Posts filed under 'Hair'
So summer is in full swing for me. That means humidity and frequent thunder storms. But back home, on the other coast, summer means sun, beaches, and kicking back to relax and take care of things you forgot over the last few months. So I brushed the dust off my inventory and took a look at what freebies have been sitting there unused and untouched.
First off is a bit of beach wear from Neko Gear. This stuff is at least a good month old, gathering dust in my inventory as I’ve got way too much swim wear. Some of this stuff was covered by Adaire and Gecko over at free*style about a month ago. I’m wearing the beach towel freebie over my shoulder (you can lay it down too), along with a beach shirt, board shorts, and flip flops. I tend to avoid wearing logo branded freebies just because I don’t like being a walking advertisement, but the ones here aren’t that bad or overly flashy. They all kinda just fit together. Out of the box, the flips are a tad small but all of this stuff is modifiable and thus can be resized to fit rather easily. (more…)
Disclosure: Seen in World: Yes | Review Copy: No | Friends List: Some
Notes: On Express: "Andrew Chocolate" skin by Garbage Prototype (Random Industries) from GNUbie. "Male gift" skin by Tricky Boucher (Belleza). "steel gray" eyes available from Freebie Eyes Package (House of Zen). "Black with Bronze Primero" sneakers by Steve Hansen (Hansen Shoes) from GNUbie.
Post Category: AB Apparel, Accessories, Casual, Eyewear, Fetch Alternative, Freebies, Gritty Kitty, Hair, Jackets, Jeans, Neko Gear, Role Optic, Shirts, Sportswear, Swimsuits
July 4th, 2008 at 07:59amExpress Zenovka
I wouldn’t describe Thea Tamura’s new hat-with-hair creation as bizarre, but it certainly is unusual. To me the design looks and feels more Baroque or Rococo (albeit stylized), even Romantic. (I could easily see Shelley wearing this hat in less anguished moments.) However, Thea herself has called it her “Bizarre Hat.” It’s simple and direct, so who am I to judge? 
The hat I picked up for myself is the Black style, probably the most sober of the twelve different variations. You can choose from seven simpler solid colors and five more elaborate fabric textures. The Black hat’s base texture is a medium-grain leather, while some others have a linen fabric look. All the styles are clearly pictured on their vendors, so you can see how each style is finished. (more…)
Disclosure: Seen in World: Yes | Review Copy: No | Friends List: No
Notes: On Ryan: "ML020" skin by Yukimaru Koba (Z#road Men's Shop). Flesh Mechanic shirt by Eden Minton (MUWU). Ronin NeKoholic jeans by Sakigake Maruko (WMD).
Post Category: Casual, Dressy, Hair, Hats, New Items, Thea Tamura Fashion
June 24th, 2008 at 04:03pmRyan Darragh
Last Sunday, rather early in the morning, I saw a notice for new freebies from Alphamale. The first thought that crossed my mind was, “Finally, took Yelmer long enough … the girls had some freebie lingerie months ago!” I had been waiting a while for this and I was quite excited. Normally, when I get notices from large groups about an item, I tend to wait an hour because fighting for a spot on a full sim isn’t worth it — you can just wait a bit and there will be no one around landing on your head, etc. But after waiting about 30 seconds, I thought “Screw the others, I want that freebie” and teleported in. Luckily for me, not a lot of people are on Sunday mornings and the sim wasn’t too too crowded.
After chatting it up with Yelmer a bit (for the record, Yelmer and Mariska are very nice people — if you see them at the store y’all should say hello) I head home and tried on the new clothes. The wait was definitely worth it. (more…)
Disclosure: Seen in World: Yes | Review Copy: No | Friends List: Some
Notes: On Express: "steel gray" eyes available from Freebie Eyes Package (House of Zen). "Flexigrip" boots by Leyla Firefly(KangarOOs).
