Twin here 🙋♀️yeah people can be super weird about twins lol. I like most twin dolls just cause I think they are fun, but i appreciated some of the points in your rant haha
Also a twin! And we fraternal. So we don’t even look alike or have similar personalities. And yet people (including my “best friend”) still tried to act like we were the same person. I seen the less social twin, only got to go places because people couldn’t fathom just inviting my sister. So you would think that would be an advantage for me. But it just leaves me with the complex of being the left over for the rest of my life. Strangely, as someone who does collect twin based dolls because of being a twin, I also agree with everything they are saying. Up to the point where I could say it with them because I knew what was coming.
With the little siblings line I absolutely agree with you. Like compare g1 Howleen to the g2 sibling line. Sibling characters can ABSOLUTELY be good but there has to actually be thought put into it rather than just "ok Lagoona now has five younger siblings with increasingly desperate name puns and the triplets have barely one personality between the three of them"
idk if that counts as a theme, but I love it when companies kind of revisit and old line/designs and elaborate on them (like Haunt Couture or some of the G3 lines that reference G1 lines) - although I admit, these can also backfire hard, cuz sometimes they go the opposite route and take an old line and water it down to some cheap money grab (like a lot of the recent barbie playline anniversary fashionistas that referenced iconic barbies but in the most unimaginative and cheap way ever)
Sibling lines happening at the end of a doll brands always annoys me cos what do you mean these characters we’ve been following through movies and shows suddenly have siblings that have never been brought up… Though I will say Frankie building her own sibling in G2 just because she was lonely was a funny concept 💀
Totally agree! Especially when suddenly it’s every single character has a sibling like…definitely messed with the world building. Which to be fair companies usually don’t seem to care about by the time they get to sibling doll territory lmao
I collect Barbies. I like some of the Monster High ideas but I have to say that Bratz dolls creep me out! ( that goes for most dolls with the freakishly big heads - head = more than 1/4 of overall height) On the “birthdays” theme, Barbie has birthstone and zodiac series as well as some birthday present dolls (posh frock with a gift box) Shopping dolls - Barbie has a random selection of designer shopping dolls (eg Bloomingdale’s Big Brown Bag, See’s Candies or the Hudson Bay Company) Barbie Dolls of the World was a bit hit and miss - some were great but there were (more than) a few that are very close to being patronising (or even getting into the borderline offensive area) but that may be looking at the dolls with 2020s opinions rather than the opinions around when the dolls were made - it’s a tricky area, particularly with all the “cultural appropriation” issues around now (eg Mattel cashing in on Dia de Muertos) But… not mass produced, I’ve seen some beautiful African made/inspired outfits that are amazing. On the whole, Barbie, for me has to, first of all, have a great outfit - something that is “inspired” of “inspiring” - I’m a sucker for ballgowns, fantastical gowns (like the recent Tribute to Fashion), designer (Dior, Givenchy etc). A Barbie in a bad outfit can be saved by her face sculpt, because I can re-dress her. My suggestion missing from your line-up would be fashion designers - but I guess this is mostly for the 12” (and over) fashion dolls rather than Bratz, MH etc.
I dont mind cheer dolls-i think its a nice way to challenge designers to make appealing designs with a very limited theme I like how g1 mh specifically tackled it, not just cause its very obiviously scene/emo inspired but also it gave little nice details to make the designs unique, for example cleo ofc having the bandages , draculaura having pink fishnets & cute buns and frankie having stitches on her dress Weirdly i didnt like RH’s cheer line-yeah its objectivly the most unique obe but its just..rlly ugly 😭 their so garish
I love gothic themes like Bratz Midnight Dance and MH Vampire Heart Draculaura. Oh and my all time fave is grey scale lines like SH1 and MH Reel Drama. I know you aren't a fan! Fairy and mermaid lines (Mermaze Mermaids and Barbie did it well in early 2000s Halloween lines like RH Costume Ball And popstar styles like RH Royal 3 and MH G3 SS Monster Mysteries. And Bratz Space Angels and Pop Sensation Barbie. Oh and anything cat themed of course! I thought I don't like twins but I love Storm Twins and Sunny and Luna twin pack. Cheerleader theme may be my least favourite..Its not really a thing in Australia and Im not into sport.
I am begging you plz plz plz do monster high doll rankings for each character like you did with the Disney princesses my autistic ass could watch those videos forever
I’ve got excellent news for you then lmao those were the first rankings I ever did! Got individual character rankings for all the g1 dolls and then also group rankings for the g3 dolls
Okay, 100% on the little siblings lines, can't. stand. them. Right down to Barbie and SKIPPER. 🤢🤮 I literally Howled when Darling Dollz threw shade at Cleo's little gremlin Sandy. SANDY!!!! 🤣🤣🤣
“Can they please just wear glasses because their eyes don’t work” 🤣🤣🤣 as a fellow Glasses wearer I felt that 🤣🤣🤣
Agree that costumes and formal wear are some of the best themes!
not hugely into dolls, but I really enjoy your videos... absolutely contagious laughter! keep it up! 👍
Twin here 🙋♀️yeah people can be super weird about twins lol. I like most twin dolls just cause I think they are fun, but i appreciated some of the points in your rant haha
Also a twin! And we fraternal. So we don’t even look alike or have similar personalities. And yet people (including my “best friend”) still tried to act like we were the same person. I seen the less social twin, only got to go places because people couldn’t fathom just inviting my sister. So you would think that would be an advantage for me. But it just leaves me with the complex of being the left over for the rest of my life. Strangely, as someone who does collect twin based dolls because of being a twin, I also agree with everything they are saying. Up to the point where I could say it with them because I knew what was coming.
