Texturing/Blendshapes: before or after skinning?

Having spoken to Alex Hulse, I have a clearer idea of what order I should really be doing things in. Both texturing and blendshapes should be done before skinning. With blendshaping the head, it's important that the head doesn't deform due to weight influences. I did a quick test and sure enough that's the way to do it. Here it is.

Thanks Alex!