Sometimes an older skin just fits better with the look I’m going for, so I wore my beloved Gem skin from LeLutka. This was released in early 2011, so it is older but not too old, yet! I have 3 favorite brands that I like to switch between, but I try not to wear the super old products (nothing 2010 and beyond).
How old is too old for skins? Do you stop wearing your “favorite” skin after some time has passed, or is it wearable for as long as you love it?
What are your top 3 favorite skins (or skin brands)?
What I’m Wearing:
LeLutka – Gem/HUSH-Makeup8/LBrows
Exile – In The Meantine (Vanilla)
Swallowtail – Flower Crown (Blue)
Flickr launched a new layout, new pricing plans, and lots of perks for free accounts! I’m a big fan of Flickr, obviously. I’ve used Flickr since June 2007, and it hosts all of my blog photos. Without Flickr, JuicyBomb would not be as awesome. I really enjoy the Second Life Flickr community, and being able to catch up on all the pretty SL photos in one place.
I’ve seen some people gripe about the layout; but I think it”s okay. Embrace change, you’ll get used to it. Being Second Life residents, we’re used to craaazy changes by now! 😀 I’ve learned to deal with drastic changes, that’s one thing that SL has taught me over the years. The new pricing plan (Ad Free, Doublr) is more expensive than before, but you don’t have to pay for it. The free account now offers much more than before, and is nearly identical to the old Pro Account perks.
Is 1 Terabyte enough storage space? Yes, probably. I have over 18,000+ photos stored in my Flickr account, but only about 8,000+ are public. The rest are photos that are unedited or photos I’ve uploaded to make collages. According to Flickr, 1TB is equal to about 500,000 photos. My account is turning 6 years old in June, and I would say that I take more photos than the average SLer, so I think that it’s safe to say, that 1TB will be just fine.
Why am I keeping my Pro Account, even though many features are now FREE? Cos there are still a few perks that are not available to everyone.
Which Features are Still Limited to Flickr Pro?
The old Flickr Pro accounts included unlimited storage space, and that means it can exceed 1TB.
Flickr Pro users also get to view counts and referrer statistics for their images. Lots of professionals often like this feature because it shows where a photo has been used or linked across the web.
Flickr Pro users can replace photos (without having to reupload), archive high-resolution original images and enjoy an ad-free experience.
Although storage and bandwidth are unlimited, they do come with a caveat. Flickr Pro users are limited to image sizes of 50MB and video sizes of 500MB. If you want to upgrade to the larger file sizes, you’ll need to convert from a Flickr Pro to a free account. (pasted from Mashable – The New Flickr: What it Means for Flickr Pro Users)
I looooove that I can replace a photo, and not lose all the favs and comments. I’m keeping my Pro Account, if I ever exceed 1TB, I can still keep the old $24.95 pricing, and not have to pay $49.99 for Doublr! Read this article (What The New Flickr Means For Free and Pro Users), they have charts posted comparing the old free account vs. new free acount.
Do you have a Pro Account on Flickr? Will you be keeping yours, or downgrading to Free? If you have a free account, how do you feel about the new perks (hopefully you love it, cos it’s awesome!).
Leverocci is a new-to-me brand that recently caught my attention with the release of their latest mesh Pacaii Pumps. I went to their main store to check it out, and noticed that there’s already a small collection of shoes, hair, and clothing for sale, along with a section for Beauty (skins?) that has yet to be filled.
As you can see the display and presentation is nice, it even has an “Armidi” feel to it. I inspected a couple of the prims (display rack, lights) and some prims are made by former Armidi alts. At first I thought perhaps they could be Armidi alts, but after I demoed some products and looked around at the ads and display, I didn’t think this was the work of former Armidi designers cos it doesn’t have the same “look”. I asked Jin Elfan (Leverocci designer) why some prims in her shop belong to Armidi alts and why her land is on Barcola, and she said they’re just friends. I normally don’t believe it when people say this, but I believe her, cos the style just isn’t the same as Armidi style.
These mesh Paccai Pumps from Leverocci are pretty but I found them a lil’ difficult to fit. It took a bit of patience with re-sizing and moving the shoe around until the alpha was no longer visible. The HUD is easy to use, very intuitive but there’s an extra click to ‘to apply the tint’ that made the tinting process so much longer. Unlike other shoe HUDs that shows changes immediately when you click around the color picker, this HUD requires you to click “appy” before any change is made. The extra click is kind of a pain, but I managed to get a decent match 🙂
I purchased the Seam Detail Mini Dress (in Silver) from Leverocci to match the shoes, and I was kind of disappointed that it came with a prim crotch. The display rack showed a dress with flawless (no) seams, but when this dress is worn, the prim texture & the dress texture did not line up very well at all for me. It may work better on someone thinner or smaller (not sure).
