Hey Fabbies!
Just a quick heads up that AK Heads are celebrating their anniversary in true Akeruka style – by giving out two dollarbie heads! All you have to do is join their group for 150L and then pay 1L each to get them. You’ll get the full ADVX heads with all the bells and whistles!
They’re only available until June 30th, so head on over to Akeruka ASAP!
Here’s the group key: secondlife:///app/group/02ef9ace-b163-feac-a3d3-d087dd130bb8/about
xox
Aline
Just when you though gift-giving season is done, Genesis Lab are helping ring in 2022 with a free mesh head! Sofie is Bento, BOM and supports Omega as well. You can’t beat that now can you! Just join the free Genesis Lab group and take a peek in group notices – Sofie is there waiting for you.
You can join the Genesis Lab group for free by pasting the following code into chat:
secondlife:///app/group/f92affa5-abd8-7124-b9a5-f70669e58688/about
ALSO, if you head over to the Genesis Lab mainstore, you’ll find that Cat Calm and Teen can be purchased for 1L as well! Blimey!
Enjoy!
Aline
Hey Fab Peeps!
In case you missed it yesterday, Akeruka is offering two awesome mesh heads as a group gift! One for males, one for females and complete with all the bells and whistles. To get yours, make sure you join the Akeruka group for 150L, then pay the vendor 1L to receive your gift. You’ve got until January 3rd to take part in this awesomeness, after that they will be for sale at regular price in the shop.
Still looking for the perfect head or body? Make sure you’re checking out our Mesh Body and Head Listing, which is updated regularly and contains plenty of free or nearly free heads and bodies, as well as loads of accessories to craft the perfect look.
Enjoy!
xox
Aline
Grandma’s been staring through the window ever since it started to snow…
If it gets any worse I’ll have to let her in.
Hey Gang!
Yeah I’m starting off with a bad snow joke, and that’s snow joke! So Jacx was talking about a snowball fight the other day in her post and I’ve decided to take her up on her offer. I’m not sure she knows what she has gotten herself into though. I am *very* competitive! I also have the same set of poses from Fashiowl from Shop & Hop (free), so I am armed and ready to go too! (I can’t throw snowballs without arms, you know!)
I’ve put together an eclectic combo of an outfit for the fight, me and cold aren’t the best of buddies (despite my Elsa obsession!), and so whatever I can throw together that keeps me warmest, gosh-darnit, that’s what I’m gonna wear when it’s cold!
I’m sure most of you are familiar with the free mesh heads from Lelutka this past week, I have the *worst* luck trying to get into crowded places like that and I feel like I am always the last to grab anything that there is a big rush for. Nonetheless, I am sporting the brand spankin’ new Kaya head which is a free group gift (free group join) from Lelutka. (There’s one for the guys as well!) My skin is also a freebie, it is a group gift from Koonz. Their group is free to join.
Usually I use my own shape, but I really liked the free shape for Kaya by Wren’s Nest. It is a free group gift and the group is temporarily free to join. Her shapes are really nice.
This awesome Santa style jacket is from Gabriel and you can get it for men and women both at their store for only 50L. It’s super warm for snowball fights too! For women this fits Maitreya and Legacy. It does come with the option of a shirt underneath too.
I am absolutely enamored with my fluffy boots, they are from Gild at The Arcade. They have all the colors you can wish for of fur boots and the machine is 50L a play. They have them for both men and women.
Finally, my hair and hat is a Fifty Lindens Friday pick from Wasabi, I just checked and she still has it up, but not sure how long it will be up for!
Arielle is looking fabulous in…
Clothes
Jacket –::GB::Mouton fur Jacket (F) / SANTA 2021 (50L sale)
Pants – MOoH! Yara pants color
Boots – 12. Female [Gild] Fluffy boots_PastelMix (via The Arcade 50L a play)
Body
Mesh Body – Maitreya Lara
Mesh Head –Lelutka Kaya EvoX (free group gift, group is free to join)
Shape – { wren’s nest } Kay Shape for LeLutka Kaya v3.1(free group gift, group is free to join)
Skin – KOONZ – Snow Skin – Cloudy [LeLutka EvoX] (free group gift, group is free to join)
Eyes – Lotus Generation Eyes
Blush – ::Fluffy Stuff:: Sweet Blush
Lips – Dazed. Tartcake Lipstick #10 [lel EVOX BOM]
Eyes – Mimmi Collection #Boombayah Eyeshadow_Fatpack
Hair – Wasabi // Shari Xmas Ed. Hair(50L for Fifty Lindens Friday)
Extras
Prop & Pose – Fashiowl Wintertide (Free gift @ Winter Shop & Hop. No group required) (Jacx blogged another of the poses here)
Kawaii is the culture of all things cute in Japan, and I was obsessed with it as a tweenster so this outfit is taking me back to the days of the anime-loving geek that I was back then. This look is sooo Kawaii!
This adorable dress is available for 25 Linden on the Love Is All You Need Hunt. It’s called the Kawaii Love Corset and Skirt by Ari-Pari and it is indeed Kawaii. The dress comes with a colour hud of different options for the corset and skirt. You can find it at Ari-Pari and the hint is: “Don’t put my love upon no shelf!”
As a side note, I paired this great dress with the cyberpunk boots at Candy Kitten. I just love these boots so I wanted to mention it. Bunnie mentioned they have a gift card out right now, so maybe you can use it to pay off part of these boots! Read all about that gift card in Bunnie’s post here.
The lipstick and eyeshadow I have on, which matches the outfit perfectly, is the free “Space Unicorn” makeup tester at Alaskametro. All of the makeup testers at this store are free and fully wearable in one colour, and most come with BOM fits which is what I am wearing.
There are a bunch of 10 L gifts out at the Sinners & Saints event. I grabbed the new colour hud by EscalateD for only 10 Linden- this hud can be used on any of their hairs, some of which you can get for free at their main store. The colour hud has lovely pink, purple and red tones in the spirit of Valentine’s day. There is also a free hair tinter and free hair alphas at the EscalteD booth at the event.
There’s a Valentine’s hunt at 7 Deadly S[k]ins, which is free for everyone. You are looking for the little pink heart boxes. I am wearing the lotte skin right now, and it looks lovely. There are no hints on this hunt, so you just need to look around. Click the poster on the front desk for more details. The hunt ends on February 28th.
Go be Kawaii, Fab Free!
xx
-Caroline
Caroline is Wearing…
Clothes & Accessories
Dress– Ari-Pari Kawaii Love Corset & Skirt (25 L on the Love Is All You Need Hunt)
Boots– Candy Kitten Cyber Punk boots
Body
Hair – EscalateD Avery (Available at Sinners & Saints)
Hair Colour Hud – EscalateD Sinners and Saints Universal HUD (10 L at Sinners & Saints)
Mesh Body – Maitreya Lara
Mesh Head & Eyes – LOGO Ivona (On sale temporarily for 300 Linden/ Group sale/ Group is free to join) Previously blogged here
Skin – 7 Deadly S[k]ins BODY 2020 hun LOTTE LELUTKA bom skin PINEAPPLE browless (Free on the 7DS Valentines Hunt)
Eyeshadow & Lipstick- Alaskametro Space Unicorn Eyeshadow & Lipstick Tester (Free)
Nails – Maitreya Lara
Photo Location– Witchwood
Although I don’t dislike Valentine’s day, I just find the holiday kinda cheesy. Sure, I love going out with my beau, but all the hearts and chocolates and roses? Not really for me. As you may remember, I’m more of a Halloween kinda gal! I can still celebrate V-day in a darker gothic style if I want to this year, so I put together this gothic romantic look for V-day.
There are several love-themed hunts going this month, as I am sure you all were gleefully waiting for. Ari-Pari also has a host of Valentine’s hunt prizes available at their main store. First up is their prize on the Love For All Hunt, which is where I got this awesome heart plant! The hint is, “don’t put my love upon no shelf!”. Every prize on the Love For All Hunt is free, so go get ’em!
The second item I am showing is also at Ari-Pari: the prize for the Leather & Lace Hunt 4 (LALH4). The prize is the Amy Blouse, which you can change via a number of colours in a HUD, and the Amy Skirt that comes in black suede. The hint is: “you’ll find me near the serpent resting on a tree”. This great prize costs only 1L.
![[Ari-Pari] Amy Outfit](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50881814293_a24bf1e544.jpg)
![[Ari-Pari] Love Grows](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50906535042_a2a20c4af6.jpg)
After reading Arielle’s awesome post the other day about the gift card at Amui, I checked out the store. I discovered that Amui also has an outlet in their plaza. I got these great boots called Lolita boots in a fatpack of different black textures, and they cost only 75L at the outlet. Steal! Plus, it’s under our Fab 75L limit. Woot! Go get ’em boots while they’re on sale at the outlet!
