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     I joined SL back in October of ‘07. At that time, I needed a place to come to escape RL. In my RL, I had finally hit a wall and knew I needed to change. I admited that I was suffering from depression, and sought the proper help. I realized that I had an addiction problem to alcohol, weed, and cocaine. To clean up my life, I had to leave behind friendships because they were enablers.

     I came to SL to get that break I needed from RL. For me, finding myself in a virtual world, has helped me find myself in ways that I would have never imagined possible. However, days like today force me to see that SL is not that different from RL. People are mean, dramatic, and just as hypocritical iSL as they are iRL, if not more so. People do not realize the impact that their words have on others, and carelessly hit enter before they really think about what they have just typed. We may all just be “avatars” iSL, but behind that avatar is a real person. That real person has feelings. And although your words are just typed, they do carry just as much weight.

     This is my plea on my little blog for all of us residents of SL to step back and take a look at the big picture. While this may be a saying from the olden days, it really is a saying to live your real and virtual life by: Do until others as you would have others do until you. We all have drama iRL, let’s try to keep it out of SL as much as possible.

Xoxo,

Tiffer GG

It’s back to the small screen with this week’s installment of our “Sex and the City” tribute series! Samantha and Smith were two very different people and an unlikely couple, but somehow… it just worked. With such contrasting styles, you might say the same about their sense of fashion.

Van, like the actor who played Smith, is a great model. I know technically the character is an actor, but who can forget that Absolut ad? We’re playing up Van’s pretty-boy side with Smith’s trademark luscious locks, well represented by Armidi’s Ibiza. The effortlessly chiseled model physique is thanks once again to his freebie Minnu skin, and his blue eyes are courtesy of Naughty Designs. Of course, Smith could never keep too many clothes on, and we have (literally) stripped him down to a pair of classic Armidi jeans and some American Apparel briefs. The brand’s utter failure notwithstanding, I thought the mix of what would be a low-end brand (AA) and a big designer (Armidi) was very representative of low-key model style. The briefs and his Aruba Flip-Flops from Last Call are obviously discontinued, but very easy to substitute.

I’m always looking for new and interesting locations to shoot, and when I saw this amazing bar being featured on Dot in Second Life, I knew it would be the perfect after-hours spot for a discerning woman in the mood for a tall drink of something.

Samantha is a woman of extremes. Intense colors and bold accessories are her thing, and more is always better than less. I wanted to start with a punch of bright color like Nylon’s Banana Smoothie jacket, which I’ve worn here without a blouse to push the sex appeal. That led me to this perfect high-waisted skirt from Little Rebel, which I’ve been dying to wear and own in several more shades. Paper Couture is my go-to for clothing-layer jewelry, and I thought this teal necklace matched well and gave the impression of a beaded neckline. My hairstyle was a no-brainer, called “Samantha” from Aoharu, and this skin is a past freebie from Beauty Avatar. [My only complaint about Aoharu is the lack of proper red shades. I will continue to burn an offering to the gods of hair textures on each visit and reluctantly wear "Cassis Brown" until then] Of course, Samantha wouldn’t stop there, so I added a conversation-starting fur and a black-tinted bangle. Armidi’s prim nails lend the look a little Cougar ferocity, and Maitreya’s steel-tipped stilettos go right in for the kill.

See the First Episode featuring Carrie Bradshaw and Mr. Big here. Next up: Steve and Miranda!

Credits after the Cut…
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Loose Weave Crop Top ‘n Dots

Introducing a new loose weave spring sweater! Trimmed in mini-dots it can partner with EITHER (or both of course) a short mini skirt or low rider pants. Each choice of below the waist garments features a gray leather belt with “D” rings in silver. Find these three pieces across from the entrance. Each piece is $25 linden.

There are now FOUR $10 Linden items in the shop including this week’s release of a Short Short Crop top in — you guessed it — DOTS. Find it at the door. This $10 beauty coordinates with the same skirt and slacks. So mix and match to your hearts content.