I didn’t buy any hair, but I demo’d some and they looked alright. There wasn’t a nice a Platinum Blonde hair color, so I passed on it. Leverocci is a brand to watch, cos they’ve shown that they’re able to create a range of products and hopefully, it will get better with more releases. Right now I feel that their shoes may be their best product, the rest of the things (clothes, hair) are just alright, until they update their textures and work on incorporating more mesh sculpts into the clothing.
I’ve been cleaning my inventory again. Before December 2010, it was over 120K, yesterday I had 105K and now I have 94,887! I’m sure that will be back to 100K in a few days, but at least it’s under 100K now.
I find it really hard to mass delete cos I have so many cute things! I don’t think that 100K is bad for being 4yrs old in SL. And, I’m also not a hoarder. I delete things that are dated quite often, so I have no idea where the bulk of it is.
These adorable Piggies from Pink Fuel were acquired in March 2009. They’re two years old now, but still so cute!! I love love love Pink Fuel as a brand, there’s so much diversity and cuteness. Skins? Accessories? Adorable animals? Mochi Milena makes everything.
See? I’m not just a soulless new stuff whore! I like old(er) things too, just not old and bad.
I haven't visited Tochigi Japan City in awhile, and it's even brighter than I remembered it! I went here to pick up a free dress but decided to hang around for awhile and snap some pictures for today's blog entry.
[ Exile – Shannon hair | Exile – Ali hair ]
Exile has just released two adorable hairstyles, they are short with plenty of layers all around. I loooove the Harlow blonde so much, it's just the perfect platinum blonde without any contrasting dark streaks. JUST BLONDE. <3
While I was busy snapping away at my end of Tochigi Japan City, Kavar Cleanslate was on the other end being vain too…. but his pictures came out really really good!!
Amazing the things that can be done with Windlight, without any post-processing. We were both using our own WL settings, even though we're on the same sim the pics came out drastically different. I <3 WINDLIGHT.
It’s Galentine’s Day, and two of my favorite girls in Second Life just released the cutest stuff. The kind of things you gift to yourself and conveniently “accidentally” buy for your friends too.
First up is the Versailles Love Cup from Flair, which is definitely Gogo-approved. I love holdables, and I love them even more when there are options so I can match it to my outfit.
Sparkle Skye also just released the Fiona Collection for Gacha Arcana, so if gacha’s your thing, go play. The best part is you can mix and match all the pieces, which is dangerous for me because I’ll absolutely convince myself I need every variation.
I’m currently obsessed with the Fiona ring, which is a Vault item, but don’t ask me to explain how to play Gacha Arcana because I genuinely don’t know. Sparkle tried to explain it to me, and I nodded like I understood, but I wasn’t retaining any of it. I think it has something to do with getting rewarded for playing a lot. That’s all I’ve got.
After I put together today’s outfit, I realized it was giving equestrian vibe. Which is funny because I don’t plan outfits based on themes. I wear things based on whatever pops up on my radar.
Like this Stella top from Tres Blah, which popped up again because it’s on sale. I already owned it, so I just grabbed a redelivery for LaraX and suddenly it felt like I bought something new without spending money. I love when brands update older items for previous customers. It’s one of the few things in SL that still feels genuinely nice.
This new hat hairstyle is from Wings, and you can customize the logo area with your own text. I made it my name because the template was easy to use with clear instructions. I normally don’t customize anything because I’m lazy, but this one was worth the effort.
While Gacha Arcana from MadPea is fresh on my mind, I want to say something as a resident and customer. I think there are way too many events in Second Life, and I’m saying that as someone whose main hobby in SL is literally shopping.
Even I only go to maybe one or two events a week, and when I go, I mean I teleport in, hit the brands I already know, buy what I came for, and leave. I’m not wandering. I’m not browsing. I’m in and out.
Meanwhile, every month, I watch event companies create even more events, and all it does is spread the same sales thinner and thinner for everyone.
And to be clear, I’m not personally calling out Gacha Arcana here. This applies to pretty much every event company over the past year that has not only created more monthly events on top of their existing ones, but also added marketplace counterparts, weekend sales counterparts, one-off holiday events, and even brought gacha back into the mix. At some point, all of this stops helping creators and starts hurting them.
Recently I heard that some creators participating in Gacha Arcana noticed the low traffic and lack of sales, so they brought it up with the organizer. The organizer blamed it on the real life economy affecting sales in SL. And yes, that’s true. The economy is weird right now. People are cautious. Disposable income is tighter.
But event organizers in SL also need to take some responsibility for the mess they’ve helped create. When you keep stacking events on top of events, you create an economic downward spiral. The user base isn’t big enough to support an endless stream of new events popping up just because organizers want to squeeze even more event fees out of creators for their own benefit.
