Monochrome

I always think about color when I plan my blog posts, which is why I was looking forward to the latest hunt from Monochrome Hunts. Silver Lining is the second in a series of color-themed hunts - this time the theme is silver - and there is a nice range of items to be had (I'm featuring the furniture from Pestique, Circa & Estatica). The gifts cost 5L, but are worth far more than that - check their blog for photos of most of the gifts.

Today is also the last day I think for the Black Event on the Wash Sim, where I picked up some excellent textures from Timeless Textures and Far Concepts for only 10l that fit well with the theme of the post.

Update Dec 1: Wash Sale still going on. Not sure when it ends.

Silver Lining

• Sweater: Tableau Vivant - Perla Sweater Jet S (88l at Collabor 88, MESH)
• Pants: 22769 - Silk Flare Pants Black M (New Release, MESH)
• Skin: Void - Fame Shadow Natural GenVII (Group Gift, includes skin fatpack. Attn: 50l Join Fee)
  
• Shape: Ultra Shape - Menstuff Gift 02 (Menstuff Lounge Gift. Attn: 50l Join Fee)
  
• Hair: LaLa Moon - Heinrich L Black (Free, Unisex, includes complete fat pack)
• Facial Hair: Bleak - The Writer (88L at Mens Dept until Dec 1)
• Pose: Exposeur - Hipster 2 (Not Free)

Decor

• Furniture Set: Circa - Starry Night (5l, Silver Lining Hunt until Dec 5)
• Texture (Wall): Timeless Textures - Black Beauty 1 (10l at Wash Sale for Texture Pack until Nov 28)
• Texture (Floor): K.O. Textures - Black Parquet 2 (40l for Texture Pack)

Stella

• Sweater, Glasses: ZUP - Mesh Hoodie, Mesh Nerd Glasses (Group Gift, MESH, also includes jeans & shoes. Update Dec 1: Gift apparently no longer available)
• Tank: Graffitiwear - Black Mesh Tank (New Release, MESH)
  
• Pants: 22769 - Silk Flare Pants Black M (New Release, MESH)
• Necklace: Collisions - Roll With It Necklace (Not Free)
  
• Pose: Exposeur - Hipster 6 (Not Free)

Decor

• Table, Frame: Estatica - Bertram Console Table, Bertram Frame (5l, Silver Lining Hunt until Dec 5)
• Lamp: vespertine - Stella pendant lamp/lollipop (Not Free)
• Bracelets: Zen Creations - Silver Series Bracelet Collection (5l, Silver Lining Hunt until Dec 5, Includes Multiple Versions)
• Purse: Ty Zvezda - Diamond Studded Leather Clutch Purse (5l, Silver Lining Hunt until Dec 5)

I do my best work in bed...

• Tank: Graffitiwear - Dirty Mesh Tank L (New Release, MESH)
• Pants: Sleepy Eddy - Corduroy Bush Pants Black M (150l at Mens Dept until Dec 1, MESH, includes female sizing)
• Necklace: Apple May Designs - Eccentric Pencil Necklace (Free)
• Shoes, Glasses: ZUP -Vanz Classic Red, Mesh Nerd Glasses (Group Gift, MESH, also includes jeans & hoodie. Update Dec 1: Gift apparently no longer available )

Decor

• Bed: Piddler's Perch - Shades of Gray MESH Day Bed (10l at Wash Sale until Nov 28)
  
• Computer: SFW Industries - SFW Flatscreen Monitor & Keyboard Light (5l, Silver Lining Hunt until Dec 5, MESH) 
• Lamp: ililo - Ind. Lamp red (Not Free)
• Magazine Storage: %Percent - %Magazine Storage Bent Out Red (Not Free)
  
• Books: What Next - Little Pile of Reading Books fiction (10l, includes multiple versions)
  
• Coffee: Dutchie - Coffee 1 (Free)
• Texture (Wall): Far Concepts - Mims 3 (10l at Wash Sale for Be Misc texture pack until Nov 28)

Milk & Cookies

• Shirt: Credo - Pocket T White L (120l at Mens Dept until Dec 1, MESH)
• Pants: Sleepy Eddy - Corduroy Bush Pants Black M (150l at Mens Dept until Dec 1, MESH, includes female sizing)
• Shoes: Duh - Black Canvas Slip Ons  (Free at Free Dove)
• Pose: Baffle - Hurt (No Longer Available)

Decor

• Kitchen Equipment: Pestique - Silver Kitchen Shelf, Silver Coffee Set (5l, Silver Lining Hunt until Dec 5)
• Build: MM.Home - White Mini Skybox (Free, Modded)

Hints & Slurls for hunts mentioned in this post: Silver Lining Hunt

Are you ready for some...

