Lies you tell yourself about BJD

”I don’t need the next doll from Fairyland”
and
“My girls have enough dresses”
and
“I will learn how to make wigs or shoes this year”
and none of this is true

 

"They're just dolls, collectible and cute and I can practice fashion on them. I won't start thinking weird anthropological nonsense about them."
Talk about self deception.

"They're just dolls" until you turn away to sew something then turn back to find the doll looking absolutely bored silly from being made to sit for fitting after fitting. It was the lighting, I swear!

"They're just dolls" until you realized room temp and humidity can affect the strings and the one snarky devil has actually changed his position and now looks very mocking of your delusions.

They're just dolls and they play with US.

 

so true! lol

 

"I'll be so happy if I just get this last one"
"My collection is complete and I am satisfied with everything I have, I have achieved doll nirvana"
(Literally am looking at getting another SD after I just bought one last month :,)

 

That I don't need such and such doll. CD
Every time I see a doll I fall in love with at first sight has pretty much managed to come home.

 

"I only need one."

 

I don't need anymore than 3 (already gone over)
I won't spend more than 1000 (already going to for my grail if she pops up)
I won't go smaller than 1/3 (my newest is 1/4)

 

"It will be just this one doll this year..." (looking at my 2 dolls on order from companies, plus 3 secondhand purchases...)

 

SDs are too big for me..........

 

"my first and last doll uwu"

then "ok this is the last one"

.... TTuTT

 

Honestly... At the moment, it's that I'll get back into the hobby "sometime soon". I'm sad about it, but I feel like I've moved on from the hobby... I hope I'm wrong. I'm just so busy and no one around me is into it. But I'm trying to get back into it, so.

 

"I'll never sell my first doll"
"I won't buy any dolls more than $300"
"My dolls will only have one outfit each"
"I'll never get anything bigger than 60cm"
"My dolls will be display items only"
"I'll never heavily mod a sculpt"
"Boy dolls only" (I was like 16 and still going through my anti girly girl phase lol. I guess I associated girl dolls with like, Barbies or smth?)
Needless to say, I broke every one of these rules pretty quickly. I *might* be a little bad about keeping promises to myself.

 

"I don't need another _______ from FL"
"I'm gonna finish (insert unfinished doll here) before I order anyone new"
"This is it, I'm gonna try doing my own face-ups
"I don't need a body for every head/faceplate. They can totally share!"

 

"I’m only going to get these few BJD’s for these ships, I can’t really think of any others i really want/ need"
"I'l have this one customized by the time the next one arrives."

 

"No Yo-SD sized dolls." I have only one, but she was an orphan! Comi Baby Doll Misa, unadopted from the Resin Rose convention for two years! She's the only doll of this size that I've even remotely considered adopting.

"No elves." I have four, plus a human who thinks he's an elf. Go figure!

Linda S.
galatia9

 

“Every doll is unique so there shouldn’t be twins (more than one in the same head sculpt) in my house” I have 6 soom river, 2 Volks oscar/ 3 beth/ 2 frere and lots more…

“I wouldn’t spend that much of money on clothing for dolls” Their clothing are more expensive than mines

“I am gonna take some photos for my dolls this year”

“I will not buy more unless its on my dream list” Technically not a lie if I have added all the dolls I bought onto my dream list before I bought them

 

Aging and yellowing isn't a thing...any doll I purchase will stay perfect forever!

 

"I'm sure I will make things for my dolls with this $1500-worth-pile of crafting supplies"

"This is the last clothing piece I buy for them and then I only sew clothes by myself"

"I can squeeze another doll box in there somewhere without throwing away something else to make room for said box"

"Someday I will be FULLY satisfied with my doll collection"

 

-'I'll start with an MSD so it's a middle ground', nope started with an SD
-'I'll buy dolls that fit my story', I did that for a while.. but then the doll group's story splintered off
-'I can't buy a doll till the others have clothes' My boys had to share a single pair of pants for months before they both got clothing.
- 'I don't have a Grail doll' .... I now have two,
-'I'll mainly collect girl dolls' I only have two girl dolls and if my wishlist is bought I'll have four boy dolls.
-'I'll buy this Dolfie Dream head and buy her a body!' she is still without a body eight years later.
-"I'll buy an MDS one day!' I've never bought one, they're cute, but I love my big dolls.

