The Disney store one looks uncanny. While better than previous live action dolls from them, the realistic face on the exaggerated doll proportions looks so off. I love the stylization on the Mattel one. Looks like Halle without looking creepy.
They honestly should just go stylized ALL THE TIME. It also works less with realistic faces because the features will be too small especially the eyes. And I feel like you have to think of the faces of a dolls in the same way you do stage make up, you need to project the emotions of the dolls face largely, especially in the eyes.
i think mattel is really good at finding a balance between cartoony stylism and actually capturing the person's likeness when they make celebrity sculpts. the mattel sculpt really reads as halle but with more doll-like stylizations. she's super cute.
the disney doll eye shape is what makes it look less like halle because halle has a longer inner corner of the eyes that the mattel one managed to capture in a cartoon ver in comparison, i just remembered hextian did a kind of realistic repaint of halle too and he got her eyes perfectly
I prefer the budget face a lot more! Captures Halle beautifully!!!! 💚❤️💚❤️ The Disney stores version looks a bit like Wanda Sykes! I absolutely love that for custom but I feel like it’s another miss like when they made Emma Watson Belle doll look like Justin Bieber! 😭
yeah also how does a mermaid maintain eyeliner and eyeshadow. I know it's a simple little thing, but it still makes me laugh when I look at her in doll form with WHITE eyes shadow.
I really like the Mattel tail too, which surprises me. I might buy the doll just because of that. It's such a pretty piece of design and sculpting. I know Angel Kent worked on this line, so I assume that was his design. He definitely is a mermaid whisperer.
I really don’t understand why Mattel insists on using the pixelated UV screenings on dolls :( It’s such a deal breaker for me, and i just wonder what happens during production and how they decide what dolls are the unlucky few that get pixelated and which ones don’t, i hope one day they’ll quit using this method, although it seems unlikely
I feel the same way, but I think they are heading towards having them all UV. I haven't seen this Ariel in person, but I think maybe the technology has improved a bit. The Black Widow doll from a few years ago seemed to be worse, which really annoyed me because I paid almost $100 for her in Canada. I do think it's strange that Ariel seems to have worse pixelation than her sisters in the set. Maybe it's because she is higher in production numbers, so there is more of a cost savings.
Disney store LOVES polypropylene, they even do it for the LE dolls a lot of the time (except for cartoon Ariel, who has had nylon on every doll since about 2007-everyone else shifts between nylon and poly on a case-by-case basis, a lot of the LE and Designer dolls for other characters have poly like 85% of the time). I think the only time DS has used saran was with the 2006-07 Swimming Ariel doll, who for some inexplicable reason had saran despite every other DS Ariel having nylon that year. I think she came out right before they switched to the bright red nylon they use on Ariel now, so perhaps they were still testing out different hair types for her since the previous Ariel dolls had really really light ginger hair and didn't get the bright red nylon until immediately after the swimming doll came out lol
@@iamsoverybored878 Sadly true! In a couple of years, a LOT of Designer and LE dolls are going to have their hair degrading and falling out in the box- basically anyone with brunette or blonde hair with the exception of a handful
@Serena That's why I've been buying older collector dolls lately. Better quality and price. One of the dolls I just recently purchased is one of my favorites. I just washed the hair of a boxed Barbie that's 40 years old it took forever to get the tangles out. So even back then, they used not so good quality hair.
The way that the cheaper one is WAY better imo. She’s so pretty and actually does Halle justice. The Disney store one is a bit strange to me but I generally don’t love toothy grins on dolls anyways. Mattel for the win this time!
I love how the Disney store doll sings, has fabric tails and tops on, comes with an additional beautiful dress, boots, and headband, her face paint isn't pixelated...I mean that's pretty fantastic, and I love the playability of that. However, I think despite all the limitations of the Mattel doll, they did a fabulous face sculpt, and the Disney store one just feels uncanny unfortunately. So to me, the perfect doll would be a cross between these two.
