Tootsie Tuesdays - Baby Monkey

This week on Tootsie Tuesdays, I have these Knee High Boots for you all to enjoy. They are from Baby Monkey, and are in a Mini Mania Board. Grab 10 friends, and slap away. It only took me 7 minutes to win my pair.

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Week of Nails - Alaskametro

Alaskametro has a bunch of offering in their SL Marketplace store. I use to buy makeups from this shop, way back when, because they were one of the few to have bright greens and oranges. There is a free applier pack, but I'm showing one of the others they have for purchase. This hud comes with a wide variety of polishes. I just really liked this one, with the large sparkles. I have something like it at home.

Slink Nails Applier - Alaskametro - L$10 SL Marketplace Deal

Clutch - Baby Monkey - Midnight Mania Item

I'm Back!

So a thing happened. What is that thing? I turned up inworld.

As always, the first thing I do is go shopping. How can I see what I missed, and what is new, if I don't actually go out there?

As always, I share my finds with you.

I always love dressing up my dark skinned beauty. She may sport lighter tones, or alternative ones, from time to time when I am blogging, but I always bring her back to the darker ones after.

Makeups can be a challenge on these tones. Often lip layers make the tones look cartoony. Happens a lot with the eye makeup as well.

I was pleasantly surprised with these 2 makeup layers.

Added Note - What is a Scalera? It is the part of the eye that shows as white. Often times designers put so much effort into the iris(coloured part) and pupil(black part) that the scalera is rather bland. This can look very stark on darker skin tones. To combat this I wear Scalera Shadows. There are only a few designers I have ever found with the option, for purchasing. Wee Ones is one of the few stores that has them. It is a very simple addition that can really make your new eyes pop. Or not glow in the dark, haha. I'm an eye snob, I know.

I noticed A:S:S: had a bunch of their sky boxes up for grabs, so since I like to shoot with LadyLight in them so often, I decided to share one today with you all.

Want a history lesson from an old, pixilated broad? Newer people often comment on the choice of store name for A:S:S: It obviously stands for something, but what?

Another Shirt Shop. Way back when, guys shirts, and maybe a few other things, were the only product you would have found at A:S:S: Look how far they have come.

Shape - External Appearance - Free Gift

Hair&Hair Base - Adoness - Free Instore Group Gift (Free to Join)

Skin - Dulce Secrets - L$1 Instore Deal

Eyes - Okaie - Free SL Marketplace Gift

Scalera Shadows - Wee Ones - Not Free

Lashes - BC Designs - L$1 SL Marketplace Deal

Makeup 1(Eye) - Dark Mayday Designs - L$1 SL Marketplace Deal

Makeup 2(Lip) - KK - L$1 SL Marketplace Deal

Dress - Baby Monkey - Midnight Mania

Hair Barrette - Chop Zuey - Free Gift

Pose - Overlow Poses - L$1 SL Marketplace Deal

Skybox - A:S:S: - Free SL Marketplace Gift

Art - CIRCA - FabFree in SL 7th Bday Hunt Item

Shop Free*Style Fridays - Look 2

This week's Look from Shop Free*Style is here! 

She sort of looks like a really angry bride, it was totally unintentional.

