I remember like last year, during the pandemic I bought a recast and loved her! I posted her here and was told that all Doris dolls are recasts and what not. But I don't think so, I have removed her wig and she's a different type of doll. She seemed customized she had like an opening on her head and she's not resin either. Not that I cared because wow she is so cute and my very first one. I did feel like I didn't want to buy anymore after that and try to get a legit. Which I did in February and I still didn't get her yet! BTW from Gem Of Doll(communications is pretty bad.) The doll got to the partners on Aug 4! And they didn't even replace her wig which I requested! No wig yet and she had to talk to them😒
Yeah, Anon, except that... hmmm... errr...
There's just SO much to unpack here that I don't... alright, I guess I'll have to start by the definition of the doll:
"Doris Dolls" are not recasts, because for recasting something you need the actual action of making a silicone mold and a resin cast.
This dolls ("Doris Dolls") are made by "injection plastic" molds. Pretty much like a "made to move" big Barbie.
Also, they're not actually full BJDs.
Although it can be argue that SOME articulations are "ball jointed", most of this dolls articulation it's actually plastic articulated pieces that click together.
Sadly, because they're a cheap option for beginners and they have a certain customization element, they're often sold on Ali or other sites with the word "BJD" somewhere in the title (because it's a selling tactic, and most likely if you're interested in customizable dolls, you might be into this plastic dolls).
This tends to confuse beginners into thinking this type of dolls are BJDs (or recast of brand resin dolls).
Now, I want to make clear I got nothing against this or any type of custom dolls. I got some myself. But I need to clarify that they're "customizable dolls", but, mostly all people wouldn't consider them "BJDs" or even "recast" for the simple fact that they're a different type of doll altogether.
Regarding "Gem of Doll", if they're who I think they are, then YES, they're actually BJDs.
Why?: They're made of (resin) pieces that click together in each other by a ball shaped articulation hold inside by elastic cord that goes from the hands/feet to the head.
Examples of plastic BJDs might be, let's say, Hujoo dolls. But not Doris Dolls.
It's very important if you're buying dolls to fit in a certain group that you actually know what you're buying and what group of people will welcome you.
So, regardless of the waiting times or whatever issues with "Gem of Doll", truth is that while Doris Dolls are always rumored that this sort of dolls face shape resemble "this" or "that" other doll, they're not recasts because they're just not considered by the vast majority like actual BJDs. They're stuck in this gray area of custom dolls but not having more than 4 to 6 arguable actual "ball joints" from around 20 points of articulation.
I know I had explained this before and it keeps getting on my inbox, and I hope no one feels bad for me saying it, and I do love this types of dolls, but just because someone put the "bjd" on the sale title to sell more doesn't actually makes them "BJDs" (?)
