Okay, so today we are supposed to introduce Connie Bonacorsi to y'all, which we will eventually get around to doing. But for now I am still astounded by the 20 new dolls. It's ridiculous how many there are! Is this going to be a normal occurrence every couple years? Or is this an anomaly?
Personally, from the Nora (fka Mia) point of view, I feel a bit threatened that so many of them have a hair color that is similar to mine! Of course none them look as good as me (wink), but they are rather close. It is understandable though since those who missed out on Mia will want something like Mia. Heehee.
In the end, American Girl is probably trying to gather some of that secondary market away from Mia re-sellers. So instead of someone buying Mia off of Ebay now, they'll go to the AG site, see new options of Mia-look-alike dolls, and swoop in with their credit card. Smart move AG!
Sitara asked which are our new faves over here in Badger's Wood. After staring at our own new slideshow for about 6 hours....here are our conclusions:
Penny loves #49, #40, #44, and #39.
I love #46, #47, and #41, because they look the least like me and won't give me an identity complex. :P
Penny wasn't so sure about #49's dark hair and blue eyes combination. Though she does look awesome, we already have so many dark-haired classic face mold girls. Is she unique enough to merit a purchase?
As for #40, Penny was thinking about getting the Not!Jess #30 that was released last year and now she has a new option. Should she get this short-haired version of Not!Jess? Ivy is on her wishlist. Are they too similar- this new #40 and Ivy?
Penny was really excited about #44 because she loves the look of that curly wig. But it might be a nightmare to care for. She doesn't do very well with styling Rebecca's hair, so buying this doll might be a bad idea. She said "Maybe if I just don't touch the hair at all..... it will stay nice?"
#39 took Penny's breath away when she first saw the picture, but then she started thinking about how similar she is to Emily and me in certain ways and couldn't really justify getting her. Maybe if we see her in person or see some real-life pictures she may look different enough than Emily and me to warrant a purchase. :)
As far as my opinion, the two Sundari....I mean Sonali mold dolls #46 and #47 are really wonderful. They are both very unique and have different hair coloring than Sonali, whose hair is basically black. However the skin tone and brown eyes are the same and we can't really justify getting one of these when we already have Sundari. I think she would feel a bit threatened....heehee. Maybe someday they will use a Sonali mold with a different skin tone and different colored eyes?
#41 is drop-dead, prom queen gorgeous- but looks too much like the AG Ruthie (our Mary Royall) to allow her to come on over to our house. Her new green eyes are wonderful though. Penny is kicking herself for giving Connie Felicity's decal eyes now that they have these new green eyes. But it was pretty much a given- the instant Penny made a green-eyed custom doll, they would release new green eyes. :P
Ok, so there are our faves!....now I will get back to working on the Connie post...
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I think all the new dolls are gorgeous, but wow, there are so many of them!
I can't wait to see photos of Connie! If you could post photos of her in her Melody Valerie dresses that would be great!
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