New Store





A new outpost store of the BODY HAiR SHOP has been opened. You can visit it at the following address:

BODY HAiR SHOP, La Perla, FuriZona (158, 98, 31)

Showcase - Arm Hair {Mario}


[vdbv] - {Mario} - arm hair

Store relocation




Our outpost store at Impulse Island has been relocated after the complete redesign of the Mall. You can visit it now at the following address:

BODY HAiR SHOP, Impulse Island Mall, Impulse Island (220, 41, 24)

Showcase - Body Hair Set {Zeus}


[vdbv] - Hair Set {Zeus}

Products returns and refunds



In very rare cases we receive requests from some customers (usually new Second Life residents) about the possibility to return a product or get a refund for an item they didn't like. Before stating our policy on returns and refunds, here is a brief introduction on how Second Life handles the permissions on objects created in-world.

Second Life system tracks three basic permissions - modify, copy and transfer. By applying different permission sets the creators can control how items in Second Life are used and distributed.

The "modify" permission is self explanatory. It controls whether someone can change the item that someone else created. Some of our products (e.g., clothing items) can be modified and some other (e.g., body hair) cannot be modified. For the body hair items we have chosen not to be able to be modified, mainly because we wanted the same experience for the same product across all of our customers.

The "copy" permission applies to whether someone can make copies of creator's work. If it is enabled, the customers can make as many copies as they want of the purchased original item.

The "transfer" permission (also known as "Resell/Give Away) applies to whether the owner of the item can transfer it someone else. If transfer is enabled, the owner can transfer the item to another person. If an item is not transferable, the owner cannot sell, give away, release the item.

Detailed information on how Second Life permission system works can be found here and here.

Regarding [vdbv.designs], most of our products are copyable and not transferable. None of the products have those two permissions enabled or disabled at the same time.

Our return and refund policy is based on the above SL permissions as follows:
  • Since most of our products are not transferable to another avatar it is not possible to be transfered neither to us. This means that, it is not technically possible within Second Life to return a purchased product.

  • Since it is not technically possible to return a product to us, refunds in L$ cannot be made.

  • The only exception on the above is when you have purchased the same product for the second time, either because you forgot you that you had already purchased it or because the product was not successfully delivered to you on the first time. In that case and if you were double charged for the same product, we will fully refund the second product you have purchased. Please contact us and we will fully refund immediately after we confirm the double charging.
If you have any further questions don't hesitate to contact us and we will do our best to reply as soon as possible.

First store closed



A note from Vakis Oranos, owner of [vdbv.designs]:

I rarely write announcements about the closing of our outpost stores but this one is very special. Yesterday I received on my mail this automated Second life instant message:

"You have received a message from Second Life: Your 30 objects have been returned to your inventory lost and found folder by Governor Linden near parcel 'POD SHOP Keswick Mall - Vendor spaces available' at Keswick 222, 17 due to parcel auto return."

The Keswick Mall was the first mall where I have opened the very first store of [vdbv.designs], the BODY HAiR SHOP back in December of 2006. I opened that store while I was only three months on in Second Life. I was very hesitant to become a SL merchant mainly because I didn't want to dedicate my limited free time to manage an SL business. After all, Second Life for me was mainly for fun and socializing.

However, after the continuous requests of friends and residents who were amazed by the body hair designs and wanted to buy them, I decided to finally open a store to start selling the items. So I "invested" $10 to buy some Linden dollars to I open up my first store at Keswick Mall and the rest is history.

The "store" at Keswick was actually a very small booth that only allowed 30 prims. The owner of the mall was Paul Lobo, a very successful SL animator and owner of en:joy animations. He was also my very first customer. He was amazed by the high quality of the body hair designs and immediately purchased 4 products.

Soon after, I was overwhelmed by the success of the store. The sales of the first month were phenomenal without any promotion, just word of mouth. Just two months after opening my first store, I had more than 20 outpost stores in Second Life grid. Even though I had closed many of those stores, I was always keeping my very first store at Keswick mall, mainly for historical and sentimental reasons.

Unfortunately Paul Lobo left Second Life some time ago and Governor Linden has reclaimed the land where my first store has been opened. I am sad to see one old piece of my personal SL history go but (Second) life goes on.

Vakis Oranos
Owner of [vdbv.designs]

Showcase - Chest Hair {Chris}


[vdbv] - {Chris} - chest hair