Twilythula

Dresses - Twilythula free
Skin - McSkin not free
Hair in pic 1 - Atomic Pumpkin Hunt Prize
Thank you Twilythula Sorbet for letting me know about the dresses^^

Deviant Girls Treasure Hunt Gift

EGGzorcist doll full avatar set (comes with hair, shoes and a basket) - Deviant Girls. One of many Jack o Lantern treasure hunt prizes.
Check the official website for details^^

Skin - &Bean free. Look for the skull in the shop.
Lashes - OH not free

n*cotton

Black Dress - Treasure Hunt Prize. Look for a chestnut hidden inside/outside the shop. It ends 10/27 7am slt, so hurry x.x
Red skirt - Lucky board prize
Hair - D!VA not free

n*cotton has cutest clothes and everything is under L$10.

Teleport to n*cotton

Avast ye, Free*Stylers!

Hello! I have come out of my hermit hole (or according to the below picture, a fabulous steampunk airship) just long enough to tell you about one of my absolutely favorite stores in SL, Wishbox. The textures in every piece Wisp Jinn makes are just stunning with gorgy craftsmanship. Lucky for Free*Stylers, you can slap the Midnight Mania board for today only and get this adorable pink pirate outfit. Rumor has it from the shop owner that the next Midnight Mania prize will be equally as delish, so be sure to haunt Wishbox like I do.

There's also a hunt prize that you can pick up in store within a little an apple. The prize is this wicked little pixie outfit called "Macabre Tink" that comes with blood overlay, an adorable dress, wings, and flats. Hint...it's in the same room as the Midnight Mania board! I'm not sure how long the hunt prize is available, so don't delay, especially with Halloween not so far from now.

Alas, I was going to show a few pieces from her collection as I think I almost own one of everything, but my pictures were made of fail. In fact, I have a certain photographer to thank for the pretty pictures above.

Peace out, stay cool, and don't go to law school. (Lol. Yes, it's that bad. Even in my last year!)

Other non-free stuffs:

Picture 1~

Skin: Curio/Smudge/Moonbeam (Available at Skin Fair)

Hair: Fusemelon/Grazia/Charcoal

Pose: Olive Juice

Picture 2~
Elf Ears: Sn@tch/HUD-driven color-change

Skin: Curio/Mink/Moonbeam

Hair: Truth

Surprise!! It's Aeon.

I tell you this move across the world has knocked me for six, and getting used to the timezone is so bloody hard. I miss all my SL and RL friends that I was so used to seeing every day, however, in some ways it's been good to not socialise as I've been getting all creative and shit in my studio.....ahhh just like the old days :P



Getting creative however means I have a whole lotta catching up to do blogging wise,so may as well start now! You'll find some great yummies in the chair at Dare Designs, "Surprise" being one of them. Total rawr, wild woman stuff........lickable latex on eleventy twelve million layers.



"Aeon" will be released tomorrow, with chair exclusive colours of course, so make sure you're around to stalk it. The gorgeous skins shown are a hunt gift from Kiko Life. It's the Golden Sarcophagus hunt, taken from the official card:
You will be collecting 50 sarcophagi hidden in our participating stores and around our sim.
Inside each sarcophagus will be either a phrase, a gift, or both. Each one of the phrases you collect is part of a whole paragraph that talks about Cleopatra. Sarcophagi may move around from day to day, so if you missed one it may be easier to find the next day. Even if you don't get them all, you will pick up some delicious prizes along the way, so don't give up. Put the paragraph together CORRECTLY, and you are eligible for the Grand Prize Drawing!!!.

* Grand Prize is L$5,000
* Cash Prizes
* Gift Certificates from our participating stores
* Skins (value L$4000)
* and more....

Send your completed paragraph, in a notecard, to either Tabatha Giano or DragonLady Majestic. All entries must be received by August 5th at 11:45 PM SL time. The Winners will be randomly chosen from all correct entries. The winner's will be contacted by August 7th and names posted in the University City Group.

We hope to see you there. Happy Hunting!!!!!! Be nice and play fair.