Post Category: Accessories, Alphamale, Belleza, Casual, Eyewear, Freebies, Hair, Jackets, Jeans, Mokoptica, Philotic Energy, Shirts
June 21st, 2008 at 09:04amExpress Zenovka
The best part of being in contact with other freebie bloggers is that they remind you of items you’ve picked up and then totally forgotten. Half the stuff I’m wearing in this post have been available for a long time and been in my inventory for months, till I was reminded of them by seeing others wear them, mention them, or somehow remind me of them.
Gecko Gorilla, the new resident male freebie hunter at Free*Style, reminded me of my Amsterdam free shirt, the subscribomatic joining gift from Hoorenbeek. He wore the blue shirt so I decided I’d wear the brown shirt. I also seem to have a brown sports jacket from Hoorenbeek which I suspect came from either a sale or the subscribomatic, but I’m honestly not sure. If it was from the subscribomatic, I suspect its long been flushed from history. Either way, clicking on the sign still gets you two free shirts. Poking through the history will most definitely get you some notecards and perhaps a sports jacket. (more…)
Disclosure: Seen in World: Yes | Review Copy: No | Friends List: No
Notes: On Express: "steel gray" eyes available from Freebie Eyes Package (House of Zen).
Post Category: Bags, Belleza, Canimal, Casual, Freebies, Hair, Hats, Hoorenbeek, KangarOOs, Pants, Philotic Energy, Rockers Wear, Shirts, Shoes
June 15th, 2008 at 07:23amExpress Zenovka
Izumiya is a wonderful store that I’ve been meaning to post about but never got around to actually doing it. Till now that is. I mentioned one item in an earlier post, but Izumi Homewood’s work deserve so much more attention than that.
Izumiya consists of mutually complementing halves. The second floor is all freebies and dollarbies. There are accessories, shirts, pants, hats(with hair), a suit, and even poses to be found up there. Creamy Cooljoke, of Free*style, and I coincidentally discovered this store at the same time, and she (unlike me) already covered the freebie side of things, esp. the dollarbie suit. So I’ll focus on the other half, the only slightly more expensive first floor.
Downstairs, prices range between 5L and 70L. Items range from pendants, hats, and hair to belts, bags, jackets. My favorite part, however, are the prepackaged outfits.
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Disclosure: Seen in World: Yes | Review Copy: No | Friends List: No
Notes: On Express: "brown gray" eyes available from Freebie Eyes Package (House of Zen).
Post Category: Belleza, Designer Reviews, Freebies, Grunge, Hair, Izumiya, Kalnins Optics, Outfits, Skins, Urban, booN
June 13th, 2008 at 06:12amExpress Zenovka
Remember me? For the few of you who do.. no I didn’t die. I’ve just been very busy with RL and then “relaxed” a bit with a week of summer vacation. My vacation isn’t quite over yet, but I felt that I had to cover some freebies that might disappear soon. My laptop’s onboard graphics aren’t good enough SL so I snuck onto a friend’s machine to install SL to snap a few pics for this post. Thus, this post is brought to you by my friend with no desktop password 
Anyway, a long time ago I said that I couldn’t buy fancy clothes cuz I’m poor. Well, now a good number of those rich stores have freebies all in one spot: KMADD Enterprise. KMADD had a lot of gifts out from their opening, which disappeared a lil while back, before I could cover them (I hadn’t started blogging when they disappeared). Its not all bad though, because they replaced them with different gifts from a handful of the KMADD stores, including Tonic, Tango NY, Endeavor, Indigo, Redgrave, Mechanism, Mhaijik Things, SF Design, and of course MADesigns. (more…)
Disclosure: Seen in World: Yes | Review Copy: No | Friends List: No
Notes: On Express: "Andrew Chocolate" skin by Garbage Prototype (Random Industries) from GNUbie. "Vivant Chestnut Newbie" and "Vivant Bronze Newbie"skin by CJ Carnot (Fleur) from GNUbie. Eyes made using template by newbie_template Linden. Suede Topsiders by Virtual Revolution (Virtual Creations) from Free Dove.
Post Category: Accessories, Boots, Casual, Civvies, Desert Moon Clothiers, Electro Kitty, Freebies, GearShift, Hair, Indigo, Jackets, Jeans, KK Outfitters, MADesigns, Mechanism, Outfits, Philotic Energy, Redgrave, SF Design, Shirts, Shoes, TRUTH, Tami McCoy, Urban
June 6th, 2008 at 04:59pmExpress Zenovka
…and yet they all belong.
