Starpery Review: Buy the Silicone, and Buy It Like You Can't Change Your Mind

Buy a Starpery in silicone, and buy it like you can’t change your mind, because you can’t. Going by Starpery’s own body charts, its 5’8” (172 cm) body weighs 65 lb (29.5 kg) in silicone and 80.5 lb (36.5 kg) in TPE. Silicone usually costs more, and here it’s also the lighter one.

Worth it if you’ve got $999 to $2,600 and you’re sure which doll you want. Skip it if you need a way out: in-stock dolls can’t be returned, and cancelling a full silicone order after 24 hours costs $1,500.

Heads up, I make a few bucks if you buy through my links, but that doesn’t change what I tell you. I’ll still tell you which ones I would avoid.

Starpery is a doll maker in Shenzhen, China, that sells silicone torsos and full-size dolls from its own site. Everything below comes from its listings, body charts, policy pages and owner threads, checked October 2026. I haven’t had a Starpery in my place.

Who Starpery is for, and who should skip it

Starpery fits a guy who has decided on silicone, has at least $999, and wants duties paid up front, so there’s no customs paperwork. Every listing I checked says “Tax included. Shipping free.” That’s what DDP (delivered duty paid) means: the price you see is the price you pay.

Get a Starpery if:

• You want a silicone torso doll light enough to carry with one arm. The 85 cm torso is 31.3 lb (14.2 kg).
• You want a full-size doll and you’d rather lift 64 lb than 77 lb.

Skip it if:

• You might change your mind. There’s no return window on anything.
• You want a written warranty. I couldn’t find a warranty period on any Starpery policy page.
• Your budget is under $999. Nothing I found goes lower.

Starpery dolls by budget: the lineup

Starpery’s own store runs from $999 for a US-stock torso to $2,600 for a made-to-order full-size doll, all silicone by default. Weights come from the body chart on each listing. The chart shows a headless body, and Starpery doesn’t say if the head is in the number. Prices are as of October 2026, shipping and duties included.

“Gear skeleton” is Starpery’s name for the frame inside the doll that holds its poses. No boxed weights are listed. The charts say the numbers “are manually measured”, so expect a little drift.

$999: the 85 cm torso

Start here if you want Starpery silicone at the lowest price. The US-stock and made-to-order torsos share one body chart, and the stock one is $300 cheaper. It ships in 3 to 5 business days, no production wait.

The catch: it’s unproven. I couldn’t find one owner report on this torso, and as an in-stock doll it can’t be returned. So before you pay, ask Starpery for photos of the actual stock unit and check them at full size for seams, specks and paint. Get in writing what happens if it lands damaged. Then weigh it and look it over the day it arrives, inside the 24-hour damage window.

The Canadian Adele is the same body with a head, at $999. The CA-stock page shows a bare dollar sign with no currency code, so ask before you pay.

$2,099 to $2,600: full-size

A made-to-order full-size doll is $2,600, and US stock knocks about $500 off. Kelly, a 5’1” E-cup in US stock, is $2,099 and uses the same 156 cm body chart as Nieve. The trade: the US listing doesn’t print the skeleton or build, and in-stock means no options.

Made to order gets you the menu: hard or soft head, wig or implanted hair, gel or solid breasts, fixed or removable vagina. Still torn between a full-size doll and a torso? Settle that first, because it’s the bigger call.

What Starpery weight reduction actually saves

Weight reduction 4.0 swaps part of the solid silicone for a foam core, and on the 172 cm body it saves at least 13 lb. Starpery’s weight reduction page says that body dropped from “35+kg” on version 3.0 to 29 kg on 4.0, and the 151 cm body from 25 kg to about 19 kg.

The body charts tell the bigger story. TPE is a soft rubbery plastic that’s usually cheaper than silicone. On Starpery’s charts, the 156 cm body is 13.2 lb heavier in TPE, and the 172 cm body is 15.4 lb heavier. They don’t say which build the TPE figure is for. My TPE vs silicone breakdown covers the usual trade-offs, but at this brand, silicone wins on weight.

