Princess for a Day

I've been freebie/cheaping hunting since I figured out how to leave Orientation Island. In spite of that there are times when I am utterly dumbfounded by the the extreme quality of the gifts that some designers share with us. These two gowns fall into this category.

The first gown is a gift from Kouse's Sanctum when you join the subscriber group. The Boleyn Girl (loved the movie!) gown is a stunning Caribbean blue in a rich satin. It's braided trim and embroidered bodice lend to it's opulence.

For great accessories for either gown head over to Deco at the Vagabonds and Festivale locations through Friday where everything in the store is 25L (prices are normally 100 - 800 L). I am wearing the Memories set below. One of her designs, the Platinum Pendant Set, is only 1 L, and is a great art deco design and perfect when I wear retro outfits. All jewelry at Deco is transferable so load up on prezzies while you have a chance. The Serenity Skin is from the group exclusive lucky board at Cupcakes. The group has a 100 L join fee. I've been a member since way back when I was in the Rosemar group and I have gotten my lindens back over and over again. Hempy Weezles turned me on to AY.LinE when she hollered at me to clear a lucky chair. This one is not on of the lucky sets, which are fat packs. There are 2 boards with different styles (fatpacks, not single colors). The stunning eyes (Strange Purple) are one of my much loved sets from Tacky Star, who's owner, Aura Faulta, has singlehandedly rescued me from shoddy eyes. 50 L per set in many sizes.
The Samantha gown from the Lucky Chair at Mystic Sky is a deep, luscious royal blue. It has a rich tapestry texture and braided trim. Still pictures cannot do justice to the way this dress moves. It's flow, for lack of better word at the moment, is purposeful, sensuous and regal. My friend, Skyler John, who owns Mystic Sky has become a fantastic designer. Some of her outfits for men, women and small people are 50 %. Check out her newest design, even if it is just to drool. The hair I am wearing here is AY.LinE's current group gift, Nemu. It comes in a fatpack and in two sizes. It has risen to the top of my favorite hair shops list!

Happy shopping/chair stalking!

Blogger Challenge: Let's Get Artsy!

After having fun with a few blogger challenges issued by such talented bloggers like the lovely Achariya and Sasy, I've been chewing on some ideas for a fun new theme. While noming on said thoughts, I happened to stumble into the store Wine and Roses. I'm currently in the market for a few nice pieces to fill La Casa de GG & Adaire after he spoiled me with a brand new skybox.

And...there in the shop was a lucky chair! And...it had my letter on it! And...I got this awesome vase! It's such a pretty vase, and I really wanted to show it on the blog, and then I thought...why not make a blogger challenge to incorporate one of the many pieces of beautiful art around the grid in a post? Understandably, the fashion blogs focus on fashion, but I think art can be quite fashionable in its own sense and worth celebrating!

I'm hoping some of those in the bloggosphere have a favorite sculpture, painting, artsy piece of furniture, or anything that creators in SL can dream up to express themselves and feel like sharing it. (And I'm also hoping no one thinks I'm looney for the idea, but I have "plausible deniability" - I'm in the midst of law school exams!)


The Wine and Roses lucky chair vase and Sn@tch's freebie for this week made me think "ballet" and "studio." I happened to see the Baking Cupcakes blog and Pumpkin's post about a dollarbie skybox called "Los Angeles By Night" from Urban Affliction (thanks Pumpkin!) and somehow I came up with this!

I also wanted to mention a pose shop that is perfect for artistic poses called Leafy that the skin goddess Ryker Beck pointed me towards. The poses are really creative and inspiring, and right now they're just $50L on sale! Be sure to go check it out.

Style Notes:
Candace "Glitterati" Skin (Apple): Genesis (Free in the subscribe-o-matic notices!)
Outfit: Sn@tch (Free but disappearing soon!)
Silver Bells Jewelry Set: Violet Voltaire (Part of her dollarbies upstairs behind the main store in her store-closing sale!)
Rabid II 3 (White): Curio (not free)
Wingchun Pose: Leafy ($50L)
Los Angeles By Night Skybox: Urban Affliction ($1L on xstreet.com)

Laaaaaaaazy

Oh god I hate it when I wake up, and it's raining, been raining all night. Dark skies at 7am are just wrong. Specially on a Weds, specially when mini Ash decided at 2.30am that there was no way on earth she could sleep in her own bed. Specially when she takes up my whole damn bed.



Van Stantz, he makes me happy, in fact he makes me squee. These amazing boots are yours for free, for a limited time at EvA. As always, they are scripted sculpts of yum, and we are spoilt rotten. Be sure to fangirl Van and Evangeline if you see them!



Next we have a gorgeous opening dollarbie from Amaranthus, a new project from Elbereth Nightfire of Star Kindler fame. This is a bit of a departure from the jewelery we are used to from this talented designer, featuring Victorian gothic pieces that are just stunning. The perfect foil for these gorgy silks from Silk & Satyr, also an opening gift. Do hit up the subscribo, and do spend lots of lindens in this yummy store, it's my first choice for silks.......srsly.



And here is where Ash got thoroughly fed up today!!! Ash and Q were looking decidedly similar, so here we have the new (for the moment) Ash! I'm prob the only one that can tell the difference, but that kinda counts..right?!





