Saturday, 15 April 2017

Fortune Teller

In Style Boutique 2, there is a local fortune teller who give you a fortune if you answer some simple questions. The fortune teller's name is Magda and she can be found at the following train station locations: Tropica Beach, Meadows and Bun-Bun Funland. You can talk to Magda once a day and she will appear at a different location each day.

 
When you talk to Magda, she will ask you a set of questions and you will receive a fortune based off your answers. Each question has two answers and the answer you choose will either lead you to another question or to the fortune result. There are nine fortune results you can receive. The fortune you receive will change the personality section of the profile card at the Caprice Chalet. 


The chart below details the questions Magda will ask you and which answers to select to get each fortune result.


The nine fortune results you can receive include:
  • Quiet
  • Kind-Hearted
  • Perseverance
  • Diligent
  • Reliable
  • Joyful
  • Calm
  • Honest
  • Energetic
Magda will detail the fortune she has given to you. It is a short explanation of the fortune and each fortune is shown in the pictures below.

Calm Fortune

Diligent Fortune

Energetic Fortune

Honest Fortune

Wednesday, 12 April 2017

Purple Moon - Ballerina Outfit

The Purple Moon brand in Style Boutique 2 sells a variety of fun costume outfits. The brand is found on the third floor of the Exhibition Hall and the brand representative is Eliza. One of the costume outfits that can be purchased from Purple Moon is the Ballerina outfit. Each item in the outfit costs $990.00.

The Ballerina outfit is made up of the following items:
  • Ballerina Camisole
  • Ballerina Tut
  • Ballerina Tights
  • Sparkly Ballet Flats
  • Heart Tiara

The Ballerina outfit is available in two colour sets: pink/gold & black/silver. The Ballerina Camisole falls under the Baby-Doll theme and the remainder of the items in the outfit fall under the Chic theme.


Monday, 10 April 2017

Fashion Show - Five Star Outfit - Cool Theme

In Style Boutique 2/Style Savvy 3, you can hold fashion shows and walk on the catwalk as a model. There are a variety of fashion show themes to choose from and once you have sold enough tickets to hold the show, you get to choose the outfit you wish to wear in the show as well as your make-up and hairstyle.

At the end of each fashion show, the game awards you a rating out of five based on how well your overall outfit matched the theme of the show. For a detailed guide on themes and taking part in fashion shows, please refer to the Fashion Show guide. The game does not give you hints at what specific style will fit the theme and bases your final score on how well your outfit, hairstyle and makeup matches the theme. Multiple styles fall under each category and you need to pick the one you feel best matches the theme.

This guide will look an outfit that received a five star rating. The theme for this fashion show was a cool outfit for Autumn and was the grey sprite theme icon on the theme menu screen. The venue used was the second venue on the venue list which is the orange hued one with the water fountain and teacup display.

Now for the outfit. The clothing items used to create this outfit were:
  • Stage Dive - Riveted One-Shoulder (Red)
  • AZ-USA - Leather Short Shorts (Purple)
  • AZ-USA - Stud Strappy Sandals (Orange)
  • AZ-USA - Aviator Sunglasses (Black)

The hairstyle used is the spiky punk with a purple and red colour combination. The make-up set used was the Halloween Highlights set with the default colours (no adjustments made to the set).


After selecting ok after the outfit menu screen, Laurie provided a hint that the outfit fitted the cool theme of the fashion show. Next it was time to hit the catwalk! Here's some screenshots of my character modelling the five star outfit. Be sure the click the effects buttons when taking part in fashion shows as they help hype up audience interest.


Time to see the final score. The outfit fitted perfectly with the cool theme and received five stars. The tricky part with achieving five star outfits is matching the hair and make-up to the theme. A good tip is to pick make-up sets with a good colour palette and match the feel/colour of your clothing items.



After this, Ricky and Laurie will talk to your about your performance. If you have an outfit that is 3 stars or higher, they will usually give you praise. Other NPC's will appear as well giving you feedback about your outfit. Ricky will appear afterwards and give you a miniature item as a gift. You do not receive a special miniature for achieving five stars. 

Whilst trying to figure out how to get five stars in the Cool category, I tried similuar looks to this outfit but they only received three and four stars. The first attempt had the wrong hair colour and the second attempt had too many accessories. The make-up set used was one I designed with a cool look and it brought down the score. I stumbled across a five star outfit posted from a Japanese player and modeled an outfit based around their outfit and it won five stars! It seems accessories don't have much of an effect with fashion show outfits and the outfit received five stars once the colour combination was good and the correct make-up set is chosen. Patterns play a vital role with outfits as it appears high scored outfits feature items with patterns on them. I also tried this same outfit with a different themed cool category fashion show and it still won five stars.

The first attempt.
Still not five star worthy.

Caprice Chalet - Bakery Rooms

At the Caprice Chalet, you can create different themed rooms and rent them to characters in the game. Only certain themed rooms can be rented out to characters and must have specific items placed in them to fit into a rental category. This post will look at the bakery themed rooms and renting them to characters.

Bakery rooms are similar to other food shop themed rooms as they are set up like a business with food items for sale. Bakery rooms must have a shelf item such as the Bakery Showcase and a cash register. The room must be decorated with bread or savory themed food miniatures. Ideal food miniatures to use include baguettes, bagels, pizza and bread basket. It's a good idea to place a few tables around the room to give it a cafe feel. Some bakery themed miniatures are unlocked through completing photo shoots. For example, the baguettes shown below are unlocked via completing the 'Freshly Baked Cakes' photo shoot.



