strychnine and lace

a ball-jointed doll blog

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I got Alcor back from Ringo Ame! 💖 The wig is his brother's (he's supposed to have green hair but his wig is not here yet), and I need to get him more accessories, but I'm just so, so happy with him. Took these right after dressing him up, waiting on the typhoon here to pass so I can take more photos with better lighting.🥹

Edited the photos with Line Camera to make them cuter.✨

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The twins just hanging out.

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Adjusted Arti's eyes to look up a little bit and now he looks like he's judging me just like his bro. (இ﹏இ`｡)

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How to circumvent CN customs inspection of private parts of bjds: turn them into vegetables.

Story time.

So my first Mo Qian was held by CN customs for a while, for "pr0n". After a quarter more or less, and with help of my agent, my Mo Qian was finally released and found his way home to me. He only had his default private part option though, and he needed a thorough cleaning as he was filthy from CN customs handling. My agent/proxy thoughtfully cleaned him for me before sending him to my address.

Before my first Mo Qian was jailbroken, I decided to rebuy him instead as Ao Lingshi offered us a discount. My agent also requested for them to dress this second Mo Qian with anti-staining clothes, so it won't be naked and marked as for pr0n when shipped out of CN. I wasn't really expecting my initial order of Mo Qian to get out of customs jail so I proceeded with the repurchase.

My agent offered to refund me the value of the second order once we found out that CN customs will release the first one afterall, but I really needed more bodies so I declined. So now I have two of this sculpt.😁

Anyway, going back to my first sentence: this Mo Qian came with a Bok Choy as it's default private part.

No, seriously.

I added filters so Tumblr won't ban me.🤣 I'm not sure if all orders from Ao Lingshi will now come with this moving forward. I am hoping they'll make use of random vegetables, so people eventually can have a farm. Not sure why they'd choose a bok choy...maybe because it's a plant and well, it'll grow when watered.👀

(I'll see myself out.🤣✌️)

I took a few photos of my unboxing. The first thing I noticed was that the box was a little smaller now in height. I was actually worried there was something broken down there after I took off the box cover as his bulge was weirdly shaped, but little did I know...😂

I added stickers to the R-18 parts, don't wanna risk getting banned.😆

The anti-staining clothing comes in two parts - a long-sleeved top and bottoms.

Also, this Mo Qian came with four additional private parts. They survived customs inspection! That means his twin brother can borrow a pair, because he only has his default.🤭

Anyway. Facecard!

My concept for my Mo Qians is that they represent two aspects of the sun: lifegiver and destroyer. This sculpt looks like a kind, personable puppy so I'm also looking forward to how an artist will make him look angsty. This is the twin that's supposed to be the "destroyer". 😁 I named him Perses.

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Lore with violet hair.

I planned for him to have violet hair and got him this wig. Although I love this color, it doesn't really fit him. The front doesn't sit flat on his hairline, and the strands don't fall naturally over his face. I like him better with a darker wig. I'm thinking of getting him a wig in a darker shade of violet, or just let him keep the black, wet look one. But letting him keep the latter wig means I need to go wig shopping for my other boy.😅

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Dollmeet with friends | 6.20.2026

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Going out with Lyon, two scenarios: 1.) you're his brother, 2.) you're not his brother.

Scenario 1:

Lyon texting Arti: "It's hot out, wear sunscreen. See you in a bit."

Scenario 2:

Lyon texting anyone else:

(No, he won't send you a reminder. No, he will not ask how you are. No, he will not reply to any of your messages and will leave you on read. He'll hope you'll cancel, but if you don't he'll end the date in an hour—just enough time to be polite. And you'll never hear from him again after.)

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Lore.

He is Sol's younger brother. Sol represents day, Lore represents night. They don't really go along (understatement of the century). They have another sibling that mediates between them and is the only other being Lore truly gets along with.

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Finally got to bring this boy out.

Everything he has right now is borrowed except for the eyes. Opted to dress him in this as the inner clothing is white and won't stain, as I just finished cleaning this body.🙃 This body belongs to another boy actually - debating if I should get him his own, but the problem is that I have very limited space for bigger boys now. Might just get him a bust, or display him in a head display case.🤔

The last shot looks like he's puliing out a sword actually and I lament the fact that I have no doll-sized katanas.😂 Very in line with his character to be honest, as he's supposed to be a sadboi edgelord (leaning more towards the sadboi part though). He also sorta can pass for a Sith Lord.😆

I'm waiting for his clothes to arrive then hopefully I can take photos of him looking like a proper sad and tired rockstar/emo sadboi.

His name is Lore.💚

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Just more of this sleepy baby.🩷

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Lazy afternoon.

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I sent Lora for a new faceup. I wanted her to look a little sickly, soft, and delicate. I think the faceup artist, Eveningfall Aesthetics, captured what I wanted.🥹

Photos are from Eveningfall.❤️

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05.16.2026 | Summer meet with friends! ☀️💛

We celebrated our dolls with birthdays on May. I brought Saint (05/05) and Shin (05/24) along with Mori and Arti.

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My School A finally arrived!

I got him from a friend two years ago but our schedules don't align (as she is based in another country now as well 😅). I was in no rush getting him as I have other dolls to complete too, but she finally was able to send him to me via her family yesterday.

The head's modded (the lips are thinned a little bit I believe), but I don't mind. He's still such a cutie. I've always wanted a School A; I have the sweet dream version (Cas), and the renewal of the sweet dream version (Faolán), but not the regular version. And now he's here.🥹

I got him a body already actually, and that arrived first. The resin match is off since the head is older, but they are both normal skin. The head actually looks a little tan compared to the body.😂

The body needs cleaning as it has stains, the reason why I got it for cheap. Planning to have him dyed to tan anyway, so the head would match the body hopefully.🙏 Just saving up so I can send him to a local doll artist for cleaning and dyeing.

He is supposed to be Fionn, Faolán's twin.🥹♥️ He's gonna be the last of my Lucai family for now. For now, because I am still hoping I can get Lucas/Chris/Theo/Ernest in the future.👀😂

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Last of him for now.🧡

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Mori in the afternoon.

I got sick the other day but felt better after resting and hydrating, so I took advantage of the free time and shot portraits of him. Some of the shots turned out darker as the sun was already setting, but I love how he looks so pensive in these.🧡

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I can't stop looking at him.🧡

Finally got to take Mori out of storage. He's Shin's father, and although they don't look alike, there's a reason for that (aside from genetics 😆). One of which is that Mori has different forms, although this is his most favored right now—that of an Asian man. His motif is a butterfly, and his main colors are red and gold. I snapped quick photos while I leaned him on a wall in my home office during my lunch break. He's been my company while at work all day today.😆

Anyway, story time.

This sculpt is Lu San by Fengxian Jiu.

I got this head mainly because it reminded me of Geto Suguru.😂 I wasn't planning on making him Geto, but the sculpt was perfect for another concept/character—looking like Geto was just a bonus. And I was lucky to get one because I showed this sculpt to a friend who loves Geto Suguru. She asked me if I wanted one too, I said yes, and she found a way to get us both the head even after the pre-order period was over.🥹

Ugh, but who'd blame me? He is really just so, so pretty.🧡

His faceup and eyes are by jesseleelooleeloo.