Shall We Dance, M’Lady?

Hello there, Fabulouses! It’s not often that I opt to role play in SL, but Ripley happened to catch wind of fantastic his/her free matchy-matchy 18th century outfits that Stan and I just had to check out. If you are a role player in SL, these might be just up your alley! Each gift package includes everything you need from head to toe – all for free with no group join required!

For the Lady…

From wig and hat down to slippered feet, the ladies’ gift from St. Petersburg in SL/Chateau D’Esprit is a complete 18th century outfit perfect for a formal ball. I chose to wear just the gown, gloves, skirt, sleeves, bow and Sacque (kind of like a cape in back), but the gift folder also includes a color change wig, wrap, cap, stockings and slippers. I just love the frilly trim and lace as well as the generous hoop style skirt. I felt so elegant while wearing it! The best part of all was it was completely free and I didn’t have to join any group to pick it up!
Sizes and Mesh Body Compatibility:

• Classic clothing layers (gloves, shoe base, stockings, top, underpants, underskirt, alpha layer)
• Applier for Belleza, Maitreya and Slink
• Omega Advanced Applier HUD
• Sacque
• Skirt
• Right and left sleeves
• Wig with color change HUD and hairbase
• Cap
• Slippers

And For the Gentlemen…

Although he grumbled about wearing a wig, I thought Stan looked dashing in his suit, which is a free gift from St. Petersburg in SL/Chateau D’Esprit. The men’s gift doesn’t have as many separate components like the ladies’ version, but it looks just as spectacular, and includes everything needed for a fantasy evening. From the powdered wig down to the buckled shoes, Stan was all set to go. He really appreciated the fact that he could throw all the clothing on with just one click. There was no need to mess around with adding different layers or separate clothing items. He simply had to decide to go with either the standard or no lace version of the suit and then add his wig. No fuss, no muss and then he was pacing, waiting for me to finish getting ready. Isn’t that the way it always goes? 😉

What’s Included:

• M Suit
• M Suit (no lace)
• Alpha layer
• Wig

We’re off to enjoy an evening of waltzing and role play. Until next time, happy shopping!

~ Kat (and Ripley and Stan)

Kat is wearing…

Mesh Body: Maitreya Lara
Mesh Head: Lelutka Simone
Head Applier: YS&YS Kira
Eyes: IKON Hope Eyes in IRON
Hair: Truth Hair Lady
Outfit: St. Petersburg in SL Chateau D’Esprit Freebie Gown (free gift/no group required – 0L)
Pose: Click Poses and Props Dance with Me
Sim: Comhar

Stan is wearing…

Mesh Body: Belleza Jake
Mesh Head: Catwa Daniel
Head Applier: Birth Shadow
Outfit (includes wig): St. Petersburg in SL Chateau D’Esprit Freebie Suit (free gift/no group required – 0L)
Pose: Click Poses and Props Dance with Me
Sim: Comhar

No time is a good time for goodbyes

Hello there Fabulistas!  BF Store has had a lot going on lately with birthday celebrations and free gifts, and while the birthday celebration has ended, there is …  Another new group gift!  I hope you were able to join and stay in the group when it was free to join, but if not – you can still get in on the several group gifts available for a join fee of 99L.  In this blog post I am showing you a new group gift that you can obtain at BF Store!

Let’s Reflect

How cool is the reflective, shiny texturing on the Sara Top & Skirt Set, right? It reminded me of the shimmering mirror ponds at Tabara, so that’s exactly where I went for my photograph. I styled it as a summer dress, but I can see this going so many different ways.  I am wearing the red version, however it comes in both black and red (shown in the vendor ad below).

Sizes Included:

• Maitreya Lara
• Belleza Freya

BF Store Vendor Ad – Art by BF Store

A reminder of other beautiful gifts available at BF Store that have been blogged on FabFree:

1. Cheers Dress by Aline Passiflora
2. The Last Siren Song by Prudence Rexroth
3. Glam Slam by Aline Passiflora
4. 5 Days by Love Trill

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Love is wearing…

Mesh Body – Belleza Freya
Mesh Head – Catwa Catya
Head Applier – Glam Affair Anais
Lipstick Applier – Glam Affair Catwa Lipstick 001
Eyes – Avi-Glam Glacial Eyes 
Hair & Pose – Argrace Akane

Outfit – BF Store Sara Skirt & Top (free group gift / 0L / 99L to join)
Hair Flower – TRUTH Flower from Fiji

Sim – Tabara

Ringed in Roses

After a long weekend of busy and running around, I am happy to get back on the Grid for some relaxation.  So I headed straight to my new favorite place to wander: Soul2Souls Highlands.

