Oh, AC, why have you forsaken me
Aug. 19th, 2017 08:20 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
impyHrmm. Pictures might have to wait til tomorrow. Our AC conked out yesterday (it still works, just... not well?) and I'm trying to get to bed before it gets stupidly hot. If I'm asleep before then, I'll likely sleep through the hottest part of the day. If I'm not, I'll never sleep again. :P This means I'm trying to keep as many lights off as is possible to keep the temp inside down. Also, I forgot to buy the batteries for the camera even though I remembered that I needed to get... something.
But while we wait for the Benadryl to kick in, let's discuss some toys, shall we? We shall!
First up, CYO AG dolls are starting to roll in. The first one I saw was... a classic mold. *facepalm* Not a classic mold with a pixie cut or any of the really different wigs because that I could get. Nope. This is basically #39 with a slightly different wig. I... why would you pay $200+ bucks for a doll that a) you already own and b) you could get said lookalike for much, much cheaper? Seriously I don't understand. o_O If you plunked this doll down and I didn't see the bottom of her foot with the little One of a Kind tattoo they do for these dolls and said, "Look, isn't #39 gorgeous?" I wouldn't be able to say "wait, that's not 39!"
Not even the pretty dark blue eyes! WHY. Universe, gift me with this person's money so I can make more interesting life choices, dammit.
Luckily, the next one I saw was more interesting. She chose a light Sonali mold with the black wavy hair and gray eyes. This doll is ridiculously pretty. I linked to her flickr account (I'd have linked the first but she uploaded directly to the board, I think) so you can peruse if that's your thing. She's also got pictures of the box the customs come in, the outfit, the accessories... it's a pretty thorough report, really.
I'm tempted to keep a folder of the various CYOs I see in the world for science.
I will say that people are being very strange about the CYO line. They keep acting like the dollmaker is going to be 100% accurate as to what the actual doll will look like. Um, no. That thing is rigged to make all the doll molds fit in the same general area which means that somehow the classic mold's mouth got super squished and it did something funky to the Jess mold as well. I'm thinking maybe it was optimized for the Addy mold or maybe that mold just happens to resist the scaling down moreso than the others. *shrug*
Anyway, they've also been losing their minds over the Jess molds on display at the various stores and... I think I've seen exactly one that I would agree is something to be wary of. But not a single person has commented my concern (that the eyes seem to be looking down and it's just disconcerting) so I'm not sure if they're all seeing something I don't or what.
This IG has a few display pictures with "I'm worried" kinds of comments. If you scroll to not!Kanani Jess, you'll see the one I'm wary of. But that's one doll out of however many. However, it's possible that there's something to the worry about the Jess molds since all the CYO Jess molds were on immediate backorder.
Moving along, Nanea's officially coming out Monday and I am ready, ready, ready. Since we're not at the official release yet, we're still lacking full promo pictures for a good chunk of her collection but since we need PR, there are articles with pictures coming out to help us along.
Nanea at her market. Behold those shoes. Apparently the market has all the shoes in her collection. :P I will be needing this dress, kthnx.
If you're a rewards member and want the points, check your email to see if they sent you this. If you click and watch from that, you'll get 10 points. This vid also gives a bit more of a look to the market but since every time it's mentioned someone screams, "It's $250!" I just let my eyes glaze over. I don't think I'd fall in love even if I did pay close attention but we don't need to find out the hardway, y'know? Also, that thing is not worth $250.
Swimsuit and fishing pole on the far left. Cute!
I believe the Benadryl is kicking in so here's my already typed up Scentsy blather to tide you over:
Ooh. Ahh. The Scentsy Halloween flier is out. Let's pick this sucker apart, shall we?
First, the fall stuff because yeah.
Amber Leaves Nightlight
I actually really like this one. I don't like the fact that I would bet a pretty penny that the white part is the ceramic that stains like crazy. And in case you didn't know, the nightlights always wind up with wax spillover. But it's pretty.
