Before all of this happened, I hated dolls. I though they were creepy and ugly. My first dolls were Barbie dolls, which I destroyed with joy because I was not a girly girl back then. To this day I still don't like Barbie dolls, as I like to look for abstract ones.
During my tween years, I became a huge weeaboo (a person OBSESSED with Japan). I started to like Vocaloid, and Hatsune Miku became my idol. I started looking around the Vocaloid Wikia for merchandise that I could possibly buy (which ended up being a fake Nenderoid). Then I stumbled upon Pullip and Icy Dolls. I thought Icy Dolls were creepy (which I still do, but the customs are lovely). Here's how the Icy Doll looked like:
Okay, she actually looks sort of cute in this picture. But the others like the Liberation doll looks really grumpy.
The Pullip version of Hatsune Miku, however, caught my heart! Everything about her was perfect to me. From the hair to her tiny little boots, I knew I wanted her. But then came the price. I didn't have the money, nor did my parents.
While searching for other Pullip dolls to see if there was one I could afford, I often would stumble upon a different type of doll: Blythe. At first, I though she was really creepy! But then I started to look at more pictures of them, and they grew on me over time. The custom ones were my favorites, and my favorite customizer was Erregiro. This is his custom doll Kumiko.
After researching non stop, I finally got the chance to order my first Blythe doll, Bohemian Peace. She was $134 but was worth every penny. I bought here in late November 2012. I kept the name Blythe.
My second Blythe doll was decided by using a poll that my family did. Since I chose Blythe, I wanted them to chose, and I ended up getting Nicky Lad! She was $118, but came with horrid box hair. I did hair treatment, but her hair still suffers to this day. I also kept her name, Nicki.
When I bought my third doll, I wanted to start customizing. I didn't want to spend $110+ on a doll that I might ruin (even though I'm an art student). I ended up buying a Basaak doll, a Blythe clone from Thailand, for only $40. I named her Mable. Because I don't have the original picture, I'll show you a photo of her (and my other dolls).
Mable's hair is much shorter than it originally was because her hair was so choppy!
My new doll, which just came today is the Dal doll, Satti. Over time, I grew to like the other dolls in the Pullip line rather than Pullip herself. I will get her in the future, but Dal was so cute! She was on sale on Amazon for $60 plus free shipping (I have Amazon Prime). She does have a name, which is Truffles, but I refer to her as Dal.
Soon I will be uploading photos of them, and video reviews, too! I hope you look forward to my blog and thanks for reading!
