My dream girl is here!

Both my unicorn and first DD arrived on Thursday - Kisaragi Chihaya! I honestly can't get over how gorgeous she is in person. Her little cat mouth makes me smile whenever I look at it~

 

I didn't manage to take any pictures of her as soon as she came out of the box, since as soon as I took her out I got a little distracted. ^^;

 

I apologise if the pictures are a little blurry, my camera was out of battery and I had to resort to my phone to take pictures when the weather was so nice.

 

Chihaya arrival! by sarisaria, on Flickr

 

Out in the garden #1 by sarisaria, on Flickr

 

Out in the garden #2 by sarisaria, on Flickr

 

Thank you! ^^

She's lovely! Congratulations on the safe arrival of your first girl !

Congratulations. She is a beautiful doll. I'm always happy to hear when someone brings a Chihaya home.

 

Just be warned if you get too touchy feely when you change her she bites.

 

In all seriousness her default wig hairs uses powders for highlights that will stain her badly. I touched her hair with my thumb and then touched her chin with my thumb and it stained her chin blue. If you want to use the default wig soak it for a few days in Woolite changing the water every four hours or so. It will remove the highlights, but her wig won't stain, and it still looks great. I did that and its been on her for several months with no stains. I still use a cloth cap to protect from wig cap stains.

She's lovely! Congratulations on the safe arrival of your first girl !

Thank you so much! It's unreal to think I actually have her now. c:

Congratulations. She is a beautiful doll. I'm always happy to hear when someone brings a Chihaya home.

 

Just be warned if you get too touchy feely when you change her she bites.

 

In all seriousness her default wig hairs uses powders for highlights that will stain her badly. I touched her hair with my thumb and then touched her chin with my thumb and it stained her chin blue. If you want to use the default wig soak it for a few days in Woolite changing the water every four hours or so. It will remove the highlights, but her wig won't stain, and it still looks great. I did that and its been on her for several months with no stains. I still use a cloth cap to protect from wig cap stains.

Chihaya is both my favourite iM@S girl and doll I'm just overjoyed to finally have her home.

 

I've washed her wig a few times already, she's only worn it for a few minutes after the washes but I've seen no stains whatsoever so I'm feeling less worried. As soon as her wigcaps arrive I'll be less scared about her wearing it. ^^;

congratulations! She's a gorgeous girl! Will you be keeping her mold name or giving her a new one?

congratulations! She's a gorgeous girl! Will you be keeping her mold name or giving her a new one?

Thank you! ^^ I think I will be - I know her character too well, so renaming her feels strange. I'll be keeping her as Chihaya for now, but if a different name seems to fit then I'll stick with that. c:

I've washed her wig a few times already, she's only worn it for a few minutes after the washes but I've seen no stains whatsoever so I'm feeling less worried. As soon as her wigcaps arrive I'll be less scared about her wearing it. ^^;

 

I soaked it Woolite for probably a little over 24 hours, but changed the water and rinsed it out every 4 hours; except when I left it soaking overnight. I've had zero issues with it since then. Since it's powder it might not take that much soaking and rinsing to clear it all out, but the stains were so bad I figured better safe than sorry. Fortunately the stains weren't under her face-up, and a Dream Rescue facial got them all out.

 

One thing to watch for is a blue cast on her face and her neck, and not just dark spots. If you have her in her default outfit her shoulders and base of her neck could also get stained.

 

If you want to test the wig for stains pop off one of her feet and place it on the wig hairs for a day. (I know that totally sounds morbid. ) If it gets stained it's way easier to clean a foot than her face, and if you use the base of the foot it will be hidden in her shoes if the stains didn't come out. Hands are supposed to be cheaper for that kind of test, but if you don't have spares the bottom of a foot is less visible if it does get stained.

Congratulations on getting your dream girl! She's lovely and looks very expressive.

@Wolf Thank you for the advice! ^^

 

Congratulations on getting your dream girl! She's lovely and looks very expressive.

Thank you! I feel like a part of my life is complete now that I have her~ And she really is expressive, she's so easy to photograph. c:

Truly beautiful Congratulations on her arrival!

Truly beautiful Congratulations on her arrival!

Thank you so much! She really is beautiful. c:

Oh I love her! Pics look amazing as well.. for phone pics? XD

She looks very stylish.

Oh I love her! Pics look amazing as well.. for phone pics? XD

She looks very stylish.

Thank you so much! ^^ Generally my phone isn't the best for pictures, so I am glad they turned out alright too. c:

Aw! Congrats on Chihaya She is such a beautiful girl.

Congrats on your girl. She's really pretty and making me regret not following Volks releases more closely. x3

Aw! Congrats on Chihaya She is such a beautiful girl.

Yes she is, thank you. c:

Congrats on your girl. She's really pretty and making me regret not following Volks releases more closely. x3

Thank you! I remember when she was announced I was heartbroken because I knew I wasn't going to be able to get her, which makes it even more special that I have her now. c: But hopefully something like that won't happen again!