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SartoriaJ Mini Part II

Aug 19, 2023

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    1. #761 Patrice S, Feb 24, 2026
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    2. I really love Bella's sculpt. Her rounder face shape is really charming among the crowd of narrow-faced sculpts. She seems very kind and motherly in the best way possible in my opinion.
       
      #762 sageyufi, Feb 24, 2026
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    3. @Patrice S Thanks! Your girl is lovely too, that dress looks stunning on her. I like it better than on the promo pictures. The color really suits her!
       
      #763 Ashemanu, Feb 24, 2026
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    4. #764 Patrice S, Feb 24, 2026
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    5. Bella reminds me of someone but I can't quite place who. She is like a quiet beauty. Congrats to you both!
       
      #765 skyealloway, Feb 26, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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    6. Thanks so much. I keep thinking she reminds me of someone too but it just eludes me. She was one of those that as soon as I saw her I had to order her and she did not disappoint.
       
      #766 Patrice S, Feb 26, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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    7. She reminds me of Bella Hadid, a little bit softer. That would also explain the name of the mold ;)
       
      #767 Ashemanu, Feb 27, 2026 at 6:25 AM
    8. Your Bella is beautiful. I had the same experience. I knew I hAD to have her the moment I saw her promo photos, and she definitely did not disappoint. For me what clinched it was that she reminded me so much of my beautiful SD Elfdoll Hazy, who just lingers in the display case, and hasn't been out in over a decade, since I find the SD size way too big to deal with. I'm so happy that SJ offers their gorgeous sculpts in the MSD size.

      I need to make her a wig, but have been too busy since she arrived, so she's currently just wearing the best one of my 5/6 wigs that were available.
      [​IMG]
       
      #768 MB Lilac, Feb 27, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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    9. Bella is just beautiful! I love the outfits on both.
       
      #769 Bobble, Feb 27, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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    10. Thank you MB Lilac. Bella is really a gorgeous one. Yours is beautiful too and I can see the Hazy resemblance. The brown eyes look lovely in her and the costume you did for her is incredible. I tried those Galaxy Brown eyes in mine and she didn’t like them. Go figure.

      Thanks Bobble. I’m really glad I ordered the costume with her.
       
      #770 Patrice S, Feb 27, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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    11. I'm drawn to these gorgeous dolls with their realism but SartoriaJ's sales model confuses me. Especially since I'm a newbie. I'm so disappointed that I missed out on The First Emperor, I would have loved to order Andre, maybe Eliott or Colette too. It was frustrating that I can't order anything at the moment, other than the SD Shakespeare dolls, which I won't because I'm sticking with the MSD size. Do I hold on and wait to see what is announced in future months? Are sculpts reused or does that tend to be for certain popular ones? I'll be sad if I've missed out on Andre for good.
       
      #771 WAKelly, Feb 27, 2026 at 10:40 PM
    12. At present you can only purchase what it available each month. However, SJ often brings back sculpts in new designs and outfits. :)

      Sometimes, you can find past offerings in the MP.
       
      #772 luluna, Feb 27, 2026 at 11:26 PM
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    13. Yes, their sales model is very frustrating. They used to offer a series of 'basic' dolls all the time, in both SD and MSD size, and then introduce new sculpts from time to time, which were sometimes added to their basic line, and sometimes just available for a limited sales period. Like, they might have a special sale where ALL their elves would be available. But their dolls are so beautiful, and became so popular that the wait times were becoming ridiculous, so they started retiring sculpts so there were less and less available all the time. Then - I think it was two years ago - they stopped offering a basic line altogether. Now they just offer a few dolls each month for a very limited time - usually in some kind of theme, and for less than two weeks. Sometimes the dolls are brand new sculpts, and other times they are older sculpts with new makeup and outfits. Usually the monthly dolls are available in both sizes, although the outfits are only available in the SD size. However these last two Shakespearean characters are only available in SD size.

      Unfortunately there is no way to order older sculpts unless they rerelease them in a newly reworked version for one of their themes, and there's no way to know if a sculpt you really love will be released again, or when. So, the pressure is on to order a doll during the short sales period, or risk never be able to get it again. But who has the funds for that?

      It's very frustrating, with such a limited offering, and not knowing who will be released next - or soon. Back when they offered Derek only in the SD size, I fell in love, and thought I'd definitely want to get him if they ever offered him in MSD size. Then last year when they offered their Napoleonic series, I fell for Elliot, and ordered him in MSD size. Then the very next month they offered Derek in MSD size. Just the guy I'd been waiting for! But with our low Canadian dollar there's no way I can afford two dolls so soon after each other. If I'd known Derek would be released the very next month, I'd have waited for him instead. Yes, extremely frustrating.

      So yes, there is always a chance they might release Andre again in some form, but there's no way to know if or when. You could always ask them.
       
      #773 MB Lilac, Feb 28, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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    14. @WAKelly honestly, I feel like SartoriaJ has new releases so often that I bet you won't have to wait long for the perfect doll. Since it was an SD this month, I feel like there is a high chance for MSD next month!
       
      #774 skyealloway, Feb 28, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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    15. Thanks! I'll hang in there and be patient, or at least try to be patient. Sometimes I'm not very good with that and I know I have to be withh bjd dolls. I ordered my first two from Raccoon Doll 2/13 and I'm excited to sew for them though it's going to be a while until I see them. I'll keep my eye out for any msd doll releases from SartoriaJ too. I think I have a little more room in my doll budget if I don't go crazy. While I wait I'll continue to enjoy all of your beautiful photos.
       
      #775 WAKelly, Feb 28, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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    16. It was 2022 when they had their big discontinuation event and stopped having dolls available all the time.

      My Jude is from that event and his twin is from the elf event immediately afterward, which was I think the last time Elf Jude was ever offered.
       
      #776 Crissaegrim, Feb 28, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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    17. I didn't realize it was that long ago already. Time sure flies.
       
      #777 MB Lilac, Feb 28, 2026 at 4:38 PM
    18. I had to check, because it doesn't feel like it was that long ago, but it was. I still kind of regret not getting elf Juliet while she was available but I couldn't swing both of them and I wanted Jude more.
       
      #778 Crissaegrim, Feb 28, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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    19. I felt the same way about Derek so when the released a MSD version of him I grabbed him in spite of having ordered both Louis and Elliot. I don’t regret it even though it set me back a bit.

      And sometimes they will bring a sculpt back pretty quickly like the Halloween Louis and Vanessa and the ATH Marina. So keep watching their monthly offerings and it doesn’t hurt to ask Jay about Andre. Here’s my Derek whom I don’t regret getting.
      [​IMG]Casworan SartoriaJ MSD Summer Derek by Iplecollector, on Flickr
       
      #779 Patrice S, Mar 1, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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    20. He's so handsome, Patrice. I have been gushing over everyone's beautiful photos. Wow these are incredible dolls. I'm attempting to put the waiting time to good use. I've started to sell more of the non-bjd dolls I've lost interest in. I'm going to be strict with myself and unless it's a doll I adore, instead of a "nice to have" it's going up for sale for someone else to enjoy. That should help my doll budget quite a bit. So in the upcoming months perhaps there will be a couple of dolls that I will want to click that order button.
       
      #780 WAKelly, Mar 1, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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