What makes this look “spooky” is the makeup, in my opinion. I rocked out some glitter eye makeup and smeared lipstick with the new, free BOM updates (#5) from Izzie’s. Just head over to the “Bom Updates V” sign. The package is loaded with BOM makeups, skins, tears and more designed for a variety of heads to be used with bakes on mesh, which is my go-to now. Some of the makeups even work with heads they are not designed for; these are extremely high-quality items! These freebies are only available until February 8th, so make sure you scoop these up quickly before they go away and for sale again.
I paired the Izzie’s makeups up with the LOGO Ivona head, as Izzie’s designed several BOM makeups in the bundle mentioned above specifically for LOGO . I blogged about the monthly LOGO head deal last month, but I wanted to include more details about it and to clarify how this promotion works. Please note that this promotion is not an under 75L deal, I just wanted to give some information about these heads that are going on sale because several fab free readers inquired about this offer and have asked me to include it on the blog. Plus, I am buying them and using them in my photos anyways (at least once a month), so I figured I may as well tell you about the deal when I am wearing these amazing heads.
Each month, LOGO is selling an older head- but still fully bento, BOM, and mesh- for only 300 L once a month. As long as you join their free group you can get in on the deal. This month, the head is Ivona and it costs 300L in February. There is a catch, however.
In order to buy these LOGO heads for only 300 L every month, you need to have previously owned the LOGO Animation & Customization Hud. If you do not own it, you can buy it at the LOGO main store. You need to own the hud previously to use all the makeups and bells whistles with this head, and to install BOM into it. The customizations huds are full-price- not on sale. You may have gotten the hud for free if you grabbed the free Chelsea head gift back in November (which I blogged about here). That gift is no longer available, but if you did get the customization and animation huds then, just redeliver your Chelsea head and re-open the customization hud to use it with these sale heads. I used the female customization hud that came with Chelsea (after a re-delivery)- and it worked perfectly for me!
Buying the logo customization hud is a one-time purchase and once you own that the customization HUDs will work with ANY LOGO head (male or female) so you only need to purchase it once to get in on the monthly promotion. Considering these heads normally go for full price between 2500-3500 L each, this is an amazing price! The current head on sale at LOGO, for 300 L only, is the Ivona head, pictured below.
Happy Gothic Valentines, Fab Free!
xx
-Caroline
Caroline is Wearing…
Clothes & Accessories
Top & Skirt– Ari-Pari Amy Blouse & Skirt (1L on the Leather & Lace Hunt 4)
Potted Plant – Ari-Pari Love Grows- Red (Free on the Love For All Hunt)
Boots– Amui Lolita Boots- Black (75 Linden)
Body
Hair – EscalateD Amina- Naturals Universal Hud (Available at We Love Roleplay for 25% off)
Mesh Body – Maitreya Lara
Mesh Head, Eyes & Skin – LOGO Ivona (On sale temporarily for 300 Linden/ Group sale/ Group is Free to Join)
Eye Glitter- Izzie’s – LOGO – 11 Glitter Eyeshadow emerald d, in Bom Updates V (Free)
Lipstick- Izzie’s – LOGO – Smeared Lipstick raspberry (darker) Bom Updates V (Free)
Nails – Maitreya Lara
Photo Location– Luane’s Magical World
Miss Caroline Walker came to me a few days ago with a great idea: to have a page that lists which mesh heads and bodies are currently available on the grid for free or as group gifts! We get asked this question pretty often, and with designers being so generous these days, it’s nice to have a resource that will guide you. This is a working document, with updates expected as we progress! If you have any tips, please contact Caroline Walker (rawumber) inworld.
Even more importantly, if you want to thank her for her hard work – please be sure to do so.
THE FABFREE MESH BODY AND HEAD LISTING
Thanks Caroline – Fantastic work!
Advent is my favourite time of the year in Second Life. In fact, I go a bit crazy with it! This year has been no letdown, and the amazing list compiled at Fab Free this year was incredible! Time to give our amazing blog organizer Aline a round of applause. *claps*. Make sure you check out those calendars and see if any of the past gifts are available before the 24th of December. The Fab Free December advent list is here.
Today I will be sharing the incredible advent gifts by Altamura this year. The Altamura group is currently free to join for a limited time, which will give you access to their 12 days of Christmas gifts, sitting under the tree at the store, and two free mesh avatars. Joining the group will also give you access to group gifts that are located around the store (you have to search for them in each section of the store), and there is also a free male mesh head at the back of the store which is a current group gift.
