January HotBuys

Hey.

These are the January Hot Buys, released by Stardoll recently as a new doll and (I think) in the magazine.

"Whatcha think about that?" =] I'm asking you right now. Okay, that was random, but I just saw an ad on TV for the Pussycat Dolls CD with that song, so .. What's your opinion on the new stuff? I like most of them, but some of the stuff just don't fit in. Like the earrings, which are (to me) rather exaggerated. Everything else is fabulous, and I just love the handbag/purse!

=] xoxo

Spoilers Updates! (Don't read if u don't want to)

Heya.

The latest spoiler (to save you the trouble that I went through — I looked through hundreds):
http://cdn.stardoll.com/flash/items/0/2140.swf

Check out these spoilers (I randomly picked the more presentable ones):
http://cdn.stardoll.com/flash/items/0/1800.swf
http://cdn.stardoll.com/flash/items/0/1817.swf
http://cdn.stardoll.com/flash/items/0/1826.swf
http://cdn.stardoll.com/flash/items/0/1844.swf

Did I win and award?:
http://cdn.stardoll.com/flash/items/0/1845.swf
http://cdn.stardoll.com/flash/items/0/1846.swf
http://cdn.stardoll.com/flash/items/0/1847.swf

And my absolute faves:
http://cdn.stardoll.com/flash/items/0/1827.swf
http://cdn.stardoll.com/flash/items/0/2050.swf

Don't these look similar?:
http://cdn.stardoll.com/flash/items/0/1819.swf
http://cdn.stardoll.com/flash/items/0/1839.swf

Wtf!?!?!:
http://cdn.stardoll.com/flash/items/0/1852.swf

Don't these look familiar?:
http://cdn.stardoll.com/flash/items/0/1849.swf
http://cdn.stardoll.com/flash/items/0/1850.swf
http://cdn.stardoll.com/flash/items/0/1851.swf
http://cdn.stardoll.com/flash/items/0/2055.swf (The old HotBuys shoes!!!!)
http://cdn.stardoll.com/flash/items/0/2140.swf
and etc.

I get the feeling Stardoll's running out of money-making schemes, don't you?

*Sorry, these are not links. Just the URLs. Open a new tab and enter them, lazy-bum!

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Second UPDATE!!!!!

Second post in one day!!!! Here's why:

I logged on for the second time today, because I wanted to check (as a Stardoll obsessed weirdo) if any major changes had been made — for me — over dinner. I usually wouldn't do that, but nowadays, knowing Stardoll's new knack for changing things without warning, I do. So I opened a window and entered the Stardoll website, and the first thing that hit me (WHAM!!!! before I'd even logged in) was the new formatting of the site. Wow! I logged in immediately and asked my friend, "Is Stardoll, like, going for the minimalism look or something? This new look is weird!" And my friend replied and advised me to post on my blog ... right now! So I did.

Second thing; BOLT in Stardoll. I guess you've all heard about Bolt, Disney's new movie. Yeah, the one about the dog. No, it's not Beverly Hills Chihuahua (I hope Stardoll puts Chihuahua in the Stardoll Cinema), it's Bolt. Yup! So there's a free poster (only for certain countries, like always) and 3 free dogs in the MiniShop!

But this is injustice, as I said in comment to Rhiann's post on her blog: "But anyway, I have this OLD account that I accidentally made while I was in the UK. So that one has the book and my main account doesn't. ='( It's the same as the 4 free dresses ... only for USA members! And the free superstar ... only for USA members!!!! Humph. The virtual book; remember Harry Potter. Never obey anything that has its own mind ... or something like that. =)"

Always The Stardoll Obsessed Weirdo,

tiatulip

xxx

So many new stuff!

Hello.

Sorry I haven't been posting for some time. Busy with dancing and all that stuff. And in that short period of time, soooo many things have happened, hmm? Let's see ... (not in order)

1) Philosophy di Alberta Ferreti

2) Alberta Ferreti (new RC!!!!)

3) DKNY sale

4) New cheats revealed

5) Free stuff for Great Britain & USA only :(

6) Evil Panda

7) Some new gift dresses!

8) Stardoll Gift Cards

+ some miscellaneous stuff that popped up when I was doing my daily randomized visiting of Stardollians. Take a look!

Philosophy di Alberta Ferreti + New RealCeleb Alberta

This is the advertisement. Nice clothes, hmm? She's got a nice suite too, and just check out her clothing line! (P.S. New RC format)

The outfits are very unique and pretty feminine. Only one problem; very high prices! The highest price at the moment is $28 for the red dress. Wow!

