User blog comment:Vinnnn/Character Critiques, Tips, and Hints/@comment-26208189-20150612122505/@comment-33209858-20150613114632

Alrighty, I'll get to reviewing Nicole first~

I enjoy her character! As someone who is also very short, I can definitely understand where Nicole comes from. I like the way you wrote her personality - It flows nicely, and it explores both her good points (ie. being loyal to her friends) as well as her not-so-good points (ie. not asking for help ever).

I like how you expanded on her relationship with her parents - especially her father. I like the dynamic between Nicole and her father; It's cute and realistic. I wonder if Nicole has any siblings, though (I could totally see her being an only child, or an older sibling who secretly loves her younger sibling but doesn't want to show it). None are mentioned, so I assume she's an only child. Oh, and I like her greyhounds and their names - It's a very nice touch~

The only thing that I wasn't a huge fan of is that appearance-wise she just reminded me too much of Darling. It's not a bad thing to base your OCs off of canon characters, but I could only imagine her looking exactly like Darling throughout the whole thing. Hex, if you just gave her a different hair color, it would probably make a world of different. You don't have to, of course, it's just a suggestion (especially since her main color scheme included silver and blue, just like Darling as well)

Overall, though, I think Nicole is a great character! C:

And now, onto Marie!

I definitely like the ideas you already have for her! If you'd like to make her gay, I say go for it~ I think it'll be a cute nod to her story!

So, for appearance: I'm not entirely sure why, but I first pictured a rosy-cheeked girl with reddish-blonde or golden blonde hair and freckles and green eyes. I like the idea of giving her a cute little maiden dress with like green gingham and a frilly apron with like patched on flower print. I would also say giving her dirt smugdes here and there and gardening gloves, but if she doesn't like gardening then that's probably not going to work ^^" I could totally see her wearing like a milkmaid dress with a vintage style twist to it! A dress like this would be totally adorable~ It's something a farm girl would wear, but it's still really cute! And, of course, she definitely needs her silver bell and cockle shell motifs - Maybe silver bell earrings or something for a cute touch~

Well, that's all the ideas I have. If you need any more help with her, like with her personality or anything, then feel free to ask~