I feel like the eyes are too far apart on the Disney store doll. The tail could have had a more drastic color shift to it and made the white lines way thinner. Does her top fit over the Mattel doll’s? Which doll were you talking about at the end? That you think is gonna be the best one?
The eyes ARE too far apart on the Disney doll. Way too far. The guide for doing human faces in portraits is, one eye width in between the two actual eyes. Those are the general dimensions for the human face. Even allowing for the stylized look of a doll, the huge gap between the eyes is the first thing I noticed.
@@ArkadyKirsanov I wish they would fix it lol I’m surprised they let Mattel outdo them on this doll. I’m very interested in the LE Disney doll but I bet she has the same face with the same problem
I actually can’t wait for more Mattel versions to come out if her arms and tale could bend so she can sit then I’d throw my non existent money at them. I pray when new versions of the dolls come out they paint both sides of the tail, and that they fix the lines issue, but I’m almost hope they don’t change the face even with paint flaws because it’s so pretty. The budget doll is not only great for little kids, but great for younger collectors and collectors on a budget, it’s also great for collectors who prefer the toy versions of dolls. As for the Disney doll I love her too but I thought I’d love her more, Disney you have lots of money throw some more into your dolls. All the doll has going for it is the possibility though I love the second outfit.
The Disney store dolls always look so creepy and not even close to the actresses. I recently bought a Cinderella live action doll to make a ooak because I needed a blonde doll brown eyes (not confident enough to repaint yet rip) and the disney doll looks so odd and ugly! The mattel one which was supposed to be the playline and less expensive it's prettier and actually kind of looks like the actress. The Mattel Ariel is the prettiest as well. I'd like her to not have a molded top but I've seen people swap her head into a MTM body and she's gorgeous 🥰
man, they should be selling the sisters separately and not force people to buy the 7 pack for $100. Yes when you break down the price you are saving about $5 per doll. However, Disney shouldn't force people to spend that much just because they maybe like one or two of the sisters' . Throwing down $100 for plastic toys is ridiculous when the movie isn't even out yet. It's just stupid. Disney wasn't always like this back in the 90s and early 2000s
Is there any way you could detach the tail again from the doll (mattel) I would like to add organza ruffles on the tail then attach it again I did not know that once you snap it it won’t come off again 😢
I think they are both beautiful and they look so much like Halle Bailey. Me personally, I feel like the doll with the 2 different outfits look a lot more like Halle while the other doll looks Halle-ish in doll form. I would get the doll that comes in 2 outfits, because they actually give the doll legs just in case I want to dress her up as Halle Bailey herself and switch the hair up if I wanted to.
I have the mattel doll. I feel like it looks more like Halle by both are pretty. I really prefer the mattel tail. The sister collection is scheduled to arrive today im super excited to see her fabric tail and it bends at the "knee" too so itll move better!!!
The Mattel dress doll wasn't promoted much so I also preordered the mermaid version, I will headswap her to the soccer player and swallow my disappointment at missing out on the dress. I swapped the Cutie Reveal Owl head to the mermaid body and plan to attempt to swap the Owl arms to the mermaid. The skin tone match is great and she has super long purple hair, I think she makes a great cetacean. On the blue dress, the "weave pattern" of the fabric is the phrase you were searching for, I think. On the faces, I like the Mattel version better and I think it looks more like Halle Bailey than the Disney one, somehow. I look forward to customizers' repaints of the Mattel face, I bet we'll see some dolls that really look like her. Thanks as always, I love your videos!
I love these dolls. I have not got the signing Ariel doll, but I do have 3 different Ariel Mattel dolls, Ursula and a Vanessa the villian doll. I love Halle Bailey. She is talented and very beautiful. Beautiful review ❤️.
I feel like if Mattel wanted to do a collector Halle Bailey doll for Inspiring Womens, they could just modify the head a little to get it to a more realistic size.
I love both of them but the Mattel one looks more like Halle Bailey more. But I'll might get the singing doll too once she goes down in price or before she's gone off the shelves.
Hello 😀Nice to meet you and great video, good job! 😀 I'm a boy too and I gladly bought the budget Ariel mermaid doll too, I received her yesterday, I'm very glad! She is stunning! 😀 As I know how to use silicone and to make molds I will make her a silicone tail, it will be more realistic 😀 I will buy also the budget Vanessa doll (Ursula transformed into a beautiful girl to lure Eric) and I will buy too the Limited Edition Dolls of Ariel and Vanessa 😀 ❤💜 I really hope that the Limited Edition dolls of Ariel and Vanessa will have Saran hair, this is the best quality for dolls's hair, except real hair of course 😀 I will also make a silicone tail to the Limited Edition Ariel doll 😀 Enjoy those beautiful Ariel dolls and I'm looking forward to see your new videos about the others dolls of The Little Mermaid 😀
Thank you for this review 😊. I had high expectations on the Disney Store ver. because, overall, their dolls are top tier in comparison to Mattel or Hasbro. However, I'm kinda dissapointed this time with the face sculpt and the way they resolved the tail and the top. I prefer fabric over painted clothes always, but I honestly think Mattel got over Disney Store this time.
Disney store is :) she accidentally released early at some stores so there’s pics online already. She’s super cool but not as interesting as I’d hoped Thank you!
I think the face and tail on the cheaper one is so much better ....but obviously with not very good articulation on the Mattel one ...Disney store one will always be more popular....but saran hair is another Mattel win lol
Disney one’s forehead is too tall and face generally is longer than Halle’s to me… Prefer the Mattel face and locks placement too; I don’t like Disney’s loose hair fringe (bangs) framing the face - once I styled my Mattel I had the locks framing the face and it looked much more accurate. To me, the Disney one almost looks like she had a wig on that has slipped forward too much!!
I have the mattel version and Disney on the way. I cannot stop playing with her hair. Both versions are beautiful in their own way. The eyes on the Disney are a bit too small and not quite as expressive as the side glancing eyes normally are but shes still gorgeous. The mattel one however, for being a budget is phenomenal, I was so impressed that the locs were so soft and how they blend with the rest of the hair in soft waves is awesome. I just know the visuals in the movie are gonna turn on the waterworks😭! I can't wait🙌🎉🎉🎉
I just came to that conclusion as well, and was about to comment it! In one of the close-up shots in the video I held my finger only over that doll's nose, and the rest of the face immediately looked like Halle. It's not the eyes, lips, or face sculpt...those actually look good.
I like BOTH ❤ They are so pretty. My favourite live action Ariel dolls are Ariel Disney store and deluxe Ariel mattel ❤❤❤❤ But i prefer matter face and hairs little more ❤
I'll be honest I looked up the dresses and the way the dolls were made, and a lot of the OG Disney Princesses that are cheaper and have way better clothing. If you want to see a real mess check how that made the Trident doll. OH! but if you do like the sisters that have little to do with the storyline you can spend $100 for them. And no you can't buy them separately. Disney stop with the nickel and dime tactic.
So I got a tip to help with the shine. Wrap the doll up leaving only the face exposed and outside spray her with mr. super clear flat/matte spray. its a sealer and it works wonders in just a single thin coat
Personally I just bought the Mattel doll and I recommend that you buy the human Ariel doll because her dress is removable and she is easier to make her mermaid tail if you want her in her mermaid form she’s amazing and I am super excited for her live action remake
The Disney one gives me war flashbacks of the Emma Watson Belle tbh. I personally love the Mattel face, she looks so beautiful and more like a doll version of Halle
@@xCanadensis it supposed to be for the new movie or it’s an older collector Ariel doll? I loooove silicone mermaid tails like mermaid fantasy ! I wish they could do that with all mermaid dolls but it’s probably super expensive … but the pay off would be sooo worth it
I personally prefere the Mattel dolls, i dont like the Face up of the Shop disney dolls, i have the same problem with it like I had with the Belle liveactiion shop disney doll 😅
I honestly prefer the Mattel once since it's more to my taste. I like how cartoony it is and I absolutely love the tail. As someone who has a mermaid tail and is working to become a professional mermaid I just love her. While the only thing I like about the Disney store one is her articulation and the second outfit. Her tail is also really pretty but I prefer the fluke on the Mattel one.
