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Bebekurenai makes a good point.
I Fantasia way too often, as I love Au Ra and Lalafell's with their expressive animations, but I always float back to Roe or Elezan for their height.
It's just easier to see a taller character in crowds and the higher camera isn't as hard on the eyes. /shrug
Between the two you posted, even ignoring the above, I prefer the cat.
Potato is life.
Lalafell. I find them cuter in general. I also admit I may be alittle biased, as I tend to examine and pay much more attention to characters that are not au'ra or miquote.
Make an alt of a lala (your avatar seems to match your image, so I assume you already have experience with the Miquote), run around a bit, then simply make your choice. That way, you'll save a Fantasia if you end up disliking Lalafell.
I vote for the Miqo'te who needs to activate her windows.
Personally I like your Miqo'te more, but that's based on a couple factors:
1. I'm biased as a cat lover
2. She has nice complimentary colours, especially with the orange hair and blue dress. Though I would question purple makeup on orange hair with green eyes. (It's a tricky combo to balance, it may work better if the eyeshadow was lighter so the colours aren't all competing for attention.)
3. Lalas are so small and anatomically compacted that it's difficult to show off any nice glamours, because most players are staring into space far above their heads. It's an effort to see the detail.
4. I don't find anything particularly striking about the Lala's looks personally. Standard white hair and green eyes. You were a lot more creative with your Miqo'te.
I like your Miqo'te better. I think outfits look nicer on them.
Miqo'te, because Lalafells are evil.
Au'Ra master race
If it were me, and I only had those two choices, it would be Miqo'te. Lala's are ultra cute, but I share your concern with some of the glams I would seek out wouldn't look as good on the Lala. However, there are some things that nobody makes it look better than a Lala (I'm looking at you Spriggan cap!).
The choice in main job also factors into a decision for me. I highly associate jobs like NIN, BRD, and AST with Miqo'te, while classes like WAR, MCH, and BLM are with the Lalas. So perhaps that might help you as well.
This reminds me of conversations I would have with friends. They would always be talking about which race was best, and I suggested, "Why not a lalaqo'te?" It was silent for several seconds, and most agreed with me. Which brought up another discussion. There can't be all pure blooded races in the game, right? There should be some hybrid races, Lalafell+Miqo'te, Elezen+Roegadyn. So why not let us mix and match what we like?