Aria has Arrived!

On July 23rd I posted this stock photo on flickr and expressed my deep need to find and acquire Boogie Beach Aria. I had no clue how I was going to find her. I looked on some old outdated doll sites that posted her availability, sent a couple of emails that never came back. Finally I just decided to to a regular bay hunt, thinking there had to be a chance she might show up there at some point if anywhere. It wasn't looking very hopeful until about a week ago and then whamo! There she was, nude, beautiful, available but for auction which I won literally in the last few second of a back forth bidding war. I have to say though, I was pretty calm about this one. I set my limit and know just how much I was willing to bid before I quit. I only went a few dollars over that. I'll be honest; it was a very reasonable price. And she is in fabulous condition! I would even say mint! There are no flaws anywhere I can see. She just came nude, so without any of her stock which was totally fine with me.

Aria is a girl unlike any other.  A proud Latina she is one to always experiment with her fashion.  She owns whatever look she chooses to wear.  She’s a favorite stylist of Pop and Rock stars. 

When I first saw her, I have to admit, I actually didn't get her look at all and didn't like her very much, but it was the photos of one of my fave FR collectors on flickr (the handle of my contact escapes me) that turned me right around. She's got a very sexy, sultry Marilyn Monroe vibe about her and her funky blonde afro rocks my world! I believe she was one the first in the original line of Dynamite Girls released by Integrity in 2007.

I really love the original Dynamite Girls line. The Boogie Beach theme is really fun and sexy with a touch of retro which I love. All the characters had these fun colorful illustrations and personality blurbs about each one. Aria is my third Dynamite Girl. Reese was my first and Gavin my second. They are really a special group of ladies to me, full of personality and with a wide range of pose-ability and photographing styles. I adore them.

Photo of The Month in "Brooklyn Stars Forever!"

Hey, I was just scrolling around my blog subscriptions when I saw one of my hipstamtic photos of Takeo, Reese and Zaltana listed as "Photo of the Month" in Ebony Nicole's "Brooklyn Stars Forever" blog! I'm so honored! Thanks again Ebony!
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See more on my flickr stream!

Zoya discovers Tecnology, Reese puts on some clothes

Zoya and Reese in the Snow

Sunday stroll in the Central Park Snow

When Dolls Shoot Dolls

Zoya gets behind the camera for a change, although she's actually still in front of the camera.

Reese and Zoya have landed

Actually they both arrived at work yesterday at the same time! So I had two huge boxes to take home in addition to my Spanish homework textbooks. I opened them in the library with Cece. It was so much fun. But I didn't actually take them out of their boxes until I got home. I opened Reese first.





Reese Dynamite Girl
Her hair is super soft. I was really surprised by that had. We were surprised at how small her boobs are and on the whole she's very much on the skinny side. The bendability of her elbows and knees make her seem very spider like and she's very delicately and finely designed. I love that her eyelashes extend from her eyes. I've never seen that on a doll whose eyes don't move or close.

It's obvious that she's a dancer but I have decided that in addition to her obvious expertise in urban dance, she is also classically trained in Ballet and a talented vocalist.


Zoya Monsieur Z
Cece told me that she looked like someone she knew named Toya, so I combined that with the Z in her line brand name, Monsieur Z to make Zoya. Incidentally, I just discovered that Monsieur Z has nothing to do with Jason Wu the creator of Integrity Dolls. Monsieur Z Dolls were apparently inspired by the illustrator of the same name. I have to do a little more research on that. The appeal of his illustrations don't help at all with the fact that the name "Jungle Fever" for this gorgeous doll is disappointing and offensive. I mean WTF? Anyway, she's Zoya now.

She's got the most amazing complexion I have ever seen on a doll and hair that I could just live in. She's a bit stiff in the neck and a bit wobbly when I hold her by the legs. Both dolls are jointed in the chest area but do not twist in the hip which I just don't get. Twisting at the hip is a feature I love in dolls and one I feel is pretty essential to effecting realism with posing but I guess they make up for that with the fact that she's jointed everywhere else. Her little safari suit and glasses or so hip and current, I could put them on any doll and they would look amazing. Like Reese, she is also very delicately designed with articulated hands, painted fingernails and toes. Crazy!

Frankly, they're a little bit intimidating I gotta say, but I am entranced by their beauty and detail and I can't wait to explore their potential for animated posing in my photography.

Boogie Beach Reese (and my crazy doll schedule)

Originally uploaded by Bubblegum18

Did I mention that I purchased Boogie Beach Reese last week? I did. So I am awaiting her arrival along with Jungle Fever (Ugh, that name!) in the next week or so. The last doll I get for a long while may be a male integrity doll, Takeo Mizutani. Because I like some good old action as much as the next guy and besides, these chicks need some testosterone. Takeo, as he is called is on a "Moscow Mission" and comes in dark suit and has a long kick ass Katana blade for dismembering enemies or the very badly dressed.

In other news Perrin, The Traveling Blythe will soon be on her way to me to visit NYC and the Fab Five for a few days in December. I got an email from the TB crew today verifying my mailing address. which I decided to make my work address because I would just die if I had to deal with the deadbeats at my local post office to get Perrin safely home. I can't wait to see her in person! Her first stop was Chicago and now she is in Canada. I'm her third stop!! YIPEEEE!!!

Jungle Fever?

I'm not quite sure how I feel about that name but I just adore her face and hair!!! I love her entire Safari outfit! Why didn't these guys exist when I was a girl?

She reminds me a bit if Shirelle, my "First Black Barbie" doll except more updated. Her curly afro is more structured and with highlights! Oh my god! I have some seriously unresolved girlhood I'm living out here. And of course she's jointed at the elbows, knees and wrists because she's a Jason Wu Integrity Doll so she's way more poseable! I never had dolls that were this poseable!