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Welcome Friends!

I hope you all have been well! I am in denial that school is ready to start up again and the weather might (unfortunately) be changing. I'm a summer girl for sure. 

 

This post has been a while coming because I was waiting on the delivery of some special items.

First, I had to wait for these peeps to arrive.

My dad teased me with this picture back in mid July. And I could NOT WAIT to get my hands on them! Because.......VINTAGE SKIPPER! So he brought them to me at the end of last month when they came down for a visit.

She is a true vintage, easy to tell by how dirty she is and the hair does not have rooting in the crown of her head (and by the body markings too of course.) And oh my she is in BAD need of a spa day.

Now the question is what to dress her in. I have lots of Vintage Skipper "pieces" like, just the top to Jeepers Creepers and Fancy Pants and didn't feel like dressing her in Masquerade or Platter Party. So I thought this one was cute and it looks perfect on her. Lots of Lace from 1970!

 

She turned out SO CUTE! I love this little dress on her. I even gave her original swimsuit a soak in the Oxy Clean and it turned out really nice too. Not pristine but definitely much better than it was. LOVE HER!

Next was this Ken!

Such a lovely Ken, nice dark hair. The orange vest doesn't really go with the tuxedo, haha!

I searched and searched for this grey tuxedo and found out he is the 1983 Perfume Giving Ken! I do have a Perfume Pretty Barbie somewhere around here. :) Need to get poor Ken a nice tuxedo jacket rather than the OOAK orange vest.

And now, Barbie!

A sport jacket with a long dress. It's funny what kids will dress their dolls in, isn't it?

And that hair. Yes, a spa day will do her some good.

 

As I was taking off her jacket, I saw it had an older Genuine Barbie tag.

A search yielded me that this was the 1983 Twice as Nice Reversible Fashion In and Outfitted! Such a cute outfit. Going for high dollars on eBay so it may be a while before I can get the complete outfit.

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And as I was taking her dress off her (no tags, must be a clone fashion) I saw that she has tan lines!

 

So she is none other than the 1978 Sun Lovin' Malibu Barbie! I also have another NIB.

 

The tan lines are just so so cute so she needed to have an outfit that showed them off! I remembered that Mattel came out recently with some Roxy (by Quiksilver) fashion packs. Some beach wear would be perfect for this lovely. So while I was waiting for those fashion packs to come in the mail, I took her to the spa. This was her quick spa outfit. A fun clone hooded shirt and some pink plaid shorts. Fun lazy outfit.

Since the hair was in a high ponytail for so long, it was still bumpy and showing her rooting holes after a wash and super hot water rinse. So in a momentary lapse of judgement I thought that I would flat iron her hair straight. And I had the flat iron too hot. And you can probably guess what happened next.

Yep. Her hair melted and stuck to my flat iron. I'M SO SORRY BARBIE!!

 

I don't think it's too bad honestly. I can maybe get those ends to smooth down so they don't stick straight up. Gosh I was so mad at myself! Lesson learned.

So the fashion packs came in the mail. I chose this floral outfit first

 

And then this wetsuit second. I knew this one would cover up the tan lines but I liked the colors and the accessories. Also are you loving the reusable fashion packaging? I totally am!

 

So first outfit. I put all the accessories on her.

Definitely shows off the tan lines! I kind of like the floral choker but not sold on it. The sunglasses are okay but the headband doesn't really stay in her hair all that well.

The pineapple purse is definitely cute and I like the bracelet. The beach bag does not open (boo!) but won't stay on her wrist so it won't be used. Pants so cute! The waistband is super small on these pants. I don't see how they would fit on a newer Barbie body or even a curvy doll. They were hard enough to get on this old body style!

 

It came with two necklaces. The other was orange stars. It matches but nah, not doing it for me either.

 

What about the wetsuit?

Yeah, super tight in the bust. And it is kind of giving her a perma wedgie. So we'll have to save this one for the next doll.

I am glad I have another pair of flip flops for those dolls with beach feet. Honestly, they don't look too bad on Malibu Barbie!

 

So I decided to go with the other outfit with minimal accessories. Kept the bracelet and flip flops and she's holding her sunglasses.

Her hair still doesn't lie flat from being in that ponytail all these years so I smoothed it over to the side and used a little of my elastic shaping paste to keep down those singed ends from the flat iron. She's beautiful.

And I did not know this, but Barbie clothes are coming tagged again! Hooray!

 

And one last friend. I saw her at Goodwill and I couldn't pass her up.

 

I saw the purple hair, the totally cute kawaii outfit and the big eyes and I thought for sure she was a Shibajuku Girl doll. But after searching for her online I realized she wasn't a Shibajuku girl but a 2020 Fail Fix doll @Kawaii.Qtee.

Fail Fix dolls are a cute concept but I can see how they can lose their luster after one play through. They have a plastic "face" and you can put their mask on and it snaps in place, remove the first face to reveal the beauty underneath. The hair comes all askew with all their accessories embedded in the hair. You are supposed to help them transform from fail to fabulous. But after their hair is all brushed out and they're all accessorized, what's the point to going back to the "fail" face? Their hair is also FULL of product. I would say almost as much as my Rainbow High doll hair after she came out of the box. Like, Holiday Barbie hard. (MyFroggyStuff on YouTube has a wonderful unboxing video of Fail Fix dolls, check it out!)