 

Like many others I have this:

-I will not add anymore to my wishlist..

Came back from my hiatus and added 5 more to my list already containing 11+ and for the past 4 days I've been trying to fall OUT of love with yet another one.



Bonus "Lies I tell others": It's an investment XD

 

"Three is enough" - "My crew is complete" - "No new dolls before each that I have has a complete look". Lies people, big, big lies!

 

"My collection is complete!"
"I'm not really into Volks dolls."
"I only collect mature dolls."
"I'm not getting any more 1/4 scale dolls."
LIES. ALL LIES.

 

"I have one doll, that's enough for me."

"They came with an outfit, they don't need more clothes."

 

"I'll only buy one, and just sculpt my own dolls then"

"I can probably make their clothes, it's gonna be fine."

Already planning the next purchase(s).

 

Past me:
"I will never buy a doll taller than 42cm."
"I will stick to just one doll."
"No hybrids for me because I do not want to gamble for size / color mismatch."

Current me:
*looking at two 42cm dolls, one tiny, and three adult dolls ranging from 60cm to 70cm (with two of them hybrids)*

"Famous last words."

 

Why would I buy a head? Then I'd have to fuss and stress over finding a body to fit it. Full dolls only!

I now have a gorgeous head sitting in an open box staring at me as we wait for news that his body shipped.

 

I said to myself a few years ago I’d stop at 12 and I didn’t! I tried to get better about not buying as many floating heads and then I ended up buying bodies instead and for some reason I found having spare bodies more stressful than floating heads

 

"Just one doll." But he needed a friend.
"Okay, two 1/3 sized dolls - a boy and a girl - to be my art models." I have four boys and two girls at 1/3 size.
"I don't want any dolls smaller than 1/3!" Found out I prefer MSD size. Currently at three.
"Only one more doll, an IOS Cho, and then no more bjds for a long time." True so far since I didn't buy him, and I did go nine whole years without buying any bjds, just the occasional doll-sized prop at the store.
"I wish I could justify buying an anthro doll, but I'll never find one that I could make into Jack." Birdcube Lipu/Lapin head hanging out on my desk while his milliput ear modifications dry. Speaking of which...
"I'm too scared to tan, hybrid, or modify my dolls." GIANT lie. I've sanded down, sculpted onto, done my own faceups (with improvements over time), tanned a Senior Delf, removed nearly a centimeter of a too long neck, Jaeda's a hybrid, Jack will be a hybrid,etc.
"It'll probably take ages to find a doll for Sally. And who knows when I'll be able to afford/buy her?" Found rap1993 Danni v2 in almond skin, fell in love, worked my butt off and had the funds in five weeks. Was lucky enough to order her this past weekend. Zero regrets.

 

"Now that I'm back in the hobby, I'll take my time curating the dolls I want"
*speed-runs wishlist*
At least I'm done now, right? RIGHT?!

 

"I'll leave this faceup alone from now on" for sure

 

"My doll does not need an SO!!!!"

 

"I'm going to take this really slow."
"I'm going to make all my doll's clothes. I don't need to buy clothes."

 

"I don't like anything smaller than 1/3."
Bought a 1/4 doll.

"75cm is too muscular and too big."
Has a 70cm+ doll on my wishlist.

"He doesn't come with shoes or a face up. Or eyes. So I automatically don't want him."
Has one on a layaway.

"I'm done now. I'm just gonna wait for my dolls to come home and appreciate them when they arrive."
Adds just one more doll to my wishlist.

"I could probably learn how to make this myself. How hard could it be?"
A dozen misshapen sticks later: add to cart.

Gee, I sure wonder why my wallet is crying right now.

 

"why would I ever buy accessories."

Way too much money later....

 

"I can diy everything, even the shoes"

I tried, I failed, I superglued my fingers together, and went the *add to cart* route very quickly.

 

Oof, I am guilty of so many xD

-One doll is enough
-73cm isn't that big for a doll
-I will never sell, or trade, my first doll
-My dolls are good with one outfit each
-I'll never order a doll with a long wait again
-My other hobbies won't get sidelined for my bjd
-I'll never spend what I do for my own clothes on doll clothes

I'm sure there are many more but these really stick out lol

 

"I can totally do a face up on a humanoid doll! It'll be fun!"

