30 year old HOLIDAY BARBIE BETTER than today's dolls

Holiday Barbies were gorgeous, I rant about why I love these dolls from the 90s. Retro Barbies has the best glam, don't you think?
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[@SG-ij4my]

I wish Mattel still had that kind of quality. So much cheap fabric now and weird wonk eye stuff going instead. ☹️ I'm glad I kept all my 80s/90s Barbies

[@shariquahart7647]

vintage barbies interest me more than modern ones do.

[@LeeDee5]

When the holiday gowns were substantial, detailed, and really felt like a special treat. These days they feel more like a regular doll with a fancier dress than usual. The 80s rewind Barbies from this year came with those vintage brushes but they don’t have as many teeth as they used to. So I mean they’re even cheaping out on brush reproductions…

[@DylanRomanov]

Agreed

[@recoveringsoul755]

Wow I didn't know they got so bad, not to include brushes when girls play with doll hair?

[@dramaticgreyhound1071]

I wish there was a doll museum full of the history of dolls including barbie, cindy, bratz and everything!

[@fennyellis3366]

The Strong Museum in Rochester NY has toys and Barbie dolls!

[@halloqween2717]

Yes!!!

[@nathankirk3189]

I just recently opened my 1991 holiday Barbie! I feel like she is a bit underrated. I love the green velvet simplicity of her gown! With the bejeweled or bedazzled bodice and sleeves! I completely agree on what all you said about her and the older style Barbie’s ☺️

[@vanessaivonne3863]

Your face 🤣

[@Aviescquien]

I think whats missing from the holiday dolls now is holiday fantasy. They give fashion but not fantasy glam.

[@vandapereira895]

Hi ! I am a very proud owner of the entire Holiday Barbie collection and i don't have a favorite, but the 1988 doll (the first one) was the hardest to find and was the most expensive, so she's very special to me ❤. I also agree with you, the best dolls are the 90's up to 2003 ish, after that, quality went out the window !! I still collect them though, hopping, one year, they will get better ! And i understand your frustration with the quality of 30 years ago versus today ! I think every doll collector does, it's something we all hope changes - we want the over the top Barbie we all love and miss !!! It would be great if you made more videos with older dolls, i would love to watch you review some more of those... Thank You 💗

[@Selenas_Elegant_Dolls]

AMEN SISTER..... THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO, EVERYONE IS SAYING THIS, TODAYS HOLIDAY BARBIE IS LACKING QUALITY,GLAMOUR, FABULOUS DRESS,HAIR,OLDER BARBIE DOLLS KICK TODAYS BORING GIRL.

[@amrasser]

Great comparison, you have a lot of valid points, we need the 90s Barbie quality back

[@jemstar3388]

I had the 1997 Christmas Barbie when It came out and she is my favourite. I loved the red ribbon theme for that barbie and I agree about the 90s Christmas barbies being better, now they lack detail and the dresses seem cheaply made compared to the older ones.

[@fennyellis3366]

I have Holiday Barbie's from 1994 til 2000. The last 6 years of Holiday Barbie's have been disappointing. The quality is just non existent. The reason I bought last years was because she was discounted after Christmas.

[@kucheryavyisekas]

The best Barbie era! 90s 🥰

[@liamniki1488]

Holiday Barbie isn’t the same anymore ! Early era stunnnnnningggg 🤩🤩

[@aestheticrose5920]

1991 was a good year. (Says someone who wasn’t even born anywhere near 1991 😂) 90s into like 2006 was the good time for dolls. This is a good review Elvira. A good way to honour the stunning doll. Also I think u should keep the packaging because it is beautiful and the doll is gorgeous!! This dolls give major holiday vibes. Ahhhh

[@c.w.2000]

Definitely the level of luxuriousness has gone down over the years, and there are likely several reasons for that. However, I have 2019 and 2021, and I really like them. There are many past dolls that I would like to have, but especially 1997 because I had that one when I was younger.

