Different Drummer

As you might have noticed by now, I am an eclectic, off-center, quirky kinda girl.  The outfits I choose might not be the norm, or rather, the combinations I put together for outfits might not be the norm, but someone has to blog for the outcasts.  Those of us who walk to the beat of our own drummer and don’t fit in with the mainstream.

In Second Life as in real life, I’m kind of a loner.  I’m borderline hermit sometimes!  Only those who take the time to get to know me, get to see the quirky sparkle I keep hidden from most of the world.  I’m quite used to people looking at me like I am something that just dropped in from outer space that they aren’t quite sure if they approve of.  (ok that might be over use of the word “quite”).

I’ve never joined the throngs of people who hang out at clubs, or have big families in sl, I’ve mostly wandered by myself and being the way I am, its been good most of the time.  I’ve had those lonely moments we all get from time to time.

And until I became a part of fab free I’ve never had a group of friends in sl, oh sure I had a couple of short lived friends when I first started (2008!) but that was just for a couple of weeks because I worked as a dancer as a lot of us did when we started (and I was *terrible* at it and hated it!  I’m horrible at being phony) and that’s where I had the friends.

Now with Fab Free, I have a wonderful circle of ladies that I am so proud and honored to call my friends and sisters.  The awesome thing is, we are all sort of quirky and off center in our own ways and so we are all very accepting of one another.  It’s a very happy place for my soul.

I know I went off on a bit of a tangent there, but this outfit was an odd mix and it just got me thinking.  It’s an odd mix but I love the way it fits together.  I’m also a girl who loves hats in both worlds, and I loved these boots.  😉  But I know, shush now Arielle, quit rambling and tell us about the freebies n such!  ok ok!

Now back to our regularly scheduled program!

This cute dress I am sporting is a 1L find for the Around the Grid 9 Hunt created by Pearl’s Treasure Chest or PTC.  This hunt goes from July 13 to September 30 (I’m not ready for fall yet!!).  It fits:

• Freya
• Isis
• Venus
• Ebody Curvy
• Maitreya
• Hourglass
• Physique

My boots are from MOoH! They are a free Third Life Group Gift and that group is 10L to join.  They fit:

• Freya
• Hourglass
• Isis
• Maitreya
• Physique
• Venus

I hope your Monday morning is going as well as can be expected gang!  I’ll be back with more fun freebies very soon!

❤ Arielle

Arielle is looking fabulous in…

Clothes

Dress – Pearl’s Treasure Chest Riana Sailing Rose (1L prize in the Around the Grid Hunt)
Boots – MOoH! Frida Boots (Free gift for the Third Life Group, 10L group join)
Necklace – Cray

Body 

Mesh Body – Maitreya  Lara
Mesh Head –Lelutka Nova
Head Applier –  Velour Annya Pearl
Eyes– LAQ  Gaia Eyes Green
Hair – Limerence Sandy Hair w/Hat Blondes

Roses

Heyya FabFree! I’m back to being my own sweet self after my trip to the dark side. Certainly, putting on todays outfit helped change my mind back to being a creature of light and happiness. 😉

This is the “Enchanted Rose Set” from Melt and it’s allllll free for the FabFree Enchanted Forest Hunt. Can you tell yet that I am enjoying the heck out of this Hunt? I loved hunting in the green space of Melt’s SIM along an enchanting path with bunnies and deer and unicorns and so, many. flowers! It’s gorgeously done and a pleasure to walk through.

There are five pieces to find to complete the set and I am very impressed with the design and quality. I plan to tuck this beauty into my closet for my RP times.

The FabFree Enchanted Forest Hunt runs until July 22!

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Juli’s Stylin’

• Mesh Head – LeLutka (Spencer- w/ my own edited shape)
• Mesh Body – Maitreya – Lara
• Ears – Swallow – Crossover
• Eyes – IKON – Hope Eyes in Field and Passion
• Freckles Applier – [pout!] – Freckles and Beauty Marks Set
• Hair  – Limerence – Jinna

Dress + Tiara + Arm Bands + Necklace – Melt – Enchanted Rose Set – FREE/0L – Free prizes for the FabFree Enchanted Forest Hunt

Photo Location – Soul2Soul – The River

Sun Drenched

Hello again, FabFree. I hope this day of remembering leaves us with a renewed sense of hope and pride in our nation. I saw a quote on FaceBook saying that we should enjoy today with BBQs and beach trips and enjoying our country because that’s what our service men and women were always fighting for. So thank you to all our past Veterans for the sacrifice made for us.

