[name removed]: Hi, I’m new to the game and got nothing, I would buy a hair do not have lindens, and everyone is calling me a noob and my doll is ugly, help me with 20 lindens so I can buy a hair? would be very grateful.
At a popular hair shop, this newbie begged me for $20L to buy hair. I kindly pointed him to the free hair fatpack on the wall and he ignored me. If you’re gonna beg, make a better excuse! And besides, you don’t need any money at all to transform your newbie doll into a pretty one.
The average newbie may not know where to go for all the nicest freebies but I’m totally confident that an older player will know exactly where to look to find the best free (or cheap) deals.
So here is the challenge SL, if you choose to accept it:
Can you make a nice avatar with little to no money?
This challenge starts now, July 4th, and ends on July 10th. If you do this challenge, please blog your look somewhere or post it on your flickr with style credits so I can do a recap when it’s over.
Newbie Style Challenge Guidelines
Things you can do:
- You can use your existing shape (or give your alt your shape)
- You can purchase freebies, dollarbies (or anything under $20L)
- You can use group gifts, free gifts, hunt items, etc
- You can use it if you win it! (Lucky Chair, Midnight Mania)
- All items must be acquired during the time of the challenge (you can’t use free items not currently available or in paid groups you’re already a member of)
Things you cannot do:
- You cannot spend more than $20L
- You cannot ask your designer friends to send you stuff (and if you’re a designer, you cannot use your own stuff unless it is FREE to everyone else too 😛)
- You cannot use group gifts from groups that are paid-to-join
- You cannot transfer inventory from your main to your alt
- You cannot use anything in the library folders
/revised/ You CAN use some items from the library folders, if you really want to! Use sparingly.
I have decided to do this challenge myself on a new alt account, so I don’t cheat and use my current inventory in my final look.
I’m looking forward to seeing what cute and awesome looks you end up with! Ready, set, go!
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It would be nice to have a male challenge and a female challenge!
Great idea, btw!
I’m cool with this except the last rule.
“You cannot use anything in the library folders”
I think that should be taken off. Cuz the library folders is free stuff that all newbs should try and use. I made a nice shape using one of the skins provided in the newb pack. Please take this one off LOL
Here you go. Fun. Now if those firecrackers would just stop popping so I can get to sleep.
http://chicatphilsplace.blogspot.com/2010/07/not-so-new-bie.html
Great idea, Gogo and Isabeal!
This is awesome, can’t wait to get started!!
Wow, this will be awesome cant wait to try it out ! If we can do it, you newbies can too 🙂
i dont own a blog but i love this idea, so im gonna flickr it and post the result here if that’s ok 🙂 love this challenge
Not to long ago actually some really cute hairstyles by Truth Hawks were added to the library under Accessories > Hair Design Options. One of em I wear sometimes while modeling even after three years in SL .. so yeah the library is a good place for a newbie to draw from.
gave me something to do .. thx <3
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43745965@N05/4763998642/
I love that challenge 🙂
Here is my try:
http://shayariels-world-of-sl-fashion.blogspot.com/2010/07/noobi-unplugged-blogger-challenge.html
Regards
Shay
Great idea, Gogo.
My avatar: http://ygreyauer.blogspot.com/2010/07/desafio.html
Good challenge and it was fun to do.:))
http://shapelyonions.blogspot.com/2010/07/newbie-style-challenge.html
yayyyyyyyyy fun 😀
Challenge Accepted! I’m doing cute things with furry avatars – because as expensive as it is to start out looking cute, in the furry scene, it’s even moreso. I’ve never paid less than $800 for an avatar – before hair & extras. So, working to make freebies cute is turning into quite a job!
