Your favorite doll characteristics?

Pretty faces, bonus points if they're smiling. I have a boy with a perfect smirk on layaway and couldn't be happier with the sculpt.

 

I love the eyes and it might the first thing I will notice when looking to a doll.
The eyes should reflect the light and also my shadow greatly, as I believe it lead me to think that this doll is real and has its own soul. Because of this, I only use high-quality glass eye for all of my children. (Always say NO with resin eyes, though I saw a lot of beautiful, impressive and creative resin eyes at Dolpa and Dollshow.)
I prefer navy and then black eyes, but I think green, aqua and dark blue eyes are also great choices. Still trying to experiment with odd-eyes.
I prefer the dolls to have white skin (the snow white of Volks, not the sickly pale white or too-much-white like flour which I saw from some other companies) than other skin colors, but it's OK with normal/fair skin or sunligh/tan skin if it's limited model with a great sculpt which I can't buy in white skin or any other colors.
I love blonde or long platinum elf-prince-style wigs. A traditional in black with tied bang is also a wig style which I'm always willing to buy.
Then, I can't deny that traditional clothes and gakuran will always catch my eyes. Still finding more and more...

 

Thin eyes/eyeholes with condescending looking gazes right now. That and strong emotions.

Aside from that seeing a sculpt that just matches a character I have in mind perfectly.

 

Faces that are neither too realistic nor too anime. Stylized, but not cartoonish. Beautiful eyes. A neutral expression, but a pleasant one. Poseability is key, and I don't really like ginormous b00bage. Oh, and a doll should be pretty. It doesn't have to be rail thin--in fact I love dolls with curves!--but it should be nice to look at.

 

My doll with the most personality development so far is my first doll. That's just because I have had her longer. She is a tsundere half demon. I have invested alot of thought all the way to blood type for her.

 

I like unique noses and soft eyes. I also like smirking dolls and unique faces in general.

 

I have a thing for dolls with partially closed eyes. I find they’re so expressive! And I also love exaggerated, somewhat cartoon-y features on tinies (like some Fairyland or Sio2 dolls.) And I’ve always had a thing for dolls with bunny ears...I have several of them.

 

Strong facial features! If I can recognize a sculpt after only seeing it once or twice, that's a pretty good indicator I'll like it.

Oh, and body types that aren't too dainty or graceful. Give me painfully sharp hipbones or wrists jutting out; broad-shouldered women; chubby bodies or, on the other end of the spectrum, truly skinny ones. Something with more personality than prettiness, I guess.

 

Sorrowful or wistful faces. There's a gentleness to those kinds of expressions that I deeply, deeply adore. Often that'll also include lowered eyelids (or wide-open "pleading" eyes), soft downturned lips, and faraway gazes. Semi-realistic faces with more unusual, less rounded features also seem to catch my attention a lot. "Catlike" and longer eye shapes are sooo lovely! ;O;

 

I love white eyelashes, elegant jointed hands, and detailed faces

 

I think the most important thing is their nose... Kinda weird but nose is a important feature for me.

 

I love half closed eyes and elf ears!

 

No secret here: elf ears hahaha and wings!
But basically anything fantasy, and for the face style, I like a mix of realism and stylization, but I can't quite explain it. For boys though it's different because I prefer boys I can't confuse with girls and that's a bit rare for me.