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Got a couple Barbie things in the mail the other day, because my doll budget for the month allowed for it and yanno something something YOLO (do kids these days even still use that?). 3 of the Barbiestyle fashion packs and the Pink Premiere Gala Barbie; the former because my Looks 2.0 dolls needed some new drip and the latter because I wanted to see for myself all the hype about the "Odile" face mold.
The Fashion Packs
Yanno, it's kind of incredible that for being collector items, the quality on these are still pretty shit. Not as shitty as the current quality of playline crap, but still shit.
Odile Barbie Pink Nightmare
I can see the hype about Odile, she's quite lovely. For $50 I would've liked to see a bit more effort put into the accessories not being solid plastic that has a hack paint job, but that's Mattel for you. She rebodies quite nicely, so that's a plus. Looks 2.0 had a doll with a similar skintone, so that made things much easier lmao.
Also, can I say that Mattel is terrible when it comes to plastic waste? Because they are. Horrifically. They also need to change how they package their dolls (both Barbie and Monster High) because Integrity, Petworks/Sekiguchi, etc. are better because they use minimal thread and ribbons to hold things in place. Maybe instead of building fucking theme parks in Nowhere, KS and AZ, they should funnel that money into, yanno, *improving their fucking products*.
(And this is why I prefer to get Mattel's stuff secondhand on eBay or at thrift stores)
The Fashion Packs
Yanno, it's kind of incredible that for being collector items, the quality on these are still pretty shit. Not as shitty as the current quality of playline crap, but still shit.
- Barbiecore outfit was decent, but the crop top should've had a clasp in the back rather than being a barely stretchable top to put on over the head. Skirt is vinyl and barely allows any movement. Shoes are alright. Accessories are cheap crap. C+
- Plazacore was okay, but having the velcro be in the front was a mistake. Everything else is rather lovely, albeit not Integrity quality but for $25 it's alright. B-
- Tenniscore is the best of the bunch... but that's not saying much, either. It's a sports outfit. Hooray. A-
Odile Barbie Pink Nightmare
I can see the hype about Odile, she's quite lovely. For $50 I would've liked to see a bit more effort put into the accessories not being solid plastic that has a hack paint job, but that's Mattel for you. She rebodies quite nicely, so that's a plus. Looks 2.0 had a doll with a similar skintone, so that made things much easier lmao.
Also, can I say that Mattel is terrible when it comes to plastic waste? Because they are. Horrifically. They also need to change how they package their dolls (both Barbie and Monster High) because Integrity, Petworks/Sekiguchi, etc. are better because they use minimal thread and ribbons to hold things in place. Maybe instead of building fucking theme parks in Nowhere, KS and AZ, they should funnel that money into, yanno, *improving their fucking products*.
(And this is why I prefer to get Mattel's stuff secondhand on eBay or at thrift stores)