Years ago in high school, my friend first showed me pictures of Dream of Doll's Ducan & Shall. I really liked Ducan. I thought they were beautiful but I didn't have the money and so I didn't think much of them at the time... Later, I saw someone's picture of LTF Shiwoo--I didn't even know there were other sizes of bjds, lol. I did more research and ended up getting a Honey Delf Taffy from Luts... really random. Tinies costed less, I think that was the main reason why I finally caved and bought it, but I don't regret it at all, Taffy is my most loved. However, it eventually meant that I would be getting an SD sized doll anyway... so my advice to anyone saving for their first doll would be to just save and get their dream doll. I never had one dream doll, just a bunch that I really liked... and there goes my wallet. ;n;
I first wanted a DOD Sha. But many people on DOA were complaining that the doll doesn't really look like the company photos. I looked at owner photos and agreed. Amusingly enough when I saw one in person he looked EXACTLY as beautiful as the company photos! I think the real problem that many people have DODs is that they are hard to photograph. But they really do look as beautiful as the company photos! I ended up getting a Latidoll M. But after a bit, I couldn't stand how "wide" his face was, or how he looked in certain angles. So, I sold him off. Haven't actually kept a single BJD yet. Hope that will change someday!
I got my intrest in these beautiful dolls in early age = = in 2009 summer... I saw my first doll in front of me... He was Homme Ducan! I fell in love with Lawrence Owen... Somehow i just happened fall in love with him. And i was sure he will be my first and only one...... it never happened--- I never had so much money for him.... in 2010 autum... i found DZ ws Jake who was for sale in finland. I thought "this is going to be my first boy... my first honey sugar bun"... and that's how i found myself playing with MSD doll ´3` So i think my taste have changed a bit... just a bit... since i'm still lusting for Lawrence Owen! And lots of else big dollies ´3` I just have to wait till i'm 18yo and can do whatever i want to ^ ^ since my family doesn't understand this hobby of mine~
When I was trying to choose a first doll I was enamored of Elfdoll June, with her full red lips (the default faceup at that time). Then I found Iplehouse, and I found the sculpt of their YID girl bodies to be so graceful. So I went back and forth between June and Iplehouse's Harin. I had a bit of time to look, since my husband was not at all sure about actually purchasing one of these dolls. I showed him both the June and Harin...but he didn't really like them. Instead he picked Iplehouse's Sivlia. He thought that her face was more dynamic. So, deciding none of them could be bad choices as they were all beautiful, I jumped on his offer and purchased the Silvia. I still have her and love her. ^_^
Well, the first site I think I ever found was Dream of Doll and I absolutely loved Homme Ducan. I drooled over him for a looooong time but I just didn't have the money and didn't think my parents would really approve of me spending so much on a doll anyway. So, I drifted away from dolls for a while, few years actually, until I moved out. Kinda fell back into it accidentally and found all kinds of dolls I loved, none of them really in the same style as D.O.D. I ended up getting Migidoll Cynical Yujin and Noel first. (Got them both at the same time so I guess I have two firsts?) Every once in a while I go back and look at Homme Ducan but I really don't love his sculpt as much as I did before. My taste as far as style goes has changed a lot. I tend to like slimmer faces, I guess more mature looking? No idea. Just don't really have the desire to own him anymore.
The first doll that I really truly wanted was a FeePle Iden. I mean- seriously what a gorgeous boy! But he was just so expensive that I couldn't ever really have one at his price. That was back in July. I was still going to buy one. I scoured the internet and saved money, worked TONS of extra shifts at work and finally came across an ebay listing for a doll named An by angel of dream. After checking that the vendor was not an official seller I went to their site and looked at An's pictures and information and it was a done deal. Totally fell in love with his face sculpt and body type. November 5th I paid for him and by December 2nd he was home with me. :3 I love sweeter faces and most male bjds look semi sinister or aren't smiling. I'm very new to the bjd hobby. Before I looked into getting a bigger one, my friend picked me out a regular jointed doll by Obitsu- which worked out because its better to get a less expensive doll and find you're not into the hobby than to come to that conclusion with an expensive one.
Well, the first time I stumbled over a Volks website I fell in love with SD Sara. I got a Angell-Studio Cindrella shortly after that because the shop attendant told me Sara was very hard to get. Now, I see f-01s everywhere.
