Cutie Contest: Poey vs. Chloe - part 1

Post by **Dollstudio** » Fri May 15, 2015 10:46 am

When I came into the office a couple of days ago, I found our display Poey sitting on a pedestal. I don't know who put her there, but it was a cute pose. I had some spare time, so I put a long-haired wig on her and exchanged the eyes with a pair matching the color of the wig. It's an borrowed wig from a 88 cm doll, but it fits Poey quite well. The short photo shooting was easy as Poey is such an photogenic model.

Looking at the cute girl I wondered how Chloe would perform. Chloe is a bit smaller than Poey, but she has similar charms and is cute as hell. It was obvious to start a Cutie Contest of our probably two cutest dolls. This is what came out of Poey vs. Chloe - part 1.

Here's the pose and the basic setting:

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Poey:

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Post by **Dollstudio** » Fri May 15, 2015 10:48 am

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Post by **Dollstudio** » Fri May 15, 2015 10:53 am

I put the blonde wig on our display Chloe, but changed the pigtails to a ponytail which looks quite good on her. This time I used the other side of the full-round eyeballs which have a ligher blue than the ones I photographed a while ago, it's a nice match to the blonde hair.

Chloe:

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Chnaged pose (on holder), default JM Doll wig, different outfit:

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However, when putting her on the pedestal, I discovered that Chloe could not mimic Poey's pose; she can not bend in the lumbar the same way as Poey can. She is still looking quite cute, the the clear winner of the first part of our little Cutie Contest is Poey.

But Chloe is already asking for a rematch with a different pose…

Sandro

Rick_Deckard · Post by **Rick_Deckard** » Fri May 15, 2015 11:21 am

Dollstudio wrote:However, when putting her on the pedestal, I discovered that Chloe could not mimic Poey's pose; she can not bend in the lumbar the same way as Poey can...

Nice match...

Poey also has finger wires, so for posability she wins for sure, but as far as cuteness go i'm for Chloe.
The face sculpt is classically beautiful, she can safely stand a chance against many of the high-end BJD...

Post by **Dollstudio** » Fri May 15, 2015 11:56 am

Rick_Deckard wrote:Nice match... Poey also has finger wires, so for posability she wins for sure, but as far as cuteness go i'm for Chloe. The face sculpt is classically beautiful, she can safely stand a chance against many of the high-end BJD...

Thanks, I'll tell her that

It's probably the reason why she keeps bugging me for a rematch. Chloe is usually so confident abour her cuteness and seemed kind of depressed that she couldn't sit like Poey…

If we ignore Chloe's (optional) love doll capabilities, another contender might be the Lovely Doll SFD Anime line from Lovely Doll (Dalian, mainland China). They're in the same size range (1/3 scale), have a poseable finger option, and are made of solid silicone. I made an introduction of their smaller 1/6 scale counterparts a while ago and was quite impressed.

Wes (from Doll House 168, Taiwan) does not like their Anime faces and the silicone they are using; the poseable fingers are as delicate as Poey's, but they're still quite nice. Though I agree with Wes to some degree about the faces, I think they are the closest competitors to a BJD. Also worth mentioning, the Lovely SFD Body line allows to combine them with 1/3 scale head sculpts from DD and SD.

[youtube]https://youtu.be/vO1aRnWsuGw[/youtube]

Though, the "Lovely" dolls have a wire skeleton, they are nicely poseable, but kind of fragile as well. A proper cutie contest probably would be to run them against Danny Choo's Mirai Suenaga, an excellent BJD. But I wouldn't want to run a contest of Chloe against a real BJD. I'm afraid she could only score with her face, her seamless neck and her silicone body, but not so much with her posing capabilities.

