Thank you both! She's come straight from Japan, from Mercari, through a proxy site. My OCD seriously loves Japanese people - just like Kanrabat has already mentioned how Mandarake listings tend to represent items in a much worse shape than they actually are, that was the case also for her: she was listed as having an awful wig in need of changing, as well as her dress having flaws. Maybe this is why others haven't bought her before I did? Upon arrival, I couldn't find any of these flaws! Well, her wig is just as cheap-feeling as any J-doll's, but based on the description I was ex-pecting actual "comb-wear", or dry/frizzy ends - whereas I don't see her wig being any worse in its condition than Julie's, whom I bought MIB.
As for naming J-dolls, since they are named after actual places, I'm always trying to use actual people who were in connection with these places as a base for naming my girls. In some cases it's easier than in others - Julie Andrássy, and Jo Robson were easy as pie, both streets having been named after actual people (Gyula - the Hungarian version of Jules - Andrássy and John Robson), I only had to look for feminine versions of the names. In some other cases, I need a bit more looking into: Loïse des Anglais*, for instance, got her name after Reverend Lewis Way, who was among those who funded making Promenade des Anglais. And in even worse cases, I simply cannot find anyone in connection who could be used as a base... that's the situation with Burgenstrasse, but also with Aiguo East Road, who has been living with me nameless since last summer... Just as with Burgenstrasse, I've now resorted to trying to simply just find a name for her that is popular in Taiwan (and one that possibly also has a bridal reference or image assdociated to it, as the road is also referred to as "Bridal Street"), but no luck so far.
*fun fact for Alliecat: your Anglais is actually the girl who helped me bond with my Aiguo! I noticed that her wig seems to be glued just a tad bit more to the front than that of my Anglais, which I prefer to that of mine (don't tell Loïse! ^^), as it gives her the appearance of having a shorter forehead. While Aiguo has been with me for some months now, I never really managed to bond with her when she arrived - never knew why - and she's been in her box up until a few weeks ago, when I bought a J-doll wig and wanted to mock-try it on her to see if a rewigging would make her more appealing to me. That's when I realised that her wig is glued considerably further away from her forehead, giving her an almost balding appearance. I gathered my courage and pried her wig off her head (I don't know if they used more or better glue for J-dolls, but removing a Pullip's wig is child's play compared to what I went through with this tiny head! I almost gave up. Twice.), and tried to reposition it: and bam!. What a difference a few millimetres can make! After some positioning I glued her original wig back, then styled it, and now I'm in love with her
I might someday gather the courage and try the same thing also with Loïse - the issue is, Aiguo's wig was already messy, and I knew it will need restyling, whereas I wouldn't want to mess up Loïse's factory curls. Luckily, I still adore her also this way ^^
As for naming J-dolls, since they are named after actual places, I'm always trying to use actual people who were in connection with these places as a base for naming my girls. In some cases it's easier than in others - Julie Andrássy, and Jo Robson were easy as pie, both streets having been named after actual people (Gyula - the Hungarian version of Jules - Andrássy and John Robson), I only had to look for feminine versions of the names. In some other cases, I need a bit more looking into: Loïse des Anglais*, for instance, got her name after Reverend Lewis Way, who was among those who funded making Promenade des Anglais. And in even worse cases, I simply cannot find anyone in connection who could be used as a base... that's the situation with Burgenstrasse, but also with Aiguo East Road, who has been living with me nameless since last summer... Just as with Burgenstrasse, I've now resorted to trying to simply just find a name for her that is popular in Taiwan (and one that possibly also has a bridal reference or image assdociated to it, as the road is also referred to as "Bridal Street"), but no luck so far.
*fun fact for Alliecat: your Anglais is actually the girl who helped me bond with my Aiguo! I noticed that her wig seems to be glued just a tad bit more to the front than that of my Anglais, which I prefer to that of mine (don't tell Loïse! ^^), as it gives her the appearance of having a shorter forehead. While Aiguo has been with me for some months now, I never really managed to bond with her when she arrived - never knew why - and she's been in her box up until a few weeks ago, when I bought a J-doll wig and wanted to mock-try it on her to see if a rewigging would make her more appealing to me. That's when I realised that her wig is glued considerably further away from her forehead, giving her an almost balding appearance. I gathered my courage and pried her wig off her head (I don't know if they used more or better glue for J-dolls, but removing a Pullip's wig is child's play compared to what I went through with this tiny head! I almost gave up. Twice.), and tried to reposition it: and bam!. What a difference a few millimetres can make! After some positioning I glued her original wig back, then styled it, and now I'm in love with her
I might someday gather the courage and try the same thing also with Loïse - the issue is, Aiguo's wig was already messy, and I knew it will need restyling, whereas I wouldn't want to mess up Loïse's factory curls. Luckily, I still adore her also this way ^^
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