Lucky Grumbles

 Hiya everyone! Tonight we're back at Grumble, and it's time to get lucky there with their fantastic new lucky chair prizes :) The chairs change every 12 minutes and each have a different prize to win, so all you need to do is have your VIP group tag active (free to join, I ♥ To Grumble) and sit your booty down in any chair with your initial or a "?" wildcard. They are wonderfully themed for the upcoming spooky season, yet many are ideal for any time of the year so these can be a part of your staple wardrobe in SL.

First up this evening, we have the flirty Grumble-Summer Heat Top & Shorts - Bat prize. Its bra top and layered shorts each come in a standard fitted size as well as Freya, Isis, Hourglass, Hourglass Petite, Kupra, Legacy, Perky, Maitreya, and Maitreya Petite mesh body sizes. The panties built in as a layer beneath the open shorts have the same fabric pattern as the bra, with bats and coffins with crosses. The dark hues really make the pink crosses stand out, and this is such a nice choice for anyone who favors warm weather sims to hang out on this time of year but wants to show some love to the Halloween season.

This prize made me chuckle, as I am definitely a weirdo but don't usually think of myself as sexy, but the styling of this dress sure helps! It's called Grumble-Gamer Girls-Sexy Weirdo Dress, an appropriate name with SEXY WEIRDO emblazoned across the front in what looks like lipstick on a slick leather (latex?) strapless mini. There are sizes for eBody Curvy, Freya, Legacy, Perky, Maitreya, Hourglass, and Physique mesh bodies included. Those side slits are bold enough that you might need a C-string (strapless panties) to wear beneath since regular undies will peek through at each hip. Or maybe that's a look you want, since lace or fun bows might look extra sexy showing up on each hip?

From a giggle to a knowing smile, I next changed into the Grumble-Geek Girl Top & Skirt w/HUD. This prize includes the cropped halter top and itty bitty pleated mini skirt, each in Freya, Isis, Venus, Legacy, Maitreya, Hourglass, and Physique mesh body sizes. Let's not forget the HUD mentioned in the name of course, which offers 5 textures for the top and 7 for the skirt. We have 5 different sayings or images for the top on suitable different background hues, with the one on the left above saying "I paused my game to be here" with a controller as the M in game, and the right "I ♥ nerds" over a pair of glasses. The little 8-bit aliens on the skirt texture on the right gave me such nostalgia :)

The Grumble-Sassy Girl Dress w/HUD has all the makings of a hot date night look with its strapless style and slits on both sides all the way up to the waist! We receive sizing for Altamura, eBody Classic, eBody Curvy, Freya, Isis, Venus, Legacy, Perky, Maitreya, Petite, Signature, Hourglass, Physique, Star, Tonic Curvy, Tonic Fine, and Tonic Minim mesh bodies (whew, that's a lot!) as well as an impressive 17 texture options. The bats, crosses, and tombstones in the pattern I chose on the left above have Halloween flavor, but there are ice cream cones and clouds with rainbows that are more timeless so it's not an immediate connection to this season alone. You know how much I appreciate versatility, and this HUD has undeniably got it.

My final look this evening is yet another generous lucky chair prize called Grumble-Sexy Bitch Dress w/ Fire Red Peep Toe Boots. Its name sums things up pretty well, LOL, and once again we get reminded that we are sexy :) The dress and boots each fit Freya, Isis, Hourglass, and Maitreya mesh bodies, so they are a great combo for getting dressed quickly and heading out to wherever your weekend leads. I definitely support if you wish to wear these boots with any of the other prizes I've shared tonight, or last night's haul of group gifts and prizes. Your wardrobe, your style, your choices :) 

It was a decent day here, and I had a nice visit with my parents at dinner to talk over my recent health stuff and how their week went. The party for my grandmother last week was much smaller than I expected, so I don't feel as bad for missing it since the 4 people I'd most have wanted to see (other than the birthday girl of course!) were not there. My uncle sent a very pretty flower arrangement in the shape of a layered birthday cake, so it was nice to see a picture of it :) It's still amazing to think about her being 97, like she has lived through so many things both personally and on a national or global level that most of us have to read about in history books. As for my weekend, I am probably going to focus on relaxing in RL and investigating new SL rounds of events and hunts for the new month that is almost here. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend ahead, many magical magpie hugs to everyone!!

Credits:

All Lucky Chair Prizes from Grumble:

Photo 1:

Outfit: Grumble-Summer Heat Top & Shorts - Bat $0L Lucky Chair Prize

Photo 2:

Dress: Grumble-Gamer Girls-Sexy Weirdo Dress $0L Lucky Chair Prize

Photo 3:

Outfit: Grumble-Geek Girl Top & Skirt w/HUD $0L Lucky Chair Prize

Photo 4:

Dress: Grumble-Sassy Girl Dress w/HUD $0L Lucky Chair Prize

Photo 5:

Outfit: Grumble-Sexy Bitch Dress w/ Fire Red Peep Toe Boots $0L Lucky Chair Prize

Head: LeLUTKA Fleur Head 3.1

Hair: TRUTH Friday - Essential

Skin: 7 Deadly s[K]ins - VELVET GG SEPT cotton candy (BOM)

Ring: {Carter} Wedding Zoe (Marketplace)

Body/Hands/Feet: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

All Poses: Verocity  (Various Sets)

I Love To Grumble

 Hiya everyone! Tonight's post was inspired by a group notice from Grumble, which let us know that their lucky chairs and VIP group gifts had been updated. So I eagerly headed over and wasted no time in grabbing the new gifts, then hung out a bit to claim some lucky board prizes when my initial D showed up or a "?" wildcard round where anyone can win. There are at least a dozen chairs (sorry, somehow I never thought to count them) with a different prize in each, so we have lots of terrific possibilities awaiting. All you need is their free group tag which inspired my post title "I ♥ To Grumble", an unbeatable deal from a very generous designer :) They are also known as the creative force behind Evil Bunny hunts and events, so you've probably encountered their hard work before. The refreshing of the gifts and chairs, by the way, has led to a distinct Halloween seasonal flavor, as you will see...

