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Post by Buckingham Alice on Jul 5, 2011 21:05:08 GMT -5
These earrings are awfully cute. This is a good introductory earring set. I love the hoops because I'm a big hoop earring fan.  I like to put the star studs with the the hoops and then the star dangles hanging from the hoops. |
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Post by Buckingham Alice on Jul 5, 2011 20:47:03 GMT -5
I got these for my soon-to-be #4, but Marisol is modeling them here. I think they're just darling. The color is very pretty, but it's not an overly girly pink shade. I also think the frame shape is very contemporary, stylish, and flattering to the dolly face. These glasses seem much sturdier than the Rectangle glasses, so that's a plus. But the frames are plastic, and if the doll fell face first in them, or if a kid who was slightly rough on toys handled them, they probably would not be unscathed. Grade: A-  |
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Post by Buckingham Alice on Jul 5, 2011 20:37:31 GMT -5
This is one of my favorite AG outfits of all time. I wanted this set so bad when I was young! I thought Addy looked so smart, stylish, and sweet in this... and she does! This suit is absolutely adorable... the different fabrics the line the jacket make me smile. The braid trim is so elegant. The medal is a period perfect detail. The suit fabric is a wonderful wool, and the shirt is a crisp cotton. This is PC at it's finest. A++I love this color and Addy, and her straw bonnet from the meet set looks really nice with this! I had her dressed in that last time I took her to AGPLA, and she got a lot of compliments from sales associates! |
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Post by Buckingham Alice on Jul 5, 2011 20:25:16 GMT -5
I got the accessories with my Addy for Christmas 1998. My gourd is not real, but it feels pretty convincing. It didn't come with a stopper. The shell necklace is real... Addy has worn it nearly straight through since she came to me. The kerchief is very pretty, but it doesn't get much use. The half dime is wonderful... it actually plays a big role in her stories so it's nice to have. And the thing that gets the most use (aide from the necklace) is the straw bonnet. It's so pretty and looks lovely with a lot of her outfits, especially the school suit and her flower picking set. Great purchase! Solid A! |
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Post by Buckingham Alice on Jul 4, 2011 2:51:01 GMT -5
I have a PM set. It came in a lot with my lovely PM Molly or else I probably wouldn't have gotten the outfit at all, and certainly not this version! The paper is nice in that it's accurate to the story and the time, but as other reviewers have noted, it's extremely fragile. I'm not a kid and don't really play with my dolls beyond dressing and photo taking, and even so Molly is constantly losing strips of crepe paper. But perhaps the biggest complaint I have (which is, admittedly, a smaller problem but it irks me to no end) is the fact that the grass skirt doesn't go all the way around her! I have to have her wear her slip under it or else she's flashing everyone. I do love the sweater, bag, and mask. I also have no problem with the paper lei and wrist and hair flowers. It's just the skirt. Seeing the pics in this review make me realize I'd probably prefer a Mattel set. This is a C at best. The skirt lowers the grade a lot.  |
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Post by Buckingham Alice on Jul 3, 2011 8:00:32 GMT -5
I love Ida Bean! She really looks like a sweet little doll that was lovingly made got a sweet little girl. She's perfectly cuddly. I love her face and earrings and dress so much! Addy looks so sweet holding her. This is definitely one of my favorite doll's dolls! |
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Post by Buckingham Alice on Jul 3, 2011 7:54:33 GMT -5
I don't have a picture at the moment, but I'm making a mental note to take one and add it here. Anyways, this set is gorgeous. The pitcher and bowl are heavy and beautiful... just like real, only smaller. They're designed with an eye towards simplicity, but they're quite luxurious. The towel is nice... it's big and it's a thinner softer material than I expected. I actually have two of these towels. And the book is fabulous. It's really fun to read or to photograph Addy "reading." Great set... I'm really glad I have it. A+ |
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Post by Buckingham Alice on Jul 2, 2011 18:33:23 GMT -5
This set is wonderful! Every piece of it is well made and realistic. The above reviews were great so I won't blather on much. But here's a few pics: The crutches, as KitandKat said, are realistic and it is possible to have your doll "use" them.  The cast is adorable. It fits really well, and it stands up to play. It also looks pretty realistic. I like the signatures a lot as well... I laugh at Elizabeth and Emily being on there.   The toys are awesome. I My girls play with them all the time.  The thermos is great and realistic as well. Like KitandKat said, it does have two lids like a real thermos.   I love the paper dolls. I'm missing one of the outfits and the booklet, but I love what I have. Wendy likes to play with them. The discs for the spinning toy are nice and colorful, and it all comes in a handy envelope.  |
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Post by Buckingham Alice on Jun 30, 2011 3:33:16 GMT -5
This set is really sweet. I bought this when I got Nicki because I hated that she came without underwear! She's been in the turquoise panties ever since, and she wears the cami when her outfit allows! The material on this set is really realistic, so that's a plus. And the camis could be used with shorts or sweat pants for summer pjs. $20 seemed pricey at the time but what they have now ($10 per set) is a little worse. I give it a solid "A." Would probably have been an A+ if the price were $14 or $16 instead.
