A guest blog by Geoffrey Edwardstone, originally blogged [HERE]
Although men’s clothing and special offers are not nearly as common as they are for women in SL, you can get yourself outfitted nicely for almost any occasion if you are a member of the right store groups. I’ve got three group gifts to show you that will allow you to go from casual everyday all the way to formal, and they won’t cost you a Linden.
First off, let me show you the May group gift from Ydea – it’s still available on Ydea’s giant wall of past gifts and the group is free to join. This tee and pair of shorts is for fans of the U.S. television show “The Walking Dead,” but you don’t have to have zombie skin in order to wear it. The outfit includes the mesh t-shirt, mesh shorts, and a very versatile pair of casual boots that could be worn with lots of different outfits.
Geoffrey is wearing:
Shirt, pants, boots: “Walking Fan” outfit by Ydea (May group gift/free to join/free)
For slightly more dressy occasions you can stop by GizzaCreations which recently put out it’s June group gift. Like Ydea, Gizza keeps its old group gifts available for quite some time after new ones are put out, so you can expect to be able to pick this one up even if you don’t get there today. This outfit features a blue jacket layer polo shirt with sculpted rolled sleeves and color, and mesh denim jeans with belt included. My shoes are formal slip-ons, the June group gift at sf design. There’s a small group joining fee, but certainly worth it for the steady stream of group gifts and the discounts on new items offered at sf design. I don’t know how far into July these shoes will be available free to group members, so hurry on over to get them soon if you’re interested.
Geoffrey is wearing:
Shirt, jeans: June Gift from GizzaCreations (group gift/free to join/free)
Shoes: Black formal slip-ons from sf design (group gift,/$100L to join/free)
Hair: Joe in Coffee by A&A Designs (free voting present)
And finally, for those occasions when only formal wear will do, try the Prestigious tuxedo in midnight blue by 69 Park Ave., which is available through July 3 as the group gift. This formal tuxedo outfit can be worn in several ways. I’m showing it here with a vest and short flexi bottom to the jacket. The shirt-layer vest can be removed so that you can wear just the formal shirt under the jacket. In addition, there is a jacket collar that includes a long white formal scarf, and there is a long flexi jacket bottom that is lined in white satin for very formal occasions. All of these possibilities give you lots of style options.
And there you have it – a range of wardrobe basics you can get for free from group gifts. Enjoy!
Geoffrey is wearing:
Tuxedo with shirt, vest, and various style options: Prestigious Outfit from 69 Park Ave., (group gift/$69 to join/free)
Shoes: Black formal slip-ons from sf design (group gift,/$100L to join/free)
Hair: Joe in Coffee by A&A Designs (free voting present)
I am not sure if I am Filthy or if I am clean, but I’m having a great time wearing Filthy Skin’s latest group gift called Perle Easter! This inworld group is free to join and after you join, you can pick up this gift that includes the skin, cleavage layers, and appliers for baby bump, lolas, loud mouth, phat azz / cute azz, & slink hands & feet.
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Love is wearing… Skin – Filthy Skins Perle Easter (free group gift / 0L / free to join) Eyes – IKON Ardent Eyes Glass Hair – TRUTH Hair Betsy (new release!) Hands & Feet By Slink Nail Appliers – Flair Juicybomb (free / 0L) – previously shown by Serena [here] Towel Pose by Glitterati
Hi Fabulouses! I have returned from a mini-vacation and am back at it, finding you fabulous free stuff! In fact… I couldn’t wait to get home to show you these three awesome gift skins!