My first look is one of the new group gifts, called Grumble-Magic Top/Skirt. Both pieces are provided in Freya, Gen X Classic, Gen X Curvy, Kupra Bimbo, Low, Original, Legacy, Maitreya, and Reborn mesh body sizes. The fabric is embellished with vibrantly colored witchy symbols like potion bottles, candles, and feathers. The halter top is held in place on the back with a gold clasp that matches the one on the belt of the diagonally hemmed skirt perfectly, in yet another fun detail.

The Grumble-Summer crop outfit-VIP gift certainly brings the heat with that revealing style :) It consists of the tank top and tied skirt in sizing for Alice, Freya, Isis, Venus, Maitreya, Mesh Body Classic, and Reborn bodies. The front view has playful cutouts, then we turn around and see the bright red rose waiting on the back of the very low-cut mini skirt for added pizzazz. That makes me want to find some red jewelry to wear with it, maybe a bracelet and matching earrings for added pops of color.

Over on the lucky chairs, one of the first ones I won today was this dazzling Grumble-Dark Magic Dress. The single ruffled sleeve is a real showstopper, with the rest of the dress clinging to every curve delightfully. There are eBody Classic, eBody Curvy, Freya, Isis, Venus, Legacy, Maitreya, Signature, Hourglass, Physique, Tonic Curvy, and Tonic Fine mesh body sizes of the dress, along with a 12 texture HUD with lots of richly colored and patterned options. They all look fantastic, so the tough part is picking just one :)

This sheer and sexy number is our Grumble-Have a Heart Dress prize from the lucky chairs. It is fun for the upcoming spooky season because of the skeleton, but is certainly not limited to October by any means. The prize includes sizes for eBody, Freya, Kupra, Legacy, Perky, Maitreya, Petite, Hourglass, Physique, Star, and V-tech mesh bodies. I almost want to use it as a nightie because of the translucent fabric, but what sort of dreams would that cause? Now I'm distracting myself wondering if our avatars can dream, LOL, which might be fun!

My final look of the evening is also right on theme, and is called Grumble-Halloween Graffiti Dress. Just wait for your initial or that wildcard (?) to come up on the chair featuring it, and you'll receive Altamura, Freya, Maitreya, Petite, and Slink Hourglass mesh body sizes of this strapless cutie with clever cutouts on both sides of the midriff. It is decorated with all sorts of spooky images like pumpkins, skulls, full moons, and cauldrons just to name a few. It is a really fun pattern, jam packed with plenty of nods to the season.

Whew, what a day...I was so nervous about the therapy session, but we started talking about how poorly the other day went and wound up talking the whole time instead of my going out in the car at all. It was very helpful, realizing that things from my past (bad marriage) are still affecting how my brain processes any hint of anxiety and makes it spiral into a panic attack. I think I still don't fully grasp how bad things were back then, until I have to explain to someone and they kind of point out that abuse isn't always physical and what I went through was definitely traumatic. Then I had a phone call with my family doctor, who came up with another medication for me to try which means I might not have to seek out another (expensive!) physician to consult with about it. She is doing some research and since everything works differently for each person, all we can really do is try any particular medication and see if it makes things better or worse. It's like entering a maze with dozens of possible paths, some will be dead ends but one is bound to get me to the goal of feeling better eventually :) I have dinner with my parents tomorrow, and boy do I have lots to tell them about now...and I want to hear all about my grandmother's birthday party last Sunday since I wasn't able to be there. I hope you're all having a beautiful day/evening, many magical magpie hugs to everyone!!

Credits:

All Gifts and Prizes from Grumble:

Photo 1:

Outfit: Grumble-Magic Top/Skirt $0L Group Gift

Photo 2:

Outfit: Grumble-Summer crop outfit-VIP $0L Group Gift

Photo 3:

Dress: Grumble-Dark Magic Dress $0L Lucky Chair Prize

Photo 4:

Dress: Grumble-Have a Heart Dress $0L Lucky Chair Prize

Photo 5:

Dress: Grumble-Halloween Graffiti Dress $0L Lucky Chair Prize

Head: LeLUTKA Fleur Head 3.1

Hair: TRUTH Sunny - Essential

Skin: 7 Deadly s[K]ins - VELVET GG SEPT cotton candy (BOM)

Ring: {Carter} Wedding Zoe (Marketplace)

Body/Hands/Feet: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

All Poses: Verocity  (Various Sets)

Gifts from Petrichor

 Hiya everyone! Tonight we visit a store I have been a fan of for ages, Petrichor (formerly Plastik), to take a look at some of their generous group gifts. The store group is free to join, and there are plenty of treats like clothing, accessories, tattoos, and fun things to hold, all beautifully crafted and textured. This is one of those designers whose artistic nature really shines through, and it makes me so happy to see their mostly fantasy-based creations.

