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Friday 1 May 2020

Doll Review - Daniela with Pink Outfit by Llorens of Spain - PHOTO HEAVY!

In my last post I wrote about my impulse buy from a doll store here in Spain.  The order was for a Daniela with Pink Outfit by the Spanish doll company Llorens who are based in Onil, Valencia, Spain.  Well the doll arrived very quickly, the company I bought her from, Dolls and Dolls state on their website that they will ship within 24/48 hours and I ordered her on the 18th April which was a Saturday.  The Monday was a public holiday in Valencia where the doll was made and so she shipped on the Tuesday and arrived on the Wednesday.  A very quick service. 



I apologise in advance for the number of photos but wanted to be thorough 😃

The doll was packed safely in a brown shipper and then inside she was in a very sturdy decorated cardboard box which could be used by a child in a number of ways. 

She was held safely in the box by some ties but none of those horrible plastic ones that are often pushed into the dolls head.  

Unfortunately I didn't take any photos of the box but hope you'll enjoy this little review of the doll out of the box.  (I would have liked to have photographed her with other dolls in this size range but I don't really have anyone to compare her to!  But if anyone wants photos of her alongside dolls that I do have, such as Sashas, then please just give me a shout).

  
Straight out of the box.  She is wearing this very cute winter outfit consisting of pink knitted jumper with long sleeves and hood, the hood is edged with beige cream faux fur, a pair of mid calf length knitted leggings, a pink knitted bobble hat and faux suede fur lined 'Ugg' type boots.  She doesn't have any underwear or socks.



The yarn used for the jumper and hat is pink but it has a sort of 'tweedy' effect with white and grey flecks.  The jumper has pink turn back style cuffs.
 

 She has a very pouty face, the sort of face that really appeals to me.


She stands really well straight out of the box.  
 


Daniela has a very sweet profile, the scult is child-like with a cute nose and pouty lips.



The face painting is soft and natural looking.  Her eyelashes are a little on the long side for my liking but they are not too bad.  I will probably replace them with slightly smaller darker ones at some point.


Her hair is lovely and well rooted, there don't appear to be any big gaps between the rooting holes.  The hair fibre feels very much like the more expensive modern dolls from Gotz in Germany, very silky and soft.  The colour in the photo below is not true to life, the real colour is more like my other photos, it's a warm golden blond.  The style is good too, it falls nicely into a short bob.



She has cute well sculpted ears.


Her eyes are blue inset acrylic and they are quite detailed.  She does not have sleep eyes.  Her eyebrows are very sparcely detailed, I may well redo those by filling them in with more 'hairs' using watercolour pencils and chalk pastels.  And she doesn't have lower lashes, so I will add those, again with watercolour pencils.  


Her lips are very detailed with lip creases and are not overly painted or glossed.

Below you can see the outfit with the hood up. 


Daniela has quite a lot of head movement, she can pose with her head looking up, or over her shoulder, she can look down (although her head tends to want to come up again from the looking down position).  When her head is turned all the way around to the back, it remains level and does not look upwards as some play dolls do.  She certainly has good and natural head movement.



Her feet are quite detailed, with cute little toes and neat nails.  


Her hands are also very detailed, with small neat fingernails and lines on the finger joints.


She even has detailed lines on her palms!


Also her hands are not the same, each hand is slightly different!  Below you can see how detailed the lines on the fingers are.


When Daniela sits down her legs do splay outwards but not as bad as some dolls do.  She can sit up unaided without falling backwards.



Because the weather is warm here I wanted to make her something more summery to wear, so I took her measurements.  I compared her measurements with the Heart 4 Hearts dolls, Corelle dolls and the American Doll Wellie Wishers who's details I found online.   It turns out that she is almost the same size as the 14.5 inches Wellie Wishers dolls!  This was great to see as I do have patterns already in that size.  I think the only difference is that Daniela's hips are a couple of centimetres bigger.  

I made her this outfit below, in my favourite colours of blue and white, which I think suits her perfectly.

Outfit and socks by me, shoes by the late Jean Jensen (made for Sasha dolls and slightly too big for this dolls feet).






