Weekly summary 04/2020

Hi,

this is a summary of what was going in the doll world in the 4th week of 2020, as far as we at Dollstudio & DS Doll Europe were concerned.

1) New arrivals.

This week, five new heads were introduced:

• HR Doll no. 35 head - TPE
• Irontech ›Natalia‹ head - TPE
• Jarliet ›Yuina‹ head (结菜, Jié cài / ゆいな, Yui na) - TPE
• SE Doll ›Amanda‹ elf head - TPE
• SE Doll ›Merry‹ head - TPE

• All latest new heads: https://bit.ly/2NxGCtK

Also, one new body style was released:

• New arrivals: SE Doll SE-150/E body style - TPE / height ~150 cm / weight ~27 kg

• All latest new body styles: https://bit.ly/2RAc8ZB

• All latest new torsos: https://bit.ly/2suOswZ

As always, you can follow the latest updates in our Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/DollStudioEU

Also, we have the New products listing on all three Dollstudio websites. It is sorted in reverse chronological order, so the latest additions to our portfolio are on top of the listing:

• Dollstudio US - http://us.dollstudio.org/new-products
• Dollstudio EU - http://eu.dollstudio.org/new-products
• Dollstudio DE - http://de.dollstudio.org/new-products

On Dollstudio EU, there is also the New arrivals timeline http://eu.dollstudio.org/timeline with a slightly different display style.

2) Latest blog posts.

Our daily blog posts feature mostly new photo sets, showcasing dolls and heads in various configurations.

Among some other things, we have posted these new picture series during the past week:

• 26.01.: New photos with Xycolo XC-170/F body style and ›Yangzi‹ head
• 25.01.: New photos with HR Doll HR-168 body style and no. 22 head
• 24.01.: New photos with SE Doll SE-161/G body style and ›Merry‹ head
• 23.01.: New photos with Xycolo XC-170/F body style and ›Angel‹ head
• 22.01.: New Photos with Irontech Doll IT-159/D body style and ›Natalia‹ head
• 21.01.: New photos with HR Doll HR-165/D body style and no. 35 head
• 20.01.: New photos with Jarliet JA-157/B body style and ›Yuina‹ head
• 19.01.: More photos with Xycolo XC-170/F body style and ›Yina‹ head

These blog posts are mirrored on the Latest blog posts section all three Dollstudio websites. It is sorted in reverse chronological order, newest posts on top:

• Dollstudio US - http://us.dollstudio.org/blog
• Dollstudio EU - http://eu.dollstudio.org/blog
• Dollstudio DE - http://de.dollstudio.org/blog

(EU and US sites in English, DE site in German)

3) Factory photos and shipped dolls.

This week, we had one completed doll:

• This WM Doll WM-108/L body style with no. 263 head travels to Denmark

As usual, confirmation pics are in our Twitter feed and on the respective product pages.

4) Weekly Top 10 Dolls.

Based on our website access stats, I am starting a new weekly report: What's trending this week?

These stats reflect what our (potential) customers are interested in. The stats are broken down by the geographical distribution area, so this might give some insight about varying regional tastes or preferences.

Dollstudio EU

1. Sino-doll SI-162/D
2. Ildoll IL-140
3. Xycolo XC-163/C
4. SE Doll SE-150/E
5. Xycolo XC-170/F
6. SE Doll SE-146
7. HR Doll HR-158/K
8. SE Doll SE-165/E
9. Ildoll IL-155
10. SE Doll SE-158/E

Dollstudio US

1. Sino-doll SI-155/H
2. Doll Forever FIT-145/F
3. SE Doll SE-150/E
4. Sino-doll SI-158/B
5. Xycolo XC-163/C
6. Piper Fantasy PI-130
7. Xycolo XC-170/F
8. Gynoid GT-160/85
9. Sino-doll SI-161/E
10. SE Doll SE-166/B

Dollstudio DE

1. Piper Fantasy PI-130
2. Xycolo XC-163/C
3. Xycolo XC-170/F
4. Piper Fantasy PI-150/B
5. Sino-doll SI-162/D
6. SE Doll SE-167/D
7. Piper Fantasy PI-150/K
8. Xycolo XC-153/E
9. Piper Mini PI-100
10. WM Dolls WM-166

5) Chinese New Year Holidays.

Chinese New Year Holidays have begun, and most businesses are closed from around January 19th until February 2nd, 2020.

The Lunar New Year begins on Saturday, January 25th 2020. Chinese New Year is a public (national) holiday. Spring Festival (春节, chūn jié) is from January 25th until February 4th. The new solar year is the year of the rat and ends on February 11th, 2021.

6) Current & upcoming Unboxing Reviews.

Currently there are three Unboxing reviews in the works:

• Unboxing Sino-doll SI-162/D body style with S30 ›Linyin‹ and S31 ›Chris‹ heads (draft; paused)
• Unboxing Gynoid GT-165/86 with Jì xiāng head (纪香) aka Model 7 revisited (draft, still incomplete)
• Unboxing Xycolo XC-170/F body style with ›Yinan‹ head (draft, in the making).

Sandro

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