You know that fair girl that burns before tanning? The one with the freckled nose? The one with the sensitive skin?

In SL too, I most often wear fair skins because I personally find them the most beautiful for my AV and a truer reflection of my real self. Of course, many of my friends often sport the tanned look, which suits them, but I regularly gravitate to the fairer tones if possible.

In this case, I’m talking about the Gen 4 Fair tone from Minnu Model Skins, which like the other darker tones, contains a wide-variety of make-up choices for a range of different looks. It’s by far my favorite MMs release to date…as I know it is for so many.

For this post, I’ve let the make-ups in the tone guide my clothing choices…and they took me in and out of my inventory for several hours. I’m impressed by the range of looks you can get with just one tone - or even just one skin, since each comes with 2 different eyebrows AND freckled versions.

I do have favorites though…make-ups #3 and #4 (shown here) are definitely 2 of my top picks.

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I recently posted about a new skin at Damiani by KaoZ Koba and Pompeja Rossini called “Isabelle.” Now, after only a couple weeks on the market, they’re already expanding the make-up options. With the new make-up additions, they’re packaging two make-ups for the price of one in every singles pack.

As a quick reminder, there are three tones sold - and shown here are the 12 new make-ups in the the lightest available tone. Anddddd another reminder that I don’t post-process skin snapshots beyond consolidating, cropping and framing.

My favorites include the aqua eyeshadows (2 on the left), which are very pretty and soft. I’m not a huge fan of the wilder eyes or lips, but I do think they would have a place for more artistic looks perhaps.

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I am still slowly catching up from a week away, so in case you haven’t yet been over to Fleur since Roslin and CJ re-launched their apparel line, I’d recommend you do that. Does everyone remember the monthly skin and outfit offers from a year or so ago? I don’t know if those will happen again, but personally, I’d love to see that.

As before, you’ll find all kinds of goodies - complete outfits, separates as well as accessories. In fact, the new pastel gloves (that come in three sizes in each color pack for only $100L) are perhaps my favorite new items I am showing the short versions in pink and sky here, but there are many more colors and a deeply discounted fatpack to satisfy everyone.

On the full outfits side, there’s “Desk Set” that comes in multiple colors and two primary looks - jacket/blouse and blouse alone. Those of you who appreciate clothing that doesn’t need huge amounts of prims to be beautiful, will love the options here - and particularly with details such as the rouching on the skirt, and carefully drawn zipper and fasten.

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Stephanie Misfit has been taking orders! She was directed to create a skin to make someone who shall remain nameless “look like she’s been found floating face down in a lake.”

I don’t know about that, but I can tell you that Ingrid Nude from La Sylphide is just what pale lip, smoky eye collectors will love. I returned from vacation and was so excited to see they had been released…you see, I had seen them on the Order Giver and couldn’t wait to try them for myself <3

The new Ingrids come in two tones - light (my favorite) and medium, with both nude and slightly pinked lips in three make-up varieties of Glitter, Smoky and Sultry. Singles are a steal at $600L, as are packs of three in your tone at $1200L.

My favorites are the nude pink lips - shown above in Glitter and below in Smoky (left) and Sultry (right) - all in the light tone.

In my opinion, Steph continues to offer the most distinctive faces in skins. Both Liliana (her first skin and still one of my favorites) and Ingrid are unique, strong and yet absolutely feminine.

See Ingrid Nude in the medium tone after the jump…
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