He's home! He's home!

[luco]

Yes my baby is here ^______________________________^

And I have two quick questions. . . . .

How the hell do I get the wig on him?

And what is safe to use for make-up?

*wraps him carefully in blanket*

You're 3 weeks early love, I have nothing ready for you. . . . . . .

Comments

[mogumogu.livejournal.com]

Is the wig too big? A temporary fix is putting a few rubber bands around the head cap to help grip it.

I don't care for velcro. I mean, you gotta attatch some to the skull, and then to every wig you use, you gotta align it every time, it's thick, and it gets stuck on stuff. You know that grippy rubbery mesh? Try attatching a little of that to the headcap instead. It should add enough friction with less trouble.

I've been told that the wig stopper that Volks sells is excellent, better than the rubbery grippy mesh.


As for paint, nothing with oil. That's vital. Oil stains resin. So, chalk/soft pastels, makeup with no oil, water color pencils, paints with no oil, etc. are good. I think some paints may very lightly stain the resin. Now, I've never done a faceup myself, but Shen had an accident (which I still haven't sent to someone to patch up), and it's currently hidden with a touch of ground pastel. The kind I used was Nupastel, which is the kind the artist who said he probably could fix Shen uses. They say to put it on with Q-tips, but for that touch up, I used the tip of a small brush.

Oh, and a good equivalent of the Volks cleaning sponge is the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. Careful, though, they both take off EVERYTHING, so don't use it on anything painted (or on any laminated wood).

[luco-millian.livejournal.com]

Thank you, will have to try all of that and play around till I see what works. . . .

*is nervous but exicted to try and play with him*

[mogumogu.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's just glue after all.

(A lot of people reccomend velcro, but at meets it seems to make things kinda cumbersome)

If you have any fake fur, try making a fur wig! Just be careful you don't eat/inhale too much fur.

As for clothes... you know the standard chubby 18-inch doll? Well, their short sleeved shirts can KINDA fit the 2 foot BJDs. The thing is, you gotta go around to doll supply stores and stores with pretty much anything in the size and shop around, see what fits. Extra points if you can find the kind that sells wigs and eyes. Kind of helps if you bring your doll. Oh, and once your doll has some undies at least, feel free to play along with everyone's assumptions that he's a girl. XD Makes things a lot smoother. In fact, if they assume your boy's a girl, they'll actually probably think he's quite pretty and charming.