Mermaze eyes attempts part 3?
Slightly better results from sanding down the eyes to fit the tiny wells slit top and bottom but the small irises, even perfectly aligned like on purple Harmonique or navy Nera are not it.
The bigger irises, seen on pink Harmonique have a more cartoony look that is cute but needs swapping for whiter eyes.
Orra (light blue) is now just a bag of hair after the dremel bounced on the vinyl (I didn’t think of an eyepatch until after the deed was done) and Nera unexpectedly shed blue dye during a boil and I think it came not from her hair but her tinsel!
So 3 remain: Navy Nera who has a couple of face scratches and needs reblushing, purple Harmonique and pink Harmonique, all with eyewells removed. The problem here is that opening the head can damage the hair that is woven in so I’m going to try some very delicate maneuvering through the neck and through the eye holes to place better sized eyes: the hard vinyl and scale make this tedious and yet, I feel like there are really cute dolls to be unlocked... just a matter of getting the eyes right.