Butt, Sileny

I don't want poor Sil to feel that she is the only exhibitionist so I will help her out.  I also went to check out the cart sale at The Wash and I found a few things that I think make it worth the trip.  I am also going to be frank; there were a lot of things there that I personally think are best off being retired and I would love to see more new designers there that could benefit from the exposure.  Maybe I'm an old avatar and am jaded and/or I have too much stuff.  Everything in the sale is only 10L which is really cheap but there are some brands there that I can rely on to put out quality items and not the same items I have seen at other cart sales.  That being said, I will share some I found noteworthy and they were for all styles of avatars. 

I loved some of Hell Bop's items, particularly this little gingham blouse. It includes 3 clothing layers as well as prim cuffs and collar.  I generally hit the sale because I want to see what Bliensen + MaiTai has out and the cute Secret Diaries necklace had to come home with me.  The skin is a group gift from Aura,  Helena in the group exclusive Paper tone.  The group does have a join fee but the skin is still out in this and another tone as well as member exclusives throughout the store.

I had to change out of my normal avatar mode when I saw some items from The U-Neek and Bizarre hair.  Bizarre has a the rather amazing Secret Temple style that I loved.  The hair is color change and includes several tat-layer hairbases to complement it.  If you look closely you will see a Buddah hiding in the updo.  Treebee from The U-Neek has out what she calls her "wierdest" skin for super cheap at the sale. I kinda love it with its not so subtle bondage overtones. And knowing Treebee, she can get much wierder ;). The leggings are a separate item and come in several shades.  The grey was just too perfect. 

Heartsick has out skins for both men and women.  The skin includes all kinds of options: freckles, brow/no brow, cleavage as well as a shape (not shown), alpha layers, teeth, and a bewb bouncer (hooray) so it's an amazing value.  Erotique Designs has out some cute pink lingerie, that include stockings.  I preferred to show Baby Monkey's cute Bandana Boots in pink.  They have color change options for the metals and the bandanas as well as a resizer and volume control (so you can turn them off whenever I am nearby). Bliensen + MaiTai's Bon Bon earrings in pink complete the look.

Credits: (if you don't see a store SLURL, you can find it at The Wash Cart Sale)

Photo 1:

Hair: Wasabi Pills: Monique (Mesh item): new release!

Shirt: Hell Bop: Priscilla - Grey - @ The Wash

Necklace: Bliensen + MaiTai: Secret Diaries - @ The Wash

Skin: Aura: Helena: Love Notes - Paper - Group Gift (join fee)

Pants: Celoe: lolong trousers (Mesh item)

Belt: Pepper: Loose Belt

Photo 2:
Skin: The U-Neek: Metalisha Skin
Hair: Bizarre Hair: Secret Temple
Leggings: The U-Neek: Spyro2 Leggings
Ouchy thing: Catnip: Penance Choker

Photo 3:
Lingerie: Erotique Designs: Sweet Pops (there is a matchy men's item there for your love nest needs)
Boots: Baby Monkey: Bandana Boots - Pink
Skin: Heartsick: Desire - Eternity- Black Shimmer
Hair: Discord Designs: Athena

The Millenium Hunt Starts Tonight

Oh hey!  I'm finally settling back in from a very hectic holiday season and collected a few things to share.  FTLO's Millenium Hunt begins at Midnight SLT tonight, January 5th.  The organizer, Rhed Rhode,  has kindly gave me the scoop and there are a few things to keep in mind.  There is no store list for this hunt it's like a scavenger hunt (like hunts used to be).  The hunt begins at Pestle & Twig at 12 PM SLT 1/5/12.  There is NO hunt object.  The item will be hidden inside a regular store vender that has been marked 1 L.  The item is supposed to be within 30 m of the landing point and store owners have been asked to not have anything else marked 1 L during the hunt (so they will be like 0 or 2 L).  So its like a hidden dollarbie with a free extra gift inside!  I did find a few items already.  Another really great deal that my lovely ex-wife, Whisper Despres, told me about, are some items marked for 50 L at The Secret Store.  The Secret Store is one of my favorite stores and it appears that these are holiday specials as the items are red, green or white/creme.  However, most of them are regular items at steep discounts, so you might want to visit before these are gone.  Last on my list are the recent daily specials at Baby Monkey.  The owner, Pixieplumb Flanagan goes on these release sprees and has begun offering them at significant savings.  I picked up the zebra pumps for only 50 L and they are color change so it's a great deal. There are also cheetah pumps and some boots right now; I think the boots are only 25 L.

