REVIEW: Mori Lolli NIGHT BLOOM

If you're on Instagram and Facebook, you may have seen ads for Mori Lolli, a new type of doll. There's not much info if you search for her, so I've seen some people wondering if the dolls are a scam. 

I assure you, they are 100% real. 

Mori Lolli is part of the Ruby Red company, which has been doing dolls for 25 years. They're most known right now for Ruby Red Fashion Friends. 

I had no idea they were a branch of Ruby Red until after I'd placed my order, but once I heard that, I knew she'd be good quality. 

The doll box includes:

-doll (tied down to the cardboard liner with her head well protected by foam and a plastic bubble)

-shoes

-wig

-outfit

-collector card, instruction cards and some little sticky velcro-type dots that might be intended to hold the wig in place, though I'm not sure

She's free!

One of Mori Lolli's features is that you can move her eyes around. If you unscrew the back of her head, you can see her eyes held in place by putty. Typical of BJDs. So you can move them to look in whichever direction you like. 

I did not experiment with this, because I didn't have much time before work, but I will likely do it soon. 

Here she is wearing her socks and dress. 

Her wig might be kanekalon. It's so flyaway. If it isn't, it's something that reminds me a lot of it. 

She has little shorter bits on each side of her face that are gelled to curl in. 

ADORABLE face! I love those eyes!

Fully dressed. 

She's about the height of a Rainbow High doll, only very different proportions. 

I think she's darling and I'm glad I ordered her. They only have three designs right now and she's the cheapest at $99.99. (The other two are $109.99 and $119.99.) Shipping to the US for me was $15, which was fair for USPS from Hong Kong. (I spend more than that shipping across this country.) She also only took a week to arrive, which seemed really fast! I won't be buying the other two, but I'll be keeping an eye out for new designs. 

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine.

Lounging Lizards & Country Critters

 

I added this red Lizard Wizard to my collection months ago but hadn't gotten around to putting him away with the others yet. 

Then I saw this cow on ebay, from a line called Country Critters. 

These are both marked 2001 PRG. So the same year the wizards were being made, the company was producing farm animals. 

I need to do a full update, because I have the cowgirl from the Western set, too. But for now, I'm posting these on the off chance anyone has any info on the Country Critters. I need to do a deep dive on them, but with a name like that, it's not going to be easy. I'm glad I have the cow though. Super cute!

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine.

REVIEW: Dream Besties Daisy

I was originally not going to do this review. I took the boxed pic and profile pic, but then wanted her out of this mess immediately. 

I hate this outfit. I hate the blousy white top with its high neck that sits the same location as her necklace. I hate the utterly unflattering "crochet" dress and how it gives her no waist. 

I don't dislike the boots. They're cute. The accessories are also pretty cute, but not stuff I wanted to keep on her. 

Daisy, your fave color is gold. You are wearing zero gold. Why? Why even have this as a personality tidbit if you're just going to go against it?

I refuse to call her Daisy Jean. She was never Jean before, was she? They're just trying for some cutesy DJ Dad joke and no. Absolutely not. 

My initial plan for her was to actually keep the crochet dress but find a smaller top to put underneath. Preferably a tube top or cropped tee that would be more form-fitting. Then I was going to belt the dress, which is honestly a cute pattern, to give it a waist. However, I couldn't find a top I liked and I did find this freakin' adorable romper I've had in my clothing box for years. I can't remember who it came with, and I'm not the biggest fan of rompers, but I love the colors on this one. 

I had a lot of trouble with shoes! I didn't redress my other Besties. Do they all have bigger feet? She can't wear any shoes from my Barbie stash. I think these are LIV heels, but I can't remember for sure. 

Here she is with the Fashionista she reminds me of. I was initially unhappy with the lighter pink hair, but now she reminds me of this doll and I'm here for that. 

I do like Daisy's phone, so she's keeping that.

So this is the reason I did the review. 

Daisy cannot sit. 

Well, she can, but it's like this. 

Granted, I was going to keep her standing anyway, but I feel it's important to share a doll's poseability limitations, and that's why I opted to do this review, even though I've shown so little of the doll's stock. 

Overall, I love this doll once she's out of her stock. I think she's incredibly cute, and her body shape is nice, despite the inability to sit. I hope they come out with some outfits for these, because we desperately need more shoe options. This isn't exactly what I had in mind for her restyle, but I like it regardless. I imagine her twirling her little braid while checking her texts from several potential girlfriends. 

I'm excited for Ken! Amazon is saying early December for him. I might rewatch Life in the Dreamhouse, because that's the Ken I have in mind for him. 

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine.

REVIEW: Yummiland Roxie Crystal Candy & Susie Sour Straw

I went ahead and deboxed these two. 

Susie Sour Straw on the left and Roxie Crystal Candy on the right. I call her Roxie Rock Candy.  

Love the hair on both of these!

I almost didn't get Susie, but honestly, I think she might be my favorite of all. 

I don't plan on getting any more, so this will be it until Series 3.

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine.

REVIEW: Yummiland Amber Cinnamon

Amber Cinnamon was my favorite from Yummiland's brand new Series 2, so I'm happy she was my first one shipped from Amazon. 

She's adorable. Love the color scheme.

The flaming ponytail is pretty awesome. 

My second favorite after Maya Watermelon. (I'm still mad she didn't get a big doll.)

Two more coming whenever Amazon decides to ship!

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine.

SALE

I've got a few small items for sale. Shipping will be extra. 

Series 2 Rainbow Brite figures. Found only at Five Below. 

SOLD

Kweenies

$5 each

A Lot A Axolotls. 

I guess these are hard to find? My stores haven't gotten more in yet. 

Will trade for Read, Care and Scare.

I can't remember if I opened any of the bags to confirm correct toy, but all pieces will be included.

$7 each. 

Photos of mine to show the three available in the picture. 

Fly-a-lotl

Nap-a-lotl

Snack-a-lotl is on the left. He does not come with that hat, but I don't have another pic of him. So he comes with the donut and lollipop.

Any interest or questions, please let me know!

REVIEW: Ruby Red Fashion Friends HARLOW

I mostly stopped buying RRFF after the first Sage debacle and then the massive disappointment that was her 2.0 version. However, when I saw Harlow, she was a must have. And thankfully, an open preorder. 

I don't plan on buying much more from this company. I feel like I have enough and she's the only piece they've made since the original Sage that I've even remotely wanted. 

Harlow wears a mustard-colored bodysuit under burgundy bloomery overalls. Then she's got...I don't even know what to call it. It's basically a dress with thin straps that goes over everything else, but it's too open in the front to be worn as an actual dress. Overdress, I guess? It's lovely, as it has a lot of neat embroidered details. Her socks match her bodysuit and her shoes are like all-black converse. A bit of a pain to get on, but I managed eventually. Then she has her black hat, brown leathery bag, and a wooden beaded necklace with a lavender tassel. 

Her style is kind of all over the place, but to me, she's very comfortable autumn. 

She has gorgeous brown eyes and darker lips than they typically do. 

Her wig is a navy blue bob. 

 

She's one of my top three favorites, along with Elinda and Fernanda. 

PHOTO CREDITS: Mine. 

IN STOCK: Rainbow Brite

 https://www.fivebelow.com/products/cheebee-rainbow-brite-figurines-9167819

Five Below has some of the new Rainbow Brite figures in stock! Moonglow is the only common release who isn't there. Buddy Blue is shown but he's a rare, so maybe he'll pop up eventually, maybe not. Canary Yellow is not shown.

Shy Violet is now out of stock. Patty and Lala are low stock. Who knows how long they'll last, but hopefully, they keep restocking.

Pixlings Ranking

It's been eternity since I did a ranking. I always planned to do one for the entirely of Hairdorables, but that never happened. Pixlings though are a small line and so it's pretty easy. 

From least fave to fave. 

You'd think I would like Flitta better, but there's something about her. Maybe it's because a similar color scheme was used on another two dolls and I like those better. Maybe it's because she seems a little over the top compared to others. Maybe it's the weird hair. 

While I like seeing her ears, I'm just not a big fan of this version of Deerlee. 

Original Marena is extremely cute, but I feel like she's lacking something. Maybe it's the plain hairstyle or the round forehead jewel. I'm not sure. 

I really thought I'd like Pheona better than I do, but here she is. I absolutely love her face and whatever those things on her head are. Love that she's wearing pants, but they're the most boring pants ever. She'd be much higher if they stopped doing this same color scheme and had the guts to make her red instead of pink. 

This version of Unia is very endearing because of how she looks up at you super cutely with her hair pulled back so you can really see her adorable ears. The giant ears are totally my favorite part of this line. 

Faye is elevated a lot by the use of green in her design. It's not a lot, but it's enough. She also has a very cute face. 

New Faye is superior to old Faye.

Now it's getting tough. I adore Wynter and how bright white she is. She's also got my favorite shade of pink hair, that milky lighter pink. 

Bearlinda nudged her way ahead of Wynter only because of her face. There is something about her face that I am absolutely in love with. 

New Marena is quite an upgrade on the original and that big smile shows that she knows it. 

I love the brown elements on Deerlee (except for the weird fur on the skirt), but her Asian touches are my favorite things. She has a great paint job and a hairstyle that really complements it. 

Amber is stunning. I wish they'd do more green ones. I love her face and hairstyle. 

Catlyn just squeaked it out over Amber. Barely. She has the superior outfit and boots, plus her face is superb. The shooting star whiskers are genius, and I love her nose and the shape of her mouth. 

Firensa beat out Catlyn by a hair. I had to stare at them both here on my coffee table to decide. 

Unia's name was originally Celeste and I hated the name Unia when I first heard the change. So this girl is Celeste. The new one with the braids is Unia. She was my first favorite and remains very high on the list. Her face deco is brilliant and I'm a sucker for that crimped hair. 

So these top two are a tie. I can't possibly choose between them. Nebula is more my style and I adore her sweet face. Also love dragonflies. 

And then Angelica is not my usual taste, but she uses one of my favorite doll color schemes. The pale pinks with that beautiful, milky pale yellow combined with the rose gold-esque elements makes for perfection. She's like what if Fluttershy were a Pixling. She even has the sweet face to match.

So yeah, tie for first between Nebula and Angelica.