REVIEW: Unicorn Academy VALENTINA

She's here at last!

Valentina is my favorite from the little I've seen of Unicorn Academy. She has the best design by far.  

Honestly, they did really well with everything but her face. 

Her hair is silky soft and gorgeous colors. 

Her outfit is a decent depiction of the show outfit. The top and jacket are one piece, like the other girls in the line have, but the skirt is actually a separate piece over the top of the pants. 

The boots are great. 

She's adorable. That's the problem. Valentina is supposed to be fierce and sassy. She should be smirking or at least have some expressive eyebrows. 

I still love her. Buuuuut I want my sass queen. 

I think her small figure captures her a bit better, but yeah, I'm glad to finally have her in doll form. We'll just pretend she's having a really nice day for some reason. 

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine. 

QuirkyQritters Succulent BJDs

 

I saw these on IG and absolutely fell in love with them. I was surprised to see two of the three succulent designs still in stock and I simply could not choose. So I adopted both.  

The artist is QuirkyQritters. 

This sassbomb is Lacy. 

And this is Poppy, though I think I'm going to rename him Juniper. 

They're resin 3D-printed strung BJDs. The back of the head is attached with magnets, so you can access the strings and eyes. 

Those fabulous tails are fully jointed!

So in love with them! I'm going to get on the etsy app and add a bunch more to my wishlist. These two were ready to ship, but there are a ton of designs that are made to order. 

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine.

LINK TO SHOP:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/QuirkyQritters

REVIEW: Mattel Barbie HARLEY & IVY

What a pain in the ass journey this was. 

I don't think I've done a longer-term preorder with Target before. I had no idea they kept authorizing the price over and over again. I ended up keeping Harley on my initial order but reordering Ivy to switch funding sources. Then reordering her again when a better coupon came out. I was only able to because she stayed in stock, while Harley sold out fast. So it was weeks of approving delays and then finally, FINALLY Harley shipped. There was weirdness with her charge, but it went through okay in the end and even had a couple discounts that shouldn't have actually been applied. Not too long after, Ivy also shipped. Troublesome as that was, I'm lucky because apparently people got their orders cancelled? 

Anyway, there's Harley in her box. 

And Ivy in hers. They really could have put her head at a better angle. 

Harley needed some de-gelling. 

Love everything about her. 

Gorgeous!

Also gorgeous!

I love Harley but I really, really love this Ivy doll. 

Her earrings are spectacular. 

Girlfriendssssss!

I'd love to see more characters in this style. Would really love it if they branched into X-Men. Like how long do I have to wait for fabulous Rogue and Psylocke dolls?

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine.