Weekly summary 03/2020

Hi,

this is a summary of what was going in the doll world in the 3rd week of 2020, as far as we at Dollstudio & DS Doll Europe were concerned.

1) New arrivals.

This week, seven new heads were introduced:

• HR Doll no. 33 head (female) - TPE
• HR Doll no. 34 head (female) - TPE
• Irontech ›Julia‹ head - TPE
• Jarliet ›Maia‹ head - TPE
• SE Doll ›Bianca‹ head - TPE
• SE Doll ›Nenet‹ head - TPE
• SE Doll ›Vanessa‹ head - TPE

• Latest new heads: https://bit.ly/2NxGCtK

Also, two new body styles were released:

• New arrivals: Irontech IT-159/D body style / height ~159 cm / weight ~38 kg
• New arrivals: SE Doll SE-146 body style - TPE / height ~146 cm / weight ~28 kg

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

• 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:

• 19.01.: More photos with Xycolo XC-170/F body style and ›Yina‹ head
• 18.01.: New photos with HR Doll HR-164 body style and no. 34 head
• 17.01.: New photos with SE Doll SE-167/D body style and ›Vanessa‹ head
• 16.01.: New photos with Jarliet JA-166/C body style and ›Maia‹ head
• 15.01.: New photos with HR Doll HR-162/K body style and no. 33 head
• 14.01.: New photos with Irontech Doll IT-165/A body style and ›Camille‹ head
• 13.01.: New photos with SE Doll SE-167/D body style and ›Bianca‹ head
• 12.01.: New photos with Sino-doll Torso C and S33 head aka ›Linyanyan‹

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 SE Doll SE-167/D body style with ›Emily‹ and ›Wynne‹ heads travels to Germany

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-170
3. SE Doll SE-167/D
4. WM Dolls WM-156/H
5. HR Doll HR-162/K
6. Ildoll IL-155
7. Piper Fantasy PI-150/B
8. Xycolo XC-163/C
9. Piper Fantasy PI-140
10. Ildoll IL-151

Dollstudio US

1. SE Doll SE-167/D
2. Piper Fantasy PI-130
3. Sino-doll SI-162/D
4. Xycolo XC-163/C
5. Xycolo XC-170/F
6. Ildoll IL-160BB
7. Gynoid GT-165/86
8. Sino-doll SI-155/H
9. HR Doll HR-162/K
10. Piper Fantasy PI-140

Dollstudio DE

1. SE Doll SE-167/D
2. Piper Fantasy PI-130
3. HR Doll HR-165/D
4. Irontech IT-159/D
5. Sino-doll SI-162/D
6. Xycolo XC-170/F
7. SE Doll SE-161/G
8. Xycolo XC-163/C
9. WM Dolls WM-157/B
10. Sino-doll SI-158/B

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.

The full upcoming holiday schedule is like so:

• Little Year (小年, xiǎo nián): January 17th – 24th (8 days)
• Spring Festival (春节, chūn jié): January 25th – February 4th (11 days)
• Lantern Festival (元宵节, yuán xiāo jié): February 5th – 8th (4 days)

The upcoming year will be the year of the rat. It will end on February 11th, 2021.

6) Current & upcoming Unboxing Reviews.

This new Unboxing review has started but is currently paused:

• Unboxing Sino-doll SI-162/D body style with S30 ›Linyin‹ and S31 ›Chris‹ heads

• Also there is now a draft for Unboxing Gynoid GT-165/86 with Jì xiāng head (纪香) aka Model 7 revisited.

Sandro

https://twitter.com/DollStudioEU/status/1218905747863543813?s=20