Winter Weather

Hello Fab Free! I hope all who celebrate have enjoyed their Holidays. I’ve been away visiting family, and though I did have a great time I am so very glad to be back. It has been such a mild winter in my part of the world thus far, I often find myself wishing for some more winter-like weather. Thank goodness for Second Life. Here I can get a snowy fix any time I want it, and not have to dig my sweaters out of storage. This cute sweater dress and the cozy winter scarf are both free gifts at the Winter Shop & Hop event. Keep reading for the details about these winter weather must haves.

Vanilla Bae

You’ve gotta love freebies from Vanilla Bae. This one is a cute blue, green, or red (there’s a hud for the color choices) gradient sweater dress with some fun features. It comes in three versions, each in a few sizes. There is a PG, Adult, and a Shoulder Off version of this dress. Each of those labels refers to the “stripability” (yes I made that word up) of the dress. The PG version is the one with no stripping options. The Shoulder Off version is just what it sounds like. It allows you to wear the dress with one shoulder, or both shoulders exposed. The Adult version is also pretty self explanatory. I’ll let you explore those options yourselves. To get your copy of this fun free dress by Vanilla Bae, head to their booth at Shop & Hop and click the gift vendor.

Sizes Included: Belleza Freya, Legacy, Slink Hourglass, Maitreya Lara

Tres Blah

While I was trying on all the goodies I picked up at Shop & Hop, I really liked how this scarf gift by Tres Blah looked with the dress gift by Vanilla Bae. This unrigged mesh scarf comes in 3 sizes and has a color/texture change hud with more than 20 choices. This free gift can be picked up at the Tres Blah booth at Shop & Hop.

Here are all the credits:

Hair – Doux – Lana
Head – Catwa Koura
Skin – YS&YS – Kitty
Scarf – Tres Blah – Cozy Scarf Gift 2019 – Free @Shop & Hop
Dress – *Vanilla Bae* Yves Dress – Mini Ombre Pack – Free @Shop & Hop
Tattoo – Carol G – Gothic Tattoo
Leggings – VooDoo Monkey – Basic Leggings Appliers – Marketplace

Pose by Foxcity
Photo taken at Skull Creek

Fabulous Finds: 12/17/19 Edition

Verry Merry Outfit @ Applique Chic – FREE for the Peace on Earth Hunt

::BG:: Sweater Christmas Gift – 5L on marketplace

Vanilla Bae – FREE Reindeer Onesie

GIFT Promo Christmas MH-Cargo Pants Collection – 1L on marketplace

Passion Christmas Knit Dress – 1L on marketplace

The Black Forest Rudolph Thong – 10L on marketplace

Don’t Sleep

Hey Fabulouses!  Check out the video above to view the Charlene Unisex Club Groove Gift  that you can snag as a free group gift with free group joins either at the Paragon Animations store, or at Uber (if you can get in – it’s a busy round with many gifts!!).  You are not going to want to snooze on this free gift!

About the animation

The Charlene Unisex Club Groove Gift is 16 seconds and loops seamlessly with cool, fun bento moves.  This would make a great addition to your chim or dance HUD for clubbing whether you are a guy or a girl, and it’s pretty flexible for music style too.

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Love is wearing…

Mesh Body – Maitreya Lara
Mesh Head – Catwa Nour
Head Applier – Glam Affair Sybil
Eyes – Avi-Glam Bliss Eyes
Hair  – Magika Heartbeat
Lingerie – Vanilla Bae Minnie Cami & Shorts
Slippers – Petite Mort Cream Fluffy Slippers
Sleep Mask – Petite Mort Satin Sleepmask

Pru is wearing…

Mesh Body – Maitreya Lara
Mesh Head – Catwa Koura
Head Applier – The Skinnery – Bria
Tattoos – Ivory & Rose – EDownhearted tattoo & Wistful tattoo
Eyes – Buzzeri – Celestial Eyes – Wolf
Hair  – RunAway – [RA] Sophie Hair
Pajama Set – Vinyl – Ella Outfit Pak Grey

Dance Animation in Video – Paragon Animations Charlene Unisex Club Groove Gift (free @ Uber group gift or at the mainstore as a group gift / free to join)
Song in Video – Chromeo – Don’t Sleep (feat. French Montana & Stefflon Don)
Sim – Whimberly

Just plum lucky in love

Hey there Fabulouses!  Goodness, it feels like forever!  I have returned from my vacation, which was fantastic ;).  The weather was great, the company was pleasant and the spirits were plentiful.  Does it get any better than that?  I feel ready to get back to work, showing you fabulous and free things again, and tonight I am showing off this adorable outfit including the skirt and blouse shown that you can get as a free lucky board prize without a group fee!