I follow in the steps of Rosemary Galbraith and bare a little skin today. Woot for sexy lingerie that this creative little lady has made for all us eager shoppers! A color and a style for everyone, see my fave at Fashion Ascension!

The Garden of NPIRL Delights is finally open inSL and I just had to go check it out and take a ton of screenshots! ^_^
and of course I now get to share them with everyone! ^_^

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The Loft brings you, the Sharon Collection.

This upscale bedroom set comes complete with multi-animation bed, supporting couples or a single avatar, built in end tables, wall mirror, lamps, vases, artwork, entertainment center and coordinating bean bag (not shown). Change the color of your cover sheet and your pillows with our easy menu driven built in color change. All items can be purchased separately.

Visit us in store for purchasing information: The Loft

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Thursday night I was DJ’ing for a party at our Photo Studio and wanted a hot little outfit for dancing.  I had recently purchased a cute little sundress from SeVan and really wanted to wear that gorgeous yellow print, but wasn’t in the mood for a dress, so I decided to wear the top. I added the oh-so-versatile Shiny Shiny Magic Pants that I can tint to any color and tinted them the blue in the top’s print. They didn’t meet up perfectly so I tossed on one of the sashes from the Fat Pack from Persona. But it looked unfinished to me. Then I remembered this gorgeous shrug jacket from Digit Darkes in bright yellow. No, I didn’t put on the jacket, I just put on the sleeves, making them look like they were part of the SeVan top. Mixing and matching is so much easier in Second Life. Can you imagine doing that in real life? For more and style notes, see It’s Only Fashion

Indian Inspirations

Zaara Indian Couture — Tropical Escape 99/176/23 — is giving away this summery baby doll dress at their new store at House of Heart. She has some very special items for sale there. Colorful fun designs fill the walls. All with bits of Indian inspirations added. And while you are nearby, pick up the three May release hairs at the House of Heart store. There are many other satellite vendors in this colonnade lined mall. Have fun exploring.

I’m wearing the pink linen skirt yet again, but the story behind it is that I had a RL nightmare journey which included a cancelled flight (when my baggage had already been booked onto it and disappeared off goodness knows where), and delays to trains due to points failure, signalling problems and a “fatality at Luton”. Therefore when I finally got home and back to SL I just wanted to fling on something comfortable and familiar and relax.
The new things are this floaty chiffon top (which I love) and the summer basket. It’s a look for drifting along the beach, so I decided against too much jewellery. However it was only after I’d almost finished photoshopping that I realised that in trying on demo versions of the bag I’d lost the nice Argyle bangles which I DID intend to wear. By that time, though, I wasn’t going to go back and photograph it all again ;-(

Blue bandeau top: Nyte n’ Day, Couture Isle (117, 124, 4)
Pink camisole from the Eyfura outfit in purple: Ivalde, Ivalde (92, 184, 36)
Linen long skirt pink: The Closet, Concinna (19, 100, 89)
Summer basket: Muisim, Muism (131, 112, 25)
Pink tights: The Closet, Concinna (19, 100, 89)
Fringe sandal - tan with tanzanite: Shiny things, Shiny Falls (167, 173, 37)
Ryuuzaki Hair in blue: Kin, Eventide Far East (138, 171, 41)
Fleur Vivant Cream Just Lips 2 skin: Fleur (60, 125, 27)

You could say the only thing better than epic beauty is free epic beauty - and that certainly hold true with this astonishing freebie from Kouse’s Sanctum. This dress, Calliope, named after the oldest and wisest of the muses, blends perfect feminine shaping in the bodice and skirt with the assertiveness of the mythical Calliope in the bold cerise fabric. This is a group gift for Kouse’s sanctum - so beautiful and elegant that it displaced my planned outfit for the day, jumping into line ahead of her turn, just like Calliope would. Read more about it @ It’s Only Fashion.