Unboxing my first doll // Gem of Doll Tazz

My first BJD arrived yesterday and I’m so happy! It’s a dream come true after so many years. I’m sure Tazz is just the first of many more to come.
I bought the Tazz fullset in mousse white skin on August 1st. He was shipped on August 5th and arrived on August 28th. I expected it to take at least two months, but it was surprisingly fast.

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I haven't taken good photos of him yet, so you’ll have to deal with these potato phone pictures.

The box has a different design than the photos I saw. Personally, I find this new version more pleasant.

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His accessories came in a different box.

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And here he is (already took the plastic wraps off).

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This is the first time I’ve held a BJD, and it’s much sturdier than I imagined. He also stands up easily.

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More pics

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Unfortunately, the two piercings he has on his mouth came off. I only noticed this hours later when I looked again at the promotional photos and saw that mine only had glue marks left. I don’t know if they came off when I removed the faceplate or during shipping, but since the box was already rummaged through, even if they were there, they would have fallen to the floor, and I think it’s very unlikely that I’ll find them now.

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But it doesn’t bother me. I can just make spikes with air-dry clay and paint them with metallic acrylic paint. But what kind of glue would be appropriate? Experienced collectors, please help me.

And here’s the only thing that bothered me: his hat.

I tried several ways to get this hat to sit right on his head, but it just doesn’t seem right in any way. Comparing it with the official images, it’s already clear that what I received is missing that piece of fabric attached with safety pins, which honestly I don’t see as a big problem. But what really bothers me are the harnesses attached to the beret. They are WAY too big, and the way they are sewn makes it impossible to position them like in the photo without deforming the whole thing (and honestly, the entire structure of the beret doesn’t seem right).

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I don’t know how I can fix this without ruining the hat. If anyone has any tips, please help me.

The rest of the clothes are perfect, identical to the official photos, and everything fits perfectly. The hat was the only defective piece.

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My phone’s terrible camera doesn’t do justice to how beautiful his faceup is, it’s just perfect.

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Overall, I love him. Despite the disaster with the hat, I’m still very happy with my purchase. I’ll definitely be buying more Gem Dolls

 

Thank you for the tips I hadn’t thought about using nail studs. I just looked them up and found some so small that they should fit his face perfectly.