Favorites Old and New

When I order from Clear Lan, someone special in my collection always gets a treat.   There's been a little bit of coolness in the air lately, so I decided to let her open her present.  Chaundra was excited to get this "Burberry" dress from Clear Lan.

I added a long sleep black body suit, some black tights, and a pair of DG boots.  The belt is also Clear Lan.

People often wonder which doll in someone's collection is THE doll that started everything.  For me it was Flame Rouge Veronique.  She is the oldest doll in my modern doll collection, dating back to 2003.

As I thin my collection, I always come back to her.  Her value, though more sentimental, will always keep her here.

Recently, I was able to pick up another Adele.  The 2.0 Adele mold is one of my favorites, so I try to grab up the ones I'm missing when they come available inexpensively.   This is Soul Deep.  Someone was selling her nude.  She had great hair and eyes.   I couldn't resist.  She's the newest member of my collection.

EDIT:   As much as I really do love this doll, something was bothering me about her face.  I went to flickr to check out other versions and they all seem to be very similar.  I believe her eyebrows need to be lowered about 1/4".  I played with it a little on Photoshop.  What do you think?  Now, to decide whether or not to get an artisan to correct this ....

The Fiery Reds of Autumn

I was at a shopping center yesterday morning and noticed that the maple trees were putting on quite a show.  They are the first colors I've seen this Autumn.   Fall is my favorite season of the year.  For some reason, I think of the Sex And The City episode where Carrie wakes up and has to put a blanket on the bed.  (I love when the first chill fills the air.)   Then Carrie goes to see Big and he puts on the LP Moon River.

So, I've been in a little bit of a romantic mood this weekend.  I had recently ordered some clothing from Clear Lan.  I decided my Fiery Redhead Erin was the perfect model.  I just love this ....

Two posts ago, I wrote that I had made enough money selling my Dynamite Girl/Guy collection to purchase the Platinum AFL Vanessa.  I thought I still had enough money in my Paypal bank for one more doll from my "Grail List".   However, I was actually able to acquire two dolls.  I am only going to highlight one of them this weekend.

I believe one of the most beautiful Eugenia dolls produced so far is the Helper Version of the Point of Departure doll from the 2011 Jet Set Convention.  The brunette version was No. 9 on my top ten of 2011 list.  As much I love the brunette version, I think the strawberry blonde is even better.  There aren't very many strawberry blonde Integrity dolls.

This doll is very difficult to find on the secondary market, but I was very fortunate to find one at really good price recently.   Her edition size was only 75 as she was given to individuals who helped out as table hosts, workshop organizers, or supported the Integrity Convention in some other venue.

Such a beauty for Autumn.   I'll probably relax her hair some time in the future, but she's just so classy looking right now.  I should've spent more time redressing her, but I wanted to see how she looked in High Profile's gown.  Can't you just hear Moon River playing in the background?