A Delicate Bloom - 2016 Fashion Royalty Collection

After waiting since like FOREVER, finally Integrity Toys revealed this year's main Fashion Royalty collection and they are pure feminine, soft and perfection!

It was hinted by IT with the first upgrade doll, which is, Take Me On Vanessa Perrin, on which theme they will use for this year's collection. The hint was, the collection most likely be about flowers, feminine silhouette and of course more colors. Which makes most FR fans happy because they keep giving us black! Black is chic, but we need more colors please ad boy did they delivered! 

Contrasting Proposition 

Natalia Fatalè™ Dressed Doll 

The Fashion Royalty® Collection 

Approximate Ship Date: September 2016 

Limited Edition Size: 700 

Suggested Retail Price: $135.00 

  

Doll Tech Specs: 

  

Body Type: FR2013 

Head Sculpt: Natalia Fatalè™ 2.0 

Quick Switch Feature: No 

Skin Tone: FR White 

Hair Color: Blond 

Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-Applied

What's not to like about this Natalia? She's blonde, a perfect cocktail dress and killer accessories. She's SOLD OUT within minutes and fans LOVE her. How I wish I can get her too, but budget is a little bit tight. T_T

Emerging Rebel 

Kyori Sato™ Dressed Doll 

The Fashion Royalty® Collection 

Approximate Ship Date: Week of August 22nd, 2016 

Limited Edition Size: 700 

Suggested Retail Price: $135.00 

  

Doll Tech Specs: 

  

Body Type: FR2013 

Head Sculpt: Kyori Sato™ 2.0 

Quick Switch Feature: No 

Skin Tone: Japan 

Hair Color: Medium Brown 

Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-Applied

It's 2nd doll from FR collection and IT is KILLING IT! Kyori in brown hair? Fresh face? Embroidery faux leather mini dress??? Fabulous accessories?? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? If she's not release in September, I would buy this girl in a heartbeat! But again, I promised myself ONLY THREE dolls per reveal. Once again, am crying HARD!

Daytime Impact 

Dasha™ Dressed Doll 

The Fashion Royalty® Collection 

Approximate Ship Date: September 2016 

Limited Edition Size: 700 

Suggested Retail Price: $135.00 

  

Doll Tech Specs: 

  

Body Type: FR2013 

Head Sculpt: Dasha™ 

Quick Switch Feature: No 

Skin Tone: FR White 

Hair Color: Platinum 

Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-Applied

It's Dasha and while I AM Dasha's fan and she is one of my favorite, SADLY I also had to pass on her. At least for now. LOVE the face and her hair and her make up and shoes. NOT so much on her suits. The suit has delicate lace detail and that skirt somehow...a meh..for me? Which is weird cause I always favor suit than couture. Plus, I already have one perfect Dasha this year and she will be release on September. There's no way I could afford her in time being. Once again, my eyes are tearing up! That demn evil IT!

Fresh and Delightful 

Véronique Perrin® Dressed Close-Up Doll 

The Fashion Royalty® Collection 

Approximate Ship Date: Mid to Late October 2016 

Limited Edition Size: 700 

Suggested Retail Price: $89.00 + Shipping and Handling 

  

IMPORTANT! 

THIS DOLL WILL BE OFFERED DIRECTLY FROM IT DIRECT VIA A RIGHT-TO-BUY LOTTERY. MORE DETAILS WILL BE SENT IN MID TO LATE OCTOBER. 

NOTE: THIS DOLL WILL NOT BE OFFERED VIA DEALERS.

Doll Tech Specs: 

  

Body Type: FR2013 

Head Sculpt: Veronique 2.0 

Quick Switch Feature: No 

Skin Tone: Hungarian 

Hair Color: Black 

Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-Applied

Veronique is always known for her minimalist style and this one suit her personality very well. Super Chic and WHY she has to be a LOTTERY DOLL???? I'm entering and hoping God of Dolls will have mercy on me and let me win a fucking right-to-buy doll this year! I ALREADY lost Dasha and Poppy lottery for fuck's sake! To me, this doll screams perfection! I would even buy her if she's in full price!

