The GNUbie store is the brainchild of Jai Nomad who has been a Second Life resident since July 2003. The place is simply packed with L$0 and L$1 items, with consistently high quality. The two level building houses the work of residents both recent and far-from-recent; even the venerable Toy LaFollette still has her work displayed here.

For the most part the store is laid out in such a way that even folks who have a little trouble with their camera controls can still use it fairly well and there is a wide range of interesting goods to be picked up here, some of which can be modified, and many of which are transferable.

At this time last year, Torrid and Mistress Midnight were releasing their Spring Flowers set of dresses that included a purse, sandals, and a bracelet. For some reason, it wasn't very well received. If I had to speculate, it would be the puffiness of the skirt. I'm not a fan of the poofy look of skirts myself, but I know that it can be changed with the slider.

Imagine my surprise when Tete a Pied decided to give the Spring look a try with their fourth monthly entry, avril, which is French for April. With a new month comes a new skin and outfit, which I greedily got my hands on as soon as it arrived. The dress itself comes with a flower-patterned poofy skirt and top, plus a shrug. Two colors, peony and hyacinth, are available for this month's offering.

The skin is the real treat here, though. Shown to the right in the Bronzage Medium tone, it features light pink lips with just a hint of shimmer and delicately lined eyes with smoldering purple shadow. According to Roslin Petion, they did something different with the lips, which really shows. I've been getting loads of compliments!

The dresses (mod/copy) sell for 200L each and the skin sells for 1000L. You can get both dresses and the skin for 1200L, though. They are available on the Nouveau sim.

This is one of those ideas that makes you sit up and say, "Why didn't I think of that?" Sure, it's been done before, but not to the extent that Tete-a-Pied has.

Roslin Petion and CJ Carnot found one of the few untapped fashion markets in Second Life and ran with it. The nails, available for 50L per set, 200L for a 5-pack, or 800L for all 25, come in three different sizes to fit almost every female hand. The color packs currently available are Art. French (pictured above in Reverse Sky), Glitter, Pastels, and Solids. According to Ms. Petion, they plan to release more styles in the future.

You can get the current styles available at their store in Nouveau.