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TRUTH HAIR!!!!

Truth made new hair!!!! And one of them is named after me (and any other Gogo's out there)! I didn't think it would be that exciting to have a Truth hair named after me, but it totally is! There should be a collection ~ the Gogo I - XCVII. Just sayin'...

Truth - Gogo (Mocha) <-- omg you all have to get it!

Truth - Ashlynn (Mocha)

Truth - Harlow (Mocha) w/ color changeable headband

Tp to Truth

I'm wearing an old beloved skin from Laqroki (when it was still RaC) called Carina. I loved this face sooo much, I wore it for more than half a year straight! Back when I was fairly new, people weren't such big skin whores. At least I wasn't. I found a skin that I liked, and I thought that was it. Done! I am hoping that this Carina skin will receive the "glow" treatment from Laq, cos I waaaaaaaants.

I'm back on Fashion Planet

Raise your hand if you still peek at Fashion Planet from time to time? Or daily? Even though the Fashion Planet blogroll has not been updated for ages, many designers & blog readers still go there out of habit. Through iheartsl.com, many people are able to send their posts to Fashion Planet, myself included.

I will admit that it drove me kind of nuts having to repeat my blog posts all the time, and sometimes forgetting to do it altogether. So this morning I had an idea that would solve my problem. I needed to find a syndicated url that was 1) on a domain by itself, 2) not in use & available for registration, and 3) has a rss url that was simple to duplicate. Even though many domains are inactive, they have been snatched up by those annoying domain parking things. But I got lucky, and found one that wasn't!!

So.... I found Saucy. The Saucy link on Fashion Planet met the three criteria I needed to make my idea work. So I registered the domain, http://www.ensemblychallenged.com/, installed Wordpress under the /saucy directory, and turned it into my own feed site, that feeds directly into Fashion Planet. I crossed my fingers, waited 10 minutes and viola! I'm back on Fashion Planet.

Saucy will not be a public feed, since I already have too many websites to maintain, but I just wanted to share. I will be feeding my site to Saucy as long as Fashion Planet is still active.

Elate @ Swansong

Elate created this elegant Elenia Swansong Gown in Sky, Cream, and Sunny. Each dress includes 3 different size skirts and 2 lengths for Tall or Petite girls. The Elenia AO is included that works beautifully with this gown. The 5 standing poses included with this AO does not have head movement (I think because it was uploaded with high priority instead of low priority), so it's not something I could use every day but works great for photos.

Elate Elenia Swansong gown shown here in back and front. Love the details!

Tp to the Swansong event @ Rezzable

Leezu Baxter

Leezu has just released the Noell Sculpted Dress and it's fantastic. A friend showed me Leezu's tutorial website, where she shows you how to make the Noelle top texture. I tried to follow it, but got lost after a couple of steps (my own fault since I can barely navigate PS). But I'm glad I didn't have to make this dress myself, it's so gorgeous and includes a big poofy sculpted skirt and matching flower hat.

Shown here is the Leezu Noell Sculpted Dress in Champagne and Violet. This dress can be worn as a wedding dress or an evening dress. The hat is a great touch, I really wish more designers did this, or some type of matching hair accessory.

Here's an older release, the Leezu Ginko Flexi Dress in Orchid. Leezu's designs are fun & original, and I totally have a soft spot for big poofy gowns. This dress comes with a hair flower & 3 different types of skirts.

Tp to Leezu @ To The Nines

What I'm Wearing:

Gala Phoenix - Sundust [Light] Beach-Crude 2
MMS - Grace (Lbrwn) hair
Muse - Blanche Necklace in Gold /Earrings/Bracelet
Leezu! - Noel Sculpted dress / champagne
Leezu! - Noel Sculpted dress / violet

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Gala Phoenix - Sundust [Light] Beach-Crude 2
Exile - Laynie (Harlow)
LeeZu Baxter - Gingko Flexi dress /orchid
Shine - Enchanted jewelry set

Pink Fuel Raine Skins Preview

This is a preview of Mochi Milena's adorable Raine skins that will be released on August 3rd. Each skin includes 2 brow options (light brow, dark brows) and with freckles and without freckles.