Sometimes a guy just wants a new shirt or two. It’s not that there’s nothing else to wear, or that the old ones suck now. It’s just that there’s nothing else quite like a cool new shirt. Tell me I’m wrong. For today’s SL style outing, I’ve pulled together a double handful of new and newish shirts that might just do it for you, along with some great new hairstyles by Aemilia Case.
For starters, check out these thermal shirts by Zabitan Assia. These have been out at FORM (and have been sitting in my inventory) for a little while now, but as usual I can’t get over the quality of the texture work and the subtlety of the imagery. The design at left is called “Divinity,” and it prominently features an elaborate cross done in dusty, muted colors. (more…)
Disclosure: Seen in World: Yes | Review Copy: Yes | Friends List: Some
Notes: On Ryan: "ML020" skin by Yukimaru Koba (Z#road Men’s Shop). Loose Fit Cargos by Truth Hawks (TRUTH).
Post Category: BroGear, Casual, Defectiva, FORM, Hair, New Items, Philotic Energy, Shirts
May 30th, 2008 at 11:37pmRyan Darragh
Wavie Haller of Valiant has been getting a bit of press recently, and for good reason. He’s a bit of the new kid on the block in men’s fashion. Thing is, the new kids get older and wiser and he’s been no exception.
As part of the aging process, Wavie’s decided to retire a few of his earlier designs and offer them as freebies. That’s how I got my hands on the Relax Blue Shirt I’m wearing. There’s currently also a pink v-neck t and a light gray cardigan in the freebie bag, available on the front counter at his main store. These shirts all have tiny flaws, ranging from slightly mismatched seams to blurry edges, but most aren’t noticeable unless you stare. The only big complaint I had was over the length — most shirts were short even on the jacket layer. I had to dig a bit before I found the Brown D&G Pants to go with them. They’re from Jonquille Noir on the 3rd floor at GNUBie, in a pack of assorted Men’s clothing. (more…)
Disclosure: Seen in World: Yes | Review Copy: No | Friends List: No
Notes: On Express: "Vivant Bronze Newbie" skin by CJ Carnot (Fleur) from GNUbie. Eyes made using template by newbie_template Linden.
Post Category: Business, Freebies, Hair, Shirts, Shoes, Urban, Urban Bomb Unit, Valiant
May 4th, 2008 at 04:20pmExpress Zenovka
So, the Discord Nightmare City sim is amazingly awesome. First off, its just got awesome atmosphere — divided into smaller streets and sections each with its own feel and type of product. I will admit, though, it is a little bit tough to move around since there is no flying and no teleporting. Second — the prices are rather low. The most expensive items I saw were AOs and extremely prim-heavy outfits, including typing animations, at 250L. And third (and definitely most important) the content is just frickin’ awesome.
Before I prattle on about the owner and his stuff, let me get my announcement out of the way. Starting, well, since the first of the month there’s a hunt/prize/whatever ya wanna call it at the sim. Currently, there are two outfits (one for a guy, and one for a girl) scattered throughout the sim as 12 heart shaped boxes. These boxes are tough to find. Which is why you have a lot of time to find em. Six boxes are parts for the guys, and six boxes are parts for the girls. The six parts for the guys include jacket, pants, prim skirt, left sleeve, right sleeve, and collar/tie. All together, they form the sei-sou outfit (in hana orange) that I’m wearing in the picture. Hunts liked these are planned as part of the future of the sim, so there will always be somethin goin on. (more…)
Disclosure: Seen in World: Yes | Review Copy: No | Friends List: No
Notes: On Express: "Lf0y" skin by Eloh Eliot (Another Shop) from free*style. "Mike Oxlong" shape by Creamy Cooljoke(free*style).