Starpery is upfront about the downside. The same page says “the defective rate has always been a problem for super weight reduction.” Credit for saying it, but now read what owners say.

What’s good, and what’s crap

Starpery nails the landed price and publishes real weights. Its fine print is the harshest I’ve read from a doll maker.

What’s good:

• Duties paid by default. The shipping page says “all international shipping, import customs clearance, duties, and VAT are fully covered by us” for most destinations, so there’s no surprise bill at the door.
• Weights in the listing. Every body chart prints silicone and TPE weight.
• Factory photos before it ships. Listings promise “original factory photos and videos, completely unclothed and unedited” before the doll leaves.

What’s crap:

• The timeline doesn’t match itself. The shipping page says 5 to 10 business days of production. The FAQ says “3-4 weeks under normal production conditions.” Plan on the FAQ.
• No warranty you can point to. The authorized vendor page promises “Full access to official warranty and after-sales support”. The terms then say Starpery “disclaims all express or implied warranties”, including durability. That’s bullshit on a $2,600 doll.
• Marketing numbers with no baseline. The gear skeleton page claims firmness and durability go up “by 200%”. By 200% of what, exactly?

What Starpery owners say, from unboxing to a year in

Owners report tears in the openings and gel parts over time, plus build flaws you can catch in the first days. That second group matters most, because you get 24 hours after delivery to report damage. I couldn’t find a Trustpilot page for starpery.com, so this comes from Reddit and Starpery’s brand subforum on The Doll Forum, which leans friendly.

Tears. Visitor1234’s one-year review of a 172 cm TPE Rozanne, on the older 3.0 build, lists a loose hip and knee out of the box, hard foam that limits poses, and an anal opening that tore over time. Zcerneboch replied that the tear is common across models. On a newer in-stock 4.0 doll, 79Formula wrote in a thread on gel breasts and butts in October 2026:

“on the second night the ass cheek split between the leg and cheek when I was sleeping.”

The verdict: “There are better brands out there”. Even a Starpery-supplied review of a 160 cm 4.2 build hit anal tearing on first try.

Wear. Not everyone tears. u/ArchieTheBaldMan reported no major quality issues and no tearing at three months on a silicone 171A, back in 2021. The same list has this:

“Paint faded very quickly from nipples and labia”

Archie also found the gel breasts as firm as solid silicone, fingers that poke through the skin, and implanted hair that tangles and sheds. Archie’s pick is the soft head, because the hard one is “VERY hard”. Zcerneboch says the opposite on durability: hard heads outlast soft ones.

Weight. u/Dopadoru ordered a 165 cm Mira with weight reduction in 2021, then weighed her a couple of days in:

“100.3 lbs.”

Dopadoru expected about 70, floated a skipped reduction or a bad scale, and said the weight was still worth it for the figure. A commenter said Starpery’s chart listed 42.6 kg (93.9 lb) with reduction, so the gap may be 6 lb, not 30. Conflicting, and older than 4.0. The same review flags obvious seam lines and black specks under the skin.

u/WatchingYouWatchMe2 says a nearly three-year-old TPE Starpery has no tears at all. And as of October 2026, nobody had answered a Reddit request for 85 cm torso reviews, so the $999 pick has no owner track record I could find.

How I’d buy around it:

• Read the factory photos at full size for seams, specks and paint before you okay shipping.
• Weigh her the day she lands. Hold her on a scale, subtract yourself, and compare with the body chart. The policy covers damage, not weight, and the charts are “manually measured”, so ask in writing before you pay what happens if she’s way over.
• Choose the head on purpose. Soft for feel, hard for durability, going by the two owners above.
• Keep weight off the gel butt when she’s lying down. More on that below.

