Dollieh Sanctuary

EDIT: She has a name now: Elodie Tarte! I named her after a oriental lily. The Elodie Lily is candy pink with double petals, which reminded me of her love for frilly girly things.

Around one in the afternoon, a FedEx truck appeared...and left a package. The box said "FRAGILE" so I knew it was my doll!!! WOOOHOOOO!!! This is kinda late but I had too much fun playing with her. I took my picture with my mom's iPhone 4, which has a rather nice quality when it comes to photos.

She didn't tell me her name yet, so I'll call her U for now (means unnamed.)

Warning: Picspam ahead.



A box!



Popcorns...



Bubble wrap mummy.



*drum roll* TA-DAAAH!!!



Did you have a nice trip?



U shows us her high heel feet. She stole a cherry printed scarf and a green ribbon for her temporary dress. I can tell that she's going to be girly...



I got some freebies in the box, and guess what those were? Re-ments! There are more but I was too lazy to photograph those.



Here you can see her profile. The nose is really point and exaggerated so I might mod it sometime but it's kind of growing on me. Her headcap wasn't as flat as I feared. Oh yeah, and that little dent-like thing on her headcap is where the YuHao mark is stamped in. Also, the space between her eyes aren't exactly a eye long but that looks fine. She'll probably look better with some eyes.



She can stand by herself! I'm not sure whether she's strung well but she doees stand by herself. But sometimes, her joints kinda folds up by itself so she might be strung a tad too tight.
U: I should start collecting my own dolls!



U: My doll stands too!

MoC said that she had popped bubbles and rough sanding marks. I can certainly see that she has some popped bubbles on her stomach but that's not really noticeable. Besides, she's going to wear clothes most of the time. And I can feel the rough sanding marks they were talking about (and that's where some dust and stuff stuck to already) but I think some fine grain sand paper, respirators and Mr. Magic Eraser should take care of that.

I see why MoC wouldn't want to carry them (even as a newbie) having all those minor somewhat noticeable flaws and all, in case there are picky customers looking for perfection and such. But I really like her and she was a total steal! I mean $91?

Now only if the weather decides to cooperate and I get some MSC, she'll have a face up. Okay, if I have time. What's up with the weather deciding to get rapidly hotter as soon as I get my doll?! (last week or so was pretty cool here in Iowa.)

Congratulations!! You need to update your sig ^^
What colour wig and eyes are you thinking of for her?

Well...she's either going to get a black wig with braid buns, the sort that's similar to one in her stock photos and maybe some striking eyes like gold, vibrant blue or green. Or maybe a golden wig with drill curls: http://www.mintoncardinc.com/dolls/item ... 0&DOLL=YES

Her head is 17.3 cm around, that sounds like a pretty firm size 7 (it was like 6.8 inches) to me but might fit 6-7 if it's stretched or some 7-8 wigs that run small. Anyone know a suitable wig for heads that size?

Congrats!

At any rate, humans come with all different faces. My eyes are more than an eye width apart and there are ppl with close set eyes. I think she's cute and I can't wait to see what she looks like with a faceup. MSD normally wear 6-7 wigs. The one volks I have wears a 7-8 cause her head is big as does my D.I.M. doll. Their facial type is more anime like though.

I suggest a 6-7 since wigs normally stretch. (Wig sizing with single numbers usually denote the largest size so a size 7.)

Congrats!! She's very pretty, and a total steal! I think she would look lovely in black or gold. Same for the eyes. I can't wait to see what you chose! As for wig size, I think you'd be safe with a 6/7, but some wigs might run big or small. Monique Gold makes some beautiful wigs, not sure they have any with braid buns though. Here's a site that has pictures and colors of the Monique Gold wigs, http://www.facetsbymarcia.com/wigshop.htm.

Having her kinda makes me think about how humans move. If I want to get a good natural photo, she can't be sitting in a really weird postion. "U" is currently sitting on my bed cross legged, which is how I like to sit on a flat surface.

I've got my eyes on a couple of frilly sets, which said it the description would fit Asleep Eilodon and similar. U's measurements are pretty similar, except that her hips and shoulders seem to be smaller by a centimeter or more. That shouldn't be a problem when it comes to skirts that sit on her waist or tube tops, but sleeved shirts and pants kind of concerns me.

I can always get her some MDD dresses, as they actually have the most similar measurements but all the Volks stuff are so expensive..

I'd try 6-7. I have a 6-7 on my Ixia right now and her head's bigger than U's She's very cute, congrats!

Yay glad she's home! Do your feet match? My high heeled feet were not the same resin color as the rest of her.

Congratulations! She looks like she's going to be quite a cutie!

Elodie, I love that name! It suites her perfectly!