This doll arrived in very good condition and the seller, I am happy to say, packed in a box- though the box was smashed, no thanks to UPS. It even looked like someone had attempted to rip open the box on one end and then stopped. Thankfully, my doll was intact. 2014 I think was when Mattel was beginning to stop the quality or perhaps 2015, because when we get to 2016, the packaging, the gowns, everything goes downhill from there on the Holidays dolls.
This Barbie however, is lovely, she has jewelry at her neck, her hair is very thick and lovely, her gown, though the fabric is thin, the gown is beautiful, and she does come with an ornament. One thing I did like about her was they had used a thickness of cardboard to hold her gown out, which, while the gown is thin-(like more future Holidays dolls to come) it gives us the illusion of a doll with crinolines underneath. I have not yet purchased 2015 but am looking for both versions- there is blonde version in burgundy and white with silver, and the more rare version- brunette in green with silver- which is pricey but not out of reach. I have 2016 Holiday doll in the Hispanic burgundy dress coming- but there were three dolls in that year- it was Peace, Hope and Love edition, so that is going to be a hard year to collect for 2016- and they were rather cheaply made dolls. So- onto the photos of 2014! The first ones were taken by the tree with the tree lit.
She is an extremely lovely doll, especially with the skirts of her gown held out by the cardboard underskirt.
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