It's really nerve racking when you've ordered a doll that comes from a different country and it's a lot of money and you have a long wait time. It's almost like tossing money down a well and hope a wish comes out. So I had never purchased a Supia doll, but I had fell in love with one online and was determined to have one. I ordered her just after Christmas to take advantage of a sale they were having, but she still wasn't cheap and I think final price was around $600 plus shipping. Note that this doll is offered with a baseline price and then you have to pick all the options to get to the final price. She can be purchased here: LOVE, SUPIADOLL I opted for the company face-up because it was used in the picture I fell in love with and I wanted no deviation from it. She came in first week of April, so roughly a 3 month wait for her. I was a patient customer and knowing the wait time, I only checked in the week before she was supposed to ship just to make sure she was leaving on time. She was running a tad late and I have to admit I was getting a bit scared, this being my first order with them. They told me she would ship on a Thursday but it came and went and I heard nothing so I sent another email asking for tracking. I kept following up and then finally got a response with the tracking number. When I tracked her it showed the package delivered and it was actually sitting on my porch, so I thought that was funny.

Note that I ordered her as is from the photo above except I didn't do the double jointed body. In person her skin color is still brown but it is more of an orangy brown rather than the shade above. Everything else is identical, so I give props to Supia for being able to stay consistent with their marketing material.

I wanted to share my initial thoughts because I think it's important to share initial reactions when you've never purchased one, rather than someone who has bought more than once and is used to how things go. She came in a silver box with some raised scroll work on the outside that said "Supia" and "I'll be yours" at the bottom. It's tied with a pink and purple ribbon (which was wrapped in bubble wrap. I thought that was a nice presentation out of the box and happily removed the bubble wrap and the two ribbons. It was a two part box, meaning there was a lid and then the rest was the bottom normal cardboard look, so once you got the ribbons untied you just had to lift the lid. You first see a small card with your name on it and then an order number. It's almost like it was supposed to be a certificate of authenticity but it's not really because there is no serial number for the doll. Below that card is what looks like a cotton mattress made from muslin which you lift off and then the doll is bubble wrapped inside with her accessories. This is different from other BJD dolls I've received where the doll sits in a custom foam cut out and just has a plastic face mask to protect the make-up. I unwrapped her and this is what I found:

1 Nude doll with no eyes (I opted for no eyes as I have an eyes collection)

1 Set High Heel Feet

1 Set Elf Ears (which I opted for when I ordered)

1 Wig

So the first thing I did was take a look at the nude doll. She was definitely heavy so full resin here which means that she's not prone to staining with black wigs or clothes. I especially love resin for that because I don't like limits on what the doll can wear, but ok moving on. She has especially long fingers, one has the hand spread apart slightly and the other hand was more cupped. You can see incredible detail on the sculpting and even where the nails are, it's a lot of tiny detail. Hands and feet were not painted as I didn't request them to be, so I might revisit that later on. I noticed that the feet toes don't lay completely flat, in that they look more human because the toes aren't perfectly shaped and they bend a little as they are next to each other. The flat feet have an arch but she stood absolutely perfect without a stand on her own so she's strung really tight and nice. This is a strung doll from neck to foot which I need to disclose because from the head up you have magnetic features. This is the first doll I have had where you can change out the entire ear. I particularly liked that especially when substituting the elf ears on. The whole ear magnetically comes off and then the elf ear has the same magnets and attaches on. I must say I have 3 dolls with elf ears and they are all different. On the Smart Doll, the elf ear attaches over the human ear almost like a cover. On the Minifee, the ear is completely built into the sculpt and is not removable so it's elf is permanent. So I rather like that you can transform this doll back and forth to her human and elf self with ease. Those little ears are tiny though so have a bag or a storage case ready when switching out the parts. They can drop and disappear quite easily. She has nipples on her breasts and and joints on her shoulders, under the ribcage, at the elbows, at the hands, at the bottom of her torso, at the tops of her legs, at the knees, and then at the feet. Sh