Her reroot is done...

but I dunno, I'm just not feelin' it...

I'll have to see what I can do, restyling-wise.

 

Lien's Haircut: Step 2

So I trimmed off a good deal of Lien's hair,

and this new short haircut is so cute! XD

She's still getting red hair though...

Changes ahead?

I almost ordered the 10th series red headed Lien...

but then it occurred to me...

I have red hair,

and a silver haired Lien whose hair color I've never much cared for.

MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

 

Friday Azone Update

 Time for Friday's Azone Update!
 

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A sneak peek at the next girl in Ex☆Cute Series 10

and a TBSishop exclusive

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Pure Neemo (1/6 scale)

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Here's a little sneak preview of the next gal to be released in Ex☆Cute Series 10:

Angelic Sigh II Lien!This particular version is the DS Doll Show version that came out later,

so it will be interesting to see if they do an alternate version of her too,

like they did with the faces on the first Series 10 release, Aika.

©Azone

Next up is a TBSishop exclusive...
Takanashi Rokka TBSishop Limited Edition

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 You can evidently place your order for one through the TBSishop
http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?act=url&depth=1&hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=ja&tl=en&u=http://ishop.tbs.co.jp/tbs/&usg=ALkJrhjV7akQk5vV77pHGqF7B6x4s4qq8A

So... I'm assuming that means you'll have to use a shopping service if you want this gal
(because I only see a Japan shipping option on their shipping information page).
I could be wrong... but, yeah, shopping service.

Price: ¥ 12,000 (Roughly $120)
Body Type: Small
Preorder: April 25th

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Friday Azone Update

Time for Friday's Azone Update!

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The next girl in the in the Forest Girl series has been officially announced:

 

Ex☆Cute Forest Animals Lien / Silver Fox

 

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Isn't she cute? 

I still maintain that her grey color makes me think "Wolf"
not "Fox" ... but that won't stop me from trying to get her,

I think she's adorable!

 

Here's the crucial information:

[RESERVATION DAY]: 4 June, 2013 (remember, this means that for people in the US, you want to start checking on the 3rd)
[PRICE}: 12,000 yen (roughly, at the current exchange rate, $120 USD)

 

 

Friday Azone Update

What's going on in the wonderful world of Azone?

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Well, let's start off with the latest in dolls available for Preorder!

As with all Azone Preorders... if you see it and want it, PREORDER IT IMMEDIATELY.

Usually, when they go "order stop"... that's it, you've missed your chance...

and Azone products are *NEVER* an unlimited preorder.

1/6 scale, Pure Neemo Asuna, Titania ver.

Asuna is a character from the anime Sword Art Online

You can Preorder her HERE

©Azone

This is the first Pure Neemo I've seen with elf ears... which is kind of exciting...

BUT, I won't be ordering her, I'm not too keen on her outfit,

and I want to know how these ears attach.

Are they soft like the head?

Do they come off?

I have no idea.

1/3 scale, Azone Madoka Kaname

Madoka is from the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica

You can Preorder her HERE

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I am *sorely* tempted to order this girl... but I've already preordered two Volks DDs coming out in August and a different Azone girl coming in June, so I've got to cut back... plus her rooted hair worries me (I can see myself battling to keep it styled and looking cute)... but man, seriously tough to pass this one up.

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Now for some new products that are soon to be released!

I found these images via ohnoraptors...

but since ohnoraptors lives in the US, and these are Azone store pics (or maybe a toy fair or some other like event...not in the US either way)... I'm not sure who the proper credit should go to for these photos.

A New Version of Minami Sensei!

Still cute as a button, Minami Sensei gets a new hairdo, new eye color and new outfits.

Evidently she's the school's swim coach XD

Release Date: June, 2013

Silver Fox Lien

Why she's not a little red fox, I have no idea, it would have been more in keeping with the whole "Forest Animal" theme (since it's usually red foxes that are depicted with this type of style)

But alas, I guess that's just an opportunity for more color variation releases later, lol.

Release Date: June, 2013 

Another friggin pink Chiika

I really hate that they make me want to order her badly. Her slightly wavy hair, her SUPER cute outfits... damn them. How many pink haired Chiikas does a girl need, anyways?

Release Date: July, 2013 

New Student, currently unnamed

She's a cutie, but I won't be buying her in this outfit, I already have a million Neemo schoolgirl outfits. I'll wait to see some of her outfit/hair/eye variants before I buy one.

Who knows, though, maybe this will be like the promo pic of Lien's mom...

where there is a prototype, and that's it.

Release Date: ???

Penpals, travel cases and a new, oddly familiar girl

First and foremost,

Magrat was very excited to wake up and find a new post by her penpal, Lien!

©ryuchan

To read Lien's post about being a penpal (it's super cute!)
Please go

HERE

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 Second, a mysterious monster arrived:

Monster: Mmrphlll!
Me: What's that, Mr. Monster? I can't understand you!

*ziiiiiiiip*
Tiny Evil: *giggle* It's just me!
Me: I should have known.

Tiny Evil has found a new carrying bag, at least for a bit, so he's nice and protected while he travels!

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In other news, a new girl has moved in.

She might look *kind* of familiar... but with something a little off about her.

 Hmm... but what is it?

Maybe it will help if I show you how she usually looks when released from the company:

Haha! Yup, that little smiley girl is a Chiika!

She is:

Chiika Romantic Girly! III

The only smiley Chiika I've ever seen.

There will be more of a post on this girl later,

when I figure out her name.

:)

Penpals!!!

Hello!
Magrat here!! 

This morning I found out the coolest thing, my penpal, Lien,
over at Ryu's Dolls Blog
got her first letter from me!

Please stop over and see the whole story HERE!

It's so cute!!
Now that I know my letters will arrive safely,
I have to send her something more interesting!

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In other news...

 A NEW PENPAL!!!!

My girl, Pidge (find out more about her HERE)

recently got a letter from the lovely Lily!

A while back, my other 1/3 scale girl, Alna, sent a
Valentines exchange gift to the girls at Lily's house...

and they've all kept in touch ever since!

The lovely gift bag in THIS post came from them!

But that was all before Ms. Lily even moved in.

So now that she has, my Ms. Pidge has been very excited to write to her...

but Lily beat her to it!

Please check out the Penpals tab to learn more about Ms. Lily!!

  Pidge: Oh, Heather! Look at this!! I got the most lovely letter!
Aren't these kitties cute?!

Me: Aww... so cute! Who is it from?

 Pidge: Well... uhm... -_-;;

Me: What is it?

 Pidge: Technically it's to Alna... and kind of to me...
because the girl who sent it was afraid you'd given me a boot.

Me: I think you mean "Given you THE boot"

 Pidge: Oh... ok, Alna was worried I was getting new shoes and she wasn't
... but Alna said it was ok if I took over this letter.
Is that really ok?

Me: Yes, If Alna gave you permission it's fine.

 Pidge: Oh! Oh good! It's from a Miss Lily! She is so cute!!
She did ask Alna if she liked being famous...
and Alna's response was "YES!" but that it made her
very busy, so that was why it was ok for me to write
letters back. I hope I'm not too boring. :(

Me: I'm sure you'll be fine.

 Pidge: I don't know... I'm not a rock star.

Me: Thank goodness for small favors...
this house doesn't need more than one diva.

 Pidge: What?

Me: Nevermind, we love you just as you are.

Pidge: Ok then! :D I'm going to go write a letter back RIGHT NOW!
Look at how beautiful Lily's curly letters are!
Mine will look so sloppy! T_T

Me: OMG... stop worrying! Go... Write!

Pidge: Ok!

Pidge: Oh! One more thing!!!

Me: Yes?

Pidge: Alna and I got these SO LOVELY necklaces from chibinezumi!
Did you know she lives right here in Michigan...

AND YOU'VE NEVER EVEN MET HER!

>8(

Me: I know! I know! I really need to!
I'm sure Alna would like to visit Airy.

Pidge: Who is Airy?

Me: Someone who moved out before you moved in.

Pidge: Is it my fault she moved out? Was there not enough room?

Me: YES. Exactly. >8)

Pidge: ;_;

Me: I'm kidding, I'm kidding! Don't cry!

Pidge: You're so mean!!

