As I continue to prepare my blog entries for my "Best of 2019", I realize that I should share my reasoning for which dolls I select. Some dolls arrive at my home and they sit in their boxes. Often there are things about the dolls that I don't love, but I'm not ready to give up on them just yet.
But sometimes when a doll arrives, she comes right out of that box! I can't wait to start redressing. There is something special about the doll; it speaks to me at a place I can't resist. Those are the dolls that usually get an immediate review, and I can't stop photographing them. The dolls in my countdown are those dolls. They are personal to me, so they represent my personal taste. I know they are not for everyone, but they receive the most play time in my hobby.
That is true of the next doll. She was the sixth doll to be deboxed at my house. I immediately saw a resemblance to Victoria Beckham, Posh Spice. Here is the original blog entry Best of 2019 #7.
Although part of the 2018 Sacred Lotus Collection, she was delayed in production and wasn't received by collectors until 2019. Best of 2019 #7 is Resurgence Natalia Fatale!
One thing that makes limiting your IT collection difficult is the fact that many dolls from a previous year's lineup don't arrive to collectors until the following year. For me, I consider these dolls 2019 dolls even though they were promoted in 2018.
The first doll to make my list of 2019 that wasn't available to collectors until 2019 is Resurgence Natalia Fatale.
Here is a photo in the box.
I'm not sure what kind of semi-gloss sealer is being used on these dolls' eyes, but I don't like it one bit in photographs. This is an extraordinarily beautiful doll, but I can't get a good photo of her face for the life of me. At first, this photo made me think of Charlize Theron. Can you see that?
But out of the box, she reminds me of someone else...
Victoria Beckham ... Do you see this resemblance? That makes me love her even more. This doll came with all sorts of goodies. In jewelry, there were these long amazingly detailed earrings, a lovely ring for her finger, and six (that's right six) bracelets. There was a pair of sunglasses and an opulent brocade cape!
I think the designers really hit a home run with this doll. I need to brush out her hair a little, but I really wanted to see what she looked like wearing the turban. Yes, I said "turban"!
Oh my! The #6 doll to enter my collection in 2019 is Resurgence Natalia Fatale. And I don't think she will be leaving any time soon!
