All Glamour Tyler Wentworth

All Glamour, a photo by alington on Flickr.

Classic beauty at its finest, it's All Glamour Tyler Wentworth. She's Tonner Doll's latest basic, and I think she's stunning. I think it's been too long since we've seen a "plain old" basic, and this pair is anything but basic.

All Glamour Sydney Chase

All Glamour, a photo by alington on Flickr.

The new basic Tonner girls have arrived, and I love both! Their wigs are just a tad thin, but easy to style, and I'm not a fan of their plastic sandals, but both girls are gorgeous.

This is Sydney Chase.

Today's Momoko Azone ver

Another Momoko has been announced from Petworks.  She is "Today's Momoko Azone version" with long straight blond hair and bangs.  She is a honey face Momoko with a simple one piece outfit.  She will be released in summer 2013 for 16,500 yen.  What do you think of the new Momoko?

Want some special designs for you Momoko?  I provide lots of dolly attire.  Support an artist!  Visit my website (MegannArt) for an Etsy shop, Twitter, Facebook (with occasional discounts), Pinterest page, and much more.
 
Pictures courtesy of Petworks.

A doll in the hand...

Moonie, a photo by alington on Flickr.

... is worth two in the box?

This is a brand new size for Peak's Woods, one of their Monthly Fairy dolls, February's birth month, Moonie. She is only 10 cm tall (that's almost 4 inches). She's dressed in an Amelia Thimble fashion, which is a near perfect fit.

These dolls are articulated now, which is super cool, and very cute. I have several on the older style body, which were only articulated at the neck. But I plan to do head swaps, so I can have different expressions.

She's so cute and tiny. Their face-ups are so amazing. Of course, Peak's Woods quality is obvious even in the tiny size--she can stand on her own, right out of the box, and pose her little arms and hands. They stay right where you put them.

Honestly, I'd love to have all twelve in my collection! So cute.

More photos can be seen on Flickr.

Chloe in Tulabelle

Chloe, a photo by alington on Flickr.

Miss Chloe (Fairyland Chicline BJD) in Beauty White resin is dressed in the fashion from Violet Femme Tulabelle, a brand new line from Integrity Toys. It's a great new contemporary look, I have to say--down to the shoes.

Unfortunately, I couldn't get the shoes on over the adorable tube socks (which are just over the knee and super cute), but the outfit is still really fun without the socks, too. The shoes have a zip on the inside, so they are easy to put on and take off.

The shorts are a perfect fit--which is great. I think it's a great casual option of this size of doll--and you should check out all the terrific fashions available for Tulabelle. She has a fantastic wardrobe!

Evelyn of Treasure Dolls is one dealer who offers splits of these dolls--so if you'd rather not purchase the entire doll and just want the fashion, you can do that in advance. However, once you see Tulabelle, you might change you mind. She's adorable, too.

You can see a few more photos on Flickr.

W Club Exclusive Victoire Roux Monte Carlo

The second 2013 W Club exclusive has been announced and is available for ordering. It's a red haired Victoire Roux called Monte Carlo. She retails for $125 and has an expected shipping date in the fall of this year.

This doll has rooted hair in an updo, applied lashes, and cat eye facial screening. She includes a lovely pink velvet swing coat, black ruffled satin gown, black chapeau, black gloves, a pearl necklace and matching drop earrings, heeled sandals, and a martini glass.

This doll includes a stand and brand new polka dot packaging. Members have until 10 AM, May 28, to preorder this doll, and dolls are limited to one per member.

Photos are property of Integrity Toys.

Post convention dolls on sale now!

Tonner has listed a few leftover convention dolls for sale, and their prices are pretty good! I was able to pick up both Daphne sculpts, which is great.

To find them, check out the Age of Innocence line for the carousel collection, candy-themed dolls, mod era dolls, and Patsy. There are limited amounts of the dolls for sale.

Also, limited numbers of the Wilde Imagination collection can be found here. It looks like Evangeline may be sold out, but you can still find Parnilla here.

Happy shopping!

