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Saturday, May 2, 2009

Sneak Peek #6 Heart & Sole AND Magika

For Sneak Peek number six we got ourselves a double hitter. It's not often that designers create matching gifts for hunts but that is just what we have here.


To start off, Heart & Sole -- designed by Bijoux LeFavre -- is tapping into one of our most carnal pleasures... Shoes. Whether you're male or female it is always hard to keep away from a beautiful set of shoes. Heart & Sole offers a wide array of footwear to keep our inventory stuffed and our pockets empty.
Here's what Bijoux had to say:

Give me a quick description of your brand.

"Heart & Sole is a shoe and boot store for men and women, featuring all different styles, from goth to high fashion, grungy boots to sandals with feet and toes!"
How and when did you first start designing?

"I started building last September, and I love shoes in RL, so the natural thing for me to make here, was shoes! I design jewelry in RL so this is a nice change to do shoes here."
How would you describe your style?

"Hmmm I change my style constantly, and that also goes for my designs. I like all styles, so it is fun to change around!"

Who do you look up to in the designer world?

"Sabina Gully and Niennra Kitsune, the owners/designers of Magika. They have made such an amazing store, their business is a huge success."

Anything else, any upcoming sales?

"Currently, I am offering a shoe that matches a dress Magika just released, both are called Curtain Call. We designed these to go together with the same textures. I also have a free shoe offered for the month, if you join my subscribe o matic, you get a pink high heel sandal with feets!"

As I mentioned before, while amazing as a stand-alone product, this gift is a puzzle piece waiting to be joined by our next designer:



Created by Sabina Gully and Niennra Kitsune, Magika has been a source for awesome fashion and hair for years. As a one stop shop for your fashion needs Magika never fails to deliver in quality and style. In conjuction with Heart & Sole they are providing accompanying gifts for the hunt, painting a beautiful canvas of style.

With Magika you can always count on walking out with a beautiful new look and I had the chance to sit down and ask them a couple questions:

Give me a quick description of your brand.

"Magika sells hair, clothes and accessories : ) We've been active since.. I dunno, almost 3 years ago, but under different names : )"

How and when did you first start designing?

"Ooh, I think it was about 3 years ago. Sabina Gully was a little ahead of me tho : )"

How would you describe your style?

"Sabina does perfect things, theres never a strand of hair wrong, me on the other hand.. haha, more chaos : ) We have things ranged from gothy and crazy to normal everyday hair and clothes : )"

Who do you look up to in the designer world?

"Wow, another hard one. Many! ; )"

Anything else, any upcoming sales?

"The Fashion Section of Magika has just opened a scond location at Fusion Crossing : ) Theres an exclusive freebie there and a top that is exclusive to that location :) "


With this beautiful hair how can anyone ever say 'no' ;P Combined with Heart & Sole's shoes, these gifts will give any man's stomach its own 'flutter' at first sight!

Here they are folks....the gawjus shoe and hair combo:


Sneak Peek #5


And out comes the fifth sneak peek from the oh-so addictive Catnip, courtesy of the brilliant Akasha Wachmann! This designer has a knack for the obscure, from belts all the way to my favourite narcolepsy helmet. Whatever your taste you will find something hilariously fun amongst Catnip's wares.

Be sure to swing by Catnips new location at : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Delirium/57/130/36 !!!

I got in touch with Akasha just to see what she had to say:

Give me a quick description of your brand.

"Well it started out as Neko products and morphed into whatever weird things came into my head. Everything has a grungy undertone-- Belts, boots, hybrid gear, ears, tails, backpacks--just about everything xD"

How and when did you first start designing?

"I still feel weird about calling it designing, I just like to build weird stuff to play with and other people seem to enjoy it as well. I guess I started about a year and a half ago but I dont have a hard date."

How would you describe your style?

"Grungy, dirty, sick and twisted."

Who do you look up to in the designer world?

"As far as builders go, I've always had a crush on eko's (blitzed) and Monogrind's primwork. Very detailed!"
Anything else, any upcoming sales?

"No specific sales, my stuff is pretty cheap all the time and I put a few new things out weekly--so come on by! Always something new and fun to play with ^.^"


I gotta say this gift is bad-ass... Not only does it look sexy tied up on your thigh but its also scripted! That's right you can whip it out and jot down those dirty little notes in this exclusive diary!

