Barbies that serve absolute cunt. pt 2.
Palmer’s Millennium - 2000
Gone Platinum - 2001
Holiday - 2002
Birthstone Barbie’s - 2003
Hard Rock Cafe - 2003
Dallas Darlin’ - 2007
Haunted Beauty Vampire - 2013
Haunted Beauty Mistress of the Manor - 2014
Haunted Beauty Zombie - 2015
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When you can't afford the Haunted Beauty Mistress of the Manor Barbie (2014) so you make your own... out of a doll you saved from the trash no less!
It was SO difficult to keep this set to just ten pictures, so there will definitely be a details and before-and-after post on the way.
Component parts and the story of this gal's months-long creation under the cut:
Head: 2015 Fairy Godmother Barbie (Helena Bonham Carter face sculpt), with face completely repainted and hair rerooted in extra-long kanekalon
Body: Tennis Player Barbie
Dress: made by modifying a Victorian wedding gown pattern by u/MyMisfits on reddit
Necklace: constructed out of ribbon and a nail charm
Boots: Barbie Fashionista boots repainted black
Book: new custom print made by me, book template by myfroggystuff on YouTube
Keys: key-shaped beads strung on a hair decoration loop
Candelabra: constructed from beads, wire, and q-tip sticks
Funny enough, this gal is the "sister" of my Christmas Tree Angel Barbie. I used the leftover body and head from this project's component parts to make that doll!
I knew I wanted to re-create this doll with my own spin for a long time, but struggled to find a base with the right face shape (the original has a special custom collector face mold that isn't found in regular Barbies...befitting a doll that retails for $800+). Then, one day one of my neighbors had a box of stuff marked "free" that was otherwise going in the trash can, and in it was a VERY worn-out and dirty Fairy Godmother Barbie. The face shape was perfect (after all, doesn't Helena Bonham Carter often play spooky roles like this?) so I cleaned up the doll, rid her of her matted old hair, painted a new face for her, and gave her a new poseable body.
I didn't just re-create the original doll's dress an accessories either; I tried to put my own details into them. That book is fully printed on the inside... I'll show off the text in a future post! I also had to give her my signature elaborate hair compared to the original's prim and proper bun.
This was months of work, including gathering parts, rerooting the hair, learning different sewing techniques, learning new prop construction techniques, and troubleshooting issues like the glue not setting on the candelabra pieces. This is one of my most elaborate customs and I'm very proud of the result.
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The Haunted Beauty collection featured a Vampire Barbie, and of course, vampires were heavily represented among the tie-in Barbies for the Twilight films.
Ken's little brother Tommy even dressed as a vampire for Halloween!
But among the dramatic Bob Mackie Barbies, there was a particularly striking contribution: Countess Dracula Barbie.
If you know much about Bob Mackie's design, you can see him all over this doll. The silhouette and the heavily embroidered gown make it look really up his alley.
And I love his work. You all know it.
With only 3200 dolls release, this was a particularly limited gold label release.
I will say that out of context, I don't know that I would pick her as a vampire or, for that matter, as a Dracula tie-in. Besides the casket shape to her box, there's not a lot vampiric/Dracula-esque about her.
She's still cool as hell.
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Ok so the last one isn't grammatically correct, but the comedic censorship makes up for it, but this is for the overlap between the Locked Tomb fandom and everyone going wild for Barbie rn
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The final Battle of the Barbies!
We've made it to the end! Time to vote for the ultimate best Barbie
This is the last round of Battle of the Barbies! All other polls in can be found here.
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Another late post, but here is my current doll diorama on display! Same scene, but a few less dolls this year lol. This time it features my two "Barbie on a Budget" Haunted Beauty dolls (ghost and vampire), plus two witches (I always tend to use that redheaded one lol). I do intend to tackle the Haunted Beauty zombie at some point; I just have to figure out how exactly I want to go about it, and if I want her to have old/dirty clothes or do a different approach. :D And of course, my famous little jars of various potion ingredients are included! I love those things!
"Barbie on a Budget" vampire inspired by the Haunted Beauty doll:
"Barbie on a Budget" ghost inspired by the Haunted Beauty doll:
Why yes, she is enjoying her goblet of blood :D
Mini apothecary jars and other witch items like books, candles, etc.:
Finally got my cauldron the way I wanted - with the green liquid! :D
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I am not a Barbie fan...
But damn I want this doll!
Oh. Um, never mind.
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Barbies that serve absolute cunt. pt 3.
Haunted Beauty Ghost - 2012
Hope Diamond - 2012
Harley Davidson - 2009
The Wild Bunch Francie - 1997
The Blonds Blond Gold - 2012
The Blonds Blond Diamond - 2011
Barbie the Movie, Western - 2023
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The Haunted Beauty collection is a Barbie series which is technically not Halloween themed, but might as well be. Released from 2012 - 2015, they were a series of collectors edition dolls designed by Bill Greening.
Starting off the series was Haunted Beauty Ghost Barbie. In addition to her long gown, she is also wrapped in chains, evoking the spirit of Jacob Marley from A Christmas Carol. And presumably other ghosts, but when I think of ghosts in chains, that's where my mind goes.
Next up was Haunted Beauty Vampire Barbie. I like her a little less; her gown is beautiful and possible more intricate, but I find her face design and hair a little lackluster. She's not bad, but she doesn't rise to the level of the other dolls in the collection.
Haunted Beauty Mistress of the Manor Barbie is definitely one of my favourites from the collection. I love the inclusion of the book and candlesticks; I love the sinister vibes... and I love that she has a matching, non-spooky manor doll.
In a one of a kind doll also created by Bill Greening, Tea at the Manor Barbie is what Mistress of the Manor looked like before she became a Haunted Beauty.
Finally the series capped off with Haunted Beauty Zombie Bride Barbie, a Barbie bride with a sickly skin tone and red-dipped white roses in her bouquet. She is easily my second favourite in the collection, extremely closely behind Mistress of the Manor.
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Battle of the Barbies! Round 3: Fantasy (Sub Round 5)
This is round 3 (sub round 5) of the bracket. All other polls in can be found here.
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