Fabulous Fields 

Luchia Z.™ Dressed Doll 

The Fashion Royalty® Collection 

Approximate Ship Date: September 2016 

Limited Edition Size: 600 

Suggested Retail Price: $135.00 

  

Doll Tech Specs: 

  

Body Type: FR2013 

Head Sculpt: Luchia Z.™ 2.0 

Quick Switch Feature: No 

Skin Tone: Cream 

Hair Color: Red 

Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-Applied

Honestly when I saw IT reveals Luchia, I scream so hard that my parent woke up from their nap (it was midnight in Malaysia time). Almost cried when I saw this lady. Been waiting to have her for few years and finally she came and she's a perfection. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE her! She's a redhead, which is a rare hair color in IT dolls, she's in cream skintone which is my all time FAVORITE tone, fabulous accessories which the best is her shoes and that vintage inspired couture! PERFECTION! LOVE her couture which feature corset like bodice and delicate gray flower print with mermaid silhouette. And this is coming from someone who HATE mermaid dress. Pre order her ASAP and I get her!

Ruffles and Blooms 

Eugenia Perrin-Frost™ Dressed Doll 

The Fashion Royalty® Collection 

Approximate Ship Date: September 2016 

Limited Edition Size: 800 

Suggested Retail Price: $150.00 

  

Doll Tech Specs: 

  

Body Type: FR2013 

Head Sculpt: Eugenia Perrin-Frost™ 

Quick Switch Feature: No 

Skin Tone: Hungarian 

Hair Color: Auburn 

Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-Applied  

Eugenia in Hungarian skintone and in embroidery couture? What's not to LOVE? Although how I wish she's in a different hairstyle. Another ponytail for Eugenia? Honestly IT? And you release her on September too? HONESTLY??? Hope to get her nrfb later on.

Key Pieces 

Elyse Jolie™ Dressed Doll Gift Set 

The Fashion Royalty® Collection 

Approximate Ship Date: Mid to Late October 2016 

Limited Edition Size: 800 

Suggested Retail Price: $199.00 

  

Doll Tech Specs: 

  

Body Type: FR2013 

Head Sculpt: Elyse Jolie™ 

Quick Switch Feature: No 

Skin Tone: Japan 

Hair Color:  Golden Blond/ Champagne 

Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-Applied

Oh, miss Elyse Jolie. LOVE the fashion but not so much on the face. While am a sucker for blonde and pale skintone, Elyse's face somehow look too ghostly to me. Almost like she's lifeless. Pass on her, but am crazy for her pink lingerie!

AND FINALLY, EVENT DOLL THAT MAKES ME SCREAM LIKE A CRAZY PERSON! IT'S A FUCKING AGNES VON WEISS DOLL!!!

Love, Life and Lace 

Agnes Von Weiss™ Dressed Doll 

The Fashion Royalty® Collection 

2016 Online Event Doll 

Limited Edition Size: TBA 

Estimated Ship Date: Q4 / Winter 2016 

Special W Club Price: $140.00 + Shipping, Handling and Applicable Sales Tax*.

Doll Tech Specs:

Head Sculpt: Agnes Von Weiss™ 

Body Type: FR2013 

Quick Switch Feature: No 

Skin Tone: Cream 

Hair Color: Light Brown 

Eyelashes: Yes, Hand Applied

SERIOUSLY, I can't ask for other doll than miss Agnes to be event exclusive doll and this one is pure perfection! And totally unpredictable! Because I just had two dolls set featuring Agnes and Giselle as 2nd WClub exclusives and didn't think miss Agnes could be another exclusive so soon and not that am complaining because one can have too many Agnes doll. And if it's up to me, I would make all exclusives to be Agnes doll. I LOVE Agnes and maybe way too much. Her face is fierce yet so soft. Her hair is high fashion and relaxed. Her couture is amazingly feminine with beading detail. Her shoes are fabulous. That bow purse? Perfection! Her accessories gives her some hard edge to all soft styling. And BEST of all, she's in CREAM skintone. YEAY!!! Once again my parent woke up from their holiday sleep after I screamed so loud. And thanks GOD she is WClub exclusive doll and make it easier for me to get her without all that fuss waiting for confirmation from the dealers. 

