You know how it is when you're looking at a doll on Amazon and then the search formula suggests six more things you might like? And then you click on those things and get even more suggestions? I follow these suggestion chains all of the time, and for me, they tend to devolve quickly into the weeds of knockoff dolls, huge outfit sets, or things I've already bought. However, the other day a FailFix doll popped up as a suggestion, and her outlandish face and hair stopped me in my tracks. I quickly pulled up all of the FailFix dolls I could find. The characters look hilariously stressed out, and have all of their accessories tangled up in their hair. The faces made me laugh out loud, and pretty much without exception, any doll who can make me laugh is going to end up in my shopping cart.
The idea behind this line is that you can fix the doll's "failed" hair and makeup to make them look better. The chaotic hair can be untangled and brushed, and the stressed-out face plate can be removed to reveal a calmer visage. The makeover element would have been more than enough to tempt me (I love a good makeover!), but what's even better is that the FailFix girls are essentially surprise dolls--with one of their actual faces being the mystery! I don't think I've ever bought a doll without knowing what their face looks like.
Because of the surprise element, I probably should have waited and published this as a Sunday Surprise post, but I got impatient. Really impatient. In fact, I can't remember the last time I was so excited to get a doll out of her box! I needed to see what was behind that silly face:
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| FailFix SlayItDJ by Moose Toys, $19.99. |
