This Monday, the release was once again an Epiphany collection. Even though we had one just last week (the special birthstone edition) I wasn’t really expecting another one so soon. 

For this collection, most of the pieces are inspired by the Swarovski Spring 2025 capsule collab with Ariana Grande, but we can also see a necklace inspired by Dior and another one by Cartier, while some of the other pieces come from less known brands/stores.

The superstar gift of the week was updated with the Swarovski purple necklace, so if your membership is active, don’t forget to claim it! We only have two starcoin items, both earrings, and personally, I preferred the soda bottle top over the knotted pearl.

Overall, I’m not a huge fan of this release but I did enjoy some of the pieces, and I’m sure all the Ariana fans who play the game loved it. What are your thoughts on the jewelry choices? Below you can also see the real life versions of some of them.

For this Friday we got a brand new two floor Voile release, full of fancy and sparkly dresses. 

On the first floor of the collection, we can see lots of gold and nude transparency/see through items. My favorite pieces are the cute Cream Lace Bloomers and the Dusty Fur Wrap. My only complaint is that the furs texture looks a bit odd, but I still liked it, as it gives the impression that the doll might be resting her hands on it without needing an actual Strike a Pose piece. The Pink Crystal Gown that matches the fur is also stunning, definitely something I’d use for a Miss competition.

On the second floor, the elegant style continues, though in a slightly less showy way and here we also see the only male mannequin from the collection. The blue dress looks well made, but I wish the waist were thinner like in the real version, I think they could have achieved that effect by enlarging the hips a bit.

In the whole collection, only two pieces are available for starcoins: the Crystal Net Gloves and the Jacquemus Balloon Top. 

Other brands that inspired this release include Chanel, Elie Saab, Dior, Gianvito Rossi Balenciaga, Georges Hobeika, Zuhair Murad, Jimmy Choo and Yuima Nakazato. You can check out the real life looks below:

Any thoughts on this new Voile?

For the second Wednesday of August, the Epiphany special birthstone window is already out, super early this time!

This month’s stone is the peridot, and we have the usual two earring models, ring, bracelet, necklace, pendant and crown, all available in silver and gold, with both beauty parlor and suite versions. The tiara chosen for this month is the Dutches of Atholl's Peridot Tiara, a delicate piece featuring vibrant green peridots set among intricate scrollwork, giving it a regal yet fresh look. 

Since the store was released much earlier than usual, I think someone may have mixed up the scheduling, as the doll mail about the release hasn’t been sent yet. I’ll update this post as soon as I spot it. For now, you can also see the real life tiara below:

On Monday, we had a new Bonjour Bizou release, a very intriguing one btw. Not because of the pieces in the collection itself, but because, at first (at least for me), it seemed like the release only included the three outfits in the main window. 

Then I found out we could see the rest of the collection in the catalogue, as it apparently wasn’t available in the store. Just today, by digging a little, I saw that the collection had been added to the store, but instead of appearing on the first page as usual, it was placed among the items from the last collection. The new pieces are arranged on the 2nd and 3rd pages of the store, and I’ve marked them with a purple dot on the side so you can easily identify which are new. 

We have two starcoins pieces, a dress and a bag, and for the Superstar free gift of the week, they’ve chosen the sunflower bag. What do you think of this?

This Friday’s release was a new Subcouture collection, as announced yesterday. 

The collection brought three new floors to Starplaza and features a very edgy urban aesthetic, which was teased by the free item from the special offer and I really liked it. The collection, curated and illustrated by Cosimo (aka Vulacano) and Ben (aka Lanekii), includes items inspired by Versace, Balenciaga, Tom Ford, Valentino, Maison Margiela, Vetements, Dolce & Gabbana, Coperni and some others.

With this release, it’s clear they’ve listened to players by bringing more “basic” pieces, instead of the recent overload of statement items. I must say I bought almost everything in the store. Another positive point is that they released the wig in different colors, since now we can only buy one piece of each item, having a variety of wigs is helpful for those who like to decorate mannequins in their suites.

What did you think of the release? Was there anything you liked?

GIVEAWAY

The first three people who comment their favorite item from this release will win it. Please make sure the item is in your wishlist and that you don’t already own it. Also, don’t forget to add your doll name. If the rules aren’t followed, the prize will go to the next in line.

On Tuesday, aka yesterday, we received the announcement of a new Subcouture release coming this Friday. 

The usual promotion of an extra 50% Stardollars in the sd packs is available, along with a special offer item included in all purchases of Superstar and Stardollars (excluding the 90sd pack, which is 125sd with the promo). 

The special offer coat is inspired by the Fall 2019 Menswear Neil Barrett collection and the background of the ad brings a kind of futuristic/cyberpunk/Tokyo urban street style vibe. 

In the next few hours, we’ll finally see what surprise Subcouture has for us this time.

With the announcement of tribute season that have come to an end recently, we also got a special notice about a promotion running during the tributes: anyone who purchased Superstar or Stardollar packs to get the special offer item for five consecutive weeks, one from each tribute released, would receive a mystery interior and outfit.

After a long wait, on Wednesday Stardoll finally sent not only the mystery interior and dress, but an entire outfit, including a bag, bracelet, necklace and shoes, and five mannequins, to everyone who made at least one purchase during the promotion period. However, later that day, they took the items back from players who hadn’t bought all five required tributes.

I only had time to open my gift bags now and take a closer look at the items, so here they are for anyone curious:

Below, you can see the real life versions of the items: the jewelry is from Louis Vuitton, the bag from Bulgari, the shoes from Dsquared² and the dress from Jean Paul Gaultier.

Did you buy the special offer items from all five tributes this season to get the free rewards? What did you think about them and the promotion in general? I personally liked it, and I think it would be great if they adopted something like this for future tribute seasons again.