I think the printed fabric tail would be better if they started the scales larger at top and then made them get smaller toward the tip. Instead of it all being uniform and the same size. It makes it look lazier. And also added a bit more of those colors similar to the Mattel tail too.
dolls with a battery now normally have the batteries in one of the thighs, that might be the reason why there's not a twist joint there if the battery compartment is in the back/torso then idk why they would've skipped out on that joint besides production costs 😔
A lot of dolls with poly hair have their hair become completely brittle and just kinda… turn to dust over time. It’s a huge issue with vintage dolls :( there’s also studies on the material polypropylene (it’s just a grade of plastic) that backs this up. Sunlight for sure causes it to degrade but it seems other things must do it as well as we’ve seen in the doll world
Having both the Disney and Mattel Deluxe, in person I like the Disney one much more. Her hair has different shades and I like how the locks are not "stuck on top" of her hair. And her face looks so good. The Mattel one for me is just a little too cartoonish. I agree the Disney doll eyes could be slightly better, but it still prefer it.
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The Disney store one looks uncanny. While better than previous live action dolls from them, the realistic face on the exaggerated doll proportions looks so off. I love the stylization on the Mattel one. Looks like Halle without looking creepy.
i'm excited too
They honestly should just go stylized ALL THE TIME. It also works less with realistic faces because the features will be too small especially the eyes. And I feel like you have to think of the faces of a dolls in the same way you do stage make up, you need to project the emotions of the dolls face largely, especially in the eyes.
Yeah the nose on the Disney store one is too big which throws the whole face off
i think mattel is really good at finding a balance between cartoony stylism and actually capturing the person's likeness when they make celebrity sculpts. the mattel sculpt really reads as halle but with more doll-like stylizations. she's super cute.
i'm really really excited too
the disney doll eye shape is what makes it look less like halle because halle has a longer inner corner of the eyes that the mattel one managed to capture in a cartoon ver
in comparison, i just remembered hextian did a kind of realistic repaint of halle too and he got her eyes perfectly
I prefer the budget face a lot more! Captures Halle beautifully!!!! 💚❤️💚❤️
The Disney stores version looks a bit like Wanda Sykes! I absolutely love that for custom but I feel like it’s another miss like when they made Emma Watson Belle doll look like Justin Bieber! 😭
oh i'm so excited
@@karenling2106 me too! I absolutely love Wanda! I want to buy so many of them to make Wanda Sykes custom character dolls! 💚❤️💚❤️
Disney made her eye color too light and her nose too big.
Her nose bridge is wider than usual, not the rest
Eyes in general are too small imo
Her features are 👽
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yeah also how does a mermaid maintain eyeliner and eyeshadow. I know it's a simple little thing, but it still makes me laugh when I look at her in doll form with WHITE eyes shadow.
I really like the Mattel tail too, which surprises me. I might buy the doll just because of that. It's such a pretty piece of design and sculpting. I know Angel Kent worked on this line, so I assume that was his design. He definitely is a mermaid whisperer.
I think they did a good job capturing Halle without making the doll extremely uncanny… thinking of that one Belle doll 😭
I’m really like the Mattel faces on these dolls the best. I wasn’t planning on buying everything I could find but so far I am LOL 😂
If only the Disney dolls had the Mattel Halle face mold, it captures her beauty much more accurately.