And here’s my first attempt. I’ll be doing several others with different ‘styles’ – a punk look and maybe a lingerie look, and a mermaid since I have several of those avatars lying around. But I’ll consolidate all those into one comment. 🙂
http://blaiseglendevon.wordpress.com/2010/07/05/and-now-for-my-first-trick/
http://hybridansar.blogspot.com/2010/07/newbie-style-challenge.html
Here’s mine 😀
Great challenge, I did it here: http://brokebypayday.blogspot.com/2010/07/newbie-freebie-style-challenge.html <33
My new girl…
http://whitt-icisms.blogspot.com/2010/07/newbie-challenge.html
Here’s my try! 🙂
http://undefinedthingies.blogspot.com/2010/07/shop-n-hop-with-lilie_06.html
Lilie
Definitely had some fun doing this. http://rummagings.wordpress.com/2010/07/05/newbie-style-challenge/
😀 Here’s my look.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/45040427@N06/4765991284/
http://chandnikhondji.wordpress.com/2010/07/06/newbie-challenge/
This kinda stuff is SO much fun!! I offer my entry. :))
http://ninewarrhol.blogspot.com/2010/07/juciy-bomb-newbie-challenge-my-entry.html
Awesome challenge! I had a lot of fun with it!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/xstefanettax/4765545005/
Look forward to seeing what I can pick up for the challenge. This is going to be fun
This was really fun to do! Great idea!
http://alywarwillow.blogspot.com/2010/07/blogger-challenge.html
heres mine 😀
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anniejuran/4766337209/
Elle Parkes 7/5/2010 (0)
Here’s mine, it’s the first post on my new SL fashion blog. http://slfrashion.blogspot.com/2010/07/juicy-bombs-newbie-style-challenge.html
Here is mine
http://lorellaikondor.blogspot.com/2010/07/newbie-style-challenge.html
It was really fun! <3
Awesome challenge.
http://rors-rags2riches.blogspot.com/2010/07/newbie-style-challenge.html
Doing a guy was HARD.
http://suicidesmock.wordpress.com/2010/07/06/always-up-for-a-challenge/
Second try:
http://ygreyauer.blogspot.com/2010/07/desafio-2.html
This was actually harder than i thought it was going to be. Great challenge!
http://randirooo.wordpress.com/2010/07/06/newbie-style-challenge/
Love this challenge, here is my attempt!!
http://fashionsalesfreebies.blogspot.com/2010/07/blogger-challenge-newbie-style.html
Hope ya like it!!
http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy203/AristaSeerose/Secondlife/23.jpg
First one I made
http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy203/AristaSeerose/Secondlife/Picnikcollage.jpg
Second one giggles
Hope it’s ok I’m not a blogger but realy wanted to try 🙂
http://s792.photobucket.com/albums/yy203/AristaSeerose/Secondlife/
Sorry this will tell you all the free stuff when you click the pics. I just got the photo acct and messed up hope I did it right this time 😛
Those two are mine. Thanks for the fun challenge!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vere_noyes/4769198082/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vere_noyes/4768559121/
Nice idea Gogo. Well her is my try: http://fruityfashion.wordpress.com/2010/07/06/44-im-such-a-noob/
fun challenge! 😀 here’s my attempt:
http://vixxievultee.wordpress.com/2010/07/06/not-a-newbie/
Artemis is cute, isn’t she (aka my answer to the challenge)?
http://helmikuu.net/bastet/2010-07-artemis-n00b
http://insertfunnyname.wordpress.com/2010/07/06/newbie-style-challenge/
I made a guy, because good free stuff for guys is hard to come by. I even grabbed a free AO!
You inspired a blog! haha, here’s my first go:
http://allfornothingsl.blogspot.com/2010/07/newbie-style-challenge.html
I always end up doing this sort of thing when I’m bored so I had fun.
So much fun, thanks!
http://wiwiquita.tumblr.com/post/778726237/penny
Very cute
Easy enough
http://lourdesdenimore.com/2010/07/gogos-newbie-style-challenge-let-them-hunt/
Here is my go. http://ozonflickr.blogspot.com/
Thanks for the fun challenge!