Starpery’s cancel and damage windows: read them before you pay

At Starpery, the day after you order and the day after delivery decide almost everything. You get 24 hours to cancel a custom order for free, and 24 hours after it lands to report damage. Each one is a shorter window than most Leafs playoff runs. Going by the return policy:

The terms add one more: “Unauthorized returns to the payment provider or courier company may invalidate the after-sales request.” Read that as: file a chargeback first and you may lose any repair or replacement. And $1,500 is a hell of a price for changing your mind. Unbox the day it lands, film it, and email before you do anything else.

Space and storage reality

The torso is easy. Both full-size bodies I priced are too heavy for one guy, even in silicone. About 51 lb (23 kg) is the safe solo lift for most people, and that’s with a perfect grip.

The 31.3 lb torso is well under that. Nieve and Wayne sit at 64 to 65 lb in silicone, before the head, and 77 to 80.5 lb in TPE. Put the weight into my lift calculator before you hit buy.

For storage, Zcerneboch says in the gel thread that a gel butt “will deflate / dent though if you do not cushion the doll constantly”. If you go gel, budget for proper padding or a hanging hook.

Cleaning, care and the heating option

Wash with water, powder it, keep it dry, and keep dyed clothes off it. The FAQ says “Powder regularly and remain dry will greatly help dolls stay in good condition”, and warns that coloured clothes will probably stain the skin. Wash new clothes until the water runs clear.

• Vagina: fixed dolls come with “vaginal cleaning tools with every package.” Made-to-order listings also offer a removable insert, which the listing says is easier to clean.
• Paint: the torso listing says body painting on TPE dolls “is not permanent”.

The heating option is my lane. Starpery’s heating 3.0 instructions describe graphene heating, a default limit of 40° and a chip that cuts power at the limit. The app is Android only. They also say to unplug it when it’s not in use, keep heating to about half an hour, and keep water out of the neck hole.

What the page doesn’t list: voltage, wattage or any safety certification. As an electrician, I want those before something gets plugged into a doll on my bed. UL has warned about counterfeit UL marks, so look up any mark in UL Product iQ. If Starpery can’t name one, I would avoid the heating.

Store facts

Store facts: Starpery · Type: maker-direct (brand’s own store) · Storefront: online only · Based in: Longgang District, Shenzhen, China · Ships from: factory, plus US, Canada, EU and Australia stock · Ships to: worldwide, DDP for most destinations, a few regions excluded · Canada: CA-stock dolls on the site, prices shown with no currency code

Shipping: made-to-order dolls go out by air to North America in 6 to 8 business days, delivered by FedEx, UPS or DHL. Tracking only updates once the box reaches your country. In-stock dolls ship in 3 to 5 business days. Boxes are plain, with no product names or logos.

Payment: the site footer shows PayPal, Visa, Mastercard, JCB and UnionPay logos. Support is [email protected].

Canada: buy from CA stock and the doll is already in the country. On a factory order, DDP covers duties for “most destinations”, and Canada isn’t named, so ask in writing first. My rundown on Canadian customs covers what can land on you otherwise.

Consider this before buying

Skip the $1,299 made-to-order torso, get the $999 US-stock one, if you’ll do the checks first. Same 85 cm body chart, $300 less, and at your door in days, not weeks. But no owner has posted about this torso that I could find, and you can’t send it back. Get photos of the actual unit before you pay, and if that feels like too much risk on $999, read the next line.

Skip TPE at Starpery, get silicone. On the 172 cm body you carry 15.4 lb less, and you skip the paint that “is not permanent”.

I would avoid Starpery altogether if the no-returns policy makes you nervous, or if $999 is past your budget. A Tantaly torso starts at $399.99, and it takes unopened dolls back within 14 days, minus a 15% fee.

Store facts: Tantaly · Type: maker-direct · Storefront: online only · Based in: US mailing address in Hebron, KY · Ships from: the US · Ships to: US free in 3-5 business days, per its shipping page · Canada: separate tantaly.ca store, free shipping in 5-7 business days, duties not mentioned

Order on a day you’re sure, and open the box on camera.

Cheers, Craig