These makeups may look similar at first glance, but they're each unique, they just have a similar color palette.

I love how fresh & young these skins look. They're more hand-draw than what I typically wear but a lot of people in SL love the softly drawn skins & pouty-lips look.

If you're into kawaii stuff, you will love Pink Fuel's latest Raine skins. The skin is for kawaii lovers, they're irresistible.

Tp to Pink Fuel

Donna Flora

New release from Donna Flora! These two gorgeous Hilda & Misha dresses inspired me to wear VERY big hair. I felt like some kind of French porcelain doll with the big pink ZsaZsa's Victoria wig and matching Donna Flora Roby bag.

What I'm Wearing:

Donna Flora - Andrea amethyst set
Donna Flora - Flowerpower white set
Donna Flora - Misha
Donna Flora - Hilda
Donna Flora - Roby bag
MMS-LondonPale-makeup10b
Zsazsa's - Victoria Wig pink
N-Core - Stylus Platform XstremeHeel

Aion Online

Even their login screen is pretty!

Dear Aion Online,

You're so pretty! I can't wait to play you <3333

69 hair

69 releases a bunch of new hair this week. I'm wearing Maliyah, Deseo, and Brat (in Platinum Plus texture). The hats are color changing, with extra customization features built into the drop-down menu.

I'm wearing a cute Drama Queen "Paid to Blog" t-shirt from Exodi. It's just a lil' humor since I'm not actually paid to blog. However, I do love everyone that has ever purchased a sponsored advertisement. Your sponsorship keeps JuicyBomb, iheartsl, Avanista, and other projects alive.

I'm constantly thinking of new fun community projects to start, so if you have suggestions feel free to send them, too! :)

Shag hair

New Shag hair! I'm wearing Fever, Cured, Deep, and Whipped (all in Blonde).

Exile Waters Edge

This gorgeous Breeze hair and Waters Edge outfit is Exile's creation for the Swansong event @ Rezzable.

Dear Gogo, how do I make my own fashion feed?

A couple of people have asked me if setting up a syndicated feed is "easy" and I will say that it's not easy if you're not familiar with setting up your own Wordpress blog but it's easy enough that I can do it!! This tutorial is a brief overview of how I do it, this is not the only way to set up a feed, but it works.

What you need to set up a feed:

1. A domain name.

You can buy a domain name at any reputable domain name registrar or register one as part of a hosting package deal. Many hosts now offers a "free domain name" with some type of hosting plan.

2. Select a hosting company (for your domain).

I went with BlueHost because they offer unlimited disk storage, gigs of site transfer (really important if you're running a feed), and a lot of other scripts that you'll need to set up the site. The cost of running a feed is minimal compared to the time that you will be dedicating to maintaining it. If you can afford hosting for 1 blog site, you can afford hosting for a 'feed' site.

3. Install Wordpress.

Wordpress installation is very easy. Most hosting companies now make it easier than ever to install Wordpress, and other popular scripts to make your life easier! With BlueHost, I was able to set it all up without ever needing to upload the files on my own.

One thing that I think might be tricky for people who haven't done this before is setting up the MySQL database. But, anything you don't know how to do, you should refer to the Help section of hosting company or use google!!

4. Install the FeedWordPress plug-in by RadGeek.

Everyone that is running a feed on Wordpress uses this plug-in to syndicate other websites.

How long will this take?

Assuming that you already have the domain + hosting all set up, it will take less than an hour to set up the feed.

Helpful hints....

- Find a Wordpress theme with a wide blog column.

- Make sure your links are pointing back to the original source of the post and turn off comments on syndicated posts.

- When things break, use Google (the answer is out there, really!!)

- Don't use your feed to punish others.