So to sum up, would I recommend this doll?  Yes!  I definitely would recommend this doll for both children and adult collectors.  She is very well made, using high quality and safe materials.  Her hair can be combed or brushed and she is sturdy enough that a child could play with her without fear of her falling apart quickly.  The company recommend her for children of 3 years and over and I would agree that she would be perfect from that age upwards.  Price-wise this doll is excellent value for money; she cost me 37,95 euros plus 6 euros postage within Spain.  

I would certainly recommend both the Llorens company doll and the Spanish retailer Doll and Doll for a good dolly shopping experience.

I hope you've enjoyed this review and seeing this new little girl!

Thank you for stopping by, keep safe and well everybody!

Big hugs Sharon in Spain xxx

32 comments:

  1. Hello Sharon! She is so adorable! And the details. Love the ears, pouty lips, chubby cheeks and her hands. Such a well made doll. And for that low price too! Congratulations!
    I can sometimes be a bit annoyed about the legs splaying outwards like that on certain dolls, but this was not so bad. Her outfit in blue is cute!
    Happy weekend!
    Hugs!

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    1. Thank you very much Niina, I'm glad you like her. She's definitely pouty...might end up getting spoilt just because of that sulky face!!
      I know what you mean about the legs, I don't like that they take up so much more room when they sit, so you end up having to have them displayed standing and then there's the dominoes effect!!
      Have a lovely week.
      Big hugs xxx

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  2. Dorothy In PA2 May 2020 at 07:58

    Wow, she did arrive quickly. I like how you have re-dressed her. She seems to have come alive in her new outfit. I think blue is her color. I do like her hair style.

    Happy May Day!

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    1. Hi Dorothy, yes almost instant gratification, which is nice sometimes.
      I agree that blue does seem to be her colour, I really like the blue and white on her.
      Big hugs xxx

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  3. Hi Sharon!
    Congrats on bringing her home, she certainly is a sweetie. I have looked at Llorens dolls in the past, but I didn't know that much about them, so I am pleased you did a detailed review. It's nice to know she approximately the same size as Wellie Wishers, I shall keep that in mind when I look for a sibling for Willa.

    I really love the outfit you made for her, the fabrics are pretty and blue and white always looks so fresh and summery. They are also perfect colours for a blonde girl, though I must admit I quite liked the pink on her too.:)

    Hope all is well with you over there, big hugs,
    X

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    1. Hi Sandi
      Thank you! I honestly hadn't even looked at them, it was just pure chance that I happened upon them on the Doll and Doll website, as I had been looking at the Paola Reina girls again!
      I agree, blue and white always seems to look fresh, and reminds me of the summer sky and fluffy white clouds :)
      All is well here, I will email soon, I'm such a terrible emailer, aren't I!
      Big hugs xxx

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  4. A wonderful doll, just sweetness. I wish you health and I send hugs.

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    1. Thank you very much Zacisze, I wish you the same too.
      Big hugs
      xxx

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  5. Sharon, thanks for the detailed review with lovely photos. Daniela is adorable. The new outfit you made for her is perfect.
    Take care!

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    1. You're very welcome, I hope that it might help someone in their dolly buying decisions ;)
      Thank you, I'm glad you like the outfit.
      Big hugs xxx

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  6. What a sweet doll, I do love her outfit that she came in, sometimes the outfits they arrive in are not as nice. She's ver detailed as you show and it's good she can be positioned so well.
    I also love the summer outfit you have made her.
    Your review is very good, you've made me consider getting her for Clara's third birthday ! lol
    Thanks for all the photo's
    Hugs xxx

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    1. Thanks very much Dee. I agree that sometimes outfits aren't so nice but the Spanish companies do seem to make nice outfits and used good quality fabrics for a really reasonable price. I think that this doll would certainly be suitable for Clara....I was going to say that I can hardly believe she's almost three, but then remembered she's got a way to go yet, isn't she February?
      Big hugs
      xxx

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  7. She is pretty, I like your comments are about the details of this one, the hands and hair are some of the most important points for me in any doll. I'm a bit surprised the way the eyebrows are painted but that's going to be fairly easy to fix and ad the lower lashes too. Great rewiev! And I love the summer outfit, it's really cute!

