#shimmerlocks

[dollsorwhatever]

Nefera Reroot

Can't tell you how long I've waited for this shade of opaque teal saran to be available from a dealer! It's been used on dolls going all the way back to the 90's but is most known for being Nefera's shade match (both g1 and g3, though g3's is blended with another shade) and it has never been sold by a doll hair dealer, ever, no matter how many times I've begged lol And then last month I find out that Shimmerlocks finally managed to get it! I ordered enough of it to reroot all of my Nefera dolls, and first up is my Signature Nefera since she's the best one. Finally she has no tinsel and no glue! A dream come true. Shimmerlocks has been killing it with saran this last year, they have so many shades that have never been sold by dealers before, including some custom shades that have only ever been used by Mattel. (yes it does pick up very blue on my camera, you'll just have to trust when I say it's an exact match to Nefera teal lol)

[imreadydollparts]

Ultra Long Hair Rainbow Flash had polypropylene hair, which crumbled.

She got a full rehair in fresh nylon from Shimmer Locks.

[littlefluffbutt]

August’s customs are very late but worth the wait! Meet Sunnie and Raine, a very colorful duo:)

I have been wanting to rehair dolls with rainbow hair ever since I saw the rainbow packs on Shimmerlock’s site. I couldn’t decide whether to get the traditional or the pastel but then was like, oh wait, I can do BOTH!

Sunnie was a Moondreamers Crystal Starr doll with badly faded hair; I had originally bought her to make MLP Danny but her head is out of scale so she ended back in the bait box until now. Shimmerlocks was out of the smaller hank set of rainbow hair so I ordered the trial sizes in the colors I wanted.

It gave me just enough to root three rows in the front and two rows in the back; as you can see that was the perfect amount , any more and her pony tail would have been too thick!

So pretty!! I made her dress that had matching pastel flowers and I found a pair of pale blue jelly Kelly doll shoes for her, perfect! I opted not to repaint her face except for painting over her star eyeshines to be round.

Raine was a MLP Big Brother bait I had bought ages ago and had come prepainted red and was bald. I had originally planned on making a G1 Big Macintosh but then decided not to and she languished in the bait box for several years.

I’m so glad I didn’t make Big Mac as I adore Raine! Raine sports white feathering and silver shoes (silver lining, get it?).

She also has a large blaze down her face. I had wanted to do a blaze, then was going to do freckles like the other Big Bros but then went back to the blaze. Her eyes are purple to go with the first stripe of her hair.

Rainbow hair <3<3<3

All in all I am so happy they came together so well! It feels nice customizing ponies again (I used to but haven’t made one in years) and I loved make a doll and animal set. The hair from Shimmerlocks is AMAZING and the colors are so rich, love it!!!

[ponyguru]

I used a lot of hair over the summer, but I kept putting off making a new order, because I figured that I had plenty of other colors to use up! But what can I say, I can’t resist a good sale! 🤣 Thank you again @shimmerlocks for another great sale and super-fast delivery!! 😍 #mylittlepony #nylonhair #shimmerlocks https://www.instagram.com/p/CmDUkZNLwTJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[imreadydollparts]

Incidental Interlude

One reason I’ve been hoarding old MLP tails even when they’re cut is that the newer hair supplies don’t EXACTLY match in either color or texture, and vintage hair tends to be closer (unless it’s become discolored in some way).

A cut tail is very often long enough for a forelock, and forelocks are the most likely bits of hair to be cut off a pony by a child. I guess we all hated how they stuck STRAIGHT UP after a while.

I had vintage hair to patch in both Baby Bright Bouquet and TaF Baby Love Melody. Love Melody needs a good bit of paint, I see...

I did NOT have vintage hair for Snowdrop and had to go with Cantaloupe from Shimmer Locks.

It’s very close, but in person I can see that Snowdrop’s hair is a little pinker of an orange, whereas Cantaloupe leans more toward yellow (and yes, I am a very, very pink colored person).

The new Cantaloupe is also a different texture, but will become more like vintage hair after washing, conditioning, and a pass with the flat iron. However, the fresh nylon will always be more slippery.

[dollsorwhatever]

ShimmerLocks’ packaging is so cute omg  Also this radiant gorgeous magical blessed creature arrived today too 

Now if Customs would unhand my Rainbow Curl ponies I could start living my best life smh 

[ponyguru]

Today I’m going to try and highlight some of the lovely Cyber Monday sales I took advantage of! This one was my earliest - this is all from @shimmerlocks ! I actually bought some hair before the Black Friday rush, then made a second order on Cyber Monday without realizing that there was a sale code, and she added the code for me anyway! What a sweetheart! Thanks for a great purchase!! Why so much? I wanted to try her new holiday blends... and right after I bought it, I thought of a great idea for a custom, and I needed MORE! 🤣 I’m not planning on running out mid project!! #mylittlepony #dollhair #shimmerlocks #mylittleponyrehair #nylonhair https://www.instagram.com/p/CJUULb1AcbY/?igshid=o0nwfclayrxk

[shimmerlockshair]

Heidi was a little nervous about visiting the hairstylist this afternoon, so we did a quick practice. Now she agrees it's fun and relaxing. We're both super excited to see how her new mini braid style turns out!  Her mini braids are the Bittersweet color from shimmerlocks.com. #shimmerlocks #dollhair #nylondollhair #minibraids #barbielooks #barbielooksheidi #barbierehair https://www.instagram.com/p/CqiyLz6OeIM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=