Billy Beaverhausen
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L’Homme Magazine Group Gifts August 2019
L’Homme Magazine is celebrating its 5th birthday and apart from being a skillfully created digital “glossy” magazine full of high-end virtual fashion and interior design, it is also a good source for some nice group gifts, especially as there is no group joining fee. I’ve put a few of the gifts together to create a look.
Gifts: Stray Dog ‘Lewis’ applier for Catwa mesh heads in skin tone #4, Mister Razzor ‘Bill’ facial hair, Midna ‘Fel’ necklace, Noir ‘Chuck’ bracelets and Kalback Casual Shorts ‘M3’. I’m not sure, but I think the Kallback gift is a leftover from the previous magazine, so it’s possible you’ll find something else when you go looking for it.
You’ll find a list of gift contributors on page 29 in L’Homme magazine. Landmarks can be found throughout the magazine by clicking on the logos of the various creators.
Items shown using the Belleza Jake body with the Catwa Victor head, ‘Narcotic’ hairstyle by Stealthic, ‘Solstice’ eyes by Avi Glam, mesh ears by L’etrê and Noche nipples. Shape is my own.
Time for a Romp 2
It’s not hump day, but for me it is Romp day. This sexy monthly event offers plenty of playful items to titillate your self-confessed debouched side and get your freak on, all in the best possible taste, naturally. This event has a rather short run time, having started on August 11th and ending on the 25th.
Of course as usual most of what’s on offer at Romp is geared towards female avatars, but my sponsor Thirst has the rather intriguing Himeros set at this event. In Greek mythology Himeros was the god of sexual desire and one of the Erotes, the winged gods of love. Logically the Greek key design features in this harness and jock and obviously I felt compelled to wear my Blueberry wings. The Himeros set is rigged for the Belleza Jake and TMP Legacy body.
Other creators for male avatars that have a presence at Romp this month are Matova, Cureless, Radix and 4BIDDEN. There are also some adult furniture creators with items that predictably lean towards BDSM experiences. If you’ve missed the event, you can go check out the Thirst main store, chances are the Himeros set will be there.
Items shown using the Belleza Jake body with the Catwa Victor head ,
Erwin skin by Stray Dog (not available in store now) and Modulus Bailey hair. The mesh ears are by L’etrê.
Pleasing Aesthetic – Episode 3
I’m still quite new to the Niramyth Aesthetic body, but I wonder why there isn’t more support for it from clothing designers. One could say that this body’s particular physique is an acquired taste, yet if one spends some time at various gay sims, it becomes clear that it’s far from obscure. Perhaps those that have it, want to flaunt it and prefer to stay (semi) naked most of the time. There’s nothing wrong with that, but personally I do like dressing my virtual dolls. I guess it’s a repressed childhood thing or maybe the self-indulgence of a wannabe stylist.
Regular readers will know that a lack of underwear options for particular bodies is one of my pet peeves. While I dare say that the Aesthetic body isn’t as well supported in that area as for example the Signature Gianni and Belleza Jake bodies, it does have the aptly named Cox brand to fall back on, so to speak. I rather like their strategically wrapped and tied bandanna. This piece is very representative of what the Cox brand is all about.
Something else I take issue with is the complete lack of skins for the Aesthetic body. For those that want to use the head that automatically comes with this body, there’s a handful of appliers like the one I’m using in this case. It’s ‘Blaze’ by Birth and it matches seamlessly with the body’s original skin. The tone I’m using here is called Medium and I made it darker with the body’s tinting option. It’s looking pretty fine, but I can’t help but wonder if it wouldn’t have been even nicer if Birth had an applier for the body as well.
The hair I’m using is ‘Essential Dreads’ by Camo, the mesh eyes are ‘Solstice Eyes’ by Avi Glam and the accessories are group gifts from the current issue of L’Homme Magazine (see page 29 for a list of contributors).
Another fun brand that has some sexy gear for the Aesthetic body is Guilty. Their offer is limited, but the Suntek shorts and Tankyes tank hit the spot. You can wear the shorts respectably pulled up, or teasingly pulled down. The ‘Sandov’ sandals by Versov are a group gift and thankfully come in an Aesthetic size so you don’t have to go through the rigmarole and kerfuffle of stretching a pair of resizable ones to make them fit.
Next I zipped over to The Mens Department to try my luck at the current round of that event (runs till the end of August). Eventually I found a very smart set by Tori Torricelli which includes an Enzo size (some designers use that name instead of Aesthetic). The Jumpov sneakers are another group gift at Versov. I’ve noticed that newer Versov items no longer include an Aesthetic size, but this older gift which has stood the test of time, thankfully does include such a pair and it comes with a colour hud too.
Well that’s it for my escapades with the Niramyth Aesthetic avatar for this time. I rather enjoy how it’s thoroughly different from all the other bodies I regularly use. A change is as good as a holiday. I wonder who first came up with that saying… It’s a bit crap really.
What’s Eating TMP 17
Rather curious to see how it’s going with support for the TMP Legacy body, I headed back to the Man Cave event, before it closes on August 11th, to see if there were any new items that specifically include a Legacy size.
