#magic mirror fafnir

[izasbjdphoto]

From Arrival to Customized

My last doll arrival of 2025 was a Magic Mirror Fafnir in raspberry from Marta’s in stock sale from September/October 2025. I originally wanted the purple Fafnir, but she sold out from under my nose. So I got the raspberry one who is literally vibrant pink in person.

This is her from her day of arrival on December 24th, 2025. A true Christmas dollieh! I didn’t do a proper box opening, but she arrived with the artist’s Faceup and a free wig and eyes. I really love the sculpting on her body, it’s almost a crime to cover up!

First thing I did was swap her wig and eyes, as I had some spare ones that fit her. The dress is from a friend and fit her decently.

Naturally since I’m a Faceup artist, I bond the best with my dolls through painting them, so…

In the punishment jar she went for a swim. Luckily it wasn’t hard to remove her Faceup!

Here she is all clean! It’s a little sad that she doesn’t have her fangs, as Fafnir normally has sculpted fangs in her lip corners. But no matter, as the artist sold her to me at a small discount.

The next step after sealing was to do the blushing for her. I chose to use a bright red for her “blush” areas, and pinks, purples, and blues for contouring..

Then I did the eye-part detailing, meaning eyebrows, eyelashes and eyeliner. The eyebrows took on a life of their own. I also knew I wanted a fantasy Faceup for her, I just wasn’t sure what, so I came up with a few options.

I went with option 1 in the end! I also coated her ears in duo chrome shimmer pigments, which are impossible to truly appreciate in photos.

So naturally, I took a video of her finished Faceup! Just look at that shimmer and shine!

It’s always fun for me to compare faceups on the same sculpt, even better if on the same doll! So here’s her two Faceups compared.

And here she’s all together! I commissioned a dress for her from a friend, and it fits her great. The colors match her wig perfectly too.

I’m glad I got her, and her bright pink color has grown on me. The purple one is for sale secondhand, but I’m on a strict no-doll buying diet and I don’t need this sculpt twice.

[izasfaceups]

This eye-searingly hot pink doll is a Magic Mirror Fafnir in raspberry from my own collection. She'd arrived with the artist's faceup, but I always gotta do my own.

I used lots of shimmers and some duo-chrome watercolor paints on her to really make her shine.

Sadly once again, the sparklies cannot be truly appreciated without a video, so I included one. She's a goober though and kept flaking off the filigree linework along her cheeks before I could seal her. But I won the war in the end and it's staying put!

Quick comparison of the lovely artist's faceup vs my own. Next time I repaint her I will try to put her eyebrows lower and make them a little thinner as they are kind of taking over haha.

If you'd like to see more put together pictures of her, I did recently post her to my bjd photo blog @izasbjdphoto

If you’d like to commission me, please check out my website with the most up to date information!

[izasbjdphoto]

Among the Flowers

(part 1/3)

I recently spent the afternoon hanging out with a good friend of mine who is also part of our local BJD community. We both took pics of our respective dolls amongst the blooming flowers of the Schönbrunn Palace's royal garden.

I took Bubbles with me and found a lilac bush that had the perfect color blooms to match her hair and outfit! The sent of lilacs is definitely one of my favorite floral smells. It was a little challenging to take the pictures as I held her in the bush with one stretched out arm and took the pics with my Canon EOS R and a 35mm Macro lens. My friend came to help by holding a reflector so she was lit from the front as the sun was behind her.

The what is what:

Sculpt: Magic Mirror Fafnir on the flat busted body in raspberry

Wig: unknown synthetic secondhand wig in 6-7in

Eyes: unknown secondhand resin eyes in 12mm

Outfit: juuhachigo on IG

Faceup: me over at @izasfaceups

[izasbjdphoto]

Among the Flowers

(part 3/3)

I recently spent the afternoon hanging out with a good friend of mine who is also part of our local BJD community. We both took pics of our respective dolls amongst the blooming flowers of the Schönbrunn Palace's royal garden.

For the final pictures, I took Bubbles into the grass and sat her amongst dandelions and my friend made a flower crown out of teeny daisies, which was a little small, but still adorable. I love when lawns are not just grass, but more natural mixes of native flowers, clover, and moss. It just feels nice to have little pockets of nature even within a major city.

The what is what:

Sculpt: Magic Mirror Fafnir on the flat busted body in raspberry

Wig: unknown synthetic secondhand wig in 6-7in

Eyes: unknown secondhand resin eyes in 12mm

Outfit: juuhachigo on IG

Faceup: me over at @izasfaceups

[izasbjdphoto]

Among the Flowers

(part 2/3)

I recently spent the afternoon hanging out with a good friend of mine who is also part of our local BJD community. We both took pics of our respective dolls amongst the blooming flowers of the Schönbrunn Palace's royal garden.

After the lovely lilacs, we moved on to a different blooming bush (a bridal wreath spirea) that had gorgeous tiny white flowers all over. I only had to hold her for the first two images in this set, the rest she was standing (after putting up quite the fight) on her own in the grass. I didn't think to take a stand with me today, but it's okay, once I got her situated she held solid!

The what is what:

Sculpt: Magic Mirror Fafnir on the flat busted body in raspberry

Wig: unknown synthetic secondhand wig in 6-7in

Eyes: unknown secondhand resin eyes in 12mm

Outfit: juuhachigo on IG

Faceup: me over at @izasfaceups