Category: second life blogs

Witchy Wednes..oh stuff it. LOOK AT THIS!!!

Witchy Wednes..oh stuff it. LOOK AT THIS!!!

by Lisa Millar ♥ 0 Leave a Comment
I missed my Witchy Wednesday blogging session yesterday, but I’m MORE than going to make up for it today (I hope!) by telling you about something AMAZING which was offered yesterday as part of the weekly ‘Hump Day Happiness’ gig…and is STILL AVAILABLE at Hump Day price until tomorrow, Friday. (Which means you haven’t got long to get one in my timezone, sorry!)The creator is Ivey Deschanel, better known to you and I as the uber-creatrix behind the Sn@tch brand. I’ve seen Sn@tch go from strength to strength over the years during my time in SL, and I know that Ivey works darn hard to make some of the most spectacular Goth/Alternative fashions on the grid. Put simply, you ain’t ever been shopping in Second Life UNTIL you’ve been to Sn@tch.

But I’d go so far as saying Ivey has excelled herself this time. Why? Because Ivey has made a mausoleum……

Exterior shot of the Mausoleum. Functional and tidy isn’t it?

And it’s rather f*cking fabulous. For 69L (I KNOW!!! Pick yourself up off the ground and dust yourself down..OK? Let’s proceed!) I became the owner of a rather glorious yet strangely simple concrete dwelling that would be perfect either on the ground or in the air as a skybox. Mausoleum sounds terrifyingly grandiose doesn’t it? But it’s not half as fancy as you would presume it to be, and that is why it works so effortlessly and is so bloody amazing to boot. Even better, Ivey’s applied the same logic that she applies to her clothing creations so that means quality and functional design embellished with lots of NOM, and I simply have to tell you all about it.

Interior shot of the downstairs featuring the fireplace..I’ve splashed some Witchy around..

The structure is two-story dwelling with a balcony. Nothing remarkable there, but it starts to evoke a Necropolictic ( I don’t *think* that’s a word, but it works so shush) air as soon as you walk toward it. There are a pair of faboosh metal-swing gates that open outwards towards you, and they’re so evocative that in my Kitty-mental head I can hear them spooky-squeaking as they move..I kid you not!! Yes, I make my own sound effects people…anyway, moving on… Above your head as you walk in hangs an Absinthe green gas light, and as you mount the steps you’re overcome with a feeling of…ok, enough of the Edgar Allen Poe. When you walk in you’re directly opposite a fireplace. Nothing fancy here but prime for decorating with your skulls and candles and zombie brains in jars.
You get my drift huh? There are logs crackling and spitting in the hearth ( there goes my mental again, making sound effects up!) and it’s got a load of potential to make into a really special focal point in the room. In fact, the space around you is AMPLE for whatever needs you may have, and Ivey has even supplied a one-prim bookcase to start you off decorating the place a bit. There’s a bearskin rug included too, perfect for laying in front of the fire as you read a grimoire by candlelight..again, a candle has been provided in the total package by Ivey, BUT all these items are optional, you don’t have to use them. Considerate, eh? One thing that I really do rate are the choice of textures that Ivey has deployed in the interior. I love the cracked-plaster effect upon the walls and although Gothically inclined the build is not so dark as to make the space seem plain and boring. She’s made really effective choices for the window texture too..I love it. For the price she could have gotten away with just black walls but she didn’t. Kudos to Ivey for that. Moving upstairs takes you into another large open space. There are two features here that really made me *wow* First up is the stained glass window which felt as though it came out of a Depeche Mode video circa ‘Songs Of Faith And Devotion’ ( If you’re a DM fan you’ll get EXACTLY what I mean, in fact with that in mind it would make a great hangout for a DM fan..hang some pictures of Dave up on the walls..you get the drift) The second is the large window opening out onto a balcony. Ivey has provided some black curtains for you to hang here and they’re super effective and atmospheric as they drift in the breeze.

Another shot of the upstairs area. It’s a great space to work in!

