i love thrift store restyle and restorative videos because seeing those poor babies not being played with honestly breaks my heart even though i know they're just plastic... 😭 thank you for giving them a second life!!
so listen, it might sound strange to the fashion doll community but i collect baby dolls and seeing the little babies with matted hair no clothes and beat up paint makes me sad i know its just the amount of love but to a collector its "I didnt care enough to make her look good" kinda thing which i always make sure my dolls look presentable but if they dont and its been through years of damage (especially hair) no can do (PS sorry for the long reply)
Oh youtube algorithm, thank you for recommending me this video with some of the most soothing narration to have come from a doll customizing channel. It's always nice to see that sometimes things just go wrong in a customizing/restyle video-makes it that less intimidating for people who have been interested in starting it as a hobby. Regardless of that, they look great! The way they're styled makes it feel like their personalities are so far removed from their canon selves. (Side note-as somebody who has styled wigs-avoid actual products that's used on hair and get like a gentle detergent for washing doll hair. Since it's a fiber than follicle.)
So enjoyed this! The side-by-side comparison really showed how much better they looked. I love the outfits you chose. I recognized some of the pieces as belonging to Vanessa Tempo and the Shadow High twins! Your videos are so fun and relaxing to watch.
Fantastic! You did such a good job. Thanks for all of the ideas like using baking soda. I would have never thought of changing out the eyes. They look beautiful!
I only found this channel yesterday and I watched so many videos already they are so good.We get eye change,repaint,Hair washing and styling. What more would we need!
They turned out so so great. Love their lip color. I also recently thrifted Holly and Laurel and look forward to repainting their lips.My twins were in better hair condition when I got them and I was able to finger curl their hair back to their original look. Happy Holidays
Wow, you did an amazing job on the twins. I love their makeover so much. I had no idea that you could use a crimp iron on RH dolls hair. I would love to see you do more RH and SH doll makeover/restyling/repaint. I love watching doll repaint/restyling videos. Its so inspiering to watch. Love from Sweden.
I enjoyed this restyle so much!!! You did a phenomenal job and the twins look gorgeous. So happy you popped up on my recommendations, I’m inspired to pick up my twins now :)
yes yes yes yes omg!!! you did a fantastic job with this! i was never really a fan of these two until watching this :3 especially holly omg just watching you wash out her hair, it looked so juicy and gorgeous like a mermaid ... this is making me really want her now just to play with that gorgeous hair. and the lip color you gave them was a much needed upgrade from the original in my opinion
I just got the twins nib and all I'm doing is boil washing their hair so it's not tied up anymore. What you've done is stunning!! The lip colour especially like omg. You've now inspired me to not put them back in their og outfits 👀 Especially that fur jacket on Holly. I have that jacket which I love so I'ma be putting it on my doll fo sure 😮😮😮
I’m brand new to your channel and I love everything and anything doll related, I think it’s a great learning tool when collecting and restyling dolls to have help in a community that understands our let’s say obsession 😂. I’m a big fan of Barbie and Shadow High, I’m just getting into Rainbow High because I just love all the colors and the quality MGA puts into the product. I can’t wait to binge watch some of your videos ❤
I love what you did ! B/c I love the twins but you gave them their own look/personality. We know twins just aren't a copy of the same person. You made them feel like individuals.
Wow. They look so so good! I have 3 sets of twins and I swear I couldn't get a proper hair style for them,I'm gonna steal this idea for my twins so they can finally look good hehe
I just got these two for $15 on Amazon. They make good models for extra outfits. I want to find some at a Thrift store for I can experiment with cutting the dolls hair or dying it. Really want to find a Heather her hair would look good in a bob. Also want to find Vannessa don't care if she doesn't have clothes she's just a pretty base doll that would look good in alot of things. I wonder what these dolls would look like if you remove their eye makeup, reroot them to a natural color and just give them a natural color lip.
These turned out great! I have these dolls and they are my second least favorite dolls ( My first is Ainsley Slater!) because of their hair. It was just messy looking even fresh out of the box.
If I might say something from what I’ve seen in other peoples doll videos, if they style the hair prior to refacing or painting details on the face, they usually will mask off the hair so that it doesn’t get accidentally damaged, alternatively some will do the face and then the hair, and other times when they shave off the hair they end up doing doll wigs instead. Maybe just something to test out?
what i find works well with doll hair is color treated hair shampoo because it's ment to make the hair soft a silky if you damage it with bleach so with dolls i do the shampoo then condioner goes and it makes their hair really soft
I found Laurel at a thrift store. I really want to find her twin Holly, I only paid about 3 bucks in AU= dollars The only problem is when I found mine. She only came with her outfit and no shoes and her hair was in okay condition. I tried to wash it today and it got really notted so if you know any tips of how to make her hair less knotted, please let me know and also when I got my laurel, she had some a couple of cuts and her hair, but it was nothing major!!
They are all RH. Lol. They are as follows Laurel: Sunglasses Series 4 Coco Dress: Rockers Vanessa Tights Series 4 Mila Shoes: Rainbow Divas Meline Fanny Pack: Fashion Closet Ainsley Holly: Jacket: SH Twins Naomi Dress: Fashion Closet Ainsley Tights: Series 4 Mila Shoes: Modified Costume Ball Demi Bag: SH Accessory box.
I really like restyling dolls and actually the majority of my dolls were in used condition when I got them! Of course, some of them are not really worth it (for example I had a Barbie whose previous owner chewed on the hands and feet… ugh), but others turned out to be great. I got a Barbie Mariposa 1. edition (I think?) used. The hair was disaster, the plastic wings didn’t work/always fell off, the dress always falls off and the shoes are broken, but the hair turned out to be my favourite doll hair ever (I styled and washed it so much as a kid and it never got worse) and I think the rest would be fixable if I found get again. I also got a nude old Winx Bloom doll for 2€+5€ shipping (if I remember right, all I know for sure is that she was 7€ in total) and I really love her. The hair was just one big ugly and kinda weird smelling knot, but I fixed it with maybe a week of work, a lot of conditioner and shampoo and a comb (my skin on my fingers was destroyed after that). But I accidentally destroyed my work again and I have to repeat my work… lol… I‘m currently making clothes for her… Now I think I‘m weird…
What do you use to remove the lipcolour? My doll has a spot on her forehead and i want clean it without destroying her face colour. Nailremover without acetone and alcohol didnt work
@@peaceloveplastic no, I havent tried a magic eraser, but I will. Thank you for the hint. If I use acetone, must I be afraid to destroy the colour of her face? Can there remain a bright spot?
MGA honestly had soooo much wasted potential with these two! they could have been so much better like what you did with them here. also how do you do that 360 spin shot at the end it's so cool djsjsksk
In the future, for the bangs, maybe put a piece of masking tape over the lashes to protect them? then you can trim without having to take the eyes out.
