Nostalgia : pleasure and sadness that is caused by remembering something from the past and wishing that you could experience it again. ~Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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I’m an old-fashioned girl at heart. And yes, even a bit nostalgic at times. I love old-school Hollywood glitz and glamour, so you can bet that I’m loving the current round of Collabor88, where this month’s theme is “Raw Nostalgia.” Simple, yet complicated, but oh so romantic.
I had an “instant crush” on this dress from *{Junbug}* as soon as I saw it. As always, the textures are amazing, and the way the dress drapes across the body is so sensual. And if you think the front is gorgeous, you should see the booty (what I wouldn’t give for my RL booty to look that good)! Available in 7 colors, this dress can be yours at the discounted price of 188L at Collabor88.
Ok, ok, I know that wasn’t free. But what you can find for free is this lovely skin from ::Bite&Claw::. Look for a small gift box near the front door of the store. Oh, and there’s a men’s skin included in the box. Also free is this jewelry set from Beloved, which includes a pretty necklace and earrings. I know you can’t see my earrings (sorry!), but they look like a dangly version of the necklace. And they’re free… I mentioned that, right?
Most of the decor items you see here are by Lark, and are also available at Collabor88. Except for the music box, which is by *MishMish*.
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Serena is wearing…
Skin – ::Bite&Claw::Aria Christmas Party Tone 3 (free gift / 0L)
Nostalgia : pleasure and sadness that is caused by remembering something from the past and wishing that you could experience it again. ~Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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I’m an old-fashioned girl at heart. And yes, even a bit nostalgic at times. I love old-school Hollywood glitz and glamour, so you can bet that I’m loving the current round of Collabor88, where this month’s theme is “Raw Nostalgia.” Simple, yet complicated, but oh so romantic. :-)
I had an “instant crush” on this dress from *{Junbug}* as soon as I saw it. As always, the textures are amazing, and the way the dress drapes across the body is so sensual. And if you think the front is gorgeous, you should see the booty (what I wouldn’t give for my RL booty to look that good)! :-) Available in 7 colors, this dress can be yours at the discounted price of 188L at Collabor88.
Ok, ok, I know that wasn’t free. But what you can find for free is this lovely skin from ::Bite&Claw::. Look for a small gift box near the front door of the store. Oh, and there’s a men’s skin included in the box. Also free is this jewelry set from Beloved, which includes a pretty necklace and earrings. I know you can’t see my earrings (sorry!), but they look like a dangly version of the necklace. And they’re free… I mentioned that, right? ;-)
Most of the decor items you see here are by Lark, and are also available at Collabor88. Except for the music box, which is by *MishMish*. :-)
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Serena is wearing…
Skin – ::Bite&Claw::Aria Christmas Party Tone 3 (free gift / 0L)
Hello fabulous readers! Since tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day here in the U.S., I’ve been on my feet cooking most of today, so I’ll keep this short. My pants and top are the November group gift from Prism Designs. My shoes are a free gift from Baby Monkey Shoes; look for the pink gift bags by the front of the door. 8 different pairs are included in the box. My jewelry is from Beloved Jewelry and is only 2L for the entire set. Care showed this set earlier this month here. My sunglasses are 10L at Two Sisters Treasures, and come in several other colors and sizes.
Finally, a quick note about my handbag by *{Junbug}*. I picked it up at the Water Lantern Festival, which was *technically* open only until November 20th, but was still open when I checked last night. Unfortunately, when I checked again tonight, the entire festival was gone and the sim deserted. :-( Hopefully the gacha machine will be moved to the *{Junbug}* main store soon, because it really is a lovely bag for only 50L.
Ok, off to bed now so I can get up early tomorrow and cook that turkey! Happy Thanksgiving!
It’s Saturday night, and what am I doing? Why, shopping, of course! And I’ve got some great news for you! This fabulous dress can be yours absolutely free when you join the ~ghee~ in-world group. The group normally costs 250L to join, but you can join for FREE through Sunday, 16 November 2013, in honor of Warm Clarity’s 4th Rez Day. And when you join the group, don’t forget to pick up this super-sexy Maarah Dress as the November group gift. Wait ’till you see the back! :-D
Even if you decide not to join the group (and why wouldn’t you? It’s free!), you can still pick up this sweet Abigail Dress as a free gift to everyone. Both dresses are mesh, and come in standard sizes.