DKNY 1/2-price Sale! (for SS only)

Stardoll has gone mad, right?

The Newest Benefits!

1) The infamous book:
You'll get a free gift every day (not time! lol) you click on the book!
1. Change your country to Great Britain.
2. Go to your suite and open the present from the Admin
3. Click on the lock of the gift-book so you'll be redirected to The Secret of Moonacre!
4. Click on the yellow window and get your gift!
Thanks to all the great members who pointed this out! =)

2) The CLIQUE poster is now FREE FOR ALL! Click on the existing topic for further infos!

3) Four free dresses!
1. Change your country to USA (I dunno if you really have to do it, but it worked for me)
2. Create a new e-mail adress (eg on yahoo or use one you already have but that’s not registered on stardoll!)
3. Change your current e-mail adress to the new one (under “my account”)
4. Verify the mail (you’ll first get a confirmation email to your old address, then to the new one)
5. A day LATER you’ll find the e-mail from Stardoll saying: “Congratulations, we have a free gift for you!”
Click on one dress at a time and you can get them all!
(Check them out in my suite!)
It works for SS AND Non-SS

4) Shopping for Non-Superstars in Minishop
*thank goodness*

Wow! [Disclaimer: This doesn't always work. It worked for another of my accounts but didn't work for my main one.]

Evil Panda

A very adorable line!

and all the rest ...

sorry i really can't be bothered to load pics!

xxx

Eternity Comeback!!!!

Hey.

Have you heard? Eternity Magazine is back! Nope, I haven't been hired as advertizer for them or anything, but the new issue really rocks!

Heidi (heidi-di) is doing a column for them now, and they've got a new blog. Since we're no longer waiting for Eternity but already getting it, I suppose. But as to why they chose Eternity Disguise for the new blog title, I suppose it's because they want to keep the upcoming New Year issue secret or something. As someone said on the Eternity Disguise blog, "Also, thanks Mary Walkerson (Writemarycat) for eclipsing our new year issue! You're soo subtle." Why did she have to be subtle in the first place?

They're new logo is really cool, very sophisticated, let's see if Mary (or Gina or someone) replies to what font they used. It looks a little like Helvetica Neue UltraLight, I think. I've got that font in my laptop. Click on the many Eternity links:

• Waiting for Eternity

• Eternity Disguise

• Eternity Magazine

• TrendLounge

Btw, TrendLounge is a Stardoll user, not a club. But to make matters simpler, just click on the link. They did the suite up really nicely, plus all the silhouettes make it look very, uh, night-club-ish. Mary (Eternity), Marie (Stardoll Trendsetters) and Heidi (Stardoll Trendsetters) are the owners, Anthony is the 'host' and Britney is the DJ. Very cool.

Eternity Mag rocks! And have you heard about Undamyumbrella? OMG! Apparently Kasia did some back-stabbing.

Love,

Nat

The Gorgeous New Hairstyles!

Hi people!

First things first, I've gotta apologize. I went off to Melbourne for my school project FPS finals. It was great, and we won second place, but I totally felt sooooooo retarded for not telling anyone ('cept my diary) that I was going and that I'd not be able to be on. Sorry, Yas! Sorry, Lexi! And if you are from Melbourne Grammar School or if you know anyone from there, ask them to contact me via doll mail, 'cos I happen to have met some really cool peepz (Lucy, Flora, Elise, Natasha and Fran) from there, plus a few other people (one is James. The others I dunno.).

Next ... the gorgeous new hair! 12! Can you believe it? Yeah, 12! The styles really rock! Thanks so much, Stardoll! You've really given us a reminder of why we joined in the first place. I put a pic of the hairstyles below, plus some comments on them.

Hairstyle Critic

1) It's nice! But the fringe is a little over-the-top, or maybe under-the-bottom? I don't know, but it sure looks weird. 7/10

2) Love it! One of my absolute faves. Classic beauty, hmm? 10/10 No — I mean, 11/10 :)

3) Very ... unique. (I'm struggling to find a kind word here.) The braids are just ... urgh. Remember Jason Castro from American Idol Season 7? Yeah? That's who it looks like. 5/10

4) Nice! Messy .. point taken. But no doubt it looks good. Another favourite of mine. 9.5/10

5) Ok ... a little weird. But on the whole, it looks good. Let's just say it was a fashion malfunction. 8/10

6) Wonderful styling! It looks nice, but doesn't it look a little ... thin? Yeah, maybe I imagined it. 9/10

7) My definite fave! It looks really, really cute! My present hairstyle, and I love it! 10/10

8) Ah. The wacko-tacko look. Only joking! Nice job, guys! 7/10

9) Eskimo? Hmm ... 4/10

10) Ok. I suppose. Probably. My personal feeling, when I'm not trying to be tactful, is ... URGH. *vomits* But it might look pretty stylish .. if you know how to make it look stylish, that it. 2/10

11) and 12) They're pretty much the same, but they both look beautiful! Personal fave of the two is 12. It's more stylish, don't you think? 9/10 for both

Well, thanks again, Stardoll! Glamourous new hair!