Roses for days

Luckily I had a brand new outfit to wander about in. I especially pleased with my new jeans. These are the ‘high waisted boot cut jeans’ from the Sissy Bar. These are the 1L Hunt prize for the New Years Hunt running until January 31. Just find the little red question mark somewhere in the store and they can be yours too!

Sizes Included

• Belleza
• Classic Mesh XXS-L
• eBody
• SLink
• TMP

Staying Cozy

I needed a nice cozy top to go wandering, these Highlands are still pretty chilly, ya know. So I made a stop on the marketplace to find the perfect new sweater. And !gO! was my “Go -to”. This is the ‘Balbina’ sweater and it’s a 1L gift from !gO! on the marketplace. There are several great 1L gifts on !gO!’s page so check those out too.

Sizes Included

• Classic Mesh XXS-L

 

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Juli’s Stylin’

Mesh Head – LeLutka (Spencer- w/ my own edited shape)
Mesh Body – Maitreya – Laura
Eyes – IKON – Hope Eyes in Field and Passion
Freckles Applier – [pout!] – Freckles and Beauty Marks Set 2
Hair – Truth – Joy – Aline showed us here!
Pose – Le Poppycock – Juniper Tree

Sweater- !gO! – Balbina sweater – 1L on the !gO! Marketplace

Jeans – The Sissy Bar – 1L prize for the New Year Hunt

 

Photo Location – Soul2Soul Highlands

 

1000L Shopping Spree @ Pacagaia!

Wow! Pacagaia has done it again, releasing a limited time offer (until January 8th) 1000L instore group credit as a free VIP Gift to group members with a 100L group join fee!  It’s even transfer…  if you can part with it!  As there is menswear, womens clothing, accessories and even some poses in the store, I’m sure you’ll find something for yourself or a friend 🙂

What did I get?

I went on a shopping spree for myself and picked up the Havannah Sweater, Melanie Pants and Emma Boots shown in my photo today, and I still had plenty left over for another day!!  Each item came in several mesh body fits, and also included texture change HUDs with tons of colour options.   Happy shopping!!

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Love is wearing…

Mesh Body – Belleza Freya
Mesh Head – Catwa Catya
Head Applier – Glam Affair Anais 
Eyes – Avi-Glam Glacial Eyes 
Ears – Mandala Steking Ears
Hair – Elua Oceana

Sweater – Pacagaia Havannah Sweater (free w/ 1000L group credit – 100L to join)
Pants – Pacagaia Melanie Pants (free w/ 1000L group credit – 100L to join)
Boots – Pacagaia Emma Boots (free w/ 1000L group credit – 100L to join)

Pose by Soy
Sim – Neva River Bay

Of Gifts and Goals

Hi there, Fabulous Readers!  The pupster and I decided to go for a long walk today and think about 2018.  I like to do that as the year ends and decide what to keep and what to improve.  The arrival of the new year brings a fresh, clean start, and I’m determined to set some realistic goals for myself – goals that I can stick to.  As we meandered through the winter wonderland scenes at Lemon Beach, I began by listing what went well in the past year.  For starters, finding budget friendly fashions and sharing them with our favorite readers is going right at the top of the “Keep on Trucking” list.

I Sense a Gift (or Two)

Earlier in the day, Rip and I made a visit to the Sense Event.  This monthly happening showcases new releases in a variety of categories from menswear to furniture to home and garden to kids’ items to women’s wear.  Each round opens on the 18th of the month.  We arrived and landed in front of a Christmas tree surrounded by free gifts.  Many of them are for the ladies, but I happily discovered two for the gentlemen.  The free gift box from Alter contains a deep crimson button down shirt, classic black trousers and even shoes.  The Owen top features rolled back cuffs, a subtle vertical stripe pattern, realistic folds and several buttons undone.  The solid black trousers fit well and coordinate perfectly with the top.  To complete the look, the generous designer also tucked a pair of oxfords inside the package as well.  The best part about this gift is that it includes standard mesh for classic avatars as well as styles for popular mesh bodies – all for free!  You just need to be a member of the Sense Event group, but it’s completely free to join.

