Love at first sight?

Volks DWC #01 and 水銀燈

 

I am sad to say they canceled my order due to him no longer being available. I am so sad now...

 

For me that would be Telesthesia's Xiao Bei! (The younger 62cm one, not the age of 21 one. Although I am getting his head on the 68cm body) He shipped only 22 days after my order too which I CANNOT believe!! I can't wait for him to arrive!!

 

Love at first sight for me! But I am pitter-pattering around in thought before I let the hype carry me away. With the hobby being rather expensive and me being impulsive, I need to take care not to give in to temptation and do research first to see if she is what I really want. I have put out something of a last call in the Doll Reference forum to see if my interest in the doll is sustainable.

 

I wouldn't say yes to this question. Back before I ever got my dollfie, I definitely wanted one for a good long while. I absolutely loved the faces on the smart dolls. Something about them is just really cute, but I still wouldn't say I was in love with it. I was always a little hesitant to get one still. Even after I did get my first doll, I opened up the box and was pretty taken back by the sheer size of her. It was NOT love at first sight... I honestly had a mini anxiety attack. It started to feel better pretty fast though. Only once I got her dressed and put her wig on did it start feeling more normal.

 

Ringdoll XunYu. The faceup done by Tainbao was absolutely stellar. It was limited edition that I missed out on along with crazy competitions. I would totally get him if I were to be given a chance

 

My second one! I fell in love with the face of the Luts Muse Carmine and placed the order within 2 days. My biggest "impulse" purchase inside and outside the hobby

 

I don't normally experience this. Or at least I'd put "love at first sight" in a different emotional category than "I have to have this." But Dust of Dolls sparked "love at first sight" in me with Lunn, and then again with Chae, and I'd say they're pretty much grail dolls. I also fell in love with the Luts Bliss sculpt, but that one's much more attainable, lmao.

 

It requires some pitter pattering for me to like a doll, although some of mines were love at first sight. I really do dread love at first sight since it basically means obsession and impulse buy to curb that obsession and give myself a peace of mind that the doll wouldn't be bought by someone else.

 

it happened again...i fall in love with dolls too easily lol. most of the dolls i own are ones i fell in love with cuz of their promo pics but this doll was from user pics. Its minifee alan, i didnt care for him with the default faceup but after seeing what other ppl have done with him i HAD to have him and now hes on layaway lol

 

I fell instantly and obsessively in love with Nur by Irrealdolls. He is my #1 grail doll right now. I love everything about his sculpt. One day I hope to find him ❤️

 

DC Medusa was like that, though for me it's a gut feeling of "must have that doll!!". I rarely buy dolls that don't give me that feeling. I've bought a few that I thought were kind of cute, but that's not good enough, and I'm stuck with storing and selling those dolls. Or worse, trying to like the doll and wasting money on wigs and clothes, or even getting a new face up.
I also have several " hate at first sight dolls. They never get past that.

 

Yes when I saw Haazel for the first time it was love at first sight! I couldn't buy him back then though because I was jobless but I remembered him a year later, hunted for him, and started my first BJD layaway.

I was jobless then too but I got one so I could keep up with the payments LOL.

Then I saw Er1trea, I wasn't fond of her spirit face but her normal face was super cute and (almost) everything I wanted in a female doll. I love nurse/medical themes so as soon as ACBJD stocked her I started another layaway

 

Mona by Impldoll for sure, and wouldn't you know, she became my very first BJD. That said, years ago what drew my interest to the hobby was, if I remember correctly, one of the girls from Iplehouse but I don't remember which sculpt. I didn't have the means to afford one at the time, so in a sense Mona kind of sparked my interest all over again, and for good this time haha

 

Yes! I only buy dolls that I like at the first sight. And that’s the only way I’m not gonna regret after I receive it. In fact I did tried to make purchase decision depend on other things such as cost-effective, popularity, whether is easy to find accessories for it….. However I lost interest very quick after I do receive the doll. I think the most important thing about choose a doll is how you feel when you first look at it

 

Seira, by Vings (Dollvings). Saw him on Instagram toward the end of the preorder window, and after a day of thinking really hard (I still need space to process an impulse buy, heh), I got onto a Taobao shopping service in a mad rush to secure him. Unfortunately I still missed the preorder due to unfortunate logistical mistakes, but I'm waiting for a next chance.

Love at first sight happens rarely to me, and it's rarer that I have love at first sight and a good gut feeling about the doll. I've had a few loves that my gut didn't feel good about, I usually sit on those. Well, those loves faded away so I'm glad I held off.

It's been some weeks since I missed the preorder for Seira, but I still like the sculpt and really want to get him. So I think this love at first sight experience is a true one. We'll see whether it holds up over time!

 

I only have one doll and don't plan on getting another one. I did a lot of searching when I was trying to decide what doll I wanted and when I found the sculpt I currently have, I knew it was the one!

 

I try to stick with "gotta have" dolls. The most important was my DC Medusa, in green skin. That sad face! The jointed fingers! I knew she would be hard to fit, so I sewed for her, despite giving it up in general. Definitely a grail doll.

 

Happened just the other day. A Ringdoll Fortunata. And even though I already had two layaways, I had to have her. So she's on her way.

 

I fell head over heels for Luts' Honey Delf Pretzel. While I ended up not keeping that particular doll, I'll always love her promo picture.