[@Akursedtime]

My cousin has the holiday Barbie collection and she stopped collecting them and is looking for the older ones nowadays. I wish the insane glamor over the current ones. It would make me collect them.

[@littlewomenchannel]

This is one of my all-time dream Barbies. Some day I will have my own in my collection. Maybe it is the dress, the makeup and the extravaganza hair I just need her in my life. I love these videos where you talk about the 80s and 90s Barbies. I think I have binge-watched all of them. I hope you continue making them in the future. The holiday line from the early 90s was truly gorgeous.

[@taylorsway8914]

The holiday Barbie it’s amazing .The dresses are one of my favorite parts. I also love how so much that they put into the art I just I love the art

[@dmeyer7425]

I feel the same way you do! The past few years have been really disappointing. Cheap fabrics, boring boxes, minimal jewelry. I think they’ve been bad since the mid 2000s. 2002 was beautiful in the burgundy dress. 2016 was god awful. She has the plastic bodice and is just so plain and cheap. My favorite is probably 1989. I sure hope they don’t discontinue the holiday line. It’s a tradition.

[@jennifersnowden3044]

I love 1989 holiday Barbie I like the earlier edition's too

[@louisebrown3121]

She is gorgeous. I wish they had more quality materials and articulation these days. I don't want to get a Barbie and a made to move and put 2 dolls together to make one. Happy holidays ☃️❤️

[@Iheartreviewingstuff]

Love this one - I wish holiday Barbie came with purses more often 💚❤️💚❤️💚❤️ and rings 😍😍😍

[@QueenCloveroftheice]

I totally agree that we need more holiday dolls. I remember as a kid, we would get Halloween and Easter dolls, and I even had a 4th of July doll. They need to bring those back. Rainbow High came out with a Valentine’s Day doll and a Chinese New Year doll. Mattel needs to catch up lol

[@Rainbowdust74]

My take is that modern holiday Barbies are about current high-fashion looks. They're sleek. They're modern. Retro holiday Barbies, however, were extremely poetic. Their dresses were never really about looking like anything you'd see on the runway. They were more about telling a story. Barbie would look like she was about to go caroling, or perhaps she would be playing hostess at some wonderfully traditional holiday party. When I look at the retro holiday Barbies, I'm filled with a million different inspired ideas concerning what Barbie's plans might be for the holidays. When I look at modern holiday Barbie, on the other hand, I think she looks like she's about to walk down the runway for Thierry Mugler, and I also think she looked exactly the same way the year before.

[@theboysdolls]

Definitely better than today’s Barbies

[@melsmith110]

I also prefer the older Barbie's! I am not a collector of the holiday line particularly but I do appreciate the beautiful outfit and hair. I came across a Barbie Collector doll , Autumn in Paris, she is beautiful and her clothes are detailed and have no velcro! I hope they continue with this type and level of fineness.

[@MySweetChxnnel]

I never had the opportunity to get a holiday Barbie, but I do remember the amazing outfits so well. Also, those shoes, when I was a toddler I used to bite them LMAO.

[@nolasdollsandaquatics9386]

I found her thrifting...her dress is a bit faded however I still love her. She was my tree topper last year 😃

[@Newvintagecollectibles]

I found the 1988 1st holiday Barbie at the thrift store for 6$ back in October, I was totally in love the same way you are

[@breearuffo9214]

It’s hard to put into words but I totally understand what you mean. The 90’s doll 😍my WHOLE collection is the greatest 90’s glamour dolls, plus a few more 😅

[@marihonkanen9876]

Yes, the brushes and yes, those shoes 💝🎉💖💖💖 I agree with you about those Holiday Barbies. And Barbies in general, they used to be better before. Of course we didn't have mtm etc but not pixeleted faces either!!! Love ya, you're so funny and make great videos! Merry Christmas! 😍🎄🎉🎁

[@aznhmongwink]

My favorite Era was BTW 2002-2004. The holiday Barbie nowadays are a disappointment compared to the early 90s and 20s.

[@aimeelo4221]

Your makeup in this video is gorgeous!

[@TheDollCircle]

Thank you!

