Blythe photos + discussion thread :3

[Skitterbug]

Here's a seller photo from Aliexpress:
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She's coming nude but I really hope she's as shown because I fell HARD for her faceup! I decided to take a chance because Aliexpress has buyer protection in case the item is not as shown, and she was on sale for something like 15$ off?

[Buzzingbumblebee]

She is very cute, hope she is like in the photo .

I got my Marrakech Melange today . Her hair has such a deep teal colour that doesn't show so well in this photo. She will be so awesome when customised, as she is so beautiful now.
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[Skitterbug]

I can't wait to see what you do with her!

I think if I eventually want to change up my girl I will save up and sent her to you, buzzingbumblebee. Your work is everything I love about custom blythes

[Buzzingbumblebee]

I have a few to work on before I get to her, but I will show her off when she is done .

Thank you, that is so nice to hear

Post Merge: June 23, 2015, 11:54:37 AM

I got Regina today . And I didn't get a customs fee. She has gorgeous silky skin. Good thing she has a scratch on her nose or she would be difficult to customise. I don't think many of them get customised as they are so gorgeous already .

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[Skitterbug]

Gorgeous! Is that the translucent plastic/skin? It's lovely.

I'd love to try my hands at customizing a blythe someday, I think. Maybe when my money situation is a bit better I'll pick up another factory girl to try.

[Vertefae]

I couldn't customize Regina. Especially being a limited. Plus she's so pretty just as is!

[Buzzingbumblebee]

Yes she is translucent, it's so lovely. I don't have any other translucent girls, except I would say my Strawberry n' creamy cute is a bit translucent .

And customising is fun so have a go if you think you will like it Skitterbug .

I might feel a bit bad for customising her, but that scratch and a couple of small black spots on her face make it ok for me. Plus I don't have her stock. And all the translucent girls are limited, so the only other option would be a fake, and I don't want any more of those. I don't think I would ruin her if I did her myself of course, but I really want to have her customised by a famous customiser. I want to reserve my limited girls for that . And I have heard that the matte treatment they gave her make her harder to customise. For now, until I can hopefully get what I want for her I will just gaze correct and change 2 pairs of eyechips. I don't like foils behind eyechips on Blythes, and two of hers have that.

[Skitterbug]

I've done facups on BJD before so I'm relatively confident I can produce a cute blythe doll.... I'd like to try carving someday, too!

My girl has shipped out! Now the real waiting begins. I bet her clothes will get here before she does I spent a little more than I planned to on clothes but they seem to be official blythe stuff. Western Romantic? Romantic Western? It's purple and that's what matters, haha.

[Buzzingbumblebee]

Cool .

Hope your new girl arrives quickly then ^_^.

[barbgirl1999]

That translucent skin is GORGEOUS...I need one of those girls.  I only have one Blythe at the moment-I've discovered I'm very picky with them, lol.  But I'd definitely cave for a beauty like that.

[Buzzingbumblebee]

Thank you . She really is worth getting . Or one of the other translucents, but this matte face looks way better than the shiny translucent girls.

I swapped two pairs of eyechips to remove those foiled eyechips and gaze corrected her yesterday. I even managed to open her without too much trouble. RBL+ can be a bit strong on the glue between faceplates and scalp so I soaked her first with a good result .
I just had to do this as I want to save her for customising by some famous customiser. We shall see who I can get, but I wanted to just do this so I can enjoy her more while I wait. She might not keep the red pair when she has been customised, but I like them with her current look .

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I got the new Lalatroop hat I bought second hand this morning so Regina tried it on :
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[CrystalMist]

*stalks the Blythes in hopes to one day get one*

[Hannah66665]

This may be a dumb question to people knowledgeable about Blythe dolls (which I'm not, I know very little that isn't directly related to my two girls) but what are the translucent dolls and how do they differ from nontranslucent? 

[Skitterbug]

Oh, oh, I can answer this one! The translucent doll's faceplate are made of... well, translucent plastic - it lets a little light through so it looks a bit more 'real'. If you compare Regina to the Marrakech Melange that's posted, you'll see Regina has a 'softer' skin tone, in part because she's matte, and in part because she's translucent.

(feel free to correct me if I've gotten something wrong)

edit: and I'm already planning my second blythe, please send help. I really want a custom girl and I ordered eyechips for her already eep

[CrystalMist]

Can someone explain the sizes/body types/face types of the dolls? I'm new to Blythes.