Sophie is the doll that really got me into the SD side of this hobby.

I never thought I would be able to afford a Dollfie Dream. I think a lot of us come into this hobby that way. I would pine endlessly when I saw images of them posted online, I would patiently try to budget for one only to get set back when something else would come up. Back when I didn't know as much about them.

Back when I didn't know about the secondhand market.

It didn't occur to me to open up ebay to look for a doll for an embarrassingly long amount of time. I was floored by what I found- adrift in a sea of bootlegs and overpriced fullsets, there were still good things to be had. Used dolls, discounted for the tiniest of flaws (to my eyes,) suddenly these impossible treasures were a whole order of magnitude more affordable to me.

But they were still 100s of USD, and so pine I did nonetheless, at least heartened that the goal was closer than I ever realized before.

I went on like that for a long time, checking from time to time, and ultimately getting new listings delivered in my email once a day.

And that's how I found Sophie's head for 30 dollars on ebay, and proceeded to slam-dunk myself directly into doll hell. It's been a few years since then, and while my loved ones continue to be somewhat perturbed by the growing number of dolls on my shelf, I'm having a great time!

Sophie is confident and fearless, for better and for worse. With reckless charm and a lucky-streak the size of Vegas, she finds herself in trouble more often than not. But through a combination of pure dumb luck and charm, she always manages to scrape through once things are all said and done, and though Sophie is more than a little exhausting to be around, her endless curiosity and spitfire personality render her too endearing to fully write off for good.

Sophie has a bold style that somehow manages to look put-together even if she probably shoplifted half of her outfit from the doll equivalent of a Target.

Traveling, being too nosy for her own good. She loves to go out, socialize, and find her next adventure.