[@samweir3832]

There is such joy of seeing the holiday dolls that immediately put you in the holiday mood ... quality has changed it's sad...

[@fridahultgren8865]

Watching this because I keep mine in the box and wanted to see which color she had on her shoes :P My favorite Holiday Barbie for sure

[@vanessaivonne3863]

I wish Mattel quality would return 😩😭😭😭

[@john-michaelriggs3529]

You are speaking TRUTH! I have every holiday doll since the beginning. As of late, I have stopped buying them. The quality is too weak. Last year I bought the LOL New Years Eve doll!

[@carlitosinmonogram6807]

vintage Barbie videos are my faves!!!! I got the 1996 Barbie Bloomingdales for x mas!! I know is not super rare but here in Mexico is very difficult to find vintage so I had to have it!!! FELIZ NAVIDAD!!

[@jessecygan286]

Glad to see the makeup turned out good! Lol. But yesss. Miss the velvet and hugeness! Happy holidays!! And yay to monster high leaks!!

[@marshalmallow7192]

I get what you say with the brushes. The bratz star brush is like top shelf nostalgia for me

[@terrysilva6430]

The quality of fabrics and detail was incredible. The hair styles and makeup were gorgeous. Now the prices are so high and they're crap

[@vampiresrfine]

I miss Barbie so much!!! I have Dance and Twirl on her way to me (late christmas present lol)and I am beyond excited!!!

[@jarolynworkman5607]

I have all of the Holiday Barbies from 1988-1998 and the 1999 Millennium Princess, all still in the box. I love the early years of holiday Barbies!

[@recoveringsoul755]

I got millennium Teresa because I liked the dress color and hair color better. What are the articulated dolls I see around, and the guys that look better than ken?

[@victoriascholl4607]

I totally agree that the 1990's dolls were wonderful!! I don't buy Barbies anymore! I don't buy them for my granddaughters!

[@duchessravenwaves2834]

I always open my dolls from their boxes

[@enniswilliam3467]

My aunt has this doll in the box

[@monikasdolls9778]

I love her make up, I have this Barbie and some other Holidays. The original one is my favorite, I have 2 dolls of that one xD. But there are so many so pretty. Love them.

[@RyanLabanaVLOG]

Holiday Barbie of 1990 is my favorite ☺️

[@JustYourAverageGirl2002]

It's the same with American Girl. I've said this before. The doll clothing I bought from the website (because it looked so cute) was so cheap. I compared it to the doll clothing I had collected from the 90's, and even the early 2000's and its soooo much better quality. American Girl used to be worth the price, and now it's not. You're paying for the brand name now not the quality. Mattel is slacking. They are also doing holiday dolls with American Girl and it's terrible .....it's just 18inch Barbie.

[@kawaiigirl1170]

Agreed. Like Luciano’s things were amazing, an amazing idea that was thought out. Now what do we have? A barbie 18 inch doll! (I’m talking about Kira btw) what also I think of is when I think of girl of the year I think *Unique* and Kira doesn’t show that

[@iniuppa]

Barbie is too much. And that's how we love her. Please, Mattel! Let Barbie be too much again.

[@Animefruba]

Christmas 1991 that's when I moved to Florida🏝🏖🏝

[@napoleonbesong6893]

The quality might be nice on the older ones but im a bit iffy on the designs

[@javierguillen6625]

Merry Christmas 🎄 my love love you 😘

[@WillieBStudios]

Now I want to go find me a holiday Barbie from the 80s or 90s.lol.... I had a peach pretty Barbie when I was younger and I've been thinking about grabbing one again .. Hmm but maybe a Holiday Barbie is in order 🤔 Um on a side note .... Holiday Barbie 1990?!? Yeah I need her...she's hot pink !

[@adamjohnson4671]

Love the green velvet

[@David4MVs]

Being in the UK some of these vintage holiday dolls are so pricey :(

[@duchessravenwaves2834]

Australia too

[@historybuff7491]

Happy Holidays to you, too. I agree 110%. The quality they are passing off for holiday dolls are so low. For example, I am not a Barbie person. However, each year, the Holiday Barbie would show up on shelve, and I would stand there in Ahhh. I would come close to getting her...I mean really close. But then it became, really this...you want me to pay how much for this?