The first doll I ever wanted was Iplehouse Freezia. I liked Luts Kara, but Freezia just smacked me upside the head with pretty. I wanted the mobility joint on the Iplehouse YID but they no longer offered it. Ringdoll Wagashi was my first doll instead. I love her to bits
I got interested in these BJD's when a friend showed me an off-topic elf BJD that I really liked but she was way, way too expensive and so I didn't forget about her but moved on and I came upon a Lovelhouse RooA on Ebay. I fell in love with her beautiful face but her Volks body needed work as it was an older model and I knew nothing about stringing, sueding at that time nor anything about Lovelhouse as I just liked the face...(still don't know alot about stringing, sueding) so I happened to show her picture to someone and they informed me she was very desirable and I sold her to them. With that money and some added to it I got that off-topic BJD that I wanted. She's still with me and from this one transaction I learned alot about the Asian BJD's and read up on Lovelyhouse and Volks so it was a very good learning experience from that one transaction.
The first doll that i had ever wanted is Senior delf Cian. He came out as limited edition, by the time i have enough money he was sold out. But a year later, Luts released him again, but they change his face-up. I am not really like his new face-up style, but i ordered him with face-up because i don't want to shipped my first doll around for face-up. My first doll is the doll that i ever want. Also last year Luts, released Cian- dreaming head which is so gorgeous. I falled in love again. I ordered dreaming head to be my first doll twins. I am so happy to have them as my family
Hmmm, the first bjd I wanted was a B&G Sapphira. The second doll I wanted was a AOD Chen & I still don't have either! LOL. The first doll I ended up buying was a Luts 08 Man (floating head at the time). I think the reason I chose the Man before either of my "first loves" was because he was inspiring to look at for me. I loved everything about his face. His little overbite, his eye lids, his chin, everything! I don't regret buying him, nor any of my dolls, but you've got me thinking... What happened to my plans for a blond Sapphira and a pink haired Chen???? D: How could I have forgotten about them?! I was just trying to figure out what my next purchases would be, now I think I know. Looking back, I see that a lot of my Deviant Art favorites prior to my first purchase were of Luts 08 Men, so... I guess I wasn't too distracted from my original desires.
Hmm, kinda. The first doll I ever wanted ended up being my second doll because the compant sent me the wrong one first of all. So I had to save for her all over again. It all work out in the end though, I got my dream doll, just 6 months later than planned lol.
The first doll I ever saw was the one I ended up with... my ex bf had her, stuck in her box, on the top shelf of his wardrobe, and she'd been there since he bought her. I rescued and spent time with her while I lived with him, and when the relationship went bust, I left, and I took her with me! I bought her off him of course... didn't need a 'custody battle' :P but he was kinda happy to sell her to me I think... must have noticed how much I love her. So now Caitlin, my CP Delf Lishe, is home with me, and I've added a Puki Puki Sugar to keep her company when I'm at work. I was upset that me and my ex didn't work, but I'd do it all over again to keep Caitlin
My dream boy, and the doll that when I saw him I knew I had to get into this hobby is the Volks SDGr Ryoya. *drool* I still haven't been able to find him. I came close, but I want him fullset. At any rate. I ended up falling for a Luts Shiwoo Dreaming that I found second-hand. Which is funny because I really don't care for them; but I love my girl. Also, I am about to get a second girl soon who I also never planned; I just fell for her. So, I still haven't found my dream boy, but I am not giving up. *nod nod* He will be mine.
The first doll I ever wanted was a DOD Sha, but like someone mentioned before me, I fell out of the hobby for a few years. I came back to it, full swing and in love with the new DOT Code 02, who I am currently saving up for! He was supposed to be my first, but I'm going to get a Migidoll Ryu before him because I fell head over heels in love with the sculpt. He's going to be second hand, but I'll love him all the same!
my first ever wanted BJD is lut bory but for truth the first bjd i got was doc-kirill although bory isn't my first doll, i believe in the future i will got bory, because i can't forget my first love
the fisrt BJD I want is tohya too^^ tohya/kohya is just AWESOME!!! I knew BJD since 2005...but tohya 's beyond my bugget... so i'just dreaming about him>////< and I got my first BJD in 2008( BC's PEPE ) because my friend told me about BC's discount event... and at the end of 2008... tohya 3rd is on sell....but I still cannot afford him QAQ
I first wanted a Dollzone Morphoa, but after shopping around some more I decided against her, at least for now, because she just looks so sad, and I've heard that Dollzone dolls are hard to get clothes for (so hippy with large thighs), and I wanted a doll that could have many different clothes from lots of companies, so I decided to go for a SD13 Elena (which I haven't officially bought yet, waiting til January to actually lay down the money ).
