Mer Betta Kalypso in Avilion machinima

Tira Bigboots sent me this link to an Avilion machinima in which she wore the Mer Betta Kalypso. See if you can spot her.

Yay, Tira!

Harper's Sea of Love

Harper Beresford wrote about Mer Betta™ in her blog. I am very flattered! And I must say she set Halimede on fire with her awesome photos! (Click on the pics to view them in Flickr.)

I am incredibly grateful that fashionistas like Harper are beginning to view mermaid tails as another style of fashion, instead of just a costume for roleplay.

Almost since the start, I've imagined Mer Betta tails as ballgowns for the sea. Maybe everybody else is starting to see that too.

And that makes me very happy. :D

Two years: less sugar, more spice

Intimates line

Yep, Mer Betta is less innocent now. I just released the Mer Betta™ "Crescent" Intimates add-on packs for each of the Series 3 tails (Byzia, Halimede, Lilaea, and Melite).



Look for the small boxes under the main vendors for each tail at the main store or at any of the satellite stores. You can also find them on XStreet.com.


New terms for the Limited Edition

Since I didn't get any responses for the Limited Edition for the August 15 deadline, I've set it out for sale. It will still be a limited edition tail, and no more than ten licenses will be sold. But anybody can purchase a license anytime until all ten licenses are sold. You can go back to the stores and click on the ads to get the notecard with the new terms. Or you can view them in the Mer Betta website.

Yes, the package now includes the Crescent Intimates add-on pack too.


Terrible twos!

Mer Betta turned two yesterday! I set out the first Mer Betta vendors in the old Mer Mall on August 10, 2007 around 10pm SLT! And the first Mer Betta tail sold at 12:20am on August 11.

So, to celebrate this two-year anniversary, all the Series 1 and Series 2 tails are rolled back to their version 1 prices (400L) until August 31. Only at the Mer Betta main store and on XStreet.com.

Byzia featured in Fantasy Fair photo contest winner

(I know, I know, this is late news, not *late-breaking* news. I just noticed Ember Farina's comment on it in Flickr. :) )

Lyssa Varun took some great photos in the Fantasy Fair this year, wearing the Mer Betta Byzia Gold Delta tail, and her photo won first place!

Congratulations, Lyssa!

Mer Betta is on Twitter

I just created a Twitter account for Mer Betta. I don't know what I'll be putting on it, but it'll probably be mostly about the mer community in Second Life®. Come and follow me if you're on Twitter.

Introducing the first Mer Betta Limited Edition tail

"Mer Betta Limited Edition Melite-Polaris Periwinkle Halfmoon mermaid ensemble".... I know, it's a mouthful. :D

This tail is a significant milestone in Mer Betta history. It's the first recolor that I'm releasing. And it's the first limited edition tail. Whether it will be the only limited edition tail will depend on how well this is received.


Recolor

Up till now, I have been reluctant to do any recoloring of Mer Betta tails for two reasons:

1) Recoloring, if not done properly, washes out the nuances in the texture and makes it look like it's been splattered with thick paint. I just now figured out how to do it right.

2) I wanted to stay true to nature. That's the awesomeness of these tails; Mer Betta showcases nature's beauty.

However, I seriously considered making this tail because I've received many requests for a purple tail and purple bettas are rare.


Limited edition

This recolor was a request from a loyal customer who said, "I just hate when I show up in the same tail as another mer". She initially wanted a one-of-a-kind. However, either it would be too expensive for her, or it would be a loss of potential income for me, based on the history of sales of the Version 2 tails. So, as a compromise, we agreed to make it a limited edition tail instead.

We are hoping for a minimum of six participants. But no more than 10 copies of this tail will be sold -- ever.


If you're interested, please go to the Mer Betta main store in Dunbeath and touch the ad with the same texture as above. You'll get a notecard explaining the details and another notecard embedded inside it that you fill out and return to me if you're interested in purchasing.

Disruption on XStreet

My apologies if you tried to search for the new Mer Betta tails on XStreet.com earlier today and didn't find them.

I received twenty trademark violation reports today (both for Mer Betta and Ms.O.Lei-ny) and LL deactivated those listings without specifying which terms or phrases or images were trademark violations.

The listings are active again. LL is currently investigating to determine if those reports were generated by a bug in the system. If it's not a bug, then it might be an act of griefing/harassment.