Diamondz shine better than Bling.!. (Bratz Forever Diamondz Funky Torso - Cloe)

Member Name: welshwickedone

Product:	Bratz Forever Diamondz Funky Torso - Cloe
Date:	09/01/07 (866 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: better quality than Barbie.

Disadvantages: bit messy for 6yr olds

Bratz Forever Diamondz Funky Torso - Cloe
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About Bratz Funky Torso.
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This is the latest in creations from the makers of Bratz. It is a styling head to encourage children to design and create great and exciting hairstyles to share and wear. This products differs slightly from the usual Bratz Styling range due to the fact that this toy has the Torso included up to the waist to allow you child to use there imagination in designing great T-shirt designed on the toy as well.

The toy is the Cloe Bratz Doll in a larger version, which is cut off at the waistline where it becomes the base. The Doll has 18-inch straight blonde nylon hair and is wearing a black T-shirt. The Base is a star shape, which is attached to the waist, and this doll has arms included.

The Toy Content.
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1 Bratz Doll Torso (in the case the Cloe doll)
1 pair of plastic earrings
3 bracelets
1 brush
2 pots of glitter
1 clear lip-gloss
1 red glitter gel
1 red nail varnish

My Opinion.
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I myself bought my daughter the My Scene Bling Styling head but due to lack of communication between my mother, and myself my daughter also received this toy as a Christmas gift. I was rather relieved really due to the disappointment of the My Scene toy (see my review on this product). This torso doll was retailing for £26.99 prior to Christmas at Woolworths and Argos, however, it is now retailing in the sales for £20.00 on average (typical).

Removing the Bratz Torso from the box was a lot easier than the My Scene Bling, I have to say and an added bonus is that the Bratz doll comes with straight hair, which does not seem to tangle very much at all. So far so good, I think to myself until we get to remove the accessories. Tiny fragile plastic bracelets and fragile plastic earrings come with the doll, which you have to be very careful not to creak whilst removing from the packaging.

The Brush was a good quality, I have to confess and very easy to use on this doll as it has straight hair. Then to my horror came the pots of nail varnish, glittery gel and glitter dust. Oh no, my daughter and glitter don’t mix. I think my mother does it on purpose some times to keep me busy. The idea suddenly came to me that perhaps my daughter would not notice if I was to hide the glitter away, but I was, too late she had spotted it and like a flash of lightning off went the toy, glitter and all. I have to say that although this toy is given an age range of 6 years and over I think it is a little messy for a child that age and the accessories are definitely unsuitable for a child of six.

I must say I think that these Bratz dolls are extremely ugly and quite scary in my opinion with there great big eyes and there two fat lips. Yes, this toy has gone one stage further than the MY Scene Bling doll as Bratz is from head to hips, but why? What can a child learn from a belly button on a plastic torso? The main idea of the doll is to be able to create hair styles for the Bratz Torso Doll which given the length and quality of the dolls hair is great and quite easy for a child to manage, but I fail to see the point in a child having to try and glitter gel the plastic T-Shirt on the doll, especially when the glitter gel does not work properly and fails to stick to the plastic torso.

Finally, the Bratz doll allows you child to try and give the doll a nail varnish manicure, which is very hard when actually see the size of the nails and that the nail varnish is a cheap one with a chunky brush and lumpy liquid. Come on you manufacturers, isn't it about time you put in the quality to the accessories on these products, especially when you consider the prices you are charging us for them.

Overall, better than the My Scene Bling Styling Head, but still room for improvement.

Welshwickedone © January 2007.

Summary: Better than My Scene, but messy.