Today Has Been OK

Lovely new mesh top in the Midnight Mania in the Mesh Room at Baby Monkey (go upstairs).  It's already half way there today so get on over!  10 L boots right by the steps.  Some delicious jewelry at Sigma Jewels: Fist Pump Hunt and the Gacha Hunt (fun!).   We don't often discuss poses but I am using poses from one of the group gifts for Exposeur Gold.  There is a pretty steep fee to join (500 L) but right now there are 4 group gifts at Pose Fair and more at the store.  Pose packs now include both poses for men and women, which I think is ossum.

Credits:
Top: Baby Monkey: Eden Top - Mesh: Midnight Mania - 0 L
Choker: Sigma Jewels: Leather String Choker: Fist Pump Hunt - 0 L
Bangles: Sigma Jewels: Amie Bracelet: Gacha Fool Hunt: 10 L (also necklace and earrings available - items are not transferable).
Shoes: Baby Monkey: Grace - Spring Teal - 10 L
Skirt: The Sea Hole: Lattice Top Rag Skirt: not free
Socks: Pig: Duotone Socks Mit Suspenders - Camel: not free
Hair: Wasabi Pills: Shiki - Mesh: New Release: not free
Skin: Glam Affair: Leah - Contessina: exclusively at The Gallery Gift Shop: Special Price
Poses: Exposeur: from the Blissful set: Group Gift: available at Pose Fair 2012

Halloween Comes to Starlust!

I almost hate to post on top of Sileny's post today because she looks so darn cute but I think you will really like the things I am going to show you!  My love for Starlust and the folks that inhabit it is no secret.  They were generous to host our 4.44.444 event at no cost and I think that the people that set up there are super talented, straight up real folk and work hard to create original designs.  I wanna be a polygamous partnerer and marry them all to be honest but probably not even Appy from Pig would take me up on it.

Here is the deal there: Through Halloween start at the motel lobby and pick up a folder that will tell you who has treats at their shops.  (Not every store is involved - Eden bawls her face off)  The folder will contain a note that has an up to date list of treated stores as well as a cute map to help you find your way about.  Those stores will have a pumpkin near or right in the entrance with a bright orange pumpkin that has a message along the lines of "I have a treat for you".  Touch it and get the goods - it's that easy!  Allegory has decorated the sims with lots of pumpkins (she makes some of the best around) and they are for sale (go to Schadenfreude for a huge selection), so don't confuse them with the treat pumpkins.

Also, Schadenfreude has her annual trick or treat pumpkin at her store.  Go inside the elephant and look for the free one.  Allegory makes these goodies for many of the holidays and I look forward to them every year.  They are wearable and give out treats to anyone who touches them.

I've not shown you every gift because I have to go do a ton of RL things but its a lovely event.  Before I forget all about it, Nefaria Abel, another awesome creator has decided to close her L'Abel brand, another sad for me!  Everything has been significantly discounted.  I picked up some bloomers from this year's summer collection that I had been coveting for only 10 L.  Another do not miss!

Credits: (I will try to organize but keep this in mind and you will be fine: Starlust and L'Abel.
Photo1: Outfit: Silent Sparrow: Tweets: freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Neck tat: Miss Shippe's Studio: Whoops Cut my Neck Shaving: Freeeeeeeeeee
Black Shorts: L'Abel: Aniell Black ani Shorts: 10 L
Photo 2:
Shirts: Pig: Ribbon Sweaters Halloween: Freeeeeeeeeeeeee
Makeups/Earrings: Schadenfreude: Freeeeeeeeeee
Pants: L'Abel: Ella White Bloomers: 10 L
Photo 3
Facelamps: Schadenfreude: Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Photo 4:
Shirt and Rideable Ghosty: Saturine Dreams: Freeeeeeeeee
*also a treat at Stinkeye (sorry, I forgot to take a photo!!!!! Sorry Stinkeye! Dont spray me!)
NonFreebs:
Hair: Elikatira: Fight
Skin: Belleza: Aiko
Boots: GField: Short Lace Up Boots (don't forget their Halloween gifts plus great deals on selected orange and purple items - get shoes)

