For me, it's Y.Cen Doll! I've fallen for all of these boys but only have room for one, so Chi Ye it is!
VOLKS!!! I had absolutely no interest in them when I first started the hobby, I KNEW I would never own one ever... Fast forward a few years later and I have a couple of them now. Rapunzel was the first that I just fell in love with. I just love how they look with custom faceups.
Lillycat and Pasha Pasha, I love the styles of both of them! Lillycat for the soft look and pasha pasha for the high articulation and attention to detail.
I own a MYOU mature, and I can definitely say I love their sculpts. I need a Teresa, Dietrich and a Chelsea. Gothic style girls in black or white for the win.
I’ve grown to appreciate loongsoul a bit more. I’ve always been curious but I’ve never went to do a deep dive. O man they have very nice sculpts their fantasy dragon boys and cang jue chef kiss.
ANother Secret dolls, really love their body sculpts! As for head sculpts, Prime Frame has been releasing really attractive ones. Before PF I was really into the ones release by Lemoon. I realise I'd always tend to gravitate towards the Korean BJDs brands.
I fell in love with MYou last year. The beauty and quality are top notch, while the prices are very moderate, especially if there's a sale. I just got my DZ LE Michelle after only 3 months. She's wonderful! This year, I've ordered 2 Dolllzone msds. I never used to like their dolls, but after 17 years in the hobby, I suddenly wanted the cute Penny, and had to have the strange vampire doll "The Hanged Man". I usually get my weird dolls from DC, but not this time. Here's a new to me doll company that I'll have to keep checking -- as if I need more dolls!
Lately I've been obsessed with Vings (Dollvings) and Bimong Art. I actually fell in love with their body sculpts first, though both artisans make beautiful head sculpts. I see no end of attractive BJD heads out there, but I'm seldom impressed by bodies - there just don't seem to be many bodies that have beauty/appearance that match my tastes, AND ball joint engineering that looks well made and poses well. When I laid eyes on Vings' 68cm boy and Bimong's Narae and Narin, I knew immediately I was looking at extraordinary doll bodies. I've ordered Bimong 68cm Narin fusion, and am waiting for Vings to reopen preorders so I can order Seira on the 68cm body. I look forward to having those dolls in my hands eventually... kinda want those bodies a little bit more than I want the heads!
Huajing is my current obsession; the resin is beautiful as are the sculpts, and I have been really pleased with the company face ups. They pose nicely, the only limitations being range of head motion and the slightly jerky torso. But having bought from a few different doll companies in this price range, I like them the best by far.
I've gotten into MYOU recently. I really like their Big Baby sculpts, and I have a tiny of theirs on the way.
Recently discovered ShouShou. Their stuff is really cute, but I can never seem to find anything in stock. Might be a very long time before I can get CoCo or Niko, if ever
Recently I’m interested in Withdoll. I have purchased Lupin from them but I haven’t received it yet. Lupin’s official display photo looks just gorgeous and I’m so excited to have him
I re-fell in love with Dollfie Dreams again and the amazing head faceups I've seen. They were originally what got me into the hobby. I'm realizing they were really the type of doll I was after all those years ago. I just couldn't afford them nearly 10 years ago.
I find I like Little Rebel dolls lately... The Mini-Namu sculpt looks like it would be good for shelling an OC of mine
If last spring counts as recently, then Little Monica. I used to have LM doll back in the day and last spring I went to their website out of nostalgia and fell in love all over again. Too bad they closed down last Autumn, it was really sad day for me… but I got my faves thankfully. I hope someday LM comes back, but at least the second hand market of LM is still existing.
Coral Reef is fast becoming a danger company for me. I haven't bought one yet, but oh my goodness, One looks so good. Although, I'm still waiting for my dream doll - a 70 to 75 cm mature female doll. It's okay. I can wait. My wallet can definitely wait.
