Do you have an unintentional type?

I think my unintentional type is faces with jaws more towards squared. I collect them over and over. Every time I'm immediately head over heels by now I think it's something about the jaw shape. I have some outliers in my collection who do not qualify and they are usually neglected in the end.

 

Half closed eyes with either fangs or elf ears (or both)

And surprisingly green resin, I have three dolls in various green hues and that color always piques my interest with new releases where there are colorful resin options.

 

Smiles, a soft warm smile always wins me over. Every human-like doll in my not-so-serious wish list (I have no real wish list as of now) is smiling and the dolls in my collection I enjoy more are the ones that smile at me every time I see them.

 

Slightly open mouths! I just love sculpts where the doll's mouth is a bit open, whether or not teeth are showing. It feels expressive to me, like they're caught in the middle of something. I do love my dolls with closed mouths, too, though. I just have fewer of those and never realized how much so!

Also, while I love sculpts that break the general "BJD" or "dolly" look, I apparently have a soft spot for a baby face with rounder cheeks and doe eyes, because my Tian Ni, my Megu, and my Olivia have that sweet look!

 

So the SD13 Volks Okita Souji has a very distinctive smirky lip shape, and I keep buying dolls that have similar lip shape to him. Over and over. Or there was also when I realized I had several dolls that resembled Sio2 Taolu....

Yeah this keeps happening to me and I don't see it until they are all lined up and then I feel embarrassed. It got bad enough that now I have to ask myself if I like a new doll because it resembles a doll I already have, because odds are good I like it because it looks like one of my current dolls!

 

Small chin and upper lip more prominent than lower plus big eyes , maybe that's why I adore my notdolls

 

I love reading these comments, so interesting to learn what people gravite towards in dolls. Personally I love dreaming/half closed eye sculpts, that look little bit sleepy or gloomy. Silver and white hair is also a type it seems. I realised the other day that half of my characters have silver or white hair, definitely an unintentional choice, but it all makes sense thinking of all video game and anime characters I used to love as a kid.

 

Hmmm, I'm going to guess that you watched a lot of Inuyasha and played FFX... how wrong am I?

 

Yeahhhh I’ve noticed I tend to want all the boys with smirks. I got 2, have several on the wishlist, and was considering a 3rd before I was like, wait…xD

And I want to dress every girl I have in purple. Why? I have zero clue. But every time I look at any of my girls I’m like, “you know what color would look great on you? Purple.” XD

 

Hahaa! Yes, I definitely count Final Fantasy games and some other Square Enix games, like Nier and Kingdom Hearts, as an unintented bias/influence on my silver and white hair characters. When it comes to manga/anime Inuyasha is one series I read, but Trinity Blood would (still) be my biggest obsession.

 

Open mouths. I didn't realize I liked them that much until I ended up with three...plus eyeing a fourth. Sometimes I look at my dolls without open mouths and wish they had one too.

 

Long hair on guys and elf ears in company photos definitely draws in my attention almost magnetically… I blame this on my childhood love of the LOTR movies

 

Exhibit 1. Variations on the same theme

I can hardly say it's unintentional anymore. Lusis could be included, but I've been using Oyasumi for a few years so that plate doesn't have eyes in.

 

Solemn, even slightly sad faces! I noticed that I gravitate towards sleepy- or narrow-eyed sculpts more than wide-open-eyed ones a lot. The vibe of a doll’s sculpt is the most important, though. I love any doll that gives me a very “quiet” feeling, like they’re content to sit and just watch all these human things go by.

 

For YOSDs I love happy heads! I don't plan on expanding this size for me, but I'd love to get the matching Jaki head for my Pipi, both H Minor Dolls.

For SD Males, I think I love old dudes so much. Old dudes with the cheekbones and square-ish jaws.

For SD Females, I love ones that kinda look like vintage dolls so I am in love with Maskcat Doll and Nakana Workshop.

 

'Mako Eyes' lol

I do have various choice of eyes in my eyes box, but browsing my old dolly photos on instagram today and just realize that I use Mako the most often.

Well, my life in this hobby is full of intentional things, I give my self many rules from what doll size to buy to what style of clothes to choose, so when I found some unintentional, I feel a bit surprise and happy

 

Big-eyed ingenue girls. I've got SD and MSD ones. Also purple eyes and red hair, not necessarily on the same doll.

 

Oh golly do I have a type, it’s usually half closed or shut eyes, full lips and parted or open mouths, teeth or no teeth. No matter how hard I’ve tried through the years I can’t break this lol. And my favorite characters have been shelled into sculpts with those features. XD

oh and elaborate clothing/ jewelry. I love this hobby because the clothing is such high quality and people are so creative it blows my mind.

 

I had NO intention of collecting anthro dolls, but I'm now up to three cats, a fox, a scorpion, and I'm contemplating the new Deer boy.

 

For whatever reason, i keep being drawn to dolls that have partially open mouths/ small smiles, Loongsoul Bai Jue, Dream Valley Vanora, Impldoll Imara...i'm sure there's more xD