I bet her collection is amazing! I’m starting from zero, but I can already tell how many more dolls I’m gonna be able to cram into this space because they’re so small 😆
@@idreamofjonny I love that though!!! You’ll get to pick the Barbie dolls that speak to you🤗 I’m starting from ground zero when it comes to my American Girl collection (other than my childhood dolls, which we’re definitely loved and need some TLC)💕
@@idreamofjonny if I could love your comment, I would! That’s my biggest struggle right now with me and AG. The itch to complete my collection as soon as possible is my biggest hurdle. You’ve definitely help me put my collection into perspective and that I need to enjoy the journey of collecting 🤗
Ya! Welcome! I love Barbie! I love Superstar era! That face mold is my favorite! I have tons of Barbies!!!!! They are great and keep going! No matter what ones you get - love her as much as I do!
Thank you, it's so exciting! This is the first doll line I've collected where I can just choose my favorite stuff, since being a completist is not an option. It's very refreshing!
As a barbie collector, I can say that in all barbie rewinds 80s collections, this Prom Quenn is one of the best among the others🎉❤. The hair, make up look, accessories & it looks very elegant & classic. Yes! You need this Prom Quenn & keep them 💖
Congratulations on getting your first NIB Barbie! I think you found the perfect one as your first. I collect all kinds of dolls, AG, vintage Composition, older Vinyl playdolls, and all kinds of fashion dolls, including Barbie, of course! I love your channel, and your joy at this unboxing truly charmed me 💕
Aw thanks, I’m so glad you enjoyed sharing this moment with me! I’m already working on a checklist for which Barbie’s I want. I really want to collect other fashion dolls, but there is sooo much to choose from! I bet those composition dolls are really cool!
@@idreamofjonny yes, sooo many dolls, so little space, lol. Here's a TH-cam video about fixing up a 100 year old composition and cloth body doll you might enjoy: I restored a nearly 100-year-old doll | Mary Ann Effanbee 1928 Restoration m.th-cam.com/video/qp1mu7TIDl0/w-d-xo.html
Welcome to the wonderful world of barbie... there is no escape lol. Ita definitely a slippery slope but ita super cool to see someone who is new to barbie respond to a new barbie....the first wave of the rewind series were very good as well.
Thank you! I'm hoping to get all the Rewind dolls. I love them. There's a lot of the Barbie signature line that I really like, plus wanna get stuff from the 80's and 90's. Eventually I think it would be cool to get 60's and 70's era stuff too. My poor wallet 😭
I'm two months late, but finally here! 😭😭😭So happy you finally got your "first" Barbie! It's a really amazing experience. When I was reunited with Max Steel again a year or so ago, I started crying, lol. And surprisingly, the packaging hasn't changed all that much in 30 years. But a tip about the plastic bit on the back that her head is stapled to--hold her head firmly in place, then get a good grip on the plastic piece and pull it away using a good amount of force. Once you find the sweet spot, you can often pull the tabs clean out without any damage. You can also try pulling them out individually with forceps and sometimes that works as well. Other times, it just leaves the bracket at the end of the tab inside of the head. If neither method works, just trim the tabs down as short as you can get them and then use the dull end of the scissors to push them into the head. They don't rattle around or anything so you'll be good. Unfortunately, sometimes with vintage dolls, the plastic they used gets brittle due to age and the tabs won't come out without cutting them. A bit about her body type too--it's a modified Barbie Extra body. She has the same modernized proportions and articulation as the Extra dolls, just with rubber bend and snap legs that can fit vintage Barbie shoes instead. Basically the best of old and new. Definitely keep the elastics though. Those pumps never stayed on very well, even back in the day, lmao. The mention of Josie Gellar's prom makes me want a Romi and Michelle if they ever get around to a 90s edition. Or a Jawbreaker one now that you mention it! 😭As far as authenticity goes, it's sort of interesting. If it were the 80s or 90s, that bouquet would've been a paper accessory so that's a definite glow-up. However, her golden accessories would've had gold foil over white/clear/silver plastic so it would've looked way nicer. I'm thinking of painting them with a metallic gold paint pen to cheat the effect. Also if you haven't gotten around to her hair yet and want some tips on that, just let me know!
