Time’s running out before the biggest sales event of the year, but do brands have enough gas left in the tank? Last week was quiet as brands prepared for the expo, while this week was equally as quiet as brands returned. Still, there were some new heads and teasers here and there. It was another short week, but with art gallery-worthy photos, shall we begin the tour?

SEDOLL

Starting with SEDOLL, they revived their SET torso series with new photos of the T100J Sophia Lane and Nadia Voss. With exquisite photography, this may be the best they’ve ever looked. However, the photos seem noticeably more touched up than usual.

Here’s Nadia Voss, blonde for the first time, and looking casual and sporty.

They also shared a custom head they sculpted for Cruentis called Leizu Zhang. Cruentis is an independent art project by a Germany-based photographer, and this is their first step into doll development. They’re offering 50 of these heads as limited edition (afterwards, they’ll never be produced again). Compared to SEDOLL’s usual fantasy designs, this is by far their most realistic head thus far. I really hope to see more from them in this direction.

Elsa Babe

Elsa Babe released a new elf head called Maruta Keiko. I believe it’s their 2nd head in this “smiling eyes” style. But while I really liked the first one, this one doesn’t quite hit the same. Maybe it’s just the styling but I guess we’ll see in the next set.

Real Lady

Next, Real Lady’s Emilia (R18) got her 2nd photoset. She looks pretty good, but her debut (Christmas-themed) photos are hard to beat.

Gynoid

As with each release, Gynoid shared endless more photos of their Model 25 Lyra. In styles ranging from dominatrix, to summer casual, to luxurious, they all give unique perspectives of the latest design. The only thing missing are nude photos.

MMX Doll

MMX Doll released a new 166B (G-cup body) with their Elena head. Originally, this head debuted on a thick BBW body, and the latest 166B is yet another. Hourglass-figured with large breasts, wide hips, and a huge caboose, she entices again at 45 kg (99 lbs) without the head. The proportions look kind of weird in the specs photo though.

AJL (basically MMX in the West) also teased a new 158cm body. Debuting with a new head called Jiaen, the 158cm is petite but realistically so, and much more graceful than the 166B above. With weight-reduction, the body weighs 27.5 kg (60.6 lbs), or 38 kg (84 lbs) with their new “Full-body Gel” option. MMX actually shared one of these photos by accident, so it’s coming soon(-ish).

Last, they released a scaled-down version of their Mengying head (for the 120cm body). I mostly skipped this body in the past, but it’s realistically downscaled and probably good for photography. Taken up close-up, they give off the illusion of being full-sized, and are portable at 17 kg (37.5 lbs). The vagina at this size doesn’t seem usable though.

Jiusheng

Jiusheng’s recent 153cm Seoyeon returned for another look. Last time, she was spunky and youthful, while now, she’s more “wifey” (in their own words). I much prefer this look for her, but they only had a few photos.

Funwest Doll

Meanwhile, Funwest Doll released a new head called Vesper on the recent silicone 159F body. They’ve been surprisingly active lately, and I like the new head a lot. A pretty Western face with a subtle smile, they went back to their roots for this one.

Lusandy

Lusandy’s popular Chloe returned on the 162cm body this time. You can’t go wrong with a simple lingerie shoot to highlight her supermodel body. Oddly, there weren’t any full-body standing shots, but there were some nice close-up ones.

Fanreal

When you hear “Fanreal,” what’s the first thing that comes to mind? If you answered “Maria,” then you’re one step ahead. Maria returned on the 168cm body, which is never enough for Fanreal. But since she always looks good, they’re still worth showing. Plus, tan lines.

They also showed her on the recent 110J torso (based on the 166J body). While she still looks great here, they could at least change up her style every now and then.

IDO Doll

Ido Doll shared new photos of their 167F Ella, who seems like their flagship head lately. This time, she has an interesting mix of outdoors upstairs (sun hat) and bedroom downstairs (lingerie).

Not Ye (Doll Senior)

Not Ye released a new S50 torso – that might be a torso version of a Doll Senior body, but I’m not sure. Without the head, it’s 102cm tall and 25 kg (55 lbs). Has a petite and busty build that looks pretty good, and I think the head is Linsha.

TAYU

Tayu teased a new upcoming silicone torso. No info other than these videos and one photo.

Starpery

In the latest installment of “Grans Gone Wild,” Starpery released 2 new mature heads. Both on the 165G body, Lucretia starts things off with an older, but fairly realistic face.

The next granny is Lidiya, who’s reliving her youth as a naughty schoolgirl. It’s a niche that doesn’t appeal to me, but the body saves the show. Now, if they dressed her up as a witch, they might be onto something.

But if “GILFs” aren’t for you, Starpery also released a new head called Fancy. A Fancy Feast of a girl that’s both youthful and energetic. Reminds of that ballet theme that had a while back that they didn’t do much with.

MD Doll

Neck deep in anime, MD Doll released a new head called Sumiko. Looks really similar to their first anime head, and in my opinion, suffers from MD Doll lookalike syndrome (where most of their heads look the same). Personally, I think their anime line started strong but then overstayed its welcome.

SY Doll

SY Doll returned with two new heads that are pretty attractive. Starting with the silicone 170cm Vivian (M53), this fierce redhead might be a winner for them.

Next is a new head called Danica (M43). Unlike above, they chose to make her a hybrid (silicone head on the TPE 161D body). The combo works pretty well though since the head and body compliments each other.

Sigafun

Last but not least, Sigafun is still all-in on BBW with their latest 164cm set. Also, this body is, in fact, Irontech’s 164LN, but while Irontech portrayed it more “Westernly,” Sigafun utilizes Asian heads and fancy cosplays.

Conclusion

That wraps up another short week of doll news. It’s crunch time until Black Friday but brands are stumbling their way to the finish line. However, that could just mean they’re hard at work on something that’s coming soon. Trending the most this week were torsos once more. But out of everything, this week’s highlight for me is, surprisingly, the Leizu Zhang head by SEDOLL/Cruentis. Since the day they launched, SEDOLL made fantasy-styled heads, so the realistic style was completely unexpected. With the right direction, they could look even more realistic than MMX or Top-Cydoll – so I definitely want to see more of that. Anyway, with only a few more weeks until Black Friday, did brands do enough to wow you? I guess only time will tell.

Thoughts on technically November’s first week of doll news? Comment below!