Kavi Doll and Meet Outfit

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Kavika Sharma was released on Thursday, December 29th. She goes by Kavi (rhymes with Lovey), and she’s an Indian American girl living in New Jersey, who loves dancing, singing, performing, and spending time with friends and family.

I purchased Kavi a couple days after her release from the LA store. The doll, meet outfit, and journal retail for $115. (SKU#: HMC06)

Here are some stickers that were given out at the release:



Doll:
By now it’s well-recognized that Kavi has the modified Marie-Grace face mold (with a longer neck than the original), medium-tone vinyl, brown eyes, and medium-length dark-brown hair.



Her hair is very shiny and mostly straight, with a hint of a wave at the bottom. She has a center part but the very front is pulled back into a half-ponytail, and there are some layers in the back. You can see some of the shades of dark brown and brownish-black in this photo. Her hair feels very soft and almost slick without feeling too heavy. I haven’t tried styling it, other than taking down the half pony tail, but it seems like a nice wig.



Kavi has the good body fabric, a zip tie at the neck, and a long, rather fat body tag.





Personally, I’m not a huge fan of the MG face mold, and I’d probably prefer the wig cap to be not quite so far back on Kavi, but I didn’t spend much time picking her out so I don’t know how much variation there is. Regardless, I think the face shape works well for Kavi, and I was surprised at how much I like the combination of the hair, brows, eyes, and vinyl tone. Even the painted lashes seem appropriate and work for her. Overall, I didn’t expect to like her this much, but I would give her a solid B+ (and higher if you’re a fan of the face mold).

Outfit:
Kavi comes with “a layered, cropped mesh top with a multicolored print; silver jogger-style pants; pink tennis shoes; and cotton underwear.”



The top is a multicolor print on teal/aqua mesh, with a high neck and long sleeves, layered over a sewn-in teal/aqua colored bodice. The cropped bottom and ends of the sleeves have a lettuce edge, and the whole thing closes with a single strip of Velcro up the back. The exact print pattern on the mesh varies on each doll, but in my opinion, the print variation on this particular piece doesn’t really impact the overall look. I liked the top before getting it, but since changing Kavi’s clothes and seeing how incessantly the mesh gets caught on the Velcro strip, I kind of hate it. At least no snags yet. Grade: C-.





The jogger pants are silver colored and lightweight enough to have a nice drape but heavy enough to be well made. They close with Velcro on the fly and have a functional cargo- style pocket with flap on the side. I like these and think they’d be good for daily wear and for Kavi’s dancing. Grade: B+





The shoes are dark pink high tops with white laces. Thanks to the absence of socks, these can slide on and off without untying. I don’t hate these, but other than the benefit of not having to tie/untie them, I don’t like them that much, either. They do play up the pink in the printed top and I think they’d look better with the pink hat in the accessories to balance them out, but my Kavi doesn’t have that (yet). Grade: B+.



Kavi’s underwear is just the standard pink undies that many dolls come with, so no photos and no special grade. My overall grade for the meet outfit would be a B, because I think the pieces have a fun and funky vibe that go well with Kiva’s personality, even if they’re not all perfect.

Kavi’s Journal:
This paperback journal is very reminiscent of the old Amelia’s Notebooks, with written entries that are supplemented with illustrations, doodles, and “photos”, kind of like a combination journal and scrapbook. It essentially highlights a few weeks of Kavi’s life. Some of the topics addressed are celebrating Kavi’s twelfth birthday by cooking with Dadima (her grandma) and going to “Wicked”, trying to be organized and do well in school while dealing with attentional issues, celebrating Diwali (her favorite holiday), and planning a dance for the school’s talent show with her friends Pari and Sophie (who study different dance styles). The journal is really well done, and I can’t say enough good things about how the topics are addressed, the pace and flow of the story, and how the illustrations support and add to the text. I think the journal is excellent, and I can’t wait to read Kavi’s other books when they come out. Grade: A+



Here are some more pictures of Kavi, in the Bollywood Costume that she wears in the show with her friends, and wearing the Diwali Outfit (that’s not part of her collection but ties in perfectly and looks stunning on her)!

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Kavi with her painted lashes removed:

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I was about to post that, too. Thanks

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[Jamirae]

I knew before she was released Id be getting her regardless of how she looked, because my sweet granddaughter is half Indian, and her mother is very proactive in keeping that culture in their lives. I was fortunate to have TM62, the only Med complexioned Sonali mold doll and Maritza with the newer med complexion as well as 46 and 47 in my collection, so I was eager for Kavi to be something a bit different, but it wasn’t going to make a bit of difference in whether I got two of her; one for me and one for my granddaughter

I was delighted with the choice of the very underused Marie Grace face mold. I like this face mills very much, and it was not yet used for a dark eyed, dark haired doll even in the new TM renditions though TM117 is close. Don’t know whether that doll has the newer med skin tone like Maritza or the regular.

