Shiny, Matte or Translucent?

I’ve been browsing through the Flickr again and have been marvelling at the many different skin tones of dolls, and wondering, which is your favourite skin type?

This is the regular one. Glossy, shiny, it’s like she’s applied a whole lot of highlighter on her face. It’s the Blythe Doll shine, but a little bit different to the Kenner Doll shine.

Another good sample here, modelled by Le Jardin Maman.

Here’s our translucent girl, Curly Blue Babe. Her skin IS translucent, like it’s slightly clear. Other famous translucent girls are the wonderful Miss Sally Rice, Hatsune Miku, Retro Mama and Nostalgic Pop. I’ve seen some spray matted translucent girls and they have a lovely glow to them.

Here’s the beautiful snowy complexion of girls like Regina Irwin and Bianca Pearl (Pictured). The upcoming Frou-frou anniversary girl Dauphine Dream is also cut from the same cloth. They photograph wonderfully.

And lastly, the sand-matted custom girls. What do you think? Do you have a preference for finish?

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Beatriz on June 22, 2015 at 10:00 pm
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I love girls with matte faces. I’m absolutely smitten by pullips, byuls and dals. Sometimes I’m curious about Blythes. I quite like the idea of the four different sets of eyechips, but I’ve never bought one because I’m afraid I’m not going to like their shiny faces. Every time I see Neo Blythe Lavender Hug on amazon, I feel tempted. Her hair is so unique and I love her winter coat, but Neo Blythes are always more expensive than pullips and then I always end up buying a pullip instead. I’ve never had the opportunity to see a Blythe in person… they always look better in person. Maybe if I saw Lavender Hug on a shelf I would buy her. Do all Blythes have shiny faces, by the way? I’ve always been curious about that… When you say translucent faces, do you mean that their faces are not shiny? Sorry for my ignorance, but I’ve never seen them in person to have an idea what they really look like, and it is hard to judge from the photos.

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  Project Doll House on June 23, 2015 at 2:59 am
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  I’m a matte-faced girl as well. So much easier to photograph! Not all Blythes have shiny faces. Bianca Pearl, Regina Erwin and the like have a beautiful, matte, velvety finish that photographs beautifully. Many owners spray-matte their dolls with Mr. Super Clear to get that matted look. Blythes… grow on you. I have an equal amount of Blythes to Pullips and I’m slowly starting to love their character. Blythes are just lovely. Translucent means they are made of a clear-ish plastic that gives them this little glow!
  
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Beatriz on June 23, 2015 at 9:36 pm
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Thank you for your answer, it was very helpful! When I buy my first Blythe, I’ll buy one with a matte face, probably Bianca Pearl (she looks adorable!). Then, if I really like her, I can move on to Lavender Hug and use Mr. Super Clear on her face.

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  Project Doll House on June 24, 2015 at 1:24 am
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  Bianca is gorgeous! Just hard to find at a good price because she was limited edition. Find one with hair you like. The matting isn’t hard, changing hair colour is considerably so.
  
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