August 11, 2015

Little Briar Rose Lien arrives!

I just picked up my Azone Little Briar Rose Lien from the post office~ This was totally unexpected, since I checked the tracking last evening and it hadn't updated, the package was still in the customs... So I wasn't expecting her to be available for pick-up until tomorrow at the earliest ^^; But, what would be a better reward after the first day at school than picking up a new doll!! (For those who are wondering, my first school day went really well :3)

Many people had gotten Lien before me, so I've been admiring all the photos on Twitter and Flickr while waiting for my girl. Chiriesz mentioned that she thinks this Lien might be the most beautiful Azone doll ever made, and this comment got me even more excited >3< After seeing Lien in person, I can only agree: this really might be the prettiest Azone girl ever ♥

Here's the box! I pre-ordered Lien through CDJapan, a shop that I'd never ordered from before. I didn't want to take the risk that I couldn't find her anywhere else (as she was sold out everywhere in just a few hours from being put up for pre-order) and I had heard that CDJapan is a good shop, so I decided to try them out. After this one experience, I have nothing negative to say :) I did see Lien pop up on AmiAmi a few times even after being sold out at first, but that might've not happened so I'm still satisfied that I went with CDJapan.

The packaging looks similar to AmiAmi's, a huge box and a lot of paper :'D

Here's what I could see after a little bit of digging x3

The doll was very carefully packed, in addition to all the paper there was also a layer of bubble wrap around the package.

Tadah! At this point I was already in love with the doll *o*

That face, those eyes... ♥

The box is really pretty as well, so I wanted to take photos from all sides... The promo pictures and the rose decoration designs on the box are just gorgeous!




There was also this leaflet that has a little story (I think?) with photos :) I can't read Japanese so I have no idea what it says, but I still took photos of all the pages in case you'd like to see! Even though I don't know the language well enough to read these little leaflets Azones come with, I still enjoy looking at the pretty photos XD





The last pages show the full outfit, also piece by piece :) I've always thought that many of Azone's default outfits are very detailed and come with a lot of stuff, but this felt like even more! ♥

Now we can finally move on to the doll X'D (I tend to go through all the papers and other stuff first...)

Here she is, finally out of the box! (at least almost...) I've named her Aurora, after the princess Aurora in Disney's Sleeping Beauty.

The little accessories: shoes, hairband and wristcuffs

Aaand the bustle piece :3

Yui (Picconeemo Lien) wanted to help her big sister by taking off the plastic around her head :'D

;____; ♥ So prettyyy~


The backside of the jacket looks like this

Under the hem of the jacket there are two snap fasteners for attaching the bustle :)

It's really easy to put on and looks gorgeous ♥



I tied her hair on a ponytail - look how cute she'd be with short hair ;___; I don't think I could cut her beautiful long hair though, I might start to miss it... Aurora can keep her princess hair and I can just tie it if I want to see her with this look again :3

So, what do I think of this new girl? She's perfect! ♥ Absolutely gorgeous~ I didn't really like Lien's face before, but with this version my opinion has completely changed >3< Aurora is like a sunshine, hopefully she'll continue bringing me joy through the gloomy autumn as well!

Yui is super happy to have her sister home too ^w^

20 comments:

  1. Oh congrats on her arrival! (and I'm glad to hear school went well.)

    I'm really glad you got this one. I've been curious about her and am glad to see owner photos. I've not been much of a Lien fan myself but this version really is quite pretty. She's probably the best of the Liens released to date. And that outfit, it has so many pieces and so detailed.

    Thanks for sharing photos of her.

