Daisies and Bunchberries

 This photo was originally intended to go up back in Spring, but the Typist got hooked on a cozy-style video game that still has a very strong hold lol. As a result, blog posts got pushed aside, and while I have a nice backlog of items from the various weekend sales over the months for more photos, it's going to take a while to style them all and get the shots. 

(I also haven't been on Primfeed much, and sincerely regret not seeing everyone's pictures and giving likes there!) 

Head: LOGO "Christina"
Skin: [Glam Affair] "Foxy" L006A 
Hair: TRUTH "Linger" - Redhead
Makeup: Velour "Dreamin" Eyeshadow (Gold), Cazimi "Holiday Glam" Eyeliner 80% and Warm Lt Nude 60& Lipstick

Clothes: ::pm:: Paula Set -cream-, [M.O.D.A.N.] "Anais" Heels
Jewelry: *Avaway* HUMMINGBIRD Earrings Set, ~~Ysoral~~ "Ariane" Bracelet, Evelock "Flora" Amber Necklace

Pose: versuta. melly // 9

Location: Dutch Pavilion 

Autumn Colors in Spring

 I'm so far behind on my weekend sales pictures! hangs head (Honestly, The Typist needs to win the lottery or something so I have more time to play.) The dress and hair pictured here were on sale 2 -3 weeks back.

February Fugue

 The second half of February kind of went by in both a rush and a daze for me; the anniversary of an emotionally fraught event falls in there, some RL stuff (helping a friend move, being even more short-staffed at work due to co-worker medical issues, etc,, and The Typist getting hooked on a new video game. possibly in reaction to some of that stuff). 

There's no location for this shot, as it's a set put together on a friend's bit of private land, with items from the February Shop & Hop, and items from a couple of weeks' worth of weekend sales.

Premier

 I tend to scout locations for photos, since I don't always have the time and other resources to build more than the simplest of sets. When I first explored the Premier Business Center sim I was focused on this lovely stretch limo to make it look like I'd just shown up at a red-carpet event in style.

After a quick and helpful chat with one of the sim's caretakers, though, I had to take a little time to check out their museum before I left; they have an excellent Black History Month exhibit up. The first floor had heavy emphasis on inventions we all use that are thanks to Black inventors. I knew about a few of these before, but there were so many more than I'd realized.

If you get a chance, please check it out! 

Style details below the cut.

Weekend Sales Fun

 This is probably my last weekend sales splurge for a little while, before I go back on a more extreme bargain-hunt "diet" - but since I'm being my own Valentine this year, I indulged in a few heart-themed items (and used at least one that was already in inventory).

It doesn't really show in the face-on image, but the hair has a heart-shaped braided bun in the back!

 

On The Range...?

 A couple of the items on The Saturday Sale had a Western-ish theme, so it sent me in search of an appropriate location to take a photo of them. Most of the sims that came up in the search were RP locations, and I've had mixed results visiting those in the past. (Some RP locations have much stricter rules than others, and yeah - I've gotten yelled at before. 😅)

I ended up at an Amaretto Horse auction site that seemed to be empty at the time - hope they don't mind!

Winter Weather

 

We're having a spell of Actual Winter this year, with snow staying on the ground for days and the high temps lurking in the 20s F (negative single digits C). Much as I'd rather be frolicking at a tropical beach, I figured I should show something a little more realistic.

Out With The Old...

 ...which one can see just two posts below this...

And in with the new and updated me!

As mentioned, most (thought not all) of this is from LeLutka's 12 Days of Christmas promotional giveaway, details below the cut.

SL's 13th Birthday at Hairology

Apologies if I'm rushing these posts a bit, but the 13th Birthday event runs through June 26th and I want to show off some of these items while people can still grab them!

Yesterday I hit the Hairology event for its load of freebies and oh my pixels were there some lovelies in the mix!  With only a few exceptions, the hairs come with multiple color options and/or HUDs which make them suitable for most avatars. (Sorry guys, I only saw one vendor there specifically for men's hair - but at least one of the other gifts is unisex.)

With no further ado, here are a few of my favorite scores!

Happy 13th Birthday, Second Life!

SL is having a birthday, and we can all get presents!  There's a list of current shopping events at which some of the designers have put out free gifts for SL members; just look for the tall birthday cake and click on it!

So far I've hit two of the events, and have soooo many other things to try on and take pics of!  For this entry, I'm focusing mostly on items from Whimsical (with a couple from We Love Role-Play thrown in for the second photo.)

