Tag: Fashion

New Second Life Sponsors for the RyanSchultz.com Blog: Silvan Moon Designs and Virtue!

I am very happy to announce that, as of today, I have two Second Life content creators as sponsors for this blog, my first ever blog sponsors!

I have already blogged a couple of times about one of them, Silvan Moon Designs, a Second Life fashion design company owned and operated by Bee Dumpling and Solas NaGealai (SL Store, SL Marketplace, Flickr). I have gotten to know Solas very well over the past year-and-a-half in Sansar, and I absolutely adore the beautiful work that Bee and Solas do!

Here’s a picture of Vanity Fair wearing one of Silvan Moon’s latest designs, the stunning Iracebeth of Crims gown (see blogpost):

Silvan Moon 9 12 May 2018

Also, as of today I now have a second SL sponsor! I will be a blogger for Abiela’s store in Second Life, called Virtue (which I also blogged about earlier as a great place to pick up some free group gifts for your female avatar):

Virtue Group Gifts 15 May 2018

Virtue is on the SL Marketplace and also has a newly redesigned store in Second Life, which I encourage you to visit.

And I will be blogging some new releases from both Virtue and Silvan Moon Designs starting this weekend!

Second Life Steals, Deals, and Freebies: monaLISA

As you may have figured out by now, I love finding great deals on clothing and shoes in Second Life! One place where you can get the most bang for your buck is monaLISA, a smaller store which you might not have heard of before.

When you enter the store (here’s the SLURL), turn right and follow the wall around to the corner, past the row of gacha machines, to a large group gift section, where you can pick up no less than 62 items of clothing and shoes for female avatars:

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You will need to spend L$70 to join the monaLISA group in order to get these items, which works out to 1.1 Linden dollars per item—a great deal!

Here’s the latest group gift from monaLISA, the Anna dress, which comes with a six-colour HUD:

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My avatar is wearing:

Mesh Head: Giselle Bento head by Altamura (no longer available for free; this was an Altamura gift from last Christmas at the eBENTO event, and you had to join the Altamura group for L$50 to get it)

Mesh Body: Jenny Bento body by Altamura (no longer available for free; this was a gift last Christmas from the Women Only Hunt)

Hair: Leslie hair by Firelight (free from Ajuda SL Brasil)

Dress: Anna dress (group gift from monaLISA; group costs L$70 to join)

Shoes: Dawn multicolour heels (group gift from monaLISA)

TOTAL COST FOR THIS AVATAR: L$120 (L$50 to join the Altamura group and L$70 to join the monaLISA group)

Second Life Steals, Deals and Freebies: Alien Gizmo’s

Alien Gizmo’s is another Second Life store that all freebie hunters need to know about. Next to the lucky chairs in the Alien Gizmo’s store are 14 group gift vendor panels:

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You’ll need to join the Alien Gizmo’s group to get the group gifts; the group is free to join.

Here’s how to find the free gifts section:

  1. Teleport to the Alien Gizmo’s store using this SLURL
  2. Look for the Teleport sign and click on the sign that says “Alien Gizmo’s”
  3. Walk into the store using the main entrance. The group gift area is to your right

Here’s another freebie hunting tip: Join the Alien Gizmo’s group and watch for regular announcements that they are giving away a L$200 gift card, good for any outfit in their store! Then just come to the sim, click on the panel at this SLURL to pick up your gift card, and head off to do some serious shopping!

Here’s what you do, step by step:

  • Find the gift card in your inventory, right click it, and select Add from the pop-up menu. This will attach it to the bottom right-corner of your screen:

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  • Find a vendor for an outfit in the Alien Gizmo’s store. When you have found an outfit you wish to buy using the gift card, simply click the vendor panel. You will get a blue pop-up window in the upper right-hand corner of your screen, just click Ignore to remove it. You will also see a small icon of the outfit you have chosen appearing on your on-screen gift card, as shown by the red arrow below:

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  • Click the Buy Now button under the outfit icon on your gift card, and your gift will be delivered to you! You can then detach the gift card.

Second Life Steals, Deals and Freebies: Sn@tch

One of the best-kept secrets of Second Life freebie shoppers is Sn@tch. The store offers a bunch of fashionable freebies, just head into the main store’s right entrance and turn right…

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There are even more freebies at the Sn@tch Outlet store, located to the left of the main store:

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And every two weeks, Sn@tch offers a new set of outfits, accessories, shoes and hair at their 7 Seas fishing location right in front of the store. All you need is a 7 Seas fishing road and some patience to pick up some great freebies!

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Today Vanity Fair is wearing:

Top: black BPD crop top by Sn@tch (7 Seas fishing freebie)

Miniskirt: black BPD ruffled mini by Sn@tch (7 Seas fishing freebie)

Thong: freebie lingerie panty (group gift from Addams)

Choker: BPD Choker by Sn@tch (7 Seas fishing freebie)

Earrings: Crime and Punishment earrings by Silver Wheel (old Twisted Hunt gift; this store is no longer in Second Life)

Bracelet: Atlantean skull bracelet (7 Seas fishing freebie from the Twisted Hunt Headquarters; I’m not sure whether this is still available or not)

Boots: Sn@tchers combat boots (7 Seas fishing freebie from Sn@tch)

Vanity Fair is also wearing:

  • the Kimberly Catwa Bento mesh head
  • the Maitreya Lara mesh body
  • Daria skin by The Skinnery
  • Astra hair by Truth (a Valentine’s Day group gift)
  • …and my favourite forest green Darcey eyes by Suicidal Unborn

So get to Sn@tch and snatch up some goodies for your avatar!