Sandro

Obin · Post by **Obin** » Fri May 15, 2015 12:13 pm

Dollstudio wrote:
Rick_Deckard wrote:Nice match... Poey also has finger wires, so for posability she wins for sure, but as far as cuteness go i'm for Chloe. The face sculpt is classically beautiful, she can safely stand a chance against many of the high-end BJD...
Thanks, I'll tell her that It's probably the reason why she keeps bugging me for a rematch. Chloe is usually so confident abour her cuteness and seemed kind of depressed that she couldn't sit like Poey…

If we ignore Chloe's (optional) love doll capabilities, another contender might be the Lovely Doll SFD Anime line from Lovely Doll (Dalian, mainland China). They're in the same size range (1/3 scale), have a poseable finger option, and are made of solid silicone. I made an introduction of their smaller 1/6 scale counterparts a while ago and was quite impressed.

Wes (from Doll House 168, Taiwan) does not like their Anime faces and the silicone they are using; the poseable fingers are as delicate as Poey's, but they're still quite nice. Though I agree with Wes to some degree about the faces, I think they are the closest competitors to a BJD. Also worth mentioning, the Lovely SFD Body line allows to combine them with 1/3 scale head sculpts from DD and SD.
Though, the "Lovely" dolls have a wire skeleton, they are nicely poseable, but kind of fragile as well. A proper cutie contest probably would be to run them against Danny Choo's Mirai Suenaga, an excellent BJD. But I wouldn't want to run a contest of Chloe against a real BJD. I'm afraid she could only score with her face, her seamless neck and her silicone body, but not so much with her posing capabilities.

Sandro

Those are some attractive options.

Post by **Dollstudio** » Fri May 15, 2015 12:23 pm

There was a question about the wig; it's from a Sanhui 88 (wig. no. 5)

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Sandro

rubherkitty · Post by **rubherkitty** » Fri May 15, 2015 12:35 pm

I think Chloe is cuter. If you put dark eyes and wig on her she would really stand out. That first wig adds nothing to her looks IMO.

Post by **Dollstudio** » Fri May 15, 2015 12:49 pm

rubherkitty wrote:I think Chloe is cuter. If you put dark eyes and wig on her she would really stand out. That first wig adds nothing to her looks IMO.

Interesting. 2:1 for Chloe, she will be so contented to hear this

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Those are the current wig selections from Doll House 168. You like the darker ones better (DHJ-01, DHJ-05, DHJ-06)? I'll tell them!

The two-sided eyes were supposed to be brown on one side and blue on the other. Another topic to discuss with them. Yes, I'd like to see dark eyes on her as well…

Sandro

dollita · Post by **dollita** » Fri May 15, 2015 7:14 pm

Definitely vote for Chloe!

To be honest Poey doesn't attract me so much..

Post by **Dollstudio** » Fri May 15, 2015 7:37 pm

Wow, that's already 3:1 for Chloe if I counted correctly… Chloe tells me to pass on this:

I just finished recalculating the pricing with Wes; from now on, we'll be shipping with DHL Express and make use of the same scary volume discounts we started to employ for Doll Sweet, Maidlee Doll, and Ruby 13.

That allows us now to give Chloe away for €749.00 (including customs, taxes, and free shipping to most locations in the EU) respectively US$625.00 (excluding customs and taxes, but including free shipping) to locations in the U.S.

Cheers, Sandro

Waldo47 · Post by **Waldo47** » Fri May 15, 2015 8:26 pm

I'm partial to Poey, myself, especially with a longer wig; I like her open, enthusiastic expression!

rubherkitty · Post by **rubherkitty** » Fri May 15, 2015 10:49 pm

Poey is certainly cute too.
The big eyes just make her look a little more fantasy type doll.
Does she have elf ears? She would make a cute elf.

Post by **Dollstudio** » Sun May 17, 2015 3:59 pm

rubherkitty wrote:The big eyes just make her look a little more fantasy type doll.
Does she have elf ears? She would make a cute elf.

She has a removable head, but Wes never sculpted alternative head sculpts. So it's kind of a lost chance.

You mentioning elf ears is quite interesting; we got similar questions for other small dolls like WM Doll's 65 and Sanhui 88 as well. Is there really demand for elfen dolls?

For life-sized dolls, one could try accessories like this, or just mold an ear extension in silicone: