There is a cute new store called the Cozy Shop(love the name) that has a free coat dress located inside the shop on the right entrance walls.

There is still time to get this cute two-toned hair from Tousled. It is a gift in her subscribe-o-matic group. Go to Bricolage(128,221,22) and click the sign next to the customer service desk. Click the sign until it tells you: Tousled by Haedon Quine: Thank you for subscribing to Tousled! This will update you on new releases, events, hunts, sales and occasionally give you free gifts. It may also randomly tell you how great you look today. - To remove yourself from this Subscribe-O-Matic list, just touch this device again at any time. Now click the sign again. Click History. Click 1. It should be the one that says: Jul 3, 08: Happy 4th of july weekend e... Remember that the subscribe-o-matics have been a bit slow lately so this could take a while for your items to arrive. You will receive box that is called TOUSLED group gift (Sloane) Special TwoTone edition. It contains the Sloane hairstyle in a special color edition, black/wheat two-tone. Find a place that allow build. Unpack your gift. If you haven’t been in this group before, you might want to check the other items in the history for the older gifts. Find a place that allow build. Unpack your gift. This item is only going to be available as long as the designer chooses. So hurry! (If you are having trouble right clicking, try to left click and select touch.)

Cozy Shop: BW Hound’stooth Coat($0L)
Uraharajuku(186,88,27)

Fabulously Free in SL: Peaches Brat Skin($0L), Fantasy Eyes - Brown Rainbow($0L)
Talisman(230,192,24)

SYD: Style Your Destiny: Eve Shape($1L)
Granymyr(243,189,40)

Tesla: Elise Mary Janes - black($0L)
Tesla(42,59,74)

Tousled: Sloane - black/wheat two-tone($0L group gift)
Bricolage(128,221,22)

Total Cost: $1L

What a wonderful store I found for you girls. For this weekend only you can get the beautiful freckled Gaia Skin at Sin & Secrets. I just adore this skin. Also while you are in the store grab the two dollarbie outfits. The ponytail style hair I am wearing is called Heather and is from Tousled. Surely you will be able to find the color you need since the hair comes in a pack of 128 shades and is only 1L.

The green flashback dollarbie dress that I am wearing above is located to the left side of the store. The gorgeous sculpted black mid-calf walking boots were won in a premium group chair at Shoe Fly Shoes. There are five regular lucky chairs, but the two premium group chairs are stuffed with prizes that can only be won by group members.

While at Sin & Secrets, make sure to get the mid-drift knit Top Duet pack that is in the back right corner. There are eight different knit mid-drifts and the belted black pants in this dollarbie pack.

Before I left Sin & Secrets, I couldn’t resist buying this Gottex Pink outfit. It is super sexy and and comes in black too! You might run into me at Sin & Secrets, cause I am definitely going back over there for more of these sexy outfits! The Gottex Pink goes perfectly with the Silver Lavender Super Strappy with Bling Jewell Heels that are a group gift at Shoe Fly Shoes. The heels will disappear tomorrow so run down to Shoe Fly Shoes and grab these fast. You must wear your group tag and touch the pink gift box on the counter to receive this gift.

*ShoeFly Shoes: Lavender Super Strappy with Bling Jewell and Sound ($0L group gift),
Greystone ( 219,220,89 )

*Tousled: Heather ($1L)
Romero (136/63/27)

*Skin Within: Fiction Eyes ($0L group gift)
Skin Within ( 116/67/28 )

*Sin & Secrets: Gaia Skin ($0L), Flashback Dress ($1L), Knit Top Duet ($1L)
Nemnem (160/213/31)

Before I begin this post I must take the opportunity to say a special thanks to all the troops abroad and at home. I have several SL friends who are in the military. Soon, one of my dear SL friends will be leaving deploying overseas for what he refers to as the “the desert”. Mack, take care of your self and yes I will still be around when you get back.

Now shall we talk about freebies?

These red ribboned confetti capri’s are 1L at The Cute Institute and the tank top is from a box of five patriotic camisoles from Second Wave. The festive sparkler is free from LVS & CO.

