SartoriaJ Mini Part II

Same, Galdren's dragon face looks more appealing to me too - he turns into a really hot dragon! But his tiny chick.. i mean dragon feet look a bit funny imho, they should have gone all the way like loong soul and made feet more dragony or not at all, just kept human feet and slaped some shiny scales on them.

 

I think Mive’s dragon face has a few differences but they’re so minuscule you need a microscope to see them. Her cheeks look thinner/sharper (you can see it on the 3/4 profile comparisons), her eyes are narrower and brow marginally lower and more pronounced. I could be totally wrong, I could have been looking so hard I convinced myself but to me she appears to be more defined and expressive. I find human Mive rather vapid and insipid.

I agree with everyone’s comments about how they could have added a tail and designed more reptilian feet. I’m guessing though that they’re so used to dealing with sculpting beautiful humans that they struggled coming up with a foot design that was stable and delicate. Probably for the tail too. It maybe just got too complicated so they cut their losses. I do love how they’ve given us a glimpse into the development too including some of the problems.

The reveal kind of gave me the same feeling that I got playing FFXIV (Final Fantasy XIV online) when the dragon race Au Ra were finally introduced. They had a teaser in the form of a character who had horns and a scaled tail but kept her face and limbs hidden under clothing. I imagined all sorts of exciting things regarding her appearance but was incredibly disappointed to find that essentially the Au Ra were very human looking. They had scaled patches on the face, arms and legs, a tail, horns and eyes with noticeable limbal rings and that was it.

The butt wings are also a very common thing in Asia, again as an avid gamer I see that style a lot both on characters and on costumes. It’s odd looking to us Western folk especially from the UK and Europe where our dragons of lore are usually big and bulky with massive wings.

I do love the colour combination they came up with, the purple on a warm brown base is incredibly beautiful.

 

If Mive tries to fly with those wings, she would probably fall flat on her face

But overall she still looks impressive, even if it is not very practical ^^

 

They overdid the sparkles and blushing on Mive's faceup imo, and I honestly think she would benefit from a bolder colour palette streamlined to make her features actually pop instead. But alas, this all goes back to my general critique of SJ struggling to bring out the potential of darker resins like cocoa brown... makeup, styling, and ethnic-wise -- though I understand they are treating cocoa brown like a fantasy colour this time around.

I agree with everyone saying Galdren's dragon sculpt is far better than his human sculpt -- the sexy incubus vibe is strong on this lol -- and I think his styling works great for showcasing both the beauty of the David body and his dragon arms. Given his wings are on his upper back, he has a greater dragon-like presence than Mive. And of course, a dragon's tail would have been perfect. Now I just can't tell if I love or hate the poofy mullet.

 

Something about Galdren's fluffy hair and all the glitter is giving me some Twilight Harpo vibes lol.
@sageyufi omg a more dark and bold makeup would be so perfect!

I kind of wish there was an option to get the dragon heads with human bodies, or to add human legs to the dragon sets. Honestly the price surprised me with how low it is with all the special dragon parts....but I think I'd rather get them faceups as incubi and succubi and skip the dragon feet all together, or at least have the option to switch them out.
I think perhaps I've bought enough new dolls this year anyway... Heres to hoping for an amazing gal next year so I can buy the athletic body!

 

The sales is only going up to the middle of December. Something tells me there's still a Part 3 to come

 

…or she’d be bent double like a cat that trying to resist being picked up!
That mental image then became Heimlich the caterpillar from ‘A Bug’s Life’ when he emerges from his cocoon with teeny tiny wings and announces “I’m a beautiful butterfly!”.

Mive: *changes* ….. *looks at butt wings and squeals*…”I’m a delectable dragon!”
Everybody: “Oooh”
Mive: *wiggles butt and flaps wings* “Watch me soar majestically”
Everyone: *cheers*
Mive: “I am one with the sky!”…….*wings flap desperately as she takes off looking like a limp croissant*
Everyone:

 

Mive's buttwings are giving me early 2000s Mary Sue tests.