Sizes and Mesh Body Compatibility:

• XS, S, M, L and XL (includes separate alpha layers)
• Adam
• Aesthetic
• Belleza
• Gianni
• Slink
• TMP

Setting Some Goals

Now that we’ve  examined what went well, it’s time to think of a few things to work on.  I know for sure Kat has some ideas for chores around the house, but I reckon there’s room on the “To Do” list for some quiet moments fishing with man’s best friend.  Isn’t that right, Rip?  Rip?! Now where did he get off to?  Ugh.  That dog can hear the rattle of a box of Ripley Snacks more than a country mile away.  Seems like he just might not be man’s best friend after all.  I guess I’d better head home and get to work repainting the trim around the doors and attacking that “Honey Do” list.  There will be plenty of time for fishing down the road (I hope).  Until next time, happy shopping!

~ Stan (Kat)

Stan is wearing:

Mesh Body:  Belleza Jake
Mesh Head:  Catwa Daniel
Head Applier:  Birth Shadow
Eyes:  Song Magi Eyes
Hair:  Vango Alex
Outfit:  Alter Owen (free gift for members of the Sense Event group at The Sense Event – 0L/0L to join)
Necklace:  Amias April Gift  (free for members of the Amias group first blogged here – 0L/0L to join)
Canine Companion:  JIAN Scruffy Shepherd
Pose:  Tuty’s
Sim:  Lemon Beach

Shooooooooooooes!

Hey there Fabulouses!  I came across a sweet sale on some really gorgeous shoes!!

50L Fabulous Shoes, But Hurry!

If you happen to have 50L kicking around after the crazy expensive holidays, make sure you head over to ChicChica and check out the Grace shoes which are just 50L per colour.  This offer is being featured for the Saturday Sale, and Saturday has passed, but the offer will be valid until January 2nd.  These little beauties are compatible with Maitreya, Slink and Belleza!  Look at all those delicious shoes!!

Uberness…

You can find the Vanilla Bae Lory Knit Dress (available in 16 colours for Maitreya Lara and Belleza Freya) and Cae Camila Jewelry Set  that comes with a texture change HUD also shown on my avatar today at the current round of Uber.

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Love is wearing…

Mesh Body – Belleza Freya
Mesh Head – Catwa Catya
Head Applier – Glam Affair Anais 
Eyes – Avi-Glam Glacial Eyes 
Ears – Mandala Steking Ears
Hair – TRUTH Aislin

Dress – Vanilla Bae Lory Knit Dress (featured @ Uber)
Shoes – ChicChica Grace (50L per colour until January 2nd for the Saturday Sale)
Jewelry – Cae Camila  (featured @ Uber)

Pose by LW Poses
Sim – Isle of May

Christmas Clean Up

Good morning Fabulous Readers!  I guess there’s not much left to do now but clean up all this Christmas!  Wearing a couple free and affordable items that I picked up around the grid, I sit in a 1L pose to get down to the task of taking all these ornaments back off the tree.

The Cozy Sweater

The Candy Sweater by MOoH! is available for 10L at The Naughty List which ends in just a couple of days.  It includes a texture change HUD for a few solid / deer prints and comes in tons of mesh body fits. Note that this item was a previous group gift at MOoH! with a join fee of 100L [blogged here], however if you didn’t grab it then due to the fee, you can pick it up now for the low price of 10L.

Sizes Included:

• Fitmesh XXS-L + Alpha Layer
• Maitreya Lara
• Slink Physique & Hourglass
• Belleza Freya, Isis & Venus
• Tonic Fine & Curvy
• Ebody
• Ocacin

Thigh High Socks

This month at MOoH! with your group tag activation you can grab the Maya Thigh High Socks that come with a texture change HUD.  Again, this offer will disappear in a couple of days at the end of the month when a new offer is put up!

