Box Opening: J'Adore La Fete Elyse Jolie

I didn't intend to post every day this weekend but it kind of turned out that way. Today where I live, it's Show Day Holiday so I got a day off work and ended up with a three day weekend. Woo hoo! So you can imagine my surprise when the postman knocked on my door with a big massive parcel from Integrity Toys. Apparently they had the option to work if they wanted to. Lucky for me I guess!

Enough chitchat. Let's get to the good stuff. The box opening.

Elyse Jolie was a members only club doll for December 2015. She was a lot more expensive than your typical FR doll because she came with not one but three sets of outfits, two pairs of shoes, two jewellery sets and an extra pair of hands in a different gesture. To top this sweet deal off, she also came in a gorgeous dark red coloured suitcase. There was no way she wasn't protected in there!

This looks so official. I love this packaging. The weight wasn't as heavy as I thought it would be which is good. It's made of a very heavy durable hard cardboard.

Opening up the suitcase.

I haven't felt this excited for a doll in a while. Here she is all secure and quite comfortable looking. All her outfits set out beside her. That lingerie set looks quite risque!

Beneath all the cardboard bits holding her and her outfits was the COA. Love getting these with my dolls.

In all her delicious glory. I adore this dress (plus it covers the stand base so well!). She reminds me of those figures in a music box here.

You look fabulous. No need to keep fussing with your hair.

Model pose moment. She's so stunning. I can't stop looking at her. The best I've seen from IT. I had read there had been a few issues with face screening for some of the 2015 dolls so I'm glad to see they took more care with this one. She's a very photogenic doll. In my display case, I find my eyes drawn instantly to her.

I broke out my Macro filter and took a super close up shot of her so you can see her in more detail. Such a great face. I've always wanted this face sculpt since Midnight Elise Jolie so I am so glad I was able to get her. Sadly I never got a shipping notice from IT. The only reason I knew she had been shipped was because I logged into the website and saw the tracking number. But she arrived safe and sound and that's all that matters.

I also managed to score a great deal on one of the Poppy Parker heads I had missed out on last year. I also found a Poppy Parker replacement body on Ebay for her so they should both be arriving in the next week or two. 

Overall, a productive dollie long weekend. Next weekend, I hope to start on sewing the clothes for Lara Croft and Tenth Doctor and maybe if the weather is good and not rainy like today, I can finally spray Shiva's face and body in preparation for her face up and tattoo work. Still not sure what I will do with her clothing though. I really want to make Edea too from FFVIII but it depends on whether I can source the materials to make her. I'm itching to try those veins on her face. I have a doll candidate already but her head piece is pretty intense so I will have to see what's available for that.

Have a good first week of July everyone!