Maple Leaf is recycled from last year, I believe. I wish we had less brown/bronze and more red. Nice but I don't tend to do a lot of simply fall decorating. I go hard for Halloween and then eventually switch to Christmas when enough people complain. :p
Rustic Pumpkin
This is clearly a 'rustic' take on their stunning Lumina from a couple of years ago. Seriously, that one is gorgeous. I might actually take it out and use it for company this week. The only reason I haven't is because the one in my bathroom is a lamp one and I like the light output. If I didn't have Lumina or know about it, I still don't think this would do it for me, but rustic isn't usually my scene so... *shrug*
Give Thanks
I didn't realize til now this was a wrap. That's actually kind of cute. I don't think I'll buy because, again, Halloween runs to Christmas for me, but it's nice.
Halloween
Top is Mr. Bones all lit up and bottom is Mr. Bones as he would normally look? Not glow-in-the-dark lit up, he looks pretty meh. All glowy, he looks rather interesting. However, it's weird to have a thing you plug in require a lightsource to make it glow in the dark. It's just weird, ok? I feel there was another way to pull this off. Eh. I won't be buying because I still like the skull I got a few years ago.
Buddy clothing in JOL/Pumpkin form. This is cute, honestly. I don't think any of the buddies I have could wear it though, since I think they're all on the smaller side? I say this like I have a bunch. I have the squirrel and... I want to say another one. I guess I could ask Mums if her penguin is dying for a costume. :p
Haunt Wrap
Eh. I have a core or two and I have a wrap or four and one of them is a Halloween one and I don't use it simply because I have so many Halloween ones as it is. But I don't mind the scene on this and it's one I'd be tempted by simply due to the price.
Spooky House
So... this is a thing. I want to like it but it feels so blah. So meh. I don't mind a simple Halloween but... no, wait. I do. Halloween is not about restraint, ok? Give me something to admire, dammit.
Salem
Meh? I wanted something to wow me but this is simply... a hat. I mean, it's nice enough but it's a hat. With a spider. For $45 and it's an element warmer and those I tend to think should be cheaper. Mehhhhh.
Superstition
Y'know, as a nightlight and not shown on the base (or if the base happened to be black) I think I'd be more interested. As it is, it fails to really excite me. Which is strange because you'd think black cat and Halloween would be a slam dunk for me.
Jack here is the warmer of the month and he's the only one I'm actually debating buying. If I do, I'll likely buy a few other things to go with him but as it is I'm still not 100% sold. He's different and I appreciate that.
Overall I'm underwhelmed. I won't say Scentsy has always knocked their Halloween offerings out of the park, but some years it's clear they try harder than others. I will say that when looking at them all together, they're pretty enough. Eh.
But while we wait for the Benadryl to kick in, let's discuss some toys, shall we? We shall!
First up, CYO AG dolls are starting to roll in. The first one I saw was... a classic mold. *facepalm* Not a classic mold with a pixie cut or any of the really different wigs because that I could get. Nope. This is basically #39 with a slightly different wig. I... why would you pay $200+ bucks for a doll that a) you already own and b) you could get said lookalike for much, much cheaper? Seriously I don't understand. o_O If you plunked this doll down and I didn't see the bottom of her foot with the little One of a Kind tattoo they do for these dolls and said, "Look, isn't #39 gorgeous?" I wouldn't be able to say "wait, that's not 39!"
Not even the pretty dark blue eyes! WHY. Universe, gift me with this person's money so I can make more interesting life choices, dammit.
Luckily, the next one I saw was more interesting. She chose a light Sonali mold with the black wavy hair and gray eyes. This doll is ridiculously pretty. I linked to her flickr account (I'd have linked the first but she uploaded directly to the board, I think) so you can peruse if that's your thing. She's also got pictures of the box the customs come in, the outfit, the accessories... it's a pretty thorough report, really.
I'm tempted to keep a folder of the various CYOs I see in the world for science.
I will say that people are being very strange about the CYO line. They keep acting like the dollmaker is going to be 100% accurate as to what the actual doll will look like. Um, no. That thing is rigged to make all the doll molds fit in the same general area which means that somehow the classic mold's mouth got super squished and it did something funky to the Jess mold as well. I'm thinking maybe it was optimized for the Addy mold or maybe that mold just happens to resist the scaling down moreso than the others. *shrug*
Anyway, they've also been losing their minds over the Jess molds on display at the various stores and... I think I've seen exactly one that I would agree is something to be wary of. But not a single person has commented my concern (that the eyes seem to be looking down and it's just disconcerting) so I'm not sure if they're all seeing something I don't or what.
