Meet Monique! This is how she arrived, nude, and shiny, and with just the right amount of attitude. Monique is a Basaak doll. We started out with a knock off doll, mainly because of the lower price tag.
We wanted to play right away without diving too far into the carving work, so I removed her shine right off the bat. These cheap dolls don’t have the best scalps, so I simply cut off all of her hair and purchased an inexpensive wig for her.
I loved that Story wanted to work on Monique with me. She was 5 years old at the time, so she wouldn’t be able to do much with the carving tools quite yet. But, she enjoyed helping out as much as she could.
We did a little makeup, dressed her up for Halloween and took some photos.
Our Halloween photo shoot gave us a little taste… but it was time to start carving. I kept my first attempt very simple, with only a little detail.
I did also adjust Monique’s eye mechanism to give her “Sleepy Eye”. Blythe dolls do not come with the ability to have a closed eye lid, as when you use their pull tabs it changes their eye color and gaze, but each position keeps their eyes fully open. There are very simple instructions on you tube for this customization technique. I also changed out her eyelashes for some flashy ones.
Monique was a perfect first Blythe for us to fall in love with! We were hooked… and it didn’t take long at all for us to order our next girl!
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