Box Opening: BMR1959

My two BMR dolls that I ordered recently arrived to me this week, about two days apart! I've been looking forward to seeing these dolls in person and they do not disappoint! The gorgeous tissue paper wrap (if you have collected the Silkstone dolls you will know what I mean) makes these dolls feel like a luxury purchase but still at a really affordable price.

I honestly haven't even come up with a name for them yet so in this post, I will call them 'Man Bun' and 'Yellow Glasses'.

Let's talk about this box. I love it so much. It has to be my favourite Barbie box and yes, these boxes I will be keeping as a collectors item. I love that it is cardboard brown with the illustrations on the front which to me gives off a sketchbook feel. I love to see the drawing designs for dolls.

Man Bun actually arrived second so I'm posting their photos a bit back to front! I really love his hoodie and thongs. The glasses are very very cool. And the little chest bag? What do you call those? Such a great little detail. I have seen people take the bun out but I rather like him like this so he will stay as he came. I like that he is easier to pose because of his flat feet but it does still take some careful fidgeting. 

Okay, so I am not normally a Ken fan. I usually find their faces a bit generic but this Ken, he is one handsome doll. I really like that strong jawline and the gentle expression. I know the girls in the doll house are going to go wild for him. 

I'll admit, I wasn't 100% sold on her outfit but I really loved her face so I was able to overlook that. In person, the jacket is pretty cool. I may use it for Man Bun though. The dress is not bad and I like the little hoodie at the back and it's nice and vibrant. I just don't really think it's going to suit her character so one of the others will no doubt steal it for themselves.  I really adore her skin colour. It reminds me of dark chocolate. It photographs so nicely.

I think she will be quite a sassy one. I'm thinking of making her one of Syn's celebrity friends. Maybe the one responsible for helping Syn get her big break and propel her to the star she is today. She's going to be an icon in the music industry. And a fashionista so whatever she wears will sell out like hot cakes.

This was a really quick box opening for these two beautiful dolls. I did order a third so she might arrive in the next two weeks. I only really like three of the six BMR dolls so it's nice that I will have the set of three I like. The third girl was hard to find at a good price because she is quite popular and normally goes for double her price on the second hand market. But with a little google fu I was able to compare her pricing at a few different places and ended up getting her from the same place I bought the boy. Plus free postage. Can't beat that!

With everything that is going on globally at the moment, I think I really need my doll hobby to keep me sane and calm. It's my refuge in a world that's exploded in chaos.

Hope you all stay safe and healthy.