Hey, It's the Little Things in Life

Today has turned out to be an interesting day.  I was having a full blown panic attack the likes of which I've not had for years; the kind where I think I am having a heart attack and will die at any moment. Since I wasn't dead on the floor I decided to clean and worked through the worse part.  When I logged on SL a friend IM'ed me right away (which I hate!) and invited me to chat with some other people.  My usual response is to politely decline, but I didn't, and I got exactly what I needed.  Then Marleen Vaughn, who I remember from way back in the day from her store, Marly's, which I adored for her funky retro styles, contacted me about her new store, Vaughn's.  She is having a little hunt at her store for 3 items, the pipe, the scissor's necklace and the lovely grey top.  She is sweet and I am so glad to see her back in action.

Cupcakes has been having a hunt all month at their sim with fantastic prizes: Skins, clothes, eyes.  Several of the sim stores also have hunt items and all are free.  They are easy to find and it's a lovely sim to visit. I don't know why but I particularly loved the cold grey eyes that came in a large set.  Nice size, which I'm very fussy about.  Another little thing that I found on a recent journey is this Maori-style chin tat as a subscriber gift at Miss Shippe's studio.

It is refreshing to find that SL does include lots of cool people, some who are friends that care, some who do their own thing and make interesting items.  No drama, no heartache.  Just people at their comps, probably in their jammies drinking coffee or whiskey.  Good times.

Credits:
Hair: Wasabi Pills: Kimmy Hair (new release - LOVE!)
Pipe: Vaughn's:V.Oppenheimer Pipe: Vaughn's Halloween Hunt
Necklace: Vaughn's: V.Hannah and her Scissors: Vaughn's Halloween Hunt
Shirt: Vaughn's: V.A Dreadful Top: Vaughn's Halloween hunt
Eyes: Cupcakes: Eyes 2011 - Grey: The Great Pumpkin Hunt - Cupcakes - 3 of 13
Tat: Miss Shippe's Studio: To Moko Wakini: Subscriber gift
Skin: Al Vulo: Easy* Merry Widow (previous group gift - new gift out now!)

Deal Me In

There is an insanely easy hunt over at LeeZu for group members.  The group is free to join and the hunt took me at the most an enjoyable hour to find 12 playing cards.  The details on how to do the hunt are in group notices but essentially you collect the cards from different areas of the store and then turn them in to redeem one of 4 fantastic prizes.  You can chose from the Miriam or Virage dress, Robin Jeans or like I did, the Margo jacket shown above.  I've been drooling over this jacket since it was released and it is impeccable.  LeeZu took the time to add really special details such as the shadowing effect on the chest straps which makes it especially realistic.  I am beyond impressed by this piece.  At the end of the hunt one lucky winner will also receive a Grand Prize of 5000 Ls and 2 items from the NOIR collection.

I was also wowed by the latest group gift from LeLutka.  The Hadley skin comes in 5 tones with a wonderfully subtle makeup.  I really like the minimalist effect of this makeup and am getting ready to throw some lala's their way after this lovely sample.

Thank you to both LeeZu and LeLutka for these amazing, high quality gifts.

Credits:
Jacket: LeeZu Baxter: Margo - Silver: Selected prize from Deal Me In Hunt
Shorts: League: Crochet Shorts - Dark Mint
Tat: Regalo: Bird Loves Roses: I honestly don't remember if I got this in a hunt or bought it!
Ring: Rozoregalia: Carpe Diem
Skin: LeLutka: Hadley: Group Gift
Hair: lamb: Bedhead - Blur Roots

(love) group gift

(love) has a new group gift. It costs 50L to join the group but the current gift is the romper that I am wearing below. It is in notices, but also at the store too. Another thing, there is a black and white 10-30L hunt going on there, just touch the sign at the entrance of the store for hints. There's hairs, clothing, jewelry, and even some skins! The bags range from 10L to 30L.

