Stardoll Continually Crashing

So, far most of the day, Stardoll has been crashing. I log in, fine. 

Cover, fine. 

I go to my suite, a bit slow, but still functioning and visible.

 And then I try to go elsewhere, and that's where the line is drawn. 

This message is now forever carved into my memory:

Now, I don't know if the site is down for technical purposes, if they're updating, or whether or not the

 long-awaited Beach Villa has finally arrived, but I'm annoyed. 

If we have limited access to the website, then why couldn't they just temporarily take it down?

I'd wait for as long as necessary for access to the forums instead 

of having this irritating message flashed at me

every five clicks.

What do you think is going on?

-Sarah

Riviera Store & Fantasy Hotel

Today, two stores were released were released. One is the Riviera clothing store. 

This is a very nice, summer-y clothing store, filled with hats, beach bags, purses, jewelry, shoes, the best bikinis Stardoll has seen in years, and even a lei. 

The store opened on the same day as the interior decor store, Fantasy Hotel. The name is pretty much self-explanatory. The interiors and furniture look like a room right out of a hotel. This store is perfect for the luxury-lover. 

Will you be visiting the Riviera anytime soon?

-Sarah

A Few Quick Updates

Sorry if I haven't posted in a while, but I've been taking my EEEs (Extraordinarily Exhausting Examinations). Lol exams are such a drag.

So, to catch up, in this post I am going to try to squeeze in everything that's happened on Stardoll in the past few weeks. 

-New Super Supreme Store. 

This time, they were focusing on puns. Some of the names included a mix of Justin Bieber and a beaver, called Justin Beaver, Kitty Purry (Katy Perry), and Hannah Fontana (Hannah Montana/ Miley Cyrus doll with water spouting out of her head). My favorite would have to be Ronald Weaselly, a half-weasel Rupert Grint, who plays Ron Weasly in the Harry Potter movies. I haven't bought any of them, though. It's not really worth it. 

-Reserving Items in Starbazaar. Finally, you can choose who you want to sell certain items to and can reserve the things you want to buy, instead of having the person put it on sale and another user swinging by and buying it before you can. The only problem that might arise because of this is hackers. If a hacker(or, as I like to call them, P.T. --- stands for Password Thief)  ever hacked your account, they could just sell themselves your things for a very small fraction of the cost. 

-Beach Villa.

Now this I'm very excited about. Well, was. After watching the teaser, which most of us have watched, I got very excited, thinking that perhaps this would be an extension of your suite with different rooms and maybe a garden. After seeing this post by Mette.Stardoll on the Royalty discussion board, picture courtesy of Lel1996, I realized it's just going to be another over-priced Penthouse, only with a different background.

-Starcoins. Now this is going to take some getting used to. We now have two currencies, Stardollars for superstar members only and starcoins for others. It's all explained on the official Stardoll blog. Follow this link: 

http://stardollblog.com/2011/05/11/starcoins-explained/

-And, last but not least, the Disappearing LiuJo Freebies. 

On Thursday, May 19th, as I checked out the Cover page, I could not believe my eyes. Under the New Item, I saw some pretty decent-looking free clothes! Curious, I went on over to the Starplaza, and surely enough, they were still there, still free. Out of curiosity (and because the accessories were nicer than those we usually see), I put them all in my cart and clicked on 'buy'. It did not cost me a single starcoin, and it all got there intact!

Today, I logged on, wanting to see if there were any more free-clothing glitches, and the clothes had just GONE WITHOUT A TRACE. 

Since LiuJo is an Italian brand, maybe it was only intended to go to one country, and somewhere along the international glitch the prices got lost?

All I know is, I snapped them up without a moment's hesitation ;)

So, I think that should cover it. Check back soon for more updates

-Sarah

Stardoll: Island Bound

So today, I logged into Stardoll and saw I had mail from the administration. All there was to see is this picture:

What could it possibly mean? New game? New collection? New mobile phone connection bonus?

What do you think?

~Sarah

Hotbuy Hair Accesory Released

If you've seen the banner for May Hotbuys, you'll see that one of them is a pink hairclip. Today, that hair accessory was released in the Starplaza for the fair price of nine stardolllars.