http://lashaekarsin.blogspot.com/2010/07/newbie-style-challenge.html
I only have the shop blog so I uploaded my pics to flickr. I decided to go with a kid av twist and let me tell you, its super difficult to find cheap and free kid’s clothes. Especially after I told myself I didn’t want to use more than one or two things from the same store. Also, the owner of Larnia Kids was super helpful.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32026278@N03/4769545151/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32026278@N03/4769545005/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32026278@N03/4770184814/
http://salamanderslfashion.wordpress.com/2010/07/07/challenge-are-u-a-cute-noob/
that was really a fun challenge… and not as easy as i thought :))
i had too much fun and did 5 looks! great challenge, so many bloggers/non bloggers did awesome looks http://sydd0sinister.wordpress.com/2010/07/07/newbiechallengesyddedition/
Something for man:
http://freebiesowo.wordpress.com/2010/07/07/wyzwanie-dla-freebiesowcow-newbie-style-challenge-czesc-1/
Woman will be next 😉
So i did the newbie style challenge with one outfit for girls and one for guys 😀
Here is my look http://igeekzombies.wordpress.com/2010/07/07/its-freebie-style-baby/
btw this was an awesome challenge xD even tho it was a pain in the butt to find a freebie skin for a guy 😀
<3 Nara
I wasn’t sure if I could manage since RL got so busy. I took my Male alt and made a look for him. It’s much harder for men then women, I can tell you. Here’s my Dark Mage: http://www.flickr.com/photos/27764102@N02/4771785167/
Here’s mine; shape is my own, everything else was free or L$1.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8869206@N05/4771902025/
Another male roleplayer look. This skin isn’t the best, but for 10L it’s not so bad. Sometimes there is no skins in lucky chairs or any groupgifts. It’s hardly any cheap skins for males that’s available all the time. http://www.flickr.com/photos/27764102@N02/4771986563/
My entry for this really fun challenge!
http://cottonandcandy.wordpress.com/2010/07/07/n00b/
I was able to make one from scratch while maintaining my aesthetic integrity: http://slipsters.wordpress.com/2010/07/08/how-to-make-a-slipster-for-only-l16-by-james/
Fun shit was fun.
I joined in 🙂 Thank you for challenging us, I had a great time! Got a little carried away with it though.. xP
http://offloraandfauna.blogspot.com/2010/07/newbie-style-challenge-woop.html
I made newb guy u.u
I didn’t want to spend a dime on him. 😛
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4773654288_f4b3a5867b_b.jpg
This link has the credits, I has no blog:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lashxevious/4773654288/
Hi here is mine. Really great challenge and alot of fun!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexa_trefoil/4773218449/
Here’s mine.. i love this challenge, lot of fun!
http://ohmysl.blogspot.com/2010/07/newbie-style-challenge.html
Thanks!
Wewt! What a great challenge! 🙂
Here’s mine – avatars for the (mostly) inhuman: http://fringesocietysl.blogspot.com/2010/07/grendels-children-loves-newbies.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wahwahgirls/4774058872/ Heres my look for my alt for this challenge!!
I’m so spoiled by my inventory, I think its been forever since I made a complete outfit out of currently available freebies xD
voilá
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shuri_/4773876671/
don’t go blind ~^o^~
Hi! Great fun!
Here is mine newbie: http://slgooddeals.blogspot.com/2010/07/296-newbie-style-challenge.html
xoxo,
Gabi
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46522143@N03/4774107155/
Total Cost – 1L
That’s mine…TOTALLY FREE
http://mundosl-yumi.blogspot.com/2010/07/newbie-style-challenge.html
I did the challenge, thanks for it!
http://everydayash.wordpress.com/2010/07/08/a-little-newbie/
It didn’t cost me any Ls, but it did take a while.
Hiya! I had so much fun 🙂
Here’s my entry:
on Flickr:
1: http://www.flickr.com/photos/olelaparx/4775030277/
2: http://www.flickr.com/photos/olelaparx/4775665894/
and on my blog:
http://olela.blogspot.com/2010/07/newbie-style-challenge.html
xxx
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiafouroux/4775609931/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiafouroux/4776247422/
and
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiafouroux/4775878001/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiafouroux/4775878163/
Hiya, awesome challenge hope you don’t mind me joinning. x)
But I want to make another style tomorrow.
http://eccentricusagi.wordpress.com/2010/07/09/newbie-style-challenge-part-1-saru-lee/
Wow, I need to sit and look through all the new subitted looks! I post a new one today, a tough neko style. This brings out the animal in you, but it will look much more “mainstream” with a human skin. The White Tigger: http://www.flickr.com/photos/27764102@N02/4777040422/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/coconutrolls/4777096005/
Total 0L. Made 4 outfits! 😀
-Coco
Here is mine!
http://kissezandtrix.wordpress.com/2010/07/08/newbie-style-challenge/
Bonjour,
j’ai trouvé ce challenge super et je me suis bien amusé à créer un nouvel avatar
cost of the avatar: 0 linden!!!!!