Must be a Mangula

Mangula has a ton of new lucky boards to try your luck on and one of the prizes is the Yeni Outfit that includes the ripped denim skirt, plum floral print sleeveless blouse, and the add-on sleeves.  It also includes a pair of shorts that you can wear alternately to the skirt.

Sizes Included:

• Maitreya Lara
• Slink Hourglass
• Belleza Freya

See you soon xox

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Love is wearing…

Mesh Body – Maitreya Lara
Mesh Head – Catwa Catya
Head Applier – Glam Affair Summer
Tan Lines – Alaskametro Tan Lines
Eyes – Avi-Glam Bliss Eyes
Eyelashes – Euphoric Stella Lashes (free group gift / 0L / free to join)
Hair  – Doux Pink

Outfit – Mangula Yeni Set Gift (free / 0L / lucky board prize)
Shoes – Vanilla Bae Christie Heels (featured @ The Black Fair)
Jewelry – Avaway Love
Popsicle – ChicChica Fruit Icecream Dispenser (featured @ Equal10)

Pose – Lyrium Bianca
Sim – Solara

Get UR Freak On

Hey there Fabulouses!  Pru and I are up to no good again, getting our freak on and all that jazz.  What’s inspired us to dance, is a brand new bento dance animation gift at Move! Animations and these sweet little tops that we picked up for free at SLB16 by Addams.

Are you ready to get your freak on for free?

In the video above you’ll see Pru and I dancing to Move! Animations Angie 23 Bento Dance which is FREE at the Move! Animations store. All you need to do, is visit and touch the sign!  This smooth, sexy dance loop is 29.5 seconds long and loops fairly seamlessly.  If you have a dance hud for clubbing, make sure this is in it!  (ELY, thank you for the heads up that there was a new gift!!)

Doubly Spoiled by Addams

A the SLB16 Event, you can find Addams participating and at their display, they have some excellent 60% off sales, but also two gifts!  The Magaly Tank Top you see me wearing is a free group gift for the Addams inworld group which has a small join fee of 19L.  The Magaly Halter Top you see Prudence wearing is free for everyone!  Both tops come in several mesh body sizes as listed below and include three packed texture huds including commons, patterns and splash!

Sizes included:

• Maitreya Lara
• Slink Physique & Hourglass
• Belleza Isis, Freya & Venus
• TMP Legacy

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Love is wearing…

Mesh Body – Maitreya Lara
Mesh Head – Catwa Catya
Head Applier – Glam Affair Anais
Eyes – Avi-Glam Bliss Eyes
Eyelashes – Euphoric Stella Lashes (free group gift / 0L / free to join)
Hair  – Moon Razor Wire
Shirt – Addams Magaly Tank Top (free Addams group gift @ SLB16 / 19L to join)
Shorts – Blueberry Babe Shorts
Shoes – Vanilla Bae Christie Heels (featured @ The Black Fair)

Pru is wearing: 

Mesh Body – Slink – Hourglass
Mesh Head – Catwa – Koura
Head Applier – Essences – Vanya
Tattoos – Ivory & Rose – Downhearted Tattoo & Somber Tattoo
Eyes – Buzzeri – Celestial Wolf
Hair  – Doux Dreemdoll
Shirt – Addams Magaly Halter Top (free / 0L  @ SLB16)
Shorts – OSMIA – Rebecca.Leather.Shorts – Black
Shoes – Pure Poison Sunflower Platforms

Dance Animation in Video – Move! Animations Angie 23 Bento Dance (free / 0L)
Song in Video – Missy Elliott – Get UR Freak On

Catalina

Hello Fabulous Readers 🙂  In celebration of Vanilla Bae’s birthday, there is a brand new group gift for “Vanilla Cookies” (this is the name of the tag you get when you are a member of the group lol), and there is also a 50% off Gift Cards for the week sale!  (usable on any full price items in store or at events! (Exclude Gacha & Sale items).  I’m super excited to share news about the group gift with you below.

