Posts Tagged ‘skins’

Mailing list gift: “Lena” complete avatar

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Alaska Metropolitan

The "Lena" avatar includes everything you see in this photo.

Sign up for the alaskametro<3 mailing list before New Years Eve to receive my end-of-year gift: a complete avatar!

“Lena” includes shape (3 versions), skin (custom with moles and freckles), prim eyelashes with a clumpy mascara look, beautiful hazel eyes, makeup tattoo layer, eyebrow tattoo later, hair base tattoo, formal updo add-on, nail polish, snowflake bra and panty set.

“Lena” stands at a natural 5’8″ tall and has a curvy-athletic build. The shape is copy-mod so you can use her as a base for your own avatar!

This is a free gift to my mailing list only… click here to sign up. I can’t redeliver items, so make sure you’re signed up before the deadline!

I hope you enjoy her… “Lena” is my first complete avatar and I had a lot of fun coming up with her look!

Posted in Gifts | Tagged alaskametro, avatar, beauty by alaskametro, body proportion, eyes, free, freebie, gift, gifts, lashes, nailpolish, Second Life makeup, second life shape, second life skins, skins, tattoo layer, tattoo makeup | Leave a comment

Spring/Summer 2011 makeup – now on the Marketplace!

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Alaska Metropolitan

beauty by alaskametro<3 - Spring 2011 makeup

Now on the Marketplace: spring 2011 series makeup – 8 unique, vibrant spring looks inspired by First Life runway makeup trends

LOOK 01 - Smokey charcoal and gold eyeshadow, subtle black eyeliner, plum matte lipstick – [ BUY ONLINE ] (L$50)
LOOK 02 – Pretty peach-tones: peach lip gloss, a dusting of warm orange blush, subtle/pale light eyeshadow – [ BUY ONLINE ] (L$50)
LOOK 03 – Colourful makeup just in time for spring/summer! Sky blue & neutral warm brown eyeshadow, pale pink lipgloss, subtle black eyeliner – [ BUY ONLINE ] (L$50)
LOOK 04 – Pretty lavender matte eyeshadow, black eyeliner, matte rose lipstick – [ BUY ONLINE ] (L$50)
LOOK 05 – Fiery orange, gold and warm brown glitter eyeshadow, black eyeliner, matte cranberry lipstick – [ BUY ONLINE ] (L$50)
LOOK 06 – Vibrant matte red and yellow eyeshadow, black eyeliner, matte nude lipstick – [ BUY ONLINE ] (L$50)
LOOK 07 – Sky blue above-crease eyeshadow paired with charcoal eyeshadow, violet purple eyeliner, red blush and neutral warm brown matte lipstick – [ BUY ONLINE ] (L$50)
LOOK 08 – Pretty teal matte smokey eyeshadow with brown under-eye eyeshadow, nude lipgloss – [ BUY ONLINE ] (L$50)

I’ve also started to add an image guide to how the makeup looks on different beauty by alaskametro<3 skintones. I’m going to slowly add these into all the makeup available on the Marketplace, because I’m sure many will find it useful… I’ve shown the image guide for makeup look 02 below.

As always, beauty by alaskametro<3 makeup requires Viewer 2 or equivalent, and looks best on beauty by alaskametro<3 skins. Enjoy and stay fabulous!

Posted in New Releases, Skin/Makeup | Tagged alaskametro, beauty by alaskametro, makeup, marketplace, runway makeup, Second Life makeup, skins, spring, summer, tattoo layer, tattoo makeup | Leave a comment

The Missing Skintones

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Alaska Metropolitan

The original plan for the beauty by alaskametro<3 skin series was a grand total of 8 skintones, offering a great amount of customization and flexibility. Well, up to this point, I hadn’t planned to work on the remaining tones; with all the eyebrow options and so on I’d be looking at tens of thousands of L$ in upload fees (at least!)

However, the new ability to stack layers (and the new tattoo layer) means I can develop my skins as bases, and offer separate brow/hairbase/etc layers in a variety of hair colours. I enjoy the existing 4 hair colour options with alaskametro<3 skins… but why not push it further and see just how much flexibility one can get with a skin system?

From left to right: Latte, Bronze, Cacao, Olive, Rose, Ivory, Spice and Ebony. Click to enlarge.

I’m planning to release the updated skintone bases, hairless, in the future, along with up to 12 hair colour options as add-on packages. (Other creators also make brow/hairbase packs, so you can also use theirs if you prefer their hair shades). The skins have some revamped shading through the face, especially in the darker tones, the lips have been fixed so all tones have the same size (making makeup tattoos fit better!) and the cleavage has been enhanced.

While the 8 skintones are my attempt to reflect diversity and the fact skins shouldn’t only be available in Megan Fox Tan™, each skin is also tintable by 7%, so you can also tweak the shade to some degree. And yes, they’ll still have a freckles option.

Posted in New Releases, Previews, Skin/Makeup | Tagged alaskametro, dark skins, hair layers, light skins, makeup layers, preview, Second Life, skins, tan skins | Leave a comment

Hopeless skin perfectionist.

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Alaska Metropolitan

I find that creating skins never ends. I always find things to tweak and play with; I suppose since my skins are handdrawn I always look at things and want to draw them better. (With photosource, you’re pretty much stuck with the way the source photo looks!)

Lately I’ve been re-doing the face on the alaskametro<3 skins. I’ve been editing it to look softer through the nose/mouth, the lips definitely needed to be redone. A quirk in the darker tones: the lips are actually bigger on the Ebony and Spice tones. I needed to fix this so that producing makeup layers wasn’t twice the work!

Second Life’s new viewers allow you to stack on the tattoo layers. I’m planning to re-release the alaskametro<3 skins in the most customizable way possible. The base skins will be completely nude. From there, you can layer on eyebrows/hair bases (yay!)/pubic hair. And then makeups, etc. So I’ll soon have a few more hair colours than the existant 4, and there’ll be some new eyebrows to choose from too!

Preview photo (makeupless):

Unretouched photograph showing work-in-progress updated skin

Okay, don’t mind the rabbit teeth. I wanted to see if I could create them. If I ever do release such things they’ll certainly be another layer as an add-on. The jury’s still out on the mouth-breathing look. It’s used in fashion photography inRL to drop the lower lip and make them appear fuller (or add sensuality.) However, a photographer friend of mine in L.A. once referred to it as “the credit card slot” and that’s what it is, in my head, for all eternity. Maybe it’s useful inSL for photos.

PS – Today’s the last day to sign up for the mailing list to receive January’s gift; I’ll be sending the gift out at midnight!

Posted in Previews | Tagged alaskametro, brows, second life skins, skin base, skin texture, skins, tattoo layers | Leave a comment

TRICK OR TREAT

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Alaska Metropolitan

I’ve got two treats for you, and one trick that ends up becoming a treat!

TREAT NUMBER ONE: As part of the Second Style Halloween Sale, I have reduced all my lower floor items to only L$25. For some items, that’s the price already, but for others it’s about 80% off. Don’t miss this sale – it is one day only! Come pick up high quality dresses, jewellery, swimwear, lingerie, tops, and more!

SALE LOCATION: alaskametro<3 on Second Style Island
October 31 ONLY – don’t miss it!!

TREAT NUMBER TWO: I’ve got an exclusive, Halloween-only makeup gift for you! Come to the main landing point for Second Style Island on October 31, and you can pick up a makeup based on style icon Siouxsie Sioux, free. (requires SL 2.0+ “Tattoo” layer)

Siouxsie Sioux in Second Life - makeup by alaskametro

Why Siouxsie? Well, this is my Halloween costume for First Life. I’ll be sure to post some photos of my costume in both SL and RL tomorrow so you can see how well I managed to pull it off!

The “Siouxsie” makeup is only available tomorrow, October 31, 2010 at the Second Style Island landing point. It looks best with skin bases by alaskametro<3 since it was designed for them – but you can always try it over other skins to see if it works! Some shape adjustment is probably required due to the heavy makeup and Siouxsie’s distinctive eyebrows and lip shape.

YOUR TRICK: ONE skin base will be L$1 tomorrow, for Halloween only (L$900 value.) Which hair colour and skintone will it be? You’ll just have to find out for yourself… good luck!

Posted in Events, Gifts, Sales, Skin/Makeup | Tagged alaskametro, beauty by alaskametro, freebie, gift, goth makeup, Halloween, hunt, makeup, sale, Second Style Island, Siouxsie Sioux, skins | Leave a comment