Showing posts with label Demi Collection. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Demi Collection. Show all posts

1/12/2015

Demi-Ginny and Rory Riot Llewelyn

I rinsed out and combed Ginny's rooted wig cap and it helped somewhat. I twirled it while it was still damp and let it dry flat on paper toweling. It looks much better. I eliminated some of the more difficult frizzies in Photoshop.


Ginny is wearing a gown by SL Doll. (Sanglian Lu, Xiamen, China)  She was gone a long time but I see she is now selling on Etsy.  "Sanglian's Homework"  There's not much listed there but she's worth checking out from time to time.


With Ginny is a Jem line doll called Rory Riot Llewelyn.  His hair was on the wild side. I dunked it in boiling hot water and then combed it out and let it dry straight. It's held back with a ribbon. Rory is wearing an Homme suit and Fashion Royalty ID tag jewelry from forever ago. 

The original Rory, below, definitely did not fit into my collection. I was able to purchase him nekkid.
IT Promotional Photo

1/10/2015

Jamieshow Demi-Couture Ginny



In a fit of "I need another doll" impulsivity, I ordered Demi-Couture Ginny (aka Ginnie.) She is a 12" resin ball-jointed doll.  The 12" Jamieshow BJDs made their debut appearance a few years ago but their face sculpts were not well received and they did not do well.
GeorgeG Photo

The three current offerings, Grace, Eshe and Ginny are 1/6 scale replicas of the full-sized Jamieshow dolls of the same name. Just like their larger counterparts, they come with a rooted wig cap and a bald wig cap. A small version of the Jamieshow doll stand is included as well.
GeorgeG Photo
These dolls went on sale for $191.99 recently. The sale ends at midnight on 1/11/14.
If you have Silkstone dolls, you have seen the prices skyrocket for regular releases. That made me think that this price was reasonable for a doll with joints that actually move in more than one direction. BTW Silkstone is resin.

Also available on sale is a special Grace doll, expressive hands and some shoes.

I've had one of these Demi bodies for a while and was using it with a Liz Taylor Silkstone head.


When I took Liz out of a showcase to photograph her with Ginny, I was dismayed to find that she had become very, very kicky in her hip joints. It was almost impossible to keep her upright for this photo so she is posing partially sitting. Her knees and arms are fine. I will have to wire her hip and upper legs to correct this issue.


In my photos of Ginny, she is wearing a wig that I had in my collection because her wig was frizzy and unkempt looking. I've heard that washing it out helps. It's either the fiber being used or it's being over-heated during styling. I've had this problem with every other non-bun/non-updo Jamieshow wig cap.  It happens with other manufacturer's dolls as well on occasion. Straight styles and updos are fine. It only happens when the fibers have been over-processed. As a photographer, I pay attention to the appearance of hair. It drives me crazy when I can't tame a wavy hairdo properly. There's curly and there's messed up.

Ginny is wearing Barbie (Louboutin) shoes just to illustrate that their foot size is almost exactly the same. Barbie's is a tiny bit smaller. FR2 shoes would be too large. Original FR shoes will fit as will  FR clothes from the second body. (That would be the first articulated body before they went to the first tall body. ) Of course there will be other clothes that fit depending upon their cut.


I recommend buying one or more of these demi dolls now while the price is right.

Here:
http://www.jamieshow.us/DEMI-COUTURE_c_15.html


7/11/2014

New 16" Jamieshow IFDC Exclusive Dolls

Marlena "Toast of Tinsel Town" LE 50    Resin BJD  $475.

Marlena, the Toast of Tinsel town, will seduce you with her languid stare and sinuous blonde locks. Wearing a satin 3 piece Tuxedo outfit and sporting her top hat, she is ready for a night on the town. Pale blue eyes, smoky eyeshadow and rosy cheeks, she is a site [sic] for sore eyes. Marlena wears a blonde curled JAMIEshow rooted wig cap, comes with a stand and is a very limited edition for IFDC.

 OONA  "Cool Breeze in Vegas" LE 100   Resin BJD  $425.

Mel Odom and JAMIEshow Introduce Oona, "Cool Breeze in Vegas". With sultry lavender eyes and blonde swirling rooted wig cap, Oona is dressed in a lovely blue dress with white accents, framed at the waist and bowed in the back. Panythose, purse, scarf, a diamond brooch and matching earrings adorn her body, as well as matching red patent leather pumps. 
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In addition to these two 16" dolls, Jamieshow revealed three new 12" resin bjd's. They are 'miniatures' of the existing 16" sculpts Grace, Eshe and Ginny. I have one demi body which I've used here to replace a Silkstone body. It's excellent. Separate bodies used to be available. I don't know if they will be offered again.


 http://www.jamieshow.us/DEMI-COUTURE_c_15.html

DEMI-COUTURE Collection dolls are 12" tall and made out of the same fine resin as JAMIEshow 16" BJD Fashion Dolls.  Each doll is cast, sanded, blushed, assembled and painted by hand.  So every doll is a one of kind doll.  They are the same body size as FR and Barbie, so they can share their clothes.  Each doll has 17 points of articulation including upper hip and double jointed elbows.  Dolls are sporting newly re-degined [sic] rooted wig caps and also come with solid cap for size 4 wigs.