Ebony and Ivory Skins at Little Africa

Tura Sitbu’s Little Africa has expanded into Ebony and Ivory, billed as an interracial meeting place. It has a number of intimate spots for romance, some more secluded than others, including a lovely Arabian-inspired tent, bonfires, and some beach shacks. Enjoy the rhythm of the surf while you share a table for dinner for two under the stars; share a relaxing massage or more adventurous options; slow dance on a balcony overlooking the open sea or nearby waterfalls, or hit the dance floor at Babes Paradise. You can also shop Tura’s skins and shapes lines; she recently developed some specialized shapes for teen girl AVs (for those who want to be 18 years old again), and continues to create a variety of skins in different tones for male and female AVs, including Nubia, Melli and Nandi for the girls, and Chandu, Ngabe, and Deo. The demos of her skins that I tried on have not yet met my high standards for achieving a natural and flattering tone; there is a grayish undertone to the Melli skin that is not improved by the use of face or body lighting, although I did appreciate that the nipples were actually brown in color, and not orange-y. In its natural-look, no-makeup version, the coloring is warm and pink with nice freckling, so I assume that this is an attempt at a mixed-race look. Some of the warmth of the makeup needs to be added to the skin’s overall look in order to really effectively convey a suntan or healthy skin tone. The demo shape that comes with the skin made my hips completely disappear, and turned my chest from a comfortable C cup into some DDs threatening to topple me over, and made my eyes even larger, while fleshing out my jawline, but still maintained a feminine look to my face. I can say that the shape and skin did compliment each other; I was able to see a distinctly different person looking back at me. In the pink makeup version, the Melli face looked even warmer and more realistic, and the red tone makeup heightened the contrast of the freckles across the bridge of the nose. Tura’s Diva demo shape has wonderful cheekbones, nicely rounded and lifted breasts, and a booty to match! Unlike the Melli, Diva has some hips too. This skin comes with vibrant makeups to accentuate the large eyes, those high, sculpted cheekbones, and the velvet brown skin tone; the demo also includes moss-green eyes that remind me of Tyra Banks. Jiro is an Asian skin with an ivory glow; the demo shape included is small-waisted, with nicely balanced breasts and hips that are not too large. The geisha makeup is particularly playful and flirtatious, with touches of blue in the eyeliner that make the look more dramatic. The Leila skin comes much closer to the warm, sandy brown look that I was hoping to achieve with the Melli; the evening makeup gives the face a touch of gold shimmer that really compliments the green eyes; her demo shape is slight of hip and somewhat in the butt, while giving a fullness to the breast that is not over-done. The Nandi shape is for women who want that hourglass look, and the men who love them! The Nandi skintone is like a tanned version of the Melli, and comes out with a nice convincing warmth that the Melli is lacking, and the Nubia II skin is just slightly darker and browner than the Nandi. I appreciate this designer’s contributions to representing a variety of versions of virtual blackness, and look forward to what she may make in the future.