Mostly a theoretical exercise, but could also be practical given that some manufacturers sell the plush/glue by the foot and then you can buy your own hardware. Here it goes:

Mixing and matching parts from different manufacturers, what would you choose for your perfect climbing skin? Lets say that this is an all-around skin for something that you will use in everything from pow to longer days in the spring, and you want it to last for several seasons. Not thinking about a pure race skin, which has somewhat different requirements.

The categories are:

The Plush: AKA the actual hairy bit on the bottom. We will consider the backing here as well, so don't forget to consider packability.

The Glue: maybe the most hated/complained about part of most skins. Who has the best grip, snow resistance, and perhaps most importantly, longevity?

Tip Hardware: Do you stick with the traditional metal oval? Which brand? Crazy Mark-Smiley-esque dyneema loop? Do you take advantage of the ski's tip notch to do a tip-rip skin?

Tail Hardware: Another common pain point IME. Which is least likely to slip off the tail of the ski after endless kick-turns? Or do you forgo the tail hardware together for a svelte tip-rip system?

To make things a little more replicable, lets define the ski that this will be fit to. It has gentle rocker in the front to a fairly standard-shaped nose and has a tip notch. The tail is fairly flat and square but does not have a divot for the tail hardware, so the tail clip hardware is important so that it doesn't fall off. This is not a ski I own, just a theoretical one that I think will lead to a good discussion. Of course, feel free to describe a different ski that your skin will fit if you want, especially if it has some cool attachment system (e.g. 4FRNT 4Lock) that you really like.