Omg you are a wealth of knowledge! I am so clueless with Barbie stuff still but I’m gradually learning. I’m still trying to get used to the articulation, but because I just stick stuff on shelves, I don’t care about posing them. I swear they could strap Barbie down they same way they do AG dolls though. Once I get settled in my new house I’m going to dive back into Barbie, particularly vintage Barbie. I love some of the new ones, but they don’t hit the same as vintage. I so badly want an army of them all in pink dresses. There are never any good deals online so I feel like waiting isn’t as hard, at least. Thanks for all the tips! Glad to see the Jason mask back in the comment section!
@@idreamofjonny No problem! I'm glad to be here! hahaha I will say once you start looking for vintage dolls, eBay tends to have the best deals. Sometimes etsy is decent too, but the shipping ruins it 9 times out of 10. And to save the most money, look for dolls that are attached to backing cards but not in box. You still get to dismantle them, but with less packaging to deal with and those ones are usually display dolls so there's less hassle all around. Just be weary of stuff like carpet beetle husks. Extremely common to find. 😭😭😭
Thanks for the tips! I really wanna do most of my Barbie’s out-of-box so the backing card is a good tip. I want “new” ones but don’t care about the packaging for most things. I only want a few in-box I think. I’ll prob start looking more intently later this year!
Yay!!!! CONGRATS. I found malibu gold sun Ken at the thrift store a few months ago, that's the oldest one i have. But I've gotten Malibu Barbie and Skipper for my mom. Some of my fave are from the early 2000's. I played with the 90's ones so much, their face paint is coming off and some of their necks are damaged from me turning the heads a lot. LOL
I started Barbie collecting recently too! So far my only doll is the 1971 Live Action Barbie, but I've gotten a few clothing pieces from the 60s/70s already and my bank account is livid. Can't wait for more content!
It was so delightful to watch you open your first Barbie as a collector! And yes! The 1988 Super Star barbie (I feel) is a must have. I got her originally for my fourth birthday, and then purchased a new in box one for my 35th birthday in 2019. I still have my original, but I lost most of her clothes and all of her accessories. I think she was about $30 or $40 NIB, but that was in 2019 before doll collecting became in vogue. There’s also a Japanese line of Barbies (also released in 1988) that have a very similar aesthetic, but completely different face mold, and I was fortunate enough to snag one of those last year. OMGosh I’m just so excited for you!!!!!❤❤❤
Omg I have to check them out! I’m waiting for a special occasion to get my Superstar, but I’m already so excited about getting all the others I missed out on. I wish I had been collecting before 2020. It’s costing me soooo much more now!
I am excited to see you do more Barbie reviews! I do collect Barbie myself, though ATM I have a small collection. I mostly stick to 80s/90s Barbies. I love to find them thrifting and I really enjoy fixing them up. My earliest doll is the 1971 Sunset Malibu Barbie, which I actually found for under $2 at the Goodwill. Barbie is a great deal of fun. Enjoy collecting her!
Thank you! Late 80s / early 90s is my fav Barbie era. I’m hoping to get most of them. I’m gonna have to start going to thrift stores to see what I can find!
I started sewing 1 year ago, and for my 1958 Singer sewing machine’s birthday party, I bought vintage Barbie doll 1963, 1964 and 1984 McCall’s patterns on eBay. I am sewing a 60s square dance dress now - my first handmade doll garment! LMK if you’d like me to sew any vintage bespoke outfits for your 60s Barbies! That could be a fun collab I think!
She's super cute! I'm a few years younger and all the Barbies I remember had either a much softer click noise on their knees (like you could feel it and see it move but the sound was very muffled) or they were starting to do more actually jointed dolls- I think I would have absolutely hated the loud clicking as a kid! I'm kinda thinking about collecting older Barbie lunchboxes and the doll cases? I see the doll cases a lot at doll shows. I don't really have room to get into the dolls and also my cats are wretched gremlins, but I think at some point things like lunchboxes and cases and maybe some other non-doll merchandise like Barbie cameras would be something I could do.
