Fur Ears Thread: Valentine's Edition

[Anonymous No.10324529]

Previous thread: >>10262831

Ear tier list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EaZ1AkOx_0324dkPzUPVvqiuIrOQhCbeEcquRl8m4rc/edit?usp=sharing

MowkysDen how to make ears ebook (only good for learning the very basics, will result in shit tier ears otherwise):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K-xe8Uekkn4uvY3pKftf8AHJYFV0sztx/view?usp=sharing

[Anonymous No.10324531]

decided to be the test bitch for some ears someone pointed out in one of the previous threads, so I got a $25 pair of these ears.
There's definitely a market for dog ears and not many people do them.

[Anonymous No.10324537]

>>10324531
Who are those from? I'm torn between getting puppy ears or bunny ears, so I'm interested to hear how these turn out. Please post a review when you get them!
Honestly, I really wish I could afford to buy ears from different makers just to see how different makers do things, and to create my own ranking/tiers I guess. I've been entering every giveaway on Instagram that I can find just to hopefully collect as many ears as possible.

[Anonymous No.10324538]

>>10324537
RasberryNeko.
I'm thinking about throwing money around and trying different types of dog ears but not many stores have them. its around a 9 week wait for these.

[Anonymous No.10324558]

>>10324537
My personal tier list is similar to the one in OP except for a few stores. I bought a KittenandCutie set and resold them almost immediately because I didn't like the quality. I own 2 pairs of Lovelyfurr ears that I'm on the fence about keeping or trading because I don't like how stiff they are but love the shape and color.

>>10324538
I own a pair of RaspberryNeko MTO ears and I'd say they're good quality for the price. I waited about 7 weeks for mine (about a 6-week wait + 1-week shipping).
There are shops that do canine shapes more often than others (Lovelyfurr, KittenTherapyShop, Aukami, etc.), so you should keep an eye on them. Hosh has also announced corgi ears for her next release and last week's SR ears were canines too.

[Anonymous No.10324620]

>>10324538
>>10324531
i got a couple pairs of their mto puppy ears and my opinion is that they’re worth the $25 and good for the price. nowhere near hosh or ac quality obviously, but they’re sturdy and have clean edges. wired all the way through so you can adjust the bends. the trimming and edges can be a tiny bit uneven on some areas. I wouldn’t pay over $40 for them because of the lack of detail, but puppy ears are folded anyways so you don’t see much of the inners. they’re also nice for using as a base if you want to airbrush your own shading onto them.

[Anonymous No.10324751]

>>10324537
I've been buying a lot of ears from smaller shops and I'm torn between helping advertise vs keeping the names to myself so I have less competition with buying what I want... I've been sharing the shops with my friends, at least.

[Anonymous No.10324796]

>>10324751
I'd love if you would share, but I understand why you're apprehensive about it.

[Anonymous No.10324798]

Can someone recommend cute, white brand cat ears. I am lazy and need them for stupid reasons

[Anonymous No.10324803]

Why are these so popular, why are almost all of them so tacky and expensive and why are people so picky about these? What can be considered good ears? I personally think all of the ones in this thread so far look bad. Is it just my fault for not being a furry?

[Anonymous No.10324814]

>>10324798
The shops that align closest with the concept of burando (good quality, name recognition, etc.) are Hosh and AC but your chances of getting ears from them is pretty slim since there’s hundreds of people vying for the same 10 ears each release.

>>10324803
None of the photos thus far are photos from mid-to-top tier shops. It also has to do with personal preference (for example, I like natural ears styled simply, others like more bright colored or ornate ears) and interest in the subject matter. I’m not a lolita anymore so I don’t get the hype around many new releases anymore like that AATP demon cat print (imo it looks like it was made by a Taobao shop), but a lot of people seem to like it.

[Anonymous No.10325351]

>>10324798
I recommend Hoshiikins or Ateliercreatura. I own both of them and they're great. But as >>10324814 said, it's very hard if you just want to go for regular release. You will most likely need to pay a good $$$$ in order to win their auctions as well.

>>10324803
It's because top pics are just not good quality ears. I mean, just look at the difference between this and the ones on top.

[Anonymous No.10325880]

someone recommend me where to get white mouse ears please

[Anonymous No.10325891]

>>10324798
I love my cat ears from thekittencollection on etsy!

[Anonymous No.10325895]

>>10325880
if you want decent quality, lovelyfurr is the most accessible mid tier shop

[Anonymous No.10326114]

>>10325880
Not sure for specific mouse ears, but I recommend checking out uni_earsies for round ears :)

[Anonymous No.10326344]

crazy how hime got both ac auctions again /s

[Anonymous No.10326546]

>>10326344
I've always wondered about her. Does she have really rich parents? Where does all of her money come from? She's clearly crazy rich between the huge number of auctions she's won and the fact that she owns a lot of luxury brand stuff (Fendi, LV, etc).

[Anonymous No.10326881]

>>10326344
How did you know she won? Curious since I actually want to know where the sets have actually been to. I'm going to be bummed if she really did.

