Writer's Retreat Pt. 2

Continuing from my previous post in L2 Studio's Writers Shed, this time featuring some of the furniture, much of it from the current Mens Dept round. There is everything a writer could need: a desk, a typewriter, lots of books and a daybed for rejuvenation. The only thing missing on this day was inspiration. It's hard to get to that 2nd word...

• Sweater/Shirt: Howl - Eddy Cardigan Navy M (Available at Mens Dept until August 31, mesh, texture change)
• Pants: DROP - Denim Sweat Pants Blue Size M (Not Free, mesh)
• Shoes: Just Design - Moroccan Silver (Previously at Mens Department)
  
• Necklace: AITUI - Ammunition Necklace (5l, The Blues Hunt #21 until Aug 31)
• Pose (upper): Poseology - Willie 5 (Not Free)
  
• Pose (lower): Poppycock - Urban Sunset (98l for 6 poses at Chapter 4)

Avi

• Skin: Nivaro - James Skin MD Beard Edition (Previously at Mens Dept)
  
• Shape: Belissima - Leox Normal (Not Free)
  
• Hair: MOON - Painter (Available at Mens Dept until August 31, mesh)

Furniture

• Desk/chair: Ionic - Kool Think Table/Desk Chair (Not Free)
• Desk lamp: MudHoney - Miles Desk Lamp (50l in Gacha)
  
• Typewriter: floorplan - typewriter gacha turquoise (50l in Gacha)
• Rug (upper)/Table (lower): junk - bartlet rug one/bartlet wheel table worn (Available at Mens Dept until August 31, mesh)
• Ashtray: ILO - Standing Ashtray (previously at Mens Dept)
• Letter: Cheeky Pea - MapMe Antique Letters R (Not Free)
• Floor lamp/Chair/Stool: Kalopsia - Ladder Wall Lamp/Crate Books Chair/Round Coffee Table (Available at Mens Dept until August 31, mesh)
• Poster: floorplan - vintage propaganda poster (Not Free, texture change)
• Daybed: Cheeky Pea - Picardy Chaise (Available at Mens Dept until August 31, mesh)
• Lamp: junk - t frame light (Not Free)
• Flowers: The Loft - Bacall Bowl of Roses Espresso (Not free)
• Street Signs: junk - soho square white wall/portobello rd white wall (Not Free)

Build

• House: L2 Studio - The Writer's Shed (Available at The Gallery Gift Shop, mesh)

Drama Queens

American Bazaar has been coming out with great stuff all month, but my favorite are the cool retro tops and pin-up shorts combination from the latest edition of the Boobies Show. These outfits with their various color combinations and vintage vibe are perfect for your inner bad girl and are guaranteed to bring lots of attention as you wander around the grid starting drama (see the last pic for why).

The hair here from Tableau Vivant and MONS are both gifts from Hair Fair, which ends today (or maybe tomorrow, I'm so confused). In any case, if you haven't been, rush over there before it ends for the latest releases and some amazing free stuffs (see my recent post for the gift from MiaMai).

I mentioned in my last posts featuring BSD Design Studio and Shoe Fair that there were some great things to be found there. Well the mesh platforms shown below are a free gift from Deer at Shoe Fair and come with a texture-change hud with a bazillion colors to choose from. Check out SL's top shoe designers all in one place before the event ends on July 31.

Drama Queens

• Lollipops: Forever Young - Messy Lolly Purple (50l in Gacha)
• Pose (left): Gotha - Friendly Kitties 1 (Dark Katz 4 Hunt #53 until July 31, includes 2 poses)
• Pose (right): Axix - Drama 2 (70l for 8 Poses at Summer Break Festival until August 4)

Strut (à la Goude)

What You Talkin' Bout?

