It was my plan to buy a new paola Reina doll, during fall last year, but I ended up being too focused on the made to move Barbie dolls. So I decided to really prioritize getting a Paola Reina doll this year, so I bought Liu last month.
The Liu I got was new for 2016. I choose her, because I really wanted a Liu without bangs, and this one has a cute dress. I really like her hairstyle, I think the wavy hair with a side part suits her very well.
Here is Liu in the box, after I took the lid off. She is only held in place with rubber bands around her legs and neck.
It was very easy to free Liu, I just removed 3 rubber bands, and removed the plastic band that was holding her hair in place.
Out of the box Liu looks verry cute. Her dress is simple but verry nice, I like how the red and blue looks together. I think this dress, is a nice everyday dress. I think it is very cute that she has a bow in her hair, and I kike the flowery pattern that is on her bow and her bag. But I dont really think that the bow matches her dress, the flowers on the pattern is reddish color, but it is not the same red color as the dress. I quess it kind of works, but personally I dont think it goes together all that well.
Liu has pale skin and very dark brown eys, that looks totally black. She does not have any pupils in her eyes, what looks like pupils in this picture, is just a reflection of light. She has fake eyelashes, that tedn to looks crooked or a little too long. She has small faint eyebrow, that is feathered. I would personally have liked it, if the eyebrows were alittle bigger, more defined and had two colors, my liv dolls eyebrows are more detailed, and they are smaller dolls. I often feel like the level of detail in the eyebrows, dont match the level of details in the lips. lius lips are beautifully sculped, and painted with a very realistic color.
Luis face sculpt is different than the other dolls, her eye is narrower and I think her lips are a different shape too. Her skin color is allso lighter, which suprised me, as I thought she was the same color as the other light skinned Paola Reina dolls.
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| Liu is on the left, wearing the old shoes, and her friend is on the right wearing the old shoes. |
Liu was wearing black flats, I allready ahve a pair of black flats, but the once Liu came with are different. The new shoes are big, and a bit chunky, while the old shoes are smaller, and fit better. The new shoes are allso lighter, since they have soft foam under the bottom, while the old shoes have a harder leather like bottom. I perfer the old shoes alot, since they look better and fit better, but those shoes are a bit hard to get onl. I bet the shoes was changed, so children easier can get the shoes on the dolls feets. I think this change happedn last year, but I am not sure if something that happedn with all the shoes. While I personally dont like this change, I can see why they have done it.
I ended up giving Luis dress to Nina, while the dress looks cute on Liu, it really pops against Ninas dark skin. And Ninas color is red, so I thought this dress was perfect for her.
In turn Liu got one of Ninas old outfits, and i think it looks really cute on her. i think she very light pink blouse, look good with her delicate skin color. While I changed her outfit, I allso removed her hairband, which changed her hairstyle quite a bit.
I really like the swoop her bangs make, and how thick her hair looks, but I think this hairstyle makes her look too grown up. I think she looks 11 or 12 years old, with this hairstyle, and my intention is for her chracter to be 8 or 9.
I did end up figuring out how I wanted her hair, but I am not able to take a picture of it right now, because my boyfriend is blocking my foto area with some of his stuff, and it will take him some time to clean it up. But i did decide on a name for this doll, I am going to name her Sara.
