My friend Minnu is a talented, sweet, funny, generous lady. I adore her to bits, and when she told me she was getting closer to finishing her new line of skins, then sent me over the base to check it out, I fell in love with the skin, especially the feet and the soft, feminine tummy.

Minnu’s Sim is re-opening tomorrow at noon, SLT, and these skins will be launched then at the re-opening party, along with Thora’s new male skin line, also called Zero.

I hope that they can make a fresh start and forget about any past drama (and I hope you all can too :P)

I’ve always asked Minnu to make softer looking tummies because I myself prefer a bit of feminine curviness, rather than super-muscular, super-toned abs, and she finally did it. I’m not saying it was because of me or anything, but I do plan to take credit for the idea The little tiny birthmark to the right of the navel is awesome too, and a great idea to add a bit more interest.

Feet are a particularly difficult area of the SL body to make look decent. Let’s face it, we got supremely gypped by Linden when it came to our tootsies (meant to hold those precious shoessssssss!), and most people I know say they hate their feet here. But I have never been all that concerned about them, really. Minnu took some time with the new line to make them a bit more defined and pretty, and I like them quite a bit now. I will not be ashamed to show these off in my favourite pair of sandals, I can tell you that!

Whether you’re looking for glammed up makeup, like 1b in the Light tone shown here…

or everyday light makeup for the sweet, girl-next-door side of you, like 3b in Sunkissed above, you’ll find the perfect makeup for whatever mood you might be in at that moment.

The darker skin tones have never been neglected, and I’m really glad of that because Minnu does some beautiful dark skins. On the left is Umber in 5b, and pictured in the inset is the gorgeous Dark tone in 7a.

My absolute favourite skins in the bunch though, have to be the next three. None are tones I’d normally pick for myself, as I tend to prefer very pale skintones nowadays, but the makeups are so delicious that I can’t stop myself from wearing them.

The slight brown tint to the lips in Sunkissed 7b is what drew me to this skin, and it is perfect for getting a little bit less casual without going outright glam. The light eye makeup is a great contrast and helps to keep it from being too much, especially in the daytime.

Of course, every woman needs a classic red lipstick/smoky eye combo like Light 6b in her inventory. For those evenings out (or in ), getting glammed up is easy as there is some variation of this makeup in nearly every tone I think.

However, at the end of the day, no matter how much romancing and heavy flirting has been going on with other skintones and makeups, I nearly always return to my first true love: the Fair tone. This makeup is 3b.

I guess so far I haven’t really mentioned what the letter postfixes represent. Minnu has done three sets of brows this time, ranging from light (think blonde) to dark, which is what I usually choose to wear. Not all sets include all brows, because of course, the very dark tones would look silly with blonde eyebrows (in my opinion anyway, and apparently Minnu’s as well). So the makeup number with no postfix is the lightest brow, then the more brows are included are titled in succession, from lighter to darker (like 3a and 3b).

At Minnu Model Skins, most of the ranges thus far have been very perfect - no blemishes or pores showing at all. This time around, Minnu has made sure to leave a bit of so-called “imperfection,” which to me only makes them more beautiful. I love that some of the skins have a bit of a rougher look to them, and I am sure I won’t be the only one.

Definitely for sure make sure to go see the newness at Minnu Model Skins this afternoon, starting at noon tomorrow! But make sure to REMOVE all your attachments to decrease the lag.