Skins Evolution: Gala Phoenix

I’m late… and in adance sorry for some grammar mistakes or typos but in storm of emotions and due to such long time wich passed since I wrote something that long in english it’s best I can do.

Honestly I was  trying to write that review since two weeks. After reading such well-done review by Dove Swanson I asked myself – do I really have something more to say to have reason to bore you with another Curio’s new release review? I think (or rather I hope) I do, actually.
Unfortunatly I dont own any of ‘old’ Gala’s but I do own generation with wich she present on Skin Fair last year and next makeups. I must admit I had totally different vision of this post at the begining. I decided to try show you Evolution of Gala Phoenix’s skins – starting from amazing ’second debut’ (at least for me) till now with brand 3 new (and now actually 4, she released beauty Sunny today) faces with brand new body. Fans of Curio skins always admire that ’shine’ on skins and subtle body shading and details. It’s still there but in sligthly new look and expressivness.
Let’s start with the face – for most of us the most important part of the skin. To show excatly how Gala’s face evolutioned I decided to put together 6 ‘faces’:

Begining from the left first three are ‘old’ Gala’s and next are new - Breeze, Lovely and Vixen. All old Gala’s are shown in the same skintone (opaline), and they suppouse to be the same ‘face’, however we can see differences.The first one is ‘Dew’ almost pure and very delicate, this makeup was released as first with many others. Next released ‘Nocturnal’ was released while Curio sim opening. It’s a bit lighter than previous ones and lighting is more distinct (especially nose area). Next one is Prune, one of 4 Holiday’s releases – even more visiable difference in lighting and a bit darker shadows. I think at this step we can see announcement for new techniques and look of Gala’s skins. Body didn’t change much but face did and it was a little signs of what’s to come.
And here we are – brand new ‘Vibrant‘ line is released and Gala is on two levels higher (bravo!). Breeze, Lovely and Vixen won hearts of Gala’s fan and brings much more new ones.

Three new faces with one completly new body.  Fans of wonderfull ’shine’ won’t be dissapointed because it’s still here with even more intensity. However I’m a bit dissapointed myself a bit – shine stayed but also I notice a bit of ‘body oil’. We can excuse it that summer is closer with big steps but I think it’d rather become new SL skins trend, from now one it’s now on it’s not only identiciation of Redgrave skins but in a bit lighter and subtle version many newly released skins too. I miss ‘old and first’ Gala’s shine with a bit smoothness and mat impression, but we can’t have everything, right? With new ’shine’ new skins brought a bit more realistic and detailed body shading (since I didn’t go nude and showed every little detail I reccomend to check Dove’s review where she is perfectly showing EVERYTHING including butthole *winks to Dove*):

We read in Dove’s review (I know it’s like third time I refer to someone’s review but it really inspired me to show ‘evolution of skin’) that new Vibrant skins are perfect in their imperfections. I wouldn’t say that but it’s deffinetly thing of your personall preferences BUT I must admit it’s very interesting effect. Since we are rounded by perfectly shaded and detailed skin it would be nice finally has something wich a bit more reflect RL and make it all more real.
The body is the same but faces are completly different. Few basic facts: skins come in 4 skintones – Acorn, Sundust, Petal and Moonbeam BUT all makeups options (6 in every skin with 2 options for lips colour) comes in Light and Dark version wich give kind of eight tones.  I can’t really choose my favourite because I like something in every single one:

*Breeze – here shown in Petal [Light] Robin’s Egg 1. What I noticed first was brows wich remind me a lot of old ones, then lips – perfectly rounded and full with few stunning lighting and shading imperfections, wich actually make it all more real. Lovely freckles perfectly fit whole look.
*Lovely – shown in Sundust [Dark] Pure 1. Face is more matt, chin visable rounded and lips a bit smaller. Breeze looks quiet happy but Lovely’s brows and a bit lip’s cornes moved down make it more melancholy and sad looked. I actually look lie crying but as little drama queen I love it.
*Vixen – shown in Moonbeam [Dark] Mink 1. A bit glammy and sad look, smaller nose and perfect glossy lips make me feel most ‘myself’ Face is more fierce and glamour.
I’d like to admit that on pictures I do not wear any prim lashes, they are painted on skin (and here another connexion to old Gala’s where in last two release we got painted lashes).
To not bore you to death I suum up – I was big fan on Skin Fair Gala Phoenix release and I think I am still her fan now. I don’t quiet like new ’shine’ or few highly detailed elements but looking on all steps we could observe in her skins evolution I am impressed with what Gala spoiled us in new (giant) release. I definetly do reccomend you all to try them if you haven’t already and I’m a bit speechless when I try to imagine with what she surpize us next.

<3 F.