The Bearded Guy and the Secret Garden

Every good story should start with the line, “let me tell you about The Bearded Guy and a Secret Garden.”  Such is the case with today’s outfit.

I started my morning as I always do, reading the FabFree blog to see what my blogging sisters have been up to.  Well, it turns out that Sister Arielle had been over to the Secret Garden, and that reminded me that I, too, needed to get on over there to see what goodies can be launched from those precious machines.  You can read about her adventures with the Mooh machine here.

While I have to admit that I was not at all fond of the Gacha ban, I really don’t mind the “next up” (there are so many names now) machines.  For one, I thought at least 20 times, wow, I just saved a fat ton of Linden.  In the Gacha days, I would never buy hair or clothes at a machine because I am very specific about my hair color, and I don’t like wasting precious Linden on clothes and accessories I will never wear.  Imagine my delight when I landed at the Demicorn spot at the Secret Garden and the three machines were humming in tandem!  Each 50L a pull, I scored three dresses that I will wear (red, pink and white), 2 rare pink bears, a black bear, and 2 gift boxes.  It was a such a nice score without anything I wouldn’t actually want!

Once I finish reading the blogs, I check out all the sales for the day, and, since it’s Saturday, there are lots of things to occupy my virtual purse.  I headed over to The Bearded Guy for some sale props, and that was the first time I had been to his store.  HOLY TOLEDO!  The Group is 75L to join, but there is an ENTIRE WALL of group gifts AND a 1500L Gift Card for group members.  I bought this scene, Cute Palacio Backdrop, with the Gift Card.  The scenes range in prices but the 1500L Gift Card will buy one fatpack or several single scenes.  I did the latter because I have a “thing” for pink.

So now that shopping is over, I can go listen to Rasbury Rearwin play the guitar in a seriously cute outfit!!!

Sizes:

• Maitreya
• Legacy
• Isis
• Hourglass

Shoes:

• Universal

Desi is Wearing…

Clothes

Dress – Demicorn (50L pull at Secret Garden)
Shoes – Vips Creation – Buckled Heels – You Keep my Heart

Body   

Mesh Body – Maitreya Lara
Mesh Head – Lelutka Kaya
Head Applier – Session Skins Candy 
Eyebrows – Finer Threads – Louise
Eyes– Tville – Moonlight Eyes 
Eyeshadow – Shiny Stuffs EvoX Here For It 9
Lipstick – Shiny Stuffs EvoX You Do You 9a
Nails – Maitreya Lara
Hair – Wings TO1125

Props

Pink Box – {Demicorn} Valentine – Gift Box Pink (50L Pull at Secret Garden)
Red Box – {Demicorn} Valentine – Gift Box Red (50L Pull at Secret Garden)
Bear – {Demicorn} Valentine – BEAR PINK (50L Pull at Secret Garden)
Roses – FINCA – gold roses I
Backdrop – The Bearded Guy Cute Palacio Backdrop (Bought with 1500 Group Gift Gift Card/Group is 75L to Join)

A Walk in the Secret Garden

Hey gang!

Far be it from me to pass up a trip to a place filled with Next Up machines.  Especially when they are loaded with irresistible cuteness.  So yes, I’ve been recently obsessed with the Secret Garden this month.

Case in Point, Mooh.

You can collect up an entire outfit in these, all mix and match, and each one adorbs in the Mooh machines at The Secret Garden.  I’ve got the entire key below, but they’ve gotcha covered right from your head (headphones!) down to your toes (shoes!).  At only 50L a play, I had a blast trying for the colors I wanted!  All the parts are especially made for Maitreya.

Such cuteness, am I right?  This is just the tip of the iceberg over there, so go have a stroll around and grab yourself a cute Mooh ensemble and shop all the machines (and then come back and check them randomly til what you want comes up.  I may or may not have been doing that!  *wink wink*).

Arielle is looking fabulous in…

Clothes

Outfit – Mooh! Akira Outfit Mix & match @ The Secret Garden (50L a play)

Body 

Mesh Body – Maitreya  Lara
Mesh Head –Lelutka EvoX AVALON 3.1
Skin – Lelutka EvoX AVALON 3.1
Eyes – Lelutka EvoX 3.1
Hair– Ayashi Sumie hair

Flying Monkeys and Cute Fall Outfits

Hey gang!

Both real life and second life feel like they are pulling me in ten directions each. Literally, I feel like the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz. Remember when the flying monkeys pulled him apart and threw him all over the place? Well right now both lives are my flying monkeys. Anyone got any flying monkey spray handy? (and how many times can I say flying monkeys in one post, eh?)

Whimsical Delights

At least I snuck in a little bit of time to wander the magical pathways of the Secret Garden Event. Alas my friends, I spent far more than was wise, but there were so so many whimsical delights waving to me from those Nextup machines. Saying “I’m next, look how wonderful I am, you know you must bring me home!” Well, who am I to argue?

So I put on this cute outfit from the MOoH! nextup and headed out for a walk. I’ve got the key for you below so you can see the entire batch of goodies. I wanted to wear the knee socks but for the life of me I could not figure out my layers in my mesh body. Sometimes I can get them to work and sometimes, well, let’s just say it ain’t pretty. So my apologies to Dalraida over at MOoH!

This outfit fits maitreya only but it comes with everything, even the hat (you have to get each item in the machine though and mix and match them). I fell in love with it the minute I saw it and since I am homeless at the moment, I’ve been traveling around in this and had several compliments as well as people asking me where I got the outfit.  It’s 50L per sale and there’s also a copy/mod fatpack at a discount.

More soon gang!  Hope you are staying toasty warm where ever in the world you are!

Arielle is looking fabulous in…

Clothes

Outfit –MOoH! Fall Outfit Nextup at The Secret Garden Event (Until Nov 30) 50L a play

Body 

Mesh Body – Maitreya  Lara
Mesh Head –Lelutka Nova EvoX
Skin – Enfer Sombre Madison Cream EvoX
Eyes – Lotus Generation Eyes
Hair – Exile Erin