided to do it as well. :) Each one is $150L, they are all sold separately.

A while back I had the idea of a "skin fixer" set of tattoo layers made to subtley alter the tone of any skin. Sometimes when you buy a skin it's just slightly "off" from your preferred tone, so these were made to fix that. :) Sometimes skins are too pink or too yellow, too gray or too bright, and there is a different layer to fix each of those. They can be stacked if you are using the 2.0 viewer or higher. The changes are subtle, but enough to make the difference needed. The pack is available for $100L at my main store.

Visit Bella Di Notte to get your free demo today! :D

2010-09-06T02:55:00.004-04:00

My new Rosi skins were released today! :D I am really excited about them because I have already received a ton of complements and I'm glad you like them so much. :)

Here is the LM to Bella Di Notte. :) All demos are FREE. :)

They come in four tones, 2 brow options, 6 lip colors, 12 eye makeup tattoo layers, blush tattoo layer, freckles tattoo layer, and cleavage enhancer tattoo and undershirt layers. :P

The skins are sold with only lip colors on them, and the eye makeups are sold separately so people can mix and match.

The eye makeups are all hand-drawn so they can be worn with any skin of any tone. :) The blush and freckles are the same. The only thing that is specific to my Rosi skins are the cleavage enhancers. The cleavage enhancers are on both tattoo and undershirt layers, for those of you who do not use the newest 2.1 client where we can wear up to 5 of the same layer at a time. :)

I've also done six variations of the Rosi avatar shape. They are all mod/copy/no-trans and are ONLY available together in one pack(priced for only one shape).

My VIP group got a group-exclusive makeup last week(called Black no. 1, $200L to join) so if you want to pick that up as well, join the group to pick it up. :) I also have a subscribe-o-matic that you can slap at the front of the store and you can get a free sculpted inlaid bone pendant necklace as a welcome gift. :)

If you didn't catch the LM at the beginning of the post, here it is again. And as I said before, all demos are FREE so come and pick some up! <3

2010-05-05T15:25:00.002-04:00

Jade's Shape Tips/Tricks!

Okay, I am writing this blog post because I've noticed all throughout my time on Second Life, that quite often I see things such as 18-inch long arms on an 8 foot tall avatar, 8 foot tall avatars.., lips that stretch seemingly ear-to-ear, butts large enough to set wine glasses on, hips wide enough to birth quintuplents in a single shot..etc..

Don't get me wrong, I'm in no way saying that every avatar should look the same, because they shouldn't. One of the things that I love about Second Life compared to other virtual communities is the amount of avatar customization that is available.
Avatars don't even always have to be realistic or "proportional," some people like to have unusual shapes for roleplaying purposes or just being goofy. But, I think that most people like their avatar to be fairly realistic in their skins, eyes, shapes, hair, clothing..etc..
But what I've also noticed is that many people overlook proper proportions, so I've written some shape tips below, and I've included some of the proportion "rules" as well, to use as guidelines when adjusting your shape.

I'm not going to give you a list of set numbers everything "should" be between like another certain post made by someone a while back about how their models "should" look. But, what I will do is make some suggestions, and mention some particular proportions and just tips and tricks to achieve the look that you want and to make your avatar look even nicer.

Common mistakes that I've always seen are that people don't really think of the sliders as sliders. Most of the time, people see 0 and 100, and that's it. Not that they don't know how to use the sliders, but just that they don't think of them that way. They think yes/no and that's it. For exmaple, the body fat slider. Most people think, oh I don't want her to be fat, so they set it to 0. Body thickness, I want her thin, so they set it to 0. Nose size? She should have a small nose, set it to 0..etc.. Don't do that. Really utilize the sliders and consider that there are 98 other points in between that 1 and 100 that you can use, and if done right can REALLY make you avatar look amazing.

One REALLY BIG tip is to look at your avatar from all different angles when modifying your shape. What might look gorgeous from a frontal view may look ugly as hell from the side. There ARE tricks to keeping your look from the front but only altering the profile view, so keep reading. It will be at the bottom after the body tips.

1. The body fat slider, don't think of as being "fat." The average woman has around 25% body fat, And that's not even overweight. The fat slider can really accentuate your curves and shape. I usually have mine between 4 and 12 depending on the height of the shape I am making. Try moving the slider slowly to the right and see how each point looks. It can REALLY fill in your avatar on places that might look too bony or "pointy." Even just if it's on 3 or 4, it can do a lot for your shape.