I’ve been enjoying creating my own simple backgrounds for blog photos. I am particularly obsessed with the new Mae wall panels from Apple Fall. However, if Apple Fall is reading this, I wish they would consider revisiting the Bramble Panel and create a HUD for it. To make the background even cuter, I added some Wildflower Garlands from Dust Bunny.
Anthology has just opened for another round! I am thrilled about this Bruna purse from Alma. It is modifiable, which allows me to tint the bag in any colors I desire! Additionally, it comes with a nice selection of colors through the HUD. I was particularly excited to tint the gold hardware a little darker to match the gold hearts on my top. This top is the Mia top from Aurica, also available at the event. I truly appreciate items that are modifiable, as it enables me to create a cohesive look. I do not understand the rationale behind “no mod,” but I assume it is because brands believe they can sell more colors or want to maintain control over their aesthetics. Personally, I prefer softer colors, so I value the ability to tint items slightly. Furthermore, it has become quite challenging to match colors now that PBR lighting is the standard. Being able to adjust this little bit of gold on the purse made it work perfectly for me.
DID YOU KNOW? On Flickr, you can tag people or add tags to anyone’s photos. If I have featured your brand, please feel free to tag yourself in my photos! I do not mind at all. Sometimes, I struggle to locate a brand on Flickr.
My absolute favorite skin I wear is from LAQ – Nellie in Milky. It’s from 2010, so I guess it’s pretty old! I’ve been wearing it for most of my SL, but I just can’t find anything I like better, or that feels like “me”. I have other LAQ skins, but I always go back to Nellie. The other brand I wear is Redgrave Jessica, because it’s specifically a redhead skin. It’s older too, but I love it. I’m actually not crazy about other Redgrave skins, but that one I love so much I got both the open and closed mouth fatpacks. I do keep my look up-to-date and unique by wearing different makeup tattoos. I’ve tried looking for different skins brands, but haven’t found anything new I like better than what I already have.
I keep changing my skin all the time. I just can’t use the same skin for long hehehe So I have many favorites like Mynerva, Illusory, Tres Blah, Al Vulo, LAQ,the new Leah from Glam Affair, I also like some Iren, Dutch Touch, and the list goes on.. lol
And no, I usually don’t wear my old skins, because my yesterday’s favorite isn’t the same as today’s… hehe
Basically, I think any skin pre-windlght is too old for sure. Those skins just look washed out now with the windlight lighting. I think since our lighting in SL is better, the skins had to ‘step up’ and get more detailed to keep up.
Hmmm. top 3? I am not sure I can narrow it down. I like skins =)
League (loving Jen), Tuli, Belleza, Lara Hurley, Filthy, Apple May, and Adam n Eve
Everyone’s skin list is going to be different I bet because thankfully- we all like different things and have unique looks, something that I like in SL. For me the number one important thing is the skin tone. Even if I love other things like lips or makeup, if I can’t find a skin tone that is right (not too yellow or gray; not too dark or light) then I don’t wear the skin.
I think around 2008ish- late 2008 or early 2009 (I think).
I think of Naughty skins, Lovey skins, Celestial, and X2 that I still see on the grid when I think of pre-windlight skins. Usually the Naughty and X2 skins are worn by noobs and they are ripped copies. The new players usually don’t even know they are wearing stolen skins. Do you guys remember when the Naughty skins got copybotted and every noob in Sl was wearing them- such a sad time for skin creators! That was before eloh eliot and others shared their psd’s and opened up the world of skinning. Before that time there were a handful of good skinners, now they are all over the grid!
I digress- if you have a Naughty or other pre-windlight skin, It is time to box them up and try on some demos =) There is a really great list of great skin stores being created in this comment section to get started with.
I’m not really a big fan of changing up my skin, I find that after you get a skin and shape then that’s “you” though I just recently updated. I love Curio and AL Vulo
I started out with Curio and Nomine skins, but these days I rock De La Soul almost all the side, with side servings of Fallen Gods and Skinthesis when I want non-human skin tones.
Well, I love Al Vulo, Curio, LeLutka, PF, and Mynerva. However, I decided since Leah from Glam Affair That is getting SO MUCH HYPE was out at “The Gallery Gift Shop” for only 499L for one color set I’d try it.
BIG MISTAKE! I usually don’t mind a Glam Affair or didn’t. But, the face is pretty and the body is GREY with huge GREY shadows under the boobs. I really should have did a naked demo. I am so sad. I feel like I lost my 499L! 🙁 So NOT worth it. Now, I have a skin with strange red brows, a pink pretty face, and AWFUL body. ICK!
I don’t think anything is ever too old to wear if you really like it ^_^ I am a skin a holic so sometimes I do bring out the older ones that I like because I buy skins so often that I don’t wear them all for too long.
