1/3 Telesthesia Dolls

My fullset Rong You have been shipped

 

I'm a bit disappointed with my Rong You... Outfit is beautiful and well made. Didn't come with shoes though, something I would expect in a fullset doll. But his face-up does not look anything like in the pictures. I feel like I'm looking at an entierly different doll!

In the official pictures he look amazing, so beautiful, same with his hair

Is this really the same doll?! by ManabuLi010, on Flickr

When I see him irl though it make me wonder if it really is the same sculpt that I got. It is, but wow how different he feels when I see him in front of me now. That can't be the same face-up as I saw when I ordered him! I got a ginger with a dark wig, the eyes makes him feel different too. And the wig does not look as good as in the pictures. It looks nothing like in the pictures

Don't get me wrong, I really love ginger characters, especially very heavy freckled ones But I fell in love with how he looked in the official pictures, and my Rong You, he does not feel the same.

I still love my Rong You. He's staying and I do got plans for this guy. But I most likely later someday will have to send the head off for a face-up that will make him feel more like he should have looked. Maybe I'll also get him another ancient style dark brown wig.

 

Oh wow, that is a completely different vibe than his promo pictures. I can understand the wig needing styling, they usually do after being pulled out of the packaging, but the faceup is completely different.

 

I tied something around his head, leaving it there until tomorrow. And hopefully then the bangs will look a bit better. I'll see if I find some other eyes for him later, hopefully that will help a bit too.

Yeah, the face-up is not even close to what it is in the pictures! I found that quite odd as I've never ordered a doll with a face-up where they did not look the same as in the pictures.

I will not have the chance to send him off for a face-up for a while, probably, as I got so many doll things to get done on my list. But meanwhile I'm curious if I could find him a ginger colored ancient styled wig. Just for the curiousity, I'm wondering how he would look. And what if I had him really freckled too later some time! Just a thought, trying to turn a disappointment into something good. I do still love my boy

 

Where did you order him from? You might be able to get the shoes at the very least if you contact them and let them know you didn't get any.
I wonder if the faceup is different because some companies will have a "standard" faceup and some will have a different option for the one in the pictures, but usually that's specified somewhere in the listing. Because that doesn't look anything like the images! That's so frustrating :/

 

I ordered from Alice's Collections. I'm not actually sure if these ancient style limited dolls comes with shoes. It said nothing about either clothes or shoes in the description.

It is possible to order ancient style shoes from other stores though. I've seen some also on Aliexpress.

It was only one face-up listed that I could choose. Any other limited dolls I've ordered from other companies, I always got exactly the face-up from the images. Yes it is very frustrating, because I fell in love with this doll but got something that does not even in the slightest resemble the doll I fell for.

I can't at the moment, but eventually he'll be sent off to get his face painted right!

A bit of improvement! by ManabuLi010, on Flickr

A little bit of improvement with some new eyes. Not the color I want to go for but it were what I had available. And at least if fit the red brows better and and the rest of his outfit too, I guess. Don't mind his messy hair I'm still trying to get his bangs better in place.

 

I wonder if the wrong faceup is a one time fluke? Or if all telesthesia dolls from alices collections will get just a random faceup? I've been waiting to buy Xiao Bei from there for almost a year now (other doll plans kept getting in the way lol) and I was planning to get him with his wig and faceup, not the clothes. He'll be the first original character that I shell with a faceup not done by me because I just loved it so much! Now I'm a bit nervous that his faceup will be different too!

So I guess anyone else who's ever gotten a telesthesia fullset/faceup from alices collections, how have yours been?

 

I have no idea what went wrong, but I do recall that I have not had any face-up problems before with Alice's Collections. My Doll Zone gray skin Carter seem to have the right face-up at least. A very nicely done face-up.


Xiao Bei is really pretty, so I hope you get the right face-up, it would be frustrating for you as well if you do not get what you wanted. Crossing fingers it were just I who had bad luck with this one.

 

If you ordered the full set, it should have come with everything pictured. I'd assume that includes shoes, unless it specifically shows him without shoes. It looks like he came with other accessories though, so I'd think shoes would be part of the full outfit. It could be worth asking at least.

 

The images did not show his feet, so I really don't know about shoes. But yes it is worth asking.

 

Quick question, does anybody know of the TD light tan is a passable match to Switch Mocha Brown?

 

I’ve just ordered a Xiao Bei on layaway. I had actually been planning to get a ringdoll and happened to come across someone mentioning Telesthesia dolls and clicked out of curiosity and Xiao Bei literally jumped off the page at me and said “buy me!” Well who am I to argue with such a beautiful man. He’s so pretty. And he will fit the kpop vibe I plan for him. The ringdoll ones were traditional costume types and although they’re gorgeous I feel as if I wouldn’t interact with them much. I want a doll to dress and pose and play with. I don’t actually have any bjd’s yet. I just finished paying off a Granado Lucent 32cm but I knew I wanted a large doll at some point too. I’m so glad layaway is an option ☺️ I’m so excited to get him. Does anyone here have one yet or still waiting? I didn’t even check to see when he was released lol. I’ve ordered him with jointed hands. Does anyone have any photos of them in real life?

 

Did you get the 62 cm Xiao Bei or the 75 cm older one? They're both gorgeous! I've been eyeing the 62 cm one as a possible base for a custom I want to make in the future.

I'm not sure how long the 62 cm one has been out, but it's a bit too soon for anyone to have received the 75 cm one yet as he's fairly new.

 

I have Xiao Bei on the way as well!! Same thing with me he stood out so much from all of the other dolls!! If I'm remembering correctly I think he (the 62 cm one, although I got him on the 68cm body) was released in October 2021, but I could be wrong. That should give loads of time for him to arrive to people so maybe he just wasn't a popular sculpt? I've been searching all over the internet for months and I still haven't found any owner photos or unboxings at all. This will be the first doll that I've purchased by the promo pics alone so I'm hoping I love him in person too! Especially since I got him with the wig and faceup!

 

Oh he’s the 75cm! I didn’t know there was an older one. Are they significantly different other than the size ?

 

Yeah the face molds are different! the 75 cm one is the "adult" version of the 62 cm character

 

Yay!! I got him with the wig and faceup too!! I was looking on YouTube and Instagram and haven’t found anything. I’m not great at unboxings but I’ll definitely be trying to record one when I get him. I’m so excited!

 

Ooh I need to go look at the 62 one now! Maybe I’ll love him more than the adult one.

 

I wonder if Telesthesia dolls just aren't that popular in general. I've had a really hard time finding owner pics of almost any of their dolls! If they aren't it's a shame because they're really pretty!

 

I agree! Other than their winking Wei Yue Jin doll which got a lot of attention, I can't seem to find much else