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Beauty Haunted Ghost Barbie

By the end of the last year I bought the Beauty Haunted Ghost Barbie. She belongs to a Fantasy series. In the last years lots of Fantasy Barbie dolls were produced.  I didn’t expect her to be sold out that quickly. I read somewhere that she also won a doll Award but I don’t know in which category. Let’s hope that the chains don’t change somehow in the next years and develop a green colour. Unfortunately several Barbie dolls from the last decade have developed green ears. I hope that it will work out better this time.

Beauty Haunted Ghost Barbie

Beauty Haunted Ghost Barbie

Beauty Haunted Ghost Barbie

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Barbie as George Washington

Barbie as George Washington is for me one of the craziest Barbie dolls ever created. Originally she was made as exclusive doll for the US Toy Chain FAO Schwarz and sold there in 1997. I don’t know the exact retail price but I estimate that she was not cheap. Anyways, I always liked this crazy doll and I bought her several months ago. She’s inspired by the 18th century fashion and style. I like especially the pink coat and the black hat of a military uniform.  To mention here is also that she is the only Barbie doll to wear knee breeches and I know a lot of Barbie dolls.

Hope you enjoy the pics 🙂

George Washington Barbie

George Washington Barbie

George Washington Barbie

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Mystical Manipuri Barbie

Sounds like she is from India, huh? And she really is.  Luckily I found her several weeks ago in Italy. She’s my first Barbie from the first Expressions of India series from 1997. It’s stunning what foreign Barbie dolls were made for foreign markets.

She’s so exotic and I’m happy to have her in my collection.

Mystical Manipuri

Mystical Manipuri Barbie from 1997

Mystical Manipuri Barbie

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Beauty Secrets Barbie and Christie

Finally after some laborious weeks I take my time to present you another couple from my collection. This time it is the Beauty Secrets series  ( okay it’s not complete the Beauty Secrets Barbie with the mirrors is not in my collection yet) . In general I’m happy to have the two in Nrfb. Oh I almost forgot to mention that they are from 1979. I guess you have never estimated them to be more than 30 years old. At the moment I concentrate on collecting Superstar Barbie….

Beauty Secrets Christie

Beauty Secrets Christie

Beauty Secrets Christie

Beauty Secrets Barbie

Beauty Secrets Barbie

Here are the two versions for comparision

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Holiday Treasures Barbie – the trio

I’m proud to present you my collection of Holiday Treasure Barbie dolls. The were made in 1999,2000 and 2001.

The one with the blue dress is from 2001. She’s the last one from the series and she was a Collector’s Club Exclusive back then. I think you hardly can see it but the glitter on her white skirt sparkles and creates a very state occasion.

The one with red and gold dress is from 1999. She was the first one in this series. I really like her hairdo.

The one with the red and green dress is from 2000. She has  gold ornaments on her dress.

All three Barbie dolls from the Holiday Treasures series

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Bathtime Fun Kelly – one set, two issues

Today I have the chance to show you two versions, an early Kelly and a late one from one set produced by Mattel in the mid 1990s. I had the idea that there are two versions of one doll but I only owned the early version. In December I found the late version with the pink border ( bathing gown and towel) and canecalon hair. The early version has the yellow border (bathing gown and towel) and saran hair ( much shinier and easier to comb).

So here you can see that there are indeed two versions….

The two versions togehter

Shelly/Kelly with saran hair

Shelly/Kelly with saran hair, bathtube, towel and bathing gown and the yellow border

Shelly/Kelly with canecalon hair (late version) that comes with a pink border

A closer look at the late version, the hair is much brighter than the one from the early version but not as shiny as the one from the early version

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Fluffy, Barbies’ cat from the 1980s

In the last week Barbie got a new pet.  It’s a white cat called Fluffy. She was offered in the late 1980s and as you can see in the pictures she came with a feeding bowl, a neckband, a box of cat food, a carrier and a cat tree.

It’s a lovely ensemble. By the way Fluffy has one part of the hook-and-loop fastener under her feet. Hope you enjoy the pics. 🙂Barbie and Fluffy

Fluffy is hungry

Fluffy likes the cat-tree

Fluffy uses the cat-tree

Fluffy looks about her new environment

Fluffy is tired now