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Shopping Tips from an SL Fashion Blog -- And Blogging Tips from Me

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Live, Love, Laugh is MetteKenzo Nagy’s blog. She focuses on fashion and I was drawn to her work by her colorful, bright pictures. “Ooh Na-Na” really appealed because it was a successful example of turning a picture on its side. She didn’t do a full horizontal. Even though the diagonal is very acute, it still allows us to make sense of the picture without turning our laptop on the side. I have been baffled by these pictures for quite some time, but Gogo explained the rationale and now it makes sense. Many of today’s blogs have such big pictures they fill more than the screen, by going diagonal, they can get the whole picture in your window without scrolling. Now it seems obvious. I like the dress, though it’s only for the body made by the same creator. 

• KALHENE // Kate Dress Fatpack [Group Gift] For Kalhene Anya Mesh Body Only! Available at Mainstore

A bit of rockabilly in the next post -- along with my personal advice for fashion bloggers:

Weekend Shopping Tips from a New SL Blog called Kirinyth

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Kirinyth has a self-named blog that combines visiting beautiful sims, fashion, and decor. “Riding a Sky Whale” is an outstanding blog post that thoughtfully asks us to look at the world anew. I love it when bloggers write more than credits, sharing more of themselves than an outfit. 

• Top: DEAD DOLL by Kiddoh Oh Knotted Shirt (free gift at Uber)
• Jeans: Maitreya by Onyx LeShelle Zipper-Skinny Jeans
• Shoes: REIGN  by KenadeeCole Arianna Sneakers

Click through to see why her blog is very different from the usual.

Weekend Shopping Tips from Fun SL Blog, Just Be You

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“She’s the Most” is a recent post in the Just Be You blog from Romanthomas.I love how he gave it that retro look that totally suits the style. His blog is very visual with several photos including a hilarious 1950 calendar, just in case you didn’t catch his message. He also includes lyrics to a song that suits his theme and a YouTube video embedded. In an unusual but clever move, he adds vendor pics of the items he highlighted. 

• ::Fatal Fashion:: by Stefhany Ruby - Outfit 126: 
• Famous: by Sal0mea - Retro Car Chair, Gas Station Backdrop, Retro Table & Clock (gift) 

For a truly playful post, click on:

Ananda Heart's Blog Has SL Shopping Tips for Your Labor Day Weekend

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I Would Rather Be Overdressed! Is Ananda Heart’s blog about fashion and decor. “Davinia” is her most recent post and is very typical of her fashion posts. She likes more formal wear and is usually shown wearing gowns and avant garde fashions. She creates a composite on Flickr, but you can see the individual pictures at a larger size on her blog. 

• Jumo Davinia dress, new release for WIP! And
  Lizandra eyebrows, shown in BOM brown, new release for The Makeover Room!
• 7 Deadly S(k)ins Rio, shown in BOM tone Marshmellow (browless), new release for Girls Heaven!
• Sascha’s Designs Bobo Glitter shoes in Midnight, new release!
• An Lar all poses
• Doux Summer gacha Summer day hair (rare)
• Shot on location at Time remains

And after the cut, a decor post. 

Weekend Shopping Tips from Shocking Wonder’s Virtual World Lifestyle Blog

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“Shades of Blue” is a recent post on Shocking Wonder’s Virtual World Lifestyle blog that just totally sucked me in, evoking Santorin, the town on the edge of a volcano in the Mediterranean where all the buildings are white with blue trim. It has the bright Meditteranean sunshine and the lush bougainvillea that adds pops of brilliant color. The scene is filled with details and her list of contents is extensive from her body to her pose and the background buildings, the beach, furnishing, decor, and food. To keep this short, I will just note the table and items on it, for all the details, go check out the blog.

• table: Nutmeg. French Cafe Table / 2
• chairs: MINIMAL – Greek Island Gacha 09
• parasol: dust bunny . beach day . closed parasol

On the table:

• 05 MADRAS Mango Delight Juice Bottle 
• 12 MADRAS Trojan Blue
• 06 MADRAS Mango Delight Diced Decor 
• 09 MADRAS Mango Delight Fresh Mango Se 
• :::ChicChica::: Whisky #9 
• ..::THOR::.. Tile Coaster – Maiolica
• ..::THOR::.. Terracotta Wine Glass

Her most recent post is going to appeal to the fisherfolk, see below.

