Barbie Fashionista 206 with Moles/Freckles

Barbie Fashionista #206 (close-up)

My two Barbie Fashionista #206 dolls arrived. I wanted one to keep in the box and one to debox. The doll's complexion is paler than I imagined. Her moles/freckles are faint, and her hair is not as crimped as in the prototype photo. 

Prototype

Barbie Fashionista #206 (full-view)—the freckles/moles are so faint that they are barely visible in most of my photographs.

After taking photos of both dolls in the box, I deboxed one as planned and took the following photos.

The spattering of freckles/moles appears to be different across each doll's face. The deboxed doll has a larger, better visible mole below her mouth on the doll's right. It can be seen better in the first photo and in the close-up pictures below. Most of the boxed doll's moles appear to be evenly colored, yet faint.

Deboxed

The hair crimping is faint, too.

The doll's complexion is compared with Artsy Fashionista (the very first Black Fashionista) and with So In Style Marisa. #206 has a lighter skin tone than these two.

Close-up complexion comparison. Marisa represents a Latina. #206's ethnicity is ambiguous. She can be whatever you want her to be including biracial.

Another complexion comparison between #206's hand and Marisa's hand

This profile headshot captures the more visible mole under her lip. My other doll doesn't have this mole.

Another headshot without the flash

A spattering of moles/freckles covers the doll's legs, arms, and body. The heels of her clear turquoise shoes are triangular.

A couple of people I know were so displeased with the production doll that they said they would or did return her. She adds diversity to my collection and I do have options regarding her appearance, which I explain below.

After Marisa returned to her display shelf, I left these two in the photo area where #206 continued to stand (almost) unassisted.

Overall Assessment:

• #206 uses the Shani head sculpt.
• She has brown-painted eyes and light-brown crimped hair that is straighter or not as texturized as I imagined.
• The complexion is paler than the prototype doll.
• Her moles/freckles cover her face and body but most are barely visible.
• It appears that the facial moles differ from doll to doll.
• She wears a simple off-shoulder turquoise and pink abstract patterned dress that is piped in dark blue with clear turquoise sandals that have a triangular heel. She holds a dark pink B-logo'd purse.

Remedies

• If I were bothered enough by the faintness of the moles/freckles, I could easily remedy this by darkening some with a sharpened brown eyebrow pencil (or something else that could be wiped off in case the darkening doesn't please me). A more skilled person might want to use acrylic paint and a sealer to darken the moles/freckles or a freckle pen.
• To add texture to the hair, I could apply setting lotion (or gel) and braid small sections of hair; allow the setting lotion or gel to dry, remove the braids, and finger comb or comb with the end of a rattail comb. 

But I am not that bothered by either of these two things. She will remain as she is. 

If you want her, please use the Amazon buy link below. 

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