Post Category: Aitui, Boots, Costumes, Discord, Events, Fantasy, Freebies, Hair, Neko, Outfits
May 3rd, 2008 at 09:00pmExpress Zenovka
RL’s been keeping me busy so I’ll try to make this short and sweet. Crimson Shadow has a freebie up till the end of the week. It’s a full outfit: shirts, pants, gloves, belt, bracelet, armband, piercings, socks, and shoes. It kinda speaks for itself. I was having SL issues and a) couldn’t attach my face lamp or b) change sky settings, so I’m sorry the pics are kinda dark.
As a word of warning, the piercings (you can see them after the cut below) attach to the skull. For most people, this means your hair will go poof. The ad art indicates this outfit was meant to worn bald, but I’d rather have a full head of hair since without it.. well.. my head’ll get cold. I used the following little trick to make repositioning the piercing from another attachment point easier. Since the prim parts of the outfit (bracelet, armband, piercing, and shoes) are all copyable, you can first make a copy of the piercing and then attach the original to skull where it wants to be while attaching the copy to another point (I used the left ear). Using this method, you can use the skull attachment as a reference as you adjust the copy into place before reattaching hair (so the former skull attachment poofs). (more…)
Disclosure: Seen in World: Yes | Review Copy: No | Friends List: Some
Notes: On Express: "Andrew Cream" skin by Garbage Prototype (Random Industries) from GNUbie. Eyes made using template by newbie_template Linden.
Post Category: Axis Mundi, Boots, Crimson Shadow, Exile, Freebies, Hair, Outfits
April 30th, 2008 at 07:16pmExpress Zenovka
Especially now that I’m no longer in the competition, I figured why not discuss the “freebie” version of my entry to the Muism Contest. The majority of the items will of course come from Muism, but a bunch of others come from other spots.
To figure out what to wear, I decided to go through all the Muism freebies I’d collected over time. My first Muism product I ever tried on was their Xmas gift from last year, a red suit. I don’t get to wear that suit often enough. Next, I put on their racing jacket (which is still available, btw — it was recently added to the archives again). See, I told you it’d be handy in a costume .Anyway, I noticed a bit of a common trend — Muism seems to like red in freebies. Perhaps I’m (actually I know I am) taking a bad sample space, but I decided to try on a few other red things. (more…)
Disclosure: Seen in World: Yes | Review Copy: No | Friends List: No
Notes: On Express: "Andrew Cream" skin by Garbage Prototype (Random Industries) from GNUbie.
On "Ryan": "chimp" eyes, skin, and shape by shin Mathilde (=about=). Akeyo Chucks high-tops by Akemi Yoshikawa (Akeyo). "Nick" hair (tinted) by machang Pichot (AOHARU).
Post Category: Accessories, Costumes, Eyewear, Filigreemotion, Freebies, GNUbie Store, GuRL 6, Hair, Jackets, Muism, Novelty, Shirts, Shoes
April 27th, 2008 at 10:21pmExpress Zenovka
So, when I made that horribly long post a week or two back I said I’d hoped I hadn’t forgotten anything. I did. But don’t worry, forgetting made this post a lot better. I probably wasted just about all my luck on lucky chairs, but I managed to grab three E’s from two chairs in a span of 24 hours while I was at two stores.
So what I forgot was the Camo Tank from F.A.T. Designz that I picked up a few weeks ago. I only remembered the tank when I received a reminder that F.A.T. Designz was celebrating its first birthday with a weekend-long party. The part I find coolest is that the designer, Alfred Kabuki, has pushed his designs back into real life as well. Which means you can tell the real world what you do to the dj’s wife just like in SL. On top of having relatively reasonable prices (most products from my glance last weekend in the 80 to 110L range) the store also has a lucky chair and camper chairs for extra free stuff. Both switch between various products. I happened to see an “E” on the chair and received the RAW I pants when I checked to see if the tank was still out. (more…)
Disclosure: Seen in World: Yes | Review Copy: No | Friends List: No
Notes: On Express: "Andrew Cream" skin and "Plaid Boxers (red)" by Garbage Prototype (Random Industries) from GNUbie. Eyes made using template by newbie_template Linden. "Co-Sneakers male - plaid red" by Alexa Soyer (Filigreemotion).
