Sipping on Second Life's Latest: ChicChica's Animated Elixir

By Prisqua Newall September 18, 2023.

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[{"selector":"#anim-b28decb9-f93f-4966-bc08-66bb50206693","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-95e0ccfc-d068-48cd-87b7-97a047ac48e1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-198.36065%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":250,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Read our previous post on animated accessories here.

[{"selector":"#anim-1b311b84-b789-4e62-82a8-458f0f79350e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-84e65333-2d16-49ea-960d-a2dc5cb2b560","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-178.68853%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":250,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] ChicChica's New Animated Offering

While I had taken a hiatus from purchasing from ChicChica due to a preference for animated accessories, her latest product caught my eye. The advertisement hinted at a "bento sip for the right hand," but like many creators, the ad was ambiguous about whether the accessory was truly animated.

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[{"selector":"#anim-5043e9c2-b15c-4bb9-b70d-28ff2c0e7685","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-31515e11-2d97-4fb8-af73-d440ad4a74e9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-260.6557%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":250,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-74d966d3-6890-4661-9009-348b4cd4d059 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-3.304597701149429%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] A Hopeful Future for ChicChica

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Sipping on Second Life's Latest: ChicChica's Animated Elixir

While I had taken a hiatus from purchasing from ChicChica due to a preference for animated accessories, her latest product caught my eye. The advertisement hinted at a "bento sip for the right hand," but like many creators, the ad was ambiguous about whether the accessory was truly animated.

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