[Nexus 5 Accessories] mmmmBACON:
So I was fortunate enough to make an order with [MENTION=5091753]dbrandSkins[/MENTION] and have the opportunity to get a sexy pre-release skin! They have quite a few in the pipeline, but out of the ones that they mentioned to me, I opted for the Navy Blue Carbon Fiber.

Since I have a Bright Red Nexus 5, I felt like rocking a Superman colour scheme. I’m happy to say that it turned out really well and looks hot!! I still have my Black Titanium skin, just peeled it off carefully and saved it for another day. But for now, Red and Blue baby!

Now I normally don’t use side pieces as I tend to use a case/bumper which would cover it up anyway, but since they were included, I put them on. Many times when you look at fully skinned phones, the side pieces don’t look good. I think it’s mostly due to not taking the time to properly install them correctly. I actually took more time putting the side skins on than I did the back, making sure that they were straight and even, and it helped. In this case, they really did complete the look as just a little bit extra subduing of the red made the contrast pop even better. The deep Navy Blue with the Red lettering and border highlights... Damn!

So on the eve of the new dbrand website launch, here is my Superman Nexus 5!

The lighting of course changes depending on the angle and how it hits the carbon fiber pattern, but it is definitely darker than the majority of the pictures are showing it to be (despite my best efforts to catch it with the right lighting). It is a Navy Blue, so no worries. You can see the nice contrast it makes, how the letters pop, and how the thin exposed red line between the back and side skins makes for a sweet border! Some people may not like red and blue, but I think it looks fantastic.

The camera and flash cutouts lined up perfectly as well, no gaps, no stretching, just easy application. The side pieces as well lined up nicely. The button cutouts were precise, noise cancelling cutout up top as well, and if you follow the red bordering, you can see it’s completely straight all around the edges! That’s also because I took my time, but it shows the precision cutting of the skins. The seams where the 2 side pieces meet also lined up perfectly and even. As long as you don’t pull/stretch it during application, and take your time, everything lines up nicely!

You can see a bit better from these pictures how the colour of the skin is here. It’s still not quite as dark compared to if you were to see it in person though. It’s a nice dark navy blue. The nexus letter cutouts are also even and exact! The carbon fiber pattern shows really nicely here as well. It’s a nice texture and from different angles it shimmers from the lighting.

And here’s a big ass picture to finish it off!! Haha. It kind of covers everything I’ve said earlier. The carbon fiber texture shows up really well. The colour is a nice deep blue (still deeper in person). The precise nexus cutouts are there. The side pieces are perfectly straight, as is the bordering of the back piece, even along the corners! Basically, I’m pretty damn happy how the Superman Nexus 5 turned out! I thought I would not really be a fan of the side pieces, but it worked out well at bringing it all together. Without them, there was a bit too much red on the sides. I’m still going to have a bumper on it, so it will be covered most of the time, but when I do rock the phone naked, it’s gonna look sexy!!

So cheers [MENTION=5091753]dbrandSkins[/MENTION] for letting me order a pre-release. And hope this is a nice precursor to the new site launching in a few hours! Looking forward to it.