Alas I am TOTALLY prim-skint these days and I’m having to jiggle my objects around my land so that I can best enjoy them, but it struck me that this build is a perfect Witchy hide-out. It’s large enough to hold meetings in for starters, including circle work, and decorated with all your witch-wares ( from stores that I’ve featured previously on the blog, natch) it would look utterly perfect. I have tried to give you a flavour for how good it could potentially  look by placing a few items from my collection in situ to give you a feel for the place, you can do so much with it. It would make a great club actually-the only limit is your imagination and your prim limits..oh how I hate those…<Kitty grumbles>

Guys, you NEED to see this yourself…so here’s a recap on ALL the deets:

Sn@tch ‘Angels Mausoleum’

Two story concrete pre-fab with iron gates, fireplace and balcony. Includes candles, plants bookcase, curtains, rug and Lamp. 75 prims unfurnished.

CLICK HERE TO GO AND BUY ONE!!!

Father, forgive me…

Father, forgive me…

by Lisa Millar ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

..for being such a clothes-whore. I can’t help it!
Ok, enough with the pretensions of Catholicism, as you all know I’m most definitely *not* a Catholic, but I do have a deep respect for the religion despite their tendencies towards burning my kin at the stake and concealing the odd kiddy-fiddler. In fact, I love churches of all denominations; I don’t think there’s a more astounding symbol of dedication to your faith than a flying buttress or two. In real-life I enjoy exploring cathedrals and churches, and we’re fortunate enough in Second Life to have many fine examples of religious buildings to enjoy. In fact, I don’t think that there’s any major belief-system on the planet without representation in-world!
This is one of my favourite places of worship and I have mentioned it briefly before. It’s the Basilica Cardinale and is beautifully and lovingly created, and evokes the true feeling of being in a place of reverence and pontification. It is beautifully decorated and kitted out with everything you would expect to see in a Catholic church, with a High-Altar and many different pose balls to allow you to kneel and pray or even partake of confession in the wee booth tucked away in a dark corner..
Kneeling and praying is somewhat out of the question for me however, due to the outfit I’m sporting. It’s a one day only special from Khush, available at X-Street for the bargain price of L$99. I may look like a good little Italian-Catholic girl in this picture (that was the look I was after anyway) but I doubt I’d be allowed into any church wearing the latex pants that you can just see in the image below…ahem.

As I was putting this look together I happened across the latest LAQ skin release, and a picture was formed in my mind… By adding some ostentatious bangles, black nail-polish and a gorgeous necklace from HOD I’ve created a polished, street-wise look, perfect for the Italian-American girl gone very bad indeed.
Oh, and the shape is a bit of a stunner too, even if I say so myself.. but I’ll tell you all about that later. So here you have it, bargain outfit and a cracking way to wear it. Badda Bing, Badda Boom!

Kitty wears:

Skin –LAQ ‘Martina’ 10 Cocoa Glow Skin ( worn with cleavage enhancer, priced separately in-store)

Shape –Kittylicious ‘Pin-Up’, coming soon!

Eyes – Tragic Eyes, Ocean shine Large

Hair –LAQ HB Style #8

Outfit –Khush ‘Tush’ Outfit promo, L$99 TODAY ONLY!

Accessories-Necklace ‘The Path To Forgiveness’ by HOD

Bangles by Bauble

Nail Polish by Eye Candi



Kitty’s back..kinda…

Kitty’s back..kinda…

by Lisa Millar ♥ 1 Comment

..sort of. I’ve had my surgery but I can’t sit properly still, which is a real pain in the butt. Literally. However, in the VERY short time I have been able to sit at my PC I’ve created a rather lovely shape for you at a steal of a price. This is ‘Tokyo Rose’, and she’s been created for you to wear specifically with Tuli’s latest skin, ‘Sayuri’. I’ve never really designed a shape with a specific skin in mind but ‘Sayuri’ is a thing of beauty, as are all of Tuli’s skins, and the make-ups that are available are a veritable treat to be sure. YOU MUST HAVE IT.

This is a fascinating skin actually, it has expert detailing, and I’m besotted by the detail on the throat..as you can see in this photograph it’s so perfect as to be real. If you’re a vampire and you’re reading this I have no doubt that your fangs are ready to go by now, it’s practically Vamp-porn. Another point to note in this photo is the hair. As you know I’m a huge fan of Truth, so I was delighted to discover that he’s created a range of styles that are freely available to all in the LIBRARY drop down in your inventory…you know, the bit that no one uses? I can count the amount of times I’ve used my library on one hand, so amazing additions to it such as a range of free, quality hairstyles by probably the most successful hair designer in-world today is something very special indeed.

Tokyo Rose is available at my Nu Republik location for the crazy price of L$45. Think Tom Cruise hopping up and down on a sofa crazy and you’re not even close, so you’d better go and get one. It may be cheap as chips, but it shows ‘Sayuri’ off something special, and besides you’ll need to be saving your pennies so you can buy the skins from Tuli, won’t ya?

A Kittylicious Update….

A Kittylicious Update….

by Lisa Millar ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

So regular readers of the blog may be wondering what’s going on because I’ve not been updating properly, due to RL health issues, and when I have I’ve been blogging about my shapes. Constantly! Ok, time to fess up; something VERY exciting is happening to the Kittylicious brand, and I’m so stoked that I can’t keep it in anymore….
But first let’s track-back a little. Kittylicious! started life as a market stall in Malt in June 2009. A fortnight later, and completely on a whim, I decided to take a leap of faith and rented a store, which then turned into an even bigger store and then two stores (At Malt, and at Harlow) This was hugely satisfying for me on a personal level, but it’s now time for the brand to evolve again. Recently, I decided not to renew my rental at Harlow, which was a shame as I was relatively successful there, but I needed to hold on to my funds while I thought about the best way to take the brand forward.
With that in mind, I decided to rent at the beautiful ‘Second Style Island’ location, and embarked on a terrific adventure with Sable Sunset and Amanda Shinji. I asked ‘Able Sable and Handy Mandy’ ( They’ll kill me for writing that here!) to help me with the image of my store and brand. I can’t manipulate prims to save my life, but Sable is a veritable Goddess of prim manipulation, and her building skills combined with Amanda’s eye for corking design have resulted in an interior to die for at my store in Second Style Island. Not only that, but Amanda and Sable offered me the chance to host my main shop at Nu Republik, and I leapt at the chance. Nu Republik is a stunning location and it’s a real honour to have my store featured there, on the seafront no less!
Alas, all this change means that at the end of the month my Malt location will be no more. I’m sad about that because Malt is a wonderful sim, and Khea Karas is a wonderfully supportive and helpful sim owner, but for the moment I have to concentrate on getting the best value for money that I possibly can, and this means trimming my rental expenses and concentrating on making more sales.
It’s always been my policy to use criticism and comments as a basis for growth, and despite a few knock-backs over the past few months I feel stronger for it. I’m grateful for all the feedback I receive; it helps me to develop my shape making skills and concentrate on areas that have been highlighted to me. That said, when it comes down to it, I make shapes. There’s no point in being pretentious about it! The only reason people buy a shape is because they can’t be bothered with faffing around with the sliders to make one of their own. It’s much more convenient to buy a ready-made shape and as I’ve always said I don’t see the sense in charging the earth for that privilege, but I have to recognise that I need to make at least some return for my efforts. Therefore I’m going to change the pricing policies at Kittylicious a little, but don’t worry; no shape will ever cost over L$150 (Previously my guarantee was L$100, but hey, I’ve inflation to consider!)There are of course stores that sell shapes for triple that price, some even as much as L$1000, and good luck to them for doing that, but I firmly believe that I can offer a quality product at a fraction of that price tag and still have happy customers. So, let me tell you about the goodies.. There’s going to be a LOAD of new female shapes at both locations, and some old faves at Nu which have been heavily reduced. Old shapes vary in price from L$10-L$50, so bargains ahoy, BUT the biggest news of all must be the official release of my range of male shapes. This has been a LONG time coming after a couple of false starts, but I’m pleased to say that my initial range features four ferocious fellas, priced at L$150 each…you’ll have seen select images of them recently. I’m also partaking in the Second Style Island gift release, and my pressie ( for boys and girls) will be available on 01 April…yes, April Fool’s Day. Say no more.
All my shapes still follow my principle of curves, curves and more curves, and are all copy and modify, but NOT transfer. I have done transfer releases in the past and I’m open to doing that again, but not at the moment. My main store will also feature a shape of the week, in a big frame as you walk in..and for Easter I’m going to be releasing a shape called ‘Bunneh’ for L$30 ( She’s not there yet, patience!) Last but not least, make sure you join my subscribo’s at my locations for random shape gifts and updates. You’ve got to be in it to win it! So, watch this space for the official opening date for my Nu Republik location. Kittylicious Second Style is open already, and Kittylicious Malt will close down in a fortnight when my rental expires.
Change is a scary thing but I’m hoping these steps will lead to a bright future for Kittylicious shapes, and I look forward to kitty-ing you out with the best shapes on the grid!