Кожа девочки шелушилась. | The little girl's skin was peeling. |
Его восхищала её нежная кожа. | Her soft skin enraptured him. |
NB When the word кожа functions as a subject and does not have a descriptive modifier, the construction кожа у + Genitive is often preferred to (a) and (b), above: | |
Кожа у девочки шелушилась. | The little girl's skin was peeling. |
Кожа на руках у неё была грубая от постоянной стирки. | The skin on her hands was chapped from constantly doing laundry by hand. |
Кожа рук у неё была грубая от постоянной стирки. | The skin on her hands was chapped from constantly doing laundry by hand. |