BEARRIVAL

I'm behind on Bearrivals. I didn't end up getting anyone in January, but I've had a few this month. 

It took me three times to get just the right Mardi Gras. I wasn't satisified with the face on the one I got from CB Direct, so I ordered two from QVC, and finally ended up with this little cutie. 

Mardi Gras is a little 13" bear. Very lovely colors with the deep blue and bright pink. He's supposed to pair with an older bear named Firework. 

Here's my Firework. I've had him for years. 

Mardi Gras is a lot brighter pink, but you can still see the resemblance. 

Then we've got Hugh Mongous, the first of the two Bearhouse dinos to come out. 

He's supposed to be a T-Rex, but not with those hands. Sigh. 

He's super soft. This might be the same fur Grumbleweed used. I think it's tyber. 

Adorable. I love him. 

Treacle Toffee is my current obsession. 

I really wanted this bear and ended up importing her from Australia. 

This one is unlike the other Treacles I've seen, who, dare I say, tend to run cuter. My girl here is not cutesy. She's more elegant and mature-looking. I almost went for one of the cute ones, as that's what I'd had in mind, but she demanded I adopt her. 

And she was right to do so. She's perfection. 

She's weighty, but still cuddly. I'm not always into the long-haired ones for cuddling, but her fur is the silkiest long pile fur I've come across yet. She's definitely one of my faves from the 2023 collection. 

And my most recent guy is Terence. 

He's got unusual curly fur paired with maybe-tyber on his limbs and ears. It's soft, but I'm not 100% that it's tyber. I'm pretty sure it's the same fur Stef uses. Almost like Stuart's but a little more brown on the tipping. 

Terence is a pretty good cuddler. I mean, look at those eyes and those big round ears. He's just asking to be picked up! 

That's it for now. Hopefully, I'll have a lot more soon. My stockist had a family emergency and is still catching up, so I have I think four pending adoptions with two more on their way to her now.   

REVIEW: Jakks Pacific Disney ILY Rapunzel

I'm so behind on reviews! My allergies have been kicking my butt this week. But I managed to get some pics of Rapunzel done. 

Outfit pieces.

Accessories.

Shoes.

I bought this doll for the doll. I'm not a big fan of any of the outfit pieces. I hate the shoes she wears in the box, though I do really like the ones she's wearing here. They're the only piece of her stock I'm not selling. 

This is actually cute, but I'd rather have her in something else. 

Not a fan of this top. Too baggy. 

I bought the Mirabel outfit for her to wear, but I'm not into those overalls at all. 

Okay, that's better. I'm not sure why I like her stock shoes so much, but I do. I love the headband. I think these shorts went to the original Jasmine fan and the sparkly on them works with the sparkly on the top. 

Not the best look ever, but it'll do until more fashion packs come out. She's definitely a candidate for redressing in the future. 

Adorable doll though. 

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine. 

5 Surprise Fairies

Do you guys have anything you search for on sites like ebay, Mercari, etc. that is really impossible to find? 

For me, it's the 5 Surprise fairies. I found the orange-haired one in my local toy store and fell in love with her. She's the cutest small fairy figure I have! (The wings are nice colors. They're just reflecting the flash.) 

I managed to find the middle one on ebay not long after. I had recognized that my fairy had to be from a 5 Surprise ball. I bought some of the pink ones when they first came out and had the mermaids and princesses. She reminded me of those. Thankfully, someone was selling an opened purple ball (second series of the original style 5 Surprise) with the middle fairy, as well as an unopened ball or two. I got a little checklist from that lot and saw that there were four fairies total. 

That was quite a while ago. I posted about these last July and only just now have found a third fairy. I paid $26 for a small lot of 5 Surprise items all to get her. (Although I did get a mushroom and daisy in new colors, too, as well as another ice cream animal and some unicorn keychains.)  

I'm really thrilled to have three of the four! The fourth has pink hair and a bright green dress reminiscent of Tinker Bell. If anyone ever sees her for sale, please let me know!

REVIEW: Disney Store ILY Tiana

Oh, this girl. I'm apparently doomed to never get a version of her with perfect eyes. Ah, well. She's still cute. 

I actually really liked her sportier outfit, which is why I went for her. 

Accessories. 

She's super cute. 

Would have preferred some better jewelry. No earrings? 

Love the cut of the top. 

She does have the face markings. 

I wonder how many errored versions like my Evil Queen fan exist. 

Not a huge fan of the jacket. It's cuter off than on. 

This is cute but kept popping off her hand. 

I'm a fan of the little loops Monster High uses. They're more stable for holding accessories. 

