Ha, probably a bit of both.
Her looks certainly don't match the type I have generally been going for lately; like if you had Suzu, Ako, Ayumi and Renee on a lineup, you'd likely go for one of the first three based on first impressions. But I did find the natural, no makeup, girl next door looks pretty refreshing and nice, compared to some of the very made up and styled J girls. Also, as I think I noted in an earlier post, she reminds me a lot of an old girlfriend, so definitely - along with the natural looks, shy approach and enthusiastic service - added to the GFE for me.
Also, while I wouldn't necessarily recommend a 90 minute nuru session to people (unless you get the spa room and are into that - I'm not), that first long session did allow me to talk to her for a while and build up a good connection before anything physical happened (and still get more than an hour of the physical). Some people would think that a waste of time (and money), but I think it contributed to better things later in this case.