Supia Girls Discussion Thread Part IX

I think my Supia coming home soon - my status changed to "Before Shipping." I can't wait to get - I got Esther and a Hael head.

 

@krystina congratulations!

 

Thank you @Alewife

 

Wow she looks really good on that body.

 

Sorry I am spamming these from another thread, but I am SO happy she's home! Here is Sarah (Juah) with faceup by Chi no Tenshi Aesthetics. I waited many, many years to get this girl all put together, and she arrived home from her faceup today.

 

@Sandwich ahhh, I recognize that face and costume! Wonderful job!

 

@IngieBee, she is Sarah from 1986's Labyrinth! Definitely a fun watch if you haven't seen it before. Starring David Bowie, a young Jennifer Connelly, and a bunch of goblin puppets by Jim Henson and Brian Froud. Still my #1 movie after all these years!

 

So @Sandwich , do you have your Goblin King? I once saw a Dollshe Saint done up as him-- good choice of sculpt, I thought.

@IngieBee you ought to put it on your watch list! It has dated very very well.

 

I do not! I have seen some really really good ones out there and those are enough for me, I think. I'm never saying never, though I am definitely more interested in some art dolls depicting the goblins and other creatures of the labyrinth. I love Jareth of course, but what captivated my imagination most as a kid was the idea of going on a quest with a bunch of monsters as your friends!

 

I love your Sarah, she looks just like the movie The eyebrows are just

 

@krystina and @Alewife, thank you guys so much for your Labyrinth love. And of course @IngieBee, I wouldn't have ever managed this either if you hadn't posted some photos for me with your ballerina-bodied girl in some SID jeans! I ended up ordering some from etsy and agree it's a great fit. I also had to commission the shirt and vest in SID size since that was the closest model the seamstress had and it works very well on the ballerina body (though the style is oversized to begin with, so I lucked out there).

I really adore this doll and am super glad I waited to purchase her on the ballerina body! It is really just so beautiful as well as sturdy, but now that I have her I am itching to justify purchasing a 65cm one. I really need to rebody my first doll love, the original Dollstown Triste who has not yellowed as much as her old Volks body...but I also really want a gray Lana with those glorious elf ears! I bought Sarah on the old normal right before the Great Color Addendum of '21, but the color is just a hair too light and too pink for my old Triste. Ah, well...I'm just going to keep watching this space while I try to make up my mind and enjoy everyone else's girls too!

 

@Sandwich I'm glad to hear such things about the ballerina body - I'm eagerly awaiting for my Supia to come home (still stuck on "Before Shipping"). And wow you have a Triste! Dollstown has some beautiful dolls I been wanting one for a long time but I'm in the same boat as you - might just get another Supia as the new tans are just so tempting

 

As promised, here are my owner photos of Supia Milk Brown! She's a Rosy with Smoky B faceup on a Ballerina 60 body.

Some thoughts so far:
- Rosy is GORGEOUS! I can't stop staring at her face!!
- The Milk Brown resin color is a very warm brown tone and looks really lovely, even with a cool-tone color story (as in my styling for her)
- The faceup is beautiful and detailed, with lots of shimmer! In later photos I changed out her eyelashes to suit my personal style.
- Ballerina feet are super gorgeous. I forgot to take photos, but sculpting-wise, they are my favorite feet of the options.

Some posing and stringing woes:
- She was strung really weirdly when she arrived, one leg was looser than the other and it messed with her balance. After a restringing she stands fine. Unsure if this is a common thing.
- I love the Ballerina body aesthetics and posing! However, she can't hold a 90deg straight without leaning back, even after tilting her torso forward. It can hold for a bit, but the slightest bump will cause her to fall back. My friend helped me hot glue suede her waist joint and now she sits up fine. I strongly recommend sueding the waist joint for this.
- Despite the one sitting flaw, the body poses BEAUTIFULLY. The joint mobility is amazing, especially shoulders, elbows and hips.

Overall, I really enjoy this girl and hope you all do too ^^ She's a current favorite

Lemme know if folks have questions!

Spoiler: more photos