I have so much to
love about AG, and so much to dislike. But, that’s alright, since
it’s opened my eyes to a whole new (doll) world!
First off, things to
love about AG right now…
I bought Tenney at
the end of February. She really is adorable, and though mine came
with the newer, thinner cloth body, I still think she’s lovely. I sent her head out to have her eye-swapped with a gorgeous
pair of galaxy blue eyes that I got from CustomEyesByMichelle this
time last year. She will then end up with a new name, and possibly
more wefts (since I see what people are talking about… one small
section of her wig looks to be missing hair…. But the rest of her
was good, so I’m just gonna deal, since she still seems to have
better hair than a lot of other dolls I’m seeing.)
Here are some shots
of her from when I first deboxed her.
Another thing to
love…
Nanea! She looks a
bit like a Wellie Wisher… but she is so adorable with the new face
mold, that I believe she is going to have to be added to my
collection (most of which is sadly in storage right now. Hopefully
will be remedying this in the next 6 months or so).
I love quite a bit
of Z’s collection (since I got to see it reviewed by
AmericanGirlIdeas a few days ago… really behind on reading blogs
lately). I am not sure that I will actually get her though, I may,
once I’m in a place to have all my dolls again, make her out of
parts and a bald Ivy head that I have, since I’m not at all fond of
her wig.
Now, my dislikes
(and these are just my personal opinions)
Logan: Was
disappointed when I saw him in store. I had the intention of
bypassing Tenney in favor of him before visiting AG DC, as I needed
to get the first AG boy doll! However, upon getting to the store, I
discovered that I disliked how skinny I felt Logan was, as well as
being unhappy with his hair. I have a few other dislikes, but they
may be different per doll, since we all know not every doll is
identical. I plan to get some of his clothing (after it’s
released), but I think I will continue to make my own boy dolls for
the foreseeable future, until the quality goes up.
(See, the left photo isn't bad... but the boxed doll in the right photo... he looks odd to me. And that was the best looking Logan out of the 6 I found.)
Z doll: from the
pictures and reviews I’ve seen… the only complaint I have is wig
quality. Before, the wigs were full of hairs to cover wefts when in
pigtails… not so with Z.
(From the front' she looks cute... but I've seen her hair from the back from other blogger's reviews... and it isn't to the standard that I think it should be)
Now that the permapanties are no longer an issue... I can honestly say I'm looking forward to working with the brand again though.
Okay… so, with all
that I talked about above, I am starting to look in other directions
for dolls now, though I will continue to collect American
Girls, and to customize them. (at some point, I redo the doll pages,
but for now, that is a work in progress.)
I am finding myself
falling in love with some of the dolls from A Girl For All Time. I
just purchased Matilda from Ebay (since she is no longer for sale),
and am saving up my tip money to get Lydia next. I am not in love
with all of the dolls from this line... but it is giving me another type of doll to look
for/collect.
(As you can see from the pictures, her eyes stay open, but she has such a sweet expression, I couldn't not help but fall in love with her. She is likely to remain a display doll for a while, as she is sold out on their website)
Future dolls I’d
love to get:
Gotz Little Sister
Tessa
Gotz Little Sister
Lilly
I’m also starting
to look at Tonner dolls (the Tonner Wild Imagination type), Carpathia
dolls, and some of the other new brands coming out.
I will be reviewing some of the clothing I've bought from various sellers on Etsy soon, as well as the incomplete Hearts 4 Hearts doll I recently got for a project I'm doing.
Looking forward to blogging more later!
I will be reviewing some of the clothing I've bought from various sellers on Etsy soon, as well as the incomplete Hearts 4 Hearts doll I recently got for a project I'm doing.
Looking forward to blogging more later!