Altamura is known for gifting free, full avatars that include a mesh body and head that are (usually) joined together. This advent, they are gifting two full mesh body and head combos for men and women. These bodies are fully BOM and bento and they can be used out of the box with few limitations. My friend Remus and I are showing off the full avatars above. They are beautiful! This is perfect if you need a new avatar or look for free. In each box, a full mesh head and body are included. The head and body are one piece so you cannot wear another head or body with each piece. Altamura bodies fit Altamura clothes, and you can often get the female avatar to fit other brands like Maitreya or Slink with the aid of alphas. I have heard that the male body fits Adam sized clothing nicely, but I have not tested that out. You will need to use alphas (see below) to wear non-Altamura clothes with these bodies. Altamura has a list of all the companies that make Altamura-sized clothing which is handy if you need help finding clothing for your new body.
One thing that’s important to know about these gift bodies is that they are fully BOM and because of this, they do not include a body hud. So, to add makeups, skins, and tattoos you must use BOM products. You can even use BOM eyes and nails. Any system eyes or nails will work with these bodies. As there is no body hud, you must use add alphas manually to your outfits. In order to alpha out sections of the body, you will need a set of alphas (like the ones that are used when you have a classic avatar). I found two stores that have a good set of alphas out for free with no group join required:
The free female body on offer is called “Movin’ On” and she is gorgeous. The ad below pictures what her head looks like up close. A truly beautiful avatar.
In addition to giving out these wonderful bodies, there are more gifts under the Christmas tree at Altamura. The red BOM shirt I am wearing underneath my sweater and the sparkly heels are two of those free gifts. The heels are fitted for Altamura, Maitreya, and Slink bodies.
I pulled in my friend Remus for the post today. Remus is sporting the Take My Way male avatar, which is also free. He is wearing 3 other free advent gifts from Altamura’s calendar, including the sweater and the scarf. The sweater is sized for Altamura bodies only and the scarf will fit any avatar. The jeans he is wearing are BOM/system pants which can be found for free in everyone’s library. Details are listed in the credits below.
Another awesome freebie that’s out for the guys at Altamura right now is the Akakor Mesh head. I am not sure how long this head will be available for free, so I wanted to mention it for all the guys out there. This head is BOM and Omega compatible and it can be worn with any other mesh body! Normally, Altamura heads go for 3-4, 000 L so this is a great deal! Snatch it up which you can, boys!
The last thing I wanted to mention is the gifts at the Firestorm Major Event. Remus is wearing the free unisex Jaime hairstyle by Firelight which is currently free to get at the event. This hair can be worn on a male or female avatar and it is completely free, no group join required. This freebie is out for a limited time, and there is also a free arctic ferret, and a free black panther you can grab at the event. I can not find when this event ends, but it will be very soon because this is a holiday-themed event. Go while you still can to get the gifts there.
I wanted to give special thanks to Orion Swansong and Ryan Schultz for helping me prepare for this post! These bodies were new to me and they helped me out greatly. You can read Ryan Schultz’s review of the Altamura advent gift bodies here.
Go snatch all these great gifts up before it’s too late!
xx
-Caroline
Caroline is Wearing…
Body, Head, eyes, skin, and hair base– Altamura Movin’ On Fullbody Female BOM Avatar (Free Advent Gift/ Group is Free to Join)
Sweater & Pants– Ari-Pari Baby It’s Cold Sweatsuit (Exclusive at Winter Wonderland Market)
Shoes– Altamura Christmas Stilletos (Free Advent Gift/ Group is Free to Join/ Available a Limited Time)
Hair– TRUTH Lela
Nails– SlackGirl Fly Bento Mesh Nails
Remus is Wearing…
Body, Head, eyes, skin, and hair base–Altamura Take My Way Fullbody Male BOM Avatar (Free Advent Gift/ Group is Free to Join/ Available a Limited Time)
Hair– Firelight Jaime Unisex Hair (Free at the Firestorm Major Event)
Sweater– Altamura Christmas Red Sweater- Altamura size (Free Advent Gift/ Group is Free to Join/ Available a Limited Time)
Scarf– Altamura Coppola Scarf (Free Advent Gift/ Group is Free to Join/ Available a Limited Time)
Pants– Male Student Jeans (Free in Second Life Library)
Boots–Altamura Christmas Red Boots 1 (Free Advent Gift/ Group is Free to Join/ Available a Limited Time)
Ok FabFree, strap yourself in, because it’s time for another wild ride down the path of free mesh heads! LeLutka are being super generous over the Holidays with not one, but TWO free, complete, mesh heads from their Evolution line! Wow! Read on, and I’ll tell you all about how to grab this amazing gift and what’s included.
