Sweets From Spookwood

 Hiya everyone! Tonight I explored the Spookwood Hunt, which has lots of $25L prizes as well as some free gifts for the Fashion Sales group. That group is free to join, and a few of the gifts are set for sale for $0L with no group tag even required. So for the paid hunt prizes you will want to look at the hunt keys on the wall, which show the hunt object for each (mostly ghosts, pumpkins, flat prim images) and they generally create lovely seasonal outfits. The gifts are in assorted gift boxes or gift bags, which you'll find as you explore the hunt area. It's decorated in a delightfully spooky manner, so it is a feast for the eyes as you replenish your October wardrobe.

My first look might make your Halloween costume dreams come true! Our {EB} DUDA yellow gift from Ewa Boutique consists of the top and skirt each in sizing for Legacy, Bombshell, Lara X, Reborn, and Waifu mesh bodies, plus the unrigged horns headband and the rigged bento wings. I just realized that's a 6 sided star of David on the top rather than the pentacle I initially saw it as, but of course it still looks very pretty :) We can wear the outfit without the horns and/or wings if we prefer, to make it less a costume and more a flirty outfit for hitting the town.

As soon as I tried on the SPOOKWOOD - GIFT 5 (which is also from Ewa Boutique I believe), I knew I just had to share it. This seasonal goodie is all one piece in sizes for Erika, Gen X Classic, Gen X Curvy, Kupra, Legacy, Maitreya, Lara X, Peach, Reborn, and Waifu mesh bodies. Did you notice that the pumpkins at the hem are 3D? Their carved faces match the one on our top perfectly, and the black lace trim all around seems to wrap things up just right for this time of year. One part spooky, one part flirty, and one part budget-friendly :)

There are gifts here that are not specifically themed either, like this lovely BLK ~#10~ dress. It is provided in GenXC (not sure if that's Classic or Curvy, sorry), Lara X, Legacy, Perky, and Reborn mesh body sizes, with a HUD that offers 20 colors for the dress, 20 for the laces, and 5 metals for the hardware that the laces are threaded through. It's so fun to get to play with HUDs and see what color combinations you can come up with, especially if you're feeling indecisive or need to kill time while your date finishes getting ready. While Xan and I don't have that problem usually, I do recall times in the past where I'd make him wait while I spent ages trying to find just the right shade of *insert random color here* shoes to match a new dress or shirt. 

Hello, nurse! Our MADEMOISELLE SPOOKWOOD GIFT is a playful costume that will come in handy if you raise any temperatures around you ;) The dress is provided in sizes for Erika, Gen X Classic, Gen X Curvy, Kupra, Legacy, Maitreya, Lara X, Peach, Reborn, and Waifu mesh bodies. The 'tyara' or headpiece is a traditional nurse's cap front, with the cross on it matching the vibrant pink of the trim on our dress. My inner Bon Jovi fan can't stop humming Bad Medicine now, but there are plenty of other songs that work just as well in a medical theme. 

My final look of the night is a BlackBarry group gift called  BB - 496. The dress and stockings (labeled body and panties, respectively) will each fit Lara X, Legacy, Reborn, and Waifu mesh bodies. The enclosed HUD has plenty of options for us - 20 colors for the dress inset on the top left of the HUD, 20 buttons on the top right for our legs, 40 colors on bottom left for the main dress, and 40 on the bottom right for the trim on the leggings. If that's confusing, please just click some buttons to see which sections pertain to which outfit components :) The hearts on the fishnet made me think of a more romantic holiday in about 4 months, lol, but I'm also one to wear hearts all year long.

It was a fairly decent day, and I am trying to figure out how to handle tomorrow's podiatrist appointment. Getting there and back (and potentially waiting to be seen, etc.) might take up too much time for me to sufficiently prepare a blog post, so there's a chance I'll take the evening off. If so, I'll be back Friday with some new goodies :) We all know sometimes RL gets in the way of SL plans. The events that are just starting can wait an extra day, with several not even open for the month yet. I hope you're all having a beautiful day/evening, many magical magpie hugs to everyone!!

Credits:

All Group Gifts from Spookwood Hunt:

Photo 1:

Outfit: Ewa Boutique {EB} DUDA yellow $0L Fashion Sales Group

Photo 2:

Dress: Ewa Boutique SPOOKWOOD - GIFT 5 $0L Fashion Sales Group

Photo 3:

Dress: BLK ~#10~ $0L Fashion Sales Group

Photo 4:

Dress: MADEMOISELLE SPOOKWOOD GIFT $0L Fashion Sales Group

Photo 5:

Outfit: BlackBarry BB - 496 $0L Fashion Sales Group

Head: LeLUTKA Fleur Head 4.0

Hair: TRUTH Eternity - Essential

Skin: .::WoW Skins::. .WS. ALMOND EMILY

Ring: {Carter} Wedding Zoe (Marketplace)

Body/Hands/Feet: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara X

Poses: Various Sets from [piXit] or Verocity

Gifts From Avatar Fair

 Hiya everyone! Tonight I'm inviting you back to the Avatar Fair event, a relatively new event that opened a new round on Thursday. I am not clear on the dates so I'm going to suggest that you go promptly if you like what you see :) There is a free Avatar Fair group we can join, that lets us claim tons of goodies at just about every booth as well as the central area where my landmark should place you. They have gift cards on the wall too, so you can even select your own reward for visiting. Most of the participating stores are right there on the same sim/region (Linden Lab preferred terminology is region, I spent well over a decade calling them a sim, so sometimes I slip up) with names you may already recognize like Ewa Boutique and Sugar Dolls. I blogged some gifts from the prior round a few weeks back, and many of the gifts are the same but I was careful to make sure I am showing you gifts that I didn't last time :) Some of the brands seem to be connected, and there were gifts from one brand at another's display, so it is nice to see designers working together so well.

My first look of the evening is from Mademoiselle, called *BM* SET 102. The top, leggings, and belt are each provided in Freya, Isis, Hourglass, Legacy, and Maitreya sizing, with two useful HUDs. The top's HUD has 11 colors, and the pants HUD has 21 choices for the pants, 22 for the belt, and 6 metals for the buckle. That's an impressive variety! I am a big fan of the detached sleeve look, and these have such pretty lace flaring out from just below the elbow. 

Going somewhere outdoors on a late summer day? I'd love to suggest the {CH} MONDE outfit, a gift from the Charlotte store :) It includes those sunglasses I'm wearing here, as well as the top, skirt, and shoes which will each fit Freya, Isis, Hourglass, Legacy, Maitreya, and Petite bodies. There's even a BOM layer pair of black panties, so if you bend over or someone gets a little camera happy, you're covered ;) We do have a HUD too, with 24 textures for the top and 11 colors for our skirt. The shoes stay that terrific cherry red, and I enjoy that pop of bright color for our feet.

Next I am smirking at the thoughts of what a naughty weekend this gift could lead to...it is the 69 sSixty 9--Perola Set, a brand that is new to me so I'm excited to get to know them. The gift includes a top, skirt, and panty that each come in sizing for eBody Reborn, Mounds, Kupra, Legacy, Perky, Maitreya, and Petite mesh bodies, along with (you guessed it!) a HUD that has 10 colors for each piece. Let the mixing and matching begin!

The [SweetP] GIFT Avatar 1 treat from Sweet Problem is such a captivating lingerie set, both flirty and feminine. It is worn as one piece with the appearance of two, corset and panty, and it comes in Erika, Kupra, Legacy, Maitreya, and Reborn mesh body sizes. The bright pink really caught my eye, but I can say the same for the intricate lace and the scalloped ruffles on the panties. 

Finishing this evening, we have a great dress for autumn that looks like a sweater tucked gently into a snug miniskirt. It's our LS - CLOVER gift from Lee Sorin, and will beautifully fit Gen X Classic, Gen X Curvy, Kupra, Legacy, Maitreya, and Reborn mesh bodies. The provided HUD offers 15 textures, some of which have those great polka dots you see on the left above while others show off the contrast between the knit top and the smooth skirt. Now that September is here, this cozy style is about to come in very handy :)

My day was busy but decent, despite a very strange dream involving time travel, and no I didn't eat something weird before bed ;) I visited my parents for dinner, but didn't actually eat until I got home so it was a late meal for me but still enjoyable. Heavy topics at the dinner table tonight from local news, then a trip down memory lane had my mom pulling out her high school yearbooks from the 60s. Her school closed in the early 80s and several of the teachers wound up at the high school I eventually went to, so we had a few in common which is wild considering we graduated 22 years apart. My annoying long weekend begins around noon, as the housemate's jerk houseguest arrives then, and I'm going to spend as much time as possible hiding. Their plans involve sports, beer, junk food, and noise, LOL, so I'm not missing much. I hope you all have a terrific weekend ahead, many magical magpie hugs to everyone!!

Credits:

All Group Gifts from Avatar Fair Event:

Photo 1:

Outfit: Mademoiselle *BM* SET 102 $0L Avatar Fair Group Gift

Photo 2:

Outfit: Charlotte Store {CH} MONDE $0L Avatar Fair Group Gift

Photo 3:

Outfit: 69 sSixty 9--Perola Set $0L Avatar Fair Group Gift

Photo 4:

Lingerie: [SweetP] GIFT Avatar 1 $0L Avatar Fair Group Gift

Photo 5:

Dress: Lee Sorin LS - CLOVER $0L Avatar Fair Group Gift

Head: LeLUTKA Fleur Head 3.1

Hair: TRUTH Friday - Essential

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

Ring: {Carter} Wedding Zoe (Marketplace)

Body/Hands/Feet: [LEGACY] Meshbody (f) Special Edition (1.6)

All Poses: Verocity  (Various Sets)