[@alexandramonzo1233]

I agree. I was born in 1991 and my mom collected these for me as a child. The difference between those barbies and the barbies today is SAD. That goes for a lot things back then vs now. Have you noticed the quality of McDonald’s happy meal toys now compared to 20-30 years ago? They are absolute crap.

[@aprilleigh380]

I completely agree. For me 80s and 90s barbies are just the best. Barbies after 2000s got cheaper looking, feeling and their faces are just not as good. Especially compared to other doll lines now like Monster High or Rainbow High and so many other.

[@jenniferlouise7994]

I have the older holiday Barbies 1988 to 2001 and then it gets very sparse because I don’t like everyone and I haven’t got a new one in a few years. I do love the new made to move dolls❤️

[@michaelmoore8834]

Your makeup came purrrrfect . You are giving purrrrr. 🐈‍⬛ . 🐆 should we make you a dress for next year? What haliday Barbie dress would you want the most. Yes I love the haliday Barbie but the ones in our childhood were better. But I want all them. I wish they do haliday dolls like the silkstones lol you know you know you know. Love you

[@elizabethzotova8375]

1992 is my favorite 😍

[@JayofallTrades]

The only holiday Barbie i had was a set of the 3 sisters with Kelly

[@susyq5508]

great video for christmas

[@kawaiigirl1170]

I’m not rlly sure of my fav year but I like the red present one

[@Thegaydollguy87]

I just purchased my first 1982 dream cottage today and I'm thinking about purchasing some of these holiday Barbies to put in it, which one do you recommend I search for?

[@svetoslavmarinov8038]

i love the old holiday barbies unfortunately we don't get them around here so all i can get are the modern ones

[@bobbynicole10]

I agree 💕

[@katieboyd3923]

The first and only holiday doll I got was from 2000 still have her no stand now but I have the doll she never had shoes though

[@nategreen2670]

I agree with you and wonder if mattel will ever be the same again. FromANN Merry Christmas.

[@11Cinnamonbunny]

i totally agree

[@michaelmcgee8543]

The quality of barbie dolls was a lot better. The play version.

[@donniesanectdollsandmore389]

Back in the 90's telling a female she looked like a Barbie doll, was the ultimate hyperbolic compliment! Because you were saying she looked IMPOSSIBLY BEAUTIFUL! But nowadays? Telling a female she looks like a Barbie? Is basically saying she's an ugly sloppy heffard 😂

[@immadollygirl2834]

I think that if Barbie Style were to make a Holiday Barbie it would be amazing! But also so ridiculously expensive........ that I wouldn't be able to afford it.

[@nategreen2670]

I got a happy birthday barbie in Orange like tone dress. She has the quality and style of early 90s. Her plastic box breaking. FromANN

[@nicoleluna31]

I have a Holiday Barbie (Teresa) 1996 she’s in a red and white dress from childhood not complete but than I have her inbox never opened I’m trying to get all the 90s Barbie I’ve had or lost clothes to

[@amyscott2633]

Sadly my 1991 Holiday doll has discoloration and her dress is partially peach.

[@dollydaylight3437]

She’s super pretty

[@bigsisderpina]

I mean... inflation exists. Of course something that used to cost $20 back in 1990 won't be $20 today. There's also increased costs of plastic and well, basically everything. That being said, still prettier than what we see recently though! I definitely prefer dolls wearing things we can't wear IRL, it's the same reason people play dress-up games, because it's to experience things you can't practically do in real life.

[@duchessravenwaves2834]

I’m jealous you can buy them for $20 .. in Australia their over $100 and $200. Cheapest is like $150

[@jadebarbiegirlnz2194]

My partner buys me a holiday barbie every Christmas I hated the 2016 one will never get her loved 2005 Bob Mackie one she is stunning so is 2002 and 2001 my favorite Is 88 89 90 and 91 all the early ones

[@monsterhigh66bratzillaz28]

Alright

[@barbiedolls3708]

So sad...

