Quote - The second and third images appear to have a glowing effect around the left ear.  That is unusual for VSS.  There shouldn't be any texture glow at all.  Are you using raytrace in your lights and render settings?  With a transmap hair the render time will take longer.

No, not using raytracing at all. I rendered this with the default render settings. I am not sure where that glow is coming from. I double checked the texture map, and the white part of the makeup is nowhere near the ear... strange.

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