Skin Fair Finds

I've been trying to do this post for days and finally finished some photos.  Modavia Productions is hosting the 3rd Skin Fair at Vanity Universe through March 6 and it's a great opportunity to check out new releases from many skin designers as well as pick up some nice gifts.  I can't begin to show all of the gifts here but I will show you a few of my favorites.  Right now it's fairly challenging to get onto the sim but there is still plenty of time.

The best thing I heard today is that Happy Finds is reopened.  Free*Style has blogged them in the past and I TP'ed there as soon as I got word.  Right now the group is free to join (don't expect that to last) and there are gifts in the notices as well as in the store along with a few great discounts.

I'm totally in love with the eye makeup included in (R E D) M I N T's gift.  The deep, deep blue show is topped with light shimmers and will be one I go back to again and again.

Credits:
Skin: (R E D) M I N T: No.1. Pale Skin - Not free - available at the Fair
Makeup: (R E D) M I N T: (makeup) Frost No.03 - Free
Necklace: Happy Finds: Living Forever is Leafing - Group Gift
Hair: [e] - Play - not free

The gift from Your Skin & Your Shape is a fantastic skin that includes various hair base and cleavage layers. It's a nice, fresh face that should work well with makeup layers. I was sooo lucky to win the new hair in the Lucky Chair at Love Soul so I had to brag about it.  There are many new prizes in their 2 lucky chairs.

Credits:
Skin: YS&YS: Susan: Free
Hair: Love Soul: I Love Nature: Lucky Chair Prize
Necklace: Happy Finds: Dark Owl Necklace: Group Gift

The other skin I really liked was the gift from al vulo.  The gift also includes eyes, which I've also shown.  It amazes me still how different your avatar can look just by changing your skin.

Credits:
Skin: al vulo: Eliza*Vanity Brown (eyes are also included): Free
Hair: Exile: Kylie - Free along with several other styles!
Nails: Adam n Eve: copper - part of free gift at fair
Necklace: Happy Finds: Honey Comb Rose Necklace: 50 L


This is the fair layout.  Walk around and you will find all kinds of gifts and fair specials. Enjoy!

Sin & Secrets Opening Dollarbie

Those of you that have been around SL for awhile are likely to recall Sin & Secrets.  I used to shop there a lot and I was tickled when designer, Leila Dix, sent me her the dollarbie dress for their new store opening.  I particularly like the textural details at the waistline and the fluttery effects of the skirt.  The color changing hairband on the hair which is D!va's 10 K member gift worked so well with it as did Nushru's little black garter.  The blue rose gave it the color accent I was looking for.  You can pick it up for only 1 L for a few more days at Snow Bunny.

Credits:
Dress: Sin & Secrets: 075 Brise: 1 L (there are also skins in group archives)
Hair: D!va: Mai: 10K members group gift (also 4 lucky boards and more gifts here)
Garter: Nushru: Black Fur Garter w/ Bluekiss Roses: 1 L (also includes garter in a different color)
Skin: Dutch Touch: Josje: not free but one of several on sale right now
Stockings: Sheer: Knee Highs: free
Shoes: theosophy: Cearau Ribbon Pumps: not free (this style was in a past Project Themeory)

Happy Kyoot Year!

Kyoot has recolored one of my favorite dresses and is offering it at a New Years gift.  The gift also includes a nice black sequined vest.  My skin is the lovely Precious skin in Christmas Yule makeup, which is a group gift.  Now nothing about this skin made me want to start saying "Ho Ho Ho" (though other things do).  Its a great year-round skin and I do like the base shades.  Also, before it ends RezIpsa has an amazing clearance sale on a lot of hair and clothing.  My favorite style of Rezzie's work is Eliza and I was able to pick up a version with snowflakes for cheap!

 See the skin close up!

Credits:
Dress: Kyoot: And It's Love - Cream: Free
Belt: fri.day: Cinch.belt: not free
Skin: Fhang Candy: Precious/Light - Christmas Yule: Group Gift
Hair: RezIpsa: Eliza<3Snow: 4 PM: 25 L
Eyes: Glam Affair: Stella V2 - 14: not free
Lashes: Amperlope: Frequency Hijack: 40 L or 130 for a pack of 4
Stockings: Sheer: Knee-Highs - Over: Free
Shoes: Lelutka: Saffron Pumps: Not Free

Go Now!

