Archive for category The Secret Store
Blinded by your smile
Posted by Ocean Wade in CCD, Daytime, EarthStones, Flirt, Glam Affair, Izzie's, Laqroki, Slink, The Secret Store, Truth on February 15, 2011
I was thinking about facial expressions — or rather, the lack thereof — here in SL. Yes, there are emoters and ‘gestures’ and HUDs that will make an avatar smile, but as a rule they’re pretty abhorrent. So, we ‘lol’ and ‘rofl’ and *smile*. Seems like a poor substitute for an actual expression, but somehow it works. There are certain avatars I remember who’ve probably never cracked a smile in-world. But, in IM, they’ve smiled a lot. And that’s what I’ll remember. Always.
Think of someone you care for in SL, and imagine their face. Does it have the expressionless avatar look we all walk around with? Or is it smiling at at you? If it isn’t, well, I am. *smiles*
STYLE NOTES:
Got this beautiful dress from The Secret Store at The Cellar, a limited time event. Lots of exclusive items, so head on over before it closes! It did test my prim-editing skills a bit, but I think the final result was well worth the effort.
Hair: Truth — Kelsey — Champagne
Skin: Laq — Vilda 05 [Fair] Glow Skin (blonde)
Eyes: Ibanez — Tranquil Eyes — Frond
Prim Lashes: Glam Affair — Regina 02
Tattoo Eyeshadow: CCD — Basic — Pink
Dress: The Secret Store (at The Cellar) — Boheme — Wild Flowers
Shoes: Slink — Tabitha Plateau Pumps — Chocolate
Necklace: EarthStones — Princess Pearls — White
Bracelet: Flirt — TiffanyCharmBracelet — Rose/Champ/Dia
Pose: Izzie’s — MP24
Friday afternoon, quiet and blue…
Posted by Ocean Wade in Daytime, EarthStones, Glam Affair, Glamorize, Ibanez, Laqroki, Maitreya, The Secret Store, Truth, With love and squalor on January 21, 2011
Some Friday afternoons are riots of excitement — racing through work to get home, put on that glamorous outfit, and dash out to meet the night. Others are like this one: peaceful, quiet, and tinged with just the slightest amount of melancholy. Fortunately, in SL we can dress our moods, so this is me, today, in a sweet, blue mood.
Hair: Truth — Francesca — Champagne
Skin: Laq — Vilda 05 (Fair) Glow skin (Blonde)
Eyes: Ibanez Tranquil Eyes — Chill
Prim Lashes: Glam Affair — Regina 02
Tattoo Makeup: Glamorize — Eyecing Makeup — 04
Top: Maitreya — Bodysuit — Midnight
Skirt: The Secret Store — Chiffon — Pale Tartan
Shoes: Maitreya Gold — Shanti — White
Necklace: III — Pearls Are For Girls (former TDR item)
Earrings: EarthStones — Bow Stud Earring — Gold/Blue Topaz (Hunt for the Cure item)
Bracelets: EarthStones — Stone Bangles — Sunny Day (group gift)
Pose: (with love and squalor) — strawberries
A Dream of Oceans 