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Glossed lips, yes or no?

Jul 15, 2019

    1. I enjoy glossed lips , even for males (although a bit less shiny) i think it separates bjds from most other figures /dolls , it looks quite nice in my opinion
       
    2. It depends on the character.

      My first guy came with glossed lips, but I didn't really like them. All others since have had matte or satin-glossed. The satin look is nice; gives them a sort of dampened appearance, while matte doesn't harm either. I don't think my non-resin guys have any form of gloss on their lips; I haven't noticed...

      But, for me, gloss on a guy [doll] can be a little off-putting, unless the character prefers to wear gloss. Matte or satin works fine. Adds a deeper sense of realism.
       
    3. I love glossed lips!! I think they add a lot of depth and dimension to the sculpt.
       
    4. I really like glossed lips. I think they look great.
       
    5. I don't like high gloss. I tend to hit dolls that come to me with a face-up with a light spray of MSC to tone the shininess down, and when I do my own face-ups I tend to keep it to a single coat of gloss so it isn't overwhelmingly shiny. Enough for the lips to read as naturally moist, but not so much that they read as "glossed".
       
    6. I don’t like gloss even for myself so I prefer a matte, retro glam lipstick look for my dolls. Tiniest gloss for my guys if it doesn’t look too shiny.
       
    7. One doll of mine has somewhat noticeable glossed lips, but I prefer matte. I feel like the gloss doesn't show up well after a while...