Richmond

Mens Dept started its December round last week and as usual there are tons of great things both for your avi and home. I especially like the Nordic Sweaters from bleak, but the furniture is also outstanding, particularly the Nippon desk set and matching shelf from Kusshon, which includes some cool associated decor items.

The Frost shopping event also started today. American Bazaar is participating with some very nice new sweaters at a very low price. Go check it out...apparently there are some excellent deals to be had there.   

The sexy avi I'm showing here is a new release skin from (Red)Sand on a shape from Shape it up! (plus hair from Ink).

Finally, the build I'm using is the latest Mens Dept skybox from [Deco]. I'll have more shots of the build in a later post.

Antlers

• Sweater: Bleak - Nordic Slate (145l at Mens Dept until Jan 1, MESH)
• Pants: SyS - Hesiod pants M Liberty size M (Group Gift, MESH, includes female sizing. Note: Available only at Liberty City location - Must join "Liberty City News Group" to get gift)
• Shoes: SF Design - Suede Ankle Boots (Group Gift, Texture Change. Attn: 100L Join Fee)
• Scarf: Iruco - Neck Warmer st-pink (25l in Gatcha)
  
• Skin: (Red)Sand - Davros naturel upper chest hair (New Release)
  
• Shape: Shape It Up! - Patrick (89l)
  
• Hair/Hairbase: Ink - Yoke Black (Not Free)
• Pose: Exposeur - Advent Gift 2M (Previous Advent Gift, check store for daily gifts through Dec 25)
  

Decor

• Tree: Cheaky Pea - Tynebank Antler Tree (150l at Mens Dept until Jan 1, MESH & Texture Change)
• Rug: Scarlet Creative - The Pursuit of Happiness Rug Black (50l)
• Pillows: Bazar - Nelle Pillows (Included with Nelle Living Room Set, Texture Change)
• Magazines: Apple Fall - Magazines (Included with various furniture sets)

Cuffed

• Jacket/Shirt: SyS - Kaban jacket M (Group Gift, MESH. Attn: 50l Joiner Fee)
• Pants: Shi - Tweed Meggings M (150l at Mens Dept until Jan 1, MESH)
• Suspenders: Shi - Unisex Suspenders (150l at Mens Dept until Jan 1, MESH)
• Necklace: Kokane - Black Tear (Group Gift, Unisex)
• Pose: Exposeur - Advent Gift 6m Mirror (Previous Advent Gift, check store for daily gifts through Dec 25)

Decor

• Lamp: Palais - Mesh Sundance Lamp (45l sale price for a limited time, MESH, includes two versions)
• Handcuffs: Zed - 50 Shades HandCuffs for Him (Group Gift)

Art has no Funktion

• Sweater: American Bazaar - Mesh Turtleneck M Brown with elbow pads (New Release for the Frost event, 99l, MESH)
• Pants: 22769 - Grandfathers pants grey M (90l at Mens Dept until Jan 1, MESH)
• Pose: Stakey - Hands Up (Free)

Decor

• Desk & Stool/ Desk Items: Kusshon - Writing Desk & Stool Nippon (150l at Mens Dept until Jan 1, MESH)
• Shelf: Kusshon - Wall Shelf Nippon (75l at Mens Dept until Jan 1, MESH)
• Art: Kusshon - Art Has No Funktion/Abstract Brown/Abstract Pink (95l at Mens Dept until Jan 1, MESH)
• Lamp: Before Sleep - Little Cube Lamp Pumpkin (2l)

Left

• Wine rack/decor: End Of Daze - Wine Rack (December Group Gift. MESH. Attn: 50l Joiner Fee)
• Wreath: Senzafine - Winterfest Candle Wreath Centerpiece (1l, Home for Christmas Hunt #30 until Dec 24)

Center

• Wall Mounting: HANDverk - Reindeer Head Holiday Wreath (150l at Mens Dept until Jan 1, MESH, includes two versions)

Right

• Magazines: Kusshon - Stack of Japanese literature/japan vintage poster book (Included with Nippon desk available at Mens Dept until Jan 1, MESH)

 Build 

•  [Deco] - The Port Richmond Skybox (150l at Mens Dept until Jan 1, partial MESH

Hints & Slurls for hunts mentioned in this post: Home for Christmas Hunt

Sunday Night Special

Just a quickie to show the very nice skin gift from Tableau Vivant (shape by Sauce), which will shortly fade from group notices (but is also available next to the in-store group joiner). Grab it while you can.

The pants on the left are from the B[elle]issima closing sale, where everything is on sale until the end of the month; the outfit on the right is the American Bazaar gift from the Dirty Little Secrets Hunt.

