Holiday Barbie 2013 - Happy Dolliday Countdown to Christmas!

Hi everyone!
Sorry for the multiple posts in one day (that's a contrast to how my past few years of blogging have been, haha), but I'm trying to catch up on my Barbies so I will have them all done by Christmas!
Today we're peeking at the 2013 Holiday Barbie, which was also the 25th Anniversary doll in the Holiday Barbie line. 

Here's a look at her box. You can see she's the 25th anniversary (of the holiday line), but they don't seem super excited about it, lol. 

They also came out with a gorgeous AA version with the Pazette facemold (stunning!!). 

Here she is in her full Snowflake Queen glory. 

I was surprised to see that she did NOT come with a stand, unfortunately. :(

Furthermore, her hair is a little #basic if you ask me.  I was hoping for a bit more glamour or pizazz with this being an anniversary year. 

The bodice is really beautiful and features a snowflake design that lays on top of the silver material underneath. 

Her shoes are pearly white pumps and they were very difficult to put on her feet and did not stay on very easily.  I'm a little disappointed with that as she IS an anniversary doll. 

She has the Mackie face sculpt, which we will start to see a lot of, however this one looks a bit different as her eyeshadow is very dark and smokey. She has beautifully painted lips and long dangly silver earrings. 

Nobody does a smokey eye like Barbie. 

Overall, I think this doll is very beautiful, but a bit disappointing for being a 25th year Holiday Barbie anniversary doll.  I was expecting, at the very least, a stand, a more elaborate hairstyle, and a few more accessories, but she's pretty and her dress sparkles amazingly in the light so I'm happy to have her!  The AA one is high on my list to collect as well, though, because I like that one even more! 

What do you guys think? 

See you in tomorrow's review!

xoxo Farrah 

Holiday Barbie 2014- Happy Dolliday Countdown to Christmas!

Today we're taking a look at the stunning red and gold themed Holiday Barbie from 2014.   I'm really impressed by her and think she's really beautiful! 

Her box is pretty basic and has the same red and gold theme as the doll herself. 

They also released an African American one with the Goddess face sculpt as well as an auburn-haired Kmart exclusive version with the same sculpt as the blond Barbie.  

One of my favorite things about this barbie is her beautiful golden blonde hair.  It looks so shiny!

This doll looks very festive and "Christmas-y" to me.  I love the different fabrics and patterns they used as well as the overall design of the dress itself.  

 

The gold bow is so perfect!  I think she is definitely one of the best ones we've seen so far (going from the most recent until now). 

She is on the Model Muse body with 5 points of articulation. 

Her shoes are open-toed red heels, which are cute and stay on her feet nicely. 

Her statement necklace is quite detailed and elaborate showing different poinsettia shapes and beaded detail. 

This is the first Barbie we've seen so far with Generation Girl face sculpt.  

This scuplt is one of my favorites and looks very "Barbie-ish" to me! 

Her make is simple, but pretty with gold sparkly eyeshadow and dark black liner with cherry red lips. 

Overall, she's such a stunning addition my holiday Barbie collection and I love everything about her!

Do any of you collect the Holiday Barbies? 

xoxo Farrah 

Holiday Barbie 2015 - Happy Dolliday Countdown to Christmas!

Hi again, we are back for more Holiday Barbies!

I apologize for the delay, I had surgery on my foot 2 days ago and was not able to get as many posts done beforehand as I would've liked!

Today we're going back to the 2015 Holiday Barbie. I ended up getting both the African American version as well as the Caucasian blonde version this time around. 

Both are beautiful!  

Kmart also released their auburn-haired exclusive doll who is beautiful too. 

There were also Walmart exclusive dolls that came with this ornament. 

I think the AA version of this doll is my favorite of the three.  I think she looks so beautiful and the outfit and accessories come together so nicely on her. 

This beautiful burgandy red looks so gorgeous on her skin tone. 

As you can see, the bodice is satin and leads to a tulle skirt. 

This was the first year Mattel seemed to add a metallic (plastic) accent to their dresses.  This was isnt' too bad. 

I though this poinsettia pattern was pretty and it has a beautiful silver shimmer in the light. 

Cute shiny red open toed heels complete the look. 

She has the lovely Mbili face sculpt. 

Full look with beautiful dress. 

Here's a closer look at the Blonde Caucasian Barbie. 

For some reason, she reminds me of Faith Hill!

She has the Mackie face sculpt. 

Both dolls are on the standard Model Muse body. 

Their only accessories are silver chandelier earrings. 

She has honey-gold hair and gray-blue eyes.  Very pretty!

But she doesn't really look very happy.  Maybe she's stressed about how much money she spent this year on gifts for her kids, lol. I can relate! 

Overall, these two are beauties are a step above what we've seen in the recent ones I already posted about. That's one reason why I wanted to go backwards, so we could enjoy the fancier ones closer to Christmas! 

As I mentioned abouve, I just had surgery on my foot this past Wednesday, and have to be on crutches for 4-6 weeks!

I was able to take about 3 weeks off from work, which is great, so I'm trying hard to rest and relax as best I can, but also finding time for the dolls! :)

I hope you're all enjoying your holiday season so far! 

xoxo Farrah 

Holiday Barbie 2016 - Happy Dolliday Countdown to Christmas!

Hey everyone!
Today we're taking a look at the lovely 2016 Holiday Barbies. 

This year was the first year I started collecting these and they seem to be the least favorite amongst collectors, so any additional ones I got were a treat as they were better in quality!  I still really like both of the ones I have though, and I think they are beautiful!. 

The two dolls I have are the Kmart exclusive auburn haired Barbie and the Latina brunette Barbie. 

I already have a full review of the Auburn, Kmart exclusive already here on the blog, if you are interested!

Here is a stock photo of all three that were released in the regular line (minus the Kmart exclusive). 

The box was designed to look like a snowglobe, which received a lot of criticism, but since I didn't have any expectations prior, I thought they were cute.  

Here are my two with restyled hair. 

Originally,  the Kmart exclusive had her hair pulled up on the sides as you can see in this photo below: 

And here's a photo of the brunette with her original hair style: 

The most controversial thing about these Barbies was the introduction of the plastic decor on the dress and overall LACK of accessories on the doll (no earrings, no necklace, no painted nails, etc.)

People were not happy with these clip on bodices, lol. 

I honestly prefer them without them!  The overall dress underneath is very pretty. 

I love the ombre effect combined with the sparkle. 

Interestingly, the shoes were both unique designs, aka, they didn't use the same shoe mold in different colors.

The brunette has the Neysa facemold (often used in the recent Teresa dolls). 

This one is a Mille facemold, which I love because we don't see her with brown eyes and red hair very often! 

Even though these two don't scream "glitz and glamour" like many of the other holiday Barbies, I still find them pretty and charming in their own way and am happy to have them in my collection!  Thank you to everyone who has left a comment on my previous posts.  

It's so nice to hear from you all! 

xoxo Farrah