Beatriz's Eyes

My Twinn Beatriz' eyes used to be hazel green.

Near the end of 2016, My Twinn Beatriz arrived as an unpainted "head" only with hazel-green eyes and upper and lower eyelashes. I painted the head to match a My Twinn body that I found some time later (years later, actually), and I attached the head to the body with a zip tie.

Beatriz's wig was removed before this photo was taken.

By 2020, Beatriz's hazel-green eyes had turned a milky color as illustrated in the first photo and in the photo immediately above this paragraph and below the next paragraph. 

I contacted the person who inserted the original eyes to see what I/she could do. She offered to replace the eyes and directed me to an eBay seller who sells eyes that fit My Twinn dolls. I only had to pay for the eyes and the roundtrip postage to send the head for the eye replacement.

In preparation for shipping, Beatriz's head was removed from the body. The wig, which had never been permanently attached, was also removed.

In this photograph, the eyes have been replaced.

Beatriz returned with replaced eyes. The upper and lower eyelashes were removed during the eye replacement but not reattached before Beatriz was returned. They were returned enclosed in an organza pouch. 

The rims of the eyelashes were encrusted with glue residue. To remove the glue residue, I soaked them for a few minutes in boiled water. The boiled water dissolved most of the glue. Any remaining glue was scraped off with a toothpick. I allowed the eyelashes to dry before reattachment.

The lower eyelashes were glued on first.

Next, the upper eyelashes were glued on.

The head was zip-tied to the body and the wig put in place.

What a difference the new eyes make.

Beatriz looks as good as she did before the original eye color faded.

I am pleased with Beatriz's new eyes and the speed at which the replacement was done. Here's hoping that these eyes maintain their original color.

Thank you, Holly!

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