I really don’t understand why Mattel insists on using the pixelated UV screenings on dolls :( It’s such a deal breaker for me, and i just wonder what happens during production and how they decide what dolls are the unlucky few that get pixelated and which ones don’t, i hope one day they’ll quit using this method, although it seems unlikely
seriously!! It’s so visually unappealing but some of them are so pretty I can’t not buy them 😪
I feel the same way, but I think they are heading towards having them all UV. I haven't seen this Ariel in person, but I think maybe the technology has improved a bit. The Black Widow doll from a few years ago seemed to be worse, which really annoyed me because I paid almost $100 for her in Canada. I do think it's strange that Ariel seems to have worse pixelation than her sisters in the set. Maybe it's because she is higher in production numbers, so there is more of a cost savings.
he's dead
Still pretty tho
Disney store LOVES polypropylene, they even do it for the LE dolls a lot of the time (except for cartoon Ariel, who has had nylon on every doll since about 2007-everyone else shifts between nylon and poly on a case-by-case basis, a lot of the LE and Designer dolls for other characters have poly like 85% of the time).
I think the only time DS has used saran was with the 2006-07 Swimming Ariel doll, who for some inexplicable reason had saran despite every other DS Ariel having nylon that year. I think she came out right before they switched to the bright red nylon they use on Ariel now, so perhaps they were still testing out different hair types for her since the previous Ariel dolls had really really light ginger hair and didn't get the bright red nylon until immediately after the swimming doll came out lol
They feel that since people mostly keep those Disney dolls in the box, they can cheap out on some details.
@@iamsoverybored878 Sadly true! In a couple of years, a LOT of Designer and LE dolls are going to have their hair degrading and falling out in the box- basically anyone with brunette or blonde hair with the exception of a handful
@Serena That's why I've been buying older collector dolls lately. Better quality and price. One of the dolls I just recently purchased is one of my favorites. I just washed the hair of a boxed Barbie that's 40 years old it took forever to get the tangles out. So even back then, they used not so good quality hair.
The way that the cheaper one is WAY better imo. She’s so pretty and actually does Halle justice. The Disney store one is a bit strange to me but I generally don’t love toothy grins on dolls anyways. Mattel for the win this time!
I don’t like the singing ones face but love the articulation and clothing. I love the other dolls face. They need to merge 😂
You should buy the 7 sister pack from mattel all of the dolls are soooo pretty 😍
I love how the Disney store doll sings, has fabric tails and tops on, comes with an additional beautiful dress, boots, and headband, her face paint isn't pixelated...I mean that's pretty fantastic, and I love the playability of that. However, I think despite all the limitations of the Mattel doll, they did a fabulous face sculpt, and the Disney store one just feels uncanny unfortunately. So to me, the perfect doll would be a cross between these two.
i'm really excited too
9:03 I feel like it’s due to plastic underneath and like the type of plastic
I feel like the eyes are too far apart on the Disney store doll. The tail could have had a more drastic color shift to it and made the white lines way thinner. Does her top fit over the Mattel doll’s?
Which doll were you talking about at the end? That you think is gonna be the best one?
The eyes ARE too far apart on the Disney doll. Way too far. The guide for doing human faces in portraits is, one eye width in between the two actual eyes. Those are the general dimensions for the human face. Even allowing for the stylized look of a doll, the huge gap between the eyes is the first thing I noticed.
@@ArkadyKirsanov I wish they would fix it lol I’m surprised they let Mattel outdo them on this doll. I’m very interested in the LE Disney doll but I bet she has the same face with the same problem
Was not expecting to like Disney’s version. Does have a bit of an uncanny factor but it still very beautiful. Ahh, I’m so excited about this movie
I actually can’t wait for more Mattel versions to come out if her arms and tale could bend so she can sit then I’d throw my non existent money at them. I pray when new versions of the dolls come out they paint both sides of the tail, and that they fix the lines issue, but I’m almost hope they don’t change the face even with paint flaws because it’s so pretty.
The budget doll is not only great for little kids, but great for younger collectors and collectors on a budget, it’s also great for collectors who prefer the toy versions of dolls.
As for the Disney doll I love her too but I thought I’d love her more, Disney you have lots of money throw some more into your dolls. All the doll has going for it is the possibility though I love the second outfit.
Yesss !!!! I was waiting for you to cover these!!!!
I want a fully articulated Mattel doll.
