Walmart has some of the new Unicorn Academy toys available. They were a little more expensive than Amazon, but I was ordering other things, too, and figured why not?
For the dolls, they only had Sophia and Ava. No Isabel and no Masquerade Sophia.
They're smaller than I expected. The listings say 9.5", so I should have expected this, but I don't pay attention to details like that.
Not the easiest to open, but not the worst either. I really wish they'd stop strapping down dolls' hair though. Maybe use string instead?
Each doll comes with a curry comb.
The hair on these is gorgeous. Lovely colors, very shiny, soft and silky. These curls aren't a bit dry at the end!
I'm leaving Ava's bangs tied down.
She's so cute!
I know people complained about the outfits, but they're really not that bad. The belt on Sophia's pants is sewn on, which is fine with me. I hate when belts don't sit right. My only complaint is that her top and jacket are one piece. They could have done better than that.
Ava's outfit is perfect. Some people would say they should have done two shirts, but I think this is far easier to put on. The pink top and the top of the mint top are a bit separated, too, which helps them feel separate.
There was probably some complaining about the printed pants, but did you really expect embroidery or something? There's a time when you just have to accept the reality of doll production and not some crazy entitled fantasy of a million details.
Quick look at the lovely hair.
I did not remove the rubber gloves. They're pretty thin and fit really nicely on the hands, but I don't want to risk ripping anything.
They do not have articulated wrists, but that hasn't stopped me from loving a ton of other dolls and it won't stop me from loving these.
Overall, I think these are beautiful dolls that capture the show characters quite well. I hope they do well enough that I get my Valentina!
PHOTO CREDIT: Mine.
These look really cute, and I'm always glad to hear non-straight hair is great quality. (And kinda funny that it's usually the smaller companies that manage to do it, though that's probably somewhat anecdotal on my part.)
ReplyDeleteNo, I get that! I've thought the same thing. Like Just Play's Hairdorables had amazing curly hair, too.
DeleteI know, right? (Like, I only have one, but she has this blue curled hair and it's so great. (I forgot her name. It's the one with the tiered shirt and the amazingly embroidered pants.)
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