Albero Gatcha Festival + Mariposa Closing Sale

The Albero Gatcha Fall Festival started yesterday, and there are many amazing designers participating. If you aren't familiar with what a gatcha is, it is much like a gumball machine. You pay the vendor a set amount which is often very low compared to the designer's normal prices, and you get one of the items inside the vendor. The designer will often put multiple colors of a particular object in the vendor with two to three of those colors being a rare 'prize'. I got a lot of amazing items for my Second Life house yesterday, but I only picked up a few fashion items. I was extremely excited to see that Ingenue had a gatcha at the festival; the designer has included a beautiful blouse, titled Gamine, in ten colors. Unfortunately, even after four tries I didn't get the rare white shirt, but I was definitely not disappointed with the colors I did receive. A-BOMB also has a gatcha set up at the festival with an amazing pair of heels in eleven colors; as luck would have it, I actually got the color I most wanted on the very first try!

I was very sad to see in a fashion feed earlier this week that Mariposa is closing. I first discovered the store this past summer and instantly fell in love with the designer's jewelry. There is, however, an amazing closing sale underway; if you have never tried Mariposa jewelry, I suggest that you definitely pick up a few of the designs before they are gone. I purchased fatpacks of every design that I liked; at such low prices, it was a steal! Hopefully the designer will decide to not stay gone forever.

Clothing: [Shirt] Gamina in Mustard by Ingenue (L$45 Gatcha Festival); [Pants] Cara Trousers in Latte 1 by Ingenue (NEW)
Jewelry: [Earrings] Aubade Reloaded in Pearl by Mariposa (CLOSING SALE)
Shoes: Lavea in Beige by A-BOMB (L$100 Gatcha Festival)
Hair: Allison in Thoughtful Brown by fri.day
Skin: Pearl 2 (Peach) by LAQ
Poses by Don't Freak Out
Background by RubyBlossom

Gatcha Some Tea!

There's nothing better on a hot summer day than a tall glass of sweet iced tea! Radio Signals, designer and owner of Scribble, sent me copies of her completely adorable teapots she made for the Albero Summer Gatcha Festival. I honestly didn't know what a gatcha was, but when I got to the SIM I figured it out pretty quickly. Everyone remembers the gumball machines from when we were kids... Welp, that is what a gatcha is except in Second Life form! The designer loads the machine with various colors and/or designs, and you pay a set price to get a random prize. Between the two gatcha vendors Scribble has set up, there are six colors of the teapots you can win. Each teapot has a pose included with it if you would like to wear it, or they are perfect to use for decor as well! Each pot includes one pose with four possible poses from the machines. There are also four possible styles of the teapots and a rare style with a steeping tea bag! The possibilites are endless and each chance costs only L$15!

Of course I had to look around at the other machines while I was there and found some pretty neat things from several different designers which include Doppelganger Inc., loveme, Forest Feast, LouLou&Co and Lazy Places.

Clothing: (Top) Fiji Tee, (Shorts) Striped Shorts in Purple by Doppelganger Inc. @ L$50 Each Gatcha Festival
Shoes: Flat Shoes in Banana Cotton Candy by loveme @ L$20 Gatcha Festival
Hair: Ghost in Honeycomb by !lamb.
Skin: Pearl 2 (Peach) by LAQ
Props: Gatcha Teapot in White with Leaves (Rare) by Scribble @ L$15 Gatcha Festival; Books, Rocking Chair, Side Table and Tea Glass by Awesome Blossom

Clothing: Dansons in Apricot Orange by Forest Feast @ L$25 Gatcha Festival
Jewelry: Summer Green by LouLou&Co @ L$30 Gatcha Festival
Glasses: Cute Nerdy Girl Glases (Music) by Lazy Places @ L$25 Gatcha Festival
Hair: Ghost in Honeycomb by !lamb.
Skin: Pearl 2 (Peach) by LAQ
Pose: fendora.pose 2 by fri.day
Background by JoesSistah