I Finally Found Artsy!

Over the past few weeks, I periodically visited the physical Toys R Us store (before discovering their online price discrepancy on another doll line*) in an attempt to locate Barbie Fashionistas Artsy doll (the featured doll).  Later, multiple visits to Wal-Mart and a visit earlier this week to Target to catch their $9.99 sale were unfruitful. 

Yesterday, I reluctantly visited TRU where I finally found "Artsy."  I had to pay more for the doll at TRU ($11.99) compared  to this week's Target sale price and Wal-Mart's regular price of  $10 and change, but at least the hunt is over! 

Pros: 

• Love her ability to pose, although I haven't tried posing her in 100 positions just yet.
• The doll is very photogenic (as illustrated at this link... I had big fun).
• Her bohemian-style outfit is nice; I love the brown and pink color combinations (but I've already redressed her!).
• Her boots have a back slit for ease of doffing and donning.
• I like her facial sculpt.
• I also like her skin tone and hair color combinations.

Cons:

• The dress is way too short... don't bend over, Artsy!
• The molded-on flesh-tone undies give a pantiless appearance... again, don't bend over Artsy.
• The foot size is too small for her body.  Mattel... can you please give Barbie and Friends feet that are proportionate to their bodies?  
• I dislike the poor quality hair.  The ends are frizzy and very unruly.  This is my biggest problem with the doll... I hate the hair.

Since the pros outweigh the cons, I do like the doll. I'd like her more with better quality hair and the addition of undies.  I can overlook the "baby" feet.

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*TRU Online Price Discrepancy and TRU Online Price Discrepancy Followup (The physical store's price for all dolls was the same, however.)