Cosmetic Lotro

Esquire

February 3, 2019 by Cosmetic Lotro

At the Skirmish Camp there are vendors selling low level armour and weapons for recruits, footmen, esquires, guardsmen etc. The most well known esquire (at least to me) is probably Merry. When he offers his services to King Théoden, he becomes Esquire to the King of Rohan. However, there must surely have been many more esquires serving the brave knights of Middle-earth, carrying messages back and forth, repairing weapons and armour, tending to horses and assisting in battle when needed. […]

Categories: - Battle & defense, Female, Horses & Ponies, MOUNTS, Outfit, Race of Man female, Red and Burgundy • Tags: Helm of the Slayer's Raiment, Shoulders of the Helmingas, Steed of the Guardian, Steel Boots, Steel Gloves, Woven Heavy Cloak of the Towers, Zhélruka Guard Armour

Yule Outfit Contest 2018 winners!

January 11, 2019 by Cosmetic Lotro

The outfit blogs Material Middle-earth, Wandering Around Arda and (myself) Cosmetic Lotro are very proud to present the three winners of the Yule Outfit Contest 2018! We received 72 entries and it was very hard to narrow down our winners to only 3, but in the end we reached a final verdict. The entries were judged based on these criteria: Representative of the Yule spirit or Wintry ambiance. Originality of the overall design. Integration of the various pieces used. Blending […]

Categories: Contests • Tags: Yule Outfit Contest

Cream and honey

January 4, 2019 by Cosmetic Lotro

The origins of Beornings are not known, save that they dwelt in the Vales of Anduin between Mirkwood and the Great River in the late Third Age. They had the unique ability to change into bears. They were named after Beorn, their patriarch. They seemed to have the same life-span of mortal men, and could speak in both the tongue of men and of bears. They did not seem very fond of Dwarves, and were bitter enemies of the Goblins. […]

Categories: - Battle & defense, Beorning female, Brown and Orange, Female, Outfit, White and Grey • Tags: Beorning, Ceremonial Breastplate of the Aurochs, Lesser Secret of the West Leggings, Light Gauntlets of the Grey Mountain Elite, Shoulderguards of the Northern Sky, Spirited Assault Shoes of the Deep, Trapper's Bandana

Ranger of the North

December 23, 2018 by Cosmetic Lotro

The Rangers of the North, also known as the Dúnedain of the North, were the descendants of the Dúnedain from the lost kingdom of Arnor. They were Men, and one of the Free Peoples of Middle-earth. They patrolled the boundaries of Eriador and were by necessity skilled with the sword, bow, and spear. I am immersed in all things Yuletide and enjoying my activities both online and in real life. I have dressed most of my characters in winter attire, […]

Categories: - Rangers & hunters, Black, Brown and Orange, Male, Outfit, Race of Man male • Tags: Ornate Winter Jacket and Trousers, Ranger, Shoulderguards of the Northern Sky, Storvâgûn, Woodland Ranger's Hood

Yule Outfit Contest 2018

December 19, 2018 by Cosmetic Lotro

With great excitement and Holiday cheer I am proud to announce that three Lotro Outfit Blogs (Cosmetic Lotro, Material Middle-earth and Wandering Around Arda) have joined forces to host a Yule Outfit Contest this year! We ask all outfit enthusiasts to activate their creativity and design a wonderful Yule or Winter themed outfit. First prize: 1550 Lotro Points Second prize: Perlino steed (account wide code) Third prize: Hauberk of the Mithril Guard (account wide code) How to enter the contest: […]

Categories: Contests • Tags: Yule Outfit Contest

Swan-maiden

December 15, 2018 by Cosmetic Lotro

Eärwen, mother of Galadriel, was known as the Swan-maiden of Alqualondë. The swan was an important bird in the tales of the Elder Days. Swans were sent by the Maiar to draw the ships of the Teleri over Belegaer to Aman without help of the winds. The Teleri thus especially came to revere swans, and named their city Alqualondë (the Swanhaven) and built their ships in swan-form. The new Yule Festival cosmetics lend themselves nicely for a Swan-themed outfit. Swans […]

Categories: - Robes & dresses, Blue and Turquoise, Elf female, Female, Outfit • Tags: elf, Heavy Gauntlets of the Grey Mountain Stalwart, Shoes of the Lady's Wisdom, Shoulderguards of the Northern Sky, Swan-Cloak, Time-worn Helmet, Vestment of the Northern Sky

