Manic Liquor-Whats your poison?

Vodka's thoughts:

Junwave has been one of my top hair go-to's since I discovered it about a year or so ago. The hair textures look like a set I saw on XStreet, but they were used so well and beautifully that it really doesn't matter, though I am not sure this is actually the case. That aside, each creation is very well put together.  Usually I like to be able to modify bangs, I'm really picky about where they lay, but these styles are no mod, which is OK, because it has the re-size script inside, so you can make changes with the click of a button. Each color is only 80L!  Great style at a fab price!!

I bought 2 styles from Junwave and brought home some demos because I couldn't decide.  I'm sure i'll be back and definitely keep on top of  new releases as they come out!
Double shot! What do you think Abs?  (below are my photos)


Voddy

Absinthe's thoughts:

I now have 4 styles from this hair creator. I really like her stuff, its so different. they have a bit of a cartoon feel to them but at the same time they look like you could make the hair styles in real life, (well some of them with lots of bobby pins and hair spray) and the way the prims are shaped and the way they frame around the face are really beautiful. I think this may have to do with the fact that she isn't afraid to make both sides of her hair the exact same so it looks more realistic. who's hair in real life looks the same on one side as it does on the other? besides models. Not mine.
As Voddy stated above, the price is awesome. Most creators make the hair more expensive but with 3-4 different colours, but I really only ever buy hair packs for one specific colour. I would rather buy 1 hair for 80L then 4 hair for 300L.
I also like how the hair has  a resize script in it, this will make hair fitting so much easier for people don't have experience with stretching and shrinking hair.
I'll take a shot with you Voddy!

Love

Absinthe

                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                           
                           
                           
                            

Absinthe's Thoughts:


You can find an animation overrider easy enough, but to find one that doesn't make you look like a stiff mannequin or the other extreme, someone who's took a hit of acid and cant stop jumping around, is almost near impossible.


Myself and Voddy have came across a woman named, Daisy Saeed and she owns a store called Kuso. The store has really innovative poses and tons of fun jumps, runs, sits, typing animations, stands, hovers, etc., and the best part and really shocking part is you can get each individual animation between 8L - 12L. WHAT!!?? thats exactly what I said when I went to pay for a jumping animation and saw that it only cost me 8L. you can even buy full animation override's with everything included between 150L-300L... that's way less then the competition and as far as I'm concerned this is the best animation overrider I have had all 3 years I've been in Second Life, and the cheapest I've ever paid for one! That is why I think this creator deserves to be on the top shelf. She's creative, has really awesome products and isn't after making lots of money, but because of this I think she is probably doing fairly well considering her traffic is over 19,000.  I have attached some pictures below, but its hard to capture the movements of these animations in a still pose so you will just have to go check out her store to get the full affect.


"Kuso", according to Daisy's profile, means imagination in Japanese. If this is true, then name suits this creator because you couldn't get any closer to the truth, she definitely has an imagination when it comes to creating animations. I will probably have the whole store bought before the end of the week, and the best part about it, I will still have lindens left over.


Love


Absinthe


Vodka's Thoughts:
I bought a new typing animation.  After spending quite a while not wanting to type like a noob, I decided to go back to it, happy to see that there were some cool animations out there.  Ab had shown me the AO and I soon thereafter became a little excited that it came with a typing animation, but still wanted a fun one, so I ended up buying the arm roll hand typing animation which was only 4L, so cross out the 8L Ab wrote and put in 4, because that's the lowest the price goes...as far as I saw!  It's amazing how true creators don't have to charge an arm and a leg to provide fun to people in Second Life.
I agree with Ab, her imagination is truly unique and definitely give this one a double shot!
Drink up!


Voddy

Absinthe’s Thoughts:

Myself and Voddy have been around Second Life for quite awhile, close to 3 years or even a little more, and I have always had the hardest time finding jewelery. its either looks good on the posters, and then looks like cardboard on, or its so plain looking that I get tired of it after wearing it for 5 minutes. July 12th 2007, was a great day on the grid, because this is the day when Zaara Kohime was rezzed for the first time into Second Life, sometime later she opened up her store named {Zaara}. She is not only talented and can make various items, such as clothing, wedding apparel, and scarfs, but she is by far the best designer for jewelry in Second Life. The way she forms her prims and puts colours together is beautiful. every piece is well worth the price because you can definitely tell she spend hours upon hours making this stuff look as detailed as it does. Even her store is built with detail, her textures are just as rich on her walls as they are on her clothing. My pockets are pretty much filled with lint now because I don’t have any more lindens cause I spent them all at this store.

Look below for some pictures of her store and items that I bought.

Love

Absinthe

Vodka’s Thoughts:

I found Zaara quite a while ago, when I was looking for an Indian look. I fell in love with what she had then in her small shop. The first thing I bought was a scarf. Next thing I know, months later, I walk into Maitreya and find someone walking around with the same scarf and see headpieces by Zaara. I was in shock and so excited it was the same Zaara I had been to before. Needless to say, I went back to her store, this time, brand new, on her own Sim. She moved along to creating casual clothing and more jewelry. I fell in love all over again! I like eclectic/Bohemian style and she had it all! From her jewelry to her casual and formal clothes. She’s mixed modern with cultural and come up with beautiful pieces of art. This will always be my number 1 store!

