74 - lt skin, blond hair, blue eyes, classic "boy" RETIRED

[Laura Isabella]

Boy Doll Truly Me 74

The new range of TrulyMe boy dolls debuted quietly on December 26, 2017, initially in-store only. The boy dolls were packaged in the TrulyMe purple boxes like the girl doll counterparts.





The classic face mold is the base for the TrulyMe 74. The changes are subtle enough to have him blend in well with the existing line and looking closely related to other classic mold girl dolls. Changes include a closed smile, thicker eyebrows, and reportedly an altered jawline.

His body is the new fabric torso, but his face and limbs are not squishy. His eyes close just fine and close the same amount/distance as my Isabelle doll which I used for a comparison.

His striped polo is soft and well-made, though not my favorite design. His grey pants are excellently made with two front and two back pockets that work. His underwear is a better and softer cotton-poly blend than the highly polyester version of Logan.



His shoes are 100% molded plastic which seems to work with this super casual shoe design.



Overall, this doll passed my modest quality expectations considering all the changes and variations in AG doll manufacturing and materials changes. Visually he looks terrific and I have become very enamored by this new boy face mold.

[miouna31]

This handsome dude needs more reviews! My son received his #74 today and it is love. He named him Liam. I’m a little concerned that his eyes are slightly uneven but it may just be me. My husband even measures him and thinks it’s me. 😂 His hair is nice and should be easy to take care of, he has the good body fabric and he arrived with the new meet outfit. The light blue eyes seem very dark to me, which I’m not a fan of. It looks more like Kit or Nellie’s eyes. I wish they’d used a color more like Grace or Elizabeth. I really like the little details of real working pockets on the pants, a shirt that looks like ones my sons wear, and his shoes, which are fairly versatile in color. One of the first things my son noticed is that they have dark blue, his favorite color, and he was very happy about that. I wish he had socks though! Ah well, he can borrow some from my girls. 😉😂

His expression looks like a cross between bemused and exasperated which is pitch perfect for all my son will likely put him through. 😂

Minor preferences in looks aside, he is super cute and we are delighted. “A” from us! ❤️

[Fiora]

Thanks for sharing close up pics! I always like better to see pics taken by people rather than AG, because I know it'll be straight forward.

this being said, I love the way he looks. They succeeded to make a very well done "Boy" doll. It's not always the case. Carpatina had some dreadfully ugly boys, their first 2 attempts were not a success. I read a review where the person said she didn't want to buy one of them even if it would be real cheap...

I like his outfit! The colors for the polo suit him so well. I like that AG's outfits are well made up to the detail. I hope they'll continue on that path...

From the pics you posted I don't notice anything wrong with the eyes. The first pic might suggest what you said, but I believe it's an optical illusion caused by one side having the shadow of the nose and the other not.

Congrats for your new addition, I'm happy for you

[miouna31]

Apr 16, 2021 14:56:07 GMT -5 Fiora said:

Thanks for sharing close up pics! I always like better to see pics taken by people rather than AG, because I know it'll be straight forward.

this being said, I love the way he looks. They succeeded to make a very well done "Boy" doll. It's not always the case. Carpatina had some dreadfully ugly boys, their first 2 attempts were not a success. I read a review where the person said she didn't want to buy one of them even if it would be real cheap...

I like his outfit! The colors for the polo suit him so well. I like that AG's outfits are well made up to the detail. I hope they'll continue on that path...

From the pics you posted I don't notice anything wrong with the eyes. The first pic might suggest what you said, but I believe it's an optical illusion caused by one side having the shadow of the nose and the other not.

Congrats for your new addition, I'm happy for you

I think you're confusing me with the previous reviewer, but thank you! I meant to post pictures last night, but since Liam and my son were pretty inseparable, I couldn't, LOL. (I couldn't even sneak in and grab Liam while my son was sleeping.)

So I grabbed him and snapped a few quick pictures. I really only notice any potential flaws if I look at him for a long time and that could just be my eyes going cross-eyed. Liam's face seems skinnier to me than Laura Isabella 's doll, but maybe that's just perspective. I do think Liam is very cute and he's just so loved. The moment I was done with my pictures, my son came and grabbed him so their separation didn't last long! I agree that AG did great on their boy dolls. One reason we ended up with TM #74 is that I also didn't really like any of the other boy dolls from any other brands.

