REVIEW: Rainbow High Pacific Coast Finn Rosado

I had absolutely zero plans of getting Finn but he was there when I looked for Sunny and I made the mistake of picking him up. Then I made the bigger mistake of picking up a second one to see if there were variations. 

This one with the guyliner is the second one I looked at. I looked at five total and he was the only one like this. It was dolly fate. 

Finn comes with a stand and comb, sunglasses, a visor, and a...ugh...fanny pack. He doesn't have extra legs because he has jointed ankles. He also doesn't have a towel. The man can't even get a towel? Come on, MGAE. His outfit is only a tank and some trunks and he doesn't have floor-length hair. The girls all had a cover-up, some had longer and more detailed visors/headwraps, all of them had pretty long hair. Give this man a towel. Seriously. Cheap move. I don't think the surfboard makes up the discrepancy enough that he should cost the same as the girls, but of course he does. 

And he's cute.

Mine's right hand isn't the most stable thing, so I gave him his sunglasses to hold. 

The guyliner cracks me up. I love it. 

If only I could do customs. He's halfway to being an ancient Egyptian doll already. 

Sandals are nicely detailed. 

Shades on. I'd keep them on, but gotta show off the guyliner. 

His flocked hair is both blonde and pink. 

I'm never thrilled that they punch holes into the flocked hair though. Why didn't they just keep the visor off instead? There was plenty of room where his towel WASN'T.

So yeah, he's cute. I don't regret buying him. I do think he's overpriced and he should have had a towel. I have no idea how he's going to sell. I'd like to see more boys though and more molds for them. A long-haired boy would be great. 

PHOTO CREDITS: Mine.

REVIEW: Rainbow High Junior High Sunny

Third time is the charm with Sunny. She wasn't in Target when I got Jade and Poppy, but she was in stock on Amazon so I ordered one. When she arrived, her white lip lines were really off center. Returned and replaced. The second one also had lip lines off center, one eye higher than the other, and messed up eyeshadow. Returned. I went to Target today in hopes that they'd gotten her in and I had four to choose from. 

I love the baby hairs but they're yet another thing you have to check for flaws. But I'd rather have some baby hairs missing paint than wonky eyes or messed up makeup. There wasn't a 100% perfect Sunny, but at least her makeup is good. 

I need to pause a moment to squeal over this jacket. 

I had no idea her jacket had little plastic charms sewn into it! IT IS SO CUTE. 

I'm not sure if mine is missing one though. There's one empty pocket. 

Here she is without her jacket. 

Cute barrettes. 

Adorable shoes. 

She's got a tiny gold crown up by her collar. Then a rainbow and under that are a diary and a unicorn. 

The other side has a duck by the collar, then a bear, then a phone and a pair of headphones. 

Adorable backpack. 

She and Jade are by far my favorites, though Poppy is close behind. This whole line is just so damn adorable. I'm going to end up with Skyler and Ruby when I can afford them. (I think there's going to be a big bear delivery coming pretty soon so I'm saving money for that.)

Final shot with future Sunny.

PHOTO CREDITS: Mine.

REVIEW: Ruby Red Fashion Friends Elena

I am incredibly lucky to have this doll! Elena was an exclusive to a Russian dealer. She was supposed to be an LE of 150. I had a pre-order for her, but then that was cancelled because "the company decided to produce fewer dolls than they said." So I have no idea how many Elenas were actually made. All I know is I was very unhappy to be left out of something I had thought I secured. 

Ages later, several collectors who bought her said their dolls were very late in arriving, possibly lost in customs. No one had any answers. One got a doll sent to her directly by the company, which made me wonder why they shorted the dealer if they had extras on hand at their HQ. I'll never know what actually happened with the production of this doll but it's really weird. That collector ended up having her original order arrive and I offered to buy the extra if she chose to sell. Thankfully, she generously did, so now we each have an Elena, something I thought I'd never own. (Thanks again if you're reading this!)

 

It's very obvious to see why Elena would be a doll I'd really want. 

She's got a little more edge than your typical RRFF. She also has the Daisy headmold, which I didn't have yet. 

