The dolls are so far only at Walmart and sell for $29.97 each.
I ordered all four, because I liked the looks of these from sneak peeks from fashion week.
We'll go in alphabetical order, so here is Autumn.
One minor criticism: If you're using an acronym, you don't need to repeat the letter. Like they should have just typed "imitless" next to the giant L.
Autumn is the friendly boho chick.
Oh, hi, surprise favorite. Well, minor surprise. I expected to love Brooke the most, because duh, but the more I looked at pics, the more I knew Autumn would be a contender. And yeah, I like her best.
She can stand on her own.
MGAE could take a lesson from this company. These curls are stunning and there is not a speck of gel in here. None of them have gel.
Hands do come off for easy redressing. The pegs seem pretty stable. Not as thick as MH but not fragile like RH.
I adore her little face. She's so gorgeous!
I'm not removing her scarf or necklace.
Cute boots.
She and Harper both have LUV written inside a heart on the sole of their boots, so I imagine they all do. Those two just happen to be sitting on the back of the couch behind me so they're accessible.
Purse, bracelet and earrings.
Her top and skirt are actually a dress. I assumed they were separate but no.
The earrings are one of my only complaints. They're a little loose on both Autumn and Harper. None have fallen out yet, but it's something to watch.
Then they go over the cool black bodysuit.
The dolls are very nicely articulated. Neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, and knees, but also torso AND ankle. Pretty impressive.
They pose well and sit nicely.
Fingernails and toenails are both painted.
Overall, I was instantly impressed by Autumn.
Let's look at some group pics and then I'll give my overall impressions.
If you read one of my other reviews, you can stop here. All of them have the same bottom section.
I cannot get over how much effort they put into this line.
Four different headmolds.
Four different bodies.
There are two types of arms, two types of legs, two different breast sizes, and two different torso lengths. All of that combines to make four different bodies in different heights.
I was not expecting that much diversity at all. I didn't even realize it until I'd undressed Brooke. Then I had to undress Autumn all over again so I could do this comparison.
Autumn is the shortest by a smidge. She's the curviest overall. (None of them have MH-level curvy, but this is a nice variety.) Harper is a tiny bit taller thanks to the longer torso. She's got smaller breasts but thicker thighs. Brooke is taller than Harper by quite a bit. She and Londynn both have the longer, thinner legs, but Londynn is tallest thanks to the torso. Brooke has the larger breasts, Londynn the smaller. The smaller-breasted girls both have the longer, thinner arms, while the larger have a little bit thicker and shorter arms. They could easily make another variant, because the smaller breasts are both paired with the longer torso, so they could make one with small breasts and short torso and one with larger breasts and long torso.
These girls are very teeny!
Even Londynn.
And here are all four. I left the belts off Brooke and Londynn, but otherwise, these are exactly as they come.
Overall, I'm very impressed with these and I can't wait for the fashion packs!
PROS: Four different heads, four different bodies, four different skintones, superb articulation, excellent hair for the most part, no hair gel, fabric pieces are very nicely detailed, multiple fabrics used, great shoes, multiple pieces of jewelry for each, cute purses (mostly), no excessive use of pink and purple, variation in styles so it isn't all miniskirts and short tops, each comes with a stand but is also capable of standing on her own, easy to dress.
CONS: Stands aren't the greatest stability. Brooke has trouble staying on hers, as she's really tall with her heels on. Brooke's hair has some issues. It's a lot of gold. I would have liked silver on at least one of them instead. Harper, I think.
I'm on the fence when it comes to price. $30 is a lot for a small doll with only one outfit, but I think the quality is actually there. They have better articulation than RH and ILY, even if they lack inset eyes. (Which are honestly a hindrance for ILY.) ILY can't even sit. Yes, I will keep bringing that up. It's important. I can see where some would say they're too expensive. I'm not going to flat out argue against it, but I personally think they're worth it.
I know some have nitpicked the styles, but as we all know, I could not possibly care less about fashion trends. I think they mostly look great. Definitely not a con for me.
So yeah, these are the new LUV dolls. I'll have individual reviews for all four, though I'm going to repeat this section at the bottom of each review to make sure the comparisons are seen. I'm impressed. Can't wait to see more!
PHOTO CREDIT: Mine.
These look very cute. And I actually think the smaller size works for them. I admit, the fashions on the dolls themselves do look a bit too busy for me, but I've seen the Fashion Packs and those look amazing, so that's an easily solvable problem. Londynn and Brooke are probably my fave. I love me some business chique and you almost never see that on dolls (From what I know.)
ReplyDeleteThat said... fun fact, there was once a Dutch Girl Group named LUV in the 70s/80s, and probably our most well known. Even if it was later on because one of their members was kiiiind of a wild one, shall we say, and I just can't uncouple that name.