My top 3 skin brands are: Dutch Touch, the body co, & Pink Fuel (and that was really hard to narrow down!)
Funny you should post about skins- I’m currently on the hunt for a new skin!
In my entire SL existence [since 2007] I’ve only had 4 skins. The 1st skin I ever bought was by some random skin maker who’s name I do not recall and have since closed down. I swear I only wore that skin for a week before finding “Naughty Designs” by Lost Thereian. I bought the “Alina Spotlight Gurl Beach Tan” because it had the hairbase. Now I rocked that skin for the next 2 years and I avoided all the pretty new skins I saw only because they didn’t have hairbases.
Then in 2009 I heard Redgrave released a new skin with a hairbase option so I went and snatched up the “Leona Skin” in tan. Loved everything about it except that the lips looked too wet/plump. Then I found Belleza’s “Jesse skin” in Sunkiss and have been in that skin to this day. I loved that skin and with the advent of makeup tattoos didn’t really see the need to get a new one… Until Last week when I noticed it had seems on the arms and legs! [3 years walking around with seems ah!]
So now I’m back in my Leona skin from Redgrave until I find a new one that feels like me. 🙂
Uh, gawd. As if I could ever narrow it down to three! I’m such a skin addict. :X
I will say that my absolute favorite skin brand in all of SL is Pink Fuel, hands down. I really like the hand-drawn, softer skins vs. the more realistic ones. The only thing I don’t like about PF is the long wait times between releases. Ah well.
I also really love Dutch Touch skins and I’m glad she’s back in business. Her tones are fantastic and the faces are beautiful.
I’m incredibly fussy with skins and hate changing, and I’ve tended to stick with Laqroki as their skins seem to suit me well. I think my last 3 or 4 have been from Laq and I’m currently wearing their new Minna.
I’ve tried Curio in the past, at a friend’s insistence, but it didn’t suit me at all. And have demoed loads from different places but none but Laq seem to be “me”
I switch it up with skins. About a year ago, I would only wear PXL – like, I literally never took their Linda skin off. I loved how realistic it looked without looking really photoskinned with tons of pores and stuff (which I hate). Then I went through a really big AlVulo kick because she/(he? – not sure. i think it’s a girl) just makes the cutest little faces.. but I’m a dark blonde, so I really wish her tannest skin tone has a light brows option (maybe she does now, not sure). But lately, I’ve been wearing Ebba by LAQ because I think it’s one of the most beauitful skins I’ve ever seen. I am thinking about buying PXL’s Kate skin though.
So my top three, currently would be:
LAQ
Pink Fuel
Illusory (the cutest noses/mouths ever, the skin tones just arent.. saturated(?) enough for me.. I wish the tones were a little warmer).
I’m really weird about skins though – I stick with certain brands and it’s really, really hard to get me to switch.
I think as long as you love it and it still looks great by all means wear it!
My fav skins: LAQ: Linnea and Minna (peach) League: Jen (sunkissed) Pink Fuel: Elly
I tend to always to back to Linnea, but I’m really liking Jen right now.
I had tons of fav skin brands but atm my top fav are:
Atomic
Illusory
Tuli
I own many skins from Curio, Filthy, Al Vulo, Atomic, Illusory, Tuli, LAQ, Glam, Pink Fuel, Lara and Apple May.
I find the Lelutka skins make me look…washed out and kinda mature. Belleza skins for women tend to all look the same apart from the very last release. I look forward to more from them
When I find a skin that fits me well, I like to stay in it for awhile. I started out with a pretty (at the time) Redgrave Fat Pack in a golden brown shade whose name alludes me, at the moment. I played around with different skins after awhile, but always went back to my ‘Angelina’ skin. At least until a couple of years ago, when I began looking for just the ‘perfect shade of brown’ for my Island Girl avi. After tons upon tons of demos and several purchases, I found LAQ’s Tasha skin, from the Glow Line. It was perfect from head to toe, except that it was still not quite the right shade. But I’d spent my hard-earned on it, and it IS very beautiful, with my shape. I settled into my new skin, happy and content – well, so I thought, anyway. Until Adam&Eve released a group gift skin, in honor of the recently-deceased Etta James. I tried it on and fell in LOVE. With a FREEBIE. Can you say *AWESOME!*?? Of course, I just use different tattoo makeups to change up my look, from day to day.
Now, Adam&Eve skins aren’t quite as detailed as some other skins. But areas that are lacking in detail don’t see the light of day anyway, so who cares? And I spent a bit of time talking with the designer, and went away very happy with their customer service. I still wear my other skins when/if I feel like it (especially my LAQ), but I go back to my Adam&Eve, time and again. I’d even bought another skin from A&E, which is beautiful, but still not as much to my taste as my ‘Etta’ skin (I don’t know if that’s the actual name of the skin, but that’s what I call her 🙂 – and I always go back to it.
