Simply Gene Blue Bathing Suit

I recently received Ashton-Drake new in the box, 'Simply Gene' in the blue bathing suit yesterday. I found her on Poshmark in her original box with all of her paperwork, stand, etc. for a reasonable price. I already have Simply Gene in the pink bathing suit, I am attempting to acquire the rest of them- the yellow , lavender and black bathing beauties. These were some of the most wonderful dolls Mel Odom designed. 

While looking at the box, you get an idea of how carefully someone really took care of their dolls. This box even had the original sticker that sealed the tissue paper, and the original sticker from the original dealer the owner had purchased the doll from! Her paperwork had never been removed and neither had the doll been untied from her strings in the box! Such a treasure!

Here she is above with her sister redhead Gene, in their matching bathing suits. 

I love how they look so well with Trent in his tuxedo- this is a photo op I have wanted to do for a while now. May evolve more with more props later on. Enjoy!
 

Happy Holidays 2011 Barbie

Happy Holidays 2011 Barbie arrived today and she is one of the more lovely ones, I think, in the holiday line. I was lucky enough to find her at a really good price- she was out of the box , her hair , jewelry, shoes, intact and she came with her hairbrush, but no stand. I have a ton of stands in my stash, so that was not a problem. Purchasing dolls from someone else's collection that have been on display isn't a problem for me, if they are in good condition, and have most of their accessories. 

I think this green and gold gown with the embroidery and the rhinestones is just fabulous. It has an overskirt that flares out behind her, with a gold lame underskirt and matches the gold embroidery on the green silk. The fabrics on this gown are dazzling. 

Here she is again by the table and Christmas tree, and with her brush. 

And now, photos with her previous Holiday sisters who arrived  before her...

 

Happy Holidays 2016 Barbie

My quest to acquire the rest of the Happy Holidays dolls is well on its way and I was able to acquire at a very great price on Mercari Happy Holidays 2016 Barbie- the Latina version in the burgundy/gold version for $15 + shipping . That year, 2016 , they decided to do a trio, Peace, Hope and Love, three dolls in a red, aqua/teal, and blue. The doll in red was a Latina doll, the doll in aqua/teal dress was a Caucasian, and the doll in blue was an African-American.The dolls came in these weird bubble Snowglobe type packaging which does not survive the test of time- the doll I purchased her packaging was slightly coming apart- which did not matter to me- since I intend to de-box all of these dolls anyway and enjoy them. If time and finances allow, I will collect the other two from this series to complete the 2016 collection. Below are photos of her in the box. The biggest problem I have with this series of dolls is that their bodices are plastic, held onto the dress by a thin plastic strip around their back. Extremely cheap, playline and not worth the $39.99 pricetag they were demanding- this was the year that the price went UP. 

 

Overall, I was surprised at how well the doll showed up in these photos. Here she is with the other two dolls that recently showed up over the weekend.

They all look stunning together, especially the different shades of red. Enjoy!