 

I don't think I posted a photo of my MSD Elf Leo here yet. I have to say the SD version and the MSD version are one of the most identical as I've seen SJ do. Great faceups on both sizes!

Flynn (Mini version) by luluna33, on Flickr

 

Ooh he has such a lovely face, quite gentle but there’s a slight hint that he could be a bit of a rogue too!

Well I’ve at last become a SartoriaJ owner, I adopted @sakana_hime’s elf ‘Jade’.

 

Luluna33 your Elf Leo is wonderful.

Here is my recently arrived Louis with my Elf Edgar.
Cheekbones by Iplecollector, on Flickr

 

My Matthew on the 50 David body. He tries to tell me his name is Nick which I ignore cause I want him to be Ian Jury is still out who will win!

Ian 02 by Ashemanu, auf Flickr

 

@Ashemanu he looks wonderful! Like he's part of a rock band

 

@Ashemanu - He looks great! Nick or Ian...whoever he may be. I think this is the first owner photo I've seen of a Matthew! He's lovely!

 

He looks wonderful!!! Very rock star!!!

 

@skyealloway Thank you! I could imagine that for him!
@luluna Thanks! Guess he wasn´t one of the popular boys But I really like him, even if he was a buy mostly out of frustration at the time ^^
@morganatron Thanks!! He certainly has some bad boy vibes

 

I say let him be a Nick, if he wants to be a Nick.
But, Now, I'm curious if it's the hair or something that's making him a Nick. (Hopefully it's not his face shape that's making him a Nick. Did you know that's a thing, in real life, about misremembering names?)

 

@tinyflame No, it´s the overall look, the face, the black hair, the almost beard ... he reminds me of at least two detectives named Nick from crime novels I read, and of the main character of the show "Grimm" who also is named Nick. And I don´t even like the name ^^ Or the two detectives!
And no, I didn´t know about the correlation of face shape and misremembered names! Interesting to know

 

My newly arrived Edmund
Untitled by Iplecollector, on Flickr

 

@Patrice S He is handsome!

@MB Lilac Gorgeous man and outfit!

 

Nice couple
Unfortunately the msd dolls from Sartoriaj are rare. I miss the old msd girl characters

 

Handsome new arrivals for both of you!

 

@Patrice S OMG, he is awesome! I am so glad I ordered him too Absolutely love his face Grats!!

 

Gorgeous! Dolls, outfits and setting!

 

Thank you nancy_schroeder, Ashemanu, Lyanne. Here is my Ayla who was shipped with him.
Untitled by Iplecollector, on Flickr

 

They do deserve portraits with te seasoal decorations! I like realistic dolls but I have several David bodies here and on order and I will remember your neck length solution!

 

Ayla is beautiful

 

Thanks Loganberry. Here is my Leo and Ayla wishing everyone a happy new year.
Toasting in the New Year by Iplecollector, on Flickr

 

@Patrice S - They look fabulous! Happy New Year to you and everyone!

 

@Patrice S Love your Ayla! She looks so different from the promo pictures, to me at least. They make a beautiful pair And Happy New Year to all

 

Thank you luluna and Ashemanu. Happy New Year to both of you!

 

My freshly arrived Bella! She has such a quiet beauty.

Sarnai by Ashemanu, auf Flickr

 

@Ashemanu - she is a beauty!

 

@luluna Thank you! She truly is I just wish there were more clothes for the SartoriaJ girls, big and small. I am in dire need of underwear atm, and all other things

 

She's gorgeous!!! I believe the underwear for Iplehouse FID fit the Sartoriaj MSD girls, as it's stretchy - I just checked the website and it looks like it's on sale too! Hope that helps!!!

 

@morganatron Thanks for the tip! I just looked at it. Unfortunately shipping would be far too expensive for a set of underwear That´s almost always the problem with the big companies.

 

Ah yes, that’s always a problem. Worth adding it if you’re buying a doll, not otherwise! I’m annoyed I missed out on a lot of their wigs for that reason - they seem to be phasing them out, unfortunately.

