Dolls

“Mom: why is that girl dressed like a doll?”

I’ve been a fan of dolls for a while. I guess it makes sense, anyone who’s into Lolita must at least like doll-like clothes and it is said that to achieve perfection is to look as much as possible to a living doll.

There are a lot of different kinds of dolls one can chose from but my favorites are definitely SD’s and Pullips (and associated dolls).

I never posted about this here but, in 2005 I saved for my first SD (which is still my dream doll - currently unavailable).




LUTS - Miyu

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When i reached the amount necessary, after lying to my mother about the price of the doll (Basically told her it'd be 100euros) and still hearing from her that she totally disapproved of me spending so much in a doll, I felt an incredible amount of guilt and couldn't do it.
I knew really well that i would not be able to afford lolita and BJD so I told myself that I could do lolita first and then, when i was older and maybe looked a bit off in lolita, I could direct my income towards this hobby.
I still wear lolita but the bug has come again and I feel the urge to finally get started. I will do my best, maybe in a couple of months I can be a proud owner after all these years.

The other sort of doll I like are Pullip dolls (and Dal and Byul of course). I am quite partial to the lolita brand colabs of course so, if BJD turn out to be impossible for me to get, maybe i'll start with Pullips. They are a lot less expensive but still very adorable.





Angelic Pretty colab dolls


Innocent World colab dolls


Just like lolita, the best way to start in a new hobby is to surround yourself with people who know more than you do and who can teach you. I didn't find any BJD forums in Portugal (I am in DoA since 2005 though) but i found a comm that i knew was out there, which is a comm dedicated to Blythe dolls but that accepts most sort of dolls.
They had scheduled a meetup for last saturday and so, i picked up my mini Pullip and off I went.
I had such a good time! It was really nice to talk to the girls (and boy) and learn about Blythes. I'm not a huge fan of them, or I wasn't a fan at all but they even made me want to own one, so strange.

All the dolls at the meetup. Overwhelming.

This one was the only one I owned haha a mini Pullip Fanatica. She's pretty cute though.

When i got home, my husband took me grocery shopping and i made a fast trip to the local toy store to look for the mini blythe x pets colab toys.

The mini blythe colab with little pet shop + a silly contraption that is supposed to simulate plastic bubble wrap bursting sounds. haha

Got one (they're cute and cheap when in comparison) and i even made her some accessories. I want to make her some clothes but she is just so tiny!
Anyway, it felt really neat being there, it was a nice day. And, as I said, the bug is here again!

Are you a Doll fan? Got any? Have any dream dolls? Tell me everything ^_^;