This wins the prize for the most adorable free Christmas dress.  Gorgeous! Thank you! You really must go get it!

Outfit: Fishy Strawberry: Eos Babydoll Christmas Edition: 0 L (includes stole and hair accessories)
Hair: Arata Shouten: Renewal Gift Hair: 1 L for fatpack: look upstairs: 1 L
Skin: Glam Affair: Eva: not free - this was a special winter version for TDR.

Black Magic Woman

Halloween is fast approaching and there are so many options for dress up.  Here is a great witch look that you can pick up for next to nothing.

Shape: (census) Hagatha Shape: 0 L in the Witches Brew Hunt
Skin: Schismphrenic: Elphaba preview: 1 L
Hair: [CheerNo]: Femme Hair - Halloween: free
Dress: SySy's: Spiderdress: 0 or 1 L @ The Vertigo Graveyard.  Several other dollarbies are available here!  Head out from SySy's and you will soon see the graveyard.
Skull Bucket: Schadenfreude: 0 L (Allegory makes a different one every year and I love them.  Anyone can touch them to get treats, many which are animated!)
Shoes: Katat0nik: Ruffle Witch Boots: I got them last year so probably not available.

I will not make dirty references to the word SLOW

I was running over to DUunltd19 on the last day and I really liked the building it was housed in so I started to peak outside and discovered a whole bunch of my kind of happiness.  This is the first time in I can't tell you how long that I simply wandered around by myself and explored (shopped) with no particular mission in mind.  I wasn't blogging, I wasn't doing research for a post, I wasn't hunting or going to a lucky chair.  And I found great stuff, which I almost didn't blog, but it's too pretty and too sweet and the whole place is too tasteful to not share.  I am not showing you all the goodies I found so look around if you have the time.

Before I get too far into my tales of the SLOW sim, I wanted to gloat over the to-die-for jewelry that my awesome pal, Hempy Weezles from RIPE, is making for the upcoming jewelry fair.  The little bird skull pin is going to be a dollarbie and the hats (in other colors too) are going to be like insanely cheap unless she listens to me (which she probably won't do) and increases her price.  One of the reasons it's taken me three days to finish this post is I refused to take off this stuff.

The leggings are a dollarbie or cheapie at oyakin.  What I did was stretch the prims at the bottom to give them a slight flair.  They come in 3 different colors.  The babydoll top is not a freebie but at 90 L it's a good deal for adorable.

Before I forget, I completely forgot to shoot the adorable pink stripe flats that are the sim opening gift at oyakin so this is what I suggest.  When you get inside the store, stop at the table in the front room and get the darling shoes.  Then head to the back of the store and turn right down the hallway.  In the back of the next room there is a shelf with a bunch of freebies and dollarbies.  The leggings above and the dress and stockings in the photo below are items on the shelf.

The cute jewelry set is a new freebie at Beatnik and the old boots (in sky blue and grey) are are only 28 L at Clemantis. Every three days the color boot will change and on 10/1 they will be pink and green.  The boots don't seem to be mod or size change and they are size 0 so fair warning.

This fabulous, most excellent dress is a new group gift at Couverture, to celebrate the opening of SLOW.   There are so many ways to wear this sweet, flowy dress but I went casual and paired it with free leopard leggings from Beatnik as well a the darling feathers bag from RibboN.  Then to further delay me (<3), Sileny asked me my opinion on her skin for Humpday tomorrow and it's so cute!  Then Sabina Gully from Magika sent out an amazing subscriber gift of a fatpack of her new hair in the Delora style.

Sileny's new Twiggy skin has awesome painted on lashes which makes me very happy as I recently did some changes to my shape, not thinking that all my lashes would now have to be refitted.  While you are looking at my face, I wanted to tell you about this amazing little tat layer available for only 10 L at PXL. It is called a Skin smoother/lightener and it smoothes out all the unevenness of many skin tones.  If you are one of those people who have difficulty matching your skin tone to prim footed shoes you will find this especially helpful.  It can be used by either gender and is available thru this week.  Look for the box under the tree.  Magika's new hair is complete with all new textures and each color pack now contains 8 tones.  Color changes are now done thru a hud, reducing your inventory size.  The Delora style has 2 tones so what I did in the brown haired picture was use the blond hud for the secondary color to show how you can get additional effects if you have more than one color pack per style.