My first look this evening is their :[P]:- Satri Outfit FREE group gift, and wait until you hear about the many options! The top and loincloth (versions for human legs and satyr legs) each fit Hourglass and Maitreya bodies, and each of those are provided in cedar, forest, oak, and a tintable version with 40-color HUDs for each piece. The pairing on the left above is the Forest top and loincloth, and on the right I colored the tintable one with the HUDs. They all look like they were tooled from leather and buffed to a metallic sheen, very intricate!

Next I changed into the cleverly named :[P]:- Snekini gift, a combination of snek (snake) and bikini :) The black bra and thong are each provided in sizes for Freya, Isis, Hourglass, Hourglass Petite, Legacy, Perky, Maitreya, and Maitreya Petite mesh bodies, and are adorned with images of snakes with their mouths wide open. I've also seen them called nope rope and danger noodles, so the internet has lots of fun terms for them. The bikini seemed to be a great way to show off one of the tattoo group gifts, so I added the :[P]:- Rosalune Tattoo. It comes in BOM layers in 25%, 60%, and 100% opacity options, with the 100% being shown here in hopes that it helps the visibility in photographs. I love the flowers on the arms, ribs, groin, butt creases, and down the legs, with great linework and a crescent moon adorned with flowers and jewels on our back. *chef's kiss*

With the Halloween season rapidly approaching, I think the :[P]:- Spidela Outfit FREE is particularly timely even if it does also have a timeless feel. We receive the bodysuit and boots each in Hourglass and Maitreya sizes, with HUDs for each. The bodysuit HUD offers 50 colors for the base, 15 for the details, and 30 for the gemstones which appear as the spider's body. The HUD for our boots is similar with 50 base colors and 15 for the details, so the trim can be contrasting or blend in for either piece. I did have to alpha out my lower legs and feet to help the boots fit better, as we do sometimes have to do for older meshes. There's a notecard explaining that it is no longer being updated or supported, well of course because it's free :) No problem here, it still looks fantastic!

Another stunning outfit that fits Hourglass and Maitreya bodies is our :[P]:- Xanie Outfit FREE gift. The body, body faded, armbands, belt, boots, and boots faded are each provided in both aforementioned sizes, and wait until you see all the HUDs! The body HUD, boots HUD, belt HUD, and choker/arms HUD all have 30 main colors and 16 trim or metals, while the body faded HUD and boots faded HUD have 25 gorgeous gradients and 16 trim/metals. These are going to be ideal for roleplay as well as just general appeal, like I truly found myself just gawking at the details for a few minutes and then playing with all the HUDs for a while.

My final look of the evening is the :[P]:- Ariah Outfit FREE group gift which is also created for the Hourglass and Maitreya mesh bodies. There are a dress, capebelt, gloves, and boots in each size, with a HUD for each as well. The HUDs for the dress, capebelt, and gloves each offer 30 fabric choices and 30 gem colors, while the boots HUD has 30 gem colors, 30 fabric colors, 12 hues for the heels, and 12 snowflake metals. Basically we can customize the living daylights out of these pieces :) The capebelt is such an intriguing notion, reminiscent of coattails on a formal jacket like a tuxedo.

It was a fairly low-key day here, unlike tomorrow when I have a therapy session and a late afternoon phone call with my family doctor to make up for the call last week that got botched somehow (phone didn't ring or vibrate). Exposure therapy is rough stuff, and I have been a bundle of nerves for two days now so I can only imagine how I'll be when that session happens. I hope you're all having a lovely day/evening, many magical magpie hugs to everyone!!

Credits:

All Group Gifts from Petrichor:

Photo 1:

Outfit: :[P]:- Satri Outfit FREE $0L Group Gift

Photo 2:

Bikini: :[P]:- Snekini $0L Group Gift

Tattoo: :[P]:- Rosalune Tattoo $0L Group Gift

Photo 3:

Outfit: :[P]:- Spidela Outfit FREE $0L Group Gift

Photo 4:

Outfit: :[P]:- Xanie Outfit FREE $0L Group Gift

Photo 5:

Outfit: :[P]:- Ariah Outfit FREE $0L Group Gift

Head: LeLUTKA Fleur Head 3.1

Hair: TRUTH Sunny - Essential

Skin: 7 Deadly s[K]ins - VELVET GG SEPT cotton candy (BOM)

Ring: {Carter} Wedding Zoe (Marketplace)

Body/Hands/Feet: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

All Poses: Verocity  (Various Sets)

Lee Sorin Goodies

 Hiya everyone! Tonight I've got some wonderful group gifts and a Midnight Mania prize available at Lee Sorin, whose group is currently free to join. There are 4 gifts and a free gift card for the group members available at the moment, with a pair of Midnight Mania boards just waiting to be clicked :) There are so many talented and generous designers located in this shopping center, so it was a pleasure as always to explore the area and see what new offers I could find. 

For my first look, I'm sharing the charming Lee Sorin Estela dress, which is one of the two midnight mania gifts currently on those boards. It gave me strong Disney princess vibes with those puffy detached sleeves, which are in fact a separate attachment so we can wear the dress with or without them. The dress and sleeves each come in Freya, Isis, Kupra Bimbo, Low, Original, Legacy, Maitreya, Petite, Hourglass, and Physique mesh body sizes. It also includes a HUD with 24 colors for each, for mixing and matching potential.

This playfully styled dress is the Johana group gift. It fits Legacy, Perky, Maitreya, Petite, and Reborn mesh bodies, and comes with a 20 color HUD to change the look whenever we choose. The shredded openings are such a fun touch, and I am a fan of unique strap details like this.

