More Accessorizing

 Did some more 'accessorizing'....................this time Enchanted Lilly pairs the Vanille accessory set from Let them Eat Cake with Look 9 from La Vacanza. 

The full view

I'm not typically a Lilly fan, but I love the Enchanted version of her. I think it is because she's a bit 'softer' than her other versions.

She still manages to throw plenty of attitude though.

Fairytale Vibes

 Looking at Cake Camille in this blue dress from the 2023 Bonjour Paris collection, she reminded me a bit of Cinderella wearing her default wig cap. So, I decided to dress LV Gabriel up as her Prince, in Look 21 from Enchanted and take some photos. The blue of the suit matches her dress perfectly.

The gloves I've paired with the dress were also from the Enchanted collection.

And a final closeup of Gabriel in his Princely attire.

Accessorize

 Jamieshow's Let Them Eat Cake Collection offered 4 different accessory packs. I passed on them originally during preorders, as I decided to go with both dolls offered in the "Cake" collection instead, but then I started to regret it thinking the purple pack might go well with La Vacanza's Look 11. The promo pic of Taro Accessory pack pictured below.

During the leftover sale I decided to just bite the bullet and purchase all 4 of the packs. I got a chance to play a bit yesterday, and the Taro set DOES go well with La Vacanza's Look 11 as modeled by LV Ginnie below.

The material for the gloves look to be made of the exact same material as the dress.

This morning I decided to have a bit of fun with the Fraise set, pairing it with Fashion #4 from Rococo. The promo photo of the Fraise set.

The tulle with bows is sewn onto the glove. While the bows are a little bit lighter than the bows on the dress, I still think it all blends to make a fun pairing. Moments of Joy Grace models.

It adds a bit of fun versatility to the original look. Love the little macaroon purse.

Grace is wearing the blonde hard cap wig offered in the Rococo collection as well. Such a beautiful face. I'll highlight the other 2 accessory sets in another post as soon as I have a chance to play with them a bit.

An Under-rated Man

  La Vacanza Dusan is one of my favorite male muses. I can't believe he is still available on the Jamieshow site. I love his skin tone, and just everything about him, so I thought I'd do a post featuring him in some of the different outfits he's modeled since he came to live with me. Upon his arrival, he immediately got to model La Vacanza Look 15. 

This double breasted suit with the male corset in black is a stunner.

Next up was Look 13 from LaVacanza, along with Gabriel's wig. This wig has a little too much hair for my taste, but at least it's a step in the right direction of getting some varying hairstyles for the guys aside from the flocked wig caps.

When I first saw Look 13 from La Vacanza, my first thought was that robe will look fabulous with the silk PJ pants that the basic Enchanted men came in. Dusan models during some down time  here.

Lastly back to a little glamourous gold.............Dangerous Love Look 7.

Handsome from every angle

Astrid Gets an Escort

 Just having a little fun with Astrid and Aiden. Astrid is wearing Look 1 from the Bonjour Paris collection, and Aiden is wearing Look 13 without the chiffon robe from La Vacanza collection.

Fun and Flirty

 Backtracking a bit and sharing what has turned out to be one of my favorite outfits from the La Vacanza collection, Look 5.  I passed on this outfit initially during the preorder period. Why? I don't know, but I was lucky enough to pick it up in the leftover sale. Modeled here by Bonjour Paris Sabina, it is perfect for hot summer days.

The off center bow on the back is fun and different.

You have to add shades for summer time, right? Sabina is rocking them and the hair bow.

I thought the ponytail wig from Moments of Joy worked really well for this look as well.

Rococo and Cake!

 I haven't felt inspired to blog much lately, as sometimes it feels like I'm in a bubble and there really aren't that many people that actually read blogs anymore. I got such a nice message from a fellow collector this past week regarding the blog and my photos though, which inspired me to make a bit more of an effort to try and share my dolly love through this format more. So thank you to all of you that take the time to leave a comment or express your appreciation on a photo etc. It really does provide more encouragement that you will know!!

 I also got the new dolls from Jamieshow/Owensu's Versailles collections (Rococo and Let Them Eat Cake) in, so have some new things to share.  There were 4 dolls total between the two Versailles offerings, and I preordered 3 of the 4. I felt that I could do without Sabina, as to me, her makeup was similar enough to her Bonjour Paris release (with the exception of the jewels by her eyes, which I wasn't sure about anyway). Below is one of the Jamieshow promotional photos featuring elements from both Rococo and Let Them Eat Cake collections.

The first release, Rococo, featured 2 new dolls, Sabina and Astrid, 4 short dresses (as pictured on the left above, and the three couture gowns). There were also several couture wigs and one rooted wig cap style offering in 4 colors. The second release in February, Let Them Eat Cake,  featured 2 more dolls, Eileen and Camille, as well as 4 different resin dresses (on the right in the photo above), 4 accessory packs, more couture wigs and 4 different chairs. I chose 3 of the 4 dolls, all 4 colors of the rooted wig cap option and all 4 of the short dresses. I was able to pick up all 4 accessory packs in the leftover sale this past weekend.  Camille was the first doll I deboxed and I chose to put her in the short blue dress, as it matches her eye makeup so well. From the promotional photos, I though her eye makeup would be a little more teal, but once I got her in hand I realized it is a blue that matches the blue dress perfectly. She chose the brunette rooted wig cap. Each outfit comes with hair accessories to put in the updo wigs.

A closeup of Camille's gorgeous face. When I preordered the dolls, I thought out of the 3 I chose that Camille would probably be my least favorite, although I really loved all 3. In reality, she's probably my favorite in hand.

One more of her, just because I like the angle.

Next out of the box was Let Them Eat Cake Eileen. Eileen was the one I gasped over in the promos and added to my cart first. She is so different than her Bonjour Paris predecessor. She truly almost looks like a different sculpt. I chose to put her in the purple short dress with the purple rooted wig cap. This dress has a corset style underneath that was a bit of a surprise to me. The bodice then snaps at the side over the corset.  I love the details on this dress. All of the dresses I purchased have amazing details.

This dress also comes with a mask (that you can see in her hand above). Close up of Eileen's beautiful face.

I realized I didn't really take full length shots of the girls above where you could see their boots. The picture below shows the boots for Look 1. The Purple outfit has the same boots, and the blue outfit has blue boots in the same style. The pink outfit has pink boots. I chose Dangerous Love Ginnie to model Look 1 below, as I just thought it would suit her well. She's wearing the black rooted wig cap from the collection.

Three of the 4 short outfits have "Cage" petticoats. I don't know the correct name for them, but they are a separate piece that goes under the skirt and they are very structured. 

Close up of Ginnie

I decided to photograph the fourth outfit without the "cage" petticoat underneath as there were several folks on the Muses FB group asking if you could use the dresses without the "cage". The pink dress is the least structured and I felt it would lend itself the best to this look. Please note, the back and front are both shorter than the sides, to allow the drape over the petticoat. I think the look is fun and flirty on it's own, with no jacket or petticoat, and can look very contemporary. Moments of Joy Grace is modeling here.

Grace also decided to replace her boots with mules in a slightly different shade of pink for this look.

Lastly, Astrid decided she didn't want to wear Rococo, so she chose something sparkly from the Bonjour Paris collection. I love the freckles on this version of Astrid, they are very natural looking, very well done. She is the first one of the Muses to have freckles. She is also the first Muse to have an open mouth sculpt.

More of these girls to come in a later post, but a parting shot of Astrid in the mean time.