Happy New Year

It's been a madcap time for freebies, and with limited time inworld I haven't had time to unpck everything I've picked up over the last few weeks!

For my new year outfit I've kept the lovely peridot set from Second Mirage and the pretty shoes from Angels, as I thought they made a nice contrast with my chosen dress, free from The House of Zen. It includes a sleeveless top, a system skirt and trousers (worn here), plus a long sleeved top. I love this sumptouous brocade.


The other additions are bracelets, which were one of the freebie sets from Digital Dragon.

Double large bangles: Digital Dragon, Digital Dragon. Oriental ensemble: House of Zen, Hinode Shima 198, 98, 25.
Gold star green velvet shoes (Advent): Angels, West Sunset (207, 119, 22)
Amelia Peridot earrings and necklace (advent): Second Mirage, Second Mirage (71, 14, 22)

Green dream

Once again it is difficult to decide which freebies to feature. So many lovely things on offer! In the end I felt I had to model one of the outfits which LeeZu Baxter is giving away before she retires them at the end of December.

Here you have The Redleave dress: as with the others you will find under her tree, the patterns are very distinctive and colourful. You will note the arm pieces, which are again a LZB feature.

I have teamed this outfit with the sparkling green Peridot set that was an advent tree gift of Second Mirage: necklace and matching earrings. Also a gift was the pair of elegant green and gold shoes from Angels: plucked from their advent calendar.

Finally, I searched around for some tights, and found these for 2 Linden (in a box with a short skirt and glitch pants). I find this ensemble alluring and classy, just perfect for Christmas events!

Gold star green velvet shoes (Advent): Angels, West Sunset (207, 119, 22)
Bea's emerald skirt and tights (2 Linden): Zeds Pitch (205,97,44)

Amelia Peridot earrings and necklace (advent): Second Mirage, Second Mirage (71, 14, 22)
Redleave flexi dress: LeeZu Baxter, centro italia (167, 163, 22)

Gone fishing!

Ivalde and Second Mirage have been giving away stunning gifts every day, and so I've been dashing around there when I can. Ivalde's always crowded with people waiting by the tree whilst they feel the presents!

I put together this nice wintery outfit by combining the top from one of Ivalde's daily gifts (the Kristine striped sweater dress) with the skirt from a gift from Ivalde's Lucky chair - which of course I always check out while I'm there.

Visiting Sheila Yoshikawa's shop in La Reina, I stopped by Schadenfreude, who have a number of really nice Christmas gifts including this cosy striped scarf. Look out for their free snowflake emitters too!

With this, I'm wearing yesterday's advent gift from Second Mirage, the striking Kayla earrings. I must say my jewelry casket is filling up nicely with these Xmas treats!

It was a clear, crisp day, so while I was at Ivalde's I wandered down to the harbour and tried a bit of fishing. I landed 3 fish, and as you can see this put me in with a chance for a prize!

Two other lovely ladies joined me in fishing and they seemed pretty persistent, so I'm not sure I'll still be keeping my prize at the end of the day! I must say it's a really pleasant spot here, though.

Kayla brushed steel earrings: Second Mirage, Craigavon (39, 137, 46)

Lisa pants and skirt: Ivalde, Ivalde (81, 211, 35)

Kristine red & black shirt, tights and socks:Ivalde, Ivalde (81, 211, 35)

Black and white stripey scarf: Schadenfreude, La Reina (180, 170, 27)

Red/black stilettos: GamersBrand (60, 215, 25)

Winter wonders

The freebies just keep coming! For this post I had a lot of fun with the Tornado dress that is one of 12 lovely outfits piled up at AnnDe's.

At first you see it just simply combined with the Advent gift Tess necklace and the gorgeous flowing Undine hair (not free - but so glamourous!)

Then I saw the delectable free cape and couldn't resist scooping that up to take the dress up a notch further - making it an ideal outfit for a night at the opera! I love the delicate fur and the delicate impression of it all.

Long hair didn't look right (hair and fur prims getting HORRIBLY mixed up) so I pulled out this Miss Mess updo. Unfortunately, though, I can't remember where I picked it up! The maker is no longer in SL so no help there.

The shoes were Angel's delectable silver star items, with inbuilt sexy walk. Yum!

