I love buying second hand, thrift store dolls. Sometimes you can get really awesome dolls, even if they are well played with. Sometimes you get junk, chewed hands and cut hair. Sometimes you get the in between, dolls in decent shape that are slightly dull but can wear your old, outdated Barbie clothes. Today was the third option, nice but dull dolls. Let's take a look at them anyway, try to figure out who they are, and see the ridiculous outfits I find for them!
Also, as I have mentioned before, I typically don't go for the blonde, common Barbie dolls. I already have so many that I usually go for the brown/red/black hair and the non-caucasian dolls. This lot was a big bag for $2, so even though they are all blondes I just couldn't pass it up.
14 dolls for $2, how could I pass it up, right? Also, I said they were all blondes, and they are...the pink hair is reversible, so the doll can be blonde or pink. A few dolls are dressed, most are not. They all need a good washing and brushing too, but they are all in good condition, no haircuts, no chewed extremities.
Let's take a closer look:
3 newer dolls and an old superstar. The one on the left is dressed, but it is in the cheapest outfit ever. She's one of those $3 dolls. I'm not immediately sure who any of these dolls are, but the two on the right should be easy enough to look-up.
Hobbit, Pink hair, Flat Feet and Pop-on Clothing!
Skipper! Orange Skipper! Articulated Barbie with lashes. Pretty Barbie with white streaks that turn slightly purple with heat.
Random Barbie, Swappin styles someone, and Sproingy clenched fists!
Now for the fun part, dressing them in a bunch of old, hideous fashions! Note: I have many containers of more recent and nicer clothes, however, they are all stored in my parent's basement and not easy to access, and the tacky clothes are more fun...so bad outfits all the way! Though I might eventually put them into better clothes...at least the nicer dolls.
I have no idea who this doll is, straight up! Maybe Capelli Glam or Color&Style, but those aren't quite right. Whoever she is, she is a lovely doll, very soft looking with her light pinks and light blonde/white-streaked hair. What monstrosity can I dress her in?
This will do nicely! I have no idea where this dress came from, was it originally on a doll or was it part of a fashion pack? I've had it a long time though, and it's one of those dresses that isn't terrible but also hasn't aged well. The white dress portion itself isn't so bad, fairly plain but nice enough. Then someone along the way decided to throw on metallic purple bows, which a lot of Barbie clothes came with in the 80's, and stupid white roses. Oh, then some gold and white drywall tape around her waist...for sexiness?
The masterpiece is not quite complete yet, no woman can feel her best if she's chilly, and to solve this issue a matching stupid, puffy sleeved, bolero jacket. With matching bows/roses!
This poor doll will most likely get a new outfit one day, but until then, this is her jam! Also, with her hair and fair skin, and now this white gown she kind of reminds me of that Disney movie, Frozen, and so I shall be calling her "Olaf".
Ok, I know this is a Swappin' Styles doll but I can't 100% decide who she is. I can't tell if the hair has been changed and the bangs cut or what, but she's not looking totally like one doll. At first, I thought she might be Barbie Fashionista Clutch (Wave 1, Pink), but those dolls don't have swapping heads, and this one does. My other thought was that she could be Fashionista Swappin Styles In the Spotlight Sweetie with a bit of a haircut. Whoever she is, she's a pretty doll and I love the articulation she has.
So naturally, I put her in an old pink one-piece bathing suit that I'm pretty sure dates back to the early 80's. It's not horrible, but it's not much...
...without black and white plaid pyjama pants! Oh yeah, this Fashionista is ready for a night on the couch, possibly reading fan fiction or watching The Notebook. Her choice.
How is she rockin' this look?
Who is this doll?
Last (and least), we have powder blue racoon eyes! Once again, I have no idea who she is. She seems cheap though.
Doesn't she look nice and generic in her bathing suit? This doll has bendy rubber legs that don't fit with the rest of her body. Was she an organ (or limb) donor, or the recipient of a transplant?
Stay tuned for the next 11 dolls, especially since I've now used up the "good" clothes! Ha!
Also, as I have mentioned before, I typically don't go for the blonde, common Barbie dolls. I already have so many that I usually go for the brown/red/black hair and the non-caucasian dolls. This lot was a big bag for $2, so even though they are all blondes I just couldn't pass it up.
Let's take a closer look:
Now for the fun part, dressing them in a bunch of old, hideous fashions! Note: I have many containers of more recent and nicer clothes, however, they are all stored in my parent's basement and not easy to access, and the tacky clothes are more fun...so bad outfits all the way! Though I might eventually put them into better clothes...at least the nicer dolls.
Who is this doll?
Stay tuned for the next 11 dolls, especially since I've now used up the "good" clothes! Ha!
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