r/BlackBarbieDolls

She’s a businesswoman who loves to party. Boardroom during the day. Disco all night long. 

Dear Peasants: 

• Are you seated? No? Too bad. There’s only standing room available.
• If you see her cutting in line for the club, don’t bother complaining. She owns the club. And the building. And the whole damn town. 
• She owns 51% of this company!
• Don’t serve her burnt champagne. 
• She prefers Petrossian Beluga caviar. No Ossetra please. 
• She loves to dance.

 

Doll details:

• Head: Mbili sculpt (2016 Fashionista #25)
• Body: Wheelchair fashionista 
• Clothes and accessories: Barbie Basics YouCreate Kits (1 to 3).
• Shoes: Steffi Love (where do you even find white or normal coloured Barbie heels anymore? I just want some sexy pumps that fit/ don’t keep falling off)

 

About this post: 

• I got this used Mbili doll yesterday. She came nude and it was initially difficult to identify who she was (subsequently found to be a Fashionista per fashiondollz.de)
• I don’t like any of the YouCreate clothes but I’m trying not to waste them. So I’m creating scenarios and characters where they would be applicable. 
• I’ve said it before - these aren’t neutrals basics if basics implies wardrobe staples. These clothes are quite extra in their design. 
• I really didn’t like her original hairstyle. Short with tight curls in an updo. It’s so unflattering when they give dolls this hairstyle. 
• I LOVE her eyes and general face painting.
• This was the first time I ever bought used dolls (I bought a few in a lot yesterday) so there was a lot of work to be done as they were quite messy. There was also a lot of head glue. I feel like a real collector now. 
• I’m quite a novice when it comes to hair. I normally just style my doll hair with my fingers. But for this doll I had to comb the hair quite a bit and apply heat (with the risk of burning the hair). I would have preferred to have left some curls but it was a struggle (since the hair was so short) to go from an updo to wearing the hair down.

Request: 

• If anyone can identify this Mbili please let me know. EDIT: 2016 Fashionista # 25.
• How do you paint doll shoes? As in what would be best to paint them with such that the paint doesn’t come off? I have so many pink heels that don’t go with any outfit.

Head sculpt: You Create Barbie BASICS Kit 002 (Elle), body You Create Barbie BASICS Deluxe Set no. 4.

… and the club is jumpin’, jumpin’! 🤍🩷🩶🖤

Ken and the Barbies are living their blues Brothers fantasy to the fullest! The school desks are an iykyk homage.

The links I’m sharing are not Target as many are (as they should) boycotting them, though she’s slightly cheaper there than on Mattel Creations. Sharing here since people are genuinely and positively interested is collecting and celebrating Barbie dolls that look like US!!

Amazon (was $37.80, currently unavailable)
Mattel ($38)
Walmart ($34.97)

FYI the Reebok Angel Reese 1 Barbie shoe is out Monday, August 3.

Nossa galera não conseguiu chegar na praia então todo mundo foi pegar aquele sol na LAJE. Parando os ensaios da semana !
P.s: nossa cabeça naturalista está no vitiligo universal até chegar um corpinho que dê match! Hoje resolvi escolher os novos nomes dos times da minha banda e temos aqui :
PAGU: naturalista vitiligo
TYLA: extra FLY beach
BEYONCE : model 09
AKIN : nosso Lebron
JAMAL: nosso Maui
O que acharam ? Vocês também dão nomes lindos pros seus ?

Barbie with the blue hair wearing the pink My Fair Lady dress I realized is a perfect time frame match for the Wild West, she almost looks like a barmaid lady. Swipe to see individual pictures instead of just the collage.

Head - Barbie 65th Anniversary Brooklyn. Body and Clothes - Copy Parker Supermodel doll from Temu

I often mention that I’m not a fan of this sculpt (due to the seemingly forced/ tight smile) BUT she looks cute in this look. Ok, more than cute. She is SERVING. I tried for an off-the-shoulder look so as to show off that snatched waist. 

I ordered a Copy Parker doll from Temu and it was delivered with a Copy Parker head that was packed separately from a fully dressed “supermodel” body. So, I just had to pop Brooklyn’s head onto the body. The clothes are nice but the body itself is not great. 

