Bring out the big bands! Or at least the street performers and a good guitar 🙂 I’m ready for some music in this snazzy get-up I found!
The perfect dress.
If you haven’t checked Baby Monkey for group gifts lately, now is the time to stop by. The group has a one time join fee of 20L, but there are three really nice group gifts out, including this Striped Beach Dress which I couldn’t resist. The colors are just fantastic!
It comes in the following sizes:
Standard Mesh XXS – L
TMP
eBody
Maireya – Lara
Tonic – Curvy & Fine
Slink – Hourglass & Physique
Belleza – Freya, Isis, & Venus
The Hair Fair is still going!
I made another stop at the Hair Fair; this time at the opposite end, and visited the other side of the available sims. Exile has a free gift out that includes a style for both men and women (see guys, you aren’t left out after all!) and I struck gold with this free fatpack of hair called Evie. You’ll want this cute style for yourself!
Happy Shopping everyone!
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Astrid (Portia Swords) is wearing…
Body – Maitreya – Lara V4.1
Head – Catwa Head – Tumble
Skin & Head Applier – Lumae – Sabine, T4 fawn / Starlight
Eyes – IKON Hope Eyes – Wight
Hair – Exile – Evie (0L @ TheHair Fair)
Dress – Baby Monkey – Striped Beach Dress (Free Group Gift/Group is 20L to Join)
Shoes – Pure Poison – Ralu
A new summer outfit is always a great thing, especially when it’s something colorful and pretty and has a little bit of lace. I love this pretty yellow lacy top I found with the matching shorts! For just 1L and a little hunting time as part of the Summer Hunt, you may want it too!
Look for the Beach Ball!
I stopped by Prism and hunted around for the beach ball (as per the clue), and when I found it, I also found the beach ball that was the little item I could buy for 1L. I was rewarded with this Milan Citrus outfit package! It includes the shorts and top.
The top comes in the lacy version as well as a more modest version that isn’t see through in the lacy parts (not shown). You’ll get all the standard mesh sizes as well as a fitmesh size for both the top and the bottom.
If you decide to go exploring…
You may have noticed that a couple of my posts have been pictured at the sim Elysion. Just a quick forewarning if you decide to go exploring: it’s a beautiful place for picture taking — lush and exotic and gorgeous. However it is an adult setting and does require a group fee for entrance. Just wanted to make sure I put that out there for those who have adventure on their minds! 🙂
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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 – Alice Project – Oona
Jewelry – Krystal – The Key in gold
Outfit – Prism – Milan Citrus by Journey (1L for the Summer Hunt)
Shoes – Baby Monkey – Deborah Flats
Hey FabFree-ers! Head on over to Babymonkey, and pick up their brand new Fabulously Free in SL group gift, just for us – The Chinese Satin Pencil Skirts with a texture change HUD as shown below!
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:
Click the Group Gifts Listing Button at the top right hand side of the blog.
It’s been a pretty busy couple of days for me out in the real world (the kind that leaves you feeling as if you’ve been trampled on by a small herd of elephants). While all of this stampeding activity is far from over I thought I’d take advantage of a lucky little lull to sneak onto SL for some much-needed rest and relaxation. Seeing how it’s St Patrick’s Day, a green outfit was in order and happily enough Baby Monkey’s new free group gift, Else, was just the dress for this occasion. This quarter sleeved, collared shirt dress has a chic retro vibe to it that’s accentuated by the pretty bowed belt at its waist. The cherry blossom print of the Else dress not only adds a dash of sweetness to the outfit but a lovely contrasting white as well. What I adore most about this new group gift, however, is its versatility. You’re able to wear the blouse and skirt components as one single outfit or wear them individually to mix and match with other pieces of clothing in your inventory. The gift package includes a hud which lets you switch up between two different colors (warm green and bright blue) for the blouse, skirt, and belt, opening up more combinations for you to play around with. Sizes include:
Blouse:
1 Fitmesh size with alpha layer
Slink Physique and Hourglass
Belleza Venus, Freya, and Isis
Maitreya
Skirt:
1 Fitmesh size with alpha layer
Slink Physique and Hourglass
Belleza Venus, Freya, and Isis
Maitreya
Dress:
1 Fitmesh size with alpha layer
Slink Physique and Hourglass
Belleza Venus, Freya and Isis
Maitreya
The Baby Monkey Group costs 20L to join and to add the Else dress to your collection you’ll just have to pay the vendor 1L before getting an instant refund. Use that dollar to snap up the other current group gifts at the store as well (past group gifts cost 10L each).
