REVIEW: TLS Toy Cheebee Cuties Strawberry Shortcake Series 1

I ordered this set on eBay and it comes in its own plain cardboard box with the six figures inside. 

These are the new style of Cheebee that will be sold at Five Below. I thought they were a standalone set, but Amazon just has it so you can buy the six commons together, though I have heard of someone getting the rare Purple Pieman with their set in place of Lime. So it's possible one of the set will be replaced by him, Apple Dumplin' or one of the pearly chase figures of SSC or Orange. 

Here's the checklist. 

I think these are the perfect hybrid of the Cheebees and the micro figures. They're the height of the Cheebees but similar in cuteness to the micros. 

These two both smell really good!

Adorable!

I don't get a huge difference in scent on these two. Orange is maybe a tiny bit sweeter but not distinctly orange. 

My girls! Raspberry was my childhood fave SSC doll until I found Lime at a flea market in 7th grade, so both of these are sort of my childhood faves. 

Lime smells nice. I like her a bit better than Orange and Lemon scent-wise.

Raspberry is very sweet, though not necessarily raspberry. To be fair, I don't know if I've ever smelled something and identified it specifically as raspberry. It's just a sweet scent. 

They are adorable and I love them all. I hate that they're at Five Below again, because I don't have the best access. I'd love Pieman and even Apple or the pearlys, but Apple and Pieman are going for insane prices on eBay, so I doubt I'll ever get them.

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REVIEW: TLS Toy Strawberry Shortcake Lemon Meringue & Raspberry Tart

So SSC got all their characters out but not Rainbow Brite. Sigh. 

(Yes, I'm bitter.)

Gah, she's adorable. And she reminds me of a certain someone from Robot Chicken. 

I got the purse instead of lunchbox and the mirror instead of meringue. I do like the meringue, but the mirror is iconic for her. 

LOVE. 

EVEN MORE LOVE. 

I think she's my favorite thing TLS has done so far. Yeah, even more than Stormy because I do favor cartoon Stormy to merchandise Stormy. 

I got the lunchbox this time and I love the green. I don't like her purse, so I'm happy with this. And I got the cookies instead of the watering can, which I'm also happy with. 

My girl. I love Raspberry. She was my favorite of my childhood collection. Her and Sour Grapes.

I'll be curious to see if they continue on. They could easily do Angle Cake and Huck, but I'd love to see the internationals and other characters, too. 

Oh, and they fixed the smell problem Strawberry had. These smell perfect!

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REVIEW: LOL Strawberry Shortcake

I got my first SSC LOL a couple days ago and now my second two have arrived. I was to excited to do a review last time, but this time I've got some pics. 

I don't know of any hacks for these. I'm too lazy to do the weight thing, but that might work. 

However, you can use your nose. It's not the most accurate, but I guessed 2 of my 3 and might have gotten the third if I had more to compare with. Sniff around the little open hole where the tag is sticking out. 

Lime was very obvious. It's a sharp citrus scent. I don't have Lemon for comparison, but I would guess she's not as sharp as Lime. 

Orange is a much sweeter citrus scent. It's pretty obviously orange. 

I didn't photograph the checklist, but SSC herself is the ultra rare, while Orange and Blueberry are the regular rares. The other three are common. 

Blueberry is going to be a tricky one. I don't have Strawberry but strawberry scent is pretty obvious. The issue is what exactly does Huckleberry smell like? I have no idea. Without him here, I can't compare him and Blueberry. Before opening, all I knew was that it was one of those two. If you have an entire case though, I would think whichever there was more of was Huck, as he's common and Blueberry is rare. Unless those things mean nothing these days. 

These are absolutely adorable and I hope to get the other three eventually, but I'll likely wait til they're in stores to sniff them out. I'm thrilled to have my two faves already though! Lime and Blueberry!

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REVIEW: Boss Fight Strawberry Shortcake SOUR GRAPES

 
I thought I'd reviewed Boss Fight's Lime Chiffon, but I guess I didn't? I dunno. Anyway, I got my hands on Sour Grapes and she is fabulous. 

The biggest detractor of this line is the price, so I'm really picky about who I get. Sour Grapes and the Pieman, who I skipped, are $46. 

Don't get me wrong, there's quality here and a lot of pieces, but that's still a lot. 

She has two different heads, four hands, two versions of Dregs (YES), a pile of money, and a jam jar. 

She also has a stand and a basket. 

The stand is not my favorite. She tipped over so many times while waiting for me to have the time to take pictures. It should have been a bit bigger.

Dregs though in his iconic vintage pose. LOVE. 

Oh, and that translucent cape is a separate piece that likes to fall off. 

 Side view. Check out that hair. 

She is stunning. 

I love her. 

I still have my childhood one and she was one of my favorite SSC pieces. 

So is she worth the money? 

Quality-wise, I'd give it a maybe. 

Nostalgia-wise, a definite yes. 

And she smells AMAZING. 

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine.

Five Below SSC Fashions

 

All righty, I am getting around to doing some reviews to distract myself. We had to say goodbye to my oldest dog yesterday morning, so I've not been in the greatest frame of mind. Tuesday was hard because it was the last day and yesterday was obviously harder. I've not been sleeping well. I think I've channeled a lot of my feelings into writing motivation, so my sleep hours have been all screwed up because I don't like to stop writing when I'm really motivated. Pre-dawn hours have been my most productive, but I'm definitely going to regret that this weekend unless I can switch my sleep schedule fast. (I doubt it. Coffee is a BFF for a reason.)

Anyway! I got the Strawberry Shortcake theme fashions from Five Below. Love that these were only $3.25. 

I didn't take any pics of them in their packaging. Each pack has two full outfits, though only one pair of shoes. The Blueberry Muffin pack is the only one where I didn't have a model for the boring second dress, so I'm just showcasing this outfit. I love it on this doll. She looks super cute. 

The Lemon Meringue pack looks great on these two. 

The dress has a matching scrunchy that she's wearing, but it's not really visible. 

This one had a fanny pack accessory. Directly into the trash. 

And the Orange Blossom pack. This one had an ugly hat. Not into the trash, but definitely not to be worn. 

I like both of these pieces, but the girl on the left would have suited a Strawberry pack much better. She needed out of her ugly Fashionista clothes though. 

The shoes are for high-heeled feet, so girl on the left is without. I need to dig out my shoe bag and see if I have anything that will fit her. 

I'd love to see Five Below do more fashion packs. These are cute and you can't beat $3.25. 

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine. 

REVIEW: TLS Toy's Strawberry Shortcake CheeBees Series 2

 I caved and got the new series of Strawberry Shortcake figures on ebay. Without a Five Below anymore, I have no other way to go and last series, they were horrible at putting them up online until months after they first came out. These new ones have some favorites, so I was more impatient this time. 

And honestly, work has been so hard lately that I deserve to splurge a little. 

So! Blueberry Muffin is one of my favorites from the earliest SSC characters. Pretty much her, Raspberry and Lime. I'm always happy when she's included. She's adorable here as always and she smells great. 

The younger characters are the ones I care about least, but I do still own my childhood Cherry. I definitely hope to see Apricot next series. She's my favorite of younger cast. 

Cherry's scent really reminds me of the dolls, so that's a big plus. 

So excited to see some of the international friends! They're my faves of all. I really hope they do Cafe Ole and my absolute fave, Crepe Suzette, next time. 

Mint is darling, but she has a weird smell. It reminds me of lavender, which is definitely neither mint nor tulip. 

Almond was who I had in mind to be my fave from this set. Adorable and smells great. 

I don't care for the glitter chase figures, but when I saw hers, I had to grab her. I like the odd split coloring. It's not as obvious with Blueberry, Strawberry or Mint, who are the other chase figures. 

And here is my surprise actual favorite! Don't get me wrong, I prefer Almond Tea in my overall list of SSC faves, but for this series of figures, Angel Cake is hands down the cutest one. And she smells good, too.

THE CUTEST. 

She's a little tippy, but she's still perfect. 

That catches me up with the SSC figures. I rewarded myself for getting through the weekend by grabbing the main six Rainbow Brite figures off Mercari. That only leaves Buddy and Canary, and honestly, I have no real hope of getting them. I'm disappointed TLS decided to make main characters so rare in a line that's already hard to find because not all of us have a Five Below. But I'm very relieved they didn't choose any of my faves to make rare!

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REVIEW: TLS Toy's Recent Rainbow Brite & Strawberry Shortcake Additions

I was supposed to get this package on my birthday on the 30th. We got water and power back instead, which was definitely a better gift! 

Amazon took the longest to recover from the hurricane, so I ended up ordering these dolls from Big Bad Toy Store. 

I didn't take any out of box shots of Stormy, but she's lovely. 

Poseable Stormy is also fantastic. 

Has anyone gotten anything other than the headband? I haven't seen anyone with other accessories. I think there's a vest and maybe boots?

 

The headband is actually really cute on her, though I don't like that it blocks her colored braid. 

Love her hair. 

And I love her!

So cute!

Okay, now where are Indigo and Lala? Then my faves will be complete.

Here's Tickled Pink. 

Love the purse. I wish they changed up the lunchbox colors like SSC did though. 

I think this looks better on her than Rainbow's did. 

I love this line so much. I can't wait for the rest!

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine. 

REVIEW: TLS Toy STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE Micro Figures

It was so great to come home from a rough workday to get to open these tiny cuties. 

I ordered a case of the Strawberry Shortcake micro figures from Big Bad Toy Store. I also ordered Rainbow Brite, which are in a different post. 

Each case has 12 packs of 2 figures, so 24 figures total. 

They are truly blind. I couldn't find any markings of any sort that would be codes. They're also packaged in tiny black plastic bags, so seeing through them is impossible. 

I have not photographed them in the order I pulled them out, but I will be listing my case placement. 

Each case seems to have the full common character set, plus 2 rare, 1 ultra rare, and 7 doubles of common characters. Being that there are multiple rares and ultra rares, each case may very well be different. 

TOP layer of 6 packs:

Left Front: Custard, Purple Pieman (Rare)

Left Middle: Blueberry Muffin, Crepe Suzette

Left Back: Huckleberry Pie, Almond Tea

Right Front: Ginger Snap (Rare), Blueberry Muffin (double)

Right Middle: Mint Tulip, Strawberry Shortcake alternate outfit (Ultra Rare)

Right Back: Lime Chiffon, Pupcake

BOTTOM layer of 6 packs:

Left Front: Raspberry Tart, Strawberry Shortcake

Left Middle: Lime Chiffon (double), Apple Dumplin'

Left Back: Custard, Pupcake

Right Front: Mint Tulip (double), Peach Blush

Right Middle: Lemon Meringue, Huckleberry Pie (double)

Right Back: Almond Tea (double), Orange Blossom 

PICTURED: Apple Dumplin, SSC alternate outfit, SSC, Custard

Raspberry Tart, Blueberry Muffin, Lime Chiffon, Peach Blush, Lemon Meringue, Orange Blossom

My faves!

Crepe Suzette, Almond Tea, Mint Tulip

Pupcake, Huck, Ginger Snap, Purple Pieman

These are scented, though they don't all succeed. A lot of the issue is that some are very faint compared to others. These seven have my favorite scents. 

Pupcake, Crepe and Custard all smell like sweet baked goods. Custard is the strongest and best of the three. 

Ginger Snap smells amazingly like a spicy cookie. She's one of my two favorite scents of the set. 

Almond Tea is my other favorite. I'm not sure how to describe her scent. I don't get almond from it, but tea is definitely there and something else. 

Huck and Pieman both also smell great and pretty similar. 

Some of them I barely I got a scent off at all. The citrusy ones are kinda sharp, but not as good as the SDCC citrus ones were. I didn't get any mint off Mint Tulip and you'd think that would be easy. 

For this set, unlike Rainbow Brite, I definitely want the ones I'm missing. While I like the alternate outfit SSC, I would really have preferred Sour Grapes or Plum for my ultra rare. And the rare Angel Cake is a must have. I'll have to track those three down. 

Here are my doubles from this case. 

I'm not 100% sure I want to part with Almond, but the others I would. 

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine.