Taswegian1957

Favourite Faces: Mackie


After several years of the Superstar face mold I was quite pleased when Mattel brought out a new face for Barbie. Not that I don’t like to see smiling faces but it’s nice to have a change and I rather liked her more pensive look. The sculpt was created in the 1990’s by designer Bob Mackie and was used for a lot of the play line dolls since that time.

I have quite a few Mackie face girls in my collection. Here are some of them.

Close up of Dana/Laura
Princess of the Danish Court Barbie.
Belinda aka Denim Basics Barbie -01
Lynne is a Holiday Surprise Barbie from 2000.
Caroline, Barbie Style 1998.
Samantha aka Florida Vacation Barbie
Vivienne in a Fashion Avenue suit.
Fashion Fever Barbie Wave N aka Annette/Annie
Vicki Fashion Fever Wave V
Kate in Fashion Avenue 20568 from 1998
Tess wears a Fashion Avenue Party Collection outfit from 1996.
Portrait in Blue Barbie 1997
Lauren
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I was born in England in 1957 and lived there until our family came to Australia in 1966. I grew up in Adelaide, South Australia, where I met and married my husband, David. We came together over a mutual love of trains. Both of us worked for the railways for many years, his job was with Australian National Railways, while I spent 12 years working for the STA, later TransAdelaide the Adelaide city transit system. After leaving that job I worked in hospitality until 2008. We moved to Tasmania in 2002 to live in the beautiful Huon Valley. In 2015 David became ill and passed away in October of that year. I currently co-write two blogs on WordPress.com with my sister Naomi. Our doll blog "Dolls, Dolls, Dolls", and "Our Other Blog" which is about everything else but with a focus on photographs and places in Tasmania. In November 2019 I began a new life in the house that Naomi and I intend to make our retirement home at Sisters Beach in Tasmania's northwest. Currently we have five pets between us. Naomi's two dogs Toby and Teddy and cats, Tigerwoods and Panther and my cat Polly. My dog Cindy passed away aged 16 in April 2022.

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  1. Fantastic collection! So much diversity within the same face mold. Can’t wait to see your Leas, which is one of my favorites. I smile with a closed mouth lol It’s fascinating what makes certain dolls appealing. I was in Target recently and got Fashionista Tropic Cutie #59. I found her irresistible because of her lovely face and unique afro. She is only the third Fashionista in my collection.

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      • Looking forward to it 😉 Just remembered I have a few more fashionistas, including a token Ken. Mattel is offering quantity vs quality, and I must say, a few of the dolls are truly unique. So they are offering The Look, Made to Move, Fashionistas playline dolls. Let’s see how they continue to evolve in response to market place.

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  3. Mackie one of my fave’s too. A couple of my Avon Barbies have her face ,and I think my Bella Cullen/Twillight is one too. One day I’ll get the Mackie Cher. Question, was any of your James Bond gals Mackies faces? I have an AA with an almost Mackie face except the lips are fuller, she has eyelashes, straight arms and legs and really big arched feet, making it harder to dress her and find her shoes. Plus her plastic is hard and heavy. Her marks say 2010.Wish my phone wasn’t dead, or I’d send a pic.Love these glamour gals. Dana Skully/x-files doll with her red hair looks Like Lucille Ball in her modeling days.

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