Fabulous Finds 02.26.23 Edition

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Hearts Aplenty

Good Monday Afternoon, Fab Fam! Welcome to the fresh new week! Now that we are a mere seven days out from Valentines, the Grid is absolutely drenched in hearts and chocolates and flowers and lil nekkid babies flying around. What with the Shop and Hop going all hearts and cupids and all the Valentine themed hunts… I guess we should embrace it, right? So that’s what I’m doing today with a cute little free gift from the Miix Event.

This is the “Hearts Dress” and it’s made by FurtaCor for the Miix Event. FurtaCor has also made a black and red version of this dress for it’s own group members at the event. Just wear your FurtaCor group tag to get that one. The FurtaCor group is only 50L to join so why not, right? This pink version of the dress is for the free to join Miix Event group.

The Miix Event runs until the 20th of February so get down there and revel in some Valentine’s freebies and fun.

Sizes Included

• Belleza Freya
• eBody
• Kupra
• Legancy + Perky
• Maitreya + Petite

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Juli’s Stylin’

• Mesh Body – Maitreya – Lara
• Mesh Head – LeLutka – Kaya – (With my own edited shape)
• Ears – Swallow – Crossover
• Eyes – Ikon – Babylon – Forest & Passion
• Skin + Freckles – The Skinnery – Amie + Maitreya Body Applier + The Face Bundle
• Hair – Doux – Blush 

Dress – FurtaCor – Hearts Dress – FREE/0L – Free gift @ the MiiX Event

Photo Location – Backdrop City

We Will Miss You

As I am sure many of you have been, I have been sad to hear of Palomma Casanova’s passing and the upcoming closing of the Free Dove. It has always been an amazing spot to visit and it feels sad that it won’t be there anymore. It’s just one of those things that left such an impact on our virtual world. Palomma was a lovely and caring person, and she brought us all such joy with the new free gifts and hunts every month at Free Dove. She and the store will be missed, but I will be forever grateful for her kindness and generosity she provided us over the years.

I am showing some freebies you can pick up at Free Dove until it poofs.

• The hairstyle is a gift from Exile, which comes in many colour options you can change via a HUD.
• The dress and shoes both come from gifts at Furtacor’s stall. The dress includes several patterns and ripped texture options, and the shoes come in several colour options you can change via a HUD as well. The dress fits Lara, Petite, Flat, Legacy, Perky, Kupra, Kups, Reborn, Erika & Freya. The shoes fit Legacy, Maitreya, Belleza, Reborn, Kupra & Erika.
• My nails are a free gift from Go! Makeup. They come with a hud that allows you to change them to several basic colours. These mesh nails come in sizes for Slink, Alice, Maitreya, Legacy, and Belleza.
• Lastly, my lipstick is a gift from Shiny Stuffs. 3 samplers of lipstick are included, which work with Lelutka Evolution/EvoX appliers.

That’s all for now, FabFree!

xx
-Caroline

Caroline is Wearing…

Clothes & Accessories

Dress – Furtacor Jojo Dress (Free Gift @ Free Dove /Group is Free to Join)
Shoes – Furtacor Tamires Sandals (Free Gift @ Free Dove /Group is Free to Join)

Body

Hair – Exile Glinting Light (Free Gift @ Free Dove /Group is Free to Join)
Eyes – Avi-Glam Noel Eyes (Free Group Gift/Group is Temporarily Free to Join) Previously blogged here
Mesh Body – The Shops Legacy
Mesh Head – Lelutka Lake – EvoX
Head Skin – Dernier Hannah – Sienna
Body Skin – Nuve Basic Body Skin v2 – Fair
Neck Fix & Ear Skins – Velour EvoX Ear Skins and Neck Fix – Sienna (Free/No Group Join Required) Previously blogged here.
Blush – Pout! Snowflaked Blush (Free/No Group Join Required)
Lipstick – Shiny Stuffs Lip Sampler HD Lelutka Appliers (Free Gift @ Free Dove /Group is Free to Join)
Nails – GO! Makeup Medium Nails Athena (Free Gift @ Free Dove/Group is Free to Join)
Photo Location – Luane’s World

