Repaint

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When I first saw the Rocawear Chandra I loved the outfit. I thought her face and  complexion were great but I didn't like the eyes. I hate the side glancing eyes.  I think they make the doll look sneaky or like she thinks that there is someone  behind her. Those eye have put me off from purchasing many dolls. After several  years of trying to slightly alter eyes on dolls, I decided to repaint the eyes on this doll.  I wanted her to look ahead. This is one of my first real repaint of eyes. So please be  kind! I thought that black eye were better with her complexion too. I am not very  good a photographing the darker complexion dolls. I am not sure if it is the light  I need to work on or the backroung or maybe it is both! I have seen others do a  better job than me. I have had trouble with Princess of South Africa and Model  of the Moment Nichelle too! Truthfully, I wasn't good at taken pictures before  the digital camera. I have gotten better with the digital camera but I am still  working on my photos.

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New man in my life! Updated!

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Don't tell my husband but there is a new man in my life!

I purchased a Rocawear Darren this weekend. I wasn't going to the toy

store, it kinda just happen.  While I was there...guess who I saw.

Darren

I didn't realize I was running to the register until I saw people staring at me!

I am really not a MIB kinda girl. He was out of the box by the time I got to

my car.

My review

I could never get a really good look at him online! I couldn't tell what 

he really looked like!  The pictures on the back of the other Rocawear doll 

boxes did him a little better justice.  I think you do have to see him in 

person!  I have always thought that face paint on a doll is  what gives 

them their character and this is true for Darren. His head mold says 2009 

which is new. Although, he does have the Jamal/Steven face.  It is not 

quite as large as some of the balloon head males dolls but not as small 

as the original Jamal.  The face paint makes his features more 

pronounced! His lips and nose look broader than Jamal.  It gives 

him his own look even with the Jamal face!  His hair is painted on 

in a close-cut style which is often referred to as a "Philly".  It is 

different for the "Philly Fade" seen here on the Splash and Color 

Steven. (FYI-Philly leads the trends on AA men's hair fashion.) His 

eyes are hazel. His body is the same as the jointed AA Prince Aidan doll. 

He has a slightly redder hue.

AA Aidan, Darren and Steven

2009 was a good year for the Mattel Barbie line and AA dolls. The Basic, 

AA Basic and the SIS lines are moving well!  

OK, untied sneakers have played out!

Great outfit! 

He is Louis Laurent! His family calls him LL.
2009 was a good year for the Mattel Barbie line and AA dolls.
The Basic, AA Basic and the SIS lines are moving well!

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