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Shopping Spree 2015 Part 35
I have to say Evening Blossom Dominique is definitely unexpected, and that’s what I love about Integrity Toys. They do something like this and it blows my mind! I would have never really thought of Dominique with short hair and in a bright red color. Her hair is in the same style as the One-of-a-kind Femme Rouge Erin from last year’s Gloss Convention. Without a doubt her inspiration was Rihanna during the ‘Loud’ era circa 2010. The lace jumpsuit is very risqué and very ballsy only a few people can get away wearing. I really love the nude lips but I‘m not crazy about the face design especially the eyes. As a Dominique fan, I can say that this is not her best face screening. I need that umph and I need that intensity in her eyes. I’m still infatuated with last year’s Tantalizing Dominique who I thought was the best version of Dominque in my opinion. She had a lot of attitude with her side glancing eyes. The FR2 face style was perfect for her that I wouldn’t mind them using that again. In fact, if they can combine Impossibly Beautiful’s eyebrows, Tantalizing’s eyes and Evening Blossom’s pearlescent nude lips, I think she will be a hit. Underneath the lace jumpsuit is a bra top and panties. The bra is the same as Sensuous Affair Giselle’s but this time the fit is off. It’s a little bit bigger which is weird. You would think that they would be exactly the same size since they were made from the same pattern. Maybe it’s just mine. Her skin tone is lighter than I previously assumed. Lighter than Tantalizing and all her FR2 versions, so this is a first for her. Speaking of skin tones… The color of her head is not a perfect match to her body. You don’t really see it with the naked eye but depending on the light you will see that the head and body have different color temperatures. It's more noticeable in pictures as well. This seems to be an ongoing issue with darker skin tones like Light Honey in the past year and some dolls with the Japan skin tone just recently that I really would love if Integrity Toys would do some light test and change the formula of the plastic and the vinyl. I’m not really asking for perfection as that’s impossible, but at least make the colors match to the point that the differences are not noticeable. I somehow don’t have that kind of issue with Barbie so my expectations are higher for Integrity Toys since the dolls are supposed to be high-end and in the $130 range. Kudos to the quality issues that decreased this year in comparison to last year, but the skin tone mismatch issue is something they still need to look into.
Shopping Spree 2015 Part 35
I have to say Evening Blossom Dominique is definitely unexpected, and that’s what I love about Integrity Toys. They do something like this and it blows my mind! I would have never really thought of Dominique with short hair and in a bright red color. Her hair is in the same style as the One-of-a-kind Femme Rouge Erin from last year’s Gloss Convention. Without a doubt her inspiration was Rihanna during the ‘Loud’ era circa 2010. The lace jumpsuit is very risqué and very ballsy only a few people can get away wearing. I really love the nude lips but I‘m not crazy about the face design especially the eyes. As a Dominique fan, I can say that this is not her best face screening. I need that umph and I need that intensity in her eyes. I’m still infatuated with last year’s Tantalizing Dominique who I thought was the best version of Dominque in my opinion. She had a lot of attitude with her side glancing eyes. The FR2 face style was perfect for her that I wouldn’t mind them using that again. In fact, if they can combine Impossibly Beautiful’s eyebrows, Tantalizing’s eyes and Evening Blossom’s pearlescent nude lips, I think she will be a hit. Underneath the lace jumpsuit is a bra top and panties. The bra is the same as Sensuous Affair Giselle’s but this time the fit is off. It’s a little bit bigger which is weird. You would think that they would be exactly the same size since they were made from the same pattern. Maybe it’s just mine. Her skin tone is lighter than I previously assumed. Lighter than Tantalizing and all her FR2 versions, so this is a first for her. Speaking of skin tones… The color of her head is not a perfect match to her body. You don’t really see it with the naked eye but depending on the light you will see that the head and body have different color temperatures. It's more noticeable in pictures as well. This seems to be an ongoing issue with darker skin tones like Light Honey in the past year and some dolls with the Japan skin tone just recently that I really would love if Integrity Toys would do some light test and change the formula of the plastic and the vinyl. I’m not really asking for perfection as that’s impossible, but at least make the colors match to the point that the differences are not noticeable. I somehow don’t have that kind of issue with Barbie so my expectations are higher for Integrity Toys since the dolls are supposed to be high-end and in the $130 range. Kudos to the quality issues that decreased this year in comparison to last year, but the skin tone mismatch issue is something they still need to look into.