The Perfect Eyes Just Got Perfecter

Saturday, November 6, 2010


I know "perfecter" is not a word. But, guess what? It is now, LOL! :)

In my post about the onyx brown glass eyes, I promised to post a picture of a doll wearing the eyes and little Shyann agreed to model for me. I wanted to see if the irises were the smaller variety. I have been looking for almost black eyes with a smaller iris for over a year now, and it looks like I have found them. Thank you so much, Axel! If anyone is interested in a pair: purchase them here.

Found Them : Onyx Brown Glass Eyes!

Saturday, October 30, 2010



Before I stopped blogging in July, I promised to update readers on the status of my search for very dark brown, almost black eyes with no red tint and a smaller iris. I have noticed the larger iris commonly found in eyes sold specifically for reborn dolls do not work for every kit. I like a lot of white to show on my babies' eyes. It is less alien-like, lol.

Anyway, Staci and I finally found mouth blown, full round eyes online at Axel Marx's doll shop, which is located in Germany. I can barely see the pupil in these eyes (which is a good thing!). The almost black color is identical to the color of my eyes which I have affectionately nicknamed onyx brown. I love myself, okay?... :)

The iris is definitely not as large as some I have seen, but to be sure I will have to try them on a doll. I do not have any kits that take a size 22mm eye in stock right now. I have one on the way and I'll post a picture of her wearing these eyes soon, promise!

Axel responded promptly with my invoice and shipped super fast! The eyes arrived in less than a week. Axel, if you are reading: THANK YOU!

Update on Eyes

Sunday, March 07, 2010



Hi everyone! This post is an update to this post. I received a few questions about eyes last week. I am sorry for taking so long to respond. I have not placed any orders for eyes yet, but Jayne Seddon of Tinkerbell Creations (UK) told me that her chocolate blown glass eyes are dark onyx brown like I want. She also said her eyes have the larger iris. I am not interested in the larger iris at this time, but I will keep Jayne in mind for the future. I will post a review of the eyes if I decide to order them.

Bountiful Baby's item #2455 (609 from KL Glausagen) are apparently "so very dark. You can't really see the pupil unless you look very closely. " Those sound like what I want but Bountiful Baby only sells 18mm and I need 22mm. Bountiful Baby told me they do not plan to restock any time soon.

I am planning to order the 700 series 609's directly from Tohickon Glass Eyes once my schedule calms down next weekend. I also like Eyeco's polymer dark oriental eyes. They are very dark brown, very shiny, and very beautiful! Bountiful Baby sells them. HTH!


Update: Monday, March 29, 2010

I placed the order a while ago..sorry I forgot to update! Delivery will be 3-4 weeks because they come from overseas. :-( I will post a review the second they arrive.

Xoxo,
BN

WANTED: Onyx Brown Eyes

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

A fellow reborner and I were chatting this morning about glass eyes. We agreed that we love solid glass eyes for reborns, but we are having trouble finding dark brown (almost black) glass eyes that do not have a reddish hue.

To further explain, the shade I desperately want is a deep brown, almost black like this:




The only dark brown glass eyes I have ever been able to find are reddish mahogany shades like this:




Okay, now for the rant:

I wish I could go to a store and shop for eyes in person. I have wasted so much money ordering glass eyes searching for the onyx brown shade. Several websites sell eyes that are labeled “dark brown” and also appear almost black in the photographs. I get so excited but when these eyes arrive, they are actually a light reddish brown in person. I have enough reddish brown eyes here to open a museum, ugh...

If anyone can recommend a particular brand or website, pretty please drop me a line. I would be ever so grateful!

Xoxo,
BN