diff --git a/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/gui/GuiSkins.java b/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/gui/GuiSkins.java
index cfed2360..4dff104a 100644
--- a/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/gui/GuiSkins.java
+++ b/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/gui/GuiSkins.java
@@ -479,22 +479,19 @@ public class GuiSkins extends GameGui {
         pushMatrix();
         translate(xPosition, yPosition, 300);
 
-        scale(-scale, scale, scale);
-        rotate(180, 0, 0, 1);
-        rotate(15, 1, 0, 0);
+        scale(scale, scale, scale);
+        rotate(-15, 1, 0, 0);
 
         RenderHelper.enableStandardItemLighting();
 
         rotate(((updateCounter + partialTick) * 2.5F) % 360, 0, 1, 0);
 
-        thePlayer.rotationYawHead = (float)Math.atan(mouseX / 20) * 30;
+        thePlayer.rotationYawHead = (float)Math.atan(mouseX / 20) * -30;
         thePlayer.rotationPitch = (float)Math.atan(mouseY / 40) * -20;
 
         translate(0, thePlayer.getYOffset(), 0);
 
-        RenderManager rm = Minecraft.getMinecraft().getRenderManager();
-        rm.playerViewY = 180;
-        rm.renderEntity(thePlayer, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, false);
+        mc.getRenderManager().renderEntity(thePlayer, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, false);
 
         popMatrix();
         RenderHelper.disableStandardItemLighting();
diff --git a/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/gui/RenderPlayerModel.java b/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/gui/RenderPlayerModel.java
index c318d1ed..26506fad 100644
--- a/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/gui/RenderPlayerModel.java
+++ b/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/gui/RenderPlayerModel.java
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import net.minecraft.init.Items;
 import net.minecraft.inventory.EntityEquipmentSlot;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.util.ResourceLocation;
-import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11;
 
 import com.mojang.authlib.minecraft.MinecraftProfileTexture.Type;
 
@@ -105,17 +104,18 @@ public class RenderPlayerModel<M extends EntityPlayerModel> extends RenderLiving
         player.leftArmPose = ArmPose.EMPTY;
         player.rightArmPose = ArmPose.EMPTY;
 
-        super.doRender(entity, x, y, z, entityYaw, partialTicks);
-
-        pushMatrix();
-        scale(1, -1, 1);
-
+        enableBlend();
         color(1, 1, 1, 0.3F);
 
         super.doRender(entity, x, y, z, entityYaw, partialTicks);
 
         color(1, 1, 1, 1);
+        disableBlend();
 
+        pushMatrix();
+        scale(1, -1, 1);
+
+        super.doRender(entity, x, y, z, entityYaw, partialTicks);
         popMatrix();
     }
 }