RawrLicia!
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Post by RawrLicia! on Jul 8, 2013 14:05:35 GMT -5
I went through four Samantha's before finding MY Sam. As soon as I opened the box and took her out of her previous owner's careful packaging, I was in love. She lacks facepaint and her hair is a little dry, but she's beautiful. She's PM and I love her, though she is much more pretty than the 1986 doll I bought and sold. (That one was creepy) She has the soft but shorter eyelashes and her eyes, at least to me, seem to be looking off to the side. It's unique, and I am so glad I was able to finally bring Nellie's friend and adopted sister home. : ) Doll photos 7/7 by RawrLicia, on Flickr Here she is with Jess Doll photos 7/7 by RawrLicia, on Flickr All three gals~ Edwardian Ladies by RawrLicia, on Flickr And as terrible as it is, I did a sort of review of dolls and two Sam's play a roll.
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RawrLicia!
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Post by RawrLicia! on Jul 2, 2013 20:13:40 GMT -5
I have a darker skinned Kaya from 2000-ish, without the rosy coloring. She looks more natural and blissful than alot of Kaya's I've seen, and while I did take her hair down once, I've managed to put it back into her braids without too much fuss. I keep Kaya modern, and she looks adorable in most anything I dress her up in. Her hair is textured but not as textured as Addy's, feeling kind of rough but manageable. It feels a lot like my mother's hair, and she has a lot of native blood herself. If purchasing for a small child, I would almost recommend a hair cut by a professional. I do think her face looks awfully Caucasian-it's so round and full it just strikes me as European, but I do think she's a lovely doll. (Besides, high cheekbones would probably be a bit difficult to establish in vinyl...maybe a cross between Marie Grace's mold and Kaya's? The eyes should be wider set too.) Overall I give her a B. The hair is bad for play as pretty as it is, and her collection, while limited by her time period and life style, could use some puffing up. Maybe more craft pieces? I do love her serene look and coloring, but her skin is not at all like my grandfather's. He and many other members of my family have an almost...reddish undertone to their skin, this wonderful shade of red clay and brown. I have some comparisons below with Cécile, for those who are curious. Kaya in Garden Outfit by RawrLiciaSkin Comparison with Cécile by RawrLiciaSkin tone with flash by RawrLiciaKaya was my first doll. I was dying for an AG doll and was borderline obsessed with the catalog. I had read the Kirsten books and thought I wanted Kirsten, but honestly I would have taken ANY of the AG dolls. My sister and I got to play with a cousin's Samantha and Addy, but I wanted -my own- doll. My parents wouldn't get me one because they thought I was too old (I was eleven or twelve at the time). They were rather well off but preferred to buy me electronics for some reason. (Not to sound ungrateful.) My poorer mother somehow put the money together and bought Kaya since she is Native American. My mother didn't know Kaya was Naz Pierce (we are Chippewa), but she wanted her dark haired, copper skinned little girl to have a doll that spoke to her heritage. As an adult, I recognize the hardships my mother endured, and how much a set back the expensive doll must have been. I didn't even mean to tell her about how much I wanted an AG-she just sort of found out.
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RawrLicia!
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Post by RawrLicia! on Jul 2, 2013 12:38:10 GMT -5
I was dying for a Jess mold doll for ages. I nearly bought a 25 MyAG, but then I bought a lightly used Jess from a board member, my first ever purchase from here. At first I didn't like her-she looked kind of dorky to me and her meet skirt did not jibe with my sense of style. On a whim I brushed her hair out-and my word was I ever wrong! She's a beautiful doll and so versatile- have her staged in Molly's time period, perhaps narrowly avoiding the internment camp some how. Here are some shoddy pictures: I still do not know what they were thinking with these dorky pig tails... But with her hair down, she is much prettier to me, in my opinion. Jess by RawrLicia, on Flickr In Nellie's Party Outfit: Doll photos 7/7 by RawrLicia, on Flickr Doll photos 7/7 by RawrLicia, on Flickr Edwardian Ladies by RawrLicia, on Flickr Here she is in an Etsy outfit with hair back... Untitled by RawrLicia, on Flickr And with Molly! Doll photos 7/7 by RawrLicia, on Flickr
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