The new Bee8 from Rosen Garden is taking over my brain...but the price tag is making me wince, and I'm wondering if I have any other options. Are there any other companies that offer ~25-30cm dolls that are mature/adult proportions. And preferably have a fantasy element (I'd get the elf eared Bee8), though not required! I did try a general forum search, but couldn't find anything recent enough to give me a lead lol EDIT: and boys. I'm almost exclusively interested in boys lol
I know a few companies that offer adult-looking 25-30cm dolls MYOU Doll has a mature 27cm doll line. Their sculpts are 'Gina', 'Bettina', 'Alan', 'Vieruodis (elf)', Rod' and 'Reid'. They are available on ACBJD (Allice's Collection). Asleep Eidolon has a lot of tinies available on LegendDoll. They may suit your aesthetic a bit more since most of them are fairies and elves. Maskcat Doll also offer a couple of mature-looking tinies. They are 26cm. But they are more realistic-looking. Their names are 'Inez', 'Feline' and 'Joy'. They are available on ACBJD (Allice's Collection).
I've been obsessed with Bee8 for months after seeing the prototypes on IG! It looks like LulaDoll has two Whispering Girl models that are 1/6 scale, very realistic, for less cost. I couldn't find anything close to Bee8 so I've already pre-ordered him with extra head for both ear styles. No regrets!
Allow me to direct your attention to the 1/6 Mature Dolls thread! Could be useful since it's pretty much exactly what you're after?
I'll add, Maskcat recently added Louise to their 1/6 lineup and updated the body. I have Inez on the old body and if the new one is as good or better, it's incredible! Most mature 1/6 tend to be a bit taller than the 25cm range, sadly. Xagadoll has some 27cm dolls, but the fantasy ones tend to be limited edition. Nina's Dolls has some gorgeous 25cm girls. MissMianDoll has the Whispering Girls and other 1/6 available on Lula Doll, as mentioned. LuuusiQ (formerly Echo Town) has a lovely Photosynthetic Girls series, who are about 25cm tall and have lovely realistic bodies. Dream Valley has in the past done limited realistically-proportioned 1/6 mature fantasy dolls, but I don't know how often they do that. Granado has done elf-eared girls, but they tend to be closer to 30cm - same with their boys.
Ah-HAH they are 1/6!! I was somehow thinking they were 1/12 cause Bee8 has a tiny head and I looked up wigs first lol. Okay, that gives me something to work on xD Thank you everyone for the suggestions so far!! Some really gorgeous dolls, but a lot of them are looking too youngish for what I'm searching for - something more along the lines of Granado (and yeah, up to 30cm is good! Just something in that hand held scale that doesn't look young. Oh and most likely a boy. I don't seem to ping with girl dolls xD) YES someone linked him on a dolly discord I'm on and I haven't been able to get him out of my head xD Though seeing the pricing for the ones linked here, he's not outrageously overpriced so I may be joining you lol. I'm off to the 1/6 mature dolls thread to see if there are any others there that tempt me...
I am obsessing over Bee8 and I just made the decision to get back into the hobby. I wanna think that I can make the money work but its hard to say
I have given in and put in an order for Bee8. Found some lovely options through the suggestions here, but none hit quite like he did. I'm excited!! 8D
So excited for you! I felt the same way, no matter how many others I looked at they just didn't captivate like little Bee8 did