Auren's Arrival

Auren lived up to his slightly mischievous character by being delayed to ship until the day of the eclipse, and then once he shipped, the USPS site immediately went down. When it did come back up, he had mysteriously disappeared for a day or so, until he magically reappeared in the system. A little nerve wracking as the expectant "parent," but he did finally make it safely home. (I should also add that the seller was super supportive and helpful throughout this process, which made things a lot better!)

His box arrived at the same time as the packages containing his boxers and his wig/clothes from Denverdoll.

Goodies!

First peek at the box, it's so pretty!

He came with his CoA, minifee guide, and post cards. (And a wig!)

And here he is in all his shamelessly naked glory.

Standing!

I then proceeded to play a bit of dress up to see what worked and what didn't for him. Initially the wig I ordered for him didn't seem right, but it appears to depend on how you put it on. It can look too fluffy if it's not on correctly. Even still, he claimed the brown wigs as his own for now at least. Though I have to say he looks good in most of the darker colors. The white skin resin is yellowed, but you can tell it's more white when you put him in lighter wigs.

See, too fluffy.

Pretty, but oh so blonde.

Now this one I can get into!

He even looks good in blue! 

A shot with his new eyes, which are the Blueblood Doll ones featured in a prior post. They look quite different depending upon the light. The brown outer ring naturally looks much more yellow, and the grey is darker. But in the doll they are much more brown. The edge of the outer ring also has a very subtle line of gold that is only visible in some lights. Overall I'm really pleased with them. 

So he's here, and he's already won me over. He does need to be restrung, sueded, and probably have his face up wiped at some point as it's pretty stained/messy. Even still, he's quite charming, and just the perfect size. He fits into everything I already have in my msd wardrobe fairly well, with only a few pieces looking a bit big. After feeling out his character a bit, I will need to get him some button up shirts as that's more his style.