2. Body thickness is the same. Nobody is 8 feet tall with a body that is thin enough to fit through a medium-sized doggy door.Adjust the body thickness slider. The taller your avatar is, the thicker it would be. My avatar is fairly petite compared to most in SL(for example, typically my avatar comes up to about the shoulders on others, some only the waist) and my thickness slider is on 20. Think realistically, you shoulders should be three heads wide. You should have enough room for another of your avatars head on each shoulder. Try experimenting with it to find a nice look. I can almost guarantee that once you adjust it and get used to it you'll love it and never leave it on 0 again.

3. Body height is another big thing. Most women want long legs, and on top of that wear heels to make them appear even longer. And that is absolutely fine, however if you do that, you should probably decrease the height slider just a bit. This is what results in the amazon women of SL(7-8 foot tall avatars). If you want super long legs, decrease the avatar height a bit, and keep the long legs. Both makes them insanely tall and really awkward looking in my opinion.

3. Another thing that goes along with the long legs is the torso. Your hips and legs should be as long as your torso and head. The hips should be in the middle of the body, not 3/4 to the top. Super long legs and a super small torso result in what I call the frog syndrome(reeally long skinny legs, squished and usually chubby torso). So if you have really long legs, increase your torso length AND hip length(one without the other gives an awkward shape). Increase the two by about the same amount, to keep your proportions but to just stretch it up a bit. You'll make up for moving the height slider down with moving your torso and hip lengths back up. A lot of times I also see really squished hips. I made this mistake in the beginning too, so I know it's a lot more common than I even see myself. Don't leave that slider on 0. It is extremely unflattering to the shape. Even if you increase it just a little bit, it will help to add that wonderful hourglass figure that most women in real life would die for.

4. ARM LENGTH is a huge one. Many times I see super tall avatars with super short arms. I see avatars who when resting their arms to their side, the arms come to the waist or hips. I cannot stress how strange-looking that is for a tall avatar. Stand up and rest your arms against the sides of your body. They should come just around your crotch and slightly lower. Now imagine yourself with arms that come only down to your waist. Awkward, right? Usually between 50 and 70 is a good length for arms, again it just depends on the height. Save your shape and exit EA mode to check where the hands rest when their arms are at their side and readjust if they are too short/long. The same goes for hands. Many people have theirs set to 0 because they think small hands are more feminine, more attractive..etc.. which is fine, and is mostly true in my opinion however 0 is not the way to do that. Unless you have a very small or child avatar, 0 is waaaay too small for hands. I like to keep mine on 22, as a lot of times prim nails are sized for size 22 hands. Look at it from a side view, does it look proportional to the arms and the rest of the body? Or does it look too small?

5. Okay this is another big one. BREASTS. I see so many times where the avatar has giant waterballoon-sized breasts that honestly kind of scare me. There's nothing wrong with large breasts, and I know that the majority of women on SL have them, however you don't need to have the slider at 100 for large breasts. I'm not sure if many of you have ever actually looked at the large breasts from a profile view, but if you have, you can tell that it's ugly, blocky, and kind of bean shaped(the bean shape is from the breast gravity being low on top of them being huge). Think realistically on this one too. Women with larger breasts tend to have slightly saggier ones too. Large breasts=heavy breasts=more sag. Sag isn't always bad though, how most seem to think. If you have the gravity slider on say around 30-40 instead of around 20-25 with larger breasts, it will look MUCH more natural. Also, size 70 or so is the largest I'd do personally. Any larger and they start to get blocky and look disgusting(no offense to those who have shapes like that). You'll get a much nicer and rounder shape if you decrease the size just a tad along with the gravity depending on the size you choose. If you have DD cups or larger, your breasts should NOT be up to your neck unless you have one hell of a push up bra on. You'll also find that clothing will look much nicer with a slightly smaller size because it will rest on a smooth surface rather than blocky and have an overall smoother look to it, especially for very low-cut tops.

6. LOVE! Where is the love!? So many people want the super teeny tiny waist, which is fine, but I usually just see it more overdone than it looking nice how it should. Unless your avatar is wearing a corset, her waist does not need to be 18 inches around(if you hold up a tape measurer in a circle of 18 inches, that's roughly the size of someone's neck, maybe a tad larger). Just use your own best judgment, if it looks too small it probably is. Also keep in mind the pose that your avatar is in during Edit Appearance. Her legs are aimed outward a bit, which aims the hips inward a bit; Meaning that when she is standing back up normally, her waist might appear to be slightly larger compared to the waist. What might look awkward on the waist might just look amazing once you're off EA mode and vise versa. Save your shape often and close the EA window to check your shape to make sure it's how you really want it. If something looks off, fix it and close it out again to see if it's the same or if it needs further modification.

7. The leg muscle and length is a big one. Some people like the super tiny thin legs, and some people like really big strong legs. 30 and 100 aren't the only way to achieve those looks. I always use 50 as my medium, which is exactly what it is, right in the middle of 0 and 100. 40 is usually the lowest I'd go on thin legs only because anything smaller gets closer to that creepy anorexic bony look that I'm really not fond of. If you've ever moved the slider to 0, you know exactly what I'm talking about. My rule for this is if the knees start to get wider than the thighs and legs, you need to increase the muscle amount. For the muscular look, the highest I'd personally go is 65 for my shape. Once her legs start to look like two big ovals rather than actual legs is where I draw the line for that one. While I think muscular legs are attractive, I don't think overly large legs are. Just keep everything proportionate to the rest of the body. If her torso is thin, keep the legs a little on the thinner side. If the torso is big and muscular, keep the legs a bit muscular. Just sort of try to average it out with the rest of your shape.

8. Saddlebags again, people don't want their avatar to be fat/chubby/etc and so they leave them on 0, or keep them extremely low(like, on 10). If you create a brand new shape(so it's the default shape), and you go to the legs section and the saddlebags and increase it a bit, watch how the entire shape seems to transform from an ugly curve-less figure to a great curvy one. It doesn't have to be super high, but it can really help to add some nice flirty curves to your shape.

9. The same goes for the bum, it shouldn't be so large that you can set a wine glass on it but it shouldn't be completely flat either. It really all depends on the rest of your shape for how large it should be but just look at some models online or even at yourself in the mirror and see how much it really "sticks out" from the rest of your body, and just go from there.

10. Wide Hips can look nice, but when they're TOO wide they tend to make your avatar waddle. Proportion-wise, your hip bones should just about line up with the ends of your rib cage. Your shoulders don't need to be super broad(wide) compared to your hips, and your hips don't need to be gigantic compared to your shoulders. If that's the look you're going for, that's fine, It can be done nicely, but I haven't noticed that most people tend to exaggerate it. Also, I've seen a lot of shapes where the avatar has NO hips. The thighs overlap down to the knees and it just looks really strange. Even stranger, I've seen very big-name skin designers sell shapes with their skins that look like this. I like to have the little gap between her thighs :P but I don't like it to be absolutely huge. The width will vary depending on your leg muscle and bum size, but if you go by lining the hip bones up with the rib cage it seems to work fairly well. :)

Okay, face tips. There are a lot of the same common mistakes with the faces. Again, always look at your avatar from multiple angles when modifying your shape. ESPECIALLY on the face. The nose and lips are a big one here for the profile view. What might look super cute from the front might look scary from the side.
I'll do a few for the head shape first, just the main ones. And then I will continue on to the face.

1. Head shapes.. I see a lot of aliens out there. I know a lot of people want the cute pointy chin but making your head overly forehead heavy is NOT the way to do it. Around 60-65 is more than sufficient for a pointy chin along with another method that I will mention in the chin tips somewhere below. Brow size, never leave on 0. It gives the avatar an odd flattened shape. I have mine on 26 and it's perfect for me. Nothing looks awkward, out of place, unproportional..etc.. Also for cheek bones, since most people want high cheek bones, if you look at your avatar on a semi-profile view, enough to view the cheek shape, notice that when it's at 100 it tends to give her pointy cheek bones. If you want them high, around 70 is a good place where the cheek bones will be high but they will remain smooth on the face.

2. Nose size. Most people want a cute small petite nose, and that's fine. But I would never leave the slider at 0 for this. If you're not sure why, put it at 0 and aim your camera at the side of her face and look at the nose. It looks smashed into her face like she walked into a pole at full force. Keep it on a profile view, and adjust the slider so it's a normal length, and THEN adjust the other sliders(width, nostril width..etc..) from the front without touching the length again unless you view from the profile view. Switch back and forth between two camera angles when adjusting this. Also for upper and lower bridge height use a profile angle as well. If the upper bridge height is too low, it will get blocky. Increase it just enough to where it's nice and smooth and you'll be good to go. You may have to increase it even more depending on the rest of your avatars head shape.

3. Lips/Mouth are another main thing. First off, proportion rules that the lip width should be around the pupils of the eyes or slightly smaller. This of course depends on how far apart your eyes are. But for that, it should be one eyes width apart. If your eyes are proportional, your lips will be too if you follow those two rules. People either want reeeeally thin lips, or reeeeally big ones. So, for the best of both worlds, adjusting BOTH the lip fullness AND lip thickness are what you need to achieve it. I'll start with the larger lips since they're more common. For the larger lips, you'd start with the lip thickness. Around 60 or so is a good size for me, but it depends on how large you want them. Basically the more you increase the thickness, the more you need to DEcrease the fullness. Decreasing the fullness creates tight corners of the mouth, and when you have larger lips the corners should be tigher to maintain a nice shape. When the fullness is increased, the corners get large and blurry and that looks awkward with larger lip shapes. Now for thinner lips, apply the same concept except the exact opposite. More fullness and less thickness. I'd never personally put the thickness below 50 because anything below kind of creates an overlapping effect for the top lip and it looks really strange to me. But once the thickness is on 50 or higher, depending on your preference, I'd move the fullness to anywhere between 10 and 30 for whatever shape you're trying to achieve. Oh also, the corners of the mouth can make your lips look even nicer as well. Some people like the little smirk they have at 50, but I like to have mine around 40 or so, to give her a little bit of a pout or neutral look rather than smiling. But if you do that, also note that when you lower the corners, the lips tend to look a bit wider so you may have to adjust that as well to keep the size that you want.

4. The pointy chin! Okay, this is a good trick to get the pointy little chin. However it may not work well with considerably large lips(or cheeks) because the trick to making the big lips look less puckery from the side is to move the chin angle outward. But for the pointy chin, you'll do the exact opposite. When you move the chin inward, it gets pointier. However be careful not to overdo it because it can create a very strange side(profile) view. Also when you move the chin more inward, it tends to get "shorter" from the mouth, so you will need to increase the chin depth a bit as well. Most seem to have it on 0 but for this you might need it around 5 or 10 depending on how far inward you move the chin.

SO those are my shape tips. Along my time in SL I have learned these when making my shapes and I thought that I would share them with you to better modify your own shapes. This post was meant as an opinion piece, and in no way am I saying that everyone has to follow these, They are tips not rules, and they are for different looks, not just one. I hope they've helped in some way and if they have, feel free to send out the link to this blog post to others so they too can read them and get their perfect avatar look. If you have any questions or comments, or if you are having trouble achieving a particular look and would like some help feel free to drop me a notecard in-world and I'll be glad to help the best that I can.

Also, for anyone who may be skeptical of others shape-making tips and wonder what my own avatar looks like while going by these tips, here is a photo below. :)

2010-05-01T23:28:00.002-04:00

New Sydney Skins released May 1, 2010.

ALL new body and face(EVERYTHING is new).
Ten brand new makeups, four tones and two brow options.

Quite a few updates have been made to the body since the prerelease(the Nebula VIP group gift makeup).

Shape is included in fatpack($3500L) as bonus, but is also available for purchase separately($800L).

Each makeup includes both light and dark brow versions.
Bare and Liner are sold together for the same price as individual makeups($1000L), as always :)

TP To Bella Di Notte for FREE Demos :)
And don't forget to slap the sub-o-matic for a free gift necklace :)

Skins:[BdN] Sydney (Natural)
Eyelashes: LeLutka
Lingerie: Intimizzio
Hair: Ingenue
Eyes: [BdN] Doutzen Eyes _Absolute Zero (VIP Group Gift/Exclusive.. $200L to join)

Sydney Skins: Coming Soon to Bella Di Notte

2010-04-19T02:36:00.002-04:00

This is a preview of the new Sydney skins due to be released in the next week or two :)
I've redone just about the entire body, and of course a nice new face :D

The makeup shown is a pre-release and group exclusive makeup to my VIP group($200L to join). If you'd like to pick up the group makeup, please stop by the store and touch the VIP sign(located at the front of the store, just next to the sub-o-matic sign) to get a link to join the VIP group. In the group window once you join, to go notices and you can grab the makeup from the past notices. The group makeup comes in all four tones, includes the eyebrow shape and a bonus pair of eyes. Upon release I will be doing eyebrow and cleavage options.

TP to Bella Di Notte :)

Promo Pic Credits:
Skin: [BdN] Sydney (Tan) -Nebula (VIP Group Gift--$200L to join)
Hair: Mirai- Doce
Necklace: [BdN] Inlaid Bone Pendant Necklace(Subscribe-o-matic gift)
Nipple Tape: Candy Mountain
Panties: [Intimizzio] Harlow Rhinestone Panties - Classic Noir

Bella Di Notte: New Store Design + New Releases!

2010-03-31T23:37:00.003-04:00

I've been working the past few days on a BRAND NEW store. I felt that I needed some redesigning because my style has changed a lot over the past few months. I decided that I wanted a nicer looking store because my old one was very poorly built, and didn't flow the way I wanted it to.

Along with the new design, I've also done a few new releases, including a collection of 10 eyes that I call Doutzen.

There are ten in the set; single pairs sell for $75L and the fatpack is $200L.

I also made my first sculpties(Really proud of these)! They are sculpted hook earrings for stretched earlobes, roughly 1.5" in thickness. All inlaid organic materials, from wood to bone.

They are scripted for resize so you can get the perfect fit without worrying about modifying them yourself. Each pair is priced at $150L, and the fatpack is $500L.

I've also turned my regular update group into my VIP group, which costs $150L to join(everyone currently in the group will not be charged again, don't worry), and will still be the only one to get the exclusive group makeups.
But I've also created a subscribe-o-matic group for free updates, which will receive all store updates of new releases, but no group makeups or exclusives. The subscribe-o-matic has a welcome gift, which is a sculpted inlaid bone pendant necklace, scripted for resize just as the earrings are. It also comes as both chest and spine attachments so no matter what other attachments you're wearing, it won't conflict. :)

So enough blog reading, come by and check out the new store(no screen shots here, you have to see it for yourself :D ) and don't forget to tap the subscribe-o-matic for the free necklace!

SLURL to Bella Di Notte

Bella Di Notte//Lille Skins

2010-03-21T00:41:00.003-04:00

Today I bring you my second release of 2010, Lille. This skins face is a bit different from my usual looks, as it is more young and pouty than mature and sultry. Shown below are the four skin tones she comes in, from left to right they are Dark, Tan, Natural and Light. Tan and Light are both using the cleavage enhancers, while Dark and Natural are shown in the normal cleavage. Cleavage enhancers are available for all tones for $150L each. They come with both the undershirt layer as well as the new tattoo layer(for the new SL2.0 Client ONLY, if you are using the normal version or an alternate, please use the undershirt layer :))

I've given her a complete makeover, with new body enhancements and an entirely new face and makeups.

All makeups come with both light and dark brow options. Each makeup pack is $1000L, and the fatpacks are $3500L.

The fatpacks include both brow options for each makeup, as well as a triple-added bonus, the cleavage enhancers(both layers), AND not only the usual avatar shape but FIVE versions of it: The regular Lille shape, a curvy shape, a BBW shape, a system skirt shape(for wear with system skirts), and a petite shape(smaller/shorter version of the regular shape). The shapes are all for sale in one pack that is, guess what! Still only $800L, the price of my individual shapes! HUGE discount there. Five shapes for the price of one!

So what are you waiting for? Head down to Bella Di Notte and pick up your free demo packs!

Hair: (1) Exile Dori, (2)!Lamb - Oh Sugar, Fri.Day Marie (3)Fri.Day Mandy (1,2,3)Fri.Day Marie Hair Flower(Red)
Lingerie: (1)Love Lace -Rosa Noir, (2)[BdN] Black Bow Undies
Skins: [BdN] Lille Natural

New Nadja Skins: First Release of 2010!

2010-01-16T12:26:00.002-05:00

Brand new Nadja skins at Bella Di Notte.
They come in four tones; Dark, DarkTan, Tan and Light.

I've done six new makeups, and two brow options for this set. The Bare, Liner, and Bare+Gloss and Liner+Gloss skins are all sold TOGETHER, for the same price as any other individual makeup(That's 8 skins for $1000L--since light brows are also included). Every pack comes with the skin in both light and dark brows.

Shown above in the Light tone with dark brows, are all of the makeups. You can see on the side a shot of the light brows as well.
As always, the shape comes with the fatpack(20 skins in total for $3500L). The shape may also be purchased separately from the skins for $800L. All come with the brow shape. :)
Cleavage options will be coming soon, as well as a new exclusive group makeup($200L to join). I am literally broke after upload fees, so once I make the first sale I will go ahead and upload the group makeup and cleavage options for all tones. :)

Skins: [BdN] Nadja Light (db) -ALL (Click "Main Store" at top for LM)
Eyes: [BdN] Nadja Eyes -Aquamarine (Unreleased except to group at this time)
Lingerie: Fishy Strawberry Lingerie -Marshmallow - Rose classic panties
Hair: Maitreya Moon and Green in Chocolate and Bistre
Shape: [BdN] Nadja Official
Lashes(On last photo only): Lelutka Photoshoot II Lash
Poses: Myself, Unreleased.

New hair by !Lamb

2009-11-21T17:50:00.002-05:00

I had to track this hair down, because I kept on seeing it in other blog posts, but not credited. I finally found who the designer was, and then I had to track down the correct LandMark to get it! (Note to other bloggers: You should always list everything worn in your blog posts, including hair! :D )
But anyway, once I found it and grabbed a demo I was ecstatic. I thought it looked adorable on my avatar, so I bought two color packs. Unfortunately, the snack packs at Lamb are $1500L, which I will never spend on hair, so I just went with two color packs(which are $300L each, still a bit overpriced to me). I bought the Blood pack and the Grayscale pack.

It would be great if some hair designers could start making a "Just the Basics" color pack, with one shade of each main color(black, blonde, brown, and red) for those of us who don't want to spend a lot on a fatpack that may come with eight shades of the same color. I would buy one from every one of my favorite designers!

!Lamb has made some adorable hairstyles in the past, but that just didn't quite "fit" my avatars style, and I was a bit disappointed. This style, called "Whoop Dee Doo" I think fits her perfectly, and I haven't taken it off since yesterday when I bought it, other than to change colors of the same style, :P. I just love the bangs and the a-line cut, and it has definitely won a place in my favorite styles list, and I don't think I'll be taking it off any time soon.

TP over to Lamb to try on a demo($1L) of this super cute hair :D

Necklace: AHC TEETH SMOKE
Hair: !lamb. Whoop Dee Doo - Sun-Dried Tomato, Ink and Powder
Shirt: Shabby Cat - Tomboy Top - Redhots
Pants: >>GothiCatz<< DarkWatcher (female) - pants
Skin: [BdN] Mecca _Pale {Goth Brows+Makeup} =UNRELEASED=

New Mecca Skins Released Nov. 14, 2009

2009-11-14T17:05:00.002-05:00

I ended up completely redoing Michelle because there were too many things about her that I wasn't satisfied with. Now, I am satisfied with the results, and here I bring you Mecca. Six totally new makeups to choose from, too. I dumped all of my old makeup layers and did a fresh start. I kept the smokey eyes and the Earth one, but I redid the style a bit, just keeping the colors and name. Otherwise the rest are all new. :)
I also did a bit more lip color this time. Most of my sets tended to just have all nude lips and one with bright red. Now, each one has some subtle lip color to match the makeups. I also went back to doing brow options, since dark brows with blonde hair looks a bit awkward sometimes, and I usually end up doing fairly dark brows since my avatar almost always wears dark hair. :P

But anyway, enough of my babbling on about other stuff, check out the previews. ;)

The same four skin tones are available: Light, Tan, DarkTan and Dark. Above is shown in Tan. The Bare and Liner ones are sold together. All makeups include both light and dark brow versions, and the brow shape(modify). The fatpacks include of course both brow options for every makeup, the brow shape and as always the avatar shape. :)
If you don't wish to purchase the fatpack but would like the shape, it is also available separately.

If you like them, head on over to the Main Store to try on a free demo. :)

Skins: [BdN] Mecca _Tan
Eyes: Exodi Zbilja Eyes- Green
Hair: Maitreya Charli- Pitch
Lingerie: Kenzie&Co - Je'Adore -Noir

Michelle Prototype Skin

2009-10-25T00:10:00.002-04:00

I've been working on a new face for a while now, and I'm happy with it so far. I may or may not still change the eyebrows. It's kind of a combination of Lilith and Riley. I've reverted back to Riley's stomach, used a modded/softer version of Lilith's nose, Modded Riley's lips..etc.. almost a big Frankenstein design of my past skins, plus some mods :P

I also did a lot of updates to the body. Riley's stomach, slightly less prominent hip bones though. Redid the arms a bit, new elbows. Modded the legs, made the knees higher and fixed some over-highlighting issues on the back of the legs. Redid the back completely to be softer and less weird. I reverted back to the collar bone on Milli as well. Oh and I changed part of the bum, and lightened the cleavage a bit.

Hair: Fri.Day -Cameron -Moody Brown
Earrings: Fri.Day Loop Jewelry -Medium Woods
Skin: BDN/BN1 Michelle Prototype
Lingerie: [Intimizzio] Harlow Rhinestone

Resurrection Platform Boots+New store location

2009-10-24T23:25:00.003-04:00

I was looking through a friends Flickr photostream and I came across a screen shot of her with these awesome boots on. I just had to ask her where she got them from so I could pick them up myself. For me, it's unbelievably hard to come across good quality boots on Second Life. When I do find good quality, they're either not really "me" or if they are, they're horrible quality or WAAY too big and no-mod. These however, to my surprise were both, as well as scripted resize, yay! :D

I absolutely love the detail on them. From the leather texture, to the metal plating on the soles, to the buckles on the leg. I also love that they are resize scripted so I can get the perfect fit. Unlike most women of SecondLife, my avatar is not nine feet tall, so large boots do not look natural on me. I've wasted a lot of Linden in the past purchasing boots that ended up being too big for my avatar and I couldn't wear them. Also, since linked prims can't go any smaller than what the person built them at originally(so if they built them big, they can only go.. bigger). But anyway, these boots are awesome and I am so glad to have found them!

