Uptown Girl

Hello Fabulouses!  Ripley and I decided to meet a friend for coffee at this shop in the City of Templemore.  With my companion running late, I had plenty of time to snap a photo of my latest outfit to share with you all.

Sleek and Elegant

My entire outfit today, with the exception of the boots and cell phone, are free gifts from Rowne.  The Alla Crepe Top and Xinyu Trousers brought to mind a sophisticated, uptown girl look (tune).  I like the high waist of the pants, and the short cropped top, which left one arm bare while the opposite was encased in a full-length sleeve.  I thought it made for an interesting visual contrast.  The pants emphasized my long, slender figure, and at first, I had a hard time finding footwear that would work with them.  My slink feet and shoes poked through far above the hemline of the trousers, and I couldn’t adjust where they attached on my legs.  Uh-oh…

An Uh-Oh Followed by a Sigh of Relief

After adjusting my hover height to be slightly above the ground, I dug down deep in my inventory, and found some old-style boots that I could adjust and slide down to the bottom of the cuffs of the trousers.  It worked like a charm, and I was quite pleased with the outcome. Unfortunately, when I went to include the landmarks for my post, I discovered that the boots in my full-body shot were no longer available.  I did, however, find an alternate pair from Blackburns (shown in the close up picture below) that worked just as well, and these were only 29L on the Marketplace!  Phew!

An Entire Outfit, But That’s Not All…

In addition to the pantsuit, Rowne also has the Jane Cat Eye Sunglasses, Bon Bon Earrings, and Buckett bag set out as free gifts for group members.  I felt they all coordinated beautifully, so I combined them in one look.  The end result:  classy sophistication!  Although the group has a 350L join fee, the numerous gifts available balance out the initial expense.

What’s Included in All the Gifts:  

• Alla Crepe Crop Top and Xinyu Crepe Trousers fit for Maitreya, Hourglass, and Physique
• Buckett Bag (with two pose options)
• Cat Eye Sunglasses in Onyx (they were originally on top of my head; I edited them to be on my face)
• PW BonBon earrings in Lilac (shown) and Hunter

Here’s a close up of the Blackburn boots.  They’re cute, aren’t they?

Well, that’s a wrap!  Until my next post, happy shopping!

~ Kat (and Ripley)

Kat is Wearing…

Mesh Body:  Maitreya Lara

Mesh Head:  Catwa Annie

Head Applier:  Glam Affair Moirah

Lipstick Applier:  Izzie’s Catwa Lipstick Applier (Aiko)

Hair:  Exile Dream of Paradise

Earrings:  Rowne PW BonBon Earrings (free group gift 0L/350L join fee)

Sunglasses:  Rowne Jane Cat Eye Sunglasses (free group gift 0L/350L join fee)

Bag:  Rowne Buckett Bag (free group gift 0L/350L join fee)

Top:  Rowne Alla Crepe Top (free group gift 0L/350L join fee)

Pants:  Rowne Xinyu Crepe Trousers (free group gift 0L/350L join fee)

Boots: (Full Body Shot) *GF* Short Lace Up Boots  (no longer available)

Boots:  (Close Up Shot) Blackburns Steampunk Lace Up Short Boots Black (29L on the Marketplace)

Cell Phone:  Opulence Poses (from Call Me)

Pose:  Dyer Maker Animations 5 Bag Poses Set

Sim:  Elysium City of Templemore

A Grown Up Easter Dress

Hello Fab Free’rs! Can you believe we are already almost halfway through April?! This is the time of year I always want to add cute dresses and pretty girlish things to my wardrobe. Maybe it’s a left over impulse from years of Easter dresses as a little girl. BYRNE‘s April group gift does feel a little bit like a pretty Easter dress, a grown-up Easter dress. It is pretty, and sweet with lace and flowers, just like an Easter dress should be. I especially like the optional neck scarf. To get your FREE copy of this lovely lace dress, just join the BYRNE group. The group is FREE to join. You can then check the past notices, or head over to the BYRNE main location.  The gift includes standard mesh sizes and matching alphas. Also, at the shop you can purchase past group gifts if you missed them when they were released. Most of the previous gifts are priced at 50 or 60 lindens.

Here are the details, Enjoy!

Hair – CATWA HAIR Aimee

Head –  Lelutka – Aria

Skin – Essences – Imani

Dress – (BYRNE) Hollywood Lace Dress – FREE Group Gift/Group is FREE to Join 

Body/Hands – Maitreya – Lara (bento update)

*Pose by Le Poppycock

I am the Warrior

On the prowl…

Out here, looking for your next meal isn’t as simple as going to the grocery store or hitting the drive-thru. Its kill or be killed, eat or be eaten. With just my strength and my trusty spear (that I found in my inventory from long, long ago), I’m on the hunt for something to sustain me for several days.  I’m looking for the big kill…

Today’s barely there outfit is a group gift from Tamiron Forge. The Jungle Savage Loin Cloth is a free gift to group members and the group is just 10L to join.

