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Best Female Skins and Shapes???

Metalcorn Cassini
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Join date: 11 Dec 2006
Posts: 8
08-19-2007 06:02
From: LittleMiss Independent
I have been in game for nearly a year now...I have spent way to much money trying to find the perfect skin and shape...
So far the ones I've liked best are Gala Skins and ALady shapes..
But am still looking for better.
Who in your opinion has the best Skins and Shapes?

LittleMiss Independent

Bodies by Blake has great shapes and many are modifiable which is very convenient as it lets you "tweak" here and there. They are also very reasonably priced.
I like the skins at Naughty Island the best.
Pretzzell Etzel
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Join date: 29 May 2007
Posts: 5
08-20-2007 00:57
ND and Canimal are my favorites so far for skins. I've found that a lot of it has to do with finding the right skin and face shape. If you find a skin that you like it may take some tweaking of the face sliders to get just the right look.
Joker Opus
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Join date: 9 May 2006
Posts: 363
08-20-2007 02:12
Hi there!
I suggest you patrol the in-world search engine. To my belief there are some great skins on free island
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PuNKka Hax
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Join date: 7 Jul 2007
Posts: 45
08-20-2007 02:19
About few posts earlier:
all of u who know lesser known sking and body designer
tell us who are dtay and where to buy that is why this post was made- to find best skins and shapes in sl.
It is really difficult if u don't know where to search. I agree we all talk about most famous skin designers, but that is cause we don't have any experience with other skins- tell us your experiences and where to find the shops and im sure not just me will go searching for some new stuff.
It's all about knowing where when and why.
Ann Launay
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Join date: 8 Aug 2006
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08-20-2007 19:31
The new Tete a Pied skins are pretty hot...I was never a fan of the old line (weird brows, too much blush), but I'm really liking the new ones. :)
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Capella DeCuir
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Join date: 15 Jun 2007
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08-20-2007 20:13
From: Ann Launay
The new Tete a Pied skins are pretty hot...I was never a fan of the old line (weird brows, too much blush), but I'm really liking the new ones. :)


Seriously. I spent half an hour flipping back and forth between Pinup from TaP and my Sakura from Sin Skins this afternoon trying to decide which I liked better. My current SinSkins finally won out because it looks a little warmer and friendly on my shape and because, damnit, TaP refuses to make freckles standard.... but it was close. I'd buy them for an alt without a fully established look in a heartbeat though. Surprised me because I've never been a fan of TaP skins before.
Betty Doyle
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Join date: 15 Aug 2006
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08-20-2007 21:03
From: Ann Launay
The new Tete a Pied skins are pretty hot...I was never a fan of the old line (weird brows, too much blush), but I'm really liking the new ones. :)


ooohh yes! I went on a little shopping spree there this morning! And she did the modable brows like Sin Skins does! Yay!!
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PuNKka Hax
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Join date: 7 Jul 2007
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08-20-2007 23:56
guys i need an female vampire skin; does anyone know where i can get a really good one? Ive been searching yesterday for hours but prob cause of the lagg-yest. was really a crappy day in sl:)) didnt find anything nice:)
All help much appreciated
Nina Stepford
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Join date: 26 Mar 2007
Posts: 3,373
08-21-2007 02:23
good luck mate. vampire/gothic skins are by far the lowest quality skins on sl. that rac flour (which i did end up buying) is about the closest thing ive seen to a nice skin that can pass for vamp. everything else is either stark white or pink.
From: PuNKka Hax
guys i need an female vampire skin; does anyone know where i can get a really good one? Ive been searching yesterday for hours but prob cause of the lagg-yest. was really a crappy day in sl:)) didnt find anything nice:)
All help much appreciated
PuNKka Hax
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Join date: 7 Jul 2007
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08-21-2007 03:44
From: Nina Stepford
good luck mate. vampire/gothic skins are by far the lowest quality skins on sl. that rac flour (which i did end up buying) is about the closest thing ive seen to a nice skin that can pass for vamp. everything else is either stark white or pink.



I have that one already:)
well maybe ill just find some tattos and nice eyes to go with it... and a dress... and fangs:)
You are right probably:))
Mo Dryke
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Join date: 2 Feb 2007
Posts: 192
08-21-2007 03:49
come take a look at my gallery maybe you will find something you will like.
I have some vamp skins with veins effects
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Betty Doyle
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Join date: 15 Aug 2006
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08-21-2007 04:10
Tete a Pied has two that could pass for vamp in the lightest shade... the Biba and the Horus. Although, I agree that RaC one is the best I've seen as well. I wish you could buy just one of her skins and didn't have to shell out L$4000 for the whole pack.
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Ann Launay
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08-21-2007 06:55
From: PuNKka Hax
guys i need an female vampire skin; does anyone know where i can get a really good one?


Nomine had at least two shades of white the last time I looked and Nora's Entice line had some fun ones, including one with a bloody mouth that I just had to buy for the principle of it. ;)

Edit: You might check Deviant Kitties as well.
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Congratulations and shame on you! You are a bit of a slut.
PuNKka Hax
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Join date: 7 Jul 2007
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08-22-2007 00:03
ty will check them out
PuNKka Hax
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08-26-2007 23:41
BTW i found some great CAKE skins- they are really expensive but in my opinion they are great- from normal to vamp and doll like...excellent:))
Dnali Anabuki
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Join date: 17 Oct 2006
Posts: 1,633
08-27-2007 00:12
From: Brenda Connolly
My shape is mine, with a little tweaking from "a friend" ;) and I use Sin Skins Stratus. It gives me that fresh faced, girl next door look that has mesmerized clueless noobs for months now. :p


and a few clueless oldies too!
Dnali Anabuki
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08-27-2007 00:24
From: JeanGenie Jewell
Apollonia, I wear RaC all the time and I don't look 12 years old....it mainly depends on the shape you are wearing and mine is very curvy....


Me too, I RAC (Nancy) and look in my 30s. There is a version of the Nancy that is modifiable and you can go very light or very dark. The poster doesn't look like much in the store but it is very versatile. You can modify the makeup as well as the skin color.
Dnali Anabuki
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08-27-2007 00:29
From: Rene Erlanger
..that's exactly my point, most of you all have a little collection of well known landmarks which you repetitively visit...the RAC's. Naughty Design, Gala, X2, Nominee, Adam n Eve, Nominee, Body Politik, Celesrial etc etc....they are the brand names, reliable products......it's safe!........but believe you me, there are some smaller lesser known or new creators that produce equally great work!

Take some time and visit them, they are out there.....then come back and write an opinion!


Actually I visited RAC when they were first starting out and weren't popular at all. I just loved their skins and stayed with them while they grew.

It takes time to make a reputation in SL and this thread would have been a great place to say nice stuff about your work or others instead of being critical of potential customers.
Dorra Debs
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Join date: 20 Jul 2005
Posts: 177
08-27-2007 17:23
From: Rene Erlanger
The problem with these type of threads....its mostly the same elite and long standing companies that get the same mention time and time again. For instance i challenge anyone to buy one of my Dalian body shapes at Plush Enigma and honestly tell me that any of the before mentioned known creators (e.g Body Doubles or MAD Design etc) are really any better if indeed at all than any of my Dalian shapes!

By the same token, being a shape producer, i have spent a small fortune on male and female skins, likewise hairstyles......i'm forever venturing out and viewing new designer's products......hell i even came across a new Japanese skin creator last night (he/she spent 131k on a classified....so i had to see for myself what justified this kind of spend).

The point i'm trying to make.....is that i have come across some great looking skins, that i would consider nearly or on a par as some of the more fashionable names being banded about on this thread.....e.g take a look at Minnu skins or Pixel for instance.
Who are they you might ask?.........that's exactly my point, most of you all have a little collection of well known landmarks which you repetitively visit...the RAC's. Naughty Design, Gala, X2, Nominee, Adam n Eve, Nominee, Body Politik, Celesrial etc etc....they are the brand names, reliable products......it's safe!........but believe you me, there are some smaller lesser known or new creators that produce equally great work!

Take some time and visit them, they are out there.....then come back and write an opinion!

Rene, I just got the Minnu skin and I love it!

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Capella DeCuir
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08-27-2007 18:13
The problem with the makers who aren't as well known is that it can really be looking for a needle in a haystack as far as quality- they're hard to find, and when you do find a skin you like it's inevitably by a maker who only has one makeup in the wrong colors or a wrong skin tone or creates no new skins to refresh the selection in a year.

I'm even frustrated with my skin from a well known maker because I don't have enough selection in makeups (5 each in 2 skin tones. I want a full wall of selection! Grr.)- but the facial/body shading, skin tone, freckle options, and available makeups are so right for my desired shape and look that I just can't replace it- I've tried. I can't count the number of skin demos I keep in my demo folder.

It's a bit hypocritical of me since I could say the same about any designer in any field (I tend to pick one or two and stick to them like glue) and yet I'm new to the market myself and wish more people were out there beating the bushes to find what I make. It is what it is though- especially with such a defining part of your avatar. I can change shoes and clothes without remorse (although damn I'm going to miss Pixeldolls wide selection) but I have 2 shapes total- Capella and Capella as a kid.
Suriel Rosca
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Join date: 15 Mar 2007
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Pleasant surprise!
08-30-2007 08:26
I have tried all the big ones, and I think RAC, Nomine, Sin Skins are definately here for a reason. They are all very good indeed. My only problem is that almost everybody has those skins already, there's nothing really new.

Fortunately there are always small designers with new and fresh content, like PBC for example. They have a brand new skin, and it's fantastic imho. I have a lot of different shapes, but no matter which one I use, these make-ups look great with everything and 3500 for the full pack is great value, imho.

Here I am:





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