 

Ashemanu, your Bella is lovely. Mine arrived last week as well. Here she is in costume.
SartoriaJ MSD Celestial Bella by Iplecollector, on Flickr

 

I really love Bella's sculpt. Her rounder face shape is really charming among the crowd of narrow-faced sculpts. She seems very kind and motherly in the best way possible in my opinion.

 

@Patrice S Thanks! Your girl is lovely too, that dress looks stunning on her. I like it better than on the promo pictures. The color really suits her!

 

Thanks sageyufi and Ashemanu. I love her dress and here is her underdress.
Bella Underdress by Iplecollector, on Flickr

 

Bella reminds me of someone but I can't quite place who. She is like a quiet beauty. Congrats to you both!

 

Thanks so much. I keep thinking she reminds me of someone too but it just eludes me. She was one of those that as soon as I saw her I had to order her and she did not disappoint.

 

She reminds me of Bella Hadid, a little bit softer. That would also explain the name of the mold

 

Bella is just beautiful! I love the outfits on both.

 

Thank you MB Lilac. Bella is really a gorgeous one. Yours is beautiful too and I can see the Hazy resemblance. The brown eyes look lovely in her and the costume you did for her is incredible. I tried those Galaxy Brown eyes in mine and she didn’t like them. Go figure.

Thanks Bobble. I’m really glad I ordered the costume with her.

 

I'm drawn to these gorgeous dolls with their realism but SartoriaJ's sales model confuses me. Especially since I'm a newbie. I'm so disappointed that I missed out on The First Emperor, I would have loved to order Andre, maybe Eliott or Colette too. It was frustrating that I can't order anything at the moment, other than the SD Shakespeare dolls, which I won't because I'm sticking with the MSD size. Do I hold on and wait to see what is announced in future months? Are sculpts reused or does that tend to be for certain popular ones? I'll be sad if I've missed out on Andre for good.

 

At present you can only purchase what it available each month. However, SJ often brings back sculpts in new designs and outfits.

Sometimes, you can find past offerings in the MP.

 

@WAKelly honestly, I feel like SartoriaJ has new releases so often that I bet you won't have to wait long for the perfect doll. Since it was an SD this month, I feel like there is a high chance for MSD next month!

 

Thanks! I'll hang in there and be patient, or at least try to be patient. Sometimes I'm not very good with that and I know I have to be withh bjd dolls. I ordered my first two from Raccoon Doll 2/13 and I'm excited to sew for them though it's going to be a while until I see them. I'll keep my eye out for any msd doll releases from SartoriaJ too. I think I have a little more room in my doll budget if I don't go crazy. While I wait I'll continue to enjoy all of your beautiful photos.

 

It was 2022 when they had their big discontinuation event and stopped having dolls available all the time.

My Jude is from that event and his twin is from the elf event immediately afterward, which was I think the last time Elf Jude was ever offered.

 

I had to check, because it doesn't feel like it was that long ago, but it was. I still kind of regret not getting elf Juliet while she was available but I couldn't swing both of them and I wanted Jude more.

 

I felt the same way about Derek so when the released a MSD version of him I grabbed him in spite of having ordered both Louis and Elliot. I don’t regret it even though it set me back a bit.

And sometimes they will bring a sculpt back pretty quickly like the Halloween Louis and Vanessa and the ATH Marina. So keep watching their monthly offerings and it doesn’t hurt to ask Jay about Andre. Here’s my Derek whom I don’t regret getting.
Casworan SartoriaJ MSD Summer Derek by Iplecollector, on Flickr

 

He's so handsome, Patrice. I have been gushing over everyone's beautiful photos. Wow these are incredible dolls. I'm attempting to put the waiting time to good use. I've started to sell more of the non-bjd dolls I've lost interest in. I'm going to be strict with myself and unless it's a doll I adore, instead of a "nice to have" it's going up for sale for someone else to enjoy. That should help my doll budget quite a bit. So in the upcoming months perhaps there will be a couple of dolls that I will want to click that order button.