You've offically made me want to get this doll so bad
The Disney store dolls always look so creepy and not even close to the actresses. I recently bought a Cinderella live action doll to make a ooak because I needed a blonde doll brown eyes (not confident enough to repaint yet rip) and the disney doll looks so odd and ugly! The mattel one which was supposed to be the playline and less expensive it's prettier and actually kind of looks like the actress. The Mattel Ariel is the prettiest as well. I'd like her to not have a molded top but I've seen people swap her head into a MTM body and she's gorgeous 🥰
The Mattel doll is my favorite. But the blue dress and bandana on the shopDisney doll is SO good. Hope you get the full sister set!
man, they should be selling the sisters separately and not force people to buy the 7 pack for $100. Yes when you break down the price you are saving about $5 per doll. However, Disney shouldn't force people to spend that much just because they maybe like one or two of the sisters' . Throwing down $100 for plastic toys is ridiculous when the movie isn't even out yet. It's just stupid. Disney wasn't always like this back in the 90s and early 2000s
the Disney face is a nightmare. the Mattel one is so sweet and palatable. I guess were "blessed" bc Disney doesnt give us molded tops.
I don't know what the hell they were thinking on that.
My husband is on vacation visiting his family his parents and his siblings also he brought his daughter Malia to meet her grandparents
I just got both slim boxes from Mattel and they’re so cute
Is there any way you could detach the tail again from the doll (mattel) I would like to add organza ruffles on the tail then attach it again I did not know that once you snap it it won’t come off again 😢
Wow it's like a totally different character. The budget doll looks way more similar to the actual person.
I think they are both beautiful and they look so much like Halle Bailey. Me personally, I feel like the doll with the 2 different outfits look a lot more like Halle while the other doll looks Halle-ish in doll form. I would get the doll that comes in 2 outfits, because they actually give the doll legs just in case I want to dress her up as Halle Bailey herself and switch the hair up if I wanted to.
i wonder could you spray the faces with MSC to cut the shine?
I have the mattel doll. I feel like it looks more like Halle by both are pretty. I really prefer the mattel tail. The sister collection is scheduled to arrive today im super excited to see her fabric tail and it bends at the "knee" too so itll move better!!!
Do you think the deluxe Mattel one is more worth it than the Disney store one? I mean prettier as well! I don’t know which one to get
Would the mattel/playline head look off on the shop dosney body?
The Mattel dress doll wasn't promoted much so I also preordered the mermaid version, I will headswap her to the soccer player and swallow my disappointment at missing out on the dress. I swapped the Cutie Reveal Owl head to the mermaid body and plan to attempt to swap the Owl arms to the mermaid. The skin tone match is great and she has super long purple hair, I think she makes a great cetacean. On the blue dress, the "weave pattern" of the fabric is the phrase you were searching for, I think.
On the faces, I like the Mattel version better and I think it looks more like Halle Bailey than the Disney one, somehow. I look forward to customizers' repaints of the Mattel face, I bet we'll see some dolls that really look like her. Thanks as always, I love your videos!
I love these dolls. I have not got the signing Ariel doll, but I do have 3 different Ariel Mattel dolls, Ursula and a Vanessa the villian doll. I love Halle Bailey. She is talented and very beautiful. Beautiful review ❤️.
Honestly, I like them both!
I feel like if Mattel wanted to do a collector Halle Bailey doll for Inspiring Womens, they could just modify the head a little to get it to a more realistic size.
I love both of them but the Mattel one looks more like Halle Bailey more.
But I'll might get the singing doll too once she goes down in price or before she's gone off the shelves.
Hello 😀Nice to meet you and great video, good job! 😀
I'm a boy too and I gladly bought the budget Ariel mermaid doll too, I received her yesterday, I'm very glad! She is stunning! 😀
As I know how to use silicone and to make molds I will make her a silicone tail, it will be more realistic 😀
I will buy also the budget Vanessa doll (Ursula transformed into a beautiful girl to lure Eric) and I will buy too the Limited Edition Dolls of Ariel and Vanessa 😀 ❤💜
I really hope that the Limited Edition dolls of Ariel and Vanessa will have Saran hair, this is the best quality for dolls's hair, except real hair of course 😀 I will also make a silicone tail to the Limited Edition Ariel doll 😀
Enjoy those beautiful Ariel dolls and I'm looking forward to see your new videos about the others dolls of The Little Mermaid 😀
I prefer Mattels face, It's just much cuter. I'm looking forward to Mattel's deluxe version the most!
