Gift Wrapped in Bows

I normally go out and find things on my own, or search the marketplace and look at notecards. Today, I ended up looking at some fellow blogger's posts, and happened on this wonderful group gift body suit from Maai. 

When you go to Maai to pick up your gift, please remember the gifts aren't actually in the vendor signs, you have to flick the words to receive your items.

Closeup of Nails and Ring.

Credits

Hair and Cape - MMC - Ruby Cape w/Hud - Group Gift (Free to Join)

Skin - Bold and Beauty - Jourdan Skin in Coffee Tone
Body - Slink - Physique Body
Eyes - The Stringer Mausoleum - Hollywood Eyes in Nettle - L$39 @ Color Me Project 50% off
Lashes - the Maiden's Room - Natural Mesh Eyelash - L$9 

Makeup 1(Liner) - Langly - Eyeliner 1 - Free SL Marketplace Gift

Makeup 2(Glitter) - Eyecandy - Glitter Highlight in Purple - Cosmetics Fair Group Gift (Free to Join)

Makeup 3(Eyeshadow) - Zibska - Alie Eyeshadow 09 - Cosmetics Fair Group Gift (Free to Join)

Makeup 4(Gloss) - Bonita - Glossy Lips - L$10 SL Marketplace Promo
Hands - Slink - Casual Pose
Nail Appliers - Weaponized Sugar - Bi Pride Nails - L$1 SL Marketplace Promo

Head Bow - Astralia - The Perfect Gift Headpiece w/Hud - Subscriber Gift 
Necklace - Luminesse - Sleeping Cherub Necklace in Silver - L$10 @ The Wash Cart Sale 
Nose Ring - BLD - Fancy Ball Nose Ring in Silver - L$10 @ The Wash Cart Sale

Rings - Plastik - Worshyp Rings w/Hud - SLB13 Gift @ The Fantasy Collective

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Pose Prop can be found at this awesome free Photo Studio. Please be considerate of the sim's rating, don't do nude shoots.

Inspiring Hope and Love

2016 has not been a good year, to say the least. Unfortunately for me, it started last year when I lost my dad two months, to the day, before his 69^th birthday. David’s music was helping me through that loss. Like so many others, his music had been the soundtrack of my life. Then we lost him five months later. The two men who inspired me the most were gone and 2016 continued like a snowball rolling down a very steep hill.

Now the talented and creative people that inhabit this Second Life of ours have filled two current events with inspiration, hope and love.

Happy Belated Birthday Seraphim - New Inworld Seraphim Hud

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Seraphim just marked it's 5th Anniversary, yesterday, and with that, it is a dawn of a new era in Event Coverage. Seraphim has create an inworld hud, which brings the experience of the useful site that much closer to your finger tips.

Seraphim Official Site - Not sure what Seraphim is? Check it out!

Seraphim Hud Mainpage

Seraphim Hud Instructions (English) - Click the above link for other languages

Seraphim Hud - FAQ

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So how will this little hud change your life? Well if you are into the event hopping, this is a good way to start. Seraphim does not cover everything that happens in sl, but it does cover a good number of it. You might learn about new events, or missed ones, with this hud, as it is much quicker to scroll a little list. I already found a few I forgot about, and I am on the Seraphim site often.

I am not going to go into every detail of this, there are all the informational pages linked above, it also comes with inworld instructions. There is even a video created to help you get on your way to using the hud, which you can find HERE and see Strawberry's Review and Video HERE.

What I will say is that I look forward to using some of the features of this hud. I am forever forgetting when events open, so having a super quick source for that, as a blogger, will be lovely. I like the idea of the favorites feature. The Auto Tper, while I do own one, will be handy, cause I always forget what the one I own is called. I will probably use it to check things I have missed, I miss a lot, as some weeks I have a lot going on with my own store.

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Seraphim also had a big celebration, with all sorts of DJs and designers gifts. Some of the Designers are being generous, and have placed the gifts out at their mainstores. You can view the offerings HERE, keep in mind, I have no clue who is opting to put things out, so some things might not be available.

Credits

Hair - The Stringer Mausoleum - PonyGirl in Night(Tinted)

Mesh Head(Hairbase/Lashes/Eyes) -  Genesis Lab - Angie Head 2.0 Smile - Common Gacha Item

Makeup Applier 1(Eyeshadow) - Genesis Lab - Unstoppable Eyeshadow - SLB13 Gift @ Kustom9

Makeup Applier 2(Lipstick) - Genesis Lab - Incredible Lipstick - SLB13 Gift @ Kustom9

Mesh Body - Slink - Physique Body

Body Applier - Genesis Lab - Fluture Slink Appliers All Tones - Free

Mesh Hands - Slink - Casual Pose

Nail Applier - Hello Dave - Done the Rude Nails - Group Random Draw (Free to Join) *Limited

Tattoo Applier - Reckless - Voss Tattoo Fresh - Seraphim 5th Anniversary Gift

Top - Loordes of London - The Tuscany Triad I in #5 - L$10 @ The Wash Cart Sale

Skirt - Loordes of London - The Tuscany Triad II in #5 - L$10 @ The Wash Cart Sale

Purse - Plastik - Upcycle Bag in Golden - *NEW* @ Shiny Shabby

Piercings -  Eluzion - Cloe Piercings - L$10 @ The Wash Cart Sale

Earrings - Izzie's - Bow & Pearl Earrings w/Hud - Seraphim 5th Anniversary Gift

Necklace 1(Choker) - Violent Seduction - Flourish Open Choker - SLB13 Gift @ Kustom9

Nekclace 2(Long) - Plastik - Victorienne Chain Medium in Vintage

Rings - Plastik - Lost Souls Rings in Noir w/Hud

Pose Prop - Exposeur - Simple Shadow Box w/Poses - L$20 @ Store Closing Sale (Ends June 30th)

Robot Study Hall

I'm proud to let me geek flag fly high, so of course I popped right over to Geektopia 1.0 as fast as I could. 

Storm's Rising

Sorta went more on the cute side of things today, I like it though.

The Eash Cart Sale is still going strong, and I am wearing a few more goodies from there today. I normally don't do summer in sl, but it has been really fun to style beach outfits this year. Not sure why it took me so long to enjoy that aspect of SL Fashion.

You can't see them well, but my nails are actually inspired by Crayons. La Boheme continues to have one of the most unique series of nails for Slink, Omega and some Maitreya. These you can pick up at the Wash Cart Sale as well.

Credits

Hair - Beusy - Crush Bun w/Assorted Hud - SLB13 Gift @ Kustom9

Skin - Bold & Beauty - Marihenny Skin in Coffee Tone
Eyebrows - JUMO - Devon Eyebrows in Black 001

Eyes - Avi-Glam - Obsidian Eye

Freckles - Glam Affair - Cassiopea Cosmetics Freckles Dark B

Makeup (Gloss) - 8+ - Summer Gloss Light - Free SL Marketplace Gift

Hands - Slink - Casual Pose

Nail Applier - La Boheme - Crayon Nails - L$10 @ The Wash Cart Sale

Top and Tank - Vicarious Youth - Blue Nautical Stars - L$10 @ The Wash Cart Sale

Shorts - Vicarious Youth - High Waisted Short in Distressed Denim - L$10 @ The Wash Cart Sale

Sunglasses - The Dark Fae - Lovely Cruise Glasses w/Hud - L$10 @ The Wash Cart Sale

Necklace - Luminesse - Aviella Jael Pendant - L$10 @ The Wash Cart Sale

Bracelet - Plastik - Whale Bracelet in Mono/Sliver - *NEW* @ The Liaison Collaborative

Head Hamster - Axix - Geek Hamster - Group Gift
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Pose Prop can be found at this awesome free Photo Studio. Please be considerate of the sim's rating, don't do nude shoots.

Showtime

I really love how this outfit transformed from one this in my head, to something totally different in the pixels. You sometimes get inspired by things, so you have that one thing stuck in your head, but your creativity takes that seed of an idea, and launches it on a journey.

I am wearing this fab dress from Dark Water Designs, called Poppy Dreams. You can find it at The Wash Cart Sale for only L$10! It's what started the whole look, and I am happy with the outcome.

Fanciful

 Sitting on a Bubble

I have been in a fantasy kick as of late, not that I mind.

The Wash has another of their famous L$10 cart sales going on, with the whole sim chalk full of displays ripe for the grabbing. My Outfit, Bracelet and Nails can all be found there.

The Nail Hud for the polish I am wearing.

I'm really enjoying these eyes from Soul. Not free, but they worked with my exotic look of the day. If you enjoy something a bit different, they have released all sorts of amazing eyes this year, so it is worth it to check them out. There is also some group gift eyes currently in the store, and a few in a gacha too!

You can find my wings at a charity event being hosted by the Twisted Hunt organizers, called Summer of Love. They are in a gacha, only L$15 per play, with all the proceeds going to Relay for Life.

Credits

Shape - Over the Moon - Tigerlily Shape - Free SL Marketplace Promo

Hair - Wasabi Pills - Lee in SLB13 Birthday Edition - Free @ Hairology

Skin - Stix - Chiyo Skin in Chocolate

Eyebrows - Lady Fakessi - Eyebrows 01 (Tintable) - L$30

Eyes - Soul - Oculos in Mer

Lashes - Jumo - Twiggy Eyelashes

Makeup 1(Liner) - Squeek - Eyeliner in Black - L$0 @ Shop Free*Style

Makeup 2(Eyeshadow) - !Musa! - Agnes Eyeshadow in Cyan - 30% off @ We Love Roleplay

Hands - Slink - Casual Pose

Nail Applier - Nail it Good! - Bubblegum 2 Nails - L$10 @ The Wash Cart Sale

Outfit - LaVian&Co - In The Sun Outfit w/Hud - L$10 @ The Wash Cart Sale

Bracelet - The Dark Fae - Strapped Bracelet w/Hud - L$10 @ The Wash Cart Sale

Horns - Zyn - Ultra Light Horns in Blue - L$10 SL Marketplace Promo

Wings - The Stringer Mausoleum - Darkened Shimmer Wings in Purple - Common RFL Charity Gacha Item