Opinions on 'touching' a BJDs face?

I find that I don't mind touching my doll's face, albeit carefully when I do, to position them the way I want. Faceups are pretty resistant so I don't worry much about it.

 

Sometimes im tempted to poke a cheek ( my girl maxine just looks so darn cute sometimes i cant help it :3 ) but rarely do i do this. Mostly if i have to move the head i turn her from the side or the bottom back of the head.

 

I feel it's rude to touch the faces of other owner's dolls. With permission, sure go for it, but I don't. I'm a bit paranoid I might smudge the face up or whatever, so I just don't. For my dolls, I don't like other people touching their faces. I don't touch their faces either, unless I have to pose them (I nudge their chin, or grip the top of their heads, but never the face).

 

I don't touch mine if I can help it and certainly not a doll that belongs to someone else. But I'm also not tempted to do it either. I just don't touch people's faces and I guess that habit trickled into doll world.

 

Sorry to ask this, I'm new to BJD. But judging from how everyone is responding here, I can't help but wonder does the face up come off easily? I always thought it would be quite durable...

 

@ eleniel Thanks for answering...so what's the best way to clean the face IF they do get dirty without wiping the whole face up?

 

i will screech if anyone gets close to my dolls face

 

grr... i hate it esp. when other people plaw with their wigs too... so in really not okay with em touching my dolls face... i also do face ups... so its important to keep em with their face mask to protect their face ups

 

I try to avoid touching my dolly face-ups as much as possible although I have occasionally lightly touched them when having difficulty getting the head on or off and there have been no problems. If the face-up has been sealed adequately then lightly touching the face-up shouldn't damage it.

 

I haven't had a faceup done for my boy yet, but I know with my friends dolls she tries not to touch the face too much in case the faceup comes off or gets damaged, but she doesn't seem to mind them being touched where there isn't too much paint. I think I would probably be the same just not touch any of the heavily painted parts of anything that could be easily damaged. He has giant ears too so I would probably move his head into positions with them mostly haha~

 

I don't normally touch the face ups of my dolls unless I'm removing a speck of dust or hair out of the way. Sometimes I will use gloves. When posing I will move their heads by holding on to their ears. I try to avoid touching their faces as much as possible. Scared my cousin the other day when she tried to move my girl's bangs off her face She made me feel pretty bad even though she understood why I did it.

 

I don't touch the face on purpose. I almost always end up touching the face when I change wigs and eyes though. So far I haven't had any problems.

 

I would never ever touch someone else's doll's face on purpose, but I'm very relaxed about my own. I do try to be delicate when I'm moving their heads around or putting on wigs but sometimes I just kind of want to touch my dolls' faces. I'm a pretty tactile person and sometimes I can't help but touch. They're mine though, I've painted them myself and their faceups have held up very well to me being touchy feely. I do wash my hands if I'm going to touch my dolls though.

 

I'm very very strict about not touching my dolls' faces. I don't do my own faceups so I would really like to make sure the ones I have will last. That being said, you bet I put my grubby little mitts all over my blank heads and I especially adore booping their noses. Somehow it's just so satisfying. Gotta make the most of it while I can!

 

I don't touch faces either, be they my own dolls or someone else's. I do my own faceups and I know they take time to do and I wouldn't want to ruin someone else's. I have friends who are very rough with their dolls and touch faces without regard, even when it comes to my dolls and they have suffered for it as well. It's really frustrating... I usually move a doll's head using the sides of their heads, their temples, their ears, underneath their chins or the line of the wig cap that sits on their foreheads.

 

I do my best not to touch my boys face, moving his head by holding on to the back/top. He's got a factory face-up and it's part of what really drew me to him, I would be devastated if it got damaged. That being said, resisting the urge to stroke/touch his pretty face is so hard, I just love him so much!
As for other's dolls, I feel uncomfortable even holding them. If mine is so precious to me, it would be the worst to accidentally cause damage to someone else's doll.

 

I try my best to avoid touching their face cause I would like to maintain their faceup as long as possible.
For my own dolls, I do touch it sometimes to dust off stubborn particles but I would make sure my hands are dry first.
When posing, I generally move the head by holding the sides/ears, chin, temples.

With someone else's dolls, I just avoid touching their face/faceup entirely.

 

Nope nope nope. To pose a head I pinch hard at the temples overtop the wig. It’s not worth it. I like to keep my dolls out where I can handle them and I don’t need a layer of grubby finger oils acting like a dust magnet. My oldest face up is 10 years old and may have slightly faded pigments and a hint of shine at the nose from travel abrasion, but is otherwise still beautiful and that is no accident. I do my own face ups and handle my dolls plenty. But I’m also busy and don’t like to make more work for myself than necessary, so the faces are a no-go zone.

 

I touch their faces as little as possible. Just to put on wigs and remove dust.