Thank you for this review 😊. I had high expectations on the Disney Store ver. because, overall, their dolls are top tier in comparison to Mattel or Hasbro. However, I'm kinda dissapointed this time with the face sculpt and the way they resolved the tail and the top. I prefer fabric over painted clothes always, but I honestly think Mattel got over Disney Store this time.
both dolls are beautiful. but I do like the mattel doll more, I'm not that fond of live action dolls.
Trop belle ariel 😊
Great detailed review!! I hope they are releasing a really well done upscale collector doll too.
Disney store is :) she accidentally released early at some stores so there’s pics online already. She’s super cool but not as interesting as I’d hoped
Thank you!
Take the mattel doll's head and put it on the disney store body and you got the perfect doll
"You could reroot her or replace her head with a mattel one"
Me, already on my way to order both for that exact reason: 🕺💃🕺💃
10:33 ten year old me would have CHOMPED on that tail
The Mattel face is superior😅
I think the face and tail on the cheaper one is so much better ....but obviously with not very good articulation on the Mattel one ...Disney store one will always be more popular....but saran hair is another Mattel win lol
Disney one’s forehead is too tall and face generally is longer than Halle’s to me…
Prefer the Mattel face and locks placement too; I don’t like Disney’s loose hair fringe (bangs) framing the face - once I styled my Mattel I had the locks framing the face and it looked much more accurate. To me, the Disney one almost looks like she had a wig on that has slipped forward too much!!
The dress is stunning and makes the price worth.
tbh the Disney store face is tapping in uncanny valley territory
I have the mattel version and Disney on the way. I cannot stop playing with her hair. Both versions are beautiful in their own way. The eyes on the Disney are a bit too small and not quite as expressive as the side glancing eyes normally are but shes still gorgeous. The mattel one however, for being a budget is phenomenal, I was so impressed that the locs were so soft and how they blend with the rest of the hair in soft waves is awesome. I just know the visuals in the movie are gonna turn on the waterworks😭! I can't wait🙌🎉🎉🎉
I love the Mattel ones. The face is much cuter.
The Disney store one TIRED IT, it looks so crazy. lol
Lol😂🤣
ok the Disney one looks nothing like Halle, i love the doll, except it looks nothing like her
edit: I've been comparing, they got the nose so wrong!
I just came to that conclusion as well, and was about to comment it! In one of the close-up shots in the video I held my finger only over that doll's nose, and the rest of the face immediately looked like Halle. It's not the eyes, lips, or face sculpt...those actually look good.
As Flynn Rider put it: they just can't get my nose right.
I can see how people could dislike the realistic singing one but she has such pretty eyes
A head swap would be perfect, is there any chance you could try it please🙏i just ordered both dolls🥹
I prefer the Mattel face sculpt and hair.
I like BOTH ❤
They are so pretty. My favourite live action Ariel dolls are Ariel Disney store and deluxe Ariel mattel ❤❤❤❤
But i prefer matter face and hairs little more ❤
I like the one with the green to purple top aka basic one
Hi Dolls ❤
In my opinion I think Disney when it comes to quality, but Mattel face is by far more beautiful
I'll be honest I looked up the dresses and the way the dolls were made, and a lot of the OG Disney Princesses that are cheaper and have way better clothing. If you want to see a real mess check how that made the Trident doll. OH! but if you do like the sisters that have little to do with the storyline you can spend $100 for them. And no you can't buy them separately. Disney stop with the nickel and dime tactic.
So I got a tip to help with the shine. Wrap the doll up leaving only the face exposed and outside spray her with mr. super clear flat/matte spray. its a sealer and it works wonders in just a single thin coat
MSC is expensive, hard to get and super toxic. Same thing can be done with regular matte varnish for paint.
