REVIEW: Original Brand Chinese Dolls - 3D Eyes, Kurhn, Xinyi (PART 1)

There are several branded dolls from China that the international doll communities are raving about. Being fascinated with the Asian culture, I have a soft spot for dolls that come from our region, too. For this article, however, I will only focus on Chinese brands that I have recently purchased online.

These three brands have always been on the top of my "soon-to-be-my-housemates" list which were 3D Eyes, Kurhn and Xinyi. Among the three, Kurhn, I believe, is the most popular as it has quite a strong cult following for some time now and could actually give foreign brands a run for their money.
Anyway, if this is the first time you are hearing about 3D Eyes and Xinyi, I hope this review will interest you to know about them more.

I bought these dolls online by parts because it is cheaper to get them that way instead of getting the full set, plus I have the option to choose the bodies that I think would go well with the heads that I want. I'll just have to assemble them later when they arrive. So, my orders include a piece of the following:

- 3D Eyes head
- Kurhn head
- Xinyi head
- the 2nd wave of 3D eyes body with 12 points of articulation, pink variant (although it's not really pink, more like a flesh tone)
- the 3rd wave of Kurhn body with 14 points of articulation, small breasts and white skin tone
- the 2nd wave of Xinyi body with 14 points of articulation, big breasts and white skin tone
- 3 sets of Barbie clothes

I didn't have much expectations when I placed an order for these dolls because eventhough they are authentic, they are kind of cheap and will not come with its original packaging so it is only natural to expect some tiny flaws in the products. It is also the same clear warning that my seller put in the listings of these dolls. However, out of curiosity, I still took the risk. The risks I have taken were all worth it after all. I was amazed when I see them in person. It does really exceeded my expectations. By the way, my seller's the one who put the heads and bodies together. I already received them that way.

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. 3D Eyes head on a 2nd wave, 12-joints, pink 3D Eyes body.
Kurhn head on a 2nd wave, 14-joints Xinyi body with big breasts.
Xinyi head on a 3rd wave, 14-joints, Kurhn body. 

Ok, here's a side-by-side photo of the dolls with the tape measure so you'd have a visual guide of their anatomical measurements. You may need to click on the photo to view its actual size.

Let's take a closer look of 3D Eyes first. She came as a bit of surprise to me. I didn't expect for her head to be this big (2.5 inch/6cm). You can even see on the above photo that she has the biggest head among the three. Nevertheless, she has a kind, pretty heart-shaped face sculpted in a soft vinyl head. Her realistic eyes are made of acrylic, similar to the ones used by most bjds (read: ball-jointed dolls). Eyebrows, not too thick, not too thin. Eyeshadows are light-pink. Eyelashes are painted. Lips are more of a natural shade, I think she hates lipsticks. LOL! But it suits her sweet face, though. I love natural-looking doll faces. Her hair is soft and thick. No bald spots! And it certainly does not lack volume in that department. Lucky girl! ^^

Judging from her big head and default body, I can say that 3D Eyes is the Chinese version of the Liv doll. Some slight differences worth mentioning is that 3D Eyes has a rooted hair and simple feet design while Liv makes use of wigs and has a bigger, more detailed feet with fingers.

Kurhn is the first Chinese doll that I fell in love with. Her doe eyes are so expressive, it can either make her look so innocent and mysterious from one angle and a good girl gone bad while giving a side-eye as if she's telling you to back-off, in another. She has a white, soft vinyl head with soft and thick hair. You can style her hair however you want it. Eyebrows are curved and thick.  Her eyeshadows has that transparent-looking effect. Eyelashes are also painted. Cheeks has a pink, almost non-existent blush-on. Lastly, her fuchsia colored lips are slightly pouted. Always ready for photoshoots, this one! ^^

Xinyi is simply a breakthrough for me. With her dreamy eyes, she is a real seductive and stunning beauty. Compared to the first two, her head is made of hard vinyl, has a pale white skin tone which could almost pass her as a porcelain doll. Her jet black hair is long, straight, soft and silky that she could even endorse a shampoo commercial and it will go sold out immediately. No kidding! LOL! ^^

What's more interesting to note is that Xinyi has a strong resemblance with popular Chinese actress Fan Bing Bing who was already immortalized by Mattel as a Barbie wearing the reproduction of Laurence Hsu's Dragon Robe in 2014.

