Jack is Depraved

It seems that every time I head down to Shiki, not only do I find some great gear, but I also find out about new hunts happening around the grid. Today was no different as I discovered the Jack or Jill Hunt. Brought to you by Depraved Nation, Jack or Jill is a ‘split path’ hunt with 50 stores for women as well as 50 stores for men and it’s looking very, very good indeed.

The outfit I’m wearing above is Shiki’s entry into Jack or Jill and is called the Nakano Style outfit which features the sweater and pants that you can see above. The sweater comes in a great pink colour and the texture is awesome, thick and warm looking. The cuffs, neck and sweater bottom attachments that come along with it all fit really easily, as do the cuffs for the pants.

After scooping up the Shiki gift, I checked out who else was in the hunt and once I saw MADesigns was in it, I rushed over there to find their gift which is the hair I’m wearing in the above pictures. ‘Jesse’ is a super-funky spiky ‘do that must be a pretty recent release as I hadn’t come across it before. It looks brilliant in the light brown colour and you also get the light brown hairbase to wear with it along with a pair of ‘The Happening’ eyes in moss.

So there you have it, a couple of great gifts from what looks to be a super hunt that will be going on all this month. Plenty of stuff for both guys and girls and well worth checking out. I know I’ll be snooping around for some more gifts soon. If you want the full lists, hints and what have you, you can take a look here: http://depravednation.com/jack-or-jill

Get the gear here:
Sweater & Pants: Shiki
Hair: MADesigns

Pure as the Driven…

 
Well, maybe I’m not but the latest group gift from Shiki certainly is. This month’s gift is this lovely, smooth and aptly named Snow Suit.

I’m a big fan of white and so for me, a white suit is always fun and this is a great example. From the jacket to the tie, everything is a beautiful, clean and crisp white. As you’d expect from Shiki, all the items are well-made and have great details. UI love the subtly silvery look to the tie. You can also wear the pearl dress shirt by itself as it comes with its own collar and cuffs and all the attachments fit perfectly, I barely had to make any adjustments at all.

 
So if you’re looking for the perfect suit to have a white Christmas in, this is the one. All you have to do is join the Shiki group (if you’re not a member already) and run down and pick it up. As always there are many, many previous group gifts in the VIP section still up for grabs as well as some hunt gifts scattered around as well. Check it out!

Get the gear here: Shiki

Tartan and cakes

Liked Steves gift from Shiki so much I made him take me there and find the girl’s gift! (yes yes yes he IS my hunt detective because Iam sooo useless at finding them myself) It’s the item for the Christmas Hunt 2 and is this terrific tartan print dress…with a swirly full skirt that happily floats around your legs..and a turtle neck collar..smart but also comfortable…I have cakies ! I was mooching about poche and saw this set out for just 50L *faints*…

it’s called ”a girlish tea party” and its adorbs…a cake stand with different little cakes on it..and a flat plate filled with vibrantly coloured macaroons..if you touch the cakes..you receive the plate & fork that has a very lovely eating animation and hold..fantastic ! It is a little bit primmy but what the heck…when Zan comes a calling its gonna be so nice to get this out and have tea with her !

The skin I’m wearing here and in the first photo is from { essences } and is their 10L gift for the With love again hunt…called “Anka” it comes with three shades of eyebrows…gotta love that ! Sooper pretty face and gentle sweet lips, complete with the beauty mark…superb !

Tartan dress: Shiki

girlish tea party: poche

Anka skin : { essences }

Love is Going Around

I’m sure you all noticed the awesome gear from the With Love Again Hunt Faith showed earlier for the ladies, well guys, there’s some for you as well and I’ve got ‘em for you to take a look.

Above is part of the hunt gift *Connors* has put out for us, the simply sensational ‘long sweater’. This is already one of my favourite sweaters with its gorgeous texture, fresh white colour and easily worn attachments, it has got it all. I’d be quite satisfied if this was all you got but no, there’s even more such as a pair of tweed short pants that come with sculpted cuffs and knit leggings. Definitely an awesomely wintery gift worth finding.

The next gift I picked up was from Shiki. When Shiki is in a hunt I always have to stop by and grab it and they’ve outdone themselves this time. The Chairo Jacket Outfit is brilliant. Aside from my shoes, it comes with all you see here: jacket, turtleneck and jeans. The texturing on every piece is wonderful, especially the jacket, I love the tartan pattern. The jacket comes with sculpted lower part, lapels and collar as well as cuffs. The  Pumpkin turtleneck comes with the neck attachment as well as a sculpted bottom so it can be worn easily on its own and the orange colour looks fantastic with the jacket and jeans.

The items for the With Love Hunt will cost you L$10 once you have found them but as you can see, whether you’re a guy or a girl, it is most definitely worth it.

Get the gear here:
Picture #1 – Sweater: *Connors*
Picture #2 – Chairo Outfit: Shiki

Loungin’ Around

I’ve finally paid a long overdue visit to the Menstuff Lounge. For those of you who don’t know, the Menstuff Lounge is a great place to pick up some awesome gifts, run by the people who put on those brilliant Menstuff hunts. There is a huge board in the middle of the room jam-packed with gifts from some super designers and all you need do is wear your Menstuff tag to pick them up. I’ve got a few of such gifts here to show you.

I couldn’t go past SF Design’s gift which is the gorgeous shawl-collared tuxedo you can see above. It’s simple and gorgeous, so easy to wear with minimal prims to fiddle around with and it even includes the shoes! Perfect formal wear.

You can also hit the beach in these colourful swim trunks from Shiki. They absolutely scream summer and look superb. They come with sculpted legs that fit really well along with a cute little string tie for the waistband.

For the last couple of items I picked up, I went with a couple of stores I hadn’t been to and I’m glad I did. The bright pink Fuuu shirt is from [AFFONSO] and definitely stands out in the crowd. Great little design on it and it comes with a sculpted shirt body and sleeves, all resizeable via script. You also get a yellow version of this cool top in the gift. The jeans are from Lash-Wear and are just the kind of jeans I like, dark blue denim with a super texture and terrific creases. The cuffs were also ones to wear right out of the box, no editing needed which always makes me smile.

These are just a small selection of gifts you can grab at the Lounge and, as I said, all you have to do is join the Menstuff group and they can be yours. It’s a good group to be in because you can keep yourself up to date on loads of stuff.

Get the gear here: Menstuff Lounge

Jolly Green

Yes indeed I am jolly in this green October group gift from Shiki. It is a great complete Tokyo Plaid outfit that features the shirt, sweater-vest and pants that you see above.

The shirt features rolled sleeve cuffs and an awesome little bowtie in the same gorgeous green plaid and I’m really liking the look of the texture on the sweater-vest. The dark brown pants are simple with no cuffs to play with but they look brilliant with a green drawn-on belt that goes nicely with the shirt and vest. There’s even a pair of matching socks thrown into the bargain!

To get this complete outfit, all you need do is join the Shiki group (if you’re not a member already) and get on down there and snap it up. As always, there is a huge selection of previous group gifts for you to grab as well as the tremendous clothes for sale.

Get the gear here: Shiki

Its a Shiki Summertastic

I skipped over to Shiki to claim my prize in the Platinum hunt, which is this refreshing white shift dress,stunning ruffle collar completes the look, so summery ! It’s a cool little number..hence the name “Icy White”…love it…then I decided to head over to the group members area and make sure I hadn’t missed anything from the gifts given out…and boy-oh-boy…

I just hadn’t realised just how many summer dresses Shiki had given us….and they are all deserving of a place in your wardrobe..the Tapa dress above is striking blue & white pattern with a navy bold belt and jaunty scarf…

The Hawaiian Dress in kauai blue is a sweety with vintage print appeal, huge corsage of tropical flowers sit on your hip to accentuate the delicate fabric..

I also scooped up the zingy blossoms dress with its wide bright yellow belt and mouth watering floral print..adored the wrap of flowers across the bodice..

I couldn’t leave without slipping this adorable bright blue babydoll dress into my bag…with its layers and layers of frothy netting and cute bodice bow…its a scene stealer for sure !

Last into my swagbag I collected this months group gift..the grunge denim jacket. Its got boy bits in the box so its unisex yay! Really fabbaliciously detailed…with paint splatters and rough worn denim,the prims are modify but I didn’t have to fiddle with a bit of it , it just fitted straight outta the box…thanks Shiki I feel loved ! All of the above can be yours for free – or 10L if you add in the Platinum hunt gift..now that IS a deal..just join the group and go crazyyyyylegs !

Go get the summer goodies: Shiki

All poses used by Magnifique poses

Aloha July

I almost forgot to pick up Shiki’s gift this month, naughty me! Fortunately my memory kicked in and I ran down to pick it up.