I’m going to approach this as a silver lining and will say that luckily for my wallet, there weren’t many options that fit that description. Of course you can try anything at Man Cave in a different size and see if you can make it work with a combination of alpha cuts, shape adjustments and perhaps the body deformer, but I want to keep it nice and easy.
All I snatched from Man Cave is the Joshi Top by Cubura. As far as I could see, the only other item that also included a Legacy size, was a big open raincoat. I can’t remember the name of the designer and can’t be arsed to go back to Man Cave now. I already had the Diego shorts by Legal Insanity and these were recently updated to fit the Legacy body. For footwear I used the resizable version of the Sandov sandals by Versov (group gift!).
Event: Notice Me, Senpai
It took some quick googling for me to understand the title of this event. According to Wikipedia “Senpai and kōhai are a pair of Japanese words which describe an informal hierarchical interpersonal relationship found in organizations, clubs, businesses, and schools in Japan.”
Apparently it is quite common in anime or manga for a kōhai to desperately and rather unsuccessfully seek their Senpai’s attention. So I guess the Notice Me, Senpai event is going to be a kawaii, anime, hentai, manga kind of thing. I’m mostly just going because my sponsor Thirst have something new there which they’re calling their Nekofun set ( Neko is the Japanese word for cat). It’s a once a year kind of thing and it ends on August 12th, so be there or be a Gömböc.
The cat ears, tail, choker and bracelets are exclusive for this event, but I imagine that the briefs and socks will eventually be available from the Thirst store.
I’m looking around at Notice Me, Senpai now. It’s a rather unimaginative rectangular space with vendors along the walls. The upside of this simple layout is that there aren’t any confusing corridors to get lost in and the risk of missing anything is very low.
As usual with these events, the content is heavily skewed towards female avatars, though of course you always can get a little adventurous with your make-up and or press-on nails on your male avatar. On the other hand, there’s a good chance that nails will only work on for example the Maitreya body.
Eventually I did grab myself a human-sized cat scratch pole by Half Deer. Does this make me neko-curious and more importantly, where do we squeeze that in on the LGBTQI initialism?
You can read more about the body, head and skin I’m using in my previous post: Whats Eating TMP 16. The cats are from the JIAN kitten collection.
What’s Eating TMP 16
In the previous episode of What’s Eating TMP, I combined the new(ish) TMP Legacy body with the Catwa Victor head, using a Stray Dog skin on the head and the body’s original skin. TMP’s solution to fade the body’s skin into the neck left something to be desired. I’m used to neck seams being visible on the back but this one didn’t look right on the throat either. Meanwhile Stray Dog has had a chance to create a first version of an applier for this body and it’s certainly worth a look
In these shots I haven’t done any photoshopping, but a rather bright wind light washes out most of the neck seam. In many other day-to-day windlights it will be a lot more visible on the back. The result on the throat however is much better with the Stray Dog skin when compared to the original TMP skin and looks o.k. in most windlights. Oh neck seam, neck seam! Wherefore art thou neck seam?
Of course if we stop focusing on the neck seam, we can start paying attention to the rest of the body, which looks rather smashing in this skin. We can also rejoice in the fact that Thirst started supporting the Legacy body with some of their latest creations, like the Jersey Brief from the July Jockd set. The briefs come with a bunch of texture options you can apply on different areas to make your own favourite combination. Naturally they are also rigged for Signature Gianni and Belleza Jake as well as the Legacy body. Good underwear is hard to come by for newer bodies and I’m happy Thirst picked this one up so quickly.
David @ Man Cave July/August 2019
“Where to this time with David?” I wondered, as I started my monthly styling effort with the NX-Nardcotix David mesh body. I decided to give Man Cave another go and it wasn’t too bad. There wasn’t an awful lot at this event that David could squeeze into, but that made this a budget friendly outing. You have until August 11th to visit the current round of Man Cave.
This pair of jeans shorts by Outlier can quite easily be worn shirtless if you use the Aesthetic size and make some shape adjustments. I particularly like the detail on the belt that comes with these shorts. All I needed with this was a pair of Nardcotix Mecatl sandals and I was ready to hang out by the waterfront to enjoy a cooling sea breeze.
If you’re more of a city slikker and prefer to be wearing layers, then maybe this Letterman jacket by Kalback is your thing. Even the single colour version has a lot of options for the sleeves, cuffs, t-shirt and patch. I’m wearing this jacket with the NX-Nardcotix Finlay cargos and Deadwool Chase sneakers.
Etham often has something that works with David. If you grab their Eden jacket at Man Cave, don’t be surprised at how far is flairs out in the back. In many cases when I’m wearing something from Etham, I end up flattening my ass and that makes it look a lot better. I often stop myself from buying fat packs, because when am I ever going to wear all those colours? In this case the fat pack was dirt cheap at Man Cave and it sure is fun to combine different colours for the jacket, scarf and shirt. The cargos and shoes are the same as in the previous shot, albeit with different texture choices.
This is where I wrap things up for this particular shopping trip and leave you with the rest of the credits.
