90 - lt skin, blue hair, blue eyes, Josefina

[islandgirls]

I get to be the first to review this awesome doll!

As soon as I saw the pictures of the Street Chic dolls-- #89, #90, and #91--I knew #90 would have to come live with me. I've rarely bought a doll so quickly upon release. And she did not disappoint! I could not be happier with her. I think she is basically blue perfection. The rich ultramarine blue of her hair makes me incredibly happy (blue is one of my happy colors!) and as I said elsewhere, she is the perfect combination of fairytale and punk. There have been some concerns voiced that she might be difficult to dress due to the bright color of her hair but I've actually found the opposite to be true: I find her hair a great color to coordinate with other saturated tones and have had no trouble finding her outfits within my AG wardrobe. She's actually quite versatile, being equally happy to dress up or down, go girly or a little more edgy. Mine, whom I've named Stella, definitely prefers the edgier look to balance out her sweet face, but I can imagine that many collectors will have a great time dressing her in more fairytale-esque styles and pastel colors.

Here she is in her arrival outfit. I have to say that the blue theme is part of what sold me on her. I love her funky Meet dress with the magenta side lacing and hoodie. And the boots are awesome and coordinate well with many other modern outfits. (She's shown here with the socks and necklace that come with the Street Chic accessories set).

 

First things first: her eyes. It took me a few days to realize that her eyes were not the light blue I was expecting. AG calls them "light blue" in her description online (they called Mia's hazel eyes "green" so I always take their description with a grain of salt), but they are definitely not the light blue of #22 or #39, nor are they the dark blue of #27 or Kit. I think they are closer to Marie-Grace's aqua blue. Is this a new light blue? Inquiring minds want to know. Eye color is notoriously difficult to capture in photographs due to context and subtle variations in lighting, etc., but here are a few attempts at eye comparisons (#90 is always on the right):



PM Kirsten and #90



#39 and #90



More recent #22 and #90



#27 and #90



Marie-Grace and #90

Next, as to her hair: It is a rich blue color with lighter blue highlights and arrived in a cute side French braid that was already quite messy so I immediately set it free. The braid gave it some loose waves that have already mostly relaxed themselves. There are short pieces that frame her face on each side. I've noticed a bit of variation in the wigs of the #90s I've seen pictures of. Mine has the lighter blue highlights sewn beneath the darker blue top layer but some #90s appear to have a more streaked top layer. I think this is cool because if one wanted twins (not that any of us are that crazy, haha) they wouldn't be exactly the same. Hmmm......







I feel Stella's wig is an average thickness--not nearly as thin as my Kira's but not as thick as the Julie dolls I've had in the past. I'm fine with the amount of hair she has. The only fault I have to find with it is the way AG has constructed the wig. I've seen similar issues with other recent dolls (including Kira and #68). The top layer is quite thin and there are places where you can see the wig cap on the sides if you pull the hair aside a certain way.





It doesn't really bother me but I think AG could improve their wig construction, especially as there are so many far superior competitors available these days on Etsy.

Here's a small sampling of Stella in a few of my favorite modern outfits (I don't plan to dress her in anything historical as it doesn't suit her personal aesthetic). So far I feel she looks best in rich, saturated, coordinating or complimentary tones such as purple, orange, aqua, and yellow, and high contrast neutrals like white and black. I believe that makes her a spring but I'm not sure? She also loves anything a little edgy or sparkly. Any variation in the color of her hair is due to my basic camera and my total lack of photography skills. Sometimes my camera really struggles to capture the true blue of her hair.













I'm so glad AG made this girl! She's bringing me a lot of springtime joy. Grade: A+

[Fiora]

Thanks for sharing such good detailed review and with good quality close ups I wish I had noticed your post while trying to decide between Light Blue or Blue eyes for my CYO. Fortunately, I made up my mind once I found out that the Blonde CYO on the catalog had the "blue" option. But, I would have known right after seeing your thread
This being said, I like the way they changed the light blue eyes, even if I prefer the deeper color of the "blue" like with #27 which should look like the CYO "Blue" I chose for my MiniMe. I'll found out soon if she arrives without delay

The color of her hair is really vibrant! I agree if I had her I wouldn't dress her in historical outfits either.

[Jamirae]

And so I did it. Ordered one of these Street Chic dolls. Full disclosure, I only did so for her head. Was going to rewig as Elizabeth.

She arrived, and as one can see, she is gorgeous, perfect. One of the best wigs I’ve seen in a long time, except…well, the color. I really did not want a blue wigged. Which I now have.

The blue eyed dolls I’ve seen lately have no longer differentiated dark or regular blue. She is somewhere in between, I agree as was a dark blue eyed CYO I recently examined and some other dolls. Another phase AG is fingering. I think her eyes skew more towards the dark
blue.

I wish mine had more wisps of loose hsir on the sides. Hers are very very wispy. I may give them a bit of sn arc. I haven’t been able to bring myself to take her hsir out of that French braid that so suits her. I’m just I’ll have to get used to all of that blue. I think I want to give the ends of her hair a bit of an under turn curl when I do. I may try Elizabeth’s wig or others that I have on her but right now I’m keeping her as she is. She’s just too perfect.

I’m a bit picky about clothes for her snd feel a lot of the styles and colors don’t bring out that edginess that she has. I think AG wanted that in this line and I wish they’d followed it up with a wardrobe. I don’t like a lot of the AG outfits available now for her. I’m picking through my stash I want to play up that magnificent blue hair and. eyes. Some of the Courtney pieces(that I despised) may work for her particularly with Blue’s unique meet outfit that so suits this doll

I give her the highest 10 out of 10, A+. I’m not taking off for those wisps.

[QNPoohBear]

I'm not a fan of the face mold or the unnatural hair. She isn't a huge favorite at nelliegirl's house. They are afraid to take out her braid.

Poor Addison, this is the only picture I got of her.