New Momoko: CCS 13SM Home

There is a new fabulous PetWORKs Momoko coming out in mid June 2013 and she is another honey face.  This great Momoko appears to come in two different options of a gray or white top outfit.  Both outfits will come with a similar shirt in different colors as well as different shoes and pants.  The shirt has a print that reads, "DON'T COUNT YOUR DOLLS."  Fabulous.  I feel like I need a matching shirt to wear as well.

CCS Momoko: 13SM Home

The Momoko has long black hair, light orange natural lips, and white pearl eye shadow.  She will be available for 19,000 yen.

Want some special designs for you Momoko?  I provide lots of dolly attire.  Support an artist!  Visit my website (MegannArt) for an Etsy shop, Twitter, Facebook (with occasional discounts), Pinterest page, and much more.
 
Pictures courtesy of Petworks.

Tonner convention highlights

Here are some of the dolls from Tonner's latest convention.

I Want Candy - opening reception

 Cotton Candy centerpiece - Cinderella head on Tyler body, LE150. Lavender hair -- so cute!

 Kandy Kane centerpiece - Daphne head on Tyler body, LE150. Rooted platinum, red and green hair.

 Loli Pop centerpiece - new headsculpt (Model #3) on Tyler body, LE150.

Too Sweet souvenir doll, LE300 - Angelina head sculpt, Tyler body. Pink hair!

Wilde Innocence brunch

Dark Innocence Parnilla - centerpiece LE125 - hard plastic body

Dark Innocence Evangeline - centerpiece, LE125 - hard plastic body

 All Good Lizette - centerpiece, LE150

 Falling to Pieces Ellowyne - centerpiece LE300

Picking Up the Pieces Prudence - centerpiece, LE150

Tonner introduced a new resin doll line, Sad Sally, at this luncheon. She's 7" tall, and is wigged with interchangeable eyes. A dressed doll and four outfits were previewed, with a release scheduled for later this year.

At the Great Scott and All That Jazz event, several great historically inspired centerpiece dolls and a souvenir were presented. The centerpiece base features a chair, called Have a Seat, and is limited to 100.

Daisy - features a blonde Cami head sculpt on an Antoinette body. She was the souvenir and is limited to 250.

Myrtle - centerpiece doll - LE15 - Jon head sculpt on an Antoinette body

Jay - New Matt head sculpt on a 17" Matt body - centerpiece, LE150

Zelda  - another Cami head sculpt on an Antoinette body - LE200

The Go Fly A Kite event featured two cute Patsy dolls. Above, it's Patsy Baby Blues, who is the LE 100 centerpiece.

The souvenir doll, Patsy in the Pink, is limited to 200.

At the 1960s era Tonner-A-Go-Go luncheon, Sydney makes an appearance as Sydney A Go Go, the LE125 souvenir doll.

Mod Tyler - LE125 - centerpiece doll

Mod Ava is a centerpiece - LE75

Lady Grace, is the souvenir doll from the Round and Round at the Carousel Ball event. Cami head sculpt and Antoinette body, LE300. 1900s inspired lace gown and hat in blush. I think she's a redhead with blue/grey eyes.

Lady Agnes - Duchess head and Antoinette body, LE100 (centerpiece #1). Burgundy gown with gold accents, lace shirt. Auburn hair with green eyes (I think).

Lady Catherine - Antoinette head and body, LE100 (centerpiece #2). Lavender gown and hat, blonde up-do with brown eyes.

Lady Ann - Precarious head on Antoinette body (LE100) (centerpiece #3). Peach gown with blue and black accents. I believe she's a raven-haired doll with green eyes.

Lady Emily (my favorite!) - Daphne head on Antoinette body (LE100) (centerpiece #4). Red, white and navy gown and hat. She's got brunette hair and blue eyes.

The dolls were displayed on Kronemann Carousel horses, which are resin and hand-painted--there are six different horses in this collection.

Sunday morning featured a Dr. Seuss themed event, with three small dolls as centerpieces and Seussian Basic (Monica Merril head sculpt) as a the souvenir doll.

