Fat Headed Dolls

Since posting "What a Face" I have been doing some more research and you can find all the information about the Holala dolls on this website it's their home. These are vinyl dolls with printed faces and rooted hair. Those shown below are called "Three Little Pigs".

In doing this research I have come across some other rather strange doll names like Popola dolls, these (below) are also made of vinyl, and are available on Etsy and eBay. They sell for around the $100 mark and you can purchase them blank.

I have also seen names like Ododo doll and finally found them here. These are made in China by Strawberry Planet. Priced at 239,00€ they are certainly expensive for a PVC and vinyl doll that has a printed face!

Then there is a Dodo Doll called Anako shown in Gugu Moda's Etsy store which is a BJD made by Anastasia Georgiou, whose information I found on the J-Pop Dolls website.

Then there were these other very peculiar dolls (in a funny and cute sort of way), some of which are BJD's like the ones below, and others have a Japanese body. These are also available on Etsy, and are shipped from Ppinky Dolls in Athens, Greece.

Is it any wonder a girl get's confused!!!

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What a Face

I have been seeing these little faces appearing around the internet for a while, but never really thought about ordering one before now. They are made in China and are available on AliExpress for just a few dollars with free shipping. However, shipping from China takes a long time under normal circumstances and with Covid 19 adding to delays, I wasn't prepared to wait indefinitely for an order to arrive.

So when I found one on Etsy, and from a store in Australia, I ordered a little nude doll to see exactly what they were like IRL. They are 16cm tall, (so about the same height as a PukiFee) and they have a large vinyl head with a twelve jointed plastic body. If you check my Pinterest you can see how similar dolls can be customised.

Now after doing some more research, I found a few listings on Ebay which were quite similar, but these dolls were shipping from Japan and called Holala Doll by Fairy Town. They share the same size clothes and shoes with Licca, Blythe and Azone XS dolls. However, these dolls sell for a great deal more than a few dollars. There are two dolls around 20-21 cm (closer to RealFee size), the other is called Pipita, neither doll appears to be as well jointed though.

Then I found this chart . . .

Even though there seems to be a whole lot of mixed info regarding these dolls, I think the size I purchased is called a Mimiko doll, and although she was more expensive than the ones on AliExpress, she was still cheap compared to those on eBay, so I have a feeling she may well be a fake. :(

Still this wee one that's on her way to me should be fun to dress and customise. So when she arrives, and after I have finished with my Blythe doll, I'm going to have a little play in the hope she turns out okay. If she doesn't, then I won't have wasted too many dolly dollars.