Shop and Hop is Golden

 Hiya everyone! Tonight we are taking a look at several SL18B Shop and Hop gifts found on the Golden region/sim, all completely free with no group needed. There are 20 designers on each of 16 regions in this shopping event (open until the 6th of July) so there is much to explore and appreciate here. 

My first look is from a generous pack of gifts from [QE] Designs, whose creations include clothing, accessories, and home decor. The Tara Dress Double Pack consists of the dress seen here, [QE] Tara Dress -Tie Dye- and the one in my second photo below. They each come in sizes for eBody Curvy, Freya, Isis, Venus, Maitreya, Hourglass, Physique, Tonic Curvy, and Tonic Fine mesh bodies. There is also a HUD with 4 color varations of tie dyed textures, and it is hard to choose a favorite since I love them all!

This is the lovely [QE] Tara Dress -Summer- from that double pack, and since it is the same style it includes the same sizes. It also has a 4 texture HUD, so you can select from really fun seasonal patterns like the two above. I particularly like the single short sleeve and the slightly diagonal hemline, very appealing!

There are two swimsuits among the [QE] gifts that also have matching footwear, so I combined them all for an extra fun summery look :) The pairing on the left is the [QE] Adelaide Bikini -Siren- with Avery Plats (platforms) also in Siren. The bikini's top and bottom are each sized for Freya, Isis, Maitreya, Hourglass, and Physique bodies, with a 6 color HUD that changes both pieces at once. The high heels come in Belleza, Maitreya, and Slink High sizing, with a HUD that offers 6 matching textures as well as 3 metal colors. On the right we see the [QE] Fringe Kini -Watermelon- with the Melora Sandals also in Watermelon. The playful swimsuit fits Freya, Isis, Venus, Maitreya, Hourglass, and Physique bodies, while the sandals are for Belleza, Maitreya, and Slink Flat feet. I have always been a fan of the green and pink combo that cutting into a watermelon reveals, so this set certainly makes me happy.

Next we have the Faida - Keiko summer fruit gift, a sleeveless dress with drop waist and pleated skirt. The tiny fruits in the pattern look to be mostly berries, with the blueberries really brought out by the color of the skirt. This gift includes sizes for Legacy, Perky, Maitreya, and Petite mesh bodies. 

You may have noticed that my nails looked extra long in the images tonight, well I am excited to show you a closer view so you can see this gift too. It is the Love is Love mesh nails gift from Illustrious, and consists of sizes for Belleza, Kupra, Maitreya, Slink, and Tonic hands. Just use your hand/body's HUD to hide the built in nails, then add the corresponding size from the gift folder. Easy peasy :) Most of the long slender nails have beautiful rainbow stripes, while the accent nails on our middle fingers are black with "Love is Love" in a rainbow print. While these are very appropriate right now for Pride month, the LGBT+ community deserves our support (and has mine!) year round, so these will make random appearances on my fingertips from time to time :) 

Today felt like an unusually long day for some reason, although it wasn't bad like that might typically imply. My sense of time is probably just funky, something that 2020 made worse but happened to me all too often before that. Maybe listening to 70s music instead of 80s music made me confused too ;) There sure were a lot of fascinating talents in each time frame. I hope you're all having a fantastic day/evening, many magical magpie hugs to everyone!!

Credits:

All Gifts from SL18B - Golden Region:

Photo 1:

Dress: [QE] Tara Dress -Tie Dye- $0L SL18B Gift

Photo 2:

Dress: [QE] Tara Dress -Summer- $0L SL18B Gift

Photo 3:

Bikini Left: [QE] Adelaide Bikini -Siren- $0L SL18B Gift

Shoes Left: [QE] Avery Ultra Plats -Siren- $0L SL18B Gift

Bikini Right: [QE] Fringe Kini -Watermelon- $0L SL18B Gift

Shoes Right: [QE] Melora Sandals -Watermelon- $0L SL18B Gift

Photo 4:

Dress: Faida - Keiko summer fruit $0L SL18B Gift

Photo 5:

Nails: Illustrious- Love is Love- GIFT $0L SL18B Gift

Head: GENUS Project - Genus Head - Classic Face W001 - Mocap 

Hair: TRUTH Halona - Redhead

Skin: 7 Deadly s[K]ins - BRIONIE cotton candy (BOM)

Ring: (BENTO)~~Ysoral~~ .:Luxe Ring Lyanna 4:. (Marketplace)

Body/Hands/Feet: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

All Poses: Verocity  (Various Sets)