A diversion

[impy]

  So these two pretties showed up Friday. I was bitten by the Basics bug, so I decided before Thursday's event, to join the BFC. I figured that even if I didn't like or want to shell out the money for the actual collector dolls, I could use my rewards towards the Basics on my list. I've spent too long with the big head dolls, however, because when my first arrived:

   All I could think was how tiny her head looked. Anyway, I went for Tango (blond) because she looks so unusual. Also, I'm a sucker for the doll that I overhear people bitch about how ugly she is. Island of Misfit Toys, unite!

I haven't deboxed the Friday girls, but that's probably what will happen later today or tomorrow.

And now it's time for lists in picture form!

These are definite wants.


Mebbe. I love how 001 looks, but I'll admit that standard Barbie blonde isn't necessarily my favorite of all Barbie variations. The 80's made me a sucker for the other two face molds. MIDGE. (Yes. I know. They have actual names for the molds, but my brain sees them and screams Midge usually.)

1.5:

The other from this mini-line on my list. I'm a sucker for how damn happy she seems. I gather not everyone else shares this opinion... :P


Jeans, dudes. Jeans. This is a mix of wants and mebbes. Redhead and super curlie are both "Now." and everyone else is pretty likely.

Looking over this, I'm kind of surprised by how many blondes appear. If you went back in time and looked at my doll collections over the years, the blonds were usually not picked out by me unless it was a Skipper. (Or it was the BSC and I was hunting Dawn or Stacey.) I love my brunettes and I've got a thing for redheads (See above: MIDGE love.) Weird.

Weird feels like an understatement. Also, need to find something for these loverlies to wear besides what they come in.

I'm off to find the rum for oatmeal rum cookies.

Comments

[luxken27]

OMG MIDGE!!!!! She was my favorite Barbie doll evar OMG.

*ahem* Sorry, I just felt the need to share that. I haven't thought about that in eons, but when you said her name it all came flooding back, LOL.

[snarky-imp.livejournal.com]

Miiiiiiidge! Midge was awesome. I cried when my favorite one was decapitated. I threw a funeral and everything. (And then I may or may not have attempted to assault the person who killed her.)

Your list of awesome attributes grows and grows.

[irishgypsie.livejournal.com]

Ooh, that redhead is SUPER cute. But I don't see her on the Barbie website...was she a limited offering? :(

[snarky-imp.livejournal.com]

Sort of. They discontinued the Basics line (far too early!) and the first redhead in the post was a Target exclusive to boot. Second redhead might quite possibly still be kicking around in Walmart, Target, or Kmart. I know our Walmarts have certain Basics they just couldn't seem to get rid of. (Probably because clearance pricing was just $2 off their highest price and no one's going to pay that.)