Can you believe this skin is free to members of the ‘Belleza’ update group?
If you’re a member, ensure that you check past notices so that you don’t miss out.
They’ve generously included 1 make up with 4 skin-tones for you to enjoy (The package also includes a rather fabulous shape but I’m using one of my own)
There’s a one time enrollment fee of L$250 to join the group but it’s totally worth it, every time a gift is sent out it’s a winner. Stunning.
I’ve had a rent reprieve; not only that a dear friend has blessed me with some Lindens and for that I am eternally grateful, so thank you dear heart. It was completely unexpected, as you can imagine. Logging in-world and seeing a beyond-healthy Linden balance made me blub. Plus someone who wished to remain anonymous contacted my landlord and paid a serious amount of rent for me; this means not only do I continue to have my lovely roof over my head, it also means that I can blog about some new items and share them with you on these pages. ( The lack of posts of recent times has been due to my being very depressed in real life. As regular readers are aware by now, I’m Bi-polar and unfortunately it’s had me by the short and curlies in recent weeks. Fortunately I’m starting to see a glimmer of light on the horizon, so normal service is going to be resumed post haste!) But back to the generous gift that was bestowed upon me. My landlord, Nathan, pointed out that I was very blessed to have such wonderful friends. No truer words have been said.
‘Thank you’ seems an almost insignificant phrase in comparison to the magnitude of generosity that’s been shown towards me, but I don’t know what else to say, so it will have to do. Perhaps the nicest thing is that my friend recognised just how important Second Life is to me. It’s stress-relief, a world to which I can escape when I need it. It occupies my mind when I could be thinking of a myriad of unhelpful thoughts. In fact, I’ve no doubt that without it my Bi-polar depression would be a million times worse. It’s my therapy; other people go to the pub, play sports, watch soaps. Me? I log into this wonderful metaverse that I call home and explore all of the bounty. The fact she recognises this speaks volumes about what a wonderful person she is. In fact, this post is totally for her.
You see, in real-life she has glorious red hair, so I promised her a red-hair post, and what better hair to share than the fantastic ‘Rykiel’ from Lelutka. (As always, click image to see a larger version..)
I know this has already been blogged a million times before so forgive my late entry to this party, but in my mind it deserves to be posted a galaxy of times. Rykiel is 180 prims of curl and frizz and whizz that leaves all the competition in it’s wake. I love the details; from the shorter hairs at the hairline to the stray hairs sticking up on the crown. It’s voluminous and bouncy and just a massive style in so many ways. It’s also completely adaptable, enabling you to transform into Lady Gaga from the ‘Bad Romance’ video ( When she’s all in white in the bedroom..)or helping you evoke Susan Sarandon’s 1980’s vibe in ‘The Witches of Eastwick’ ( the tennis court scene in particular!) It’s just one of the most amazing hairstyles that the grid has seen in recent months, and I am totally in love with it. In fact when I first put it on I found myself singing ‘I lost my heart to a starship trooper’, purely because of the 1970’s disco vibe that it evokes so well!
Go and test this one out. The demo is the irish auburn shade, and I think it works beautifully when worn with the Curio ‘YumII-Mint Julep 2’ skin. All those people who say that red and green should never be seen just haven’t a ruddy clue have they?
I originally thought of returning to Pitcairn village, which was a beautiful medieval style town that became my very first home in Second Life. I loved it there; the houses were gorgeous and the landscape beautiful for strolling around. Utterly perfect for my newbie needs; it even had a stone circle to boot! But when I performed a search I found it had vanished from the grid. We live in a dynamic virtual environment after all, but I did feel sad when I discovered it was no longer around. However, I have fond memories of my time there. So now I needed to find somewhere that made me feel as welcome and secure as Pitcairn did, and look as beautiful to boot..
Being out of the rentals market for such a long time I didn’t know what to expect and it was just as I had anticipated..it’s overwhelming. It’s hard to know where to begin, but the most sensible places seemed to be checking out ads on SLUniverse and running in-world searches when SL search is playing nice. I knew in my mind what I wanted but whether I would be lucky enough to find it or even afford it was an unknown factor. So starting at the bottom of a very long list I went through various channels to try and find some new land, but to no avail. I’m not the fussiest cow in the cosmiverse by a long shot, but if somewhere doesn’t look right or if it’s filled with SLbuilds straight out of 2006 then I’m not going to move there.
And then I hit upon a smashing find, the homes for rent at Duzzclown, offered by KAMRAIN PROPERTIES. These dwellings vary in size, aspect and style, but each one comes with a beautiful vista guaranteed. In fact this particular community is geared towards those with a passion for sailing, with some of the houses equipped with small piers. There’s also a light-house and waves, gulls soaring into the beautiful blue sky and everything that the Second Life water-lover could wish for.
To be honest I was dreading the prospect of renting again, but the burden was made somewhat easier with the friendly assistance of Rain Coalcliff and Nathan Byron, who run Kamrain together. They must be doing something right, because they’ve been around since 2006 and offer a range of snow, ocean and beach homes to renters. Incidentally, the properties are all on the mainland, BUT because of careful landscaping you would never know. The view from my home is nothing short of spectacular, and I’ve enjoyed some wonderful Second Life sunrises and sunsets. So you won’t be bothered by griefers it’s reassuring to note that security is taken very seriously, with each home suitably equipped to remain personal and private. Each dwelling also has a radio, and the landlords are very open to prim limit negotiation too, something a prim whore like myself was delighted to discover. Of course it meant I could decorate my home in the style to which I have become accustomed….
Sadly all good things must come to an end, and I’m enjoying my last day as a resident today. I don’t have the Lindens to be able to afford to rent anymore, and from tomorrow I’m going to be a homeless Kitty. It feels like I’ve come full-circle, from being a noob new to the virtual property game, to renting my first home, then splashing the cash on buying land and renting almost a third of a sim, then owning lesser amounts leading me to rent again, and now, no home. I know this situation in no way compares to real-life, obviously, but I’m unsettled by it and very sad. I’m not looking forward to seeing all the wonderful new home wares filling the feeds and not being able to treat myself to them, but them’s the breaks. I’m not the only avatar out there skint in real-life as well as Second!
Hopefully this is a short-term situation and I’ll be able to share with you all the joy of finding a new place to live in-world in the very near future, but for now I’m leaving Duzzclown with some really gorgeous photographs of my time there, as well as some great memories, and I can heartily recommend renting there to any of my readers. If you want to see the rest of my pictures from Duzzclown I’ve a Flickr album that you can view, just click here, and don’t forget to contact Rain or Nathan if you’d like to rent!
There’s a Pacific Crisis Fundraiser at ‘World Of beauty’ featuring a myriad of items from clothing to furnishings to textures, each one donating funds to the Pacific Crisis.
I picked up this amazing tee for just L$75, and I am wearing it with limited edition PCF Magika hair, which cost just L$50.
Every little Linden counts, go along and spend yours freely:)
Kittywitchin' 