Accessorize
Speaking of eye-catching colors, the Aishas set from Legendarie certainly fits the bill very well. These lovely fuschia heels and matching clutch bag are a free gift for everyone, meaning that you don’t have to use up group slots or tap any sub-o machines to get your hands on them. There was no way I could pass up on these flirty strappy slingbacks (only made for Slink high feet, however) and the fact that there’s a matching clutch thrown into the mix just sweetens up the pot. There are two different versions of the clutch bag included in the gift package, one worn on your avatar’s hand and the other worn higher. You’re able to move, rotate and stretch the clutch and permissions are set to copy so do make backups before editing. I’m not sure how long this pretty gift will be out for so get it ASAP.  Legendarie is a generous store that set out free gifts fairly regularly so I would recommend putting it on your ‘must watch’ list. Though there’s a 99L group join fee there are tons of past gifts to pick up at the store.
Hairstyles
One of these days I’ll stop writing about the Liaison Collaborative’s birthday round but that day clearly isn’t today. There are so many great free gifts by awesome designers and I was really excited to discover that there’s not one but two hairstyles that you can snap up at the event at no cost at all. The Ullrika hairstyle from EMO-tions is a great messy updo that allows you to just toe the line when looking for something elegant by not too formal. The pretty braided details of the Ullrika hairstyle are a very nice touch as well. In the gift package, you’ll receive
Two versions of the Ullrika hairstyle, one for larger chests
Huds for the Black/White, Blondes, Brunettes, Reds and Pastels palette colors. Each hud contains eight tones and a resize script
Fatpack of tattoo hairbases for classic avatars
Hairbase appliers for Catwa, Lelutka and mesh heads using the Omega system.
Hair alpha layer
The Liaison Collaborative’s birthday round is running until the end of the month so go and snap up your gifts if you haven’t already.
And that’s a wrap. I’ve got my keys right here and I’m pretty sure I haven’t left the stove on. Time to hit the grid and take a peek at those Fifty Linden Friday offers. Happy St Patrick’s Day! I’ll catch you guys later!
Does anyone remember those cartoon shorts with this poor little character on board a leaky ship, trying desperately to plug up the holes as more and more leaks spring up? Yeah, I guess one of the downsides of having two lives is that you’re kinda left scrambling when they decide to simultaneously blow up on you. Recently, the place I’ve been renting at closed down (there goes my recarpeting project), leaving me to decide if I wanted to live a nomadic Second Life again or find a new place. It was the latter for me, though after trying to wrangle several pieces of furniture and animals into good behavior I was starting to wish I had settled on the former before putting in the downpayment. But you know what they say about silver linings right? Amidst rogue picture frames, feathers and Commander being Commander, thanks to SL’s generous designers I managed to put this cute (inexpensive) outfit together.
For your active lifestyle
Freedom of movement if definitely a must for when you’re putting up the treehouse that rezzed upside down for some reason or just trying to stop your Polar Bear from eating the owls. The Zodiac Glitter tanks from Baby Monkey is just the right answer to these oddly specific problems and is currently one of many group gifts sitting on their main store wall. Even if you’re not currently being plagued by moving in woes, these tanks will prove to be a great addition to your virtual wardrobe. Coming in basic black, the Zodiac Glitter thanks feature each of the twelve zodiac symbols respectively and while I’m wearing the top with my own astrological symbol in the picture I’m rather tempted to try on the others as they come in a wide variety of glittery, eye-popping colors. These tanks are made for both Classic and Mesh avatars alike as the gift package includes the standard shirt layer as well as Maitreya, Belleza, Slink and Omega appliers. Baby Monkey has a 20L join fee but I feel that the regular, high-quality gifts are well worth it. As stated above the Zodiac Glitter tanks are just one of many gifts currently available so go and get your grab on.
Flowery
Shopping on the Marketplace has become quite a habit of mine recently and on my last foray, I discovered these pretty pair of shorts from LS Diamond that are just perfect for slouchy, casual days. There was no resisting the flower, pastel print of these shorts and I appreciated the little detail of the drawstring as well. These shorts come in five standard mesh sizes (XXS-L) with an alpha layer as well as sizes for Belleza (Isis, Venus, Freya), Slink (Hourglass, Physique), TMP and Maitreya mesh bodies. Pull your browser up and head to the LS Diamond marketplace store to get your pair of shorts for 1L. While you’re there, go ahead and grab another great looking dollarbie that’s available at the store as well.
A discovery
Making new discoveries in Second Life have never lost their novelty for me and one such discovery is Aura Design. The Lale fitted mesh hairstyle that I’m wearing in the picture is the past Christmas gift that the store has out for the Maitreya Gifts, Sales and News group. This elegant half up do comes together with a hud of fifteen gorgeous colors and is yours for free with the Maitreya Gifts, Sales and News group tag. The group itself is free to join so what are you waiting for if you have a group slot available that needs filling?
