? As Pictured?

How many times have you seen a doll in a promo photo and thought,

“That is EXACTLY what I want!” :kiss:

You are not alone.
We have taken orders for many dolls in just that way.
We have done the same ourselves !
A ‘look’ just speaks to us and we have to have it !

There isn’t anything wrong with this method of deciding on a doll purchase. It’s easy and you know what the desired outcome will be.

But there is another way!

Recently, we started working out the details for an order.
An Irontech 161 Minus for our collection.
Frankly, the faces offered were not an “As Pictured” moment.
We wanted something different.

I decided to consult with my good friend and goth expert @Slayers to get some advice. And of course he had some great ideas!
Thank you Slayers! I have admired your girls for a very long time!

I have to admit, this presented some exciting possibilities and it wasn’t that difficult to find many examples to choose from with a simple Google search.
And the best part, a truly custom look for us.

We are not normally partial to multiple heads for one body but this is the exception. Two different takes on the goth look…two completely different personalities.

We will be getting the Vanessa head:

With this makeup:

And the T1 head:

With this makeup and implanted hair:

This was so much fun!

I encourage everyone to skip the ‘As Pictured’ look just once and explore the possibilities beyond the listed options.
It’s a chance to venture out to make your doll uniquely yours!

Whatever you do…Have fun!

Now maybe you have already experienced this. We have so many creative members here I would not be surprised :open_mouth:

If that is the case, please share your photos and the process that led you to do any special customizations.

Please include the brand you worked with and tell us a bit about how your requests were handled and how closely those details were produced.

OKAY! It’s your turn….

I cannot wait to hear from you! :+1:

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Can’t wait to see how they turn out. I’ve never asked for anything extra to the standard makeup (because I’m a bit clueless on makeup.) But there was that one black girl I could never find, which sent me down the custom doll face route, and she was worth every penny :beers:.

SM Doll were very good and I was very happy with their makeup. Was an easy process, provide some photos of what I was looking for (Fatima Diame) and approve a few things.

I went with SM Doll because of the SM156A body, I’d seen an excellent black SM136A, and I’d had previous dealings with Star and was very happy.

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Thank you @Hunt_the_Shunt !

Beautiful :rose:

Thanks to pictures, we don’t have to be good with makeup.

We just have to know what we like!

Thanks again!

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My SM 168c is the only SM doll I’ve got to choose options
I wanted a pale Goth girl with dark eyes and lips, purple eyes and black nails and Star delivered
Sabby is extremely hard to photograph, practically a ghost
Elvira has nothing on her…


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Perfect example @DeesLuver :purple_heart:

Sabby conjures up gothic romance images in my mind.

Dark, mysterious and sensual.

Thank you for sharing! :kiss:

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When I ordered my 168 from Jiusheng, Dollface had them send a few pics of that head with different makeup for me to pick and choose.

Always ask! Vendors have access to TONS of resources to help you get exactly what you want.

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Great post… I usually download a picture of factory photos of the face… Put it through an app called Youcam Makeup, to change the look for my preferences, and order with the look a want
Factory photo:


Reference photo:

Final result:

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Great idea! :bulb:

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I just have the ability to look at the promo shot and see what I can create. Like a sculptor looking at a ball of clay sees his final sculpt not a ball of clay.
my latest project were AK heads
AK LS64

and the AK LS17

plus with heads like the LS 17 I can always remove my make up and return her to the naïve little country girl look for a shoot if I want. So except for picking a lip color I can work with I have never ordered any custom makeup.

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You have a gift! :gift:

Thank you for sharing.

:heart:

She is absolutely on my all time favorites list! :100: :beers:

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This is going to be so awesome! :100: :beers:

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Super smart! :beers:

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I think I am out of control.

Last night we added a 3rd head.

T1 Mia

This is her makeup…

Do I need therapy? :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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‘‘We’re planning no new dolls next year’’ - Dollface 2024

:rofl:

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Oops

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Okay….

“We are planning no more dolls in 2025!”

Someone is always watching! :eyes:

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:grin:

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See what I mean???

I am fooling no one!

Not even myself. :joy:

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It seems that ya’ll are actually in total control…of head customization!! :100: :heart_eyes: :beers:

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