The Yuki-Onna

I've been fascinated by the Yuki-Onna ever since I first read Clamp's Shirahime Syo manga. I have wanted to re-create her in doll form for a while now but could never really settle on the perfect sculpt until I decided to revamp MyDolling Heeah. The idea to use this sculpt came from this photo of her I posted on my flickr as The Snow Queen. (She was definitely my favourite character from Narnia.)

She photographs quite pale and although she isn't exact (no blue lips), I still think she fits the part perfectly, especially when I came across the white outfit from Dollmore. That sort of clinched it for me.

It never ever snows in my part of the world so I had to make do with some fake snow courtesy of carocha's snow brush. I can visualize a particularly fierce snow storm, a hapless mortal fighting their way through it alone and then ... the soft sound of a woman's voice singing an eerie lullaby. Entranced, the mortal follows the sound ... to his/her death.