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    1. Thank you so much Xaya.
      I'm with you on hands in particular, I have some BJDs here, very expensive dolls and they have horrible hands....good hands sculpts are important to me too.
      Big hugs
      xxx

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  8. Congratulations on her arrival. She does have a very pouty expression but the make up on this doll and the details on the face, particularly those lips are really nice. Her outfit looks like it's well made and I love the soft colours on her. The summer outfit suits her too and it definitely gives off that summer vibe you were going for.

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    1. Thank you very much Alasse. I'm really pleased with her, I was almost tempted to get another but I don't want to get carried away just because of the cheap price!!!
      Big hugs xxx

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  9. Thank you very much Linda, glad you like her.
    I hope to work on those eyebrows and lashes really soon.....
    Big hugs xxx

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  10. She is so sweet! Her face is beautiful and so life like. And I absolutely love your photos.

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    1. Thanks so much Kamelia, I'm happy with her. And thank you for loving my photos :)
      xxx

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  11. Thank you very much R's Rue, and thank you also for visiting my blog :)
    xxx

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  12. Love your dolly and your review and your blog..which I look forward to reading. Stay safe and well and hugs from me in North Carolina, USA.

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    1. Thank you so much for visiting Bleue and for your kind comments. I hope you will visit again in the future. Sending you big hugs from Spain....keep safe yourself. xxx

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  13. Thank you for the review. Good to know one more high quality doll company.

    Congratulations with her arrival! And have a good bonding with her!

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    1. Thank you Ariadne.
      Stay safe and well xxx

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  14. Oooh, I love the pout! She looks very natural and lovely in both outfits :). Congratulations! And she arrived so fast!

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    1. Hi Chiriann, thank you for your visit and your nice comments. She does indeed have a very pouty little face, doesn't she!
      xxx

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  15. That's a beautiful doll.Her face looks adorable and, for some reason, I love her little hands. The outfit is very nice and seems to be very good quality. The wool lining in those UGG boots is a great detail.

    I didn't know about this retailer, so I've checked out their page and they sell those Kaiser stands that I've seen lots of people swear by. They're hard to find in Spain, and 6€ shipping is not that bad (that's what a bigger company like El Corte Ingles charges).

    Hope you and your family are doing well. Take care.

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    1. Hi MC, thanks so much for your nice comments.
      Yes Doll and Doll is really good in my experience, I've bought from them a few times now. They're based near Valencia I think.
      We've been kept in Phase 0 of the lockdown here in Malaga Province, how about you? Just us and Granada in Andalucia.
      Besitos xxx

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    2. In Valencia we all moved to phase 1, but I think Valencia City should have remained in phase 0 for another week. I still don't know how many of us will move to phase 2 later on. I believe the cities moving to the next phase is determined by hospital areas. I know it's not really good for the economy here, but I'm quite relieved we're not getting many tourists this year. I live in a small town, and it gets so crowded that respecting the distances would be impossible.

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    3. I know what you mean MC. We've now moved into Phase 1 but for me nothing much has changed, although my husband did come out in the car with me on Monday as he'd not left home since the 14th March. I went to Mercadona and the vet and he stayed in the car although he was almost cooked by the time I got back to the car as it was really hot! People are still not completely respecting the social distancing in some places in our local town either, but I was pleased to see that the majority were wearing masks, and of course today I believe the wearing of them becomes compulsory.
      Hugs xx

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  16. Hi Thank you soo much for the review its very detailed. I really like this doll, I was looking for a doll slightly bigger than Las Amigas from Paola Reina. By any chance you mentioned the hips are bigger than the Wellie wishers or the glitter girsl, does it mean they cant exchange dresses? 2 cm seems a lot. Thanks again.

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    1. I apologise for taking such a long time to respond to your very kind comment. Thank you for visiting and for posting, I'm happy that you like this girl. I'm really sorry that I cannot answer your question as I don't have the other two dolls that you mention. 2cm does indeed seem like a big difference on this scale.
      xx

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