Naughty or Nice?

It doesn’t matter if you are naughty, nice or a sweet combination of both, because both PG and adult strip versions of the ruffled summer Catalina Dress are free with your Vanilla Bae inworld group tag activated.  The Catalina Dress not only comes in this sexy shade of red, but includes a texture change HUD for a TON of different colours, and options for the dress, ruffles and belt!  You’ll be extra pleased with this gift if you have the sparkly new TMP Legacy Body, as you can see from the sizes included below 😉

Sizes Included:

• Maitreya Lara
• Slink Hourglass
• Belleza Freya
• TMP Legacy

There is a group join fee of 199L for this inworld group, however there are several other group gifts that you can pick up.

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Love is wearing…

Mesh Body – TMP Legacy Mesh Body
Mesh Head – Catwa Catya
Head Applier – Glam Affair Anais
Eyes – Avi-Glam Bliss Eyes
Eyelashes – Euphoric Stella Lashes (free group gift / 0L / free to join)
Hair  – Doux Air

Dress – Vanilla Bae Catalina (free group gift / 0L / 199L to join)
Shoes – Pure Poison Luize Pumps
Jewelry – Cae Initial Necklace & Bracelet

Pose – Lyrium Poses Anastazja
Sim – Little Havana

YAY for Saturday – Chocolate Vanilla

Hey there Fabulouses!  I really look forward to Friday and Saturday in Second Life because that means Fifty Linden Friday and Saturday Sale time!  I didn’t have a chance to blog any of my FLF finds yesterday, because time is so sensitive with the offers ending at midnight, but with the Saturday Sale usually items are left out for a few days or even the whole week sometimes.

I love a good hair sale!!

I am really excited to show off my favourite Saturday Sale find today.  This week at Rama there are two long hairstyles to choose from at 75L per colour pack and in my photo you’ll see me wearing one them, called Rachel.  I did just pick up this one, but I may have to go back and grab the other one too, because it was pretty!  Go grab a demo 😀

The Serena Top & Serena Shorts are by Vanilla Bae and are available for purchase at this round of Collabor88.  They come in PG and Adult strip versions

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Love is wearing…

Mesh Body – Maitreya Lara
Mesh Head – Catwa Catya
Head Applier – Glam Affair Anais (instore gacha)
Eyes – Avi-Glam Bliss Eyes 
Eyelashes – Euphoric Stella Lashes (free group gift / 0L / free to join)
Hair – Rama Rachel Hair (75L / Saturday Sale)

Outfit – Vanilla Bae Serena Top & Serena Shorts (featured @ Collabor88)
Chocolate – ChicChica Chocobars (featured @ Cosmopolitan)

Pose – Lyrium Lou (right arm animated by chocolate plate) (featured @ On9)
Sim – Maoz

Sister Golden Hair Surprise

Hey there Fabulouses!  I came across a sweet group gift top at Safira that just happens to go perfectly with the Azalea Skirt by Vanilla Bae (available for purchase at Bloom)!  Sometimes it’s tough finding separates that go together well without mesh interactions, and these two feel like they were made for each other!

Will you meet me in the middle, will you meet me in the air?

At Safira on the group gift wall upstairs, there is a brand new free addition and that gift is the Denim Top you see me wearing.  It comes in several mesh body fits as shown below and comes with a 10 colour texture change HUD with options to change the colour of the top and the bands separately if you like. This inworld group was free for the longest time, but now has a join fee of 50L.  I hope youjoined previously,and stayed in it!

Sizes Included:

• Maitreya Lara
• Slink Hourglass
• Belleza Freya & Isis

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Love is wearing…

Mesh Body – Maitreya Lara
Mesh Head – Catwa Catya
Head Applier – Glam Affair Wendy (at The Pea Location)
Eyes – Euphoric Magic Lenses (free group gift / 0L / free to join)
Eyes – Euphoric Stella Lashes (free group gift / 0L / free to join)
Hair – Tableau Vivant Falling Hair Evenfall (instore gacha)

Shirt – Safira Denim Top (free group gift / 0L / 50L to join)
Skirt – Vanilla Bae Azalea Skirt (featured @ Bloom)
Panties – Kaithleen’s Universal Panties (free group gift / 0L / free to join)

Pose – Le Poppycock Versions of April Flower Fling (69L per play @ The Liaison Collaborative)

Smooth Operator

Hey there Fabulouses!  The holidays were such a crazy time in RL and SL that it was impossible to run around and partake in all of the fabulous freeness I was finding around the grid, and thankfully yesterday while I was peeking around in the Vanilla Bae store I saw that they still have their Day 25 prize up for group members from their daily advent calendar they ran.  I have no idea how I missed this one – it’s great!