Lara Hurley Skins (most likely to wear more than any others)
Al Vullo.. but ONLY Polly, I really like the overall tone of this in pale. I’d buy Polly 2 in sunkissed if she would fix the stomach seam. :/
LAQ
As for older skins.. it’s tough.. not many stand up to time, trends and my desires in a skin. That said I tend to keep skins that add a certain flavor to a look I like to achieve for one reason or another. I never throw skins away, but I do box them up. The only skins I keep alive in my inventory after 6 months is Lara Hurley Skins. I’ve been buying hers for 3 years now and skins from 3 years ago stay as fresh as the day I bought them.
Are you EVER going to tell where your lashes are from, Gogo? :< They are so good and I am always hunting for good lashes. But that's a rare find it seems.
I have to agree with skins before pre windlight and also with Isabelle here too. I am still jealous of the people that can wear one skin for so long. I like all of the skins that I rotate with right now, including my own skins made by me. That changes though. I wish that I could stick to one skin but tone matters a lot to me.
I too joined SL back in 2007 and didn’t change my skins much. The first skin I fell in love with is the Alina skin by Naughty Design (3rd place). I really loved the Jewel skin by LAQ (2nd place) and since I’m still stuck on the glow skins & LAQ’s cocao skins I’ve been wearing Tasha2 (1st place) for a very very very long time now. Have tried to switch to other skins, but I always find myself slipping back into Tasha2.
talking about not wearing older skins, for those of us who have been on SL for a long time and have our favorite brands we kind of know when a skin line is older, but if you were new and just starting out and someone gave you a landmark with 10 skin places how would you ever know if a skin was old as long as it didn’t say ‘new release’ or ‘discounted’ below it?
if i find a new store and check out skins it’s new to me i guess!
top 3 are mynerva, atomic & mamboo chic.
haven’t worn my dutch touch in a long time and oh god i still have ‘blondie’ by laq in my inventory but it’s so orange and weird looking now.
I started SL about 6 years ago. I went from random freebie to random freebie until I decided to get my avie professionally designed to look like RL me. I settled on Redgrave’s Moon in tan. It’s still one of my favorite skins and I return to it quite often. But the recent trend in SL for skins has been a simple soft beauty with LESS makeup so that customizing with tattoo makeups is easier. Thus, Redgrave tends to look over-done to me now. I’ve instead recently been enjoying Filthy and Curio. Curio especially if I’m looking for more of a 30’s look with a beautiful red lip.
My other avie – which I use for medieval roleplaying – wore the lucky chair Exodi (Soleil) for a really long time. (So sad they’re closing). I didn’t want to finance two avies, but I finally broke down and bought her Redgrave’s Leona. Just as with my main avie though, her face eventually looked overdone and I recently switched to Izzie’s Cassandra. I just love this skin. It’s so real with all of the random beauty marks and comes with a ridiculous amount of shadow and lipstick options. I just wish more shoe designers had her RGB on their lists *sigh*
For me, what sells a skin is the eyebrows. I want BLACK eyebrows. Full, face-framing, exotic eyebrows. I find so few skins that do that well and actually Redgrave doesn’t, which is another reason I switched.
Either way, I love trying on different skins. Despite being happy with the ones I have, I chase down every freebie that’s out there. I can’t resist.
Anyone who has been around me for a while knows that there are 2 things i go absolutely bat sh*t crazy for…hair and skin. I am always on the hunt for skins that get the cursors pointing and people wondering what brand Im wearing, and now with tattoo layers, the possibilities are endless!
Top 3 (for now)
The Body Co| Orchid (all time fav)
Redgrave| Trinity (those lips!)
Dutch Touch| Esme (skin tones are lovely)
I’ve used the same skin (Sienna – Opaline, by Curio) for my main, non-roleplaying avatar for a few years now. I know it’s a super-old skin, but I really like it and I think it suits my shape. I’ve tried on other skins and haven’t found anything I’d be willing to spend L$ on to replace it.
My top three favourite skin brands? Hmm… I’ve only purchased from two – Curio, and DrLife. I’m pretty happy with the skins I’ve got from them. I also like Sacred Skins, which sells really nice skins for men, my fiancé’s got two from there and they look really good. So yeah, that’s my three – Curio, DrLife, and Sacred Skins 🙂
Well i have a little fashion blog so I see a lot of skins and my top faves are (And in no special order) Al Vulo, Filthy, IREN, Dekade, New Glam Affair Skin (Leah), New Dutch Touch (Esme), Mynerva, (love),Medley, Swallow Skins…list goes on and on and on lol I love a good skin and i have so many but that’s the fun part for me, changing my skin almost every day or so. I still feel like “me”.
I have all my old skins in a folder labeled as such but i should just delete them… i am a skin hoarder and i know it lol
top 3 fav stores are
Pink fuel
illusory
atomic
Tuli (I hope she comes back)
Mynerva
Al Vulo
My absolute favorite skin I wear is from LAQ – Nellie in Milky. It’s from 2010, so I guess it’s pretty old! I’ve been wearing it for most of my SL, but I just can’t find anything I like better, or that feels like “me”. I have other LAQ skins, but I always go back to Nellie. The other brand I wear is Redgrave Jessica, because it’s specifically a redhead skin. It’s older too, but I love it. I’m actually not crazy about other Redgrave skins, but that one I love so much I got both the open and closed mouth fatpacks. I do keep my look up-to-date and unique by wearing different makeup tattoos. I’ve tried looking for different skins brands, but haven’t found anything new I like better than what I already have.
I keep changing my skin all the time. I just can’t use the same skin for long hehehe So I have many favorites like Mynerva, Illusory, Tres Blah, Al Vulo, LAQ,the new Leah from Glam Affair, I also like some Iren, Dutch Touch, and the list goes on.. lol
And no, I usually don’t wear my old skins, because my yesterday’s favorite isn’t the same as today’s… hehe
Basically, I think any skin pre-windlght is too old for sure. Those skins just look washed out now with the windlight lighting. I think since our lighting in SL is better, the skins had to ‘step up’ and get more detailed to keep up.
Hmmm. top 3? I am not sure I can narrow it down. I like skins =)
League (loving Jen), Tuli, Belleza, Lara Hurley, Filthy, Apple May, and Adam n Eve
Everyone’s skin list is going to be different I bet because thankfully- we all like different things and have unique looks, something that I like in SL. For me the number one important thing is the skin tone. Even if I love other things like lips or makeup, if I can’t find a skin tone that is right (not too yellow or gray; not too dark or light) then I don’t wear the skin.
This is a really dumb question (considering I’ve been in SL for almost 2 years! LOL) but when did windlight come out? O.o
I think around 2008ish- late 2008 or early 2009 (I think).
I think of Naughty skins, Lovey skins, Celestial, and X2 that I still see on the grid when I think of pre-windlight skins. Usually the Naughty and X2 skins are worn by noobs and they are ripped copies. The new players usually don’t even know they are wearing stolen skins. Do you guys remember when the Naughty skins got copybotted and every noob in Sl was wearing them- such a sad time for skin creators! That was before eloh eliot and others shared their psd’s and opened up the world of skinning. Before that time there were a handful of good skinners, now they are all over the grid!
I digress- if you have a Naughty or other pre-windlight skin, It is time to box them up and try on some demos =) There is a really great list of great skin stores being created in this comment section to get started with.
My top three skin brands are:
LAQ
Illusory
Dutch Touch
My top three favorite skins are:
Phoebe (LAQ)
Tiana (Dream Ink)
Love (Illusory)
I’m not really a big fan of changing up my skin, I find that after you get a skin and shape then that’s “you” though I just recently updated. I love Curio and AL Vulo
I started out with Curio and Nomine skins, but these days I rock De La Soul almost all the side, with side servings of Fallen Gods and Skinthesis when I want non-human skin tones.
Well, I love Al Vulo, Curio, LeLutka, PF, and Mynerva. However, I decided since Leah from Glam Affair That is getting SO MUCH HYPE was out at “The Gallery Gift Shop” for only 499L for one color set I’d try it.
BIG MISTAKE! I usually don’t mind a Glam Affair or didn’t. But, the face is pretty and the body is GREY with huge GREY shadows under the boobs. I really should have did a naked demo. I am so sad. I feel like I lost my 499L! 🙁 So NOT worth it. Now, I have a skin with strange red brows, a pink pretty face, and AWFUL body. ICK!
i still wear the free gift dutch touch skin i got when iki had just released cleo and the group was still free to join.
I don’t think anything is ever too old to wear if you really like it ^_^ I am a skin a holic so sometimes I do bring out the older ones that I like because I buy skins so often that I don’t wear them all for too long.
My top 3 skin brands are: Dutch Touch, the body co, & Pink Fuel (and that was really hard to narrow down!)
Funny you should post about skins- I’m currently on the hunt for a new skin!
In my entire SL existence [since 2007] I’ve only had 4 skins. The 1st skin I ever bought was by some random skin maker who’s name I do not recall and have since closed down. I swear I only wore that skin for a week before finding “Naughty Designs” by Lost Thereian. I bought the “Alina Spotlight Gurl Beach Tan” because it had the hairbase. Now I rocked that skin for the next 2 years and I avoided all the pretty new skins I saw only because they didn’t have hairbases.
Then in 2009 I heard Redgrave released a new skin with a hairbase option so I went and snatched up the “Leona Skin” in tan. Loved everything about it except that the lips looked too wet/plump. Then I found Belleza’s “Jesse skin” in Sunkiss and have been in that skin to this day. I loved that skin and with the advent of makeup tattoos didn’t really see the need to get a new one… Until Last week when I noticed it had seems on the arms and legs! [3 years walking around with seems ah!]
So now I’m back in my Leona skin from Redgrave until I find a new one that feels like me. 🙂
Hi Hito,
Try Izzie’s Cassandra. One of my avie’s wore Redgrave’s Leona for quite a long time and I just switched. You might like it too.
Uh, gawd. As if I could ever narrow it down to three! I’m such a skin addict. :X
I will say that my absolute favorite skin brand in all of SL is Pink Fuel, hands down. I really like the hand-drawn, softer skins vs. the more realistic ones. The only thing I don’t like about PF is the long wait times between releases. Ah well.
I also really love Dutch Touch skins and I’m glad she’s back in business. Her tones are fantastic and the faces are beautiful.
I’m incredibly fussy with skins and hate changing, and I’ve tended to stick with Laqroki as their skins seem to suit me well. I think my last 3 or 4 have been from Laq and I’m currently wearing their new Minna.
I’ve tried Curio in the past, at a friend’s insistence, but it didn’t suit me at all. And have demoed loads from different places but none but Laq seem to be “me”
You can see some pics on my Flickr if you’re interested (I don’t expect anyone to be. LOL!)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebecca_ashbourne/sets/72157607211855194/detail/
I switch it up with skins. About a year ago, I would only wear PXL – like, I literally never took their Linda skin off. I loved how realistic it looked without looking really photoskinned with tons of pores and stuff (which I hate). Then I went through a really big AlVulo kick because she/(he? – not sure. i think it’s a girl) just makes the cutest little faces.. but I’m a dark blonde, so I really wish her tannest skin tone has a light brows option (maybe she does now, not sure). But lately, I’ve been wearing Ebba by LAQ because I think it’s one of the most beauitful skins I’ve ever seen. I am thinking about buying PXL’s Kate skin though.
So my top three, currently would be:
LAQ
Pink Fuel
Illusory (the cutest noses/mouths ever, the skin tones just arent.. saturated(?) enough for me.. I wish the tones were a little warmer).
I’m really weird about skins though – I stick with certain brands and it’s really, really hard to get me to switch.
I think as long as you love it and it still looks great by all means wear it!
My fav skins: LAQ: Linnea and Minna (peach) League: Jen (sunkissed) Pink Fuel: Elly
I tend to always to back to Linnea, but I’m really liking Jen right now.
I had tons of fav skin brands but atm my top fav are:
Atomic
Illusory
Tuli
I own many skins from Curio, Filthy, Al Vulo, Atomic, Illusory, Tuli, LAQ, Glam, Pink Fuel, Lara and Apple May.
I find the Lelutka skins make me look…washed out and kinda mature. Belleza skins for women tend to all look the same apart from the very last release. I look forward to more from them
The long story:
When I find a skin that fits me well, I like to stay in it for awhile. I started out with a pretty (at the time) Redgrave Fat Pack in a golden brown shade whose name alludes me, at the moment. I played around with different skins after awhile, but always went back to my ‘Angelina’ skin. At least until a couple of years ago, when I began looking for just the ‘perfect shade of brown’ for my Island Girl avi. After tons upon tons of demos and several purchases, I found LAQ’s Tasha skin, from the Glow Line. It was perfect from head to toe, except that it was still not quite the right shade. But I’d spent my hard-earned on it, and it IS very beautiful, with my shape. I settled into my new skin, happy and content – well, so I thought, anyway. Until Adam&Eve released a group gift skin, in honor of the recently-deceased Etta James. I tried it on and fell in LOVE. With a FREEBIE. Can you say *AWESOME!*?? Of course, I just use different tattoo makeups to change up my look, from day to day.
Now, Adam&Eve skins aren’t quite as detailed as some other skins. But areas that are lacking in detail don’t see the light of day anyway, so who cares? And I spent a bit of time talking with the designer, and went away very happy with their customer service. I still wear my other skins when/if I feel like it (especially my LAQ), but I go back to my Adam&Eve, time and again. I’d even bought another skin from A&E, which is beautiful, but still not as much to my taste as my ‘Etta’ skin (I don’t know if that’s the actual name of the skin, but that’s what I call her 🙂 – and I always go back to it.