Chloe in Flourish

Chloe, a photo by alington on Flickr.

Chicline Chloe--that demanding thing--has borrowed the Antoinette Flourish outfit. She's wearing a Tonner wig and jewels from Facets by Marcia.

See a few more photos--including a few different wigs--on Flickr.

More Steffies for sale at the DollPage!

Come check out my latest listings on the DollPage! I've posted several hard-to-find dolls this morning, and they are just waiting to come to your home.

Some bargains:

• Heart Family Mom Birthday Surprise
• Sunset Malibu PJ
• Sunsational Malibu PJ
• Top Model Summer Resort
• Style Magic Whitney

Some foreign dolls:

• Ultra Hair Whitney (Europe)
• Canadian issue Miss America
• Cispa Steffie (Mexico)
• Super Linna Steffie clone (the Netherlands)

Other fun stuff:

• Native American Convention Doll 1983
• Bent-Arm variation of Sun Lovin' Malibu PJ

Gothic Sydney

Sydney, a photo by alington on Flickr.

This is Ultimate Basic Sydney Chase, dressed in a Tudor-inspired historical fashion by Jennygrey. The outfit is made from silk and chiffon.

Sydney has had a face-up by Beesou of Overnight Flight, and she's super soft and natural. She's wearing one of her original red wigs.

You can see a few additional photos on Flickr.

Iris in Party Girl

Iris in Party Girl, a photo by alington on Flickr.

Here's a quick shot of Garden Party Iris--a redhead Daphne on an Antoinette body. I believe she was a limited edition basic doll from a recent Metrodolls event.

She's been redressed in Party Girl, a Precarious fashion.

You can see a few more photos on Flickr as well.

Got Steffie?

It's time for the great dolly shuffle again--so check out the DollPage when you have a moment. I've got some dolls for sale and will be listing more over the next few days, now that Steffie: Out of the Box Volume II has been published. Yes, I take offers!

Currently, I've got the following Steffie-faced dolls for sale:

• Hard-to-find Career Whitney - Richwell Philippines only
• City Shopper Steffie
• Nude Miss Topaz - AA Birthstone Beauty
• Nude Miss Garnet - AA Birthstone Beauty
• Nude Miss Peridot - AA Birthstone Beauty
• 2007 Hair Wear Top Model Summer
• Ebony Christie - European exclusive
• Billy Boy's Feelin' Groovy NRFB
• Viky Passeio by Estrela - Brazilian exclusive
• Modern Circle Simone Movie Premier
• Olympic Gold Medal Gymnast P.J.

I thought I had a Style Magic Whitney for sale--but I must have sold her recently. Thanks for looking--and happy shopping!

Look Inside Steffie: Out of the Box Volume II!

The Look Inside feature is now live on Amazon.com! You can preview my new book, Steffie: Out of the Box Volume II, on Amazon.com. Also, various international sites, such as Amazon.de, Amazon.it, Amazon.es, Amazon.fr, and Amazon.uk.

All the look inside features seem to be active, and Prime shipping is available. Thanks for looking, and for your early support. I look forward to seeing your reviews online, and hearing your honest feedback!

My morphing collection

My morphing collection, a photo by alington on Flickr.

It's happened again! Not only have I been shuffling around my fashion dolls, but my BJD collection is going through a change as well.

In addition to adding more realistic sculpts to the line up, I've found that my fascination with Alice-themed and historical/Rococo era outfits have fallen by the wayside in favor of more contemporary styles. These can be a little difficult to find. However, I like several things about them:

• First, they take up a lot less room to display and store.
• Second, they are fun to mix and match. It's fun putting together pieces from several fashions and creating a new look. The versatility reminds me of playing with fashion dolls.
• Third, you have the option of formal wear in additional casual looks, so you aren't stuck with a single style.

Here, Peak's Woods Briana and Lottie are modeling two new outfits from Angell-Studio. Briana is in Modern Forest Suit, and Lottie is wearing Blooming Rose. Briana is in a DollHeart wig, and Lottie is in a Leeke wig and DollHeart shoes. I think the outfits are really cute--well made, and simply adorable.