Clothing

• Top: American Bazaar - Retro Top Red (125l at The Boobies Show until August 18, includes Tango Applier)
• Shorts: American Bazaar - Pin-Up Short S Denim (109l at The Boobies Show until August 18, MESH)
• Shoes: Deer - High heels platform (Free at Shoe Fair until July 31, MESH, texture change)

Accessories

• Necklace: Sterling Artistry - Orientation Key Necklace small (Femboy Hunt #39 until July 31, Unisex)
• Bracelets (left): Pure Poison - Rock Leather Studds Bracelets Corall & Brown (55l Sale Price until July 29, MESH)
• Bracelets (right): MoiMoi - Spike Bracelets (25l on Marketplace, Texture Change, MESH)
• Earrings: HollyHood - Silver Knuckles Earrings (10l at Summer Break Festival until August 4, MESH, includes two versions)
• Brass Knuckles: Sugar & Cyanide - Spiked Knuckles Red/Silver spikes (40l in Gacha)
• Face Piercing: Cute Poison - Zephyr Piercing (Group Gift, Texture Change, MESH)
• Glasses: Conspiracy Theory - Cat Glasses Black Pattern (25l in Gacha)
• Bag: Bens Beauty - Spikes Clutch Bag Red (55l at Fi* Fridays until July 31, MESH)

 Avi

• Skin: Aeva - Larnia Tone 5 Vintage Gloss Cleavage 1 (New Release, 75l sale price for a limited time)
• Shape: Baholi - Diana (Previously at Fi* Friday, check with designer for availability)
• Hair: Mons - She03 pink (Free at Hair Fair 3 until July 29*, MESH, gift includes 3 different styles)
• Hairbase: EMO-Tions - Hairbase 15 shaved/tribal-light (included with certain hairs)
• Mesh Breasts: Lush - Lush 1.3 (Not Free)
• Nails: Nemezi - Cross Nails (1l on Marketplace, MESH, Texture Change)
• Lipstick: MONS - Lipstick Brilliant2 Red (Not Free)
• Eyeshadow: Pin Me Down - Lost 2 (Makeup and Tattoo Hunt2 #6 until July 31, includes three shades)
• Eyeshadow - Zibska - Sanctum Umber (Makeup and Tattoo Hunt2 #10 until July 31, includes eleven shades)
• Tattoo (arm): Zentro - Prosperity Tattoo (Not Free, MESH, Unisex)
• Tattoo (leg): Your Cocain - Anchor (55l)

 Poses 

• Wetcat - "In My Shoes" Poses (Shoe Fair Exclusive Release, includes 13 poses)

Makeshift Runway

Good to be Bad!

Clothing

• Top: American Bazaar - Retro Top Flower (125l at The Boobies Show until August 18, includes Tango Applier)
• Shorts: American Bazaar - Pin-Up Short S Baby (109l at The Boobies Show until August 18, MESH)
• Shoes: Deer - High heels platform (Free at Shoe Fair until July 31, MESH, texture change)

Accessories

• Necklace: DirtyMind - Vintage Runway Chain (55l at Fi* Fridays until July 31)
• Bracelet (right): CASHMERE & KEANE - Pyramid Watch rose gold (55l at Fi* Fridays until July 31, includes two versions)
• Bracelet (left): Ilo -  SS Bracelet Watch red (50l in Gacha, MESH)
• Earrings:  Pure Poison -Gold Studs Nay Earrings (5l at Summer Break Festival until August 4, MESH, includes two versions)
• Glasses:  Pure Poison - Bad Girl Sunglasses Gold (55l Sale Price until July 29)
• Bag: Luziefee - Ariane Clutch (Previous Group Gift)

Avi

• Skin: Hush Skins - Summer SeaBlue Cocoa (July Group Gift, includes complete tone fatpack & shape)
• Shape: Baholi - Kara (Previously at Fi* Friday, check with designer for availability)
• Hair: Tableau Vivant - Constantine (Free at Hair Fair 4 until Jul 29, MESH, includes complete color fatpack)
• Hairbase:  Emotions - Hairbase 15 shaved/tribal-blonde/naturals (included with certain hairs)
• Mesh Breasts: Lush - Lush 1.3 (Not Free)
• Lipstick: Pink Acid - Shimmer Lip Shine Powder Pink (Endless Summer Hunt #54, includes 3 lipstick packs & 16 shades. Note hunt is over, but gift still available at time of publication 
• shadow: Miamai - DarkEyes 03 (The Gallery Gift Shop Anniversary Hunt gift until August 10 includes three eyeshadows)
• Nails: Bamboo Nails - Subtle Gradient Set (Group Gift)
  
• Tattoo: Cake - Tattoo Fairy (Free at Summer Break Festival until August 4)

 Poses 

• Wetcat - "In My Shoes" Poses (Shoe Fair Exclusive Release, includes 13 poses)

Hunt Hints & Events SLURLS mentioned in this post: Dark Katz 4 Hunt - Femboy Hunt - Hair Fair - Makeup & Tattoo Hunt  

Little Warehouse

The Challenge's 4th round this month has a factory/industrial theme, which is a style I frequently come back to in many of the builds I feature on the site.  Here I've taken Bauwerk's litttle warehouse skybox from this round and imagined it as a combined work/home space for an architect or engineer, using many of the items from the Challenge round as well as other pieces that work well in the build.  The decor emphasizes metal as well as wood, which softens the space quite a bit. The pictures below feature two of the stand-outs from this round: an excellent drafting table and assorted decor from Follow Us and Plato Novo's beautiful "Factory" chairs for %Percent.

The avi features a new release skin from (Red)Sand and super nice texture-change hair from Exile, on sale at Mens Dept and available in various tones. The clothing is also from Mens Dept, except for the shirt from American Bazaar that I quite like and previously blogged in a different color here.

As this post was getting long, I'll have more shots and review of the build and furniture in my next post, but in the meantime previews can be seen of all Challenge items on the event website.

• Shirt: Villena: Denim shirt M/M wo/studs Classic (150l at Mens Dept until July 1, MESH, includes multiple versions & female sizing)
• Pants: 22769 - Baggy capris creme M (90l at Mens Dept until July 1, MESH)
• Watch: Epia - Invicta Watch (Not Free, MESH, Texture Change)
• Glasses: KASA - Glasses "Classic" (79l)
  
• Skin: (red)Sand - The Hooligan natural bald regular skin (New Release)
• Shape: Tableau Vivant - MOH3 shape R'n'R (Previous Hunt Gift)
  
• Hair: Exile - Hey Man Nice Shot AON (150l at Mens Dept until July 1, MESH, Texture Change)
• Pose: SAAL Body - Fall Guy Male Pose 1 (New Release)

Decor

• Shelves: End of Daze - Foxy Shelf 1 (150l, MESH, Texture Change & includes multiple versions)
• Couch, Coffee Table, Decor Items: End of Daze - Oak Set (Not Free, MESH)

• Drafting Table, Stool, Lamp, Decor Items: Follow US - Factory desk (The Challenge "Industrial" Release, 179L)
• Air Conditioner: End of Daze - Air Conditioner Home (The Challenge "Industrial" Release, 175L, Mesh, includes 2 versions)
• Shelving: Ilo - Vintage Rack (Free)
• Magazine Holders: %Percent - Magazine Storage (100l, includes various versions)
• Books: 22769/Bauwerk - Decorative Art Books 1 Stack (90l, Mesh, includes various versions)
• Rug: Kuro - Ilios Rug Fawn (Not Free, Mesh)

• Shirt: American Bazaar - Open Shirt M Charcoal (Not Free, MESH)
• Pants: Rom - Easy Tapered Pants M size M black (150l at Mens Dept until July 1, MESH, includes female sizing)
• Boots: Tabloid - Rebound Boots Green Black sole (150l at Mens Dept until July 1, MESH)
• Necklace: Etham - Royal Cross Necklace Black Silver #1 (99l at Mens Dept until July 1)
• Pose: SAAL Body - Fall Guy Male Pose 2 (New Release)

Decor

• Chairs: %Percent - LapFactoryChair (The Challenge "Industrial" Release, 350L)
• Table: Little House of Curios - Factory Cart Table (The Challenge "Industrial" Release, 65l, MESH)
• Lamp: ilo - Ind. Lamp alloy (MESH, Check with owner for availability)
  
• Art: Breno - Find your bearings (The Challenge "Industrial" Release, 99l)
• Game: Second Spaces - Marble Checkers (50l per play at Arcade Gacha event until Jun 30)

• Bed, Side Tables, Lamps: Cleo Design - Industrial Style Bedroom (The Challenge "Industrial" Release, 200l, MESH, includes table and numerous other decor items)
• Bench: 22769/bauwerk & Diesel Works - Coffee Light choco2 (Atelier Kreslo release available until July 10, 200l, MESH)
• Shelving (left): End of Daze - Foxy Shelf 3 (150l, MESH, Texture Change & includes multiple versions)
• Shelving (right): Follow US - Shelf Trashy Friday (99l)
• Wall Art: Floorplan - Plank map / dark wood (150l at Mens Dept until July 1, MESH)
• Rug: Kuro - Assorted rugs IV (80l, MESH, includes 5 rugs)

