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BJD with original faceup VS artist-made faceup? I am struggling

Aug 6, 2024

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    1. @Silabear~ When I first started with BJDs, I said I'd never sell one, I'd never own more than 8, I would do all my own faceups and really get serious about sewing. None of those things happened. So I learned to stop making rules and go with the flow. As long as I am enjoying myself it's all good~

      Re-sealing an existing faceup might help, but if the undercoating is yellowed it's not going to fix it. Certainly people have managed to fix small scuffs and chips with touchups and sealing over it. Your color matching skills need to be good to hide the repair.
      Keep in mind, if you reseal, you'd have to remove the eyelashes and reapply them and you would need to re-gloss any glossed areas as the sealant mattifies them.
       
      #21 idrisfynn, Aug 8, 2024
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    2. Oh my god! I swore I’d own only 5 (which, I now own closer to 50), I’d commission the same artist for all their faceups (I now do my own, and I don’t have any of that artist’s faceups left in my crew), and I’d never sell one (I am a revolving door collector, and I’ve sold more dolls than I can count).
       
      #22 Chameleon, Aug 8, 2024
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    3. Well said! Hehe! I too have intended to get serious about sewing & haven't done it! I think in time I'll be ready to wipe a face up, for the ones that came with an old faceup. But I have 2 that were commissioned and were very expensive, I don't think I could on them. They are the 2 dolls in my profile, Ying & Lusan. Thank you for your reply! :)

      Lol, Ima follow you!
       
      #23 Silabear, Aug 8, 2024
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    4. Let me share you a story. Like I've said I usually love the default make. I accidentally damaged a face up I loved. I was really sad to send her to new make up. The artist I found had worked on other dolls like mine and they looked nice in pictures, so I sent her and hoped for the best, but I had a feeling it would never shine up to the original work and I just had to accept that. Happiest accident ever, she was even more perfect than the original in my eyes. And if you didn't know her default makeup already, you would guess she came like that from Volks. If you need to get a face up fixed, look for an artist who can work in a similar style as your damaged make up and share them the things you loved most about the old make up. But also don't be afraid to let them put their own style on it too. The cute little eyelashes the artist made increased my doll's adorableness by 100 percent :kitty1 and I would never see this potential if I stuck with the damaged make up out of stubbornness. I'm so much happier to have gotten artist make up than I was staring at the broken make up wishing I had kept it safely. Definitely not the reluctant repair job I expected it to be.
       
      #24 Novalyna, Aug 8, 2024
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    5. Wow! That is a happy ending! Thank you so much for telling me about this! I could really see this happening to me because I play with my dolls a lot! I am a hands on doll person! It seems as though nose chips are a common problem. Thank you again! I will take this to heart! :)
       
      #25 Silabear, Aug 8, 2024
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    6. I think that the best choice really depends on the person. If you feel like you want to try a new faceup on your doll, I say go for it!
       
      #26 just.peachii, May 27, 2025
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    7. I say dress her up and take a lot of photos before deciding to do it.
      Fashion changes with time. And, people have photos of decades of their lives, good and bad. Since you're so dedicated to her, it'll be nice to have something to look back on. I'm not sure if the photos will include things that you made for her yourself, but it could also help document how far you have come with customizing her look.
      (Maybe, whomever owns the doll after you, might not care about the doll's past history. Maybe, I'm just being sentimental?) Gosh, I'm not even sure what I am trying to say. But, let's make a little celebration of it, anyway. :cheer
       
      #27 tinyflame, May 28, 2025
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