Fur Cape: YeeVoo Designs by Yeesha Voom, Ironstorm (199, 172, 56)

Dress, Tornado outfit: AnnDe's Designs, Rhee (151, 133, 127)

Missmess hair: free from somewhere ;-(

Diana Ruby earrings: Second Mirage, Second Mirage (71, 14, 22)

Tess neckalace: Second Mirage, Second Mirage (71, 14, 22)

Silver star shoes: Angels, West Sunset (207, 119, 22)

Passion and drama

A very dramatic freebie is this stunning dress from Doll House - Plum Passion! It comes with the neck ribbons and really billows around you.

I played around with jewelry, but in the end came back to my old favourite, the Shiny Things strand.

I toyed with the red Diana earrings, one of the Second Mirage Advent gifts, but I decided in the end that it needed something a bit more understated, so I ended up with another trusted friend, the Teardrop earring set from Miriel, one of her lovely freebies.

Although the dress was already striking, I thought I could add something more ... namely the feathery black arm pieces from an AnnDe freebie outfit.

Ruby knotted strand: Shiny Things, Shiny Falls (170, 180, 37) (picked up free from the Gnubie Store)

Teardrop earrings: Miriel, Nouveau (114, 201, 23)

Black feathery arm pieces from Ladies July free gift: AnnDe's Designs, Rhee (151, 133, 127)

Plum passion bella dress: Doll House Dreams, Madison Place (224, 69, 23)

Red and white

There are so many quality freebies around at the moment it's difficult to know where to start. Red is the order of the day, in line with the Christmas season, and you can't move for yummy xmas frocks.

However it wasn't that hard a choice as Bossa Nova is one of my favourite designers: her classy style is just in tune with mine. If you go to her store you'lle find the freebie Noel dress ready and waiting: it includes long red gloves as well as a frothy skirt and a top which is not too low cut.

I teamed it with one of Second Mirage's Advent gifts: a lovely ruby necklace set - and to add some amusement, some snowman earrings which were a group gift from Talisman, matching the white of the underskirt!

You'll see I've got new hair today: not free I'm afraid, but very good value - the "Undine", after the water nymph. It adds the extra frothy seasonal touch.

Another free (one dollar) item that caught my eye was this fun hoody. I had to put on some of the hair I got from Nyte n' Day in their newbie pack to show off the actual hood - which has an (empty) gift package peeping out! The Christmas tree earrings, also from Second Mirage (their table-top gift of the month) picked up the motif on the hoody. Cute, and I like to team a casual top with a full skirt when the top is as nice as this one.

Noel dress: Bossa Nova, Amour (184, 59, 27)

Diana Ruby/platinum necklace and bracelet; Christmas tree earrings: Second Mirage, Second Mirage (71, 14, 22)

Hoody: Fluky, Kootenay (71, 39, 108)
Snowman earrings: Talisman, Yawgoo (104, 120, 97)
Undine Hair: Mau’s, Nabi (197, 249, 108)

Golden days

Well, I was completely wrong when I said (in the last posting) that the LeeZu coat wouldn't go with a prim skirt, as is shown here. The first amazing outfit includes the group gift dress from Evie's Closet - and this gorgeous colour is only available to group members.

As you see, it goes with the jacket portion of the coat as if they were made for each other. I have kept the bronze earrings from last time, and added a piece of the Alienbear Gupte jewelry that was a free gift during the Calla anniversary event. Looks like I've found my cinderella outfit for any Christmas balls!

Another stunning freebie (in store) is the gold shift from 3 Cupcakes. I immediately wanted to try it on and then I saw how a prim skirt could work with the full coat - providing the skirt was very very short! And this skirt certainly is! I think it works very well with the coat and the same Digit Darkes shoes, and I hope you agree.

Tya's Spice dress (this colour only available as a group gift) Evie's Closet, Madison Place (64, 95, 469)

Gold dress (free in store): 3 cupcakes, Fuzzy (242, 137, 34)

1810 coat (group gift): LeeZu Baxter, centro italia (167, 163, 22)

Earrings (group gift): Talisman, Yawgoo (100, 90, 97)

Mary Jane Sequin Shoes (free in store): Digit Darkes, Dacham (107, 143, 49)

An exotic coat sets the mood

A sumptuous group gift from the currently controversial designer LeeZu Baxter was a welcome drop into my inventory. As you can see it has all sorts of colour and textures - really complex. It is on the jacket AND skirt layers, so prim skirts don't really work and I aimed for a pared down elegant look.

