BFC Ink Doll Review: Calista, Yuko, Addison, Kaitlin, and Nicolette

I have a few family events coming up, so I won't be around much next week.  I'm having a hard time getting the "schedule posts" feature to work since Blogger switched over to the new look (anyone else having this problem?), so I'm going to try to get some extra posts done this week to tide you over while I'm gone. ;)

About a month ago or so, I won a lot of BFC Ink dolls on eBay (a couple of them are featured in my header). ;)  I was so excited!  The price was very reasonable, and all of the girls were in excellent shape.  I was especially thrilled that the lot included Calista and Yuko.  These dolls are harder to find and normally cost a pretty penny!

Here are the four new gals:  Kaitlin, Calista, Addison, and Yuko. :)

None of the girls came dressed, so I had to provide clothes for them.  Thankfully, I had some extra BFC Ink sized clothing.  One outfit was one I found after winning the dolls, though...

I was in my local Kmart, and they happened to have a few BFC Ink outfits on sale for $2.50 each!  I've always liked the "Simply Sweet" outfit, so I picked it up. :)

Addison looks adorable in this. (Calista does too!  She was the one who tried it first.)  ;)    

I especially love the color and the polka dots on the shirt.  I would prefer shorts that were a little bit longer, but these will do for now.

I'm not really sure why this set came with bright yellow shoes, :}  but I've noticed that the BFC Ink shoes don't always match really well with the outfits they come with.

I just love how poseable these dolls are!  It makes photographing them so much fun. :)  Addison is a really cute doll (and the personal favorite BFC Ink doll of my oldest daughter).  Her hair looks very reddish brown in person, which surprised me, because in many of her photos (and even this one!) it looks like a more typical brunette color.  She has two curly strands of hair in the front, and the rest is a wavy, half curly look.  A bit disappointing, though still pretty.  I'm pretty sure that Addison and my new Kaitlin are from the line that came dressed in swimsuits, judging by the differences between their hairstyles and the original dolls' hairstyles.

Calista is a gorgeous doll.  I've never seen her in person before, but now that I have, I'm definitely impressed. 

Like the other dolls, she has a few really pretty curly strands of hair towards the front (that make her look nice in the box) and the rest of her hair is just slightly wavy.  For now, though, her hair looks nice.  I figure if I leave it alone it should last for a while at least. :)

I was so pleased when I took a picture of Calista and Nahji together.  They make the PERFECT sisters! :)

I wanted to take a picture of Calista with Rahel, too.  They also look cute together...

...but I think Nahji and Calista look like they were actually made to be sisters.   Their skin tone is almost identical!   

And here is lovely Yuko.  This particular doll was customized by her previous owner.  She has fake eyelashes and eyeliner (I believe she used colored pencil for the eyeliner).  I think the original Yuko is adorable too, but I love how the eye makeup and eyelashes really make her eyes stand out. :) 

A closer look at her lashes.  The only problem I have with them is that her hair gets caught in them constantly! :{  Her previous owner kept her hair partially pulled back to avoid this problem, but I love how her hair looks when it's loose, so I'll probably just deal with the hair/eyelash thing. ;)

Yuko is absolutely stunning. :)

The additional Kaitlin was a cutie, too.  

You're probably wondering why I got her when I already have 2 other Kaitlins.  Well, first off, she was part of the lot, and I was more interested in the other dolls.  That aside, though, I loved that she had the softer facial expression of my first Kaitlin, but had the fully poseable body of the later dolls.

You can see what I mean in these next couple of pictures.  My first Kaitlin is on the left.  I think her expression is still the cutest of all, but new Kaitlin's is pretty close.

Much closer than my 2nd Kaitlin's (on the right).  See how 2nd Kaitlin's eyebrows curve downward?  I think it gives her more of a sassy teen look, while the other two have a gentler, more innocent look.

Newest Kaitlin's hair also has less curl and is a little smoother than my first Kaitlin's.

Here are the first two Kaitlins, decked out in the other $2.50 outfits from Kmart.  Obviously, I won't be keeping all three, but I'm still figuring out which one will be staying.  At this point, I'm leaning towards the newest one, just because I really prefer the newer, more poseable joints.

I didn't realize how very similar Addison and Kaitlin look in the face.  It looks like they have the same face mold.

I'm trying to decide if Britt has the same face mold as well.  It looks very similar, and yet there's something about her face (aside from the coloring) that seems different than the other girls.  Maybe it's just me. ;)

So here are the gals I'm currently keeping:  Kaitlin, Britt, Calista, Yuko, and Addison.  I love the beautiful variety of skin tones and hair/eye color combinations in this group. :)

I'm thinking about changing some of their names, but honestly, I haven't had a lot of time to sit down with them and figure all of that out.  I do enjoy looking at them on my shelf, though. :)

I also may end up getting rid of a couple of them eventually, just because I don't want to get overwhelmed with too many dolls.  I want to wait to make that decision for now, though.  These dolls are getting harder and harder to find at good prices, and I'd hate to get rid of one and then regret it. ;)

A few weeks after this purchase, I was able to get a lovely Nicolette doll (the BFC Ink Pen Pal doll from France).  I've always loved the brown eye/blonde hair combination, and the Pen Pal dolls never came to my local stores, so I was very excited to have this little lady join the dolly family. :)  

I'm so drawn to her sweet little face. :) 

My Nicolette came with her own custom pink earrings to match her dress.

Her dress is a little shorter than I care for, which is too bad, because it's very cute otherwise.   

I was curious to see how similar Kaitlin and Nicolette would look side by side.  They have the same face mold and an almost identical hair color.  Their eyes are different colors, and somehow they still looked different enough from each other that I didn't feel like I needed to choose between them.  I think the fact that Nicolette's eyebrows and eyelashes are painted a darker shade of brown is helpful.  I also think they look like they could be sisters.  What do you think?

If there's one thing I'd change about Nicolette, it would be her name.  I keep thinking of Nicorette gum whenever I say her name. :} 

Like the other gals, Nicolette is very poseable and photogenic: 

These dolls are not the highest quality.  Their limbs tend to get loose very quickly, and their hair is atrocious. Somehow, though, I keep going back to them.  I love the extra options for photos that their poseability brings.  I really like their faces, and I love the fact that they make such perfect big sisters for the Hearts For Hearts girls.  

I think I'd give them a 4 out of 5 stars.  The lacking star would be for the hair and joint problems I've mentioned.  The hair does best if it is left alone or put in an updo.  The joints last the longest if they receive minimal play.  Because of these issues, I think (as I've mentioned in previous posts) that these dolls could be frustrating for younger doll enthusiasts, and therefore would be best for careful older children or collectors.  

Which BFC Ink dolls are your favorites? :)