Customer Reviews

Barbie Totally Hair Styling Head

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I have a 6yr old girl who loves doing her hair and the hair of her barbies, so this was a natural gift. The review of this will depend on if you talk to me or to her. She loves it; slept with it at night the first day of having it. Barbie get's all kind of crazy dos. My daughter doesn't seem to be bothered by the fact that hair comes out with each brushing and that the once shiny smooth locks are on their way to a mangled mess (although she does notice it). (The comb they supply is just silly it's so useless.) I am not sure why they can't make hair that doesn't instantly tangle. The barettes are not easy to clip in, probably due to the fact that they are flimsy. As you might expect, the jewels adn the jewel tool supplied are a waste of plastic. Our tool did not work; jewels did not come out when applied to the hair (it's the claw part of velcro that is to hold the jewel in her hair). It was easier to take the jewel in your hand & stick it where you wanted. We never tried it in our oun hair; I doubt it would have worked any better. However, my daughter doesn't really care about this; she's got a ton of play jewelry and hair accessories that she uses instead of what they supplied. She's wanted to bring a spray bottle into her room to work on hair styles, but with a 3yr old brother nearby, that's a disaster (or fight) waiting to happen. But it's clear she enjoys the pretend play aspect of it (which is why I gave 3 stars for education and 5 for fun). We've had this head for about a month with no breakage, but the head has not been subjected to anything really bad. She is a bit top heavy which makes working on her a bit awkward. Any more expensive and I would say you are wasting your money, but for the price & how much my daughter loves it, it's a good purchase. It is disapointing that they don't design it better, however what do you want for $20? I've seen styling heads with real hair for kids (about $60), so if you hope to have the styling head last longer & be more useful, Barbie isn't the way to go. But for the few years my daughter will play with this, it's a good deal, or at least the best I could find. I gave it a total of 3 stars because I can't get over all the hair that comes off her head. If it were not for that it would have gotten 4, maybe even 5. Despite the hair loss, you'll be happy to know Barbie is not bald yet.

My 4 yr old daughter loved getting this Barbie head. She tried to use the hair accessories that came with it but they were flimsy and hard to handle. She had more success with using her own hair ties and barrettes. SHe has since lost interest since the hair snags a lot and comes out a little each time she brushes. Better for an older child who can be more careful with the hair.

Was given to a 5 year old for Christmas who loves to fix everybody's hair. She loved it. Well worth the money.

We were somewhat disappointed with this Barbie styling head. You can't tell from the promotional photo, but the hair is actually cut into choppy layers with the bangs falling close to chin length. This limits the styles you can design. For example, you can't even pull the hair back and put it in a braid because hunks of hair fall short and poke out the braid. If you pull just the sides up and secure them hoping to leave the back long and flowing, the style looks odd because the hairline in the back is so chopped up. I was correct to assume we'd be using our own styling clips and bands since the ones supplied are feeble. The gems are fun but most are terribly small and easily lost. It is difficult for even the adults to load the gemstone tool and the tool didn't function most of the time. We had more luck just using our hands to place the gems. The base is very light. We have to hold the base down with our legs when doing most of our styling. We've had moderate hair loss which we expected.

My daughter-in-law is a hairdresser and my 6 year old grandaughter loves to try to fix our hair like her Aunt E does. She was absolutely delighted to receive this toy for Christmas. Now she can practice hair styles over and over any time she wants.

I am grateful Santa did not bring one of these with a bunch of gloppy make-up. This version is all about hair. My five year old is learning to braid and make pony tails, so this is perfect. Her hair is not coming out in clumps and is actually rather soft. I was happy when the silly things to put in her hair got lost so now we just get to brush her hair. Eventually, my daughter will figure out how to put makeup on her, but until then, I am happy just brushing.

The hair on the head falls out pretty easy and it is really stiff and hard to style. My 6 year old daughter played with it for a little while Christmas morning but I doubt she ever plays with it again. The beads didn't stick either so we just have all the pieces everywhere.

I bought this for my granddaughter for her birthday. She was so excited when she opened the package. She is the oldest of four children (8 years) and I feel she is the right age for this product. Any younger would probably not know how to handle the hair, etc.