I’ve spotted my prey. It’s standing right under McDonald’s golden arches…
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Carson is wearing…

Mesh Body: ADAM – Male Mesh Body
Mesh Head: Catwa – Daniel v2.13
Head Applier: Labyrinth – Tylar
Beard Applier: Nivaro – Jawline
Hair: no.match – No Cloud
Eyes: IKON Triumph Eyes – Evening
Costume: Tamiron Forge– Jungle Savage (Group Gift 0L/10L to join)

Pose: Diesel Works

Sim: Lost Jungle of the Maya

New Fabulously Free in SL Group Gift: Earthworx

Earthworx has updated their Fabulously Free in SL inworld group gift for us with the Pretty Daisy Planter as shown below!  Swing by and snag your free copy!

Earthworx – Added 04/12/17

How to grab your gift!

To pick up these group gifts, you will need to have your Fabulously Free in SL inworld group tag activated (It’s free to join!).  To join the group, copy and past the following link into local chat in your SL viewer and click the link in local chat – secondlife:///app/group/020fa7af-444d-f54f-01e2-557ec06315fd/about

There are three ways to keep an eye on our growing list of free group gifts:

1. Click the Group Gifts Listing Button at the top right hand side of the blog.
2. Watch for the inworld group notices.
3. Visit our inworld Fabulously Free in SL Info Hub and click the listing on the sign by the party table.

Just Breathe And Get Free Hair

Good morning FabFree Readers! You are going to want to get comfy in your seat and grab a coffee for all of the fabulous group gifts I have to tell you about.  This post is going to be a lot longer than I usually like them to be so hang in there.  I have some really big free hair news to share with you, so I’ll start with that and move my way down.

We all need new hair!

Magika is celebrating their 10th Anniversary and with that, they have put seven group gifts for their inworld VIPs.  Some have been given away previously, and some are older still cute styles, updated into the new colour packs.  You’ll find fatpacks, and single colours… and even a few accessories.  You can pick all this up for one group join fee of 150L.  I am wearing Plenty in my photo above, but below you can see all seven pictured!

1. Magika Honest – Full fatpack (free group gift / 0L / 150L to join)
2. Magika Lil’ Headband (free group gift / 0L / 150L to join)
3. Magika Plenty – Full fatpack (free group gift / 0L / 150L to join)
4. Magika Big Bow (free group gift / 0L / 150L to join)

5. Magika Please – Full Fatpack + add-on kitty ear headband (free group gift / 0L / 150L to join)
6. Magika Sorcery as shown (free group gift / 0L / 150L to join)
7. Magika Bad Habit as shown (free group gift / 0L / 150L to join)

WAIT!  There’s More!  Moving down to my dress

My haltered minidress is courtesy of monaLISA via the Teleport Hub group.  This dress is called Londa, and you can pick it up as a free group gift at monaLISA in the VIP area with your Teleport Hub group tag (10L to join) activated.  This dress comes in tons of mesh sizes, and includes an endless texture change hud of colours!

I hope you are still here reading…Because FREE SHOES!

My strappy platform Lola sandals are a free group gift at Breathe which is currently free to join!  These awesome shoes include a texture change HUD with plenty of colours for matching up with your outfits.

Compatible with:

• Maitreya Lara
• Slink Physique & Hourglass
• Belleza Venus, Freya & Isis

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Love is wearing…

Mesh Body – Maitreya Lara
Mesh Head – Catwa Candy
Head Applier –  Glam Affair Renee 
Lipstick Applier – Bold & Beauty Kristina
Hair –  Magika Plenty (free group gift / 0L / 150L to join)
Dress – monaLISA Londa Dress (free Teleport Hub Group Gift / 0L / 10L to join)
Shoes – Breathe Lola (free group gift / 0L / free to join)
Pose by LW Poses
Sim – Luane’s Magical World

 

 

Beauty Rest

Up at midnight.

I swore I heard something outside the window. Maybe it’s just the branches tap tap tapping on the window pane. It howled up a storm last night and I didn’t sleep as well as I would have hoped. Thankfully, I slept beautifully in my new nighties, even if I didn’t get in as many beauty winks as I would have liked.

A fatpack for 1L

This nightie is just one of a fatpack of nighties you can get as a group gift at Bella Moda for 1L. Yes, you heard me right. Join the group for 1L and pick up the group gift free. You’ll get the full fatpack of this gorgeous Intimissi Lace Nighties & Panties set (the nightie and panties are two separate pieces).

Colors included: Black, Blue, Blush, Red, Teal (shown), and Violet.

Sizes available:

• Standard mesh sizes XXS – L
• TMP
• Maitreya – Lara
• Slink – Hourglass & Physique
• Belleza – Freya, Isis, & Venus

I don’t see anything at the window after all, so I’m back to my beauty rest. Night, night everyone!

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Astrid (Portia Swords) is wearing…

Body – Maitreya – Lara
Head – Catwa Head – Tumble
Head Applier – Glam Affair – Alba Applier
Eyes – IKON Hope Eyes – Wight
Hair – Truth – Ryleigh
Lingerie – Bella Moda – Intimissi Lace Nighties & Panties Set Fat Pack (teal shown) (Free Group Gift/0L/Group is 1L to Join)

Sim Location – Port Babbage