Mine is #90. Maybe they made 100?

Elena's outfit has the typical RRFF level of detail and quality. 

There's a strapless plaid dress, a leather jacket, lacy socks, black combat boots, a red headband with a bow, and a red leather backpack. 

She's darling!

Daisy is the most somber RRFF mold, but she wears it very well. I like that they vary the faces.

I love her pale, translucent skin and those bright green eyes. Her wig is very nice, too. And of course the freckles. 

With her jacket on. 

With it zipped. 

I prefer it unzipped. I love the cut of the dress and I want it to show. 

I love the backpack, but I'm leaving it in her box. 

So cute!

Elena gets to sit with the bears, alongside Elinda. These two and Fernanda are by far my favorite RRFFs. 

PHOTO CREDITS: Mine.

Rainbow High Green Ladies

I had a request for pictures of Rainbow High's green-themed ladies, so here they all are. 

My Jades. (I don't have any cheerleaders.)

Winter Jade with Karma.

Karma and Daphne. 

Jade and Daphne. 

Karma, Jade and Daphne. 

PHOTO CREDITS: Mine.

REVIEW: Mermaid High Spring Break Finly

 

My second (and likely final) Mermaid High Spring Break doll. Oceanna is cute but I prefer the first version and I'm trying not to buy too many repeat characters these days unless they're truly spectacular. 

I didn't get Finly from the first line but I loved this one's design. 

Mer art.

Gorgeous! I love her crocheted top (it has a cute little plastic button) and the colors and patterns on her tail. I really love the jewelry colors. 

Her hair is pretty nice. I brushed it, so it's fluffed out a bit. She's in the salon now to tame it down some. 

The color change streaks seem to be the lower quality bits. The pink side got a bit frizzy upon brushing. 

Her face is adorable and I love the makeup. 

Her bikini bottom is cute but the tail is way better. 

Same with the shoes. Cute but I prefer the tail. 

I'm glad the anklet fits on her wrist so she can wear it in both forms.

So yeah, there's Finly. I really love her. She's not one you'd expect me to love so much, but every now and then, I do love a blonde in bright colors. 

PHOTO CREDITS: Mine.

REVIEW: LOL OMG Queens Miss Divine

I was not initially interested in Miss Divine. Sways was going to be my only purchase from this line. But the more I saw of this one, the more I wanted her.

I do wish she had a better name though. Something more artsy. 

Divine comes with a stand with 2 different-sized clips (I love the stand color), a brush, a paper invitation and poster, one garment bag, and three accessory pouches.

She's wearing her one-piece outfit with gloves and a short poofy skirt. Her earrings are cute. 

Her hair is gelled on the top, of course. There's also some on the sides in front, but I simply brushed it out. No washing this time. 

Her hair is really long and really full. 

I love her wild makeup. 

Mine's lower lip paint is slightly off but it still works.

Here's the one-piece without the skirt. I love this outfit. She's like an artsy dancer. 

The garment bag held this white leathery corset piece. 

I'm not sure if it's better with the skirt or without. It's a bit much both ways. 

The shoes have solid Monster High vibes. The colors make me think of Lagoona but the viney theme is more Venus, though they're not spiky (or toothy) enough for Venus. They actually remind me of something from the Inner Monster line. 

These things are crazy. Definitely way more out of the box than OMG usually goes.

So the accessory pouch contained a necklace, sunglasses, a gold rose bracelet, and her two flower hair clips. Another pouch had her purse, which is awesome. The handle is flocked!

The hair clips are easy to put into place. They're a claw barrette style so you just have to do it gently or they'll snag her styled hair. 

Flocked handle. Really great detail in this line. I'm impressed. 

But we all know I'm not into overly fussy designs and Miss Divine here has a LOT going on. Time to give her my touch. 

So we lost the corset and sunglasses. I moved the hair clips together so they give the (loose) impression of a bow instead of the Mickey Mouse ears they resemble when separated. 

Divine is definitely a very wild OMG doll. I love her as much as Sways and I'm glad I decided to get her. 

PHOTO CREDITS: Mine.