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    1. Thank you dear! ^^

      Couldn't resist getting her~ She's definitely my favorite version of Lien :) The doll itself is gorgeous, but with the outfit it's even more perfect! I think I'm gonna spam lots of photos of her in the future >:3

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  2. Very pretty Safir, congratulations. She's a lovely girl with gorgeous clothes, very nice detail.
    Hugs,
    X

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    1. Thanks so much~ I'm really happy I got her :)

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  3. So beautiful!!! I love the little pamphlet books that come with dolls. :>

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    1. Thank you! Yes I really like that Azone has these leaflets for each doll :3

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  4. Yay for good beginnings (school days!!)
    Congratulations on receiving this lady, her dreamy expression is adorable x3 somehow the rose theme reminds me of Rozen Maiden :D

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    1. I was so afraid that the whole school experience would be just horrible, but luckily I feared for nothing - I really liked the school :3

      Thank you ^^ Rozen Maiden comes to my mind too when I look at her~

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  5. Oh, she really IS beautiful! Now I need a Lien too, damn xD That bustle piece is so fun <3

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    1. Fufufu Lien for you too~ >:3 I love the bustle piece, it's simple but elegant!

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  6. She is such a cutie!!!! So adorable!!
    Also, happy to hear your first day at school was great!

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    1. Thanks so much!! I really love her ^w^
      Yeah the school seems really fun, we have a great class :3

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  7. Uaah, tämä Lien on kyllä niin nätti! Nyt alkaa hitusen harmittaa, etten tyttöä hankkinut :')
    Itsekin olen kerran (kolme vuotta sitten kait) ostanut tuolta CDJapanista. Silloin pre-orderasin ekan Yuutani ja Aotoni ja ihan positiivinen kokemus kyseisestä kaupasta jäi.

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    1. Tää on kyllä niin kaunis, tiedän jo kuka tulee mukaan seuraamaan miittiin... *v* Yhden Lienin näin jo myynnissä Mandarakessa ja sitähän ei tiedä vaikka Amiamiinkin tulisi vielä stokkiin, eli eiköhän tuon myöhemminkin löydä jos sinua jäi harmittamaan :3

      Ite oon kuullut kyseisestä kaupasta, mutten tiennyt että sieltä saa Neemojakin :D Tietääpä nyt ainakin, että tommoinenkin paikka on jos missaa jotain esim. Amiamista. Vähän korkeampi hinta tuolla tais tosin olla, että tulen jatkossakin suosimaan ensisijaisesti Amiamia/HLJ:tä/Hobbysearchiä :3

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  8. Onneksi olkoon! Olin myös ajatellut ostaa tuon Lienin ja leikata sille polkkatukan, mutta toisaalta mulla on jo yksi ihana hymyilevä Lien...saattaa olla että kadun vielä. D:

    Minä ostan paljon levyjä ja mangaa CDJapanista, ja kaikki on aina sujunut hyvin. Asiakaspalvelukin pelaa; kerran sain haljenneen CD-levyn kotelon tilalle postissa uuden, kun laitoin sähköpostia ja valitin. :D

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    1. Kiitoksia! ♥ Tälle kyllä sopisi polkkatukka ihanasti~ Yleensä tykkään lyhythiuksisista Neemoista enemmän, mutta en kyllä raaskisi itse leikata tän tukkaa :'D Täytyy koittaa keksiä kampauksia joilla saisi tukkaa vähän taakse piiloon tms. Ei muuta kuin kaveri Lienillesi? ;D

      Ooh, hyvä kuulla että heillä on noinkin hyvä asiakaspalvelu! Tuollaisissa ongelmatapauksissa saa aina tosi hyvän käsityksen asiakaspalvelun tasosta, heillä näemmä homma pelaa :)

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  9. She's gorgeous!! I agree with her being the prettiest release so far though I haven't seen any in person XD
    For a moment there I thoought you really did cut her hair haha, she looks nice either way

    I'm glad your first day in class went well!

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    1. Thank you :) She's really pretty in photos too, but I think in person she's even more lovely hahah... I'm glad that she has those side bangs, so it's easy to change her look with hair-dos :3

      I was really happy that the school turned out to be as great as I had hoped!

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  10. Onneksi olkoon! Ihan sydän pomppi, niin ihana söötti! :D

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    1. Kiitos paljon, kieltämättä sydän pomppi itselläkin tämän pakettia avatessa :D

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