Hairon Blog

Here's a tip...if you feel the ladder wiggle, don't think about it - just grab onto something solid and then carefully GET OFF IT! Thankfully I was sitting on the top step rather than standing on it when one of the side braces decided to buckle otherwise it would have been a lot worse. I estimate it will take my left leg a month or more to heal since it seems to be all internal damage rather than external. The funny thing is...my right knee looks like crap with the large blue, purple, red, green and yellow bruise on it but other than looking bad, it works just fine. The left leg looks fine but doesn't work all that well. It makes you realize all those simple things in life you take forgranted like the ability to go up and downstairs freely, climb into bed or just put on your socks.

Anyway, I'm multitasking again. While I'm in game creating a Halloween freebie I'm also in the process of setting up the Hairoin Blog so this will be the last posting on the Kiss blog. All future postings will be done at

http://hairoinhair.blogspot.com

(The link is also on the left at the top of the page.) I'll get the Subcribe-O-Matic converted over to Hairoin as well.

I'm also in the process of creating a couple of machinima - one I've been dying to make since the idea popped into my head and so far the other one is a half baked idea. We'll let the second one bake awhile longer to see if it actually comes out fully cooked or not.

And on a side note...a thanks to Teagan Blackthorne of Savoir Hair. I try to have a look once a week on the blog to see what's going on. Much to my surprise, Teagan had posted a review of the Sam style with a note that Kiss is in the process of converting to Hairoin. I promise I'll get you some updated info, Teagan. :)

Huggles :)
Elke

Glamour Expo

Glamour Expo is on right now until October 18th at Vanity Universe. I just had to sift through there...twice...which was really hard on the linden balance. But if I hadn't gone I wouldn't have found some great new designers to visit. Some of my favorites were there like Sn@tch and Earth & Sky but I did find a new one which is LeeZu. Her designs are fantastic. Get a load of this coat!
I'm simply in love with it. She's done a beautiful job with not only the textures but the prim work as well. Of course I just had to visit her store and found a load of other things to spend my lindens on. Her designs are creative, beautiful and well done. (Incidentally, the pants are also by LeeZu but I'm just wearing the base pants - not all the goodies/sculpties that come with it.)


(squeals) I love these shoes!! They're Merle boots by ALB. These were just soooo unique I had to have them as they appeal to my sense of whimsy. These were offered in 4 different colors at expo. I haven't visited the shop yet to see what other goodies are there but it's definitely something I'm going to have to check out.

So there you go. Those are my top two finds at Glamour Expo so if you're bored do a search for either Glamour Expo or Vanity Universe in game and you'll find it. Go have a poke around and I'm sure you'll find something that'll make you squeal. ;)

Hairoin is Finally Here!

I'm blaming this on listening to too much Velvet Acid Christ and reading a plethora of Laurell K. Hamilton. I wanted to get this store done and out a lot sooner but, as always when I'm intent on getting something done, the universe seems to do everything in it's power to hinder me. There was a span of three weeks where my internet provider decided to take my DSL connection and bust it down to the speed of dial up and when a call was put in to report the problem they insisted nothing was wrong. That was the proverbial straw so the hubby switched providers but it took time for the new one to get hooked up.

Okay...now that my whining is out of the way...there's some points I want to go over.
1) There's starting to be too many stores with "Kiss" popping up which creates confusion thus the rebrand
2) There's more natural packs - 2 browns, 2 reds, 2 blondes and a black n white. The other packs are more on the unnatural side but still a little more tame
3) All the hair is copy, mod, no transfer AND contains resizer scripts. I did this because A) I realize some of my customers have building skills and like to tweak while others are construction challenged :) and B) there's S.F.A. I can do about preventing talentless bottom feeders from copying which is what all honest content creators face. I would just hope someone tells me about it if they see it.
4) Hairoin is what I'm more comfortable doing. I really don't play well in the mainstream - I prefer tributaries :P
5) The existing Kiss styles will eventually reside in their own spot within Hairoin but won't be updated to the new textures. I may have moments of insanity (as my hubby likes to point out) but I'm not too keen on what would be the equivalent of driving over myself repeatedly with a tank.
On to the releases...

The style name of this one is Morgana and is the first in the Vampire clan series which is the Gangrel female. The color shown is Legion found in the Demon Pack.


This one is Sin which is shown in Witchwood found in the Wiccan Pack. The inspiration comes from the well known "Wrath" picture which I just love and couldn't resist the urge to create it.

This final one is called Tokyo Doll and was the reason I went to resizer scripts in the first place. After I got done with this one I thought, "If my customers have to try to adjust this one they're going to come looking for me with pitchforks and torches." This was definitely a challenge to get the pieces warped and twisted into the directions I wanted them to go so any of you brave souls that want to tweak this one by hand...take a copy first. The picture on the left is in the color Abyss found in the Dead Pack and the one on the right is Nebula which is found in the Astronomy Pack.

