Not long ago…like a few weeks, maybe, I wrote this:

I have a bit of Bento Head anxiety, and it’s ironic because it is for many of the same reasons I had Mesh Head anxiety in the first place. I remember being afraid I’d “lose my look”… I’m worried that if I do pick up a Bento Mesh head I will lose my current look. That said, however, part of me wonders if it would be a similar experience – would I find a head/shape/skin that I felt captured “me” better than my current look?

Sooooo…after a (very) small personal financial windfall, spending an hour teeming with envy over my friend’s GORGEOUS new visage, and a third glass of wine, I steeled myself and ported to Lelutka, resolved that it was time to retire my lovely, but behind-the-times, Catwa Tumble mesh head and move forward. I bought a stack of lindens and sallied forth.

Over the next four hours, I demo’d seven heads from three different creators, three shapes, and four skins before finding one with which I really connected. One that was not me, but still me. I can liken it to hearing one’s voice recorded live – I can identify that it’s me speaking, but it sure doesn’t sound the way I hear it.

When the dust settled and the money was spent this is where I wound up:

Okay, so, this is with very little makeup and the shape still needs a little work, but when I look at this I don’t see someone who isn’t me – I see an evolution of my avatar, and for my money that’s Bento Mission Accomplished.

Speaking of makeup, I never realized how much Catwa applier makeup I have…I need to go shopping.

A little celebration dance on the deck of my Bandit 60 sailboat, christened the Nauti Animations!

The new look:

Head: Greer by Lelutka

Skin: Paris by YS&YS

What I’m wearing:

Top: Janelle ‘Pretty As Fuck’ by erratic

Jeans: DWL by Blueberry

Hair: Rumor by TRUTH

Bracelets: Friendship Bracelets by BOOM (of course!!!)

Earrings: Abigail by Amala

(The shape is a massaged version of the default combined with my previous shape.)

It’s going to take a while to gaze into the virtual mirror and see that face looking back; for a while I’m sure I will feel like I’m living in the wrong body (or at least the wrong face). I’m utterly certain of one thing, however, and that’s that I LOVE this look! And the animations! OMG when I wink or make a little face or smile or frown – it’s almost TOO human.

How did I do?

❤ -K.

PS: This week’s #SecondLifeChallenge from Strawberry Singh has to do with creating a scary Halloween avatar, and I’m not a big fan of scary, so I’m going to skip this week. I’ll be back next week!