Voddy

Wedding jewelry.

Some bangles and earrings.

Really pretty dresses and good display.

A great display with some of her casual clothing.

More of her casual clothing.

Back wall seating area, we liked the colours.

Absinthe’s Thoughts:

Shiny things has been the first nice shoe store that I found when I started Second Life almost 3 years ago. I still to this day wear their boots with all of my outfits. Most stores in Second Life I eventually get bored of and then most the time think the stuff looks cartoonish after newer and better stuff comes out, but Shiny Things still looks high quality to me even after all this time. This is the main reason why Shiny Things get put into the top of the shelf, and because of their high quality textures and inventive shapes and awesome colour combinations. I also think that Shiny Things was one of the first shoe stores that came out with nice looking sculptie shoes. Fallingwater Cellardoor has been part of the grid since october 11th 2003 and she seems to be able to keep up with the on going changes in Second Life, such as the sculptie prim which came out back in either 2007 or 2008. Shiny Things does not seem to come out with many new releases, but when it does they are usually good, and I kind of like the fact that she doesn’t have new things every two days, makes it look like its not some prepackaged company with 8 or 9 different people working under the same name. Another section of her store sells jewelry, although I don’t like it as much as I do her shoes, its still good stuff. I have many times over the last few years, found myself going to shiny things just to get a bridal bouquet, either for myself or for friends, because I think they are the cutest ones and most detailed in Second Life. Aside from her shoe store she also has a flower shop that has oversized flowers shaped in a unique way and really bright colours, you can buy them in 4 different sizes, and she also has a section with other plants that look sort of alien like.

I have attached a few pictures below of shoes I had bought and some pictures of the outside and inside of her store.

Love,

Absinthe

Vodka’s Thoughts:

I couldn’t agree more on the quality of her creations. She is a very creative person that always takes the first step in new fashion. I also like the fact that she’s not always coming out with new items, however, I think the frequency could be a little more. If i take a break from shopping there for a couple months, and go back, there’s still nothing new. What she has is amazing, not only her shoes and jewelry, but her flower selection outside of her mainstore. If you’re looking for innovative outdoor creations, wacky (large flowers) or normal flowers, she has a great selection, as well as trees. Ab knows I looove crazy things (check out the -RC- Cluster post) and she knowwws I love the large flowers that color change. Fountains and outdoor furniture included, it’s all two thumbs up! The wedding bouquets are unique because they have a walking AO included in them, that keeps your hands on the flowers and lets you walk. I’ve found a lot of other places have a sexywalk within the flowers, but your flowers are flopping by your side. She got it right!

Voddy

Different looking flowers and plants.

Gothic like flowers.

Flowers in all different sizes and colours.

Bangles, necklaces and earrings.

Wedding bouquets with animated walks.

More necklaces and earrings.

The outside of Shiny Things with a pair of giant shoes.

Outside of Shiny Things from farther back.

Shoes Absinthe Bought.

More shoes Absinthe bought.

Boots Absinthe bought.

And... more shoes Absinthe bought.

Display of some Shiny Things shoes.

Display of Shiny Things boots.

Vodka’s Thoughts:

For those of you who like random looks, random items, and random good laughs, go see -RC- Cluster! I found this store about a year ago, and thought it had closed at one point, but it had just closed so it could expand. How happy was I? So I dragged Ab in for her first visit, which lasted over an hour of testing out poses, taking pictures, and laughing our pixels off! You name it, they have it! For those of you who “roleplay” real life – you can pick a room, any room, of a house and set it up in your house.

This store participates in 50L Fridays, so I bought myself a clothes washer, drier, and laundry baskets for 50L. Why?? BECAUSE I LOVE RANDOM!! There’s a table of freebies so you can blow your nose, strap some glasses on (my new every-day glasses are shown), ride a weenie (not that kind) or visit the “Adult Room” where you can purchase prim pubes, and dye-able prim pubes, armpit hair, etc.

From normal to wacky this store belongs on the top shelf. It shows ultimate creativity, and that’s what me and Ab like to see!

Voddy

Absinthe’s Thoughts:

I had Tons of fun in this store, even if Voddy kept yelling at me every 5 minutes to go sit on a pose with her to take pictures.. hehe.. it was fun checking out all the different area’s behind each window, which by the way are also cool themselves, when you walk close to a window it turns on, kinda like in Real Life when you get close to the freezers in the grocery store. I think my favorite thing in this store was the pose where I got held upside down to drink out of a keg. After all this is Manic Liquor, any store that got a keg in it gets to go to the top of our list! The only thing i’d say that freaked me out a little (that may not be a bad thing) was the prim pubic hair.. umm hahaha… yea.. that’s all I have to say about that, if you think that might gross you out at all do what the curtain says.. stay out. Other then that I did end up with a profile picture from one of the poses, if your ever in Second Life look up my profile and check it out, its cute with a little bit of humor to it!

Love

Absinthe

I seeeeeeee youu!!!

Outside of RC cluster.

Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!

We're a little short!

Ladies man? This pose is for you!

Twisting around at the circus.

Forever!

Voddy loved her randomness.

We used to make forts as kids, now look!