[Anonymous No.10327230]

>>10326546
Why do people always make assumptions it's rich parents? Just curious LOL I've seen some self made people who went rags to riches i.e. JStar, etc

[Anonymous No.10327239]

>>10327230
Here’s the difference though: Jeffree clearly made his own money through having his own makeup brand. Hime’s source of income is questionable.
Even if she had a high-paying day job+her Patreon income (~$20k USD, assuming every single person is subscribed to her highest tier), that’s still not enough or barely enough to maintain her lifestyle of traveling abroad regularly, constantly buying new cosplays and luxury goods, and dropping tons of cash on every auction after deducting taxes, living expense, etc. Even people I know who have pretty high salaries ($160k+ USD after taxes) don’t live like Hime does.

[Anonymous No.10327249]

>>10326546
>>10327239
pretty sure she just lives at home like most unmarried singaporeans and has steady income from patreon. pretty simple, it’s easy to afford luxuries when you don’t need to take care of living expenses. you can also pay more than the highest tier on patreon if you want, she might have some dedicated fans.

[Anonymous No.10327253]

>>10327239
Anon, what? she has 280 patreons, and her highest tier is $45 for nudes (which most people are likely subbed for, since none of the other tiers include nudes). That's well over 20k a year; assuming all highest tier patreons, she'd be making around $12600 monthly before taxes, plus her OnlyFans which is another 2k a month. Even after taxes she'd be making over $12k a month. That's definitely enough to afford luxuries and travel, and she wouldn't even need a normal day job. She's also Singaporean, where it's typical to live with your parents until you get married, so her living expenses are little to none (and even if she did have living expenses, a couple can live pretty comfortably on 4000 SGD a month, which is around $3k).

[Anonymous No.10327254]

>>10327239

Jeffree also had a lot of connections; aka KVD who helped him

[Anonymous No.10327263]

>>10327239 >>10327253

why does what some egirl has or earns even matter? can we move on to ears, please?

does anyone know where aikky went? i kinda want their ears

[Anonymous No.10327359]

>>10327263
Didn't aikyy shut down? Their storenvy is gone and their instagram is inactive.

[Anonymous No.10327482]

>>10327230
Because it's more probable that someone in the age demographic for these ears with that much money inherited it from their parents than made it themselves? Not many 22 year old youngins nowadays with enough disposable income to spend literally thousands on extremely niche and specialized accessories. It's reasonable to assume they're using inherited money than money earned from personal financial success by that age.

[Anonymous No.10327491]

>>10327482
We should discussing hime and her finances elsewhere like on petplaygossip. This thread is gonna get nuked for “vendetta” if we keep talking about her.

[Anonymous No.10327635]

>>10327482
it’s no secret she’s sex worker/patreon thot tho, it’s obvious where her money comes from

[Anonymous No.10327680]

>>10327359

Any reason why she left? Her ears were so cute desu...

[Anonymous No.10327752]

>>10327680
she probably got tired of making ears. when she left she scammed a fuck ton of people.

[Anonymous No.10327868]

>>10327752
holy shit did she actually scam

[Anonymous No.10327877]

>>10327635
who? its actually rare to be making enough money doing sex work that you can buy a shit ton of luxury things despite the "easy money" meme. Its most likely rich parents. Since I don't know who the hell you are talking about I highly doubt they are some big name.
if you told me bell delphine was buying luxury goods off her own money I wouldn't bat an eye though.

[Anonymous No.10327934]

>>10327877
read the chain, tard. how much she makes was already broken down earlier in thread

>>10327868
yep, she took a ton of orders for premades and bounced without sending any. look at her second to most recent post, a lot of people complained there after she turned off comments for the most recent post

[Anonymous No.10327944]

>>10327934
Still dont know who the hell hime is but ok

[Anonymous No.10327968]

>>10327934
>read the chain
goddammit why do you have to shit up every thread?

[Anonymous No.10327988]

>>10327968
you realize chain is a common term right? newfags always thinking they can tell anons apart, kek

[Anonymous No.10327999]

>>10327988
you know they're called threads, not chains, right? kek

[Anonymous No.10328002]

>>10327999
Anon, a chain is referring to a bunch of posts with the numbered comments linked together, they're all replying to each other...

[Anonymous No.10328031]

>>10327968
>>10327988
>>10327999
>>10328002
This thread should just be nuked at this point...

[Anonymous No.10328034]

>>10327999
>doesn’t know the difference between a thread and a chain
yikes, newfags these days

[Anonymous No.10328140]

>>10327968
>>10327988
>>10327999
>>10328002
>>10328034
>derailing the thread just to shit on one newfag

[Anonymous No.10328155]

So any names of good shops that aren't on the tier list?

[Anonymous No.10328162]

>>10324538
>>10328155

[Anonymous No.10328186]

>>10328155
I'd say the tier list covers most of the good shops. It looks like it's also been updated recently to reflect K&C's quality going down.

>>10328162
I wouldn't say RaspberryNeko is good, just that her non-airbrushed pieces are good for the price.
>pic related

[Anonymous No.10328191]

Was anyone successful in the Hosh release? I got close but someone else’s payment processed faster than mine.

