I Can Be Musician Barbie arrived swiftly from
Amazon.com with one sneaker on and the other resting on her keyboard tray. I am glad my plans were to immediately release the doll from the box. Otherwise, the runaway sneaker would have been annoying.
The back of the box illustrates the doll comfortably seated on her bench at her keyboard stand with hands on keyboard. The box text provides girls with a description of a professional musician's skills. It encourages them to explore their musical talents and the possibility of becoming a professional musician.
As noted in my previous post about Musician Barbie, the doll's accessories include: guitar with strap, keyboard, stand, bench, sheet music, two mics, headphones, and water bottle.
Video
The following brief video provides a closer look at the accessories. Note that the video was recorded prior to detaching the doll from the box liner.
Still Photos of Accessories
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| Cellophane has been removed from the package for a closer look at doll and accessories. |
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| Keyboard is realistic-looking. |
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| Wood-inspired keyboard stand has tray for keyboard. A black bench is included. |
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| Mic stand is adjustable with extra larger mic that clips onto the mic stand; sheet music stand has sheet music decals; it attaches to the top of the keyboard stand. Sheet music and bottled water, as shown, are included. |
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| Musician Barbie wears light pink lipstick and has parted lips with undefined, painted teeth. |
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| The pink guitar has a detachable strap. |
Detached from Box Liner
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| With her high-top sneakers on, Musician Barbie can stand alone on a flat surface. |
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| With sneakers off and guitar removed, she strikes a pose. |
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| She has a slight arch in her feet, which as indicated in the video, will allow her to wear high heels. |
The articulation is not as great as I expected.
The waist is not articulated. The elbows, wrists, and knees are. She cannot sit comfortably in the chair designed for PopLife Christie. A taller chair would be more suitable. She can cross her legs at the ankles but not at the knees as gracefully as I would desire. I did not try her seated on her bench, which will probably work much better than the chair I selected.
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| In this seated position, her bottom does not touch the seat of PopLife Christie's chair. |
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| This is the best crossed-legs-at-the-knees position she can achieve. Her bottom never touches the seat of the chair. |
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| This is the best she can do at crossing her ankles while seated, but she is almost standing. |
Hair
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| Mattel made a decent attempt at capturing loose, curly-textured hair; however, the hair is not of the best quality. As seen in the above photo, a small wad of it was dangling from the back. |
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| Whoa! Was brushing it a mistake? She now has big hair, but it is manageable. |
Complexion Comparison
None of the dolls I used for complexion comparison have the exact same complexion as Musician Barbie.
In comparison to Fancy Flowers Fashionista, Musician Barbie's complexion is close in color, but is a little lighter than her look-a-like friend's.
I knew her complexion would not be as deep as this doll's (Barbie Basics Model No. 04, Collection 001), but I went ahead with the comparison.
So-In-Style Chandra's complexion appears to be the best match, but it is still slightly darker than Musician Barbie's.
Lips
Finally, I darkened her lip color with a mixture of maroon and brown acrylic paint. Using the same paint mixture, I also gave her a closed mouth. Neither the light pink lip color nor the hint of teeth worked well for her, in my opinion.
Can she be a good body donor? Yes, if you do not mind her limited movement and zero waist articulation. The accessories should be useful for those who enjoy creating dioramas.
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