Customer Reviews

Dolls of the World: Princess of the Renaissance Barbie

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Coming right on the heels of Ancient Mexico and Navajo (both of which I found disappointing), Princess of Renaissance Italy is a welcome rebound. Her costume and face are absolutely gorgeous and her dark features provide nice balance with the many blonde princesses in the series. She meets and exceeds expectations set by her photos - a feat several of the other dolls in this series have not managed to pull off!

When I saw this (DOTW Renaissance) online I thought- oooh, she's a beaut'- but as I try to be selective with my barbie purchases, I thought - I'll wait till I can see her up close and in person... today I saw her in TRU, and there was no doubt I had to have her- I love Barbies with unusual eye color, and she has the prettiest golden eyes, and dramatic dark eye makeup. I also like that she is a brunette - calling this doll 'ugly' is just ridiculous. She has that classic beauty face. I like her much better than say 'Spellbound Lover' (whose costume is awesome, but her face is just ok in my opinion.) I wish amazon would do more face-closeup pix, I'd be much more inclined to buy dolls without seeing them in person if I could see a good closeup. note: why is amazon posting this under the hawaiian princess item I do not know, but I love that doll too!

When I first saw the picture on amazon I thought this doll was a *must have* for any Barbie collector. When she arrived, though, I admit I was dissapointed that I didn't get that same "Wow" effect. However, after a few minutes of checking her out I determined I was indeed thrilled with my purchase! Being that I collect the Princess Dolls of the World collection, (and would have bought her anyway) I must say she is definitely one of the nicer dolls in the collection (and I am even considering buying a second to remove from the box!) Her hair, though not braided like in the pic Amazon shows, is indeed long (maybe somewhat braided or wavy, it's hard to tell) but gorgeous!. The dress (if you open the box) is not as nice,all one piece as opposed to the way it looks in the pic, but sadly, these DOTW dolls are simply a cheaper end doll and for the price, the dress is fine... overall I would give her 5 out of 5 stars for her appearance. The face looks more unique than many of the other Princess dolls and I personally think she does have a foreign look to her. Her eyes are hazel and her lips a nice dark color, her skin is also not so pale as typical barbie and definitely next to the Russian Princess, you can see her skin is certainly darker (perhaps not truly olive, like most Italians I know, but definitely not white). The box is a dissappointment on these as well. The new design makes them easier to open, however, most collectors will not even do that! I think it allows for dust to creep in easier..and when I did (I couldn't resist) open this one up I noticed the inner 'box' with the Italy backdrop on it was starting to warp already!? Brand new, huh...what will it look like in, say, 5 years!? Hmm... All in all, a must have for the DOTW Princess collector and a even a nice doll for any little girl (or big girl) to remove and play with!

This is a great doll!She is lovely in her dress! It realy looks like a dress worned in the Renaissance! Her crown,neckless,and earing finish the doll.I am SarahAnn and this doll is worth $20 dollors!

This doll is absolutely breathtaking. I bought her for my "gift closet", but I think I'll keep her for myself!
The price was only $5.29 during the special Toys R Us sale, plus free shipping. Couldn't ask for a better deal or a prettier collectible doll.

We were watching the 5-year-old daughter of some friends while they were out of town. The very first day our terrier got hold of the doll and mangled it. Fortunately the kid didn't notice her doll had gone missing, and I was able to find this replacement and get it shipped right away.

Cool looking little Barbie, if you ask me.

First of all let me just say that Amazon has some ISSUES with their reviews section on all the Barbie Dolls of the World, Princess collection...so if you are just browsing and not reading the entire review, you might be MIS-LEAD! So read them carefully, especially if the rating is LOW! (I am noticing too many reviews about other dolls (Korean, etc) under this review section..HELLO!? get your system working right Amazon!, please!!); (also the customer submitted photos are not right for the right dolls)... ANYWAY, that aside, I have to say that of the entire collection of Princess DOTW that I own (French Court included), this doll's overall appearance, and mostly her gorgeous attire rank as high as the gorgeous, extremely HTF and now overpriced French Court barbie that came out in the beginning of the series. As with that doll my desire to remove this one from the box is strong... I just want to touch her lovely, velvety dress! It is one of the higher quality dress designs used in the whole series, (many of which have been a complete disappointment for that reason alone: including the Korean and Pacific Islands, among others). She is a MUST HAVE for the collection ofcourse, but you might want to get two (one to keep minty, and one to play with or display!)...She is just so pretty!! Mattel didn't skimp on this twenty dollar doll, so don't pass this one up! Get her while you still can at the low price ...she should definitely rise in value over time! (and certainly a beautiful doll for any little (or big) girl! :)

I've been watching for a good price for this beautiful doll ever since she came out, and Amazon had it. The costume and doll are really beautiful. This series presents historical periods in a wonderful, experiencial way. Each doll has been a treasure, especially the Danish,Portugese and Dutch dolls.

Ciao

Il mio nome è Alexandrea e i amore ciò bambola! È bella ! ha un bello faccia! la amo !

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My name is Alexandrea and i love this doll! She is beautiful! She has a beautiful face! I love her!

Look for my other reveiws for these dolls written in different languages...

hi im 16 not 13 my big sister gotted me this wonderful doll the only thing thats wrong with the wonderful doll is the make upthe eye showdow kinda creepy but evrything is goregus