The first doll that I really fancied was a DIM Arno. Now that I look back on it, he is nowhere close to my taste. It was a flash in the pan I guess. After that, I became infatuated with Resinsoul Long and so I considered buying him, but the company pictures dissuaded me. This was before I saw how lovely all the RS guys and gals here on DoA are. So I kept looking around and I found my first boy a DF Xiangyi and I was smitten. After that I bought a RS Long and am waiting for him to come home. So I suppose I got both the doll I first liked and the first doll I bought.
The first BJD I really wanted was a Fairyland Minifee Eliya (The Black Rose fullset, I believe). I wanted her for a good amount of time, but then kept changing my mind. My first doll (I got her this summer!) was a Blue Fairy TF May Special.
The first BJD I have wanted was a DollZone Morphoa and she is the first BJD I've got Because I love Morphoa so much... Hm, may be she made me happy and I just cant reject it mold and my love
The first BJD I wanted was a DOD Girl that they dont happen to have anymore (its the same head that's on the advertised female body still). I look at them now and realize that I really dont like them all that much. They look too much like anime characters (nothing wrong with that but not what i really like, i want some semi-realism) Then I wanted a Dollmore Model Ipsae, she is still very gorgeous, and I still want her, but like the Dollshe Bernard they have now, I will have to wait a while and get a job. My first doll that I got was a second hand from Ebay, a Bobobie Weylin. It was one of the inexpensive dolls I had found, and it was a good 4 years before i got a doll between finding out about them.
The first BJD I ever wanted was a ResinSoul Yun in normal skin. She is so beautiful. She sold out though at the doll shop DDE, before I could buy her. Instead, I bought Lian in normal skin, followed by Sprite in white skin from DDE. later on, I purchased Yun in purple skin from RS. :-)
The first dolls I saw on the net way back when were all Volks, and the only mold that made me go "wow" was Chris/Lucas. I remember then seeing an awesome photo of an Elf Shiwoo, and I was blown away generally by the Luts Delf sculpts when I found their site (they had about 5 heads then...) I badly wanted a custom-faceupped Lishe I saw on eBay. That's the first doll I daydreamed about owning. Then I had vague and unaffordable plans for a pair of Delf boys, Chiwoo and either El or Dambi. Then I got really interested in the mature mini size (the few options there were then, just Unoa and Narae and a couple others). I actually started a transaction to purchase a second-hand Serendipity Sharmin, but that didn't end up going through. If I had lots of spare money I would totally still get a Sharmin, now that she's available again. Since I don't, she's not on my immediate wishlist. But the switchable ears are such love. I didn't actually end up with any of the first dolls I wanted, but that's because I was in college and quite unable to spend that kind of money. I just lurked the hobby for several years, and now that I can get a doll every now and then there's so much more choice! I'm totally happy with the dolls I've gotten since then, but the old favourites still get my attention in the galleries and such
The first doll I fell in love with way back in the day was a DoD Homme Ducan. I saw his company pictures and thought he was the most handsome thing in the universe and all the jazz. Several years later I had a table in artist alley at an anime convention and ran into an old friend who just so happened to bring her dolls along, including one she was planning to sell, her DZ Hid. I played with him at the con and fell in love with the boy and ended up bring him home not too long after. As for the Ducan... well, I've since looked at many owner photos and such and I've actually kinda lost interest in him. I think it was just a change of tastes and such.
Hm...my first doll...well the first dolls I were introduced to were dream of dolls, but I didn't completely fall in love with those. I liked them, but wasn't crazy enough to get one. Recently in my second year of college I returned to the doll world and landed on this site. Then I saw Migi Doll and was in love with those dolls. I saw the mold Cho and I just fell in love with this one. So in the end I did buy the one that I ever wanted. I'm happy with it. I just didn't get the body I wanted! ahaha
The first doll I really wanted was a DZ MSD Hid, I still like him. I did save for him for quite a while, a long while in fact. Then I saw the Dikadoll Molin and was like, "OMG this is the doll for me!!" I proceeded to go mental over him and order him a couple of months later with the accumulated doll money and I love my Blakey
The first doll I ever saw and went completely gaga over was a Volks Tsukasa Konoe. It took me about... five years to get one. : The first doll I ever actually bought was a School C head, and I absolutely adored my little doe-eyed boy. I sold the head a while ago, and I've always entertained the idea of getting another one - it's one of the sweetest sculpts!