Details:
Shirt: SHUSH: Millenium Top : 1L - FTLO Millenium Hunt
Skirt: The Secret Store: Pencil Skirt - Cedar: 50 L Limited Time
Bag: The Secret Store: Girly Briefcase - Cherry: 50 L Limited Time
Shoes: Baby Monkey: Desi Pumps - Zebra: 50 L Limited time
Plugs: Nox: FTLO Millenium Plugs: 1 L - FTLO Millenium Hunt
Skin: Laq: Ebba
Makeup: MOCK: Less of a Beotch Millenium Makeover - 1 L - FTLO Millenium Hunt
Lashes: Cheap Makeup: Tableau Lashes: Free <3
Hair: Wasabi Pills: Taleen Mesh Hair: new release

My Favorite Holiday "Stuff"

Most of my blogging time is spent on wearable items.  But without all the amazing "stuff" in SL, it would be as boring at the platform where I spend most of my SL time.  Lots of awesome creators of home items, animations and other things that make SL fun have jumped on the holiday bandwagon by either participating in hunts, advent calendars, 12 days of Christmas, and other ways and I wanted to take the time to feature some of my favorites.  This is in no way an exhaustive list but a few I found worth the trips around the grid.

I would be completely remiss if I didn't start with FD Decor.  My friend, Fallacy DeCuir, has her entire sim decked out with holiday goodies.  I swear it has more stuff than Bronner's Christmas Wonderland in Frankenmuth, Michigan, which is a place my grandparents lived near when I was a child and once caused my then 5 year old son to have his first anxiety attack, which he remembers to this day as "chest".  If any of you know Fallacy, she tries to make off as if she is some scary mean girl but I think she is a doll and anyone that makes little flowers with happy faces definitely has a bark worse than her bite.  You have to go there if only to see her sim.  When you get over the shock and find the main store, you will find several lucky chairs and lucky presents with awesome prizes.  She also has a log cabin in the Midnight Mania as well as participating in several hunts.

Next is C&D Designs.  Lovely Cherelle Capra, sister of Helena Stringer, fellow Free*Styler and maker of wild hair (we miss her terribly), has been creating for as long as I can remember.  Cher frequently sends out gifts to her subscriber groups (supposedly a big one is coming as soon as tomorrow).  She also has some spectacular items out in hunts right now.  The two builds in the collage are hunt items.  She also is participating in Royal Living's Snowman Hunt, which ends on the 15th.  Those items cost 45 L each but are huge gifts worth hundreds more.  I apologize for forgetting to take a photo.  Cher also has an advent calendar at her store for members of her inworld group.  The cost of each of those items is 1 - 10 L.  The group is free to join now until 12/24.  The group will have a fee after that and an extra special gift is planned for December 25 so get in now if you have the space.

Lots of bloggers have been showing items for the With Love Hunt.  It is one of my favorite hunts right now and I will easily shell out 10 L for such high quality items.  This includes a sample of some of the non-avatar items, though I did want to also mention Adorkable and Status, who have really nice pose packs in the hunt.

Page Eames from LaFlat gave me permission to use her and Plurabelle Laszlo of Bliensen&MaiTai's ad texture for their 12 days of Christmas event which began today.  The two designers will provide free gifts for the next 12 days at their adjoining shops.  I adore these two women and highly recommend the visit.

A new place to me, Dirty Little Secret, has a in-store hunt going on through the 25th with 10 prizes to find.  I am showing one, the tree stump lounger, but there are others from furniture to cuffs/collars.  They are hidden in the store and enclosed area as well as the skybox store.

Baby Monkey's 12 days of Christmas begins tomorrow with this gift.  Yeah, this stuff is wearable but this is always a very popular event and includes shoes and accessories.  It is free to everyone.  The group is currently closed to new members as there is a big celebration but make sure to check out the numerous lucky boards, the midnight mania as well as super-cheap (like 10 L) cute shoes during your visit.  You can find the item hidden in one of the ornaments on the tree.  Pixieplumb Flanagan has told me she will keep each gift up for a few days in order to give more people a chance to get them.  A new gift will be added daily.

Other places I've really enjoyed this holiday season have been the Advent Calendar at KittyCats, which Sileny mentioned in a previous post.  All items are free and I was able to get past gifts which I had missed, which was a really nice feature.   Also, Sway's, as in previous years has a fantastic advent calendar.  Her's are a bit challenging because you have to go find the hints but it has definitely been worth it.  Zacca and nonino have joined in this year and made it really special.  Adorkable has also been giving out a free pose every day during the holiday season and there are still several more to pick up.  She is also participating in the With Love and POE hunts so she is offering an insane amount of free poses right now.

All these designers have put in countless hours at little to no compensation to provide us with wonderful gifts.  When I think about where to spend my lindens, I feel it's important to support folks like the people I've written about above.  Give back if you can!

Credits:
FD Decor Collage: (clockwise from flowers): Candy Cane Hunt, POE Hunt, Lucky Chair Prize, Traditional Christmas Hunt, Lucky Chair, Lucky Chair, Lucky Chair.

C&D Designs: (clockwise from fishing shack): POE Hunt, H&G Traditional Christmas Hunt, Subscriber gift (today), packaging (sometimes I love this as much as the gift! Am I alone out there in this?)

With Love Hunt: (clockwise from Lamp Post): each item 10 L
Lost Angel: Winter Street Lamp: multipose
Awesome Blossom: Madison Loft Skybox
Artilleri: Bixleta Toaster Fatpack
Intrigue Co.: Unicorn Carosel (w/ and w/o rainbow - but why wouldn't you?)
oOo Studio: Cozy: multipose
Hanaya: Canadian Cedar Greenhouse (winter)
Adorkable Poses (not pictured)
Status Poses (not pictured) sim seems to be down!  Look up Gidge Uriza's profile, leave her random IM's and find the store location in her picks.

LaFlat/Bliensen & MaiTai 12 days/12 gifts

Dirty Little Secret: 2011 Holiday Hunt

Baby Monkey 12 Days of Christmas - begins TOMORROW

Guys Don't Make Passes at Girls that Wear Glasses

or apparently, they don't make passes at me!  Anyways, for all the Yanks, I hope your holiday was a good one.

I recently had the pleasure of chatting with Annabelle Couturier the designer and owner of Cannibelle.  She is a sweetheart and makes lovely lingerie and tattoos.  What really impresses me about her work is that she her items have not only all clothing layers but include a tattoo layer so the items are so versatile.  The sets shown here are available for Black Friday for only 20 L each.  There is another set, Kitty, that is a cute retro look as well as the Efa tattoo, which I completely forgot to shoot in my post Thanksgiving daze, that are also available for 20 L. Claudine and Kitty will not be sold after this event, which ends Sunday at Midnight SLT.  Agnes will be unavailable in black as of Monday and the Efa tattoo will be full price as of Monday.

Sileny TP'd me to December to nab these awesome unisex retro frames off the lucky board.  I really fell in love with December after picking up her items at our 444 event and these are some of the best version of this style that I've seen in SL.  You must be a member to win the glasses but the group is free to join.  Sileny is still waiting for an S so pop over there after you get the goodies at Cannibelle and help her out!

Credits:
Lingerie: Cannibelle: Claudine (top) and Agnes (lower): 20 L each and available only for the Black Friday event.  Be sure to pick up the subscriber gift and the freebie while you are there!
Glasses: December: No. 75: lucky board gift - group members
Hair: [e]: Away
Skin: LAQ: Ebba
Makeup: Miamai: Les Makeups Lashes
Pose Set: Diesel Works: PolyWall

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)

It's Days Are Numbered

Free*Style's 4th Anniversary Event, 4.44.444, ends on 10/14 so it's last call fellas on some fabulous, funny and fine items for outrageously good prices.  I am showing just a few examples here: Dilly Doll's Astrid Dress which is only 44 L for a fat pack!  Good heavens if that is not just wild!  My hands down, no holds favorite item from the event is Miss Shippe's Darling Mr. Betty tattoo for all out girly-man love.  Sweet Hempy Weezles from Ripe has adorable Calliope jewelry sets.  There are so many other awesome deals and I haven't even finished shopping it yet.  Do not miss this!  Trust me and my 110K+ inventory which after this event I'm going returning to hermithood to whip into shape!

Credits:
Dress: Dilly Dolls: Astrid Lights: 44 for a fat pack @ 4.44.444
Skin: Mango Mango!: Been Up All Night Blogging: 4 L @ 4.44.444
Jewelry: Ripe: Calliope in Silver: 44 @ 4.44.444
Tattoo on the face: Miss Shippe's Studio: Darling Mr. Betty (Powdered ver): 44L @ 4.44.444
Hair: Wasabi Pills: Mui Hair: new release tho she does have some rocking hair at 4.44.444
Eyes: Cupcakes: from the Great Pumpkin Hunt @ Cupcakes but check out their items at 4.44.444, too!

Tender Moments to Savor Forever

Just sayin'.

Sileny lies! Bright colors are not over. I am a fanatic stickler about no white shoes after Labor Day but today I'm siding with good old Nicki Minaj as covered by my second favorite ANTM judge, Andre Leon Talley, on Vogue Daily and continuing the pre-fall color show.  Heaven knows I can shop with the best of them (ask my friends) but today I found so many inexpensive goodies from some of my favorite designers!

Credits:
Shirt: Sn@tch: from Marcia outfit: @ The Car Wash Sale: 10 L
Jeans: JustB: Frayed Unisex Jeans - Light Wash: 1 L (September dollarbie)
Earrings: Bliensen + MaiTai: Forgotten Love - Opal: @ The Car Wash Sale: 10 L
Skin: Al Vulo!: London Piccadilly Circus: Group Gift
Hair: Wasabi Pills: Nami Hair - Gingerbread: not free but awesome
Necklace: Bliensen + Mai Tai: Grim's Necklace: Beware of Wolves: not free
Belt: Veshi: Pashmina Belt: from a past TDR (where did your store go??)
Tatoo: Holli Pocket: Dirty Tats: I got this at a prior Grunge Soul Project but check her store

Bodyline group gift skin

Bodyline released a new beautiful skin called Uzuri and sent a special gift skin to the group. It comes in teeth and regular versions. Join Bodyline - updates (200L join fee) and check notices. There's also another skin that will disappear from notices after tomorrow!

Some other things worth noting is the Exile Darla 40L hair at TDR Blue, it comes in all colors too, and comes with hairbase (I'm wearing it below).

Others:
-Eyes: Fashism
-Tattoo Lashes: [[Mozz]] Tattoo Layer Eyelashes
-Top: Cupcakes, 0L for all colors!
-Pose: fri.day, 20L (50% off sale until the 17th)