Graaaaaaaaaace

[impy]

She's here, she's here! :D

(More later!)



Miss Grace might have taken her sweet time shipping, but once she made it out the gate, she certainly ran to get here. She wasn't supposed to arrive until Monday, but I'm sure as hell not complaining that she decided Friday was better still. ;)

This shot, btw, makes it look like she's got the darker blue eyes. Sadly she does not which is a shame because as pretty as she is now, she'd be breathtaking in dark blue.



I'm not sure if my Grace suffers from wonky eye or just really bad photographer. :P In person they don't seem to be trying to look in two different directions at once, but I might be more distracted by other things so who knows. I think she's lovely, though.


See? Light blue eyes.


That... also photograph Saige blue. o_O You can also see that her lips are glossier than other AG dolls and this is actually a thing I like on Grace. Other people are shrieking, "but what about the children?!" about that and her lips looking darker, to which I say, some people have naturally darker lips. Also, have you lot never used Lipsmackers? I mean really. My lipgloss love started with them.


Also, freckles that go across her nose! As someone who used to have freckles (alas) mine were about where my glasses now fall which would be in the same ballpark as Grace's. Only I had far fewer.



I'd like this shirt more if it only had the bottom two or three pink slashes. That top one does the shirt no favors. Actually, if it had to have the top one, lose the bottom one.


Ego tag on the right sleeve.


Ego tag on the right side of the skirt.


Shoesies!


Grace's wig in the sunlight. Sorta. It looks pretty blonde here, or that weird shade between brown and blonde, however it's just darker brown with golden brown highlights. I promise.


This comes closer to getting it right, I think, although this seems to imply more red than I can detect in person. *shrug*

If you're picking out a Grace in person, there are a few things you should watch out for:

1) Eye wonk. Even if you're being kind and not thinking mine has her fair share, it's a decided thing, even if it's just in photos.

2) Wig issues. Mine has a million bits that I think were meant to be part of her bangs but didn't actually get cut (and you can see some of them in the picture right above) and glue bits were sprinkled throughout the bottom parts of her wig. Also, it seemed to be kind of looping back into her wig so brushing would have been a pain if I hadn't finger brushed first. All of which sounds vexing but probably took three minutes, tops?

3) Apparently Grace has her right leg shorter than her left. Not sure if mine is also afflicted but it's a thing to look out for.


Things I love about mine, an ongoing list:
The front part of her wig has two different colors on the right/left side. One starts with the darker (her right side) side going into her bangs and the lighter, golden side starts her left. It's random and weird and I love it.

Things I know about my Grace:
She likes winter/the cold, and like me does not dress appropriately for it. She's perfectly fine in her skirt and no leggings/socks in 40 degree weather.
Her drink of choice? Dr. Pepper at nearly slushie temps.


Now, I'm off to see Ari and give her her Christmas presents. :D

Comments

[zallia.livejournal.com]

Gah, she's gorgeous!! Why couldn't that scratcher have paid out today? I can sort of see what you mean with the eyes. I think it's like how I was wigging out about Rebecca at the store? Even though they weren't really there were angles that would make them look uneven?

Hair sounds like the Isabelles I got. Esp the second one had too many glue chunks to just brush straight through. Are you leaving her in her meet for awhile or will we get the pleasure of a fashion show, too?? Are you leaving in the braid, too? I do agree on the eye color. Esp since I think that's the same color Bullethole Billie has, as well and it's just not very punchy.

[snarky-imp.livejournal.com]

Ohhh, that's right. I remember the Rebecca worry! I guess that's just the joy of the Josefina mold.

Stupid glue chunks, getting in the way of hair brushing. Why can't the GOTY take a step back away from the glue vat? :p

Grace will be playing fashion show tomorrow, I believe. It'd be today but I'm exhausted. (Any requests?) I'm not sure what she'll be wearing, but she'll be trying stuff on, historical and otherwise.

The braid will be coming out, but I'm not sure if it'll be just yet. That'll depend on how annoyed I am by the weird bits that look like they should be part of her bangs or the section right behind them. The more they annoy me, the sooner the braid is history.

You could have been perfection, Grace, but you missed it by one eye color shade. So. So close.

:D She's so purdy! Perhaps money will magically find you in a legal way (no need for someone to rob a bank and throw the ill gotten gains your way and get you in trouble) and then Grace can follow you home!

[irishgypsie.livejournal.com]

I'd make outfit requests but I don't know what all you have. You should make a clothing inventory post, with photos. :D

I've decided that if we get a tax refund this year (we should) and it's a decent amount (it should be) then I will use some to pay down debt and use some to bring Julie home. I still need #61 (whom I shall call Megan) but I want Julie first. I'll likely also splurge on Kit's new meet dress for Ruthie.

Do you know when the next historical is supposed to be released?

[snarky-imp.livejournal.com]

I should! Hrmm. *muse* Something to work on in the future!

Huzzah for refunds! And double huzzah for Julie. :D Oooh, Kit's new meet on Ruthie should be lovely, I'd imagine. Will Cecile borrow it for a photo op?

Next confirmed historical is the black girl for 2016 that AG mentioned when people started seriously calling them out for their lack of color in the GOTY line. We know nothing else about her.

We were supposed to get our 50's girl last year but then Sam appeared, and the author of that book set still has those books coming out this year (last I checked?) so we're all tentatively hoping she'll be out this year, likely in the fall/end of summer like last year's BF launch.

[luxken27]

Ooh, she is very pretty! I ♥ her eyes especially in the first pic.

(And LOL @ the Lipsmackers remark. Thirty years later I'm still totally into them *hangs head in shame*)

[snarky-imp.livejournal.com]

No shame! I'm ever so sad whenever our display of Lipsmackers gets temporarily removed. I love that you say Lipsmackers to someone over a certain age (I'm not sure what the cut off is, actually) and it's this bonding moment. Huzzah!

And :D