The body LOOKS amazing - and the proportions are insane. Super tall, snatched waist and long legs. Nails, and an easy to use neck peg. The minor skin colour difference doesn’t bother me, especially when the doll is fully dressed. The joints are much more attractive than MTM bodies. 

However, the body is cheap (reflective of its price) and very hollow and light. With Brooklyn’s full head of hair, she is top heavy and keeps falling over from the saddle stand. MTM bodies, while not amazing, are of much better quality than these fake Temu supermodel bodies. In addition, the limited mobility of the neck annoys me. She cannot look down properly. In terms of aesthetics, her feet are absolutely tiny and I find the legs too thin.

Possible fixes. 

• I want to learn how to inject something (plastic? Resin? Silicone?) into the hollow legs to give it some weight. However, the cost might be prohibitive. More research is needed. 
• There has got to be some way I can fix the neck peg. Again, more research is needed.

 

I’m not sure how comfortable I am to have such an expensive head on such a cheap body but it will do for now, especially since she looks great. If I can add some weight to the body, at least it will FEEL more premium and will therefore be more suitable as a permanent body for her. 

✨✨ The Important Stuff ✨✨

2026 Holiday Brooklyn doll, closed mouth Brooklyn sculpt.

She's rebodied onto the BarbieStyle Brooklyn in the cream dress.

✨✨ My Nonsense ✨✨

I'm committed to waiting for the others to go on sale but I NEEDED 2026 Holiday Brooklyn as soon as I saw her!!

She's hands down the most beautiful Brooklyn in my collection and I can't wait to get another to customize!!

I removed the bow from the dress (super easy!! Just a couple threads to cut!) and swapped her earrings for the pic.

While still nowhere near the level of quality we used to get, the dress is moving in the right direction. The fabric feels like fabric instead of plastic and the bodice is really pretty.

Are you picking up any of the holiday dolls?

These dolls are finally starting to appear.

Doll newbie here. Found this one on eBay for $35 and looking forward to the Whitney doll soon! Also, I'm going to be working overtime to afford one of those AKA Sorority dolls, because they are the most adorable (and expensive) dolls I've ever seen!

She is litterally gorgeous! One of my favorite Barbies. I received her as a birthday gift a few weeks back!

Head sculpt: You Create Barbie Basics Set 002 (Pazzette), body: Barbie BASICS no. 9.

Yes, Queen!

I've never been able to find a loan ranger uniform that I could afford in the secondary market and so today I decided to go through all of the bits and bobs from the different soldiers of the world that I have as I was organizing them and set aside and outfit. The only Lone Ranger pieces I have that worked are basically the essential ones which is the white hat and the rubber mask that fits over his face so perfectly. Everything else I had already.

I might be able to photograph him at a particularly fantastic and historical spot, I am waiting to hear back from the folks who might let me photograph at their place on when a good day for them is.

Bass Reeves and Grant Johnson were the real Lone Ranger and Tonto. Wikipedia them both to learn more!

I'm really proud of being able to put these outfits together with just the clothing pieces gathered while trying to create the Barbie cast for Hamilton.

The only actual Lone Ranger items I have are the hat and mask that Bass Reeves is wearing. (And Grant's moccasins.) And the hat/mask isn't historically factual, they're just movie and pop culture touchstones to help people who don't realize the connection (and whitewashing) between pop culture and history.

I'm now really happy that all my attempts to find and buy an old Lone Ranger in Tonto toy completely failed because it was all too expensive. Tonto's outfit was always very racially stereotyped and in the one picture I have found of Grant Johnson he's dressed like any other deputy. I still made him a bit more casual than what I think he may have really dressed like, but I really like his look. I hope I did okay.

Still waiting to hear back from the fantastic historical black-owned location that I am going to go shoot at, we've been in touch we're just trying to schedule a time now.

Wow!

Head sculpt: (Elle) LOOKS no. 2, body: MtM yoga purple/blue pants.
Head sculpt: You Create Barbie BASICS Kit 002 (Elle), body: You Create Barbie BASICS Deluxe Set no. 4.

This is one of the greatest things I've ever put together, I'm so happy with the Lone Ranger outfit! The ladies are pretty pleased with it too.