I roped in the lovely Oov to help me out with showing you both the male and female heads, and we were pretty intent on doing it all for free, to see if you really are getting this head for 0L or if you have to pay anything extra to make it work. We are happy to report that both heads are good to go and come with everything you need to move forward in the realms of mesh. I am really not someone who knows much about BOM (it’s just not my jam) but I found this was fairly easy to use and I put this look together with the skins, eyebrows, eyes, makeup, facial expressions etc that were included in the free pack. When you really think about it, this is truly an amazing gift! Oov was just as impressed with the male head and we were excited with the way it all turned out.
To get yours, join the Lelutka group for free and head to THIS LOCATION, and click on the sign. I’ll admit, the sim is extremely busy and you may be fighting for a while to get in, but don’t fret – you’ve got until December 26th to get these wonderful gifts!
Also, though you can make your own shape using “edit my appearance”, and there is one included in the box, I headed over to Pout! to pick up the free gift shape they just put out for the Lilly head. No group join required!
Thank you, LeLutka!
xox
Aline
Aline is Wearing…
Clothes
Sweater – Ricielli Dea Sweater
Skirt – Blueberry Kimi
Scarf – Erratic Satin Scarf Xmas Red
Body
Mesh Body – Maitreya Lara
Mesh Head – Lelutka Lilly (Free Group Gift/Group is Free to Join)
Shape – Pout! Lilly Shape (Free Gift/No Group Join Required)
Skin – Lelutka Lilly (Free/ Included with Group Gift)
Eyes– Lelutka Lilly (Free/ Included with Group Gift)
Tattoo – Sn@tch Filligree Sternum Tattoo
Eyeshadow Applier – Lelutka Lilly (Free/ Included with Group Gift)
Nails – Maitreya Lara
Lipstick Applier – Lelutka Lilly (Free/ Included with Group Gift)
Hair – Magika Midnight
Pose – K&S Already Made Up My Mind
Oov is Wearing
Clothes
Suit – Deadwool Peak Suit & Oscar Coat
Body
Mesh Body – Signature Gianni
Mesh Head – Lelutka Alain (Free Group Gift/Group is Free to Join)
Skin – Lelutka Alain (Free/ Included with Group Gift)
Hair – Exile Knox
Hey Fab Free! Today I will be talking about the Call of Lovecraft event and hunt. The event ends on November 20th, so you have some time to check it out! The sim reminds me of the new series on HBO Lovecraft Country– as you can see by the octopus tentacles in the background of my picture I took at the event. How creepy and supernatural!
The main attraction of Call of Lovecraft is the hunt going on at the sim where many designers have put out hunt prizes. The hunt object you are looking for and the hunt keys can be found on Kaleidoscope Island’s website.
![[Ari-Pari] Ancient Masks](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50491104166_c834bc320b.jpg)
Generally, each hunt item costs 25 Linden per piece. I am wearing one of the hunt prize by Ari-Pari, which are a series of “Ancient Masks”. I am wearing Prize #1 in red to match my outfit.
There are also a bunch of free gifts at the event, which don’t require a group join. Simply walk around in the circle near the front of the event and grab all the gifts the designers have set out for 0 L. The necklace I am wearing is one of these free gifts, the Lilith necklace by Ari-Pari. This necklace is so elegant. I love the pretty black pendant; this is a gorgeous piece with lots of detail.
![[Ari-Pari] Lilith Necklace](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50513277441_81c7b0d767.jpg)
As you go around the circle of gifts, you can also play gachas by different designers. My dress and heels come from Ari-Pari’s Lilitch Gacha, which costs 50L per pull to play. I absolutely LOVE the Lilith outfit- I must say it is one of my favourites I have ever found in Second Life. I love Victorian wallpaper prints and elegant clothing, so if you are into that this is truly the perfect gacha for you.
![[Ari-Pari] Lilith Gacha](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50513442747_139d40e6ab.jpg)
Enjoy the event, Fab Free!
xx
-Caroline
Caroline is Wearing…
Clothes & Accessories
Dress & Heels– Ari Pari Lilith Gacha (50 L per pull at Call of Lovecraft)
Necklace– Ari Pari Lilith Necklace (Free at Call of Lovecraft)
Mask– Ari Pari Ancient Masks- 1 Red (25L at Call of Lovecraft)
Body
Hair – Truth Forever (Group Gift/ Group costs 350 L to Join) Previously blogged by Aline here
Mesh Body – Belleza Freya
Mesh Head – Logo Chelsea (Free Group Gift/ Group is Free to Join at Logo 15th Anniversary event until November 6) Previously blogged here
Eyes and Makeup – Logo Josie Customization Skin & Makeup
Skin – Revoul Gingiana, Tone 6
Nails – Belleza Freya
Photo Location – Call of Lovecraft
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