One last thing...if anyone can recommend a good Goth/alternative internet radio station that won't get me kicked off my PG region and land me in Zindra please let me know.

Huggles :)
Elke

*Crickets*

I know, I know. I've been pretty quiet lately. There's actually a very good reason for that. Remember in an earlier post when I said 'no more everyday hair'? Yep...that's what I've been up to in a big way. I was toying around with the idea of re-branding but realized it would be an absolutely monumental undertaking (designers that re-brand must have iron constitutions, plenty of vitamins or an endless supply of alcohol...something) so instead I went with the lesser of the evils and have decided to open up a new branch to Kiss. This entails a new store, new store textures, new hair textures and packs as well as new styles.
The inside of the store is done (it just needs a couple of tweaks here and there) - not sure yet what I'll do with the exterior but I'm sure I'll have an ephipany (or an aneurysm) at some point- , the textures are done (now I'm driving myself crazy over hair packs) and I've got a couple of styles done. This store is completely different from what I have been doing but I'm actually a closet goth at heart. I've decided to let the goth out of the closet in some capacity and this is actually the first step to other areas I want to venture into as well.
I'm still a couple of weeks away from opening this new branch at which point I'm sure I'll sit back, relax and say, "I can't believe I did that!"

Let's try this for the third time...

I've been trying to post this for the past three days without much success. We've been breaking records for temperatures this week. It's been so hot that my computer finally decided it had enough Wednesday night. These temperatures got me thinking...if humans ever have to pick a representative to visit Hell, choose a woman that's lived her entire life in the desert and has been through menopause. (I think that would deserve nothing less than a purple heart!)

Anyway...I've put out two new ones (sorta) in the store - Kira and Industrial. Both these were freebies in a limited capacity at my Hair Fair booth. I never would have bothered to put them out in the store had I not received some gentle prodding from a customer.

Kira is one of the styles I had done as a potential Hair Fair entry. The hair is gathered off to one side and is flexi. It's held in place with a metal medallion and embellished with two metal rings and chain.
Skin is by Chai - Celebrity in nutmeg
Glasses - Ricx's
Sweater & Jeans by Dazzle

This one is Industrial (shown in Blueberry Bomb) and is another style I had created as a potential Hair Fair entry. Again, the hair is gathered to the side and held in place by plastic tubing. Plastic tubes are mixed in with the hair and the bangs are held in place with safety pins. The hair at the sides is "shaved" with flexi tendrils.
Skin (which is the only thing I'm wearing) is Galaxia by ND/MD.

Don't keep it in, let it out!

A couple of weeks ago I had an experience in SL that left a bad taste in my mouth. I was not only angry and frustrated but extremely dejected. The stupid thing is, it really wasn't even to do with me. I won't get into specifics because I don't make accusations lightly - I like to have all the facts/proof before I start pointing a finger and naming names. It was this event and several RL incidents that brought me towards the "bottom of the barrel."

Again the universe has a funny way of handing you things. Since that time of the aforementioned events, I met some absolutely beautiful people in SL and have gotten positive feedback about the store - some of it was direct in the form of messages, other feedback I stumbled upon. The feedback has left me speechless and astounded. I'm accustomed to spending most of my time looking at the top of my avatar's head while she's sprawled out over a pose stand. I occasionally wonder if it's worth continuing on with creating styles, then I go back to fighting with prims. So... the point of all this is ...I know I'm not the only designer that goes through this especially if the designer is just starting out. If you find a style you love LET THE DESIGNER KNOW but maybe do it in the form of a notecard. I don't know about anyone else but a lot of messages don't seem to make it to me and I'm not one of the large names by any means. So spread the love and hug a designer. :)

Hair Fair Open 2 Extra Days

Because the opening weekend of Hair Fair saw regions (in particular the Southwest region) going up and down like a sugar fed 9 year old on a pogo stick the closing date of Hair Fair will be July 6th.

A few designers were able to set up their booths a day early. When I do my booth, I do it complete which means not only the decorations but gift placement, vendors, etc. I'm kinda anal that way in that I like to know precisely where everything is going. So I find my spot, delete my place holder, plunk down my booth and then have a look around.Above is a picture of my booth at Hair Fair. I flew down the street to the right and when I saw the Mad booth, I immediately wanted my booth back and an extra week to work on it.Nothing like being one of the first few to put down your booth and then see that. It's more than a little intimidating.
As you can see by the above two shots there are some pretty imaginative booths all of which do absolutely nothing to help you if you're on a diet. I visit Hair Fair and start salivating like Pavlov's dog.

The last little tidbit I want to throw in here is my Hair Fair skin.
This is what I wore to Hair Fair. I'm not wearing any clothes...it's all skin and I just love it. Someone had mentioned that Fantasy Fair was going on at the same time so I did a search and found it and came across the above little gem. The skin is Galaxia Cyborg Skin Darkstar Masked and is made by ND/MD.