Sizes Included:

• Fitmesh S-L + Alpha Layer
• Maitreya Lara
• Slink Physique & Hourglass
• Belleza Freya & Venus
• Tonic Fine & Curvy
• Ocacin & Ocacin Voluptuous

When you join the MOoH! inworld group for 100L, every month you gain access to the following:

1. A generous group gift
2. An entry into the group raffle
3. An instore group credit for 150L to spend on almost anything by MOoH!

1L Bento Pose

In Lyrium’s marketplace store, you’ll find the Xmas Magic Bento Pose that I have used in my photo for just 1L!

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Love is wearing…

Mesh Body – Belleza Freya
Mesh Head – Catwa Catya
Head Applier – Glam Affair Anais (75L per play @ The Arcade Gacha)
Eyes – Avi-Glam Glacial Eyes (featured @ Epiphany)
Ears – Mandala Steking Ears
Hair – Elua Kira

Sweater – MOoH! Candy (10L @ The Naughty List)
Socks – MOoH! Maya Thigh Socks (free group gift / 0L / 100L to join)

Pose – Lyrium Xmas Magic Bento (1L – marketplace)
Sim – Luane’s Winter World

X-Rated

You’ll need to be fast, Fabulouses! Until midnight tonight, inworld members of the Kaithleen’s group (free to join) can pick up a 300L instore credit that you can use on almost anything in the store, including this sexy x-rated lingerie set that left me with credit left over after my purchase!  You’ll find the credit under the tree by the reception desk at the entrance – happy shopping!!

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Love is wearing…

Mesh Body – Belleza Freya
Mesh Head – Catwa Catya
Head Applier – Glam Affair Anais (75L per play @ The Arcade Gacha)
Makeup Appliers – Glam Affair Lipstick & Eyeshadow
Hair – Doux Megan

Lingerie – Kaithleen’s X-Rated Lingerie (use your 300L instore group credit – FREE – free to join)

Sim – Mistletoe Lodge

Warm Up With Coco

Hey there Fabulouses!  Guess who has a new free group gift?

COCO Designs Does 🙂

You can find the Oversized Mohair Sweater in red by COCO at their store as a free group gift with a free group join.

I do need to point out that if you are used to going to the group gift area at COCO, you should know that they have run right out of room over there and have a second gift area now, which is where you’ll find this gift – and probably future gifts too.

Sizes Included:

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

Looking for all the other gifts?  [Find them here]

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Love is wearing…

Mesh Body – Belleza Freya
Mesh Head – Catwa Catya
Head Applier – Glam Affair Anais (75L per play @ The Arcade Gacha)
Eyes – Avi-Glam Glacial Eyes (featured @ Epiphany)
Ears – Mandala Steking Ears
Hair – Doux Charlie

Sweater – COCO Gift Oversized Mohair Sweater (free group gift / 0L / free to join)
Jeans – Blueberry DWL Classic

Pose – LW Poses Cozy Winter Chair w/ 5 Poses (featured @ The Liaison Collaborative)
Sim – The Wash

Well Suited

The Holiday season is truly upon us. And the Grid is abuzz with shopping and presents and parties and of course Hunts. I do enjoy a good hunt and I am especially pleased to find good prizes for the men.

Go nuts

When Nuts Inc comes up on a Hunt, I know that I am in store for a good prize. And this time is no different. This is the ‘Thomas’ suit and it’s the free prize for the Peace on Earth Hunt from Nuts Inc. As I said, I knew I wouldn’t be disappointed with this prize. The suit comes in an all in one piece of jacket, shirt, pants, and tie. As an added bonus, the prize includes a very smart pair of shoes.

Sizes Included

• Adam
• Aesthetic
• Belleza
• Classic Mesh XS-XL
• Signature
• SLink
• TMP

 

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Gabriel is wearing –

Mesh Head – LeLutka – Andrea
Mesh Body & Hands – SLink – Physique Male + Dynamic Hands
Skin –StrayDog – Breno for LeLutka Andrea, Tone 6
Eyes –Avi Glam – Lucent Eyes in Pine
Hair – exile – Outsider

Suit, Shirt, Tie and shoes – Nuts Inc – (FREE/0L/ prize for the Peace On Earth Hunt)