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Spring Elyse Jolie - Life from Fashion Week 2019 IT Convention Doll
As expected, main centerpiece doll from convention was Elyse, designed by Jason Wu. This was already announced, so I suppose that did take away a bit of excitement. But, not for me! This is one of my top 5 sculpts and since I do not have Elyse with this screening she was a must for me.
Makeup/Hairstyle - have to be honest here, I was a bit nervous about blue eyeshadow... Convention goers told me that it looks too harsh and overwhelming. In person, it looks just fine, it isn't any brighter than any other makeup color of the dolls I have. She looks fresh, youthful, sexy and exotic. It is quite expecting from Wu's Elyse. In fact, it seems that is the reason why I like this Elyse so much! Her lips are perfect color of red. It isn't orangy or too dark red, it goes perfect with her eyes. Now, blue eyes seemed strange choice for me when I fist saw her, but in person they look quite radiating and beautiful. They are not overwhelmed by eyeshadow at all. She has the same screening as anniversary Bergdorf Elyses. What I miss here are those small lines under the eyes that Bergdorf Elyse (blonde with black skirt and golden top) had. But, maybe I am just too demanding... 9.5/10
Outfit/Accessories - this is one of Wu's looks from S/S fashion show, hence the name. IMO the dress looks better on doll than on the model. I think Wu did a great job translating this look to doll size. The dress opens on front, so she can show a bit her legs, as I said she looks quite seducing for Elyse. The dress closes with zipper and fitting is great. My vote always goes for zippers on dresses. The embroidery looks very well done, I wouldn't change anything. This Elyse comes with never seen before earrings. Myyyy they are gorgeous! They look very designer, like Cartier or something, I am glad Jason included them here. Her bangs are pulled to the sides in order to showcase these lovely earrings. Each earring is different, one has pearls and the other bigger crystals. This might be my favorite pair of earrings and I think I have all molds of FR and NuFace earrings. The sandals are just fine. They could have been better. At least the strings do not fall down as this Elyse has 'velvet' touch skin, so they stick to it. Because of the shoes 9/10.
Execution/Quality issues - As I mentioned this Elyse, like all anniversary Elyses comes with velvet skin. It looks very good in hand. I have one Lovetones doll that has the same feature and IMO 'skin' on this Elyse looks better. The head is perfect match with body, it is regular plastic, which is understandable (in case you want to rebody her). It seems there is a bit of hair product on her face, so it might look glossier than it actually is. There is always a possibility that some pulls when it comes to items with embroidery, but I do not see anything similar on my dress. 10/10
Overall, this is one very beautiful, high quality Elyse. If you like bright colors on makeup and outfit, like I do, than she is definitely for you. I got mine the moment she was revealed, paid much higher price than the price she retails currently. IMO she is way underpriced, I guess her editions size - 700 pieces is one of the reasions for that. But, I think she will pick up on popularity as soon as everyone sees how gorg she looks when redressed. 9/10
Spring Elyse Jolie - Life from Fashion Week 2019 IT Convention Doll
As expected, main centerpiece doll from convention was Elyse, designed by Jason Wu. This was already announced, so I suppose that did take away a bit of excitement. But, not for me! This is one of my top 5 sculpts and since I do not have Elyse with this screening she was a must for me.
Makeup/Hairstyle - have to be honest here, I was a bit nervous about blue eyeshadow... Convention goers told me that it looks too harsh and overwhelming. In person, it looks just fine, it isn't any brighter than any other makeup color of the dolls I have. She looks fresh, youthful, sexy and exotic. It is quite expecting from Wu's Elyse. In fact, it seems that is the reason why I like this Elyse so much! Her lips are perfect color of red. It isn't orangy or too dark red, it goes perfect with her eyes. Now, blue eyes seemed strange choice for me when I fist saw her, but in person they look quite radiating and beautiful. They are not overwhelmed by eyeshadow at all. She has the same screening as anniversary Bergdorf Elyses. What I miss here are those small lines under the eyes that Bergdorf Elyse (blonde with black skirt and golden top) had. But, maybe I am just too demanding... 9.5/10
Outfit/Accessories - this is one of Wu's looks from S/S fashion show, hence the name. IMO the dress looks better on doll than on the model. I think Wu did a great job translating this look to doll size. The dress opens on front, so she can show a bit her legs, as I said she looks quite seducing for Elyse. The dress closes with zipper and fitting is great. My vote always goes for zippers on dresses. The embroidery looks very well done, I wouldn't change anything. This Elyse comes with never seen before earrings. Myyyy they are gorgeous! They look very designer, like Cartier or something, I am glad Jason included them here. Her bangs are pulled to the sides in order to showcase these lovely earrings. Each earring is different, one has pearls and the other bigger crystals. This might be my favorite pair of earrings and I think I have all molds of FR and NuFace earrings. The sandals are just fine. They could have been better. At least the strings do not fall down as this Elyse has 'velvet' touch skin, so they stick to it. Because of the shoes 9/10.
Execution/Quality issues - As I mentioned this Elyse, like all anniversary Elyses comes with velvet skin. It looks very good in hand. I have one Lovetones doll that has the same feature and IMO 'skin' on this Elyse looks better. The head is perfect match with body, it is regular plastic, which is understandable (in case you want to rebody her). It seems there is a bit of hair product on her face, so it might look glossier than it actually is. There is always a possibility that some pulls when it comes to items with embroidery, but I do not see anything similar on my dress. 10/10
Overall, this is one very beautiful, high quality Elyse. If you like bright colors on makeup and outfit, like I do, than she is definitely for you. I got mine the moment she was revealed, paid much higher price than the price she retails currently. IMO she is way underpriced, I guess her editions size - 700 pieces is one of the reasions for that. But, I think she will pick up on popularity as soon as everyone sees how gorg she looks when redressed. 9/10