Month of Anniversaries and Gifts

The month is winding down, but if you haven't been out to all the Birthday Anniversaries. you need to do so now, before you miss your chance.

I knew I just couldn't blog it all, it has been a busy past 6 weeks, and the time just hasn't been reliable for Free*Style.

So what I am going to do is a List, of all the events that have gifts, and are closing right soon.

ENDS TODAY MAY 27TH!!!! 

Fameshed - Anniversary Round - Ends Today!!! - LOTS of Group Gifts (Free to Join)

Ends May 30th

Anthem - Anniversary Round - Ends May 30th - L$50 and Under Specials by a lot of the designers
Cosmopolitan - Anniversary Round Part 2 - Ends May 30th - Lots of Group Gifts (Free to Join)
 eBento - Anniversary Round - Ends May 30th - Lots of Group Gifts (Free to Join)

Ends May 31st

It's May Lets get Deals - Limited Time Fair - Ends May 31st - Every Booth has a Group Gift (Free to Join)
***ADDED NOTE***There is also discounted Gachas, L$35 items as well as 25% to 75% off items
We Love Roleplay - Anniversary Round - Ends May 31st - L$0, L$1, L$10 and Group Gifts (Free to Join)

Ends in May Sometime ???

The Gacha Garden - May Round - Ends ??? - Almost each designer has a Group Gift near their Gacha (Free to Join)
***ADDED NOTE*** Could not find anywhere(in groups, websites, flickr) a closing date, so I think it is the 31st, but not sure.

Fading Wonderland

May is a popular month for birthdays and anniversaries. FaMESHed, We<3RP and me (today in fact!) all have birthdays this month. May also sees the last of the Cupcakes Anonymous Hunt, so nab these Wonderland Tea Party themed prizes while you can. 

Spring in Season

So what better to wear than something warm in winter but has just enough cute to be leaning into spring already?
I know! Wishful thinking!
This 10L dress is from Le Dressing Anya and come in 3 different colours, despite the fact redheads should apparently never wear pink, I bucked that trend!

Lunch break

Hair - Little Bones, group gift, (fee to join but there are many beautiful gift hairstyles to choose from)
Dress - Fameshed, Coquet gift
Bag - Fameshed, Reign gift

Hair Fair 2013: Almost Time for Demos!

Hi everyone!  Hair Fair 2013 is right around the corner. It will run this year from Saturday, July 13 through Sunday, July 28.  Hair Fair has always been my favorite SL shopping event.  This is the 8th year for the charity event and is raising funds again this year for Wigs for Kids.  Last year Hair Fair earned $10,869.59 for the charity and hopes to raise as much, if not more, this year.  Wigs for Kids, which has been around for over 30 years, is a non-profit organization that provides hair replacement systems to children who have lost their hair at no cost to their families. A minimum of 15% of all sales at Hair Fair will go to the charity.  In prior years only a few new releases had a charity script at a much higher level.  The across the board method allows designers to profit considerably more for their new items as well as the charity getting a donation for all sales.  Designers will still be required to release 3 -5 new styles at Hair Fair, so don't fear, there will be  NEW HAIR! Designers are also encouraged, but not required, to provide a dollarbie/gift bag so there should be plenty of goodies, too!

The Hair Fair Committee has worked hard to keep lag to a minimum, allowing the charity script to be the only one used for the event.  In spite of that, anyone who has ever attended knows how laggy it can be as well as jam packed for days.  The best way to prepare for the event is to join the Hair Fair Demo Group, which is free to join.  All demos will be sent via group notices on Friday, July 12.  The link just above will take you to the group's general information so that you can join.  I have also placed a joiner on the first floor of Shop Free*Style on the first floor next to the teleport board.

OK! On to the stuff I'm wearing.  I love the MOCK Cosmetics group. Not only is Mocksoup Graves one of the most generous people I know in SL, her group is a chatty, welcoming group with both seasoned and newer SL'ers, that talks about a myriad of stuff.  SL can sometimes be a lonely place and the L$250 join fee is well worth it for both reasons.  The archives are forever full of gifts from Mocksoup.  Both the shadow and lip color I am wearing are currently in archives.  I don't have as much time as I once did to hunt but I made sure I went to Sassy for the "Art is the Key" Hunt gift, the PopArt mesh dress. with it's bright Mondrian print.  The hair is one of my recent favorites from Wasabi Pills and is featured at July's FaMeshed showcase.

Credits:
Hair: Wasabi Pills: Tanya Hair - New Release at FaMESHed - not free
Makeup: Mock Cosmetics: eyes: Dead of Night eyeshadow  (group gifts)
                                           lips: Cherry Red Aqua gloss - 250L group join fee (this one is worth it!)
Dress: Sassy: PopArt Dress: Art is the Key Hunt - Free

Two Quick Looks

So My UglyDorothy is retiring all of her skins.  This makes me omg sad because I love her skins so much!!  Right now you can get all the skins in the store for half off.  There is also a wall that has 10 different dollarbie skins on it so grab those if you haven't already!!  I decided to use the two most recent to put together looks so you can see what you can do with them.  For one of the dollarbie skins I wore this top from Pale Empress which is only 50L for Woeful Wednesdays.  If you don't make it today for the sale price you should still check out the store because it is inexpensive for mesh and just really awesome for the glam-gloomy folks.

I wore the second skin with this top from Cargo that is only 10L on the Marketplace.  It's the 'wearable demo" so it costs 10L but it has the logo on front.  Usually I refuse to wear anything with a logo on it but I thought this was fine because Cargo is an actual word and stuff, haha.  You can't see the back but there is a zipper coming down it and it's pretty cute.  If you don't want the logo on the front the plain versions are for sale at the normal price.  Check out the store anyway because it's awesome and doesn't get enough attention. :P

Worn:
Both Skins: My UglyDorothy, 1L each
Hair: Alice Project @ Fameshed
First Top: Pale Empress, 50L Woeful Wednesday item
Second Top: Cargo, 10L
Spiked Collar: Pididdle @ Adore&Abhor Anniversary
Eyes: Cupcakes
Finger Tape: Sn@tch

Cupcakes, anyone?

I've always been a supporter of Cupcakes from way back before Mimi Coral and Rosemary Galbraith merged their two stores many years ago.  They have recently undergone a complete sim rebuild with new shops and every shop has some kind of opening special.  You need to hit it this weekend or all the items will return to full price.  I adore the new Emilia skin, which is a complete steal at 70 Lindens, and each tone includes oodles of makeup layer options.  The mesh scarf is also a great deal at 50 L for 3 pastel colors: blue, pink and lilac.  Both are original creations which I just love.  Also, I've not done justice to the dress but it's from coldLogic who is having a huge 1 year anniversary sale with this entire store half off through February 10.  Santé!

Credits:
Skin: Cupcakes: Emilia: new line - limited edition at 70 L
Scarf: Cupcakes: Braided Scarf - pale blue - 50 L for 3 colors
Hair: Wasabi Pills: Fay Mesh Hair - @ FaMESHED: new release
Dress: coldLogic: Holly - slate - 50% off sale! 
In background: HANDverk: Longchamp Skybox: new release

Fameshed For Stripes

The February round of FaMESHed opens tonight and along with new and exclusive releases from some of SL's best mesh designers you'll find this fun striped mesh dress from Valentina E., a gift to members of the FaMESHed update group (free to join).  Don't miss it!

Happy Independence Day!

Hi all!  Just a quick post so I can get outside and enjoy the holiday!  I wanted to let you know about several great bargains you can find that are American themed and exclusive for the holiday.  I planned on a longer post but in the interest of time I am going to tell you about a few that I think are not to be missed.  Let's begin with the items in the photos.  Two of my favorite stores, Pididdle and Boom, are offering great gifts; Pididdle has a limited edition "Fireworks" set that includes the Hyperlip makeup in both a teeth and no-teeth version and fantastic nails in 2 sizes.  Boom has a special edition of the Ellio bikini.  It has all clothing layers as well as modifiable prim ties and tan line tattoo layers.  Chop Zuey has group gifts for both men and women.  Women get a Home of the Free set of earrings and men get a awesome ring which are adorned with the American Flag.  I personally love Chop Zuey's male jewelry and it works great when resized.  Chop Zuey is a pay to join group but it has weekly gifts for members and so I've recouped my join cost many times over.  Sanu has a special version of her Candy Corn popsicle for only 1 L.  There are 2 versions, one of normies and another for Petites.  It's in a gift box not far from the lucky chair.  I had to pick up Earthstones specially colored version of Bikini Beads.  I have other colors of these and love them.  They are not free but about 100 L less than the other versions!

BARGAIN TIP:  As I noted above I did not get to show all the things I wanted but there are a few that are outstanding deals from really great folks! Cupcakes is having a great sale today only: Special mesh items and bikinis in a special section are only 10 - 25 L as well as all older clothing in red, white or blue is only 10 L.  There are some great items there.   Also the new Emma line of skin has one version marked down to 50 L.  You will find it in all skin tones.  It's a great face and includes a bare version as well as several makeup options, making this a runaway steal.  I've adored Cupcakes for years and this line has to be one of my favorites.  One skin is free!  The trick is you have to find it.  I will give you a hint because I searched all over for it.  It's not boxed like a hunt item and it's right in there amongst the other Emma skins.  Just think a bit outside of the box and you will find it!  

Credits:

Bikini: Boom: Ellio bikini - American Flag: free

Makeup and Nails: Pididdle: Fireworks: free

Jewelry: Chop Zuey: Home of the Free (mens and womens): Group Gift (join fee)

Bikini Beads: Earthstones: Indepence: not free but reduced price

Noms: Sanu: Candy Corn Popsicle - 4th of July: 1 L

Skin: Cupcakes: Emma - Heavenly: 50 L special

Non-Discounted:

Hair: Wasabi Pills: Megan: new at FaMESHed

Feet: Slink

Pool: Trompe Loeil: Patio Pool: new at FaMESHed

Chair: Trompe Loeil: Tropical Scoop Bed

twenty nine.

hiii 

dress; ValentinaEvangelista fameshed group gift | FaMESHed Update Group | free to join, here.

ily buhbye!

I'm FaMESHed!

If you haven't heard about the new monthly mesh only event, FaMESHed, then you've been missing out!  The July round opens at midnight tonight and features exclusive releases from some of the best mesh designers on the grid. There are also TWO group gifts out, one for ladies and one for the guys.



This pretty zebra print two piece mesh gown is the group gift for the FaMESHed update group from Valentina E.  It's only available at the FaMESHed location. Don't miss it!

Style Notes
Hair:  Baiastice
Skin: Glam Affair
Nails: Mandala
Stilettos:  Purrfect 10