My dainty Teardrop jewelry is a dollarbie from Beloved Jewelry. And how pretty is this skin? Kate Milk is one of the current Midnight Mania prizes at .::WoW Skins::. She comes with blonde, red, and dark brows, 2 different tattoos of freckles, and with/without cleavage. One thing I noticed though today is that this shade of milk did not match the milk appliers I already had; however, I picked up the current group gift, Fay, which is also in the milk tone and comes with appliers, and voila! My hands and feet matched perfectly! You can see Love wearing the Fay skin here, btw.
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Serena is wearing…
Skin – .::WoW Skins::.Kate Milk (group MM Board / 300L to join)
Today I just had to show you the new “The White Armory” group gift. As always their dress is beautiful and this one is quite regal. I added some other freebies and lowbies to make the look for you… Check out the credits and linkies below!! Main Picture was taken @ Athan Selidor
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dress: -[ The White Armory ]- – **TWA**Skylark Gown Set-Group Gift (FREE) (You get not only the dress but the crown and the staff along with it. The group is free to join. You can find the gift down the long hall on the sign board at the end of it in the store itself…)
necklace: -[ Beloved Jewelry : ]- Glamour Necklace Version 2 (Blue Tone Inlay) (L$ 1) (There is a whole wall of L$ 1 items on the front wall in the store. )
earrings: -[ Beloved Jewelry : ]- Glamour Earrings-Version 2 (Blue Tone Inlay) (L$ 1) (There is a whole wall of L$ 1 items on the front wall in the store. )
It is a nice cool Tuesday Morning for me, and I am looking forward to the day… I love that I can wander around Second Life and find really beautiful locations and that I’m able to share them with you…. The picture above was taken at Leroy. I found it tranquil… I turned on some ambient music while taking this picture and just floated along with it…. I felt like a winter ice flower growing from the water itself…. A whisper of the seasons changing… life is good.
See Credits Below… :)
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dress: The White Armory – **TWA**Blush of Winter Gown Set-Group Gift (FREE) (This group is free to join. You can find the gift down the long hall on the sign board at the end of it in the store itself…)
note: If Ida is away on vacation they will put out a “group invite” near the gift…
hat/neck (from first pic) – -[ FINESMITH ]- White hat/White neck – MARCH GIFT (FREE) (Join the FINESMITH group and pick up all their months of gifts… whole wall of them. Amazingly, beautiful… plus the group is free to join… Total Win Win… )
hair: “”D!va“” Hair “Marie” (Type A)(Platinum) (FREE) (This is a D!VA group gift. This group is free to join and you get the whole pack with all the colors in it. You can find the gifts upstairs, front wall of store. Love used this hair in her post “Fly It Like You Stole It.)
skin: ..::Mother Goose’s::..Suzanne – 1L (L$ 1) (This is one of the boxes that are stacked near the lucky boards… the ones here are all L$ 1. Renee used this skin in her post “Oh… C’est La Vie!” back in December 2012)
nail appliers: -[~*[By*Snow]*~ ]- LadyBug Mannicure (L$ 50) (This comes with manicure/pedicure combo, eight different color selections. You can find it on the second floor of the store. Left Side.)
It is early for me but I couldn’t sleep and figured, “Hey, why not get some of the stuff in my inventory out there to show the troops!!”
So, here I am…. I ran over to “La Grand-Place in Brussels” to snap the main pic… The buildings look amazing to shoot in and around and yeah.. it’s peaceful… You can check them out at La Baule/161/96/2255
and now…. on to the goodies…
In this first picture I’m wearing….
Hair: [TAMELESS] – Abbie Naturals – Group Gift (FREE) (This comes with a color changing HUD. This is a group gift [TAMELESS]. The group is free to join, you can find this gift on the left side @ the bottom of the stairs in the main store.)
Skin: [ YOON BEAUTY ] RONI2 Group Gift (FREE) (This is a group gift [ YOON BEAUTY] The Group is Free to join. The group gifts are on the right hand side, first floor.)
smartphone: [ YOON BEAUTY ] Phone Five Group Gift (FREE) (See notes from above :) )
Tattoo: .:CoLLisions:. Scribe ~ M&T Hunt Gift! (FREE) (It is the gift for the Makeup & Tattoo Hunt, I went @ 6AM SLT to verify that it is still out and able to be purchased. I would check up high and down low there…)
Skirt: [EPIC style] August Group Gift (FREE) (This is a group gift [EPIC STYLE]. This group is free to join… You can find it on the back wall, the inviter is right next to it.)
