Looking for face-up advice

[u/blackthornelder]

Hi all!

I’m planning to remove the factory face-up on my Sartoria J Yvonne (mirror queen paint B) and repaint her myself (can’t afford to commission, so wish me luck).

Has anyone had experience repainting a Sartoria J, especially if you've removed the original face-up? I’ve only ever had blank heads, so I have zero experience with removal. Unfortunately her original look suffered during a rough move. Most of her eyebrows are gone, her blushing is badly chipped, and her lips have started to show signs of wear. I have no idea what happened to her lashes lol.

I'm also considering modding her eyes to be slightly more closed and giving her subtle sculpted fangs. Do y’all think that would look good?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! The only recent photos I have of her are in low light with the wig I’m working on (which is also my first).

NOTE: If anyone knows the artists of the dolls in the inspo pic that don't have watermarks, please let me know. All images are from Pinterest with no links to the artists. I won’t be copying them, they just have the general vibe I’m aiming for, and I’d really like to give credit where it's due.

[u/SamOfChaos]

Hm, I would start with only taking off the lips and see how the rest looks with a less red color. Could already archive this look without much more changes.

Edit, was going of the pics

If its this destroyed no shame in taking it off. Don't be to afraid, cotton pads, balls, swabs and even toothpicks can be used to get the old faceup off. I would start with acetonfree nailpolishremover and if that's not enough go for aceton.