Naturalistas Paige

Naturalistas Paige is an 11-1/2-inch fashion doll with 3C hair.

Paige joins Liya and Dayna.

They use the same facial sculpt. Paige and Dayna have a medium complexion. Liya's complexion is the deepest.

Paige was preordered in April 2022 along with Liya and Dayna, also by Purpose Toys. Her arrival took a bit longer.

The back of the box describes Paige as illustrated in the next image.

Paige is a chemist who has designed a line of black haircare products that promote hair health.

Paige is seen in a close-up photograph. Her 3C-textured hair is styled in a side ponytail.

Like the other Naturalistas shown in this post, Paige has brown painted eyes, a nonarticulated body, and her shimmery dress has Naturalistas in raised letters across the chest. Paige's silver long-sleeved mini dress is accented by silver hoop earrings.

A pink clutch and...

...a pair of pink high-heel, open-toe shoes are included.

Paige cannot share shoes with Barbie; her feet are much larger.

Paige and the other Naturalistas were designed by DeeDee Wright-Ward whose headshot and bio are on the back of the dolls' boxes.

DeeDee Wright-Ward, the creator of the Naturalistas, is pictured on the back of the box.

The bio reads:

DeeDee Wright-Ward is an Entrepreneur, Business Development Executive, Founder of Purpose Toys and Creator of Naturalistas. Naturalistas is a sleek line of contemporary natural hair fashion dolls, created to uplift and celebrate children with coily, curly and natural textured hair. 

Purpose Toys partners with entrepreneurs, providing the resources necessary to succeed. Our mission is to produce "Product with a Purpose", which we hope to deliver with Naturalistas, who encourage every coily and curly hair kid to "Be Proud of Your Crown".

If I ever debox them, these three Naturalistas will display well together.

At this time, I have decided against purchasing Grace (the influencer). I do plan to buy one of the Pixie Puff Naturalistas (probably Penny). Penny will allow me to round off the collection with a light-skinned Naturalistas doll.

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Read my review of Liya here. 

Read my review of Dayna here.

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Beautiful Wall Hangings

Beautiful wall hangings by Iwyatt Imagist

These customizable wall hangings are by Iwyatt Imagist.
Size: 15” x 13”
Composition: Birch plywood, super sculpy, wire, and feathers
Customization: Your name, your feather color
Cost: $85 ($75 if more than one is purchased at a time) plus $22 S&H

If interested in having the artist create one for you, send an email and include your desired feather color and the name for the necklace.

These will make excellent gifts, too.

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The artist was inspired to create Hallelujah! Ester, Vesta, and Rose after viewing an Alvin Ailey dance performance.

In addition to Ester, Vesta, and Rose seen above, more of the artist's doll art can be seen here.

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Ordered Yesterday, Arrived Today Madam C. J. Walker Barbie

The Madam C. J. Walker Barbie arrived from Amazon inside the Mattel shipping box.

I received an email from Amazon at 6:47 a.m. today that the order I placed yesterday was delivered. I jumped out of bed and checked the front porch, and there it was, the package that contained my Madam C. J. Walker Barbie! The doll's tissue-paper-wrapped box was still in the Mattel shipper that was inside the Amazon shipping box

I took the following quick photos and took more to include in the DeeBeeGee's Virtual Black Doll Museum installation that I have already written and scheduled to publish Saturday, August 27, 2022. After the installation publishes, view it here.  

She's gorgeous.

Designed by Carlyle Nuera, Madam C. J. Walker Barbie uses the Nichelle head sculpt and the Curvy Barbie articulated body. Nuera and Mattel worked closely with Madam C. J. Walker's family to create this lovely doll's features including skin tone, hairstyle and color, and the colors of her early twentieth-century fashion.

 

In the doll's hands is a replica of Madam Walker's Wonderful Hair Grower tin with the original graphics, including a Black woman with long straight hair.

Madam's signature is below a circa 1914 silhouette portrait of her by Addison N. Scurlock.

A biography of Madam C. J. Walker is located at the bottom of the box.

The backdrop is a circa 1924 photograph taken by R. E. Mercer at Madam's mansion where a convention was held for her hair culturists (the women who sold her products door-to-door).

This lovely doll is sold out at Mattel Creations. Ordering is still available on Amazon with free shipping but at this time, a delivery timeframe is between September 13 - October 5, 2022. 

Amazon link====> https://amzn.to/3dUuCTh

Currently, Walmart has this doll in stock, and because the price equals their $35 minimum shipping requirements for free US shipping, US shipping is free.

Walmart link====>  https://www.walmart.com/ip/seort/760942692

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