Happy Island and the Puffling Present Pursuit

I was thrilled when I saw MiaSnow's ad for her new Happy Island, as it's just the type of thing I've been seeking for my current little skybox home. And, at only $199L, it was definitely in my price range. I was even more excited when I discovered it came with a hunt card for the Puffling Present Pursuit. Unexpected free things! Yay!

Choosing my gift was a tough decision - there were so many cute items - but I finally settled on the clothing & jewelry set from Silentsparrow & Schadenfreude. It comes with a million different options (2 skirts, 3 pair of pants, 2 pair of stockings, and several shirt options on various layers), making it perfect for mixing and matching with my other outfits. I then ran over to Schadenfreude and bought the matching vest - Allegory Malaprop's contribution to the final Fifty Linden Friday sale.

Fifty Linden Friday also led me to Fashionably Dead, a store I've not previously visited, but to which I will definitely be returning. I didn't end up buying their FLF offering, but I did take advantage of the 50% Off sale they were having on all of their hair. I bought an 8-color fatpack (including a full set of matching shaved head bases) for $175 and only paid $150 a piece for two different 5-color sets of her Flying Fortress hair - a must-have for any Tank Girl fan. I don't know how long the sale will last, so I'd pay them a visit as soon as you can.



Hair: Olivia Watches Melrose Place - Space Destroyer hair with Stone base by Fashionably Dead ($175L/8pk - On Sale)
Skin: Alyx - Naughty (rdbrow) by Pink Fuel ($10L "With Love, Again" Hunt #26 - Ends 1.6.12)
Eyes: VaeColl.-Fool (Hollyblooms) by Plastik (A Very Rotten Christmas Hunt #11 - Ends 12.31.11)
Vest: Jay Deep V Vest (Striped) by Schadenfreude ($50 Linden Friday)
Earrings & Necklace: A Band of Jays by Silentsparrow (Puffling Present Pursuit - Ends 1.12.11)
Shirt, Shorts & Socks: A Band of Jays by Silentsparrow (Puffling Present Pursuit - Ends 1.12.11)
Bracelet: CHUM bracelet by Miel (Scripted text change. Group gift.)
Shoes: Eclipse "Brown Edition" by N-core (Group gift)
Tattoos: Shooting Star - Full Version by Para Designs ($175L)
Poses: Dance 38 by Animazoo (In the dance ball at The Rookery.)

Location: The Rookery (Accessed via the "Schadenfreude wants YOU for the Glamrock Army" poster on Lloyd.

Frick Halloween Dollarbie Hunt 2011

One of my favorite stores, Frick, is once again open for a limited time, with nothing priced over $150L. In addition to that, they're having a dollarbie Halloween hunt with 2 dresses and 5 skin packs. The clothing comes on multiple layers and each skin tone comes with dark/light brow options as well as freckles/no freckles.

While this look wasn't completely free, it only cost $2L, which is still quite the bargain!



Frick Halloween Dollarbie Hunt 2011 - Ends 10.31.11
Skin: Pumpkin Alice - Sugar - Dk Brows - Freckles (Witch Hat #1)
Dress, Tights & Gloves: Alice in Pumpkin (Witch Hat #6)

No Strings Attached Hunt - Ends 10.31.11
Shoes: Gathering Memories by Lethe (NSA hunt gift #2 from this store.)

Zombie Popcorn Hunt - Ends 10.31.11
Eyes: Witch by Insufferable Dastard
Necklace Little Bat by Lou Lou & Co.

Runway Perfect Hunt - Ends 10.31.11
Pose: BeBo-RW-4M by BehaviorBody Animations

Miscellaneous Freebies
Hair: Aisline - Pumpkin by Ploom (October VIP Group Gift - Free to Join)

Location: Frick

Puddin'

I'm in the midst of putting together a complete outfit to show you but, in the meantime, I thought I'd tell you about a couple of nifty freebies I got today.

First is this adorable pose stand disguised as set of bathroom scales. I stumbled across this at MMGraffiti's while checking out their lucky board. You get 4 versions - Female, Female (Tall), Male, and Kids. All versions come with a novelty pose as well as both forward and backward facing poses for editing attachments - no more rotating the pose stand or your camera! The Female stands come with the novelty pose you see here, the Male stand comes with an ego-stroking bicep flex, and the Kids stand has you crouching to peer intently at the scale's dial. Simply click each stand to cycle through the poses.

Second are these kickass heels from Purrfect 10. They're the current group gift for the free store group. (The VIP group costs $510L to join, but promises 10 limited edition items per year as well as offering a 10% discount on all purchases made while wearing the group tag.) Since these are a gift, they don't come with all of the texture-change features of the retail shoes, but you do get 22 different nail polish colors and the ability to match the skin tone of the feet to that of your avatar. To get these shoes, simply join the Purrfect 10 group (search for "Purrfect 10" under the Groups tab in-world), then click on the board here. Don't forget to grab the free skin toner on the wall above the shoes - it removes much of the headache of matching the color of your prim feet with your skin.

As usual, below are all of the details of my outfit, with prices included when possible. I started to gather the information about the furnishings seen in these photos, then realized it wasn't a task I have the patience for. If you want to know where anything else comes from, just ask and I'll look up the information for you the next time I log in. I will tell you that the superb piece of artwork that's hanging in my bathing area is by Trindolyn Beck. You can see (and purchase) more of his work at India Ink Gallery on Twomoons Island.



Hair: Amerlee (Streaked) - Blacks by Ploom ($220L)
Skin: Fresh - Pale (nude, blush) by MiaSnow
Lipstick/Cleavage: Fresh Makeup 3 (Hair, Black Lip, Pale BIG) by MiaSnow
Necklace: Summer - Green by LouLou&Co ($40L gatcha prize)
Prim Nails & Rings: Eye Rings & Nails by Virtual Insanity (former hunt gift )
Bracelet: Summer - Green by LouLou&Co ($40L gatcha prize / 2pk)
Upper Body Tattoos: Pink Rock - Black - Medium by Para Designs ($195L)
Leg/Waist Tattoos: Shooting Star Full Version - Faded by Para Designs ($175L)
Skirt: Gutter Glitter Tutu - Sorrow by Silentsparrow ($225L / 4pk) ^*
Shoes: Serenity Ocean Heels by Purrfect 10 (group gift here, free to join)
Pose: Bathroom Scale Posing Stand - Female by MMGraffiti's (free here)


^* By the way, if you happen to have the Jangling Jack vest by Silentsparrow, it looks super cute with this tutu.

Black Maria

Because I want to bring you informative content on a more regular basis, and because sometimes bargains have a very short lifespan, I'm experimenting with a more bare-bones style of entry. That doesn't mean you'll no longer see full-outfit fashion posts from me, just that they'll be supplemented with with posts like this one.

For my maiden post in this "series," I've chosen the hair store Black Maria. Not only are they currently offering 2 free hairstyles to group members (the group is free to join) and a variety of cute punky pigtails in their lucky board, but the second floor of the store contains over 30 completely free hairstyles! If that's not enough to tempt you, they also have a $20L gatcha vendor for pigtails and 6-packs of brand new hair for only $125L.

Click here to hail a taxi to Black Maria.


(Note: Mohawk hairbase NOT included with group gift.)