Author Archives: Cosmetic Lotro

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

Revival

November 15, 2018 by Cosmetic Lotro

Starter outfit When I posted my last outfit in december 2014, I didn’t think I would ever be returning to this blog. I was still creating lots of outfits in Lotro, amassing a crazy amount of items in storage, but I kept it all to myself. Actually making screenshots and posting them to my blog felt like a chore. I started to play more irregularly and didn’t completely keep pace with all the updates. At some point I stopped doing […]

Categories: - Casual & travel, - Starter, Blue and Turquoise, Brown and Orange, Hobbit female, Outfit, Performers • Tags: Blacksmith's Apron, hobbit, Legendary outfit, Minstrel, Plumed Hat, Student's Fiddle, Time-Worn Shoulders

Season’s greetings

December 22, 2014 by Cosmetic Lotro

I wish all of you readers and followers of this blog a very Merry Christmas. May your home be filled with love, peace, and joy and may these blessings follow you throughout the New Year. Head: Bud-helm, forest green dye (Isengard instance BoE drop, light armour) Shoulders: Gwir-palvais, red dye (Isengard instance BoE drop, light armour) Chest: Jacket of the Sun-lands, forest green dye (world drop level 50, medium armour) Hands: Cadarn-durnvol, red dye (Isengard instance BoE drop, light armour) […]

Categories: - Casual & travel, Festivals, Hobbit male, Male, Outfit, Red and Burgundy • Tags: Assault Shoes of the Deep, Bud-helm, Bunch of Holly, Cadarn-durnvol, Gwir-Palvais, Jacket of the Sun-Lands, Luc-socas, Sturdy Quiver, Winter, Wood-lily, Yule Festival 2014

Song for a Winter’s Night

December 13, 2014 by Cosmetic Lotro

The title for this outfit is taken from a song by Sarah McLachlan, singing about being alone on a winter’s night and longing for her loved one. The mood perfectly describes the loneliness one feels when traversing the Misty Mountains in Lotro. In the past people have complained that areas were unrealistic and non-immersive due to the large amount of players running around, but I assure you that going back to those older areas today, the absence of player life […]

Categories: - Robes & dresses, Brown and Orange, Elf female, Female, Outfit • Tags: Calenard War Pauldrons, Ceremonial Gloves of the Graven Word, Cloak of Mammutti, elf, Light Nadhin Robe, Potent Skirmish Boots of the Mark, Winter

Winter wilderness

December 10, 2014 by Cosmetic Lotro

As LOTRO has been taking it slow regarding expansions, we don’t get to see a lot of new armour designs anymore. I fondly remember the days of the Rise of Isengard expansion, where every quest would reward an awesome new piece of armour. I would choose my rewards based on looks, as stats never matter that much or can be obtained by using crafted armour. Cosmetics are permanent and sometimes only available from quests. The Helms Deep expansion did come […]

Categories: - Casual & travel, Brown and Orange, Combined outfits, Female, Hobbit female, Outfit, War-steeds, White and Grey • Tags: Ajokoira Shoes, Hauberk of Flattery, hobbit, Iornaith's Ward, Mitts of the Encroaching Winter, Westfold Campaign Shoulder Pads, Winter

Encroaching winter

December 8, 2014 by Cosmetic Lotro

Hurray it’s snowing! Winter is here, although here in Europe I have not seen any snow yet. Many people are busy with preparations for the December month, including myself. Even LOTRO is preparing for winter and has released the Yule Festival on the Bullroarer server for testing. This allows us a sneakpeak into what is to come for the holidays and to my delight there will finally be a change of cosmetic design. This is for the first time since […]

Categories: - Casual & travel, Blue and Turquoise, Dwarf, Outfit • Tags: Dwarf, Dwarf-make Prospector's Pack, Grimbeorn's Shoulders, Hauberk of the Eagle's Crest, Leijona Boots, Mitts of the Encroaching Winter, Winter, Worn Hood

Bearpaws

November 30, 2014 by Cosmetic Lotro

It took me a while but I did start a Beorning! To be honest I am not looking foward to level up yet another character, so my guess is that she will remain in the lower levels, but I was curious enough about this new class to start playing. More importantly, I was very curious about their appearance, both male and female, and their wardrobe. The Beorning has a race of man appearance, with some modifications. There are different hairstyles […]

Categories: - Battle & defense, Beorning female, Brown and Orange, Female, Outfit • Tags: Beorning, Grimbeorn's Shoulders, Langhár's Tunic and Waistcoat, Snow-beast Boots, Snow-dusted Travelling Gloves, Winter

Hunting season

October 10, 2014 by Cosmetic Lotro

Autumn is the official hunting season, but in Lotro I am basically hunting year round. I suppose it’s permanently open season for orcs, goblins and other creeps. So here’s my first Autumn outfit. I’m hoping to get to do another one over the next week, as I have a short break from work and a bit more time to play Lotro. The good news from the forums is that Update 15 is getting close, and has launched into beta today, […]

Categories: - Rangers & hunters, Female, Gold and Yellow, Green, Outfit, Race of Man female • Tags: Autumn, Ceremonial Thunderstruck Shirt, Fancy Quiver, Harvest-brew Hat, Hunter, Shoes of the Seven Stars, Shoulders of the Seven Stars, The Beast-keeper's Gloves, Town-saver's

Gallant Eglain

September 24, 2014 by Cosmetic Lotro

There is absolutely nothing to this outfit other than that I wanted to make a really practical yet very elegant travel ensemble for one of my female characters. I only insisted on using Walnut Brown as a dye color, because so far that color was sorely lacking in my outfits. I love the warm, dark chocolate color of this dye, and am still grateful it was added to my scholar’s crafting skills. The leggings used in this outfit are an […]

Categories: - Rangers & hunters, Brown and Orange, Female, Outfit, Race of Man female • Tags: Ceremonial Thrill-seeker's Leggings, Disused Robe of the Dunland Soothsayer, Dunland armour, Eastemnet Skirmish Boots, Fine Quiver, Hunter, Huntress, Voice of the West Gloves