Cosmetic Lotro

Anticipation

October 14, 2012 by Cosmetic Lotro

Riders of Rohan is going to change this wonderful game forever. Most certainly for the better, as I believe the majority of changes and the beautiful new Rohan regions are a much needed breath of fresh air. It’s going to be amazing, and most of us are looking forward to it with much anticipation. No doubt Turbine staff will be holding their breath tomorrow as they keep monitoring the download servers on the day of release. Those days are not […]

Categories: - Casual & travel, - Rangers & hunters, Blue and Turquoise, Brown and Orange, Horses & Ponies, MOUNTS, Outfit, Pets, Race of Man female • Tags: Gloves of the Westfold, Lesser Memory of the West Boots, Lockmaster's Jacket, Lore-master, Prized Dunlending Steed, Snow-dusted Travelling Hat, Westernesse Protectors Leggings

Autumn picnic

October 9, 2012 by Cosmetic Lotro

Autumn is in full swing now and when the sun comes out everything shines with a magical golden brown glow. I love autumn, even though I can feel that temperatures are dropping. We are less than a week away from the Riders of Rohan launch now and I’m still not finished with everything I wanted to do “before launch”. I spend too much time playing around in stead of doing important stuff like crafting and grinding! Ha! The inspiration for […]

Categories: - Casual & travel, Hobbit female, Outfit, Red and Burgundy • Tags: Arth-Crus, Autumn, Basket of Apples, Cook's Pack, Gardening Gloves, hobbit, Woodruff's Hat

Beta sneak peek: Full colour

October 5, 2012 by Cosmetic Lotro

Today a new beta build was launched on Bullroarer, and as with previous builds, the first thing I do is checking in with the Lotro store to see if things regarding the war-steed colour packages have been fixed. This time it was good news! The colour packages finally work properly. There was another addition to the Lotro store that got me very interested: two new sets of war-steed cosmetics. A Heavy Set of the Entwash and a Heavy Set of […]

Categories: Brown and Orange, Combined outfits, Hobbit female, MOUNTS, Outfit, Previews & Beta, War-steeds • Tags: Beta, Riders of Rohan, War-steed Appearance

Blood of Númenor

October 4, 2012 by Cosmetic Lotro

The descendants of Númenor, the Dunedain, the Rangers, had longer life spans than normal men, and were able to administer healing aid to those afflicted with injuries and ailments. The Rangers were grim in life, appearance, and dress, choosing to wear rusty green and brown. They used a variety of weapons but were especially skilled with the bow. For this outfit I used a minstrel chest piece, which reflects the healing skills of the Dunadain. The Serpent is the universal […]

Categories: - Rangers & hunters, Brown and Orange, Outfit, Race of Man male • Tags: Dirge Singer's Jacket, Gloves of the Quiet Knife, Hunter, Isengard armour, Ranger, Worn Ranger's Boots, Worn Ranger's Hood

Invoke the elements

October 2, 2012 by Cosmetic Lotro

All things are made up of four elements: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. Everything that has substance has earth in it; everything that has energy has fire; everything that flows or has feelings has water, and lastly everything that involves sound or communication has air. These are fundamental pagan and indigenous principles, that have deep universal roots in cultures all over the world. The elements can be found in many forms throughout Middle-earth, and in virtual Middle-earth the Rune-keeper calls […]

Categories: - Robes & dresses, Dwarf, Outfit, Red and Burgundy • Tags: Ceremonial Gloves of the Graven Word, Dwarf, Great River armour, Shoulders of the Helmingas, Stone-reader's Robe

Fellowship Walk 2012

September 30, 2012 by Cosmetic Lotro

And now it’s time for the real important stuff: the Fellowship Walk 2012! As has become tradition, Goldenstar and Merric from Casual Stroll to Mordor are organizing the Fellowship Walk again to make the most epic journey in Middle-earth. The reason for this is to raise funds to buy toys for sick children in hospitals. I don’t talk a lot about my private life on this blog, but I have three children of my own. Three beautiful girls that are […]

Categories: - Casual & travel, Contests, Hobbit male • Tags: Campaign Backpack, Craftman's Robe, Harvest-brew Hat, hobbit, The Fellowship Walk, Yule Scarf

Water spirit

September 26, 2012 by Cosmetic Lotro

Water spirits were creatures that Tolkien only mentioned fleetingly in his early works. Just like air spirits and earth spirits, they were lesser spirits that can be seen as servants of the Maiar and Tolkien never cared to elaborate much on them. Nevertheless the realm of the sylphs, mermaids and faeries is one that I love. It is enchanting, alluring and perhaps even a bit romantic. I see these little sprites and fays everywhere, as they do their invisible work […]

Categories: - Robes & dresses, Blue and Turquoise, Brown and Orange, Outfit, Race of Man female • Tags: Autumn, Cloak of the Dragonfly, Elegant Dress, Great River armour, Harvest-brew Circlet, Lore-master

NPC Look-alike Contest 2012 Winners

September 22, 2012 by Cosmetic Lotro

First of all, I want to take a deep bow to all of the contestants that have sent us their entries for the NPC Look-alike Contest. It was a joy and an honour to receive and review all those amazing screenshots! It was also very difficult to judge them, because there were so many good and original outfits. Having to discard most of them in favour of another was a rather painful process. The entries were subjected to a rigorous […]

Categories: Contests • Tags: Contest, NPC Look-alike Contest

Happy Hobbit Day!

September 22, 2012 by Cosmetic Lotro

Categories: - Thievery & mischief, Black, Hobbit male, Other, Outfit, Red and Burgundy • Tags: Durn-durnvol, hobbit, Mariner's Hat and Eye patch, Noriel's Folly, Silver-voice Leggings, Tale of the Shipwrecked Mariner, Treasure Hunter's Satchel, Tunic of Harmony

Treasure Hunt

September 17, 2012 by Cosmetic Lotro

Categories: - Casual & travel, Brown and Orange, Festivals, Hobbit female, Horses & Ponies, MOUNTS, Outfit • Tags: Ceremonial Robe of the Graven Word, Fingerless Gloves, Long-handled Shovel, Treasure Hunter's Rucksack, Treasure Laden Pony, Treasure-hunter's Hat

Autumn hunter

September 14, 2012 by Cosmetic Lotro

Categories: - Rangers & hunters, Brown and Orange, Elf male, Outfit • Tags: Autumn, Ceremonial Dragon-scale Breastplate, Ceremonial Dragon-scale Leggings, Champion, elf, Fine Elven Circlet, Footman's Gloves, Hunter, Rock-climber's Shoulder Guards, Rugged Quiver

NPC Look-alike Contest 2012

September 10, 2012 by Cosmetic Lotro

Win a Riders of Rohan Legendary Edition or Turbine Points! With great excitement and anticipation I am proud to announce that two of the most active and popular Lotro Outfit blogs, The Starry Mantle and Cosmetic Lotro, have joined forces to host an unprecedented Look-alike Contest! The assignment is to get your imagination going and create an outfit that resembles the attire of an NPC (Non-player Character) in Middle-earth. This NPC can be anyone from any level and any region, […]

Categories: Contests • Tags: Contest, Fashion Contest