Which do you prefer? “Cute” or “Hot” dolls?

I prefer "cute," myself. I can understand wanting your doll to be pretty, but I don't quite understand wanting your doll to be sexy. It's just not my thing.

 

cute!!

 

Maybe it’s because I’m older or because my brain just doesn’t look at dolls (or even most humans) that way but I don’t really see them as ‘hot’ or ‘sexy’. Attractive, handsome, striking, beautiful or pretty yes but not ‘Hot’, ‘hawt’ or whatever way you want to think of it. Couldn’t really name any particular sculpt that I find particularly attractive above all others as my taste fluctuates constantly.

Although I have some larger dolls most of my collection past and present has consisted of tinies, especially Fairyland ones so it seems my preference leans more towards the ‘Cute’ end of the scale.

 

If I could own a lot of sexy boys, I would, but I'm the same way. As much as I like dolls that are hot, I collect mostly MSDs, which tend to be "cute" even for boy dolls. I do have one 66cm boy I consider hot, so I have at least him to pamper and show off.

 

So far I'm pretty much in the "cute" territory. I started out more 50/50 but I find it difficult (and expensive) to pull of a "hot" doll (to me, "hot" is a sophisticated evening gown or a well-tailored suit. Unless you buy very specific, extremely popular dolls that doll clothiers use as models (none of which I happen to like), it's hard to get the "well-tailored" part down). Cute is easier, because oversized can be a little cute too, so there are more options.

I don't think I really have A doll that stands out as "cute" to me because there are honestly so many options, and I don't even think my dolls are the cutest out there, they're just the ones that spoke to me the most. For "hot" dolls, I nominate Iplehouse, Telesthesia and Soom boys and Iplehouse and SartoriaJ girls. I could easily buy half a dozen of those if I had unlimited finances to clothe them.

 

it really depends for me, I usually tend to build characters first, vibe and all. I'm hoping to collect every archetype of character.

For me, "hot" is different than "sexy", more Belle of the Ball, popular, admired, and wanted. "Cute" to me can vary, I've got a girl (tinyfox frog) who, to me, is solely cute. pouty look, big eyes, almost anime-esque or the typical MSD style. Ive also got another girl (MyouDoll DouDou) who is cute but quite elegant.

I did recently acquire a doll whose vibe is more "hot", she's an angel philia serika that I modified. I mostly like AP dolls because of their figure and I was interested in their soft skin, I know they're typically sexualized but I'm not into that so I wanted to keep that attractive/hot vibe without it getting all sexual

 

To me, hot = sexy = you have a certain physical reaction. While I certainly recognize that dolls can be that way, I would say I'm drawn towards cute and attractive/pretty. Some of my dolls are couples, so I hope they find each other hot!

 

"Hot" or "sexy" is a bit crude. I prefer to refer to dolls as "cute" or "mature."
Overall, I like mature dolls more, but somehow I end up with cute ones more often!

 

I prefer dolls on the cuter side, but I also find all dolls to be cute? I have seen some dolls that were styled to be 'hot', especially the 75 cm males, but all of them still seem cute to me but in a different way. Just not in the uwu type of cute that very cutesy dolls are like. I tend to think of Puyodolls and other similar anime type dolls to be the epitome of the cute doll style, but all sculpts have a cute charm to them, even the strangest sculpts.

 

Mmm if I have to choose "cute" or "hot" exclusively with no other option I would say I'd go for "hot." However, I would not say I have a collection of hot dolls. Some of them have their hot moments.

I think my preference is more for a third thing, of fashionable, "cool." Cool is definitely in the eye of the beholder and I think my dolls are very cool but probably kind of awkward eccentrics in some perceptions

 

For me, it just depends on the doll. I have a range of characters, some of them are meant to be cute, some hot, some just kind of average, and I've even had some that are really not meant to be attractive at all. I have some fantasy/anthro dolls that are just creepy!