Winter wear

December 11, 2018 by Cosmetic Lotro

It’s getting colder every day and I am ready for winter wear! Both in game and in real life actually. It hasn’t been snowing in my neck of the woods yet, but winter is definitely coming. Winter outfits in Lotro are never hard to find. There are lots of warm, comfy items available from Yule Festivals, Forochel and Wildermore and they all combine so well! I chose to combine some items with the new Ered Mithrin cosmetics. These cosmetics are […]

Categories: - Casual & travel, Green, Horses & Ponies, MOUNTS, Outfit, Race of Man female, White and Grey • Tags: Ajokoira Shoes, Elk of Felegoth's Glory, Insightful Assault Hood of the Deep, Light Chestplate of the Grey Mountain Stalwart, Light Gauntlets of the Grey Mountain Stalwart, Winter, Yule Scarf

Smart

December 6, 2018 by Cosmetic Lotro

Starter outfit My characters on the legendary server are pretty much burned out on the Harvestmath Festival encore. Of course the encore provides a wonderful opportunity for the Legendary Servers to catch up with some cosmetics, so I’m not complaining, but I’ve been running the quests back to back, just to make sure I collect enough tokens to get everything I want. Despite the plentiful options I ended up using only the Harvest Brew Hat for my little hobbit, but […]

Categories: - Casual & travel, - Starter, Blue and Turquoise, Brown and Orange, Female, Hobbit female, Outfit • Tags: Harvest-brew Hat, hobbit, Leather Hauberk, Mathom-Hunter's Mantle, Sterkist's Sturdy Bracers

Greenleaf

December 4, 2018 by Cosmetic Lotro

“He was tall as a young tree, lithe, immensely strong, able swiftly to draw a great war-bow and shoot down a Nazgûl, endowed with the tremendous vitality of Elvish bodies, so hard and resistant to hurt that he went only in light shoes over rock or through snow, the most tireless of all the Fellowship.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Book of Lost Tales, Part Two No doubt many LOTRO players have tried to create their own version of Legolas over […]

Categories: - Rangers & hunters, Elf male, Green, Male, Outfit • Tags: Boots of the Shadow-walker, elf, Fine Elven Quiver, Gloves of the Quiet Knife, Hauberk of the Doomfold, Hunter, Time-Worn Shoulders

Woodland elf

November 28, 2018 by Cosmetic Lotro

The inspiration for this Mirkwood elf outfit came from Gloredh’s wonderful blog Wandering Around Arda. Her concept of the Penni Tribe elf reflects everything I want to see in my own elves. So here’s my version of her outfit using only few adaptions. The outfit that Gloredh created is already perfect in itself, so all credits go to her. On a personal level I very much identify with the Avari elves, the outcast, the ones who stayed behind and didn’t […]

Categories: - Robes & dresses, Elf female, Female, Green, Outfit • Tags: Malledhrim Gauntlets, Malledhrim Pauldrons, Padded Waistcoat of the Expedition's Vanguard, Potent Skirmish Boots of the Mark, Wood-wanderer's Cloak, Woodland Crown

Into the mountains

November 25, 2018 by Cosmetic Lotro

It’s been a while since Update 23 was released and I have by no means finished all the quests as a result of playing on the legendary server. But as much fun playing on the legendary is, I never intended to stop playing on my regular server because that is where my collection of cosmetics resides, and I am not giving that up for anything! At least not permanently. So while working on the outfits for the Legendary Outfit series, […]

Categories: - Casual & travel, Blue and Turquoise, Female, Outfit, Race of Man female • Tags: Eastemnet Campaign Circlet, Gardening Boots, Heavy Gauntlets of the Grey Mountain Stalwart, Light Shoulders of the Grey Mountain Stalwart, Waistcoat of Stonehelm

Hunting for vintage

November 18, 2018 by Cosmetic Lotro

Starter Outfit Well, the hunt for vintage cosmetic items is really on now! Today my little minstrel on Ithil made it to level 20 which means… Rivendell! Rivendell has a number of Armour Smiths and a Cosmetics vendor that sell pretty items that I have always adored. So as soon as my character made it to 20 I visited Gandalf in the Prancing Pony who gave me a quest and teleported me to Rivendell. I cancelled the quest so I […]

Categories: - Rangers & hunters, - Starter, Brown and Orange, Elf female, Outfit • Tags: Elven Steel Boots, Fine Elven Quiver, High Elf, Hunter, Legendary outfit, Time-worn Reinforced Coat, Time-Worn Shoulders