[Anonymous No.10328192]

>>10328191
It was my first release so there were a lot of things I wasn't sure about (when to refresh, what page to be on, etc) and I wasn't successful but I'm def more prepared for next time. I hope she can stick to the schedule she has planned

[Anonymous No.10328200]

>>10328186

> tier list covers most of the good shops.
> tier list says 70% is not worth buying

..good? Good the k&c part got updated though, too bad cause I loved their old designs.

[Anonymous No.10328201]

>>10328200
I mean yellow =/= complete garbage. I would put ALL above Kitten and Cutie now honestly

[Anonymous No.10328212]

anyone got anything from the ALL release yesterday? how do y’all feel
about their lynx design?

[Anonymous No.10328335]

>>10328200
Only 1/3 of the shops are marked as no and they genuinely don't have good ears or their ears are priced too high for the quality. I own ears from multiple "maybe" stores and I find them to be just fine.

>>10328192
Honestly I'm pretty mad that people told Sam to cancel SRs because now she's releasing less ears than ever, and her release schedules are always iffy where she either does the release on time but only previews a majority of the ears the night before or delays the release for months on end.

[Anonymous No.10328433]

>>10328212

I wanted to particited at first but stopped mid way cause I just had FOMO. I didn't actually loved any of the release enough to spend 80 $ on.

The lynx tuffs are cute, but the shape is too round for a feline imo.

[Anonymous No.10328455]

>>10328212
I love their bunny ears but have missed out on them for like 5 releases in a row including this one even though I refresh the page like mad, so I'm still sad.

As for the lynx ears, I'm not a fan of vividly coloured inners so I personally didn't go for any from this release but I like the amount of fluff in the tufts and the shape. Can see how they're a bit cutesy looking for some people though.

[Anonymous No.10328861]

I wanted to get a pair of ALL but they recently increased their prices from 60-67 to 80-85 so it would be almost 100 after shipping. Is it still worth?

[Anonymous No.10329062]

>>10328861
Imo yes. Her complexity and quality has gone up a lot recently. Also most of that cost is in shipping and it's not her fault that shipping from Sweden to other countries is so expensive.

[Anonymous No.10329454]

>>10328861
Imo no. Her quality is inconsistent, with the trimming being uneven in many pairs, and her airbrushing is crusty/muddy looking sometimes too. At $100 a pair, there’s tons of options that have more consistent high quality at the same or cheaper prices. If you think about it, <1 year ago Hosh was at the same price point and the quality difference between early 2019 Hosh and current ALL is lightyears.

[Anonymous No.10329799]

>>10329454

Like who, I can't think of any except the god tiers and aukami that has even trimming going on. But actually. I dont even like the sharp even trimming at all. Its too toony.

[Anonymous No.10329804]

>>10329799
Even trimming means even on both ears, not the style of trimming... aka the ears not being asymmetrical. ALL's ears are pretty asymmetrical if you look at them longer than 2 seconds.

[Anonymous No.10329808]

>>10329799
Uneven trimming is referring to the asymmetrical-ness of her trimming on both ears, not the style of trimming... ALL ears are pretty asymmetrical if you look at them for longer than 2 seconds, pic related.

[Anonymous No.10329908]

>>10329808
I know it was referring to that.

[Anonymous No.10329922]

>>10329908
I guess you’re just blind then, rather than bad as comprehension. Most of the shops in okay tier have more even and symmetrical trimming than ALL.

[Anonymous No.10330202]

>>10329922

> blames and say a lot of shit but no proof whatsoever

[Anonymous No.10330209]

>>10329799
Nayrt but Lovelyfurr and Kitten and Cutie and some small shops that aren't on the tier list have much better trimming (all other issues aside)

[Anonymous No.10330215]

>>10330209
K&C’s trimming and airbrushing are neat but her actual construction is questionable. All of her recent ears have wobbly seams. LF’s trimming is pretty neat though.

[Anonymous No.10330244]

>>10330202
>w-why can’t you PROVE ago me that I’m blind!!1!
Literally look at any picture lmfao. there’s a whole list for you to peruse. Even K&H is more symmetrical. I already posted a pic of ALL’s obviously assymetric work >>10329808 , the ears aren’t even the same size. You can keep being satisfied with sub par quality, but stop throwing a fit because someone can objectively judge your fave.

[Anonymous No.10330819]

These look so nasty. Why is everyone shitting themselves over these?

[Anonymous No.10330828]

>>10330819
They look so crusty and like a 5 year old decorated them. KPP really needs to close their shop for a month or two and finish up all open orders before releasing new products/taking new orders.

[Anonymous No.10331636]

Any worthwhile releases coming up?

[Anonymous No.10331654]

>>10331636
Aukami on Sunday.

[Anonymous No.10331691]

I'm trying to figure out if the ears from nicer studios are sewn or glued. Can any gull be super nice and take some close-ups of the edges of their fav ears?

[Anonymous No.10331698]

>>10331691
I don't own Hosh/AC but my Aukami, older Kitten and Cutie (from when they were actually good quality), and Lovelyfurr ears are all glued.

[Anonymous No.10331701]

>>10331691
My Hosh and AC are all glued

[Anonymous No.10331728]

>>10331691
Seconding close-up pics of seams of just ears in general

[Anonymous No.10332219]

>>10331698
Cool, that's surprising to me. I thought it would've been the other way around, with sewing being fancier/higher quality than gluing, haha. That explains a lot about how they can get their ears so thin looking (since sewing ones tend to look chunky because of the additional fabric in the seam).

Do you know if the studios are using hot glue or fabric glue? I'm just having a hard time thinking that I was gonna buy ears for like $150 and for it to be made of hot glue. Hot glue just sounds cheap to me, I guess.

[Anonymous No.10332231]

>>10332219
Some older AC are sewn, but all of her newer ears are glued. Idk what glue they use but probably fabric glue.

[Anonymous No.10332631]

>>10330819
Because it looks better than what 90% of people could make. That's why bad ears sell. Also, many people don't want ears bad enough to wait on AC or other brands. It's nothing most would pay a grand+ for so they'll take cheap ears.

[Anonymous No.10332637]

>>10328200
70% isn't worth buying for a collector. If you just want some normal wear... or whatever business you got with ears, most the shops will do you fine. If you're a collector or model looking for the best of the best, as most who own AC or Hoshi are, 70% of shops will leave you disappointed.

[Anonymous No.10334784]

Does anyone know what the quality of thekittencollection’s ears are like?

[Anonymous No.10334806]

>>10334784
I love mine. they are super soft and simple, but very high quality.

[Anonymous No.10334838]

>>10334806
Where would you place them on the tier list?

[Anonymous No.10335171]

>>10334838
ntayrt but imo they’re just in okay tier. decent construction and durability, clean trimming, but very simple to no airbrushing depending on the type you get. the more recent mystic line had pretty questionable airbrushing and trimming for some pairs, but the normal cat ears with no trimming and no airbrushing are solidly constructed and durable if you like that style.

[Anonymous No.10335221]

>>10330828
I got the 'realistic' cat ears from them and they didn't look anything like the stock photo. Stock photo had super sharp, clean lines; mine were lumpy and rounded everywhere. Sucks because it took them like a year to get them out to me.

[Anonymous No.10335373]

>>10334838
I just have her basic cat/kitten ears. I don't like her newer ears [the more realistic ones] but the normal kitten/cat ones are far better than any of my hosh/ac ears if you don't mind them being basic and plain.

[Anonymous No.10338213]

Is anyone following the thing with AC about how not a single person she’s contacted regarding the tuxedo auction set is responding? Lol

[Anonymous No.10338219]

Is there a good place to search for secondhand ears to buy ,sell, and trade other than Depop? Is there a Facebook group?

[Anonymous No.10338285]

>>10327263
Someone is selling aikky ears on Depop rn

[Anonymous No.10338521]

>>10338219
Pretty much just Depop as far as a dedicated bst platform goes. Sometimes people will put their gear up for sale/trade on their instagrams too.

[Anonymous No.10338886]

>>10338521
Not kink shaming but buying from depop kind of grosses me out if it’s from people who are into pet play. Is there any way to disinfect the ears or tail without ruining it?

[Anonymous No.10338891]

>>10338886
There are plenty of other cosplayers who sell/trade their ears on Depop that aren’t in kink.

[Anonymous No.10338895]

>>10338886
unless it's something similar to this >>10328186
I don't think you can spray it with alcool, especially if it have aerograph/paint

[Anonymous No.10339001]

>>10338895
You can for most shops since they all use paint for airbrushing. They’d have to be airbrushing their ears with ink for alcohol to cause the airbrushing to run or come off otherwise.

[Anonymous No.10339027]

what happened to the blog?

[Anonymous No.10339047]

>>10339027
Dunno either. I went to check it and was surprised it was there but all of the posts were gone. It couldn’t have been removed by tumblr because tumblr only either removes individual posts or the whole blog gets deleted and you can’t access it at all (shows a “blog not found” page).

[Anonymous No.10339051]

>>10339027
It’s back up now?

[Anonymous No.10339075]

>>10339027
what is the name?

[Anonymous No.10339215]

>>10339027
probably a tumblr glitch, everything is still there

[Anonymous No.10339601]

>>10339001
that true, I would still be scared for the styling ( but it's easyer to fix )

[Anonymous No.10342032]

Is k&h changing her shop name to avoid art theft drama? Because a simple name change won’t wipe her slate clean if that’s what she’s hoping for.

[Anonymous No.10342104]

>>10342032
Got screenshots?

[Anonymous No.10342106]

>>10342032
kittens and honey has been at the drama shit for years and years now...

[Anonymous No.10342398]

>>10342104
It’s literally on her shop page, lazy ass.

>>10342106
This. Anyone who knows her new shop will likely also know her as K&H. She’ll never shake off her theft drama, especially since she has no creativity and will definitely copy Hosh again soon.

[Anonymous No.10342722]

Excuse the dumb question, but do any of the better stores (okay and above) offer paws/tails with their ears? I have a super picky friend who wants basically a whole cat set but she wants it all from one artist

[Anonymous No.10342724]

>>10342722
The only shop that I know of that does all of the above is blackpeachshop but they don’t seem particularly high quality and the edges of their ears are bulky as fuck. Most shops only do ears and tails or just ears.

[Anonymous No.10344811]

First release under her new name and the first ears previewed are Hosh knockoffs. Keep it classy, K&H.

[Anonymous No.10344873]

>>10344811
I have never liked K&H since she first made her shop years and years ago and was shilling it on tumblr... but these look worse than anything I have seen in so long.

[Anonymous No.10344875]

>>10342722
wat

[Anonymous No.10344909]

Thoughts on Aquarius Garden?

[Anonymous No.10345055]

>>10344909
bitch has been making ears this long and still can’t seal her seams, yikes

[Anonymous No.10345834]

Speaking of seams; does anyone have close ups of seams okay/bad tier ears vs top/god tier ears for comparisation? I only have ears of unknown small stores and wondering what I am missing.

[Anonymous No.10346547]

>>10344909
ive purchased from her a few times and would definitely recommend. I have ears from both when she started a few months back and more recently and the quality has gone up, and the price is reasonable IMO

[Anonymous No.10346548]

>>10344873
whats the purpose of using fur when she is going to shave all the way down...

[Anonymous No.10348166]

I want to try and get my first pair of ears, I’ve been wanting one for a while now but haven’t felt like the price is worth. Should I wait to attempt to buy from hoshikins/AC? I want a nice pair and money isn’t a concern for me. Are the releases as bad as an AP bloodbath?

[Anonymous No.10348173]

>>10348166
Honestly it's worse than an AP bloodbath because there's less stock. I'd say that if mid tier ear makers make things in your style then go for them as your first purchase. namybie mass make them but the quality is alright for the price so it's easy to snag a good pair, but if may feel less special. Lovelyfurr and auralight luxuires have less stock but are worth the money and stress of refreshing the site like mad during release.

Another first time buyer tip is to think about if you will really like the shape and size of the ears on you - lots people on depop say that the ears they have look too big on them or they didn't 'connect' with them. I'm not a furry or petplayer but I do understand that some ears can look a bit wrong on your head even if they are good quality or nice looking ears.

[Anonymous No.10348221]

Yes hehehe buy the $500 ears buy the ears hehehehehehs

[Anonymous No.10348324]

>>10348221
are there ears that sell for $500?

[Anonymous No.10348349]

>>10348166
Don't hold your breath for AC, she barely ever releases.
Hoshiikins releases more often but the stock sells out way faster than AP, it's not even comparable. I know people who consistently get releases and SR, and their checkout times are insane, usually under 10 seconds to submit payment and < 30 seconds for the whole transaction to process.

[Anonymous No.10348369]

>>10348324
there are... ac and hosh lol

[Anonymous No.10348370]

>>10348369
But isnt that just secondhand though?

[Anonymous No.10348409]

>>10348370
They go for like 3k+ every auction lol

[Anonymous No.10348410]

>>10348370
They go for $3k+ in official auctions

[Soup No.10348430]

Borderline furries
fuck sett abusers

[Anonymous No.10348479]

>>10348410
Nah... Varies on certain pairs.

>>10348370
Even bespoke auctions from Hosh goes that high.

[Anonymous No.10350391]

Has anyone else found Depop to be depressingly dry now? Everyone is only putting up shit ears or being really picky about what they’re trading for.

[Anonymous No.10350568]

Does anyone else not like Lovelyfurr even though they’re considered a “good shop”? Imo the quality isn’t that great and her ears certainly aren’t worth the price.

[Anonymous No.10350576]

>>10350568
I like Lovelyfurr but her designs can be iffy. Her natural canines are consistently nice but everything else is hit or miss.

[Anonymous No.10350762]

lovelyfurr is ass imo, i bought ears from her and it was not worth the money i paid

[Anonymous No.10351587]

Is it safe to spritz ears with alcohol to clean them? What kind of paint is used for the airbrushing, acrylic I’m guessing?

[Anonymous No.10351588]

>>10351587
That's going to depend, can you ask the creator what kind of paint they used? They'll most likely know best

[Anonymous No.10351687]

>>10350576
Her natural ears are great, particularly the red fox ears she recently. I wish she’d stick with naturals only because her unnatural ears are look terrible.

>>10351587
Who made your ears? I know Aukami and K&C use high flow acrylics so you can spritz alcohol on their ears.

[Anonymous No.10351839]

>>10351687
Aukami, so your answer helps, thanks anon!

[Anonymous No.10353555]

>hosh moves bespoke basenji to tomorrow at last minute
>releases those hideous isabelle ears instead
>last month's bespoke bunnies were also delayed at last minute
when will hosh get her shit together? there wasn't a main release last month either.

[Anonymous No.10353597]

>>10353555
called this from the beginning when everyone was pushing for sr to be canceled and instead put into her “monthly” release. bitch literally can’t keep a schedule or stick to her words.

[Anonymous No.10354373]

>>10332231
I believe AC uses e6000. I've been using e6000 for my ears and the seams feel the same, unlike a lot of other craft and fabric glues I've experimented with. I still can't quite figure out how she seals her seams though.
>>10353597
I recently saw some hosh ears up close and was actually shocked when the person said they were done by her. They looked far worse in person than I expected. Has anyone else found this to be the case? Or maybe the owner is just rough on ears?

