I had fun hosting a guest review on the blog again (thank you, Lurkins!). It felt like the good old days. It's nice to get somebody else's perspective, and Lurkins chose a topic that wasn't even on my radar. But I definitely noticed the lack of diversity in Our Generation faces. In fact, this was one of the bad surprises that greeted me on my first trip back to Target after the hiatus. I'd assumed that the explosion of new faces we enjoyed in 2017 would persist. I like that Battat updated their standard face mold, though, and think the new face is pretty. Lurkins' review even inspired me to order a super-freckly redhead with the new face. And now I understand how reading this blog can be hazardous to the wallet. Sorry about that!
The timing of that review was perfect, because it offers a segue to the next episode in my 14-inch doll saga. Today I'm going to look at the Glitter Girls, which are Battat's version of 14-inch play dolls. I've actually reviewed these dolls before, but--like the Our Generation crew--they have gone through some big changes in the last four years.
This review will include a comparison between the old Poppy doll that I reviewed in 2018 and the new version of that same character, but the main focus will be on a girl who I thought stood out from the rest of the options: dark-skinned, blue-eyed Odessa:
Glitter Girls Odessa by Battat, $20.99. |