I know that train of thought doesn’t really go with fun and sun on the Grid but I’m going to press on. I visited the Tres Chic event today and if you haven’t yet… you need to. There are free gifts at most of the booths and there are some really nice gifts for this round. Aline showed us a bunch here. I picked out this easy breezy outfit from three different vendors for us today. I love the simple white skirt and top combo from Vague. This is “Tahiti” top and skirt and it is the free gift I’m talking about. The top and skirt are separate pieces for mixing with other bits and bobs for your wardrobe or getting a perfect fit. 

Sizes Included

• Belleza Freya
• Maitreya
• SLink Hourglass

My new bag is also a free gift. This is the “Soho Leather Bag” from Keem and it’s one of two gifts for the Tres Chic group. You can find this one up on the table at the entrance. The bag comes in five colors, each with a scriptless and scripted version. I loved this subtle green one but had to flip a coin to see which color I liked best. They are ALL awesome.

This last gift gave me my giggle for today. These lovely slip on sandals are from Art&Ko. When I saw the name is when I chuckled. They are “The Bright Colors of Summer Sandals – Brown” Really, I though… brown? Brown is a bright color of Summer?  But then I put them on and loved them. The ‘brown’ is really more of a tan-ish nude color. Which, in fact, IS a great color for Summer! 

Sizes Included

• Legacy
• Maitreya

The Tres Chic event runs until June 10th so hurry over for your Start of Summer shopping!

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Juli’s Stylin’

• Mesh Head – LeLutka (Spencer- w/ my own edited shape)
• Mesh Body – Maitreya – Lara
• Ears – Swallow – Crossover
• Eyes – IKON – Hope Eyes in Field and Passion
• Freckles Applier – [pout!] – Freckles and Beauty Marks Set
• Hair –Limerence – Mariel

All the gifts are available at The Tres Chic event

Top and Skirt – Vague – Tahiti Set – FREE/0L – Free gift for the Tres Chic group – Group is free to join

Bag – Keem – Soho Leather Bag – FREE/0L – Free gift for the Tres Chic group – Group is free to join

Shoes – Art&Ko – Bright Colors of Summer Shoes – FREE/0L – Free gift for the Tres Chic group – Group is free to join

Photo Location – Backdrop City

 

Hanging Around

Hey FabFree! How’s it goin’?  I’m just hanging out and enjoying all the awesome goodies I found last weekend! I have a lot of freebies and group gifts to share with you today so I am going to jump straight in! 

Goodies @ The Gacha Garden

You can pick up a few gifts at this round of The Gacha Garden and I am showing a few here, including:

• Free BOM stockings in Purple, Black and Brown from Morbid Mausoleum
• Free heart earrings and glasses from No Cabide. This is the same gift that Aline blogged yesterday; you can pick them up at both events for free!
• The table next to me is also a free gift at The Gacha Garden! The table comes in several options, and options to use the table with or without the candelabra, goblet and yummy chocolates on it.

There are a few gifts around the sim, so enjoy all the free gifts this round has to offer! You just need to join the free Bellatech group and the join code for that group is here:

secondlife:///app/group/6e91adfd-133d-784d-a747-ab3df758660d/about

Gachas!

I also had the chance to play some fun gachas at The Gacha Garden. Most of my outfit, including the dress, boots, the skull headband, the backpack and the cat handbag are all part of the Gothic Lolita Gacha by MOoH! Each play is 50L a try, and you can see the gacha key below of everything available on the gacha. When you play 20 times you will receive the heart choker for free, and I just love the cute little skull choker too!

Dress & Boots Sizes Included

• Lara
• Freya
• Legacy
• Kupra

The Gacha Garden ends on May 31st, so go check this great event out before the end of this month!

More gifties!

I also am wearing a couple more group gifts from around the grid to create this look.

• The cute heart animation on my chest is the latest group gift at LuluB. The LuluB group costs  150L to join, and this gift is adorable! The little heart moves around and flashes lights and sits on your chest.
• My gorgeous lipstick is the latest group gift at Trend. The pack comes with 12 colours, with appliers for Lelutka Evo and Origin, Catwa HD and Pro, and Genus heads. The Trend group currently costs 250L to join.
• My gorgeous auburn eyes are a group gift at Avi-Glam. The Avi-Glam group costs 10 L to join and they have a number of beautiful eyes available in their group. These eyes come in appliers for Catwa, Lelutka Evo, Genus, and BOM/system layers and omega appliers.
• My skin- called Lotte – is a camper chair prize at 7 Deadly S[K]ins which you can get if you camp on a chair for 50 minutes. This offer is available for group members of 7 Deadly S[K]ins , and their group currently costs 295L to join. This skin is a BOM skin designed for Lelutka Evo heads. 
• Finally, this adorable hair is a free gift from {Limerence} over at the current anniversary round of FaMESHed, and it comes in a number of cute pastel colours! The FaMESHed group is free to join. Make sure you go back to Aline’s post here to see more gifts you can get at the FaMESHed anniversary. FaMESHed ends on May 27th so you still have some time to collect all the gifties!

Enjoy, FabFree!

xx
-Caroline

Caroline is Wearing…

Decor Shown…

Table – Atmos Design Baroque Coffee Table & Objects Brown (Free Gift at The Gacha Garden/ Group is Free to Join)
Dreamcatchers – Noveny Dreamcatcher Fatpack

Clothes & Accessories

Hairband and Bows – MOoH! Bow skull hairband white (50L per pull @ Gacha Garden)
Boots – MOoH! Gothic lolita boots black (50L per pull @ Gacha Garden)
Dress – MOoH! Gothic lolita dress black (50L per pull @ Gacha Garden)
Backpack – MOoH! Heart wing backpack black (50L per pull @ Gacha Garden)
Handbag – MOoH! Kawaii cat bag white (50L per pull @ Gacha Garden)
Choker – MOoH! Heart Choker- Gacha Garden SOI May 2021 (Free after 20 plays of the Gothic lolita Gacha at The Gacha Garden)
Chest Accessory – LuluB! Loading Love (Group Gift/ Group costs 150L to join)
Earrings – No Cabide Heart Set Earrings (Free Gift @ The Gacha Garden/ Group is Free to Join)
Glasses – No Cabide Heart Set – Glasses (Free Gift @ The Gacha Garden/ Group is Free to Join)
Stockings – Morbid Mausoleum Darlene Mystic lace stockings BOM (Free Gift @ The Gacha Garden/ Group is Free to Join)

Body

Hair – {Limerence} Joel hair (Free Gift @ FaMESHed/Group is Free to Join)
Mesh Body – Maitreya Lara
Mesh Head – Lelutka Lilly 
Skin – 7 Deadly S[K]ins Lotte Pineapple (Camper Chair Prize/ Group costs 295L to Join)
Eyes– Avi-Glam Sahara Eyes (Group Gift/ Group Costs 10L to Join)
Lipstick – Trend Sweet Temptation (Group Gift/Group Costs 250L to Join)
Nails – Maitreya Lara
Photo Location – Private Location

 

Keeping Busy

There are swathes of time in SL where suddenly there’s a lot going on.  We seem to be heading into one of those chunks of time, where so many different events are celebrating anniversaries, and then deciding to spoil us all because of it!  I’m definitely not one to complain about that.

Happy Bday Cosmo!

It’s time to celebrate Cosmopolitan’s 9th anniversary!  This staple event always has something awesome to pick up, and this round is filled to the gills with free gifts.  To get them, join the free Cosmopolitan group, then click on all the little crates at each stall.  Here’s what I found:

• FREE Dress by Mondial sized for Legacy, Freya, Hourglass & Maitreya
• FREE Glasses by ZK store
• FREE Hair by Limerence in several pastel hues
• FREE Makeup from Poema with BOM layers, and Omega and Catwa appliers

This round of Cosmopolitan is running until May 15th!

Enjoy!

xox
Aline

Aline is Wearing…

Clothes

Dress – Mondial Midori Mini Dress (Free Gift at Cosmopolitan/Group is Free to Join)
Glasses – ZK Store Little Liar Sunglasses (Free Gift at Cosmopolitan/Group is Free to Join)
Rings – Vibing Emery

Body 

Mesh Body – Maitreya Lara
Mesh Head – Lelutka Cate
Head Applier –  Glam Affair Cate
Eyebrows– Jumo Britani
Eyes– Euphoric Dolly Babe Eyes
Tattoo – Sn@tch Filigree Sternum Tattoo
Eyeshadow Applier – Poema Kimi (Free Gift at Cosmopolitan/Group is Free to Join)
Lipstick Applier – Poema Kimi (Free Gift at Cosmopolitan/Group is Free to Join)
Nails – Alaskametro Gala II
Hair – Limerence Victoria (Free Gift at Cosmopolitan/Group is Free to Join)
Pose – Foxcity Sweetie
Backdrop – Foxcity Flagship

Tea?

Here we go, FabFree! It’s Friday and this weekend for me is all RP and Fantasy all day! I’m wandering the Fantasy Faire and doing the Quest and everything. To get warmed up for this magical weekend, I visited ne of my favorite RP stores on the Grid: Cog and Fleur. If you haven’t visited before I highly encourage it. They have lovely RP and Vintage clothes and accessories galore! 

Like this beautiful free Group Gift ball gown. This is the “1890’s Butterfly Ballgown” in Morpho Blue.  And true to it’s word there are beautiful blue butterflies all over. In the gift you get the gown, the earrings, the choker and a pair of gorgeous Victorian evening shoes. Plus you get BoM underthings – two chemises and stockings. There is also an Omega applier for the underthings.  Just wear your group tag and get ready to go to the Ball. The Cog & Fleur group costs 50L to join but just the worth of this gown covers that handily. 

Sizes Included

• Belleza – Freya, Isis, Venus
• Legacy
• Maitreya
• Ocacin Standard
• SLink – Hourglass, Physique
• Tonic – Curvy, Fine
• Voluptuous

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Juli’s Stylin’

• Mesh Head – LeLutka (Spencer- w/ my own edited shape)
• Mesh Body – Maitreya – Lara
• Ears – Swallow – Crossover
• Eyes – IKON – Hope Eyes in Field and Passion
• Freckles Applier – [pout!] – Freckles and Beauty Marks Set
• Hair + Hat –Limerence – Choyla

Gown + Jewelry + Shoes – Cog & Fleur – 1890’s Butterfly Ballgown – FREE/0L – Free gift for the group – Group is 50L to join

Photo Location – New Babbage

 

Frost Warning

Hey FabFree! This one is going to be quick because I’m nearly frozen here in Real Life. My look today is definitely tied to the sudden drop and forecasted SNOW here in my part of the world. Winter is making one last come back!  So I donned a beautiful “Frost Fairy” get up to compliment it.

My frosty new skin is from Jeanette’s Joint and it’s the 25L  Tuesday special. It comes with BoM layers, a Maitreya appliers and and Omega applier. I found them to work perfectly. There is also a men’s skin available for the Special sale. JJ does beautiful work and the cold coming off this skin is palpable. The skin comes in a modest and an explicit version. Plus, there’s a packet for ‘frost breath’ in the box too!

Appliers Included

• Bakes on Mesh
• Maitreya
• Omega

My lovely mare, Fey got a make over too curtesy of Lunistice. The “Frozen” coat and hooves she is wearing are the  Group Gift this month. The group is just 10L to join and each month there’s another beautiful coat or accessories to pick up.  The details of the coat are just stunning! And perfect for this last icy breath  of winter.

• Coat fits all Teegle Avatars and Pets ( except the Skeleton )

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Juli’s Stylin’

• Mesh Head – LeLutka (Spencer- w/ my own edited shape)
• Mesh Body – Maitreya – Lara
• Ears – Swallow – Crossover
• Eyes – IKON – Hope Eyes in Field and Passion
• Freckles Applier – [pout!] – Freckles and Beauty Marks Set
• Hair –Limerence – Willow
• Wings – Celeste – Seelie wings
• Silks no longer available
• Horse – Teegle – Arabian 

Skin – Jeanette’s Joint – Frozen Skin – 25L as part of the 25L Tuesday Sale

Teegle Coat – Lunistice – Frozen – FREE/0L – Free gift for the Lunistice Group – Group is 10L to join

Fabulous Finds 04.14.21 Edition

Free Group Gift/Group is 100L to Join @ Psycho Barbie

Something about Spring

Hey there, FabFree. Are you into the Spring season yet? I know some of our readers are actually going into Autumn so all of our Spring weather ramblings must sound sorta out of place. But… ya gotta grow where you’re planted and right now that means Spring in all it’s glory.

The Grid is celebrating Spring with a ton of Spring themed Hunts. Today’s hunt included a very nice men’s shirt and jeans so I grabbed my Gabriel and off we went. The Hop Along Hunt was a fun quick Hunt over at MystRie and it netted us both these snazzy Spring outfits.

My maxi dress, “Softly Spring’ is a lovely wash of watercolors with pale pinks and a floral pattern. It looks like something I’d have in my real life closet! Beautifully made, it’s the perfect addition to my SL closet. 

Sizes Included

• Belleza – Freya, Isis, Venus
• Classic Mesh – S – L
• Maitreya
• TMP
• SLink – Hourglass, Physique

Gabriel’s knit sweater over a dark gray collared shirt is just different enough to be eye catching. And I love the pale lavender color. Who says guys can’t wear pastel? The prize includes a pair of jeans as well (Not Shown)

Sizes Included

• Belleza Jake
• Signature – Geanni
• SLink Male

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Juli’s Stylin’

• Mesh Head – LeLutka (Spencer- w/ my own edited shape)
• Mesh Body – Maitreya – Lara
• Ears – Swallow – Crossover
• Eyes – IKON – Hope Eyes in Field and Passion
• Freckles Applier – [pout!] – Freckles and Beauty Marks Set
• Hair + Hat –Limerence – Choyla

Dress – MystRie – Softly Spring – 1L prize for the Hop Along Hunt

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Gabriel is wearing

• Mesh Head – LeLutka – Andrea
• Mesh Body & Hands – Belleza – Jake
• Skin –StrayDog – Breno for LeLutka Andrea, Tone 6
• Eyes –Avi Glam – Lucent Eyes in Pine
• Exile – Knox
• Glasses – Linden Labs – Student glasses – Free in your Inventory
• Jeans – Butterscotch – Liam Jeans 

Men’s Top – MystRie – Softly Spring Men’s Outfit – 1L Prize for the Hop Along Hunt

Photo Location – private SIM

Hello April

Hey FabFree! Happy April! Can you believe this year is sprinting by so quickly. Seems like just a day or two ago we were all about Christmas gifts and now the Easter Bunny is hoppin’  right along. And what better way to usher the bunny and Spring in than a bunch of new Hunts?

I started with the April Hunt and two of my favorite designers!  My new Spring pink little dress is from The Sissy Bar. The “April Dress” is awash in cute flowers and makes me think of nothing but bees buzzing and Spring breezes. Like everything I’ve had from The Sissy Bar, ‘April’ is beautifully patterned and so well made right down to the details. Plus, it’s just 1L when you find the little blue butterfly it’s hiding in.

Sizes Included

• Belleza – Freya, Isis
• Kupra
• Legacy + Legacy Perky
• Maitreya + Maitreya Petite
• SLink – Hourglass, Hourglass Petite

You can never go wrong with good shoes. So when I saw Lindy’s was offering a super cute pair of flats, I was all over it. I love Lindy’s shoes. They are always perfectly made, fit exactly and always sooo cute. The “Lae” flats in pink are no exception to the rule. And how awesome is it that they match the ‘April’ dress??  Like they were made for each other.

Sizes Included

• Belleza
• Maitreya
• SLink

The April Hunt runs from today till the 30th of April, so you have plenty of time to go scoop up all the goodies!

Juli’s Stylin’

• Mesh Head – LeLutka (Spencer- w/ my own edited shape)
• Mesh Body – Maitreya – Lara
• Ears – Swallow – Crossover
• Eyes – IKON – Hope Eyes in Field and Passion
• Freckles Applier – [pout!] – Freckles and Beauty Marks Set
• Hair + Hat –Limerence – Aleksandra

Dress – The Sissy Bar – April Dress – 1L prize for the April Hunt

Shoes – Lindy Modern and Retro Shoes – Lae Springtime – 1L prize for the April Hunt

Photo Location – Luane’s World