Skin Review – John Paine By Signature Skin Labs

Hello again,

I promised to write a detailed review about the latest skin release from Signature Skin Labs and so…here goes!

We all guys are familiar with the lack of male skin variety in SL, so any addition in  skins I think its great news! But we can’t blame the skin creators at all guys can we? Check your inventory and count how many skins you have in there! One? Two? When its the last time you felt the need to change the way you look? I mean honestly, men tend to buy one skin they like and stick with it for ages! Sometimes its the lack of male skins itself and we don’t find anything we like too much to change our skin. But guys I have news for you! John Paine has arrived and he rocks!

Simple Spad, the man behind Signature Labs presented lately his brand new line of skins with highlight the release of John Paine Skin. In my opinion this skin is the best work Simple has presented so far, paying extreme attention to shading and also to body and face skin  texture.

John Paine comes in 4 different tones to suit any preference from pale to deep tan skin. In each Tone you can find 9 different facial hair to choose and 1 shaved look with eyeliner (which is my best as always!). The skin is available in hair and non hair base in each package. The hair texture on the scalp is great and has absolutely no seams at all, so you can easily choose not to wear any prim hair if you like the short look! I love the eyebrows and the lips and and and..well everything in this face is just awesome and sexy.

As for the body, the shading and the texture is very detailed making this skin rated as one of the most realistic skins available on the grid, giving muscular look to any avatar shape and height. I really love the thighs and the back.  You can purchase the shape of John Paine from Signature Skin Labs to get the exact same looks. This is the shape I ‘ve put on today, but I made the body much slimmer to fit my taste.

So guys, go and try some demos NOW!

See you soon!

Styling Lesson No6 – Dress for Winter!

Hello again!

Its really late at night as I am writing this, almost 3.30 a.m. and its actually the first day in Greece that is a bit cold! To be honest, this summer was too long, so I am happy for first time in my life that winter is closing. Caught in this winter mood , I decided to show you a style I love. I hope you like it too!

Its  since 2006 that the fashion moto is “Grey is the new Black”. All the last seasons grey is so popular in both male and female fashion scene. Its softer than black and yeah I admit it,  I love it as much I love black. The outfit highlight is off course the stunning dark gray coat from Laqroki. I added a gray turtleneck sweater from [savvy avvy] and paired it with a gray faded jeans from Damiani that is actually a last night group gift from Pompeja. Lastly the (cant find any good word to describe) latest Patagonia Boots from [ hoorenbeek ] and a pair of a great detailed vision glasses from Kalnins. Just wanted to mention here, that the quality and the detail of the entire glasses line of Maris Kanto  is something to admire! I finished the look with the fab hair with hat from Gritty Kitty, in  which I modified the bangs quite a lot to fit my taste.

The stunning skin I am wearing is Kalil from Signature Skins (creator:  Simple Spad). I must tell you that from the moment my eye dropped on that skin I was instantly in love. I always search for skins that make me differ from the typical  tanned Caucasian stereotype, mainly because I am not like that in RL. Diversity FTW! And this skin has all the main features I was looking for a long time. Spad made exceptional work on the face especially the on the eyebrows which are gorgeous. Be sure to go and try a demo as soon as possible!

In my next post I ll show you more skins (including this) from Spad including the one he is about to release that is absolutely amazing in a detailed review! Beware! I ll show myself with undies! LOL

See you soon! And go for shopping NOW!!!!

Skin: <SIGNATURE> Kalil -Tone 2- Eyeliner

Eyes: +plus “Gray Eyes”

Hair: Gritty Kitty: BLACK Comrad

Coat: Laqroki ~ Dark Grey High Collar Coat

Sweater: [savvy avvy] mens rollneck sweater – grey

Jeans: Damiani Group gift//Rebel Jeans

Boots: [ hoorenbeek ] Patagonia 2.0 Loose – Used Black

Glasses: Kalnins Optics Glasses – Faust #4 v1.45

Styling Lesson No5 – Everyday Essentials : Be Comfy!

Hello everybody! Been a while since my last post… but I really feel passionate about this one. So I hope you enjoy!

So, the thing is, we all have our everyday comfort clothes, right? I was looking around and noticed that I didn’t have much of a “everday” style. Most things were dressed up or dressed down, no in-between. So this post is all about being comfy everyday but still having that fabulous style about you. The essentials for everyday comfort have to be a nice comfy pair of jeans or pants! For this post I decided to go with blue jeans, since like 70% of my inventory is black and I don’t want all my posts looking similar!  For the top, I went with a very nice everyday jumper/shirt combo. For the shoes, I went with the AMAZING Kalnins Braxters, these trainers are just great, in quality and price! They look really good on! So that’s my everyday look, with the glasses and ciggie added for a little edge. And there you have it, we don’t have to look like we just fell off vivian westoods handbag of fashion everyday! Sometimes it’s just as good to go with the more relaxed (yet still stylish) look!

Hope you guys enjoyed reading this post! Kisses and hugs to you all xx

P.S Go to ’Kalnins Fashion’ which is really really great! Some very good quality items at very reasonable prices. Make sure you stop by this shop for some of the essentials men!

Items I’m wearing:

Skin:  Rex Tone 3 from Signature Skins http://slurl.com/secondlife/Skutter/176/60/77

Jeans: (Elephant Outfitters) Classic Elephant Jeans – Dirty Light from Elephant Outfitters at Armidi http://slurl.com/secondlife/Armidi/135/127/26

Hair: Dan-Hair Type-B-Mocha from Uw.St  http://slurl.com/secondlife/Yamashita/80/96/506

Glasses/Ciggie: FNKY Agent Glasses FNKY Cigarette II (long ash) both from FNKY http://slurl.com/secondlife/FNKY%20Cake/129/76/26

Shirt: +grasp+/Layered Shirts/black+Dot_white from +grasp+ http://slurl.com/secondlife/grasp/163/212/38

Trainers: Braxterz V1.7 from Kalnins Fashion  http://slurl.com/secondlife/Fusion%20Crossing/220/37/24

Styling Lesson No4 – Wardrobe Essentials : The Leather Jacket!

Hello again this is Hermes with one more styling lesson.Sit back and enjoy it. /me feels like writing a lots of stuff tonight!

Yeah I know what you must be thinking by now about me..”That man is really classic like a grandpa! bleh” LOL. Well, one thing is sure about me, you will rarely catch me in sl 2 days in a row with the same style. One day I may be really emoish, or punkish, or even boheme with dreads! It’s all about my mood. Nevertheless you just can’t bypass the classic style that is always classy and damn yeah I love to see men dress like that in both lives. Also, ya know its not always party time!!

So lets get back to what I chose for this outfit. One other thing about me is that I love layering! I really don’t like the “jeans & tee” look! Blame me! When I have options why not use them after all? Basic item: The Leather Jacket! I chose one from Valiant, that I have for quite a long time in my inventory, but still remains one of my favorites. I love the fact that its open buttoned and its style is one from the top trends for fall/winter 2009.  Sadly, as I just discovered this fantastic jacket is not available for sale anymore, but I am pretty sure most of you have it already in your inventories. If not, try to find something in the same style! I matched it with black and brown accessories to add variety and modern touch to it. Don’t be afraid to mix black and brown leather accessories and other materials. The trend “same color belt,  shoes and handbag”  is so 1990! Also be sure to invest in a pair of combat boots. There are many styles available in SL to satisfy every taste. Adding them to the outfit instantly adds more modern touch and makes you look more adventurous!

Go for shopping and “Look Classy”!

Hermes is wearing:

Skin: <TheAbyss> [ SKIN ][ Adam Crius_Origin ][ Chin Beard ]

Hair: Mad Designs Hair ~ Akami TB

Eyes: +plus *Gray Eyes*

Jacket: *Valiant* Black Open Button Leather Jacket /not available anymore no idea why! I love this jacket!

Sweater: Pig – Cozy Chenille Sweater Man – Rust T (freebie!)

Shirt: :=MYA=: white shirt_drawn collar (part of :=MYA=: checked_suit black)

Pants: {Gisaci} Ruvido Slacks – Annerire

Scarf: VG – ‘Layered Scarf’ in Copper

Gloves: [VG] – ‘Brody Gloves’ in Copper – Glove Layer

Boots: [ hoorenbeek ] Combat Boots – Old Black – T

Glasses: *ARAI* glasses04 RE-RE (modified to brown)

Bag: KU_ITEM_BACKPACK_BROWN (freebie!) (modified to make it handbag only!)

Style Lesson No 3 – Small Avatars!

OK! So, we’ve all seem them……….. the little tiny avatar shapes. Ya know the ones, the little guys with paper thongs on and huge moon boots. What’s with these guys??? Like the little guys can’t have any fashion taste what-so-ever?? They must be dressed like little fairy tramps?? Well NO!! Small doesn’t mean small taste, it’s just a size! Don’t get me wrong, not all the smaller avatars out there dress like this. Just the majority of what  I’ve seen. So this has inspired my new post, to show that little can still be stylish and sexy! Throw away those paper thongs people and grab some sexy jeans!!! XxXxX

Sky is wearing:

Skin/Hair - Item- [B] Eric /+cherry+, Fate Tan o1 #A From- .:Imaginary_Fate_Main_Store:.

Pants/Shirt - Item – !ZB Vneck(Red), Sekh Jeans (Black) From – Zoobong

Shoes - Item – PornStar Xtra Hi Tops From - Urban Bomb Unit

Scarf - Item- Sey Afgan Stole From – :sey

Bracers - Item – Azazel Bracer From –  SiniStyle Design

Styling Lesson No2 – Wardrobe Essentials : The Trench Coat!

There are some specific items that every man must have in his closet. One of the top priorities is the classic trench coat. There is no man that doesn’t look good in one and its so versatile that can be matched even with jeans for a more casual look. If you don’t want to look like a 20’s police agent be sure to avoid big fedora hats and remember to keep the accessories to a minimum. BLING OFF! The coat alone makes the statement!

So if your SL closet doesn’t include one…go and buy one NOW!

Hermes is wearing:

Skin: <TheAbyss> [ SKIN ][ Adam Crius_Origin ][ Chin Beard ]

Hair: Aitui – Hair – The Scheduler – Black

Coat: !_Ce Cubic effect Leather Coat(Black)

Shirt: Schadenfreude White Oxford Shirt

Tie: Schadenfreude Electro-Cute Skull Necktie (edited)

Cardigan: A:S:S – Sloppy Cardigan

Pants: Emery – Daft pants

Boots: ROT test boots

Sunglasses: Emery – Sunglasses Aviator (Silver Frames)

Cigarette: .:Hermony:. FilterCigarette

Styling Lesson No1 – Back To Basics!

Riano is a great shop. Still new but becoming one of our all time favourite places to shop.

Here are a few reasons why:

The detail on all the clothing here is incredible, all are hand drawn by the owner (Ravi Lorefield).

Choice of clothing is great, something to suit every taste and style.

While the shop is still new, it’s becoming a big name in the male fashion world.

We highly recommend you stop by this fabulous shop and take a look at some of the beauties it has to offer.

Sky is wearing:

Skin: Belleza ewan Tan 6-E

Hair: UW.st Ilias Mesh Black

Tattoo: Tiki Tattoo Raivavae

T-shirt: Riano Fuck Love (red)

Pants: +grasp+ leather pants/01/mens

Boots: Kboots

Belt: : :sey DekaLogoBelt “Rock”

Sunglasses: FNKY! FreeBase (Black)

Nails: SiniStyle Taped Fingers W/ Black Nails

Hermes is wearing:

Skin: <TheAbyss> [ SKIN ][ Adam Crius_Origin ][ Chin Beard ]

Hair: CheerNo.HairDesing – JAJAY Simple Black Pearl

Ears: Aitui – Gauged Ears – Plug Case – Designs #1

T-shirt: :[Riano]: Hot Like Fire T-shirt (Yellow)

Pants: !ZB: Fleece Pants – Black

Sneakers: [*RG*] Athlete Sneakers -Black/Grey-

Sunglasses: The NakedTree – FunkyShades (not available anymore)

Elbow Warmers: [CIVVIES] Tube Sock Elbow Warmers – Gray – Dirty

Hello everybody!

Hello!! Welcome to our brand new blog! (Yaaay!!!) The idea behind the blog is to help filter out all the noob looking
$5 hooker whores! We want to show how you can look sexy and stylish without selling your soul to the god of hookers.
We are real bargain hunters and love to hunt them down, far and wide all over SL. With this blog we are aiming to show the modern SL man
how to look like a real man! (Yes! We will NOT be using women’s handbags in our posts!) and dress like a sexy beast
without looking like you fell off a runway and hit every whore on the way down (lol), and without spending an absolute
fortune! One thing we have noticed is that noob clothing is normally the most expensive!! (can you believe it??)
So somebody has to stand up and show the men how it’s done! Great shopping without the HUGE price tag!

We are fun loving guys and have nothing against those certain gay men who dress like a used thong (really, we don’t).
The only thing we are sick of, is seeing the typical generic thong wearing, chest hairing, ass blaring
style of your average gay and even straight man on SL.

And remember!! If you see man on the street wearing a womans handbag, what will you do?? Throw an egg at him!!