Red Shirt: [RUBY] Subscriber Group Gift – Dotty Top in Apple (FREE) (New joiners will get this one at the time of joining the subscriber group @ the main store location @ Versus Falls/159/117/21
Purple Shirt: [RUBY] Shop Gift – Dotty Top in Grape (FREE) (You can get this gift @ Ruby’s Feeb’s Rascals location @ the main store location @ Little Rascals/75/58/22. When you land, the store is on the left side of the parcel, the gift is in a little bag, on the table inside the store. Also, while you are there, the Summer Break Festival is on with lots of little freebies/dollarbies. You can find them in the little floatie lookie things on their carts around the sim… Happy Hunting :) )
Brown Shirt: [RUBY] Store Gift Gift – Dotty Top in Paprika (FREE) (You can get this gift INSIDE the store @ the main store location @ Versus Falls/159/117/21, Look for a little bag on the right hand side near a plant, there is also another gift there, a smokey eyes makeup!)
and… That folks… is what I have for you today.. *laughs* Hope you like!! Have an amazing day…. *big hugs*…………..till next time………………….care <3
Today I visited “Once Upon a Fairy Tale”…. This sim is filled with little romantic nooks, and picturesque spots… It also has a shopping district, as well as dancing areas (with Intan balls provided). So come check it out @ Winter Faire (99, 36, 22) and let your imagination find another home to play in…
Dirty Little Secret Hunts (which is the adult side of the Kastle /Electric Hunts) is having a twin path hunt series going on… One for the ladies (Red Shoe Diaries) , and One for the men (Little Black Book), The link for this is at the Electric Hunts site which you can get to by clicking on the picture below…
Well, I will probably be aging myself here, but being a x-files fan, I loved the Red Shoe Diaries series (1992 – 1999) , it was a bit on the naughty side, but gawh…. David Duchovny was so win. *laughs* ANYWHO… that would be the main reason this hunt caught my eye….
On to the Red Shoes Diaries ……
Snapped this picture while I was looking for the book stack… Picture taken at Snow Bound – The outfit I was wearing while doing the hunt is from Cellar Door. Adara outfit (L$100)
Here is just a taste of some of the items you can find :D
((be aware, this hunt takes you into some Adult sims))
HUNT STUFF the big ol’ shoe:005 – MiChiGaNs ShAcK - *Red Shoe Diaries* Bondage Giant Red Shoe with Mistress Anims (L$1) – made for two avatars, when you click on it, it offers the animations as well as items such as the blindfold and the flogger I am wearing… the trenchcoat: 002 – Kastle Rock Couture – :KR: Suede Trench Coat – Black (L$1) lingerie:001 – [Electric] – Red Floral Shorty RSD (L$1) the heels:020 – Lindy Modern & Retro Shoes – Lindy Chloe Red C (L$1) necklace & earrings:022 – ELEMENTAL JEWELRY – !ELEMENTAL VINTAGE ~ LARIAT PEARLS, RED, RESIZABLE. and Earrings (L$1)
EXTRAS
hair: >TRUTH< Mayim – black & whites (I picked this up at TRUTH’s annual sale, don’t walk, RUN RUN RUN…. this was posted previously by AbsolutelyFaux ->>HERE<<) skin:ESSENCES – Clover Cold *sunkissed* brunette (purchased from The Dressing Room – FUSION – no longer available)
HUNT STUFF
background on bottom picture:006 – Moonlight Pointe Creations – Dance Floor (L$1) (this is an animated dance floor, it offers a controller you can put on your wall that raises and lowers it, I just liked it and you couldn’t see it too well when I was standing on it:) ) the dress & viel:038 – Aster’s Wedding Invitations and Accessories - AM Pink Roses Mesh Wedding Gown and Dress (L$1) (The mesh part is the corset dress that you wear) ballet flats: 010 – Bound & Bitten (sadly you can’t see them in the picture, because the ones I took with them in it, …. yeah, the pictures were fail… but the shoes are adorable little red flats) (L$1) ring:037 – Jadey’s Jewelry Cross knuckle diamond butterfly bow ring Red (L$1) Necklace & Earrings:031 – Beloved Jewelry – Chain Jewelry Sets with Ruby Drop (L$1)
sim: Hazardous, Misali - (if you haven’t been to this sim, make sure to see it, absolutely stunning how beautiful it is… Oh, make sure to hop in the bathtubs) hair:/Wasabi Pills/ Giselle Mesh Hair – Crystal pink (This was sold on Friday for L$50, it isn’t available now but you can get the Giselle Hair)