Photo One shows a lovely maxi-dress and lots of accessories:

From The Arcade, December 2015

Ah, The Arcade - how I love thee, and how thy machines hate me. *sighs*

To be honest, I would have a much easier time if I weren't so insistent on staying a redhead at all times. Only the Clawtooth machine cooperated and gave me a reds pack (the style didn't quite go with the dress, but I'll have to be sure to feature it soon).  Luckily I was able to trade for another one of the red hairs pretty quickly - thank you, Natalia Corvale! <3

Creepy, Kooky, Mysterious, Spooky

For the first time in quite a few Halloweens, I had more than one costume to plan! When we started planning a party, Himself said that as long as he didn't have to go shopping, he'd wear whatever I picked for him... so I started planning, and scouring Marketplace, and in the end just couldn't resist a blast from the past:

...Gomez and Morticia Addams. This outfit does break my usual guideline of $100L or under, but I'm weak-willed when it comes to Halloween!

October Marketplace Promo Finds

First of all, in a slight departure from discount SL fashions, I'm also going to be doing some blogging over at INSTYLE News. INSTYLE is a new shopping area that not only has some cool stores, but an entertainment venue as well. Sounds like they have some fun stuff planned, and the sim's calendar is linked from the blog. Give it a look! :)

A few days ago, I did my intermittent search to see what interesting things come up as promo items or freebies on Marketplace and found a few lovely things!

Antielle (who teamed with Tentacio to bring the "Rabbit in the Moon" set from this post to The Arcade Gacha back in June) have this sweet minidress up as a gift right now.

With it I'm wearing the <Rima> mesh hair from -FABIA, which is a dollarbie - yes, this gorgeous hair for all of $1L, plus it comes with a HUD containing 30 different natural hair tones!  And adorning my tootsies, a gift from Stelloane, their Rosa shoes for SLink High Feet.

From the Autumn Love Hunt

Uh-oh, look who's back! ;)

The Autumn Love Hunt opens today, and I've hit most of the stops already (yes, blogging early in the hunt for a change! *gasp*).

This cute dress came from a store I haven't been to before, SweetRed's Designs:

Vixen in Blue

Kastle Rock Couture has a lovely new gown out called "Vixen," with two colors so far having made an appearance in their "My 60L Secret" sales. I'm wearing the first week's color, Blue; the current sale version is Purple and every bit as gorgeous.

Hair Fair Haul

I fought the lag, and the lag won - the first round, anyway. Then I buckled down and manged to get through the four sims of Hair Fair 2015 collecting a bunch of demos and gifts from the various hair vendors and admiring the items they put up for the event. (Once the crowds die down a little bit I'll make my decisions on which of the demos to buy. There are some lovely styles out there I probably won't purchase just because their reds are too washed out for me, which is a bummer.)

Almost everything I'm wearing in these photos (except for skin, eyes, and a couple of pieces of jewelry) was a Hair Fair gift! The first style is a mesh ponytail from ICONIC - one of several, which made me happy.

More Retro Glamor

This dress is one of the lovely group gifts from -siss boom-. I don't know why I'm such a sucker for the dresses that remind me of old-time Hollywood, but Lestat Reuven's Audrey in metallic taffeta has that feel to it.

Summer Stripes

Dressed by Lexi has a new group gift out - the Summer Chic skirt and top set in Stripes, which is a fun and flirty outfit.

Picture taken at the Baja Cove sim.

More Arcade, and the Advanced or Casual Hunt

A couple of the Arcade trades I was hoping for came through, and I've hit a few stops on another of the Fi's Creations hunts - this one is a dual-path event called The Advanced or Casual Hunt. (There's still 5 days left on the hunt AND the Arcade!)

Damaris is the other hair offered by TRUTH in the current round (same machine as Gilda from my previous post), and it includes the Hibiscus accessory. It made a good match for one of the Casual path dresses from {D.o.R.k.}

The Arcade Gacha, June 2015

I had a busy first week of June, so my first Arcade post is late-ish. I'm still trying to trade for my preferred color on a couple of items, so there should be more to follow.

The Exile hair styles for this round of The Arcade are even more "big hair" than the shopping guide made them look, so I'm not sure how often I'll end up wearing this one. However, I really like Tentacio & antielle's Japanese kimono-inspired "Rabbit in the Moon" minidress!