And that’s a wrap. I’m going to leave this right here:
Because it took me an embarrassingly long time trying to figure out if it was leak or leek. Oy.
Happy Saturday everyone! It’s the weekend once again and that means it’s time to dig into more hunts. I’ve been trying out a few this past week and aside from getting mixed up and turned around (happened quite a bit, unfortunately) my loot bag has been stuffed to the brim with goodies. One such example is the beautifully quirky 8bit Christmas dress that’s out from Eclectic Stars for the Meet Me Under the Mistletoe hunt. If you’ve read Pru’s post {HERE} Eclectic Stars carries a wide range of unique and nerdy clothing and furniture pieces and the 8bit Christmas dress is no exception. True to its name the dress features cute pixel Santas, reindeers, Christmas trees and candy canes and gave me quite the nostalgic kick for the old video games I used to play (Pac-Man!) Coupled with the vivid Christmas-y color scheme of greens and reds you’ll surely have a great dress for this season. The 8bit Christmas dress comes in 5 Fitmesh sizes (XS-XL) with an alpha layer to help with the fit as well as sizing for Belleza, Maitreya and Slink Physique mesh bodies. Prizes in the Meet Me Under the Mistletoe hunt costs 1L but if you’d rather not poke around the store you can buy the prize for 25L from the mistletoe prize prim. Personally, I’d take some time to peruse the items in Eclectic Stars as they do have a free no group needed advent calendar up, not to mention a Midnight Mania board and their free FabFree group gift! Curious to see what that is? Take a peek at Julianna’s post {HERE}
Tis the season…
To join groups for free! Moon hair store has set their group join fee to 0L and they have a wide range of group gifts out for you to pounce on. I’ve been watching this store for a while because of their elegantly casually hairstyles and beautiful hair colors and was pretty pleased to have discovered this free join period. Pictured is the Mias La II which is but one of many group gifts available. While I was partial to the dusty light purple version of this hairstyle there are nine other out of the ordinary colors to choose from an easy to use Hud that’s included in the gift package. Once you’re in the group, you can take advantage of group only Lucky Letter boards and Midnight Mania board. I’m not sure when Moon’s free group join exercise will end so join up soon.
This glittery Christmas
The holiday season is a good excuse for glitter and since I love shiny things and shoes from Baby Monkey I zoomed right over to the store when I saw that they’ve generously set out a gift for the Fabulously Free in SL group. As you well know the Fabulously Free in SL group is free to join and if you’re not a member yet you can copy and paste the following link into the main chat of your SL viewer and click on the link when it pops up on local. The link is: secondlife:///app/group/020fa7af-444d-f54f-01e2-557ec06315fd/about . Welcome to the group, please grab your free shoes. Classic pumps are a staple in any shoe collection and these come in six (you read that right) beautiful glittery colors. Just click on the hud provided in the gift package and have fun matching your shoes to your outfit. The Glitter Pumps come in sizes for Belleza, Maitreya, and Slink High feet. When you’re done grabbing your free group gift, check out the no group needed lucky letter chairs (two for guys as well) and the advent tree that’s set out at the Baby Monkey Mainstore!
The search is still on!
In my last post {HERE} I said that two of my favorite skin stores are participating in the Women Only Hunt 2. If you guessed that the other store is 7 Deadly s{K}ins then you’re right and they’re offering the Amina skin shown above. You can get sweet-faced Amina for 0L by hunting out the snowflake at the 7 Deadly s{K}ins main store and once you’ve found it be ready to be in for a treat. The prize package contains the Amina classic skin in six skin tones (caramel shown) with cleavage/no cleavage options. Four skin tones (caramel, fudge, sand and taupe) have cluster packages that include appliers for Banned, Wowmeh, Tango, Phatazz and Slink Hands and Feet whereas appliers for Tango, Pthatazz and Slink Hands and Feet are provided for the skin tone Powder. It’s a very generous and top quality gift but I’ve found that it’s par for course for 7 Deadly s{K}ins. If you’re not a group member, do think about joining up as the store is holding a group only advent and the join fee for the group is free.
I also mentioned…
That Mesange was participating in the Women Only Hunt 2 and that their gift was a trio of beautiful Ice Dream Eyes. I’ve been wearing the blue pair the entire week and decided to switch up to the green pair for this picture. The colors are very stunning and I love the snowy glaze on these green peepers just as much as I love them on the blue. If you haven’t picked up this lovely prize, it’s available for free when you find the snowflake at the Mesange main store. Prize package includes system layer eyes, mesh eyes and Genesis and Omega System huds.