Personally I just bought the Mattel doll and I recommend that you buy the human Ariel doll because her dress is removable and she is easier to make her mermaid tail if you want her in her mermaid form she’s amazing and I am super excited for her live action remake
I really like the singing doll which surprises me. Is there a non-singing version with legs?
I love the $14.99 Mattel Ariel so pretty. I really want to find the Walmart exclusive Vanessa 💜🖤🤞.
The Disney one gives me war flashbacks of the Emma Watson Belle tbh. I personally love the Mattel face, she looks so beautiful and more like a doll version of Halle
Disneys eyes too small
Which doll are you talking about that’s coming out that’s gonna feel silicone because I NEED TO KNOW PLZ n thank youuu😊
Ahhh I’m not sure! I saw someone post about her but I’m not sure what her title was
@@xCanadensis it supposed to be for the new movie or it’s an older collector Ariel doll? I loooove silicone mermaid tails like mermaid fantasy ! I wish they could do that with all mermaid dolls but it’s probably super expensive … but the pay off would be sooo worth it
I love it
Woah shes pretty I think Ill get her after I see the movie!
Mattel ❤
I personally prefere the Mattel dolls, i dont like the Face up of the Shop disney dolls, i have the same problem with it like I had with the Belle liveactiion shop disney doll 😅
The Shop Disney doll looks so much prettier in her blue dress
I prefer the budget doll. I’ll be picking her up for sure.
I honestly prefer the Mattel once since it's more to my taste. I like how cartoony it is and I absolutely love the tail. As someone who has a mermaid tail and is working to become a professional mermaid I just love her. While the only thing I like about the Disney store one is her articulation and the second outfit. Her tail is also really pretty but I prefer the fluke on the Mattel one.
They made Belle, Ariel, Jasmine, Aurora and Cinderella live action
I love both dolls!
Love them both🥰🧜🏻♀️🧜🏽♀️💋💕🤘🏻🧚🏻♀️
the singing one looks more like a person. the other looks animated
I think the printed fabric tail would be better if they started the scales larger at top and then made them get smaller toward the tip. Instead of it all being uniform and the same size. It makes it look lazier. And also added a bit more of those colors similar to the Mattel tail too.
Tinker bell is now live auto-induction
dolls with a battery now normally have the batteries in one of the thighs, that might be the reason why there's not a twist joint there
if the battery compartment is in the back/torso then idk why they would've skipped out on that joint besides production costs 😔
omg you should swap bodies 😍
Poly DISINTEGRATES ?! What exactly do you mean
A lot of dolls with poly hair have their hair become completely brittle and just kinda… turn to dust over time. It’s a huge issue with vintage dolls :( there’s also studies on the material polypropylene (it’s just a grade of plastic) that backs this up. Sunlight for sure causes it to degrade but it seems other things must do it as well as we’ve seen in the doll world
@@xCanadensis as in pieces of hair are just gone ?
Having both the Disney and Mattel Deluxe, in person I like the Disney one much more. Her hair has different shades and I like how the locks are not "stuck on top" of her hair. And her face looks so good. The Mattel one for me is just a little too cartoonish. I agree the Disney doll eyes could be slightly better, but it still prefer it.
Five princesses
I think the Mermaid outfit would look good on RH doll Margo if it fits.
Love The Mattel One Better!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
i can't wait for a white tiana doll
your house: 💥
Cry harder 🤣
Keep waiting ❤
Pfffff you get the prize for stupidest comment
Really…
PRICE OF THE DSNEY STORE ONE?
In Ireland she's 38 euro
1:04 - Retails for $35.
They made her face too long. Halle has a heart shaped face.
I love love love the Disney store one but the Mattel one doesn't look like Halle at all
I prefer the Mattel face better
I like the Mattel doll best
18:37
I totally agree. This only one detail in tail this doll which I don't like
Disney's doll doesn't look like Halle