Balancing Act.

I'm running short on time as usual so it's nice when designers themselves give me a heads up about new stuff. Equilibrium is a new player in town for shirts and jeans. Right now, they are giving away a new freebie a week as well as a gift in their group joiner. This weeks. Freebie is a graphic white ribbed tank that you can pick up in the bag by the door. (click picture for larger view.)

Their regular prices run between $100-150L for shirts, $250-300L for some really well designed jeans and jeans sets (good texture, nicely done prim cuffs and belt options.) The freebie shirt comes in multiple layer option too. If you head upstairs where most of the shirts are, you'll also find a vendor that sells their older graphic design tanks and tees for $10L each. These are single layer as far as I know, but the graphic work is nice and the cloth textures are just as nice. I picked up this blue on blue fox graphic -- I wish it came ina shirt layer but I think I'm going to get a lot of wear out of it regardless.

After picking up the free tee, I headed over to Maschienenwerk to see what I could scare up there and while I'm not much of a track suit guy, the new ones looked sharp - top and bottom and a hoodie (down). I grabbed the grey, (365_Suit_coal) but there are multiple color options that are, as usual, free. These are great renderings, moddable, shirt in a jacket layer. But the other thing I caught was a really nice living room set on the first floor of the first building. Mute the Colors is a full set with poses; sofa, two stools and a table. It's not prim heavy, has a nice shadows, and again, free. (Sofa is partially pictured here.)

In a another time saver, Davi Designs, dropped a really nice tattoo called "Doodles" on me recently via DSN. It's a mayan/aztec influenced design in multiple layers and multiple shade options: Black, Dark, Henna and Soft.

I hit the store and what should I find but an MM board with a really nice dragon design and a fast camp chair for these gold and black wrist cuffs (10 minutes. ) I camped while typing and signed up on the board. The store offers and eclectic mix of goods: tattoos, jewlery, artwork, furniture and even photography. There are two lucky boards there that didn't roll me an "R" while I was there, but they are worth watching.

(The jeans pictured here are from Equilibrium (Calca)(RGs)(B1), $250L.)

Reaction Sale

Christmas sale on now at Reaction! Everything is under $50L. Reaction have the coolest surfwear for guys and girls. You definitely don't want to miss this sale! Boardies, pants, shorts, jeans, shirts, tees, polos, hoodies, jackets, rashies, sunnies, shoes and more!

I've got on a pair of guys Afterlife boardies $25L and Stoked sunnies in black, only $10L!

Stry is wearing a Rad shirt white/purple $15L, Impression shorts $24L & Lip-Ret piercing set $10L

Swish tee $20L, Tough guy camos in grey $19L, hemp anklet $10L

Come on, let's go surfing!

Tidal shorts black $24L and charcoal thongs $20L on Stryda and in case you want to buy a gift for your Mrs, I'm wearing a Wonderland top black $20L, Razies in black $30L and thongs in charcoal.

Charf boardies $25L & Charfie bikini set black $38L

Tatt: Koi from Aussie Ink - past lucky chair gift.

Buy your partner a matching set as a gift for chrissy.

The clothing is transferable!

Green rashie $15L & Charf boardies green $25L

Let's rip it up!

Skullies boardies $25L

Awesome Skullster tattoo from P.Ink only $25L

Both P.Ink and WRONG are also having an under $50L sale!

Getting comfy with Stry in a pair of Trop boardies invert $25 and I've got another pair of guys boardies on, Trop blue paired with the girls gridlock bikini top blue

Getting a little too comfy with Stryda in purple charf boardies...oh dear...gotta go!

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Not free:

Stryda's Hair: Cake - Jealousy ($300)

Skin: DragonFly Designs - Joshua Skin

Tattoo: Aussie Ink - Koi ($100)

Surfboard: Reaction new Quad wing surf boards (these boards rock! If you've got some spare linden and you wanna take up surfing in SL, I highly recommend these boards. $450 or $1000 for a copy version)

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Locations:

Shopping at Reaction Main Store

Surf's up at Mori

Relaxing on Beachwood Island

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Big thanks to Stryda Radek!

MHOH2 - Made it to the End...

....and sheesh... the designers have outdone themselves. I talked to several while on the hunt and they were all excited and glad to be participating and it shows in what they have on offer. (Click for larger images)

RL is being a bit of a bear this week so, I'll post pictures and stores and do my best to get the links in as I go, but in the meantime, the official hunt blog has links and hints.


# 20 Bryce Designs: Greedy Pack Hair Shag, if you can;t find your hair color in this pack, I don't know what to tell you, except that chartreuse is so 2007.

#13 A:S:S: Cropped knit top in teal, low waist checked jeans, teal & black with a little sheen, sculpted cuffs. Groovy man.

#114 Vassnia: Earth Shoes in brown -- casual or classy, nice leather finish (I'm becoming a fan of #114. Vassnia's shoes)


#14. HellBop Clothing for the discerning gentleman:
layered sweater w/patched elbows, plaid bermudas, gartered rust socks and pork pie hat. I've already booked my tickets to Florida.

#18. Trixxy's has been offering great guys casuals for awhile now,but I think she stepped her game this time. Skull appliqued brown jeans and an open checked shirt that steps away from the basic blue and black of most looks and she added a bullet chain necklace. Good cuff and collar work. Looks really good over a black tank too.

Lexi Vargas over at #118 Brocade Tiger is offering two gifts - first up is the new design for MHOH2 - with a southwestern flair and smooth look for the next time you go out two-stepping with your significant other. Vest and shirt in one, collar and cuff, nice flare to the jeans for your boots.

Also at Brocade Tiger is this bonus Skully shirt, Day of the Dead them (or Grateful Dead, your choice) , nice pattern and fit. Matched up here with the ripped jeans from #130. Alexohol. I like the weave and detail on these jeans a lot.

