9/08/2012

IFDC's Kesenia and Rayna Dolls

Once again, of the many benefits of being an international shipping buddy is getting to play with dolls that I do not own. Long Cool Woman Kesenia and Rock Me, Baby Rayna are temporary visitors to PA.
I rarely photograph dolls on stands however in this case, I could not remove the plastic from their legs so I decided to just go with it. The shoes on each doll are very nice with their tiny zippers that make it so easy to get them on and off. 
Underneath her jacket, Rayna wears a shirt that has string criss-crossed with the ends tied in a big bow. Not my taste so I put up the lapels of her jacket and tucked the strings inside. 

Each doll comes with very nice jewelry including a ring.
Nice ring but you may be able to see the difference in color between Kesenia's arms and hands. The hands are yellowish and the rest of her body is not. Not good. I guess if you wait long enough the body may yellow to match the hands.

Kesenia's sculpt is one of my least favorite as she was originally one of the Brides of Dracula.
Remember these?


However, in the LCW version, her mouth is painted with a darker pink lip color-shadow and her teeth aren't as large as other versions.
Long Cool Woman is the best Kesenia to-date IMO. I love her eyes which are two shades of blue-green. Her eyeshadow is a shade that goes really well with her lips. On her tan face, the pink is really pretty.

I'm wondering if IT will ever stop using the color-block look for the eye makeup, eyebrows and lips. It would be nice to see a more painterly approach to facial screening on a few dolls.


9/07/2012

A Glimpse into Caren's Syb Boutique

Our dolly friend, Caren Castro, who has not been feeling well recently, posted this wonderful photo of some of her Sybarite gals. I asked her to describe the image:
This is my Syb boutique basically, has all the goodies a Syb would love around her. Limo is on the floor next to Tock and Karma wearing Everest, the slave set and Talc's belt. I call my Karma the "Protector of Couture". She is standing next to Trapeze wearing Thyme.
Caren Castro

I'd like to go shopping in that boutique!

9/06/2012

Summer's End Nostalgia

Today on the blog entitled "everydayadollie" Lisa posted this beautiful and serene photo of Poppy Parker floating in the pool. The shot is so realistic and such a pleasure to gaze at.
Thanks to Lisa for the permission to reblog.

Poppy in the Pool by Lisa

Visit Lisa's blog: everydayadollie

9/03/2012

Radio Days - A Look Back

Sandra Stillwell recently put on a convention in Cincinnati, Ohio called "Radio Days." Obviously the era was the time of high popularity of radio shows. There was no actual doll featured. The fashions of the era were the stars and several different manufacturer's dolls modeled.
Unfortunately the event coincided with our move and I was not able to go. I did purchase some of the little prop souvenirs. The radio is still available on Sandra's website. 
Click on the link to read about the planning and creation of the event. Sandra also has two sales pages where you can admire and purchase the remaining fashions and several other items from past events.


I'm a sucker for props and these are a wonderful addition to my ever growing collection.

Some of my favorite fashions are seen in the photos below:
Photo by Jeff Lega
Photo by Jeff Lega
Photo by Jeff Lega
Photo by Jeff Lega
Photo by Mike Basala
You can see many more fashions and read about the wonderful activities the conventioneers took part in by going to Sandra's blog.