[Anonymous No.10354376]

>>10353555
>>10353597
didn't she say there wouldn't be a feb release? im annoyed she pushed back the bespokes though

>>10354373
what year were they?

[Anonymous No.10354394]

>>10354376
Her bullshit excuse for not having a February release was that the month was shorter so she couldn’t finish the ears in time, but February really isn’t that much shorter than any other month.

[Anonymous No.10354426]

>>10354394
To be fair she said she's keeping SR so I think a release every 2 month is ok, but if she can't stick to that then idk.

[Anonymous No.10354708]

>>10354373
It depends on when the ears were made and how they were taken care of. imo most ‘17 and older pairs look hideous, early ‘18 pairs are meh and vary severely based on how they were taken care of, and late ‘18 pairs and newer mostly look good unless the owner was particularly rough with them.

>>10354376
the point is that she’ll never actually have a release two months in a row, and people who think she will are kidding themselves. half the feb sr were shit too, she skipped one week (or was it two?) because of the release in jan and then release a week of toebeans. 60% chance she’ll be pushing back the march release imo.

[Anonymous No.10355079]

I'm not a ear maker or own a pair of ears so my question may sound stupid but does any earsmakers use velvet with short fiber for the shaved inside of the ear or the back for ears like this >>10344909? It would be more logic too me but there is maybe issues I don't know of.

[Anonymous No.10355162]

>>10355079
KPP used to, not sure if they still do

[Anonymous No.10355279]

>>10344909
Aquarius Garden is owned by one of Moomookun’s slaves. I hear her ears are average quality but nothing to write home about.

>>10355079
People use long like furs to get those tufts. You can always shave fur down but it look awkward and clunky if you try to add fibers on top of short pile fabric.

[Anonymous No.10355784]

i like how the bespoke for january got moved a week late into february, and instead of keeping the proceeding bespokes on the normal end of the month schedule, she's just shifted all of them a week later now. why even call it the march bespoke if it's in april?

[Anonymous No.10356803]

Is there a big difference between ears that are sewn and ears that are sealed with glue? I am trying to make my own pair of ears and while I am sewing mines, I would realize there is a difference between AC's ears and that it does not look sewn and was confused since I thought all ears were sewn. Is glue better than sewing?

[Anonymous No.10357179]

Anybody else find the quality of this and Scorbunny hilariously bad compared to her usual bunnies? They really don’t look to be worth $70+

[Anonymous No.10357182]

>>10357179
Yeah. She’s definitely banking on the idea that cosplayers will snap up her ears. All of her ears for this release are super basic which highlights her construction and airbrushing flaws. Definitely not worth $90-100 after shipping.

[Anonymous No.10357200]

>>10356803
I prefer sewn ears because most ears I have had that are glued look trash

[Anonymous No.10357212]

>>10357179
Really disappointed when I saw these, they look awful.

[Anonymous No.10357227]

>>10324529
>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EaZ1AkOx_0324dkPzUPVvqiuIrOQhCbeEcquRl8m4rc/edit?usp=sharing

Anyone else getting a "not secure connection" phishing notice when trying to access Lemonkiss Shop?

[Anonymous No.10357258]

>>10357227
lemonkiss has been mia and doing comment to claim on ig again, so her storefront is useless

[Anonymous No.10357286]

>>10357258
ah, thanks for letting me know!

Does anyone know what tier ranking TheApisShop or LillisLilCreations on Etsy might rank as? Neither are listed in the masterpost. Both look like they do glued type ears, and at a lower pricepoint - they don't look shit tier, but they're certainly not amazing.

[Anonymous No.10357530]

>>10357286
TheApisShop is beyond garbage. These are worse than LittleLuxies and Bat Infested. Can't find the other shop you mentioned.
Also glued doesn't automatically mean bad or cheap. Aukami and Hosh both do glued ears and newer AC are all glued.

[Anonymous No.10357593]

>>10357258
Fuck Lemonkissshop. The tier list was right about her absolute shit customer service. I literally waited 4 months for my order and she ignored ALL of my messages in those 4 months.

[Anonymous No.10357609]

>>10357593
Lemonkiss definitely picks and chooses who she responds to and how fast she ships out their orders. I’ve got a large following on Instagram and lemonkiss responded for me right away several times while friends with smaller followings either never get a response or it takes her days/weeks to respond. She also shipped out my order the next day twice while other people I follow on Instagram said they’ve had to wait weeks or months until she shipped.

[Anonymous No.10357624]

>>10357609
How big is big enough for her to respond?

[Anonymous No.10357650]

>>10357593
>>10357609
I have a ton of followers (over 100k) but she still doesn’t send or reply ever. Straight up the only time she will reply is when you start a paypal claim. Open one and she will make your order the day after and send within the week, guaranteed. I like her ears so it’s the only reason I keep ordering from her, and I just wait the exact amount of time she states for preorders and open the claim on the dot.

[Anonymous No.10357770]

Where do most of people get their faux furs? I usually go to joanns and hobby lobby since my small town does not have much. Never really tried looking online since I do like seeing and feeling the fabrics before buying.