For anyone who is interested in learning more about chibinezumi
and her wonderful creations
(She also makes awesome sparkle shoes that I need
to get Claire to show off!)

Please go HERE!

Under the Weather Update! ... and New girls.

OYE!

I hate being sick!!

Not to mention I am having a second Ultrasound done of my Gallbladder... in less than a week... because I was given the wrong instructions when it came to fasting. >8(

I was told, by everyone, to fast from Midnight until my appointment.
Which I did.

What they REALLY meant was to fast for 12 hours (my appt was at 8 a.m.)... so, in I go again.

GRRRR!

But, on to happier dolly news.

Two new girls have arrived:

First is one of the little Majokko Witches I didn't have (I had missed the first two to come out, and recently found the following girl on flickr)

Please meet 

Sabrina

 She is an:

[EX☆CUTE] Majokko☆Lien / little witch of moon

Next up is

Sahra

She comes from the group:

and this one's official name is:

[ Sahra ] / Summer Melody

As you can see, I liked Sahra's original name, and just kept it. A few of the girls have kept their company names... sometimes they just seem to suit them!  

Sahra is actually part of Alisa and Anna's story (in the Pure Neemo world) and the three of them look so cute together that I'm sure they'll stay friends in my world too :)
 

[Stepping Out][Fluff N'Stuff] Hey Cavey!

Hey everyone!

Samantha: I just got this new Stardoll Accessory pack called Pretty n' Love!

It comes with two pairs of great shoes, these cute heart glasses, this rea....

Sunday: Hey. Sup?

Samantha: ... uh... who are you?

Sunday: Name's Sunday, and these clothes are mine. Why are you talking about them?

Samantha: What? This isn't yours! Heather bought this for the Neemos so we can have more shoes!

Sunday: Nope. Mine.

Samantha: No it's not! It's for us! FOR US!

Sunday: Sheesh, kid, calm down.

Samantha: Who are you calling "kid"?

Sunday: Listen, now... this is just an idea... but why don't you try talking about the shirt you're actually wearing, instead of my clothes?

Samantha: Huh?

Sunday: That shirt you're wearing. Looks special... you obviously got it from somewhere, right?

Samantha: Oh... yeah... it's a Blythe shirt from Hey Cavey! 

Hey Cavey usually comes out with a new shirt every year for Blythe-con! They have a new one for this year too... I think this one was from 2010? Maybe? I'm not exactly sure.

Pita: Did someone say Hey Cavey?!

Samantha: What are you doing here?

Pita: Bringing over a Cavey! I heard someone say "Hey Cavey!" so I brought one over!

Samantha: He's pretty cute... *pats the Cavey on the head*

Pita: He is, isn't he? And each one is limited... in small or medium or big runs depending on, uhm... stuff. A lot of stuff. Too much stuff for me to know about.

Sunday: Don't be daft. The short runs, the ones where there are 10 or fewer Cavey, these days tend to be ones where the artist, Holly, collaborates with another artist. Medium runs tend to be holiday releases or random releases on her site (although even those numbers have been getting bigger lately) and the bigger releases (where there are usually 100 in the run) are when Holly sells the Cavey through specific shops.

Pita: Oh... that makes sense... how do you know these things?

Sunday: Because that's what I am, Pumpernickel, someone who knows things.

Pita: Uh... it's Pita.

Pita: Anyways... See, Holly numbers each one by hand, this one was number 20 out of 50!

He was the Zingy Green Cavey!

If you'd like to see all the Cavey released so far, and what numbers they were released in, you can go here:  http://www.heycavey.com/releases/#!prettyPhoto[inline]/22/

She releases them pretty regularly... and has a nifty countdown for them when they're about to come out! You can currently still purchase a few of the Cavey at her shop!

Samantha: Oh! I almost forgot to mention! The shirt has velcro up the back, so it's very easy to get in and out of! No head or arm removal required!!

Pita: Awesome! Let's go check out the Hey Cavey! website, ok Sam? We can see the new shirt!

Samantha: Sounds good to me! Below is what the front page looks like... and the website is:

www.heycavey.com

*Samantha and Pita head off to check out the website*

Sunday:: Finally... you're mine, all mine... precious clothing....

