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Showing posts with label SL Hair. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SL Hair. Show all posts

Sunday, July 12, 2015

Doing the Hair Fair!

So you know I'm all about the freebies and cheapies, but one of the things I will spend my lindens on is hair. And one of the best place to get hair each year is at the Hair Fair because a percentage of all sales goes to Wigs for Kids. Not to mention, Hair Fair has a great selection of limited edition hair styles from tons of designers. And don't worry all you freebie-lovers, there is a 10th anniversary gift at almost every stop!

But today I wanted to share with you the purchases I made, and how I navigated my way through the fair. I managed to limit myself to just four purchases, but it was so hard! And it's all about long red hair for me! Here are my winners!...
 (top left) .::Exile::. Siren's Call (Reds//20 shades) (250L at Hair Fair - Noirette sim)
(top right) *~*Damselfly*~* Juniper (Dark Reds+Faded//20 shades) (250L at Hair Fair - Blonde sim)
(bottom left) ICONIC STELLA (Vamps//6 shades) (300L at Hair Fair - Redhead sim)
(bottom right) no.match_ NO_DRAMA (Reds//9 shades) (200L at Hair Fair - Redhead sim)
~~** See bigger individual pictures on Flickr! **~~

Other style card credits (especially for my freebie lovers!):
Eyes: * Inkheart * Fish Eyes - Grey (M) (FREE / Summer's Hotter Than Hell Hunt)
Skin: .::WoW Skins::. V2 Stella Darktan CL (FREE / July Group Gift / 350L to join)
Dress: [LAKSHMI] Member's Gift Dress 3'15 (FREE / Group Gift (still available) / Free to join)

Now, given the huge popularity of this event, it is hard to get in to. You are going to deal with lag, that's no question, but getting in is the harder part! I was able to get through all the sims on opening day yesterday, so I have some tips on how to do the Hair Fair, or at least, how I did the Hair Fair!

1) Throw on something with the least amount of scripts. Some people even float around in just a full body alpha and a hairbase. I guess I was a little too vain for that. LOL But I do suggest it.

2) There are several extra landing points for the Hair Fair. I chose the one with the least amount of traffic, which at the time was Streaks (a), but all the additional ones are listed on the website here. This one leads to the Readhead sim. (BTW, each sim is named for a hair color, but it has nothing to do with the color of hair available in each sim!) Here you will see everyone lined up at the entrance, most in a puff of unrezzed smoke! As soon as you hit the new sim, it will bounce you back and send you a message that says, 'You can't enter region "Rhodium". It may be full or restarting soon.' You just need to hold down that up arrow on the keyboard, keep getting bounced back and getting that message over and over again until you get through. This may take a few minutes, and you may look like an idiot, but it works, so just have some patience. Don't let go of that button until you are far into the sim! 

3) Make sure you get the Hair Fair notecard or you can refer to the website for the map. I visited each booth in the Redhead sim, picking up the demos I wanted to try along the way. Then I headed to one of the runways, where there are built-in poses, to try them all on away from the other Avis and all the action. I took snapshots saved to my computer to compare them side by side. Then I referred back to the map and flew out and got the ones I wanted before moving on to the next sim. Why? Because you are going to have to follow the same method in step 2 above of holding down the up arrow key to make it into the other sims! Remember you've got three more sims to visit!

Now get out there and shop till you drop! The event ends on July 26th.

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Last Hours of the 10L Heat Wave Event @ The Wash (ends June 10!) (and my recent Skin obsession!)

I had every intention of showing you all of the fantastic skins I stocked up on at the Heat Wave Event @ The Wash (over where the FabFree HQ is!) for just 10L each! But, 1) I had some computer issues, and 2) I keeping being last minute at everything! The event ends today! I'm seriously considering turning my blog title into LAST MINUTE SL FASHION DEALS!
Heat Wave 2015 10L Sale ~ Lumae Skin ~ Second Life
So how about just one picture of the beautiful Skin I bought from one of my favorite places, LUMAE! I'm loving the blue eyeshadow! 10L got me both the skin and a shape. As a redhead, I was super excited to get both a Ginger and a Red brow tattoo layer with it! There are also options for Light, Dark, and no brows, and there are additional choices for cleavage, freckles, and lashes. And it includes all the appliers. Add in some new freebie eyes from Poetic Colors, and hair that I got from a previous Mini-Mania at Alice Project that perfectly matches my Ginger brows, and I'm in love!

You'll find tons of great deals on all kinds of fashion over to the Heat Wave, so head over there immediately before the day is over!

Skin: Lumae Adore - Tone 5 - Amber // Ocean (10L Heat Wave)
(with {GingBrow}, Cleavage 1, Eyelashes // Longer)
Shape: Lumae Beth (came with the Skin)
Eyes: Poetic Color Summer Sky Eyes - Beach Night (Large Bright) (Freebie) 
 Hair: Alice Project Melissa II - Lucky Reds - Dark Natural Red 03 
(used to be a no tag needed Mini-Mania, but it is available now as a VIP Group Gift ~ 750L to join)

Location: The Trace
Windlight Sky: Nam's Optimal Skin 1
Photoshop Tools: Zummerfish's Lightbeam Brushes (free on DeviantArt)

P.S. This all started with my sudden Skin obsession... I was searching for the best skins in Second Life. I was posting on Facebook, Twitter, and Plurk, asking for your favorite skins, and thank you for your contributions! I've now put together a list of skins in Second Life, including the group link and any freebies available! I hope this helps you all out in your SL skin shopping adventures! Be sure to check back as I feature some of the skins I picked up for free in the next few weeks.

Friday, June 5, 2015

Don't Miss Doe's Fantasy Gacha Carnival Hair!

Who loves Gachas? If that's you, then don't miss out on the last day to shop at the Fantasy Gacha Carnival this round on Friday, June 5th! I picked up this Meeka hair from Doe (formerly Ploom), and while I didn't luck out and get a Rare, the Common "Monotone" fatpack has a lot of choices with 6 shades of platinum, 6 shades of black, 8 platinum dipped, and 8 more black dipped dyes in fun fantasy colors. And trust me, there are a lot of great Common fatpacks to be had!



Even for the most enthusiastic freebie hunter, there are jut some things you spend money on, and for me that's hair! And 75L for quality hair is a pretty good deal in my book! Don't worry, I've also included a few freebies for you!

Hair: Doe Meeka (75L at Fantasy Gacha Carnival)
Eyes: ~*By Snow*~ Fresh Eyes (Mushroom) (0L / Free Gift)
Shape: [ S H O C K ] Factory Black - Coco' Style (FREE / Group Gift / Free to join)
Skin: [ S H O C K ] Factory Black - Coco' Style (FREE / Group Gift / Free to join)
Dress: KC Couture Halter Mini Dress (FREE / SLF&O Group Gift / Free to join)

Location: Free Photo Studio
Windlight: Studio Light
Photoshop Tools: Zummerfish's Lightbeam Brushes (free on DeviantArt)
Collage Tool: PicMonkey

~~** And please head over to Flickr for better and more images! **~~

Store and Event Blogs:
Fantasy Gacha Carnival
[ S H O C K ] Factory