I thought I'd babble some about upcoming MGAE releases. Pictures for most of these can be found on Youloveit, Reddit or Insta. I'm too lazy to post them all.
One thing about MGAE is that they can always surprise me.
YUMMILAND:
The new line for the small lip gloss dolls is called Sour Sweeties, though most of these candies aren't sour. I don't watch the show, but I believe these are the antagonists.
Okay, first of all: BLAKE LICORICE. A black licorice-themed doll? She looks kinda goth? I only have her tiny, blurry backyard photo to go by, but it looks like she's wearing a black corset and purple bell sleeves. Nice.
Then we've got a nice promo image of Gabi Gummybear. She's pastel blue and pink, yeah, but also a lot of black, and that dark lipstick really works for her. I love that her hair looks like a bag of gummy bears. She's excellent.
On Reddit, I've seen a good promo of Astrid Stars and she's another win. I like how these girls are pastel but with just enough black accents to feel edgier. Love the long purple skirt. Really love her hair and makeup.
Misty Cakes is the last one we've got a nice promo image for. She's pretty. I like her elaborate hair and outfit. I'll likely get her, though she lacks the black.
The other two in the line are Nina Heartpop, who looks like she has neat pigtails and black accents, and Sasha Sourworms, who has gummy worm hair and in the animated style art, it looks gross. Only Medusa can pull that look off. So very likely, I'll be getting them all except Sasha.
VERY impressed with these. I like Yummiland and love the handful I own, but I was definitely not expecting a bunch of black-accented bad girls for this next series.
SHADOW HIGH:
May as well move on to the other black thing on the list.
Images of the four Shadow High basic dolls have surfaced.
HEATHER: Easily the standout of the four for me. Love her dress and boots!
SHANI: She is always stunning. I'm not really into the dress but I don't hate it either.
LUNA: Gorgeous and the dress is cool, but I wish this was Nicole instead. We already have two Luna dolls.
NATASHA: Will I ever think about her without singing her song in my head? Nope. She's also gorgeous. Love the skirt.
I'll definitely happily buy all these.
RAINBOW HIGH:
I stopped watching the show, so I have no idea what's going on. I should catch up. But we're getting the main cast with the transparent legs like the Moonbows have.
SKYLER: I LOVE her hair. The texture, the colors. The top kinda sucks, but the skirt has promise and the shoes don't look too bad.
VIOLET: I actually really like her outfit and the shoes especially. I like the more subtle color additions to her hair.
IRIS: I skipped the first Iris, but I'll be getting this one.
Then we've got the Littles in a fairy theme. I'm a sucker for fairy themes. They come with cute pets and one pair of wings that can either go on the pet or the doll. The legs are transparent fantasy colors.
APPLE: Love her. Brown. I love brown on fashion dolls. She's very cute and I love the deer.
EMERALD: Wasn't that a dude at RH? She looks like a Jade mini me and I love the lizard pet. Sold.
SAPPHIRE: I like her but not as much as the first two. Do love the pet though. And her skirt is really cute. She's growing on me as I type this.
AMETHYST: If I was going to skip one, it would be her, but look at that unicorn.
OPAL: By far my favorite of the line. Yeah, you'd think it would be Apple or Emerald, but no. I LOVE those pants. I love the shoes. The shirt is cute. And I'm kinda obsessed with the owl.
ASTRID: My second favorite. I hope her hair is that nice in person. It looks like snowcone pigtails! She has the strongest outfit overall and I love those boots.
I think Opal and Astrid are very strong here. Just nice little dolls overall. Apple and Emerald are right behind them, but there's really nothing wrong with Sapphire and Amethyst either.
I think that wraps it up. I don't have anything to say about LOL. I am pleasantly surprised that MGAE has once again dragged me back into its clutches. Granted, I'm already eagerly awaiting the Bratz Scorchin' dolls (HORRIBLE release, by the way), so I was halfway there anyway. And you know I'm always going to support Shadow High, which means all this was inevitable. I'm just still surprised by those Yummiland dolls! Can't wait to have them!