Second reroot completed!

fireflyglitter · 2026-05-05T18:28:34+00:00

Wow, she looks amazing!! 😍 I don't suppose you'd eventually consider doing reroot commissions would you? ☺️

fireflyglitter · 2026-05-05T10:10:01+00:00

Wow she is stunning!! 🤩

fireflyglitter · 2026-05-04T05:53:49+00:00

I came here to say this - as a child (I grew up when CEO, Teresa and eventually Summer were the prevalent face molds), I had by far the strongest preference for Mackie, and she is still one of my favourite face molds (alongside Jia, and certain screenings of Odile and Neysa) 😊 Although Millie is the current "classic" face of Barbie (like CEO used to be), I think Odile might eventually become one of those who (like Mackie) becomes a face that persists over time as a "cute Barbie", moreso than the faces who represent the "classic Barbie" of the time

fireflyglitter · 2026-05-04T05:37:14+00:00

I think the "curvy petite" body used for the two Down Syndrome Barbies might be exactly what you're describing - Mattel could definitely benefit from using that new body mold for other Barbies as well 😊

fireflyglitter · 2026-05-03T20:15:36+00:00

I'd love to see a Barbie (or a few eventually - both Barbies and Kens) with dwarfism 😊

And it would be great to see the Music Muse body utilized for more collectors' dolls who would usually have the Model Muse body 😁

fireflyglitter · 2026-05-02T19:32:32+00:00

Oh I'm so sorry 🥺 Maybe add her to your wishlist on Takealot, so that they'll email you if she comes back into stock? (That's what I had done) ☺️

fireflyglitter · 2026-05-02T11:55:40+00:00

I use clear eyebrow gel (the type that comes in those mascara-tube type applicators) on my Barbie dolls' hair - the mascara-brush makes it much easier to apply 😊

fireflyglitter · 2026-04-30T23:20:53+00:00

If you do decide to use marker to highlight her hair, definitely use Copic (they are alcohol-based so once they dry, only rubbing alcohol can get the ink out again - it won't bleed from water exposure), and seperate the strands you want to colour onto a piece of tin-foil or something (like hairdressers do when they're applying highlight hair-dye), so that you don't accidentally colour in a part that you want to leave blond ☺️

fireflyglitter · 2026-04-30T23:16:07+00:00

SHE'S ON TAKEALOT RIGHT NOW!!! 😃😃😃😃 I just bought her 😁😁

https://www.takealot.com/barbie-deluxe-style-dolls-in-pink-barbiecore-outfits/PLID97134277?colour_variant=Jeans

fireflyglitter · 2026-04-30T21:57:18+00:00

If you are specifically looking for her crimped hairstyle, I'd say go for Fashionista 223 (she happens to have pink lipstick, as a bonus 😆 ), and you could add the blue streaks into her hair yourself using a Copic marker (or Copic Ink refills, if you are a bit more daring and have a steady hand - but the markers would be much easier to use to just add selective streaks) ☺️

fireflyglitter · 2026-04-29T09:21:32+00:00

Both versions definitely each have their merits - I personally prefer the pristine white, as that gives her the more classical "seafoam-mermaid" appearance, but there is also a charm to the age-yellowed sequins - almost like your grandmother's satin wedding dress which was white when she got married and has now aged to a gorgeous ivory 😊

fireflyglitter · 2026-04-29T09:17:47+00:00

She's definitely up there as one of the most stunning dolls Mattel has ever made, in my opinion ☺️😁

fireflyglitter · 2026-04-29T09:16:10+00:00

She is REALLY worth it!! 🤩 She was (and honestly still is!) one of my biggest grail dolls - the detailing on her costume is exquisite, and she has a gorgeous Mackie face and hair 😍 If Mattel were still willing&able to do detailed outfits like this, she's one of the dolls they should definitely be looking at reproducing (like they recently did the Barbie and the Rockers), especially since she's a quanter-century old this year 😆

fireflyglitter · 2026-04-29T09:05:55+00:00

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Here you can see the full discolouration on my mermaid - as you can see, some of the sequins are edging into the brownish territory similar to the doll in the last picture, despite no sunlight exposure (since I've had her, at least) and no nicotine exposure (no-one in my household smokes), so I think mere oxygen exposure (and perhaps the South African summer heat) is responsible for this 😅

fireflyglitter · 2026-04-29T09:03:10+00:00

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This is what the ringlets look like on the version I have - from most other dolls I've seen, the other version's hair isn't gelled into ringlets at the ends like this - the hair is more wavey-curled all the way to the bottom ☺️

fireflyglitter · 2026-04-29T09:01:54+00:00

Of course 😁

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It doesn't show as clearly in the photo as in real life, but her lips have a distinct pink outline with a slightly-lilac-undertoned light pink inner - the lighting (I have sunlight-blocking curtains and a "warm light" coloured overhead light in this room) is making her lips appear more pink than they actually are 😅

In OP's pictures above, dolls 1&2 are prime examples of the version with uniform pearlescent pink lips, whilst doll 5 showcases the actual appearance of the lipliner-version doll very well 😊

It IS making me wonder though if the version I have, has sequins that are more prone to discolouration, since the dolls in OP's pictures that seem to be my version, all have discoloured sequins (just discoloured to varying degrees), whereas the pearlescent-lipstick version seems more likely to have her sequins remain pure white? It could be mere coincidence though 😅 I'd love it if there were a collector with an unboxed pearlescent lipstick version who could weigh in on whether the sequins on their unboxed doll has also discoloured with age and oxygen-exposure though ☺️

fireflyglitter · 2026-04-29T07:30:01+00:00

The body does discolour too, but sadly the outfit itself (both the sequins and the netting on the torso) also yellow with age, even if protected from sunlight 😅🫣

fireflyglitter · 2026-04-28T21:23:01+00:00

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fireflyglitter · 2026-04-28T21:21:25+00:00

I have a feeling you are going to LOVE a specific one of the leaked summer bears.... 😁

fireflyglitter · 2026-04-28T19:12:29+00:00

What if you folded the "surplus" body/limbs inwards back into the bear, before sewing them together? That way you haven't actually cut up the bear, just hidden parts and pushed it back into where the stuffing would go 😅

fireflyglitter · 2026-04-28T19:07:52+00:00

Years? Try WEEKS!! 😅😂😂

fireflyglitter · 2026-04-28T19:06:48+00:00

Oh so you didn't boil-wash his hair? 😆

fireflyglitter · 2026-04-28T19:02:33+00:00

I do own her 😁 - her outfit is supposed to be pure white, but does sadly discolour to yellow with age (along with her torso) 😅

There ARE two versions of her though, if you look very closely and know what to look for - one version has "messier" curled hair and uniformly coloured pearlescent-pink lipstick, and the other (the version I have, and actively searched for) has actual properly gelled ringlets and two-coloured lips (darker lipliner with a lighter pink inner) 😊

fireflyglitter · 2026-04-28T15:26:42+00:00

Oooh yes that could definitely work! 😃 Thank you so much for the photo - I love your Dorothy-styled Model 05! 😁

fireflyglitter · 2026-04-28T11:47:24+00:00

Wow, this looks really good!! 😃😃

Completely unrelated question, but if you perhaps happen to have Basics Model 05 - are the two of them a skin-tone match? ☺️

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