I’ve mentioned before how much I love Shiki’s Hawaiian shirts and this is another fine example of one. It is called the Oriental and is just lovely. Only one attachment to worry about, that being the collar, so it’s very simple and easy to wear. This shirt comes on multiple layers so it’s versatile and the floral designs over the black is just gorgeous. Seriously, I don’t know how Shinichi Mathy keeps coming up with cool new patterns on his Aloha shirts but he does and I love them!  You can also pick yourself up a whole bunch of previous gifts, if you haven’t already done so. Get on down there!

Get the gear here: Shiki

Touch of Shiki

I was down at Shiki checking out some of their gear and saw that again they are involved in a bunch of hunts (don’t you just love when stores do that?). I managed to find one of them: the Touch of Sensuality hunt gift.

It is the beautiful blue polo shirt you can see above. The multiple shades of blue mesh so well together as does the little Shiki logo on the chest. It’s a really well made shirt and the sleeves and collar fit perfectly. It also comes on different layers for extra wearability.

As I mentioned, there are a few hunts on at Shiki at the moment so you should head on down there and try to find as many as you can.

Get the gear here: Shiki

PS: You can find more information about the hunt here: http://touchofsensualityhunt.wordpress.com/2011/05/23/comming-soon-2/

More MENstuff

I told you all I’d be back with more gear from the MENstuff Hunt and here I be. I managed to track down a few more items from some awesome stores to show you today and first on the list is the gift from Alphamale.

Their entry into the hunt is the ‘Preppy V-neck’ which features the super-awesome sweater and shirt combo you can see above. It comes with sculpted sleeves and collar with the tie built-in, they fit me perfect but they are resizeable via script should you need it.

Second on the list was this outfit from Connors, featuring two of their new releases: the Polo Shirt and Summer Pants. I must admit to being a little bit worried when I saw it was the polo because I’d not long bought one but thankfully not in this brilliant summer yellow colour. It comes with the sculpted sleeves, collar and the bottom to the shirt which are all really well made and fit easily. The Summer Pants are denim and fantastic with coloured stripes along the waistband and bottom of the sculpted cuffs. Both the polo shirt and pants come on multiple layers so you can play with this and it each piece works just as well individually as when you put it all together.

The above sneakers are Adjunct’s gift and they are awesome. Called the Night Walkers, they are beautifully made in their purple, white and black glory. I’m not normally a big sneaker wearer but these I like! They are resizeable via a script and you can also change the texture on the laces and there are a huge number to choose from, you gotta love options.

NSD are giving away this wicked ‘Devils Eye’ top for the MENstuff Hunt. Featuring a deep scooped neck and pitchfork design, I’m a big fan of this. It also comes on every layer you could possible think of plus a white version of the shirt to boot! Simple but fabulous and versatile, this top has such a cool look to it.

I’ve mentioned before in these pages how much I love Shiki’s hawaiian shirts so imagine my happiness when I opened my MENstuff gift from there to find another. This one is called Oahu Tropics. Just take a look at the colours and the design on this, it’s absolutely gorgeous. It comes on all top layers and you also get the collar and buttoned and strapped sleeves that fit wonderfully and make this shirt just perfect.

With the exception of the Shiki picture, all the poses I’ve used are part of the hunt gift from Stakey, which is rapidly becoming one of my favourite pose stores, called the ‘Swag’ set. The hair I’m wearing in these pictures is the second style you get from MADesigns, the sweet shaggy mohawk ‘do I mentioned the other day: Gili.

This is looking like one of the best hunts I’ve ever  taken part in. As you can see,the quality of the gifts are amazing and I’m definitely not done with it yet.

Get the gear here:
Picture #1: Alphamale (hint: Got my boardies on, hangin’ with the my corner boys)
Picture #2: Connors (hint: Under the SAHARA)
Picture #3: Adjunct (hint: course-wise and wale-wise direction)
Picture #4: NSD (hint: behind the bosses seat)
Picture #5: Shiki (hint: VIPs just wanna have fun!)
Hair: MADesigns (hint: One of the models wears it)
Poses: Stakey (hint: Hey you got more of that, how you call it…shy swag?)

Diamonds are Forever

Well not really, only until April 11 actually. Another great hunt is going on at the moment across the grid, called the Diamond is Mine Hunt #2. It started on March 14 and will go until, as I mentioned, April 11. There is a large number of awesome stores involved and today I’ve got a couple that I’ve picked up to show you.

First up is the ‘Unisex White Suit’ from Shiki. As you’d expect from Shiki, this is a fantastically coloured outfit, the white is bright and crisp looking, I love it.  The Unisex White Suit includes the unisex jacket and a pair of white dress pants for both men and women. The lapel, cuffs and bottom of the jacket attachments come in both male and female versions and they both fit and look wonderful. The bottom of the jacket hangs slightly open so if you wear it as I have, without a shirt beneath, it will cheekily show off some belly skin.

The second is an outfit so good that Faith had to point it out  to me. Utopia is a new store to me though judging from this outfit, I’ll be paying them visits often in the future. The outfit Utopia has contributed to this hunt is a beauty. It features a sensational grey v-neck pullover, white shirt and black mustang pants. The pullover and shirt can either be worn together or separately and the shirt itself comes in two versions: closed or open in short sleeves. The short sleeve cuffs for the shirt look brilliant with a nice-looking strap holding them up. The shirts by themselves are very cool, rough-looking and extremely casual but worn all together this outfit is at its best I think. I can’t wait to go back and see what else they’ve got.

The Diamond is Mine Hunt #2 features items for both men and women and from the looks of these two outfits, it’s definitely worth checking out. You can find a full list of the items and their SLurls here: http://sophiarossen.blogspot.com/

Get the gear here:

Picture #1: Shiki (Hint: Use this instead of walking)

Picture #2: Utopia (Hint: Somewhere behind the men’s casual teleporter)

Shiki Update !

oh la la   Shinichi Mathy designer @ Shiki has given me some great news! There is no longer  a joining fee for their group!  They want it to be  welcoming to all new & old residents..good news to start your Tuesday off huh? Head over and join join join..take a wander around and look at all the gorjussness ! Dont forget to pick up the March VIP group gift also …

Thanks for the head ups Shinichi !

Go be a joiner: Shiki

Baby Doll

Shiki baby doll

Flirty, floaty,rufffffly little baby doll dress is the newwww VIP gift from Shiki! Its super pritty and ruffffly…and if you don’t want to be a  twirly girly…you can wear it like this…

Shiki baby doll dress

There is a group join fee (I forget how much but it isn’t  alot!) Each month you will be able to go get your paws on a VIP gifty hurrah! Also, there is a VIP room where all the previous gifts are hanging for you to take also…and trust me..Shiki are really just one of those classic groups you neeeed to be in..great workmanship…lovely details…!!

Go get dolled up : Shiki

Shiki Style

Uh oh, I see Faith beat me to the punch with her Shiki post. But not to worry guys, I’m still going to show you the couple of group gifts I’ve picked up from there too.

First up is the Shiki group gift from October which is this brilliant argyle vneck sweater. It’s oh so simple and stylish, no prims to mess about with, just on it goes. To be honest, I’ve never been a huge fan of argyle patterns, it’s always been associated with golf for me but this sweater may have just changed my mind. It just looks so clean and crisp. It also comes on multiple layers so you can sling something on over the top of it if you like. It’s always good to have choices.

Secondly is the male counterpart to the December group gift Faith showed in her post below called the ‘Winter Outfit’. This outfit includes the pants, turtleneck sweater and jacket you can see in the picture above, all done with Shiki’s usual high quality. The jacket looks black in this picture but actually, it is a very lovely dark brown that goes really well with the olive-green turtleneck and lighter brown pants. Speaking of the turtleneck, it comes  on both the shirt and underpants layer or the jacket layer so you can wear it as a stand alone and the prim collar fits beautifully.

As Faith mentioned, there is a slight fee to join the Shiki group, but with gifts like these plus a whole heap of previous months gifts that you can also collect, it is definitely worth it.

Get the gear here: Shiki Designs

Shiki does the perfect Little GREY dress

Shiki Group Gift

After seeing Steve’s Shiki guys gift for December I had to dashhhh over and snoop the chicks one..boy-oh-boy I was glad I had..its just gorgeous! The little grey dress for all your Christmas partays ! As always with Shiki no prim fiddling required, straight on me and lookin glam. The furry collar is detachable but I loved it..it really moves and sways with you unlike a lot of others I’ve worn. The dress seems to be studded with tiny tiny beads all over the skirt..very subtle, very classy. It’s a keeper…thank you Shiki ! Please note Shiki DOES have a joining fee…trust me…stump up and each month you’ll be rewarded with a  stunning item! Click the pic for a closer view !

Go get dressy: Shiki