shotdot wrote:
Wouldn't both look the same after makeup is washed out?
No. Not at all. The TPE is different and has a different texture. The fake has a shiny surface, more oily, and doesn't have the textural quality of skin that the genuine is finely tuned to create. It doesn't present as real whereas the genuine doll looks very real indeed, a feature often commented upon by members with genuine dolls.
If the material's not the same, it begs the question as to what material it is.
I've quoted elsewhere Andy from TDF vendor
www.japaneselovetoys.com.au with whom I was talking about bad quality dolls and fakes:
they are killing the whole marketplace. It makes all buyers afraid. I read a lot on the Japanese forums and some Japanese guys have bought fake dolls from amazon japan that have given them really bad rashes and other skin issues.
Its one thing to receive a doll that is a fake its another when it affects your health. Especially during penetration if the TPE is not fully approved god know what can happen in these areas. Its nasty.
A member PM'ed me still in misunderstanding this thread. He accused me of being on the sellers' side rather than the buyers'. I replied that this was far from the truth as I've bought and paid good money for a second hand doll and a third hand head both sourced from cheapjacks and both are a waste of money and a dead loss. I've lost out wholly on account of these bad quality scammers and such dolls and their sellers are a curse upon us all.
Those who haven't experienced a good genuine doll don't know what good dolls are about, and they are a world away from the bad ones. On the UK forum there is a thread upon which I posted a warning about AliExpress cheap dolls with the demonstration photo above, and the first response says a lot:
having seen your note, I fully agree that you have to be so careful and take your time and see what the most popular buy is; as that will give you an idea. Yes these products are not cheap. I bought my 1st doll from OV doll. Its not bad but you realise once you get the doll that the pictures do not match her. Her face is much like the picture but the body is different.Her fingers are tiny, like need worms on steriods! Quality wise she is not too bad but I think to myself that maybe an extra £500 to maybe one of the other manufactures would have paid off. Am finding that Abigail has already needed surgery on her left shoulder; now needs the same on her other and now her hip has got the flapinwindititis condition!
She also got over excited one eveing and managed to dislodge her throat!
Having to do surgery on the inside of her face was a nightmare as once you take face off you are entering the twilight zone of facial distortion! Side effect are loss of eyebrows, fuckers seem to fly away! The quality on the inside of her face shows poor moulding. trying to get things right and see if she can be cute again,will see what happens over the coming days.
Whilst some will enthuse about bargains, many will bemoan the waste of money - to say nothing about emotional loss - of a bad doll.
Over the years a number of people have expressed delight about their bargains, but either bemoaned their deficiencies or to put it politely have not sustained their enthusiasm that owners of genuine dolls very often display.
Best wishes
Harem