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Because I love Anne of Green Gables, I decided I HAD to have an Anne doll (preferably the Anne with an E version). Since one hasn't been done yet from that series, I decided to make my own. This is the Mc2 doll Ember. I couldn't get over how much she resembled her. Both very pale and thin. Not only that, but this doll has the same hair color, eye color and freckles! What luck! Of course her outfit looked nothing like something Anne would wear and her hair wasn't braided, but I knew I could easily work with what I had. So, I made her a new outfit, hat, books and book strap. Everything was done from scratch without patterns which was a challenge, but I'm very happy with the results. :)
Here are my gorgeous Project Mc2 dollies. From left to right: Adrienne, Mckeyla, Bryden and Camryn. Who is your favorite? Mine is Mckeyla with the lavender hair, but I also really love Bryden.
OUTFIT DETAILS:
coat, dress and thigh highs-Project Mc2 Adrienne Attoms
shoes-Fifth Harmony
handbag-PetiteBoutiqueDeMode
their leggings, shorts, tees and boots are tdf... not to mention that jean&leather shirt... too bad it fits too tight on fashionistas body
I'm not going to lie, I was seriously scared that the new core Project Mc2 would never see the light of day, but here they are!
Image is from Taobao.
We got a lot of snow recently so I took pictures of McKeyla and Camryn in Barbie coats. This coat is somewhat ill-fitting and has 3/4 sleeves which is strange for a coat.
I was tagged by honeysucklejasmine. Isn't it fitting that this pic has Disney stuff in it? Max Steele's impact tbh.
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1. Ethnicity? Filipino
2. Share you favorite subject in high school. I live for science #ProjectMC2
3. What is your Favorite drink? I like almond milk, I guess...
4. What is your favorite song at the moment? Together and Good Times both by this fun British girl Ella Eyre. Most of Bastille and Fifth Harmony's discography. Talk That Talk by Rihanna and Jay Z. Oh, and I like listening to a lot of Nicki Minaj's verses. #KnaWho
5. What would you (or have you) name your children? Not Wren. That's for damn sure!
6. Have you participated in any sports? Nope, too lazy. I run tho
7. What is your favorite book? I'm also too lazy to read :P
8. What is your favorite color? I like black and gold.
9. What is your favorite animal? Dogs and anything that looks bizarre.
10. What is your favorite cologne? Gross, I ain't about that life.
11. What is your favorite holiday? Halloween if it counts.
12. On a scale from 1 – 10, rate your childhood. 7. The kid version of me was a mess.
13. Have you been out of the country? Actually, I've recently been to the Philippines and Hong Kong over a month ago. Y'all probably wouldn't have guessed it cuz I was just so damn active on BFF3. Like always. #StepYaPussyUp
But really, while Maxine and the BFFs were at the amusement park, I was in an airport.
14. Do you speak any different languages? I know a few words in Spanish, French and Tagalog that I use in my normal speech pattern.
15. Do you have any siblings? I have 2 older sisters and an older brother.
16. What is your favorite store? Target is like my second home.
17. What is your favorite restaurant? I'm in love with this place called Curry House! ^__^
18. Did you like school? I guess.
19. Who are some of your favorite YouTubers? I stan for Alexbabs12345 and Trisha Paytas! Aside from that, I really only use YouTube to watch music videos and tutorials on weird shit.
20. What is your favorite movie? As far as we're concerned, it's Kingsman: the Secret Service.
21. What are some of your favorite tv shows? I'm very on and off about TV. But I do like Steven Universe, Bates Motel(I only watch it for Olivia Cooke now), Orange is the New Black, Daredevil, AHS, Twin Peaks and Gossip Girl.
22. PC or mac? Mac, However, I use a PC
23. What phone do you have? iPhone 5.
24. How tall are you? About 6 feet.
25. Do you have any pets? I own 2 pugs and a guinea pig.
Bryden was the first of the Project Mc2 girls to have three dolls in my collection. For some reason, I always love her dolls - her outfits are stylish and her gamer/technicolor/hype aesthetic is something I adore. Her hair is great too - especially her crimped style from her first two dolls, while the third has tight curls, which are manageable. And her face is great as well, with some great make-up choices. I'm sure that her first wave version has a more condensed face than her later versions though?
Hello, everybody. Sorry that my Flickrstream of late has been entirely made up of Hipstapunz Instagram posts. Work, familials, the usual. But! As it's half term for The Boy, I took this week off work. We're not going anywhere - just doing house stuff and I'm trying to get the Simm heads finished once and for all, because this is taking entirely too long.
I've acquired a few dolls over the past few months, although I haven't really had the chance to do much with them (apart from rob them of their clothes/accessories). Pleasingly, I've managed to get a fair few ethnically diverse dollies of late:
From the left: Singapore Girl Barbie. This was an exclusive sold on Singapore Airlines flights in the early 1990s. I actually have one somewhere in my mother's basement from the first time round, but this one I got on eBay for about 5 quid. She's wearing a sarong kebaya, the spiritual costume of my people (on my mum's side, anyway). Weirdly, it's made out of a kind of jersey fabric; my one had a woven textile. She hasn't got the most wonderful hairstyle, but she does have the 1980s Asian face (first used on 'Oriental Barbie', I believe), which is the most (East) Asian face there's been in a looong time, in my humble opinion. (While we're on the subject - why are 'Asian' dolls usually super pale? Maybe this is the south-east Asian experience in me talking, but a lot of us are a good bit darker than your average Caucasian...).
Game Developer Barbie: it seems that this girl works on mobile gaming and isn't into her AAAs, but she came with some really cool accessories. I seem to be alone in this, but I'm not a big fan of the Bambi sculpt as it comes from factory; I've seen some lovely customs of her though, so we'll see.
Photographer Lammily: a birthday present from my dad, but she took forevah to get to me owing to a succession of comical banking and postal errors. I think I might repaint her. Loving her hair, though.
Moaaaana! I had to get her, but as you can see, I still haven't busted her out of her box (which apparently can be turned into a boat). Loving her very different proportions from your average Disney Princess.
Project Mc2 Camryn: I bought her to nick her gear. I wanted one for the longest time, but I'm a pretty frugal dolly fancier (surprisingly enough!), so I waited until she started going on sale. I found her in TK Maxx for about 12 quid, I think, which was okay with me. These girls have great clothes, and I love the idea behind the range; just not sure how I feel about the dolls themselves!
Curvy Fashionista girl: hoping to customise her eventually. I really like this face sculpt. Waiting impatiently on (affordable) articulated curvy/petite dolls.
A petite Fashionistagirl, bought solely to nick her clothes for Hipstapunz. Call me weird, but I'm not really a fan of the Lea face sculpt - I find it really bland and rather featureless. Again, I've seen some great customs of her, though, so let's see. On the plus side, she's not a super pale girl at least!
Cloe: my first ever Bratz, believe it or not! Once again, I wanted one of these relaunched dolls pretty much as soon as I saw promo shots. I really like the concept that MGA is putting behind their doll ranges at the moment - I think they're better in touch than Mattel, really. Still, in keeping with my budget-minded doll collecting, I waited until I saw them on sale. And what a deal - I got Cloe for £6 in Home Bargains, a discount chain in the North of the UK. They get some great deals on toys (I got the Ashlynn Ella/Hunter Huntsman 2 pack for £10 there a little while back).
So that's my haul of late! Far too many, in the Boy's opinion, but eh. :p
Someone found these pictures on MHD so I just had to share them with you!
Bryden is flawless. Loving that they changed her hair up a little and her outfit is to die for! Her experiment is awesome too.
McKeyla is flawless. Loving the top! I like that McKeyla has a dryer and more subtle sense of humour compared to the other girls. Gorgeous outfit too.
Adrienne is super cute as well. I prefer her earlier dolls, but she is still really cute.
Now I'm worried about Camryn though - where's her new doll? We've seen pics of these and the two newbies, but nothing of Camryn. Hope she makes it online soon...
This one kinda reminds me of a weird Jenna Marbles haha.
Her hair is kinda ratty and felt greasy but I think a wash would fix that. This is my niece's doll so I had to rush pix because she wanted to play with it lol.
The prototype on the back of the box had cooler hair with some lavender mixed in but it's still nice with just blue.
My pictures of Project Mc2 McKeyla and Camryn are some of my most popular doll pictures, so here is another picture of hybrid McKeyla in a Sparkle Girlz outfit.
The makers of the Sparkle Girlz outfits are so cheap that they didn't bother to make the whole blazer but just made the front panels longer, as you can see.
I love these dolls, they remind me of Liv! Only the deluxe ones that come with an experiment have articulated bodies.
So excited to have these two girls! I absolutely love the curvy Barbie, and to have one with red hair and such cute outfits (at least the dress and black and white outfit, is great!
And Adrienne is so sweet, I love her little peplum top. Her whole outfit is something I'd wear, especially the doughnut bun!
Has anyone else watched the Project Mc2 show? I thought it was just terrible - poor acting, poor writing and the 'science' is not recognisable as anything near scientific. This is so frustrating - as a girl in STEM I find it so important to promote interest in these fields in girls, and although these dolls have the right idea, it's poor in execution. I don't see it highlighting how amazing science is, or how girls can excel in maths... I'm honestly just disappointed, but you guys might feel differently?
