Milk Motion..Curio, Oyakin.

Every now and then I’ll find a skin which doesn’t fit the mould. It’s the kind of skin which makes you take a second look. Its a little quirky or maybe has qualities which makes it useful for a more editorial type of picture taking. Colette from Milk Motion is just such a skin. I have paired it with clothes from Oyakin, Boots from Pixel Mode and great new Eyes from Curio.

The sim is called Missing Mile and it’s a residential roleplay town. There are lots of cool places to take pics, just remember not to disrupt the roleplay! (I was taking pics and getting comments like….He wondered exactly what she was looking at so intently…

Another feature of this skin is the teeth. There are two versions…teeth or no teeth. Although I won’t be using teeth for most of my pics, I do see a use for having it. It adds to the expressiveness of the face. (And yes I know some people really don’t like teeth but it’s a kinda personal choice thing for the skinner…and I’m all for personal choice!)

Credits: Skin Milk Motion Collette Black Eyes2, Hair [OH] Oh my ramen, Outfit Oyakin Jacket Black, Skinny Pants Grey, Stole Grey (also poses), Eyes Curio Tragic {R}, Boots Pixel Mode Rea Suede Boots Black(Sale), Tank (Group gift from Mischief).

Skin and Eyes are available at the Skin & Shape Expo until October 10th, then in the stores.

Leafy Shapes and Pink Fuel..Review

When I first started looking at the shapes from the Skin and Shape Expo, I admit I had a lot of OMG moments. I am not sure that you can really review shapes in the same way you review clothing or skins. A shape either works for you or it doesn’t. It is also important to buy modifiable shapes and if possible different versions or sizes of that shape. Taking a look at Leafy shapes, I realized that they are probably the closest to my own shape and answered the question I always ask myself. Would I wear it?

I paired the Shapes from Leafy up with Pink Fuel’s new skin, Skye. In these pictures I am wearing Leafy Shape Mona with some of the make-ups available at the Expo. I had expected Sky to be a similar skin to Raine, a skin I reviewed back in August and at first glance it is. The face is similar with the lips being softer and more natural but the biggest change occurs in the body. Raine’s body was softly shaded with detail on the understated side. Skye has the full on body shading one has come to expect from the top skinners in SL. Lots of detail and great overall look paired with Mochi Milena’s excellent make-ups makes this skin outstanding. Skins are 900L for a single skin and 2800L for five. There are 20 make-ups to choose from with possibly more to come in Milk, Honey, Chai and Tea.

My Shape wearing Skye Honey Pure, Bree wearing Skye Milk Leafy, Calypso wearing Skye Honey Pure, Jerelyn wearing Skye Tea pure, Mona wearing Skye Honey Beestung, Parfait2 wearing Skye Tea Pure.

I compared my shape with the Leafy Shapes. The Leafy shapes are well proportioned and generally realistic if a little idealized. (As I would hope mine generally is also.) Shapes come with various brow shapers and body sizes.

My Shape wearing Raine Bare, Bree wearing Honey pure DKBr*, Calypso*, Jerelyn*, Mona*, Parfait*.

I compared my Face (wearing Raine) to the faces of the Leafy shapes. They are quite nice I think. The eyes are smaller, and more naturally shaped than mine. Its a pain to fit lashes to my eyes.. I made my eyes on the larger size because I photograph from a distance and I wanted the eyes to show better. My nose is bigger and my head is rounder. My shape has been developed over about a year and I am still modifying it to accommodate different skins. My Favourite Leafy face is Mona..nice proportions on that face.

Just a thought when buying shapes; If you are going for a particular look, ie. from the pictures in the shape store, make sure you get a styling card in with the shapes, be prepared to spend more money on the skin, hair and clothes. The shape is like the frame for all the additions you make to it, and will look radically different depending on what skin you put on it. I really enjoy experimenting with my look and look forward to seeing all the pieces come together. I generally follow my own style but I know a lot of people like to know what they are getting in terms of an overall package. Leafy Shapes come in two types the no modify shapes are 350L and the Modify shapes are 699L.

Credits: all Eyes Hoot Halftone (all pics from top left and across)

Pic1-Leafy Shape Mona (Body Type 9) Leafy Brow 9, Skin Pink Fuel Skye, Beestung Honey, Leafy Milk, Pure Honey, Pure Tea, Shirt group Gift League (in store) Hair Jolie Femme Stephanie.