If you haven't been to Avanista.com, it is a syndicated feed that I've set up using all the scripts mentioned above.

I hope this helps point you to the right direction, if you're planning on setting up a feed using Wordpress. There are other, more powerful scripts out there (such as PlanetPlanet) but I can't help you with those since I don't have a clue how to install them :D

Feel free to send me questions if you need help! I'll answer them if I know what you're talking about.

(The picture above has nothing to do with this tutorial, but I'm in a beachy mood today.)

Truth released new hair!

Truth has just released 3 new hairstyles.. you're gonna love it! I'm wearing it with the newly released Beach skins from Gala Phoenix. This particular makeup is so soft, and reminds me of something a pin-up girl might wear, so I'm wearing an old favorite outfit from Katat0nik, the Thailor dress which has a cute little matching hat.

Truth - Cajsa (mocha); this hair is named after the only Cajsa I know!

Truth - Haylie (mocha)

Truth - Gemma (mocha)

What I'm Wearing:

Gala Phoenix - Sundust [Light] Beach - Coral1
Katat0nik - Thailor Dress (Blue)
Truth - Cajsa (mocha)
Truth - Haylie (mocha)
Truth - Gemma (mocha)

Sweet Prelude

Prelude has just released this sweet Garden Party dress. The dress has great textures and perfect seams, I'm really impressed that even the sculpted skirt lines up very well has a seamless transition from the texture bodice to the sculpted prim skirt. All attachments are no mod but includes a resizeable script.

This is the Prelude Breeze dress (in Mint), this dress comes in a bunch of light and beautiful colors. I chose Mint to because I love this shade of Blue, it goes well with the name.

What I'm Wearing:

Prelude - Breeze (Mint)
Prelude - Garden Party (Pink)
Bebae - Erin *Cinna / Frost-2b
Exile - Janine (Harlow)

Gala Phoenix Beach Skins

Well, hello! It has been awhile since my last skin review. Gala Phoenix has just released the "Beach" skins in 6 makeups (or 12, since each makeup includes a slightly different version) and two skin tones per each skin tone set. You should all know what's included in a GP skin package by now, it's always an amazing deal.

These Beach skins have Brown brows and I'm so happy about that! They also have incredible new vibrant eye makeups and tons of luscious glossy lips to choose from.

Shown below is :GP: Sundust [Light]:

Tp to Curio, for Beach!

What I'm Wearing:

Truth - Twiggy (seaspray)
:GP: Beach - Sundust [Light]
Malt Fashions - Daisy Tie Top (Green)

New Typepad

I switched to the new typepad dashboard about 2 weeks ago and it sucks. They said it was more organized, bla bla bla... but it actually takes longer to find things now. I was excited because I thought they would have more detailed stats built-in, but nope, same ol' stats in shiny new package. Still, my average page views are going up!!

Now is a great time to purchase a Juicy ad... *hint hint* Be seen by thousands of Second Life residents daily! If you think my pageviews @ JuicyBomb is good, you should see what we get at iheartsl.com.

Elate & Lara Skin

Elate has just released the adorable Betsy high waist skirt in a bunch of colors!! I'm pairing this skirt with an adorable Armidi (Gisaci) Evelyn Square Cut Blouse and the Donna Flora Media set in Quartz.

Lara Skins is a brand I normally wouldn't recommend, because the body is pretty awful. But I tried on the new Sandra skins and they have incredible makeups and a cute face (the body is still fug). But you get 5 makeups for $2,500L and that is an incredible deal!

This brand is actually getting better with each release. The previous skins were grainy, the lips are badly done, and actually there seems to be some inconsistencies from one face to the next.. but she tries? I was pleasantly surprised with Sandra, if only the body had better nipples & breast shading. I'll spare you the image, but tp to Lara Skins and grab the demo yourself. There's also a free "Aida" skin in the shop that is nice.

