By DrFran Babcock
My boss, Bixyl, suggested I apply to be a blogger
for this Relay for Life event, so I applied. I was not surprised to be
accepted, because I know that the organizers want as much coverage as possible,
and rightfully so! In my opinion, Relay for Life is the best, most selfless
thing that goes on in Second Life™.
What is the
Expo and Breedables Fair?
This year, the Holiday Expo and Breedables Fair
spans six sims, filled with clothing items, things for the house, and
breedables. Each year, this off-season Relay for Life event allows some of the
best content
creators in SL to sell
their wares as long as they offer at least two items for sale in Relay for Life
Vendors. Last year I complained that most of the items in the vendors were not
worth buying. It seems that the organizers of the event: Dawnbeam Dreamscape,
Jessii2009 Warrhol, and Johannes1977 Resident were listening. There are a lot
of things to buy that are just lovely. Also, last year, the build was one of
the most scrumptious I have ever seen, but it so overwhelmed the merchant’s
goods that I wandered around instead of going into the shops.
My Review
Rules
I do not accept gifts or freebies to review. I know
that I have received some from the creators, and I thank them for their
generosity. However, I went to the Expo and looked around, and selected the
items I wanted to review. The items that I am showing here follow these basic
rules:
1.
I have paid for the items that I review.
2.
I have purchased only items that were in official
Relay for Life vendors.
3.
I have chosen the creators and stores that
I like.
4.
I don’t review breedables for a number of
reasons not suitable for this article.
That said, I again want to praise the organizers of
this event with all my heart and soul. I found this year’s arrangement of sims
and stores to be much more navigable than last year.
My Three
Favorite Things
After going around the sims twice, taking notes, I
went back and made three purchases. The purple Emma gown in the photo was
purchased from a vendor in Purple Moon. What I love about it is the graceful
line and sweep of the gown. The creator smartly added flexi prims to the bottom
of the mesh so that there’s lots of movement. I can picture myself wearing this
gown to the Nutcracker Ball, which is the annual closing event for Relay for
Life.
It was just a coincidence that the next item I
bought was the elegant Lazuri jewelry set, complete with earrings, choker,
bracelets, and and rings for each hand. Even better, the metal, pearls and gems
can all be changed into almost infinite combinations just by touching them, and
choosing from a menu. I love color-change items, because then I can wear them
with almost anything. The quality of this Lazuri set justifies the price
(1100L), because it’s so versatile.
The last item to share is my new friend, the
silver dapple unicorn from Demons and Angels. It’s a wearable, so you can “rez”
it anywhere. In addition, the flowers and vines in the mane are color change,
so I just made the flowers purple to match my gown and jewelry. The unicorn
comes in bareback and saddle styles, and it can pose as well as be ridden. It
has more features than I could list, and is extremely handsome—or beautiful,
because you can even change its gender with the supplied HUD. I had lots of fun
riding it around the sims.
While doing so, I found a friend and co-worker
wandering around. Gemma Cleanslate looked adorable in her Feyline Santa’s
helper costume. Although she had purchased it last year, they were available at
the Expo this year. I love Feyline for making the majority of the items in
there shop for sale in Relay vendors. I love Feyline for making the majority of
the items in their shop for sale in Relay vendors. They have Santa’s Helpers
outfits, kilts, and pajamas all in pretty red and green fabrics, and the prices
are moderate. I will be buying one of these as soon as I submit this article to
the SL Newser.
I recommend the Expo highly this year. Come on
down, and if you see me riding by on my as yet unnamed unicorn, say hello. You
can access the sims by searching: Xmas Expo in your map. Happy Holidays to all
the readers of the SL Newser, and look for more posts from the Expo.
Dates:
December 4, 2014 - The Expo & Winter
Breedables Fair will open to the SL public
December 15, 2014 - Last day of the Expo &
Breedables Fair
2014 SL CHRISTMAS EXPO & WINTER BREEDABLES
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A wonderful event is going on from August 1st to the 30th, and it is called, "AniMAGICAL Gacha Fair!" in Bounty Reef. The sim is group owned as well, the group being named, AniOFFICIAL. This
event basically as it's assumed, which is to buy items from gachas for a
very good price. Though small, this beats finding some expensive eye
colors, clothes, or even objects on the marketplace or in a regular
store. While I am not into the whole magical vibe, the place seems to
have more of a Harry Potter tone to it then just anime in general
really. This kind of place would be more for Harry Potter fans then just
anime style ones, but they do have a selection of kemono mods and skins
too. In this particular gacha, you'll find magical themed items like
witch costumes, furry type avatars or skins, staffs, and so forth. For
someone who isn't into that sort of thing, this is a cute place with
cute items. 
This
event seems cute for the most part, not a lot of items, yet, if the
amount now is not all they'll have. I didn't buy any items myself from
it despite the good prices for gacha's usually, but that doesn't mean I
don't recommend going there. If your a nerd for Harry Potter, magic, or
anime style items, this is the event and place for you! I hope you have
fun because it'll be around for quite awhile, so get there while you
can!