Olive:

• Jacket: Destiny's Designs - Steamship Pilot's Jacket (Sinister Steampunk Hunt #4 until Nov. 30, also includes pants, hat & gloves & female version- Hints and Slurls)
• Pants: B[elle]issima - Stitched Leather Pants Green (10l closing sale price)
• Shirt: sYs - MX Tshirt Long (Free)
• Necklace: Pepper - Basti Olive (November Group Gift, texture change)
• Boots: The Gentry - Western Black Wingtip (Midnight Mania Gift)
• Hat & Hair: Zeus - Renewal Open Gift (Group Gift, Unisex, hat & hair are both texture change)
• Pose: pda - Friends of Mine (50l for 8 pose pack in 50l Friday)

Red:

• Pants & Sweater: American Bazaar - Chic Pants Red & Long Sleeve Turtleneck (1l, Dirty Little Secret #133 until Nov. 20 - Hints & Slurls)
• Hat: Influence - White Knitted Skullie (Free)
• Scarf: RunoRuno - Samaria Scarf Copper (50l, Unisex, includes hair attachment)
• Boots: The Gentry - Western Black Wingtip (Midnight Mania Gift)
• Gloves: Destiny Design's - Steamship Pilot's Gloves (Sinister Steampunk Hunt #4 until Nov. 30- Hints and Slurls)
• Pose: Estetica - Leave in Silence (Photograph of You Pack, not free)

Bonus Shot:

• Skin: Tableau Vivant - Zero Halloween Gift HB (Group gift)
• Shape: Sauce - Jagermonster shape tall & muscular (previous FTLO Hunt Gift, now available for sale)
• Hair: Tribal Soul (Secrets) - Andrew Black (Not Free)
• Tattoo: Nana - Native (Not Free)
• Necklace, Bracelet: Graffitiwear - Black Rose Diamond Necklace, bangle (November Group Gift, also includes a ring and Men's shirt, check notices)
• Piercings: Acide - Mike Nose & Acidule Nose (Not Free)
• Pose: Estetica - Policy of Truth (Photograph of You Pack, not free)

Wall & floor textures from Webtreats: Grunge Textures & Patterns Set (Free)

A pumpkin tale

Forget green I always say. Orange is where it's at. My pumpkin house is easy to heat, totally ecological and the insects handle all the recycling. It only has one room, but I don't really need more.

• Sweater: Shiki - Sweater Autumn (September group gift)
• Scarf: C'est la Vie - Stole twin black x orangecubic Halloween (lucky board gift)
• Hair: Alli &Ali - George hair fire (free on marketplace)
• Skin: Ihatov - Neil skin freckle (lucky board gift)
• Shape: Void - Aaron Shape Male (50l, store sale price - all skins/shapes (male & female) now priced at 50l or less including fatpacks)
• Pose: amato - Koakuma pose 2 (mmm Halloween hunt gift until October 31st)
• House: hanaya - bOo bOo Pumpkin House (FTLO boo-for-2 Hunt #7 until October 31st)

With my best friend Munchkin girl coming over, it's time for something a little more formal. Of course, she was late as usual.

• Suit: dimbula rose - Munchkin Boy (mmm Halloween hunt gift until October 31st)
• Shoes: QP -  Orange Beast (50l, different version blogged here)
• Lamps: Natas Designs - Hanging Pumpkin Lanterns (October subscriber gift)

She finally made it, mumbling something about a 12 broom pile-up out near the yellow brick interchange. We caught up on the latest gossip, Munchy mostly dissing Mother Goose (a lush) and Rapunzel (extensions) - I won't repeat the names she used. Anyway, here we are watching the pumpkins grow.

Munchkin Girl:

• Outfit: dimbula rose - Munchkin Girl (mmm Halloween hunt gift until October 31st)
• Shoes: duh - Mary Janes (Harry Potter Hunt #18 until October 31, gift also includes male shoes) 
• Hair: Birth - NCS2 Renju ke unisex hair (Fallen & Depraved hunt #28 until October 15th -- Hunt Hints)
• Skin: Katsucide - Romantica (previously available at Grunge Soul Project)
• Shape: Tokyo Girl - Hyuna 5'7" (new release not free)

It was getting late and Munchkin girl said she had to be off. Powering up her broom, she  turned to wave...

It must have been the pumpkin schnaaps because she seemed a little wobbly, swerving just within reach of Boris, the spider who keeps guard over my house. I don't think she ever saw it coming...

• Bodysuit: Rotten Defiance - "Richard Simmons taught me everything I know" - Lace Bodysuit Orange (October Store Hunt Gift-- gifts spread throughout the 1st floor in the white skulls) 
• Make-up: SyS - Demon Makeup (FTLO boo-for-2 Hunt #15 until October 31st)

Some notes about the hunts: The mmm Halloween hunt has a small number of gifts all located in the same general area. There are no hints, just click all the pumpkins until you find the items. However, there are also tons of decoys. Without the generous assistance of Juliet Broono, I would never have found the munchkin outfits. Special hint from me: Pumpkins don't always grow on the ground.

The FTLO boo-for-2 hunt is also different. Every participating store has two gifts, one male and one female.The catch is that only one of the two items is free. There are no hints and all the gifts are located on the same sim.