April 21, 2016

Souldoll Aehael box opening

My Souldoll Aehael finally arrived yesterday, after over 4 months of waiting! \o/ At first I was a bit unsure whether or not to post this box opening at all, since I've been feeling uncertain about this girl and considering selling her (even before her arrival), but after some thinking I figured that I'm going to give her a chance and see how it goes.

When I buy a new doll, I either buy one that fits an existing character in my and Sarg's story or in some cases I fell in love with the sculpt and want to create a new character around it. With Aehael it was the latter. However, during these months that I've waited for her I haven't gotten any ideas about her character and before yesterday the poor girl didn't even have a name... Which feels quite strange to me, since I'm used to having everything planned out before a doll's arrival ^^;

We chatted with Sarg and thought that Aehael could be Ophelia's little sister, so I started looking for a name that matches with Ophelia. Since it is a Greek name, I obviously looked at Greek names first and somehow tumbled on a bunch of mythology names. That's where I found the perfect one, Hespera. I think it matches nicely with Ophelia, without being too similar :)

Anyway, enough rambling for now! Let's move on to the photos :)



Yay there she is ;3; Besides Aehael, there are also a few Zenith girl hand parts that I added to my order after realizing that Lanarwen could use some extra hands!

All the stuff! Heel feet, horn, etc. were all packed separately :)

Souldoll always packs their dolls super carefully~ ♥ There's a face mask and Aehael's delicate fantasy ears were well-protected as well!

Slowly unwrapping...

Almost done!

I ordered my girl in sandy brown :) At the time I placed the order, I had no idea what it'd look like in person, but then Sarg's sandy brown Tera Zenith boy arrived and I knew what to expect. It's a really pretty resin color~ ♥


The horn is in gorgeous magenta-shaded transparent resin! I don't plan on using it though ^^; I only got this head instead of the human head because of the cute ears! The hole on the forehead can easily be covered with a wig.

Horn attaches to the head nicely with a magnet and seems to stay on pretty well. The color also matches nicely with her default eyes!

These are the eyes and wig that I was planning for her. The wig is one of Leekeworld's Art wigs and the eyes came with my Souldoll Junia. After trying them on Aehael though, I feel like they'd look better with pupils... So I probably need to buy another pair of eyes for her, and I'm still unsure about the wig as well ^^; Ugh, some dolls can be so difficult...

I do think she's a pretty doll and all, but I'm not bonding with her yet ;___; That's probably no wonder though, since she doesn't have a proper character plan nor faceup. Sarg promised to help me out with the faceup and maybe then I get a better idea on this girl and her future. I try to be optimistic, since I'd hate to part with this beauty! Hopefully things end up working out :3

28 comments:

  1. Onnea uudesta nukesta, toi sarvi on aivan ihanan värinen. ♥ :)

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    1. Kiitoksia ^^ Sarvi on ihanan värinen kyllä, harmi ettei se oikein sovi omiin suunnitelmiin niin jää ilman käyttöä...

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  2. Congrats on the arrival!! Hespera is such a lovely name, and I think it goes perfectly well with Ophelia.
    I think the sandy brown skin really suits this sculpt. Love the wig, but I hope you can find some eyes/wig that you will love for her!!

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    1. Thank you! It was quite hard finding the perfect name, but I'm really happy with Hespera now XD
      I haven't seen many pics of Aehael in sandy brown yet, it's surprising that so few people ordered her in this color! I love tan skins, so sandy brown was the number one choice for me <3 I got eyes that match the wig even better, so now I've started to like the wig more too :D

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  3. Kaunis tyty ja aivan ihanat noi korvat!! <3 Eiköhön se bondikin ala syntyä kun saa nukkea vähän valmiimmaksi. :) Toivottavasti!

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    1. Kiitos kiitos <3 Korvista tykkäilen kyllä hirveästi~ Toivotaan näin tosiaan, kunhan saa vähän maalattua niin ehkä se sitten alkaa tuntua enemmän omalta :3

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  4. Todella ihana ja ihanat korvat. *__* Jotkut nuket löytää nopeammin tyylinsä kuin toiset, ja hitaasti hyvä tulee. :D

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    1. Kiitoksia ^^ Joo tuo on kyllä totta, tämä tyttö taitaa olla vähän ujompi tapaus ja vielä vähän etsii itseään :D

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  5. Onnea uutukaisesta! Oih, noi korvat on vaan niin ihanat! ♥

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  6. Congratulations! Well, you found her a name quick enough. Am sure she's just shy. She'll reveal herself to you soon I'm sure :D
    The coloring of the wig is great! But yeah, maybe it would look nice to her with some eyes that 'pop' a bit more :) Can't wait to hear what you decide. ^^

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    1. Thank you :) Yeah, she seems to be a bit shy! At least she's told me her name, that's a good start XD We'll see how this goes~
      I got Oscardoll eyes that match the wig color perfectly and I'm liking the combination very much! I'll probably make a second Aehael post once she has her faceup ^^

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  7. Those ears are the cutest! I very much prefer her in this color than the white--she looks much warmer. The horn is pretty! Souldoll does wrap everything very well, that is so good to see. Congratulations!