Before I move onto telling you about these super skins, I wanted to mention that the “Love Me” necklace I am wearing is a group gift from Pure Poison. This group is currently 155L to join, and there are several gifts available. The long boho styled mesh hair with the nifty texture change scarf is one of TRUTH Hair‘s four latest releases called Electra which is now available at Collabor88. The hair of course is not free, but I know we have some die-hard TRUTH Hair fans out there which I am sure will be excited to learn about the latest release! Izzie’s Maci Valentine’s Skin Porcelain (free / 0L)
First up you’ll see a gorgeous skin called Maci in a porcelain skin tone with Valentine’s Day themed makeup, and pink eyebrows. This skin is available at Izzie’s Mainstore as a free gift, no need to join the inworld group – this is just priced at 0L by the main desk. Izzie’s Maci gift includes an eyebrow shaper and cleavage option as well. PXL Creations Jade LOVE Gift (free group gift / 0L / 250L to join) PXL Creations is the generous gift giver of the second skin shown here today. Inworld members of the PXL Creations group can visit the VIP room and pick up the Jade LOVE Gift skin in the natural skin tone. This particular skin comes with the medium brown eyebrows shown and an extra eyebrow shaper. FILTHY Skins Gr. Gift #7 (free group gift / 0L / free to join)
At FILTHY Skins you can join their inworld group for free and snag seven group gift skins. #7 shown above with the smokey eyes, and “just been kissed” lips is the latest of the bunch. This gift comes with a shape as well, but I’m wearing my own.
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Love is wearing
Skin #1 – Izzie’s Maci Valentine’s Skin Porcelain (free / 0L) Skin #2 – PXL Creations Jade LOVE Gift (free group gift / 0L / 250L to join) Skin #3 – FILTHY Skins Gr. Gift #7 (free group gift / 0L / free to join) Eyes by IKON Hair – TRUTH Hair Electra (new release – featured at Collabor88!) Necklace – Pure Poison Love Me Necklace (free group gift / 0L / 155L to join)
SLebrity City is hosting a Simwide Love Is In The Air Hunt where you can search for 30 hidden red hearts around the sim. Three of those hearts contain Landmarks to the secret prize rooms which contain tons of amazing hunt prizes for both guys and girls, priced between 5L-10L. This hunt runs until February 20th, so you have a good two and a half weeks to complete it!
Kathleen’s prize for the LIITA Hunt, priced at 10L is the beautifully textured mesh Vintage Coat you see me wearing in this post. I picked up the Bow Suspender Tights at Cannibelle for 30L. The Little Talks Cutch in my hands is a 55L find at LIV-Glam, and comes with a texture change hud!
I’ll be back to show you more of this great hunt soon :)
Valentine’s Day must be just around the corner lol…
Today I am wearing a hodgepodge of freebies and group gifts. I found the Turtleneck Knit Dress as a free group gift on the counter at M*Motion (free to join). The Black Plaid Rainboots are a free wearable demo at Duh! , and the ANTIYOU Portfolio Clutch can be found in the notices of the XIAJ inworld group (again free to join!). Last but not least… my Thwak! Headband, which I think is a super fun accessory. I came across this one at the Miseria Mainstore on the main desk priced at 0L.
Happy shopping Fabulouses!
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Love is wearing…
Skin – FILTHY Skins Group Gift #3 (free group gift / 0L / free to join) Eyes – IKON Ardent Eyes Sage Hair – Truth Vida Hands by Slink Dress – M*Motion c13-21 Turtleneck Knit (free group gift / 0L / free to join) Tights – Izzie’s Heart Tights (70L @ TDRF, originally shown HERE by Tiana) Boots – Duh! Black Plaid Demo Rainboots (free / 0L) Headband – Miseria Thwack! Headband (free / 0L) Bag – XIAJ ANTIYOU Folio Clutch (free group gift / 0L / free to join) Pose by Kirin Sim – Bonne Chance
I sure hope you all joined the =MODA= inworld group a couple months back when I mentioned that there was a free join promo, and stayed in it… because now, there are literally eight fantastic group gifts available! One of the newest gifts is the Asia Darling Outfit that I am wearing in this post that includes the belted mesh skirt, blouse and the bow headband too. The group is now 500L to join, so head down there and see if the gifts available are worth it to you ;) (Heads up: This sim does now allow avatars without payment on file.)
The skin I am in today is FILTHY Skins Lola 03 in the Beach skintone. I picked this skin up at the Filthy Skins Mainstore in a gacha machine for just 75L.