Steffie: Out of the Box Volume II - it's on the shelf!

Check out my post over at Out of the Box Publishing for the latest and greatest on the publishing world here at the Fashion Doll Review, including a coupon code for $5 off my latest book, Steffie; Out of the Box Volume II.

I'll be expecting my first shipment on May 20, but Amazon seems to already have them in stock!

Wilde Imagination 4-day sale

Florid and Fussy outfit

It's the Truly Wilde sale from Wilde Imagination--four days only--no promo code is needed, but the offer expires May 13 at 9 AM EST.

From the Ellowyne Wilde collection, check out all the sales in the End of Edition specials. Here are a few new additions:
Dare to Dream outfit $49 (save $25)
Florid & Fussy outfit $74 (save $51)
Cry Baby outfit $49 (save $30)

Whine and Roses outfit

For Evangeline Ghastly and Amelia Thimble:
Whine and Roses outfit $79 (save $70)
Ice Cream Princess outfit $29 (save $26)
A Sunny Day outfit set $35 (save $30)

Ice Cream Princess outfit for Amelia Thimble

Plus many more. Offer good while supplies last. Have fun shopping!

Photos property of Wilde Imagination.

When a grail isn't all you'd hoped...

Celebration in Paris Tyler Wentworth

Every once in a while, I think I just wait too long to obtain a grail doll. My anticipation builds too much, and then when she arrives, she just can't meet my expectations. This has happened to me recently with the arrival of Celebration in Paris, a Paris Fashion Doll Festival Tyler Wentworth from 2009.

I have to say, she is a lovely Tyler 2.0 sculpt. She's got beautiful platinum blonde hair, styled in short curls. She has amazing red lips and blue eyes. Her black dress is dramatic satin and tulle, with a ribbon belt and a rhinestone buckle. Her jewelry is fantastic, too: two bracelets, a necklace and earrings--all dripping rhinestones. Even her peep-toe shoes are cute and trimmed with sparkles.

I wish she had more dramatic facial screening. I may have waited too long to add her to my collection. She's just not for me. I find she's taking up too much space in my cabinet, and I have to let her go.

I have her listed in on the DollPage Show & Sell for what I paid. I'm hoping someone else will be able to give her a good home and appreciate her, and her limited edition (only 100 were made!), for what she is.

Tonner Two-For Tuesday!

Today only, May 7, 2013, through May 8, 2013 at 5 PM EST, you can enjoy three specials through TonnerDoll.com. When you take advantage of one of these three terrific promotions, use the code DUO2013 at checkout and enjoy free ground shipping on your entire order (US orders). If you're an international customer, email your order to tonnerdirect@tonnerdoll.com for a $9.95 shipping credit.

First, it's the Marilyn Match. When you purchase the 16" Diamonds dressed doll, you can receive the I Just Adore Conversation outfit as well, at the combined set price of just $149. You save $165.98--wow! This is a great time to pick up Marilyn and several iconic outfits at a real bargain. (I had the 22" version of the Diamonds outfit in my collection, and it is simply fabulous. I'm really tempted by this price!)

The next set is the City Girls Basic Set. In this set, you not only receive City Girls Basic Houston, you also receive the Cape Town Fashion Pack for $39.00. Save $15.98!

The last set of the day is the City Girls Set. For $49.00, you'll receive Deluxe Astor dressed doll and the Cape Town Fashion Pack. That's a savings of $25.98!

Rufus' Travel Tips

This past fall, my husband, Chris & I flew back to his home state of Maine to attend his high school buddy's wedding. After being inspired by fellow FDR writer Carolyn and her adventures with Collette, I decided I would bring Dynamite Girl Rufus along on our trip. She was pretty quiet and subdued the whole week; in fact, it didn't seem like she was enjoying herself much. However, when we returned home, she had apparently had gathered many opinions about traveling that she felt compelled to share with all of the other dolls out there who read this blog.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of Rufus and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the author or Fashion Doll Review.