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Post by Buckingham Alice on Apr 23, 2011 19:19:52 GMT -5
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Post by Buckingham Alice on Apr 16, 2011 19:31:35 GMT -5
I bought this set for my PM Molly, but she let Nicki wear it, since she has no intention of changing out of her birthday pinafore dress. The sweater is adorable, although thinner than I expected. The embroidery is very pretty, and I don't see it as being holiday-ish at all, really. I'm glad the sweater velcroes up instead of having to pull it on. I realize that a pullover is more accurate, but they always muss Molly's hair. I also got the low-stick velcro, which is nice. A-The skirt is pretty dang cute. I was also surprised that there was no velcro and little stretch. I'm a bit worried about getting it on Molly, since I had a little trouble with Nicki, who is Mattel obviously. But my Molly is my thinnest PM, so it probably won't be too big an issue. AThe shoes are adorable. I'm a lifelong saddle shoe fan, so these were bound to be winners. They are tight and small though. I didn't compare them to Molly's mattel blue saddle shoes, but they seem smaller. I had to struggle for a bit to get them on Nicki over socks, so I'm not looking forward to trying them on Molly. C+The ribbons and socks are okay. I prefer these red ribbons to Molly's nasty cheap meet ribbons, although I do wish they were satiny like most of Molly's other ribbons. The socks are nice and thick... much thicker than her meet socks (which are about as thin as OG socks). But since Molly's chubby feet need thin socks to get into most of her shoes, she'll probably donate these socks to her modern friends. AOverall: BETA: Pics:    |
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Post by Buckingham Alice on Apr 16, 2011 18:48:12 GMT -5
Oh, man. I had wanted this dress since approximately forever, and it came today. I don't have Josefina (yet... although soon...), but my Marisol is currently wearing this. (Looks gorgeous on her... will post pics later.) She's wearing it with Addy's work shoes since I don't have Josefina's white mocs and they were the only non velour (lol) slip on shoes I had handy in an appropriate color scheme. It's a pretty cute combo, tbh. I love this dress. The fabric is thick enough to not feel cheap, but still an appropriate thickness for spring/early summer. The print is just gorgeous, and the scalloped trim is the perfect touch. I feel like it's a tad shorter than I'd prefer, but when I get the Christmas outfit, she'll wear the combination undergarment from that set with this one. The jacket is cute. The material isn't quite what I expected, but it's still nice. The buttons are real, but they are a little difficult to undo, not unlike Rebecca's school sweater. There's a little plastic snap on the jacket's bottom tab... plastic snaps always *feel* fragile and like they're just about to break, so I would exercise caution with that one. I would have preferred a metal snap, or even velcro. (I know... boooo hisss) A+ for the dress, B for the jacket, A- for the set. ETA: Pics:    |
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Post by Buckingham Alice on Apr 16, 2011 18:35:27 GMT -5
I received this set some time back. I have everything but the bag and the beans (but Addy and Kirsten used some real beans from the kitchen to play on her birthday). All the pieces are so darling. Addy looks happy playing mancala, and the puzzle is really sweet. I personally had a great time with the sansa, lol.
Definite A+.
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Post by Buckingham Alice on Apr 14, 2011 18:05:03 GMT -5
Since I wrote my earlier review and complained about how difficult the buttons are to undo, I've discovered that that is really only the case on a chubby PM doll. I use the sweater a lot in mix and match, and it's much easier on a Mattel doll.  |
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Post by Buckingham Alice on Apr 9, 2011 20:35:56 GMT -5
I love this dress. I'm going to give it a pretty dang high compliment by saying that it makes me happy every time I see her in it. I adore everything about it.  My ribbon was flower-less, so I tied on a couple of flowers I already had. I didn't get straight pins either, so I used some I already had (although they're too long... I'll probably end up taking them out). Lissie is also wearing her's with the tea lesson gown shoes, and it makes a pretty lovely and interesting combination with the dress and socks. |
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Post by Buckingham Alice on Mar 30, 2011 7:33:59 GMT -5
While I love my beautiful Mattel Kirsten, I've always found that the PM Kirstens look more like the book illustrations. The one that belongs to a friend (shown below dressed in Rebecca's meet) is pale with little face coloring and cornsilk colored hair. I've always felt that Mattel Kirsten has a lemony sort of hair color. These two dolls don't look very much alike. The PM K looks more like the owner's sister's PM #20.  |
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Post by Buckingham Alice on Mar 30, 2011 7:24:18 GMT -5
Kirsten is just adorable! I can't believe I haven't reviewed her yet. So I never saw myself with a Mattel Kirsten, but she's very dear to me now. She was the first doll I ever bought for myself with money I'd earned by working. I love her super long, soft lemony blond hair. I'm not a huge fan on blonds in general, but Kirsten (and #12 - Wendy) are definite exceptions. I worried that if I took her braids out I wouldn't be able to redo her original style, but I can. It doesn't look factory perfect when I do, but it still looks really great. I really love her vibrant blue eyes. The character is wonderful and the doll looks as sweet as I imagined. I love and adore her meet dress. It's really pretty and looks wonderful with her coloring. The shoes however, are horrendous. They're probably my least favorite AG shoes, and that includes the plastic Mary Janes of Sam, Nellie, and Molly. Overall, love her! A- (grade is only lowered by her one fault -- those damn shoes) With my friend's PM Kirsten, who was dressed as Rebecca:     |
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Post by Buckingham Alice on Mar 28, 2011 6:48:11 GMT -5
This dress is really pretty. I agree that's pretty and sweet and feminine but not too girly. The bertha collar really makes it look special, but the simple look without the collar is also lovely. I love it with or without the collar, and the pink and white party shoes complete the look. It also looks really cute with the rosebud circlet from the birthday outfit. The only flaw would be that the material is really thin. My Sam doesn't have lacy whites, but she does have a slip and it's pretty see through without it. A- |
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Post by Buckingham Alice on Mar 28, 2011 5:45:02 GMT -5
This is a really sweet little nightgown. It's somehow perfectly Samantha. The ribbon is a great detail. I actually had a mattel and PM version at the same time for a while... the Mattel version was better, IMO. The material was thicker and the opening in the back was shorter and less noticeable.
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Post by Buckingham Alice on Mar 28, 2011 5:24:24 GMT -5
This dress is really pretty. I love the colors and the fabrics. And I love or maybe even adore the lace cap. It's beautiful with the lace and ribbon and gold thread. I don't have her summer lace cap, so this one fills in there. (Confession time: the lace cap is about 95% of the reason I wanted this dress!) I got this outfit for Christmas, and Lissie has worn the cap about a dozen times since then, but today was the first time I had put her in the dress! Now that I have it on her, I like the colors on her a lot. The dress is too short (shorter even than the tea lesson gown) so I keep trying to pull it down to no avail.
But the jewels bug and may be going soon. Logics of why the jewels are WRONG aside, the scale is horrible. On a real person, jewels that big would be the size of grapefruits or something. What was Mattel thinking?
Dress: B, Cap: A+, Overall: B+
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Post by Buckingham Alice on Mar 28, 2011 5:16:08 GMT -5
I was surprised with how much I like this outfit. It's really pretty! The gown's material is great, thick and doesn't feel cheap. The color is lovely on Lissie. And the hat, frankly, is the stuff my geeky little dreams are made of. I like to put the lace cap from the gala gown under the hat just for that period appropriate detailed sort of look. The shoes are okay. They're pretty, but it's hard to get them on over stockings. And my Lissie never goes without stockings, so the shoes have to be almost forced. The dress is also a tad shorter than I'd like. I'd give this set an A-. ETA: I notice that most people tie the ribbon on the hat behind her head. This looks better, but I can never get it to stay on like that. My Lissie's head is just slippery or rounder or something, I guess (lol). |
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Post by Buckingham Alice on Mar 24, 2011 7:44:40 GMT -5
I love this one! The dress is cute on it's own, IMO, but not very special and looks odd next to other Kirsten pieces. With the apron, however, it's more pretty and feminine and yet somehow very prairie perfect. With the floral wreath, Kirsten looks like a little princess. The fabric is thin, but I assume that's for comfort rather than lack of quality. I have a Mattel set and a Mattel Kirsten, so the fit is just fine. I've tried it on a PM girl and it worked fine on her too. I'd give it a solid A, only withholding the plus because of the thin material. I don't have a pic of K in it at the moment, but this pic of my #26, Ashley, wearing it, is one of my faves. picasaweb.google.com/BuckinghamAlice57/AshleyAndWendyVisitThePrairie#5434103193905287778ETA: Here's Kirsten:  |
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Post by Buckingham Alice on Mar 23, 2011 20:51:22 GMT -5
My Mattel Saddle Shoes are a workout to get on my PM Molly. It's difficult, but it can be done. If I didn't love them so much, I'd not have kept them. They're awfully cute, and they go with most of her clothes. Even though they're tough to get on, I use them often, so they've actually stretched a bit at this point. They're an easier fit than when they were brand new. I've not tried the shoes on a Mattel doll, but I'm sure they fit newer girls much better.
