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Dollface Adèle Makéda - Review
Let's keep the reviews of IT's first 2018 collection - Boudoir - going. This time, let's talk Adèle. 2017 is technically the year of Adèle when there were 5 total Adele renditions introduced (if I remember correctly) and Adèle 2.0 was the hardest working girl out of 3 versions of the sculpt.
For me, Adèle 2.0 is not my favorite sculpt of the character because she looks very similar to Beyoncé. Queen Bee is my idol for the longest time but I do not like my doll to resemble any celebrity. Between the 3 sculpts, I like 3.0 much more but she always received such bad screenings that make her a total flop with the exception of Faces of Adèle. However, I have a feeling that Faces of Adèle will be the last time we see her.
With the introduction of The Boudoir Collection earlier this year, we have yet another Adèle - Dollface Adèle Makéda to be exact - and she also is the first Adèle I add to my collection.
It comes as a surprise to me that this time Adèle 2.0 is not as popular as she usually is in other collections. Maybe she appears too frequently or maybe she has platinum blonde hair. But to me she's so appealing because she looks very different from Beyoncé and her outfit and accessories along with Dasha are the most well styled ones in the whole collection.
With each of the girls from The Boudoir Collection, there is a very clear era reference in the styling. Dasha is a 1920s Art Deco muse with her short Marcel Wave. Véronique is no doubt taking a page from Betty Page’s 1950s pin-up book. Mlle. Jolie is channeling the 80s while Agnes is bringing back 1940s Hollywood glam. As for Adèle, from her screening, her outfit and jewelry color palette, to her hair color, the way her beauty mark is placed, everything screams 18th-century Rococo to me. If it is the case then I wish IT goes all the way and styles her white hair in an updo so she can be the Marie Antoinette of the collection.
Her screening is very interesting. From the promotional photos, I think her eye shadow is airbrushed with lilac and pink color which would be very hard to do but very interesting when done right. In real life, however, it is solid layers of pink and lilac painted on top of each others which also looks nice. Her green side glanced eyes are striking. It seems that a lot of Jessy's girls have green eyes. I was a bit worry that her lips would be pastel pink, I'm not a fan of light color lips on dark skin dolls, the lips would over power everything in a not so good way. It is not the case with this Adèle though, her lips are almost nude with a bit of shimmer and a slightest hint of pink. Everything goes so well together.
Her skintone is a newly introduced skintone called Sunkissed. It looks very good. It looks like mocha. What I like most about this new skintone is that it doesn't have the red/orange hue that the Latino or FR Black has which looks a bit unrealistic to me. However, I think IT has too many skintones that are very similar to each other. If there is any “in between” skintone that needed to be developed, I think it would be the shade between A-tone and Dark A-tone. Other than that I think there's no need to introduce another skintone that looks very similar to the ones already existed.
Dollface Adèle has the most beautiful and well thought out ensemble. It's amazing how the pastel pink can make her lingerie set looks so striking and expensive. The light color allows all the intricate details in it to show through. I don't recall I’m this excited when I see the same design done in black with Mlle. Jolie Ombres Poetique. Her chandelier earrings are very detailed with many rhinestones added to them. She also has a ring, a bracelet and a pink cigarette holder. Her pastel pink shoes while simple are easy to put on so it is a plus.
Like other dolls from the collection, my Adèle arrives with her hair a mess. So I wash it, cut the thread that hold her hair on the side, use hairspray to secure it and fluff the whole hair way up. I like this new hairstyle for her much more than the original style. This white hair looks and feels a lot softer and thinner than hair of other IT dolls I have which is very nice to touch. Adèle however is very thinly rooted at the top of her head and her scalp is not painted with white so the top of the scalp shows through if the hair is not placed “right”.
Overall, this Adèle is very very gorgeous. Very well thought out. I'm very glad that she's the first Adèle to be added into my collection.
Dollface Adèle Makéda - Review
Let's keep the reviews of IT's first 2018 collection - Boudoir - going. This time, let's talk Adèle. 2017 is technically the year of Adèle when there were 5 total Adele renditions introduced (if I remember correctly) and Adèle 2.0 was the hardest working girl out of 3 versions of the sculpt.
For me, Adèle 2.0 is not my favorite sculpt of the character because she looks very similar to Beyoncé. Queen Bee is my idol for the longest time but I do not like my doll to resemble any celebrity. Between the 3 sculpts, I like 3.0 much more but she always received such bad screenings that make her a total flop with the exception of Faces of Adèle. However, I have a feeling that Faces of Adèle will be the last time we see her.
With the introduction of The Boudoir Collection earlier this year, we have yet another Adèle - Dollface Adèle Makéda to be exact - and she also is the first Adèle I add to my collection.
It comes as a surprise to me that this time Adèle 2.0 is not as popular as she usually is in other collections. Maybe she appears too frequently or maybe she has platinum blonde hair. But to me she's so appealing because she looks very different from Beyoncé and her outfit and accessories along with Dasha are the most well styled ones in the whole collection.
With each of the girls from The Boudoir Collection, there is a very clear era reference in the styling. Dasha is a 1920s Art Deco muse with her short Marcel Wave. Véronique is no doubt taking a page from Betty Page’s 1950s pin-up book. Mlle. Jolie is channeling the 80s while Agnes is bringing back 1940s Hollywood glam. As for Adèle, from her screening, her outfit and jewelry color palette, to her hair color, the way her beauty mark is placed, everything screams 18th-century Rococo to me. If it is the case then I wish IT goes all the way and styles her white hair in an updo so she can be the Marie Antoinette of the collection.
Her screening is very interesting. From the promotional photos, I think her eye shadow is airbrushed with lilac and pink color which would be very hard to do but very interesting when done right. In real life, however, it is solid layers of pink and lilac painted on top of each others which also looks nice. Her green side glanced eyes are striking. It seems that a lot of Jessy's girls have green eyes. I was a bit worry that her lips would be pastel pink, I'm not a fan of light color lips on dark skin dolls, the lips would over power everything in a not so good way. It is not the case with this Adèle though, her lips are almost nude with a bit of shimmer and a slightest hint of pink. Everything goes so well together.
Her skintone is a newly introduced skintone called Sunkissed. It looks very good. It looks like mocha. What I like most about this new skintone is that it doesn't have the red/orange hue that the Latino or FR Black has which looks a bit unrealistic to me. However, I think IT has too many skintones that are very similar to each other. If there is any “in between” skintone that needed to be developed, I think it would be the shade between A-tone and Dark A-tone. Other than that I think there's no need to introduce another skintone that looks very similar to the ones already existed.
Dollface Adèle has the most beautiful and well thought out ensemble. It's amazing how the pastel pink can make her lingerie set looks so striking and expensive. The light color allows all the intricate details in it to show through. I don't recall I’m this excited when I see the same design done in black with Mlle. Jolie Ombres Poetique. Her chandelier earrings are very detailed with many rhinestones added to them. She also has a ring, a bracelet and a pink cigarette holder. Her pastel pink shoes while simple are easy to put on so it is a plus.
Like other dolls from the collection, my Adèle arrives with her hair a mess. So I wash it, cut the thread that hold her hair on the side, use hairspray to secure it and fluff the whole hair way up. I like this new hairstyle for her much more than the original style. This white hair looks and feels a lot softer and thinner than hair of other IT dolls I have which is very nice to touch. Adèle however is very thinly rooted at the top of her head and her scalp is not painted with white so the top of the scalp shows through if the hair is not placed “right”.
Overall, this Adèle is very very gorgeous. Very well thought out. I'm very glad that she's the first Adèle to be added into my collection.