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Some guy on the barbie forum got the 2023 12 days of Christmas barbie and here’s their review
Just got my 12 Days doll!! It came in a Mattel shipper. I was so excited I nearly dropped the box coming in, lol. I'm not going to fully unpack her until after Thanksgiving, but I have some preliminary thoughts:
1) The doll itself is stunning!! Just what I'd hoped for my first AA vintage sculpt. The screening is excellent and the hair (which I'll never undo) is lovely. Love her!!
2) The box is underrated, IMO. It's super heavy, beautifully made, and lined on the inside with holiday paper. The drawers are hard to open at first, but I wasn't afraid of breaking them. You really don't need to buy more than one box, because it's clearly made to last.
3) The fabric for the outfits is fine but not great, IMO. The green outfit feels like it should be lined (it isn't) and they didn't bother to give her a top under the hostess gown. The slacks seem nice. The red wrap dress has cute bows on top but otherwise could be a Looks dress. Overall last year's outfits seemed more Holiday luxe (at least in photos).
4) The accessories (most of which I left in the bags for now) were cute. The nutcracker is adorable, and the wreath with gilded pine cones was surprisingly nice. The tea set was nice, but not as cute as last year's Santa mugs. Oh, and the necklace and bracelet seemed less "molded" and nicer IRL than the promo pix (though I may still replace them).