These knees are exactly like I remember them 😖 Good thing it's only a retro thing now. Barbie has such an amazing selection of merch, so I really love the idea of collecting lunchboxes and cases. That would be so cool! (unless you're a cat lol)
You cracked me up so hard opening her. 😂😂😂 She’s not gonna fall apart if you take the rubber band off her neck. You can be a little rougher with Barbie than you can with American Girl Dolls. I actually might be going to get a new Barbie now, haha.
All these poor traumatized Barbie’s lmao. I’ll get used to handling them eventually. I’m excited start buying some to fix up! I hope you love your new Barbie!
@@idreamofjonny haha I’ve got a 1991 or 1992 Snow White who needs some love and care right now. My brother took over 20 of my unopened Barbie’s and put them in a shed. She’s got spots on her leg that are stained just from being out there for over 10 years.
@@idreamofjonny I've had lots of barbies. To preserve the curls, I would just dampen the wide-tooth end of a comb and just comb down to the curl gently.
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My grandma was a vintage Barbie collector and I was able to inherit her collection when she passed. Welcome to the club 🤗💕
I bet her collection is amazing! I’m starting from zero, but I can already tell how many more dolls I’m gonna be able to cram into this space because they’re so small 😆
@@idreamofjonny I love that though!!! You’ll get to pick the Barbie dolls that speak to you🤗 I’m starting from ground zero when it comes to my American Girl collection (other than my childhood dolls, which we’re definitely loved and need some TLC)💕
I love that! I’m definitely gonna have fun curating exactly the Barbie collection I want without having to be a completist
@@idreamofjonny if I could love your comment, I would! That’s my biggest struggle right now with me and AG. The itch to complete my collection as soon as possible is my biggest hurdle. You’ve definitely help me put my collection into perspective and that I need to enjoy the journey of collecting 🤗
Ya! Welcome! I love Barbie! I love Superstar era! That face mold is my favorite! I have tons of Barbies!!!!! They are great and keep going! No matter what ones you get - love her as much as I do!
Thank you, it's so exciting! This is the first doll line I've collected where I can just choose my favorite stuff, since being a completist is not an option. It's very refreshing!
I still have my 2 daughters Barbie dolls from the 1980s
That's awesome! I love that era for Barbie
As a barbie collector, I can say that in all barbie rewinds 80s collections, this Prom Quenn is one of the best among the others🎉❤. The hair, make up look, accessories & it looks very elegant & classic. Yes! You need this Prom Quenn & keep them 💖
Congratulations on getting your first NIB Barbie! I think you found the perfect one as your first. I collect all kinds of dolls, AG, vintage Composition, older Vinyl playdolls, and all kinds of fashion dolls, including Barbie, of course! I love your channel, and your joy at this unboxing truly charmed me 💕
Aw thanks, I’m so glad you enjoyed sharing this moment with me! I’m already working on a checklist for which Barbie’s I want. I really want to collect other fashion dolls, but there is sooo much to choose from! I bet those composition dolls are really cool!
@@idreamofjonny yes, sooo many dolls, so little space, lol.
Here's a TH-cam video about fixing up a 100 year old composition and cloth body doll you might enjoy:
I restored a nearly 100-year-old doll | Mary Ann Effanbee 1928 Restoration m.th-cam.com/video/qp1mu7TIDl0/w-d-xo.html
Congratulations on your "first" Barbie! Your enthusiasm is contagious.
You have one of the best displays I’ve seen! It’s obvious you’ve put a lot of care i to it 👍
So excited to see your Barbie collection grow! She's adorable. Loved the video! :)
Thanks so much Natalie!
Congrats on your new and first Barbie!!!❤❤❤❤ Loved your video! Sending love from Mexico city!!! Can't wait for more barbie content
Thank you so much! ❤️❤️❤️
Welcome to the wonderful world of barbie... there is no escape lol. Ita definitely a slippery slope but ita super cool to see someone who is new to barbie respond to a new barbie....the first wave of the rewind series were very good as well.