It has not been fun. While a more experienced friend has been giving me encouragement, I recognize that I'm still in the bad stages and have been making a lot of mistakes. So I ended up ordering another head with faceup and am opting to keep this one as a crash test head of sorts.

 

I always tell myself this is my last doll, and then I buy again and again, I can't stop-)

 

"i dont like anime style dolls!"
now has 2 puyoo doll kumakos on layaway and 1 head ordered....

 

I thought I would stop collecting after 1 or 2 dolls, but soon went pass that really fast and have a large collection. I thought I only would get bjds that look similar to bisque dolls. I now have dolls that are stylized, look like bisque dolls, and look realistic. I thought i would only get white or normal skin dolls, but mainly buy fantasty color dolls or tan color dolls. Now I'm looking for a darker shade. I never planned to sell my dolls, but I am currently selling some because I have so many and need the space. I told myself only full set dolls that have face up options, but i have so many floating blank heads.

 

"I will only ever need one." - Changed almost instantly with the announcement of pukipuki line and a friend was selling a Domayu flexi 1
"Ok, I can't have floating heads, all must have bodies." - Some heads are sleeping versions or fantasy version and 4 without any bodies.
"Ten is my limit, I have other expensive hobbies." - I have more than twenty, paying for another and dream list I want complete. Still doing other hobbies when I can.
"I will use them for art and learn to sew for them and start selling pieces." - Changed when an unknown disability took center stage causing many problems including not able to do craft like I use to and forgot a lot things.
"I can and will make simple bits of furniture." - Reason above
"I will keep the dolls I get in a certain range. Will not get a doll big than a senior Delf Luts nor any other doll smaller than 1/4." I have 1/12 to Glamour model + Hound size dolls. And even similar sized dolls need their own wardrobe because they only fit a certain shape. It makes me grateful that I never sold anything that didn't fit one doll.
"I will never get duped into buying a fake." - A former friend sold me a second hand body that was fake but claimed was 100% real. (note, this was text and never joined this site) I sent it back to them in pieces with a note saying "Goodbye"

There is probably more like prices of certain things I won't go over and other things like that. Alas my memory isn't as good as it once was.

 

"I don't really like the look of sweet dream/closed eye sculpts or sculpts with teeth"
I have one of each on the way...

 

Recent lies I have told myself:
- That’s the last one I’m buying for the year.
- I will not buy any doll that has a wait time longer than 6 months.

 

I’m convinced that these are some of the most powerful & arcane words one can chant to make a grail, white whale or other hard to find doll magically appear…or even make a doll you never expected to re-release, re-release! Ask me how I know all of these things!

A lie I told myself that I’m now regretting was a lie: “I’ll keep count of them all, resin, vinyl, playline.’ HA! Then I got lazy about it and also accidentally lost one list I was building for the Barbies.
My dolls are kept in 2 places now (my own choice so I have some in both locations) and I’m constantly thinking one is here when it is there, there when it is here. Quite annoying and would be much easier to manage if I hadn’t been too stubborn to keep a neat & up-to-date list with an extra column for location. I’m sure paying for it now.

 

You know what else makes the grail appear? Buying a common doll or a bargain you can’t pass up..next day the grail appears and you have to go over your budget.

 

"This will be the last one, I promise."

 

"it's too expensive to get into doing my own faceups" - it was definitely an investment to get into it, but the fun outweighs that!
"i'll never get a girl doll" - i have no boy dolls atm.. at least sculpted male dolls. younger me would be shocked!
"i'm never getting back into the hobby, it's too expensive and i don't enjoy them anymore." - turns out the problem here was not displaying my dolls and having dolls that couldn't pose AT ALL.

 

„i will never buy a doll that costs over 600$“
and „i will never get a doll on layway“
*buys a doll for 1200$ on layway*
bonus:
„i think i‘ll only collect girl dolls“
i have 2 boys and a head now waiting for a body :^)

 

That I will not buy another doll until every doll I own has a wig, eyes, a face-up and some decent clothes/shoes.

 

"No more than 10!" Now the next lie I'm telling myself is no more than 20.

"No SDs, they're just too big for me," I say as I glance at my 3 Feeple60s and Feeple65 while eyeing more to potentially get.