[Anonymous No.10357777]

>>10357650
How weird. My following is less than yours (80k) but she responds every time. I'm not even a regular of her's and have only bought 4 things from her ever.

>>10357770
Ordering swatches helps a lot with picking fabrics from online stores. Splurging on swatches is worth it so you don't waste your money on fabric that doesn't work for you.

[Anonymous No.10357784]

>>10357179
Anyone get something from this release? I'm really tempted to snap up one of the basic cat ear preorders. Does ALL usually take a while to make ears in this quantity (60-70 per her IG)?

[Anonymous No.10357787]

>>10357650
>>10357777

As someone who provides a similar commissions service online but not the same type, i can tell you that its not about your following at all. Its about your attitude. LK makes enough money to the point where she can afford to ignore certain offers and messages. If youre a customer who has a bad attitude, then of course shes gonna reply less often or not at all, hoping you will go away because she can afford to not continue business with you.

But if youre a repeat customer with a great and friendly attitude to the point where she recognizes your username or knows your paypal email address by heart, then of course she is going to reply more often and care about the customer service she provides to you.

But based on your post, intonation, and sense of entitlement, >>10357650 youre definitely one of those passive aggressive cunts that she doesnt want to do business with anymore.
I certainly wouldnt do any with you, especially at the amount i make per month. LK obviously makes BANK, so i can definitely see why she sees your nagging and messages annoying to reply to. Chill the fuck out.

Learn from >>10357777
They sound nice and patient. They sound like the type of person to ask if everything is ok if a product is a few days late from the expected date rather than being a twat who opens a dispute the minute something is late.

[Anonymous No.10357837]

>>10357787
Anon, are you an idiot? LK makes barely any money from ears, she just opens preorders for quick cash if someones doing a Hosh under the table auction that she wants to bid on. She doesn't even sell enough to maintain a storefront and is infamous for never sending out orders unless you open claims or call her out publicly. It's not the first and it's not the last time that shes done this.

I've consistently waited 3+ months for her to complete an item, only asking for a generic update once or twice after her estimated "4-5 weeks" have passed. She will not reply because she makes people wait as long as possible if she doesn't feel like making ears. Stop being autistic enough to project yourself onto her. This is someone who's literally known for not replying and not sending out products for up to half a year, getting called out multiple times by people in the community. Even @lazy_tamako called her out for not responding for over 3 months.

>>10357777
She probably replies to the orders she's personally interested in making or started on first, I don't think follower counts really matter.

[Anonymous No.10357838]

>>10357784
She's never taken this many preorders at once, but her quality usually drops when she makes larger batches of ears. I'd steer clear, especially if there's no images of the ear yet.

[Anonymous No.10357884]

>>10357787
I'm the "nice and patient" anon and honestly >>10357650 doesn't sound rude. If they paid for a product, they should expect the shop to make and ship the product in a timely manner. LK gives estimates of premades shipped within a week and 4-6 weeks for customs (iirc) but it can take months longer than the estimated time frame for something to be made/shipped.

>>10357837
I literally don't get why her shop still has customers desu. I stopped buying from her after hearing about other's experience and I'm surprised to see her still doing mini releases and selling out despite her trash customer service.

>>10357784
Don't do it anon, ALL's quality has gone down while her price has gone way up. Her ears have wobbly seams and patchy airbrushing, and are unevenly trimmed. Pic related.

[Anonymous No.10357932]

>>10357787
You can ignore offers and messages from people who haven't ordered yet, if they've paid you need to provide the service you sold them

[Anonymous No.10357937]

>>10357787
Fucking retard, we are all saying LK ghosts people after receiving payment and promising to ship. In my case, she said she would ship in a week and just disappeared for 3 months after that. I sent multiple nice messages asking if she were okay and if she needed more time but never got a response until the day I opened a paypal claim.

[Anonymous No.10358034]

Thoughts/reviews on tuftluv? I like the size of their ears and the tufts look tidy but I'm wondering if they're neat and symmetrical etc. in person?

[Anonymous No.10358045]

>>10358034
Airbrushing can be slightly crusty and trimming on the backs is often uneven. They're very cute though.

[Anonymous No.10358064]

>>10357787
Your comment about who is “mean” and who isn’t is some condescending boomer shit.

>>10358034
>>10358045
Iirc tuftluv said in a faq that she doesn’t airbrush her ears, she drybrushes the shading on which is why it can be so crusty.

[Anonymous No.10358082]

>>10358064
>drybrush
does she at least like, seal that color in anyway..? cause that can come off overtime

[Anonymous No.10358120]

>>10358045
>>10358064
Interesting info, thanks! Crusty feeling doesn't bother me as much as crusty appearance so maybe ones that look alright in the item pics will be fine irl. Anyway I've always thought her solid coloured ears looked neat anyway so might go for those, cheers.

[Anonymous No.10358163]

>>10357787
Hi Lemonkiss! How are the Paypal disputes going?

[Anonymous No.10358582]

>>10357784
Like what >>10357838 said, not worth it. The quality of the cosplay release was garbage.
>>10357884
I feel that. I bought from her last release of the year and the ears have a fold in them and pop out. Super disappointing. I have a total of three of her ears. Her products don’t warrant the price raise at all.

