Joy doll discussion

I actually got the same outfit for my Lai, but in cream

 

Oh I loved the cream version of that outfit so much- but unfortunately couldn't afford to purchase the outfit in both colours! >< If you happen to have a photo of your Lai in his Psycho Lab outfit, then please share

 

One more photo of my Lai.... because this thread needs more photos

 

I've been holding back from posting pics of my Lai, lest I end up spamming I've taken so many pics of Oshidori...

She usually looks to the side, but here's a rare time when she's looking directly forward. Eye position changes her mood so much!

Spoiler: How she usually looks with a side-eye

With her brother (Bimong Narin - both sculpts have serious family resemblance). Somehow Oshidori feels more lively when she's looking to one side or the other...

 

i unexpectedly managed to get an angel no 2 head on eb*y, from a seller within the same state even! so very shortly i'll have the head to try on various body sharing options. I'll want it to have it's own body at some point though, do any of you have preferred hybrid options for the Angel heads? I'm hoping for ~65cm size or under though iir it needs a relatively wide neck... thoughts? It seems like a relatively rare head, I've only seen one other angel 2 for sale second hand, so I'm not finding much about it

 

Here's some info on Angel no.2 on Instagram. According to the post... Head circumference is 20.5cm (~8.1 inches), Joy recommends 62-70cm bodies and a neck circumference of 11.5cm maximum. Joydoll heads are on the small side, I think you can safely hybrid to most <65cm bodies if the neck circumference isn't excessively small.

 

I was looking at that one, too. Congrats!

 

Hey all, just wanted to give a heads up on something that Joydoll is making: a soft cotton body for resin BJDs. She's just opened a preorder for this body, and I think it's a fascinating alternative to full resin bodies for BJDs. It's off-topic but still adjacent to BJDs, so I've made a thread for it in Brigadoon - check it out.

I think Joydoll is one of the most innovative sculptors in the BJD space currently, she's making really cool BJD and BJD-adjacent things. I want to raise awareness of her work.

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Doll tax... have some Oshidori (Lai on 2DDoll 68cm girl).

 

I'm eyeing the soft cotton body very VERY closely...
the potential is huge! the body can pose so much better than normal bjd bodies
I am super tempted to get it


Also, your Oshidori is super beautiful and cute

My Lai (name: Amaru) has a very different vibe XD

 

@Ho.taru Amaru is gorgeous ... I love how Lai is so versatile and fits many different vibes and genders and styles
Thank you for compliment on Oshidori - I love her a lot, very glad I made her a tall girl.

 

Every Lai I see looks completely different and always gorgeous what a great sculpt.

 

Oh no I started getting back into the hobby and saw Jose. Pre-order made. I'm currently sitting by the door ala Scott Pilgrim.

 

Out of curiosity, where did you snag a pre order from? Been looking for this head off and on since ir came out.

 

There are still some at moonlight bjd
https://www.moonlightbjd.com/product-page/jose-head-by-joy-doll

 

I don't think it's pre-order. it's instock.

 

Joydoll has just opened a second preorder for Lai, for a month. This is the Weibo announcement (in Chinese) and the listing is already live on Taobao. I'm sure the English Instagram announcement (and info about EN-facing dealers) will appear soon.

Joydoll seems delighted that there's demand for a second preorder. If you missed Lai the first time around, this is your chance!

If you're on the fence, maybe Oshidori's nose and cheek profile will convince you...
(body: 2DDoll 68cm girl)

 

Hello everybody,
am I allowed to your pick your dolly brains a little? I have come to a better understanding of what type of body would fit my idea of José, thanks to you all, but now I'm really struggling with finding a reasonable resin match that I can work with. Maybe it's because most of my dolls are senior citizens by now , but nothing I have seems to fit. Joy Doll NS seems to fall between the yellow and pink normal skin tones, too.

So, do you know what company's skin tone could work with Joy Doll normal skin? I'd so appreciate your input .

Also, I'm so excited there are likely going to be more amazing Lais on the board, and I've been staring in admiration at @aihre's and @Lotte Rotten's very distinct beauties. Thanks for sharing!

 

According to this Instagram post, Joydoll's normal is close to Volks pureskin normal and Switch normal (aka powder beige). Volks NS and Switch NS are similar but have slightly different undertones. They don't actually match each other perfectly anymore, because Switch changed their resin formulas some years ago.

Since you said that your Jose is between yellow and pink, it sounds like he's a peachy/flesh-toned type of colour? If so, I suspect that Joydoll's NS is more like Switch NS in colour. It may be safer to use Switch NS/powder beige as a reference, instead of Volks NS/pureskin normal.

For what it's worth, I ordered my Lai in Switch NS, and she matches pretty well to an actual Switch doll. (Joydoll offered the Volks NS-matching and Switch NS-matching colours separately for Lai's first order.)

 

Oh thank you, that might be a life saver!

I didn't realise it before (and I feel pretty stupid because of that), but I ordered via Stacy's, and she was apparently the only dealer offering Jacob/ José who listed the color simply as 'normal', while another color was listed as 'sng milk tea'... and so I thought that with José Joy Doll's normal skin color was actually different from those heads previously listed as close to Switch NS and/or Volks new pureskin normal. It was my first joy Doll order

But! When I read your post I checked and it turns out that other dealers did list José's skin tone as Volks/Switch NS adjacent, just like Lai is listed now. So I'm guessing I have the same type of normal skin the new Lais will come in as well. And that sure is a good reference point, so thanks again!