Showing posts with label ILAYA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ILAYA. Show all posts

Monday, November 4, 2019

Second Life™ An Honest Review of 6 New Items From Wasabi, Just Because, ILAYA, Hotdog, Izzie's, and Mudskin



Look Close! Check out my folded umbrella.


The Dress:



I've been to several events over the past few days and wanted to show you some new goodies. This stunning gown was found at Collabor88. Head over to the Just Because booth for Sabrina. I grabbed the demo and rushed to try it on.

The ad at the booth didn't lie. It's absolutely beautiful. Let's look at the details.



The Good:


  • The texture, the texture, the texture... 
  • Little details - even the tiny fasteners are pretty
  • I can wear it with or without sleaves via the enclosed hud
  • You get both a gown and a corset in the box!!
  • Ruffles, lots and lots of color changeable ruffles In fact, you get 24 color options (yay huds) on the ruffles along with 6 colors on the metals



The Oops:


  • If you zoom in really close to the lower panty of the corset, the crease between my nether region and where my upper thigh begins, shows. Nothing that would get you in trouble in SL, just a little wider at the crotch would have been cool. In fact, if you're not looking for it, I don't think you'll find it. Not posting that photo here. 
  • Sleeves, I honestly don't think you can do anything about the way it cuts into your SL skin, No points were deducted for this. If the sleeves bother you, take them off. Most people would never notice this sort of thing.
  • Tiny ruffle issue along the back. They just look choppy. It wasn't as noticeable in the front.





Note - I am wearing the Maitreya body.


Score:

On a scale of 1 - 5, 5 being the best of the best. 

Think of it this way:
5 = A
4 = B
3 = C
2 = D
1 = F

Style - 5 
Textures and/or Colors - 4.5 (deducted for the back ruffle)
Fit - 5

Overall - 4.8

Disclaimer - Of course I tried the DEMO, bought it anyway, I really like it! A hiccup in the fabric does not break the deal for me when I buy things. Neither does it stop me from being honest. I would buy it again.

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The Earrings:


ILAYA, Anna Earrings found at The Liason Collaborative.


This photo is also referred to in the hair oops section below.

The Good:


  • I like the way the textures work together. One shiny and the other a matte.
  • Perfect fit
  • Black goes with lots of things!

The Oops:


  • No demo, thank goodness it worked out for me

Score:


On a scale of 1 - 5, 5 being the best of the best. 

Style - 5 
Textures and/or Colors - 5
Fit - 5

Overall - 5 - EXCELLANT!


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Umbrella:




Hotdog - This is a new to me store.
Vintage umbrella, found at the Anthem event. 


The Good:


  • I love the girly look of it.
  • Opens, closes, and has three poses
  • It also has bump on/off and time on it. I wasn't completely sure what this did, so I turned it on and bumped into a few people and low and behold, the umbrella would disappear when I bumped into people. First time I've seen something like this.
  • Works well with my AO
  • The size is mod

The Oops:


  • No demo, thank goodness it worked out for me
  • As with the dress, the ruffles look a bit jagged. The ruffle seams don't flow into each other perfectly but I think in this situation, it makes it a bit more realistic for me - besides, it is a vintage umbrella.
  • It initially opens really REALLY big - but it mods.
  • Only one color 😧


Score:

On a scale of 1 - 5, 5 being the best of the best. 

Style - 5 
Textures and/or Colors - 4
Fit - 5

Overall - 4.6


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Hair:

Wasabi  -  Autumn (with hat) was picked up at The Epiphany gatcha event. The color pack is called Lunar. Soooo..... NOT a color pack I would have chosen,  but I'm trying to make it work.

The Good:


  • I like the hat more than I expected. The felt texture and braid bit are well done!
  • The hat comes with 3 textures and the tiny hair bands come in 16 colors.

 

The Oops:

  • The braids look flat to me
  • No, I did NOT try this demo on, I was playing to get the other hair in the gotcha machine so it didn't occur to me. I'll take that into consideration.
  • Leakage, I see leakage 😭. When I pan my camera around, I occasionally see an open seam where the hair meets the hat
  • OMG, It's not resizing (tell me if I'm missing it). My ear hair, see photo above, needs adjusting
  • Widows peak, I don't like that little bit hanging out.

Score:

On a scale of 1 - 5, 5 being the best of the best. 

When items come in a gotcha, we should still have the right to judge it since it's been paid for. Let me know what you think. Was I too harsh?


Style -  😣
Textures and/or Colors - 5
Fit - 😞

Overall -  1.6 😱


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Choker:


This ultra-rare (gotcha) Mudskin choker, was picked up at the Anthem event. 

The Good:

  • Resizeable
  • Nice texture

The Oops:


  • Only one color 😦. Not feeling the ultra rare love.

Score:

On a scale of 1 - 5, 5 being the best of the best. 


Style -  5
Textures and/or Colors - 3, Yes, I'm still pouting over one color.
Fit - 5

Overall -  4.3



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The Eyes Have It!



Both shadow and eyes were found at The Liason Collaborative

Izzie's - Natural Eyeshadows
Izzie's - Neva Eyes (autumnal)

Remember, if the shadow doesn't fit correctly, make sure your brow and blush layers (both bottom and top layers) are cleared.

The Good:

  • Look at the photo!

The Oops:


  • Nope, nada, nothing

Score:

On a scale of 1 - 5, 5 being the best of the best. 


Style -  5
Textures and/or Colors - 5
Fit - 5

Overall -  5, Well deserved Izzie, well deserved.

Thursday, October 31, 2019

Autumn Falls - Let's Sink This Boat!



I am not a sponsored Fashionista and most likely never will be, so let's sink this boat!
All photos were taken with the Places Astryls Wild environment setting.

Let me know what you think of the new layout (The good and the oops).

Truth Loves Us!

My hair is the free monthly gift at Truth. It is an expensive group to join, but worth it.

The Good:

FREE - I paid for this group long ago and have made back my money over and over again. This one is called Shadow.


The Oops:

thinking......thinking........thinking.......
I got nothing.

On a scale of 1 - 5, 5 being the best of the best

Style - 5
Textures and/or Colors - 5, Gorgeous
Fit - 5
Overall - 5!



The orange drink was a free gift at SaNaRae from Tardfish (Orange-ya-glad Drink)

My love/hate relationship with !go

The Good:


How can I NOT adore this little dress (free group gift from !go). The colors are perfect, the texture pops! The style is somewhere between Sunday School teacher and baby girl. I would have paid for it if it wasn't free.


The Oops:


The gaps. There are always gaps in !go clothes. I wear Maitreya and always.. always.. ALWAYS try on the demos. But I'll be danged if I don't love the style so much, I get it anyway.

On a scale of 1 - 5, 5 being the best of the best

Style - 4 
Textures and/or Colors - 5, so bold and pretty!
Fit.....😭
Overall - 3



Autumn Means Boots With Socks


La Baguette x La Marche put the Jeanne Boots out at the Anthem Event. They come with lots of color change options which are a necessity for budget-conscious Fashionistas. This is a "new to me" store. 

The Good:

The shoes themselves have lovely suede texture on top and the soles look like black rubber which is perfectly acceptable and often preferable.

The Oops:

I see an oops on my socks. The textures are nonexistent. They just look like tinted mesh. The shoes themselves have lovely suede texture on top and the soles look like black rubber which is perfectly acceptable.

On a scale of 1 - 5, 5 being the best of the best

Style - 4 (I like clunky boots)
Textures and/or Colors - 3
Fit.....5
Overall - 4


 The Bag


ON-LINE, YENA LOOK was found at the Kustom9 event. I did get it from a gacha machine. Be sure you grab the free gift at the booth.

The Good:

It's BEAUTIFUL! Clean mesh lines and gorgeous texture!

The Oops:

It's stuck to me. Not going to be able to shift this one around on your hip.

On a scale of 1 - 5, 5 being the best of the best

Style - 5 - so cute!
Textures and/or Colors - 5
Fit.....5
Overall - 5!


The Earrings

ILAYA, Polly Earrings

The Good: 

So pretty, not too delicate but not too chunky. Free

The Oops:

When I turn my head a certain angle, the bottom shape distorts 😱.

On a scale of 1 - 5, 5 being the best of the best

Style - 5
Textures and/or Colors - 😦
Fit.....5
Overall - 3.3



Eyes

From S0ng 

The Good: 

Very pretty and fit well

The Oops:

The white lights in them are a bit much for me. These are not my favorite from S0ng. I wish there were demo eyes but I don't think SL designers think eyes are demoable (if that's a word).

On a scale of 1 - 5, 5 being the best of the best

Style - 3
Textures and/or Colors - 3
Fit.....5
Overall - 3.6