Basically Lea

Here we have another of the Barbie Basics line with the Lea face mould so I call her Lea.  She was probably one of the more sought after of this line.  She is meant to be Asian of origin but I think she looks more Eurasian than Asian.

One thing I'd really like is an authentic looking Asian doll.  I think the closest doll would have to be Tonner's Mei Li but I don't collect dolls larger than 11.5 - 12".  Still this one is one of my favourite and she looks fabulous in red.

Fashionista

This Fashionista doll is called Sporty because she came in a sporty style outfit.  Personally I thought she has a really lovely face and it seems to be rare to get a brunette in the Fashionista doll range.  She does have the big head syndrome (BHS) which is starting to get a bit annoying but still I think she has a lovely face and hair.

Giselle Ma Belle

Here we have the lovely Giselle in a cute little outfit from a Fashionista closet set.  I don't know about you bit it is kind of reminiscent of the Disco days.

Basically Barbie

I probably have mentioned this before, but earlier this year Mattel released a line of 12 dolls called Barbie Basics.  These were a group of dolls dressed in basic black dresses (of different designs) and of different colours and ethnicities.

I'm not sure what number this doll is but I do remember the date I bought her because it was the same night I waited in a long line to get the new Iphone 4 which was released here on July 30.  LOL  Darren and I took turns in the line so we didn't lose our spot and I wanted to check out the Kmart at this shopping centre.  It was one of those nights when I just had an urge to get a new doll and eventually I decided to buy this lovely doll.

I would say her nationality is meant to represent Latino/Hispanic.  To me, she just has a lovely face and I like her slightly darker blonde hair - a change from the usual platinum or very light blonde hair.  However, I've been debating whether to cut her hair into a bob to match the length of har rather long fringe.  What do you reckon?

A Little Bit of Aphrodisiac

I bought this doll recently from my lovely friend Jan.  She is a mini version of Integrity's Avant Guard dolls who are 16" tall, called Aphrodisiac.  This is also my first wigged doll.  I swore black and blue I'd never get a wigged doll because it is such a hassle to get wigs etc., but I saw so many wonderful pics of her posted on various doll forums, that I decided I really like her.  Then I saw Jan had her for sale and the rest is history.

She does have quite a dramatic look - I guess you'd call it a Haute Couture look.  It's just nice to have a doll with such a different look to her and I hope to get a few more wigs for her at some stage.

It was a bit hard getting this wig, which she comes with, to sit on her head but I found some double sided sticky tape which seemed to do the trick.

Apple Martini

Ugh!  I'm sorry about the first pic - just too much exposure there but it was the best of the full length pics and I just wanted to show the outfit in full.  This is an OOAK outfit made by a very well down designer in the doll collecting world called OVAZ.

This outfit iniitally caused me a lot of grief because I had never bought from OVAZ before but have always known him to be of good reputation over the years.  There was a point where I had given up on ever receiving this outfit and actually had to file a Paypal claim for the first time in my 12 odd years of doll collecting but fortunately the outfit did arrive (it actually was sent 2 weeks after I paid for it) and I could cancel the claim.

I've always admired OVAZ' designs and despite the issues in actually receiving the outfit, I am not disappointed in the outfit itself.  It is very nicely made and I love the colour.  The dress is made of lycra so it can pretty much slide on any 11.5 - 12" doll body.  Personally, I think green looks best on redheads so I put this one on one of my favourite silkstones - Day at the Races.

The Best of Friends

Yes, I am still alive!  I knew I had not updated my blog for a while but didn't realise until tonight just how long it has been.  Good news is I have some more new doll pics to share - well I hope it is good news.  LOL

Here we have a relatively new range of dolls made by Mattel called the Monster High Dolls.  These dolls are just sooo cute and thanks to the lovely Jan, I was able to get these 2 best of friends above - Frankie Stein and Dracu Laura.

These dolls are about the same height as the Bratz dolls and do look similar to the Bratz however, their bodies are way smaller - their waists are about as thick as my thumb.  And they have articulated arms and legs.  I doubt these dolls will ever make it to the shores of Australia but I just could not resist them.  They're just really cute and fun and currently sit on the shelf above my computer monitor.