Simply Irresistible

What can I say?  I'm a sucker for tan dolls with blonde hair.  I still believe it's because my first "big girl" doll as a child was Malibu Barbie.  My sister got Malibu PJ, and we played with those poor dolls until we almost wore them out.  (Actually our PJ didn't survive!)

When the event doll from the Integrity reveal in late spring was announced, I wasn't very excited about her.  It was the second Dania offered, and I thought I may already have enough tanned, blonde dolls:  Cosmetic Takeover Natalia, Glow Vanessa, Going Public Eugenia, Long Cool Woman Kesenia, and Force of Nature Agnes.   But the one thing you learn very early on as a Fashion Royalty collector, it's better to buy and take a chance.  If you miss a good doll, you really pay for it on secondary market.

Irresistible Dania arrived last week.  As collectors were receiving their dolls, photos started appearing.  In some photos her eyeshadow looks blue and in some it looks more gray.   I posted the first photo I took (from my dining room table).

I promised that this weekend I would take more care with her.  So, here is what she looks like in the box.  This photo was taken with only natural morning light from a nearby window.  I did not photo shop any of these photos.

Here is another closeup in the box.

Integrity has done a great job with the accessories this year.   The jewelry, though quite chunky, is on trend right now.   The shoes and purses have been phenomenal.

When I took her out of the box, I decided to leave the red belt off and use different earrings.

Another closeup, without the plastic protector this time.

One of my favorite dresses for tan, blonde-haired dolls is the Riveting Premiere Isha dress.  I just knew Irresistible would look great in it.

The hair on this doll will require attention.  I know it can be relaxed and styled differently.  But as everyone knows, hair styling is not my strength.   I am eager to see what everyone else accomplishes.  Maybe I'll get brave.   I can already hear my husband laughing in the background.

Continuing to Clean Out Closets

This past spring I sold my "secret stash" of NRFB Monster High dolls that had been hiding in my closet.   I was surprised to find they had value beyond their original retail prices.  I made enough money on them to purchase High Drama Eugenia (see earlier post).

With the announcement that Integrity was combining the FR and FR2 lines and putting all dolls produced in the future on a revised FR2 body, it gave me the courage to move forward with focusing my collection even more.  I decided to get rid of the majority of my Dynamite Girls (and boys).   I am going to try and narrow down my collection to FR dolls that I absolutely love with a sprinkle of Poppy Parker and Mattel.

Again, I made enough money selling dolls from my closet to purchase another holy grail.   She was not inexpensive, but I used funds in my Paypal "bank" to pay for her.  She is the platinum version of A Fashionable Life Vanessa.

This doll was produced in the "hay day" of FR.  This giftset comes with 3 pair of shoes, 2 pair of nude panties, a purse and traincase, 2 clothes hangers, a necklace, bracelet and pair of earrings.   Then you have a complete wardrobe - red skirt, red and black lace bustier, evening gown, fur stole, black pinstripe pants and matching suit jacket, and red panty and bra.   The workmanship is amazing.  Since I already own this set from the raven version of the giftset, I plan to sell it NRFB on The Doll Page.  Although some of the pieces of this set will not fit the taller FR body, they look great on Silkstone dolls and dolls using the Bride of Dracula body.  Here is a shot of a group of dolls using that body type wearing the clothing.

Upon removing Vanessa from her box, she was immediately transferred to a taller body.  Here she is wearing "Flight of Fancy" - a FR outfit designed for their Lana Turner line.

((SIGH)) ... I can't believe she is finally here.  She had been on my grail list for years, but I just couldn't bring myself to pay secondary market price.  The good news is that I still have some money left in Paypal and plan to get another grail in the near future.  Which one do you think will come to live with me?  I'm scared that the earlier dolls will become even more rare to acquire after the FR convention in October when the new dolls are released on the revised FR2 body.  I better get busy.