Well, I'm not very good at this stuff, but I wanted to write a review for those who might be interested in it. Of course this is my own personal opinion and experience. My doll is actually an exdoll, but its pretty much the same as DS without the hole in the top of the head.
Fist of all I want to say that I'm more than satisfied with my doll. Even when it started on the wrong foot, as in my first week of owning the doll I had a delamination/silicone separation problem. Way to get started right? Special thanks to Samara78 and TheIQF++ for all of your help in those dark times.
I have to say that the provided insert is really small. I bought 2 of them, and haven't used either. They really are too tight, which kind of sucks.
Here is where my doll helps me, beyond the obvious...
1... It's almost therapeutic. Did anyone ever think about getting one certified as a "service doll"?
I have a permanent injury from an old job. The pain can sometimes rob me of sleep, and it's just the right shape or height to lean my injured limb against and get a peaceful(ish) nap in.
2... If you're sedimentary, the weight can be intimidating, but lifting and moving it around can develop at least a little strength (which again has been therapeutic for my injury)
3... It's gotten me into a new hobby (again beyond the obvious) of photography. It's not my strong point and my blurry photos always drove my wife nuts, so she also appreciates that I'm practicing and improving.
4... When I'm home alone for any lengthy stretch of time, it keeps me silent and complaint free company.
5... I wouldn't say it has "helped" my marriage, and I've certainly gotten myself in the doghouse a few times because I don't always think before I speak, but a little spice (
) hasn't been hurtful either. I'm learning when not to push my luck too 
at least a little... Some points I want to make that have likely already been covered elsewhere in the forum, but why not throw it in my review.
We were between a few TPE and silicone dolls. I'm VERY happy that I went with silicone. It's relatively low maintenance next to what I've heard about TPE. We've already had to make a couple of repairs but they have all been pretty simple and it looks almost "like new" after each repair.
She came with a damaged foot. At some point in transit it was probably stood on end for a while and the skeleton almost poked through. I've left that as is as for now and we'll address that if it ever gets worse.
There was a problem with the silicone separating from the foam around her thigh. Wifey fixed that and that area hasn't had a problem since. The same problem popped up again with the knee. We keep meaning to fix it, but life happens. I'm confident that's a pretty easy fix too. The other day there was a very random tear in the wrist, and we realized there was a bubble just below the surface and the silicone above it was very thin and just finally tore. Fixed that and you can't even tell where it was now.
Some of the airbrushed coloring has been wearing off. We just use regular makeup for the lips, but we're not exactly artists here so we're not messing with airbrushing for the time being. The eye makeup, lashes, and brows are still like new.
One nail came off. I still have to put that back on, but you know... procrastination.
I always use pastel clothing to avoid stains, or some thick white undergarments. I learned that the hard way as there have been a few stains, but somehow they just faded away. My wife noticed that powdering her more often made them fade quicker (even though they wouldn't wipe away, maybe the corn starch baby powder pulls out surface stains??)
I do have a hard time resisting the urge to bite her ears, though. I can't help it! They look and feel like gummies!
Let me know if there are any questions
Here is a link for some of her pictures if anybody is interested in checking it out:
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It's good to get these late reviews. It gives one a great idea of the durability of the doll.
