There’s a new skin creator in town. *blows smoke from pistol* And she’s come fer yer daughter, Chuck. Mmhmm.
Some of you may have seen talk of the new BeBae Skins on the fashion feeds lately. I dropped by the store this morning and purchased one of the latest Nina skins (the one I’ll be reviewing is Nina: Tan: Bare — soon as I stop being broke from all the land I just bought, I’ll be back for more!), and man… all I have to say is where were these skins yesterday when I was digging around for a new skin? I’m a year and a half long, devoted CS Vogue girl… I know this. You know this. Anyone that knows me, knows this. Yesterday… I converted. To Tuli (SLURL). Ohm nohm nohm.
But I swear, if I had seen these skins yesterday… Tuli might have had a run for my money!
The nitty gritty is as follows:
Creator: Torie Senne
Shop Location: Howlin Wolf (SLURL)
Price: $1000L per makeup / $4000L per fatpack (six skins - a $2000L savings!)
Tones Available: Pale, Sunkissed, Tan, Bronze, and Ebony
Other Notes: All makeups come with shaved and unshaved pubic hair options (WOOT! XD — skin creators, make note — this option alone will triple your chances of getting my money!), an eyebrow shaper, a notecard with windlight setting instructions for maximum beautifulness and a free pair of eyes.
You guys know the drill by now. Top down, everyone?
The face is absolutely gorgeous. When I saw it on the blog post on the What’s New blog, my jaw dropped and I just had to rush over and try these out. Never underestimate the power of a good promotional poster! My only complaint is the shading on the nose… it’s a little harsh on the tan skin (I’m not sure how it looks on the other skin tones *sighs to being broke*). The brows are a little thinner than I’d normally like too… but it obviously wasn’t enough to stop me from wanting to see this gorgeous face on my avi shape.
The torso is fantastic, especially the belly shading and the nipples. I really love the belly button… a well defined belly button draws my eye like nothing else. I don’t know what it is. I must be weird. But I’m a firm believer that a woman’s torso should be smooth, sexy… elegant? This definitely pulls it off. I love the breasts on this skin as well. The cleavage is clearly defined and shaded but not “fake” or “greasy” looking as it is on some skins I’ve seen hit the grid lately.
The vajayjay (again, comes in an option of shaved and unshaved… I’ll be showing you the shaved version) is just… awesome. LOL. No, really. I love it. I love that I can have it shaved, and I love that there’s the option of pubic hair if I ever need it… but there’s nothing to it as far as detail goes. There are no lips… it is simply a slit. For the sake of realism, this will probably be a future improvement for the designer, but regardless… I love it anyway. *sighs* Beauty in simplicity. For me, at least.
The legs, knees and feet are all well done and I especially like the highlight detail on the shins and the detail on the SOLES of the feet. And as with almost every skin in SL (except for the select few), the toes and feet are as good as can be expected in SL, but really… with the invention of sculpty toes, who needs their skins to have perfect feet these days?
The back detail on this skin is lovely, with a well defined spinal column, elbows, and ass. The shoulder blades could be detailed better (are they even there?) but other then that, I’m quite confident in saying I’d go backless-dress in this skin.
The tops of the hands are also nicely done, with some clearly shaded knuckles and strategically placed highlights that define the bones well. And while we’re at it, let’s take a look at one more detail… the ears. Very nicely matched to the skin tone. Look at that detail!
I think it’s safe to say that my $1,000L have been well spent with the purchase of this skin. I’m really quite pleased, not to mention impressed with what could be the beginning of yet another great skin designer. Drop by BeBae Skins (aka BBS Skins) (SLURL) and try out a demo for yourself! Especially if you’re looking for a new skin. I am so very excited to see what Torie will do next!
Ever the skin whore, signing off.
You’re gorgeous with in BeBae :)
I purchased some of these yesterday as well and I love them. I’d say my issue is with the discolored line at the seam on the back of the shoulder that goes all the way down the back of the arm. I don’t know if that’s meant to be a highlight or what but on the backs of the shoulders it just comes off odd. It’s certainly not enough to keep me from wearing them!
Ooooh…. must go get me a demo!!!
I blame you Ryker! I bought them yesterday and I love em.