DreamyStarrr wrote: ↑Thu Jun 22, 2023 1:32 am
I put in my order last month, I’m usually patient but man, waiting on my doll is torture haha. This is my first love doll :p I ordered a silicone doll with a custom head & the 5’9 body with the weight reduction ^_^ Very happy they have the reduced weight bodies now, a few years ago when I was considering getting a TPE doll I was very much concerned about the weight lol. Currently waiting for them to finish the head & send me pics. They said 30 days for the head & then 30 days for the body, so 60 days for it to be done…which I thought was kinda weird because why couldn’t they work on both at the same time? Eh, no biggie tho. I am very happy with Spartan Lovers customer service so far! Always respond in a timely manner & have answered all of my questions! But yea! Hello everyone :p I’ve been a long time lurker but now I will soon be a doll owner ^_^ & I def would love to share tons of pics of him & our journey if anyone is interested.
Also, I will probably have lots of questions. Like some I currently have are how do you properly clean/maintain a silicone doll? When I look it up I mainly only find maintenance info for TPE dolls. & if I need to touch up makeup what do I use?
Welcome DreamyStarrr,
Oh wow, a fully custom doll? Lucky! That is incredible, I didn't realize Spartan Lover offered this. When I was looking at custom dolls many years ago, the least expensive I could find was upwards of 10k and the lead time was about 6 months or longer
Your dream guy will be well worth the wait! (even if it doesn't feel like it right now as he is oh so close to becoming a reality) Getting him all the necessary care items, some nice clothes in light colors to avoid staining, and learning as much as you can before he arrives can help with the long wait. Once you get those factory photos you will feel like you are on cloud 9, haha, trust me. The closer you get to his arrival date, he might even start showing up vividly in your dreams a lot too. My guys did that to me on multiple occasions.
I would definitely love to see him and learn more about your journey once you get him!
Please do share him with all of us here. I love reading through the other male doll threads and seeing how others live and love their dolls
I'm still learning how best to care for Silicone, but to wash silicone - just soap diluted with minimal ingredients (baby wash or antibacterial soap works well), and once patted or air dried, applying baby powder or corn starch, and he should be good to go! I've heard to never use oil on Silicone, ever, as it is really bad for them. Something about the molecular structure and it might degrade or stain them? So no soaps with oils is best too. I almost got a soap with natural oils initially and am glad I asked here before purchasing, because I was steered away from that sort of wash for these dolls.
When you are washing him (depending on his position), try not to get water in his bum, and if you do on accident, make sure to pat him dry down there. If worried, a tampon or paper towel can help dry him. I'm sure this is the same with female dolls. You don't want moisture just sitting inside them or them sitting on moisture.
For hair (wig or implanted) I use baby shampoo and get a good result. Both my guys still have hair, you just have to wash carefully and with cold water for the hair, and be gentle with the head while cleaning. Don't wring or rub roughly. For brushing, combing with a wide toothed comb from the tips to the top to avoid pulling the hair (this goes for both wigs and implanted hair) works very well. After a proper wash and styling, the hair is incredibly soft and smells really good. I've used some products to get a more styled look on the hair with good results, just try not to spray the face/body when working on the hair.
For makeup, unless it is permanent (I think only a handful of manufacturers offer that option as of yet), yes you will need to reapply. I have noticed that powder makeup and wax type work well. Blushes, eyeshadows, and liners of the materials above work well on the face if needing a touchup. Blending them in or mixing the colors gets a nice effect as a result. Trying to use liquid anything makeup just doesn't stick to Silicone like it does with my TPE guy though haha. It sort of sits on the surface in dew drops.
Unless you touch his face (or where the color is) a lot, his makeup should last quite awhile. I've touched my Silicone guy's face a lot and he still has his freckles, whereas my TPE guy's freckles were gone rather quickly. Reading about your enthusiasm with getting your guy though, it sounds like he might get lots of kisses and hugs on his arrival (as he should)
Did you go with regular Silicone or Soft Silicone for your guy?