Saturday 31 December 2016

Make-Up Sets - New Set Available in January

Now that January is finally here, a new make-up set is available to unlock in Style Boutique 2/Style Savvy 3. The set is the My Valentine set which is a cute chocolate and love themed set featuring brown tones.

To unlock the My Valentine set, you need to visit Cafetiere Close during January and February between 6:00 am and 11:59 am. A NPC will appear with a musical note and talk to them to receive the Chocolate Cupcake item. Take this item to Tarquin on the second floor of the Beautician and he will give the My Valentine set in return. If the NPC does not appear for you at first, save and reload the game or re-enter the area.


The default colours and make-up styles of the My Valentine set are as follows:
  • Eyebrows = Page 2 – Fine Soft Arch
  • Eyeshadow = Light Browns - Tiramisu
  • Eyeliner = Light Browns – Mahogany
  • Mascara = Reds – Piano (Third thickness option)
  • Coloured Contacts = Light Browns - Tiramisu
  • Blusher = Light Browns – Tiramisu (First blush option)
  • Lipstick = Reds – Glamorous Garnet (Matte)

Another set is available to unlock during January. This set is the Winter Memories set and this can unlocked anytime from December to February. To unlock the Winter Memories set, you need to visit the Meadows via the Train Station during the months stated between 6:00 am and 11:59. A NPC will appear with a musical note and talk to them to receive the Mini Snowman item. Take this item to Tarquin on the second floor of the Beautician and he will give the Winter Memories set in return


The default colours and make-up styles of the Winter Memories set are as follows:
  • Eyebrows = Page 5 – Short Bold Round
  • Eyeshadow = Blues – Blue Lagoon
  • Eyeliner = Greens – Emerald Ocean
  • Mascara = Light Browns – Chestnut (Second thickness option)
  • Coloured Contacts = Blues – Electric Blue
  • Blusher = Pinks – Strawberry Pink (Second blush option)
  • Lipstick = Reds – Hot Pepper (Matte)

For more information on make-up sets and how to unlock them, please visit the Make-Up Set guide.

Japanese New Years DLC Set

Last year, a special New Years themed DLC set was released for Girls Mode 3 (the Japanese version of Style Boutique 2 and Style Savvy 3). This set is a Japan exclusive DLC set and has yet to be released for the western versions of the game. It is unlikely it will be released as many of the Japanese DLC sets have not been released even though the games have been out for over a year in Europe/Australia and a few months in North America.

The set features a beautiful New Year themed Yukata and a Mount Fuji themed wall for decorating rooms at the Caprice Chalet. The Yukata is part of the Kanokoi brand and features a fashion themed design based off the Girls Mode artwork.



Thursday 29 December 2016

New Year's Day

New Year's Day celebrations are featured in Style Boutique 2/Style Savvy 3 and there a few New Year's themed story lines to discover on the day. New Year's Day is celebrated on January 1st in the game.

Head to Cafetiere Close where you will find the Butler from Peony Hall, Blake waiting to attend a concert at the Live Music Club. Talk to him to attend the concert with him and discover he is quite a big fan of pop music. For more information, please refer to the Blake's Story post.


Take the train to Bougainville where you will find Holly who is visiting the area for the countdown celebrations. She has stayed around after the celebrations to look at the local plants and is quite amazed at all the species living there. For more information, please refer to the Holly's Story post.


Visit Tropica Beach to talk to Keisha who runs the Live Music Club. She visits Tropica Beach and Lover's Bell the first day of each New Year. Keisha will talk to you about her days in a band with her school friends and what inspires her to work at the Live Music Club. For more information, please refer to the Keisha's Story post.


If you visit the various shops around the city, the characters will greet you will New Year themed greetings. If you play the game on other special days such as birthdays and Halloween, characters will have similar holiday themed greetings.


Head to the Exhibition Hall and you will be greeted by Laurie who will wish you best wishes for the New Year and to have a Happy New Year.


Visit each of the brand stores to receive a New Year themed greeting from the brand representatives. The brand representatives will thank you for doing business with them over the last year and that they hope you continue to visit this year.






Happy New Year!

New Year's Day - Blake's Story

There is a small conversation that appears on January 1st in Style Boutique that allows you to visit a concert at the Live Music Club with Blake who is the Butler at Peony Hall. This story line is part of the New Year celebrations in the game. For more information on New Year's celebrations, please refer to the New Years guide.

Head to Cafetiere Close where Blake will appear with a musical note symbol above him. Talk to him to trigger the story line. Blake will tell you how he has some time off over the New Year and was planning on attending a concert at the Live Music Club. He will invite you to the attend the concert with him. Turns out Blake is a big fan of pop music and the concert is of Reiko who appears as a NPC at the Bun-Bun Funland stage. Blake is slighty embarrassed about you finding out about his love of Reiko's music and ask you to take a photo with him to remember the concert. After this, he will ask you to not tell the Five Sisters about him attending the concert as they will find it quite amusing.

Here are the screenshots from the story line.




New Year's Day - Holly's Story

There is a small conversation that appears on January 1st in Style Boutique that allows you to visit Bougainville with Holly who works at the Rose Garden in Primrose Park. This story line is part of the New Year celebrations in the game. For more information on New Year's celebrations, please refer to the New Years guide.

Head to Station Square and take the train to Bougainville. Holly will appearing straight away when you reach Bougainville and wish you a Happy New Year. She will tell you that she was visit with a friend to watch the countdown celebration and stayed to take a look around the city. Holly is quite interested in plants and will talk about how she has discovered plants that exist in the city. After this, Holly will ask to take a photo with you and thank you for your time.

Here are the screenshots from the story line.



New Year's Day - Keisha's Story

There is a small conversation that appears on January 1st in Style Boutique that allows you to visit Tropica Beach with Keisha who runs the Live Music Club at Cafetiere Close. This story line is part of the New Year celebrations in the game. For more information on New Year's celebrations, please refer to the New Years guide.

Head to Station Square and take the train to Tropica Beach. Keisha will be at the beach with a music note symbol above her head. Talk to her to trigger the story line. Keisha will tell you why she visits Tropica Beach and Lover's Bell each year on New Year's Day and about how she used to be in a band with her school friends. She will tell you why she likes working at the Live Music Club and what inspires her. After this, Keisha will ask to take a photo with you and thank you for your time.

Here are the screenshots from the story line.



Tuesday 27 December 2016

Christmas - Lelia's Story

There is a small conversation that appears on December 25th in Style Boutique where you meet an NPC who would like to take a walk around Bougainville to find inspiration for her new novel.

Head to Station Square and take the train to Bougainville. An NPC called Lelia will appear who is visiting from Lover's Bell at Tropica Beach to find some inspiration for her next novel. She will ask you to take a walk around the area and Lelia will find inspiration by wondering what the couple nearby are talking about. After this, she will ask to take a photo with you and thank you for helping her.

Here are the screenshots from the story line.



Saturday 24 December 2016

Christmas - Miniatures

There are a few Christmas themed miniatures to collect in Style Boutique 2/Style Savvy 3. These miniatures can be unlocked by either purchasing them from the Miniatures Shop, receiving them as presents from NPC's or as a reward for completing photo shoots. Some of the miniature items are only available during the month of December so you will need to play the game during that month to unlock the items. You may be lucky and receive one of the miniatures from NPC's during the winter season.

The Christmas miniatures that are available include:
  • Christmas Tree - Complete 'A Bright Christmas' Photo Shoot or received as a gift from the main NPC's.
  • Yule Log - Available from Miniatures Shop
  • Christmas Candles - Available from Miniatures Shop
  • Christmas-Themed Table - Available from Miniatures Shop
  • Gold Christmas Decorations - Available from Miniatures Shop
  • Silver Christmas Decorations - Available from Miniatures Shop
  • Christmas Presents - Complete 'Presents For All' Photo Shoot or received as a gift from the main NPC's.
  • Christmas Wreath - Complete 'Christmas Eve Dinner' Photo Shoot or received as a gift from the main NPC's.
  • King Cake - Available from Miniatures Shop

The Yule Log and Christmas Candles were originally part of the Japanese Christmas DLC set and have been incorporated into the western versions of the game and no longer require downloading via DLC menu.










For more information on Christmas in Style Boutique 2/Style Savvy 3, please visit the Christmas guide.

Thursday 22 December 2016

Christmas

Christmas is a festive time of year in Style Boutique 2/Style Savvy 3 and there are a few activities around the city to enjoy along with a variety of Christmas themed items to collect in the game.


When you first start up the game, the little carriage that travels across the top screen that normally displays the time will say 'Merry Christmas' and Christmas themed music plays in the background. If you travel to Station Square, a Christmas tree display has been set up. A Christmas display has also been set up at Bougainville which you can visit via the train station in Station Square.



Head to Station Square and you will find Ricky waiting by the train station. Talk to him to take a visit to BunBun Funland with Ricky and he will tell you about how he gets his inspiration for fashion. He will give you a miniature item as a Christmas present and to thank you for all your hard work (I received a Black Wall Jewellery Case - nothing exciting there). For more information, please refer to Ricky's Story post.


Over at Primrose Park, talk to Jocelyn (the NPC with the musical note) who is visiting from Meadow Walk and would like to take a walk around the park with you. Talk to her to find out how much she loves visiting Primrose Park and that she believes it is just as pretty as the Meadows. More information on this conversation can be found here.


Head to Bougainville via the train station to talk to Lelia who is looking for some inspiration for her new novel. She is having trouble thinking of a story line and thinks Bougainville will bring her some inspiration instead of Lover's Bell where she normally is found. More information on this conversation can be found here.
 

If you visit the various shops around the city, the characters will greet you with Christmas themed greetings. If you play the game on other special days such as birthdays and Halloween, characters will have similuar holiday themed greetings. Rainbow will inform you that she wants presents and wishes for lots of pairs of socks.


Head to the Exhibition Hall and you will be greeted by Laurie who will wish you a Merry Christmas. She will give you Christmas themed greetings all throughout December whenever you visit her.


Visit each of the brand stores to receive a Christmas greeting from the brand representatives.


Christmas themed clothing items are available to purchase during the month of December. Purple Moon has the largest range of Christmas themed clothing items and pictures of all the items can be found in this guide. A Christmas themed dress is available from Raven Candle and two Christmas themed items are available at Brooke Bridge which have been incorporated into the western versions of the game from the Japanese Christmas DLC set.
 
A few examples of the Christmas themed items from Purple Moon.

Items from the Japanese Christmas DLC Set have been incorporated into Style Boutique 2 and Style Savvy 3 and no longer required downloading via the DLC option. The four items from the DLC set are only available during December and further information can be found at the Christmas DLC Guide.


Christmas themed miniatures are available to collect during the month of December. These can either be purchased from the miniatures shop, received as a gift from NPC's or from completing photo shoots at the Photo Studio. The Yule Log and Christmas Candles are part of the Christmas DLC set. Information on these miniatures can be found at the Christmas Miniatures Guide.

Examples of some of the Christmas themed miniatures to collect.

There are plenty of Christmas themed photo shoots to complete during the Christmas season. Here are some examples of the themed photo shoots.


Merry Christmas!