What I'm Wearing:

Maitreya - Zoe hair
Lara Skins - Sandra pink Pale
Armidi/Gisaci - Evelyn Square Cut Blouse (White)
Donna Flora - MEDEA set quartz
Elate - Betsy Skirt (assorted colors)

New Tuli & Tiny Bird

New Tiny Bird hair!! I'm wearing the Girl Anachronism, Love Letter to Japan, and Love Letter to Japan II in Flour hair color. These are adorable.....!!!

Tuli has also just released some cute & casual clothes. I'm wearing the worn denim capris paired with the wide collar shirt in White and wide sleeve shirt in Tangerine.

I wanted to wear a handbag with my look today but it was on the same attachment as my collar, so I lost that in the picture below. Still, I love this look and the white hair goes great with this skin tone.

What I'm Wearing:

MMSLightDIVA-Makeup1
Paper Couture - Glass Flower Necklace
Zero Number - Flip-flops NILE (Drowsy sim freebie!!)
Tiny Bird - Girl anachronism (Flour) hair
Tiny Bird - Love Letter to Japan (Flour) hair
Tiny Bird - Love Letter to Japan II (Flour) hair
Tuli - wide collar shirt (white)
Tuli - wide sleeve shirt (tangerine)
Tuli - worn denim capris (light)
Courtisane - Sacoche (Bag)

Plastik Infinity

Plastik has just released the ultra sexy Inifinity tops. I love the cleavage & loosely tied ribbons around the tank top, it totally adds interest to the design. Each top also includes a sheer version, if you want to get even sexier.

One flaw I did notice on the opaque version of the top is the alpha channel near the shoulder/underarm area not being well done. There's some shadow there which doesn't look good at all! On the sheer version, since there's no shadow, the alpha channel is much cleaner and perfect. It's not too visible, but I notice everything since I play with a lot of poses where my arms are raised. Most people probably would never even notice this.

What I'm Wearing:

BeBae - Erin *Cinna / Frost-2b
Plastik - Infinity (Melon, Olive, Tortoise
Dutch Touch - Jeans Short (D Grey)
W&Y - Hair 99 (Gold)

Malt Daisy Tie Top

MALT has just released these adorable Daisy Tie Top in a bunch of colors! I'm wearing the Pink version because it matches my Donna Flora Strawberry necklace. I'm pairing the top with some MALT Caprice Lace tights and fantastic new Kookie Powder Puff Wedges.

What I'm Wearing:

Zero Style - Homin*Yummy (Cinnamon)
Malt - Daisy Tie Top (Pink)
Malt - Caprice Lace Tights
Donna Flora - DECO necklace strawberry
Kookie - Poweder Puff wedges

Photos taken at the RFL Spirit sim

Shag-alicous goodness

Shag is a new hair brand that debut at Hair Fair 2009. Sadie Aries and Sebastien Aries are co-creators of Shag, and have recently launched their main store in Silent. I'm wearing two of the newly releasd hairstyles, Backseat Betty and French Kiss, both in Ivory texture. The French Kiss hair also features a color-changing beret.

If you like these lashes I'm wearing, they're a dollarbie from TOWA; tp to Towa @ the Macos Mall to get it. I use to wear Cake "Bedroom" lashes all the time but after two years, I'm kind of sick of seeing them on my av so I probably will file them away for special occasion only. There are tons of nice lashes out there now.. yay!

I've decided to put together an outfit using various items from Malt and stuff found in my inventory. I love an all white outfit, accessorized with gold jewelry and my yummy L+R+W Venus gold pumps.

What I'm Wearing:

Shag - Backseat Betty (Ivory)
Shag - French Kiss (Ivory)
LeLutka - LondonRevolutionLight-makeup3
DeLa - 25ans Rose Clutch
Malt Fashions - Roxy outfit - Fresh White
Malt Fashions = Capri Lace Tights - Sugar
Truth - Hipster Belt (Steel)
Donna Flora - Andrea jewelry set
L+R+W - Venus (Gold) pumps