That excitement you get when your dolly gets back from the face-up artist!!

Oh gosh I know that feel so well. I only have a couple of dolls with artist faceups (most have company defaults), but two of my faves have them, so..

What was the face up you asked for? In both cases I wanted pink and purple colors, good eyeliner, natural eyebrows, and pink lips. I don't remember if I specified anything else for Alexis lol.

Were you excited to see what the final product would be? Oh GOSH yes. With Alexis I practically vibrated with excitement for the whole month+ the artist had him. Natasha got her faceup all in one day, and I was just DYING to see what she looked like when she was done!

When you received your doll, were you happy with the face up or were you disappointed? I was THRILLED!

Of course, I need to share pictures, because duh lol. First is Alexis, whose faceup was done by Invie:



And Natasha, whose faceup was done by UnseenStars233:



I literally can't imagine better faceups for either of them. They're PERFECT in every single way.

Actually, between my girlfriend and myself, we've only really had one disappointment with a faceup.. and that was because my mom decided to give my girlfriend's Dollshe Saint a beard without asking us first lolol. WHOOPS. He's gonna get a new faceup as soon as we can afford it, though.

 

I usually do my own faceups, but last spring I sent Ben (Migidoll Ell) and Ay (Soom Ender) off to Buff for some work, since neither was turning out how I envisioned after several attempts. Both got faceups and Ben got an eye mod and wig, too. I chose this artist because I have another doll that I got in a trade who has a faceup by her, and it's only one of two heads I own that I didn't wipe and redo immediately upon receiving. That says a lot for me, since I usually don't care to keep existing faceups regardless of skill.


What was the face up you asked for?
For Ay, I requested blushing to help match his body (He's a hybrid whose body I love but the color match was terrible) and 18th Dynasty Ancient Egyptian Pharoah makeup.
For Ben, I requested a faceup and any mods necessary to make him look as much like Justin Bieber a possible.

Were you excited to see what the final product would be?
Although it only took about a month for ALL the work I requested, I was counting the days to seeing them again! I was more excited for Ben, as he was a doll I had been trying to get together for over a year, he'd been through two heads, four bodies, countless faceups and wigs, and still wasn't what I wanted. I couldn't wait for him to finally look 'right'.

When you received your doll, were you happy with the face up or were you disappointed?
THRILLED. I was so happy with both of them! I think I took pictures of Ben every single day for at least a month, I even took him on vacation with me. I'm still mostly doing my own faceups, but if I ever get another one who needs a new faceup that I can't handle, they're going to Buff!


EDIT: Pic of them together (though they'd never actually meet in character!)

 

I am a bit of a face-up junkie lol. So I will only share a few. I love sending my girls away and seeing what they come back as. I tend to have some crazy ideas and am so thrilled when an artist puts there spin on it.

What was the face up you asked for?
Mirwen: Deer girl with spots and green makeup
Yrie: Chocobo body blushing and face-up
Appini: Thunder cats inspired Wily Kit, and ear blushing
Were you excited to see what the final product would be?
Absolutely. I think it is just as fun as getting a new doll in. It makes them new to me again!
When you received your doll, were you happy with the face up or were you disappointed?
I have been really lucky and have always been happy with the results. Both Andreja and Angeltoast were lovely to work with.
Mirwen by Angeltoast:


Yrie By Andreja:


Appini by Angeltoast:

 

Congratulations, and I definitely know those feelings! I commissioned Angel Toast to do a mod and a face-up. I did a picture of mock face up I wanted on my doll and sent it to her.

Here is the mock face up:



And here is the actual face up:



What was the face up you asked for? I asked her for something seductive and dreamy, but not over whelming.
Were you excited to see what the final product would be? Yes~ I kept checking my email every few hours for a message from her.
When you received your doll, were you happy with the face up or were you disappointed? I was very delighted, she did such a wonderful job on my doll's face up and mod. Though I do wish she added more blush to the cheeks, but I that's an easy fix.

 

Thank you so much, MadMisery I love them very very much.

Artist faceups can be so much fun! Except for one (my girlfriend's poor, poor bearded Saint mentioned above), they've always turned out better than I thought they would :p

 

Kurohitsuji that drawing is amazing *0* and the end result is dramatically accurate! I can't wait for this thread to fill up with awesome artists' faceups