Next I changed into another group gift named Isis, and she can be worn as a swimsuit or a daring shorts outfit. There are sizes for Gen X Classic, Gen X Curvy, Legacy, Perky, Maitreya, and Reborn mesh bodies included, as well as a handy 25 color HUD. I'm not sure which detail caught my eye first, the fun opening in the front or the great straps in the back, maybe even the slits on both sides of the high cut shorts, but they are all winners!

Our Alice gift is a treat that shows why floral patterns make any clothing a truly classic addition to any wardrobe :) The dress is provided in eBody Curvy, Freya, Isis, Legacy, Maitreya, Hourglass, and Physique sizing, with a 10 color HUD for variety. How fun is that slightly diagonal ruffled hemline? Let's not forget the single shoulder which is tied up top and contrasted by a dainty pouf of a sleeve on the other side, abundant features to catch the eye.

For my final look this evening, I'm enjoying the Lee Sorin Claudia group gift outfit. The long sleeved crop top and pants with openings at both hips are tied with matching loose bows, and these separates each come in sizes for Freya, Isis, Hourglass, Kupra Bimbo, Low, Original, Legacy, Maitreya, Flat, Petite, and Reborn mesh bodies. There's also a HUD (surprise!) with an impressive 28 color choices for each. If you run into me this morning hopping around the grid, you will see me still wearing this beauty, but in what color? I haven't quite decided yet.

It turned out to be a challenging day for my anxiety, as the rain let up and I tried going out to the local park. My anxiety decided that was a bad idea I guess, and it was worse getting home than to the park itself so I am feeling nervous about my therapy session on Thursday. I'm supposed to be going to the office of one of the many appointments I'd canceled because of the agoraphobia, but now the fear is spiraling so I don't know. At least the weather took a break from all the rain for a bit :) Meanwhile I hope you're all having a peaceful day/evening, many magical magpie hugs to everyone!!

Credits:

All Gifts and Prizes from Lee Sorin:

Photo 1:

Dress: Lee Sorin Estela $0L Midnight Mania Prize

Photo 2:

Dress: Johana $0L Group Gift 

Photo 3:

Outfit: Isis $0L Group Gift

Photo 4:

Dress: Alice $0L Group Gift

Photo 5:

Outfit: Lee Sorin Claudia $0L Group Gift

Head: LeLUTKA Fleur Head 3.1

Hair: TRUTH Sunny - Essential

Skin: 7 Deadly s[K]ins - VELVET GG SEPT cotton candy (BOM)

Ring: {Carter} Wedding Zoe (Marketplace)

Body/Hands/Feet: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

All Poses: Verocity  (Various Sets)

Flirty Fitmesh Fanatics

 Hiya everyone! Tonight we are visiting some of the many designers who are part of the Fitmesh Fanatics group, to see what they are currently offering as free group gifts. I'm also peeking at their sales and new releases while I'm there, but focusing on sharing the freebies to lure you in ;) I'm eternally grateful for every single designer who offers free group gifts, which is unheard of in other virtual worlds I've been a part of and can you imagine trying that in RL? I'm cracking up picturing walking into a store and saying "I'm on your mailing list so I'm just gonna take this dress for free, and oh those shoes are nice, and can I have a new outfit for free each month?". So if you find a gift that really tickles your fancy, I'd love to suggest sending a thank you to the designer via a notecard either on their profile or they might have a mailbox somewhere in their store. I'm sure they would appreciate knowing that you liked their hard work, and I tend to do it fairly randomly to try to brighten their day. Fitmesh Fanatics is free to join, so these treats are fully complimentary :)

My first look of the evening is the KyaraFashion Gift Fanatics DRESS, which is one of several gifts for various groups that you can find here in their sweet store. This maxi dress has a tropical print and flirty style, with golden rings holding the front and back straps together and a daring leg slit on each side. We receive sizes for Freya, Isis, Venus, Maitreya, Ocacin, Hourglass, Physique, Tonic Curvy, Tonic Fine, and Voluptuous mesh bodies in this generous goodie. This type of fabric print will always make me smile, no matter the weather in RL, so I am very glad to have found this treat.

Next I visited Carola, where I headed upstairs and to their back wall with tons of groups' gifts like this flirty Amber 0421 outfit for Fitmesh Fanatics. Our dress and boots are each provided in Freya, Isis, Venus, Legacy, Maitreya, Hourglass, and Physique mesh body sizing. There is also a 10 color HUD for the dress, with all hues looking terrific with the neutral black lacy boots. I love the way the dress has cutouts to show off some cleavage and our navel, but covering all the essentials :) The boots were a bit small for my feet (or my feet were too large?) so I just used the Maitreya HUD to alpha out the feet and voila, perfection! I'm pretty sure I have my feet sliders set to the 25 size recommended to fit older Maitreya shoe meshes, so no idea what happened but it was easily remedied. 

Who knew Mondays could be so sexy? I've got another jaw-dropper of a daring outfit to share here, which is our SATD Aria Dress & Boots gift from S&A Taylor Designs. Both pieces have stunning pastel tie-dye, and will fit Belleza Isis, Maitreya, and Slink Hourglass mesh bodies. The front and back of the dress are styled fairly similarly with large cutouts that have delicately ruffled edging, and the rear view shows us a yellow bow with long trailing ribbons beneath a flash of bum cleavage. The peeptoe boots come up to midthigh, which looks amazing atop those stiletto heels.