Find Your Why

Heyas Fabs.  I’m back again tonight with another tribute post to Palomma Casanova of The Free Dove.   It’s nice to remember the people who made our Second Life a special place, and The Free Dove was one of my earliest memories of this wild and wacky world we all inhabit.  I remember thinking “ooh… so many freebies… and they’re so nice too!”.  And I think that really, that’s what always kept me coming back inworld – a bit of fashion fun, coupled with the important relationships we all make.

We may sometimes scoff at SL (I’m sure we all have at some point), but really… think of all the important people you’ve met.  The friendships, the laughs, the stories, the weirdness… all of it.  It’s a magical world.  We can be who we want, and wear what we want, and do whatever we like, and it’s nice to think that many of us choose to spend our time giving to others and being kind.  And that’s what I’ll remember about Palomma.

Outfit Details

• FREE top and skirt by Kaithleen’s sized for eBody Curvy, Freya, Hourglass, Legacy, Perky, Maitreya & Petite
• FREE bag by FurtaCor

To get all these gifts, join the free group at The Free Dove, and click on the gifts.

Here’s a little update:  There is some talk on the forums of trying to save Palomma’s other sim, Epilais as a memorial.  Patch Linden commented and is looking into it.  You can read that thread HERE.

xox
Aline

Aline is Wearing…

Clothes

Top and Skirt – Kaithleen’s Lala Sweater & Skirt (Free Gift @ The Free Dove/Group is Free to Join)
Bag – FurtaCor Tamires Bag (Free Gift @ The Free Dove/Group is Free to Join)

Body   

Mesh Body – Maitreya Lara
Mesh Head – Lelutka Cate
Skin Applier –  Glam Affair Cate
Eyebrows– Jumo Britani
Eyes– Euphoric Dolly Babe Eyes
Tattoo – Sn@tch Filigree Sternum Tattoo
Eyeshadow – Lelutka Cate
Lipstick – Alaskametro New Wave
Nails – Maitreya Lara
Hair – Stealthic Always
Sim – Sunflower Park with Angelical Memories

A Quick Escape

I was in the mood for a bit of warm weather.  I’ve been traipsing through the snow all day in RL, and though it was refreshing and quite lovely, I now need to warm up in some far-flung sunny clime!

In the Miix

Miix Event is in full swing, complete with some fun free gifts to be had for members of their free to join group.  All you have to do is activate your tag and look for the cardboard boxes lying around the event.  You’ll note the balloons tied to them so they’re a bit easier to find.  I picked up this cute top and skirt by FurtaCor (sized for Maitreya) as one of the gifts.  It comes with an extensive HUD with different colours and textures to mix and match your look.  You’ll also find plenty of other gifts too, including for the gents – so tell the men in your life too!  Miix Event is running until January 20th!

It’s nice to be devoid of icicles for a second…

xox
Aline

Aline is Wearing…

Clothes

Top and Skirt – FurtaCor Sasha (Free Gift @ Miix Event/Group is Free to Join)
Book – Lyrium Taking Notes
Garters – Voluptas Virtualis Pompom
Glasses – Empire Beach Day
Bag – Evani Santa Fanny Pack

Body   

Mesh Body – Maitreya Lara
Mesh Head – Lelutka Cate
Skin Applier –  Glam Affair Cate
Eyebrows– Jumo Britani
Eyes– Euphoric Dolly Babe Eyes
Tattoo – Sn@tch Filigree Sternum Tattoo
Eyeshadow – Lelutka Cate
Lipstick – Alaskametro Holly
Nails – Maitreya Lara
Hair – Stealthic Embers
Sim – Kanaloa Surf Beach

New Fabulously Free in SL Group Gifts: FurtaCor & Coveted

Coveted – Added 01/01/23

FurtaCor – Added 01/01/23

How to grab your gifts!