And yes, Bryce hair and Vassnia shoes again, natch.

MHOH2 - More Good Stuff

#1 MADesigns: Cruz Espresso Hair.

#159 Artful Cravings: Dragon Brown Jeans & Dragon VButton Shirt. Nicely worn brown jeans and comfortably creased shirt.

.:Condensed Chaos:. Jack Bracelet (#62 on the Vampire Hunt)

#149 ::Wicked Tattoos:: Torn Apart - Jacket, Shirt & Undershirt layer, great detail front and back in brown and white ink.

#140 :Robbish: MHO 2nd Edition Jeans. Worn waist, great pocket work.

MHOH2 - Seriously Happy

This hunt is making me seriously happy.

#1 - MADesigns: 4hair styles - 4 colors, three sets of eyes
Hair: Alex ~ Corvette, Cruz ~ Espresso, Jude - Silk, Jin ~ CB II
Autumn Eyes: Gold-Cold, Twilight-Dawn, Night-Spider

# 1 MADesigns: CRUZ ~ Espresso

# 4 RFyre: BanSidhe Unisex Black: Cameo Belt

# 5 Zaara: Nalin summer shirt yellow & white tank (I want to marry this shirt set)

#149 ::Wicked Tattoos:: Torn Apart

#148 *FIR*: MHO Jeans 1

#151 7071: Engineer Demi Boots

Second Island Freebies

Head over to Second Island and check out the freebie store!

There are heaps of freebies for guys all over the store.

This wall has heaps of T-shirts, Jeans and tanks.

You can also find jackets, shorts, runners and flip flops.

Plus there is a free unisex tattoo located in the wall in the woman's section.

Look around, check it out and see what you can find.

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Skin: Reo-G Skin - Ryuuji 003

Fancy to Footloose

This may have been blogged before but I didn't have this suit so, you know... new to me.

This isn't part of the Steampunk Hunt, although the BlakOpal Burgundy Cutaway Suit could be. It looks to be a permanent freebie from [BlakOpal Designs]. Solid period look to it (although without the tails, it works pretty well as a contemporary suit), prim cuffs and collars and nice detail work.

I pulled out my new Brass Frame Glasses from [The Brass Needle] and then ducked into [Philotic Energy] to pick up this PE Colby Clinker tousled hair for a either nothing or a $1L (I grabbed several new hair styles from PE... some were. some had a token cost.)

Over the weekend, FFFM member and reader Juliet Broono was like a freebie radar, tossing tons of good finds onto the list. I got some good stuff but I think I may have found a new favorite casual designer... [e.style].

Juliet's tip was for the black polo shirt and jacket you see pictured (there's a black version of the jack as well), but among the limited offerings I also found some jeans I really liked and at the minimal cost of $5L from the vendor, it seemed worth it to at least try a pair. I think I ended up buying everything but the shorts...

Nice textures and interesting details make these feel a little more....I dunno, finished, than your regular denims. The polo shirt is also really nice. I did have to widen the collar a touch but I like the look and fit of this shirt. The same went with the jacket... graphic is a logo but it's not overly glaring and the jacket comes with a bulker in case you want it too look more like a coat than a windbreaker.

Free stuff is on the second floor, but there are also lucky boards for furniture and a nice sky island on the first floor.

I grabbed the jeans, the polo, and both jackets. I'm also wearing [MADesigns] Jonas - BMT II hair, which is part of the [MADesigns] VIP September gift.

Again, thanks, Juliet! for the tips and finds!


Final note: keep an eye on the blog -- there's some new stuff coming to the sidebar under the heading of "Resources". Cameron is going to blow you guys away. And hopefully a little Designer Spotlight for designers who consistently offer quality freebies, even though the spotlighted items won't necessarily be free.

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[BlakOpal Designs]: BlakOpal Burgundy Cutaway Suit
[The Brass Needle]: Brass Frame Glasses (Steampunk Hunt)
[e.style]: Shirt25 (Black Polo) free, 005-pants (jeans with belt) $5L, wing skull jacket white free (also comes in black)
[MADesigns]: ~ JONAS ~ BMT II (VIP gift September)
[Philotic Energy]: PE Colby Clinker

Also worn:

Skin: Librarian II ~ Inflict
Eyes: Teal II ~ Sin Skins
Beard: Leon - Chocolate ~ Discord Designs

Hunt Hodge-Podge

The ending of the month is coming up, and hunts are still in progress that include some awesome prizes for men.

Also, there is a huge sale at !Cybernetic for male skins. Each facial hair option is 1L, and there is a selection of ten skin tones. If my calculations are correct, you could leave there with all of the variations for around 100L. The catch (there is always one) is that there is no ending date announced. So, act fast to get awesome deals.


Left:
Skin: !Skin Milos [The Elite] B0 - !Cybernetic
Tank: Football Tank - >>Alexohol Men (#17 Black Keys Hunt)
Right:
Skin: !Skin Milos [The Worker] B5 - !Cybernetic
Chippendale Bowtie: StarChild Design (#23 Lovebirds Hunt)


Skin: Joe the Dragon Light Tan 04 - !Cybernetic
Shirt: Popeye - DYN Clothing (#79 Lovebirds Hunt)
Pants: Black Denim - (Pokememan) (#28 Lovebirds Hunt)
Boots: Biker Boots - HOC (#92 Lovebirds Hunt)
Pose: Poser Boy - Elisa (#33 Proposers Hunt)








Skin: !Skin Drago Light Tanned - B01 - B1 - !Cybernetic
Shirt: Garbage Pail Kids - (Pokememan)
(#28 Lovebirds Hunt)
Pose: Torch Pose w/ Torch -
:=- momomuller /3m -=:
(#24 Proposers Hunt)

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