Best of 2021 - # 4

The following doll was already reviewed this year.  She was the fourth doll I added to my collection in 2021.  Here is the original post: Additions to My Collection 2021 - #4 .

Again, we have another doll that was exclusive to the W Club.  Were you a collector of Integrity Toys dolls and not a member of the W Club, this was a very lean year for collecting dolls!  The Integrity Toys Convention sold out to members of the W Club (and this year there was a record breaking 1300 tickets).   There was only one FR2 doll offered for purchase to the general population in 2021!

Mothership Dania Zarr has the most spectacular ensemble ever created by Integrity Toys.  If you are a label hound, this doll is definitely for you.  The boots are based on a design by Tom Ford.  The visor is from an Alexander McQueen collection.  The coat comes from the House of Balenciaga.  The belt is a Dior design.  The metal corset is iconic and from the collection of Thierry Mugler.

In my personal opinion, this was the wrong doll for the ensemble.  Mothership Dania Zarr looks matronly to me.  The minute she arrived I decided she was going to be my Cruella Deville and I sold my Fashionably Ruthless giftset.  Here she is wearing an R&D Exclusive ensemble.  I actually prefer Mothership Dania Zarr like this.

The ensemble just needs to be on a more sensuous and youthful looking doll.  Here it is on French Kiss Vanessa Perrin. Sort of a Farrah Fawcett a la Logan's Run sort of vibe.  Better?  

Primarily due to the outstanding ensemble, Best of 2021 - # 4 is Mothership Dania Zarr.

Best of 2021 - # 5

Sometimes a collector will purchase a doll because they really like the ensemble (even if they don't like the doll).  And sometimes a collector will buy the doll in spite of an ensemble.  

When Wild Feeling Rayna Ahmadi was previewed as a W Club exclusive in 2020, I knew I would be purchasing this doll.  Rayna Ahmadi is the only doll for which I own all versions that been publicly offered.    I love this sculpt.  

Here is Wild Feeling Rayna Ahmadi in the box.

And here is a closeup.  Her face is definitely her "money maker"!

This was sort of a mini-giftset.  There was a little skirt, a cool coat, and two pair of shoes.  This mini-giftset cost $175.  (Accessories photo property of Integrity Toys)

I hate to admit it, but this is probably my least favorite NuFace ensemble ever produced by Integrity Toys.  I'm hoping I can use pieces as separates and combine them with other things in my doll wardrobe.  Here is a photo of Wild Feeling Rayna Ahmadi right out of the box.  

I didn't think it was possible for a doll to experience moose knuckles/camel toes.  As a female I'm pretty sure I know Rayna's "wild feeling" is from wearing those pants and they make a cream for that!

That top is just wrong on every level.  I couldn't even bring myself to put the skirt on her.  Here is the full ensemble.  The coat is the saving grace here and, more than anything, for the simple reason that it covers everything else.

I love Rayna Ahmadi.  And I really love Wild Feeling Rayna Ahmadi.  I envisioned her "wild feeling" a little differently.

I was excited to find that the  “American In Paris” ensemble cape from the IT Obsession Covention Poppy Parker Style Lab was made from the same fabric used for the boots and bra from the 2020 Legendary Convention Meteor Mischievous Keeki Adaeze.  I paired 2016 Polarity Nadja Rhymes’ skirt with 2014 Gloss Convention Giselle Diefendorf’s blouse, bra, and hose.   I like her better dressed like this!

This doll is just super beautiful; probably one of the most beautiful Nuface dolls produced.  Best of 2021 - Number 5 is Wild Feeling Rayna Ahmadi.  (Wearing Sister Moguls leather top)