I was pleasantly surprised when I put on this skin and shape combo from La Petite Morte by Voshie Paine. I am so use to having my own shape, I normally only try others if they are free and I'm featuring it for an event I'm covering, or maybe a hunt. The combo is something worth paying full price for, but you get it discounted my friends! I paired it with a Mock Cosmetics eye makeover to create a more unique makeup styling. I left the lips, cause well, look at those lips!

~~~ Pro Tip for the Hair Wreath ~~~

This is a NO MOD item, which means it might get tricky trying to find the right hair to go with it. Also the centre point of the item is the back bow, so it gets sort of funky when you go to move/rotate it around on your head. Pick a day when you have the patience to play around, as this item is worth the hassle of using edit mode.

Credits

Hair - The Stringer Mausoleum

Shape & Skin - La Petite Morte - Lindley Free*Style Edition - L$25

Eyes - Butterfly Kiss Boutique - Express Eyes in Free*Stylemochalota - L$0

Lashes - Void

Makeup - Mock Cosmetics - Party all night/Indifference in Desert Sand - L$0

Nailpolish - Rezlpsa Loc - Marigold Nails - L$5 per play Gacha

Dress - SySy's - Sparkle Gown in Chandni Green - L$1

Hair Wreath  - Mystic Sky - White Rose with Ribbons - L$10

Jewelry Set - Dragon Charm Designs - Forever Loved Jewelry Set - L$25

Ring - Eclectica  - Bibelot Ring in Turquoise & Silver - L$15 per play Gacha

Heels - Baby Monkey - Cachet Pumps in Black(Colour Change Bow) - L$0

Pose 1 - Picture This - Bold Confidence 3 - L$10

Pose 2 - Bang - Free*Style Pack A1 - L$10

Pose 3 - Le Poppycock - Incidental - L$5

Get your new look at Shop Free*Style

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

I'm about to throw my computer against the wall.  My fab new computer has great speed and memory but a horrible graphics card and what usually takes me about 20 minutes to do has taken me over 2 hours.  What I don't want to do, though, is make my frustration hinder you from some great items. I could start anew but I'm at that "screw it" point so please forgive and focus on the products.   Baby Monkey Shoes has it's free join weekend from now through Sunday evening.  The group normally costs L$250 to join but the fee is waved only this weekend.  Member benefits include lots of exclusive gifts (the 12 Days of Christmas is HUGE, an extra set of lucky chairs to increase your chance of winning, as well as sometimes significant discounts on new releases.  The shoes I am wearing are a brand new group gift, the xxxxxx shoes, in an exclusive fatpack of bright colors.  These will not be available for sale otherwise.  If you like to own lots of shoes in a wide spectrum of colors, this is a group you will want to stay in.  I know few people in SL as generous as owner, Pixieplumb Flanagan.  The cute linen dress I'm wearing is a lucky chair prize in the mesh clothing section.  I love the linen texture.

You can see from my screenshot of the HUD that there are a ton of options, including toe rings, ankle bracelets and colors.  The other tabs open of a slew of toenail options, skin matching (including exact RGB), resizers and heel sounds (I always turn mine off!).

Finally, Baby Monkey is holding a Spring Photo Contest.  The contest is free to enter and you may submit as many entries as you wish.  The clothing and footwear must be from the store but it does not say the items cannot be free, so this is a great chance for photographers on a low or non-existent budget to challenge themselves and win gift card prizes!  All the details are noted above.

I also wanted to show you the gorgeous new skin from Cupcakes, Creampuff.  Rosemary Galbraith and Mimi Coral had a creampuff skin way back when they merged their brands during the Stone Age, which I loved but I love this one more!  They are beginning to phase out their full perm skin lines and have been creating new, beautiful skins.  There are complimenting lipsticks, eyeshadows and even eyes for the skin.  I have been a fan of Cupcakes forever and am thrilled with they are returning their focus to the consumer line.  Love you two!

Credits:
Shoes: Baby Monkey: Ultimate Roxanne 2013 - All Colours: new group gift (free join this weekend!)
Dress: Baby Monkey: Patty Dress Lilac: mesh clothing lucky chair prize
Skin/Eyes/Makeup: Cupcakes: Creampuff - Creme tone (basic lip-rose/eyeshadow-black/blue eyes): New Release!
Hair: Wasabi Pills: Betty: available exclusively this month at FaMESHed
Necklace: HANDverk: Tassel Lariat - Lime
Clutch: HANDverk: Flamingo Clutch - Lime - available at L'Accessories until April 8! 

512 on a budget

Just a quicky post about a little house that is perfect for prim savers and folks who have a Linden land allotment through Premium Membership.  Baby Monkey has this house for a promotional cost of L$ 25 for the next two weeks before it goes up to a whopping 50 L.  The house has a 13x30 footprint and is suited for a 512 lot.  It comes in 3 versions for one price: an unfurnished skybox of 38 prims, an unfurnished house of 44 prims and a furnished house of 107 prims.  The house is soft linked so that you can remove furniture (just remember the door is also soft linked so please rez in build-mode).  You can modify and add your own textures, too!

 Kitchen

Living Room

Large bedroom on 2nd floor.  No sexies on this bed -- sorry!

Stairway to Heaven?

Terrace on Rooftop

These are just quick and dirty photos taken on my work platform.  The topiaries are only 10 L at the shop.  There are also larger versions with more furniture possibilities that are also available at half price.  There are demo versions of the houses that include footprints and you can see the furniture at the store.  TP here to check it out!

Today Has Been OK

Lovely new mesh top in the Midnight Mania in the Mesh Room at Baby Monkey (go upstairs).  It's already half way there today so get on over!  10 L boots right by the steps.  Some delicious jewelry at Sigma Jewels: Fist Pump Hunt and the Gacha Hunt (fun!).   We don't often discuss poses but I am using poses from one of the group gifts for Exposeur Gold.  There is a pretty steep fee to join (500 L) but right now there are 4 group gifts at Pose Fair and more at the store.  Pose packs now include both poses for men and women, which I think is ossum.

Credits:
Top: Baby Monkey: Eden Top - Mesh: Midnight Mania - 0 L
Choker: Sigma Jewels: Leather String Choker: Fist Pump Hunt - 0 L
Bangles: Sigma Jewels: Amie Bracelet: Gacha Fool Hunt: 10 L (also necklace and earrings available - items are not transferable).
Shoes: Baby Monkey: Grace - Spring Teal - 10 L
Skirt: The Sea Hole: Lattice Top Rag Skirt: not free
Socks: Pig: Duotone Socks Mit Suspenders - Camel: not free
Hair: Wasabi Pills: Shiki - Mesh: New Release: not free
Skin: Glam Affair: Leah - Contessina: exclusively at The Gallery Gift Shop: Special Price
Poses: Exposeur: from the Blissful set: Group Gift: available at Pose Fair 2012

Do you Color Challenge?

I started doing Luna Jubilee's 52 Weeks of Color Challenge on my own blog this year and I've managed to do most week's colors.  I enjoy it because I get to go through my bursting inventory and put together looks as well as enjoying seeing what other people have done.  Here's how it works: Luna publishes a color the week before and then the following week you put together a look based on the color.  You can use as much or as little of the color as you wish.  No one is going to judge you - it's all for fun.  Once you have completed your post you link it back to Luna's post for that color (she always posts hers on Sunday).  I think it is a great way for new bloggers to get started for a few reasons: You can use as much of what you already own, you don't have to be on all the feeds, you can gain exposure and you immediately become part of a larger group of enthusiastic bloggers if you are interested as there is an in-world group that is free to join.

The ever generous Pixieplumb Flanagan from Baby Monkey is offering her group members 50% off all shoes in specially designated venders that match or closely compliment the color of the week.  The group is only 10 L to join and if you activate your group tag you can pick up a whole bunch of shoes in the special color.  She has already put out next week's color, Seashell Peachwhich is a tricky one as it is almost white.  This is on top of all the group gifts she already gives and specials on new releases.  Have fun with the challenge!

Butt, Sileny

I don't want poor Sil to feel that she is the only exhibitionist so I will help her out.  I also went to check out the cart sale at The Wash and I found a few things that I think make it worth the trip.  I am also going to be frank; there were a lot of things there that I personally think are best off being retired and I would love to see more new designers there that could benefit from the exposure.  Maybe I'm an old avatar and am jaded and/or I have too much stuff.  Everything in the sale is only 10L which is really cheap but there are some brands there that I can rely on to put out quality items and not the same items I have seen at other cart sales.  That being said, I will share some I found noteworthy and they were for all styles of avatars. 

I loved some of Hell Bop's items, particularly this little gingham blouse. It includes 3 clothing layers as well as prim cuffs and collar.  I generally hit the sale because I want to see what Bliensen + MaiTai has out and the cute Secret Diaries necklace had to come home with me.  The skin is a group gift from Aura,  Helena in the group exclusive Paper tone.  The group does have a join fee but the skin is still out in this and another tone as well as member exclusives throughout the store.

I had to change out of my normal avatar mode when I saw some items from The U-Neek and Bizarre hair.  Bizarre has a the rather amazing Secret Temple style that I loved.  The hair is color change and includes several tat-layer hairbases to complement it.  If you look closely you will see a Buddah hiding in the updo.  Treebee from The U-Neek has out what she calls her "wierdest" skin for super cheap at the sale. I kinda love it with its not so subtle bondage overtones. And knowing Treebee, she can get much wierder ;). The leggings are a separate item and come in several shades.  The grey was just too perfect. 

Heartsick has out skins for both men and women.  The skin includes all kinds of options: freckles, brow/no brow, cleavage as well as a shape (not shown), alpha layers, teeth, and a bewb bouncer (hooray) so it's an amazing value.  Erotique Designs has out some cute pink lingerie, that include stockings.  I preferred to show Baby Monkey's cute Bandana Boots in pink.  They have color change options for the metals and the bandanas as well as a resizer and volume control (so you can turn them off whenever I am nearby). Bliensen + MaiTai's Bon Bon earrings in pink complete the look.

Credits: (if you don't see a store SLURL, you can find it at The Wash Cart Sale)

Photo 1:

Hair: Wasabi Pills: Monique (Mesh item): new release!

Shirt: Hell Bop: Priscilla - Grey - @ The Wash

Necklace: Bliensen + MaiTai: Secret Diaries - @ The Wash

Skin: Aura: Helena: Love Notes - Paper - Group Gift (join fee)

Pants: Celoe: lolong trousers (Mesh item)

Belt: Pepper: Loose Belt

Photo 2:
Skin: The U-Neek: Metalisha Skin
Hair: Bizarre Hair: Secret Temple
Leggings: The U-Neek: Spyro2 Leggings
Ouchy thing: Catnip: Penance Choker

Photo 3:
Lingerie: Erotique Designs: Sweet Pops (there is a matchy men's item there for your love nest needs)
Boots: Baby Monkey: Bandana Boots - Pink
Skin: Heartsick: Desire - Eternity- Black Shimmer
Hair: Discord Designs: Athena

Shoe Quickie!

OHAI! My computer broke and I couldn't blog for a while and now I am back and I have ten million things I want to show you! I don't really know where to start so I guess I'll start from the bottom up and show some shoes. :D

Shoes: Baby Monkey, free in the lucky chairs. Also check for MM boards, group gifts, and all sorts of good deals.

Free Hair. Free Undies. With Dude. And 'Tude

Sometimes you just get sick of wearing clothes. Luckily there's tons of cute lingerie + other skimpies that you can scoop right now, as well as lotsa pretty hair gifties + this totally awesome free gift boxes pose prop from Glitterati that just begs for silly time with friends (just one of 10 or more free poses there). This thing was so kyootsie-wootsie that I couldn't resist throwing a teensy bit of 'tude into this pic.
