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I rescued this gorgeous dark-skinned Barbie today and I’m seriously so excited about her! ♥️

There’s just something about finding a doll that’s totally my style—it instantly makes the whole day better. 🥰

I rescued her from a thrift store today! I’m guessing she’s from around the early 2000s based on her face mold, but her feet are HUGE, and none of my Barbie shoes fit her. 😓

Does anyone recognize her? She has bendable rubber legs and actual toes, which I thought was pretty unusual!

What kind of shoes does she wear? I have no idea what to put on her! 😩👠

I found this picture online, but this doll costs $75 in my country. 😭 Even if it goes on sale, that price is just unbelievable… I don’t even know how to put it into words, but honestly, I’m pretty shocked. 😔

The Ken I rescued the other day got a modern makeover, and now he’s seriously handsome! 😍✨

I had no idea his waist twists and he has those bendy rubber legs! 😲💕

He’s way better than the Kens they make these days!

Barbies from this era just have this special magic that makes you happy just looking at them. 🥰

I can’t believe they were this amazing as playline dolls.

Except for the Twist Barbie, all of these girls are rescues. Whenever I see Barbies from this era, I seriously can’t resist the urge to bring them all home and give them a second life. 😂

I found these two at a recycle shop today. They were sold as a set for just $6! Ken is the prince from Swan Lake, but I’d never seen this Barbie before. I absolutely love her closed-mouth face—it’s totally my type! 😍

Her hair feels a bit cheap, so I’m guessing she’s probably a playline doll, but does anyone know who this girl is?

Come to think of it, we haven’t seen many princess-style Barbies lately. So I decided to give Millie the princess treatment! I love a stylish look, but dressing her up in a gown like this reminded me just how much I love these kinds of dresses too.

This is an original Licca doll from the 1960s.

I rescued her from my parents' storage shed.

She's not as fashionable as Licca today and she doesn't have a posable body, but that's what I love about her — so simple and charming💖

With my Barbies I want to collect and customize them with articulated bodies, but this girl is different. She's truly one-of-a-kind to me, so I want to keep her just as she is.

I finally did her hair and made her a little vintage-style outfit, and she looks so happy now🥰

The Barbie Signature Robotics Barbie is cute, but I just can’t accept her as “Barbie.” I feel like she belongs in a completely different category.

I’d understand if she were released as a figure from an anime or movie, but as a Barbie? I’m not sure.

I’d love to hear what other Barbie lovers think about this. What do you guys think?

I’ve been having so much fun playing around with this Stacie lately. I made her lipstick a little darker and put her on a Barbie articulated body, and she suddenly looks like a supermodel! It feels like such a waste to keep Stacie as a little girl just because she’s Barbie’s little sister. I definitely recommend aging up Stacie—she looks amazing!

I bought a bag of two Barbies at a thrift store today. One of them is Meditation Barbie, which is actually the one I wanted. She still makes sounds properly, and I love that she has an articulated body.

I’ve been thinking about downsizing my collection because it’s gotten bigger, so I’m having a hard time deciding what to do with the other doll—whether I should keep her or put her back in the donation pile.

What do you think I should do?