Kids

  • LUV Doll Brooke

    Liberation 63: L.U.V. Doll Brooke

    L.U.V. is a new doll line being sold exclusively at Walmart. Based on the packaging, I believe the official name is L.U.V (Limitless Unique Vibrant), but on the Walmart website they are billed as ‘LUV Premium Fashion…

  • Catty Noir is Large and In Charge

    Liberation 62: Monster High Catty Noir Version 2

    Monster High, after a brief four year hiatus from the play line scene, returned in 2022, to the joy of kids and collectors alike. The original line was prized for having unique face molds for each monstrous…

  • Mermaid Face Paint

    Liberation 61: Ily 4EVER Inspired by Ariel Doll

    As you probably know, I’m a fan of Disney- their movies, their songs, and most importantly their dolls. Jakks Pacific started a line of 18 inch ‘inspired by’ 18 inch toddler dolls, before moving on to fashion…

  • Liberation 60: BeKind Dolls Nora

    The BeKind doll line (styled in some materials as B-Kind) by Jada toys is a new line of eco-friendly dolls. These cheerful 12.25 inch dolls come in recycled cardboard packaging, are made out of recycled plastic, and…

  • LIBERATION 58: MONSTER HIGH CATTY NOIR

    Monster High is one of those great properties that both kids and collectors can’t get enough of. Much like real world teenagers, the children of famous monsters find high school to be by turns fun and frustrating,…

  • LIBERATION 56: RAQUELLE

    Capitalizing on the success of their Monster High web series, Mattel has launched a new series for their main girl Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse! Featuring both classic and new Barbie pals, I find myself drawn to…

  • LIBERATION 57: EQUESTRIA GIRLS RAINBOW DASH

    Perhaps inspired by Mattel’s Monster High dolls, Hasbro has decided to capitalize further on the current high popularity for the long running My Little Pony franchise and extend it into dolls. There’s been plenty of online debate…

  • LIBERATION 54: IRWIN SAILOR MERCURY

    Anyone seeing the original North American Sailor Moon 12 inch doll release had the same response, “Why doesn’t she have a nose?” For reasons that remain a mystery, rather than using their existing molds, Bandai/Irwin created new…

  • LIBERATION 52: G.I.R.L. FORCE CREANNA

    JAKKS Pacific is taking the doll world by storm with their two new lines: Elle (15 inch dolls) and G.I.R.L. Force (11.5 inches). G.I.R.L. Force dolls feature an impressive amount of poseability using a soft “skin” over…

  • LIBERATION 50: THE OUTRAGEOUS VITAMIN C

    Vitamin C is a bit of a rarity among teen pop sensations- she can sing. Equally rare is Mattel’s decision to create a doll based on her- before the Spice Girls dolls became a huge hit for…