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I received Sophie(the blond doll) from the new Liv Doll collection by Spinmaster toys.
LOVE it!!
At first glance, I thought she was just another Barbie wanna-be. But not at all. First of all, she is much more wholesome looking. She is also WAY more in proportion. The clothing and accessories that Sophie comes with are more conservative. Her belly button isn’t hanging out and her butt cheeks are completely covered.
One of the cool things about the Liv dolls are their eyes. They aren’t your typical painted on peepers. They are more 3-dimensional, giving the doll a different type of appearance. Another thing I appreciated about the Liv Doll is the fact that her lips aren’t Angelina Jolie bloated. They are full but in a more realistic way. Let’s be real, no one has lips that look like that…except for Bratz Dollz. And those look like they are ready to hit the streets. Also, her hair can be cut, styled, played with and CHANGED. She has various wigs that are easily taken off and new ones put on. A budding hairstylists dream.

An interesting feature, which was totally stolen from the Webkinz phenomenon but I’m totally OK with is, the online play. There are a few games and an area to dress the chosen doll and do fashion type things. The online Liv Doll world doesn’t seem to have that much going on though. I didn’t see a virtual world like Webkinz has. It seems a little boring but harmless. I don’t have to worry that a 45 year old man is stalking our tweens while they change their virtual dolls hairstyles.
All in all, I really am impressed with this doll and her accessories. I’m 100% positive that had these been around when I was 10, I would have begged my parents for them. My daughter, who is 11, is thrilled that I’m letting her keep Sophie and not hoarding her for myself.
She…is welcome.
And I highly recommend choosing the Liv dolls over the Bratz. For the sake of our daughters innocence!!