Your reasons for choosing your first doll? - pt.2

My first doll was a DreamingDoll Misora. I chose her mostly (and wrongly) due to her price tag, that was acceptable for young, university-student me at the time. I overall liked her, but it's true that I didn't know most companies yet and hadn't considered diving deeper into the list to get a better understanding of everything the market had to offer. In the end, we didn't bond, understandably, and she ended up for sale not a year later.

 

My first doll was from Resinsoul in 2014. I'm sure that's a familiar tale! She's a white Mei on the Rong body. I dearly wanted a dreamy elf character, and she's the closest I could get on the tiny budget I had. I had so much fun doing her faceup myself -- not very well, but I was proud of it nevertheless! I still really like the MSD size the best!

 

My first doll I purchased was a Dream Valley giraffe Calle. I thought she was being discontinued at the time which she wasn’t but I jumped on getting her as she was everything I wanted at the time cute, four-legged and available in purple. She did end up being discontinued later and I’m really glad I got her anyway because she is simply adorable.

 

My first ever BJD is a Luts Kid Delf Hodoo bought 2008, such a cutie pie mold that is flexible enough for one of my OC's that can look mature (or ageless). After seeing first hand the sizes of BJD's on a dorrie meet, I was intimidated by the size of SD's and chose to go for MSD's first. I was supposed to get Delf El first but was not too fond of the design of Luts Delf body and was not ready to own an SD.

 

My first doll was a Soom Afi. I just love fantasy and her little deer hooves were to die for.

There was this face up artist I always followed, and she had a beautiful Afi. It inspired me to eventually get one myself.

 

My first on topic doll was a Doll family H Xianuo. I got him because I wanted a 1/6th male fantasy sculpt and he was honestly the cheapest I could find at a base price of $100. That was over 10 years ago.

 

My first (and only so far) doll is the one I have, who was given to me by a kind Buy-Nothing neighbor! She's a Doll Leaves Ida.

 

My first was a Dollstown Seola. I had seen pictures of her on a friend's blog and was in love. When my friend started downsizing her collection, I was lucky enough to bring her home. That was close to eleven years ago and I still have her; she's absolutely one of my favorite dolls.

 

My first doll was Gem of Doll Castor. I just got him last December and I absolutely love him.

I think what got got my attention was his little smile. I clicked on his page the moment I saw his photo on the listing. I love his theme, I love his colors along with the story he had with his brother. He was worth every penny.

 

Mine was Resinsoul Wu, and still love him.

 

Resinsoul Mei, chosen primarily for the price tag, though I did think she was pretty. I wish I had waited – they're fine dolls, but I didn't realize until I had a BJD from another company that there are others with better posability, resin texture, and just generally designs that appeal to me more

 

Aimerai Penelope!
Honestly, it was love at first sight. And I still love her just the same.

 

Chiwoo. Always Chiwoo. I have a Delf Chiwoo, MiniFee Chiwoo and 2 heads that need bodies.

 

I'm still contemplating my first doll! I recently saw a DIM Flowen but learned that the company has shut down, so I'm trying to decide who is going to make me take the plunge on larger dolls. I have dozens of the 1/12 dolls from blind box companies, but recently received a 1/6 UFDoll which has prompted my interest in larger resin dolls (plus I'm OBSESSED with Coral Reef's work).

 

I had planned to only get one (1) BJD in my life to be complete, but I haven't yet decided which sculpt suits her best. Then came along SartoriaJ's Malena that I had admired for a couple of weeks prior to its current re-release. Looking at her, it's the charm of her smile and the shape of her eyes that says to me: this is a woman who is confident, flirty, and mischievous... she's the perfect shell for the other half for my grail doll who is brooding, stern, and ethereal.

 

My first (and only, but hoping to change that sometime in the future!) doll is a Doll Family-H Nan Xing. I was looking for a doll that would fit a specific oc I have, but would also fit within my budget, and while browsing different companies' offerings I happened across him. What truly got me was the slight smirk the head had, which just simply fit the vibes of that oc perfectly! Mischievous, but also subtle enough to have a bit of flexibility as to what the expression could be with the right faceup.

 

Simple, it is love at first sight! My Delf Lishe for female and Dollzone Yuu for male.

 

My first one is a DDS Frieren. I was obsessed with the anime and getting into the manga at the time she was released, as well as newly interested in dolls and considering which one I'd like to start with. It was all just perfect timing and I dove right in!

 

Dollshe Bernard - I fell in love with his dreamy eyed poet look in the promo photos. I had 2 Bernard heads when I began in the hobby and I tried to hybrid them onto a smaller body as the Dollshe one was too big for what I wanted. Luckily the older Bernard head is quite small so it ended up fitting well onto the body. I sold the first head which was the SA Bernard I had but kept the OE one although he no longer has a body maybe I’ll restring his old one or perhaps I should get him a new one

 

Iplehouse FID Oscar

I stumbled across BJD’s in 2021 for the second time, but this time as an adult with money. I got so excited I didn’t take a whole ton of time to research before I found his listing on eBay. I knew I wanted a boy, I thought he was cool, I snagged him. I had zero idea of any companies, styles, anything, but knew enough to watch out for recasts, so when I saw he had his paperwork I was like MINE.

Took me 2 years to actually bond with him. I almost sold him, but then I redid his faceup, and now he’s one of my favorites. Once I figured out how to really LOOK at the offerings, I discovered my style of doll is not generally what Iplehouse offers. But this story ended happily regardless xD