My first Barbie doll - Made to move Asha

Well tecnically my first Barbie doll (as an adult), was the one that came with the Airbrush Designer Studio. But this Made to Move Barbie, is the first one I picked out because I wanted her, so I think its reasonable to call her my frist. 

For half a yearI have been looking for, the Made to move Barbie dolls in the danish stores. I hoping and exspecting, that they would be sold in Denmark. I knew it would probabaly take quite a while, before they woudl be sold here though - yet I was impaitient. Lately I had kinda given up, I still looked for them onec in a while but I din't exspect to see them. 
But one day a month ago, I was grocery shopping in Bilka with my boyfriend. I checked the toy area as I do once in a while, and was surprised to see the Made to Move Barbie dolls. When I saw them I ddint even yell in excitment, I was just standing there staring at them. I knew I wanted to get one, so I looked through them to see who they had. I was positively surprised to see that they had all four dolls, I had not exspcted them to have Asha, because not that many black Barbie dolls are being sold in Denmark. Teresa was actually the one I had planned to buy first, but when I saw that they had  Asha - she was the one I wanted. I had actually put Asha at the bottom of my wishlist, because I dint exspect to find her,  and im not a big fan of how her hair is in an updo. But I found her, and I thought that I could put her hair down. My boyfriend allo noted, that I dont have that many black dolls. I was just about to disagree with him, when I realised that even thought I have a nice amount of dolls of color, I actually only have 2 black dolls. 

When I got her out of the box, I quickly got mixed fellings about her. I thought some of her limbs where too stiff, and it was difficult for me to get used to the way she pose.I know its nitpicking, but there are a few things my liv dolls can do that she can't, which bothered me. I did like her, but I allso didnt feel like I bonded with her. When I started to dress her up in different clothes, I found it diffecult becasue some of it didnt fit. I allso had trouble finding something that i thought suited her. I felt a bit dissapointed, but the thought of selling her and not collecting these dolls didnt seem so bad. I would save the moneya nd the room + I dont really feel like I have time for all my dolls. 

I realised where my issues with her was comming from. I have read alot of great reviews about theese dolls, and I have been drooling over them sinec I heard about them. I thought she would be the perfect barbie, but she is not. The perfect Barbie probably dosent excist, no doll is really perfect, not even my Liv dolls. And when I took her down from the pedestal I put her on, I started to bond with her more. 

I do really like her body. Compared to my liv dolls, her body looks alot more realistic. Some of her extra joints makes her arms and thights look a bit bulky, but I think that makes her looks strong. But I dont like how small and thin her ankels and feet are, I think it looks ridiculous comparesd to her strong legs. I think she would look good with bigger feet, but I know that she wouldent be able to share shoes with other Barbioe dolls, and sharing is important. I allso think that she dosent look too skinny, which is nice.

Her face is really and pretty, with those brown eyes and her sweet smile. I dont really like open mouth smiles on dolls, I think closed moths have more posibility to display a ray of different emotions. But I actually like her smile, I dont think its too much like on some other Barbie dolls. And her lips are a verry pretty colors. I really like that she dosent wear too much makeup, and has a sweet  face. 

I had a bag with Barbie dolls shoes, from all those Barbie fashion packs I have bought. I probablly have more shoes for my Barbie, than I do for my liv dolls. And if I want more shoes, I can buy accessory packs at Toy's r us, that contains two pair of shoes and other stuff. Its quite nice to have a doll that is easy to find shoes for.

I tryed dressing her up again, and it actually became quite fun. I think she looks verry beautiful in this elegant dress. Im not a fan of her hairstyle though..

So I decided to take her hair down. All I did was brush it down, and it ended up looking like I wanted it to. Her hair is a little longer on one side, but it dosent bother me - if I arrage her hair properly you can barely see it. I really like this short curly hairstyle for her. After I took her hair down, I started to fall in love with her. 

I tryed some more outfits on her

Cute and romantic.

A nice practical everyday outfit.

Something for a fun day with friends.

Ready for a date.

She even got something for when winter comes around. 

As im working on figuring out her style, I wish I had more clothe to work with. I would love to have something yellow for her to wear. Im allso working on her personality, so far I know that her name is Kira, she is 19 year old and she might be a bit of a perfectionist´.

I would love to get her a few frineds, but I will have to be patient about it. Im planning on buying a new Paola Reina doll this fall, and if I want more doll clothes, I should not buy any more dolls this year. Im allso not sure, where I should buy my next barbie doll. I can get them cheaper if I buy  online, but I wanna support the Danish stores selling them. And there is something speciel about buying a doll, and taking it home right away.