You might remember that about a year ago the Spanish doll company Paola Reina expanded to include a distributor in America. At that time, I jumped on the opportunity to review two of the new dolls--Marta, a
23.6-inch Las Reinas de Paola beauty, and Amor, a smaller
15.7-inch Soy Tu cutie. As much fun as I had choosing and reviewing Amor and Marta, I remember wishing that there had been a group of 18-inch dolls to choose from. I really like collecting 18-inch dolls and making comparisons between the ever-increasing number of options in this popular scale. Also, with all of the outfits and accessories available for this size of play doll, it makes a lot of strategic sense for a company to have an 18-inch option available--especially a company like Paola Reina that is already manufacturing such an impressive range of doll sizes and styles.
Well, someone at Paola Reina must have had similar thoughts way before I did, because this year a new collection of 18-inch Every Girl dolls was added to the Paola Reina America family. Right now, the Every Girl collection has five dolls--including a little boy named Unai. As tempted as I was to have a boy in my 18-inch doll collection, I couldn't resist the redheaded Maia and her nautical-themed dress. As the weather in Maine gets warmer and warmer, my thoughts turn increasingly to the ocean...and little Maia fits perfectly with this frame of mind:
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| Every Girl "Maia" doll by Paola Reina, $104.99 CDN (~$85 USD). |
