I’ve never been too enthusiast about Portia Sin’s skins. Somehow they just never worked for me… the skintones… I preferred other brands, the make ups, I preferred other brands still, and my main concern with Sin Skins… the eyebrows.. no matter how I tweaked mine, I couldn’t get them the way I want them. Until last night. I found a preview pack in my inventory. This time Portia has just gotten it right. 8 skin tones, varying from a translucent dolllike porcelain, to a tone that is so dark, I’d call it liquorice. It reminds me of the Tuareg, the beduin people in the Sahara that are known for the almost blue shine to their dark skin. She has also made a freckled skin that I think has about the best freckles in SL. They are uneven, some darker than others, and scattered all over the face, the chest, shoulders, upper arms and back.
The body of this skin is just good… a pleasantly realistic skintexture… not 100% smooth.. but without the ultrarealism some creators put in these days. After all, if the veins in my legs show, they are varicose and it is time to have them done. Same goes for couperose, pores and blemishes. Women all over the world put in a lot of effort to get rid of all that… so I certainly don’t want it in my SL skins. No need for cosmetic surgery with Sin Skins though, the bits are nicely drawn and in harmony with the skintones. The skins come shaven, but, and I love this in the light of the recent “To shave or not to shave” discussion, Portia has found a very creative solution for those girls who want a bit of hair, or even get creative. *drumrolls* Enter the scripted patch! The WHAT? Yes,  enter the scripted patch… a very thin sculpted prim, that fits the female anatomy perfectly and that though a menu gives you a number of options to dress up your pussy. No, as usual you will get no nudieshots from me, but I’ve included a texture that Portia gave me with the options. As you can see, you can go from mild to hot ‘n spicy with these.
On the photo made in Emvee Cuba, the yellow new Money Wool dress from Kyoot Army, the neclace is from Icon, the hoops are from Earthtones and the beret is not available in the shop, but was sent to me by Mavis McGettigan from Skin Flicks and I coloured it. The undies in the bodyshot are from Twosome. As usual the settings I use for skin reviews is Caliah Lyon’s windlight preset. I turn off the atmospheric sliders and use no face lamp.
Portia’s new skins will be made available somewhere this weekend. Keep an eye on her blog, or just drop by her shop to see if they are there yet
As usual, great work! I can’t believe you said pussy! Muahaha you bad girl! And you have some of the cutest lingerie. I just love it. I agree with everything you said, these skins are really nice. EVERYONE GO GET THEM!