Charm Doll Discussion

I lost my acrylic plate ive contacted legenddoll about it so hopefully i can get another one even though i bought her in 2018

 

And its a nope

 

I think they said "nope" because of recast etc. They are just careful.

 

I will be ordering Baron soon. With just a face up, I saw someone say their wait time was 6 months. But that their doll was full set. What would wait times be like? (Also never had to wait more then 30 business days for a doll before lol.)

Also, how do ya'll feel about normal pink vs normal yellow skin? I cant seem to find references for Charm Doll's resin color. Is yellow very yellow? Or does it seem more natural? (I almost never get normal yellow resin colors for dolls because it makes no sense to me in the fact that when the doll turns yellow over time it just.... makes the doll look all the more yellow/banana looking.) But in the few pictures of pink it looks really pink. Like new-born baby pink, rather then a gentle pink? Having a really hard time choosing between normal pink and normal yellow.

What clothes best fit the 71cm boys? I have an iplehouse EID man on the model body. Charm Doll looks slimmer, I can never find clothes for my EID. Hoping Baron will be a bit more easy to shop for.

 

Bumping this! I am also interested in the color comparison between Normal Yellow and Normal Pink. Some of the pictures make out the pink to be very light and some of them look very pink. There just aren't a lot of owner photos for Charm doll floating around.

I also checked out Loongsoul's resins since they have the same manufacturer. I still can't really tell...

 

I ordered a Charmdoll Circie with a faceup and it also took around 6-7 months. There's this color comparison between minifee normal and charmdoll pink here https://denofangels.com/threads/cha...atural-resin-comparison.832879/#post-12893005 so the pink is pretty [ink. IDk about yellow as from what i've seen it's like loongsoul yellow

 

First time posting here, but I was wondering:

Has anyone ever ordered a full doll from Charm Doll's taobao?
How does the total price (including shipping) compare to shops like Alice's Collections?

Been hearing mixed reviews about the parcel conditions from taobao orders so a bit worried in trying to order there
but the base price is just so much lower than other retail shops, so I can't tell whether international shipping would bump it back to the same price.

 

@OneiricBlue I've never ordered direct from Charm Doll, but I have from some other doll companies. Whether or not it's worth it will really depend on how patient you are. So, most large/full doll purchases are going to be to large to use Taobao's official warehouses for shipping. So, you'll have to contact the seller to see if they'll ship internationally or use a forwarding service.

In regards to shipping prices this is where if you're a really patient person comes into play. If you go with the faster shipping options like DHL, FedEx, UPS you'll likely end up paying almost as much as the price of the doll. Anywhere between 150-300 depending on the size of the package. If you go with the slowest shipping option which is usually sea/surface then you can usually get away with shipping under 100, but depending on where you're located expect to wait months especially now as Covid has backed up everything.

My last surface package from China took almost three months to get to me, but I only paid 56 dollars to ship a 70cm doll body. And the difference between the price of the doll direct from company verses a dealer was around 100 dollars.

 

@Cloudedmind

Thanks for the thorough explanation!
So in general, taobao's general prices for surface mail would be around the 40-70$ range depending on the doll size, while standard would definitely go up and beyond that?

Looks like I'll have to go ahead with the limited retailers available then :')
It's honestly a shame Charm Doll no longer has a international sales site, I wonder what happened with their old one

 

@OneiricBlue

If you're having something shipped via Taobao's warehouse they don't offer different shipping options. They seem to use some combination of USPS and FedEx. The shipping cost is around what you'd pay domestically in the US if using flat rate shipping boxes. My stuff usually gets to me in about two weeks. But, using Taobao's warehouse for shipping is only an option for small to medium sized items or combination of items. Taobao allows you to combine orders but the combined order can't exceed a certain size range.

For my doll purchases like bodies and full dolls I've used Bhiner as a forwarding service, since Taobao will not ship large packages. I order off of Taobao, and have the item shipped to Bhiner's warehouse. Bhiner gives me the option for surface mail, and yes the pricing is usually between 40 and 70 dollars depending on doll size. And yes, after that pricing goes up. Usually the next cheapest is USPS for me then EMS. They're usually in the 110-160 range for shipping.

 

@Cloudedmind I’m using Bhiner too but didn’t know about the surface shipping. I’m not sure but even the small packages cost a lot for shipping through EMS with Bhiner now. They weren’t that expensive last year. Did you ask them about surface mail or there’s an option I don’t know about? Did the dolls come safely? Last time I shipped with EMS and the box was destroyed one corner and my doll mermaid tails were broken in pieces.

 

@LapisShufflin They have the tan event again I ordered my little Eudora today.

