Have you ever disliked a sculpt or company and then ended up falling in love with it?

Volks as a whole, but most specifically Chris/Lucas. My opinion of Volks changed when I saw Michele (who is my grail. Or was since I own him), but I was still very much not a fan of the School A family at all. Then one day I decided dreaming Lucas was ok. Then suddenly I owned Chris.
4 Volks dolls in I can't think of any of them I don't like now XD

 

I use to dislike any doll that didn't look completely human (i.e. No weird ears, horns, weird skintones) when I first got into this hobbie but now I really like those kind of dolls.

 

I used to have a strong dislike for the Dollshe Hound, but now I'm absolutely in love with him. I find myself wanting a CP El as well, and even a few Volks sculpts no longer look as boring as they appeared to me before. I think I'm growing fond of a lot of "old time" sculpts, maybe simply because I've been exposed to them during my first doll years, and have build up a lot of positive sentiment for them.

 

I can't think of any that I have "disliked" and then fallen in love with--I never cared much for CP/Luts/Fairyland, and I still don't, and I don't like most Iples for myself. There are many beautiful dolls from these companies and they are not for me, the way coconut-flavored things are not for me.

Looking at this thread, I think I'm one of these people in the camp of falling for "ugly" or "weird" dolls. I fell hard for DollZone and Doll Chateau both right from the start, my favorite Volks is Link (who has an unfortunate reputation due to poor company pics), and I could probably go on all night. ^^;

 

So many people have said Doll Chateau! I wish I could too, but I still really don't like them. When I was first learning about bjds, I really hated PeaksWoods. I hated the way place where their heads connected to their necks looked. Now it looks totally normal and I'm getting a Goldie this week. I also hated Volks dolls, I thought they were all so boring looking. Then I discovered that Volks face ups were not the best, and owner pics blew me away. NOW Volks has pretty face ups, but in 2008 when I was first looking, um, no. I actually own a Volks Rio and have a DearSD Nono on the way. And I have my eye on a girl that I found online! Sometimes it's really all about the face up!

 

I'm also not really a fan of Doll Chateau.

 

yes switch i hated them first then fell in love with cuz i didnt like the company face up but when i saw them with other faceup i loved them

 

Doll Chateau was the company I was hit or miss with. I think it's just depending on what faceup is on the doll, but I've seen some faceups that actually made me really want a DC doll of my own!

 

I always said I wouldn't buy an Iplehouse bc they're so stocky, and I like thinner, leaner dolls like DZ and DC, but during ON of the circus events they had a Pierrot who stole my heart and he still does. Even tho he's bigger than all his brothers I think of him as the big little brother who plays sports while the rest of my boys are mousey homebodies who make music, practice alchemy, and summon demons lol. He's so NORMAL he stands out so great, love him.

 

I first saw Granado Charles and thought he looked a bit homely. But then I keep looking at him... and something about him just grabbed me. He isn't traditionally good-looking and I kind of liked that. It was different and he had a lot of character. He ended up being my first doll from Granado... and I've since bought another and have a third doll on layaway. That latest one is a Michael. I wasn't that interested in him at first, either...!

 

I'm another Doll Chateau convert Especially hated their bony extra jointed limbs, but now I love them! I have no idea how this change of opinion happened either - very slowly, I even bought a midi on the k-07 body!

 

i hated Minifee chloes for the longest time. but until i got one i ended up liking them more

 

I wouldn't say 'dislike' so much as 'disinterest', but there were a couple of companies I had no real interest in when I first joined the hobby, until I saw better owner photos, or saw the dolls in person. Volks being one-- they still aren't one that I see myself buying from, but once I saw one of their dolls in person, I totally got the appeal, and I don't rule out being swayed by something from Volks in the future. And then I never really had any interest in Resinsoul based on the company photos, but... well, between owner pics and seeing some in person, the resin colors available, and the thrill of a non-limited centaur-type body, now I've gone and ordered one (and have added a bunch of their dolls to my overall wishlist to boot). Turns out it's pretty easy to convince me as long as you're not relying on company photos to do it!

I would say most companies I was indifferent about at first, I now like at least one sculpt from having spent more time in the hobby and having been able to see and sometimes handle more dolls.

 

I never hated Minifee Chloe,more that I didn't think I'd ever want one.
It had nothing to do with her popularity,I was just totally uninterested.

 

I'm doing this right now.... Doll Zone, and even more then that, Doll Chateau... I didn't like them, even thought some of them where ugly, now I MUST get one! ... maybe more!xD I'm absolutely in love with how different the dolls are, and while I hope to get some more generic styled dolls too, I'm going to be getting some of these ones in time!

The second doll I'm getting now is one I didn't think I would ever want. Now I can't even begin to imagine how i didn't love her to death right away! xD

 

Oh, totally! I spent years and years saying how unappealing I thought Volks Sasha was, boy's head on girl's body, disproportionate, weird-looking, that awful first-generation pureskin body with the notched knees, yadda yadda yadda. Guess who's the queen-empress of my dolly crew now? Yup.

 

It isn't my most disliked company by far, but I did feel a bit unimpressed by some of Impldoll's older sculpts when I first discovered them.

The scupts were too unrealistics: pouty huge lips and anime size eyes.

I did find myself admiring other aspects of the company. Unlike some of the other companies I stalked, Impldoll allows customers to purchase tan dolls non-exclusively and year-round (which I like for some variation in my dolls).

They also provide the option to order a custom resin color, which seemed to really support the creativity of their customers.

Furthermore, Impldoll understands joints--their dolls are super poseable and all joints I have seen add a lot of mobility.

So when Impldoll began to change styles to something more realistic--wrinkled lips, cheekbones, and and brow creases are the best--I began to love the company.

Now I am eagerly awaiting their muscle girl body!

 

yes... una lusis sculpt... i love their body but not the sculpt.... but when I saw one in person... I deffinately fell inlove...

 

Dollshe Orijean... I thought this mold looked like a bug-eyed alien when it was first released, downright ugly in fact. But something about it began to intrigue me many years later, and slowly I went from thinking of him as weird-in-a-bad-way to weird-in-a-good way.

The doll fully clicked with me when I realized Dollshe offered some fun skin colors, beyond the usual white and normal. I imagined an Orijean in a lovely green, and that, for some reason, made all the difference. After waiting to make certain it wasn't just a temporary madness (and waiting for another sale), I bought an Orijean in green from Dollshe.

 

Well, I used to like Unoas. Then for some reason I started getting tired of seeing them around. But now I am staring to like them again!