 

I always say that I only collect things I find beautiful, cool or belong to a franchise I adore/love. I avoided collecting cute dolls or figures for a long time (felt like a lifetime). As I grew older, I started to lessen the "no cute" dolls/toys rule I made for myself, and kind of just collect them now even if I prefer mature-looking, leaning towards scary adult-looking-dolls/figures.

So, I guess if I had to choose, I would go with cute (but I only own one BJD that even comes close to being cute). I also believe "hot" and "sexy" are kind of similar, neither of which I want my dolls to be associated with, nor would I ever think they would be considered by anyone (and I'd like to keep it that way or just hope so). I'm an old-fart-weirdo, I prefer scary things in general, rather than cute, but definitely never "hot," by any definition. However, if I really had to choose between either, I would go with cute. (:

 

Right now, I have the exact same amount of "cute" dolls as "hot" (with adult bodies and not childish features on their sculpts) ones in my doll family, so I suppose I don't have that clear of a preference between them.
That said, I think I prefer the "hot" ones overall as they are the ones I handle and create about (photos, stories, etc.) the most. It checks out when I think about the types I tend to like on other media (for example, skins in games, or actors and actress, etc.)

 

If those are the only option I'll go with "cute", but I certainly love quite a few dolls who don't fit into that, but they are even less "hot". I guess if you put yourself in that mindset and kind of squint a bit a few could be considered "hot", depending on you tastes in that sort of thing? It's in the eye of the beholder. I just try to do their carachters justice.
If I could add the option "Interesting" I'd pick that. I think all my dolls can fit into that category in one way or another.

 

I think I prefer cute because the "hot" dolls can also look cute but my "cute" dolls can't pull of "hot" I have my slimmer minis that I dress in more mature ways and my slightly chonkier minis that wear cutesy dresses and the like. I think a lot of it is also the face sculpts as huge doll-like noggins with big eyes go better with sweet styles while smaller heads and smaller eyes obviously look more grown up, especially when paired with mature bodies.

At the moment I'm more interested in nostalgic sculpts so I tend to handle my "cute" dolls more often, but that swaps around the moment I want to make some sexy clothes

Lately, I've been giving more attention to the more doll-like, nostalgic cute sculpts but I know that swaps around the moment I feel like sewing something kind of sexy to my slim girls. It's nice to have options

 

My picture of "cute" BJDs is round huge eyes, small noses, small mouths, a generally more child-like facial structure, and child-like clothing style. My picture of "hot" BJDs is smaller, narrower eyes, a more mature (but not necessarily completely grown-up) facial structure, and more grown-up kind of clothing. Going by these stereotypes, I'm not that interested in owning dolls that look like small children or give off a child vibe. So by process of elimination I guess I prefer "hot".

But eh, I think we all know that "cute" and "hot" are limited categories and quite subjective anyway! If I could pick my own categories, I agree with Lillith and will go with "interesting". And "beautiful". (Both very subjective too )

 

I've had this conversation with my partner because he assumes all dolls are supposed to be Sexy/Hot like AP dolls (he associates them with anime fetish dolls) and I had to explain that some dolls are meant to be cute or scary or comforting or realistic or a hundred other things. Once I showed him my cute vs my hot doll, he better understood the sheer variety.
For myself, unless the doll is representing a character who is supposed to be sensual and sexy, all my dolls are more cute or representing non-sensual characters. And the ones who are supposed to represent sexy characters are like models in that what they wear and how it's styled is as important as the doll's body. Dolls are just objects at the end of the day, and it's how we style and interact with them that makes them seem sexy or not.

 

I really understand this because I’ve sought to do the same thing myself. I’ve been collecting since 2006 with an eye towards diversity from the very beginning. My characters are built from my own long and varied life experiences…like a life journal expressed visually through dolls rather than in words on a page. To make it easier and more fun to deal with, I made it all like a fairytale which allowed complete diversity of size and species so I could freely collect whatever doll suited my character and circumstance the best. So of course I have cute dolls happily residing right along hot ones, and everything in between…because as a little ol’ lady now, I had a lot of stories to tell!