Showing posts with label furniture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label furniture. Show all posts

29 October 2009

Den-Dou sn@tches stringer's vanilla twizzler...

...whilst parajen is dreamin'g of Alice in a joke factory!

I know...your thinking wtf is with that title. Well I wanted a title contain all seven designers that are mentioned in this post.

This is the Den-Dou lucky board skin - Scarface (A) great detail on this skin. The lucky board is located upstairs. The jeans are by Vanilla C. Design - Ripped faded black they are a Sn@tch City, Nightmare Eden prize. Head to Dreamin'g Alice and grab some free vampire bite marks. I am wearing both types, neck and breast (chest). The sexy mohawk is from The Stringer Mausoleum (TSM) Twizzler hunt #8 which is Summon Winter - Halloween orange $1L.

This skin is the Den-Dou group gift called Zombie skin. I must say, that it is a pretty hot lookin zombie. The divine blood filled, Vampire cuddle tub in the background, is the latest freebie put out in the hidden room at Parajen Homes and the hair is TSM twizzler prize #16 In the rain - tripurple1 $1L (Hint: look for something floating on water)


This is the second skin you could win on the Den-Dou lucky board, Scarface (B). Hair is a TSM twizzler prize #9 Summon Winter - Halloween purple $1L. All these shots were taken inside the Parajen Homes skybed Gothic skybox, that is still available for free in the hidden room.
For those who haven't been able to locate the hidden room, heres a hint: Look above the falling water and the bathing bird will direct you. Halloween fridge and decorations are free from the Joke Factory.

----Your taxi's await----

08 October 2009

Bargains, Basics and Better Homes & Gardens

The hunting season isn't nearly over and if you weren't aware, the wildly popular "Make Him Over Hunt" is gearing up again to start on the 15th. A lot of the current hunts for October are a mixed bag for us guys, and with so many of them, it's hard to know where and if you should devote any time to them, but I've got a couple of things here that I've tripped over that you might want to take a look at and make a grab for before they are gone.


Sable Rose - Basics Emerald Stud Earring (front and back)

The first up "Ear Basics," an offer from Sable Rose that is meant for guys but is unisex. You might have to dig some change out of your virtual couch for it, but it's worth it. For $50L you get a mega pack of basic earring sets. Yes, earrings..., studs, hoops, and piercings that go with pretty much anything and everything you need that aren't modified women's earrings and aren't so big and blingy you blind everyone in a 50 metre radius. I'm not show you all of them, but there are 34 sets in this pack, gemstones and industrial, along with a sizing and placement card and pieces that when you rezz them, even if they are small, won't typically end up inside your head, because these were fitted to a male avatar. And while you are there, you might hang out a bit at the lucky boards in the back. Rosie has put in her her very cool Coexist set (from the jewelry faire post) along with a version of her Zoe gothic cross...and that makes the whole visit a bargain.



Left: Basics Captive Bead Hoop
Right: Basics Diamond Stud Earring

Decked out? Good... let me show you another kind of deck, this one for free. JJ Lane furniture participates in a lot of hunts, and the quality of their stuff is top notch and relatively low prim. they also have a Prize for Picks aspect to their subscribo and even if the airier styles they carry (they do mostly beach style furnishings) they are worth keeping on your radar. Currently they are in the Pumpkin Prints Hunts (look for the pumpkin with the paw print) and the Halloween Hunt reboot (look for the black bat) and if you want something for your deck or outside patio...you can't miss with these:


JJ Lanes Adirondack deck set - #14 on the Pumpkin Prints Hunt: This is an amazing amount of furniture as a gift. It has one double set of adirondack chairs with a shared table (3 prims), a single chair with a blanket and pillow set attached (3 prims) , another single chair, (1 prim) a side table (1 prim) and a greenhouse flower arrangement (which pops at 17 prims)
Copy/No Mod/No Trans
This has a great menu driven set of sits and poses; the single chair with the pillow allows seating for two, possibly more; pose choices forboth men or women. It says teal, but it has that nice weathered look that works on any porch you may have or just on the edge of a beach or dock.



GreenHouse Dining Table (3 prims) & 2 Bar stools (4 prims each), with Rug and Cape Bureau (7 prims) It's #46 on the Halloween Hunt - Copy/No Mod/No Trans.
Again, the sits are awesome, the look is yeah, light and breezy, but if it's getting colder where you are and you want a reminder of summer, you won't go wrong with this set.


And while you are redecorating, let me point you the newly introduced Pocket Gardens by Carter Denja & Stormy Aluveaux. Carter contacted me a week or so ago because I'm kind of a landscaping nut, and I went to look -- and I was really impressed with what they've done. The gardens are exactly as advertised: of varying sizes and prim counts so you can fit them to your tiny urban rooftop, or integrate them into an existing landscaping plan. They come with pose sets an optional base and a texture and/or theme menu for the ground and color type. Larger ones come with a optional hedge prims for privacy and water features depending on the size. I bought one at 44 prims immediately... but they were for purchase, so not really something I could post here. Except Carter is kind of awesome and she's put a small version (11 prims) into her subscribo. Join the group, get a garden...but do take the time to look around the grounds and take your next date there *grins*. (Two shops, Downstairs at Madhu's World Cafe - very cool place, and her conservatory at New Toulouse Algiers.)

And last, let me point you in the direction of SF Design and the fact that swaffette has not only been offering men free stuff since I first rezzed, she is currently offering up a new pack of something every month at her Penryn shop. This month, she gets back to the basics, with a fat pack of men's low rise trunks black, blue, burgundy, grey and purple. Swaffette has you covered from the casual to the most formal, and she's a staple for men's wardrobes in SL even beyond these basic briefs. You don't have to join a group or subscribo to get her monthly freebies... but SF Design is another place I check pretty regularly to see what she's got out that's new.





22 August 2009

Things not to skip in the Skipping Stones Hunt

EDIT: Hunt Ends on the 25th. Go Now.

The Skipping Stones hunt runs through the end of the month and while there's not a lot of clothes for men, there are some very, very cool prizes worth grabbing.

Mostly summer themed, there are clever and creative offerings including this dock from [chanimations #16] that comes not only with the dock and sitting animations but incorporates a very fun "stone in mid skip" set of posed sets for great pics, including water ripples and a stone for your hand. The poses are more or less feminine but there's enough unisex ones to make it worth grabbing, plus it's a nice, light addition to any water feature you might have access to.

Another really nice set is this full conversation porch from #07. [Second Spaces]. It's a complete set with sits and a nice relaxed feel to the whole thing. Do rezz it in build mode and take it up the same way. Rezzes as one piece but the sofa, ottoman, cushions table and accessories aren't linked, so you can use it as a whole installation or in pieces.



Another full set with some chuckles is #05. [Frop!]'s DayDreaming Trundle Bed. Two fun poses on the trundle (one sleeping, one chilling) and a spinning animaton on the stool.



From 41. [the Sea Hole] comes "Drinks Crazy crooked Steampunk-ish House". At 107 prims, it's big, but it's got some fine detail and its a seriously usable space if you have the land for it (needs slightly more than a 512 plot.) There's some incredible light and texture elements, and the whole look is something between the Adamm's Family, Strawberry Shortcake, and Psycho. An odd combination but one that works in all the best ways.






#38. [Reek] offers you a smaller domicile in the Lyric Skybox. Basic box but again, nice lighting and texture elements, not dark inside at all. The outside is logo stamped but inside it's light and amazingly usable and fun.



There are some clothes for guys; light weight colorful fun casual wear like this Retro Chic set of shorts and a lavendar button down from # 26. [Shiki Design]. The shirt is prim collared and cuffed, making it wearable with a lot of things, but by itself, it kind of makes me want to spend the day at the beach.





12. [NachtMusik] offers you this Indie Kid set with shorts and a shirt (there's an argyle sweater in there too). And a surprise modern plaid couch -- so when you set up in your new skybox or steampunk mansion, you'll have new furniture to go in it.




If you are in need of footwear, 14. [Duh!] offers up these Grey Leather Work Boots. I got a similar set to this in another hunt and I get a surprising amount of use out of them. Nice detail, resizable and fun.




#39. [Addict] had what may be my favorite outfit of the lot. It's a casual look, crop pants , tee and a vest, but it also comes with accessories: a nicely done razor blade necklace, the tiger eyed cross bracelet (above)that I am wearing a lot, and bandanas for your pocket and wrist. The set goes really nicely with the flip flops and prim feet that I picked up at [+grasp+] as a group gift (not part of the hunt.) It's just a nice easy look and all the pieces can be worn with other things.





And last but not least, #37. [Republica] offers up this striped beach umbrella set (there's a strawberry themed one too) to make your day at the beach comfortable and relaxing. Poses, component pieces and most importantly: they didn't forget the sun screen.




I have to thank Vina and some other very kind ladies who are sweet enough to do some of these hunts and provide me with notecards of stuff of interest to guys. I'm gonna have to throw a luau to thank them all properly.

Again, the hunt ends at the end of the month. You are looking for a glowing stone, but none of them were particularly difficult to find and in this batch, well worth the time it took some places to rezz fully.

