I received Totally Hair Barbie as a gift from Gram and Pop circa 1992 and she quickly replaced my old favorite Barbie. The commercial jingle went something like "Totally hip, totally cool, Totally Hair Barbie!" I'm not convinced the outfit she's wearing in this picture is the outfit in which she came. I think it was more of a multi-colored spandex dress, but honestly, the acid-washed jean vest with matching ruffled skirt is way more stylish. She came with a tube of DEP hair gel, which is awesome in theory, but if you want to keep this doll's long locks looking good, giving a small child a tube of hair gel is not a good idea, as evidenced by her current hair condition:
Keeping her hair krimped was not an easy task when you're styling it as a child, and for me, that attempt was apparently an epic fail. She also came with a ring on her right hand, but that was lost long ago, leaving a large hole in her hand (see photo above). Because her hair was so long, keeping it in a ponytail was a strain on her little head, so much so that today her head is inclined to lean back a bit, exposing some strange mark that looks like a hickey. I'm sure the mark was just a sad attempt to draw a necklace on her or something of that nature.
Now I've done a bit of web research on Totally Hair Barbie because unlike my other features, I actually know the real name of this doll. According to Business Week, this doll holds the record for most Barbie Dolls sold worldwide, and honestly, I can believe it. She was awesome and to this day is still my favorite Barbie.
she reminds me of Snookie...right?
ReplyDeleteshe does have the poof.
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