Post Category: Accessories, Black Maria, F.A.T. Designz, Freebies, Grunge, Hair, Jeans, Shirts, Tattoos
April 23rd, 2008 at 08:36amExpress Zenovka
Now, I don’t mean “guywear” in the sense that it’s clothing Lloyd Dobler would wear. (”The world is full of guys. Don’t be a guy. Be a man.”) It’s just that “menswear” seemed somehow not quite right here. Yes, I’m making it up as I go along. Anyway, Lloyd might well wear some of this stuff. I’m thinking by the end of the movie.
I seem to recall that Garbage Prototype had dropped one or two vague hints during the two months or so it took him to redesign and rebuild his shop and completely revamp his clothing and body lines for men and women. I think he just likes to tease like that. This is the kind of thing that just nags away at me from the back of my brain, kind of like my mother, or my conscience if I had one, or the approach of Christmas when I was a kid. I had also visited his website and seen his teaser video, so I knew that interesting things were afoot at the Circle-K. When he finally said, “Okay, I’m not ready to open yet, but come and take a look if you want to!”–I most definitely wanted to.
I honestly don’t know what my expectations were. I didn’t expect the shop’s casually elegant atmosphere to so slyly reflect Garbage’s creative approach. I know that I was surprised by some of the designs–wow, Garbage did a suit?–and impressed by the range of items and choice of colors. As a collection it felt focused, consistent, and very much an expression of a designer’s vision. I couldn’t wait to pick his brain. (more…)
Disclosure: Seen in World: Yes | Review Copy: Yes | Friends List: Yes
Notes: On Ryan: Random Male Skin, eyes and various hairstyles by Garbage Prototype (Random Fashions). Men's Oxford Leather Shoes by Tesla Miles (TESLA). On Sean: "Dante" skin by Lost Thereian (Naughty). "Poynter" hair by Liam Oliver (Armidi). "Trader" jeans by Dragontat Zagato (Desert Moon Clothiers). Classic Jeans by Jesseaitui Petion (Aitui). City Walk dress shoes by Fallingwater Cellardoor (Shiny Things).
Post Category: Business, Casual, Coats, Designer Reviews, Dressy, Hair, Jackets, Jeans, New Items, Random Fashions, Shirts, Shorts, Skins, Suits, Sweaters, Ties, Vests, Yukirei Greene
April 15th, 2008 at 01:14pmRyan Darragh
So, Muism dropped a freebie. It’s been blogged a few times. Honestly, I don’t like it much. The flexi prim bottom to the jacket looks a bit weird. While the prims come in a few sizes and are modifiable, they are no mod and the collar and tail are linked, limiting the proportions of the item so there’s a chance you can’t fit them correctly. However — its a freebie, and beggars can’t be choosers. Maybe you’ll need it for a costume. Who knows? I’m wearing it with the sleeves rolled up, but you can wear it with sleeves rolled down as well. The non-prim part can be worn on the jacket or shirt layer. Grab it by joining the Muism group and looking in the archives.
Anyway, I’m wearing more than just the jacket. Under it I’m wearing a white tank from Draconic Kiss, available for free in the far back corner of the store. It comes in four colors: white, black, red and blue. There’s also a tshirt pack with the same colors too. The back corner seems like a discount corner in general, there is other stuff for relatively cheap back there. All are available on the shirt layer only, which limits their usefulness. However, they do fit under jackets in a pinch and are quite useful like that, and the price can’t be beat. (more…)
Disclosure: Seen in World: Yes | Review Copy: No | Friends List: No
Notes: On Express: "Andrew Cream" skin by Garbage Prototype (Random Industries) from GNUbie. Eyes made using template by newbie_template Linden.
Post Category: Draconic Kiss, Freebies, Gloves, GuRL 6, Hair, Izumiya, Jackets, Jeans, Muism, Novelty, SF Design, Shirts, Shoes
April 13th, 2008 at 08:55amExpress Zenovka
Gonna make this short and sweet. There’s a hunt going on at the Haute Couture sim until 8 am 5 pm SLT tomorrow. There’s one gift for guys at the Chez store there, the charcoal pinstripe suit. Mr. Jacobus reviewed this suit last year. Its double-breasted and its a pinstripe suit. I like that. a lot. And its layered with separate jacket, tie, and shirt layers for flexibility with a wide variety of other shirts and ties. I haven’t shown them, but the shirt comes with prim cuffs for wear without the jacket. They’re a bit big but can be modified to size.