20 August 2009

SummerChoice!2009

SummerChoice!2009 is still up (will end on 31 August) with several unisex prizes.
All you have to do is buy a product containing the stamp card from the list of stores involved (some of them offer only limited products marked with the card logo, some others offer them in every product they sell) and mark them at the printing device located in all the 20 shops.
More info on the official site.



If you are managing to do the print rally all at once, probably you need many free slots where attach the cards in order to print them. I personally use the HUD slots, saving one for the AO but you can also wear them in every free slot of the avatar like many actually do.

Here are the unisex prizes available that I picked up:


Picnic camping car [SummerChoice!2009]
"anuenue. Hickory pants Choice2009
Uw.St Rouvel-Hair (CSR)

)) HANAUTA (( - Picnic Set "SummerChoice!2009"
Feather =F=LunchBox(SummerChoice!2009)

**DP**yumyum shy sheep/2009 choice
(iTuTu) Sunflower Cart // SummerChoice!2009

D-LAB GREEN TREE HOUSE-box
Vooner <>Hamster Box
*Edelweiss* School Blazer Cure - Choice!

S.I.C_5_Jacket_Set_Choice! version_BOX
*LPP* Choice!2009 Gift / *LPP house PKG

*COCO*_SummerChoice2009_GIFT
=DeLa*= Boots "Tucson" Summer Choice09

04 July 2009

JFTG Part Five

This is the last of the posting. Not every single thing is here. Vmotional offered up some great sitting animations (and I mean that - Vmotional (formerly Sinamatic) is among my favorite animation creators), BF Poseworx put out a Beach pose/photo set, just in time for summer & MADesigns had eyes in the pack with the hair they offered, and there are some other shirts or additions that came in packs that I didn't grab pictures of...but it's a pretty good view of what's on offer - high quality, varied style, interesting choices.

As always, if you catch an error or bad SLurl, let me know in the comments.


Left: 28 [Line] Shirt; 37 [Surreal] Low waisted jeans; o2 [Be Real] Burst Hair Black
Center: 37 [Surreal] Low waisted jeans; 34 [Reverse Aquarium] Ranger T; 33 [hogwash] raptured scarf
Right: o2 [Be Real] Plaid Shirt; 37 [Surreal] Low waisted jeans


Left: 44 [Shiki] Redlines Shirt
Center: 41 [End] Blue Tracksuit top
Right: 49 [Just For Him] Bernard Grey Sweater


#45 [Santero] Blue Python outfit: Left: Pentacle Ear Stud detail; Center: Blue Python Shirt, Belt, Jeans & Sunglasses; Right: Python HalfBoot detail



Left: 46 [X'ed] She Said t-shirt; Center47 [np]d Zombie Gurlz! t-shirt; Right: 51 [Growl] Guitar Hero t-shirt

Left: 48 [GQ Fashions] Black Sweater & Super Dark Blue Wash jeans
Right: 52 [A:S:S] Cordouroy pants and Hoodie

Left: 50 [Elixir] Black Keyhole t-shirt; Center: 67 [Alexohol For Me] JFTG t-shirt; Right:
69 [LMNTAL] Phoenix Grey t-shirt



Left: 69 [LMNTAL] Phoenix Red t-shirt; Right: 70 [Naive] Lineas t-shirt

Left: 56 [Rughster] Argyle Multipack & Deteriorate Jeans
Center: 57 [Simple Designs] 100% Sexy -tshirt
57 Right: [SimpleDesigns] Black Leather Jacket, Khakis, & Red shirt




Left: 59 [Before Sleep] Gryphon t-shirt & Bullet jeans
Center: 56 [Rughster] Deteriorate Jeans & White logo t-shirt
Right: 59 [Before Sleep] Meow t-shirt & Dood jeans



Left: 59 [Before Sleep] Rebaket-shirt; Right: Left: 59 [Before Sleep] Sad Panda t-shirt




Left: 55 [Neko Erin Design] Grey Neko full set
Center: 42 [Heart and Sole] Plaid Trainers
Right: 34 [Reverse Aquarium] Wetsuit (suit, flippers, mask, tanks) & 26 [Toxic Orange] Wrist Guards & Face Mask (both in multiple colors)




61 [Alli & Ali Designs] Bowties from the heights of Hollywood





11 [Serenity Weapons] Hangar/Bunker/Storage (pictures don't really
show how cool this build is.)



3 [RC Designs] Diamond Light
54 [Rugs Rugs Rugs]
60 [D&V Creations] Gentlemen's Chair & Ottoman (nice sit menu)
63 [Bleeding Rose] Wolf Fountain