Sneak Peek #4


For the Neko in all of us, we got Naeko for sneak peek number four! This one's important folks so pay attention. Naeko, wonderfully designed by Aeryn Tuqiri, is giving out THREE individual gifts. That's right, three different gifts to find. Not to be intimidated, you don't HAVE to find all three to move on to the next landmark as each key holds the next LM, but with products this cool who wouldn't want to find all of them!

Naeko is designed primarily for Neko's, though you can always find at least one thing to your liking. These products are always full of light and so awesome that its hard to take your eyes off them. As by now you've probably come to expect, here's some quick info about Naeko:

Give me a quick description of your brand.

"Naeko products are designed mainly for Nekos, with a diverse selection of Tail&Ears sets, all kind of accessories and we even got some furniture."

How and when did you first start designing?

"After many years of creating and customizing my Avatar, I decided to give it a try and start my own store, Naeko. My first store was founded on July 2008, right now, after creating 4 different Mainstores, I believe I found Naeko's real look, a Wacky place with the things I love the most in it."

How would you describe your style?

"Strange, elegant, simple and cute."

Who do you look up to in the designer world?

"DarkLour Watanabe was the first designer I admired, always loved his detailed work. Last year I met another amazing designer, Mega Waffle, he spent lot of time creating all kind of strange things, really good with manipulating prims and get amazing shapes from them, nowadays he is my soul mate and partner in crime. After getting into the business world I have been meeting all kind of artists, and each one helped me with innovative ideas."

Anything else you wanna include (ie. sales coming up, specials, etc.)

"Soon to come, "Goggles! for everyone""


Yup, you're not seeing things, there be five gifts on display here. Personally, I can't wait to find each and every key at Naeko's and I look forward to seeing you all there with me!






Sunday, April 26, 2009

Sneak Peek #3


Our third sneak peek comes to you from the talented and super sweet Lacie Chambers. The tiny prim goddess behind Lacie Cakes.

Before I even get into how amazing her gifts are I have to say a few words about her quality. She does not skimp on the details. Every single part of her work is top knotch. If any of you have worked with tiny prims you know how frustrating they can be so my hat is off to her for creating such gorgeous detailed items.

When I talked to Lacie about Lacie Cakes this is what she had to say:

"I have to laugh because when I think about my store I can remember telling someone that I would *never* build because I thought I didn't have the patience for it. This is one of the rare times that I will happily admit I was wrong!

The name "LacieCakes" emerged as a nickname given to me by one of my friends. I've always been a happy/bubbly sort of person and the name reflects that. So, if someone were to ask me what "theme" I have for my store, I would simply have to answer "fluffy" lol. The name goes hand in hand with my style.

I have items that can appeal to everyone, men, women & kids, with a variety of styles from classic, traditional, contemporary, trendy, romantic, formal, casual, timeless, gothic, punk to just plain fun! I could go on and on and write a book but it's probably just easier to explore the store for yourself.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Larette%20Island/174/191/401

What it comes down to is even though it's hard work, I love what I'm doing and I'm having fun with it. I just hope that other people can see it and appreciate it too. If I accomplish that goal then that's what keeps me going at the end of the day. :) That and I also have always had a lot of support from my very close friends and family, I can't thank them enough for it!

.:: Exclusive gifts for the hunt ::.
Inspired by the hunts name - I offer you KEYS! XD"




I am SO excited about this gift. I have a thing for skeleton keys and have not been able to find a necklace that quite fits the style I am looking for until now!

Stay tuned for the next sneak peek! We are getting closer to the start date so they will be coming more frequently now!!!

Monday, April 20, 2009

Sneak Peek #2 - .::STUFF::.


Our second Sneak Peek comes to you courtesy of the amazing and talented Mrs. Zoey Gabardini from .::STUFF::.

Her designs are described as modern and trendy with a hint of bohemian, and a punk twist at times. She is not lacking in the quality department by ANY means and her designs are original and fun.

I asked Mrs. Gabardini a few questions about her store and this is what she had to say:

1. Give me a quick description of ::STUFF::
Hair, Clothing, and Shoes that fit every kind of style!

2. How and when did you first start designing?
I started designing almost a year ago. It all started because I owned a club, which is now closed down, and I wanted to make t-shirts for the club, and it all just went from there!