Very interesting theme for a video, loved it. And for the record, rant as much as you want, it's why I tune in :)
With the little siblings line I absolutely agree with you. Like compare g1 Howleen to the g2 sibling line. Sibling characters can ABSOLUTELY be good but there has to actually be thought put into it rather than just "ok Lagoona now has five younger siblings with increasingly desperate name puns and the triplets have barely one personality between the three of them"
You should definitely tutt your own horn!! ❤️ tutt away girl
Nerd 4 life here as well. It’s always in fashion to know and learn new things 🤓
idk if that counts as a theme, but I love it when companies kind of revisit and old line/designs and elaborate on them (like Haunt Couture or some of the G3 lines that reference G1 lines) - although I admit, these can also backfire hard, cuz sometimes they go the opposite route and take an old line and water it down to some cheap money grab (like a lot of the recent barbie playline anniversary fashionistas that referenced iconic barbies but in the most unimaginative and cheap way ever)
Sibling lines happening at the end of a doll brands always annoys me cos what do you mean these characters we’ve been following through movies and shows suddenly have siblings that have never been brought up… Though I will say Frankie building her own sibling in G2 just because she was lonely was a funny concept 💀
Totally agree! Especially when suddenly it’s every single character has a sibling like…definitely messed with the world building. Which to be fair companies usually don’t seem to care about by the time they get to sibling doll territory lmao
Yay!!!! See ya soon! 🖐️🙂👍🍀
WAIT!! This was my idea! YAY!
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I collect Barbies. I like some of the Monster High ideas but I have to say that Bratz dolls creep me out! ( that goes for most dolls with the freakishly big heads - head = more than 1/4 of overall height)
On the “birthdays” theme, Barbie has birthstone and zodiac series as well as some birthday present dolls (posh frock with a gift box)
Shopping dolls - Barbie has a random selection of designer shopping dolls (eg Bloomingdale’s Big Brown Bag, See’s Candies or the Hudson Bay Company)
Barbie Dolls of the World was a bit hit and miss - some were great but there were (more than) a few that are very close to being patronising (or even getting into the borderline offensive area) but that may be looking at the dolls with 2020s opinions rather than the opinions around when the dolls were made - it’s a tricky area, particularly with all the “cultural appropriation” issues around now (eg Mattel cashing in on Dia de Muertos) But… not mass produced, I’ve seen some beautiful African made/inspired outfits that are amazing.
On the whole, Barbie, for me has to, first of all, have a great outfit - something that is “inspired” of “inspiring” - I’m a sucker for ballgowns, fantastical gowns (like the recent Tribute to Fashion), designer (Dior, Givenchy etc). A Barbie in a bad outfit can be saved by her face sculpt, because I can re-dress her.
My suggestion missing from your line-up would be fashion designers - but I guess this is mostly for the 12” (and over) fashion dolls rather than Bratz, MH etc.
I dont mind cheer dolls-i think its a nice way to challenge designers to make appealing designs with a very limited theme
I like how g1 mh specifically tackled it, not just cause its very obiviously scene/emo inspired but also it gave little nice details to make the designs unique, for example cleo ofc having the bandages , draculaura having pink fishnets & cute buns and frankie having stitches on her dress
Weirdly i didnt like RH’s cheer line-yeah its objectivly the most unique obe but its just..rlly ugly 😭 their so garish
Also yes marisol’s name is a slur, its specifically a slur towards Indigenous Brazilians
I had to agree
I love gothic themes like Bratz Midnight Dance and MH Vampire Heart Draculaura.
Oh and my all time fave is grey scale lines like SH1 and MH Reel Drama. I know you aren't a fan!
Fairy and mermaid lines (Mermaze Mermaids and Barbie did it well in early 2000s
Halloween lines like RH Costume Ball
And popstar styles like RH Royal 3 and MH G3 SS Monster Mysteries. And Bratz Space Angels and Pop Sensation Barbie.
Oh and anything cat themed of course!
I thought I don't like twins but I love Storm Twins and Sunny and Luna twin pack.
Cheerleader theme may be my least favourite..Its not really a thing in Australia and Im not into sport.
I am begging you plz plz plz do monster high doll rankings for each character like you did with the Disney princesses my autistic ass could watch those videos forever
I’ve got excellent news for you then lmao those were the first rankings I ever did! Got individual character rankings for all the g1 dolls and then also group rankings for the g3 dolls
@ I’m going on a deep dive then LMAO thank u for letting me know
Okay, 100% on the little siblings lines, can't. stand. them. Right down to Barbie and SKIPPER. 🤢🤮
I literally Howled when Darling Dollz threw shade at Cleo's little gremlin Sandy. SANDY!!!! 🤣🤣🤣