[Anonymous No.10359110]

Hosh is pushing the March release back to April.

[Anonymous No.10359158]

>>10359110
called it :^]

[Anonymous No.10359246]

>>10359110
>>10359158
there's an excuse this time but man. if she releases all the previews this week imo it would be fine but i doubt she will

[Anonymous No.10359340]

>>10359246
desu her excuse is weak as fuck. she works from home and has all her materials already. what is the virus going to do besides possibly make it harder for her to ship? it’s not like moving it a week later is going to change much at all.

[Anonymous No.10359624]

Trying to learn how to make these. With the glue please can someone tell me how do you hide/finish the seams nicely or "seal them" or maybe point me in the direction where I can learn?

[Anonymous No.10360915]

Has anyone bought ears off of Kittenplaypen? They look good but I have never seen them in person and seen pictures of the ears being worn.

[Anonymous No.10361089]

So what’s going on with the catzoclub copycat drama?

[Anonymous No.10361136]

>>10360915
I have some, but I bought them quite a while ago... I have to say that they only vaguely look like the pictures. they aren't trimmed nearly as well as in the pics and the shape is odd compared to the pics. Having said that, they are made well and the materials feel really nice. They took forever to ship as well, but it was literal years ago when they still made everything custom, and slightly after they quit making customs, when I ordered, so they might be different now. They are cute for a more cartoony look, but if you want realistic and want them in an acceptable time frame, I wouldn't recommend. If you want a similar, high quality but not as realistic look, I'd check our thekittencollection on etsy.

[Anonymous No.10361141]

>>10360915
also, you can go look up KPP on instagram and see a lot of pics, but be warned, they used to be really associated with petplay/ddlg so you're probably going to see some of that

[Anonymous No.10361173]

>>10360915
This question gets asked literally every thread and KPP should honestly get added to the tier list. To answer your question, they're not worth it. Most ears are just pieces of faux fur sewn together. The ones that are airbrushed are crusty and/or look nothing like the stock photo. The wait time for their ears can be over 2 years long, even for "premade" ones.

>>10361089
@moru.ears on IG is making ears that are pretty much ripoffs of catzo's, down to what kind of accessories they use and the placement. They also made a hilariously bad attempt at making a ripoff of AC's tuxedo auction set.

[Anonymous No.10361252]

>>10361173
the ac dupe looks like shit but the catzo dupe ones look a lot better than the originals desu

[Anonymous No.10363242]

Hosh is delaying her main release again. I’m starting to get tired of all of her excuses.

[Anonymous No.10363324]

>>10363242
then stop buying from her

[Anonymous No.10363500]

>>10363242
lol where’s all the “cancel sr!!1!” people now

[Anonymous No.10365625]

>>10363242
Literally every other crafter account 365 on IG.

[Anonymous No.10366007]

K&H is stealing from thevictorianvulpine lmao. I’ve never understood why people even buy from k&h to begin with, her ears always look like shit

[Anonymous No.10366695]

Tfw international shipping being screwed by covid is holding up my ears being sent... Does anyone know if many independent carriers e.g. DHL, Fedex, are still doing international cargo flights?

[Anonymous No.10366733]

>>10366007
VV has already said she doesn't want to be involved in the drama. Besides, she only started using that airbrushing style after Hosh started doing that style, so does she really have the right to whine about wks copying her if she's copying Hosh?

>>10366695
UPS and Fedex are still doing international afaik, but they're limiting the countries that they're sending packages to. All carriers have restrictions about where you can send packages to now.

[Anonymous No.10367712]

Is the blog gone for good?

[Anonymous No.10367810]

Yes i think it might be. New one @petgossip.

[Anonymous No.10368251]

Anyone successful in the toe beanies release today?

[Anonymous No.10368253]

>>10368251
lol toebeanies are hideous and a huge rip off

[Anonymous No.10368266]

>>10367810
>>10367712
its back

[Anonymous No.10368474]

New AC release confirmed

[Anonymous No.10370139]

how hard is it to actually succeed in an AC or hosh release?

[Anonymous No.10370150]

>>10370139
extremely hard if you dont know what your doing

[Anonymous No.10370226]

>>10370139
Hosh is easier than AC imo. As long as you refresh at the right time and your internet is fast enough, you can be successful in a Hosh release (assuming someone doesn't bot the pair you want). Bots will always be faster than people, though, so don't count on a 100% success rate even if you have fast internet.

[Anonymous No.10370359]

>>10370226
theyre the same, ac just releases less

[Anonymous No.10370578]

has anyone actually used a bot for releases here?

[Anonymous No.10375029]

>NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Anonymous No.10377867]

Anybody got tips on sealing paint on fur ? I mostly use my airbrush on textile with an additive in my paint that allow me to not heat set it. What is bugging me is that since it's not applied on a smooth tshirt like surface and it have to be styled with product ( if I do ears) I'm not sure that my paint additive will be enough.

[Anonymous No.10379188]

>>10377867
I don’t think you need to seal the color in. I’ve never had paint come off of any of my ears. I watched one of the ear makers make one of my pairs during an Instagram live and she didn’t use sealant.