 

I'm new to Charm Doll but I'm very smitten with JianLi (ver. 3) Seriously considering him for my birthday but I'm on the fence because I have no prior experience with Charm Doll. Anyone here know how fast their current production rate is?

 

@TokyoLynn I received my latest Charm doll in June and the production incl. shipping time took about five months.

 

@quake That's not bad at all. I'm considering a few of their sculpts now, maybe Ethan and Trista.

 

Hello! I just discovered Charmdoll, and I've been browsing the messages in this forum to learn more about them. The 66cm girls seem to have a very elegant Victorian/Edwardian look to me, and I love that era! (though the clothing they are wearing in the promo photos are probably influencing that perception! I love the realism in their sculpts. (I was reading that they are a sister company to Loong Soul, and that makes so much sense! I love Loong Soul too, but I haven't yet taken the plunge. (Ahh, the Lady Xiang fullset....)

I have a lot of questions! 0_0

I like Vanessa and Cora a lot, and also Trista and Nastya. I've searched for owner photos, and I've tried DoA and Flickr, but there aren't many, and even less with the factory faceup. I didn't find any for Cora at all.

How difficult is it to find clothing for the 66cm girls? It seems like an unusual size, but I'm new to the hobby, so maybe it is one of the standard sizes?

I did try to search for Charmdoll's site, but "www.charmdoll.com" has an error message. I used a translator site, and it mentioned something about the site being "intercepted", and there was some other information that reminded me of the type of notices that appear when a web server is set up, but there is no actual website installed yet. Perhaps they have a different URL now? When I searched, only "charmdoll.com" and reseller sites came up.) I figured I could check their site for clothing options, but no luck there!

Are Cora's eyes completely closed, or are they partially open? The reason I ask is because she's listed as having 14mm eyes, but in all the promo photos, her eyes look completely closed.

Thank you in advance!! ^_^

 

I was in layaway for Cora when I first entered the hobby. I was very exciting until I saw owner photos of her on 2nd hand China market, totally lost interest right away, so I cancelled the order. Her eyes are nearly closed not completely closed.

I was obsessed with Loong Soul too until I saw owner photos. Their dolls just look differently from promotion photos, even the outfit. So do your research before buying. There must be a reason not many people own these dolls if they were popular. Even in China I don’t think they are popular either.

 

@Quinn.nnp - I'm sorry to hear about your Cora experience!

But I thank you **SO MUCH** for the heads up!! I have to admit, I feel a bit of concern in the back of my mind - I was also looking at Vanessa from Charm Doll, and she (and Cora) are very large 66cm dolls, with face-up, eyes, body blushing, and they are each only about $550. I was wondering about that, especially as Loong Soul dolls of around that size are around $800 - $1000.

Cora is really tempting me since she is in stock at Alice's Collections. That's where I first discovered Charm Doll in general - I just browse the in stock dolls every so often. That face-up in the promos.... so pretty... and I don't usually gravitate towards closed or partially-closed eyes. Perhaps she was a return or something? Her main page on AC doesn't have the face-up as an option. I think the listing is only for the completely blank doll.

I've also been hesitant to purchase from Loong Soul because I've read of 9-12 month waits, and then some owners have been disappointed with face-ups after all that time.

I really love Lady Xiang, but I think she is rather new to the line, so I'm waiting for owner photos. But for nearly $1000 for the full set, combined with some bad reviews on face-ups on other Loong Soul dolls (a DoA post about Dr. You Zhi comes to mind), I have to admit to myself that I don't feel entirely comfortable. Maybe I should listen to that "voice"!!

Ahhh that marketing! O_o

Ack, I've kind of gone off track talking about Loong Soul, not Charm Doll.... eek I better wrap this up!

Thanks again!

 

Lol the Cora in stock is actually my cancelled order. Believe me I fell for the make up too and the owner photo in China showing the makeup doesn’t look the same at all.

I did ordered an outfit from Loongsoul and it looks like promotion pictures (the fairy girl with purple ancient clothes and pink hair), but wait time was really long for just outfit. The thing with Loongsoul or Charmdoll is the doll body looks really thin and skinny. Imagine a girl doll at 66cm but measurements are of 58cm body or less? Even they are said to be good at posing but still.

I have seen Vanessa a few times on 2nd hand Chinese market since I was trying to search for her clothes. Even her clothes don’t look the same. From that point I’ve never looked at dolls from both companies again. If you want to buy the outfit then buy from Loongsoul not Charmdoll (check the measurements bc the clothes only fit thin dolls). Otherwise I don’t find it’s worth to get dolls from them.

 

has anyone gotten Abr-4 or Joshua yet? with the sale at Clover Singing it's really tempting to get one of the 71cm boys -- i have a couple heads that need 68-72cm bodies, so mostly the own-head would be stored but some of these sculpts are really appealing!