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    1. Yeah I think so too, the ears are adorable <3 The white skin color seemed to be more popular choice with Aehael, but I love tan skins and absolutely wanted her in sandy brown :)
      Some doll companies are not so great when it comes to packing their dolls, but Souldoll is always really careful~
      Thank you! ♥

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  8. She's gorgeous!!! Even if you decide to sell a doll, it would be nice to see some box opening photos first, even if its just for reference :)

    That being said, I thnk she is very pretty and her skin is so nice~ for a moment there I thought she was normal skin, but I like that kind of light tan, it gives more variety to a doll crew.

    Hope you get to make a character with her that you can bond, I know all too well what it's like trying to find a character for a doll and not making it work. But Sarg and you are super creative so I have no doubt something will come up! And ifyou still don't bond after that, well, I'm sure someone will give her a nice home

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    1. Thank you! ^^ You're right, box opening photos can be a great reference and also a nice memory!

      Sandy brown is not very dark, it's easy to mistaken it as normal skin XD It's a really nice color though~ I wish we had a NS doll from Souldoll, so we could take a comparison of WS, NS and sandy brown >3<

      Thanks for the encouragement, I really do hope that I can make things work with her :3 I was so excited about her that it'd be such a shame if I had to part with her. She's started to feel more like "my doll" already, hopefully after she has a faceup the feeling gets even stronger ^^

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  9. Ihana tyttönen! Ja onpa tosiaan kaunis ihonväri ja suloiset korvat. Hespera on nätti nimi ja sopii neidolle. Haaveilin itsekin tästä nukesta, mutta sarvi ei sopinut suunnitelmiini, enkä edes tajunnut että sen olisi voinut peittää noin helposti peruukilla! :D

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    1. Kiitoksia kovasti :) Itsekin kieltämättä vähän jännitin saako sarvikraaterin peitettyä peruukilla, mutta hyvin se onnistuu. Aehaeleita kyllä tilattiin aika paljon, joten jokunen yksilö liikkunee varmasti jälkimarkkinoillakin!

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  10. You've chosen a really gorgeous name, and I adore her tan skin!
    I'm curious to see what you and Sarg will do with her :3 I hope you can still bond with her!

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    1. Thank you dear ^^
      Hopefully we can do her faceup soon~

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  11. Onnittelut! Tälläkin tapauksella niin ihanat korvat ♥ Ja muutenkin söpö kuin mikä, kyllä Souldollilla on vaan ihania nukkeja.
    Toivon mukaan nukke alkaa tuntumaan pikkuhiljaa enemmän omalle!

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    1. Kiitos! Kaikki söpöt erikoiskorvat on kyllä sydäntä lähellä x3 Souldollin uudempi tuotanto on osoittautunut kovin vaaralliseksi, saa pelätä mitä kaikkea uutta ihanaa sieltä vielä onkaan tulossa seuraavaksi!

      Saa nähdä tosiaan miten Hesperan kanssa käy, yritys on ainakin kova ^^

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  12. She's gorgeous - Congratulations on bringing her home!

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  13. Congratulations on her arrival. Souldoll bodies have always been quite lovely. I love the aesthetics of them. How are they are posing?

    It's a shame you're not too sure about this girl but sometimes these things happen. Hopefully after a face up, maybe you'll get a clearer idea of what you want to do with her?

    That resin colour is quite lovely. It actually reminds me a little of the AQ tan girl I have. It's a similar soft tan colour.

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    1. Thank you! I do like Souldoll bodies a lot (we have Kid and Zenith females and Tera Zenith male at home) and I think they also pose well :) Once me and Sarg get the Vito girls we've ordered, I was planning on making a comparison post of different Souldoll female bodies. I can include some posing shots then as well!

      Yes, I'm hoping that after faceup I start bonding with her better ^^

      The resin color is really pretty indeed! I've never seen AQ girls in person, but I could imagine their tan skin being quite similar as Souldoll's sandy brown :)

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  14. What a beauty! Thanks for telling us about the horn as well! *___*

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