doll companies you've fallen in love with recently?

I've recently started looking at DollZone, Dream Valley, and Doll Leaves. They're pretty different than my usual aesthetic but I've got a character in my brain that I just can't shake.

 

I've known about Migidoll for years, but lately I've just decided to start hoarding their sculpts. I like how they're more realistic than a lot of companies out there, but not that hyper realistic "I thought that was a real person!" look.

 

Probably dream valley! My latest doll was from them and I was impressed with the engineering and sculpting so would like more. I have another one on layaway, I’ll be happy once he’s paid off though I might not keep him

 

SWITCH! Received my first SWITCH boy recently, and everything is near perfection -- the body sculpt is very detailed and gorgeous, the resin tone is gorgeous, and the artist faceup is immaculate. So it goes without saying, the quality is really impressive, which may be a result of them developing in a purposeful manner, and not expanding too quickly despite the demand.

 

My love of the classic line of Bluefairy Tinyfairy led me down the rabbit hole of searching for Angel Region's earliest version of Little Fair's (as they shared the same body and initially had/have the same artist/sculptor). I recently acquired a Ren in need of faceup and a Present Smile half closed eyes Ren with the priest outfit and rosary. I would love to find one of the 58cm line Fair Kai, too. I love to search for older dolls and this is right up my alley of having very limited information and vey few surviving picture links for reference (also how frustrating is it to use the wayback machine and have nothing come up ) my slow progress only spurs me on and I hope to find more info and more dolls.

 

Coral Reef Dolls has caught my eye recently. I love their unique fantasy style and am kind of tempted by their new clock girl Ling.

 

@namika : I agree, they have some very cool and unique sculpts. I'm very interested to see how they evolve.

One company I've recently became re-invested in is Souldoll. I joined the hobby in 2007, and Souldoll was around but I didn't have a ton of interest in many of their sculpts. I had one Souldoll boy in my collection, and for roughly 10+ years didn't buy anything else besides clothes from them. Then in 2020, they released a pair of Zenith boys that I instantly fell for and that made me very interested in their recent dolls (especially their Concept Art Dolls). Now I think I have around 14 of their sculpts~ I just fell in love with the company out of nowhere! Interestingly enough, I now would like to acquire some older sculpts I slept on. Crazy how dolls you known about for ages can get you super excited again!

 

There is quite a few I liked since searching for a sculpt for my character I want to shell, I would say companies like Migidoll, Luts, Switch, Loong Soul, ect...similar companies like that.... perhaps between Migidoll and Switch because I've been looking at dolls from them more recently

 

The first doll company I fell in love with and recently caught my eye again is Blue fairy. A few months ago, I sold all the tiny fairy-sized dolls, but I'm worried that I fell in love with them again. I'll think a lot about it until I buy it again, but it’s true that I recently fell love with Blue fairy.

 

Oh, and another company that's grabbed my attention recently is DollSN. They have actually been around for quite a while it seems but has mainly flown under the radar for most collectors.

I guess their face sculpts are pretty standard but I think some of them are really cute. Their bodies are also rather basic, but they are solid standers and very affordable. They are great for beginners! (Though I'm not one! XD) The quality of their faceups is fantastic, especially their limited faceups. You can also get them as fullsets, and the clothes and wigs that come with them are quite high-quality.

They have an international site and an Etsy store. Shipping for dolls is free on their Etsy store! They ship via K-Packet which is slower than EMS but does have tracking. And the tracking info you get is basically the same as EMS (if I remember correctly). If you want EMS, you have to buy from their international site.

On thing to note is that they ship with very minimal packaging, if you buy from their Etsy at least, and my 1/4 doll was placed inside a drawstring bag in a small box in the fetal position, yet she managed to arrive in perfect condition.

I bought two of their dolls a while back during a sale on Etsy and am currently waiting for one more! They ship very quickly! For my first order, they shipped my dolls separately as K-Packet shipping has size restrictions. One doll was shipped in less than a month and the other was shipped in a little more than a month. Their customer service is also great and they respond very quickly to messages on Etsy.

 

Dream Valley Rita, the human version.

 

Over 2021-2022, I've become something of a Myoudoll fan. Their sculpts are cute and pretty versatile, their bodies have nice posability, their faceups are nice (nice enough I paid for one, when I pretty much always get blank dolls), and they have interesting fullsets (Macarena has a gorgeous fullset, and Dietrich's dress looks like something I'd expect from fairyland, not a "low price" chinese company). Add to that a nice variety in sizes (classic SD/MSD/YOSD, but also mature tinies and big babies and anime style doll) and it's hard for me to not want them all.

 

Oh, Peakswoods. I have been aware of them for a long time, but only recently kind of re-discovered them. I now have a Dotty Muse, who I am utterly in love with, and a vampire Red head on order that I hope will be here quickly!

 

Coral Reef. I've only collected smaller dolls so far with 1/4 being the largest so far, and I am still starting out collecting in general. Earlier this year I was looking to buy my first larger doll (68-72cm), maybe LoongSoul or Telesthesia and Dragon. I wanted to try a larger size because I love detailed, opulent outfits and more mature head sculpts, so I thought I should try a big doll.
But lately everything Coral Reef is putting out is catching my interest. I did cave and order some of their unique accessories. I'll have to hold off on dolly purchases for a bit of time, but I am really smitten by their cute 1/6 sculpts... so far from the larger dolls I was considering.

I also love Dream Valley's inventiveness, and I have to keep asking myself whether I want to save up for a larger humanoid doll or if I want to collect all of their tinies. Super tempting. A month ago the answer was clear, but now I'm conflicted.

I also am intrigued by their giraffe centaurs, but I don't know if I want to own one... I do want to see one irl, though. And I have a soft-spot for all of their fox related sculpts.

And Soom has long been in the back of my mind. Admiring so many of those head sculpts drew me into the hobby in the first place. ❤️

 

This year it’s definitely been Lillycat for me. I have one at home and three more on order. They’re so delicate and pretty.

 

Dream Valley for sure. I already have 2 with another 1 1/2 on the way

 

I've fallen back in love with Luts. I used to really only like their fantasy sculpts, but now I'm seeing their regular sculpts in a whole new light.

 

I've become a fan of Dream in the last couple years. I have two MSDs and a pet doll from them so far, and also want one of their tinies.

 

Kanadoll. She started up while I was on my very long doll hiatus, so her sculpts are new to me.

To my eye, Kanadoll is in the similar aesthetic family as Migidoll, Crobidoll, Switch, LLT, Little Monica, and Granado. I like many Migidoll sculpts and Crobidoll's Lance (and only Lance), but for some reason I'm not a fan of any of the others, even though I've tried to like them. Then Kana's sculpts really, really grabbed my eye. Mars has gone straight onto my wishlist (he's perfect to shell a character), and I'm also keeping tabs on Eden and Saeryun, though I'm not as fond of Adrian who seems to be the most popular/released.

Kana somehow hits the sweet spot for me that other studios missed. I'm watching all her socials now!