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Barbie Deluxe Style Wave 2 Christie |
The latest frenzied, gotta-have-it buzz from Barbie collectors is to purchase the Barbie Deluxe Style Wave 2 Christie shown above. The doll is described as "rare" by Mattel, who partnered with Target to sell it only in select stores (not online). The Target boycott for me is still ongoing. No corporate ploy to get me back inside their stores will work, and I'm definitely not paying the 100+ dollars that secondary market scalpers are asking for a 20-something dollar doll.
Additionally, I am only impressed with the deluxe doll's more subtly screened 1987 Christie face sculpt and the complexion and hair color combination. The metallic pink dress made of low-quality synthetic materials is very unappealing. But the lovely face sculpt reminds me of a Beach Barbie that I had seen when I tried to identify
a different Beach Barbie someone gave me a couple of years ago. So, I conducted an Internet search for "Beach Barbie" and found the 2021 Beach Barbie that uses the same 1987 Christie face sculpt as Deluxe Style Wave 2 Christie. The beach doll's cost was $7 and some odd cents and would serve my purpose.
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©2021 Beach Barbie |
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©2021 Beach Barbie close-up |
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©2021 and ©2018 Beach Barbies use the 1987 Christie head sculpt (left) and the 2014 "Cassandra or Crystal" head sculpt (right). The Cassadra/Crystal sculpt was first used on the 2015-released Fashionista dressed in a tribal-print romper. |
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The two lovely beach ladies posed for this close-up. |
I've never been a fan of painted-on doll clothes. I had already
dressed the 2018 doll after it was given to me, but I wanted to redress her and find something for the newer doll to wear. First, I needed to gather shoes for their flat feet.
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These were the only available shoe options. |
Next, I gathered clothing to match the shoes.
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These were the clothing choices. |
Each doll tried on an outfit as illustrated next.
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The dress and shoe combination on the left was a possibility. The turquoise dress was not. I didn't like the shoes with it, and there wasn't another suitable shoe option available. |
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Neither of these outfits called our names. The dress on the right is made for a petite Barbie. |
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The swimsuit pattern is seen through the yellow dress. So, it was out. We liked the style, fit, and shoe combinations of the dress on the right. |
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These were the last two choices. We liked the dress and shoe combination on the new doll, but did not like the fit of the jeans and the exposure of the swimsuit pattern underneath the vest on the right. |
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These two Sparkle Girlz fashions were selected. Note that the dress and shoes the new girl wears are what the 2018-released doll wore when I dressed her a couple of years ago.
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Here is a final close-up of the two dressed Beach Barbies. |
I decided to use my 4K digital camera to take the following comparison photos. Just as I suspected, my old camera takes much better photos.
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Full-length photo taken with a 4K digital camera. |
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Close-up photo taken with a 4K digital camera. |
Old and New Christie Comparison Photos
I concluded this "doll play" session by taking comparison photos of 1980s-released Christies with the 2021-released Beach Barbie that uses the same head sculpt.
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This photo was taken with my older camera. Mattel used less makeup on the new Christie (in the center), which gives her a more youthful appearance than the 1980s, heavily eye-shaped dolls. |
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This photo was taken with my 4K camera. |
Photos taken with my old camera required minimal editing and produced more natural-looking pictures. The 4K photos required more editing to lighten and sharpen.
Do you agree that the newer Christie looks younger than the original 1980s Christie?
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