Today’s gift from Virtue is the Felicia outfit…the package says it’s green, but I see it more as light blue! The Virtue group is free to join.
The present from the Advent calendar at Firelight Hair is this longer Raquel hairstyle, which includes a mini-HUD with three blonde and red colours as shown:
Today’s version of the Hope Bakes on Mesh skin is in a darker skin tone called Walnut. The 7 Deadly S[k]ins group costs L$1,000 to join during the month of December, and you can purchase the previous days’ Advent calendar gifts from the store for only L$25 each.
Finally, we have these St. Lucia shoes in purple from Essenz, which come in sizes to fit Maitreya, Belleza, and Legacy mesh feet (not Slink). The shoes come with a HUD to change the metals and the colour of the sole. The Essenz group costs L$350 to join, or if you just want to get this single pair of shoes, non group members can purchase them for only L$50.
Today’s gift from Baby Monkey are these Esther boots. The Advent calendar at Baby Monkey does not require a group join; you simply pay L$1 for each day’s gift, and your Linden dollar will automatically be refunded. All gifts will be available and free until January 1st, 2021, so if you choose, you can visit anytime between Christmas Eve and the end of the year to pick up all the presents at one time! Very handy.
And finally, from JUMO we receive the Gala Rachel gold crown and earrings:
Remember, JUMO is another Advent calendar where you can swoop down and vacuum up all the fabulous free gifts between Christmas and New Year’s Day!
Both of the Advent calendars at Wow Skins and Essenz Shoes are completely overloaded, and so far (despite several attempts), I have been unable to collect today’s gifts from them, which is irritating but not unexpected. After all, I am adding to the traffic at these locations with my regular morning roundup of Advent calendar gifts!
Here’s the gift from Entice, a lilac skirt and matching top with some nice lace detailing (the Entice group is free to join):
Today’s gift from Virtue is this lovely yellow dress, which comes with a matching bolero jacket! The Virtue group is free to join.
From Firelight Hair comes the following long, wavy Taya hairstyle, which comes with a HUD with six colour options (the Firelight group is free to join):
And today’s Hope skin gift from 7 Deadly S[k]ins is in the cashew skin tone which, along with yesterday’s caramel skin tone, I quite like! Remember that the 7 Deadly S[k]ins group costs L$1,000 to join during the month of December. By the way, you can purchase previous days’ Advent calendar gifts from the tree-shaped Advent calendar at 7 Deadly S[k]ins for only L$25 each, so if you saw a previous gift of theirs here and are kicking yourself that you happened to miss a day or two, you can still go back and purchase them. I wish more Advent calendars offered this as an option!
The present from Celestina’s Weddings is the Melanie summer dress in a blue tropical print (the Celestina’s group is free to join):
The 12 Days of Christmas calendars at some stores start today (in other stores, they start tomorrow). At the Altamura main store, there is a Christmas tree where each day’s gift will be placed. Today’s gift is the following system/Bakes on Mesh outfit, with two different shades of red for the top and eight festive textures for the pants:
The December 12th gift includes the Christmas stilettos shown in these pictures, which come with a HUD with red sequins and five other red, seasonal patterns. These shoes come in sizes to fit Maitreya, Slink, and Altamura mesh feet (although the feet on Altamura bodies are supposed to be Slink compatible, so I’m not really sure why they were included the latter as a separate version).
You will need to join the Altamura Design/Mesh Avatars group to pick up these gifts, but it is currently free to join the group; the normal Altamura group join fee is L$100, so you might want to subscribe now, and stay subscribed if you can afford the group space, since the group will give you access to future Altamura group gifts throughout the year!
Another store with a 12 Days of Christmas calendar that started today (instead of tomorrow, as I had previously reported on the blog), Baby Monkey offers twelve gifts that combine to form a complete colour-coordinated capsule wardrobe! Each piece comes with a mini-HUD with three colours as shown below for the December 12th gift, these Benina pants:
Happy freebie shopping!
UPDATE 12:29 p.m.: The Advent calendar at Wow Skins is finally working, and I was able to pick up today’s gift, the beautiful Jolie Bakes on Mesh skin in the sandy skin tone (the Wow group costs L$199 to join):
And today’s gift from the Abranimations Advent calendar is this truly wonderful animesh flying carpet! Instead of attaching it, you rezz it to the ground and then sit on it. Here’s a 20-second video of it in action:
I will be loading up a few alts today to pick this beauty up!
UPDATE 1:36 p.m.: O.K., one more fabulous freebie, this time from Loki—this red Santa Claus sweater, which comes in a size to fit Maitreya Lara mesh bodies only. You don’t need to join any group, just teleport in and buy it for L$0!
By the way, these Christmas ball earrings and skirt are free gifts from the 2020 Winter Shop and Hop event, which opened yesterday and runs until January 3rd, 2020 (more details here).
Once again, I don’t have a lot for you today. The capricious whims of the Advent calendar gods can be like that; some days the pickings are poorer than on others! (And yes, I am very, very picky.)
First up is today’s Advent calendar gift from 7 Deadly S[k]ins , the Hope skin in the caramel skin tone (the 7 Deadly S[k]ins group costs L$1,000 to join during December):
The present from Essenz are these lovely cream Cincinnati boots (L$50 for non-members, or pay the L$350 group join fee to pick up all of the Advent Calendar gifts from Essenz, plus a fatpack of the versatile Wales pumps):
Today, Firelight Hair gives you the Alara hairstyle, which comes with a mini-HUD of three black tones as shown here (the Firelight group is free to join):
Today’s Advent calendar gift from Abranimations is this rather topical toiler paper gun, which shoots rolls of toilet paper in both desktop and mouselook mode in your SL client! The Abranimations group is free to join.
Just press and hold the right mouse button to start firing!
Happy freebie shopping! Remember to limber up and do a few stretches to prepare for the Shop & Hop Winter Shopping Event, which opens tomorrow! Each of the stores participating in this nine-sim shopping mall will have a free gift for shoppers.
Today I have just a few gifts to show you. Today’s Advent calendar gift from Virtue is this lovely floral top and pale blue skirt (the Virtue group is free to join):
The gift from Wow Skins is this beautiful Belle skin in the milk skin tone (the Wow group costs L$199 to join):
Today’s Advent calendar gift, the Hope skin by 7 Deadly S[k]ins, comes in a very pale skin tone called powder (as usual, there is also a men’s skin the package; the cost to join the 7 Deadly S[k]ins group is L$1,000):
From Firelight Hair comes the Frankie hairstyle with a mini-HUD of three ombre colours (there’s also a male version called Frank). The Firelight group is free to join.
