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Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Mischief No More.... Waaahhhh! *sniffle*

Ok... I see it has been a month since my last post. Things have gotten busy at work, and I've been dragging myself home most evenings just to go brain dead by watching something on Hulu. Such are the joys of working in the tourism business! Everyone else goes on vacation, while you work your butt off making sure they have a wonderful and relaxing time. lol

Also, for a while there, there just weren't any offerings that I felt so in love with that I wanted to blog. With the coming of summer to the northern half of the world, it seemed like it was bikini this and tankini that! Not to say there weren't, and aren't, some wonderful offerings in swimsuit world (there are!)... they just don't excite me enough to take time to write about them.

But, with today's temperatures here rendering it too warm for my poor computer to let me go in-world, I figured it was time to bring you some good news and some bad news.

First, the bad news... one of my favorite stores is going to be closing its doors. Mischief will disappear sometime soon, though just how soon has not been specified. Owner Janie Marlowe is reinventing herself, and is working on a new project which will be revealed soon, but the Mischief line of clothes will be going away. :(

Now the good news is, that until Janie closes Mischief's doors for good, she is having an amazing sale! Single items are $L50 or $L100 for the greedy packs, while full outfits and dresses are $L90 individually or get the greedy packs at $L180! I spent more hours and lindens than I care to admit browsing the shelves of Mischief... trying to decide what items I couldn't live without and those that I could. lol Basically, I just wanted to buy pretty much the whole shop!

Here is a small sampling of items that were deemed "must haves"!



This cute midriff shirt is called Clara Belle, and is available as a greedy pack of assorted colors or individually.



An elegant full outfit titled Past Life Pirate.









This outfit shows a combination of the Sweet Shrug with Day Trip.



Another combination of Mischief items... Up Down Skirt with the Tart Halter, both are available in greedy packs, and in the case of the skirt, available singly.





This pretty little sweater dress is called Tom's Girl, available singly or as a greedy pack. I love the playfully sophisticated touch that the scarf adds to the ensemble. A bit retro, but fully modern...





The sweet and sexy Annabelle is available singly in three different colors or as a greedy pack. The clothing comes in different layers, so that you can wear it with or without the flowered underskirt and top.



The aptly named Lil Skin dress is available as a greedy pack of mouth watering colors.



And last, but hardly least, one of my all-time favorite wardrobe items... Lucie. This dress I've actually had for sometime, but I wanted to show it because it is the dress that started my love affair with Mischief. It also seems to be a guy magnet! I tend to get more propositions when I wear this than anything else in my extensive wardrobe. Now that might be a good or a bad thing, depending on your mood and/or point of view! ;)

I told you I bought out the store! hehe... Actually, I didn't show everything I got! In addition to Mischief's in-world sale, there is also an ongoing sale of older Mischief items on XLstreet which I blogged earlier here.

I also blogged a bit on Mischief once before here. I believe the Rock Me, Roll Me outfit is still available if you join the Mischief sub-o group at the store, along with the March group gift... though I didn't confirm this, I was in too much of a hurry to get to the racks and spend my linden!





For a non-Mischief related moment, a close-up of Bubbles Clawtooth's amazing new release "Twinkle Toast". It isn't free ($L275 for a color pack), but it is so pretty and touchable looking, I just had to show it off! Color shown is Red-Eye Flight in the Exquisite Reds Pack.

The eyes I am wearing in this close-up are Poetic Colors gift in the GSH (Good Sh** Hunt) going on right now. If you haven't done this hunt, get on it! It isn't very long (40-ish stores), nor are most of the hunt items (soda bottles) fiendishly hidden, and the majority of the prizes are wonderful! The color is called Summer Wheat. I am also wearing Sunny Glade in most of the other photos, which are free to avatars 30 days or younger.

The skin worn in the close-up photo is the Dahlia Skin in the Potpourri make-up, and it is the current group gift from Cupcakes. While the skin itself is free, there is a one-time joining fee of $L100 for the Cupcakes group, but it is worth it! The skins are high quality, and given out monthly. The skin was still in the group notices as of this evening, but will disappear soon! So if you want it, go get it now!

The skin worn in all but the last photo is Pussycat Pale by Mango, Mango! It was the Humpday Happiness offering a couple of weeks back. Mango, Mango's mainstore seems to have moved from the Badblood sim... I'm still trying to locate it, contenting myself with their satellite stores until then.

Follow up on Mango, Mango... I just got a note card today about the main store being in the process of a rebuild. It should be back up soon, but in the meanwhile, if you get a craving for Mango, the satellite stores will be the place to go. ;)

All photos were taken at the MOOC's public photographic studio.

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Amacci Hair Sale!

Amacci is having a sale on selected hairstyles! $L35 for single color packs... or a mere $L125 for a fat pack of all Amacci colors. The sale started on June 1st, but the ending date hadn't been decided yet! ;) You might want to head over now, so you can be sure you don't miss it! Just look for the hair vendors marked with a green sales sticker, choose your color (or fat pack for those of you who simply must have it all!), and buy! And 35 little lindens later, you have a great new hairstyle!

Here are some of the styles available...











Some great styles, huh? There are many others to choose from, including styles for the guys. I opted for the reds pack, but there are many other color packs, including tipped!

The skins shown above are Mango, Mango's Dinner Date (first two pictures) and Girl Next Door (next three pictures) skins in pale. They are today's (June 2) Humpday Happiness offerings and are $L69 each. You can choose from three different skin tones, and each come with a freckled and non-freckled version. Very, very pretty skins!

Also, a new month means new monthly group and picks gifts. I swung by My Precious, and picked up the new dress for Prizes for Picks. Like all of My Precious designs, it is of excellent quality and style. The dress even comes with the flirty black lace gloves.



Don't know about Prizes for Picks? Simply go to My Precious, open your profile, find the favorites/picks tab, open it, and hit the "add" button while standing in the store. This should add this store as one of your favorite SL locations. Now... you will have to wait 24 to 48 hours (this is an SL thing... the individual stores have no control over how long it takes the system to update and recognize the addition.) Return to the store after that time, and hit the Prizes for Picks vendor. If the system has updated your picks, you will get your prize! Once added, you won't have the wait period again, unless the store moves to a new location or you remove and then re-add them... and seeing how My Precious changes the Picks dress every month, you'll want to stay!


Credits:

Eyes- Poetic Colors (free but color may vary)

Skin- Mango, Mango! Humpday Happiness ($L69 comes with freckled and non-freckled versions)

Hair- Amacci (currently on sale for $L35 per color pack on selected styles)

Choli top & jewelry- Yak & Yeti (free... see this post for further details on this store)

Dress- My Precious by Agnes Finney (free monthly prizes for picks dress )

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Today's Randomness... (is that even a word?)

I don't really have a theme for this post, the only unification is that they are all freebies that I received or won on May 26, 2010. That... and the fact that I am wearing them. ;)

First off is the lovely and sexy Isn't it Romantic lingerie set from my favorite store in all of SL, Dare Designs on Dark Eternity Island.


This beautiful gift was won from the lucky chairs at Dare Designs. I wrote about the amazing outfits that can be won from these chairs in a previous post. Designer Dare Munro is amazingly talented, and his generosity is nothing short of astounding!

Being a fan of vintage style lingerie both in rl and sl, I love the bygone era feel of this set. Dare has been in a bit of a retro mood lately, with many of his new designs reflecting the romantic styles from the 30's, 40's, & 50's to the mod styles of the late 1960's- early 1970's. But he is always true to his vampiric roots, and somehow manages to put a goth feeling into all his creations.

This set is also available for purchase in a number of different colors. Currently, the vendors to buy this set are near the landing point with the other new releases.


The Skulldancer Boots are another lucky chair win from Dare Designs. Look at the cute little rows of skulls adorning and forming the heel! They remind me of The Nightmare Before Christmas. :) Like the lingerie set shown above, these boots are also available for purchase in a variety of colors. This is the teal color.

Another lucky chair/board win was this pretty green chinese inspired dress from Lika*Ruby.



The board was being very contrary when I was there, and I had to stalk it for a couple of hours before it finally decided to land on a U. The dress comes with two length options (I am wearing the shorter of the two), and I am really loving the tiny flower print of the fabric.

Did it suddenly get cold in here... or is it just me? lol Anyway, these next two items have a little something in common. Can you see what it is? ;)

I got a note card from G & G that they had a new freebie out called Alice in Wonderland. It is a cute little white mini dress with green shrug sweater with... umm... "enhancements".


I've really enjoyed the free outfits that this designer puts out from time to time... they are fun, girly, and well made. Though you don't have to be a group member to claim the gifts, joining will keep you updated when new ones are available... which is good thing, because they tend to only be out for a day or two at most. Update... I was just at the store, and remember how I said the freebie items are out for only a short time? That's right, this dress is already gone! I apologize for any disappointment, but it does demonstrate the value of being in the group! ;)

I must still be cold, since here is another "enhanced" item, a tank top from Prodigal. I must admit, I am a bit perplexed about this item... it was just sitting in my inbox when I logged on, marked as a group gift. I suspect that I must have hit the subscribo board at Prodigal at sometime or another. lol



The cut of this shirt is a bit different, more elegant from most of the tank tops. The orange/red color is certainly eye-catching,...and once it catches their eye, it gives them something to ogle, too! Plus it makes my abs look great! Update... I visited this store also, and the tank is the subscribo group gift for May. And if you check the subscribo history, it looks like there are still a few other past months gifts available. I found at least two more, and they were delivered, but I haven't had a chance to check them out yet.

And finally... a couple of skins won from lucky chairs at two different stores...

Estyle

And like most of Estyle's lucky chair skins, it is just a single skin packaged with a shape and an eyebrow shaper (neither shown here). It is also the skin I am wearing in all the pix shown above.

And Cupcakes!

This one came as a fatpack of skins with a turtleneck sweater.

Other items shown:

Eyes- Poetic Colors (free, but will be of a different color)
Eyelashes- Symphony Skins (free- look on dressing table on back wall)
Hair- Maitreya (not free)
Jeans- Peer- (past hunt prize)

Poses by:
Amaris (past gift)
Vivaposes Stair Unit (past gift)
Animate This- Free at Fab Free HQ
Everglow (past gift)

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Age of Romance at The White Armory


Divinity Gown (past week)

Have you seen the beautiful gowns coming out of The White Armory? Better yet... have you joined The White Armory group, and gotten these some of these beautiful gowns for FREE?

These dresses would have set you back $L899 a piece if you bought them, and they would have been worth every linden. The detailing and care that goes into the design of them is breathtaking. To get them for free feels almost criminal!

Each week, a new dress is available to White Armory group members for free. Just join the group, head over to the main store, find the weekly dress vendor near the landing point, and click the the vendor! Make sure you are wearing your group tag! The dress has been changing on Sunday nights, so you still have a few days to get over there and grab the current offering (shown at start of blog). There is also a very nice sword (Guys... you weren't forgotten!) that is free to group members in the same area.

Past weeks dresses

Midsummer's Eve Gown (two weeks ago)


Victorian Princess Gown (last week)

Exodi just sent out a beautiful fat pack of skins to Subscribo members a couple of days ago. It is still available in the Subscribo history. Just head over to the main store, hit the Subscribo board, and then check the history for the May 23 posting. I just chose a couple to show off, but they come in a wide range of skin tones.






Estyle Skins has just added some new skins to the lucky chairs, and I was fortunate enough to nab one off the lucky chair when I walked into the store yesterday. It is a beauty, and even comes with a shape and eyebrow shaper (not shown, but I did try the shape on, and it is really lovely!)

This is also the skin shown in The White Armory photos!

Credits:

Skins-
Estyle- Silver 5 X3 (Lucky Chair)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Atlantis%20City%202/239/127/23

Exodi- Lily v2- Girlie (Subscribo gift)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Exodi/130/146/1002

Eyes-
Poetic Colors (free to new avis, different color gift to everyone else)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Strata/79/237/903

Eye Lashes-
Symphony Skins (free on dressing table)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Artisan/47/184/21

Hair-
Clawtooth (Lovely Liz- Not Free)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tableau/60/84/26

Blue Lace Outfit-
Seldom Blue- Sexy Stella Dressing Gown (Not Free)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Angelheart/7/59/29

Vintage Dresses
The White Armory- (weekly group gift)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Emerald/139/86/45

Poses-
exposeur- (past freebies from Pose Fair)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Umbrella/122/173/26

Super Model Pose Hud (Pixy's Pose Hud) Won it from a MM board awhile back, but I don't recall where. No information found under "properities" Sorry!

Wednesday, May 12, 2010


Just a quickie posting since I haven't posted anything ages! But between working, being in a musical, and singing in a local choir... there hasn't been much time for anything but grabbing a freebie here and there!

But despite trying to be three places at once, and not succeeding at it (big surprise there!), I have managed to add some wonderful items to Quinn's wardrobe. Some are free... others are not.



The beautiful hair that I am wearing in this is one of those not-free items, but I've fallen in love with it. It is Lovely Liz in the Exquisite Reds Pack from Clawtooth. Bubbles Clawtooth is designing some of the prettiest, most touchable looking hair in SL. I have spent more than a few hours drooling about the store in Tableau, trying on demo after demo, and wishing that I had more lindens to spend! lol They are all so soft and feminine, and many would be beautifully suited to vintage styles. Sigh... I think this is what true love must feel like...

If you haven't paid a visit to the G Field subscribo board yet... hop to it! It won't take up a group space, and the gifts are luscious! As of last week, the green chiffon top and lavender boots were still in the subscribo board (check the history! After you've joined, just hit the board again, look at the posted messages, and click the ones you want to read.) Both have been there for quite sometime, so I don't know how long they will remain available. If you like what you are seeing, go sooner rather than later to check on them. Both items are beautifully detailed, and of excellent quality. And as of this posting (I just checked five minutes ago! lol), both items are still in the history (message dates- April 20 for the boots, and Feb.28 for the top.)



The jeans are a Subscribo gift from WoE. WoE specializes in grunge clothing, and even though that isn't a style that I am normally drawn to, WoE's clothing is of such high quality that I am becoming a regular visitor to the store. Recently, WoE and Exodi have teamed up, and offered some wonderful free clothing and skin items. It is definitely worth keeping an eye on this store.



The spiked cross choker is from PERTURB/ation and is the group gift for Pluto+. Join the group, wear the group tag, then go to the store, and click the vendor for the choker. It is beautifully done (down to the visible braiding of the leather cord!), and comes with both a men's and women's version and a choice between spine or chest attachment points.

Credits:
Pose- Body Language by Sweet Lovely Cute- past gift for The Deck Anniversary

Eyes- Poetic Colors- The color I am wearing is free to new avis, but there is another color out free to everyone! http://slurl.com/secondlife/Strata/80/195/903

Hair- Clawtooth- Lovely Liz (Exquisite Reds Pack)- Not Free http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tableau/72/96/26

Skin- Belleza- Elle BL Pale (past group gift... $L250 join fee. While there are currently no group gifts in the notices, you can be assured that future gifts given to this group will be worth far more than the joining fee!) http://slurl.com/secondlife/Belleza/128/128/22

Boots- G Field- Short Lace-up Boots (lavender) Subscribo... check history

Top- G Field- Off-shoulder Chiffon Top (green) Subscribo... check history http://slurl.com/secondlife/YABU/156/130/23

Necklace- PERTURB/ation- Group Gift http://slurl.com/secondlife/Bacio/111/181/26

Jeans- WoE- Tribal Jeans (moss) Subscribo Gift http://slurl.com/secondlife/Zion/96/115/758