I figured I might need some sexy swim wear to bring in the holiday. The first Bikini is a dollarbie from LVS & CO. All American SlingShot Bikini is a dollarbie from Sweet Nothings. The girl next door Patriot Bikini is 1L from Bella. The red stripe bikini top and blue star bikini bottoms are free from BBEBN Fashions. With the swimsuits I am wearing free US Independence day Bangles from Ephemeral Creations. The US Independence Day Sandals are a dollarbie from She’s So Unusual Shoes.

These cute tank tops from Second Wave went perfectly with my favorite Fetch Alternative cuffed shorts. The Cami tanks are in box of five. The combat boots are another dollarbie that can be found by the poolside at LVS & CO. The flexi Independence Ruffle Top is a dollarbie from Crush Factory.

The blue Patriotic Lady Skirt, top, shoes, and stockings come packaged together in a 10L box at Peeps. I am wearing a free 4th of July hair antenna band from Seasonal Spirit. The second sexy skirt outfit is 1L at ALI Couture. The Patriotic Guy outfit is also 10L at Peeps and comes with the shirt, tie, and denim jeans. The shape, skin, and hair for the male aviator was from a 15 minute camping chair at Relance. The low waist patriotic flag jeans and Blue checked mid-drift I am wearing is from Naughty Sweet. The Red flag 4th of July dress is free from Sun Design (it is suppose to be a dress but the system skirt would not corporate so I am wearing it as a skirt outfit). I have on Patriotic Sunglasses from Role Optics. These have patriotic animation and sound and are a must have for any Independence Day celebration. The sexy Silver Super Strappy Heels Free with the 200L Gift Cards for Shoe Fly Shoes group members.

After the party is over you can tempt your man with this free Patriot Corset Lingerie from Second Wave. I might wear this outfit in a few months when Halloween rolls around too, because I felt a bit like Wonder Woman.

21st Century Statue of Liberty… The skin I have on in this picture above is a group gift from Style Your Destiny. The Statue of Liberty torch and Crown is a freebie from House of Hearts. The tattoos are from Bella, there are two different boxes of patriotic star tattoos available. The hair I have on in all the pictures is from Magika and is called Anti Sicssors. The hair can be found at Savior Hair. The Adhira Skins and Fiction eyes I have on in all the other photos are Skin Within group gifts.

*The Cute Institute: Red Confetti Capri’s ($1L)
Rawktacular (162/61/34)

*Second Wave: Box of five Patriotic Cami ($0L), Patriot Corset Lingerie ($0L)
Plush Omicron (161/204/22)

*LVS & CO: Free Bee Finder ($1L), Fourth of July Combat Boots($1L), American Girl Bikini ($1L), Sparkler ($0L)
Cassiopeia Isle (171/21/23)

*Sweet Nothings: ALL AMERICAN SLINGSHOT BIKINI ($1L)
Linda (209/99/22)

*Bella: Patriot Bikini ($1L), Patriot Starry Swirl Tattoo ($1L), Patriot TriStar Tattoo ($1L),
Electra (173/88/66)

*BBEBN Fashions: 4th July Bikini ($0L)
Watersedge Aotearoa Bay (241/248/23)

*Ephemeral Creations: US Independence day Bangles ($0L)
Noul (227/205/651)

*She’s So Unusual Shoes: US Independence Day Sandals ($1L)
Unusual Isle (109/87/27)

*Fetch Alternative: Cuffed Shorts (L$0)
Angeldust (163,154,396)

*Crush Factory: Independence Ruffle Top ($1L)
Rawktacular (102/57/33)

*Peeps: Patriotic Lady or Patriotic Guy ($10L)
Bayou (185/133/23)

*ALI Couture: Flag Jeans USA - extreme low waist Jeans($1L)
Agapema (17/143/29)

*Naughty Sweets: Flag Jeans USA - extreme low waist Jeans($0L)
Sugar City (40/74/25)

*SunDesign: 4th of July Dress ($0L)
Sherwood Isles (145/16/22)

*Seasonal Spirit: 4th July hair band ($0L)
Sunset Commerce (202/244/194/601)

*Role Optics: Three patriotic Sun Glasses with Animation and Sound ($0L)
Concetta (123/87/301)

*ShoeFly Shoes: Silver Super Strappy Heels Free with the 200L Gift Cards for group members (L$0)
Greystone ( 219,220,89 )

*House of Heart: Liberty Crown & Torch ($0L)
Tropical Escape(128,68,24)