[@nategreen2670]

Because her box breaking i put her somewhere and still looking for her She's here somewhere. FromANN

[@woofy60]

Almost all vintage barbie dolls are far better than the trashy dolls Mattel manufacture recent years..

[@yanninadasig2683]

But I love your hair

[@katyaroberts7840]

The Holiday Barbie from 2020 is not even that bad. Holiday Barbie 2021 is a complete disappointment personally. It’s like they designed her in two hours. Very cheap-looking :(

[@betpierce609]

I think the lower quality has more to do with Mattel having less money than they did in the 90’s and 2000’s, They’re spending more money on color reveal and fashionista and the company is falling apart. They don’t have the money to make great quality holiday dolls like they did in the past because they’re just too expensive. Today, they stick with cheap thing but shiny fabrics that look flashy because they have a overall extravagant look that catches your eye but it’s cheap to produce. They hope the wow factor and shine it the fabrics and plastic components make Up for the lower quality so they can skimp on quality and get away with it. They’re “fashionable” 😂😂even if they’re garbage. This is just speculation but I think that’s just the realism aspect.

[@roxannajohnson661]

maybe if they invested in making a couple of really high quality Barbies, that would get the attention of more collectors/early Barbie fans and that would give them more sales. just a thought.

[@roxannajohnson661]

I kinda like 90s Barbies, but i feel like they were too plain for me and had similar faces. BUT Barbie was stunning in the early 2000s up to about 2010 and 2011 if I remember correctly. I don't know what happened to Barbie after 2011 but she's gotten uglier and uglier over the years. When I was a little girl I was obsessed with Barbie and had many pretty dolls. Now I love to look at Barbie Movie Dolls, like the ones from Princess and the Pauper, the Magic of Pegasus, Swan Lake, 12 Dancing Princesses, etc. Even those older classical Barbie movies were incredible. Nowadays even the movies seem to be boring. I don't know, I really wish Mattel would go back to producing the stunning Barbies they once used to. Like all they have to do is look at their Barbies from 2006 and do that. MGA has done it, so I wish Mattel would as well. Whenever I go to Walmart or toy stores, I look at Barbies but they're just so boring so i immediately go back to buying Bratz/Rainbow High. About 10 years ago Barbie would come with so many nice eyes, blue, green orange, purple, yellow, hazel, brown, pink, etc. eyes. Now it seems the blond Barbies all have the same shade of blue eyes. Boring. Some of their Holiday Barbies are still somewhat nice. Please Mattel, bring back stylish/glamorous/creative Barbie. Right now MGA is really nailing it with their Bratz comeback and Rainbow High, so I really wish Mattel would bring back the pretty stylish Barbie from my childhood.

[@eahlover-hw9lz]

Hey I am 30

[@timothystoytherapy]

You would compare to last years dress wouldn’t you.

[@yanninadasig2683]

I hate barbie they make me mad I never wanted one ever

[@StellaPrecious4499]

5:31-5:41 im sorry but that sounds wrong close your eyes and listen to it i love your chanel dont hate me lol

[@asheyhitn1058]

Look like harley quinn like your Brite color hair and make up 80s & 90S BARBIES are better 💖👍

[@psychoshamrock]

all the older dolls are basically art. Today? UGH. After 2007, it was downhill. 2016 should have been $15, tops. Last years and this years was different because it wasn't a red gown, but I'm bored. I won't pay more than $35 for any of them. It's off to Walmart for me and I buy them in September before the prices pop off.

[@_frankiefreak_]

So you are just ignoring the embroidery, dangly metal jewelry with rhinestones, partially rooted eyelashes and airbrushd makeup on the 2008-2011 dolls? 😂

[@RINRIN_seriniti]

I have a question are you Alexa Bliss

[@normalawson5629]

Me know this dum question so you know about summer barbie movie July 21. 🩰👙