Welcoming DearSD Charlotte

5th June 2024

DearSD Charlotte is not in the official lineup of Dear Super Dollfie dolls that Volks offers, but I saw an example of a Charlotte head on a DearSD body in my social networks recently and couldn't get it out of my head.

So, I did what any normal doll owner would do: I bought a second-hand DearSD body from Yahoo! Japan Auctions, and a Charlotte head from an owner on Den of Angels, and stuck the two together (and did an attempt at a faceup).

I would like to get some better-quality and lighter blue eyes, plus a less fringe-heavy (or bangs-heavy for my US friends) blonde wig. I'll talk about her dress in a later post, but it's also not quite finished.

And she doesn't have a name yet.

So without further ado, here is my totally-unfinished doll...

Ivy in Melody.C (Ribbon Rabbit set)

3rd June 2024

Back in March I ordered the Ribbon Rabbit skirt set and the accompanying blouse from Melody.C. The set is technically for SD-SD16 sized dolls, but the outfit is so sweet and cute that I really hoped it would fit Ivy, my DearSD Nayu, because she is also sweet and cute.

I figured the other version of the outfit, the "jumpskirt" version, was slightly less likely to fit, being a dress - and separates are more flexible, as well.

The outfit arrived today and it's a) just as cute as I hoped, and b) fits DearSD really well! Some notes:

• the skirt ends up at slightly over tea-length on the shorter DearSD body
• the sleeves of the blouse are definitely too long for the stubby DearSD arms, but the style (they're gathered with elastic at 3-4 points along the sleeve) means you can push them up and the ruching/poofiness looks deliberate. The lace at the cuffs will fall over the hands, but this doesn't bother me
• the waistband of the skirt is elasticated at the back and it is a little snug over the hips, but a good fit when it's on
• the petticoat and headdress fit perfectly; no notes!

And here are a couple of quick phone photos of her wearing everything (plus her default DearSD Nayu shoes and socks):

White hair for SD13 Elizabeth

15th February 2024

After my last post where I showed Elizabeth's default look, and shared thoughts on eyes, I think I've found my favourite eye/wig combo so far.

I don't know who made the wig (bought at a very decent price from Yahoo! Japan Auctions) but the eyes are from SD17 Ludo's default release. I think they now belong to Elizabeth. They're a small iris HG glass eye (18mm size), and I really like the blue against her saturated faceup.

I love teasing out the potential in a doll, especially when you know the default look doesn't work for you, but there's something very strong in there somewhere. This is it.