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.

Paparazzi Bait Adele

Last, but not least (for now), we have Paparazzi Bait Adele.  Again, this was another doll I had put away as one to get rid of but I have changed my mind (for now).  I think what put me off most was how I ruined her hair.  The doll originally came with much tighter curls but they were so filled with gunk it wasn't funny.  So I decided to try and was that gunk out and this is the result.  Some might big, messy hair.  I am just so HOPELESS when it comes to hair.

But she is still a gorgeous doll and here she is wearing a whole mixture of stuff - the dress is from a Barbie Basic, those luscious leopard print shoes came with Adele, the belt came with something over the years as did the hat.  The cute dog came with a Barbie Basic accessory pack.  

Darius

In these pics we have Darius who was one of Mattel's first line of dolls with the 'Model Muse' body.  As you can see the MM bodies come in various 'posed' positions as also depicted in the Barbie Basics dolls I have posted pics of.  

There have been a lot of comments in the doll community on how 'thin' the bodies are but it does not personally bother me as I have never associated fashion dolls with real life body image.  Also, these dolls don't seem as popular because they are not articulated.  Whilst I do lean a bit more towards articulated doll bodies now, I still do appreciate those that aren't as well.  The way I see it, most of them are just posed at that moment when they reach the end of the cat walk.  LOL

This is another Fashionista closet fashion with earrings and bracelets added.  Many people have also said that this doll resembles Paris Hilton a lot.  Sadly, I can see the resemblance (I peronally cannot stand Paris Hilton) but I think she has less plastic than Paris.  LOL

Teresa

Teresa is looking both Mod and current in her cute little fashion.  I think I have mentioned previously that I went through a bunch of my dolls and put aside some that I may try selling at a later stage due to dolly overload....well Teresa was another one I had put aside and I don't know why now.  Good thing I have not gotten rid of those dolls yet...bad thing is that eventually they probably will all end up back on display.  LOL

And again I've taken a pic of her cool boots.