Belleza’s Belle

Belleza’s (SLURL) new skin line “Belle” will be coming soon, and girl… are you in for a treat. I’ve spent the better half of the last day, staring at a picture I took of myself wearing this skin… not because I’m vain (pfft, me vain? bah :P) but because I can’t get over how realistic the texture of the face is.

It’s so pretty, exotic, realistic, beautiful… I could go on. And granted, despite that I just KNOW these skins are going to be (and probably have already started being) plastered all over the Fashion Feed, I can’t help but want to be one of the bloggers singing the Belle Ballad of Praise. Despite that they haven’t been released yet, I’m so excited to share these pictures, that I can barely contain myself. Get ready to drool.

Creator: Tricky Boucher
Store Location: Belleza (SLURL)
Tones Available: Pale, Medium, Sunkissed, Tan
Price: Single Skins $1200L, 8 Makeup Fatpack $3600L (HELLO! BARGAIN! OMG!)
Notes: The release date for these skins is tentatively scheduled to be on December 10th, if everything stays on schedule.

Detail Pictures:

Full Body, Face, Ears, Torso, Hands, Legs, Back, Privates

I Will Be Reviewing:

Belleza Belle in Tan. While the closeup I post will only show one of the many available makeups, you may view other upcoming makeup availabilities here and here.

I will start this review out by saying that it is a huge jump up from the rest of the Belleza skin lines. I’ll admit, I’ve tried them all, and this is the first one that ever really kept me feeling like “me”. I’m sure we all know what I mean. It’s an identity crisis that all of us skin whores have… so many skins, so many different looks. But still the desire to keep the identity we love. It’s a hard job, being a skin lover, I tell ya.

The face, as you can probably see, is absolutely gorgeous. Truly, as someone said on my Flickr stream, it is traffic stoppingly beautiful. It gave me a bit more of an exotic look, which I love… I’m a big fan of “exoticism”. At least, where my face is concerned. The makeups are all gorgeous, though some might be a little out-of-the-water for some people. I’m actually a big fan of quirky makeups when the occassion calls for them.

The nipples on this skin have actually always been my favorite part of Belleza’s skins. They’re textured and sexy, but not huge on the breast — they’re just right. And the color always consistently matches the skin tones perfectly. I love the belly button too, and that cute little detail, the beauty mark, to the bottom right of it.

My only, and I’ll admit this is a minor and petty, continuous complaint from me: is body hair color choices and options. The eyebrows are just slightly more brown than I normally like to wear with my consistently black hair styles. And the pubic hair is also slightly brownish. Pubic hair I’m not so bothered with, but eyebrow color choices are a big deal for me, and I’m sure I’m not alone. If a skin is absolutely, stunningly gorgeous, but has blazingly red eyebrows… the likelihood of my wearing it drops significantly. Belleza’s eyebrows, despite being notably brown, are not brown ENOUGH to keep me from wanting to wear this gorgeous piece of digital deliciousness. But still… eyebrow and pubic hair options, for the win.

Also, just throwing it out there — a tintable pubic hair option on an underwear layer would be a great addition to many skin lines, I feel. Not to mention it would silence those of us that dislike pubic hair in general (no hair, no fuss, eh?!). /endtwocents

Anyway, back to the beauty.

One thing I really need to point out on this skin, that struck my attention like nothing else — the highlighting on the back of the ankles, where the achilles tendon is… is FLAWLESS. Despite that I don’t have a picture of it, I wanted to point that out. They look incredible. When these babies come out, you should definitely take a closer peek at the sheer detail of shading and highlights on this skin. It’s truely remarkable. And while we’re checking out legs, take a look at the FEET on this skin… I hope none of you are dating foot fetishists! You’ll never be able to kick them away!

Overall, I’d say that Belleza’s new skin line is a giant A+ in my Big Book of Skin Whoreish Love. And when December 10th rolls around, get to the store early (SLURL)… because I have no doubt it’ll be flooded by droves of girls, old and new, looking to upgrade to the latest Belle.

I “Adore” Adam n Eve

About 3 weeks ago, Miss Sachi Vixen, one half of the creative guru-squad that is behind the Adam n Eve (SLURL) empire, released her new skin line: “Evolution“. A set of four different skins: Adore (which I’ll be reviewing today! yay!), Devon, Cherie, and Angel, all of which are smooth, beautiful, and get this… they LOVE Windlight.

Quoted from the Adam n Eve blog, I don’t think I could say it any better myself:

Like all things a store evolves and moves with the times, changes and grows or it will stagnate. We’ve always been very aware of our responsibility to our customers to move along with SL and its changes. Windlight changed how skins looked a great deal so it was time to try new skin making methods to enhance the products in the store. I’ve spent a great deal of time working on a new style of photoreal skin which I think will appeal to those who like realistic AND those who don’t.

Interested in the nitty gritty?

Creator: Sachi Vixen
Store Location: Genesis (SLURL)
Tones Available: Tone 1, Tone 2, Tone 3, Tone 4 (From fair to tan!)
Price: $1200L per skin ($3000L per 4 skin makeup pack)
Notes: Each skin comes with a manicure AND pedicure layer, matching to the lip tone of the makeup! The pack also includes a free pair of prim lashes with an adjustment instructions note card. And, on a completely unrelated note… can I just say that I LOOOOOVE your sim name, Sachi! XD

Detail Pictures:

Full Body, Face, Ears, Torso, Hands, Legs, Back, Privates

I Will Be Reviewing:

Adore, Tone 4. Makeups available to view: Feline, Frosted.

One thing I will say out right, is that Sachi has definitely listened to my pubic hair prayers. With each pack, you receive two skins: one with pubic hair, and one without. Anyone that knows me, knows exactly how much I bitch about pubic hair, and knows just how much I prefer to go shaved. With Adore (and all the skin lines), we have the choice of going bald, or trimmed. Luscious.

I adore the new toning that comes with this exquisite photorealistic skin. The highlights are quite beautifully done, and Sachi is true to her word: the skins are fantastic in Windlight.

I especially love the detailing on the legs, the knees especially. Remarkably realistic and just detailed with all the proper highlight and shadows, perfectly. The toes, there’s definitely room for improvement there, but what they lack, the shins make up for … look at the highlight on those bones! Beautiful.

The detailing on the hands is particularly good too, as is the collar bone. I’m a sucker for a good collar bone these days, I’m not quite sure why. But the more I dive into skin culture, the more I realize… collar bones are kind of a lost art in the world of skin creation, am I right?

Overall, I am truly impressed with Sachi’s first dive into photorealism, and incredibly remarked at how well the skins look in Windlight. Beautiful faces, flawless bodies, and cherbish charm in everything she does… that is the quality of Adam n Eve. Drop by the store, pick up some demos! And get ready to fall in love.

AND… while you’re there, (and keep looking for more info on this later — it’s going to be HUGE, I can’t wait to see it take off), pick up your Valued Client Card, a REVOLUTIONARY new card that will completely overhaul the freebie system as we know it (hopefully). A little about the card:

The Adam n Eve Valued Client Card is a reward system where you can gain points for purchases you make in L$. You can also purchase points to use yourself and top up your card or you can purchase points and send to a friend as a gift.

For every $100L you spend* while wearing the card, you will get at least 1 point. Once you have enough points, you can redeem them for free items of your choice!