Others:
-Hair: LoQ Hairs - Tequila - Jet Black
-Skin: Chain and Vine - Lian - Tone 7 CHO
-Tattoo Lashes + Lip: Mock Cosmetics
-Pose: doremi - jane oh kim

Cupcakes Spring Egg Hunt

You must hop over to the Cupcakes sim by Monday for the Spring Hunt.  Cupcakes has an all new look that is cute heaven.  Cupcakes has 18 eggs for you to find and several of the anchor stores have either eggs or opening gifts to celebrate!  A.D.D. Andel and Sanu have moved their mainstores to Cupcakes, which totally ups the cute factor (make sure you check out the yards in the back of the store while you hunt).  The eggs are scattered all over the sim and the ever generous Mimi Coral and Rosemary Galbraith of Cupcakes have included skins, dresses, lingeries and tanks in their eggs.  Eight of the cupcake eggs contain skins in different tones.  A quick note about the skins:  The skins do not have the old style brows but utilize tattoo layers. Those are not in the eggs but you can get free ones by the Enigma skins (get them from all three venders so you have the correct tones).

details:

Skin: Cupcakes: Meadow in Sienna: 0 L for hunt

Lingerie: Cupcakes: Fancy Lacy Stuff - Floral: 0 L for hunt

Bunneh: Sanu: Bunneh in an Easter Egg: 0 L for hunt

Balloons (above): Sanu: Opening gift: 0 L

Hair: fri.day: Tatum: not free

Eyes: Glam Affair: Stella eyes V2-14: not free

4 of Cupcakes eggs contain their new Sweets! Lolita Dress in exclusive Spring Colors.  I wore the Gardener version and magically found a mushroom at A.D.D. Andel!

details:

Dress: Cupcakes: Sweets! Lolita Dress - Gardener: 0 L for hunt

Mushroom: A.D.D. Andel: Holdable Mushroom - Easter: 0 L for hunt (3 more for your garden are also hidden)

Happy Hunting and thank you to all the shops at Cupcakes and especially Mimi and Rosemary for your sweet generosity! 

420: Everybody Must Get Stoned

Waldos from all points of the globe are gathering today to consume the celebrated herb. For the unenlightened, 420 is a term that harkens way back to the 1971 (google it) by some people that are old now.  SL, being in all points of the globe at once.. is it?...yeah... I think...is celebrating today with start of The Stash Bash.  How do we celebrate in SL? Well, you know...with a party and a hunt (bonus).  Read on, good reader, for pretty pictures and details.  The hunt DOES NOT start until after 4:20 PM so if you go early some things may not be ready! Wipe those tears from your eyes.

The hunt kicks off with a party at Mudhoney at 4:00 pm (though you know half of them will be late, cuz, you know) with dancing and much happiness and good energy (munchies?).  Mudhoney is also the starting point for the hunt where you will be searching for bags of weed hidden in participating stores.  The hunt is a small one but those participating are prime and the goods can't be missed.  Neither the cops nor your mom will bust you for this one. 

Much coveted will be the Hookah Hangout Skybox from The Sea Hole.  Do yourself a favor and pick up two because 1) it's fantastic and 2) its no copy and should be rezzed in build mode, so if you are high and mess it up you won't be bummed when you don't have another copy.  While you are there, don't forget there are 2 prizes.  Oh man, I forgot to take a photo of the outfit. 

Sn@tch has a flipping fantastic Hippie Chick outfit in the hunt that comes with 2 different tank tops, a belly ringy and fab backpack.  I paired it with Ripe's Ganja Luv'in jewelry that includes a set for the guys, too.  Hempy Weezles of Ripe played a major role in organizing this hunt so give her the peace sign when you see her about. 

So Many Styles is offering a lacy blouse in green (duh). Look closely at the lace on top for the subliminal message.  

Blue Blood is offering the sexeh Adele lingerie in green. What was I looking for? 

No amount of Visine (or better yet, Opcon) is going to clear these eyes from doremi.  The lovely eyeshadow is also a prize from doremi. I love the horn earrings from Adore & Abhor.  Luckily for me Ducknipple's rocking necklace with handy pipe can also be copped and good to have if you left your steamroller under the driver's seat of your car. 

There are a ton more prizes. My pal, Jacqui Pobieski, blogged some other things on our blog, Crybaby, if you want more peaks.  There is a house from MiaSnow, poses from City of Dis, an awesome balloon from Tehro, more great clothes, etc.  Don't forget about this!

Other Credits:

All Hair: Elikatira

Skin: Curio: Pout-Tantrum at Project Fur

oh man... did I hear someone at the door?

R.icielli Deluxe Hunt

First off, I just want to welcome Ashe Anthony to Free*Style. I would be squeeing in the comment box but since we don't have them I will squee here: SQUEE!  The purpose of this post is to show some of the items I love from the R.icielli 2nd Deluxe Hunt. If you have a few lindens to spare you can score some awesome items.  You are looking for gold keys which are right out there.  Each key costs 10 L each and many items have full-prize versions in the store.  If you look at the store blog or even the big poster in the store you will see that item clearly marked so you know what you are buying before you pay.  I will shut up now and show some of my favorite finds.

Credits:
Jacket:  R.icielli: Hunt Item 1: Gabriela Military Jacket: 10 L
Tank: Jane: Intrinsic Tank Pink Blush: 0 L.. I love these tanks
Pants: So Many Styles: Highwaist Jeans Pink: past TDR purchase
Boots: Bax Coen: Prestige Boots Gold: not free
Hair: fri.day: Joanna: not free
Skin: LAQ: Tess2: not free

Credits:
Poncho: R.icielli: Hunt Item 3: Mattori III Poncho: 10 L
Pants: Ce Cubic Effect: Flare Trousers: not free
Hair: Exile: Crissy

Credits:
Dress: R.icielli: Hunt Item 9: Petra Minidress: 10 L
Leggings: Zaara: Nishar Leggings - art prints black: not free
Hair: Dernier Cri: Kim: Blondes: not free

Finally! Pididdle!

The adorable Brutus Martinek from Pididdle has been planning on opening a new main store on the Existence sim and it opened today!  To celebrate she has made some season themed versions of some of her new releases.  They are hidden in 5 easy to find pumpkins and will cost you nada.

The Beirut Jeans in "That Creepy Feeling" version as well as the Obsessions Top in "Pumpkin Patch Party" as well as the Boo necklace are 3 of the items you can find in the little hunt.  I added the non-free Beirut Vest in black because it's such a madly versatile piece, plus I think its really sexy.

Check out the amazing texturing on the Obsessions Top.  I love Brutus's attention to detail.  All her new releases come in about a billion colors, which makes it about impossible for me to buy only one.  Thanks, Brutus, for all the fantastic gifts!

Credits:
All Clothing and accessories: Pididdle: Opening Hunt Gifts, except the vest, also from Pididdle but not part of the hunt.
Hair: [elikatira]: Horizon: not free
Skin: LAQ: Tess2: not free

Frick hunt, Honey Kitty lucky boards, iTuTu

Yes, it's Achariya again, surfacing for Halloween! So many awesome things abound this month that I have to share them! My outfit is entirely made up of free items and group gifts and hunt items.

(1) That awesome dress is a group lucky board item from Honey Kitty, the Halloween Sailor outfit. It has so many options for sleeve, sweater, cardigan, and collar that it'll last me a long time for playing! (SLURL to Honey Kitty -- Halloween stuff is upstairs)
(2) The sneakers are equally awesome group lucky board shoes from Honey Kitty. You can win them in purple too. Beware, beside the lucky boards is a gatcha machine full of 20L socks and even a few skins! (SLURL to Honey Kitty -- Halloween stuff is upstairs)
(3) The hair is a free item from DP**yumyum at the iTuTu October Festival. (SLURL to the iTuTu October Festival)
(4) Last but not least, the skin and leggings and eyes are items from the witch hat hunt that the amazing Fricka is giving to us for Halloween. There are ten witch hats in the store (easily discoverable) full of makeups and makeup tattoos for 2.0 and leggings and eyes, all with that awesome scrollwork on the face. (SLURL to Frick)

-- Enjoy Halloween, y'all! It's my favorite month.



My outfit is entirely free:
***Hair: Barberyumyum Halloween gift from the iTuTu October Festival
***Sneakers: Honey Kitty (orange) Halloween Sneakers, group lucky board item
***Dress: Honey Kitty 2010 Halloween Sailor outfit, group lucky board item
***Bag: Septem Essentia Happy Halloween Drowstring bag store freebie (SLURL)
***Eyes: Frick Autumn's Fell Eyes from the witch hat hunt in the store
***Skin: Frick Autumn's Fell skin in blush from the witch hat hunt in the store
***Leggings: Frick Hallow Leggings from the witch hat hunt in the store

Wear Gray!