Pic2-My shape-skin Skye Honey Beestung, Sugarcube retro bikini, Hair Truth Grazia, Bree-skin Skye Milk Leafy, Exodi Olivia unikini, Hair Truth Marianne, Calypso-skin Skye Honey Pure, Thimbles Toasted Fred Savage, Hair truth Babyhoney, Jerelyn-skin Skye Tea Pure, Sh*t Happens Bikini Black Striped, Hair Truth Collette, Mona-skin Skye Honey beestung, Tuli Pink Skully Bikini, Hait Truth Renee, Parfait2-Skin Skye Tea Pure, Aoharu Layer Gradation Bikini Black, Hair Truth Trisha.

Pic3-My Face wearing Raine Honey Bare, All the rest are wearing Skye Pure Honey, Bree, Calypso, Jerelyn, Mona and Parfait2.

Trubble and Skin Within….Review

Today I want to show you some truly beautiful ladies courtesy of Tracy Rubble of “Trubble” and Ayesha Bisiani of “Skin Within”. I have been wanting to review Tracy’s designs for a while now and finally was able to return to her store last week to take a look at her designs. Her store has been completely updated and I think does a wonderful job highlighting her ever growing line of clothing.

This gown “Ana” in Tanzanite, is a sneak peek at a new colour to be unveiled at the Vanity Universe Glamour Expo on the 3rd of October. Blue and White are currently available at her mainstore. This lady (Shape and Skin from Skin Within) is called Ahawi and she is quite a beauty. The strong features and physical strength really compliments the dress better I think my own shape would have and I really enjoyed working with all the Charity skins that Ayesha sent.

All Pictures were taken at Heart Reef Resort which is based on the Island of Santorini. This outfit really caught my eye called Gypsy and the lady is called Amelie…You may have seen her.. In all of these pictures I have used the shapes which are available for each skin. All are available at the Shape and Skin expo.

Her name is Alasia and she is an interesting mix of eastern beauty with a modern sensibility. I love the shape of her eyes and mouth. This dress also comes in a pink version. All of the pieces worked well in terms of how everything fit and photographed.

These pretty tops are available in store with a skirted version of one of the colours.

What can I say about these skins from Skin Within? I think that they have some of the most beautiful realistic shading on the grid, and the skins themselves have always made me think of Amazons. There has been real effort made to be true to the ethnicity of each line and they have many unique qualities to recommend them. The shapes match this sensibility well, for they are powerful, beautiful women with strength and personality. Lets just say I am very impressed and will be taking a closer look at the entire line later.

Each skin is 1200L with 50% going to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. www.Komen.org.

A note about the shapes from Ayesha;

Credits: All Skins from Skin Within Ahawi, Amelie, Alasia. Eyes Silhouette Eyes True Blue + Lashes (gift from the Skin & Shape Expo)

Pic1-Dress *Trubble* Ana Tanzanite, Jewellery Bleinsen & MaiTai (from the jewellery fair) Earrings and Necklace, Hair PE Portia Kohl.

Pic2-Outfit *Trubble* Gypsy White, CCD reflective Diamonds Bangles (Jewellery Fair), Turnstyle Sand Dollar Earrings (JF), Exodi Darrivale Necklace, SLink Paige Tstrap Platforms White, Hair Lamb BangBang blk.

Pic3-Dress *Trubble* Carla Black, Jewellery Fairy Tail Vanessa (limited colour) (JF), Hair Junwave Casual short Cut-off gold.

Pic4- Tops *Trubble* Calla Corset Red, Green, Brown, Hair DP YumYum (barberyumyum) 16 Black, Bown and Honey.

Eye Goobers and Toejam…….

Tomorrow bring us the start of the Skin/Shape Expo ‘09. For someone who is a certified Skin Addict this is both wonderful…and dangerous. I know I will be taking several trips over there to see my Favourites as well as new or newtome skins and shapes. And that opens a new door for me also as I will be taking a close look at shapes and how skins and shapes work together. From what I have seen there are a lot of beautiful skins and shapes just waiting to be seen …. I am a slow blogger though and my weekends are really action packed. I am going to my first NFL football game on Sunday, crossing the border and gearing up for my first tailgate party (woooo..yaaaa!!!)Pics shot in the Wastelands.

Credits: Skin Amacci Agnetha Group Skin Peach, Hair Amacci Free Hair Adena Blonde, Kunstkammer Bullet casing Necklace and Gift earrings (Jewellery fair), Zaara Jeans Classic Blue, Maitreya belt Faded Blue, UBU Pornstar Sneakers Lowrise, Pig Alphabet City Light Blue Shirts.