Late to the party

I seem to be late to the party when it comes to doll releases and often than not, I discover dolls after they've sold out or were released years ago and are no longer available. This seems to be the norm when it comes to finding dolls I like.

I have been lucky in one instance though. I fell in love with Luts Maska when I saw the elf version of him. By then it'd been a while since that release and he was a limited. I never thought further on it until they released Ghost Maska. I had been keeping an eye on Luts releases and managed to get him. He doesn't have the elf ears but that wasn't a deal breaker for me. Plus I really liked the ghostly face up on him. That however has been the one and only time.

So I thought today, I'd do a post on the ones that got away.

**Photo courtesy of Integrity Toys**

First up (and I think I have mentioned her on the blog before) is Day Tripper Poppy Parker with the pale blonde hair, freckles and yellow eyeshadow. I adore this version of Poppy. It's my favourite of all the Poppies released. She came out in 2012 (I didn't get into these dolls until 2015). I have seen her come up about three times on the second hand market, all for around the $400-500USD mark which is beyond my budget for this doll line. I am still waiting and hoping she will come up one day at the right price.

**Photo courtesy of Sugarble.com**

Next up is Sugarble Hellena. I really wanted to get this doll in grey skin. The problem was, I discovered this company after they renewed the body for this size and I wasn't a fan of the Version 2 body especially after reading a few reviews on it. I actually preferred the aesthetics of the old body. Sadly they didn't offer the old body anymore as a choice. I was debating getting her anyway because I just adore her face when I by chance stumbled on a discussion on DOA about the company discontinuing this particular line and all the sculpts in it. Saddened by this news, I went to the site with the intention of ordering her anyway only to discover the order period for the last chance to get these dolls had already closed and by a few weeks. Again, I was late to the party. I did email the company and they have said they are renewing the line but I'm not sure if they are renewing just the body or the entire line including all the sculpts. They didn't have an estimated date for the renewal dolls, but I'll be keeping an eye on their releases just in case.

**Photo courtesy of Stacey's Pink Ocean**

I actually didn't know about Sio2 or that they even existed until fantasywoods posted her box opening for this cutie. This little one is a Sio2 Sheep. Just something about this doll draws me in and keeps me there. The face is adorable, the sculpting is amazing and she's just so unique. Shame more dealers don't carry this company's dolls.

**Photo courtesy of Aileen Doll**

Last but not least, I just discovered this little girl last week whilst browsing the company's website on a whim. She is Fairy Orris of Mushrooms. Her little face just takes my heart and I adore everything she comes with. It's a shame most of Aileen Doll's releases seem to be time limited.

These dolls aren't listed on my wishlist anymore for several reasons:
1. With bjds, I don't tend to buy second hand these days unless it's from someone I know. Just a little too wary with the current environment.
2. Second hand prices for some of these are beyond my doll budget.
3. I still hold out hope that the companies may one day decide to re-release these sculpts for a special event or something.
4. I'm content to continue to dream of these dolls even if I will most likely never end up owning them.


Do you have a list of dolls that got away? Were you lucky enough to get them in the end?