i remember that some dolls from Iplehouse were showed in a forum for model kits. I visited Iplehouses page and saw Ashanti and felt in love. She was the first dark-skined BJD that I ever saw. And she is so pretty! But at that time I thought "It is way too expensive! And she's sold out " So I forget about it. I continued to collect pullips, but I found myself watching over the iplehouse site again and again! So I started to safe money. But now, it is Benny that i want and that I will order on 1.1.2011! I fall in love with benny because she looks more innocent than Ashanti ^^
Anyways my question to you guys is what was the first BJD you ever wanted? First BJD I ever wanted was a Volks SD Kun. It was probably due to the fact that my friend had found the Volks site, and we were saying how awesome the dolls all looked, and we both really wanted one... I liked Kun best. Was it the doll that ended up being your first? Nope; my first doll is a DM Kid Flocke. Did you or didn't you ever get that doll you originally wanted? (and if not then what made you decide that?) No, I didn't. And frankly, I don't really think I will soon. Maybe one day, when I'm in the position to buy one so expensive (Volks is so pricey!) But back then, I only knew of Volks. Had I not seen Volks dolls, and realized just how many BJD companies are in existence, I think my choices would have been a little more... grounded for my taste.
when I first stumbled across bjd, it was because of a friend who sent me the link to Dream of Doll's site. I fell head over heals in love with their DoT Camine and was totally dead set on getting him first. I ended up buying a Luts SDF Howl first because less than a month before ordering a camine, I came across his mold and he shrieked his name to me, so I ended up with Julian as my first. I'm still totally set on buying a camine, as soon as I have the money and the character all laid out for him.
The first one I really wanted was the first one I got- a DOD tender elf sha. I'm perfectly happy with my choice.
The first one I got was the first one I have At first, I really focus on him and finally I got him! He was Delf Yder from Luts, now I'm finding more friends in the same size for him!
Hmm... While Volks was the first doll company I knew of (I didn't even know there were others until later, and at first I thought they were Chinese knock-offs. ), I never fell in love with any of their sculpts. I thought they were beautiful, but just not for me. A few months later, I was exploring newly-discovered companies and I stumbled upon Soom's monthly dolls... Specifically, Chalco. I was in love! He was absolutely perfect--my dream doll. ...Sadly, he had sold out the week before. But I realized quickly that I had neither the money nor means to introduce him into the house yet even if he hadn't been sold out, and so my first love came and went. Luckily, a few months later, I found Rosy. And Chalco was forgotten. Well, sort of. He is still my favorite male sculpt ever, and I would pounce on an oppurtunity to have him, if only his floating head.
The first doll that I really fell in love with and wanted to buy was Dollshe Bernard. I liked both the original and SA versions of him... I think I liked the Luts faceup for regular and the Tensia for SA. But I really wasn't sure about having a doll that big. Around the same time I also fell in love with Elfdoll Wu and Dollmore Adam Amos. It wasn't until Elfdoll Mir came out that I took the plunge, and he became my first doll. He'll always be with me. It was the right choice. I don't think I'll ever get a Bernard. He's lovely, but I really don't think I want a doll that big. I still consider Wu and Amos as potential friends for my boy though.
Heh heh... One of the very first bjds I seriously fell for was Volks Heath. I saw him on Ebay with a custom face-up and just drooled all over the keyboard. And then I saw the price. And promptly died. After resuscitation, I put him firmly out of my mind and went on my merry way. Two Dollzone and a couple of Dollmore later, I discovered DoA. Wouldn't you know it - a Heath head made its way onto the Marketplace shortly after I got access. The price was good and I bought him without a second thought. (Turns out I didn't put him as firmly out of my mind as I thought I had. >_<) Purchase of a cheap, used Volks SD13 body shortly followed. Today I no longer have my first doll (a DZ Ying), but I do have my Heath. *cue sappy grin*
The first doll that I wanted to buy (and the first one I got) was Ducan DOD And this doll made me fall in love with this hobby
When I saw Dragon Doll Emperor Huang Di, I knew I had to have him, and he was my first doll several months later.
The first dolls I saw and absolutely fell in love with was one of the Volks Lucai dolls - it was either a Masha or Sasha. But when I found out that both had been limited, were rare (if not impossible) to come by on the secondary market and the cost I gave up hope of owning one. The first doll I ever ordered but which arrived second was a Dollzone Cherry - I loved her face but hated the gangly 60cm body, the second doll I bought but which actually arrived first was a Delf Moon and I loved him. Volks Masha is my dream doll - I hope one day to own one. Right now I have the second best thing - a Volks schoolhead A, which is pretty similar.
