New(ish) dolls and a wig extravaganza

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My school's spring break tends to be my doll wig-buying time, as I have some free time spend with my dolls and some surplus money from the after school class my school always forces me to teach in winter/ early spring. 

This year I decided to make a big purchase from Luts. I first noticed their wigs when PullipStyle started stocking them, and kept hoping they'd get more boy wigs, even to the point of messaging and asking if they could get a few specific styles last summer. I received a "maybe" response, but considering that was 8 months and multiple PS wig restocks ago, I kind of gave up hope and figured I might as well order directly from the source. Unfortunately Luts doesn't offer cheaper shipping options like Leekeworld and Formydoll, but I figured with a big enough order the shipping kind of evened out to not such a bad deal. I ended up getting six boy wigs (one of them was a cheap sale one), and three Taeyangs who've been wigless are now ready for introductions!

First off is Xander. I fell in love with Taeyang Albireo when he was announced, and kept hoping he'd make an appearance on the Sample Sale eventually. When that didn't happen, I ended up buying him last summer. I'm still not sure that I should have, as it seems ridiculous to pay $130 for a doll whose stock and wig I really don't care about... but I can't say I'm entirely sorry. His face up is really divine!

The wig I was originally dying for from Luts was for Xander, and then it turned out to look less than stellar in real life. However, another wig I ordered (for a doll I thought I was getting on the boards here, but the seller ended up cancelling due to a family emergency) turned out to look pretty great. 

Xander1 by tisue999, on Flickr

Along the same vein, the wig I had picked out for Curtis (my new Taeyang Missionary, a recent nude arrival from ebay... I was shocked when I was the only bidder and got him for a very decent price) didn't look too great, but another wig that I purchased "just because" worked perfectly. He's adorable.

Curtis1 by tisue999, on Flickr

Then there was the Willy Wonka head that I bought from KiraKira awhile back. Finding a body for him proved to be a huge challenge (in the end I bought a cheap Sample Sale Taeyang and mined him for parts...). Anyway, here's Ronan, the only one who ended up with a Luts wig specifically picked out for him

Ronan3 by tisue999, on Flickr

In addition to the big Luts order, I also made smaller purchases from Leekeworld and Denver Doll (who had some different color Leekeworld wigs). The Denver Doll order arrived first. My Maguna, Arturo (another recent ebay kind of bargain), is rocking the blue. (Now I'm kind of wishing I'd given him blue eyechips, too, but I had so much trouble getting his eye mechj back in correctly that I'm hesitant to do it again...)

Arturo2 by tisue999, on Flickr

And I got a wig for Shireen, my bargain ebay Stica. She's only my second Type 3 Pullip. I recently rechipped my first (a Cinciallegra), and had no idea that the Type 3 heads apparently changed midway through their run. Had I realized that Stica was one of the old Type 3's with the removable skull top and rubber eye chips, I probably wouldn't have gotten her, as my previous attempts to rechip a similar type doll (Namu) were really frustrating. But Stica proved fairly cooperative, and I really like her new look! The wig is the perfect color for her, though the style is a little sticky-outy. I did have it in pigtails for awhile, which looked cute, but then I took them out to try to get them more even, and they came out even worse. I will try again when I'm in a more patient mood.

Shireen2 by tisue999, on Flickr

Finally the Leekeworld order arrived. First I wanted a long wig for my second Byul. (In my book, Byul's are only palatable with bangs and long hair!) This is Ulcinara.

Ulci2 by tisue999, on Flickr

Then I needed wigs for my custom Nannette (a new purchase) and my Peter Pan (who I've had for awhile, but did a wig shuffle awhile back and she ended up with the short straw). The wigs I picked out for both of them ended up looking better on the other. Glad that worked out!

Here's Ginny...

Ginny1 by tisue999, on Flickr

And the new-look Daisy...

Daisy13 by tisue999, on Flickr

On the same day the Leekeworld wigs arrived, I also received a new doll in the mail, another ebay purchase where I put in the (quite low) minimum bid and was shocked to win. I blame it on the fact that she had a weird non-stock wig on and had been re-bodied on a Barbie-type body. Anyway, I'd never really noticed Dita before, but her eyes really drew me in. When she arrived, I put her on my one spare Pullip body (which is missing an arm), and went through my spare wigs. I wasn't eecting to find anything, and then this happened... I think she wears it perfectly. Meet Vivi.

Vivi2 by tisue999, on Flickr

Whew! So now I have a lot of newly presentable dolls to have fun with (and a few who still need the perfect wig...). My collection is getting way too big, but I really enjoy the re-styling part!