Thank you! I'm hoping to get all the Rewind dolls. I love them. There's a lot of the Barbie signature line that I really like, plus wanna get stuff from the 80's and 90's. Eventually I think it would be cool to get 60's and 70's era stuff too. My poor wallet 😭
I'm two months late, but finally here! 😭😭😭So happy you finally got your "first" Barbie! It's a really amazing experience. When I was reunited with Max Steel again a year or so ago, I started crying, lol. And surprisingly, the packaging hasn't changed all that much in 30 years. But a tip about the plastic bit on the back that her head is stapled to--hold her head firmly in place, then get a good grip on the plastic piece and pull it away using a good amount of force. Once you find the sweet spot, you can often pull the tabs clean out without any damage. You can also try pulling them out individually with forceps and sometimes that works as well. Other times, it just leaves the bracket at the end of the tab inside of the head. If neither method works, just trim the tabs down as short as you can get them and then use the dull end of the scissors to push them into the head. They don't rattle around or anything so you'll be good. Unfortunately, sometimes with vintage dolls, the plastic they used gets brittle due to age and the tabs won't come out without cutting them. A bit about her body type too--it's a modified Barbie Extra body. She has the same modernized proportions and articulation as the Extra dolls, just with rubber bend and snap legs that can fit vintage Barbie shoes instead. Basically the best of old and new. Definitely keep the elastics though. Those pumps never stayed on very well, even back in the day, lmao. The mention of Josie Gellar's prom makes me want a Romi and Michelle if they ever get around to a 90s edition. Or a Jawbreaker one now that you mention it! 😭As far as authenticity goes, it's sort of interesting. If it were the 80s or 90s, that bouquet would've been a paper accessory so that's a definite glow-up. However, her golden accessories would've had gold foil over white/clear/silver plastic so it would've looked way nicer. I'm thinking of painting them with a metallic gold paint pen to cheat the effect. Also if you haven't gotten around to her hair yet and want some tips on that, just let me know!
Omg you are a wealth of knowledge! I am so clueless with Barbie stuff still but I’m gradually learning. I’m still trying to get used to the articulation, but because I just stick stuff on shelves, I don’t care about posing them. I swear they could strap Barbie down they same way they do AG dolls though. Once I get settled in my new house I’m going to dive back into Barbie, particularly vintage Barbie. I love some of the new ones, but they don’t hit the same as vintage. I so badly want an army of them all in pink dresses. There are never any good deals online so I feel like waiting isn’t as hard, at least. Thanks for all the tips! Glad to see the Jason mask back in the comment section!
@@idreamofjonny No problem! I'm glad to be here! hahaha I will say once you start looking for vintage dolls, eBay tends to have the best deals. Sometimes etsy is decent too, but the shipping ruins it 9 times out of 10. And to save the most money, look for dolls that are attached to backing cards but not in box. You still get to dismantle them, but with less packaging to deal with and those ones are usually display dolls so there's less hassle all around. Just be weary of stuff like carpet beetle husks. Extremely common to find. 😭😭😭
Thanks for the tips! I really wanna do most of my Barbie’s out-of-box so the backing card is a good tip. I want “new” ones but don’t care about the packaging for most things. I only want a few in-box I think. I’ll prob start looking more intently later this year!
@@idreamofjonny Good luck! :D
Yay!!!! CONGRATS. I found malibu gold sun Ken at the thrift store a few months ago, that's the oldest one i have. But I've gotten Malibu Barbie and Skipper for my mom. Some of my fave are from the early 2000's. I played with the 90's ones so much, their face paint is coming off and some of their necks are damaged from me turning the heads a lot. LOL
That's so awesome! I'm sure I will get some of the older ones once I get further into Barbie. I really love the 60's and 70's Barbie aesthetic!
I started Barbie collecting recently too! So far my only doll is the 1971 Live Action Barbie, but I've gotten a few clothing pieces from the 60s/70s already and my bank account is livid. Can't wait for more content!