Characters will appear at your boutique with a small house symbol above their head. Select this character and they will tell you how they noticed a room at the Caprice Chalet that had a certain theme. With bakery themed rooms, the character will talk about how they are interested in running a bakery and wanting to become a baker.


The character will request to rent the room out and you can either select yes or no. The rental periods for rooms is 24 hours and renting out rooms is a good method for earning money without effort in the game.


Characters will stay in the Caprice Chalet room for about 24 hours. When you visit the Caprice Chalet, rooms that are rented out will have a small person icon displayed on them. If you select this room during the rental period, the character will tell you how they are going or how business is doing. Visit the room after the 24 hour period and the character is ready to leave the room. They will thank you for allowing them to rent the room and tell you how they went. The character will then pay you the rental fee for using the room. The rental fee for bakery themed rooms is $1000.


For more information on decorating rooms and the Caprice Chalet, please refer to Caprice Chalet Master Guide for links to all the Caprice Chalet and Miniatures guides.
 

Friday, 7 April 2017

Lord B - Basic Outfit Story Line

In Style Boutique 2, a story line appears that features Lord B requesting for you to showcase a simple themed outfit to her. This story line appears at no specific time within the game and appears more than once. The story line usually appears after you have completed the Five Sisters story line.

Visit Cafetiere Close and two NPC characters may appear with a star symbol above them. These NPC's are Lenore and Lord B who are Leonora and Trixie from the Five Sisters in disguise. Lord B will correct her mother when she calls her by her actual name and not by disguise like the other sisters do. Lord B will talk about searching for someone who best represents her favourite fashion style which is the basic theme. If you are wearing a basic themed outfit, Lord B will comment on your outfit and Lenore will request to take a photo of the two of you. If you are not wearing a basic outfit, Lord B will inform you she is still on the look out for someone wearing a basic outfit. She will reappear again if you miss out because you weren't wearing the correct outfit.




If you are able to take a photo with Lord B, Lenore will tell you to get ready and your character will do a special pose.


After this, Lenore and Lord B will compliment you on the photo and thank you for your time. Lenore will talk about Peony Hall in the Meadows which is where they live. In addition to this story line, the other Sisters will appear around town requesting outfits based off their favourite styles. Leonora can also be found around the city talking to the girls or with her butler occasionally.


Wednesday, 5 April 2017

Caprice Chalet Miniatures - Electronics

There is a wide variety of miniatures to collect in Style Boutique 2/Style Savvy and these can be used to decorate rooms at the Caprice Chalet or at your Boutique. Miniatures fall under different categories and this guide will detail all the Electronics items available. Miniatures can be obtained by purchasing them at the Miniatures Shop or by receiving them as gifts through the following methods:
  • Attending events with NPC's characters, i.e. visit the Restaurant with Adelaide.
  • Complete Design Requests from brand representatives.
  • Having your fortune told by Magda who came be found at train station locations.
  • Visiting Sasha's shows at the Live Music Club.
  • Completing modelling requests at the Photo Studio.
  • Purchasing clothes from the Exhibition Hall - once you have purchase a certain amount of items from a brand, the representative will provide you with a special miniature of their clothing.
  • Completing the Fashion Show. Ricky will provide you with a miniature item. 
  • Talking to NPC characters with musical notes.

Here is a list of all the items available in the Electronics category in Style Boutique 2/Style Savvy 3. Most of the items in this category are obtained as gifts from visiting Events with Sasha and Zoey or completing photo shoots.
  • Front Speakers
  • Mic Stand - Unlock through Events
  • Professional Camera - Unlock through Events and the 'Say Cheese' photo shoot.
  • Small Speaker
  • Amp
  • Equaliser
  • Large Speakers - Unlock through Events
  • Drum Kit - Unlock through Events or the 'Seriously Punk' photo shoot.
  • Retro TV
  • Truss - Unlock through Events or the 'In The Spotlight' photo shoot.
  • Nook's Homes Company Car (Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer DLC Set)
  • Nook's Homes Photocopier (Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer DLC Set)
  • Nook's Homes amiibo Phone (Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer DLC Set)



Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer DLC Set Items

For more information on the Caprice Chalet and miniatures, please refer to the master guide for the Caprice Chalet. For more information on the Animal Crossing items, please refer to the Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer DLC Set Guide.
 

Sunday, 2 April 2017

Purple Moon - Dress Of Hearts Outfit

The Purple Moon brand in Style Boutique 2 sells a variety of fun costume outfits. The brand is found on the third floor of the Exhibition Hall and the brand representative is Eliza. One of the costume outfits that can be purchased from Purple Moon is the Dress of Hearts outfit. Each item in the outfit costs $990.00

The Dress of Hearts outfit is made up of the following items:
  • Dress Of Hearts
  • Heart Border Knee Socks
  • Card Suit Bunny Bag

Each item in the set is available in five different colour combinations. The Dress of Hearts and Heart Border Knee Socks fall under the Baby-Doll style. The Card Suit Bunny Bag falls under the Baby-Doll and Psychedelic style.


Dress Of Hearts

Heart Border Knee Socks

Card Suit Bunny Bag