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Love is wearing…
Skin – FILTHY Skins Gacha Lola 03 (75L per play) Eyes – IKON Perspective Eyes Coffee Hair – Truth Luella (new release) Outfit & Hairband – =MODA= Asia Darling (free group gift / 0L / 500L to join) Shoes – Duh! Spring Flats (20L) Poses by LAP (closed) Sim – Inspiration Point
Hey Fabulouses! Since it was a cold and snowy Sunday for me, I decided to stay in where it’s nice and warm and challenge myself to find some awesome free(ish) skins for you! Now, many of these skins have been shown here by either myself or the other Fabulous Bloggers, but there are a few surprises, and it may be handy to see them all in one place! In January I did a round up of 40 skins (which you can see here), and I had initially challenged myself to find 50 this time, and then it went up to 75, and in the end I managed to come up with a whopping 85! I am fairly confident that I could have even found 150 if I had more time, but alas it was back to work for me today (Monday), so 85 will have to do! Grab a cup of coffee, it’s gonna be a long ride, and ENJOY!
Now at the risk of making this blog hogging post even longer, I need to mention that there are SO many more places to find free(ish) skins that I either didn’t have time to wait for lucky boards, or there was a group with a join fee that I wasn’t already in. Please do not limit all of the free(ish) skins in SL to this list – they are EVERYWHERE ;) Some other shops I know that have free skins as either lucky board prizes or group gifts (w/ join fees) are Rockberry, Story Leaf, Liliskins, and La Petite Morte. There are also free skins at FabFree Headquarters and The WomenStuff Lounge!
ps. Juliette, it was a pleasure to meet you at Aeva while I was grabbing a slurl. I am sorry I was in my underwear! (so classy / FAIL!) Isn’t it cute though? This Tina Roses & Black Lacey Panties Set is a free Jewels Isle Hunt gift at Blacklace and my I <3 U Necklace is a free group gift at Sweet Leonard (80L to join).
Good evening Fabulouses! I have a super busy night tonight, so just a super fast Boho Quickie from me today ;)
Inside the ::Una:: shop at the Boho Culture Fair, you can find the mesh Hippy Mini Top for just 1L. I have paired it up with the Ethnic Skirt that can be purchased at the fair for 150L. It comes with a colour change hud. My Blue/Green Eyes are also a TBCF dollarbie – and can be found at DeetaleZ!
I’ll be back soon with more goodies to show off ;) G’nite!
Can you guys tell that I am totally digging The Boho Culture Fair finds? Because I am ;) I have another sweet dollarbie to share with you today. This time from Leri Miles Design, who has their Michelle Dress in a chocolate patchwork print set out for 1L. The Sangria Slouch Bag is not free, however I couldn’t help myself from showing it today as it is so cute. This bag is available at LMD at The Boho Culture Fair as well and comes in several prints at 100L each.***************
As you can see… It has been a long night! Don’t even ask about it -.- Serena says she won’t even go to parties with me anymore, and then she went on to saying something about “bad choices, Love”… Hmmph.
Anyways, I am taking a little break from Boho Culture Fair coverage to share a little spookiness with you! When I saw Filthy Skins had a new group gift out, I ran down there and picked it up and was pleasantly surprised to find that it is a Halloween Edition gift! This gift includes the skin shown with blood, and bullet holes and stitches in two versions – one with the lips shown, and an extra one with red lips too. It also came with the eyes I am wearing and a shape (not shown – I always just wear my own). There are several previous gifts to pick up as well, and I like them so much I wear them often!
Before Xanthe left for vacation she told me to check out Little Bone’s group gifts, and after joining the group (for free, I should add!), I found three free hairstyles – Epidemic, Illuminate & Clairvoyance. Thanks for the head’s up Xanthe!
The Skylar Jeans and Jewel Blue Shirt are part of a free pack of clothing that can be found at FabFree Headquarters, courtesy of Lucifer’s Heart! This pack is so big – it contains several essential SL wardrobe items.