Also, I’m wearing free hair and eyes from UncleWeb, following a tip from Creamy on Free*style. My only beef with these eyes is that they have reddening (like real eyes) near the edges, and it makes those disaffected, aloof “model shots” where you look off to the side look rather ugly. The hair only comes in specific colors, though I was decently successful at tinting the browns into reds and darker browns. Also, I was unable to the find the first style of freebie hair (I found 2, and am wearing 3, and 4 is for women). If anyone sees the first style, tell me. I’ll give you a donut.
Finally, I decided to let Mike Oxlong wear his original skin, the LF0y male skin from Eloh Eliot, that Creamy packages with the shape at Free*style HQ. LF0y has a fancy manicure and pedicure going on due to its heritage as a female skin. If you want to fix it, just head over to Eloh’s blog and download the textures yourself. A bit of time in photoshop and you can fix em 
Disclosure: Seen in World: Yes | Review Copy: No | Friends List: No
Notes: On Express: "M67" shoes by Damen Gorilla (Adam n Eve).
Post Category: CHEZ, Dressy, Events, Freebies, Hair, Suits
April 7th, 2008 at 10:15pmExpress Zenovka
Hmm.. I’m short. I’m skinny. I’ve got red hair. And I’m wearing a long coat. I’m Ryan!
In fact, it was Ryan who pointed me this plain black frock-coat from Gaslights Emporium. The outfit, sans hat, is available near the entrance to the store, along with both a free male and female skin. The ensemble, like most sets from the Gaslights Emporium, is very flexible, with the top part separated into a shirt, vest, and coat on the undershirt, shirt, and jacket layers. The ribbon tie is a prim accessory and the bottom of the coat is a prim skirt. The textures are somewhat dark (it is a black coat after all), but they’re not flat black. My only complaint is that the bottom of the jacket feels rather short. I had picked up one of the skins and originally planned to wear it, but decided against it after wearing the coat and seeing how short it was. Since the piece consists of multiple prims, its a bit harder to scale to size so I decided to go for a smaller shaped avatar. (more…)
Disclosure: Seen in World: Yes | Review Copy: No | Friends List: No
Notes: On Express: "M67 (black)" shoes by Damen Gorilla (Adam n Eve).
Post Category: AOHARU, About, Avatars, Coats, Freebies, Gaslights Emporium, Hair, Period
March 28th, 2008 at 12:02pmExpress Zenovka
After a tip from Immortal Wingtips, I took a trip over to Filigreemotion.. In short there are now less than 4 hours left in the hunt and it has both hair AND shoes for guys. And its only 15 eggs — should really only take an hour at longest.
In the picture we’ve got:
- Lip Piercing Steve — egg #2
- Co-Sneakers male (Plaid Red) — egg #4
- Torture Me! Set for men — egg #6
- Chris hair (brown) — egg #13
- Bluegray eyes — egg #15
Other items include the Spaghetti Collar for me in egg #9 (shown in both of the next two hair pictures), Low Shoes “Sirius” (Choco) in egg #10, Aaron Hair (Black&White pack) in egg #11, and Billie (Favorites color pack) in egg #14.
