An Indefinite Hiatus

I wish I could say that I have the time to run a blog on Stardoll, but sadly I would be lying if I said so. I've had an absolute blast taking the reins from Tyler and running TTT over the past few years, but I think, for now, it's time to call it quits and go out with a bang instead of letting it fade.

Thank you all for the huge following this blog has received in recent years, and for your participation in the competitions, posts, and daily life at TTT on Stardoll. The site has certainly changed a lot in recent years, so it's hugely fulfilling to see so many dedicated and loyal viewers and readers stick with us!

See you all at some point in the future, hopefully sooner rather than later!

Lots of love.

New Release: Bikinimania

The 20th edition of Callie's Picks (yes, we are somehow already on number 20) has just been released to the starplaza. The release, titled 'Bikinimania' is full of a large variety of bikinis from numerous years of summers on Stardoll. This time around there aren't as many rares, but there is a pretty big selection of previous hot buys. The prices are far too high on some items, though reasonable on others that were worth quite a lot pre re-release.
For some reason, Stardoll is charging 17 stardollars for an ugly zebra bikini (that doesn't fit) that used to be a freebie. Overall there are a few nice finds in there, my favourite being the Summer clutch, and the store looks very nice as per usual. Personally, I would like for them to go for monthly releases like Archive instead of releasing each fortnight. What do you think?

The 2014 Tribute Season

Since 2010 we have received, each and every year, a selection of stores which are a tribute to some of the world's biggest real life designers. 2014 was no different, and this time around we were given some of the highest names in fashion, including Dior, Versace, YSL and of course, Chanel.

Back in May, the tribute season started with something we'd never seen before. The first release was Chanel of course, but instead of a fashion collection we were given multiple floors of CC inspired decor. 

I would be lying if I said that decor interested me as much as fashion does, although I do love it outside of the Stardoll world. Many of the themed CC items would go great for a full on Chanel inspired room, or could work just as well in a space that needs an injection of designer style. I'm sure some people lapped up the Chanel decor, but I can't say that I was particularly excited.

Next up was a Yves Saint Laurent tribute, which made its way into starplaza at the beginning of June. The interior and store layout were exactly the same as the collection from the previous year, and the clothes were uninspiring and somewhat tacky with very questionable colours and prints to match. I only ended up purchasing one item, but I did like a few more. 

After YSL we received a Versace tribute. In general the store was better - in designs and in graphics - but it still wasn't up to par with what a Versace or YSL tribute could have been. The graphics, although most often pretty well made, were sometimes very bland and lacked dimension to make the items look more like real clothes and less shiny and plastic. I bought more items at Versace in comparison to YSL however, and there were some very nice boots and accessories. 

A few days later we got a Fendi tribute, which was an accessories only collection featuring shoes, bags, keychains, earrings, necklaces, bracelets and scarves. The quality was very impressive, but the prices had skyrocketed, with some of the most expensive purses costing anything up to 58 stardollars. Many were defending the prices, saying that Stardoll had to pay Fendi to use their designs, but nearing up to 60 stardollars is still a little bit excessive. 

To end the tribute fashion season we received a Dior tribute, which was by far the most interesting collection of the four. I enjoyed quite a large amount of the designs, and on a whole the graphics were pretty good too. I was very underwhelmed by the quality of the accessories (the shoes and bags), but after an accessory only collection I guess it doesn't bother me too much. 

And just as we thought tribute season was over, we were treated to a Missoni Home tribute, which I definitely appreciated a lot more than the Chanel one. The colours and patterns were fun and the furniture was very interesting. The collection was undeniably expensive, but if you have the cash then why not spend it. I'm still not particularly in love with Stardoll decor in general, but this release was definitely a nice addition. 

What are your thoughts on this tribute season?

What was your favourite release? Or your least?

Comment below!

TRIBUTE ROUND UP

Come back tomorrow to read a round up on all of the tributes of 2014 so far! 

WCW (#2) - Limited Edition

Hi all! It’s been a while since I posted a blog entry (Of course you guys have been informed on what had been happening) but I am so glad that TTT is back and I am reunited with you lovely people.

In this post I will be showing you how I style some of the items from the recently released Limited Edition Collection. I’m pretty sure one of the girls will post an in depth review soon, so I thought I would just give you some of my opinions on the collection.

Firstly, out of ten, I give the collection a six. The only reason it is a step above average for me is that there are some great standout pieces, with the men’s Snake Print Dallas Shirt being one of them (as well as being my favourite item). For the most part, however, the collection is mediocre at best. A massive disappointment for me was that the collection wasn’t grunge inspired like Stardoll had claimed. To me it had more of a cowgirl feel, with the repetition of words such as ‘Dallas’ and ‘Sherriff’ adding to this.

