Doll Sweet Yolanda head - S-class vs. standard makeup

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Doll Sweet Yolanda head - S-class vs. standard makeup

Hi,

out of curiosity I ordered a Doll Sweet Yolanda head with S-class makeup since I have another Yolanda head here with standard makeup (from ~2017). What I wanted to explore were the exact differences between S-class and standard makeup.

The setup I have used for the following pictures is a little bit different from what I normally do: These photos were taken with

  • direct frontal ligtning, two Walimex Pro Daylight 250S for continuous lighting, color temperature ~5400 K, with metal reflector and white translucent brollies (direct lightning to reduce color reflections from the walls);
  • camera mounted on a tripod, f/8.0, around 1/5-1/8 secs (to get a consistent depth of field);
  • no additional indirect lightning, no room lightning, no daylight (to get an accurate skin color reproduction)

The heads shown below are like so:

  • Yolanda on the left is standard makeup, LPink skin color and brown eyes; soft silicone blend from ~2017;
  • Yolanda on the right is S-class makeup, Cream skin color and purple eyes; hard silicone blend as of 087/2018 (DS: "for better color detals, S class make-up only for hard silicone"; so S-class makeup is always tied with the new hard silicone blend).

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27. August 2018 - 16:32
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Re: Doll Sweet Yolanda head - S-class vs. standard makeup

Now for some details

Standard makeup:

S-class makeup:

Standard makeup:

S-class makeup:

Standard makeup:

S-class makeup:

Standard makeup:

S-class makeup:

The differences are not too impressive, as far as I can tell.

However, it it worth mentioning that Yolanda is not a recommended head for S-class makeup. Before placing the order, Steven from DS told me:

[…] the S class make-up available for all the doll heads, but we recommend Kayla, Sharon and Leaf, other head may not fit S class make-up, we didn't try all the heads yet, no pictures for reference.

Conclusion.

So the lesson learned from this (expensive) experiment is

  • that S-class makeup is available for all Doll Sweet silicone heads; but it does not work equally well for all heads.
  • For Kayla, Sharon and Leaf we have seen it, and it can be breathtaking. I think for my Thera head it works as well, at least I love Thera with S-class makeup.
  • However, for some heads S-class makeup results in only little, or very subtle, or no clearly visually perceivable improvements.

Sandro

https://twitter.com/dsdolleurope/status/1034103060740681728

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28. August 2018 - 15:14
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Re: Doll Sweet Yolanda head - S-class vs. standard makeup

Hi,

what I was originally hoping for was to discover clearly visible differences between standard and S-level makeup.

Considering the (significant) extra charge for S-class makeup, the outcome might be considered a bit chastening.

However, I don't think that this side-by-side comparison can be generalized.

There are differences, I just can not point my finger at them yet.

This emphasizes the importance of choosing the heads with S-class makeup very deliberately.

On some heads, it is a significant enhancement.

E.g. Kayla with S-class makeup (factory photo):

…or Thera with or S-class makeup (own photo):

These S-level variants look just stunning.

Also, S-class makeup is less shiny and - as far as I can tell - by several orders of magnitude more photogenic.

Configuration above is a DS-167 Evo in cream skin tone, Yolanda head with S-class makeup and custom wig (brand 'Falamka', type 3T9035).

Picture taken with natural lightning in the back and indirect fill flash - no annoying reflections.

Sandro

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