If you’ve missed the coverage for the Women Only Hunt 2, here’s a rundown:
My Second Life closet seems to have taken a leaf or three out of the pages of my first. It’s laughably messy for one thing, and for another, it’s slowly being conquered by t-shirts. Solid colored ones, ones with slogans or symbols or band logos…I find them difficult to resist and this was most certainly true with the t-shirt pictured. It’s perky purple and pink tie and dye design is simple but eye catching and needless to say I fell in love with it as soon as I stepped into the retirement sale room at Imbue. At 50L I felt that it was a steal but if you’re not as big a t-shirt fan as I am there are other clothing items at the sale for you to peruse. The shirt comes in five standard mesh sizes (XXS – L) and has a very good alpha layer. While you’re there and if it strikes your fancy join the Imbue group for 50L and slap the Midnight Mania board or try your luck on the Letters. Oh and don’t forget to pick up the group gifts, one of which has been blogged by Prudence {HERE}
As the pattern on the shirt reminded me of galaxies I quickly paired it up with another closet staple of mine, the skater skirt. The one above comes from Mag<3 B‘s Marketplace store and will cost you only 5L. It comes in five standard mesh sizes (XS -XL) as well as sizes specific to Slink, Belleza, and Maitreya bodies. The light and airy textures are wonderful and not only that it has a subtle dusting of glitter over it which I thought tied in nicely with the shirt.
Up next are the garter socks from Sn@tch and boots from Baby Monkey. These two stores were some of the very first I’ve stepped into in my first few days of Second Life and I’ve come back time and again because of their quality products and generous designers. The Shannon garter socks pack contains thirteen different colors of system layered socks as well as Omega and Slink applier HUDs. It’s currently in one of Sn@tch‘s riot vendors and I got my copy at 63L. If you’re planning on getting these bring a friend or seven. Sn@tch has six riot vendors and you can try to see just how low you can bring them. When you’re done hop by to Baby Monkey to pick up these boots. Baby Monkey has a 20L join fee and past group gifts like those cute boots above cost 10L each.
The skin I’m wearing is 7 Deadly s{K}ins‘ latest group gift called Klaasje. I love the subtle makeup on the skin as well as the fact that this month’s gift was really very generous. Two system skins in the tone Caramel, Lelutka and Catwa mesh face applier, shape and eyebrow shape along with a style card. 7 Deadly s{K}ins has a group fee of 150L but the Klaasje skin and all past group gifts will be available to you for free this month so it’s most certainly worth it. To get a look at the male group gift by 7 Deadly s{K}ins it’s been blogged {HERE} by Loki.
To top it off is the Lyra hair from Alice Project that you can get for free by slapping their midnight mania board. There’s no group join required so this beautifully feathered style is just a click away. If colored hair is not to your taste the Lyra hair comes with a hud mishmash of fifteen different colors and I hope you find one that fits you perfectly. I did!
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On Sheidey…
Skin- 7 Deadly s{K}ins Klaasje (Free group gift/ 0L/ 150L to join)
Hair – Alice Project Lyra (Midnight Mania prize/no group join needed/0L)
T-Shirt – Imbue Crop Top Tee. Dye 2 (Retirement sale/50L)
Skirt – Mag<3 B Black Skirt (5L/Marketplace)
Shoes – Baby Monkey Zandra Boots (Past group gift/10L/20L to join)
Socks – Sn@tch Shannon Garter Socks (63L/Mobvend)
Happy, happy Friday! Hooray for the week finally being over. I wanted, no, needed, to put together an outfit to go with the Womenstuff Hunt gift from G&D The Italian style store, that I had teasingly mentioned previously, HERE. Thanks to a gift being offered at the 5th Anniversary of Designer Circle, a pretty Marketplace find, and a few things from my inventory, I think I put together something you all will appreciate.
So, lets not beat around the bush eh, here are the shoes that started it all. These are the Cristy pumps in Pink Flower, from G&D The Italian Style. I love pink, and I really love the fabric on these. Do you now understand why I had to put together a look for these gorgeous pumps? Add to this that they are a free hunt gift for the Womenstuff hunt, you can’t lose. Once you find the iconic red t-shirt, you will receive 3 pairs of shoes sized for SLink High, Maitreya and TMP feet, along with a texture change hud for the metal studs and wooden heels. Here’s the hint, to help you out : “the information is important”.