Autumn is on the way so I thought I'd do a small round-up of some early Fall fashions using two nice pose prop gifts from Bent and What Next that fit the theme. The clothing is a mix of hunt gifts, items from the latest Mens Dept round and a number of things from Fashion Emergency (a great store for cool fashions).

I've used a skin here from [Void], where a store-wide sale is underway through September (all male and female skins at 50l) and a nice shape from Vivid Avs, a relatively new store where you can find hunt & group gifts, lucky chairs and generally low prices for shapes.

Come Rock Locke

• Vest: Gizza - Moolto Hunt Denim Vest M (Moolto Sisters Hunt until Sep 30, Mesh, includes female gift)
• Pants/Boxers: Delirium Style - Black Jeans (Moolto Sisters Hunt until Sep 30, also includes shoes, shirt & female gift)
• Shoes: Nekolicious - Acetylene Boot (1l, What Do You Sell Hunt #11 until Sep 30, includes full outfit & female gift)
• Necklace: Kosh - Sulka Necklace (Finding FabFree Hunt #47 until Sep 30)
  
• Bracelets:  Earth's Bangles - John John Cuff - Black (1l, What Do You Sell Hunt #05 until Sep 30, includes two sets of bracelets & female gift)
• Tattoo: Collisions - Come Rock Locke (New Release)
• Skin: [VoiD] - Age Bare Natural GenV (50l Sale Price)
• Shape: Vivid Avs - Xavier Twisted Male Emo Shape (Twisted Hunt #112 until Sep 30, also includes female skin)
• Hair: Alli & Ali - Steve Hair Darkbrown (Free on Marketplace until Sep 20) 
• Pose Prop/Poses: Bent - Summer Harvest (Summer Harvest Hunt #40 until Sep 21)

Fly Free My Friends

• Shirt/Jeans: The Blink - Plaid Shirt/Pants (75L at Mens Dept until Oct 1, Mesh)
• Shoes: Envyme - Line Orange Mesh Slip On Flats (Menstuff #116, Mesh, also includes shirt. Attn: Hunt is over, but gift still available at time of publication)
• Pose: Bent - Harvest 6 (Summer Harvest Hunt #40 until Sep 21)
• Pose Prop - What Next - Falling Wall Decor (10l, Four Walls Hunt until Sep 15, Mesh)

Are You Ready For Some...

• Vest: Fashion Emergency - Hoodie Vest NFL M (55l at Fi* Fridays until Sep 13, Mesh)
• Shirt: Hell Bop - Quincy Up Black 1 (Finding FabFree Hunt #2 until Sep 30, also includes shorts & tube socks)
  
• Pants: Fashion Emergency - Jogging Pants/Black M (120l, Mesh, female)
• Wristband: Fashion Emergency - Wristband Black/White/Red (75l) 
• Glasses: SF Design - Ronnie Sunglasses (Group Gift, texture Change, Attn: 100l joiner fee)
• Football: Cestar - Football (1l on Marketplace, Mesh)
• Pose Prop/Pose - What Next - Falling Wall Decor (10l, Four Walls Hunt until Sep 15, Mesh)

Be the Tree

• Sweater: gO - Men's Hoodie bottom hood M (150L at Mens Dept until Oct 1, Mesh, includes two versions)
• Jeans: The Blink - Pants (75L at Mens Dept until Oct 1, Mesh, includes shirt)
• Pose: Bent - Harvest 5 (Summer Harvest Hunt #40 until Sep 21)
• Pose Prop - What Next - Falling Wall Decor (10l, Four Walls Hunt until Sep 15, Mesh)

FE & Love Re Me

• Jacket: Fashion Emergency - Hoodie Jacket/Ripped Black S (New Release, Mesh, check store for availability)
• Pants: Love Re Me - Cropped Slim Pants CheckC M (150L at Mens Dept until Oct 1, Mesh, features removable cuffs and includes female sizing)
• Shoes: Duh - Brown Suede Workboot (Finding FabFree Hunt #22 until Sep 30, includes female gift)
• Necklace: Collisions - Saturday Night Special II Necklace #2 (Finding FabFree Hunt #42 until Sep 30, includes two necklaces and ear gauges)
• Pose Prop/Poses: Bent - Summer Harvest (Summer Harvest Hunt #40 until Sep 21)  

Hints & Slurls for hunts mentioned in this post: Finding FabFree Hunt - Four Walls Hunt - Menstuff - Moolto Sisters Hunt - Summer Harvest Hunt - Twisted Hunt - What Do You Sell Hunt

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.

Samba Metal

After a hard day at Trax, I like to get comfortable, pop an 8-track and work on my musical project. Without giving away all the details, let's say it's a disco/samba inflected exploration of the funky side of classic metal hits from bands like the Crue. I'm sure Vince Neil would approve.

Note: Last day for Poupee Hunt. And don't miss the Karaoke hunt gift from Post. The speaker is a functioning parcel radio and the detailing in their furniture sets is always amazing.

Clothing:

• Shorts: Unit 8 - Grunge Cargo Shorts Grey (MHOH6 #144, gift also includes a shirt)
• Shirt: American Bazaar - V Neck Glam Lick 2 (10l)
• Vest: Sheep Door - Vest (Poupee Hunt #6, gift includes T-Shirt and female sizing)
• Shoes: Mimi's Choice - Kipper Mimi's Choice (MHOH6 #121)
• Necklace: Nihilistic Asylum - Heartlock - Homme (rotating MM gift, includes female sizing)
• Bracelet: JD Design - Armband (SFH Hunt #1, gift includes bangle set for women)
• Glasses: Sqooq - Nerd Glasses (50l, 3 versions included)
• Tattoo: Sqooq - Hate vs. love tattoo (50l)
• Skin: Void - Gruffed Buzz Natural Davi (125l during Grand Opening Sale through August 8)
• Hair: Anathema - Lank Ebony (100L Closing sale price)  Update 1/12: now 99l on marketplace

Other:

• Furniture Set: Post - Detonator Set - Bacharach Console, Bacharach Shag Rug, Detonator 8-Track, Bacharach Dish, 8-Tracks, Vintage Magazines (Karaoke Say What #46)
• Couch: Guhl Architecture - Guhl two seater orange-black (Ocio Xtreme Hunt #84)
• Fan: Fin - Retro fan blue (previous group gift, 80l)
• Microphone: Boof - Karaoke Stand Microphone (Karaoke Say What #13, gift also includes a "redneck stage")
• Picture: Cat's Dirt Project - Motley Crue Live Framed (Free)
• House: True Love Never Dies - My first house (Poupee Hunt #26)

Trax

Ah the 80s. Madonna, New Wave, spiky hair and Don Johnson...

Here I am working at Trax (of Pretty in Pink fame). We're not doing much business these days (damn you Apple), but it's a great place for slacking off.

Note: Brigette Benelli of Framed did an awesome job recreating this record store and it's free in the I love the 80s hunt. Go get it, play some Wham or Psychedelic Furs and be transported back in time. 

Clothing:

• Jacket: Rotten Defiance - Militaried Jacket Navy (Lucky Chair gift)
• Shirt: Rotten Defiance - Times End Tank (Store hunt gift)
• Pants: Fear Yourself - Black Striped Pants (MM Gift, unisex includes two jeans)
• Shoes: Geek Sheek - Dotty Sneaks (Free)
• Hat: Hermony - Oversized Beanie (MHOH6 #137)
• Glasses: Fear Yourself - Black Yellow sunglasses (Free, check group notices if you have a problem with the vendor)
• Necklace: Canterbury Creative- Rusty Cross Necklace (MHOH6 #80, gift includes a 2nd necklace)
• Bracelet: JD Design - Armband (SFH Hunt #1, gift includes bangle set for women)
• Bracelet: (Hand): Acide - Dream of Tears V2 Mix Colors (Free)
• Skin: [Void] - Gruffed Lyric Natural Davi (KSW Hunt #27, gift also includes a female skin, tattoo, eyes & eyelashes - Grand Opening Sale now Underway)
• Hair: Anathema - Lank Ebony (Closing sale- 100l for all hair packs) Update 1/12: now 99l on marketplace  

Other:

• Bag: Kue - SummerSwim Messenger Bag (Subscriber gift)
• Cigarette: Nikotin - Cigarette Dirty Hand (MHOH6 #79)
• Lamp: Enlightened - 80's Cassette Lamp (I Love the 80s Hunt Gift #25)
• Build:  Framed - Trax Record Store (I Love the 80s Hunt Gift #27)
• Poses: Love me Brutal - Lean Like A Cholo (MHOH6 #83)