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Aiko! Aiko!

May 10, 2011

Let me begin this post by announcing that I think I may have just found my next skin!  Trust me, I do not flip cartwheels over skins often.  Don’t get me wrong, I like a lot of skin creators, but once I find a skin that compliments my shape to my liking…I am stuck on it for on average, nearly a year.  In my three years in Second Life, I have only worn three skins regularly.  I am also a shopper that will think for a month about whether or not I will buy a certain skin fatpack.

Yes, I think way too much about making decisions sometimes.

Maybe I am just a stickler for consistency in my basic appearance.  My partner has recently nudged me to open my pixels to a new look.  He basically said it’s SL, not RL and we can look however we want to and achieve our own personal idea of perfection.  That isn’t an exact quote from him, just the general idea of what he was getting at.

It’s true–SL is where we can seek to piece together our own super chic, fab figured, pixelated representation of ourselves.  There are no boundaries really.  Maybe I should think about doing my yearly makeover ritual soon.

So, I’d like to present the latest skin that has turned my head.  It is an exotic looking skin from Belleza, and her name is Aiko.  This particular skin is a recent group gift to Belleza members.

 

Words can almost not express how pretty I think this skin is.  The makeup is perfect in the color blending.  Ahhhh…BEAUTIFUL!!!  I need to try the demos as soon as possible!

There are four skintones available, and 16 makeups per tone as stated in the Belleza group notice from today.

Also, I’d like to highlight this wonderful hat I am becoming obsessed with taking pics of, and the sculpted, color change eyelashes from Lelutka.

STYLE CREDITS:

SKIN: Aiko Deep Tan  by Belleza (Group Gift)
HAIR: Artemis in Mink from the Dark Browns by Exile
NECKLACE: African Long Necklace by Je Suis
EARRINGS:  African Earhoop by Je Suis
HAT:  Berthold Hat in Sand by Lelutka
LASHES:  2011 Lashes/Long by Lelutka


Filed Under: MV-SL-Fashion, Photography, Second Life Fashion Tagged: AV, Avatar, Belleza, Exile, India Nadeau, Je Suis, Lelutka, photography, Second Life, SL

Frou Frou in the Alley

March 29, 2011

Hello SL Fashion Public!  Unfortunately I have let my blog get a bit…silent–you know, the whole busy with other things line.  I’ll spare the explanations and get right to the fashion related commentary.

This ensemble contains a little bit of old and sparkly, and some new and lovely.  Je Suis had an amazingly awesome sale recently, and I honestly could not hold myself back from buying nearly everything I was still yearning after.  The African jewelry set is an edgy conglomeration of beads and metal with great texturing and detail.  Quality is what you will find at Je Suis,  and it is found in abundance.  I am also wearing fingernails from Je Suis, which I generally never do (sometimes I’m plain lazy with accessorizing), but these black, perfectly shaped nails with optional ring and color options were a perfect addition.

The other new item is this FrouFrou skirt in Onyx by The Secret Store that was an item being sold at the Pacific Crisis Fundraiser to benefit Japan.  I haven’t been to many of the fundraising events lately since I have not been in SL as much as before, but having helped with other SL fundraising events, I want to stress how really helpful these events can truly be.  Little things do add up, and the fact that we can spread awareness and raise donations in a virtual world that will aid real organizations is a mind blowing thing.

Just a little promo…Another Fundraiser, is an additional event where all proceeds are donated to The Red Cross.  All skins and makeups there are only 50L.  See the flickr group here.

So…back to the outfit…


A nice finish to the outfit were these booties by Gos I had picked up at a Disco Deals event awhile back.  They added a little more shiny funk while complimenting this old top that I have had forever.  You might say I love this shirt for its glitter factor!

