In praise of joining groups - Baby Monkey

There are some shops out there that have group joins that require a fee. They are different amounts and we all have to decide if it's worth it to us to pay that fee to join that group. There are some groups that I think are very worth paying the fee, and this one... is about to have a free join weekend where the usual $250L joining fee will not be applied.

Here's the benefits:

1) Regular and generous group gifts.

 

This is a pic of the current group gift wall at Baby Monkey. The shop sells clothing and shoes and occasionally home decor items.  Be advised also that this shop uses a vendor system so the way group gifts work is that you pay it 1L and then it refunds it to you when it gives you the gift. And you must be wearing the group tag of course.

2) Great prices and refunds on purchases after you've purchased a certain amount. It goes in increments of 5, 10 and 15 percent. Baby Monkey now sells everything in fatpacks of 32 colors, shoes and boots are 300L a pack, clothing items are 150L a pack. But wait, there's more!

3) Group members get all new releases at half price for one week. That's right. Pay 150L for a fatpack of shoes or boots, or 75L for a fatpack of clothing items the first week after release.

Here's pics of the new releases right now at the shop.

 

Note the signs saying these items are 50% off for group members.

 

4) And as I said at the beginning of the post, Baby Monkey is having a free group joining weekend just a little more than a week from now which means you will be able to join the group, get all these great benefits and not have to pay anything to join. And there will be a new fatpack gift, guaranteed.

 

As it says there, the group gift wall will be cleared before the free join weekend but these new ankle boots will be offered to those joining then. And in my experience so far, the owner gives generously and often.  So mark your calendars and don't forget to make room for this group in your list.

Thanks for reading!

 

 

Feeling a little Boho today.

This post features a gorgeous FREE group gift skin by Lara Hurley skins. It's an older freebie, from Valentine's Day but super super worth grabbing if you haven't gotten it yet. The group is FREE to join and the gift box contains appliers for Slink hands and feet as well.

The dress I'm wearing is a 1L item on Marketplace and I think it's really unique because of the interesting shape of the skirt and the fringes attached. Click here to go to the item page. And here is the link to their marketplace shop, since they don't have one in world. There are a few other 1L and 10L items there available too.  Be advised that the dress seemed to run a little small to me, I usually wear a mesh small and had to wear a medium instead.

The jewelry I'm wearing is a FREE Midnight Mania gift at Baby Monkey. You do not need to be a member of the Baby Monkey group to hit the board and win the item. The Cabochon Jewelry set comes with Necklace on Spine or Chest attachment points, earrings and bangle bracelets.

 

The next two items, I'm going to call, out of my price range but really good deals. Both of these are more than 70L but I do think they are fantastic bargains and worth considering if you have the lindens.

First my shoes are add ons to the Slink Medium Feet. They are by SySy's and are called simply Bow Wedges. They are available at My Attic @ The Deck for a limited time for 95L, until the end of this month. There are a number of other great deals at the event, so don't delay taking a look around there.

My hair is also an out of my price range/really good deal. The Katniss 2 hair by Catwa is a special promo on Marketplace only. It's priced at only 99L. There's a hud for making the part across the forehead whatever color you like. That link above should take you directly to all the listings for that hair. 

Finally, I'm wearing a FREE eyeshadow from Mock Cosmetics.  Follow the beacon and buy the Easter Egg gift for 0L, it contains 3 free eyeshadows.  I'm wearing Easter Egg 3.

Also want to mention I am on Flickr and Facebook now so if you want news of new posts, you can get it there. I suggest looking at my Flickr anyway as the pictures are much bigger and easier to see details.

The usual suspects -

I always wear SLINK hands and often SLINK feet.

I always wear Mon Cheri's mesh lashes - Falsies Pack 1

I always wear Fresh Eyes Aster from By Snow on Marketplace

I always wear Boom - Liner and Mascara - Medium

The nail appliers worn today are by Vivid, and I'm pretty sure they were a former group gift at the Cosmopolitan room.  Vivid has closed its doors in world due to RL considerations but they are still on Marketplace. This is polish pack 11 and if you notice, the patterns on the nails match the patterns on the dress.

Thanks for reading and thank you to all the great and generous designers that share their items with us.

 

Happy St Patrick's Day. Here's my first post and my first "look".

 

 

This dress is from Sassy! It is a free group gift from last years St Patrick's Day. From the doorway go to your left into the room with midnight mania and lucky chairs. To your right will be a wall of gifts including this dress, and a group joiner. The group is free to join.

 

My shoes are a lucky chair gift at Baby Monkey!. There are lucky chairs for group members and for non group members.  The shoes include a hud for color change, skin tones, nail polish and resize. You can also change the stitching on the shoes as I have done here.

Jewelry is a free gift from Lazuri Jewelry. You do not need to be a member of the group to grab this. The metals color change on touch. From the entrance go to the teleporter board and click the choice for free gifts. You will find a few different free gifts at the area.

 

My skin is a new 70L offer at Dressing Room Fusion by Essences. This is the Paris skin  in Light Rose #3.  You only have a couple weeks to grab this skin which comes with brow options, moles, teeth, liner and lashes layers.

My hair is a group gift from Tukinowaguma called Maria. The group is free to join.

On makeup layer I am wearing Boom - Flatter my eyes shadow in green. You can grab individual shadows for 35L each or you can get the whole pack for 90L. I am also wearing a liner/lash layer from the same place. Love my eyes Liner and Mascara Medium. The liner/mascara costs 25L or you can grab a fatpack of different variations for 50L

My lipstick layer is part of a gift from the Actuality Cafe Birthday hunt. Find 12 cupcakes with gifts. Fruity Lip #1. There are several colors in the hunt prize.

The flowers in my hair are a headband gift from the Etinceler Opening Hunt. I modded the color of the flowers and the size of the band so it would fit.

My eyes are from "By Snow" and were a discount purchase of 15L on Marketplace. Fresh Eyes in Aster.

Other items worn which are not free or discounted in price:

Mesh hands from Slink - Casual

Cleavage Enhancer Tattoo layer by Atomic in Sugar - available only at the Skin Fair, Atomic is on Sim 3

Mesh lashes from Mon Cheri - Falsies pack 1

Poses used are from Summerish by Eternal Dream - packs 1 and 2, purchased at the Pure Sales room for a discounted price.  (I think the Pure Sales room has closed now since the landmark I had pointed to land for sale. )

Hope you enjoyed the post!