3. How would you describe your style?
Modern and trendy with a hint of bohemian, and a punk twist at times.

4. Who do you look up to in the designer world? There are so many people the list would go on for ages! Here in second life I admire anybody who works with sculpties on all of their creations, some of their work really amazes me. And just to name one imparticular I would say cocoro Lemon. Her jackets are unbelievable!

5. Anything else you wanna include (ie. sales coming up, specials, etc.) I always try to have sales or something special going on! Currently all hair in the store is priced at 50L. All new hair that will be put out will be completely different and retextured, so due to that all hair currently sold in the store is on sale!

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Bazooka/186/213/3310/

With no further ado I present to you the second sneak peek gift from .::STUFF::.



Please note that this gift includes everything shown!! Dress, stockings, sculpted leather pumps, gloves and the VIP Hair FAT PACK!

Bravo Zoey, this gift is amazing! Thank you for your hard work!

Go check out .::STUFF::. here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Bazooka/186/213/3310/

Friday, April 17, 2009

SNEAK PEEK #1 - Atomic!



Originally named Atomic Kitty and known for it's neko accessories. Atomic now offers a wide range of styles and fashions along with a new line of male and female skins. They are constantly working to bring creative, quality work to each and every customer.

The first time I went to Atomic I was completely starstruck. The quality and originality of the products is out of this world. A friend and I went looking for a pair of neko ears and surprisingly we were having a hard time finding more masculine looking neko ears. As soon as we walked into Atomic he was in ear heaven hahaha. And NOT just Neko ears. You name it, Atomic has it.

And I don't know about you all but lately I am a skinaholic. I'm tired of the over priced bland boring skins you find in most places these days. I want variety and I want something "special". If that's your thing too..Atomic is the place to go.

I also have to mention the quality here. This is not your run of the mill business in a box store. Every single item has high quality textures, high quality builds, etc. Atomic is not just for Neko's..it's for everyone!

Here's a perfect example of what I have been saying. The amazing Mrs. Ivy Graves has been kind enough to make this set of skins specially for the Keys to the VIP Hunt!
This set alone pays for the VIP Pass EASILY!


Get down to Atomic and check it out. I am absolutely positive you will love it as much as I do.
She just opened the new store and it is stunning. Here's the SLURL:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Atomic/132/128/34/

Stay tuned for the next Sneak Peak coming to you soon!!

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

VIP Pass Vendors are up!!!

Great news! The list of designers is locked in and the VIP Pass vendors are set up all over the grid so get down to one of the locations and pick up your pass to join the hunt.

All you need to do is port to one of the locations listed below, purchase your pass, then on May 8th you throw on your VIP Pass and hunt away!

I will be posting exclusive sneak peeks of the gifts included in the hunt so keep checking back here for more updates! You are going to LOVE the gifts.

UD Main: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rinpoche/230/159/41/
Magika: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Magika%20Land/77/108/27
Cipria Couture: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Zanzibar/144/105/25/
The Sea Hole: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rannveig/102/61/239/
CnS e-Motion http://slurl.com/secondlife/Akane/27/133/25/
Catnip: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Delirium/57/130/36
Boof http://slurl.com/secondlife/Abandoned%20Isle/212/102/21/
UD Vapor: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Bloodlines/27/38/22/
Shit Luck http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rigby/134/99/25/
Hydrogen http://slurl.com/secondlife/Molokai/219/91/21/
Fear and Clothing: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Goldbach/100/165/28/
Liquid Candy: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Goldbach/117/37/26/
Angel Dessous: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Blue%20Sky/134/99/24/
Lacie Cakes: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Larette%20Island/169/184/401/
Line: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Merricks%20Landing%204/76/220/33/
WWI: http://slurl.com/secondlife/FairChang%20Lost%20Isle/121/55/31/
Rave Nation: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Candyland/60/206/667/
Heart and Sole: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Multiply%20II/80/15/22/
Heart and Sole Fusion Crossing: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Fusion%20Crossing/130/50/24/

The price has been set at $L200 which is a steal considering how many high quality gifts are involved in this hunt. Check back in the next few days for the first sneak peek!!!

Happy Hunting!