The first dolls I saw that I liked and considered were Volks Tsukasa and Shirou, but I really wanted Happydoll Aidan. In the end I ended up getting a Volks Sakura because she was in my price range and available and I really wanted a lolita doll. I don't think I'd buy the Volks boys and I pretty much never see Aidan anywhere even in owner photos so I'm not sure how I feel about him, and I already have a short boy. I'm pretty happy with the way my collection has gone and don't know that I would change anything other than adding to it.
The first doll I wanted to get was a Migidoll Ryu, since the mold looked exactly like a character I've had for years. However it was before Migi had bodies and pretty much just sold the Ryu and Miho so I was a little intimidated by buying a body somewhere else for my first doll. I somehow managed to get a DoD Ducan as my first doll instead...five dolls later I still don't have a Ryu, hopefully one day I do. :P
I haven't gotten my first doll yet but I know the first doll I wanted was a Luts Junior Delf but it turns out that the body is too small for his partner. It makes me sad. So instead i'm getting Froy from dollzone ^_^ It's a different character as well as a different doll but I guess i'm okay with that for now~
The first dolls I stumbled across on a very old (and not around anymore) doll clothes site called Spooky Chicks were CP Dark Elf Soo, Lishe and El.... I think Shiwoo as well. I was instantly in love with DES, lishe and El. Though because of my age, lack of money and klutziness, I had to postpone getting them. Three-ish years ago I re-discovered BJDs on Deviant Art, and saw mostly CP dolls. It renewed my interest and I researched further. All in all it took me 7 years to finally be able to buy my dolls, and I ordered my first girl, Yuuki, a Lishe, on the 10th of December. I plan to order an El next, and then a Lu-wen. CP dolls are still my favorite, and they probably always will be.
Well, I came into the hobby somewhat suddenly (thanks to my friend who was already into BJDs). I didn't really give myself a lot of time to 'shop around' before I bought my first doll. The first doll I really liked and wanted was Volks SD10 Kun (my friend LOVES Volks), and that was the one I bought. If I had given myself more time to get acquainted with other companies, would I have chosen another doll for my first? Probably. Would I ever sell my Kun to get a different doll (even though I've since moved away from loving Volks to loving Luts)? Never.
The first dolls I was introduced to were all Dream of Dolls. I first saw Alodia's (blackmage9 on dA) DoT Shall and thought she was lovely. I browsed the DoD site sometimes just to see what updates were posted. BJDs were a new concept to me then. I didn't really understand the differences in sizes for dolls. I found that I really liked DoC Twin-B, but she was too small for me after I did a little research. I believed a more mature girl was for me. I really liked Shall because of her size. For a while I wanted her. Then when DoT Calla was released, I wanted her instead. Then I compared DoTs Calla, Shall, and E-an together and decided I liked Shall the best after all. But when I laid eyes on Oasisdoll Yaoyue from Elfdoll's website, I knew without a doubt who was for me. I looked up owner pics and fell deeper in love (if that's possible?). She is a doll whose looks can range from innocent and cute to edgy and rebellious. I'm now awaiting the arrival of my Ari~!
When I was 14, I liked Koji (Leeke world) very very veryyyyy much!!! At that time, I wanted a boy. But I was thinking "Damn... 60cm is really tall, for a doll" but the msd really looked like children and I didn't liked it. So I was always hesitating ..."do I take him?"... Finally I didn't... Four years after, I had the love at first sight & I've finally bought my 1st doll, Tulip (dollzone)... I guess I had enough boys around me !!! XD She arrived few weeks ago, and I'm really happy to make her clothes & other stuff !!
The first doll I ever saw and fell for was Junior Delf Terra from Luts, but shortly after him I grew an obsession with DOD's DOT Homme Ducan. Both were far out of my price range, but despite that, I kept hoping and saving. In the end I fell for Dollzone Mo, and bought him as my first. I still have plans to some day bring home Homme Ducan, though! And maybe Terra some day, too.
The first doll I fell in love with was Volks Scarface Cecile. Unfortunately that was back in high school and I soooo didn't have that much money! I even found a fullset on ebay for 700 (which I wish I could find a deal like that again! lol), but 700 may as well have been 7000. Years later my sister offered to buy me any doll I wanted for Christmas and I was torn between Volks Kanata, Luts SSDF Regen, Dollzone tan Yuu, and DoD Homme Ducan. Ducan is the one I kept going back to so he was the one I ended up getting.
When I first discovered BJDs I only knew of fairyland dolls. I loved the idea of them, but didn't like the elf style ears. I looked at their site over and over, and had decided I'd get a Pukifee Bonnie one day because the Pukipukis were too small and the others were all too big and expensive. I didn't love her though - she was just the nicest of the few they had at the time. Then I discovered Latis. I fell in love with Lati Red Irene, but thought I could never afford her, and looked at the Yellows. I immediately fell for Grown up Laches with tan skin, but of course they were well and truly sold out and I had no idea where to find them 2nd hand, I saw the pirate Latis come out and Lea captured my heart. Unfortunately, I've not found one yet. The first doll I ordered was a Fairyland Pukipuki after all. I was so upset at knowing I couldn't get a grown up laches, or a pirate Lea, and then found I just missed their ordering period for basic dolls by one day. I stumbled across a pic of a chocopuki Lily on flickr and just knew I HAD to have her. I would still very happily own one of the first dolls I loved. I would SO dearly love to adopt a little Pirate Lea, or a Grown up Laches, and one day, I might bite the bullet and get a Red Irene too!! I figure not till I get one of the smaller ones to make sure I love them as much as I think I will, and that I am happy with the quality. I have seen so many different companies since I joined here only a week ago, and the list of models I love is growing fast. BUT none compare to those two little Lati Yellows and their lovely big sister.
The first doll I wanted was Volks Nana. I love the 4-sisters sculpt but at the time the price was too much. I wound up saving for a dollfie dream that I loved for a short time but we "grew apart". I really wanted Nana. Eventually, I was able to save up for her but when I went to order she was out of stock but Sara was available so I got her instead. Eventually I gave my dollfie dream to a friend and continued playing with Sara. Since she was very big I kept saying to myself, "If only you were smaller. Mini sized, maybe." I loved Sara a lot but she was just too big! And then the Yo 4-sisters came out. I had to have one. I got Kira and she's my absolute favorite! Now I am in love with tinies. Forever! Hehe.
Six years ago when I first started looking at BJD's, there were not a lot that grabbed me so I kept looking and eventually fell in love with Rainman's Sooah. One of the things that kept me from getting into BJD's was the lack of mature looking males. Hound and Yukinojo were the only two males that I liked. Once I got my Sooah I knew I needed a male to pair with her but figured Yukinojo was long gone but luckily Volks USA had a lottery for him and I was able to snag one.
The first doll I ever saw was at otakon 2008. There was a booth set up and two sd doll laying in their boxes(a male and female) but they were about $500 each so...needless to say the dolls were passed by. It wasn't till a year or two later that I bought my first doll. A blank dim Marianne. When I opened her I felt a little detached she wasn't my perfect doll... More so a doll I could afford quickly but I worked on her and after a faceup and clothes body blush and a tattoo and now I can't get rid of her lol. Since then ive collected two more sd(over 70cm) and now my first doll will get a mate a rosette school violet(her lover) and ill also get a doll I've wanted forever...my Chaim!
The first doll I ever really wanted was Volks Kohya. I had a chance to get him, but I let him go after finding out that he was limited. I bought a DOD Wi, and then later on that year, I came across the chance to buy Kohya...but also saw the chance to buy Volks Tony. Ended up getting the latter. Not sure if I ever will get a Kohya for myself, but maybe one day!
The first doll I fell for was CP El. I swore if I ever had "only one", it'd be that one. Later, when my friend and I took a more serious look into the hobby, we went for msd's first, and I got a kdf hodoo instead. I love him to bits, he's my camera hog, and I don't regret not saving for the El. In the end, my taste in SD dolls changed before I even had the chance to get him. I don't think I'll ever own him, but I can still appreciate him in pictures.
The first I wanted, was a iple house Vito, as it went on though and I saw a ryan in person I knew he would be to thick for me, and over a year and half later I found the new released bobobie/resinsoul wu, who caught my heart enough to take the plunge
When I first discovered dolls yeeeeears ago, my first love was a Luts Ani boy. I adored this doll and swore up and down that he would be mine someday. Then I was at a con years later and found out that a dealer was selling dolls right in the dealers room. So I went down to look and there was a gorgeous resinsoul boy sitting on the shelf and he was mine. And even though he was an 'impulse buy', after I got more into the hobby, I still didn't go back to my Ani. The second was a pongpong. I went back to the luts website and was looking at him, he's still absolutely adorable and yet hasn't made my list again. Perhaps someday
I'm lucky in this respect. The first doll I fell in love with is also the first one I ever owned: Dollfie Dream Feena.