Red is hot every day of the year

Don’t worry…  you can wear this generous gift any day of the year, it doesn’t have Christmas trees or snowflakes lol..  What you will get though is the following:

1. Scarlet Dress – Fitted for Maitreya, Hourglass, Isis & Freya – Strip options!!
2. Scarlet Body Chain – Fitted for Maitreya, Hourglass, Isis & Freya – this is my favourite piece of the set and can be worn with other outfits too
3. Nadine Heels – Fitted for Maitreya, Slink & Belleza
4. Texture Change HUDs for everything – You will also get HUDS that allow you to select from glitter red or glitter gold

The Vanilla Bae group is 199L to join, and you can find this hot little number behind the reception desk on the wall.  While you are at it, take a little walk over to the VIP area across from the desk and grab the rest of the free group gifts there too – they are all really nice things!

Julia Bento V2

Move! Animations has released a V2 of their Julia Bento Dances and I have made a video to show them off, wearing the free group gift available at Vanilla Bae!  These dance animations are smooth and funky.

Thanks for reading… and watching!

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Love is wearing…

Mesh Body – Maitreya Lara
Mesh Head – Catwa Catya
Head Applier – Glam Affair Anais (instore gacha)
Lipstick Applier – Glam Affair Renee (at The Pea Location)
Eyes – Euphoric Magic Lenses (free group gift / 0L / free to join)
Eyelashes – Euphoric Stella Lashes (free group gift / 0L / free to join)
Hair – Doux Ariana

Dress, Shoes & Body Chain – Vanilla Bae Advent Calender Dec 25th (free group gift / 0L / 199L to join)

Pose by Nutmeg
Dance Animations in Video – Move! Animations Julia Bento Dances V2
Song in Dance Video – Sade – Smooth Operator
Sim  – Lutz City

Will you be my galentine?

Hello there Fabulouses!  Vanilla Bae has an uber cute, super feminine 27pc. gacha set at Epiphany called Galentine that includes clothing, shoes and decor too!  You have the option to play 75L per play or you can purchase the fatpack.

What pieces am I wearing?

I’m wearing the rare Tanktop & Strip Skirt (which are both strip versions!), along with the rare Wedges.  All three items come with texture change HUDs so you can mix and match prints and colours depending on your girly moods!  This set is fitted exclusively for Maitreya, and there are plenty of common single colours that you can create outfits with inexpensively.

Decor too!

As I mentioned above, there are also decor items in the set and I have included a few into the photo scene.  There are three Galentine Heart Pillows (Red, Pink & Patterns) and the “love” balloon in the back, that I will stretch to assume was made just for me!  The decor items feature texture change options.

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Love is wearing…

Mesh Body – Maitreya Lara
Mesh Head – Catwa Catya
Head Applier – Glam Affair Anais
Lipstick Applier – Glam Affair Catwa Lipstick 002
Eyes – Avi-Glam Glacial Eyes
Ears – Mandala Steking Ears
Hair – Stealthic Reprise

Shirt – Vanilla Bae {Galentine} Tanktop  (Adult) RARE (75L per play @ Epiphany)
Skirt – Vanilla Bae {Galentine} Strip Skirt  (Adult) RARE (75L per play @ Epiphany)
Shoes – Vanilla Bae {Galentine} Wedges  RARE (75L per play @ Epiphany)
Jewelry Set – Avaway April

Decor in the set:
Vanilla Bae  {Galentine} Heart Pillow Red (75L per play @ Epiphany)
Vanilla Bae  {Galentine} Heart Pillow Pink (75L per play @ Epiphany)
Vanilla Bae  {Galentine} Heart Pillow Patterns (75L per play @ Epiphany)
Vanilla Bae  {Galentine} Love Balloons (75L per play @ Epiphany)

Pose by LW Poses 
Sim – Missing Melody