Benchmark/Graphics Update - Show your WoL's before and after

[PercibelTheren]

I can't help thinking that the whole update is very much pushing the characters into stereotypical East Asian beauty standards. Skin seems to have become lighter across the board, eyes have larger pupils and eyebrows are less prominent, sharper facial features have become rounder and softer, more youthful looking. My own Elezen looks like he's 10 years younger and his stern expression is gone, like he has some sort of Benjamin Button situation going on. I would expect my character to look more weary and rugged as time goes on, not less.

[Astronis]

I'm very pleased. More than pleased. I was scared looking at him in the character creator, but he's fine. There are some eensy teeny differences and I think the benchmark version looks a little older but I am quite all right with that. The new skin textures look really good in the actual environment.

[posona]

I actually like most of the changes but I think male miqo’tes in particular were done dirty.

Current:
https://imgur.com/fYcl7rp

Benchmark:
https://imgur.com/TG83ToO

The difference in eye color is really upsetting to me. I tried lightening his eye color but there’s no recreating that shade of blue. Taking away the static catchlights and making the shadows darker really deadens the eyes. And I don’t even know what to say about the mouth. I’m used to the :3 mouth on face 3 but the shape and shading are so different now it kills the character. He’s supposed to be just a silly little guy but the update is taking that away. I’ll never change my character, I’ll live with it, but I’m pretty sad about it. Oh and what the hell is happening to highlights on different hairstyles? My boy’s look awful now, like he’s been practicing pictomancy and needs a shower, and I’ve seen other posts complaining about highlights too. It’s discouraging.