http://yfrog.com/jdavril2001p
http://yfrog.com/0navril001p
Hi! Thanks so much for the challenge, I had a lot of fun. Here is my link. http://maysecondlife.wordpress.com/2010/07/09/the-newbie-style-challenge/
Here I go again 😉
http://freebiesowo.wordpress.com/2010/07/09/wyzwanie-dla-freebiesowcow-czesc-2-%E2%80%93-newbie-style-challenge/
I know I’ve already done one, but I was thoroughly unsatisfied with it. So I’m going again! It’s still a male newbie, but I’ve made four different looks and I’ve tried to stick predominantly with items that are always available rather than hunt gifts and short-time offers.
http://insertfunnyname.wordpress.com/2010/07/09/newbie-style-challenge-update-long-post/
I used my freebie/cheap alt 🙂
http://ditasplace.wordpress.com/2010/07/09/the-newbie-challenge/
Here are my contributions : )
Here’s my looks for two lindens:
http://melienimari.blogspot.com/
Hi here is my 1L noobie 🙂
http://kranfel.blogspot.com/2010/07/vesper-as-1-linden-noobie.html
🙂
This was so much fun! I think this should turn into some fashion show or repeat event. I went with some one-off choices for my final outfit. My applause goes out to the designers that are generous enough with one or two of thier beautiful creations made available to new citizens, new and loyal customers.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/intrepid_razor/4779317370/
Decided to go for it just this evening. Just a quick and dirty new avatar creation.
http://littlelindenfashionista.blogspot.com/2010/07/newbie-style-challenge.html
Fun times! Here’s what I came up with:
http://efinsl.wordpress.com/2010/07/10/newbie-style-challenge/
Here’s my look, it was fun, thanks Gogo. 😉
http://deadaswe.wordpress.com/2010/07/10/newbie-style-challenge-accepted/
My first look is up – I did a boy look. I’ll post my second look later today!
Sitting around bored today I decided to take another whack at this.. here’s my latest. (Both male and female)
http://alywarwillow.blogspot.com/2010/07/newbie-style-challenge-take-2.html
Ok my two looks are:
http://itsonlyfashionblog.com/2010/07/10/the-newbie-challengethe-girl-one-nao/
http://itsonlyfashionblog.com/2010/07/10/deth-for-freegogos-newbie-style-challenge/
Here is mine!
I only paid for the Chuculet sandals (5L) and for a pair of short pants (1l)
http://arielleboccaccio.wordpress.com/2010/07/10/newbie-style/
http://chicatphilsplace.blogspot.com/2010/07/newbie-challenge-guys.html
Two versions for the guys just in under the wire I think. Cheers. That was HARD! Glad I am a gal.
we love this challenge!
mumu wahwah : http://www.flickr.com/photos/wahwahgirls/4781065965/
zuzu wahwah : http://www.flickr.com/photos/wahwahgirls/4774058872/
http://divinepixels.wordpress.com/2010/07/10/newbie-style-challenge/
2 looks I put together.
http://thickbysasa.blogspot.com/2010/07/new-challenge-1.html
http://thickbysasa.blogspot.com/2010/07/boots.html
This was really fun, could of did more but stopped at two.
Here are my male and female avatars for a total cost of 10L – only for her!
http://lotuslandnotesv2.blogspot.com/2010/07/stylin-freebies-make-nice-outfits.html
This about killed me with crashing, but here it is: http://itsonlyfashionblog.com/2010/07/11/gogos-20l-top-to-bottom-challenge/
oh – and here is Gidge’s
http://itsonlyfashionblog.com/2010/07/10/the-newbie-challengethe-girl-one-nao/
and Deth’s
http://itsonlyfashionblog.com/2010/07/10/deth-for-freegogos-newbie-style-challenge/
http://coffeesmoke.wordpress.com/2010/07/12/gogos-newbie-style-challenge/
Thanks for the awesome challenge!
I’m a bit late, but still enjoyed the challenge a lot: http://ayumicassini.blogspot.com/2010/07/newbie-style-challenge.html 🙂
For the love of Newbies, took me 30min. to get it all.
So here’s my shot at it. Two looks 1L. This was so much fun.
(I know I am a bit late) hehehe
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46107853@N04/4815020083/
Haha, met the newbie begger at Laqroki, said exactly the same thing.
Methinks he might be a bot?
I told him of his fame now though.
This would be fun to make as an annual challenge! =) I enjoyed reading the responses even if they are a year old. Strapped for cash breeds creativity.