For Alberto ... Mattel So in Style Baby Phat Kara

I've finally found the Mattel So in Style Baby Phat. She is lovely. I can see why she seemed to be the first doll to sell. She has lovely coloring - her streaked hair and her face.

 

More Spin Master Jade Photos ...

Okay, I had a few more photos of Spin Master's Jade from Victorious. So here they are ...

Jade doing push ups. Push ups keep her arms toned.

Jade seated and showing her profile. And her soft cotton distressed jeans.

Jade standing with a wide stance - see, she has some range of poseability.

 

Finally, Jade jumping high because she is so happy to be out of her box and in East Philly. Yay!

VicTORI Spin Master Jade is Here!

Calling any Victorious doll fans.

Anyone recall last year when I mentioned the three additional dolls that were to have been a part of Spin Master's Victorious doll series? Cat, Jade, and Trina? I had not seen any of those dolls so I assumed that they were only available online. For exorbitant prices. Well, I was wrong. The dolls were seen at Walmart by another blogger in January 2012.

Well, I have just seen these dolls in Philly at Ross, Dress for Less stores. Cost? $5.99 each. Yes! So guess who had to get one of them: me. Which one? Jade. Why her? First, she is the only closed mouth doll in the series. Next, she reminds me of a young Elizabeth Taylor. And last, because she looks different from most of my other fashion dolls.

Okay, I know that at least one person is curious about how this doll compares to Spin Master's once popular Liv dolls. At least, I was - so one person, ha ha. So I took a few photos showing a Liv doll body of similar complexion to Jade.

Yes she is no where near as poseable as the Liv dolls, but we all knew that when we found that she only had articulated knees. Her shoulders and legs allow for wide open stances though. So that helps. But alas the no bend arms. Sigh.

Now many of you share my um dislike of bigger heads. And no denying this, Jade has a big head. But it is somewhat in proportion to her body. And I rather like her in spite of the biggish head. She reminds me a little of Azone's Belinda.

What do you think of her? You can see a few Toys R Us reviews.

A PhillyCollector Sells Her Collection

“Enough is enough,” a PhillyCollector stated. “I cannot live with the chaos. It is time to sell my collection.”

“Yes, I thought it was the achievement of my lifetime. Yes, it represents great times and greater contacts. Yes, this particular mix of dolls and action figures will never be repeated. Never. Ever. But I need to move on."

 

When will the collection go on sale? The twelfth of Never ... and as Johnny Mathis sang, "And that's a long long time."

 

Okay, who really thought that I was selling my collection? This is my awful, terrible April Fools' Day joke. Anyone experiencing any doll, action figure, or other related jokes?

Mixis Site Update

For the Mixis fans out there, the Mixis website has been updated. The sale page has a new web address. Do stop by to see the cleaner lines of the updated website.


For Mixis fans on Facebook, there is a sale until March 31, 2013. Buy any Limited Edition Mixis doll and receive a free outfit - your choice which outfit. Please note: the Sunset Editions are now called the "Limited Edition" while the former "Limited Edition dolls" are now called "First Edition."


Happy viewing and shopping!

J Lo Barbie, Anyone? Thanks Lubo and Ada

Ada of My Favorite Dolls wrote a blog post on March 22 and L'ubo recently posted this news on Facebook: Mattel is producing a J Lo Barbie. So Jennifer Lopez fans, check out Ada's post because she has a photo of the doll.

Thanks, Ada and L'ubo!

Change Petition to Stop Glue in Barbie Heads

Collector/enthusiasts, are you tired of encountering glue in Barbie doll heads? Well, Laura Eng has a petition on Change.org for us. Click it and see if we can get something done about this problem.