The simple black pants were picked up in a set (at Free Dove, I think) and the top was part of the huge freebie Pixel Dolls pack (they are SO useful). I felt the neckline needed something long and dramatic, so the trusty Shiny Things necklace was my choice, and that called for pearl earrings too.

The gold version of the Digit Darkes shoes was just right to finish the outfit.

I found a suitably exotic location in Hosoi Ichiba where you can shop or relax with a drink.

1810 coat: LeeZu Baxter, centro italia (167, 163, 22)

Necklace - knotted bead strand: Shiny things (Shiny Falls 170, 180, 37) from the Gnubie Store

Elsbeth pearl earrings: Talisman, Yawgoo (100, 90, 97)

Wrinkle tank bamboo: Pixel Dolls, Port Seraphine (30, 121, 56)

Sossy's black pants: Sossity, Trance (230, 80, 35) from Free Dove

Mary Jane Sequin Shoes: Digit Darkes, Dacham (107, 143, 49)

Taken in Talisman's photosphere and on location at Hosoi Ichiba, Virgin Island (109, 109, 278)

Louche leisureware

A happy accident resulted in this outfit. I was aiming to wear the snappy sarong suit that was a Bossa Nova group gift, and happened to try on the sarong with the top and shorts from the previous Christmas dress.

I thought it looked distinctive and teamed it with the free Digit Darkes shoes that everyone is blogging, and some of my favourite Muse jewelery (a group gift a while ago). I'm wearing the really nice bangles that came with the sarong, they really go beautifully with the necklace.

There is a lovely satiny feel to the sarong - my only niggling complaint is that while it is perfect when you are standing still, it does break up rather when you walk, viewed from behind. But, then, that's the system skirt for you.

These shots were taken in the new photosphere installed by the Talisman shop - and that reminds me that the amusing horn earrings were also a Talisman group gift.

Airhorn Earrings: Talisman, Yawgoo (100, 90, 97)

Mary Jane Sequin Shoes: Digit Darkes, Dacham (107, 143, 49)

Swimsuit with Sarong and bangles: Bossa Nova, Amour (184, 59, 27)

Dauphine necklace: Muse, Linji (143, 151, 49)

Top and shorts: Kiki's closet, as in last entry.

Skating away

Skating is the new "cool" activity in SL and I found the perfect fun dress to skate in, courtesy of Kikis closet. You get stockings, dress, hair bow and all the trimmings! A bit naughty, but very nice!

Here you can see me in the dreamy Infolit iSchool skating rink in the sky. Just skate round or try some of the spins. You can pick up a bubble wand from the red package under the tree and then it's even more fun.


Kikis closet: Kauai (219, 153, 21)


Infolit iSchool skating rink: Infolit iSchool (118, 201, 69)

Casual for late autumn

I've heard many good things about Casa del Shai and I couldn't resist dropping in to see whether there were any freebies to grab. Indeed there were (at one dollar), and nice ones too! In this post I'm wearing the casual jacket which comes in two parts and has a luxurious dark suede feel.

Slouchy seemed the way to go with this, although I'm sure you could also dress it up. I had just been along to hot tip Pochette and had found a freebie package overflowing with lovely warm stockings in gorgeous colours which I'll blog another time. Also in the pack were these jeans - a really nice fit and with a comfortable lived-in feel.

Finally, at Pixel Dolls amazing build in Port Seraphine there is a freebie bulging with over 20 pretty tops. This floral one picked up the warm colours of the jacket and added a girly feel to the whole look.

Jacket by Casa del Shai: Casa Del Shai (150, 100, 691)
Top at Pixel Dolls: Port Seraphine (30, 121, 56)
Jeans at Pochette: Shimokitazawa (187, 200, 26)

New mail, new outfits!