The short story:
Adam&Eve
LAQ
Redgrave
Have a beautiful weekend, ladies! 😉
Lara Hurley Skins (most likely to wear more than any others)
Al Vullo.. but ONLY Polly, I really like the overall tone of this in pale. I’d buy Polly 2 in sunkissed if she would fix the stomach seam. :/
LAQ
As for older skins.. it’s tough.. not many stand up to time, trends and my desires in a skin. That said I tend to keep skins that add a certain flavor to a look I like to achieve for one reason or another. I never throw skins away, but I do box them up. The only skins I keep alive in my inventory after 6 months is Lara Hurley Skins. I’ve been buying hers for 3 years now and skins from 3 years ago stay as fresh as the day I bought them.
Are you EVER going to tell where your lashes are from, Gogo? :< They are so good and I am always hunting for good lashes. But that's a rare find it seems.
I have to agree with skins before pre windlight and also with Isabelle here too. I am still jealous of the people that can wear one skin for so long. I like all of the skins that I rotate with right now, including my own skins made by me. That changes though. I wish that I could stick to one skin but tone matters a lot to me.
I too joined SL back in 2007 and didn’t change my skins much. The first skin I fell in love with is the Alina skin by Naughty Design (3rd place). I really loved the Jewel skin by LAQ (2nd place) and since I’m still stuck on the glow skins & LAQ’s cocao skins I’ve been wearing Tasha2 (1st place) for a very very very long time now. Have tried to switch to other skins, but I always find myself slipping back into Tasha2.
talking about not wearing older skins, for those of us who have been on SL for a long time and have our favorite brands we kind of know when a skin line is older, but if you were new and just starting out and someone gave you a landmark with 10 skin places how would you ever know if a skin was old as long as it didn’t say ‘new release’ or ‘discounted’ below it?
if i find a new store and check out skins it’s new to me i guess!
top 3 are mynerva, atomic & mamboo chic.
haven’t worn my dutch touch in a long time and oh god i still have ‘blondie’ by laq in my inventory but it’s so orange and weird looking now.
I started SL about 6 years ago. I went from random freebie to random freebie until I decided to get my avie professionally designed to look like RL me. I settled on Redgrave’s Moon in tan. It’s still one of my favorite skins and I return to it quite often. But the recent trend in SL for skins has been a simple soft beauty with LESS makeup so that customizing with tattoo makeups is easier. Thus, Redgrave tends to look over-done to me now. I’ve instead recently been enjoying Filthy and Curio. Curio especially if I’m looking for more of a 30’s look with a beautiful red lip.
My other avie – which I use for medieval roleplaying – wore the lucky chair Exodi (Soleil) for a really long time. (So sad they’re closing). I didn’t want to finance two avies, but I finally broke down and bought her Redgrave’s Leona. Just as with my main avie though, her face eventually looked overdone and I recently switched to Izzie’s Cassandra. I just love this skin. It’s so real with all of the random beauty marks and comes with a ridiculous amount of shadow and lipstick options. I just wish more shoe designers had her RGB on their lists *sigh*
For me, what sells a skin is the eyebrows. I want BLACK eyebrows. Full, face-framing, exotic eyebrows. I find so few skins that do that well and actually Redgrave doesn’t, which is another reason I switched.
Either way, I love trying on different skins. Despite being happy with the ones I have, I chase down every freebie that’s out there. I can’t resist.
Anyone who has been around me for a while knows that there are 2 things i go absolutely bat sh*t crazy for…hair and skin. I am always on the hunt for skins that get the cursors pointing and people wondering what brand Im wearing, and now with tattoo layers, the possibilities are endless!
Top 3 (for now)
The Body Co| Orchid (all time fav)
Redgrave| Trinity (those lips!)
Dutch Touch| Esme (skin tones are lovely)
I’ve used the same skin (Sienna – Opaline, by Curio) for my main, non-roleplaying avatar for a few years now. I know it’s a super-old skin, but I really like it and I think it suits my shape. I’ve tried on other skins and haven’t found anything I’d be willing to spend L$ on to replace it.
My top three favourite skin brands? Hmm… I’ve only purchased from two – Curio, and DrLife. I’m pretty happy with the skins I’ve got from them. I also like Sacred Skins, which sells really nice skins for men, my fiancé’s got two from there and they look really good. So yeah, that’s my three – Curio, DrLife, and Sacred Skins 🙂
Well i have a little fashion blog so I see a lot of skins and my top faves are (And in no special order) Al Vulo, Filthy, IREN, Dekade, New Glam Affair Skin (Leah), New Dutch Touch (Esme), Mynerva, (love),Medley, Swallow Skins…list goes on and on and on lol I love a good skin and i have so many but that’s the fun part for me, changing my skin almost every day or so. I still feel like “me”.
I have all my old skins in a folder labeled as such but i should just delete them… i am a skin hoarder and i know it lol