Disclosure: Seen in World: Yes | Review Copy: No | Friends List: No
Notes: On Express:"Male Caucasion Skin" by sachi Vixen (Adam n Eve)
Post Category: Accessories, Events, Filigreemotion, Freebies, Hair, Shoes
March 25th, 2008 at 07:17pmExpress Zenovka
So supposedly the pope says St. Patrick’s Day was the 15th, because of Holy Week. The Dropkick Murphys say its the 17th cuz of their show. So I figured I’d play it safe — wear green and get wasted from the 15th to 17th. Now, sitting on my ass unsure how to get up, I decided to try and remember how I ended up here. I’m wearing the Fleur newbie skin in Buff, available for 1L at GNUbie or for free if you’re under 30 days old. The shirt and pants, which I haven’t changed in three days, are from Stellar Designs, and available as part of the March group gift. The shoes… well shoe.. I don’t know where the other went.. is from Free Dove. I tinted the (surprisingly) modifiable Anjo’s adorables blue camo shoes so that they were green. Socks are from Arai, available in the store as a pack called daily socks. The hair though.. I don’t know what happened. I could have sworn I had Platinum hair when I started drinking Saturday (ETD’s Sleek, $1L) but I guess I decided to tint it at some point. I picked up the hat off a leprechaun at the House of Nyla.. or at least I thought it was a leprechaun.. except they were big, and on a sign. And the tattoos.. well.. those weren’t there Saturday either either.. but I vaguely remember dropping by etchd.. I wonder if lasering off whatever else is on me is gonna be a freebie too…
Note to self: Next year lay off the green booze… (more…)
Disclosure: Seen in World: Yes | Review Copy: No | Friends List: No
Notes: On Express:Eyes made using template by newbie_template Linden.
Post Category: Arai, ETD, Freebies, GNUbie Store, Hair, Holiday, House of Nyla, Jeans, Shirts, Shoes, Socks, Stellar Designs, Tattoos, etchd
March 17th, 2008 at 06:47amExpress Zenovka
I take a break for a week and an entire store moves on me. The GNUbie Store decided to up and move from Indigo to Powder Mill. It got a makeover and an upgrade in the process though, so its all good . Unfortunately, some of the older stuff from the original store is no longer available.I’m guessing that the designers are no longer active and couldn’t move their things. Luckily, all of my old favorites from Rebel Hope, Bryce Tully, and Torrid Midnight are still there though. The best part is that there are new items and new designers — more fun freebies for everyone!
Both Adam ‘n Eve and Fleur are offering skins in their stalls at 1L apiece, with some of them free if you are under 30 days old. I’m wearing the Fleur Vivant Bronze Newbie skin. A word of warning (though you can’t see it here) is that most of these skins come with a clothing under layer as part of the skin. If I weren’t wearing the long sleeves undershirt, the undershirt from the skin would peek out under the sleeves of the the tee. Another GNUbie veteran, Fallingwater Cellardoor, has decided to add her awesome freebie painter shoes (which were already available at Shiny Things) to the GNUbie collection as well. (more…)
Disclosure: Seen in World: Yes | Review Copy: No | Friends List: No
Notes: On Express: "Men's Long T's" by Torrid Midnight (TorridWear) and "Rebel Jeans - Blue Burned Men's" by Rebel Hope (Rebel Hope Designs) both available at GNUbie. Eyes made using template by newbie_template Linden.
Post Category: Accessories, Freebies, GNUbie Store, Hair, Shirts, Skins, Urban
March 8th, 2008 at 05:35pmExpress Zenovka
I’ve had this “In A Perfect World” kind of dream for a while now. It goes something like this:
In a perfect world, when I wear a new hairstyle for the first time, the Guardian Angel of Hair miraculously fits the hair perfectly to my avatar. The effect is dazzling. My friends are wowed and unable to restrain their admiration. I live Happily Ever After.
So far I haven’t met the Guardian Angel of Hair. Over time I’ve gotten better at it, but fitting hair has for me remained more of a somewhat tedious chore than a miracle. Although the inclusion of hairstyles in two or three different “starting sizes” is a practice I applaud and encourage, the only real exceptions have been those rare and beautiful occasions when my head’s size and shape are apparently nearly identical to that of the designer. TOmmy Fairplay is working on a solution to this ever-present problem: his two newest styles for men, “Metro” and “Hectic,” are touch-scripted to change size automatically via menu. (more…)
Disclosure: Seen in World: Yes | Review Copy: No | Friends List: No
Notes: On Ryan: "David" Entice for Men skin by Sezmra Svarog (Nora BodySkins). Striped Longsleeve Crew and "Casual Friday" outfit by Nylon Pinkney (Nylon Outfitters).