- Mesh body: NX-Nardcotix David
- Mesh head: Catwa Stanley
- Birth Ryu applier for Catwa mesh heads and Birth Omega body applier
- Modulus Nial hair
- L’etrê basic mesh ears
Quench Your Thirst 14
It’s high time to take a look at this month’s edition of the JOCKD underwear set @ Thirst. As always it consists of two items and I’ll be showing one just now and very likely another one soon.
I’m starting off with the Basix boxer brief. Apart from appreciating the wonderful fit of this pair of briefs, I’m also very much smitten with the many texture options. There are only solids and no patterns, but you get 15 colours to chose from, which you can apply to 3 different areas and that opens up a world of possibilities! I felt inspired to do a bit of open air seaside yoga in my underpants, with the gulls singing their plaintive song and the waves crashing upon the sand. Of course it’s by far not just like the real thing, but it does have a rather calming effect. It’s bedtime for me now, so I’ll leave you with the deets as I slowly meander off to dream land. Namaste.
It’s a Cover-up 2
I noticed a peak in views of older blog posts about my Linden Homes. As the interior of my Loftroom home looks rather different these days, I thought you might be interested in an update. Fair warning: I will be skipping the details of smaller decor items.
- The original fireplace is hidden by a wall that’s been placed at and angle with the Lisp Bazaar Mid Century Fireplace in front of it.
- On the right you see the Famous Sofa by N4RS and on the left the Milligan Couch by Digs.
- I’m reading by the light of the Meyer Floor Lamp from The Loft & Aria. The other sofa is lit by the Dover Lamp (gacha) placed on the Wallace Table both by Fancy Decor. The main light for this area is the Geometric Pedant Light by Apple Fall.
- A modest coffee table leaves plenty of room for the animations in the sofas. The Concreet and Wood Coffee Table by Fancy Decor is a perfect choice and it’s a group gift.
- To shut out some of the questionable design choices of my neighbours, I created simple screens for the windows, using Mesh Studio.
- A plant such as the Dust Bunny Areca Palm ads a much needed green touch.
In the previous layout I had an art studio. This time I wanted more realistic functionality and turned this area into a kitchen.
- The wood and concreet cupboards on the left are something I’ve knocked up myself. They go all the way up to the ceiling and hide the house’s original spot rail.
- On the right I’ve used elements from the Roost Palm View kitchen.
- The Cement Kitchen Countertop by Saikin goes very nicely with the overall look.
- The fridge is a group gift at KraftWork.
- The Wire stools are a group gift at Fancy Decor.
- The coffee maker is a rare gacha from KUNST.
- The Tennyson fruit bowl by The Loft & Aria adds a nice splash of colour.
If you are familiar with the Loftroom house, you know it has a floating room and there is a window that shows you the outside area underneath this room. I never found the perfect idea for that space under the room, so I’ve boarded up the window and I also installed a nicer flight of stairs, cause the original is just a plank with a stair texture on it, which is a little bit too old school for my liking.
- Alderan dining table – The Loft
- Alderan pendant light – The Loft
- Darya Dining Chair – Trompe Loeil
- Dover Console (gacha) – Fancy Decor
- Leaning shelf (sold empty) – Fancy Decor
- Toronto living room book shelves (adjusted) – Bazar
- Fiddle leaf tree – Dust Bunny
This seemed like the perfect spot for a desk.
- Dover desk (gacha) – Fancy Decor
- White/Gold office chair – Fancy Decor
- Items on desk (apart from laptop computer) – Fancy Decor
- MacBook – KUNST
In the loft room I blocked 2 of the three windows to give myself more walls to put furniture against.
- Foskett bed, side tables and pendant lights – Fancy Decor
- Modern chest (gacha) – Fancy Decor
- Glam male wardrobe (adjusted textures) – Bazar
- Velvet lounge chair – Soy
- Little Glowing Boyfriend – 22769
Looking back at the previous interior, I think my choices have become slightly more sophisticated. I used 155 of the 175 available prims, so there’s a comfortable margin for an extra plant here or there, or I could even attempt to move up the wardrobe, leave an opening and install a shower behind it. Walls can’t be taken out, but you can add some. To help you with that, you can get the texture pack for your Linden Home at an infohub. I’m not sure if you still can get a Linden Home in the Meadowbrook style or if everybody who goes looking for a Linden Home at this point is diverted to the new house options by default, which seem to be hard to come by. I hope this was somewhat inspirational and I’m wishing you all good luck with creating your own space in Sl.
Loft Life
Finally I’m getting around to putting some more furniture in the Skye Warehouse Loft, but it’s shaping up to be a tough summer at the real life job, so after rezzing just a few items and finding myself a new pet, I already needed to have lie down… Or maybe it’s just an excuse to give you another look at the latest work I did with the Signature Geralt body.
I’ve made myself a cosy reading corner, though technically it isn’t a corner.
- Soy velvet lounge chair with texture change
- Nutmeg pile of vintage books (group gift)
- Consignment & Floorplan radiator bookcase
- What Next Pothos plant
- Brocante locker cabinet
- Bazar fluffy carpet
- Static “inquisitive” kitten from JIAN kitten collection
For the look check my previous blog post: DABBLING WITH GERALT (AND GERARD) EPISODE XIII.
