I had planned to do all 24 days of the Advent calendars I told you about… Unfortunately my PC didn’t get the message and decided to have a major software conniption on Friday. I’ve just spent the entire weekend reinstalling the operating system and restoring from backup. This was not only frustrating because I couldn’t get to SL to get the calendar gifties, but the weekend happened to be one of the nicest we’ve seen for a while weather-wise, and I was stuck inside 🙁
This is the standout for today! This ensemble by Blackbird Lace consists of the shirt, pants, shoes, and bag, with sizes for Lara, Freya, Venus, Isis, Hourglass, and Physique. There’s a HUD with multiple color choices for all parts including the bag and shoes. A really nice outfit! You can pick this one up by joining their FREE group.
Day #2 Dress by WellMade
Oh my, the Advent calendar season is on us for other year. Last year, I don’t think I did any Advent calendars, but this year I will do a few. I’ve chosen five stores who are either FREE, or whose paid group I am already in, from the huge list of creators offering them this year. The stores are Blackbird Lace, WellMade, Salt & Pepper, Vagrant, and Glitzz. I’ll try to feature an outfit a day, and if there are other ones I’d normally consider writing up, I’ll post captioned photos under the main post.
I’ll try and post these early, but do be aware that the calendars often only allow you to get the gift on the day. If you miss out, it’s either a small fee to get a gift you’ve missed, or you’re out of luck.
The first store is Salt & Pepper. Their group is L$300 to join, and they’re offering a rather cheeky and eye-catching corset dress and matching panties.
There are sizes for Lara, Lara Petite, Legacy, Legacy Perky, Reborn, Reborn Juicy, and GenX Curvy and Classic.
Petra by Glitzz
Isabella Shirt by Vagrant
This is a group gift for members of the teleporthub.com group. The group is a one time join fee of L$10, which gives you access to gifts from creators all over the grid.
There are only three sizes with this: Lara, Legacy, and Hourglass. The dress is materials enabled and (I hate to say it) displays that “just too much” sheen that I think I’ll start calling “polyester” haha! And yes, I dyed my hair for this. I like floral prints on black but the pink on this was a little too much pink. A little more black and I would have worn my usual color.
The matching heels are included, and come in the same three sizes. Note the “Hourglass” size is really for SLink High, so you can certainly wear these with other bodies that you’re wearing Slink High feet with (as I’m doing in the pictures). The detailing is very nice, but the shine again detracts from them just a little. I’ve wondered before on the blog if creators look at things they’re material enabling under projector lights at all?
This risqué topless one piece is a FREE gift available from the Happy Event, which runs until the 28th of November. You can get the gifts just by joining the FREE event group and clicking on the boxes at each exhibitor’s stall.
There are sizes for Lara, Lara Petite, Legacy, Hourglass, and Freya.
The FabFree Fallen Leaves & Frost Hunt is on at the moment, and it runs until the 30th of November. I came across these really great “sandal boots” on the hunt as one of the hunt items.
These are rigged, and there are sizes for Lara, Legacy, Freya, and Hourglass. The hunt item is only in denim, but there are other options to purchase these in other colors in-store, either separately, in mini packs, or as a fatpack. They also include a HUD to select the metal for the eyelets.
This is only one of the hunt items in this store too. There’s are four other pieces hidden around the store to create a full matching outfit. Each item is only L$5.
The Happy Event is celebrating their second anniversary at the moment, and there are FREE gifts available just by joining the FREE event group. The event runs until the 28th of the month.
There are some nice outfits among the gifts, but in some strange colors. This is the most redhead friendly outfit, color-wise 🙂
The top and tights are separates. The materials are well done and give the right latex look to the outfit. There are sizes for Lara, Legacy, eBody, Erika, and Kupra, and the top comes in Lara Petite too. An alpha is included for the leggings (which go to the ankle, and I cropped, because… too lazy to deal with weird foot shadows 😛 )
Sometimes, even with the most organized inventory, you come across things hiding behind a dust bunny in a dark folder, and you have no idea how or where you acquired them. You can maybe use the object’s acquired date (visible by right clicking the object in your inventory and selecting “Properties”) to look back at your teleport history and figure out where you must have been when you got them, and that will give you a hint, but… not in this case.
This dress is sized for Lara, Lara Petite, Legacy, Legacy Perky, and a one-size-fits-all fitmesh for classic avatars.
It comes with a twenty five color HUD, so it’s easy to find a color to suit.
While the store on the marketplace lists an in-world location, it currently doesn’t exist, so I can’t even run back there and see if the dress was a group gift. Never mind, if you really like it, it’s available on the marketplace for L$175.
This skirt and top outfit is a FREE gift for members of FabFree, which is FREE to join of course 🙂
I like floral patterns on black. In this case, it gives me a chance to incorporate some pink into an outfit without it clashing with my hair too much lol.
The top and skirt are separates, and both are sized to fit Lara, Isis, Freya, Venus, Hourglass, Physique, TMP, and the five standard mesh sizes. Alphas are included too.
This is a FREE group gift from GGVG Fashion. Their group is FREE to join.
The browns and yellows suit my DSD bunny, which, with the magic of BoM, I’ve now managed to base on Lara.
The dress and shorts are separates, and both are sized to fit Lara, Freya, Isis, Venus, Hourglass, and Physique.
There are two other patterns as separate gifts in the store as well, so if browns and yellows are not your thing, you can try one of the other styles!
