A Little Something Extra

 I picked up an impulse purchase while out at the grocery store last week. I saw her on the shelf and just couldn't resist bringing her home. My first girls from the Barbie Extra line. I thought the coat would be fun for Poppy and some of my NuFace girls, but I also loved her "poofs" as well and thought she would be fun to play with and restyle.  I'm a sucker for red, and love the colorful coat, it just called to me loudly. I don't know that I will pick up any of the rest of them, but I unpacked this one yesterday and got her in front of the camera and I do like her quite a lot, even if her "poofs" are a little unruly on mine. She comes with a little dog wearing sunglasses, that are non removeable by the way.

Under the coat she wears a cute red long sleeve crop tee with "Love" on the banding. The same banding is also on the shorts. Both pieces I can see working for mix and match potential. She is on the original articulated body. I wish they had used the made to move body, but the hands are prettier on this body at least.

This morning I decided to do some redressing so put her in a dress from an old "Spiegel" Barbie. Since the material is stretchy it works for her even though the original doll was on the larger bust Barbie body.

She really does have quite a pretty face, and the make up is well done for a play line doll available at a $24.99 price point. All in all I think she is a keeper.

Beach Babe Poppy

 Yesterday,  the NuFace basic Integrity doll was on topic, today I spent time with another Integrity basic, Beach Babe Poppy.  I love Poppy, and have wanted one that could do double duty as a contemporary girl.  I thought this one might do nicely since her hair wasn't specifically  in a period style. Her eye makeup was also a little edgier (although I had a few doubts that the eye makeup extending beyond the brow line might bug me, in person it really doesn't at all). Her makeup gives her an older vibe, which I really like. Here is a closeup I took of her upon her arrival.  Her gingham swim suit is adorable!

We have had a couple of redress sessions since she moved in and she's proving to be pretty versatile. Here she is in a Barbie ensemble. I love that she came on the high heel foot body, as she can wear most all my Barbie shoes!

Today we tried NuFace Eden's Wouldn't it be Loverly on for size.

I quite like her in pink, and think she is definitely Loverly! I am really looking forward to seeing the basic choices to be released in the other lines. So far, I have been really pleased with IT's choices!

Natural High Lilith

Last week another basic doll from Integrity went on sale, this time from the NuFace line, her name is Natural High Lilith. A beautiful version of  one of the very popular Blair twins, Lilith has the light honey skin tone and long raven center parted hair. Designed by Jessy Ayala, she is confirmed to be the sister to the very popular Changing Winds Eden from the 2017 Fashion Fairytale convention.  Here is Integrity's shot of Changing Winds Eden:

And here is the newly released basic Natural High Lilith. Photo also by Integrity. I do not have Changing Winds, but was very happy to add Natural High to my collection.

Natural High arrived yesterday and she did not disappoint. I put her in a new outfit which also recently arrived by Yoisrus on Etsy. I though the bold colors with browns and pinks suited her well.

She is a stunning doll and I'm very happy to have been able to add her to my collection. I hope Integrity restocks her quickly so that those that missed out on her during her initial sales period will be able to get her fairly quickly. The beauty of the basics series is that Integrity has promised to restock them when they sell out, so no need to go to Ebay and pay inflated prices.

Those that are patient will be able to add this beauty at the issue price of $99 plus shipping. You can even add your name to a waitlist notification list to be notified when she comes back in stock. See the note at the bottom of her sale listing for instructions to put your name on the waitlist.

Integrity Toys > Nu.Face > (OUT-OF-STOCK, CLICK TO READ) Natural High Lilith Blair Doll

And one last shot of Lilith with Tajinder from the Monarch's line from Integrity.

 

Jumping Down the Rabbit Hole

 So after years of moving away from the 12" dolls, with a few exceptions, I have now taken a flying leap down the Integrity Toys rabbit hole again. I was in on the ground floor when Integrity first launched the Fashion Royalty line years ago. I soon got frustrated with how hard the dolls were to get and moved on. I did keep most of the fashions though and a stray doll here and there. When Poppy Parker was first introduced I really liked her and bought a couple, then I again got frustrated with how difficult it was to get the ones you liked, so I sold the couple I had and moved on.  I've been clearing out and re-organizing my doll room and going through dolls and outfits and realized again how much I loved some of my older Fashion Royalty clothing.  I went online to do some research about pricing etc and found the East 59th line of dolls, with a vintage focus.  I found out there were basic Victoires available through Integrity Direct, and one of them was a gorgeous raven, so I hit the button and ordered her. She arrived yesterday and she's just stunning!

I love everything about her! I read that she can share clothing with the Silkstone line, so I'm anxious to try some of those outfits on her, as I do have quite a bit of that.  She comes in this basic red swim suit with heels and gold hoop earrings.

Very classy lady! I was able to find a couple of outfit splits on Ebay from the E59th line as well. One of them was Divine Evening. It came today so I had to try it on Victoire.  The original doll it came on is a brunette with an updo that has a blonde stripe. I think this raven haired beauty suits it just as well.

And without the wrap (which I'm not sure I put on correctly.) The outfit came with gorgeous jewelry and even a cigarette with holder. Integrity really is marvelous with the details.  Needless to say, I've now joined the W Club, and ordered the Poppy. I think it's safe to safe I've leaped into the rabbit hole again, and at the moment I'm pretty happy about it!

Nendoroid Ron Doll

 I couldn't let Hermione be the lone Nendoroid "Doll", so after Christmas I ordered Ron and Harry to go with her. I unpackaged Ron today and took a few photos. I love the pose-ability of the dolls as opposed to the regular Nendoroids. I also love that the dolls can share the accessories of the regular Nendoroids.

I think Ron is my favorite of the three. I love the light dusting of freckles across the bridge of his nose.

I hope they will do more of the characters released as dolls with the cloth uniforms. The regular line Nendoroids come with more accessories though. Scabbers does not come with the doll.

House Flags

 My awesome husband, who knows how much I love Harry Potter..................and also knows how much I love photographing my dolls bought me a set of house banners from Harry Potter for Christmas, thinking I could use them as back drops for photos. I opened the Ravenclaw one first, so pulled out Cho from the original Tonner line for a couple of test photos.

The banners are so pretty, and they will be lovely additions to my background choices for photos. While a little big for the smaller dolls, I think they are doable with the original Tonner sized dolls.

And a closeup of Cho, as she really is so lovely.

Nendoroid Dolls

 In addition to the regular line Nendoroids featured in my post below, I discovered the Good Smile Company also makes what they call Nendoroid Dolls, which feature articulated bodies and cloth clothing. As soon as I discovered this, I started scouring the web looking for the Potter kids in the doll form. I found Hermione on Ebay for a good price and bought her to see what I think. I was very interested to see if she could use the extra face plates/accessories that come with the regular line Nendoroids.

One of the face plates she comes with is identical to one of the regular line Hermione face plates, and her hair appears to be identical as well. The dolls are a smidge taller than the regular line. I'll get a comparison pic of the 2 in a future post.

I was really pleased to discover yesterday that the face plates for the regular Nendoroids fit the dolls just fine.  Here is Hermione in doll form wearing one of regular Hermione's face plates, along with her extra hair front.

These little guys are like chips. I don't think I can have just one. I'm going to have to keep my eyes open for Harry and Ron in doll form as well I believe.