It never fails - Another year, another mermay that I felt snuck up on me! I LOVE mermaids but become overwhelmed with ideas to the point and tell myself I'll pick one 'later' only to forget and scramble LOL
Thankfully I was able to pull something together I like using a few things I already have . Mermaid dolls seem to be more present in stores than ever but NGL - I miss mermaid dolls *wearing* their tails instead of having them sculpted into their bodies because sharing the look on different dolls was part of the fun. Perhaps it's time I learn how to sew my own tails then? Or maybe just buy a few older dolls, we'll have to see
In any case, Happy (nearly end of) Mermay! May I find a way to organize well enough to participate in one of those tag games next year!
There are not many times during my years of collecting that I have instantaneously clicked with a particular type of doll and knew I HAD to get my hands on them. Funnily enough, the ones that I end up being the most obsessed with are dolls who I originally disliked or overlooked. Such was the case with Bratz, Monster High, L.O.L. Surprise, Cave Club, etc. Every once in a while though, I will be caught off guard and will feel an immediate connection to a brand new line of dolls. It was sometime in 2015 when Colleen and I ventured to Toys 'R' Us to do some dolly shopping. I don't recall what particular doll or sale compelled us to pop in to Toys 'R' Us. As I meandered into the aisle with Monster High, Moxie Girlz, and Bratz, I spotted something new. Actually, I spotted two new somethings...Project MC² dolls and Disney Descendants. I was aware of the impending release of the Disney Descendants. In fact, I had immediately clicked with their grainy photos that were posted from a toy show. I even had some preconceived notions about who I would specifically buy ("Signature" Carlos and "Coronation" Lonnie). On the other hand, I had NO idea who the Project MC² dolls were. The Descendants felt a tad disappointing in person. I don't remember why anymore. Maybe I thought they looked cheaper or more generic. Or perhaps it was their price point. Either way, I didn't feel that same magnetic pull to them I experienced earlier via the internet. Strangely, I was immensely drawn to the Project MC² ladies, despite my disdain for inset eyes (generally speaking).
Colleen and I lusted over the Project MC² section for several minutes. Oh how I longed to buy one. I was not surprised when I looked at the branding on the bottom of the boxes and saw MGA's logo. That explained it...what with my obsession for Bratz and Moxie Girlz, it made sense that I was picking up on some craftsmanship/design similarities. I wasn't remotely put off by their inset eyes either, which had been a hang up of mine in the past with Liv and Bratzillaz dolls. In fact, I found them both to be horrendously creepy for a long time. It took time and gentle prodding for me to see the beauty in Liv and Zillaz. The same could not be said of the Project MC² dolls, because I adored their eyes right off the bat. I couldn't even decide which doll was my favorite from the bunch stocked at Toys 'R' Us that afternoon. I lamented to Colleen that if the dolls were cheaper, I would have loved to purchase one to see what they were like. If you are familiar with me, then you would know that is VERY rare for me to say. I almost always shrug off a new doll type and say, "Maybe I'll see what they are like when they go on sale or start popping up secondhand." That's part of why I'm so late to hop onto bandwagons. If I hadn't been in the midst of trying to curb my shopping addiction, and had the dolls been between $15 to $20, rather than a whopping $25, I would have caved. Part of why I was not about to fork over the money was because the extras the dolls came with weren't so great (they were experiments for kids to use). Had the gals been packaged with extra outfits, I think my wallet would have had a change of heart.
I constantly stalked the Project MC² dolls from then on. I religiously checked for sales in stores and online. Every time I spotted Project MC² dolls somewhere, I scanned them with the price checker, just to make certain they weren't marked down. To my greatest frustration, the prices on the dolls did not budge. What was even more vexing was that many stores didn't even carry the dolls in my area. I hardly recall seeing them at my local Walmart, which was the only toy stocked store within less than a half hour from us. To go to places like Target, who always had Project MC² dolls, was a 35 to 40 minute drive (one way). Therefore, the opportune moment did not strike for almost an entire year (if not a little more). Colleen and I were on an afternoon outing with our friend Lisa sometime during the summer of 2016. It's been so long that I can't remember exactly why we went to the shops in the first place. I think Lisa had received gift cards for her birthday and was trying to use them up. Anyways, we popped into Marshall's that afternoon. I was surprised to see a few "Basic" Project MC² dolls in stock. Since Marshall's is a discount store, the dolls were a few dollars off than they'd regularly have been priced. On top of that they were already budget versions. Lisa let us finish off the last few dollars of her gift card too! She did not like Marshall's, and was desperate to get rid of the remaining $2 or $3 she wasn't able to spend (I totally relate to that feeling when you get a gift card to a store that is IMPOSSIBLE to spend). I spent several minutes brooding over which doll I wanted to buy. I recall that all four of the original "Basic" ladies were in stock--Bryden, McKeyla, Camryn, and Adrienne. I was torn between McKeyla and Camryn most of all. In the end, I chose McKeyla because I liked her freckled face (reminiscent of Lil' Friends Chelsie). I even made sure to grab one that didn't have messed up face paint. Some of the dolls had eyelashes/liner that was placed far outside the cutouts for their acrylic eyes (which made them look super odd). In Lisa's car, I dissected the box to make it easier to transport home. I ditched the box itself in the trash outside a pizza place we stopped in at for lunch. McKeyla was a stowaway in my mini plaid backpack I had brought with me that day (I think I took it for my sunscreen since I burn so easily). Admittedly, McKeyla did make an appearance or two at the pizza place. I was giddy with excitement about procuring the coveted Project MC² doll. I couldn't help but steal a glance at her. Fortunately, Lisa is very understanding of my and Colleen's weirdness...she even enables it all the time (by feeding Colleen Pepsi which makes her insanely hyper).
