These unusual eighteen-inch dolls popped up on an American Girl group yesterday. They've got big eyes and slightly worried expressions, and they all have wildly colorful hair. These are called Forever Dolls and right now they're strictly Australian entities. They all have names and personalities. Or most of them do...Sapphire here is being retired and doesn't have a personality listed. Underneath her hair she has earrings, and her eyelids have sparkly makeup, sort of like a customized American Girl.
Pearl reminds me a little of a mermaid with her coloring. Her hair is magenta and green, her eyes are green, and she also has eye makeup and earrings under her hair. She too is apparently being retired.
Flossy is also being axed. She's got blue and pink hair and blue eyes, plus the other amenities that Pearl and Sapphire do. I wish she had more dark blue in her outfit, but she doesn't.
The last retiree is
Luna, another dominantly blue doll. I love her shiny skirt!
Apparently the four dolls above are special editions with sparkly face paint, hence their highlighted lips, cheeks and eyelids, and hence their limited availability. Amelia is NOT one of the special editions and thus is NOT on the chopping block, so she has a personality listed online. She's got the ever-popular heart of gold, organizing charities and bake sales to help folks in need. I love her warmer color scheme.
My favorite of these dolls is the sole little boy,
Axel. He helps out at home and has his heart set on going to the Olympics...as a skateboarder! Is skateboarding an Olympic sport? I guess if not it should be, since it requires a lot of physical and mental strength. (
EDIT: yes, skateboarding was
a new addition to the 2020 Summer Olympics) Anyway, Axel is something of a mentor to the younger children at the skate park he frequents. Sounds like he'd be a good friend for Joss Kendrick.
Goldie likes music. She likes to dance and be the life of the party. Her hair is tightly curled rather than straight or wavy. Judging from that shirtdress, I'd also guess she likes unicorns.
Willow has ADD is always busy, energetic, and motivated. Her outfit is the most boring...or the most versatile, take your pick.
Harper is eternally happy, always singing or dancing or being upbeat. She also loves games, listing Uno and Hide and Seek as her favorites. I like the sound of that; I love Uno! I also love her unique hair; white isn't a color one often sees on the hair of young dolls.
Cindy is determined, super-organized, super-motivated, and good for a pep talk if needed. She is unabashedly pink! I bet y'all she likes puppy dogs too!
Bonnie is a responsible, somewhat-bookish old soul. Sounds like my kind of girl. She is honest and good with advice. Like Goldie, her curls are tight. I love her gray cardigan!
Judging from the wings, I was willing to bet that
Celeste is the pretender of the bunch. She certainly looks like the type who'd like to play make-believe. But her bio says nothing about that, instead stating that Celeste likes to remind folks of how special they are. That can be a tremendous help at times!
Bespectacled little
Piper is the reader and learner of the bunch, with aspirations to be a teacher. She is apparently extremely inquisitive, as children sometimes can be. I love those glasses!
The appropriately-named
Iris is an empath. She is my favorite of the girl dolls for obvious reasons. Her outfit is boring, but in this case I understand why; a bright outfit plus bright hair would be overwhelming.
Sparkle has the dumbest name of the bunch, but in this case it's a fitting name. Sparkle likes to craft and add sparkle to life. Oddly, her outfit does not sparkle.
Rebel remind me of Mal, from
Disney Descendants. Again, she's got a dumb name, and it's not as fitting as Sparkle's. Rebel is more fierce than rebellious, being brave and courageous. She seems like she'd be the most likely to give someone a piece of her mind...so maybe "Rebel" is a good name for her after all.
McKenzie is a free spirit who loves bright colors, just like I used to be...and still can be. She's also happy, confident, and a go-getter.
And then there's
Rainbow. Rainbow is also listed as a free spirit, being kind and loving to the end (to a fault?).
These dolls remind me of the
customized American Girl lot that my
Llewellyn came from. They appear to have similar hands, making me hope that they can share clothes. Alas, the Forever Dolls appear to be available only in Australia and New Zealand for now. Yes, I admit that I tried to buy Axel, even though bill-paying time is just around the corner. The company accepts PayPal, but they don't ship internationally...not yet, anyway. I don't know how old this line is, but I believe international demand could go up. More little girls are going for dolls with fantasy hair, so we'll see.
The Forever Dolls were a bit polarizing for my friends in the Failbook group where I saw these. Some folks didn't care for the big eyes or the garish hair or the serious expressions. Obviously I quite like these, but what say y'all? Yay or nay? To our down under readers, have you seen these? Discuss.
Monkeys and lollipops,
RagingMoon1987
