Springing Into May, All Hopped Up On Freebies! (Repost)

(Originally posted to Fab Free yesterday)




May has started out wonderfully for me, and when you get a glance at this freebie, your May will become as great as mine. FaMESHed is a monthly event on SL, and this month was actually the first time I ever attended. Being a guy, shopping events have not been a major focus of mine (until now). I am kicking myself for that though since I laid eyes on this fantastic FREE leather overcoat from Kauna! The Kauna-XIV Leather Overcoat is supplied in both a black and a brown version and is finely textured. In fact, click on the pictures in this post and you can almost feel the leather with your fingertips. Prepare to fall in some serious love with this overcoat. It is given away FREE at FaMESHed to celebrate the third anniversary of the event and to promote Kauna's excellent line of XIV suits and separates. If you have the money, you might well be compelled to do what I did and splurge on some matching components, like the XIV T-Shirt Pack: Plain & Striped and the XIV Shirt: Coffee pictured above. They are made to fit beautifully with the overcoat and are a very nice luxury if you have the coin.



You might ask, “What if you have nothing to spend on Second Life's great luxuries at the moment?” Well, if that's the case, then this overcoat is still a must pick up. In addition to the components made to fit especially for this jacket, you can use other items you could already have in your inventory. Being a mesh overcoat, it might be somewhat tricky to find pieces to wear under it. With this stylish garment, I would heartily recommend system (layers) T-shirts, and (if you can find some) system dress shirts with sculpted collars. Both will look great with it. Even if you have to fiddle with the sculpted collars to find one that works well, you are going to look fantastic.

In the picture above, you can see I paired The Kauna-XIV Leather Overcoat with a FREE Group Gift from Gizza; a pink and black shirt that was offered a while back and is still available. I think it looks very nice in this outfit and is a great example of a freebie that works well. Gizza is a great place to pick up a bunch of Free Gifts since they keep their previous FREE Group Gifts out for an extended period. It would be an excellent first stop in a search for items to wear with this stylish overcoat.

Last, but far from least, I am wearing a very special set of eyes. The Mayfly - Luminous - Mesh Eyes in London Fog are a FREE Gift from one of the best eye creators in Second Life. They look fantastic and offer a wide variety of options controlled by a surprisingly robust hud, which allows variations in size, reflections, and shadowing (among other options). I love the way they look! While you are in eye collecting mode - which sounds super creepy now that I say it out loud - keep in mind that Mayfly also has a FREE Gift over at Fab Free Headquarters! The recently updated Mayfly - Deep Sky Eyes in Medium Onyx are gorgeous grey eyes. If you haven't come by to pick them up yet, rest assured they are completely worth the trip. With all the great freebies and gifts this week, you’ll spring into May in style! From my little pixel heart to all of you, have fun and see you on the grid. -----WHC Riler

WHC is wearing...

Leather Overcoat - Kauna XIV Leather Overcoat (FREE Group Gift / FREE to join / @ The FaMESHed Event)

Pink Shirt - Gizza April Group Gift (FREE Group Gift/ FREE Group)

Eyes - Mayfly Luminous - Mesh Eyes in London Fog (FREE Gift)

Eyes - Mayfly Deep Sky Eyes in Medium Onyx (FREE Group Gift / FREE to join / @ FAB FREE HEADQUARTERS)

XIV Black T-Shirt - Kauna - Kauna - XIV TShirt Pack: Plain & Striped
XIV Black Pants - Kauna - Kauna - Tuxedo XIV Trousers: Black
XIV Shirt in Coffee - Kauna - Kauna - XIV Shirt: Coffee
XIV Pants in Chocolate - Kauna - Kauna - XIV Trousers: Chocolate

Necklace - Aitui - Bird Remains Necklace - Dark, Talon (Worn with black T-shirt)
Necklace - Aitui - Talon Necklace - Polished White (Worn with pink shirt)
Black Jeans - Sin Original Black Mesh Jeans (Worn with pink shirt, former hunt prize)

Skin - Belleza Mathieu
Hair - Dura *Dura-Boy*59(Black)

This Scavenging Life - Home

Basic Black? Not A Chance, This Is Exceptional Black!

I have been quite busy lately, trying to make up for the time I was away. You know though, it's only fair if I work hard, I should get to play just as hard. So, tonight I am going out to catch a blues band at my favorite bar. A new guys’ hunt just opened which is quite special, and I wanted to take a moment to tell you about it. The Blues is a gridwide hunt brought to us by the people at Depraved Nation. It is not a free hunt (each prize costs 5L), but there are some very nice gifts involved in it and it is definitely worth a look. A night out on the town is the perfect occasion to show off this hunt prize offered by NERD MONKEY. It consists of The Black Classic Shirt, The Gray Classic Tie and The Gray Classic Vest. All three pieces are mesh and completely separate. The texturing and the stitching on the vest alone blew me away. For 5L not only do you get this nice outfit put together, but you can also combine it with other pieces in your wardrobe to make it an even more exceptional value. The Blues hunt is on until August 31st, check it out.-----WHC Riler

Riot Bayn is wearing - Nerd Monkey - Black Classic Shirt, Gray Classic Vest and the Gray Classic Tie (5L)

A Hunt Gift From The Blues Hunt On Until August 31

  Other items from inventory (Skin-Belleza, Hair-Truth, Eyes-Ikon)

Are You Man Enough To Wear Pink ?

May has been a fantastic month for hunting, and perhaps my favorite men's hunt gift of them all is this brilliant bit of color from LYRIEAL'S BOUTIQUE & FURRTASTIC for the Shades Of Pink Hunt.  Now I know what you guys are thinking, and yes the shirt is pink.  It's not like you want to stand out from all the cyber dorks dressed head to toe in black leather or anything, I mean they look so cool.  Sometimes though, you simply have to man up, break out of the pack and show off a little, and this is a wonderfully eye catching outfit to do that in.  The top portion is mesh of course with the vest, shirt and tie integrated into it.  The pants are simple pants layer jeans, not mesh but well done, and the mesh boots alone make this a bargain even if you lack the stones to show a little color.  Shades Of Pink Hunt, 1L Grab it now because come June first its going to be gone.  By the way, if you are man enough to wear pink I still have you beat because I own a vintage orange "Cheetos" tee shirt in real life and I can totally rock that.  It's good to be a man.--------WHC Riler

WHC Riler is wearing - Lyrieal's Boutique & Furrtastic - In The Pink Men's Suit (1L)
A Hunt Gift From The Shades Of Pink Hunt On Until June 1st

NOTE - The above gift does have something in it for the ladies as well!

  Other items from inventory (Skin-Egoisme, Hair-MADesigns Hair, Eyes-Poetic Colors)