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Obsessed with another owner's doll?

Sep 16, 2005

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    1. I was a little frustrated with the head of Eris, was her boyfriend for months and decided to buy the site, however when it came to makeup was not as stunning in the photos. She is beautiful, but I had higher expectations.




      At home, Erick (Don Ringdoll), Hwang Lee (Luke # 1 Dream Of Doll) Hana Kiori (Cherie Iplehouse) Kalishi (head or Eris Doll / impldoll body) and head of Tae (souldoll)
      http://www.flickr.com/photos/lukca/
       
      #441 badoux, May 10, 2012
    2. There are several characters inhabiting dolls that I adore (they are all in photo stories) - pretty much like I am about certain characters from film, tv or literature. I would not try to copy one of those dolls, tho, because to me, the character is the doll in the photo story, not one I would get.... (as in, Scarlet Empress' Robin - I might get a Soom Epidos but it would hardly be Robin...)
       
      #442 Teleri, May 10, 2012
    3. I got started on this hobby because of someone else's doll. He was the first BJD I saw, and he was so beautiful. It took me a really really long time to finally get my first doll.... must say almost six years after I saw the doll that I was obsessed with. I chose the same model as the doll that I liked. Of course, he did not turn out to be the same, but I really love mine. There was never any kind of disappointment. Now after a year of having him, I can say that I like him much more than that doll I was obsessed with 6 years ago. I don't mean to say that mine is better, but the point is, even though he was inspired by another doll. Mine ended up looking quite different based on how I customized him. He had my personal touch from head to toes, cutting his hair, doing his face up, blushing his body, sewing his first outfit, even making accessories for him myself. It was probably all the efforts I put into him that made him very special to me.
       
      #443 Arisa, May 10, 2012
    4. I first knew I wanted a doll after I held one for the first time at a convention, one of my friend's dolls, and I just fell deeply in love with him lol. I still love that doll so much and whenever I see him I giggle and freak out. I fell in love with another one of the same friend's dolls and she's actually selling her to me, I'm super excited and I hope after I recreate her I still love her just as much as I do now ^.^
       
      #444 LilYellowMouse, May 10, 2012
    5. Wow I feel like I'm reading my OWN story ^^; the same thing happened to me. I saw someone else's doll and I fell in love. I said to myself "this is the one, this is the one!" and he was/is the one :) I bought the same sculpt of course but he developed his own style and personality, very different from that doll who is also very special to me because he made me realize what I really wanted. I kind of want to look for that doll now and tell him "thank you" XD as I am very happy with my first boy <3
       
      #445 yumi~, May 11, 2012
    6. not obsessed with anyone's specific doll ('obsession' kind of implies to me lying awake at night thinking about them or have a creepy folder on my desktop full of pictures) but...

      the closest i think i've come to this is seeing someone take a really flattering pictures of [X] doll and that has sometimes prompted me to seek out or buy the same sculpt. there are one or two dolls that without doubt i've been tempted to copy stylistically (they say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?) but i don't think i've yet to do that, at least not consciously. i have a very specific vision of how i like my dolls to look usually, even if i greatly admire or am envious of the way another person customized the same doll.

      the best example of this is i saw someone on flickr who is an amazing artist and had done beautiful work on a doll i also own; hers has a face-up she did herself while mine has the (pretty, but not unique) company face up. she also added some touches to the doll that would make it really obvious if anybody copied what she did to it. i love her version of the doll a lot, but that doesn't make me appreciate mine less since even if i can't paint dolls with the same skill as her i can still style her the way i like with wigs, eyes, and clothes of my choice.

      still, if she ever put that doll up for sale (which i doubt will happen ever) then i'd definitely consider buying hers because it's just so lovely. i wouldn't sell or replace my own version of the doll in that scenario though...firstly i'm emotionally attached, and secondly because both of them look quite different thanks to the detail and work this girl put into the custom and styling that i'd be happy owning 'twins'.
       
      #446 leitan, Apr 12, 2013
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