Hmmm, it’s tough to tell! Hasbro’s quality control is so bad that fakies are starting to look more and more like the real thing to me! I really think your pony may be authentic though, the eyes are way too good for a fakie imo. I also swear I’ve seen her with the gold tinsel in stores before! I feel like she came in some sort of set?
I honestly do have G4s in my collection who have weird seams like your cadence has, so that also makes me think she’s real, just maybe not of great quality.
Do her hooves have any makings? Even if fakies are using a Hasbro mold, they usually won’t have the same foot markings!

You should take a picture of the bottom.of her feet

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I tried making all of her hoof marking viewable but this is the best I could do.

Plus I researched all Cadence toys on MLPMerch.com and I think she could be from 2012 "Crystal Princess Celebration: 2 pack (With Applejack)" or 2015 "Cutie Mark Magic: 2 pack (With Applejack)" plus bonus info she's sun-faded on one side (Because Australia)

Hi friends.

I went to one of my regular second hand shops and found a Cadence with some tinsel hair, I gave her a 5 second overview and bought her, thinking she was legit.

On my way to do chores and I notice her mould is very different, not the usual hollow matte plastic. She was shiny, heavy and her mould was very off. She didn't have any traditional singular line indicating where the plastic was joined, she has a line of like glue around her edges, with random splots littered about and I can describe it as, someone took a mould of her while she was covered in clay.

The only thing that's throwing me off is her paint jobs were spot on, eyes in the right place, cutie mark and they even had different coloured plastic for her wings (they're beginning the process of becoming unglued from the hole they were put in now that I look at her)

So is this a horrific job on Hasbro's part or a bootleg with access to their legit stamps?

https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/create-a-set-of-flat-precious-gems-icons-in-adobe-illustrator--vector-26188

Whenever I colour crystals, I use multiple colours instead of just one (purple, in your case).

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I think you made her right eye look like a gems as is, maybe add some sparkle?
For shading help, it depends on where you want the light to come from. If you have a g2, you might put them near a light source with her head turned like your drawing to see where the light bounces.

Thanks for your recommendations! I'll try them out when I can!

Hi friends!

I'm looking for art help!

I'm making a G2 Sweet Stuff and I'm not too sure on how to make her eyes look like gems, plus I'd appreciate it if i can get tips on where to shade, high light, ect.

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[moving to A&C Corral ~ Kiwi

:0! Aaa I'm glad there's variations! I'm gonna keep an eye out for them! Ps thanks.

Heads up, the seller reduced their price by $50 so now they're $349.99 us.

She has still tidied up well for you to display. I bet she would have some stories to tell if she could talk!  So glad she has a lovely new home.  Congrats on finding her

Congratulations! I absolutely love Blushie, she's such a cute girl. It looks like she's got a good home with you. :3

Congrats! She looks a lot better clean. You can also curl hair to hide trims and frizz

Thank you everyone! I'll keep her safe and I'll look into restoring methods (plus cheers for the suggestion Safflower, I'll try it out)

Quote from: freezestime on February 23, 2019, 07:23:52 AM

Interesting, but why are the re-releases scented then? And does anyone know what they're meant to smell like?

Apparently, the re-releases were scented at retailer's requests. They figured it would make the ponies more attractive to potential buyers and children.
I snapped a quick pic of Parasol's box that tells you their intended scents:
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Do all of the scents smell like they should? Eh...My favorite scent by far is Moonstone's but she seems like to be the one with the worst discoloration. 

Interesting, because I was looking into getting a reproduction pony for the sake of it but now, I'm very entrigued and might buy more than just one (also thanks for the pic it was helpful)