Kavi looks very much like my granddaughter’s other grandmother , as well as aunts and cousins from that side of the family, all South East Asian Indian. Quite a bit of skin tone variation in the family , ranging from dark to very light on the AG spectrum. My DIL is a Kaya look alike right down to skin tone taking after her father’s side of the family. Too early to say for now where my grandbaby lies in appearances, but I’d say somewhere in the middle. Kavi is an excellent representation of many of her aunts and cousins.

She is also a very very pretty doll. I feel I could have ordered this doll online, as there were not too many variations among the dolls at the NY store. I’m forgiving of minor imperfections, but the overall look and expression has to be pleasing to me with the gaze very important. Most all of the dolls there fit that criterion. I ficus send more in eye and eye lash uniformity and hairline and sacrificed some hair thickness to get one that I felt scored high in those attributes.

One thing that stood out to me is that Kavi’s eyebrows csn look very dark snd heavy in certain lighting. That can give a bit of an eerie appearance. As a Heavy browned Person myself, I have no issues with that but for a bit of universal appeal, it might have been wise to have given her slightly less thick brows. Still the brows as painted give this doll a very open and pleasant expression. Not angry or stark like Maritza or some other dolls may have. Kavi has a sweet pretty face,pleasant, unassuming , sweet. Yes, I like her very much. Much sweeter than Corinne, Maritza, the twins and my Sonali mold dolls. Along the lines of Joss and the adorable TM122.

Starting from the top, this doll has very nice hair. Just the right length, straight but with enough of a wave to style, her hair is a very dark brown black, darker than most of the brunettes. Really appears black for all intents and purposes. Disappointed that she doesn’t have the McKenna no part hair but AG was clever in her meet style. Unique hair do that I may replicate in other dolls. Flattering to her. I give this wig a 10, even though I chose a less full wigged doll . I don’t want to take her out of her meet hair style, because it works so well for her. From photos, I dare say, she looks great with her hair down too

One unusual feature is that Kavi has an unpainted little spot on her bottom lip, to give her yet another unique appearance coupled with this MG mold. I’ll have to check out my other MG mold dolls to see if they have the same. I Nat fill it in with a dab of lipstick to see how that changes her expression

Skin coloring is supposed to be medium, the older regular medium. Well,she’s the lightest medium I have. There was a time AG medium skin tone dolls were difficult for me to distinguish from light in the store display cases and it took the darker lighting of my home to see the difference for me. My medium skin tone dolls are all very distinctly darker than my light skin tone dolls at my home and I’ll have to see how Kavi stands in that environment with my other dolls. My TM62 really looks more dark than medium at my house. She has been my Indian girl so I’ll have to do a comparison with Kavi when I get home. Here in NY, she looks light skin in coloring. Which, in my opinion, is fine. She looks so very pretty just as is. I give her face , expression and features a 10. I don’t know how AG could have made a more unique and attractive doll with this phenotype.

Here’s where the 10s end. Great head but the outfit….umm. Not to my liking at all. Will review in the Next post as this has gone on a bit too long. Hope to add comparison photos with other dolls when I get home. Also, can do a direct side by side comparison then. Right now, am enjoying this doll solo , as is, straight out of the box.

[Jamirae]

I disliked Kavi’s meet outfit from the get go. But, hey, if that’s what the young girls who make the profit meters swirl like it, if this is the 2023 style, let’s do it. Well, sadly, this gorgeous doll isn’t selling well even in trendy attire, sad to say. I did not see much interest in her at the AG store in NY and there was a decent crowd shopping including quite a few target aged girls. I had the Kavi area all to myself as I checked out the selections.

I wonder if a cuter, prettier, more traditional, classic meet outfit would hsve showcased this doll a bit better. Her top is very unusual among AG outfits and NOT what kids are wearing. The colors are not pleasing n common to me and I don’t think they are to kids either. Her meet outfit is reminiscent of Ivy’s snd I think Ivy’s green pants might go with that top.

Actually, the top wasn’t as horrible as I first considered it, but it is a tough one to match. It doesn’t particularly do we’ll with the silver satiny meet pants, imo. Much as I dislike the performance outfit with its loud pink and purple colors , I think that outfit prints out more of Kavi’s feature; much more flattering g to her coloring. This outfit, supposed to be “edgy” is really milque toast in effect. Forgettable and not pleasing. I really can’t think of anything that would make that top stand out. The pants are neutral at best. They could have been showcased better with a flashy show girl type top, but instead the meet blouse really just dead pans them.

The hot pink high top sneakers could have been a win but imo they are incongruent with that outfit. A splash of hot pink, not the more muted, hardly distinguishable pink in the top, might have pulled the look together better . The hat in the meet accessories does help but too late . I may get a hot pink vest or short jacket to try to give this a brighter more dynamic a nd yet cohesive look. The meet outfit as is now gets a D- grade from me with the possibilities that the satin pants and pink sneakers the only thing that Dave it from total failure As a complete, composite look, definitely a F from me. Only Ivy’s meet outfit is worse.