"I'm not going to have a pukifee ever again, so I should sell all my stuff with her, she's just too small." My current pukifee Jude named Briar Rose has some things to say about this.

"I'm going to have so many cool dioramas." Granted, I tried but ran out of room, especially for any SD sized ones.

"I'm going to get custom outfits for everyone." My wallet says otherwise.

"I can't get a doll unless I have a character for them." Those characters always end up changing.

"I'm happy with my current crew, I don't need any more nor do I want to sell anyone." Ahahah, yeah, about that...

There's probably more, but these are the ones I can think of right now

 

Biggest lie I ever told myself was “I’m never ever going to sell any of these”

I’m a revolving door collector. I sell relentlessly. I can’t count all the dolls I’ve sold.

 

me: she will have wig, face, outfit and will be prettyprettyprettypretty on my shelf.
doll: blank-in-box for months and later moves in new house.

 

I only want to have 1... I have 3 now. I still debate whether to reduce down to 1 still, but the number tends to increase much easier than it decreases. I'm sure many here can relate

 

"I'm only going to get MSD sized dolls." Now I have two complete 68cm, two inprog 72cm, and plans for two more...

"I'll make wigs for my dolls, rather than buy all of them." I have now ordered all my wigs as I really, really don't like making them.

"I'll only get dolls for these specific OCs." Now I have an entirely new and extended list of OCs I'm shelling, maybe I'll keep to it this time.

 

"I won't impulse buy dolls."
"I just don't want that many. I don't think I'll ever reach a double-digit collection."
"I feel like I have enough dolls now."

And here I stand, rubbing my chin and contemplating the house of 9 full dolls, the floating head of the 10th doll, and two pet dolls on order... three of them were definitely impulse-bought.
These days, I add "for now" to all those statements. They're not such big lies if I qualify them, right?...


"No fantasy head sculpts, and especially no fanged teeth. I don't like vampires at all!"
"I dislike open mouths, they're not allowed into my crew. All my dolls will be quiet children and keep their mouths shut."

Got myself a doll with fangs, but it's OK he's a dragon and I still don't like vampires. I've painted one doll with an open mouth and it seems to work for his personality? (Though tbh I cringe every time I look at it and half the time I want to wipe and paint his mouth shut, but well, it's who he is now...) And of course, there's that fanged one with those visible teeth but I seem to find them OK too?...

 

My pre-BJD era: "Ha, that's ridiculous! Why would anyone want to drop a thousand bucks on a doll? I would never!"

Now:
Receiving my re-filed tax return of $5800 CAD two weeks ago and my friend says, "I know where that money is going towards"
Having looked at my Year One SartoriaJ purchase history just last night: $5800 CAD are you kidding me??

 

That I will only buy one lol now I have like 8, but I'm pretty much out of the hobby. Haven't done anything in a while. Too attached to sell, however.

 

I did end up being able to make ok-ish shoes, I just needed to try making them for bigger dolls. I still prefer to buy them though, just to have a bigger variety of styles. Know thee limits and all such.



Another lie I told myself was that I have no space for bigger dolls and will stick to 1/4....... but I obviously immediately found some when my first 1/3 arrived. I think there might even be space for 2 Dolls are like the "dessert stomach", always space for one more

I will never buy Volks - I have 2, used to have an extra head, they have become my favourite dolls to play with and I might get more in the future.

All dolls must be able to share everything - some of them can share bits, but I realised slim mature minis are not all I enjoy at some point and own many differently proportioned dolls now. Some of them need special clothes/wigs/shoes/eyes that none of the others can use.

No props, it's waste of money (they have a guitar AND a bass).

Best posers with modern jointing only - honestly I prefer my older dolls and don't mind the single joints at all. I have made the mistake of body upgrading several times and sometimes it wasn't the best choice also


I think by now I have learned to let things go as they will a bit, it's also exciting to just try new things in the hobby!

 

"This will be my last one,"
"no floating heads" and
"no more dolls over 1/4 scale, they're far too big"
have all been....very trying phrases.....

 

"No new resin in 2025."

This was my goal for this year, since I promised my spouse I would finish the dolls I already have before adding more projects to my plate. Yeah, uh, with the holidays coming up like they are, I may end up with some new resin between holiday gift money and my own doll sales funds. Oops?