So to recap, this year's Fashion Royalty has everything a fan like me could ask for. More colors, feminine, mixture of ready to wear ad couture, fabulous and fresh faces, the return of Luchia Z and Agnes as member's exclusive doll.

BUT... Where's Adele??? She's the ONLY black core character and she's NOT in this line? WTH? IT better have some explaining to do! I HOPE she will appear as exclusive WClub doll, NOT just for convention doll! And where's Kesenia and Korrine? Maybe next year please?

And here are my three pick from this year's delicate bloom collection:

L2R : Luchia Z, Veronique and Agnes

What are you guys think about this year's collection? Yay or Nay?

AiS Toys Museum

Welcome to AiS Toys Museum and enjoy the tour of my humble collection

Blondes Have More Fun

Anyone who knows me, knew that I LOVE blonde dolls. Especially platinum blonde, silver blonde or pale blonde. Or all kind of blondes like strawberry blonde, ash blonde, dessert due blonde or what ever blondes types out there. Added the red lips and pale skins, make me want the dolls more. That's why almost 80 % (or maybe more??) of my dolls collections are blondes. Cause maybe I think blondes have more fun? Or maybe because my first crush was Emma Bunton from Spice Girls and how much I obsessed with Britney Spears :)

And here are some of my blonde dolls collection, from Fashion Royalty line.

And speaking of blonde, Integrity Toys gave us a hint about this one doll who happens to another blonde from upcoming webinar which will feature Fashion Royalty and two other doll lines. Do you think this blondie will be this year's online event exclusive doll and who she will be? My money is on Dasha, and how much I HOPE this blondie is her and will be online exclusive. So I can secure her, without fighting with other collector to buy her.

Anyone can guess who is she???

Sister Moguls Giftset

It's been few months since Integrity Toys announced the first ever WClub doll exclusive which was a Ooh La La Poppy Parker giftset, and fans had been waiting for ages for the second WClub exclusives and wow, did we in for a special treat?

It's ANOTHER giftset which include TWO FREAKING DOLLS!!! And with their motto "More IS MORE" they offered us lucky members a change to pre orders two of most beloved fan favorite characters which are Agnes Von Weiss™ and Giselle Diefendorf™ and this giftset include two dolls, killer accessories and fabulous gothic inspired fashion maybe? 

The Verdict:

Being a sucker for blonde, with red lips and cream or japan skintones, AND miss Agnes as one of of top 6 favorites and Giselle (soon to be one of my top fave doll and am going to drop Eugenia from the list), this set, without a doubt, one of the best thing Integrity Toys ever produced. While I know the hair stylist is overdone (TOO many blondes with ponytails, even my husband mistaken I already had this kinda of dolls), I STILL WANT MORE of this same hair style and color. 

As for fashion, YET again another blacks and I don't mind at all! LOVE the lace couture for Baroness BUT I do think Giselle should rock another style maybe? She's a NU.Face. Need my girl to look young and edgy. She's suppose to be a fashion designer here.

Overall, I LOVE this set and it makes me happy after being in IT dolls drought for months! I DO HOPE the next 3 WClub exclusives will also be gift sets. Better yet, all of them come in a fabulous cases. LOVE that old but updated classic suitcases for dolls. I NEED MORE! Without further ado, here they are... The Sister Moguls Giftset!

Item # 91402

Sister Moguls
Agnes Von Weiss™ and Giselle Diefendorf™ Duo-Doll Gift Set
The Fashion Royalty Collection
2016 W Club Exclusive
Limited Edition Size: TBA 
Estimated Ship Date: Late 2016
Special W Club Price: $199.00 + Shipping, Handling and Applicable Sales Tax*. 

*A non-refundable deposit of $25.00 is due immediately at pre-order; the balance of $174.00 + shipping and handling (and tax for Maryland residents) is due approximately late 2016.

Doll Tech Specs:

Head Sculpt: Agnes Von Weiss™ and Giselle Diefendorf™
Body Type: FR2013 (Agnes) and NU. Face 2.0 (Giselle)
Quick Switch Feature: No
Skin Tone: Cream (Agnes) and Japan (Giselle)
Hair Color: Pale Blond (Both Dolls)
Eyelashes: Yes, Hand Applied


When Baroness Agnes Von Weiss decided to launch her own couture studio a few years ago, little did she know that after a rocky start, Von Weiss International would go on to become one of the top European fashion houses! The secret behind this success? Giselle Diefendorf jumping in as lead designer to salvage the whole affair after Agnes tried her hand at designing! Now, thanks to young Giselle's efforts and Agnes' flashy marketing schemes, the house is always on top! Where this duo goes, others are bound to follow!


Baroness Agnes Von Weiss™ and her younger sister Giselle Diefendorf™ are 12.5-inch fully articulated vinyl fashion dolls with long, matching pale blond ponytails and hand-applied eyelashes. In this unique gift set, this killer fashion duo make an impressive display of just how strong fashion runs in their family! Agnes takes the lead in a perfectly form fitting, see-through lace gown designed by her talented sister Giselle, who assembled her own look from pieces of Von Weiss' latest runway looks! This fantastic gift set includes all of the trappings to make it a new centerpiece in your collection and comes in an exclusively designed carry case package for safekeeping! A new double-doll stand and a numbered certificate of authenticity is also included. For adult collectors ages 15 and up.


**Pictures of prototypes shown below; final production colors and textures may vary slightly. Any staging props are not included. Case and doll stand pictures are digitally rendered; final production may vary slightly.**

 The blonde sisters

 Baroness Agnes von Weiss

Giselle Diefendorf

The accessories

Top 6 Characters

My Top 6 characters in Fashion Royalty and NU.Face universe.

L2R - Dasha, Eugenia, Dania, Agnes, Isha and Nadja

And some history why I like these characters more than others.

Dasha

At first, I was only going to get her just to complete my characters collection (still don't Anja, Korrine, Kesenia, Luchia Z, Tatyana and Tatyana 1.0 in my collection). And it was until a friend of mine whatsapp me a pic of Dasha as Anika as part of IFDC this year. Am a sucker for cream skintone, with darker lips and silver or platinum blonde hair. And after my husband surprised me with this doll, one look at her face and am all in. Instant favorite. Now need more of her! Currently only have one version of her which is Dasha as Anika Luxottica.

Eugenia Perrin-Frost

One of the reason why I LOVE Eugenia, is because she looks like a younger version of one of my favorite Integrity Toys' character, which is Victoire Roux (will talk about my other faves later). Then I did some digging on her character and found out she's British. Love, love, and love! But I must admit that I ONLY like Eugenia as a blonde or redhead. Currently I have three version of her. World on a String, As Dusk falls and my favorite, Regaining Grace.

Dania Zarr

I might love other characters because of their faces, but this lady... I love her because of her background first. I am a writer and been working with fashion industry before I switch to become a children writer. Somehow I can relate this character. Then she also has one of the most versatile face. Just change her make up and she looks like a complete new person! What's not to love? Currently I have for version of Dania which are, Flawless Impact, Careless Love and my favorites, Always on Her Mind and Rare Appearance.

Baroness Agnes von Weiss

What's not to love for the baddest mean girl in Fashion Royalty history? The most fierce Baroness Agnes von Weiss. That face. That attitude! And her background story is too much drama, which I LOVE! I love this lady so much, I would buy any version of her but who am I kidding? She is super pricey and I only manage to get only two version of her so far which I equally love, High Visibility and Aristocratic. Desperately need more Agnes and I'm praying this year's online event will be another Agnes or Dasha.

Isha Narayan Kalpana

Isha is my first love. Felt in love with Fashion Royalty because of her. As much as I love blondes, I have a major weakness for Indian dolls. And once I knew Isha is a Bollywood actress in Fashion Royalty universe, I was in love. In love with her face, her stories and how she is actually the nicest person ever who loves couture. Among all six favorites, I have Isha dolls the most, cause duh, I LOVE her and couldn't get enough of her and HOPE to get some of my Isha holly grails like Purple Pose, Final Cut Cannes Edition, Shimmering Chopper, Scene Stealer and Go North. For this characters, I have seven dolls. Age Of Opulence, Riveting Premier, Something Cool, Rare Find, Final Cut Hollywood, Style Notes and while this doll is more Luchia Z 1.0 than Isha, I still think she's Isha : Ombres Poétique Mademoiselle Jolie.

Nadja Rhymes

If Isha was my first love, Nadja Rhymes is my second love. Knew this NU.Face girl from a former great friend of mine. He loves Nadja as much as I love her. The trouble spoil rich brat who took amazing photo shoot as model but bring problem everywhere she goes. LOVE her exotic look and love the face her face is unusual. Not perfect but roundish. And Integrity Toys decided to change her look which gives me WTF moment. For me Nadja 1.0 (that's what they are calling her now) is perfection! Don't get me wrong. Nadja 2.0 is beyond fabulous and model-esque but how I wish she was a different character instead of Nadja. But I still LOVE Nadja, no matter how I make her. Currently I have all three original Nadja 1.0 and one Nadja 2.0. Only need Out of Sight Nadja to complete all Nadja dolls, but still not sure if am willing to forks out more money for the new Nadja which am not feeling that much. My current Nadja dolls are, Hard Act to Follow, Polarity, and two of my favorite Nadja, Urban Outfitter and The Illusionist.

What are your favorite FR and NU.Face characters??

Dasha as Anika Luxottica

This is my first entry for my blog specially for dolls and toys. And there's no other doll suitable to be review than Fashion Royalty Dasha as Anika Luxottica.

Two reasons I chose this doll, it's because:

1. Dasha is one of my top 6 characters in FR / NU.Face universe

2. My husband bought her for ME. I was so surprise to get her since I lost right-to-buy lottery for this amazing doll. Husband bought her, used express shipping and voila, surprised me with this fabulousness! Is he the BEST husband or what???

This is when I first got her from my husband :D

Without further ado, here is what I think about this doll:

The face:

Simply AMAZING! Integrity Toys should do make blench eyebrows. Love her make up, her lips are perfection and her silver hair is just chic! Although I have to make comment about that sticker eyes, which am a bit torn. One way am a bit disappointed because the older dolls have hand painted eyes and it looked so much better. The other way, I sort of... don't mind? I mean, as long as they look great tho. If nobody told me about this, I wouldn't guess that they used sticker for Dasha's eyes. But Integrity Toys SHOULD warned their customers about this tho. It's shitty to change feature without heads up.

The Cyborg

Normal

The body:

LOVE, love the extra cyborg limbs and arms. What's not to love about them? Integrity Toys should explore more on this. 

The dress

The Dress
I love the idea that they used classic science lab coat to make sort of Qi Po look alike white dress. Also love the silver dots details. The only downside was, how I wish they pick different fabric. The dress looks fabulous on picture, but in real life, it was too...cheap looking? Overall, the dress could have been better.

The accessories:

She came with a ring, a bracelet, earring, hair cuff and shoes. The ring, bracelet and earring are the same ones from Elyse Jolie J' Adore La Fete Giftset, minus the necklace, which I don't mind since for Dasha, the color is white. And the silver hair cuff is just fabulous, suitable for 'robotic' theme for Dasha. But what I LOVE the most from the accessories is, the shoes! Such a KILLER shoes! Integrity Toys make the best shoes, but these shoes are the best!

The packaging:

She came in this special edition 'Love Mission' theme package and it was super cute. Although I prefer the black normal FR box, but the box will do. But her stand is a little bit meh for. Too simple? Maybe I just prefer the glass square FR new stand more.

Redressing her with polka dots couture from The Royal Treatment Veronique Perrin Giftset.