Oh yeah. I just remembered.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Tee hee. x

Superstars vs Non-Superstars

I read an article on the Stardoll user blog, Tyler's Top Trends, and I was amazed. The article was written by katie_lady824 and explained the whole "Superstar vs Non-Superstar" war to us. I was so intrigued, I actually posted a loooong comment:

"I totally agree. I am currently a non-superstar but I have been superstar twice since I joined in June 2007. Both times, I won competitions. It was really cool, but Stardoll's beginning to overdo it. Some non-superstars deserve credits for making Stardoll the way it is. I have some non-superstar friends who treat me better than some superstars. Of course, there are some really elite (in looks and personality) people, and I know that. I've met some of them. But I think the fault still lies with Stardoll. After all, Stardoll is just another [though no doubt cooler] virtual community, but some of us waste too much of our lives on it."

And many others expressed their views on this article too. For example:

"Yeah, but what do non-superstars give to stardoll? nothing. But stardoll gives them a site to dress up their fav celebs, chat with friends, and a whole bunch of stuff, if anything, non-superstars owe stardoll. Not the other way around. Even when I was a non-superstar for 3 whole months, I understood that I didn't give anything to stardoll, but superstars pay the employees salaries! And without superstars, there is no payment for the employees, which means no stardoll. Non-superstars should be more great full to stardoll for giving them a free website, instead of greedily asking for more and more without giving anything in return. Stardoll wants money, and they will do anything to get it. PLUS the reason most things that were once for everybody are now exclusively to superstars is a marketing technique. You've had a taste of how great it is, and if you want more of it, you have to pay. another reason stardoll took so many things away from non-superstars is because they abused it, like the whole 5 stardollars if you invited a friend. Non-superstars should REALLY stop complaining. The efforts to get stardoll to change are all going to end in vain because stardoll could care less." ~ talkzi1213

I must say I agree with her and many others, not to mention Katie. We all have reasons for our opinions, but I think that it's true that though "no pain, no gain" (pain being loss of money), non-superstars deserve something too. Ex-superstars get things (for example the voile gift dresses), but I know how non-superstars feel [from my sister]. Some non-superstars have hearts of gold and are the nicest people ever, but superstars have the reputation. After all, being superstar means that you have the money to buy the account and stardollars, right? Hmm, sometimes I don't think so. I am an above-averagely-rich person (having my parents and grandparent working to support the family) but my mother has never been to keen on me splurging on online sites, like i-Dressup or Millsberry, or for my sister to waste precious money on Barbie or Neopets VIP accounts.

I get the feeling some non-superstars feel under-rated, just because of their status. But even though all these things are happening around us, where would we be without Stardoll? For me, Stardoll makes up 15% of my life, which is more than it should. I log on everyday just say read my messages and stuff, then I write blog entries which everyone can read, then I come here and write something to update on. But no, I wouldn't say I'm obsessed. I actually manage to juggle my online life, my real life and everything else chasing each other round my head and survive!

We know you're thinking something right now. Tell us what you think about this! We (well, I) value your opinion, whether you're a superstar or non-superstar. Write!

Love,

Nat :D

P.S. Read the wonderfully detailed article when you click here.

For new SS only????

My friend Tiffani showed me this:

I know this is old news, but if you zoom in at the top you'll see:

For new Superstar members only

NEW?!?! Humph.

A random thing.

Greetings. :D

Source of image: Stardoll. With LipStick On.

Some of these dresses just rock, and some just ... suck. Take the brown one, for example. Now I wonder who the heck would wear that?!

Note the orange dress in the box. Hmm ... I've never seen it before?!? Another loophole? Or a cheat? Maybe a glitch like the free DKNY? Idk. 

I wonder if someone took my advice (from below) and did that, would s/he get a totally strange dress that no one's seen before? Maybe.

Ah .. the wonderfully absurd world.

Picture from: Sense of Stardoll

Btw, what do you think of my new banner?