I have had my TPE for 2 months now and she is like new. No finger pokes, no tears, joints loosening up slowly, which is better since if they loosen up too quickly you end up with a wet noodle in your arms. She never had a strong smell, but there is a very slight smell still. I was out the other day I smelled something that reminded me of her smell, and it gave me a hard on LOL. These dolls are really very robust, at least WM dolls. I am careful with her, as it should be, but she has been manhandled a bit without incident, and even though she looks innocent, she is handful and I have needed to spank her
She has a very nice ass. Just pay attention to the wrist/fingers as Harem said and there should not be a problem. In cleaning I open her up pretty good (built-in) to make sure everything is clean and dry before powdering and sending her to her "apartment", and have never seen any kind of tearing (this helps with inspection too).
Delicate: They are really not delicate, not for handling anyway, but I do use care nonetheless. They are delicate in feel. TPE feels really nice, some say life-like. I am not sure I would go that far, but it is pretty close. I powdered her before and after every playtime for the first couple of weeks, then occasionally a light dusting before she is put away. Sometimes no powdering but a good inspection. No tackiness at all.
Campion-- what skin color is she? I am in the process of ordering the 158 but am undecided on the color. Hiroko is a tan color, so I am trying to get a better idea how the "natural" tone looks.
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