Personally, I think it's lovely. We haven't seen this type of accessory in quite a while, and I think it's nice. 

What about you? Will you be buying it?

~Sarah

Catherine Middleton's Wedding Dress Online

Stardoll has released Kate Middleton's gown in the starplaza. The gorgeous Alexander McQueen gown has, of course, been ripped apart by the Stardoll staff, making you spend more Stardollars to be able to own the entire thing.

Strangely enough, only the gown's top is Superstar-only. The ensemble includes the top (12 SD), gown skirt (15 SD), bridal veil(5 SD), and the bouquet (6 SD). If you buy it, the outfit should cost you a total of 38 SD. 

I'm surprised that they didn't raise the price. I figured the Stardoll of today would jump at an opportunity to make us buy stardollars. I guess people can surprise you?

The dress itself is lovely, very pretty, simple yet elegant. 

Here's what it actually looks like:

And here's Stardoll's take on the dress of the century: 

Here's how it looks on my doll:

I wish they'd made the skirt a brighter white, but overall I think it's lovely, although I wouldn't save the gown onto my doll as my outfit. I don't like clothes that too clearly fall into one category, because you never know what you might be doing on Stardoll, and say you're invited to a party that you had no idea you were supposed to attend and you just show up in a wedding dress. That wouldn't look too good. 

Anyway, what are your thoughts on this online copy of Kate's wedding dress?

~Sarah

May Hotbuys ♥

After checking the Star Blog, I saw a poster for the May Hotbuys:

Don't the shoes remind you of the LE heels? 

Out of all of these, the white top, the multi-colored shorts and the hair decoration are my favorite. Contrarily to the limited Edition(which, in my opinion, was a waste of money), I find this a true Spring collection. Bright and lovely, instead of last year's neon leftovers stitched together and admitted to the public. 

What are your thoughts on May's Hotbuys?

~Sarah

Sales ! ! !

The Starplaza's 50% off sale is now on! You can find reduced-price items in:

-Bonjour Bizou

-Fallen Angel

-Folk

-Pretty in Pink

-Rio

-Stardoll

&Tingeling

Hopefully this sale will lead to a new release.

Have you bought anything?

~Sarah

Surprise, Surprise . . .

Spring 2011's Limited Edition's all sold out!

It's been about a week since the clothes hit the Stardoll scene, and they're already all gone. 

On the first page, we've got the darker-toned, edgier pieces of the collection.

On the second, there are (erm, were) the more fun, brightly-colored dresses and tutus.

No doubt some will be re-selling half of the store in their Bazaar at triple the price in a matter of weeks. That's one of the things that annoy about LE. Some people top up on stardollars, purchase a thousand, and then go out and buy the entire store simply so they can keep a couple of items and sell the rest at outrageous prices. 

I find it stupid. 

That might just be because I can't do that, as some have suggested.

Or it might be because I just don't see the point.

Why buy a ton of LE, parade it around for a couple of weeks, and then just sell most of it?

Why buy something if you don't want it?

I supposed it is a good way to get more stardollars, as someone's mentioned before, but, uh . . . why use your real money to buy fake money to buy things you don't need or want if all it's gonna do for you is give bakc the fake money you spent in the first place?

I will never understand how some peoples' minds work . . .

~Sarah

Daring Doily: Hot or Not?

Stardoll's most recent line of clothing is light, lacy, and just screams Spring! I'm talking about the Daring Doily outfits. 

This collection is smothered in laces and floral prints, promising many playful dresses, skirt-suits, and rompers to come.

But here's the question: Is Daring Doily sweet and pretty or just too much?

For those of you who aren't sure what I'm talking about, here are snapshots of some of their clothing:

            

In my opinion, the dresses are awkwardly shaped, the bags are strange, and honestly, the only articles I like so far from this collection are the gingham platforms, the scalloped-hem shorts, and the rose jumpsuit. 

Where do you stand on this? Are Daring Doily items light and lovely or lame and frumpy?

~Sarah

Welcome to Stardoll Exclusive

This post marks the beginning of Stardoll Exclusive, the blog that keep you in the loop.

Bear with me, I've only just begun to think about the possibility of having a blog, and I have a lot of growing to do as a writer. But hopefully, with more readers cheering me on, I'll do better ;)

~Sarah