This IG has a few display pictures with "I'm worried" kinds of comments. If you scroll to not!Kanani Jess, you'll see the one I'm wary of. But that's one doll out of however many. However, it's possible that there's something to the worry about the Jess molds since all the CYO Jess molds were on immediate backorder.
Moving along, Nanea's officially coming out Monday and I am ready, ready, ready. Since we're not at the official release yet, we're still lacking full promo pictures for a good chunk of her collection but since we need PR, there are articles with pictures coming out to help us along.
Nanea at her market. Behold those shoes. Apparently the market has all the shoes in her collection. :P I will be needing this dress, kthnx.
If you're a rewards member and want the points, check your email to see if they sent you this. If you click and watch from that, you'll get 10 points. This vid also gives a bit more of a look to the market but since every time it's mentioned someone screams, "It's $250!" I just let my eyes glaze over. I don't think I'd fall in love even if I did pay close attention but we don't need to find out the hardway, y'know? Also, that thing is not worth $250.
Swimsuit and fishing pole on the far left. Cute!
I believe the Benadryl is kicking in so here's my already typed up Scentsy blather to tide you over:
Ooh. Ahh. The Scentsy Halloween flier is out. Let's pick this sucker apart, shall we?
First, the fall stuff because yeah.
Amber Leaves Nightlight
I actually really like this one. I don't like the fact that I would bet a pretty penny that the white part is the ceramic that stains like crazy. And in case you didn't know, the nightlights always wind up with wax spillover. But it's pretty.
Maple Leaf is recycled from last year, I believe. I wish we had less brown/bronze and more red. Nice but I don't tend to do a lot of simply fall decorating. I go hard for Halloween and then eventually switch to Christmas when enough people complain. :p
Rustic Pumpkin
This is clearly a 'rustic' take on their stunning Lumina from a couple of years ago. Seriously, that one is gorgeous. I might actually take it out and use it for company this week. The only reason I haven't is because the one in my bathroom is a lamp one and I like the light output. If I didn't have Lumina or know about it, I still don't think this would do it for me, but rustic isn't usually my scene so... *shrug*
Give Thanks
I didn't realize til now this was a wrap. That's actually kind of cute. I don't think I'll buy because, again, Halloween runs to Christmas for me, but it's nice.
Halloween
Top is Mr. Bones all lit up and bottom is Mr. Bones as he would normally look? Not glow-in-the-dark lit up, he looks pretty meh. All glowy, he looks rather interesting. However, it's weird to have a thing you plug in require a lightsource to make it glow in the dark. It's just weird, ok? I feel there was another way to pull this off. Eh. I won't be buying because I still like the skull I got a few years ago.
Buddy clothing in JOL/Pumpkin form. This is cute, honestly. I don't think any of the buddies I have could wear it though, since I think they're all on the smaller side? I say this like I have a bunch. I have the squirrel and... I want to say another one. I guess I could ask Mums if her penguin is dying for a costume. :p
Haunt Wrap
Eh. I have a core or two and I have a wrap or four and one of them is a Halloween one and I don't use it simply because I have so many Halloween ones as it is. But I don't mind the scene on this and it's one I'd be tempted by simply due to the price.
Spooky House
So... this is a thing. I want to like it but it feels so blah. So meh. I don't mind a simple Halloween but... no, wait. I do. Halloween is not about restraint, ok? Give me something to admire, dammit.
Salem
Meh? I wanted something to wow me but this is simply... a hat. I mean, it's nice enough but it's a hat. With a spider. For $45 and it's an element warmer and those I tend to think should be cheaper. Mehhhhh.
Superstition
Y'know, as a nightlight and not shown on the base (or if the base happened to be black) I think I'd be more interested. As it is, it fails to really excite me. Which is strange because you'd think black cat and Halloween would be a slam dunk for me.
Jack here is the warmer of the month and he's the only one I'm actually debating buying. If I do, I'll likely buy a few other things to go with him but as it is I'm still not 100% sold. He's different and I appreciate that.
Overall I'm underwhelmed. I won't say Scentsy has always knocked their Halloween offerings out of the park, but some years it's clear they try harder than others. I will say that when looking at them all together, they're pretty enough. Eh.
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