As part of their Ladies of the 80′s Barbie doll series, Mattel is making a miniature Alex Owens as played by Jennifer Beals from the iconic 1980′s movie Flashdance (1983).
The doll looks like this…
Basically that’s…
... this face...
… wearing…
... this outfit...
Check these out for super cuteness!
Bailey Rose and Marley the Rasta Twins Brownies by Charles’ Creature Cabinet*
(larger image at CCC's flickr page - link below)
I know for sure that I’ll be getting Bailey Rose already! (in installments of course *sigh*)
*image from the CCC flickr account chartar_69 – check out this page for MORE images of Bailey Rose and Marley 
Finally got around to taking some photos of my one and only big girl… she is a Tonner doll called Runway Rave Jac from the Tyler Wentworth range from 2006-07.
I’d always just avoided the larger dolls because 1 – they take up more space which I don’t really have to begin with and 2 – they cost a lot more! I’d bought her second hand from another collector who was selling off some of her Tonner 16″ dolls for AUD $40 each. She was the most striking doll of the lot… so I grabbed her! I don’t see this face too often, I am not too interested in Tyler… I much prefer Sydney but the Jac face is even better. She appears as Polynesian to me, I am reminded of Maori women when I look at her… although it has been suggested that she could be Latina… *shrugs* she’s a doll, she could be Martian if you want plus mermaid tailed gown… of course I had to have her!
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Just a really quick post before I rush off to work…
Artsy
Artsy again...
Artsy – Barbie Fashionistas (2009) – SKU# R9883
This is a question for fellow Barbie doll collectors…
I seem to have a gap in dark skin tones… yes/no?
missing shade(s) of black?
Are there any dolls that have a skin tone that is in between light brown and dark brown? Most of my other AA dolls are the same colour as Uhura (second doll of the left) and a few ever so slightly a teensy bit darker… but nothing quite medium-ish…
image belongs to Mattel - BarbieMedia.com
ADD – I *think* the shade I’m looking for is used for the doll head on the stick labelled 17442 Asha (left of image), or maybe even the shade used for 4092 Christie – apparently Barbie uses seven different skin tones… I’ve counted a lot more than that, must be the variations in different batches of dolly plastic…
doll skin shade scale
haha… I’ve even created a quick scale to compare the skin shades (seven variations as according to “official info”)… hmmm (am I weird?)
Aside – even my partner reckons his skin shade is in between (I’ve checked, it’s true lol)