I decided to pair them with a pair of skinny jeans and a boatneck top for the second pic instead of the typical mini skirt and fishnets(like I was doing in the first, even though you can only see the fishnets :P). I think they look a lot nicer with jeans that I had expected them to. They seem to be very versatile, wearable with skirts, shorts, capris, and jeans and not look awkward.

Click here to visit Resurrection

I also wanted to mention that my main store location is being moved to a new sim. My friend(and current sim owner) is shutting the sim down to group members only for a while, so in order to keep the store open, I had to find a new location. That, I have already done. :) I have rebuilt the store with a completely new design, and already have everything set up.
Click here for the new Landmark(or you can click, "Main Store" at the top of my blog page at any time).

Skin: BDN/BN1 Michelle Prototype Skin
Hair: Fri.Day -Kate -Cranky Brown
Top: [W&B] Cole Boatneck Top FINCH
Pants: Armidi Limited - (F/Skinny) A001 Jeans [Black Classic] 2
Shoes: Resurrection Laced & Strapped Platforms
Glasses: Gritty Kitty- Prehistoric Glasses

Whippet & Buck Boatneck Tees and Hykova Buttoned tanks

2009-10-08T13:23:00.004-04:00

I absolutely love when I "accidentally" find great clothing. I actually went to this store, Whippet&Buck(that is new to me) that I saw was linked from another blog in reference to a pair of ruffled panties their avatar was wearing. Well, I didn't find the panties but I did find some very nicely done boatneck tees and buttoned tanks. For me, it's hard to find nice tank tops in second life. A lot of times, the person doesn't account for the shape of the neckline and how it will lay on various avatar shapes, as well as the shading and how natural it will look. I love love love the details on these, even though they are solid colored tops. The boatneck styles I've reently been falling in love with and when I saw these I just had to get them.

They come in many MANY other colors(I think around 12 or more), but I just picked up the few colors that I liked the most. From left to right, they are Black, Ivory, Lonestar and Finch.

I also found some adorable tanks named the Hykova Button Tanks. Again, they come in a ton of colors randing from purple or neon green to black, white and gray. I picked up the same colors in these as the boatneck ones, except the red I got is a little lighter on this style, Tall Poppy instead of Lonestar.

The tank tops are also slightly sheer, but you can only really tell on the darker shades. As I said though, it is very slight, and I only noticed at ALL because of the shorts I paired with them(Note: The boatneck tees are NOT sheer at all, only the tanks). They come in all different layers and combinations(only the top, only the bottom half, whole..etc..) so it is posible to wear the whole jacket layer along with the shirt layer and underpants layer and make it fully opaque if sheer isn't your thing. The photo below shows it as sheer and you can see that it's only by a small bit.

Even though I'm not usually too fond of sheer tops, they're absolutely adorable, and I know I'll eventually be coming back for the fatpacks of both of them.

Visit Whippet&Buck to pick them up today

Also, I wanted to add that although I try to blog something new every day, tomorrow I have a long day of traveling by plane, so I most likely won't have time for a post. I will be out of the country for nine days(Oct. 9-18th,2009), and I'm not sure how many chances I'll get for new posts but I will try to whenever I can, because I will have my laptop with me. :)

Skins: Black no. 1/Bella Di Notte - Lilith _Tan {eyeliner} Custom tattoos
Hair: Fri.day Dylan - Timid Brown
Jewelry: Fri.day Loop Earrings(and necklace in first pic)- Medium Wood ; Second Pic ACH Teeth Smoke
Shorts: Gisaci Cambridge Shorts - Black
Tops: W&B Cole Boatneck Tops and Hykova Buttoned Tanks.
Eyes: Exodi - Twilight eyes -Bella

Black no. 1/Bella Di Notte -Lilith Eyes

2009-10-07T11:47:00.005-04:00

I'm not sure about you, but when it comes to avatar eyes in Second Life, I have a really difficult time finding ones that I like. Some problems I run into with a lot of them are that the iris and pupil are too large for my avatars eye shape, they're too "flat"-looking, the pupil is the same color as the iris(from people just throwing a colored circle over them and setting the blending mode to "color," without modifying it), have no detail, or are TOO detailed for my avatars softly-blended skin. For the past few months I have been alternating between Exodi's Twilight and Zbilja Eyes. Lately, I have been wanting a change, so after searching for a new place to get nice eyes at and not finding any that I'm particularly fond of, I decided to try and make my own. What I came up with was a cute set of five different eye colors, from gray so light that it's almost white, to a dark golden brown.