I haven't posted about the cutest store on the grid for awhile. Lo*momo long ago claimed that title in my books, and there has been no contender since!! Shown here are a mixture of group gifts (avail in store with tag activated) dollarbies and the Bunny Hop gift. Ohh and there's 2 lucky boards there now, both dresses eluded me, but they are stunning. And now I suppose I shall drag myself off to do something semi useful, Ash out.

Pic 1
Hair (not free)
Torridwear
Boots
Eva

Pic 2
Outfit
Silk And Satyr Group Gift
Hair (not free)
69
Necklace
Amaranthus opening Dollarbie

Pics 3,4,5
Outfits
Lo*Momo

Hair (not free)
69
Maitreya

Hoofies (not free)
Lazy Places

Skin worn Throughout
Seduction Cupcakes Group Gift

A Night With The Bestie

So a night with my bestie usually consists of "Dood have you seen......?" "Dood you gots to check this out...." and "OMFG loook at that guy's collar" And so it was this evening. Bestie and I were at Aden, stocking up on hair, when this guy rezzed in. He had on the most amazing neko feets, but it was his collar that grabbed our attention. His name is Devilmaycare Oxbar, and we were mercilessly clicking on him to see what his collar would do. It changed before our eyes, from a simple collar, to rotating gears, to yet another collar with glowy gear symbols on it.



"ASK HIM WHERE HE GOT THAT SHIT FROM" I think I remember demanding at some point. So question asked, LM given and we were off to Cats Of A Feather. It's a store Devil and his partner Melancholia Lilliehook own. After the collar was purchased, we actually took a breather to look round!! Not only do they have the most incredible jewelery, but poses, neko parts and fecking awesome cyber bits. Shown here is the Kitty Lock Collar, which while isn't free is the best L you'll spend this year....srsly. The hawt outfits? Totes free from Kayliwulf Kingdom.



And because I'm not a total meany, the bone choker shown here is a freeb/dollarbie (forgive me I have buyers fever) :P You will find free eyes, a shape, poses and much more. The other chokers shown are amazing and totally reasonable (like 75L) so go buy em!!! Now if you'll excuse me, I haz to go cleek myself....lots :P Ash Out.

Other Stuff I'm Wearing
Hair (not free, but all hair is 50L atm)
Aden

Skin (not free)
Bebae

Tattoo
Seerose Lucky Chair

Shtuff

Yesterday has to go down on record as one of the weirdest days of the year. I had been clinging onto the hope it was a full moon, and therefore perfectly rationalised ahem....not to be!



Want a sneak peek? Come closer and check out the yummy thats about to go in the lucky chair at Dare Designs. Either today or tomorrow, depending on Dare's schedule, you can nab this, and other versions in the chair. So fecking hawt. The boots are previous freebies from SHI, and the sunnies, well they're a sneak peek too. They will be released next week at Dare Designs.



This amazing dress is from Primalot. I actually read a post on The Freebie Telegraph about a jewelery set, the story behind it alone was enough for me to instantly TP. There are 2 lucky chairs aswell as a whole freebie section. The necklace shown is part of that very special set, read about that here. The gorgy wings are from Fancy Fairy. I don't remember if I bought them, or if they are an old gift. Whutevs, they're my faves!!



Isn't this dress the cutest. It's got such a Madonna 80's vibe to it.It comes with matching boots and fishnets too! Grab it at Vixens, for a limited time only.



I hope after last week's vampire post, you all stayed in the Lunas Boutiqe group. I did :P and looky what I got today. "Purple Disco Dream" baby, love it!



And last but by no means least, something that is most certainly not free, but worth every penny and more. This stunning, delicate lingerie is the RFL outfit from Fancy Fairy. You can get it for 150L, I paid more, cos I love it, and the money goes to a good cause. Ash Out

Not Free
Hair
Kin
ETD
Fuel
Maitreya
Junwave

Skins
Bebae

Lingerie In Pic 5
Fancy Fairy RFL Item

Urgh

So far this week has blown bucketloads. It must be a full moon over here, it really does bring the crazies out, all of whom seem to want to talk to me during RL work. I have felt the urge several times to headbutt my desk while chanting over and over "go away". Unfortunately there is no reasoning with the insanity that is my job, so I'll have to content myself with plotting the death of the IT dick who created our website instead.....satisfying :P



Thank god for pretty clothes from one of my favie designers. Project Kiwi is a store I've blogged a couple of times and have really enjoyed seeing the newness from there. This gorgeous denim number is a linden for a limited time. You'll find it at the main store with the new releases. Other colours are available for full price too, if green ain't your thang and such. I've shown it with a necklace from Shiny Things, that is a part of a set, not free, but very versatile due to the nifty gem change script.



These shirts are also a linden from Project Kiwi, again only for a limited time. The jeans! A new store Miasma has these in the fortune teller. You can never have enough jeans in your inv, srsly!



Staying with Miasma, you'll find this cute tank in the camping chairs, along with all sorts of other goodies, such as a tail and jelly bracelets. Yay for awesome new stores!



And last but not least, Leigh in our chatbox talked this up so much I had to grab it! While not free, this pack from Pacadi (formerly Maeva) is choc full of yummy stuff. You'll get the dress, necklace, a skin, and 57457 pairs of leggings on all layers! 295L isn't too much to pay for a preview of the new clothing line, grab it while you can. Now time to get mini Ash so we can play dress ups yay! Ash Out.

Not Free
Skin
Curio

Hair
Maitreya
LeLutka

Hoofies
Lazy Places

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