The skin I’m in…

I love my BROWN skin! I love it in RL and SL. Whew… I just needed to say that… So, today I’m talking skins… not just any skins… I’m talking brown skins. Why? Because good ones are hard to come by in SL. It’s even harder when you model, because it is hard to stand out when we all rock the same skin. Having more than one is essential because you never know when you will need a quick change because everybody at the casting looks just like you. Also, depending on where you model, newbies may be required to change skins when modeling with a more tenured model who wants to rock your favorite. Grrrrrrrrr. As a result, I am ALWAYS looking for new brown skins because I refuse to be caught looking raggedy on anybody’s catwalk.

Just in case you live under a rock, every skin is not created equal. Chances are if you got it free or paid a couple hundred lindens, it’s going to look like it is cheap and it may not photograph well. Conversely, just because you paid 8000L for the fatpack doesn’t mean that it is top notch either. (Sidebar: Let me just say this … a photorealistic face with a crayon colored dark brown body is not cute. I won’t call names but I KNOW somebody out there feels me… SMDH).

All that being said, you have to try the demos people… your skins are a huge investment… treat them as such. As I stated before, great brown skins are hard to find but I’ve recently managed to run across a few well crafted pretty ones on the grid. Keep in mind that my photography isn’t nearly as great as what you see in store display photos but again you need to try it on yourself. A couple more things before we get started. I’ll share lots of things like hair, clothes, skins, landmarks, and shoes. However, I won’t tell you where I got my shape. A girl has to keep some things to herself. Seriously though, the shapes make us different and as a general rule, I rarely use shapes designed for the skins and I always mod the ones I buy. What I can and will do is shout out some of my favorite shape gurus from time to time. Another thing I won’t do is waste your time telling you about Redgrave skins. I love them and I rock my Redgrave skins to death. Some folks think they make you look common but whatever… Redgrave thrives despite the hate… LOL. Anyways, this is about the back up plan… so here goes:

First up, is Diana from Beauty Avatar Couture. Diana gives off an exotic look that will look great with evening wear and couture fashions. Several makeup options are available. I’m wearing option 02 in the pic below.




Second, is Chanel from Glance skins. Chanel is very pretty and looks best with just a little makeup. It’s great for casual looks. I’m wearing the Attention option below.




Third, is the brand new Zulu line from Lion Skins. It’s beautiful! What’s even better is that there are 40 makeup options to choose from. This is great because the line allows you to achieve just about any look you want! Even better than that 20% of each sale of this skin goes toward the Maseno Project. I’m wearing skin #8 .




The last skin today is part of Laqroki’s new Glow Line. It’s called Imani (YAY!!!) No, it wasn’t made just for me, but I look fabulous in it. You will too!




Well, that’s plenty for you to work with for now. Happy Shopping!!!