Yes, I have watched commercial/informercial/"viral" videos of the "child" expert reviewing numerous toys. Today, I will compare my "Barbie" doll and my "Monster High" doll!
Background: Barbie was purchased when I completed Grade One (1) while the Monster High doll was bought today at my local thrift store. I have done lots of research on this Monster High doll today but I am unable to identify which character she is, I am assuming she is Draculaura in costume and dyed hair so I will call her Used Draculaura for the remainder of this post. I would not have bought Used Draculaura if I didn't find her well designed and well made. Similarly, I would not have bought Barbie if I didn't find her well designed and well made.
Store Display: Barbie was chosen from a shelve filled with Barbies. I was looking at a pink wall with lots of pink boxes and "Barbie", the word, was on top of the shelf. It was the most gigantic and glamorous Barbie shelve I have ever seen. In fact, it was the first time I have EVER seen a Barbie shelve in my life. I was in awe.
Used Draculaura was hidden underneath a pile of old toys such as discarded Barbies, board games, a toy tracker and much more. Underneath the toy rack was clothes.
Box Opening: It was a lot of fun unboxing Barbie because she was securely fastened to the box with wires. As a Grade One (1) child, I enjoyed the unboxing experience thoroughly.
Used Draculaura was not in a box. The previous owner will have to write about the unboxing experience.
Design - Body: As mentioned previously, both dolls are very well designed. It was very easy to choose gymnastic Barbie over all the other Barbies on the shelve because she had bendable arms and legs. She also had flat feet. Used Draculaura also has bendable arms, legs and hands; however, her feet are not flat. Barbie are restricted to flat shoes while Used Draculaura are restricted to heels. As Used Draculaura is non-human, her head and eyes are drastically bigger than Barbie's; her waist and legs are also skinnier. They are not soft nor cuddly; they don't have fake muscles but they are nice and light to hold.
Obviously, the body proportion of Barbie and Used Draculaura are both abnormal but they are dolls so visually they look better than great.
Design - Face: They both have a pleasant face to look at. Barbie's makeup is a lot lighter, Used Draculaura has heavy makeup on. I love Used Draculaura's eyes because they are not painted on.
Design - Clothes: I will not wear Barbie or Used Draculaura's clothes but they are well designed. Barbie came with gymnastic unitard, running shoes, a gym bag, and weights. Her gymnastic unitard, much like most gymnastic clothes, has prints that look like playdoh vomit. Used Draculaura looks like she is going to a party, I took her cape off but she came with a glittery cape.
Design - Hair: Barbie's hair used to be shiny but after much braiding and shampooing her hair once, I have ruined her hair. Now her hair resembles that of a faded blond head. Used Draculaura's is very colourful and the colours go well together.
Play: Both dolls are very playable. Proceed to Learn.
Learn: Playing, make beliefs, hair styling, hair do not grow back on dolls, clothes buying/making, sharing, doll fighting, toy breaking, crying for help, etc.
Overall: I am really comparing apples and oranges. Barbie and Used Draculaura are very different. Now that I have a Used Draculaura, I can safely say that Barbie is toy-human and Used Draculaura is toy-monster. I love them both and you won't see them at the junk yard or in Bonnie's room.
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