To pick up these group gifts, you will need to have your Fabulously Free in SL inworld group tag activated (It’s free to join!).  To join the group, copy and paste the following link into local chat in your SL viewer and click the link in local chat – secondlife:///app/group/020fa7af-444d-f54f-01e2-557ec06315fd/about

>>>  Click the graphic below to find the GIANT FabFree Group Gift Listing!

It’s Only a Couple of Scratches

It was one of those Escape Rooms where you get locked in with people you don’t know and have to work together to escape. Seems that none of us who were booked for last night got the memo about leaving knives at home. As the evening turned to night it got  very dark. And oops, no one told us to bring flashlights.

In all that inky blackness things got a wee bit out of hand. Although I may be torn up a bit I’m fine. From the looks of it our team won! We all celebrated with a round of Bloody Marys!

A Spooky Take on a Classic

I like graphic clothing with witty sayings or artwork It’s a way of expressing yourself. A longtime SL fashion designer, Simone Udimo, is the creator/owner of  Java Fashion Design. I’ve been a subscriber at her store for years. She regularly offers free gifts for everyone and always has low prices. My dress today is one of several totally free gifts at the store. Upon entering look for 2 pumpkins in the lobby. They’re really easy to spot.

I’m wearing the Prissy Perks Midi dress that has been set out as a Halloween gift at Java Fashion Design. I think it’s hysterical with all of the wounds and the saying, “I’m fine”. As you can see it’s trimmed with a drippy, bloody border. It’s sized for Belleza (Freya, Isis, Venus), Legacy, Maitreya, & SLink Hourglass.

My heels are a free gift from [QE] at Shop & Hop. The Akila heels are definitely keepers.  The styling is perfect and of course there is a color/texture change hud with a choice of 15 colors. The heels fit Belleza, Maitreya, and SLink. There are only a few days to visit Shop & Hop; it ends on November 1st.

As I mentioned in a previous post Booty’s Beauty has new makeup on the MM boards every day. The La Luna eyeshadow comes in BOM layers for Lelutka EvoX. The awesome tattoo below my right eye was on sale at One 2K for $25L Tuesday. It looks like I have a stash of extra eyeballs inside my cheek! Unfortunately it has been set back to regular price. (Sorry about that readers).

Lastly I am wearing a set of Bento Square nails by Fatal Fashion you can pick up for free at Swank (the group is free to join). They fit SLink, Maitreya, Belleza Kupra, Legacy, & Tonic.

If you aren’t ready for Halloween it is time to get it together!! Now – run!

Cre’s Look: 

Outfit

Dress – Java Prissy Perks Midi Dress (Free Gift @ Java Fashion Designs/No Group Required)
Shoes – [QE] Akila Heels -Dark Satin (Free Gift @ Shop & Hop/No Group Required)

Body

Body – Maitreya Lara V5.0.1
Skin – Body: Nuve Maitreya tan Face/Head: Nuve Angie skin browless (Lelutka Evo X) – tan
Head – Lelutka Evox Kaya
Shape – LILO’s FIT Lelutka Kaya [Maitreya]
Eyebrows – Nuve Charlie Eyebrows (tintable) red
Eyeshadow – Booty’s Beauty [Evo X BOM] La Luna Eyeshadow 9
Face tattoo – One 2K Mask BOM Tattoo for Evox
Nails – Fatal Fashion Nail Bento SQUARE_MAITREYA (Free gift @ Swank with Free Group Join)
Bloody Forearms – lock&tuft Bloody Arms (Part of the Dual Axes package)
Hair – No_Match No_Sin

Props – MOoH! Bloody knife (Included in Free Shop & Hop gift Blaire dress/No Group Needed)
           Furtacor Chest Knife
          EDERIGON – Bloody Valen-Wine (Free gift/No Group Needed)

Location – Backdrop City

Give Color to My World

Somedays our worlds get a little gray. For a variety of reasons we all have struggles and hard times. And sometimes all we need is for someone to bring a little color and sunshine to our life. I’m grateful for the people in my life that have done and continue to do that for me!

Tooty Fruity

Every month, · کαмℹ · (sami.enchanted) of Tooty Fruity releases a new group gift for her customers. This bralette is available for group members at her mainstore only through June. A 49L$ Join Fee applies for the group. And the jeans I’m wearing are only 75L! Let’s talk details:

• This pretty little bralette is called Izzy. The fatpack comes with a color HUD and you can change the colors of the cup, lace and seams separately. It fits Maitreya, Legacy, Isis, Freya and Hourglass bodies.
• The Elizabeth jeans are so fun because you can change each leg color in the fatpack! You can also set the colors for the belt loops, chains, metals and buttons. Belt loops can only be changed in the fatpack as well. These jeans fit Maitreya, Legacy, Slink, Belleza, Alice, Tonic and Reborn/Curvy bodies. And did I mentioned the individual packs are only 75L?!

Ways to follow Tooty Fruity…

• Mainstore
• Marketplace
• Flickr Account + Flickr Group
• Facebook
• Discord

Alli&Ali

Alice Klinger of Alli&Ali Designs releases the most beautiful, extensive list of hair texture options I have ever seen! Seriously, the choices are endless and sure to fit any mood you are in. The group gifts she offers give you a taste of those options and the hair I’m showing you today is Beth, the current (through August) FabFree gift from Alli&Ali. Aline posted the vendor photo here…so you can see all the options it comes with (16 total). The included HUD not only allows you to change the hair color but also to resize it, choose between styles and adjust the brightness.  To get it, join the FabFree Inworld group for Free!

Ways to follow Alli&Ali…

• Mainstore
• Marketplace
• Flickr
• Facebook
• Blog

And that’s all for now folks!

~Adalynn~

Adalynn is Wearing…

From Tooty Fruity and Alli&Ali

Bralette – Tooty Fruity – Bralette – Izzy (Free Group Gift/Group is 49L to Join)
Jeans – Tooty Fruity – High Jeans – Elizabeth (75L each)
Hair – Alli &Ali Designs Beth Hair Pink Colors (Free FabFree Group Gift/ Group is Free to Join)

Body

Eyes – .ID. Eternal Summer Eyes / Lelutka Appliers (50L on marketplace)
Head – LeLUTKA Zora Head 3.1
Body – Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara V5.3
Head Skin – Pepe Skins – Lelu X / Justice V2 / Cake
Body Skin – Pepe Skins – Toned V2 / Cake

Additional Clothing, Accessories & Makeup

Crop Top – Kaithleen’s Crop Fur Top – Group Gift (Free Group Gift/Group is 99L to Join)
Shoes – FurtaCor*Anna Sneakers
Eyeshadow – Sassyphur’s Evo X Penny BOM Shadows
Eyeshadow Hearts – LAL-Love Hd Eyeshadow group gift (Free Group Gift – Free to join)
Eyelashes – Sassyphur’s Lelutka Evolution Precious Lashes (35L on marketplace)
Blush – Eyelure Glowy Blush – Lel EvoX
Lipstick – Neha Beauty – Hope lipstick for lelutka evo x BOM MINI PACK
Nail Polish – CAZIMI: Photonic Nail Appliers – Gift! (Free Gift on marketplace)

Scene

Location – Longing Melody
Poses – versuta. kaelyn // fatpack
Windlight – Estate Settings + facelights

Mood Lighting

Hey Fab Peeps.  I won’t ruin the mood with too much talking today.  Which is the Aline way of saying “holy mackerel, I’m exhausted”.   But let’s just pretend I’m creating a mood, and that it would be ruined with constant blathering.  Kind of like what I’m doing right now, right?

Purple Hair, Don’t Care

Caroline noticed the four new group gifts over at Nova Hair Studio recently, and she’s been showing them off in her posts HERE and HERE.  I wanted to get in on the Nova action, and I picked up the Dylan style to show you.  It’s fun, and comes in a boatload of crazy colours.  Best of all, the group is free to join!  Go grab them all!

Miix It Up

There’s a new round of Miix Event to take in as well, and if you put your specs on you’ll notice that a few of the booths have free gifts.  Just join the free group and click on the boxes.  I picked up this very lacy bodysuit by DM, as well as the daisies you see in my mouth and hair from FurtaCor.  They’re all free, and all rather boho-summery.  Isn’t that nice?  This round of Miix is going until June 20th!

Sizes

• Legacy
• Legacy Perky
• Maitreya

I’d better get out of the water before I fall asleep on my RL chair.  Aline doesn’t swim that well, you know.

xox
Aline

Aline is Wearing…

Clothes

Bodysuit – DM Summer Bodysuit (Free Gift @ Miix Event/Group is Free to Join)
Flowers – FurtaCor Tamires Daisies (Free Gift @ Miix Event/Group is Free to Join)
Earrings – Ysoral Luxe Earrings

Body   

Mesh Body – Maitreya Lara
Mesh Head – Lelutka Cate
Skin Applier –  Glam Affair Cate
Eyebrows– Jumo Britani
Eyes– Euphoric Dolly Babe Eyes
Tattoo – Sn@tch Filigree Sternum Tattoo
Eyeshadow – Alaskametro Bali
Lipstick – Lelutka Cate
Nails –Maitreya Lara
Hair – Nova Dylan (Free Group Gift/Group is Free to Join)
Backdrop – Foxcity Bang Bang

Yeah I’m Free

My shopping has been a bit too much “sale” and not enough “gift” lately, if you know what I mean. So I decided that the best way to bring things back into balance would be with a trip to Free Dove!

There was a bit of buzz here on the blog and in the inworld group chat a couple of months ago about Free Dove. The shopping area has been completely redone and updated. If you haven’t been there recently either, goooo. Free Dove is so great, for newer avis just as much as for seasoned ones like me (yes I’m seasoned ahem) who like freebs from great designers. You’ll need to join the free group and then start clicking. Pretty soon you’ll be rolling in free gifts. Here’s what I picked up for this look:

• Free Top – A perfect summer top, with a fun hippie twist. This fringe top by FurtaCor will be easy to wear all summer and, let’s face it, for some of us it’s always summer SL! Included is a HUD full of colors and patterns to pick from as well as sizes for:
  – Freya
  – Hourglass
  – Isis
  – Maitreya
  – Physique
  – Venus 

• Free Tattoo – I’m not typically a fan of color tattoos in SL, but these are so pretty and feminine and well done! It’s by Vezzo Ink and comes in various shades, I always pick the lightest because I feel like tattoos look a bit more realistic when they’re faded.
  
• Free Skin – I might have squeed when I tried on this skin, an audible squee. It’s so lovely and just the fresh faced natural style that I go for. It is by Magnetic which was a happy surprise because they weren’t really on my radar before, but you can bet I’ll be searching for their mainstore very soon. This one is the head and body all together too which is always handy, as well as a shape (which I didn’t try on) and 4 skin tones – each in a brow/browless option and bodies for Maitreya and Legacy.

Yes, it’s a whole lot of free, and all seems right in the world again. ❤

Allison is Wearing…

Clothes

Top – FurtaCor Isa Fringe Top (Free at Free Dove/Group is Free to Join)
Pants – Addams Real Worn Out Jeans
Earrings – Vibing Maia Earrings
Rings – Kibitz Rainy Summer Rings

Body   

Mesh Body – Maitreya Lara
Mesh Head – Lelutka Avalon
Skin Applier – Magnetic Nicole (Free at Free Dove/Group is Free to Join)
Tattoo – Vezzo Ink Butterflies (Free at Free Dove/Group is Free to Join)
Hair – Moon Aire
Pose – Still Life (no longer available)
Location – Luane’s World