STYLE CREDITS:

SKIN: Taylor Deeptan -Burgundy- by League
HAIR: Uma in Coffee by Maitreya
TOP: Sequin Tank Top in Silver by Tuli
SKIRT:  FrouFrou in Onyx by The Secret Store
BOOTS:  DARE Bootie in Platinum by Gos
NECKLACES:  Long and Short African Necklaces by Je Suis
EARRINGS:  African Earrings by Je Suis
BRACELET:  African Bracelet in Dark by Je Suis
FINGERNAILS:  Naive Nails No. 001 in Greys by Je Suis

POSES: Glitterati

SIM: Barbee http://slurl.com/secondlife/barbee/92/128/23


Filed Under: MV-SL-Fashion, Photography, Second Life Fashion, Uncategorized Tagged: AV, Avatar, Barbee, Glitterati, Gos, India Nadeau, Je Suis, League, Maitreya, photography, Second Life, SL, The Secret Store

Starting fresh…sort of…

August 19, 2010

In SL, it is too easy to start over with a new identity.  Most residents will be inclined to create an alt avatar at some point for various reasons.  Some of these so-called reasons include: business purposes, hiding out from people on their friends list on their main AV, starting their SL existance over as somebody completely different, or even spying.  Perhaps the person has an embarrassing fetish they want to hide and they only feel free to express that under a different persona.

I have two alts.  I rarely let them see the light of day because I have no use for them.  I may sneak on one to take photos without being interrupted, but that is about as exciting as the lives of either alt get!

Frankly, I am happy being India Nadeau.  This will always be me in Second Life.  I will never commit to being anyone else even if it is virtual.

Many of us spend time and lots of money on our in world representation.  No matter what happens in our digital lives, it is still a life we have developed and I do not think it should simply be looked at as something disposeable.

For quite some time, I unfortunately had not been fulfilled by my pixelated lifestyle.  I’d spent a lot of time analyzing it, searching for the reasons I was experiencing this…lack of passion and enthusiasm for what I was doing.  It was as if my AV self had a wee case of depression. I don’t mean SL itself was becoming uninteresting, or that I didn’t see purpose to the role I was in.  It wasn’t these things at all.  It was more like…I felt stifled and pressured every minute I was logged in, and even felt it when I wasn’t.

I was connected via messenger, email, and phone, to some of those I worked with.  Therefore, I was on call–A LOT!  I was encased in this box of self sacrifice, treating my SL job like it was a RL full-time job.  I was saying no to my RL because I felt guilty if I so much as went out for supper with friends. My energy was draining from me more and more.

My SL wasn’t an addiction, it had become an obligation.

When had it totally ceased to be fun?  When did I stop feeling like my Second Life was just my second life?

There were a few times off and on I went through burnout, tried to take a break to recharge…but I found myself doing little SL work things here and there on these breaks until I  was doing my job as I normally would.  Thus resulting in little to no break at all.  This time when the burnout came, it had been bottling itself up inside of me for months; the pressure had risen to immense proportions.

No matter how much I did not want to throw in the towel and turn away from something I had helped build for nearly two years, I gave in.  I had to.  With no regrets, I knew it was the right decision for me.  There were signs making themselves visible everywhere that confirmed this. But, with any positive choice one makes, there will be at least one negative thing about it.  I’m not sure I was prepared for that part.  I have learned that sometimes, the negative aspect of the choice happens for a reason and perhaps this reason was to keep me from hurting inside or from being reeled back into my now broken box of self sacrifice, or my frequent inability to say no.

Either way, I discovered freedom and strength that I needed.  I am comfortable enough with myself to not run from my AV’s identity.  An alt is not the answer.  I am still starting over and retaining the person India Nadeau is–past and present–just injecting the color back into her.  I will continue to be this persona in the future.

My weights have been lifted from me and SL has once again reverted back to only being my second life.  What are my plans now?  This is the beautiful part:  I HAVE NONE!  I plan to be the free spirit I was when I first created my virtual life once again.  I will learn things when I want, have fun when I want, be creative when I want, and log in and out when I want.

What I do next will be anyone’s guess…


Filed Under: Random Thoughts, Uncategorized Tagged: alt, AV, Avatar, India Nadeau, Real Life, RL, Second Life, self discovery, SL

India Nadeau

India Nadeau

I'm a life long learner, designer, technology enthusiast, and always in pursuit of creative projects! I also tinker around in Second Life. <3

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