Swim Team Gear
Oct 29, 2009 5:18:50 GMT -5
Post by Dragonslovedolls on Oct 29, 2009 5:18:50 GMT -5
I tried this on Sonali, since Chrissa was busy being a Sparkly Angel at the time.
I jump the gun and Sonali grabs the towel with an outraged, 'DO you mind?!!'
The swimsuit is great, proper swimsuit fabric and I love the colours. It looks stunning on Sonali and the blues ought to really suit Chrissa too. I have to wonder, why on earth did they need to put velcro up the back? At least it's the baby velcro that doesn't snag, but I have an earlier AGOT one piece swimsuit and I'm sure that didn't need a fastening up the back.
The towel... meh. I agree with other comments. It's not towel-sized and it's not towel fabric either.
I expect I really should have tried the bathing cap on Chrissa herself. It barely fits on Sonali's head without trying to tuck all that hair in! I see why they didn't make it of 'proper' bathing cap stuff...very unfriendly to doll hair! It's cute and it matches but my dolls probably won't use it.
The goggles... look like the real thing. The 'seal' around the eyes is clear: did they change this after people complained about the goggles leaving marks? (I assumed black marks because my childhood goggles and most of those I've seen have black seals around the eyes).
However the rubber strap on mine feels very 'sticky' and I wouldn't want to be putting the goggles on and off my dolls all that often for fear of hair damage. Also the nose piece is not at all flexible like the ones on real goggles. Mine have not broken (yet) probably only because having read of others' problems I was extra super duper very careful with them. I probably should have tried the goggles on Chrissa too (who says Sparkly Angels don't swim?). They don't fit Sonali's face perfectly but you'd have to look really closely to notice. Given the other comments about broken nose pieces and straps and my own observation of the rubbery stickiness of the strap, my dolls will hold them rather than wear them.
The 'tattoos' are cute. I put one on and peeled it off with no problem.
Yep the kickboard feels a bit more dense than those I've seen too, but it's a cute piece.
B+ for this set from me too, for the towel and goggle issues.
I jump the gun and Sonali grabs the towel with an outraged, 'DO you mind?!!'
The swimsuit is great, proper swimsuit fabric and I love the colours. It looks stunning on Sonali and the blues ought to really suit Chrissa too. I have to wonder, why on earth did they need to put velcro up the back? At least it's the baby velcro that doesn't snag, but I have an earlier AGOT one piece swimsuit and I'm sure that didn't need a fastening up the back.
The towel... meh. I agree with other comments. It's not towel-sized and it's not towel fabric either.
I expect I really should have tried the bathing cap on Chrissa herself. It barely fits on Sonali's head without trying to tuck all that hair in! I see why they didn't make it of 'proper' bathing cap stuff...very unfriendly to doll hair! It's cute and it matches but my dolls probably won't use it.
The goggles... look like the real thing. The 'seal' around the eyes is clear: did they change this after people complained about the goggles leaving marks? (I assumed black marks because my childhood goggles and most of those I've seen have black seals around the eyes).
However the rubber strap on mine feels very 'sticky' and I wouldn't want to be putting the goggles on and off my dolls all that often for fear of hair damage. Also the nose piece is not at all flexible like the ones on real goggles. Mine have not broken (yet) probably only because having read of others' problems I was extra super duper very careful with them. I probably should have tried the goggles on Chrissa too (who says Sparkly Angels don't swim?). They don't fit Sonali's face perfectly but you'd have to look really closely to notice. Given the other comments about broken nose pieces and straps and my own observation of the rubbery stickiness of the strap, my dolls will hold them rather than wear them.
The 'tattoos' are cute. I put one on and peeled it off with no problem.
Yep the kickboard feels a bit more dense than those I've seen too, but it's a cute piece.
B+ for this set from me too, for the towel and goggle issues.
