Barbie Fashionista 105 Actual Photos

Barbie Fashionista 105

I used the "free standard shipping" option when I ordered Barbie Fashionista 105 from Amazon.  It seemed as though it took this girl forever to arrive!   I recently canceled Amazon Prime (which would have included 2-day free shipping), but when I saw their new annual Prime rate of $128 on my credit card last month, I knew it had to go, particularly since for a limited time they are offering free standard shipping, which takes longer for items to arrive, but hey, free is free and I can wait for free.

As written in my previous post about this doll, when I ordered mine, Amazon had it listed as Barbie Fashionishta 3 where at the time of this post, the price has escalated to $21!  If you plan to buy 105, try Walmart or another local shop; $21 is too much to pay for a nonarticulated doll.

Upon arrival, I always photograph my dolls in the box from different angles.  This doll's in-box photos follow:

This close-up illustrates her gorgeous face

Her white high top sneakers cover her flat feet.

Before discarding the box, I took this and a couple of closer snapshots of the back of the box.  The fourth doll from the left is 105.  Her Afro and orange and pink striped dress are an ID giveaway.

Here is a closer view of the first 10 dolls on the back of the box.

The last seven, counting from right to left as well as Fashionistas 104 and 106, from the previous photo, are shown above.

Deboxed Photos

She has the Curvy Barbie body.  Here, she strikes a slightly sideways pose in this full-view deboxed photo.

The texture of her hair is very realistic.  I didn't have her 'Fro patted into shape very well in this photo, but she still looks good.  She is even pulling off the pale pink lipstick, which I usually loathe on dolls with this complexion and deeper.  For now, I have no plans to change it... for now.  

She shows off her curves in this photo and even more in the next.

Her proportions are perfect.  

A Few Other Natural-Hair Girls

In the last two photos, she is joined by four other natural-hair dolls.  All have different body types.  Several others with natural hair live here, but these were the ones I randomly grabbed to photograph with 105 (I'll give her a name eventually).

105 poses with Pam (Fashionista 59 Tropi-Cutie), Cee-Cee (Fashionista #80 Cheerful Check), and Nia (Fashionista #93).  Nia was given an articulated neo Blythe body shortly after her arrival earlier this year.

In this enlarged close-up, 105, 80, and 93 appear to be from the same tribe and could pass for mother and daughters or older sister and little sisters with Pam (named after Pam Greer) being a family friend.

Overall Assessment:  She's a very pretty doll.  I love the natural textured hair and the Curvy Barbie body.  Her feet are flat.  Finding different shoes might be a little challenging, but Mattel does sell shoe packs that include flat shoes to fit Curvy Barbie.  Her only true con for me is no articulation.

What do you think about 105's pink lip color?  Should it stay or should it go?  By the way, I did repaint Pam and Nia's lips.  Their pink lip color had to go immediately!


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