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. Fan Bing Bing Barbie photo by Gakuya of Flicker.
Fan Bing Bing photo from DramaFever. Xinyi photo by me. 

I remember someone selling that dress in one of the Facebook doll groups I'm in before. Now, I kinda regret not buying it then. It would have been a great fit for my Xinyi doll. Oh, well... better luck next time, I guess. :)

The first part ends here for the meantime. In the second part of my review, I will talk about their bodies in detail. Thanks for reading! ^_^V

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Against all odds, for the love of dolls...

Got a notice card from Phlpost this morning. That must be my most awaited parcel. With much excitement, I rushed my way to the post office to pick it up. It was not that easy though. Just as I was stepping out of our gate, a funeral procession (read: libing) is about to pass the front of our house. Meaning, it will take long before I can hail a jeepney in this case. It's 3:15 PM. The post office closes at 4 PM so I need to hurry. I decided to walk to our local mall instead where I can ride jeepneys quickly. To my dismay, there were no jeepneys bound for Monumento. All of the signboards are smacking RECTO into my face. They have been probably blocked off or affected by the passing funeral processions and the rush hour traffic in our area.

After a few minutes, at 3:29 PM, a Monumento jeep without a single passenger approaches. I was the second person to hop in. In just seconds, the vehicle is filled with passengers. It's good so we can leave right away and won't have to wait anymore. Lucky! So, I thought. Even if I managed to get a ride, our progress on the road however is slower than the slowest tortoise that have ever lived on earth. And I'm not exaggerating here. The traffic this afternoon is like a maddening hell. "Shall I just go back home? This seems very hopeless!," I told myself. Of course, I didn't say that loudly. Had I done that, the people around me might think I'm crazy, you know. Not gonna happen.

Anyway, it's 3:51 PM when we reached Sangandaan. I got off the jeep by 4:02 PM in the unloading area at the front of SM then I walked and ran alternately on my way to the post office. It felt like I'm in a marathon. I arrived at around 4:07 PM.  Imagine how haggard the feeling was when I got to the parcel releasing department. I peeked from the door to check if they are still accepting people to pick up their parcels. One of the customs examiners noticed that I was there and asked me to come in and sit down at the waiting area first. There was no person at the front desk at that time and there were no other people lined up to have their notice cards verified so I wondered why I was authorized to get inside the room. After a while, the nice lady employee in the front desk appeared with a smile and asked for my notice card. I thought for awhile that they're just being nice to me because I often go there to pick up my parcels. I even told her all the odds I have taken just to beat their 4 PM cut-off. That's the time I learned that they have changed their cut-off to 5 PM. LOL! I didn't even had the guts to ask when the new cut-off was implemented. It was a sigh of relief to know that I'm not keeping them to assist me in their office when it's about time for them to go home. I won't have to feel guilty anymore. And yeah, I will be able to bring home my most awaited parcel for this month. Weee!!!

After dropping by at SM to drink a cup of medium lemonade to quench my thirst, getting on and off the jeep at Letre to buy Mom some steamed sweet corn at the sidewalks, I went home walking, opened my parcel and here they are! My first batch of authentic dolls from China. 

My first 3D Eyes. My first Xinyi. My first Kurhn. Aren't they beautiful? ^.^

Yep, they are my new eye-candies. My Asian doll muses. I'm so happy I just can't contain it. Haha!

Oh well, this has been a very long day for me and yet I'm still writing this blog at this hour. I'm already sleepy. Will just talk about them more in my next posts. Bye! ^_^V