One of the things I'm doing over on Patreon is giving my Patrons a chance to weigh in on what review they want to see next. Two weeks ago, they picked this Rainbow High girl over a different play doll. The vote was extremely close, though, so the other doll will probably get her review soon. I'm happy that this review won, because I've been extremely curious about the Rainbow High brand for several months now.
When I was taking a break from doll reviews and putting all of my energy into My Twinn restorations, I rarely visited any kind of toy store. This is highly unusual for me, since I get a huge amount of happiness from just being around toys. But something happened about a month before I started writing here again: I was at Target looking for a game in the electronics section, and I found myself wandering into the adjacent toy aisles, unable to resist the pull.
I didn't give all of the toys the scrutiny they deserved on that day, but I did a broad sweep of the doll sections to see what was new. The one thing I saw that stuck in my head was the Rainbow High collection. The Rainbow High dolls were displayed opposite the L.O.L. toys, and I found the cohesive color schemes of the Rainbow High characters to be a soothing and attractive contrast to the neon chaos of the L.O.L. shelves. Each Rainbow High character has clothing and hair that match, and so looking at all of the dolls together is like looking at a big rainbow. It's very seductive. And of course I'm always roped in by dolls with interesting eyes and nice articulation. I almost bought a doll on the spot--I really wanted to see what the articulation was like--but told myself it was silly since I wasn't doing reviews anymore.
As you can imagine, as soon as I decided to write reviews again, the first thing I did was scoot back to Target and buy a Rainbow High doll! Here's the one I picked:
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| Rainbow High's Georgia Bloom, $27.99. |