I've just released them at my main store for only $50L each, or $200L for the fatpack(that's one free set if you buy the fatpack vs. each individually). My personal favorite is the blue pair, as they are the first ones I did, and I converted the other colors from them.

They're located on the wall directly left of the Lilith skin display. :)

Skin: Black no. 1/Bella Di Notte -Lilith _Tan {Eyeliner} +custom tattoos
Eyes: BN.1/BDN Lilith Eyes
Hair: Maitreya - Loelle - Pitch
Necklace: ACH Teeth Smoke (Jewelry Fair)
Eyelashes: LeLutka Photoshoot Lashes

Decoy Zafrina Dresses (Freebie)

2009-10-06T13:41:00.003-04:00

Decoy has some adorable babydoll-styled dresses called Zafrina. The fatpack is FREE at the main store. :) They come in nine different color schemes as shown below.

When I saw these at the main store I thought they were adorable. When I saw that they were free, I thought they were even more adorable. :P The shirt and pants come in all layers, as well as two different versions of the prim skirt(one plain and one with the dyed stripes on the bottom). The version of the skirts I'm wearing are the multicolored ones. My personal favorite is the Creme multicolored set.

Visit Decoy's Main Store to get these super cute dresses.

Skins: Black no. 1/Bella Di Notte- Lilith _Tan {Eyeliner} + custom tattoos(not for sale)
Eyes: Exodi Twilight Eyes - Bella
Necklace: ACH Teeth Smoke(From Jewelry Fair)
Shoes: Maitreya Group Gift Pumps
Hair: Maitreya - Loelle - Pitch(modded)

Breast Cancer Awareness

2009-10-05T18:38:00.006-04:00

A few days ago I decided to make a PJ set to raise awareness of Breast Cancer and how it impacts our lives. The pack is only $30L at the main store(click "main store" link at the top of the page). It includes the versions shown in the pic below as well as plain ones(tank withou the bow, and undies with no text). Both the under and outer layers are included.
And guess what! So is the pose on the left of the pic :D

I actually made the pose a few weeks ago, but it just fit so well with the concept of overcoming breast cancer for those who have been diagnosed, so I figured it would be a perfect addition to the BCA pack.

Skin: Black no. 1/Bella Di Notte - Lilith _Tan {eyeliner} +custom tattoos(not for sale)
Eyes: Exodi Twilight Eyes (Bella)
Hair: Maitreya - Loelle - Pitch (modded by me)

Lilith Skins by Black no. 1/Bella di Notte

2009-10-05T17:09:00.004-04:00

Just released on October 4th, 2009 the new Lilith Skins are my absolute favorite of all of my previously released skin lines. Since the last set(Riley), I've made a few updates to the body as well as a completely new face. The body updates include a new belly button, a softer looking bum, and a new collar bone. The face is all new, with minor updates to the nose on Riley.
It is available in four tones, and eight makeups.

The "Bare" and "+Eyeliner" skins are both sold together in a pack. There is no difference in price compared to the other single-makeup packs.
Each makeup is $900L, and includes the brow shape. Fatpacks(all makeups together) are $3000L, and include the brow shape as well as the avatar shape as a bonus. This time, instead of doing one shape for the skin line, I've done two. One "regular," and one "curvy." Both shapes can be purchased separate from the skins for $800L each, and both have free demos available. Only the regular one is included in the fatpacks. The curvy shape must be purchased separately.

I'm still absolutely in love with the body I've done for these skins. For future skins, I'm not sure which upgrades I will make but I hope to continue improving the quality and make my buyers happy. :) If anyone has any suggestions, feel free to drop me a notecard in-world(Jade Glazner).

Also, don't forget to join the official update group to be the first to know when new skins are released, get sneak previews of upcoming skins and of course let's not forget free group-exclusive makeups ;) There is no fee to join(click the "Main Store" link at the top of the page for SLURL).

Skins: Lilith _Tan {Lima} and {Eyeliner}
Bikini: Emery - Swimwear Glen
Eyes: Exodi - Twilight Eyes - Bella
Hair: Fri.Day Cameron -Moody Brown(first pic) / Maitreya - Loelle(modded by myself) - Pitch