Finally!... sort of...

Boom!💥

 

Sometimes Mattel shows hints of its former genius... these dolls are beautiful and adult collectors everywhere are scampering to get their hands on them. 

Yet, I suspect they are more excited by the prospect of non-ugly faces and articulated bodies than by the 'meh' designs... The jumpsuit had potential, but the top and skirt are basic, and the dress looks like something my 50-something year old mother would wear.

Personally I like the dolls, but I am cautious about #10 (middle). For one, I have been waiting such a long time for an articulated body in this exquisite dark skin tone 😍... and they go and produce a TALL body. Sigh... ok. I guess I'll make it work. But who did this doll's makeup? Purple and pink eyeshadow and... red lipstick??? My word! With this face mold which is already on the dramatic side, I would think adding more drama with over-the-top makeup could push this face over the edge into ugly. Remember the frighteningly hideous BMR1959 petite AA doll with purple hair? 🤮

Mattel, I see you but I'm also watching you. Were you secretly bought over by Integrity? #10 looks like she will fit in well with Fashion Royalty dolls (which I detest). I'm willing to bet FR collectors will have her snatched up before Barbie collectors even manage to get their credit cards out.

Mattel hits a slam dunk... in the trash

 I'm convinced Carlyle Nuera is a spy and a plant, sent to destroy the Barbie brand.

For a while he managed to trick us into thinking he had potential. I admit I was fooled at first... I bought the Convention doll in red, even if I didn't understand the Dilophosaurus-like frills on the outfit. 

But after seeing the second and third dolls in this series, I now see Carlyle has descended into madness and no-one at Mattel has the sense God gave a turnip to tell him his designs are bad.

Poor Mariko and her blue eyebrows.

Seriously. Try to say something nice about the yellow get-up. 

 

Ugh. I don't even believe he likes Barbie dolls, probably never played with them as a child. He should save himself further embarrassment as a designer and resign and go flip burgers or something... He'd be better suited to a 9-5 in a non-artistic field. 

Mattel faces hit a new low...

 I haven't been inspired to post recently.

Mattel keeps churning out crap: ugly faces, ugly bodies, ugly clothes... it's like that company is now a mere shell of itself... all its glory days are long gone and it is a joke in the doll world.

I mean... look at this Barbie Extra Fancy doll... it looks like it could be a character in Fraggle Rock!

What do the designers at Mattel do? Besides Carlyle Nuera who is single-handedly trying to destroy the brand and reputation with his hideous designs, I mean? They all seem like lazy no-talent accounts who just sip mimosas while drawing a paycheck for doing nothing.

What a joke Mattel is now. They have become cheap clones and knock-offs of a once gorgeous, magnificent doll.  

Big Head Shelf

I had these pics in my old phone...