I love holidays. So many awesome designers release freebies. I've collected the locations and info of some of them for you. Most are available through the end of today, so get busy!

Freebies:

• Refuge - Freebie Halloween tee and Radiant Ruthie costume
• The Body Politik - Freebie Sculptie Witches Hat
• Little Rebel - Freebie Halloween tee
• Skin 2.0 - Freebie skin
• Canimal - Free Halloween HUD frames. To get them, join the Canimal group and it will be in the notices.
• Stellar Designs - Free Halloween layered tee
• AQUA - Free Pumpkin Pie Schoolgirl costume as part of a pumpkin hunt.
• Violet Voltaire - Free Spider Cameo Set
• Battered Boudoir - Free Halloween Lingerie
• Sae Luan - 12 Limited Edition freebies in Haunted House
• DEKA Designs - Free Halloween Outfit
• Sinistyle - Undead Inside tee
• Adam n Eve - Free Halloween eyes
• Port Seraphine - Pumpkins stuffed with goodies are hidden around the sim.
• Minnu Model Skins - Free male and female Halloween-themed skins

Cheapies:

• Nicky Ree - 50L Halloween Web Dress
• Alienbear Gupte - 25L per pumpkin, each containing a piece of jewelry, with 20 pumpkins in all. This is a scavenger hunt.
• Here Comes Trouble - 50% off of all costumes today.
• Catalyst - 10L Ribbed Vertigo dress in orange.
• Caliente Express - Halloween sale
• Total Betty's - 1L Trick or Treat Nightie Set
• Gritty Kitty - 1L Witch Hat & Scarf
  
• Tete a Pied - 50% off of the Drow, Gothique, and Marie skins
• Corduroy - 1L each Halloween leggings (Haver, Sera, and Mina)
• Lico Lico - There's an entire section with kickass freebies and cheapies!
• artilleri - Halloween Hunt - Each skull is 1L and contains a variety of artilleri items in orange.

Did I miss anything? Leave it in a comment!

I'm slightly late in getting this out, but there's still time for you to participate! Roslin Petion, of Tete a Pied, is hosting a special group-only event tonight, October 30th, at 7pm PDT/SLT. If you're a reader of the Second Style blog, you'll have noticed that Grazia Horwitz has been flaunting her custom skin from Tete for the last few days!

Now you can have your very own custom skin from Tete. Have you ever liked the eyes, cheeks, and lips on different skins? Tonight only, if you're wearing your group tag, you can mix and match components, or add freckles and beauty marks, for the low price of 1200L per skin.

On another awesome note, TaP marked down some of their skins for Halloween. Their Drow, Gothique, and Marie skins are 50% off until November 1st

Okay, remember when I was talking about how these things happen in waves? The industry's continuing to prove me right with this tidbit. Apparently, if we're to believe this Wikipedia entry, an upcoming episode of The Office will feature Dwight getting his SL on.

It's plausible, I guess. But the timing is suspect, and just adds to the believability, if you adhere to my paranoid way of thinking. But where will this wave of SL-as-entertainment fodder end? The Desperate Housewives discover Isle of Lesbos? Extreme Makeover: Tête à Pied Edition? Dr. Phil talks some sense into newbs in the Welcome Areas? Ooh, that I'd like to see ...

(Thanks, Iris!)

Update: Roslin informed me that there are 6 tones, not 5. I missed the blush tone. Sorry, Roslin!

Compared to some of the oldbie skin makers, Roslin Petion and CJ Carnot might be considered new to the scene. However, they've already retired several versions of their skin line! The newest version of their skins, Vivant, is their best one yet. It comes in 5 6 skin tones, almond, cream, blush, buff, bronze, and chestnut, and started with 16 different makeup sets, with 3 options in each set.

While I love the amount of makeup options that I now have, what really sold me were the details. You see, I have a problem with my nose. The flaps seem to stick out strangely on most skins. These skins have some of the most incredible nose shading that I've ever seen! In addition, they feature customizable eyebrow shades and *ahem* pubic region.

My poor L balance wishes it ended with the initial 16, but Roslin and CJ had different plans. They've been releasing a new makeup set once a week ever since their new line debuted in September. Perhaps what astonishes me most, though, is that individual skins only cost 500L, while the 3 pack comes in at a very affordable 1200L. Skins of this quality from other retailers might cost thousands more per pack. There's even a free newbie skin for those under 30 days old!

Visit the Nouveau sim today to try on skin demos, or view more after the break ...