I fell down this summer’s extremely hot rabbit hole. Right now, as all of Europe and so many other parts of the world are suffering from the heat, I got lazy and could not stand sitting in front of the computer. But good news: As it turns out, my fan was hidden behind some boxes with Christmas stuff and I need to share so many novelties with you that I cannot wait!
Ruri-chan has helped me a lot to get out of my summer funk and to enjoy my staycation with dressing up in summery clothes and enjoying frozen treats. While I prefer frozen grapes nowadays, Ruri loves kawaii parfaits to stay cool!
Minnie has had a wonderful makeover by her creator Charon herself, which I am so thankful for: Just look at that cute button nose and perfect eyebrows! Not completely seasonal, but equally phenomenal, is her helmet by Dr. Rabbitland. I had always seen these type of cute helmets that I never could get a hold of and suddenly the fluffiest white hat ever came along! Is it weird that I kind of want to give it a name?!
Finding Pullip Princess Rosalind was such a surprise for me, since I had not gotten hold of a sold out Pullip in forever. Even though her stock outfit is so over the top that I imagine that the designers never heard of ‘more is less’ in their lives and just kept piling on accessories on this poor girl, the doll herself is simply exquisite! Rosalind has lashes for days and her make up matches the colours of Gryffindor, which is why Ginny Weasley (from Mattel’s current line of ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’ dolls) was happy to swap outfits for a hot minute!
Now onto what is new on the Pullip front: Until Thursday at 3 AM in the morning, you still have the possibility to bid for a selection of the custom dolls from Groove’s recent anniversary contest. The proceeds will go to charity!
There was also a mini promotion going on between Groove and Ladurée, the Parisian patisserie famous for macarons and uber popular in Japan with exclusive merchandise, including make up. The collaboration featured a blonde Pullip in a Ladurée baker’s uniform. She is super cute and reminds me a lot of a mixture of Pullip Ha-Ha and Pullip Eileen with maybe a sprinkle of Pullip Dahlia Cinderella. We still have to wait for further information, if she is going to be a regular release, but it seems highly likely, judging from the unveiling from past releases in actual stores like for example Pullips Shion, Kagezakura and Himawari.
I completely almost forgot to write about Dal Manuel! I don’t own a Dal (yet), but Manuel has a really cute school concept that reminds me of Pullip Eloise’s stock. Honestly, please bring Pullip Eloise back – Manuel needs a sister! Also, is anybody else a little confused, why she is called Manuel and not Manuela, Emanuelle or anything more feminine?!
My birthday is coming up this Thursday and it is going to be the hottest day of the year so far – which honestly seems like a cruel joke to me, considering that I have to protect my girls from the sun. But other than that, I know that it will feel like: ‘One year older, but never tiring of dolls…’.
And in that sense: Thank you for reading and having somebody to share my passions with!
Theri
Hi Theri!!!! I feel so bad that I haven’t commented in so long. I am too in the heat of summer and can’t even think of dolls. But I will slowly get back into it!
Your posts always give me so much joy! Both Ruri and Minnie look like they are enjoying the summer! And I love the clothes swap between Hermione and Rosalind!!! So cute and funny!
I haven’t bought a doll in a while, and I didn’t even make it to the Azone store or (gasp!) the Pullip doll exhibition when I was in Japan. But I did manage to go to the Omocha Crush get together a couple of weeks ago. Hopefully someday we will see each other at a dolly get together!!!
And….. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! だんじょう日おめでとう🎊🎈🎉🎈
Hi Mari!
I am so happy to hear from you again and that you are well! I know, right: Summer is so easy to get completely carried away from your usual hobbies!
Thank you so much for sticking around and enjoying my posts, it means so much to me and makes it all worth it! 😀
Yeeees, I so do hope that we can get together one day and talk about our dolls! Your Japan trip looked so amazing and fun, I am not surprised that you did not make it to the Pullip places, but there will always be a next time! (That is also my mantra, when I want to buy all the dolls, btw… XD)
Thank you so much for the birthday wishes!!! I am going to be 28 tomorrow and cannot believe, how fast every year just seems to fly by!
I hope that you have a nice summer and that the whole continent will cool off soon, so that we can properly enjoy it!