Phew! I decided to start my holiday shopping early… as in before waiting until Christmas Eve like I usually do. It was cold out so I bundled up and headed out with my purse in hand to check out the local shops. Always shop local I say! I love the deals you can get at the Mom & Pop stores. You just can’t beat hometown pride. I took a moment to rest on a park bench though because I’m looking for the perfect gift for a special friend and I just haven’t found it yet…
Shopping in Style
You can shop in style too! I picked up my coat dress with its matching handbag for free as part of the POE hunt from Glitterati. The dress has a classic look with a great nubbly texture that is very realistic. You’ll get classic mesh sizes XS – L with an alpha layer if you need it. I’m wearing the Maitreya body and had no problem fitting it with a medium and using my alpha system to cover up anything I needed to. It’s stylish and I love the embossed tan leather handbag that you get with it! All for free!
Keeping my Legs Warm
I needed something to keep my legs warm in cold air while I was shopping, so I checked the marketplace and found these beige leggings by Mette’s. They matched perfectly, came in appliers for Maitreya and Omega, and were only 25L! Now that’s a deal! It will leave me plenty of leftover spending money to buy a gift for my special friend.
Well, break’s over! Back to shopping! Have a great day FabFree Readers!
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Astrid (Portia Swords) is wearing…
Body – Maitreya – Lara V4.1
Head – Catwa Head – Tumble
Head Applier – Glam Affair – Miriam Winter Applier
Eyes – IKON Hope Eyes – Wight
Hair – Catwa – Flora
Coat Dress & Handbag – Glitterati – POE 10 Winter Coat (Free POE Hunt Gift) Leggings – Mette’s – Leggings Dark Tan (25L on the Marketplace)
Boots – Belle Epoque – Boots past gg, no longer available
“Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
And today is all about making our own little winter wonderland! I think Lewis Carrol would approve, don’t you?!
“Who in the world am I? Ah, that’s the great puzzle.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
Putting this outfit together was a bit of a puzzle, but it was well worth it! It’s a bit here, a bit there, but it all came together and look! There is Astrid! I started with the major work on the Marketplace Hunt. It’s become popular and is doing a Winter 2015 version this time! If you click the link for the hunt HERE you get a list of stores. You are looking for a silver and gold treasure box on their Marketplace listing.
I needed an outfit for my winter wonderland look, so first up was irrISIStible to the rescue with this amazing coat dress! It includes a hat as well, but I didn’t want to mess up my hair 😉 This highly detailed coat dress comes in all the standard mesh sizes and is a great fit for your wonderland adventures and is just whimsical enough for fantasy roleplay as well!
This lovely skin you see Astrid wearing is the FREEDecember Group gift from LoveMe Skins called Kylie. The group is FREEto join as well! It included six skin tones (Astrid is wearing Sunkiss), cleavage layers, optional skins with brows or no brows, and Omega Mesh Head Appliers for each skin tone. You can pick up body and Slink hand and feet appliers in the store if you wish!
“Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
The devil is in the details I say! And we must sharpen our weapon of imagination! So I added some great details to round out this fantastical look.
I added a touch of pink lipstick that I found on the marketplace that is a December Promo from LIVIA called Radian Gloss Set1. This lipstick set is currently only 5L and includes system lipsticks plus appliers for Loud Mouth, Omega and Sweetlips, all in 6 lovely shades ranging from the pink Astrid has on, to a rich cocoa color.
Astrid’s sweet baby blue eyes are from * Inkheart* and are called Introvert Eyes – Celestial… another Marketplace Hunt gift item. If you do the hunting and find them, these mesh lovelies will only set you back 2L!
Last, but certainly not least, the Peace on Earth Hunt is still on and I’m still finding wonderful little prizes to fill my wardrobe with. If you look close in my second picture, the lovely little Peace Dove earrings that adorn Astrid’s ears are the POE8 hunt prize FREEfrom Deluxe Body Factory. Just stop by the main store and hunt for the blue globe and those are yours to wear home!
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Astrid (Portia Swords) is wearing…
Body – Maitreya
Head – Logo – Chloe
Hands and Feet – Slink
Skin – LoveMe Skins – Kylie Skin – Sunkiss (0L Group Gift/Group is FREE to Join)
Hair – Truth Hair – Ximena
Eyes – * Inkheart * – Introvert Eyes – Celestial (2L Marketplace Hunt Gift)
Lipstick – LIVIA – Radiant Gloss – Set 1 (5L on the marketplace for December only!)
Outfit – irrISIStible – Frozen Coat and Hat Set – hat not shown (5L Marketplace Hunt Gift)
Earrings – Deluxe Body Factory – Peace Dove Earrings (0L/FREE/Peace On Earth 8/POE8 Hunt Gift)
Shoes – BAX – Poppy Booties in Silver