Looks like Samantha might have some solid competition for fashion diva 0_0

[Stepping Out] What kinds of Barbie shoes can a Pure Neemo wear?

 

Hey, this is Samantha here. Welcome to Stepping Out, where I talk about one of my favorite things, SHOES.

Recently I had someone ask about what kinds of shoes will fit us Pure Neemos.

Good question.

Today I'm going to focus mainly on Mattel brand shoes.

Why?

Because for most people, they're pretty easy to get a hold of.

First up, and I'm pretty excited about this:

Mattel's StarDolls shoes WILL FIT Pure Neemos PERFECTLY!

There are the dolls shown above, as well as clothing packs that come with shoes such as these:

They fit great, slip on and off easily and are very stylish.

Next up, I'll talk about Barbie shoes.

First off, a LOT of Barbie shoes won't work.

For example:

The shoes from the Barbie Basics generally don't fit, they're too slim.

Hi! Madoka here! I'm helping Samantha out! Hehe!

Which is sad, because they're awfully stylish.

But a lot of other Barbie shoes WILL fit:

One of my favorites are these tennis shoes. They have been made in tons of different colors and pretty much all fit. It's not hard to find a nice color to match almost any outfit!

Barbie boots, on the other hand, are often a problem, and usually are too tight.

This style of boot, however, fits nicely, and sometimes if you cut a slit up the back of the boot, they will fit quite well without anyone being able to tell that you cut a slit there!

Bad news when it comes to Barbie high heels though... a lot of the new ones don't fit. Much like the Barbie Basics shoes, they're just too thin. What can I say, we Pure Neemos have fat feet. :(

Now, select ones will fit, mostly from older Barbie sets (like the ones pictured below)... but don't be fooled, even ones that look EXACTLY like these will sometimes not fit. You really don't know until you try them on...

But... how does one do that?

GO TO A DOLL SHOW!

They happen all over, all the time, and often sellers will be there with collections of old Barbie clothes and shoes... and you can try them on, pair by pair. :)

Something that is usually a safe bet, though, are Barbie flats. They almost always fit, and they're pretty cute too! This also counts Ballerina shoes, which tend to fit quite nicely, but are sometimes hard to stand in.

Don't be afraid of shoes with bits like this either... I mean, you'll have to use your best judgement, but usually, especially if the plastic is bendy, they will fit. These particular shoes fit splendidly!

Another type of Barbie shoe that fits wonderfully are the hightops!

If it looks like a Converse, chances are, unless they change the mold, it's going to fit great!

As for other Barbie shoes... well, it's really trial and error... some work, and other ones that look exactly like them don't. All the shoes pictured below work wonderfully... but if you look at the style of the red shoe in the second row from the left, that style of shoe often doesn't work... so it's really a "try it on" kinda deal. Again, get yourself to a doll show! It's the best way to really try these things out! Or buy yourself a cheap lot of Barbie shoes on ebay... but be prepared to face some disappointment that way... it's always better if you can just try them on!

Now, these shoes with the imprints on the bottom, I can only assume came from a very specific Barbie... I don't know who she is... but her shoes fit great! So if you find shoes with funny little pictures on the bottom, try them on! You get stylish shoes AND a stylish shoe tread!

Finally, I'd like to talk about this style of shoe... what is seemingly Mattel's favorite style to include with Barbie accessory and clothing packs these days. The shoes are high-heeled and often over the top in design (always very fashionable, never everyday) but they almost always fit! If they have slits up the back, you can usually wear them! I've gotten many of these shoes and have been able to wear every pair. I can even stand in them! Remember though, it's only this style of high heel... the style like the Barbie Basics one I showed you earlier, will not work.
These kinds of shoes, pictured below, FIT GREAT!

Now, as far as I know, these aren't Mattel... about 8 years ago, there were Card Captor Sakura dolls released here in the US... and they had great clothes and shoes that fit us Pure Neemos perfectly.

Here are 4 pair from different dolls... I'll do a search later and try to find a picture of one of the dolls to share... but at the moment, I could only find the ones that were made in Japan.

Anyways, I hope this helped you out at least a little.

And remember, all the shoes I've tried on from the Barbie Basics sets DON'T WORK.

But generally, the ones from the clothing packs do.