SL Flickr Pick: Stylish Virtual Male Fashion Photos from Scar Requiem

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Wow! That was my first and lasting response to seeing “The Sculptor” by Scar Requiem. It all looks so natural and intriguing, I had to click through to the blog post because who doesn’t want a sculptor's studio? I love his photostream full of slice of Slife moments like these. 

More slice of SLife snaps after the cut.

Friday Fashion Blog: SL Fantasy Style from Devin Vaughn’s Bishie Style

Devin Vaughn’s blog is called Bishie Style and is rich in story and creativity. His most recent post is Mainframe: The Shipping Drones.The post made me laugh as it lightly touched on current events in an oblique way. 

STORYLINE: The Wasp Virus was raging in the Mainframe. Highly developed Cyborgs were locked in hibernation mode. How would the mail get through? Enter an unexpected hero… an old series Solares Cargo Drone. It would be up to little drones to keep things running until the contagion could be purged from the system.

 When the mail service in the United States is being eaten away from within, with massive delays in delivery of prescriptions and other mail. I have not even received junk mail since last Friday. But it is good to get a little satirical commentary with a very light touch. Most everything is at the Mainframe event, so the shopping will be easy. 

On him, Shipping Drone Hydra:

• Helmet: LANEVO HYDRA MASK fatpack [mesh](Mainframe)(780L)
• Waist: Wicca's Originals Cryo Chest Maitreya [mesh](Mainframe)(599L)
• Powerchip: Astara Chip-n0Mix Power Chip, gacha [mesh](Mainframe)(25L)
• Necklace: L'Emporio&PL Bionic Necklace Male [mesh](Mainframe)(350L)
• Armbands: A&Y Cyber Bunke Arm Booster Male[mesh](390L)
• Muffler: KROVA Muffler [mesh](150L)
• Body, skin: TheShops [BODY] Athletic Meshbody (Legacy)(m) (1.0) [mesh](5000L)

Setting:

• Pod: Cerridwens Cauldron [CC] XB Pod White/Low Res Textures [mesh](Mainframe)(250L)
• Cargo Drone & Crates: Solares Cargo Drone, Crates animated [mesh](Mainframe)(409L)

Location:

• Horizons - stage 5

And for an adventure under the sea, click below:

Friday Fashion Find: Blogger Ren Matsura Shows Off SL Style With Stylish Storytelling Scenes

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This recent post titled 木{Wood) from Ren Matsura’s blog LETCIRREN made me think of “North By Northwest” for obvious reasons. I love the storytelling element. I don’t know if a crop duster is chasing them. I hope they get away. 

Ren’s photos are editorial. They are creating a mood or essence to make you want to wear the clothing. They are not catalog shots that carefully illustrate the design and details. I think smart creators choose bloggers of both types. They will catch those of us who browse to shop from two angles. 

For details and another great post, click on.

Fifty Linden Fridays This Weekend: Ice Cream Fans from Astralia & Other Adorable, Sexy, Stylish SL Offers -- Click Here to Shop, Teleport, and BUY

Linden Lab's future may now be up in the air, but the legendary and miraculously sustainable Fifty Linden Fridays for Second Life shoppers goes on. Here's this weekend's offers, starting with this face-punchingly adorable item above: Ice cream fans for the blistering Summer from Astralia -- click here to get them at the store.

Not cute enough for you? Then how about these holdable plushie with a complimentary crown:

This pair from Cosmic Dust: Click here to teleport and shop.

Many more FLF fashion, housewares, and other random coolness offerings below, with teleports to take your consumerist avatar ass there:

Fifty Linden Fridays: Coolest Deals & Teleports for Shopping This Weekend!

Here's some select items from this week's legendary Fifty Linden Fridays shopping extravaganza, in which top SL brands offer select items for a mere L$50 (i.e. about 20 cents). Above is a seriously cool working bubble gun from BALACLAVA!! -- click here to teleport there to buy.

A couple more cool featured items and the other FLF store links below: