[RESULTS UP] THE FINALE : WHO WILL BE THE NEXT FASHIONISTA ?

AsiaShammeca's comment

Those lips, those eyes... Kiara you are a vision. I can see that the detail in your pictures was important to you. I’m grading as I go along and so far you are the first to theme your face-shot. All that work pays off lovey. Styling... yes. Make-up... YES! That gothic look... OMG!!! I can’t pick a favorite. It's too HARD! GREAT JOB!!!

SimeEve's comment


Face Shot- Kiara is lovely and I think she has such potent features that a more subtle expression would really have worked well here. I think her styling is perfect and quite lovely, and the whole shot would have benefited from an off screen glance. I think that would have maximized the romance of this picture.

Hispanic- Nailed it again. Everything is perfect here. Even though the background is complex, there is a perfect balance between the model and the room. Great job!

Retro/Pin-Up- You really nailed this one. Pose and styling are perfection. The "Oh you just caught me by surprise" look is amazing for this shot. I deducted one point overall since I felt some of the background was a bit distracting from the overall picture.

Gothic- This shot has great atmosphere and I can see Kiara as a Gothic seductress. I do feel the some elements of the styling were a bit overdone.

Kiara's portfolio was nice because of the clear, up close views. It would have benefited from some labeling.

Le Poulet's comment

Portrait
With this portrait, you were back to your own basics: a baby-dollish styled picture. But what a progress since the beginning of the competition! You brought something new in this picture: even if she still looks sweet, Kiara has something special in her gaze, she looks fierce. The style you gave her strengthens the softness of the picture; the accessories and this natural make-up really enhance her beauty: she shines, and this was the goal of the portrait, you reached this goal! But you went even further for me, with this natural ambiance, it was a good idea. I also liked the atmosphere you brought to the picture, but I wasn’t able to give you more points about your picture because of her braid which looks odd, and the flowers , even though they are a great addition, they doesn’t fit perfectly the picture.

Goth
This picture was my least favorite one out the four you made for the finale. The theme is respected, but I wasn’t completely satisfied with her style: her face with this make-up is really great and the top of the outfit is also very well done… but at the bottom and at the bottom of her arms, it is way too simple, I was expecting something more than a simple legging. But her face in this picture is really hypnotizing, her face is simply stunning here (You made a really good work for that, because I’m not usually a fan of too smooth faces like Kiara’s one). The other thing that I can reproach you with here is the picture itself, you haven’t taken risks here, it’s a little too easy for me, even if I’m aware that ten days for four pictures is not much. If I were you, I would have cut this picture the way you did in your banner, because her face and the top of her outfit are the best parts of the picture, the rest wasn’t necessary.

Pin-Up
This picture was one of my two favorites for this finale. I think you nailed the pin-up look: she looks really sexy and pulpy in that outfit (specifically her breast which is really enhanced here). I loved her haircut with that big dotted ribbon, and her saucy expression, her make-up is well-chosen here with this red lipstick which is really retro. I also liked the pose you chose, and the pone which is a great thing here. Moreover, you managed to create a retro atmosphere, with the colors of the picture and your setting, even if I would have cut the picture at the left of the telephone here, to keep more focus on the important part of your picture: your model. Congratulations for this one!

Hispanic
Your last picture was my second favorite picture, but this picture is my favorite of the entire finale. To be honest, I loved everything about this picture. As for me, you taken a big risk here, with a very special style, but it perfectly fit the theme, as your setting do. The outfit is excellent : the colors you used (black, white and gold) contribute to create a unity in your outfit, the accessories you chose are excellent, I love her hat and her scarf, and her nude make-up make her face stunning. She doesn’t look a baby-doll here: she is absolutely fierce, and she looks amazing here! To finish, the setting is amazing, with all this gold, the door is wonderful, the way you used the stairs is also a great idea… but even if this setting is wonderful, the focus is still on Kiara, and I feel something strange when I see your picture. Thank you for this great picture.

Book
You decided to keep focus on your pictures in your portfolio; it’s a very good thing for me as the role of the portfolio is to show your work. But I have to be fair: this portfolio is really simple compared to what the others did, and it doesn’t look like a real portfolio. Even if the pictures in it are amazing, it was your weakness for this finale.

Britney's comments

Faceshot
Upon first laying eyes on this picture, I'm immediately drawn to the flowers which I feel take the focus away slightly from Kiara's face. I do like Kiara's eyes however, the lighting in this photo is just perfect and the overall picture quality is great! What I would say though is, your facial expression is pretty emotionless, there is no feeling, its just blank. That aside, she does look very beautiful and I like the accessories you added. I just feel the flowers are abit distracting and your expression abit blank.


Goth
This is an amazing picture, so much attention to detail which is very apparent. I do find though that the photo being black and white, takes a certain amount of detail away from Kiara's outfit which is a shame since this is a fashion shot. Apart from that though, everything else looks great, I love the setting you've created, the whole picture overall gives off a very Gothic Chic vibe.


Hispanic
I love this picture, its gorgeous! I think you definitely made the right choice scrapping your first idea. There's so much detail in the background and the outfit, and they all blend together so seamlessly, without taking the focus away from your Sim. The only downside is that the Sim isn't quite looking straight at the camera, but slightly below. Regardless this is fabulous!


Retro
Flawless! You nailed this one, it really gives off a Retro Pin Up Girl vibe, without looking trashy. Also I am in love with the setting.

Portfolio
Your portfolio is very nice, it shows how much you have improved throughout the competition and makes it apparent how you have tackled your weaknesses in order to better yourself and your ability.

Pedro's comments

Faceshot
Here there are too many details and our eyes aren’t directly guide to Kiara’s face, taking away the flowers would’ve been better. Plus, her facial expression doesn’t advantage her at all, she looks strange. Finally, her makeup is not beautiful in my eyes. You should have put a pink lipstick or just a little pinker and an other eyeshadow that would make her eyes look smaller because they aren’t small and it can be cute but on this picture it doesn’t look good.

Goth
This picture isn’t totally what I am looking for. As I said to you there are too many spiders. Plus, I don’t know why but it seems a lot of people associate gothic with black & white… I would’ve kept the colors and add a blue “filter” to it so it would dark blue. The fact that it is black and white hide the clothes of Kiara a lot, we can’t really see her outfit which is sad.

Hispanic
Another stunning picture! Fortunately, you changed your first idea for this and it’s perfect! Even with all the details of the background Kiara pops out of the picture! The only bad point is the perspective; the background is in a position where we would be looking at it higher than Kiara’s perspective where we are almost in front of her, just a bit above!

Retro
That is just perfect! I love the whole picture it’s sexy but in a good way, she’s still respectable!

Portfolio
Your work on her portfolio is really good, the colors flow perfectly. We can also see an evolution!

AsiaShamecca's comments

Jordan... GIRL! That’s what I’m talking about!!!! LOVED LOVED LOVED that portfolio. Perfect 20 (And I tend to save up my perfect scores). So clever with the writeups and the bio. very well written. For a second there I forgot you were a SIM!!! The shots are all well thought out and executed. I LOVE that you can change your look so well with makeup and styling. There is real versatility in your makeup and style choices and all of it is SPOT ON for your assignments. I wish I could see more of this diva. In fact, I’m SURE I will!

SimEve's comments

Face Shot- I felt this shot could have been a little closer in. She has a gorgeous face and it would have been nice to see it fill the frame. This would have also raised points in style as it seems a bit bland from this far away.

Hispanic- This shot definitely evokes the theme well. The styling is chic and compliments the photo well. Her pose is nice too. I deducted a few points for face and overall as I feel this could have gone to the next level with a beautiful side swept glance to capture the movement in the shot.

Retro/Pin-Up- This is a great shot. She looks flirty and fun. The styling and atmosphere are lovely. I feel the overall effect is not quite high fashion and the face is so important in that regard. I more coy look would have nailed it.

Gothic- I'm actually a fan of simplistic backgrounds but I just didn't get a Gothic sort of vibe from the surroundings. Her face is somber and beautiful but I felt Jordan could have done with more attention to her styling here. It could be that the right pose would have perfected it, but as is, it's lacking in polish.


The format was a bit hard to navigate and I would have liked to be able to get a close up view of the pictures. I did like the creativity and the story there.

LePoulet's comments

Portrait
This portrait pictures complete its role: it make it possible to see Jordan’s face and all her specific features: her short mouth, her big blue eyes and her dark rings under her eyes. But I was expecting something more, because for me, this picture doesn’t make Jordan shine; she appears only like she is normally. The make-up and her style in general are I think too simple to highlight her beauty, not really a nude make-up, but also not a dramatic one, it’s just a casual make-up. I was expecting to see more accessories also, and another outfit than this simple white top. The background is not a good idea for me, using only a light color to make Jordan stands out would have been better, with a closer shot, and maybe another expression. This picture is not bad, but way too simple for a finale.

Goth
This picture is the only one to have a mark under the average for me in this finale, so I have to explain you why. I know that only ten days for four pictures is very short, but this picture again isn’t what we are expecting for a finale! The plain white background with only your model standing, without any setting and any staging, it really lacks of work for me, the picture has a good quality, but I had to give you a bad mark here if I wanted to be fair, sorry for that. It’s hard to recognize the theme here, yes, I know, it’s in black and white and the lace and her make-up could evoke the gothic side, but it’s not enough. There isn’t any accessory and the haircut is very simple. I think that this picture simply doesn’t fit the requirements of the theme, even if Jordan looks very good in it, sorry.

Pin-Up
This picture is way better that the Goth one, you tried to create a standard pin-up setting, with a car and a bath suit, and the black lines at the top and the bottom of the picture were a good idea too, it gives the impression that we are in a movie, I liked that. The outfit you chose fit the theme, with the dots and its cut, the accessories you chose are discrete but they work very well, and I loved her make-up with this red lipstick, her rosy cheeks and her cat eyes. Jordan looks charming here! The only things I can reproach you with here is the fact that Jordan is in the shadow, the sun doesn’t light her, and the pictures lacks of ambiance, I would have loved to see more retro colors, even if I liked the bright side of the picture. This picture was my favorite from those you did for the finale; it’s a very nice one!

Hispanic
This picture in an arena, with a cape reminds me one of Circa’s picture that he created to show one of his poses, so even if it’s not voluntary, I make the comparison, and your picture is not as good. Even with this kind of setting, the colors you used and her haircut, it reminds me Spain, I’m not totally satisfied with the way you used the theme. It seems that you haven’t recolored the outfit, it’s a point that really disturb me, because it’s too easy, we are on a finale, and I expect you to take more risks and to be more committed in your style choices. I don’t think this kind of haircut fits Jordan’s face: she has a long face, and this strengthens this impression. As a result, I think that Jordan don’t look very good here. I’m also disappointed with the way Jordan fits the setting, she seems a little bit out of place, and the picture lacks a real atmosphere. I’m a little disappointed with this picture consequently.

Book
To finish with something good… your portfolio was excellent, it’s totally what I expected from a portfolio! The presentation is simple but neat, and it gives us access to everything we need to know about Jordan: her biography and her pictures that can be seen in a good quality. Adding music was a very good idea, very poetic, like the way you sorted your pictures to tell a story. There is absolutely nothing I can reproach you with here, I only wanted to reward you with an excellent mark for this excellent job.

Britney's comments

Faceshot
This is a beautiful faceshot, Jordan looks so angelic and innocent. I would only liked to have seen you use a different background, Black to While gradients tend not to help the overall quality of a photo. Regardless, this is a gorgeous shot!

Goth
Stunning photo, although I'm not totally convinced that this would be classed as Gothic. I love the eye makeup, its simply amazing. I'm not amazed by the white background or the dark edges although overall this picture looks really good.

Hispanic
I like the outfit, although I don't think that it is solely Hispanic, for example, If I were a stranger looking at just the outfit, I would find it hard to tell. I like your concept alot, also Jordan looks so fierce with those heels. My only crique would be that the red sheet looks slightly blurred & awkwardly out of place.

Retro
The outfit looks great and I love the whole setting. The polka dots are very effective at highlighting the theme of the assignment. One bad thing I have noticed is...outdoor lighting. Outdoor lighting isn't good, especially when taking screenshots for high fashion assignments as It does tend to change how your Sim looks.

Portfolio
Gorgeous portfolio, everything is arranged very well and it flows smoothly. It really showcases how much you have improved since the beginning of the competition. Also it looks very neat and professional!

Pedro's comments

Faceshot
Really good picture, the only weakness would be the background that is too dark in comparison of her face. You should’ve chosen a colorful background because Jordan is a colorful character! However, when we look at her portfolio the background make more sense.

Goth
In this picture your weakness is the fact that it’s not completely gothic. It looks more Haute Couture than Gothic… In fact, it’s kind of a mix, haha! With a darker background or a red background it would have been perfect!

Hispanic
You lose points here because her style isn’t totally Hispanic, someone could wear it in Quebec or France. It’s not typically Hispanic. Plus, the red sheet incrustation is great but not perfect…

Retro
You lose points on this photo because of the light. In my lighting tutorial I already said to NEVER take pictures outside or, at least to put a window behind the model to create the illusion that she’s outside. For that reason, her face looks strange.

Portfolio
Beautiful portfolio but I would’ve change the position of some pictures to create a better harmony. However, the overall result is amazing!

AsiaShammeca's comment's

Sophia is certainly a lovely lass. I enjoyed her portfolio. It was full of hot shots. The finale was very good... but just a little shy of GREAT. Sophia looked wonderful as always but there was something a bit... off in every shot. Her face shot could have used some glam hair to go with all that gorgeous gold. The Latino shot was GORGEOUS, but other than the desert background just didn't say Spain to me. Retro was hot but again just a little... off. Goth I LOVED though. My favorite of the set. Overall this was a solid shoot. I just wish you had pushed it further in the makeup and styling. Good luck though love, you’re incredibly talented and nitpicking aside, this is a finale to be proud of!

SimEve's comments

Face Shot- Sofia is beautifully styled here but I would have liked to see a more high-fashion expression on her face.

Hispanic- This is a really beautiful shot. The pose, face and styling are perfect. I did subtract a point since I felt it did not evoke the Hispanic theme as well as it could have.

Retro/Pin-Up- Love the styling but again, I felt the face was somewhat lacking. The picture did not evoke a pin-up theme for me, but did retro quite nicely. The right facial expression could have raised this picture on all levels. A sultry look would have given it perfect scores all around.

Gothic- This shot oozes with Gothic atmosphere and the styling is perfection. I felt that once again her facial expression was the only thing detracting from the shot.


Portfolio
Sofia's portfolio is well put together. It was easy to navigate and everything was labeled quite nicely.

LePoulet's comments

Portrait
I will start with a thing I can repeat for nearly all your pictures: Sofia is a really gorgeous model; I think that with her face, you can take a lot of risks… so I have some regrets here. You pictures really show the beauty of Sofia, it was the goal of the picture, so you succeeded for this part, but I was a little disappointed because of the lack of atmosphere, and I haven’t understood where you tried to go with her look. Because her haircut has something wild, related to nature, her outfit and her gold accessories suggest the luxury and have a glamorous side, and her simple make-up is very casual. Three styles in one picture, in my opinion, it’s one to many. Though, Sofia is stunning in this shot and your quality is excellent.

Goth
Your picture fits the requirements for this theme: the outfit and the setting are obviously Goth. You chose a long black dress, I think that it works here even if it’s a little too expected, the veil voice a nice addition, and the long black hair with those white ends are nice too, but I was disturbed by her make-up : a simple pink lipstick with a discrete eye shadow… I was expecting something more spectacular and more adapted here. Moreover, it seems like she have no eyebrows, consequently, her face looks weird and not as good-looking as usual. I was a little disappointed because of that! The setting is simple but it works, even if I was expecting something more, your picture is a little too simple even if there is a little atmosphere.

Pin-Up
I had a problem with this picture. If it wasn’t written, I wouldn’t have guessed that the theme was retro. There is a little retro vibe, but it’s not enough in my opinion. Though, I liked her outfit, some details are interesting like the haircut, that suits Sofia’s face, the little thing I can reproach you with is the colors you used…green, red, beige, white and black, it’s a little two mush, consequently,, there is too mush things to watch. Like always, Sofia looks wonderful in your picture, it seems like every type of make-up suits hair. But to be honest, I was a little disappointed with the picture in general, the other contestants tried to create a staging, but here Sofia simply stands in a room… where she appears to be way to big, your incrustation is nice, but there is a problem with the proportions. I know you could do a lot better, it explains why I’m disappointed here.

Hispanic
I always says that I like risks-taking, but to be honest, in this picture, I wasn’t too satisfied about how it turned out. The harm colors reminds me the Hispanic style, but it’s not specific only of this style, so I didn’t know what to think about the way you respected the theme. I see you put a lot of work in you outfit, but cloth and hair drawing are very difficult skills to master, and here, her hair looks shaggy instead of flowing, and the dress lacks of relief. You worked hard, but sometimes, more simplicity could have been a good thing. The pose you chose fits your idea, but her shoulders seem distorted and the pose itself is not really high-fashion. All those details that didn’t work made it impossible for me to truly like your picture, but you tried something, here, and I can only congratulate you for that, even if personally, it was not what I was expecting.

Book
Using this website to make you portfolio was a nice idea, but to be honest, some things disturbed me a lot. For me, the goal of this book is to show you picture and make it possible to us to see your work, but because of your presentation, some pictures are distorted, others are cut by a black line (which is in the middle of Sofia’s face on your reproduction of Guernica, that’s really disturbing) and the reflect of the book is not an interesting effect here. As a conclusion, this book is a good idea, but your pictures are not highlithed.

Britney's comments

Faceshot
I think this is flawless. It's exactly the type of faceshot you would expect to see in any fashion magazine. There are no crazy gimmicks taking the focus away from you Sim, and she looks gorgeous.


Goth
I like this picture alot, the dress is amazing & does have a very gothic vibe. Also I love the veil behind Sofia, it's such a nice touch. Your shading is very well done too.


Hispanic
She looks beautiful and that dress is just amazing, Sofia's beauty shines through really well. However, I do think the drawn hair looks a little odd and doesn't really sit well with the rest of the photo...you'd probably have been better off just sticking with a CC Hairstyle, props to you for taking the risk though!


Retro
Straight away, the first thing I notice is that your proportions aren't quite right. Compared to the size of the room and that chair, Sofia looks like a Giant and out of place. I do like her outfit and I love love love all of the accessories you've added, they work really well.


Portfolio
The portfolio is stunning, and looks very professional too! I like how you introduce each picture. You've clearly spent alot of time putting it together and it successfully shows how much you've grown during the competition.

Pedro's comments

Faceshot
I love that picture; it’s simple but so chic at the same time! Really good!

Goth
You lose point on this picture because of the veil behind Sofia that looks too real in comparison with the rest of the picture. Plus the top of her fingers look strange.

Hispanic
Here you lose point because of the incrustation of the hair and the bottom of the dress that really doesn’t fit in the picture. Plus, considering the background I came to the conclusion that Sofia is standing on nothing… However, it’s a beautiful picture anyway.


Retro
In this case you lose points because of the background that is WAY too realistic in comparison with the sim. Plus, her headband is too realistic too. Moreover, she seems to float in the air again. Anyway if those things were fixed your picture would be perfect!

Portfolio
Finally, I’m so sad to say it but her portfolio doesn’t flow as much as I would’ve loved it too. The colors are too different from a picture to an other. What we were searching with this portfolio was that the contestants wouldn’t just put the pictures of the assignments in order, we were searching for an organization… for something that would flow.

Since the very begining of the competition, I knew about your editing skills. From the first assignment to the Finale, I’ve never been disappointed by your talent in editing, even if I’d have sometimes better liked to see more in game things. All the competition long you tried your best to put more and more fashion in your shots. I know this finale has been thought for you as long as you redone 2 of your picture, at least twice, I really do think you did your very best, will it be enough to to win it all ?

You were already here during the first cycle, and… not did that great ! You improoved SO SO much ! You always do your best by respecting the themes and always found ways to make it looks the more fashion you could. I have the feeling you improoved yet again during the competition. Your pictures quality always managed to amaze me, each time ! For this Finale, you’re the outsider, I like this place, you can clearly surprise everyone and win it all ! Yet again, I can feel that you did your best this time again. I absolutely LOVE you portfolio, it’s really creative and so well done ! May you, the outsider, win it all ?

Sofia ! I know you well, and it’s been since a little while now. I knew that you’d be perfect for this competition, and that from the applications time. After a kind of shy 1st assignment you finally bring your A-game level to this competition. It’s a secret for anyone, you’re the favourite, and the Finale is a « winner takes all » which means that we don’t care anymore in what you did in the previous assignments. Did you do your very best for this Finale ? It’s seems that you tried to explore your editing skills by drawing a skirt and using non in-game backgrounds. I honestly think that it was a risk… Did it worth ?

KIARA EZMERALDA!!!

Congratulations to you Kiara and to both of you Sofia and Jordan, it's been a really tough competition, you all are SO great, really!!! Big big hugs and kisses for you, our Cycle 2 RUNNERS UP!!!