Anyways, I highly recommend him. I did discover that his pants are kinda too tight and tend to ride down when he sits, LOL. We may need to supplement with other jeans. My son keeps pulling on them to get them up so I hope they last. The shoes will fit over socks as shown in the pictures.

Here are the pictures I took. Apologies for his wrinkled shirt.  He's wearing socks he borrowed from my dolls because we were very irritated that he didn't come with socks.

[Fiora]

I did mixed you up with the original poster! Sorry about that. I guess it's because I had read your post before; the one where you spoke about your son's doll and then I saw that post and thought it was you posting pics, lol!
Actually it seems that your boy is a lighter shade of blonde (unless it's the way the pics were taken) and it seems that his face is a bit thinner but often times the lightening in the room, or the way a pic is done makes tiny differences.
I've seen that with quite some of the dolls who have the "Josefina" mold, or even the new "Classic" in some pics they look very cheeky, in others not so much.
And for the hair same, sometimes the light red looks darn blonde and other times you can tell it's light red...
That gave me lots of trouble with my CYO project, as I tried to picture which red I would get... I would have loved to create a "Anne of Green Gables". But at the least it'll have to be a red different from Rose my old JLY (the one in my picture ID).

Anyhow, while seeing diverse pics I got quite confused as some of the CYO darker red were looking quite auburn and others were looking like a nice vibrant copper red!
And then came the eyes.... recently I saw that in the end, to have the real nice green that I'm looking for, I shouldn't choose "green" but "hazel" Someone from the forum got unhappily surprised as she wanted a true hazel and the eyes were unexpectedly too green!

Otherwise, did you get to choose another meet outfit for Liam or have you put on him another outfit?

I'm glad your son loves him so, he is such cute boy doll! I love his sweet face, makes you want to smooched him! Thanks for sharing your pics!

Apr 16, 2021 15:23:23 GMT -5 miouna31 said:

I think you're confusing me with the previous reviewer, but thank you! I meant to post pictures last night, but since Liam and my son were pretty inseparable, I couldn't, LOL. (I couldn't even sneak in and grab Liam while my son was sleeping.)

So I grabbed him and snapped a few quick pictures. I really only notice any potential flaws if I look at him for a long time and that could just be my eyes going cross-eyed. Liam's face seems skinnier to me than Laura Isabella 's doll, but maybe that's just perspective. I do think Liam is very cute and he's just so loved. The moment I was done with my pictures, my son came and grabbed him so their separation didn't last long! I agree that AG did great on their boy dolls. One reason we ended up with TM #74 is that I also didn't really like any of the other boy dolls from any other brands.

Anyways, I highly recommend him. I did discover that his pants are kinda too tight and tend to ride down when he sits, LOL. We may need to supplement with other jeans. My son keeps pulling on them to get them up so I hope they last. The shoes will fit over socks as shown in the pictures.

Here are the pictures I took. Apologies for his wrinkled shirt.  He's wearing socks he borrowed from my dolls because we were very irritated that he didn't come with socks.

[miouna31]

I just realized I never responded! Yes, we did get Liam other outfits. He has ADORABLE pjs made by Etsy seller Jill from TorriesPlace. I’ll see if I can post pictures. They look just like the kind my son wears and they have dinosaurs in space on them in doll scale!! ❤️❤️ Jill also made him a rocket t-shirt that’s on the way. I also ordered an extra pair of slightly better fitting jeans and knit pants that are just like the kind my boys wear. He also has a long sleeved polar bear shirt that will be a Christmas present since my son loves polar bears. Those are all from Adollable by Rita, also on Etsy. She’s making another t-shirt and matching shorts as well. And I found perfect sandals and slip on shoes. I think I’m done now unless my son can convince me to get either a rain coat or a winter coat. 😂😂 I figured two to three each long and short sleeved shirts, pants and shorts should be enough.

Once everything arrives I’ll have to do a doll fashion show with him while my son is at preschool. 😉

[Fiora]

May 8, 2021 2:37:52 GMT -5 miouna31 said:

.... Once everything arrives I’ll have to do a doll fashion show with him while my son is at preschool. 😉

Yes, please do!