The popularity of reborn baby dolls (baby dolls which are repainted and remade by artists to be as realistic as possible) has contributed to the great popularity of the realistic soft-skin baby dolls produced by companies like Berenguer and Ashton Drake.
Reborn baby dolls can cost hundreds of dollars for a doll which has had its hair rerooted, skin tone completely washed, features repainted, and body re-stuffed. Some of these dolls are so realistic that, at a glance, they truly look like a baby! Not everyone can spend hundreds of dollars on a reborn baby, and the soft-skin dolls like Welcome Home Baby Emily (pictured) from Ashton Drake and the new soft-skin dolls coming from Lee Middleton certainly are realistic enough, and they are generally under $200.00. Below are current auction offerings of OOAK Reborn Dolls.