In keeping with the accidental flirty theme of the evening, I also picked up the [ConTrato] Maria Top & Skirt as our Fitmesh Fanatics gift. The top and skirt are each provided in sizing for Erika, Gen X Classic, Gen X Curvy, Kupra Bimbo, Low, Original, Legacy, Maitreya, and Reborn mesh bodies, with a 3 color HUD that tints both pieces at once. The bra or bikini top is just two little triangles of fabric, and the mini skirt has a slit side that is held with 2 pretty daisies that stay white regardless of which color you pick from the HUD for the rest of the set.

My final look of the night is a luxurious corset and panty set from *Gloss* called Celina Lingerie GIFT. It is not the only group gift you'll find on the wall here, so be sure to see which other groups are represented that you may already belong to :) Our corset and panties are each designed to fit Freya, Isis, Venus, Legacy, Maitreya, Hourglass, and Physique mesh bodies. The sides of the corset are decorated with a pretty rose pattern, and I particularly like the gathered bust as it really flatters 'the girls' nicely.

I feel like the song "Rainy Days and Mondays Always Get Me Down" would be all too appropriate for the day, but I am ready to put it aside and move onto the next new day :) One irritating thing from the day was the power going out for about a half hour with a dead generator, and the housemate said he would call to have it repaired but when I asked him tonight (after business hours) he said he forgot. Sigh. The last time we lost power I realized that the generator didn't work, but it was only an outage of a few minutes so it wasn't as noticeable. To be safe (and annoying LOL) I am going to leave a sticky note on his phone reminding him to call, as I am probably not authorized to do it even if I knew exactly who they are. Otherwise I am looking forward to wrapping up this month with an assortment of fun gifts and bargains, then the chaos of a new and spooky month begins with gobs of themed hunts and events. Love it :) I hope you're all having a beautiful day/evening, many magical magpie hugs to everyone!!

Credits:

Photo 1:

Dress: KyaraFashion Gift Fanatics DRESS $0L Group Gift

Photo 2:

Outfit: Carola*Amber 0421 $0L Group Gift

Photo 3:

Outfit: S&A Taylor Designs SATD Aria Dress & Boots $0L Group Gift

Photo 4:

Outfit: [ConTrato] Maria Top & Skirt $0L Group Gift

Photo 5:

Lingerie: *Gloss* Celina Lingerie GIFT $0L Group Gift

Head: LeLUTKA Fleur Head 3.1

Hair: TRUTH Sunny - Essential

Skin: 7 Deadly s[K]ins - VELVET GG SEPT cotton candy (BOM)

Ring: {Carter} Wedding Zoe (Marketplace)

Body/Hands/Feet: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

All Poses: Verocity  (Various Sets)

Spotlight Gifts

 Hiya everyone! Tonight the spotlight is on high quality affordable fashion, since SPOTLIGHT is indeed the name of the store we're visiting :) These looks are extra affordable since they are free gifts for the store group which is currently also free to join. We just have to right click each sign and pay $1L to claim them, which is automatically refunded while each gift is delivered to us. This creates a record of the transaction so we can get them redelivered if we ever need to, which I tested by left clicking one of the signs and picking 'redeliver' from the menu. As someone whose inventory is overloaded and can act glitchy from time to time, I appreciate that feature just in case. I've shared a few of their group gifts in the past, and they seem to release new ones once a month so there is a beautiful selection.

My first look is the SPOTLIGHT - VERNA DRESS, a shirt style mini dress with built in belt on the front half beneath the partly unbuttoned neckline. There are Freya, Isis, Hourglass, Legacy, and Maitreya body sizes included, along with a HUD offering 10 textures for the dress, 4 colors for the belt, and 2 metal options. That makes for a lot of potential of course, and there is an impressive range among the patterns.

I'm a big fan of floral patterns no matter what the season is, so you can imagine my delight over the SPOTLIGHT - HOPE TOP FLORALS GG :) We receive a HUD with 15 fantastic flowery prints, and the strapless top fits Freya, Kupra, Kups, Legacy, Perky, Maitreya, Petite, and Reborn mesh bodies. We can easily wear this with just about any type of pants or skirts we wish.

If you just can't get enough lovely tops, be sure to claim the SPOTLIGHT - FYDO TOP with a fun canine twist. This short tank top comes in sizes for Kupra, Kupra Bimbo, Kups, Legacy, Perky, Maitreya, Petite, and Reborn bodies, with 10 colors via HUD of an adorable print with bones and pawprints. There are a few hearts on there too, so it's a sweet way to let your clothing tell people how much you love your furry friends.

I also couldn't wait to share the SPOTLIGHT - PALMA TOP group gift, with that one strap tucked under the left arm and the loose fluttery cropped hem giving casually cool vibes. The gift includes Erika, Gen X Classic, Gen X Curvy, Kupra, Kups, Legacy, Perky, Maitreya, Petite, Peach, Prima, Prima Petite, and Reborn mesh body sizing. We also get an impressive HUD with 60, yes that's sixty colors to choose from! Impressive, isn't it? I had to go random because it was so tough to narrow down to just a couple for this photo. My jeans in this and the prior 2 photos are the white pair of Delizio jeans which are a free marketplace gift, a fatpack in system/BOM layers and appliers for Omega and Maitreya.

For my final look of the evening, I slipped into the beautifully sexy SPOTLIGHT - LEINA DRESS group gift. Its halter neckline provides much more coverage in the front than we have in the rear, thanks to that plunging back that shows a hint of bum cleavage :) There are sizes for Erika, Freya, Hourglass, Legacy, Maitreya, and Petite mesh bodies, with another whopper of a HUD that offers 60 solid hues for us to choose from. I feel like I want to show off a delicate back tattoo by wearing this dress, maybe flowers or feathers trailing down my spine...it just seems like it'll frame it perfectly. 

I feel like I'm losing track of the day of the week again, LOL, like oh yeah it's Sunday night already. I didn't leave the house all weekend so my sense of timing is off, and it's been rainy but nothing too terrible. Tomorrow we'll have more rainfall, and some on Tuesday but not all day, whew. I hope you all enjoyed your weekends and are having a nice day/evening, many magical magpie hugs to everyone!!

Credits:

All Group Gifts from SPOTLIGHT:

Photo 1:

Dress: SPOTLIGHT - VERNA DRESS $0L Group Gift

Photo 2:

Top: SPOTLIGHT - HOPE TOP FLORALS GG $0L Group Gift

Photo 3:

Top: SPOTLIGHT - FYDO TOP $0L Group Gift

Photo 4:

Top: SPOTLIGHT - PALMA TOP $0L Group Gift

Photo 5:

Dress: SPOTLIGHT - LEINA DRESS $0L Group Gift

Pants Photos 2-4: Delizio - Jeans + Applier for Maitreya + Omega (shown in White) $0L Marketplace

Head: LeLUTKA Fleur Head 3.1

Hair: TRUTH Sunny - Essential

Skin: 7 Deadly s[K]ins - VELVET GG SEPT cotton candy (BOM)

Ring: {Carter} Wedding Zoe (Marketplace)

Body/Hands/Feet: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

All Poses: Verocity  (Various Sets)

More Brillancia Goodies

 Hiya everyone! Tonight I'm sharing more flirtatious gifts from Brillancia, whose group is currently free to join. From the landing spot please go into the small store and you'll see a teleport pad, click and choose "big store" from the popup menu to head upstairs to the main shopping area. The group gifts are on the back wall up there, and you will be so glad you stopped by! I think before I was misspelling the store as Brilliancia, with extra "i" after the double L like in brilliant, so I apologize for previous spelling errors and hope I've got it right this time around :) I appreciate their use of color HUDs that help us customize the clothing to look exactly how we want, and their generally sexy style might be just what you're craving this weekend.

The first gift I tried on tonight is their charming Brillancia - Dress Mia Full Pack. It has a separate sleeves attachment, with both the dress and sleeves fitting eBody Reborn, Kupra, Kups, Legacy, Perky, Maitreya, and Petite mesh bodies. The gift also includes HUDs for the dress and the sleeves, each offering 10 fun colors. I went matchy on the left and contrasted on the right, but I think the white sleeves weren't the best choice against white windowsills. Oopsie. The ruffles and layers of lace are so pretty, aren't they?

Next up is their Brillancia - Dress Evelyne Full Pack, which is another gift with the sleeves separate from the dress so they can be worn together or just the dress alone. The gift includes Freya, Kupra, Kups, Legacy, Perky, Maitreya, and Petite mesh body sizes, with plenty of HUDs to choose your look. The dress HUD has 8 colors, 10 on the dress buttons HUD with silver and gold as the bonuses (gold shown on left above), and the same 8 as the dress on the dress frill, sleeve, and sleeve frill HUDs. The tulip shaped skirt does rise up pretty high in the front, so panties are needed for most venues :)

Our gift called Brillancia - Dress Linda FULL PACK is a beautiful creation with plenty of lace, leading me to believe that our designer is as big a fan of said material as I am :) There are eBody Reborn, Freya, Kupra, Kups, Legacy, Perky,  Maitreya, and Petite mesh body sizes provided, as well as 2 HUDs. Those would be the dress and dress stripes, which is actually the sleeves, offering 8 colors on each. I love the way the puffy sleeves are gathered not just one but twice, and the short hemline looks great with the detailed lace on it.

Please tell me I'm not the only one picturing Britney Spears singing I'm a Slave 4U from looking at our playful Brillancia - Set Jessica full pack gift! If snakes aren't your thing, you will be happy to know that those are a separate attachment, and our top, shorts, and snake each fit eBody Reborn, Kupra, Kups, Legacy, Perky, Maitreya, and Petite bodies. The clothing does have a terrific snakeskin texture, unlike the mechanical appearance of the slithery accessories. We also receive HUDs for each, with the top and pants HUDs offering 8 hues while the snake gets 2 metal options both shown. My avi looks like she is enjoying hanging out with her new friend!

For my final look this evening, I got to ooh and ahh over the Brillancia - Dress Mila FULL PACK gift. The lacy strapless mini dress alone is stunning, but then we get to add the overskirt and really make this a *look*. Both pieces are provided in sizing for Freya, Kupra, Kups, Legacy, Perky, and Maitreya bodies, and they each have their own color HUD with 12 options apiece. They seem to tint darker on the clothing than they appear on the HUD, for example the buttons I used on the left looked lavender and white, which is just a heads up so if you experience the same, it's not just you ;) Or maybe it was just me and my lighting settings? This style is great for its versatility, starting out formal and then removing the skirt layer to party the night away.

If someone were to ask me how my day was, the only word I can use to reply is 'weird', and that is not as rare for me as I might like. The dinner/birthday celebration for my dad took an odd turn when my mom mentioned that they brought home a box from my grandmother's and would I like to look at things my grandfather brought home from WWII? Let's just say it was disturbing artifacts from a dark time in history, and certain symbols appeared on the items that left no doubt as to their original owners' affiliations. He spent time in Germany and Belgium, but the small coin collection also in the box had at least a dozen different countries represented which is very strange. They ranged from 1888 - 1970 on the ones that had dates I could read, with some too corroded to make out any image or wording. I have pictures of some of the coins to research, but they are going to bring them to someone this coming week who will probably purchase the lot so they can put the money towards my grandmother's medical care. We aren't expecting much of course. I don't really have plans this weekend other than resting and recuperating from the week, which is what I wish for all of you too :) May your weekend bring exactly what you need, and sending many magical magpie hugs to everyone!!

Credits:

All Group Gifts from Brillancia:

Photo 1:

Dress: Brillancia - Dress Mia Full Pack $0L Group Gift

Photo 2:

Dress: Brillancia - Dress Evelyne Full Pack $0L Group Gift

Photo 3:

Dress: Brillancia - Dress Linda FULL PACK $0L Group Gift

Photo 4:

Outfit: Brillancia - Set Jessica full pack $0L Group Gift

Photo 5:

Outfit: Brillancia - Dress Mila FULL PACK $0L Group Gift

Head: LeLUTKA Fleur Head 3.1

Hair: TRUTH Sunny - Essential

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

Ring: {Carter} Wedding Zoe (Marketplace)

Body/Hands/Feet: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

All Poses: Verocity  (Various Sets)

Brillancia Beauties

 Hiya everyone! Tonight we're exploring some generous group gifts from Brillancia, whose group is currently free to join so now is a great time to enjoy :) We land in an area that has a brightly lit club in front of a small storefront, so just walk into the store and click the teleport pad on the floor then choose "big store" as your destination. This will transport you up to their main shopping area, and the gifts are on the back wall. They lean towards the sexy side, but I was careful not to show off too much in this images ;) Angles make a huge difference sometimes.

Do bows and lace make you think of sweet little girls, or fancy lingerie? The Brillancia - Dress Rachel Full Pack group gift certainly leans more towards the adult side of those particular details, with bare shoulders and bell sleeves with a broad swath of lace that matches the one on the hemline. There are sizes for Freya, Kupra, Kups, Legacy, Perky, Maitreya, and Petite bodies, with a single size collar of loosely tied ribbon. There are also HUDs for each, with 8 colors and 2 metals to select from.

Another provocative gift I'm delighted to show off is called Brillancia - Dress Ruth Full Pack. There is a toga-like quality here since our dress drapes over one shoulder, with daring openings on each side. It fits Freya, Kupra, Kups, Legacy, Perky, Maitreya, and Petite mesh bodies, and we receive 3 different HUDs that offer 8 colors for the main dress, 8 for the lace trim, and 2 metal choices for the closure on the right side.

The Brillancia - Lingerie Adele Full pack is sure to impress your special someone or whomever you choose to share it with. Its top, top sparkle layer, panty, and panty sparkle layer are all included in sizing for eBody Reborn, Legacy, Perky, Maitreya, and Petite bodies. All those separate pieces mean we can wear as many or few as we wish :) Then there are the HUDs...10 colors apiece for the top, top flowers, panty, panty flowers, and chain which is the rear thong portion of the panties. It is so fun changing up all the colors and seeing what various combinations look like!

Next I slipped into our Brillancia - Dress Anastasia**Full Pack group gift, an eye-catching flared mini with long sleeves and fun wedges of sheer sparkly diamonds. The gift includes eBody Reborn, Kupra, Kups, Legacy, Perky, Maitreya, and Petite sizing of the dress and strapless panties, and there are HUDs for the dress with 24 colors, 8 hues for the diamonds, and 8 matching colors for the panties. The diamond coloring mostly seems to be a glow, at least with my lighting settings, but your mileage may vary ;) I need no shadows but enough light to really be able to capture the fashions at their best, because this is about the clothing and not the model :)

My final look of the evening is an intriguing set called Brillancia - Dress Nancy Full Pack. The partial jacket style layer is called dress 1, with the sheer strapless dress beneath called dress 2, and each come in Freya, Kupra, Kups, Legacy, Perky, Maitreya, and Petite mesh body sizes. There are also 4 HUDs included, and they are all small enough that I like the idea of not using half my screen on a huge single HUD in case I want to leave it on for a bit while making decisions. The dress 1 and dress 2 HUDs, as well as the belt HUD, offer 8 colors apiece, with 2 metals on a separate little HUD. I couldn't decide if the top layer should be called a cape or jacket or what have you, but I really like the idea for this time of year when temperatures are supposed to be dropping.

It was a busy day and I actually went out for a much longer car ride than I'd done in months, thanks to the wonders of exposure therapy. I was on my phone in a therapy session during most of the ride, LOL, which sounds bizarre but since I wasn't driving it was not unsafe in any way and the therapist got to witness and guide me through some anxiety and panic. Next week will be another similar outing, a specific place that the drive always makes me feel very anxious. Tomorrow is dinner at my parents' and celebrating my dad's 80th birthday, which is quite a fun milestone :) My grandmother, his mother-in-law, turns 97 the same day so a special day for my family all around. I hope you're all having a glorious day/evening, many magical magpie hugs to everyone!!

