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Tecna stands out with her helmet look in her Magic Winx, so I tried to come up with a hat for her Enchantix that would keep her uniqueness but still look fairy-like and support the glowup.

She's my favourite Winx, but I've always felt like her Enchantix was missing something. Some accessory. She already doesn't have the bottom wings or a big hairstyle, which is why I felt like she needed something to balance her out with the other girls.

I think this type of a hat continues to make her stand out in a similar way as she did in her Magic Winx, and it also gives her a geeky look that totally fits her power and personality.

Yes, I was bored, so I made this...😁😅

I think Ariel's sisters are some of the most distinct and well-designed minor characters that have ever come out of Disney. Considering that they barely appear in the original movie, the creators sure went out of their way to give each of them a very distinct look and colour palette.

So what are your thoughts on them? How do you like their evolution throughout the movies and the TV series?

Personally, my favourite look for all of them is the one from the original movie. They are deliberately NOT made as pretty as Ariel, and yet, they are all given beautiful colours and hairstyles. The very expressions on their faces show that they are less imaginative and more conservative than Ariel, and I feel like that is 100% done on purpose. Apart from their faces being different from Ariel's, they also all have some type of an elaborate hairstyle, which, again, sets Ariel apart from them.

As far as their personalities, the only one who shows any in the original movie is Andrina. She is given the most lines, the most movement, and we can actually tell she is kind of playful and, possibly, the closest to Ariel.

That is why I am the most disappointed in Andrina's portrayal in the TV series and the prequel. Andrina has absolutely NO speaking lines in the TV series. She is a complete background character without a single shared moment with Ariel. Most lines are unfairly given to Arista and Alana, both of whom actually appear the LEAST in the original movie.

As far as the TV series design, I don't mind it. The sisters look nothing like themselves, but still, the changes are playful and they further distinguish each one.

And now, onto Ariel's Beginning. I know this is an unpopular opinion, but I don't like any of their designs or personalities. I don't like how dulled out the colours are, and I don't like how all of them are made Barbie-pretty with the same facial features as Ariel, which loses the point of Ariel standing out among them. They are also all given very modern, bratty personalities, which outshines Ariel to the point where she seems like the one who is old-fashioned, not them.

I know a lot of people defend the sisters in the prequel, but personally, I find that movie infuriatingly flawed because it has a ton of plot holes and completely disrespects the original movie.

For example:

Why is this not Ariel's origin story of how she fell in love with humans? Or how she discovered her grotto and began storing things inside?

Where is Ursula? (She stated in the original that she used to live in the palace.)

Why do all the sisters look the exact same age in the opening scene? (According to Adella, she is 2 years older than Ariel, and yet, all the sisters look exactly 4 in the opening scene)

The only thing I like about this movie is that it gives Triton a personal backstory and a reason why he hates humans (the fatal accident with his wife). AND YET: they made the plot about some ridiculous ban of music because Triton forbade it. Athena's death could so easily be part of the plot of how Triton began hating humans, and how Ariel used to believe him but the plot of the movie teaches her to give humans a chance. It could have been such a powerful story of exactly how these characters all ended up in the place where they start in the original movie: Ursula, Ariel, Triton. All of them.

This movie does none of that. Apart from the characters (kind of) looking like themselves, they might as well be from some entirely different source material.

I hate Ariel's Beginning with a passion, and I hate that whenever I wanna discuss Ariel's sisters, I HAVE to address this movie. The only compliment I can give it is that the animation looks pretty at first sight, but is otherwise complete trash. It's bad to the point of being insulting to the original.

Anyway, I side-tracked a little, but what are your overall opinions of Ariel's sisters?

Putting this together was a lot of work lmao, but I've wanted to make a post like this for a while.

Here's my ranking:

1. Cycle 13: I love the straight dark hair on her. Definitely the most gorgeous I've seen her.

2. Cycle 10: Stunning. Love both the fringe look and the rich, soft curls she got later.

3. Cycle 6: She is just glowing every panel.

4. Cycle 7: I enjoy the big curls a lot!

5. Cycle 11: Love the little black riding hood🖤

6. Cycle 3: The era of Tyra's signature red hair. I'm sad she never went back to red in later cycles or in life.

7. Cycle 15: If somebody asked me to describe Tyra's looks from this cycle from memory, I would SWEAR she had straight, shoulder-length hair the entire cycle. Only when making these did I realise her hair was curly most of the time. Very gorgeous.

8. Cycle 14: Kind of clean and simple, and I love it.

9. Cycle 8: Not crazy about that colour, but I love the head scarf look.

10. Cycle 9: The straight hair with the fringe is nice, but not nearly as great as cycle 10.

11. Cycle 2: The most early-2000s imo.

12. Cycle 12: I wanna like this more than I actually do. The hair being wavy like that doesn't fully work for me.

13. Cycle 5: Beautiful but not the most memorable.

14. Cycle 18: I barely have an opinion of these looks. They're good but nothing special.

15. Cycle 17: Some of the best makeup she has, but one of my least favourite hairstyles.

16. Cycle 16: The painful beginning of Tyra's hairstyle that I dislike.

17. Cycle 19: Hit or miss. The pink dress hurts my eyes. Towards the end, in Jamaica, Tyra's hairstyle almost looks like a throwback to her glorious cycle 10 curls in Italy. But her hair looks dry and tired, and it's a very weak version of the look.

18. Cycle 4: Soccer mom.

19. Cycle 1: I don't hate it, but it's just the absolute least distinct or memorable of Tyra's looks. If I close my eyes, I can't recall any of them.

So what is your ranking?