Shop and Hop SL19B

 Hiya everyone! Tonight it is time to head over to the SL19B Shop and Hop, a massive celebration of the 19 wonderful years that Second Life has been in existence. SL19B stands for Second Life 19th Birthday, and I highly recommend checking out the destination guide for details of the festivities. There are 20 regions filled with 400 designers' displays, all of which have a free gift waiting for us among many discounted and exclusive offers for sale. I randomly chose one of those regions to share gifts from tonight, so we are exploring the Hollyhock treats in this post :) I enjoyed every single area I visited, and will continue to share goodies from various regions of the event until it closes its doors in early July.

First we have the charming Entice - Summer Baby 2 - Aqua gift, one of the softest looking lingerie sets I've seen in SL. The bra top and delicately tied bottoms with ruffled legs are each included in Freya, Hourglass, Legacy, Perky, Maitreya, and Petite body sizes, and the color calls to mind an ocean view. So romantic!

Not to be outdone, Salt & Pepper brings the romance too with their gift called S & P Elena FATPACK. The bare shouldered dress has full sleeves with the same open weave lace as our skirt, and there is an attached belt gently cinching the waist. The dress comes as an unpacker HUD with eBody Reborn, Legacy, Perky, Maitreya, and Petite buttons, each of which will deliver a folder with the corresponding size and the color HUD so you don't need to unpack all the various sizes but can if you wish with the "all" button. The color HUD offers 16 choices each for the main dress and the belt/accent on different tabs, so you can mix and match as I have above. The trim is on the shoulders and the stripe down each side of the skirt.

[P.S.] has a lovely gift for us too, their Three-tiered frills mini dress. It fits Legacy and Maitreya mesh bodies, with a strapless sweetheart neckline and black lace overlay on a pale sunshine yellow fabric. The two lacy selections in a row are a coincidence but one I enjoy since I have always been drawn to the intricate details of a finely wrought lace. 

Next we visit the Gabrielle Hamelin display, where we can claim their charming {GH} Lili Flower Top SLB 19 gift. This versatile bare shouldered blouse has detached ruffle sleeves and a very loose fit to its cropped bodice, and is provided in a fitmesh M size as well as Freya, Isis, Venus, Maitreya, Ocacin, Hourglass, Physique, Tonic Curvy, Tonic Fine, and Voluptuous mesh body sizes. There is also a HUD that lets us choose a transparency level (I reduced it on the right but it is subtle) and click a different tab with 72 colors to tint the floral fabric. It probably won't surprise regular readers here that I am also wearing a pair of the Delizio jeans fatpack we can find for free on the marketplace, as they are frequently seen here to provide bottoms for various tops ;)

My final look this evening is a pair of playful swimsuits from [RNK] called Frilled Bikini Watermelon. The red and yellow versions are both worn as one piece, each in sizing for Legacy and Maitreya bodies. The little seed pattern is adorable, and the green trim representing watermelon rind is a clever detail. I am very curious about yellow watermelon, as I have only encountered it in SL so far and not RL, but it sounds delicious! From what I read it is a little sweeter than red watermelon and has a honey-like flavor, yum :)

Did I just blink and the weekend flew by? LOL! I was going to do some inventory sorting and maintenance, but only got a tiny bit done so that is still an ongoing challenge. Saturday morning was sunny and hot for the farmers market, so going early was a good idea to avoid the midday heat. One of the regular vendors brought his son's dog, a cuddly chocolate lab, and she was in heaven getting so much attention. I got some tasty food, and am ready for what might be a fairly quiet week before a busy weekend. I hope you all enjoyed your weekend, many magical magpie hugs to everyone!!

Credits:

All Gifts from Shop & Hop - Hollyhock:

Photo 1:

Outfit: Entice - Summer Baby 2 - Aqua $0L SL19B Gift

Photo 2:

Dress: Salt & Pepper S & P Elena FATPACK $0L SL19B Gift

Photo 3:

Dress: [P.S.] Three-tiered frills mini dress $0L SL19B Gift

Photo 4:

Top: Gabrielle Hamelin {GH} Lili Flower Top SLB 19 $0L SL19B Gift

Pants: Delizio - Jeans + Applier for Maitreya + Omega (shown in White) $0L Marketplace

Photo 5:

Bikinis: [RNK] Frilled Bikini Watermelon $0L SL19B Gift

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

Hair: TRUTH Eternity - Redhead

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

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

Body/Hands/Feet: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

All Poses: Verocity  (Various Sets)