15 October 2020

A handful of rainbows


In the beginning of the summer when I was browsing the net as usually in the evening, my eyes caught a ad for some new dolls. Especially the yellow one. Have had my eyes on the green one too and as the other doll collectors my thoughts went to Billie Eilish and her style. 


I started to google and found the doll that came before the Rainbow High dolls. It was a larger doll, with not so much movement in the joints - head, hip, shoulders. But these dolls have more range of movement and are jointed like the older Monster High dolls. The doll line before, as seen in the picture above are similar, but larger and you could use some slime to change the outfits. I am not inte slime, so I let that be.

The Rainbow High Girls come in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. Then there are two extra dolls that come in two different sets. I think that you need to buy the set and doll separately. Did not dive into that, so...

During those not so lazy summer days, while studying, I visited some sites to see how much they want for these dolls. At different stores, and of course not here in Sweden, the price tag was about 27USD. If I wanted to order from the net, the shipping would have been more expensive than the doll alone. And shipping to Sweden would not happen until the end of August. 


It is fun to live in a little country. So, I started to enjoy some unboxing videos, some reviews and I even found some repaint videos. It went so far, that I even watched comparison videos on the Rainbow high Dolls from MGA and Barbies from Mattel. It was rather nice and relaxing to do so. MyFroggyStuff has a lot of these videos on their channel.


In the beginning of this month the first Swedish ad for these dolls just popped up and after some serious color picking I ordered the yellow girl the other day. She has been shipped and will land on my door step in some days! But more about her in a later post!

Hope that you are okay and enjoying you dolly time!

Pictures from MGA and Pinterest.

15 comments:

  1. Oh Niina, you have been having a lovely time, haven't you. :) All the dolls look very pretty and your little yellow Rainbow doll looks exceptionally cute. I adore her rainbow socks and shoes, so much so I checked them out here. Our Target store has them for AU$49 and each set comprises 1 fashion doll, 2 complete outfits, 2 pairs of shoes, hairbrush, 2 hangers and a doll stand. Not a bad deal, but I won't be getting them, I'll just enjoy visiting yours. :)
    Big hugs,
    X

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    1. Haha, I sure have had a great time and these dolls have something, each of them. Many doll collectors have been over the moon when unboxing and reviewing. It is a hype! I love the yellow girl, just because she has two outfits - one for parties and one for ordinary day. And the color is so sunny and bright. Look forward to receiving her.
      That is a good deal for a rainbow High doll. Probably the prices will get lower if there comes a series two. Very curious on that, though.
      I will post more of her soonish, so you can enjoy!
      Big hugs!

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  2. Dear Niina, she is a cute doll. I can't wait until she comes to you and you can plan her adventures.

    I love watching My Froggy Stuff videos. Toya is so talented. I love to see her make room boxes.

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    1. Dear Dorothy, she really is a cute doll and I look forward to getting her home. I have heard so much great things about this doll, so the hopes are high.
      My Froggy Stuff has so much wonderful things, so inspirational!
      Have a happy new week!

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  3. Hellou Linda! It was a hard choice to make, I almost wanted them all because they are so adorable. Who knows, maybe some day. Love the extra outfits you get with the set and that even some extra shoes comes along.
    Enjoy the new week and hope that your weekend was great!

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  4. Hi Niina. This Rainbow High dolls seem to be quite popular right now. My favourite is also the yellow one. I don't think I will get any of this, I prefer to stick to Barbie. However, I hope they're succesful, because I've heard they're great quality for the price point, so I hope that lights a fire under Mattel's lower back and they start giving us more quality.
    Big hugs.

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    1. Hello there! They sure are popular and I have seen that there is many new versions of these dolls and there is even a boy among the new ones. I am very pleased with the quality of these dolls and do hope I can get maybe one or two more. Barbie, with all the experience they have making dolls for so long should be able to compete with these dolls both price wise and quality wise!

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  5. I've seen these dolls too in our local stores. They are quite colourful and interesting looking. Although I don't plan to get any myself. I'm kind of a bit burned out when it comes to dolls at the moment. But will certainly be interested in your thoughts on them.

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    1. I love the colors and there are new ones on the way with more colors, brighter ones and with some extras. So far I am very pleased with this doll, she is well articulated for a doll like this.
      I can imagine the feeling of being a bit burned out when it comes to dolls. Hope you find your way back soon!

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  6. They are so cute and colourful I love them! Honestly, the yellow lady was the best of the bunch :3

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    1. Totally agree! But the green one is cute too. :)

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  7. These dolls are really cute. :) I like my blue one a lot. :)

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    1. I agree, these dolls are so cute! Great that you like your blue one a lot! :)

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  8. I have been searching for patterns and have been testing some Barbie clothes, but no luck yet! But I am glad that she came with some extra clothes to begin with!

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