Sex in the 2nd City

My sim as of late has had a LOT of new traffic, many of whom are new players. We’ve seen a huge lift in both traffic and new player visits since being listed in the showcase on Secondlife.com. We have always tried to make the sim new-player friendly, and have always had a collection of freebie boxes at the main landing point to help them out, but I’ve had two ideas in my head for some time now that I decided it was time I put into action and I’ve finally got them up and running and want to share them with you all.

First, these nifty 30-day gift giver sidewalk vendors that I’ve given to all my store owners in the sim. I think having these new player gifts along the streets is a great welcome message. You’ll find these Chalkboards outside many of the stores in Paris New York, each gives a player the gift (if they are under 30 days). There’s already gifts out from Elate!, SkinTight, Envied, -JC-, A&B and more… Click here for more information on the 30-day Chalkboards which are available for purchase at LowPrim < HighStyle.

Next is what I call my “Noob Donation Box”. I don’t know about you, but I am constantly sorting my inventory trying stuff on, and I look at something that maybe just isn’t my style, or doesn’t fit me quite right… and you go to throw it away… and it’s transfer. You KNOW somewhere out there, there’s a noob wearing no shoes, and a pair of cobalt blue pants that would DIE for this outfit. So, I box it up, and put it in a folder called ‘Give to Noobies’ thinking someday I will shower a noob with gifts and make their day. Well, hopefully I’ve done better. I created the noob box (with a help from the most awesome scripter friend of mine Fnordian Link, who also helped me with the sidewalk board script). I fill it up with my spare stuff, and if a player 30-days or younger clicks it, it gives them a random gift from the box. The trick is they are only allowed one per day. I havent finished the design for the box just yet, so for now I have the only functioning one at the Paris New York sim. Once I have a nice low-prim version of these babies, I’ll put them up for sale so you too can empty your closet and make a noob’s day!

Ok, enough do-gooding for me for today. Off to sort more inventory… *grins*

~AnnMarie McCellan

I had the absolute pleasure to get a copy of Myrtle Spyker’s first SkinTight line last month and even wear one for my graduation show from Avenue.  These skins are truly top notch, especially the black skins.  Very few people actually know that I’m black in rl.  It’s not something that I hide at all, but don’t stamp on my forehead either.  When asked why I don’t regulary wear a black skin, my response is always ‘waiting for a high-quality skin to come forth’.  I find that the quality in shading, contrast, color, makeups, etc are lacking in the black skin department.  Well girls here it is!

Absolutely stellar, truly!

Myrtle offers a full range of skin tones and makeups, and their not your typical.  For those of us who like to look a bit special and not from the same mold. 

Details:  SkinTight skins in Makeups Golden Wine, Taupe, and Monroe

This being her first line of skins I can’t wait to see where she goes in the future.

~jes

I just HAD to beat Jes to this post! hehe. Elate! just released this new dress called Maria. It comes in 5 colors. You can wear them with or without the rose collars (but I LOVE the collars). Unfortunately, the rose collars are no mod, so you can’t tint them, but if you have the whole set (like I do, hehe) you can mix and match the colors =) Kelli Iwish, the designer also made a matching set of rings, and the pink one is FREE FREE FREE! You can get it by subscribing to the hippogroup subscribey thingie. Look in history. Take a peek, they are gorgeous!!!:

Left to right are the Maria dresses in Night, Plum, Navy, Emerald and Sunny. And the free pink ring in the subscriber group history! I’m also wearing my new Stiletto Moody Bare shoes (all 2199L worth! ouch!), some Tuli Hair, my fave new Tokeo.Plastik bracelets, and a new skin (unreleased) from SkinTight (the photo below shows it off better). SkinTight will be opening thier location in Paris New York soon. I’ll keep you posted!

Here’s my mixn’ and matchin’: the Maria Night dress with the cream rose that comes with the navy dress. GO GET YOURS!

Visit Elate!’s store in Paris New York.

And I thought my sleeping habits were bad before.  I just got back from a week vacation in Europe and now my body is all kinds of confused.  So…after a few doses of NyQuil this is what my half drowsy self has to offer:

*note* a lil’ junk in the trunk goes a long way here….careful not to make this a fashion DON’T - little bounce is ok but outright spillage is just nasty!

Hair - booN UZU22 hair black

Eyes - [Detour] Radioactive Eyes - Black

Eyelashes - *Beauty Avatar* Celebrity

Dress - Apple May Designs - Jenn

Earrings - *MG* Creolen Black

Bracelet - [Amaretto] Pink Bangles (mod’d to black w/ shiny)

Panties - WWI Bikini Bottoms Grunge Wool Black (trust me you need these with this short skirt)

Fishnets - No.9 Nylons Fishnet Pantyhose - black

Boots - DXD Mistress Boots

Skin - Awesome new skins coming from a FAB desinger soon - *hint in the background as to where they may turn up*  ((edit: still coming but the vendors name is SkinTight))