I wasn’t intending to post anything on my blog this week but animation/pose reviews, but then I got the opportunity to review the new Enayla collection from Punch Drunk before its official release tomorrow, and damnit, I couldn’t help myself. It’s not because of the collection itself (though I definitely like it, and think Iris did really well with it), but because of her inspiration, Linda Bergkvist. I first became aware of her work back from my Sims 2 days, since Linda herself was quite popular as a Sims 2 skins creator. Her username in that community is Enayla, and her skins are arguably the best available. It’s been wished time and time again by everyone I know that Enayla would come to Second Life and bring her gorgeous work with her, but alas, I have yet to see that happen.

For now, enjoy Punch Drunk’s ode to a great artist.

The first dress to stand out to me was Neliquele, due to the gorgeous detailing on the back. Sexy and unusual in its detailing, I immediately started scrolling for the perfect pose to show it off. The texturing is really well done and from the notecard provided by Iris, has baked in light and shadow. Her hard work definitely shows in this beautiful dress, though there is a flaw at the back of the neck with the halter strap sort of fading.

On the left is the beautiful Spoiled, a chartreuse (gawd I love that word) frock with a flair. I think this might be my favourite, simply because of the colour and fabric texture, which is, again, gorgeous.

On the right is Rose, which reminds me more of a fairy dress, with the laces across the torso and the bottom of the skirt. Soft, and pretty, you’ll feel like a fairy princess when you slip this one on.

I have no doubt that you’ll be seeing these dresses elsewhere on the feed, so I won’t show you all of them, and instead leave you wondering what the remaining three dresses in the Enayla collection by Punch Drunk look like.

Credits below the cut.

Neliquele:

Skin - MM Skins Zero Prototype 9a (unreleased, but I needed something dramatic, sorry) \ Hair - ETD Diedra in Smoke \ Nose Ring - Aitui 1 Captured Bead on Silver Ring (re-fitted to nose) \ Shoes - Maitreya Virtue in Patent Black \ Earrings - =DeLa*= Antonia in Deep Forest \ Bracelets - =DeLa*= Carmen Bangles in Deep Forest.

Spoiled:

Hair - ETD Wynn in Espresso (nothing else shows).

Rose:

Skin - MM Skins Zero Light Makeup 7B \ Hair - ETD Anne in Auburn \ Nose Ring - Aitui 1 Captured Bead on Silver Ring (re-fitted to nose) \ Shoes - Maitreya Chichi in Pastel Pink.