*Relance: Male Aviator, hair, and shape (15 minute camping chair)
Clothing (20/42/37)

*SYD: Style Your Destiny: Vampiress - patriotic ($0L group gift)
Granymyr(243,189,40)

*Skin Within: Group Gift - Adhira Skins and Fiction Eyes ($0L group gift)
Skin Within ( 116/67/28 )

*Savior Hair: Anti Sicssors - Magika Hair ($0L)
Granymyr ( 194/133/28 )

Over at Wilted Rose there are several dollarbies for the 4th of July. There is hair for men and women, a bikini, and a jewelry set located inside the main entrance. Now head to the second floor of the mall area and go into Something Different where there is a free jewelry set for the 4th of July. I did change the hand the bracelets were on because of the torch.

Over at House of Heart is a free Liberty crown and torch. They are located on either side of the customer service desk. Over at Second Wave Apparel there is a free lingerie set that is perfect for the holiday that comes with a camisole, panties and socks. Apparently there are still gifts to be hand in the old Style Your Destiny update group. She gave the group a special 4th of July skin. Do a search in groups for the group called LaynieWear/SYD Update Group. (When I do a group search I use the phrase layniewear and it is the only choice). Join this group. It is free to join. Go to the Notices. Sort the Notices by date. Go to the one dated 7/2/2008 with the subject Happy 4th. Click Open Attachment. You are now the proud owner of a skin from Style Your Destiny. This item is only going to be available as long as it is in the notice archives, 14 days from notice date. So hurry!

Fabulously Free in SL: Fantasy Eyes - Brown Rainbow($0L)
Talisman(230,192,24)

House of Heart: Liberty Crown & Torch($0L)
Tropical Escape(128,68,24)

Katat0nik: Leg Warm Boots - blue($0L)
Axis Mundi(114,109,24)

Second Wave Apparel: Patriotic Cami($0L)
Plush Omicron(171,220,23)

Something Different: 4th of July Ring Set($1L)
Bloom County(91,29,231)

SYD: Style Your Destiny: Vampiress - patriotic($0L group gift), Eve Shape($1L)
Granymyr(243,189,40)

Wilted Rose: Spunky - Independence Day($1L)
Bloom County(55,72,23)

Total Cost: $3L

This blog is going to be a little different. There was a really odd reaction to the Ganguro skin that I wore for the 4th of July blog that was about Barerose. The Ganguro skin is actually a perfect representation of what a Ganguro skin should look like. I decided to go and put together a Ganguro look using the skin as my starting base.

I headed over to GuRL 6 first because I knew that her variety of hair textures would have the perfect color I was looking for. I selected the Kaycee style for its pink bands and the color I settled on was GoldenBlonde for it subtle brownish highlights. For accessories, I headed over to Woo’s to grab the bangle set and earring set that have zebra striped with hot pink accents.

For a shirt I headed over to Marinoco Fashion and grabbed the Sweetie Pie top from their freebie wall. It was pink, sweet, and just what I was looking for. For the shorts to go with it, I headed to Coconut Ice for the butterfly shorts in the freebie pack. For the socks I headed over to Style Your Destiny and in the freebie box is a pair of multi-pink striped socks. I knew that the legwarmer boots in pink from Katat0nik would be perfect to finish the basic look.

Barerose: Ganguro Skin($0L)
Bare Rose(188,24,30)

Coconut Ice: Butterfly Shorts($0L)
Butterfly Island(140,186,27)

Fabulously Free in SL: Fantasy Eyes - Brown Rainbow($0L)
Talisman(230,192,24)

GuRL 6: Kaycee - goldenblonde($1L)
GuRLyWood(133,65,33)

Katat0nik: Leg Warm Boots - pink($0L)
Axis Mundi(114,109,24)

Marinoco Fashion: Pink Sweetie Pie Top($0L)
Sun City(221,201,22)

SYD: Style Your Destiny: Super Pink Stripey Socks($0L in freebie collection), Eve Shape($1L)
Granymyr(243,189,40)

Woo’s: Hooptastic Zebra Schmebra Earrings - pink($0L), Zebra Schmebra Messy Bangles($0L)
Stadtrand(20,200,23)

Total Cost: $2L