March of the Skittle heads

Setsu-P, you may wanna skip this one, as it's all about Baby Alive.  I had two of 'em, Lulu Achoo and Little Maya...

...and I still have 'em.  I call these dolls Skittle heads because their heads are round, but also flat like so (and because I like Skittles).  That's why they freak some folks out.

I said that Lulu's review would be done in November, but November is long past and I still haven't gotten the job done.  Lulu's accessories have joined the world of missing persons (and she was), and I can't really review her effectively without those, so her review is postponed indefinitely.  All is not lost though, as I brought home another Baby Alive doll, and my reasons for liking her should surprise few of y'all. 

She suffers from the idiotic name of Princess Pipp Petals, but she's named after a My Little Pony who goes by a nickname, so I guess "Pipp" it is.  Blick, "Pipp" makes me think of Mr. Pibb, a soda that I'm not fond of.  I am, however, quite fond of My Little Pony, thus why I liked this line of dolls when I saw them, though Pipp Petals is a name I don't recognize (I don't follow the modern MLP as close as I should).  Picking just one of the three was tough because all three of these MLP dolls are cute, and because Izzy Moonbow has blue hair.  The third doll, Sunny Starscout, went heavy on the pink, but I considered her for awhile too.

In the end Izzy's hair was too curly and Sunny's was too pink, so I went with purple.  My sister's favorite color, especially when it's a deep shade like this.

Hush, hush, I thought I heard her callin' my name...LOL, purple hair and green eyes.  Lulu has green eyes too, but they're a different shade.

In pictures Pipp's eyes look very, very green, but IRL Pipp's eyes are teal, kinda like my smallest Magic Nursery babies.  See how different these eyes are under a flash?

Look at those freckles!  I love dolls with freckles, and I had no idea Pipp would have 'em until she arrived.  Her stock picture doesn't show these too clearly.

More readily visible is the music note on Pipp's left cheek.  I presume that this is her namesake's cutie mark, since Princess Pipp Petals is a singer.

This makes me giggle, because I use my phone to complete these blog posts more often than not, and when I type in River Song's name my predictive text throws up a purple music note.  I'm referring to my showoff of an American Girl, by the way, not her borderline abusive namesake.

Good opportunity to do a size comparison.  My smallest Baby Alive doll, Little Maya, can sit comfortably in River Song's lap, though River Song can't hold her in a very convincing manner.

Now I THOUGHT that Pipp would be a larger doll than what she is, but they're roughly the same size and are both quite an armful for River Song.  Indeed, River Song noped out right after I took this picture. 

I was through with her anyway, LOL.  Pipp measures thirteen inches from head to toe and Lulu measures twelve, so their bodies are a little different from each other.  Neither of them are as big as River Song is, but I doubt that would bother a little girl setting her dolls up for a tea party.  Certainly wouldn't have bothered me.  Oh, and for the record, Little Maya measures roughly 9.5 inches.  Look how huge Lulu's noggin is!

Alright, girls, bring it in for a group picture!

Sigh...I promised Mama I wouldn't start collecting these like I have Cabbage Patch Kids, but I'm not gonna lie:  if I see one that I think is really, really unique, I'm gonna bring her home.  I'm gonna try to be picky, but if she stands out she's coming home with me.  Right now these three are the lucky ones.

Sweets to the sweet,
RagingMoon1987