The Wear Gray for a Day event began this past weekend and runs until September 5.  At the Wear Grey Market Faire is a plethora of goodies available from many SL designers, with at least a portion benefitting the American Brain Tumor Association.  There are also daily auctions and you can see what is available daily at the official Wear Grey blog.  For us frugalistas there is also a hunt.  Each item is only 20L and all proceeds benefit ABTA.  I heard a rumor that some people were complaining about the cost of the hunt items but seriously, guys, we are talking brain cancer here!

Details:  Dress: Sysy's:Lulu in teal: 20 L Hunt item at Wear Gray Market Faire - not far from the entrance
Hair: Rezlpsa: Anna: Broadway - 11 PM: not free though 100 % of proceeds benefit ABTA
Skin: Adam n Eve: Bianca t1 - Natural: not free
Lipstick: Adam n Eve: Citrus Fruit: not free

I also wanted to mention a great freebie at Adam n Eve.  There are free painted lashes!  These are a tattoo layer that you can use with the SL 2. or many alternative viewers.  If adjusting prim lashes is irritating, this is a fantastic solution...and they don't look like blobs in high lag locations.  There are other amazing makeups.  My favorite it one that turns your skin tone green, perfect for Halloween parties!

Close up of: Adam n Eve: Painted on Lashes: Free -- look for the mascara on the makeup counter

Got Panties?

The 3rd Annual Starlust Panty Raid began today at all 10 billion Starlust locations.  Unlike other Panty Raids where most of the hunt items were panties (thus the name Panty Raid) a whole bunch of other lovely, silly, stupid and inspirational items to improve your SL and make you highly intelligent can be found for 0 or 1 L.  You can start the hunt anywhere and roam where your heart fancies...this hunt isn't numbered and the clams (as seen in the picture) are scattered all over.  They may or may not be near the store that they are representing.  So plan on fun and mystery.  

I have no intention of showing a million hunt items as I've just started to explore the sims and I know that  more clams may be scattered about as time goes on.  The following are the sims where gold clams will be hidden:  Herman Melville, Harold - Anchor City/Area 408, Harold - Catty Campground, Floyd, Lloyd, Horst, Bill, Eugene, Gaylord and Elliot.

Credits:
Shape: (census) Creepy Panty Man shape: Panty Raid Hunt Prize: 1 L (found on Horst)
Manties: Strumpet: Fightchoo in Cherrypopper: 1 L (found on Harold)
Pose: Don't Freak Out!: I can't believe I gave my panties to a geek: 1 L (found on Harold)
Hair: Exile: Zack in BlackCherry: not free
Skin: Pulse: Generation 30's - Tone 7/Hipster-Light Chest Hair (darn): not free and may no longer be available but boy does it work with this shape: not free

Hungry?

Sanu is busy again and I couldn't be happier.  She has filled her lucky chair with monocles, is participating in the OmNom hunt as well as a miniquest exclusive to her store.  Also she has restocked her lucky cupcake with mini-burgers and has gifts in the in-world group and discount earrings in the store.  There is so much I could show but I don't want to fill the blog page so I am going to show a sample of the items you  can pick up for free or next to nothing.

Outfit: Sanu: OmNom Hunt gift: free.   I told Sanu that I don't eat red meat and her reply was something along the lines of "SL lets you do lots of stuff you wouldn't do in RL...like be a giant cat with wings... or have unicorn babies (that is the PG version)..."  The sculpting on this outfit is simply amazing.  Anything Sanu makes is of such exceptional quality and I admire her so much.

I adore the items in her mini-hunt.  They are made of gorgeously simple sesame seeds.  So clever and elegant.

Sesame pieces: Sanu: earrings and lip ring: part of the mini-quest items
Monocle: Sanu: lucky chair prize

The monocle works equally well on the menfolk.  Guys, do not fear this chair!

Other items Eden:
Skin: Mango, Mango!: Almost Natural: 1 L: Sileny Noel's fantastic shop.  Her skins keep getting better and better!
Hair: fri.day: Neva and Neva.2 (not free)

On Cmoney Shuffle:
Skin: The Abyss: Orion
Hair: Discord Designs: Chad