Despite the collection being nothing special, I do appreciate that many of the items can built upon and made to look chic or grungy. I am also thankful that it isn’t too gaudy or in your face, meaning you can style a lot of the items in many ways.

These are my thoughts on the collection, now onto the outfits.

Below are three ways I have styled some of the items that I purchased (side note; the interior is amazing!). Hopefully you like them.

What are your thoughts on the collection, how did you style certain pieces (post your outfit for a chance to win 200sd) and what is your favourite item? Let me know down below!

New Release: RISQUE

The third issue of Risqué Magazine, owned by Hilmy/emmahunt4, has just been released. This time around Hilmy has opted for an ultra sleek and minimal theme, with articles on both top trends and Stardoll makeovers. In it you can find a whole load of beautiful graphics, featuring models such as sparklewand12, diedunklemaid, jackjailer and myself!

To check out the latest issue click here.
Expect a review later in the week!

We've all been waiting for it! | SEPHORA RELEASE

*This post comes from my blog The Stardoll Beauty Spot*

So it's heeeeereeee! I think Sephora has been the most talked about brand that users want brought back to the site, and well today is our lucky day! Stardoll has made a "Best of" store of some of the Sephora makeup that was available back in the day - now yesterday talking about it with friends, we were expecting great products however not at a very friendly price, so lets so how the store does! 

I think I may have spent 5 minutes drooling and staring at it before actually doing anything, to me it all just looks so beautiful and pretttttty! Haha =) Anyway, there's a great selection of all beauty products that we could need really, eyeshadows, eyeliner, eye pencils, eyebrow pencils, blush, lipsticks, mascara etc etc etc - I'm just a little sad there's only one lip liner and it's a bright shade, if it was a paler pink I would be using that all the time! There's also a good variety of colours and shades of everything, a particular favourite are those lip colours, I've spent a while just there trying them all on and falling in love with each more than the next, the colours are perfect and I absolutely love them on my doll!
So, on to prices - they range from 5 to 15 SD's, which I have to say is what I think I could have hoped, but didn't expect to get! However, I added everything that I didn't already have (I was around for the original Sephora so I already had a couple of these products) to my basket and I think I had a mini MI, I don't really want to pay over 400 SD's for all of that! So despite the above images saying I have 45 items in my basket, I didn't buy them all - I analysed each product that I thought I wanted and then made some tough decisions to cut that total down to 201 SD buying 17 items - which were all of the lipsticks (yes, pretty much every single one!) and the 3 blushes, which were something I had always wished I'd bought first time around! Ended up leaving all the eye products for now - I spent a lot of time comparing the colours to the ones I already have (which is too many!) and found that a lot were very similar, as the store is here for a month, I'm planning to spend that time looking at them more and comparing products to see if the colour difference would make a difference in makeup looks etc. plus if I want to part with those SD's!
Finally, just a few of the fabulous lips colours that I'm loving, that Kat Von D Dusty Rose is just amazing, don't you think? =D

So what did you guys think? Good release? If you bought any products and have worn them, let me know in comments and show me what you've done with your new products! 

Styled Outfit: Fringed Sleeveless Shirt

An exclusive Styled Outfits post for you guys today, featuring this plaid shirt from the Ralph Lauren Denim & Supply floor of the Nelly store - it's a piece I was gifted about two months ago and haven't gotten around to styling at all due to my current challenge over at my own blog, so I decided to style it for you guys here today, so nope - this post hasn't already been done at The Stardoll Lookbook!

It costs 18SD which can be quite expensive for some members, so you're really going to want to have quite a few styling ideas first, as I know I can't be the only one who jumps on pieces before thinking about how they could be worn or how they fit into the rest of your wardrobe! So here are a couple of ways in which this shirt could be worn:

I did try and pair the shirt with a skirt, but I couldn't find anything that worked just right - maybe something I can keep working on, however I do quite like it with the 3 different pairs of bottoms that I have worn it with, I think the black roll ups might be my favourite, plus that could look good with a jacket too, or a cardi over the shoulders =) 

What do you guys think of the shirt? And if you've bought it, how have you worn it?

TTT.COM IS BACK!

Just a little announcement-

After our domain disaster a few months back, I am ecstatic to announce that tylerstoptrends.com is back! I have been trying since it first expired to retrieve the domain, and today I was finally able to repurchase it. Thank you for all being patient with me as I sorted everything out. I am very happy to say that we're (finally) back in time for the summer months to kick in.

An LE get together - BALMAIN Overflow

Sorry I've been absent, had my final undergrad exams at uni and then needed some time off to relax/learn how to relax again! So to continue on from my last post, an LE review, here are the outfits that I've styled from some of my purchases - enjoy!