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Passion Week Elyse Jolie - #13 of 2018
I can be very skeptical when it comes to interpretations of designer dolls. There are just so many factors that can go wrong - cut, fabric weight, pattern size, etc. When the W Club design challenge...
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Walking On Gold Adele Makeda - #14 of 2018
Unfortunately it's not easy for teachers to take several days off from work to attend a doll convention. I do, however, love watching from the sidelines. When Integrity Toys (IT) released the theme...
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Luxuriously Gifted Natalia Fatale - #15 of 2018
Natalia Fatale is one of my very favorite molds created by Integrity Toys. Unfortunately, she rarely gets "preferential treatment" by the designers. Sadly, this continued to be the trend with Luxe...
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Love of Luxe Veronique Perrin - #16 of 2018
I resisted this doll. I really tried. I had purchased her ensemble separately for Walking On Gold Adele Makeda, so I wouldn't be tempted by the doll herself. Unfortunately, the more photos that...
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Merry Christmas 2018
Each year I try my best to post a digital holiday card for those friends who share their joy of collecting dolls. May you each be richly blessed this season and find peace and happiness. Hopefully...
View Article... Before the Countdown Begins
This has been the strangest collecting year for me. I decided that I simply would no longer allow myself to be stressed out by my hobby. I did some very serious re-evaluation and came to some...
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Best of 2018 - The Industry - A Year in Review
I am doing my countdown a little differently this year. Since there are so many different Integrity Toys (IT) lines that have somehow managed to suck me in, I am going to do the lines separately....
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Best of 2018 - East 59th Street/Victoire Roux - A Year in Review
I have been a tremendous fan of the Victoire Roux line since its introduction in 2011. I LOVE the vintage clothing styles. I love the body and how it can wear Vintage Barbie and the oldest Integrity...
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Best of 2018 - Poppy Parker - A Year in Review
Although I tease that "I Do NOT Collect Poppy Parker", I am actually one of the original collectors from back in 2009. Summer Magic was my very first Poppy and she still resides in my collection....
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Best of 2018 - #10 Faces of Adele
There have been a lot of delays with Integrity Toys (IT) production recently. It seems that many dolls announced in one year aren't shipped to consumers until the subsequent year. I only include...
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Best of 2018 - #9 Fetish Fatale Veronique Perrin
I really love it when IT gives us a mini-boudoir capsule. They did this in 2015 with dolls using the older FR handspeak bodies and I was able to acquire all the lingerie ensembles and most of the...
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Best of 2018 - #8 Passion Week Elyse Jolie
There is a reason why collectors join the W Club. You probably have been keeping up. Faces of Adele was a W Club Exclusive giftset in 2017. Fetish Fatale Veronique was a W Club Exclusive through...
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Best of 2018 - #7 Daydream Dasha D'Amboise
The next doll was not a W Club Exclusive! She was actually available through retail sales and was the first to sell out at all dealers almost immediately. I have not reviewed this doll in my blog...
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Best of 2018 - #6 Metamorphosis Erin Salston
The next doll was another W Club Exclusive previewed in 2017 but arriving in 2018. Being a member of the W Club in 2017 was a great thing for collectors. There were multiple giftsets that year....
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Best of 2018 - #5 Merveilleuse Agnes Von Weiss
Agnes Von Weiss is no stranger to my "Best of" countdowns. As a matter of fact, she has showed up in six of them and has even appeared multiple times in one year. Queen of Everything set the bar...
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Best of 2018 - #4 Karma Kyori Sato
This is the very first time Kyori Sato mold 2.0 has appeared in my countdowns (that's been eight years now!). I have never warmed up to this mold. That is until Karma Kyori Sato was released as one...
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Best of 2018 - #3 Goddess Tatyana Alexandrova
This is another doll from the Sacred Lotus mainline. I love it when Integrity Toys (IT) produces something new and exciting. As a collector who has been purchasing Fashion Royalty dolls for over a...
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Best of 2018 - #2 Fame & Fortune Vanessa Perrin
If you think W Club members felt pretty spoiled the last couple years, you wouldn't be mistaken. When you join the W Club, you get the opportunity to purchase upgrades to your membership. There is...
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Best of 2018 - #1 - The Twins - Public Adoration Eden and Afterglow Lilith
It can't be denied that these were the most talked about Integrity Toys (IT) dolls of 2018. Some collectors didn't like them; a lot of collectors loved them. There's also no denying they stole the...
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2019 - Reset Button
With the "Top Ten Best of 2019" list behind me, it is time to take a minute and reflect on my collecting. 2018 was a year of refinement. 1. I have been a collector of Wilde Imagination Ellowyne dolls...
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