So she went to the spa and came out better looking than before.

Her hair is soft and shiny and didn't have any pull out. So pretty!

The character on her dress is eating a blue ice cream cone so I gave her these blue ice cream shoes I had from the Monster High Ice Scream set. They don't fit perfectly but until I can find something else, they will do fine.

 

And that's all for today! Like the outfit on Malibu Barbie? Get any Roxy fashions for your dolls? Have any of the other Fail Fix dolls in your collection? Let me know in the comments!

I have one more post coming up and then at the end of September I have a very exciting post. I almost can't wait for September to get here! I hope you'll all be back for those.

Until then!

Giftages 2019 - Post 5

Warm Greetings!

Has the rain been getting you down? The rain has been a little depressing although I will admit that the pouring rain on the roof does have a soothing effect. We don't often get that hard driving rain but it was nice today. 

But how about a nice clothing haul to brighten things up! We love Barbie's wardrobe and these selections are no exception! 

Let's get to it! First are the vintage clothes that were marked. 

Anyone recognize this one? All Barbie and Friends were dressed in a swimsuit. This one is from the first Francie! The Bendable Leg Francie from 1966.

One of the not-so-vintage, Sunsational Malibu PJ swimsuit.
 

Oh my heart. This is the Satin Bolero jacket with the silver glitter dots from 1963. Very very poor condition, the hems would need to be completely redone. Sleeves are doable, bottom of the jacket, not so much. Luckily I have a pristine one on my Sandi doll. 
 

This is the 1962 Fashion Pak Belle Dress in Orange.

Don't get too excited! This is the reproduction of Barbie's original swimsuit. Nontheless, I'm glad to have it!
 

Purse Pak from 1962. Contains the purse from Red Flare, a black vinyl clutch and a shopping bag filled with flowers (unlike Surburban Shopper whose bag is filled with groceries.)
 

This is the one shoulder top from the Satin 'n Rose set from 1964. This ensemble was made up entirely of pieces from the 1963 Fashion Packs. How do you tell which came from which set? In the fashion packs, each item had a tag. If it's from the set, only the jacket has the tag. This does not have the tag so it is from Satin 'n Rose. 
 

Oh it would have been nice to have this for my Sandi doll! It's the only piece from that set that I'm missing but in poor condition. One shoulder top from the Satin Fashion Pak 1963.
 

1962 Fashion Pak Gathered Skirt in Orange
 

1962 Fashion Pak Sheath Skirt in Orange
 

These are some mod era Barbie Pants from New Teen Fashions for Barbie and Friends, Cool Casuals 1970.
 

One of the only pictures I could find of the complete outfit! There is one listed on eBay for $60. Must be a pretty popular one? It is pretty cute. :)

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The Ruffles 'n Lace Fashion Pak from 1964. This also came with accessories of a brush, comb and mirror.
 

Black and White slacks fashion pak from 1962
 

Not so vintage Paint 'n Dazzle Barbie top - 1993. I have her! (unpainted)
 

Another gathered skirt fashion pak in Orange!
 

And here in pink!
 

Two 1962 Helenca Swimsuits in black. The Fashion Pak also came with sunglasses and cork wedgies. The red suit came on all Bubblecut dolls so the black (and navy) suits are rare and hard to find. And I have two!
 

Finishing Touches Shoes and Bags from 1982. Not a complete set but not bad! Love those boots. They are the ones that say Barbie on the side and came with my Lights 'n Lace Barbie (only hers are pink.)
 

And I got a nice little collection of Skipper fashions! 

Dramatic Living Skipper swimsuit from 1970.
 

The Skipper Fashion Collectibles Lingerie Set #2808. Also came with a bra, panties and camisole.
 

This is such a cute dress! Red Sensation from 1964. It matches Barbie's Sheath Sensation dress. Also comes with hat, gloves, socks and red shoes. 
 

The original Skipper Swimsuit!
 

More Fashion Collectibles from 1979! This is #2807 and also came with a light pink tank with the same trim and a small white hip bag. It's really cute!
 

This is from a Skipper Fashion Pack from 1969 called Jeepers Creepers. Also came with blue striped pedal pushers, blue flats, a sunvisor with scarf, sunglasses and a ball. I'd love to have the whole set but not sure about that name! haha
 

This is too cute. Dog Show from 1966. It came with a pink pleated skirt and an actual dog! What a treat it would be to have that!
 

1965 Outdoor Casuals Sweater. I love this! I wish I had the other pieces. Slacks, dickey, shoes, gloves and a little red yo-yo. 
 

1970 Fancy Pants. And the pants that came with this are just as ruffled as the shirt. There was light blue shorts, shoes and a bright pink vinyl purse with daisies on it. So mod!
 

Jumper from Right in Style - 1967
 

Top from 1972 Red, White and Blues. This outfit also came with blue shorts, red knee highs and a heart print ruffle dress. 
 

I'm going to have to look through my stash and see if I have some Skipper dolls I can pop some of these outfits on! They are really cute! (Note: I do...somewhere)

So friends, have any of these Barbie or Skipper outfits? Have the Bendable Leg Francie? Let me know in the comments below! I desperately want a Francie doll by the way. Maybe someday!  

Next post coming soon with more fabulous fashions! See you next time!