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I didn't like the outfit, not crazy about articulation and wasn't sure what skintone she is meant to be, black or hispanic? Indian? I hate fantasy hair and the jewellery looks a lot cheaper than on the older dolls. I'm glad they're back but I'm busy collecting the old ones. Her face is pretty. The boot thing is funny since it's the pro articulation crowd that love redressing dolls. Integrity is great if you have 💸 💵 💵 💵. I found I only bought one doll my whole year in the club and hate that elitist model of selling.
I think I have almost all of the G1 Rah/SH girls, with only the C&C dolls and some Jr missing. I still buy some G1 dolls from RH for my collection though. We'll never get another Lily Cheng :( I left them and returned to my MtM hybrid Barbies (and MH).
Vintage polly pocket has my WHOLE HEART. I am 40 and still have a collection of my favorite compacts from the 90’s. The yellow compact hair salon was my absolute favorite of all of them. I ruined mine when I took it with me camping as a child, it got wet inside and the black and white checkerboard floor sticker was destroyed 😔. So I bought myself one on eBay - and ended up buying a bunch more of the vintage 90’e ones I used to have. I hate the fashion doll polly era. Little compact polly is THE polly. So excited about the collector series sets! I have the friends one and just recently ordered the Addams family compact.
I can see why you were so excited over these! They’re so cute & fun. Kween of drama is my favorite I think but kween of sugar is also too precious. Amazing they come with a nice hinged display case. Some of those other stores are overcharging a bit lol but I will be on the lookout when they hit Target, thank you boys!
You’ve done it again lovers! Dare I say that this is the most enthusiastic unboxing I’ve ever heard from you?❤❤❤😂🎉😅😊❤❤❤ They’re like Yummiland on steroids! What’s not to love?
They are really cute and there are a few that you showed I wouldn't mind having. However, I'm super picky about what colors and types of dolls/figures I get. So the fact that they are blind boxes, is a bit of a deterant to me :(
I haven’t watched the show since Rainbow Vision. I really do love Clementine because she’s so unique but I do wish they’d come out with a line specifically for adult collectors.
"The Final Rainbow High Review" . . . . . End of an era. 😢😭😥 Thank you for all the high quality and detailed RH videos. This doll line made living through 2020 bearable.
You guys should check Circana data on the brand, it makes the rebrand in perspective and Mga direction shift in general. Because doll collecting doesn't happen in a vacuum and outside circumstances play a factor just like the global shipping crisis affecting rainbow high prices in 2021/2022. Personally i feel like this is the best rebrand line and the closest to "old" rainbow high, if they had regular bodies they would have been on part with series 5 and new friends. Beautiful faces, intricate hairstyles, still detailed clothes and painted accessories. All is here but the more mature styling. I think rainbow high can have all their gimmicks on the side as long as they have a strong core line of purely fashion dolls front and center. This could also be great for mixing in new and returning characters instead of creating look alikes
Love 2 of these dolls, your 2 faves actually, I've bought them to keep inbox, however even though your review is the best by far no-one has said if the footwear comes off? Obviously I can see the split on the back of the footwear which leads me to believe they do come off but please confirm Thanks much appreciated Jenx
I love these dolls. I think we're being too hard on rainbow high right now. We are all afraid of change I'm no exception. But look at these dolls without comparing. They are beautiful.
I think this is the best series since the reboot. I like the inclusion of accessories, though random. If Rosetta had a normal body she'd probably be a perfect doll for me. She's my only reboot doll so far. I want RH to succeed. I'm not one to buy the dolls just to be a completionist or to stop buying them all together because wrist joints are gone and another doll line is now the hot new thing. I'm willing to wait it out, see what develops and buy what speaks to me. It does feel like MGA has self-sabotaged with these cutbacks, but it's not like fans haven't been complaining about one thing or another since the beginning: too shiny, not enough neck articulation, knees don't bend enough, not enough face sculpts, too many logos, too much hair gel, too many doll releases, repetitive character releases, repetitive accessories, missing hangers, too expensive, not enough diversity, qc, and so on. I'm sure MGA is tuning it all out by now 😅
I quite like that the yummy land minis have lip glosses with doe foot applicators. Kids lipglosses usually always have squeezie tubes and the doe foot applicators make it look more luxe I like that
I agree with several collectors here, I pretty much understood RH is not for me anymore. I have zero interest for the new dolls, as we're far from what the brand was at the origin. It's not necessarily bad in itself, it's a strategic choice to focus more on children I guess, but it's not what I'm looking for anymore : no more character rainbow, no more articulations, detailed and various clothing : so I've decided to quit on this collection. I'm still planning to buy the fashion packs, but no more dolls for me (my wallet is happy 😂) Quick mention on the series too : it's pretty much the same vibe as the dolls : yes the design of the characters are the same, but the story is rather flat and a song in EACH episode is too much for me 😭 Yet, I'm still watching out of curiosity and that's about it
I hope RH continues to give us fun, quality dolls. But I've got about 80 dolls now & many came with 2nd outfits. I also have a few doubles, so extra outfits there too. Also got many of the blind shoe boxes. I see some people are just done with RH & selling their collection. I will not sell mine. As I just mentioned, I've spent alot of money & time. I love switching up their outfits & doing their hair. Customize some. I literally have fun with them. This doll line is like no other, & I fell in love ! It will be interesting to see where they go in the future.
I agree with Sang. I really feel like they should try and cater to both children and adults through different tiers. I think before they did two things wrong (1) they were releasing lines in quick succession and (2) they tried to merge the needs of two completely different demographics into one line. They should do slow roll outs of special releases or collector dolls. Keep the budget dolls (5 points of articulation) and these new gimmick dolls for kids. Barbie does it, Rainbow High can do it better. This brand has massive potential to become a legacy brand for MGA. I’d hate to see them die out. As for the show, I never thought I’d stop watching it but season 5 really put me off. There are pre-school shows that even I enjoy as an adult but that storyline was disjointed. It doesn’t make sense in the context of the previous seasons. They should’ve started a separate show entirely called “Rainbow World” or whatever catering specifically to little kids. And I don’t think they can keep up with a proper schedule for the show which is why I think it would be better to release movies as straight to streaming. Rainbow Vision for example, should’ve been a movie instead of a show where we had to wait for two to three weeks at a time to see what happens next. I’ve been hearing rumours that MGA has reached out to influencers to get a sense of what the public wants from the brand. I hope similar insights come out of that conversation. They need to relax and rethink their strategy. Limit the high end stuff to a few collector releases a year, have some mid tier dolls (original core series) throughout and of course these weird little play things. I sincerely hope this isn’t the end. I still have hope for this brand.
I haven't bought any of the reboot dolls, but I will probably get Rosetta and likely Clementine. They haven't shown up in Canada yet. The glory days sure didn't last long for Rainbow High, and I will be sad to see them go altogether, which looks like it may be happening. I finally got used to larger heads and have even bought some Pullip dolls, but those are several times the cost (as much as Integrity dolls), and that brand is failing too.
Their faces had no horrendous QC issues all of mine are literally perfect, nylon hair, detailed clothes (sorry but I don't like the paper-y printed on one side fabric Mattel) and unique accessories are really good. If no articulation is really what's downgrading these top tier dolls then MGA needs to reconsider the gimmicks. Rosetta was the first I bought. Then Clementine I fell in love and saw the vision. I got Marina last week and will get Viola eventually (I love her dress and eyes) This was a solid line and the only one that interested me after the reboot 💯
