Fashion Girls Shopping For Summer

Beach bags line the entrance when Fashion Girls Shopping For Summer opens, and the first stop is picking a starting outfit from a rack of sundresses and cover-ups. Whatever you grab there sets the base look that every later store adds to or swaps out, and a running total in the corner keeps track of what the shopping spree has cost so far.

Each store the character walks into is its own aisle: swimwear with one-pieces, bikinis, and a rash guard for anyone skipping the two-piece, an accessories rack for straw hats, sunglasses, and flip-flops, and a beauty counter for bronzer, a coral lipstick, and waterproof mascara. Everything layers over a swimsuit base, so a cover-up or sundress can go on top without hiding the suit color underneath.

Plenty of makeover games hand you an unlimited closet, but the budget meter here means a splurge on the beauty counter can mean skipping the good sunglasses, so the shopping itself becomes part of the styling decision. A finished look walks out onto a little dock or pier backdrop for a final photo, receipt included, closing out the spree instead of a runway score.

Pairing the swimsuit color to the accessories before touching makeup keeps the whole look from clashing once sunglasses and a hat get added. Spending on one statement piece, like a good pair of sunglasses, and saving on the rest stretches the budget further than splitting it evenly. The budget counter tucked in the top corner is easy to lose track of mid-spree, and running it to zero locks the beauty counter for that round.