And that does it! I love all three of my new girls. Not planning on getting any of the others. While these ones are pretty and the clothes are great, they still haven't fixed the problems with the bodies and that makes me less willing to buy ones that aren't that appealing to me. I do hope both versions of this line continue, although I really wish they'd find a way to let this body sit down!

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine.

REVIEW: Disney Store ILY Belle

I didn't want this girl at first, as we have an awful lot of tan girls with medium brown hair: original Cinderella fan, painted eye Mickey/Minnie fan, Cruella fan, and this Belle fan. However, this one is my favorite of the four. 

I quite like her clothes and makeup that's what won me over.

Accessories. 

I forgot how much this body does this wide arm stance. It's...unusual. But she's gorgeous anyway. 

I love all of this. The pink skirt isn't my normal thing, but it works. 

She's really beautiful. 

She does have the face markings. 

Cute pink streaks. 

Love the Belle tee.

Great shoes. 

Adorable bracelet. 

She is the only one so far where I'm not only keeping the ears but displaying them on her. Actually, I don't think I kept any of the other ears. 

Adore her! 

I really love the Belle top, but I also really love this hoodie. A little bit more than the tee apparently, as she's staying in it. 

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine.

REVIEW: Disney Store ILY Evil Queen (Snow White)

I've had these photos taken for a couple days, but finally I have time to write these!

I had very mixed feelings on the new selection of Disney Store ILY dolls. They really do look an awful lot like the first series, but some of them had enough awesome pieces that I had to add them to my collection. 

Naturally, the Evil Queen was my most wanted. Let's face it, this is not a Snow White fan. Come on. This is Evil Queen all the way.

All the accessories. 

Nice misprint on the bag. I'm glad I wasn't attached to it. 

Here's the assortment of blind-packed treats. 

The other side. 

She's one of the ones where her doll was an improvement on the original. I love the red streaks and her makeup. 

Definitely love the dress. 

These girls are supposed to have designs on their face. My EQ fan does not. I'm not sad about it though. I think she looks better without. 

Love the jewelry. 

No. 

Better!

I love her a lot. She's my favorite of the Disney Store characters now. 

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine.

REVIEW: Jakks Pacific Disney ILY Minnie

Good old Amazon and their need to put a $30 doll into a white plastic sleeve with zero padding. Thankfully, I am not a boxed collector. 

Outfit deboxed.

Cute shoes. 

Two pair of sunglasses, earrings and necklace. I wish they'd come up with something other than the glittery kiddie ring, but it's not the worst. At least it isn't slime. 

I never show her holding either of these, so look now. 

The heart purse is glittery. 

The Minnie purse is damn adorable. 

Here she is. Really nice hair aside from that style I hate. 

Not a fan of the tee cut. There's something really off about that neck. 

I do like the shoes, but I also can't see me actually putting them on a doll. 

The cut of this top is a bit daring for the line. I like it. 

Who knew I'd be doing two reviews with a very similar pair of sunglasses in them in one day? She definitely wears them better than Sunny. 

I don't hate this. I thought I wouldn't be keeping any of the clothes, but I'm actually keeping all of these pieces except the glasses. 

No. 

I bought this dress specifically for her. I always thought this was cute but didn't get it because I knew I wouldn't put it on anyone. Now I can. 

The book purse opens. It's wonderful. I love it. 

Not a huge fan of the shoes, but they could be worse. 

The only piece I really don't care for is the necklace. Throwing an Eiffel Tower necklace on a Belle outfit just doesn't work. What does French tourism have to do with Beauty & the Beast? Yes, I know it's French, but they could have picked something else. 

I think the earring holes on the Disney Store dolls must be smaller, because these came flying out of her head. Do not put them on a painted-eye doll. 

I honestly was going to keep her hair like it was, but I tried to put one of the little rose barrettes from another Belle doll/outfit there and snagged some hair. I just took it down instead of redoing it. So now she has one little barrette and the other side is loose. I contemplated taming her hair with a conditioning, but opted to leave it big. 

The heart earrings work with this. I'm a sucker for string of hearts earrings thanks to Maxie. 

I actually like the sunglasses. Not enough to keep them on her, but enough to keep them. 

Final look!

She's lovely. I like her coloring. 

I'll have more ILY reviews soon. Amazon finally put up the Disney Store ones, so Evil Queen and Belle should arrive overnight, while Tiana is slated for Friday. I'm also getting the Encanto outfit to put on Jakks Rapunzel, who should come next week. 

After I get everyone, I'll be doing a sales post for my extras. 

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine.