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Friday's Fashion Finds From: Second Life Style Blogger Linda Reddevil

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“First One to the Finish Line” is a recent post at Linda Reddevil’s Blog and demonstrates why her blog is set apart from so many others. This is a post evaluating and comparing two mesh heads, Genus and Lelutka and explaining what she likes about both of them. Most bloggers do not do this because they fear blowback from designers. Linda shows how it is done, though. Pointing out things she likes about both and what she does not like. She also distinguishes between objective and subjective opinions. 

• *COCO*_SatinMules(Black)+FishnetSocks
• –Pixicat– Aerial Top
• LaGyo_Celia Choker
• LaGyo_Celia Earrings
• Modulus – Leif Hair
• UNA. Salt Trousers @Uber
• [Fetch] Karter Glasses @Uber
• [LWL] Taxidermy Poodle Purse (unavailable)

Another stylish post below:

Nylon Pinkney Made This Amazing Hand-Drawn Marie Antoinette Dress While "Nylon Pinkney is Online" is on Hiatus

Multi-talented artist Nylon Pinkney is taking a brief hiatus from her weekly comic for New World Notes*, but that doesn't mean you'll miss her creativity in the interim. For instance, here's a spectacular dress she created featuring her hand-drawn portraits of Marie Antoinette -- now available in Second Life's epic Collabor88 shopping extravaganza. This year's Collabor88 theme being "Let Them Eat Cake", Nylon made this dress perfectly fit to be guillotined in. Note also Nylon's nails -- close-up here.

Friday Fashion Find: Laya Felisimo's Amazing SL Blog, Layers Upon Layas

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LayersUponLayas is a fashion blog by Dreamy Lebed, AKA Laya Felisimo. This picture is from the post “From Me to You” inspired by the beloved Beatles song. I love the sunlight streaming into the room and absolutely must have that paper plane.

• Hair: Truth – Vivid Blondes
• Ears: Swallow – Charm Ears
• Glasses: Sleepy Eddy – Antique Glasses
• Cardigan: Cynful– Fuzzy Cardigan Nude
• Pose inc. Paper Plane: Le Poppycock – *Writers Block* The Art Of Procrastination

She’s reading a book in the next post with a title that made me laugh. Click through to find out what it is.

Friday Fashion Blog to Follow: Tiffany Parkin's Blended Blog Combines Second Life Style With Real Life Musings

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Tiffany Parkin’s Blended Blog is my favorite kind of blog, one that blends pictures and credits with commentary on the blogger’s life, first or second. “Where the Streets Have No Name” caught my eye because I just finished a book that explains that in Tokyo, there are few street names, only for major streets. Tiffany’s picture is in Tokyo which gives the title more meaning. Look at how she provides details such as her pose adjustment and viewer)  

• [KoKoLoReS] – Starlight Umbrella
• Stealthic – Ivy
• Vinyl – Yesterday Raincoat [@ The Liaison Collaborative]
• Pose: Sweet Art – Ella 5m (Adjusted the R hand using the Black Dragon Poser)
• Location: Little World

In late 2018, Tiffany posted one of her most influential and boldest posts. See it below.

Friday Fashion Find: Be Delicious, Rosalie Ergenthal's Tasty SL Style Blog

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Be Delicious is a blog that has been featuring SL fashions since 2012 and posted its 3336th post on Wednesday. It’s a candylicious confection with a sheer dress over some fancy lingerie. I think something to wear at home and definitely not at work.

• Bra - Moon Elixir x MUSE - Beautiful Stranger Bra  **New @ Belle**
• Garter - Moon Elixir x MUSE - Beautiful Stranger Garter  **New @ Belle**
• Thong - Moon Elixir x MUSE - Beautiful Stranger Thong  **New @ Belle**
• Dress - V/. VoluptasVirtualis -[Naomi] **New @ Fameshed X**

I love her next blog post - reassuring messy me that yes, I can spill food in SL:

SL Fashion Friday Pick: The Mr. Showman Fashion Blog

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The Mr. Showman Fashion Blog highlights the individual pictures he teases us with using a composite on Flickr. It is a Look of the Day blog and LOTD 78 is all about joy. Look at that smile! Don’t ask me where it came from! 

• Hair: Miwas  #Idol @ Equal10
• Head:Genus Baby Face
• Eyes:Gloom Sailor Collection @ NEO-JAPAN
• Skin Enfer Sombre Fairy -Peach Tone- @ SkinFair
• Face Pearls: Tokki x Miwas  #Idol HeartPearl Full Set @ Equal10
• Lipstick:Mudskin  AOI @ NEO-JAPAN
• Outfit: Miwas  Wheein (F&B)
• Tattoo:Dappa  Paradox
• Pose:SAPA  pack 76 @ Phases

Like many SL residents, he brought the pandemic into his work as in the next post below:

Cajsa's Second Life Fashion Fashion Friday Pick: Nemmesea’s Blog

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Nemmesea’s “Art of Love” features the Bluebonnet dress from Elven Elder at Tres Chic. It’s not available at the main store as yet. I love the picture and how beautifully she uses light Nemmesea does not credit the hair or accessories, but it is interesting that she includes her software: Second Life, Photoshop, and a Wacom tablet. 

After the fold, Nemmesea shows you a really cool picture.

Cajsa's Friday Fashion Choice: Second Life Style & Travel Blogger Heidi Rewell

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HeidiRewell.com is a combination of travel and fashion blogging. “Containment Day 15: Neutral” is an example of her travel blogging. A strong, color-saturated photo with the SLURL. I love her bold colors which are usually created by layering a duplicate layer on top of the original with either the Soft Light or Overlay blending mode.  (Taken at MOTORHEADZ CAFE)

Here's a great example of her fashion blogging:

Cajsa's SL Friday Fashion Blog Pick: Gogo's Juicy Bomb

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Juicybomb is among the oldest and most popular Second Life blogs. Gogo is the main blogger, though she shares her blog with her friend Cake. One of the excellent features of her blog is that she does more than list credits. In “Coronavirus and Second Life” she speculates what the effect of coronavirus will be on Second Life. She’s less concerned about the operations of SL, since many staff worked remotely in the first place, but what about the many residents who are laid off to reduce the spread of the virus? She even has a proposed solution. And of course, this comes with her always recognizable photos. Clean, well-lit, and instantly recognizable as Gogo. 

• Exile – Gwen
• Decoy – Renee White Top, Mini Shorts @ the Arcade
• Pink Fuel – Delina (Peach) Skin

Here's Gogo's post on for a new mesh head from LeLutka:

Cajsa’s Friday Fashion Choice: Second Life Blogger Sugarcoated Pixels

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Sugarcoated Pixels is a fun and colorful blog from Sugarfairy88 Resident. This post, “Scientific Discovery” drew my attention with an excellent quote from Victor Hugo. I am a sucker for a good quote and this one seems perfect for the world we are in. And of course, I love the contraptions that make it the blend of what may seem magical and what is of science, creating an image that suits the quote. 

• Dual Magical Orbs (Volt) by egosumaii
• The Prototype Goggles *???* by Contraption
• Barn Owls by Maru Kado Set 1-5 & Set 6-10

Here's another favorite: