I Abhor Goodbyes

  I don't usually do ads here but with my computer being a butt I don't have a ton of choice.  Plus, I am sad.  Sad means taking the easy way.  Anyway, the store I own with my partner, Adore&Abhor, is closing.  possible forever, possibly temporarily, we are not sure yet.  Most things will be moved to marketplace or retired.  For now (almost) everything in store is 50% off.

  I have had one store or another off and on in world since 2007 so this is really weird.  I hope you all enjoyed the items we made and have fun at the store.  Ciao!
  Go HERE for the goods.

Epic Gifties

I have some great group gifts for you today from Epic as well as how you can get yourself some free store credit!

My first outfit features the Ice Cream Sweater Dress and the Sparkle Crown which you can pick up from the front of the store when wearing your Epic VIP Group tag.  There are heaps of other group gift items to choose from!

My second outfit also has a group gift item, the Melty Bodysuit, but I also picked up a pair of thigh-high socks that came in a pack of four colours - FREE!  All you have to do is LIKE the Epic Facebook page, join the We LIKE Epic group in world and then just follow the posts on Facebook to wait for when the next round of free store credit is announced. While I was picking up my group gifts I touched the gift boxes at the front of the store (the ones with floating text advertising store credit redemption) and I picked up L$500 in free store credit.  Can't go wrong with that.

Look #1
Skin:  Glam Affair - Sia Skin *Leaf on the Wind*
Hair:  MINA - Vera (mesh)  *Chapter 4*
Eyes:  IKON - Destiny Eyes - Evening
Crown:  *Epic* - Sparkle Pop Queenie Crown  (mesh)  *VIP Group Gift*
Hands:  SLink - AvEnhance Hands Female - Elegant 1  (mesh)
Feet:  SLink - Womens Medium Barefeet Rigged  (mesh)
Manicure:  Flair - Nail Hud Add On - Slink Avatar Enhancement - Set 111  *Leaf on the Wind*
Sweater:  *Epic* - Ice Cream Sweater Dress (mesh)  *VIP Group Gift*
Tights:  *Epic* - T.C. Mesh Melty Leggings (mesh)  *New Release*
Shoes:  *Epic* - Ice Cream Dorothy Gales (mesh)  *New Release*
Pose:  oOo Studio - inked_two

Look #2
Skin:  Glam Affair - Sia Skin *Leaf on the Wind*
Hair:  Magika - Stay (mesh)
Eyes:  IKON - Destiny Eyes - Evening
Necklace:  Wimey - Elastic Heart Necklace (mesh)  *The Dressing Room*
Hands:  SLink - AvEnhance Hands Female - Elegant 1  (mesh)
Feet:  SLink - Womens Natural Barefeet Rigged  (mesh)
Breasts:  Lolas - Tango Delicq  (mesh)
Ass:  *L.inc* - Cute Azz  (mesh)
Mani/Pedi:  Adore & Abhor - Princess Drips
Body Suit:  *Epic* - The Cotton Candy Melty Body Suit  *VIP Group Gift*
Socks:  *Epic* - [Slink] Thigh-High Toeless Socks
Pose:  GLITTERATI - Cute - 2

Buttery Breakfast

Buttery Toast has a set of things at Silly Seven for 77L and I thought it was pretty funny and made me think of breakfast.  So I made a menu!  Enjoy. XD

WORN:
Breakfast Accessories: Buttery Toast @ Silly Seven, 77L for the set
Waffle Ring: Schadenfreude, could not find it in store
Vest: Schadenfreude
Skin: Birdy, VIP gift in store (older gift we've blogged before but still awesome)
Eyebrows: Cheap Makeup 
Tooth Gap: Adore&  Abhor @ Silly Seven, 7L for the set
Hair: Elikatira, not sure if still available

Maroon'd

    OK so, so much to do but I was wearing this combo and it needed to be shown!  Dark red, soft black, and tan/white has been a fave color combo for a long time and here I am bringing it to you in a way I like.  More details below!

WORN:
Skin: Genesis Creations, SL Free & Offers group gift in store
Nail Appliers: Alaska Metro, 10L for a set (already blogged a different color pack)
Mouth Alpha: Alaska Metro, free
Tooth Gap Shadow: Adore&Abhor, 10L for a set of things
Dress: Fission (love collars with ribbons and ties like this on dresses!)
Hair: Magika
Pose: Pretense
Eyes: Insufferable Dastard

Broken Summer

Summer's almost over here.  Sad face. :(  At least there is still summer in SL (and it doesn't come with sweating.) :D

WORN:
Skin: Mother Goose's, 1L
Glasses: Roffo's Recycling, 11L
Hair: Magika
Eyes: Insufferable Dastard
Mouth Alpha and Tooth Gap: Adore&Abhor (not available at the moment but I will put it out again...eventually.)
Blush and Scar: Adore&Abhor, part of a pack

Cupcake almost ending, you should hurry up!

Cupcakes Anonymous Hunt (CAH) ends tomorrow and you should grab those amazing items while you can! 5L each, you can see them all and all hints here .

You should also take a look at Free*Style Shop, there are a bunch of new bargains there.

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Techno Exercise

  These shades and bracelets from Hate This at Shop Free*Style put me in a futuristic mood so I had to bust out the stretchy bodysuit.  Yep.  Feeling fun!  No time for talkie talk today so check the details below!

WORN:
Outfit: Lali's, free
Glasses: Hate This @ Shop Free*Style, 50L
Bracelets: Hate This @ Shop Free*Style, 1L
Hair: Alice Project @ Hair Fair 2014
Skin: Imabee
Lipstick and Nail Appliers: Adore&Abhor
Mesh Hands: Slink

25-for-25 may round !!!

May round of 25-for-25 event has changed from a hunt to a really cool event where many cool stores will set up amazing items for 25L for only 25 hours, it starts at may 25th, so stay tunned!!!

You can check more about this event and items on the official website.

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Who Doesn't Love Free Shoes?

  So on Plurk Lindsay Warwick was all Hey did you guys know I have these free shoes out and I was all NO OMG MUST HAVE.  So I went to the store and got them, obviously.  You have to join the SL Free and Offers group, activate the tag, and then click the box in store.  I have always felt really awkward about blogging things related to other freebie groups/blogs because years ago someone was accusing people of "stealing" their finds and it just made me paranoid; however, these days I am just tired of pleasing other people because they might think I did something wrong that I didn't do and I want to please myself with these shoes!  (I kind of purposely made that sound dirty, not gonna lie.)

  These shoes are for SLink middle height feet only, they won't work for regular avatar feet, other brands of feet, or any other height of SLink foot.  Check out the gacha machine near the gift too where you can find some crazy cute heels for 99L a try. :D
WORN:
Shoes: L. Warwick, group gift for SL Free and Offers, joiner in store
Feet: SLink
Nail Appliers: Adore&Abhor, 50% off sale

Pinkeroni

  Happy almost  Mother's Day!  Moms have seriously a much harder time than people who don't have kids will ever understand; however, the reward is so great whenever you see your little buddy smiling and growing.  Another reward moms can get is this dress and accessories set from Rebel Hope.  Heck, you don't even have to be a mom or like a mom to get it.  It's just free!  Woo!

  Enjoy your mesh pink-ness for this weened only. :D
WORN:
Dress and Accessories: Rebel Hope, free this weekend
Nail Appliers, Blush, and Eyeliner: Adore&Abhor, 50% off sale
Hair: LaNoir Soleil, discount price pink color set
Skin: The Sugar Garden
Mesh Hands: Slink
Pose: !Bang

Gifts at the Skin Fair

Styling Credits

Frozen

Location: "Yuki No Yume".. A Dream of Snow..

The invitation Only Hunt started today, all I can tel you is this hunt worth all your time, you can check the items at Flickr group .

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Blue Undies

  Creative title, huh? I found some free/cheap goodness on the Marketplace so I wanted to share.  Check out my cute undies.  There are lots of other colors and styles available as well.  My pearls are actually several attachments with different lengths of the necklace so make sure you have room for lots of attachments if you want to wear them this way.  Enjoy!

Worn:
Lingerie: Vesaniae's, 5L
Necklace: Xia's Boutique, 10L, color change
Lip Gloss: Dark Midday Designs , 1L
Freckles and Eyeliner: Adore&Abhor
Hair: Liquence
Skin: Nuuna's
Pose: Not currently available
Eyes: Inkheart, 1L

Cold Already

  Stupid winter.  I live in a state that is pretty much only known for being cold.  It's already like see your breath cold outside.  I have to wear socks inside all the time or my feet turn into ice cubes.  So lame.  At least now I can keep my avatar looking warm for cheap!

  This outfit includes all the pieces shown.  It says "demo" but it's a wearable demo.  It also comes with shoes!  There are more freebies/cheapies in the Marketplace store as well.  More details and deals below!
Worn:
Outfit: Orange Pekoe @ Marketplace, 10L wearable demo
Skin: Adore&Abhor, 0L on Marketplace.  Will be inworld eventually but I'm kind of lazy. :P
Hair: Lamb, heavily edited for the photo
Pose: Pretense

Sort of Natural I Guess?

OMG I have no time on SL ever these days!!!  I miss posting so freaking much!!  In order to make sure I get this post done there shall be minimal chatting.  Credits below!

Worn:
Hair: Calico, lucky chair prize.  Not sure if this is old or not, I just won it while I was there shopping.  More colors included!
Flowers in Hair: Liliskins, hunt gift.  Also includes GORGEOUS skins, not shown.
Lipstick: Adore&Abhor, VIP gift in notices, two colors included.
Skin: Essences
Frogbit: Beetlebones, was for Wizarding Fair which is over now.
Eyes: Avi-Glam, 0L on Marketplace
Pose: Marukin, shop currently closed, be back soon

Affordable Kawaii!

I like to switch between cute and creepy .. and this time the cute (Kawaii) side won hehee

There are some affordable things spread around the grid to make a cute and cheap kawaii look.. so less talk and more credits!

Should I pay fees to join groups? Yes!

Sometimes you see a wonderful group gift but the group has a fee to join and you have no clue if you should pay for it or not...

All depends how do you really love that store.

There are three paid groups I joined and never leaved , for totally different reasons, the first one, Auxiliary, because the store is really awesome, they send new gifts quite often and the old gifts are all there to grab.

The ID. group, because is my favorite eyes store, and she also send gifts of her new releases quite often.

The other is Elikatira ... because I really wanted to know when she would be back, even with the lack of notices... because.. is Elika! And those who remained all this time on the group are now rewarded, the group is closed, but soon Elikatira will reopen and she sent a teaser hair  for vip group members, and it is cute!

And I know i already blogged here, but is cool to remind you all, Filthy Group still free to join and you can get the previous gifts  too!

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Rose, Indie Style

Indie Rose has a top out, in multiple colors, for 1L each.  Check it out!

My hair is NOT free but it's awesome and I love it and you can get it at Hair Fair for now.  The hair poked into my shoulders so I (poorly) edited it, haha.  I adore the bangs on it so much!!
Worn:
Shirt: Indie Rose, 1L, other colors available
Hair: Emo-tions @ Hair Fair 2013
Skin: Adore&Abhor

Happy Red Day

  Hi guys!  i was my 6th Rez Day last Friday so I put a gift lipstick in the store.  It's limited time only so get it now!  I match the lipstick with this cute shirt from Somnia for the Thrift Shop.  The pack of colors is on sale for 50% off so it's only 95L for the set.  Yay!  My eyes are from Avi-Glam and they are free.  I am digging the gray color.  My cube necklace is from *R+a* and is only 10L.  other colors available too!

 OK, details below.  Thanks a bunch for reading!
Worn:
Necklace: *R+a*, 10L
Shirt: Somnia at Thrift Shop, 95L for multiple color set
Lipstick: Adore&Abhor, free through Monday only, find the black gift box on the chair
Eyes: Av-Glam, free
Hair: Due @ The Box
Skin: Tuli
Bodysuit (used as undershirt): Ooh La La

Neither Here nor There

I told my mother that if I vanished suddenly not to come looking for me.

Alright, well it's not as drastic as it sounds. I said this because if I got the chance to leave for another world... I was gone. I would go and I would never come back. A handsome stranger to come scoop me away in a blue box, or a portal into the fae realm at the back of a hidden cave behind a waterfall. (I always check.) I would step through and never look back. The colours would be brighter, the tastes sweeter. Wind through the trees would sing like a melody and I would be at home. I would finally... be at home.

My heart would ache less for my wasted potential. I could shed my worldly cares and take new ones. I could leave my name behind if I wanted, and venture into the unknown.

When I talk about this, people tell me I should just travel. It's not the same though. It could never be the same. This earth is still this earth with these humans, these problems.

I packed my bags. I left my phone at home. I packed my ukulele, and a few odds and ends, and set off. Travel's not what I was after, exactly, but it's a good start. Maybe... maybe while I'm out here I'll find what I'm looking for.

Maybe one night, I'll look up from where I'm resting under a tree, to watch the sky's glimmering dusk, and a figure would appear. Not quite all-there, at first, but as he approaches, he coalesces; his form now clear and solid. His eyes are like a galaxy in the furthest reaches of space, and when he looks upon me I feel fear and hope all at once. Without a word, he extends his hand, and I would take it, knowing.

But until then I will travel, searching for the magic in this world alone.

Credits and more pictures under the cut