I'm usually quick and dirty so I hope you can forgive my yacking. Here are slurls and prices for all this stuff:
Oyakin:
   Black blouse: 90 L
   Gift dress: 0 L
   Leggings: 1 L
   Knit stockings: 0 L
Couverture:
   cle: green: group gift
Beatnik:
   Leopard pants: white: 0 L
   Sacred Wood Parure: 0 L
Skin: Mango Mango: twiggy: 69 L: available on Weds for Humpday Happiness
Skin Toner: PXL: 10 L this week only
Hair:
   Atomic: Im a Lady: not free
   Magika: Delora: subscriber gift
Nails: Miasnow: Dark Red glossy: 0 L at Starlust location
RIPE: preview of Jewelry Fair stuff: oh yes!
RibboN: Feathers Bag: 20 L
Shoes:
   Ordinary: Caraca: not free
   Clemanitis: old boots: 28 L (3 days)
   Kookie: Lazies: not free

Envious?

Probably not, but lately I am having a horrible time thinking up names for my posts.  Recently I had the great pleasure of meeting Nava Valois, designer and owner of Envied.  This sweet dress with a darling drop skirt is available as a subscriber gift at the store.  It should deliver to you as soon as you subscribe, but if not, it is item 5 on the history list.  The crimson version is exclusively available to subscribers and other colors are available for 150 L.  Also available for us frugalistas are dresses in both the lucky chair and midnight mania.  This weekend there are some darling dresses available for 60 L Sunday.

While I have your attention I want to show you a few other steals I found this weekend.  Ploom has out the finest, hottest, sexiest Beehive available this weekend only for Project Themeory.  I bought several color packs because I am unsure if it will ever be available after this weekend.  Also, LouLou&Co. has a sale on Amore Mia collection is on sale for the weekend.  It is available is several color options and you can purchase either the bracelets or the headband...or you can buy them but, cuz I'm you are an adult and can do what you want <3 (I think).

Credits:
Dress: Envied: Allure in Crimson: Subscriber Gift
Hair: ploom: Dusty Beehive: Auburn from the Reds I pack: 75 L
Bracelets: LouLou&Co: Amore Mia bracelets - black: 50 L
Collar: Favole: Past Ties: not free
Skin: Laq: Tess2: not free
Eyes: Glam Affair: Stella V2: not free

Kamikaze Limited Time Corset

For those of you not braving the lag at ICON today, Kamikaze has released a new corset and one color is free for only 12 hours.  Hint: I'm wearing it.   Also, [kik] has opened a new store and my hair is the opening gift.  If you look in the far corner of the store there are also some really cool styles for only 30 L that are very worth grabbing.

Credits:
Corset: Kamikaze: Leather Corset I & II (the other version shows your bewbs): 0 L for 12 hours only!
Hair: [kik]: Kate - Opening gift: 0 L
shorts and garter not included.

VD Yums

There are so many fantastic finds out there for Valentine's Day.  Here are a few wonderful lingerie pieces that you can pick up for a steal.

Blacklace: Sexy Little Valentines Gift: Free (there is a whole Valentine's section in Blacklace)
Pasties: Schadenfreude Cupid Pasties: I've had forever
Hair: BC322: Bird (not free)

Bliss Couture: Gift Wrap Bow Outfit: 1 L
Hair: Nushru: Wayward Heart: only 50 L @ the Valentine's Bazaar (you really need to check this out; it's fantastic!)

Clothes Horse: Pin Up Girl Valentine: 10 L for this color

Barbie Bitch: February Group Gift: fantastic little number that includes collar and lip chains
Hair: BC322: Bird No Cage: not free

Simone Moment Gown: 50 L Today Only

Not free but an 800L gown for 50L is good in my books.  Simone has been marking down a different item to 50 L every day and today it is the stunning red Moment gown.  Get it in the middle of the Style Starts Here section.

Gown: Simone! Moment gown (4 skirt options) 50 L today ONLY
Hair: Uncle Web Studio: Ann Type A: Free
Skin: Curio: not free

ChiChickie Valentine's Gift

AnnMarie McCellan let me know about this cute Valentine's themed hair at ChiChickie.  You can find it in the pink gift box at the back of the store by a tree.  Thanks, AnnMarie <3

Credits:
Hair: ChiChickie: Eden Valentine's Day Edition: Free
Skin: Cupcakes: Embrace Cameo Valentine's Edition: Gift bag no longer available
Dress: DPS@TreyDope: Audrey: not free
Jewelry: Kess Kreations: previous group gift

Black Babydolls

Just a quick post to show you some cute things I have found on my journeys.

Credits:
Dress: Tasty: Black Babydoll (includes tights): 5 L
Boots: A.D.D. Andel!: Stompers Black (oodles of other colors available): 50 L today only at Cupcakes Bake Sale.
Cuffs: grasp: Leather Bracelet: group gift
Hair: Posh: Superficial II: Recolor Sunflower/Scarlett: Free (one of 4 free hairs)

Credits:
Dress: Jill: FPD Lucky Board Dress (can also be worn without turtleneck): Free
Hair: Posh: Rosey Love Recolor Midnight/Platinum: Free (one of 4)

Kuri Style Newness

Mui usually posts the new Kuri Style outfits but since she is unavailable for a bit I headed over there on one of my Eden clones when she got notice about these new releases and Christmas gift.  The new releases have one color for only 2 L for a limited time.

Details:
Dress: Kuri Style: Snow Fairy: Free (gift under the tree)
Hair: AY.LinE: Ran: Lucky Board: Ginza Location

Dress: Kuri Style: Moss Garden: 2 L: this color only for a limited time
Hair: AY. LinE: Holli:Free: at Main location only

Outfit: Kuri Style: Loose Girls (includes hair): 2 L for a limited time

:::**Ray Skin**:::

Hair - Ray Skin. Free


Outfit - Ray Skin. Lucky Board Prize.
Skin - Cherry Girl. Not free.
Lashes - OH. Not free.

Teleport to :::**Ray Skin**:::

Deviance!

Costume - Deviance. Lucky Chair prize.
Hair - noju. In store group gift.


Costume - Deviance. Lucky Chair Prize.


Skin - Roule. Group Gift. Another beautiful group gift skin. isaa Gelber, the designer of Roule is so generous<3
Hair - Love Soul. In store group gift. Touch the group inviter panel. L$300 joining fee.
Lashes - OH. not free.

Camp, Me?

Ms. Putrid Gloom of Show Me On The Doll is having issues with the build for her new store, so she has opened up a temporary store at Slaughter City.  She is has a special on two of her items through the end of the week: the Off With Her Head dress and the Tippy Toe Boots in Bloody Black. The freakishly talented Evangeline Schism of Schismphrenic has launched a new skin line that I call her Camp Vamp line. Until Saturday the skins are only 30 L.  I added the clever Doll Horns from Rotten Toe, to complete the look.

 Details: 

Dress: SMODT: Off With Her Head: 25 L thru the end of the week

Boots: SMODT: Tippy Toe Boots in Bloody Black: 10 L thru the end of the week

Hair: SMODT: Coney Island Baby in Redrum: 1 L

Skin: Schismphrenic: Rita: 30 L until Saturday

Horns: Rotten Toe: Doll Horns: Group Gift

Evangeline never plays it straight, which I love about her.  I would be extremely concerned if she went mainstream on me.  The wicked brows give the skin an over-the-top 1940's film star effect.

OH McSkin!

Outfit - McSkin. Lucky Board
Hair - OH. Group Gift in Store
Skin - McSkin. Not free.

!WigWamBam, Thank You, Maam!

Actually, the thanks goes to Joodle Fadoodle, the clever and talented designer of !WigWamBam.  JoJo is one of those uber talented creators who has always been so generous in sharing her work with us frugalistas.  However, this is one of those posts that I am truly saddened to have to write because WigWamBam will be closing in 6 days.  Everything in the store, including new releases has been marked down to 5, 15, 25, or 50 Lindens, randomly.  There are also many wonderful dollarbies, of which I am only showing the skins.  I'm showing some examples of JoJo's range of talent and I will leave the price checking to you as I don't want to give away her prices.  In a week where we've considered the cost of content theft on creator's spirits and pocketbooks, I have heard of several store closures of truly talented people and this particular one saddens me a lot. All the hair in my post are from Truth's Clearance Sale, with hair packs only 25 L on certain styles

Details:
WigWamBam Pied de Poule Jacket
L'Abel Bibbi black pants - not free
WigWamBam Kylie Skin: Veiled 1 L
Truth Antonia - 25 L

Details:
WigWamBam Red Lotus Dress - I love the collar!
WigWamBam: Kylie Skin no veil: 1 L
Truth Morgan 25 L

Details:
WigWamBam Cherry Jeans
WigWamBam Sequin Top
WigWamBam Sky Mask Skin: 1 L
Truth Carrie: 25 L

Details: 
WigWamBam Paris Sweater Dress
WigWamBam Kylie Skin No Veil : 1 L
Truth Morgan : 25 L

What Do I Do With This Great Scarf?

I have a huge accessory folder.  It has 13 subfolders and doesn't include my jewelry folder that has it's own subfolder system.  In spite of my attempts to organize I am often challenged when it comes to actually using the items.  So when Zeery Pyrithea of Zeery Color Couture told me she had one of her gorgeously sculpted and textured new releases marked way low for a limited time I decided to challenge myself and share some low cost combinations.

The Basics:
Scarf: Zeery: Grassy Stream: 5 L
Earrings: Zeery: Cube Cloth Earrings in Grassy Stream: 3 L
Shirt: PixelLounge: Vivienne: 10 L for complete outfit - in sale room
Skin: Tuli: Hope: Group Gift (250 join fee) - shown in all pictures
Hair: ETD: Loraine 2: not free

The Barbizon:
Scarf and Earrings: Zeery
Dress: Ingenue: Lana: 75 L in Outlet (2nd Floor)
Shoes: Royal Blue: Sluts in Skyscrapers: not free
Hair: Ingenue: Kitten with a Whip (Merlot): 50 L in Outlet
Suitcase: Magi Take: Blue: 10 L

Casual Day:
Scarf and Earrings: Zeery
Jacket: Magi Take: Riders Jacket: 10 L
Pants: Magi Take: Cord Pants: 10 L
Shoes: Scribble: Candy Flats: not free
Hair: Deviant Kitties: Thirteen: Free
Bunneh Witch: Sanu: Lucky Chair Prize
Glasses: Deco: Cat's Meow Glasses: to be released

The Playdate:
Scarf and Earrings: Zeery
Outfit: Honey*Soul: Mocket Tunic Green (Albero Location Exclusive): 10 L -- sorry! This dress is no longer available.  I just read Youniss' blog and it was only out for the Albero Autumn Festival.  My bad!
Shoes: Scribble: Candy Flats: not free
Hair: Mirone: Jamila: not free

Mer-Elf Goodies

Morgaine Price, owner of Mer-Elf Creations was kind enough to show me some of the wonderful outfits you can get for free at her shop right now.  In addition to the free items you can hunt for or win, she is having a substantial sale on some of her older gowns, which are gorgeous.  The gown directly below is Aurelina gown in Harvest that you can get in the Myths and Legends hunt.  There is a big sign in the store that shows you what you are looking for and it is not too hard to find.

Several of us Free*Stylers have shown you items from Atomic's fantastic Halloween hunt so I won't repeat details but I wanted to show you a close up of the skin from the hunt.  It is from the Bailey line and I love it for it's youthfulness.  You can find it in several tones and it comes in 2 lip colors and freckled versions in each folder.  I love the glossy lips!

There is a great lucky dip also at Mer-Elf with numerous prizes including a fairy dress, mermaid AO, unisex belt, gift cards and this Halloween version of the Aurelina gown.  This one comes with numerous skirt, sleeve and belt options for about a million different combination possibilities.  I'm showing it in a short version with a belt but no sleeves for a casual look.

Just a quick note about the Mer-Elf locations.  The main store is in a mature district so you must be age-verified to get the first gown.  However, both the lucky dip and gown sale are also available at her Vanity Fayre Boutique, which does not require age verification.

Credits:
Clothing: Mer-Elf Creations: 1) Aurelina Harvest for Myths and Legends Hunt and 2) Aurelina Halloween - one of several lucky dip prizes
Hair and Skin:  Atomic: Halloween Hunt gifts