Lots of new freebies to blog! I belong to the Talisman group and my mailbox was overflowing with good things after being away from SL for just a few days! Oddles of pairs of earrings - including some classic pearl drops, amusing horn-shaped ones and really distinctive bronze earrings with various gem options.

In the first pic I am wearing Bronze Paragon peach diamond. With them I am wearing Freshwater pearl necklace that came as a group gift from Muse. Legwarmers galore were also sent to the Talisman group - great for chilly autumn days.

The Nuclear boutique reopened today, so I went along and picked up the free Serengeti outfit - safari jacket, underpants and flirty short skirt. Really nicely made, with detailing on the jacket.

Another Muse group gift was a watch with a caramel watchstrap and that seemed to go just perfectly with the outfit.

I am seen in the Parabas sim, with a free tennis raquet and on the umpires chair - great fun!

Before flying in to Nuclear, I had rushed over to Icing to snap up the latest free outfit. Icing is a real favourite so it was lovely to pick up the Petite Baiser dress. I decided to pair the skirt with my Bossa Nova white top and bow, from the freebie outfit blogged earlier, just to give it my personal take.

The shoes were the black and white beaded shoes that were companions to the pink ones I used a couple of outfits ago and the necklace was yet another Muse group gift: Dauphine. I am pictured in this outfit in Nuclear's striking new sim, and outside Bossa Nova's store (the owner's Rez Day party was about to start!).

People are really moving up to another level in presenting their stores originally; out with the boring mall!

Bronze Paragon earrings: Talisman Designs, Yawgoo (104, 120, 97)

Necklaces and watch: Muse, Linji (143, 151, 49)

Serengeti outfit: Nuclear Boutique, Archipelago Wild (128, 128, 28)

Petite Baiser dress: *ICING*, Mischief (130, 157, 23)

Top and bow from Bossa Nova Lucia freebie dress: Amour (184, 59, 27)

Pink and black

News of sweet new earrings for people in the Talisman group made me pause to pick up a few Talisman freebies and conjour up a hot new look based on some of the pieces from my last one.

I kept the pants and shirt layer from the pink dress, and the cute spider necklace. I added the new group gift Elsbeth earrings, and some freebie boots also from Talisman. Then I hunted around in my inventory for a jacket and discovered the perfect Foxy Pink Jacket in the Free Casual Suit set from DG Innovations that I must have picked up from their store.

This seems like an outfit that needs shades, and I also found my trusty Amaretto black bangles that go with so many things.

Pants and shirt from: Free gown, Satin Shine Pink, from Nicky Lee: Deco (104, 93, 33)
Necklace: Gift of the week - Silver spider pendant: Second Mirage (71, 14, 22)

Bangles: Amaretto, Isla Violeta (164, 204, 26)

Foxy Pink Jacket: DG* Innovations -Innovations (102, 126, 31)

Earrings and Ozluna boots: Talisman designs, Yawgoo (30, 81, 97)

Sunglasses: (L$20) OASIS, Poco JAPAN (89, 150, 25)

Photographed in Honmoku and Infolit iSchool. Also included is a pic of me hanggliding on t-mobile island in my previous outfit. Cool!

Pink and Silver

Two striking new freebies came along this week: a lovely vibrant pink gown and a large pendant continuing the Halloween theme - a huge silver spider!

I kept my fan from the last outfit, since the pink toned so nicely with the gown. The shoes were found at Free Dove, and as you can see they go beautifully, with just the right elegant tone.

I tried a few pairs of earrings, but ended up with these sweet silver and black ones, free as a Group Gift from Muse. Finally, I turned once again to Miriel for the bracelets, picking up the black and silver theme from the earrings.

As a setting, I found a bourganvillia tree which just matched the gown, and then I went to La Reina, where again there is a pink theme!

Free gown, Satin Shine Pink, from Nicky Lee: Deco (104, 93, 33)

Gift of the week - Silver spider pendant: Second Mirage (71, 14, 22)

Wood and glass beaded shoes from She's So Unusual Shoes: Redux NW (148, 193, 21) - picked up free at: Free Dove: Gallii (105, 61, 32)

Dauphine earrings: Muse, Linji (143, 151, 49)

Miriel: Nouveau (114, 201, 23)

The charm of the kimono

The kimono is a lovely garment that can take you through many occasions, from relaxing at home, to picnics, to more formal gatherings. You can pick up two female kimono in the Japanese sim Gion. Just search for Gion on the map, teleport in, and there is a house with male and female kimono near the telport point.

You have to go a little futher into the sim to find the less elaborate garment (Yukata) that I'm wearing in the photos, but I'm sure you'll agree it's far too pretty to keep just for home.

It comes with animated fan and very attractive geta (sandals) that I've shown in close up as they are worth keeping in anyone's inventory and would go to spice up a casual beach outfit.

With a costume like this simplicity is the key so I have just accessorised it with a pair of simple yet classy earrings which I tracked down in the Innovations treasure hunt last month. These are now priced, but for free you might use one of the Miriel sets as mentioned before in this blog.


I am shown in my low-cost high-style rented slip in En Vogue, a lovely tranquil place for boating, or relaxing with a soothing cup of tea.

Kimono, fan, geta: Gion
Double Dangle diamond/silver earrings: *DG* Innovations, Innovations (94, 127, 31) (free from treasure hunt, now priced)

Grey tones

After a break away from SL I've been having a good deal of freebie fun. The main haul was from the much-blogged opening of Innovations, and the new (to me) freebie-fest that is Free Dove.

At Innovations there were two sumptuous gowns (in black and champagne), plus a treasure hunt where you had to spot the spider and then buy it. There were 21 spiders, and I bagged 6. Part of this haul was a set of really useful jacket-layer one-button cardigans. In the picture I'm wearing the cardigan in grey. This is teamed with a whole outfit (including boots) from Sogo at Free Dove. The top (just seen) is a cropped tank and the tights have a nice metallic sheen.

I'm wearing free bangles from Amaretto and the necklace is by Alienbear: one of the freebies available at Calla to celebrate their anniversay. In the first pic it's hidden by my hair, but you can see it in the 2nd photo - a nice tribute in the form of the Calla logo, and seen here in black.

Innovations: Fine Fashion 94, 127, 31

Free Dove: Gallii 105, 61, 32

Sogo: Sokri 96, 96, 74

Amaretto: Boracay Island 115, 112, 21

Calla: Callatropia 125, 194, 24

Bossa Nova

A short entry to blog about a simply lovely free dress: from Bossa Nova. It comes in black (with white bow) or white (with black bow). With my colouring it's the black that looks best and the first pic shows off the attractive back detailing.

What you can't see are the frothy ruffles on the skirt, which look particularly good in flight. Altogether a classy outfit.

You don't want to over-accessorise something like this, so I've simply added a string of red beads, picked up at the Gnubie store, by Shiny things. This freebie necklace also comes in mother of pearl, and I'm sure that will feature here soon. The Miriel earrings complete the ensemble.

Bossa Nova: Amour 184, 59, 27
Gnubie store: Indigo 229, 59, 31
Miriel: Nouveau 114, 201, 23

Ivalde and Ingenue

Today I'll feature two designers: Ingenue and Ivalde. Firstly Ingenue: you get three nice freebie outfits there.

In the first photo you can see the back detailing of a top from the Pink Hawaiian outfit with the capri pants of Ingenuette.

In the next photo the same top is being worn with the skirt from the Marzipan Closet free Monica suit mentioned in the last post. Very sweet!

The bangle (just seen in the first photo) is from Caroline's Jewelry - free Boho bangles - and the shoes are from the Sugarcube freebie set.

The Ivalde freebies are probably even better. You have to hunt for them - up the stairs and turn left - then you should be able to spot a couple of boxes on the floor.

Two nice outfits with short prim skirts and glitch pants. I accessorised them with the same bangle and shoes. The first pic (Agnetha Giraffe dress) shows me scrubbing the floor outside a shop in one of the more upmarket districts - but I soon stopped when I realised I wasn't getting paid!

The second (Lovise Zebra dress) is actually taken inside the Bossa Nova shop where I was about to make my next purchase. You can see someone grabbing their Bossa Nova freebie in the background!

Ivalde: Vintage Heaven 92, 162, 35

Ingenue: Mangakino 224, 111, 21

Sugarcube: Blumfield 208, 65, 27

Caroline's Jewelry: Lo Lo 103, 232, 23