Rapunzel's Freckles

Hi everyone!  I decided to work on Rapunzel's freckles last night and thought I'd show you how she looks now.  The more I looked at her, the more I decided she'd look better without those freckles. 

I know, I just made a point of mentioning in my last post how much I appreciated Rapunzel's appearance in the movie, and listed her freckles among the things I liked.  But before you find me hypocritical, hear me out. :)  She has freckles in the movie, but they're light and golden brown, and mostly on her nose.  My doll's freckles looked more like Strawberry Shortcake's from the 80s or something. :)  I re-watched some clips of Tangled on Youtube and realized that you don't really see her freckles unless it's a close-up shot.  I knew she'd look more like herself if she didn't have such dark freckles on her face.   

After doing some research, I got some ACETONE-FREE (very important to use this type) nail polish remover and some q-tips and began working.  After no more than 5 or 6 minutes, I had my results. 

Before:                                                                                             After:

I left the faintest leftovers of freckles on her cheeks, although you can't see them well from the pics.  First, because she did have faint freckles, and this looked closer to them.  Second, because I was worried that if I scrubbed too hard and too long, I might also remove her blush paint, and I didn't want to do that. 

Just a quick warning, if you decide to try this yourself:  always use acetone free nail polish remover.  The regular stuff can harm your doll's vinyl.  Also, the nail polish remover will remove all the paint it comes in contact with (although some scrubbing is needed), so if you're not careful, you could also remove eye or lip paint.  Take your time and don't get the q-tips so saturated that the nail polish remover runs all over the doll's face.  If you do, you'll have more paint removed than you originally planned!

I tried adding some golden brown freckles to her nose with colored pencil, but they didn't really show up.  I still prefer her this way, though.

So, what do you think?  I'm pleased with the results.  I think she looks a lot closer to trhe movie now. :)