I like so many things about these dolls but do wish they had better articulation. While I love the natural textures of the hair, I did think there was an excess of it and the first two dolls received haircuts. First Liya received a substantial trim to her huge afro (it went almost to her knees!). I may still try to even it out a bit but I'm no hairstylist and worried I might over-do it:
Next is Dayna, whose long curly locks also received a bit of a trim:
Here are Liya and Dayna wearing Barbie fashions from recent years.
Finally here is Grace from the Naturalista Influencer Deluxe Set that has more accessories than the basic dolls above. She does have jointed elbows that the other dolls don't have. She also has an attached pixie cut wig cap (not removeable) plus 2 wigs. The wigs remind me of the wigs from the Creatable World dolls with the thick plastic ridge around the edges. I'll use some colorful hairbands in the future to disguise the area but wanted to show it without in the pics today. I love the microbraids wig but it is very heavy and pulls the head back when I try to pose her. The other wig is long and straight and also suffers from excess weight. For accessories Grace has a nice laptop and cell phone, but I was most excited about the realistic ring light which her cell phone actually snaps into! Here is the pixie cut and Grace is wearing her original fashion:
The microbraids wig:
The straight hair wig:
And Grace getting ready for her influencer show with the ring light and cell phone:
Close-up of ring light:
Fun dolls with nice sculpts and wonderful hair but I'm not sure if I'll buy anymore due to the limited articulation.