Our own smexeh Sileny is showing the supercute "bowtie" lingerie (the bowtie sits strategically above the buttie) that's included in one of the $1L Valentine's Day gifts at Mayden Couture. Her fluttery long black hair is free by Ray Skin + her ribboned Mary Jane shoes are a free group gift at Baby Monkey.
How's that old Britney song go? "She's not . . . that . . . innocent."
Mmmm hmmm.
I'm wearing the free Boxers Or Briefs Hunt gift from The Plastik. This dark eggplant colored bra + panties set has nice trailing-off bits that add that li'l something extra. I'm also showing the free fishnets that have been out forever at SHi (they even come with an added corset); I rather like that these stockings don't need garters. My free dark brown leather boots are another great Shoes & Accessories Hunt find by Jazmyn D + this free chin-length hair by Mischief Boy sits softly around the face despite being a bangless style. Love the glossy brown hue + the updo clip is tres cute. Check out Eden's post here for a close-up beauty shot of this pretty style.
As an added treat, we coaxed our resident manshionista Gavin McGinnis into showing us one of the camo boxers by Somapop from the ongoing Boxers Or Briefs Hunt. This look is called, "Sileny + I forced Gavin to wear something pink." LOL.
The obligatory rear shot. I mean it's undies. Ya gotta have one.
Well if you don't like any of these, I guess you can always go commando. Lingerie love + fashionista kisses to all!

xoxo
ღTeshan2222 Wycliffe
(who goes commando all the time in SL, totally unintentionally)

STYLING CREDITS:

on Tesh:
Lingerie: [Plastik] - Valerian-F-Bra Dahlia and F-Thong Dahlia - Boxers Or Briefs hunt gift #9 - free
Hair: MB - opening free gift - free
*NOTE: Hair mavens will also want to check out the new KDC Hair Mall, which just opened + has more $1L hair gifts + lucky boards
Boots: Jazmyn D - Soft Brown Leather Boots - Shoes & Accessories Hunt gift # 64 - free
Fishnets: SHi - SHi Stocking x12 Fishnet 40% - free
Hand beads: LP Design - SA - Pearl bracelets - Feb group gift - free
Heart necklace + heart earrings: Mayden Couture - Valentine necklace heart - $1L
Double ropes/bow necklace: *SiSSi* - Cutie Necklace - TartanBlue/Brown/Green
Skin: Laq - Jewel 10 - Nougat - Glow skin
Eyes: Negaposi - Glass Eyes (Raven) - $30L
Lashes: Cake - Bedroom Lashes

on Sileny:
Hair: Ray Skin - Air~07 Maxu "Mithran"Hair - freebie for New Years - free
*NOTE: Walk inside the store from landing point + touch a kiosk to join the group for $0L + get hair; more kiosks with more hair/clothes around the store; additional $1L gifts in store + around the SIM
Bow lingerie: Mayden Couture - Valentine's Day gift - $1L
Shoes: Baby Monkey - BM Candy Girl Color Change Pump Shoes - group gift - free
Necklace: Caroline's - Broken Long Strand Pearl Necklace
Skin: Belleza - Alyson - group gift - $250L group join fee - free

on Gavin McGinnis:
Pink boxers: Somapop - camo boxers - Boxers Or Briefs hunt gift #25 - free
Slippers: A.S.S. - Burberry slippers (sorry, could not find a working sLURL)
Tattoo: Aitui - Vintage Hawaii (faded)
Hair: Junwave - NaturalShort*BLACK*
Skin: BeReal - Exclusive Max Skin
Eyes: Negaposi - Glass Eyes (Lagoon) - $30L

Gift boxes group pose - Glitterati - Birthday - free
All other poses: Glitterati

Kid Stuff.

I know we have a few kid av readers so I found a couple kid-tastic things to show you! First off Cupcakes has started a new line, and new group, for kid avs. If you join Cupcakes Kids you can get this cute skirt for free, as well as a top which isn't shown.This hair is only 1L at Love Soul and what child doesn't love messy pigtails? Well, when I was a child I was *forced* into any sort of hairstyle by my mom, I would have preferred to go around with my tangled locks flowing wildly but you know how it is, darn parents. The sooo awesome eyes are free from A.D.D. Andel and have music notes in them :O I love music so yay! There is also a pair with no music notes and just glittery goodness.
Worn:
Hair: Love Soul, 1L
Eyes: A.D.D. Andel, free or 1L
Skirt: Cupcakes Kids, group gift (was free to join, I think it still is)
Kid's Shape: Shape It Up!, 1L
Skin: Romi (store temp. closed)
Shirt: Rezlpsa Loc, not free
Shoes: Baby Monkey, not free
Leggings: Malt, not free
Animated Doll: Dekute, not free