DLicious Skins: Mr. Mayo, I Am Impressed

Is it wrong that I ALMOST started singing the Mean Mr. Mustard song while I was writing this review??? LOL!!! *twiddles thumbs and sings, Mean Mr. Mustard, sleeps in the park…*

So here we are again, another day, another review! Muah muah muah!

As I settle down here at my desk, in my cozy little apartment, eating some much needed dinner (omfg, I’m starving!), I am happy to be going over the shots of this skin again, after having a week of reflection upon them. I think you guys are in for a treat.

The Technicalities:

Creator: Doofus Mayo (love that name, btw)
Shop Location: Shop on Sui Generis (SLURL)
Price: $600L per skin / $2000L for 4 makeups (4 skins)
Other Notes: Collection also includes eight shapes with 3 skin tones per shape, 4 makeups per skin tone, resulting in 96 total skins (if you were to buy the whole collection). I know this piece is a little confusing… it confused me a tad too! :P

Overall, this particular skin is very well done, save for a few problem areas that could use some work (which all skins have, really, so don’t fret).

I know this is a strange thing to start out with, but I just had to mention… I think the ears on this skin are fantastic. Their tone is not hugely different from the rest of the skin (big points) and I think the detail on them is beautiful. Just … had to throw that out there. *coughs* Moving right along!

I received three skins and three shapes in the package of review info from Mr. Mayo. I’ll be showing you the skins … you’ll need to head on out to Mr. Mayo’s shop to take a look at the shapes! They’re really seen much better in person anyway, I think. BUT… let’s talk about these magnificent skins! Most of the pictures I took are centered around the tan skin (Annalise is the package it came in, and unfortunately it is marked with “demo” unlike the darker and lighter versions of the skins), however I do provide a shot or two of the darker tone (Johari) and the lighter tone (Katsumi).

I am a rather big fan of the nipples on this skin. Albeit a little blurry, they’re actually quite nice in both size and color, on all three of the skins I received (I’m actually curious what Kitty would think of the nipples on the lighter version!). Highlighting on the breasts is top notch, lending just enough white light to just the right areas, giving them a very nice “smooth” feel.

My favorite part, the BOOTY, is VERY nice on this skin. Honestly, I think the shading and highlighting is perfect. I wouldn’t change a thing… and coming from me, the Ass Queen of the Universe, that’s saying a lot. I especially like the shading of the ass on the darker skin tone. The rest of the back is also very nicely detailed, showing a few spinal discs on the lower back, as well as distinctly shaded shoulder muscles. I do, however, think the shoulder blades could be a little more defined, but then again, that’s true with most skins I see… no love for the shoulder blades, I tell ya!

The abdomen of this skin is SUPERBLY shaded, with very intricate detail of all of the ab muscles. Always wanted well-defined abs? Now you can have ‘em! Just slap on this skin and you’re ready to go! An area of note, however, is that the bottom half of the abs (where the belly button meets the pubic area) the shading and detail just kind of… falls off. Almost to a flat color. An oversight, perhaps?

ANOTHER aspect of this skin that I really like is the knees and, surprisingly, the back of the knees. Their texture is EXCELLENT. Very realistic shading and the crease detail on the back of the knees is simply to DIE for. If I can see tendons, that’s freaking incredible. I don’t know why, but for some reason I feel like these little details mean so much, and Mr. Mayo has captured these areas beautifully. Such small things, that mean so much!

The feet and hands on these skins all come with painted nails, which, honestly, is a big breaking point for me. Clear nail polish all the way for this girl. However, I DO think it would be a good idea to sell various nail polishes (i.e. Naughty Designs). For those of us that don’t really like to have our nails painted odd colors (or who just like to be sure our nails will always match our clothes), this can be a real issue! Even if they were (are they?) tintable, that would be a considerable improvement in my book. However, the feet are lovely as far as SL feet go, and the detail on the inside of the hands is great, though the detail on the top of the hands needs a little more work. Think knuckles! :)

The pussy is tiny (are you guys ever gonna get tired of seeing closeups of mah snatch? *rofl*), and there is a very distinguishable clitoris hanging out down there beneath a tan-lined hood (there is no tan line on the darker skin version that I received, however, there is a small landing strip!). Despite that it is a little blurry, and the smudges that join the ass to the puss are a little harsh (and really, this is a hard thing to overcome, so I am quite impressed), I am actually quite satisfied with this detail. The thigh smearing is very minimal, and with a little sharpening, the tasty-bits would be excellent.

One tiny thing that bugged me about all three skins: the collar bone detail is a little… strange. Maybe a little too detailed? Is that even POSSIBLE? I don’t rightly know. But for some reason the collar bones gives me that “little old lady with unfortunate turkey neck” feel rather than the “sexy middle-ager sportin’ the moisturizer” feel. Am I wrong? Maybe I’m just looking too hard? I have been staring at these a lot… *loves the skins*!

Next stop: makeup. Like I noted earlier, I did get a tan, dark, and light version of the skins, all with their own distinct makeup flavors. I do believe I like the tan one the best, but I also think that the others, even the lighter version’s eye and lip makeup, are fantastic. I do not, however, like the eyebrows on any of the skins… they look a little too obvious in the “drawn on” way. This doesn’t necessarily make them bad, just… not realistic. However, I would like to point out that the detail on the lips is quite beautiful with just enough gloss to make me want to blot them. All things considered, if I could change one thing about the makeup and face detail, it would probably be the upper eyelids and eyebrows, something I kind of feel never gets enough attention to detail. When they’re good, they’re very good. When they’re not, I kind of feel that they can literally make or break a sale.

One more thing I’d like to point out, mostly for the creator’s sake, is the barely noticeable seam lines located on the skin’s body: the inner elbows (which are ALSO superbly detailed, I might mention), both outer thigh seams (left and right), and both outer elbows. The average buyer may or may not even notice, or even be LOOKING for, these lines, however, for the sake of an objective review, I thought I would throw them in here. Constructive criticism can only serve to help all of us, right?!

Now, there you have it! Mr. Mayo has provided us with some fantastic skins for $600L a pop (damn, now THAT’S a deal). And as I said with my last post, the holidays are coming up! Do you know someone who needs a skin upgrade? I bet you do! Why not treat them to one of this fantastic line? For $600L (or $2000L for the makeup pack!) you can beautify SL even further, one avi at a time. Head on over to the shop and pick up some demos, or grab a few in your favorite flavor. I am sure you won’t be disappointed.