Thanks to our sponsors and participating stores:

AFantasy
Athena's Antiquities
Avila Sterling Jewelry and Art in Motion
Babele Fashion Italian Style
Dark Crystal Rose Designs
DragonLady Designs
Gadgeteria
Jessop Creations
Kiko Life
Moon's Bazaar
Sara's Jas Elegant Gowns
Sexon's WB
Shellylove Designs
Steelheart
Wishedon's
Wolf Island Studios
I got to know the designer, Osuntomi, when I showcased her darker skins, you can read the post here. The awesomesauce boots are from Duh!,theyre not free but so reasonably priced, totally great for budget shoppers. Renee always has something fab in her lucky chair too, so well worth a visit. Ash Out.

Credits
Outfits
Dare Designs
Skins
Kiko Life hunt gift
Hair (not free)
The Stringer Mausoleum
Boots (not free)
Duh!

To Reek of Awesome

There's nothing like a great tee shirt. During the work week, I'm always looking forward to getting home and ditching the suit to put on one of my favorite tees. My current fave is a little black tee that proudly states in white letters, "A bottomless pit of wants and needs." I figure this takes the wind out of anyone's sails that wants to get cranky at me. My attitude is, "Hey! I disclosed up front what I'm like!" (Luckily, despite the tee and my 'tude, GG still loves me. I figure he's a keeper! *grin*)

Unless you're seeing some strange rendition of the Beatles in SL, you won't have to worry about being "that guy" (or girl!) with this awesome tee shirt from Reek. All you have to do is head on down to the store in Harold and make overtures to the lucky board in hopes of your letter coming up! It's an awesome prize, as both black and white versions are included with guy and girl-specific fits. GG and I kicked back in our new tees while chilling at our skybox.

I was lucky to meet the very creative and tres cool Riq (the designer) while waiting for my letter to come up and he couldn't be nicer. I think I just found my new favorite tee shirt shop! And, both guys and girls can snag the Make Him Over Hunt (MHOH) prize available, too...BATMAN PAJAMAS!! *belts out the the nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah BAT MAAAAAN song!*
Isn't GG the cutest? I just wanna go tuck him in and...le gaspe! Inner monologue! But the good news is that these batman pjs and other gifts are in the shop to sate your lust for good deals while waiting for the lucky board. Check it out! And thanks to Riq for the goodies!

Other free shizzle on GG:
Covenant Necklace: Goth1c0 (MHOH prize)
Eriky Pants: Sensual Mistery (MHOH prize)
Reed Hair (Black): Uncle Web (free at the counter, as is the hair I'm wearing!)

Summer Hols

While it's cold, and raining here in Sydney........I will be sunning myself in the back yard in sunny old England. Mmmhhmm, Mini Ash's passport is finally here and I'm booking flights baby! I wanna leave by the weekend, totes not gonna happen, but we will be gone within the next 2 weeks.



My backyard dun quite look like this, but I'm allowed some creative license in SL :P 2 of my all time favie stores are offering swimwear freebs, this one is an opening gift from Lo*momo. The main store has moved to Petit Pas, has a new build and all sorts of goodies for you, including older group gifts and a sale section.



Oh hai! Another pic of me from a slightly different angle, in a different colour bikini :p Also from Lo*momo.



This little number is so cute, and totally what I wear to the beach in RL. No doing a Pammy down at Bondi for me, especially when trying to keep up with Mini Ash. And the last thing I wanna worry about is a bikini wedgie, so fecking uncomfortable! Grab yours from Jill.



Oh and looky, you get 2 different colours, aren't you a lucky bunch!



And to finish, the Through The Looking Glass hunt gift from Bubblefish. A super cute football shirt with miniscule panties to go underneath.....yum. And a not so silent ode to Scriptina, I love you oh swirly, twirly font. If I wasn't already betrothed to CS4, I'd do you in a New York minute :P Ash Out.

Credits nd shit
Skins (not free)
Curio
Hair(not free)
Tiny Bird
ETD
Refuge
Clothes
Lo*momo
Jill
Bubblefish
Shoes
Hoorenbeek (old gift)

Frop!

I'm a bit bleary eyed this morning and stumbling round the grid making epic typos in between work breaks. My bestie is one of those driven types, if she does a hunt, she has to do it all at once and all the way to the end. Needless to say, we make terrible hunting partners as I get very easily distracted by shiny pretty things (read spending money at every store on the hunt stop) and quite often get yelled at: "You can COME BACK HERE LATER" Ahem.



So while I fussed with PS this weekend off she went to do the key hunt, and came back raving about a store called Frop. While I didn't spy her wearing the hunt gift (shown above), I did see her in an awesome pair of shorts.



I was stoked when I found out they were a midnight mania prize. Shown here with the 2 super comfy looking tops that come with them. I also bought a fat pack of shirts with the following written across the boobs: Bitches Are People Too I was told I needed those shirts, can't think why though :P



And lastly these retro jammies can be won from the Frop lucky chair, both myself and bestie won those while we were standing around gabbing. The chair seems to change really quickly too, so bring some friends. And now, back to work for me. Ash Out.

Credits
Outfits
Frop
Hair (not free)
Red Queen
Slink
Skin (not free)
Curio
Socks (not free)
Pig
Boots (not free)
J's

Controversy for the win.

Alas. As I am in the middle of law school exams and I fear that I will pontificate in legalese if I write too many words words words (mad love for Loli). Pontificate about what, you say? Well...

I think Ash is really brave to stick up for we who spend hours and hours putting together these posts and she makes some great points (see below). To point the mighty finger of blame at freebie bloggers, especially ones who feature full-priced items and make an effort to show off new designers, is just plain silly. This is a multi-faceted, complex issue that many feel strongly about, but FFS...if this blog were doing such a horrible disservice to designers and SL residents, it would be shamed and burned like a witch in Salem. Or designers that steal.

The cold hard fact is yes, unlike a year ago, your average SL resident can get by without spending Lindos and not look like Ruth from the Sims.

Is that a bad thing?

I have no idea. I'm not an economist. I don't have statistical information that could definitively point to a clear answer, but I can tell you that many virtual law experts and economists forecast long-term economic growth in SL with the rapidly expanding citizen population (IM me if you would like a copy of the law journal article I pulled that from). While one designer may suffer because of freebies, another may profit. Why? I'm not sure anyone knows. The concept of the virtual economy is so new and many think it will be as many as 15 years before it's fully realized and understood. Words words words.

There's also the culture of entitlement embraced by the rude, but let's face it. The RL world is full of a-holes - there's no reason why SL wouldn't be full of them too. Like I said and I think most would agree, it's a very, very complex issue. (And, its disappointing to see fingers pointed by those who hold themselves above getting a freebie, snubbing others who enjoy them...even if they never actually buy any of the clothes they blog.)

I'm in the camp that finds a well-crafted design offered for free or at a discount leading to subsequent purchases at the shop that offered it. I've often been completely horrified by how much I spend in SL on clothing and accessories, but it's hard to resist with so many talented designers on the grid.

But getting to my post, and hey...it actually relates to my ramblings above. The Keys to the VIP Gridwide Hunt is an interesting proposition and one I personally found rewarding. To participate, you have to buy a $200L VIP pass and wear it to receive gifts from 50 different designers in SL. After completing the hunt, you receive a VIP pass to the luxury lounge where many of these designers lavished even more freebies as congrats for finishing gifts.

And let me tell you...these aren't the kind of freebies the rude freebie hoars complain loudly about. I've been pleasantly surprised at the quality of the items I've snagged, making the $200L investment a steal now that I have several more pairs of quality shoes, great outfits, goregous skins, fun accessories...and the list goes on. Here's a picture of just a teeny bit of what you can score:

We're standing in the skybox prize from Liquid Candy that comes fully furnished and is mod-tastic. GG did with the hunt with me, but I exhausted him so badly by dragging him through all 50 stores, that he couldn't bear to put anything on or even contemplate looking at his inventory. Poor GG. I wanted to see that nice lingerie set on you!

Stuff from The Keys to the VIP Hunt:
Goldfish outfit: The Sea Hole (Key #8)
VIP Skin: Atomic (Key #20)
Flutter Hair (Black A): Magika (Key #10)
Love Lock It Choker: Urban Dysfunction (VIP Luxury Lounge Gift)
Riders Boots (Color Change): Heart and Sole (VIP Luxury Lounge Gift)
Skybox: Liquid Candy (Key #14)

WALPURGISNACHT!!!

When Dare dropped a folder on me labeled "Walporgis", I was like dood, how the hell do you pronounce it?!! Of course Sasy cracked up, "You don't blog in voice silly!" Point taken but still, I like to know shit :P



The upshot is this: Dare Designs is having a hunt for 48 hours. The prizes are amazing, ranging from clothes, to jewelry, to the most incredible monobike I have ever seen.



I'll copy some of the card to you : WALPURGISNACHT!!! (otherwise known as Beltane for us Pagans...)

It is traditional to celebrate the coming of spring and the renewal of life with fires... bonfires and passion's flames, actually... and to honor this tradition I've laid out a Hunt for the two nights of Walpurgisnacht (48 hours, actually).

There are twelve balefire prizes to find, roughly half hidden in the store(s), the other half spread throughout the sim. Since Walpurgisnacht is Halloween in spring, there's a trick to finding these treats - you'll need to look high and low, watch for secret doors and passages, and check all the spooky corners. The prizes are numbered, though - so you'll know when you've found all 12.

The hunt begins midnight tonight and will end midnight, May 1st. (I may extend it if enough Hunters need the time)

Just so you know what you're looking for - the first balefire prize object is VERY easy to find.

- <3>



Dare would prefer actual locations of the prizes aren't given out, but for hints or hunt discussion, feel free to join the Dare Designs Signature Members Group. That means no slurl lists and no cheat sheets.



As always, every outfit is detailed, several layers for different looks and hawt, lets not foget the hawt :P



This last outfit, I know Kenlee's gonna try to pry out of my pixel hands, it's so very her!! I may make an exchange, her soul for the outfit.......seems fair!! Ash Out.

Credits
Hair (not free)
Mirai Style
Skin (not free)
Curio
Outfits
Dare Designs

Pyschotic Nekos Dress...Well!

Oh hai! I had a moment to slap up a post about an Easter Egg hunt at Psychotic Neko that starts tomorrow (Friday). Oh yuss. PSYCHOTIC NEKOS!

Dun dun....DUN!!!!

Ok, I'm not sure where all that came from, but needless to say, I'm excited about it! So excited, that I took a stab at being a neko again. Oi.

Katat0nik's egg hunt prize is a brand new color of her "Rina" dress ~ seafoam! Bask in the seafoamy goodness while you cruise the sim for the hunt. Just look for participating stores by finding the sign in front of them. Go in the shop, find the egg, buy it for $0, and hop like the Easter Bunneh in your new freebie yum yums. Like Katat0nik's shop!


Other non-free but radical stuffs:
Neko Ears & Tail ~ Katat0nik
Teagan Hair (Charcoal) ~ Philotic Energy
Vixen Skin in "Merlot" ~ Curio
"Locked Heart" Choker ~ Katat0nik
Gryphon Myth Boots ~ Lazy Places
Poses (And I'm pretty sure these were actually free, now that I think about it) ~ On the Cover

Bunny Hop Flair

3am, all was not well in the Tomsen household, mainly due to my super loud boinking neighbours, who not only woke me up, but Mini Ash too, grrr. And the grid was broked too, awesome. So I was moaning on Plurk about my Sasybum being MIA and me missing her terribly. Well I found out last night there's a terribly good reason for her not hanging out. Shoes. Awesome sauce ballet flats to be precise. Sasy has a new project on the go, named "Flair".



The ones shown here can be nabbed on Xstreet for an L. In the pack you actually get 2 versions of your chosen shoes, so thats 4 pairs of shoes for 2L. Get the grey ones here and the pink ones here.



If you want other styles, colours or demos check out Sasy's merchant page here. The regular retail price is 150L, so it's well worth checking the dollarbies out, trust me theyre gorgeous. Speaking of gorgeous, how are these little short suits!! Tomoko Manamiko sent me a lm this morning for an amazing store called DrLife. Not only do they have 4 lucky boards (2 of them contain full skin sets) but there's also some yummy group gifts you can claim with your tag active. The shorts come in all sorts of colours, there's hair and jewelery also. yay for new to me stores!



A big hunt is about to get underway, the Bunny Hop grid wide hunt. Check out the official blog here. This first dress is the gift from Weird Designs. It's called "Dead Bunny" and I fecking love it. Shown with the very not free, but totally awesome "Dead Dreamer" skin from Miasnow.



Here we have offerings from Angelwing and Spork for the clothes, Sentou Yousei for the shoes and Chaos By Design for the skin. The shoes are truly to die for and you get 6798679 colours, not just the ones shown here.



The bunny outfit is from Venice Picassa, the ears twitch, too cute!! And the skin and middle dress are from Skinzors. The skin is beautiful, delicate and ever so pretty. Do check out the official blog, for more participants, and stay tuned here for more gifty previews. Ash Out.

Not Free
Hair
Troof
Dejavu
Inorite
Aoharu

Skin from 1st & 2nd pic
Minajunk
Miasnow

Totally Twisted

Firstly, a hearty welcome to all our new guest bloggers, especially Ms Eden who I have pestering for months to start blogging! Now you all can appreciate her razor wit as much as I do, yay!



I'm gonna start things off quite sedately with this gorgeous, classy number from A Piece Of Candy. A store I haven't blogged for ages (shame on me!) You'll find this, some skins and 2 other outfits in the latest subscribo gift.



And here we have "Jazz Baby" from the ever generous Ms Lemania. Shown here with the stunning "Kept" choker I picked up from Sable Rose as part of the massive Twisted Hunt. There's a lock and key version in the folder and both are my new sloves.



And speaking of the Twisted hunt, I thought I'd show a few of my faves. I know it's been all over the feed, but hopefully my faves don't clash with anyone else's!! These silks are from Subtle Submission, and I adore them. They come with the wrist and ankle chains shown, and cover quite a bit more than regular silks, perfect for shyer wearers!



This is the gift from Blueblood, shown with the most amazing hair from Burning Chrome. Apart from the yummy hunt gifts, you'll also find mucho goodness at the main store, and hit up the group too, a little bird tells me there's something waiting for you :P



I love love this dress from Skinzor, shown with incredible stompers from Self Expression. I'm only up to 20 something out of 103 pressies, so far some have been easy to find, others really really hard. Best advice I can give is de prim, take your time and above all have fun with it. If you can't find a gift, move on to the next. There's a list of the stores participating on the blog, and it's not the end of the world if you have to leave a gift till later. And for the love of all things holy, don't be an asshat kthnx :P Ash Out.

Amazing Shtuff That Ain't Free
Skins
Curio
Ti'ko

Hair
Maitreya
HOM

Fashionable Relay Challenge!

It's my turn in the Fashionable Relay Challenge that the lovely Sasy Scarborough started up a few days ago. Samsara Barzane created a fabulous look for her part of the challenge, and the rules of the game are that I take one item she rocked out in and wear it here. Of course, this being Free*Style, I found a few good freebies to pair with the item I chose, the /artilleri/ scarf (but in blue & not free).

I first headed to Tuli's hunt on her Journey sim to find some items to pair with the awesome /artilleri/ scarf. One of the prizes to find is her Kalista skin in a makeup especially for the hunt, "Valentine," and I'm wearing the "light" skin tone. I also found this adorable cable knit cropped sweater vest in "Sand" that Tuli made too. It's a great neutral and basic piece that goes with so much.

Then I checked out the massive 50% off sale going on at Sn@tch. Not free, but the deals to be had are too good not to post about! I picked up this thermal and these delicious chocolate cords at such a steal. Rumor has it that some items in the "Cheapie Room" are marked down to $0L during the weekend-long sale!

A few other free items I found to finish off my post for the Relay Challenge that aren't new but are great basics. These light blue Miriel eyes are part of the wearable demos graciously set out in-store, and these Maitreya pumps are a group gift for joining the subscribe-o-matic that Suri recently blogged.

I hope you enjoyed my fashion relay challenge post. I sure did enjoy doing it! I'm passing the torch to Sofia Gray of Chignon and can't wait to see the rest of the challenge play out!

Other items:
Piper II in "Chestnut" hair ~ Maitreya
Covergirl poses ~ Tuli

P.S. Those sweater prims appear darker because I was using the beta viewer to take photos. If you use the test viewer, be sure to remove the gray tint so the sweater prims will perfectly match - like I should have! XD