Do you prefer full set or blank ?

If I like the aethestic of the full set, I would try to get that if it didn't cost too much, but if I am more drawn to the doll itself, I would definatly get it blank and build it up into something all its own.

 

I think for right now I like fullsets. I can’t do faceups and I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to tbh, but it’s also because I’m so new to the hobby that I don’t have much right now so it’s nice to have a doll made up and ready? If that makes sense? But I have to reallyyyyy love the fullset if I’m buying the doll, haha.

I think one day though I’d definitely like to get a nude doll and create my own character, commission a faceup, pick out an outfit, wig, etc. since there is a lot of fun that comes from customization!

 

I tend to prefer the idea of a blank doll. It can be similar to a blank canvas. I tend to have personal characters in mind and like to buy dolls that are beautiful in a blank state. It is also fun to see them evolve. Full sets tend to be far more expensive too. Fairlyland and Soom have beautiful full sets though.

 

I think I would get the full set for a doll I absolutely loved. It is so much more expensive but I would prefer it over a blank of the same doll.

 

Somehow I never really find a full set I love or when I do it is sold out. The other issue is that I usually am not satisfied with the Company faceup. That's why I don't get full sets and just a blank doll with custom faceup.

Edit: now I found a full set outfit that I like but don't like the doll xD

 

Blank. Most of full set dresses are disappointing.

 

blank because i'm shelling oc's but if i ever found a fullset i really truly loved i wouldn't be apposed to buying it.

 

I really like both, honestly. Blank to practice more face ups, full because gorgeous outfit (and maybe the faceup if it is in my style)

 

I usually go for blank. I've onlyever bought one fullset doll and even that was just for the outfit and accessories, no face-up. I enjoy letting my creativity loose way too much.

 

I love blank dolls! My preference is to see the potential in a doll, and to bring that vision to life with my own hands. I have one fullset doll (the first doll I ever ordered, before I understood where I was going with this hobby) and I wish I could go back and order him blank! He only wore his fullset outfit for a couple of days, his company faceup arrived scratched and was not to my aesthetic taste, and he never wore the awful fullset wig I'm currently in the process of wiping and customizing him instead, and I know that I'll be so much happier with the results!

 

As a beginner who isn't 100% confident in customizing yet, I wanted to start out with a fullset so I'd have fancy clothes and a faceup to begin with... Maybe my future dolls will be more custom jobs (and less expensive lol).

 

If I could afford a fullset, that would be nice, but I opted to paint Lucrezia and went in a different direction than the Han/Asronn fullset did. I love what she looks like (except I'll probably repaint her at some point to neaten up some details of the paint job) and I never would have had "my" Lu if I hadn't gone with the blank doll.

 

I've only gotten a full set once out of three dolls, because the doll and outfit were absolutely amazing. The other two dolls I bought as basics (with faceups) because I had my own idea on what to do with them.

 

For me, it all depends on the character. I never purchase a doll without a character in mind (whether it’s a long sought character or one that just sprang immediately to mind when I saw the doll and had to have it.) If the full set matches my vision I won’t hesitate to get it, with or perhaps without the face-up, depending upon how well it suits the character. Although I’ve done the majority of my own face-ups, I like the occasional company face-up for a bit of diversity. Same goes with outfits...although I mostly sew my own, sometimes it’s nice to have something designed by someone else in the collection.

 

I prefer getting blank dolls, so my dolls can be unique! I personally think it's a little sad to have the same doll as a lot of other people, it feels less special for me.
But I have to admit that Fairyland fullsets are really beautiful! Sometimes, if I really like an outfit or another part of the set, I join a split to get the piece I really like!

 

Always blank.

 

For certain brands I would love to get fullset

 

Most of the time blank, I don't really trust the face up, sometime it not look as good as the poster.

 

Full sets! I usually plan on changing their face up/style but it's nice to have them come with something so that they aren't faceless and naked XD

 

Blank. I’ve never bonded to a doll that came with a faceup even. Let alone clothes wigs etc. Customizing the doll myself bonds me to it. I remember I had this gorgeous volks Kurumi head with a viridian house faceup and ended up selling her. The dolls I have kept for years are the ones I make up myself even if they are less beautiful