It was so delightful to watch you open your first Barbie as a collector! And yes! The 1988 Super Star barbie (I feel) is a must have. I got her originally for my fourth birthday, and then purchased a new in box one for my 35th birthday in 2019. I still have my original, but I lost most of her clothes and all of her accessories. I think she was about $30 or $40 NIB, but that was in 2019 before doll collecting became in vogue. There’s also a Japanese line of Barbies (also released in 1988) that have a very similar aesthetic, but completely different face mold, and I was fortunate enough to snag one of those last year. OMGosh I’m just so excited for you!!!!!❤❤❤
Omg I have to check them out! I’m waiting for a special occasion to get my Superstar, but I’m already so excited about getting all the others I missed out on. I wish I had been collecting before 2020. It’s costing me soooo much more now!
I am excited to see you do more Barbie reviews! I do collect Barbie myself, though ATM I have a small collection. I mostly stick to 80s/90s Barbies. I love to find them thrifting and I really enjoy fixing them up. My earliest doll is the 1971 Sunset Malibu Barbie, which I actually found for under $2 at the Goodwill. Barbie is a great deal of fun. Enjoy collecting her!
Thank you! Late 80s / early 90s is my fav Barbie era. I’m hoping to get most of them. I’m gonna have to start going to thrift stores to see what I can find!
@@idreamofjonny thrift stores are the best places to look. It's just so much fun. Good luck!
I started sewing 1 year ago, and for my 1958 Singer sewing machine’s birthday party, I bought vintage Barbie doll 1963, 1964 and 1984 McCall’s patterns on eBay. I am sewing a 60s square dance dress now - my first handmade doll garment! LMK if you’d like me to sew any vintage bespoke outfits for your 60s Barbies! That could be a fun collab I think!
You should do more Barbies 😃
She's super cute! I'm a few years younger and all the Barbies I remember had either a much softer click noise on their knees (like you could feel it and see it move but the sound was very muffled) or they were starting to do more actually jointed dolls- I think I would have absolutely hated the loud clicking as a kid! I'm kinda thinking about collecting older Barbie lunchboxes and the doll cases? I see the doll cases a lot at doll shows. I don't really have room to get into the dolls and also my cats are wretched gremlins, but I think at some point things like lunchboxes and cases and maybe some other non-doll merchandise like Barbie cameras would be something I could do.
These knees are exactly like I remember them 😖 Good thing it's only a retro thing now. Barbie has such an amazing selection of merch, so I really love the idea of collecting lunchboxes and cases. That would be so cool! (unless you're a cat lol)
I just bought it today. New sub 💗
That’s awesome! Thank you, and welcome! 💕
You cracked me up so hard opening her. 😂😂😂 She’s not gonna fall apart if you take the rubber band off her neck. You can be a little rougher with Barbie than you can with American Girl Dolls. I actually might be going to get a new Barbie now, haha.
All these poor traumatized Barbie’s lmao. I’ll get used to handling them eventually. I’m excited start buying some to fix up! I hope you love your new Barbie!
@@idreamofjonny haha I’ve got a 1991 or 1992 Snow White who needs some love and care right now. My brother took over 20 of my unopened Barbie’s and put them in a shed. She’s got spots on her leg that are stained just from being out there for over 10 years.
amigo-How are you?!well unboxing~ 💪
They were definitely way easier to open before. Scissors are a must, and it gets easier, but it's still stressful.
I want to get her. They really need to simply tie them in with ribbon. The box hair is "not cool." Thanks for the review!!!
I know! All this package engineering, and her hair looks like the morning after prom 💀
@@idreamofjonny I've had lots of barbies. To preserve the curls, I would just dampen the wide-tooth end of a comb and just comb down to the curl gently.
Barbie!!
As if I needed another rabbit hole to go down LOL
🥰 Barbie 💗
Want to see how you pose your Barbies. I need ideas.
I want her next, I just don’t like the rubber band in her hair.
O am so happy for you but I do hope you won't leave your AG girls by the wayside