Credits:

All Group Gifts from Brillancia:

Photo 1:

Dress: Brillancia - Dress Rachel Full Pack $0L Group Gift

Photo 2:

Dress: Brillancia - Dress Ruth Full Pack $0L Group Gift

Photo 3:

Lingerie: Brillancia - Lingerie Adele Full pack $0L Group Gift

Photo 4:

Dress: Brillancia - Dress Anastasia**Full Pack $0L Group Gift

Photo 5:

Outfit: Brillancia - Dress Nancy Full Pack $0L Group Gift

Head: LeLUTKA Fleur Head 3.1

Hair: TRUTH Sunny - Essential

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

Ring: {Carter} Wedding Zoe (Marketplace)

Body/Hands/Feet: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

All Poses: Verocity  (Various Sets)

Gift Me One More Time

 Hiya everyone! Tonight I have even more SWANK Event gifts to share from their 8th anniversary round. We have just over a week remaining to visit and click all the glass globes with golden logo inside that we can find, with their free group tag active. There are so many treats waiting, I'm guessing it must be over 100, as well as the usual special sales offers that abound here each round. I have certainly had a wonderful time sharing many gifts with you, as usual thanks to the many generous designers who are a part of the Swank family.

First we have the lovely .:FlowerDreams:. Zoe Dress which is one of 2 gifts I found there from this talented designer :) Inside we have sizes for Altamura, eBody Classic, eBody Curvy, Freya, Isis, Hourglass, Maitreya, Petite, Signature, Tonic Curvy, Tonic Fine, and Tonic Minim mesh bodies, along with a 12 texture HUD. There are several solid hues on there, and a few fun patterns like the sequined one I chose on the left that gives me mermaid scale vibes.

If you need something casual and extra cute, I'd love to suggest the #SHOOSH - Rae Outfit [PATTERN FATPACK] gift! It is worn as one piece, in Belleza Classic, Belleza Curvy, Erika, Khara, Kupra, Legacy, Maitreya, and Reborn mesh body sizing. There are two HUDs included too - the top HUD has 10 textures for the shirt, 40 bow options, and 40 buttons options (mixes of solid and prints) while the shorts HUD offers 30 terrific colors that all have the fun kawaii face on the front. The style is very playful, with cat ears on the waist and ruffles on the shorts legs, with simple suspenders to hold things just so.

Our Malandra - Happy Life- #1 gift has a flattering style with extra flirtatious detail :) The mini dress whose spaghetti straps cross in the back will fit eBody Reborn, Juicy Boobs, Erika, Kupra Squeezed, Legacy, Perky, and Maitreya mesh bodies. It also includes a transparency HUD with 3 settings in addition to solid, so I am wearing it fully solid on the left and the third (most sheer) transparency setting on the right. The pattern caught my attention and my curiosity because I can't quite tell what I'm seeing there...cats? bears? tails? unicorn horns? Whatever it may be, I can confidently declare it adorable! :D

Next I changed into the TO.KISKI gift called Madison Sexy Mini Dress, Gold. This beauty has a halter neck and lots of flirty cutouts to go with the extra short hemline, living up to the 'sexy' in its name spectacularly :) We receive sizes for Erika, Gen X Classic, Gen X Curvy, Freya, Kupra, Legacy, Maitreya, Petite, and Reborn mesh bodies. the delicate pattern almost made me think of stained glass, although lace overlay seems more likely. My imagination is working overtime tonight, I swear I didn't consume anything mind-altering!

My final look of the evening is our gift from VEGA DESIGN, their stunning Nina Dress. I love high-low hemlines like this, especially on a flowing slip dress so it makes walking look extra dreamy. There are Freya, Isis, Venus, Legacy, Maitreya, Hourglass, and Physique mesh body sizes included, as well as an 8 color HUD to change up the look as much as we desire. Don't make me pick just one favorite, I can't do it when they all look so pretty! ♥

My next few days will be rather busy, but I am sticking to my usual blogging schedule (taking off Saturday evening as my weekend break) so I am already coming up with ideas for the next couple posts to make things easier each evening. I have virtual appointments tomorrow and Friday, with notes of what to discuss for each, like two of my medications (one I take regularly, the other I haven't yet as more of an emergency situation) having a potential interaction of irregular heart rhythm but the pharmacy didn't tell me this until the 5th time filling the second one prescribed. Thanks? This is the same pharmacy that lost all record of filling a prescription for me, despite my having the bottle with their info printed right on the label, so I'm losing confidence in them. Local supermarket with pharmacy, not a big chain like CVS or Rite Aid, but I have both of those in my area too if I need to switch. The one I currently use has better prices usually though, so it will be a bummer if they don't shape up. Otherwise it was a productive day, and I hope you're all having a pleasant day/evening, many magical magpie hugs to everyone!!

Credits:

All Group Gifts from SWANK Event:

Photo 1:

Dress: .:FlowerDreams:. Zoe Dress $0L Swank Group Gift

Photo 2:

Outfit: #SHOOSH - Rae Outfit [PATTERN FATPACK] $0L Swank Group Gift

Photo 3:

Dress: Malandra - Happy Life- #1 $0L Swank Group Gift

Photo 4:

Dress: TO.KISKI - Madison Sexy Mini Dress, Gold $0L Swank Group Gift

Photo 5:

Dress: VEGA DESIGN : Nina Dress $0L Swank Group Gift

Head: LeLUTKA Fleur Head 3.1

Hair: TRUTH Blush - Redhead

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

Ring: {Carter} Wedding Zoe (Marketplace)

Body/Hands/Feet: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

All Poses: Verocity  (Various Sets)