For a little more than two years, Miss McKeyla was my lone Project MC² doll. That wasn't for any other reason other than it was still impossible to find the dolls for a reasonable price. I continued to check their prices whenever we popped in at Target or Toys 'R' Us. Since we only were there a few times a year (and at other places like Marshall's which occasionally stocked them) we didn't have many opportunities to buy them anyways. At the very end of 2018, my second gal finally joined the collection. Wouldn't you know it was the same "Basic" Camryn doll I was contemplating buying two years before. She turned up, still donning her factory garments, at a consignment store. She was our last purchase of 2018....well, Camryn and the handful of other dolls we rescued with her. I made the right choice that day at Marshall's, because in the end Camryn turned up in the wild. My collection stagnated for a while after that until the acquisition of a boxed Adrienne at the local flea market the following summer. I FINALLY caught a break at Target a year after that in 2020...two of the re-released ladies were super cheap. Beyond that, my luck in the wild was nonexistent despite my efforts. That's why eventually I turned to eBay and scooped up four dolls who were used but mostly complete. Since Project MC² dolls were limitedly stocked in my area, it was unlikely I'd find many secondhand in the future. Plus, given their removable hands and fragile joints, I could encounter a broken doll (or one with a missing limb). There would be no way I could justify purchasing such a charity case, given that I couldn't buy parts online for them readily (like with Mattel dolls). So for now, as I'm writing this in 2021, my collection has somewhat stagnated.
It's quite ironic how it all worked out with Project MC² dolls. Normally, I am hesitant or even begrudging towards new lines of dollies. But in the end, once I've had that "aha moment," it's hard for me to control myself. Such was the case with Monster High, L.O.L. Surprise, Bratz, etc. When that moment of passion finally struck me, I was consumed with a NEED for more dolls. My collections would go from zero dolls to close to 100 in a relatively short amount of time. Perhaps my immediate connection to Project MC² doomed me to have less good fortune in terms of purchasing them. I did put forth great effort and energy towards finding the dolls in a price range I felt was more reasonable, but it was in vain most of the time. Regardless, I was able to finally fulfill my fantasy of owning a few of these ladies...all of the main characters in fact who tantalized me that day at Toys 'R' Us. The only line I have managed to complete thus far is the original 2015 "Experiments" wave (at least it's one of the oldest). Ironically, these were the dolls that first caught my eye at Toys 'R' Us, who I so desperately wanted to take home. I suppose that my collection size right now reflects what it would have been had these dolls been out when I was a kid. Dad wouldn't have been as eager to buy me $25 dolls all the time (he was more relenting with his wallet when they were $10 dollies, or those "buy one get one free" sales at KB Toys). So although I can envision myself having pined for these gals as a kid, it wouldn't have been as easy for me to build a large family as it was with say Barbie (a similar situation played out with Bratz because they were so pricey in those days). I'm still on the lookout for my nerdy friends. That's something else that was always an appeal towards the Project MC² dolls--they were science based, not just fashion themed. I was that kid in school who excelled at science, so it's quite fun owning dolls who have similar talents! Granted, I didn't like science class they way I appreciated art or English, but it was something my brain naturally caught on to. Normally the basis behind dolls is quite shallow--fashion, makeup, boys, technology, etc. I like how these ladies encouraged and promoted education, science, and that there is no shame in being dedicated to school (not that I watched the show...I'm just basing off the way the dolls were marketed). That being said, MGA still ensured that these girls were stylish and had fun outfits to play with...they wouldn't be dolls if they didn't have awesome wardrobes after all! These Project MC² dolls are the best of both worlds--they are stunning/stylish, while also having some substance to their concept!