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Beauty

I read that when Sachi Vixen of Adam n Eve creates skins, she mentally creates unique characters for each skin, and it shows.  Each of her skins has a unique personality, which for me is both interesting and attractive.  I have my everyday av, which I adore, but I’ve been playing with new looks lately.  Anyway, I’d just picked up wings and ears to create my first real fairy concept when Adam n Eve released the lovely Beauty skin.  It was a Eureka moment — Beauty suits my regal fairy queen to a tee.  Now, you may not be looking to be a fairy queen, but keep in mind the Beauty skin is stunning on human types, too.

One of my favorite parts of Sachi Vixen’s skins is the highlighting.  Her skins shimmer, without looking like body oil.  They have a slightly iridescent quality, subtly catching the light.  I particularly love the way the light catches the thighs and collarbone. 

The joints, I think, are stunning on this skin.  Take a look at the knees (front and back), the elbows, the toes, the backs of the heels.  (I’m a sucker for a great heel in SL.  Don’t know why.)  Also, please notice, the abs.  This girl is ripped.  The tone is well suited to a leaner shape.  The muscularity, for some reason, puts me in mind of a marathon runner — all muscle, while maintaining a lean shape and not looking all bodybuilder-y.

The makeups, like all of Sachi’s makeups, are elegant and delicately handled, with an emphasis on realism.  You won’t find extreme makeup here, but rather, perfectly applied makeup for the real woman.  Soft smooth face, perfectly glossed lips, perfectly blended eyeshadows with the eyeliner smudged just so.  The drawn-on lashes are enough for when you want to skip wearing prim lashes, but not too much to interfere with prim lashes.  The eyebrows are perhaps my favorite of the Adam n Eve skins, with a well-groomed natural arch.  (I should note that Beauty has a wide mouth, so you’ll need to tweak your shape slightly.  I have my mouth width cranked down to almost zero here.)

I also really enjoy the more mature look of this skin.  Beauty isn’t some girl dreaming of what she’ll be when she grows up; she’s a woman living it.  Beauty looks as we all wish we could leave our twenties — with a hint of wisdom and the killer cheekbones, without any wrinkles or sagging.

Now, about the hair. Beauty is Adam n Eve’s first skin with painted-on hair.  It has a very natural hairline, with a realistic blonde shade.  You get both a traditional bald skin and a skin with hair base, as well as a prim mussed bun with strands around the face.  I really like the included hairstyle; it’s simple and elegant, and the strands help to soften what could be a severe look.  In addition, there is an add-on pack of three hairstyles available for sale to match the Beauty hair base.

A few final notes: Beauty is available in four skin tones.  I’m wearing the lightest, T1, as it best suited my fairy.  There are a total of eight makeups available for each skin tone.  Each skin purchase includes the two skins, the bun, eyebrow shaper, and manicure/pedicure to match the lipstick.  Individual skins are $L1200; fatpacks of four are L$3000.

Credits:
Skin: Adam n Eve Beauty, t1 tone, Blossom and Natural Gloss makeups
Eyes: Miriel Realistic Eyes in Gilded Plum
Ears: Illusions Fairy Ears – Natural
Top: part of Casa del Shai Soleil Lingerie Set – Lila
Bottom: Tuli Worn Denim Mini Skirt in Pink (pants layer only)
Wings: Fancy Fairy Azarelle Iridescent Wings
Poses: [LAP] Long Awkward Poses

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Thursday, May 28th, 2009 Fashion, Skin 1 Comment

LOTD March 25th

So, finals are over, and I’m back from vacation, and I’m soooo behind on blogging!  I’ll kick things off with a quick look of the day I sort of fell into while sorting new inventory.

First, a big thank you to all the designers who gave such lovely, generous gifts during bloggers week!  I know I’m a bit late on this, but RL scheduling kept me away from the computer last week. 

At any rate, I’m quite fond of this windblown hairstyle from HOH.  It feels very natural — you can expect more windswept styles from me coming soon.  The aviator glasses are from House of Curios, and combined with the hair, have a very sexy-no-nonsense feel.  Skin is from Exodi (formerly Genesis).  I wanted a simple makeup that still portrays strength, and I think the lips on the Quaintly makeup do nicely.  And, I really like the strong, straight nose on the skin. 

The top is part of the very sexy Urban Agenda set from Indyra Originals.  (The set also includes gloves, belt, skirt, and pant options, not seen here.)  The blouse is sexy as hell, without showing too much skin, and the scrunched sleeves with the ties are a great detail.  I paired it with the Cuff Jeans from Hilarious, which I adore.  They have a wonderful hand-drawn quality to them, and the pockets are adorable. 

The Urban Agenda set includes gloves, as I said, but I’m fond of my +plus biker gloves.  They make me feel tough, like I can take on the world.  In pointy shiny stilettos, no less.  Which, incidentally, are the Glamour Metallic Pumps from Detour — the color-change pair comes in black, red, silver, gold, and white, and they match everything.

Okay, so I think about covers it.  Now that I have a bit of free time, I’ll finally be able to catch up on that backlog of items in my “To Blog” folder, and flood you with blogginess in the near future!

Credits:
Hair: House of Heart Tuli in Bitter Chocolate
Skin: Exodi (formerly Genesis) Candace skin, Apple tone, Quaintly makeup
Shirt: Indyra Originals Urban Agenda set – Leo
Pants: Hilarious Black Cuff Jeans
Shoes: Detour Glamour Metallic Pumps
Glasses: House of Curios Aviator Style Glasses #003 female
Gloves: +Plus Biker Gloves Alpha
Poses: [LAP] Long Awkward Poses
Photo layout inspired by Sasy Scarborough of sasypants.com

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