Doll, Kids Toys, Blonde Doll with Pet Puppy, Barbie Sets, Spa Day, Lemon Print Bathrobe, Headband and Eye Mask, Self-Care Series

First of all, the face and skin tone on this Barbie is uniquely multiracial (pale Euro/Asian), and and if you’re also (like my child and I) pale Euro/Asian, you know it is incredibly rare to see our face shape and pink skin tone on dolls. I’ve never seen a doll that got it right, and this one just made me super silly happy. (If you’re multiracial, you’ll understand the unexpected thrill of seeing yourself or your child reflected in a doll). Anyway, the doll’s body is flexible, not quite made-to-move but close; she’s thin enough to fit standard Barbie clothes (I actually re-bodied her to be curvy, at the expense of finding clothing, but it’s something DIY-ers might want to consider); and unlike many Barbie’s, her hair can be dyed easily with Rit dye-more for synthetics (just use Vaseline to cover her face). Such a unique and beautiful doll!

I knew ordering this that my daughter would not be disappointed since Barbie items are usually of good quality. But she and I were delighted and impressed by all the little accessories that came with this doll. Such adorable spa-theme miniature and real looking items. I highly recommend!

Mine luckily had a good facial screening and her hair was nice. Love her unique pinkish skintone.

Bendable joints

The doll is fairly cute and the accessories are fun to have, too. The articulation is a bit stiff and awkward- I wish they were articulated more in the same way as Monster High Dolls, but this feels cheaper done (which makes sense because the doll is, in fact, cheaper than Monster High Dolls). She also feels like she's made of really lightweight, cheap, plastic. I guess it's to be expected but I'm used to my old Barbies from the late 90s and early 2000s which tended to be a little heavier and sturdier. My only real complaint is the bald spot under her headband. I wanted to take it off of her so that she could wear other clothes / outfits... but as soon as you take the headband off she's practically bald underneath it. You can kind of hide it if you comb her hair back away from her face and put it up in a ponytail, but if you let it hang loose it looks really thin, which is a shame because she's cute otherwise. (And I knew what I was getting into with the hair situation because I'd looked at reviews first- still, it's worse of an issue than you expect). I'm only docking it one star and just because of the hair. Everything else about it is pretty good and worth the price :)

My granddaughter loves this Barbie! She is 9 and loves to do facial masks with me! Now Barbie can join in!!

Hermosa

I do doll face repainting and upload to my Instagram. This doll has pretty face for repainting.