Build

•  Bauwerk - The Little Warehouse Skybox (The Challenge "Industrial" Release, 259l, Mesh)

Pump Action

A deserted gas station, a couple on the run, bikes and guns...what could go wrong? Well I'll leave that to your imagination for now, but I wanted to feature HISPose's new chopper pose prop so it was time to break out the leather. The prop includes the bike and has seven excellent poses. All their props are great and very inexpensive so check them out.

The male fashion has some cool accessories, tats and a nice T-Shirt combo from DROP found at the latest Mens Dept round (ends July 1). Also a new release skin from SAAL Body that is quite good and excellent new jeans from +HuHu+ that you can pick up in a rather awesome texture change version.

Astrid's clothing is from the Ricielli store hunt - lots of great items to be found there at 15l - plus some beautiful shoes from BSD Design Studio, available for a limited time at SL Fashion Week.

Pump Action

• Jacket: Impish - Retro Rebel Jacket L - Ruin of Man (Black Petticoat Hunt #34 until Jun 30, MESH, also includes female shoes gift)
• Hat: The Blink - The Gambler (125L at Mens Dept until July 1, MESH, Texture Change)
• Scarf: Ilo - Neckerchief M [mono-gray] (100L at Mens Dept until July 1, MESH, includes multiple colors & female sizing)
• Gloves: Deco - Gentleman's Gloves Coal (150L at Mens Dept until July 1, MESH)
• Skin: SAAL Body Inc - DWYN Tone 2 Brown Brows (New Release)
• Shape: Ultra Shape - Conrad (Group Gift for a limited time)
• Eyes: Poetic Colors - Jaded Eyes Wet Sand medium medium (Not Free)
  
• Pose (male): HISpose - HISChopper (New Release, includes 7 Poses)
• Pose (female): Ilaya - Pistole F3 (Not Free)

Self Service

We've got guns

Astrid

• Jacket: Ricielli - Biker Jacket Red (15l, Love my Mommy Hunt #11, MESH)
• Pants: Ricielli - Biker Pants Red (15l, Love my Mommy Hunt #17, MESH)
• Shoes: BSD Design Studio - Enlightenment Red Trio Limited (On Sale at SL Fashion Week)
  
• Earrings: N@N@ - Crash earrings (SL Frees & Offers Group Gift in notices for June 14 -  secondlife:///app/group/601a412e-f210-e20c-2f01-e186b0ea4f42/about)
• Glasses: Role Optic - SG 81 Advantage I (Not Free)
  
• Scarf: 22769 - Luka Leatherscarf Blue (Previously at L'Accessoires, MESH, check with store owner for availability)
  
• Skin: Hush Skins - SpringBlush Vanilla mb (Previous Group Gift)
• Shape: Hush Skins - June Shape (Group Gift, includes complete skin fatpack)
• Hair: Truth Hair - Dawson w/Roots seasand (Not Free, MESH)
  
• Pose: Ilaya - Pistole F5 (Not Free)

Ravi

• Jeans: +HuHu+ - City Jeans (New Release, MESH, Texture Change Version available)
• Boots: VG Shoes - VG Moto Black (Not Free, Unisex)
  
• Tattoo (Sleaves): Boss Tattoo - Sweet Sacrifice Faded (80L at Mens Dept until July 1)
• Tattoo (Torso): Boss Tattoo - Get my gun Faded (35L at Mens Dept until July 1)
• Pose: HISpose - HISChopper (New Release, includes 7 Poses)

Chopper by HISPose

• Shirt: DROP - Layered Tee Black Size L (100L at Mens Dept until July 1, MESH)
• Shades: Kumaki Glasses Style - Kasha R2 (New Release, MESH, Texture Change)
  
• Pose: HISpose - HISChopper (New Release, includes 7 Poses)

Decor

• Build: CVR - Triangle Gas Station (77l)
• Car (burning): New Age Industries - No Va (Free on MP)
• Car (red): New Age Industries - Avenue (75l on MP)