For appearance and style: A+, for fit B-/C+
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Post by Buckingham Alice on Mar 8, 2011 21:23:45 GMT -5
These are some of my favorite PJs. I don't have Chrissa, but I use these for my #26, Ashley. I don't have a pic atm, but these look great on her. The color is wonderful with her skintone. I love the material on these, and the slippers seem sturdier to me than some other AG slippers. The top looks really cute with jeans as a regular shirt. The pants could probably pass for workout pants as well. I would give them an A.
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Post by Buckingham Alice on Mar 8, 2011 21:12:31 GMT -5
I was surprised at the quality of this dress. I love the material and the embroidery is real. It's very summery and pretty too. It looks great on Ivy, Brittany (my PM hippy leaning MyAG #7), and Stacey (Journey Girls Meredith). It actually fit my PM girl better than I thought it would. And on the thinner Journey Girl (who are about the same size as MAC dolls) the fit is really roomy, but unlike some outfits, it's doesn't look bad or silly. My Marisol has been wearing the sandals for a while now... they're neutral enough to go with most outfits. I'm really happy with this one, especially for $10. A. |
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Post by Buckingham Alice on Mar 8, 2011 20:15:11 GMT -5
I only have Baxter and the little cage, but I'm beyond happy with him. He is very small, but very cute and soft. The hutch is adorable... I love the newprint on the bottom. When I eventually get Wendy's room set up, the bunny is getting a place of honor. Her's is named Krypto the Super-Bunny. If you can get this set for a good price, I would definitely recommend it. ETA: Pics!    |
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Post by Buckingham Alice on Mar 8, 2011 20:09:09 GMT -5
I love this set! I've had it a good 10-12 years, and everything is still in great shape. The hat is super cute. So soft, and as KitandKat mentioned, it actually fits well on the doll's head. The purse is so sturdy and you can hold a lot in it. Way back when, I used to keep all of Addy's jewelry and hair accessories in it. Plus, this is my favorite mini mag. Great set. Definitely an A! |
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Post by Buckingham Alice on Feb 10, 2011 22:55:33 GMT -5
I got my Felicity for Christmas 2010. She's very pretty, despite being sort of different than I would imagine her. I'm not surprised by the auburn shade of her hair, but I like it more in person than I do in pictures. It's actually a pretty lovely color, even if it isn't the coppery red I imagine when I see the book illustrations. Unfortunately it is a little dry and prone to flyaways. Plus the pincurls make it a little harder to style in anything but the signature ponytail without it looking off. And my particular doll came with one very wonky pincurl. The eyes aren't as frightening in person as the look in pictures, but they're still rather unnatural. I did get used to them though... they don't look strange to me anymore.
I'm not fond of the meet dress, especially on her. The material, as most reviewers have mentioned, feels very synthetic and cheap. I would have preferred cotton. And I think the color clashes with her coloring, so I don't use it on Felicity much. (Interestingly enough, I rather like it on my #26.) I have the rose garden gown as well, and I greatly prefer it.
Overall grade: B+
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Post by Buckingham Alice on Feb 1, 2011 0:53:26 GMT -5
Really love this set. I think it's really cute and contemporary, like something one might actually wear. I agree it does seem short, but I've seen girls the target age wearing similar stuff. I like it better with tights or leggings as well. In my pic, it's paired with the Licorice play outfit leggings. The hat is adorable... just love it. The boots are pretty great... they're versatile, and easy for the doll to stand in. Give this set a solid A.  |
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Post by Buckingham Alice on Dec 19, 2010 6:35:09 GMT -5
When I originally wrote this review, I put it in the wrong thread, so I'm moving it here. I got my Addy as a kid (I believe I was 10), so she's about 12 years old. She's stamped Pleasant Company, but she isn't one of they really early German ones. She was my first AG, and she's absolutely beautiful! I adore her face and soft brown eyes. The only thing is that her hair has shed quite a bit, but as I understand it that's not terribly rare in Addys from around that time... I brushed and styled it quite a bit when I still played with her. It's not as full or even as long as it used to be, but it's still pretty nice... nothing I can't live with. It's really soft and pretty. Her meet outfit is wonderful... the dress has stood up beautifully all this time, as have the boots and stockings. The elastic in the back of the drawers is going slightly loose, but it isn't too bad. Doll : A+++ Outfit : A Book : A (I loved all her books as a kid, and had them way before I even got the doll!) My lovely eldest girl:   Hair (so you can see what I mean about the shedding):  |
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