Post Category: Casual, DragonFly Designs, Hair, New Items
March 4th, 2008 at 01:18pmRyan Darragh
Calico Creations celebrated its new store this past weekend with a party and group freebie offerings. Here’s the hair style, called Kevin. Its a bit long in front for my tastes, but its a clean style and easy to fit. Its offered as a fatpack with plenty of different colors. I’m wearing Raven for the close up on the side, so you can actually see the prim work and details. I’m wearing Midnight and Dark Brown in the skin pics after the cut. To get it, join the Calico creations group and click on the sign at the store. (more…)
Disclosure: Seen in World: Yes | Review Copy: No | Friends List: No
Notes: On Express: "Antonio Dark - Stubble" skin by Funk Schnook (FNKY!). Eyes made using template by newbie_template Linden. "Simple gray" shirt and "Wayne" jacket by Scherina Montgomery (SC Design) weekly freebie at Second Guy Mall.
Post Category: Adam n Eve, Calico Creations, Freebies, Hair, Nora, Skins
March 4th, 2008 at 08:23amExpress Zenovka
In my last post I featured some of my favorites at Free Dove so in this post I’ll focus on the GNUbie Store. Unlike Free Dove, GNUbie is organized by designer. Each one has a stall, wall, or display and whatever items they have offered are available together. What you find and at what price varies from designer to designer, but everything there is either free or $1L and modifiable.
One of my favorite freebie jeans, especially when I first started, is available on the second floor of GNUbie. There are six different types of Rebelation jeans from Rebel Hope of RH Designs, available in black and blue, with various tattoo-like designs and patterns on them. The textures aren’t flat and dull, but actually look like jeans. The seams though, admittedly, need a more than just a little bit of work. All in all these are a solid set of jeans that go for 0L. Out of the box, I found these jeans are tad bit on the baggy side, so I went and modified them down to a shape I preferred. (more…)
Disclosure: Seen in World: Yes | Review Copy: No | Friends List: No
Notes: On Express: "Antonio Dark - Stubble" skin by Funk Schnook (FNKY!). "Hansen Primero" shoes by Steven Hansen (Hansen Shoes) available at Free Dove. "PE Boyd - Black" (modded) hair by Aemilia Case (Philotic Energy). Eyes made using template by newbie_template Linden.
Post Category: Freebies, GNUbie Store, Hair, Jeans, Shirts, Urban
February 29th, 2008 at 01:20pmExpress Zenovka
Just so you’ll know, I do occasionally learn from my own experiences. Although I’m embarking here on an overall designer review (rather than a specific new release), I will endeavor not to make again the tactical error I made when I reviewed Gaia Goodnight’s Darkstar Designs earlier this month, namely the ill-advised decision to include umpteen different outfits and items in a single post. And don’t get it wrong–the temptation to do so again with Kavar Cleanslate’s designs at Exile was very, very strong. However, I’m confident that you are a gentle and patient people, and you’re willing to accept delayed rather than instant gratification. If not, you can just TP over to the shop and check things out for yourself.
Kavar mentioned to me that he’s really into themed outfits and costumes right now, and I want to cover a couple of his new releases for you here. Imagine the possibilities for themed nights at your favorite club! Hmm, sometimes there are cash prizes…I’m just sayin’. (more…)
Disclosure: Seen in World: Yes | Review Copy: Yes | Friends List: No
Notes: On Ryan: "Antonio" skin by Funk Schnook (FNKY!). Old Shoes by Fallingwater Cellardoor (Shiny Things).
Post Category: Accessories, Casual, Costumes, Designer Reviews, Dressy, Exile, Hair, Hats, Jeans, New Items, Novelty, Outfits, Pants, Shirts, Ties, Vests
February 27th, 2008 at 07:27pmRyan Darragh
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So summer is in full swing for me. That means humidity and frequent thunder storms. But back home, on the other coast, summer means sun, beaches, and kicking back to relax and take care of things you forgot over the last few months. So I brushed the dust off my inventory and took a look at what freebies have been sitting there unused and untouched.
