Sophisticated is the word that comes to mind when I look at this doll's face paint. Big, true red lips. Curved, plucked thin brows. Softly blushed cheeks. She has big green eyes, accented with brown eyeliner, the barest hint of blue shadow, and then two different shades of rose highlighting up to her eyebrows. The hair is also extraordinarily well done. Many short haired Mattel dolls suffer from 'flyaway' syndrome, due to the fact that saran hair cut that short has virtually no weight to it. This hair is ever so slightly thicker than usual, and has a soft, wavy texture that allows it to hold a bubble well. In the above pictures, she has a bad case of 'hat hair', exacerbated by the fact that her hair seems to have been styled after her hat was put on. Although this looks lovely with the hat on, her hair looks absolutely breathtaking once fluffed out (see the picture on the redressing page). Her hair is rooted in quantity, with a side part. She has big 'pearl' teardrop earring, which can't be removed, of course. I can't help but think the pearl studs would look better.

There's not much to be said about the body. It's the standard Barbie body with Shani arms. Mattel got really cheap with the legs here... two extremely weak clicks (middle photo, above). The skin is the 'porcelain pale' color, which looks really dramatic with the red lips and dark brown hair. Alas, even though the original retail price on this doll was $50, the white plastic panties are in evidence. With molded 'B's, no less. Somehow I doubt that's historically accurate.

Evaluation:
Face: A
Body: C+
Hair: A+
Overall: A-