Doll Purchases in Review 7

The above dolls were purchased on eBay between August 9, 2021, and August 15, 2021.

This is a Rheinische Gummi und Celluloid-Fabrik, circa 1920 baby.

The above 16-inch celluloid character baby boy with brown intaglio eyes, black sculpted and painted straight hair, arrived from Bournemouth, England wearing a white knit undershirt, a light blue hand-knit romper, and white nylon socks. The facial sculpt (which was used for both white and black dolls) and the intaglio eyes interested me. The period in which it was made was also a deciding factor for adding it to my collection. See his museum installation here.

Dollie & Me AA Denim

It had been my desire to add one of each Madame Alexander's 18-inch doll sculpts to my collection. This doll completed that attempt. This doll was a Kohl's exclusive and received the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Best Toy Award for the year it was released. The copyright year on the box reads 2119; it should read 2019. This error might make the doll and the box more valuable on the secondary market. She is a keeper for me, however. This doll was first introduced in a blog post here. It is also installed in my Virtual Black Doll Museum along with other 18-inch Madame Alexander dolls here.

Fashionista Barbie 105

After using my first Fashionista Barbie 105 for a doll Christmas tree dress project in 2020, I replaced the doll with this August 15, 2021, eBay purchase. It took me a while to replace the doll that was released in 2018 because prices on the secondary market were as much as $40 for a doll that originally cost $10. This doll, because of its damaged box was only $12 + shipping. View the doll Christmas tree Dress blog post here. 

Links to Previous Posts in This Series About Past Doll Purchases

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Barbie Fashionista 105 Actual Photos

Barbie Fashionista 105 uses the Daisy head sculpt

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 family 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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Barbie Fashionishta 3 [sic]

Barbie Fashionista 105

Amazon has fashionista misspelled in this doll's title and her number is incorrect.  She is catalogued on Amazon as Fashionishta Doll 3.  This doll is actually Fashionista 105, but you won't find her on Amazon as such.

Incorrect spelling and number aside, she is available at this time to order with free US shipping* even if you are not a Prime member.  Choose the free shipping option at checkout for an expected shipping date of December 11, 2018.

Here is the link to the buy page.

*Free shipping at Amazon is available on this doll and other available items marked "free shipping" only for a limited,  unspecified time.

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