Now, it is hard for anything to live up to my love for those shoes, however, while wandering around Designer Circle, which is currently celebrating their 5th Anniversary, I picked up a gift from MOoH! that ended up totally holding it’s own. My pretty, and super sexy halter top, called Scarlett, is a free gift for everyone. It is mesh, comes in the standard sizes, and has a texture change hud included with 8 fabric textures to choose from;Â 4 solid colours, and 4 flowery prints. I should have included a shot of the back, which is just as sexy as the front, but I didn’t think to until after I had all my pictures taken…doh! You’ll just have to head down to Designer Circle, before the 19th, when it ends, and pick this up for yourself! Many of the other stores participating in this round have gifts out. Stay tuned for a post from the oh-so lovely Pru, and another post from me, featuring a few more of the generous gift offerings.
Alright, my last addition to my outfit that I needed to show you, my eyelashes! Yes, I said eyelashes. IDK about you all, but I hate the SL system eyelashes, and keep them hidden at all times. While roaming around my old friend, the Marketplace, I stumbled across these great dollarbie, mesh lashes from BC Designs HERE, and I think they add just that perfect extra touch that is lacking with system lashes. They are not too over the top, but still easily glammed up if need be. You will need a little bit of prim editing skill if you want them to fit perfectly, but many of the buyers who reviewed them on their Marketplace listing said they lucked out and did not have to adjust much at all! However, they are copy, as well as mod, so make several copies before hand and you won’t have to worry if you mess them up. I love that.
So, that concludes my easy, breezy look. I sure hope it lived up to my hype. LOL. What can I say, I get a little crazy about shoes here in SL, and then the fun of putting together an outfit around them 🙂 OK, I am off again, already have plans for my next post. A blogger’s life is never over! Until next time, TTFN.
What is Calle showing you…
Top – MOoH! Scarlett top (free gift @ current round ofDesigner Circle) Skirt – Baby Monkey – Elsie Skirt Shoes – G&D Pump Cristy Pink Flower (free Womenstuff Hunt prize) Hair – MINA – Eloise – Black (exclusive @ the current round of Hairology) Skin – Lumae :: Eirtae – T3 – Shell // Bare (freck/brow 1) (exclusive, and half the regular price, @ Skin Fair) Eyelashes – *BC* Eyelashes (L$1 on Marketplace, HERE) Liptint – [mock]  Peenk Secret Menu Lipcolor (Mock Lip) Brows – Soiree – Sloane Brows #Ebony Eyes – IKON Promise Eyes – Silverleaf(right) & Fjord(left) Hands, Feet, and Mani– SLink
Just recently the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage for everyone! This means individual states can no longer deny same-sex couples the right to marry. Love Wins! In honor of this historical event in America, Baby Monkey and Clawtooth have put out FREE gifts. Join in the celebration, and pick up these fun colorful freebies.
The Baby Monkey gift is this mesh t-shirt that reads “Freedom to Marry for Everyone” and it has a cool rainbow U.S. map graphic. This great gift is absolutely FREE with no need to join a group or wear any tag. Simply stop by Baby Monkey and pick it up! The top is fully mesh and includes the matching alpha layers.
Clawtooth also put out this lovely hairstyle in honor of this truly momentous occasion. This gift comes in five vibrant colors, so you can show your support and or simply rock some brightly colored hair for summer. Pru is wearing the “Lemon Lime” version, I love it! Like the Baby Monkey gift, this gift at Clawtooth is completely FREE, no groups, no tags, just stop by the Clawtooth main location and this fantastic gift is waiting for you.
Hello one last 2014 time, my dears! I hope the end of this year and the beginning of 2015 find you all happy and healthy. Now, I know most people spend new year’s eve partying but I prefer a little Hunt action. Let’s take a quick look at Nevermore Hunt’s Winter Solstice hunt.
First is … a Sweater dress! Tiffany Designs has put out this soft beige sweater tunic for us with lovely cozy details.
Baby Monkey has given us even more sweater-y goodness in a gorgeous aborigine purple. The prize includes the tights and the boots and not one but two sweaters: the longer EvaMay and the shorter Marah. Ya gotta love two for one!
And a quick word about the last two poses. These are freebie gifts for everyone at Icons of Style main store. Just look around the walls for the giveaways. The second picture is the ‘Magic Spheres’ pose which comes with a plethora of soap bubble- like globes to rez. The third picture’s pose is from the IOS pack “Summer Girl” which you can find both on the market place and at the store.
The Winter Solstice Hunt runs until the 21st of January so it’s the perfect way to start your SL New Year off right!
Juli is sending off the old year in –
Skin – Lumae – (1L/Women’s Stuff Hunt) Eyes – Ikon – Hope Eyes in Field and Passion Hands, Feet & Nails – Slink mesh Casual Hands and Basic Nails HUD Hair – +elua – Ursula-red
