Whitney Before and After

The original release of the Hollywod Blythe Licca doll had a matte face I believe. And then the second release was shiny. Or vice versa? All I know is there are two versions and my Whitney is the shiny faced one. I adore her to pieces but whenever I see the matte HBs I just fall apart! I love them. Something about that matte surface enhances her soft pastel make-up, serious gaze and just makes her look even more fabulous.

So anyway, I'd been contemplating spray matting her with the MSC for a while but thought I would have to figure out how to take her apart first which I am terrified of doing. After seeing a couple of fabulous matte HBs in Joey and Ole's photostream I just said that's it! I'm going to just do this! I stuffed paper around her eyes, wrapped her body in plastic and her hair in paper towel. I sat her by the window an sprayed a few light layers over her. It was so easy and dried almost immediately! I didn't touch her until the next day though. I have to say, I love Mr Super Clear. It has worked so well for me so far and really does a great job sealing in color. And as I've mentioned before, the matte surface is a dream to photograph.

Dolly Secret

On the 11th if this month, I won an ebay bid for perhaps the only BL Blythe doll I may ever own. I have mentioned my love for BL Goldie often. I love her crazy vibrant orange eyes and her perpetually kooky animated look. I mean I could probably photograph her for days and never be bored. I'm happy every time I see one but they are astronomically expensive and even if I could afford it, personally, I just couldn't justify it. Maybe if I was rich. But I'm not.

The other BL that I have come to adore is Hollywood BL. Her pale make-up, her wide boggled eyes and gold front facing chips have fascinated me quietly for months. I think having seen shershe transform a few with her amazing re-roots really sold me. I just really needed to get my hands on that mold to see what she's made of. And so last week on ebay, I quietly bid in the final seconds on a Hollywood I'd been watching for several days. She was just within my price range AAAAAAAAND she's here in the US so I won't be waiting forever for her to arrive. She could be here as soon as next week! So perhaps her and my newly customed Punkaholic,Hamsa will arrive at the same time! I can barely stand javascript:void(0)it!!

I also have the design for a new AA Blybe in my mind so I went ahead and ordered a new Blybe from Bankok on ebay as well but I made certain she didn't have that awful CCE body. I'm desperate to experiment with a matte tone of vinyl spray paint which should give the doll a very different look. I'm interested to see how a matte finish will interact with light in photographs.

OK, Hamsa just arrived in my office just this minute!!!! LOL!!! Of course she had help from the postal carrier!!!! EEEEEE!!!!! More later!!!