Hello doll lovers!! Last week I did a few more restorations on some vintage barbie dolls. I was very intrigued with this girl, I did not get her at the estate sale like my previous dolls. I found her at a small flea market in a bag with another doll for $1. She looked like a pony tail barbie. In fact after I did some research I thought for sure she was a swirl barbie. Her hair is sparse on top and you can tell her hair is parted to go over to the side. To my surprise after cleaning her and figuring out that swirl barbies do not have rubber bend legs and her hair is a vibrant red, I did more research. She is actually a 1966 color magic barbie. When she was in stores she came with solutions to change the color of her hair (could be why her hair is so sparse on top) and clothing. Also her hair is made to part over the side like the swirl, she is supposed to come with hair clips but I do not have those.
When it came to cleaning her I washed her like I do all my dolls (those instructions will be at the end of the post). I washed her two times then washed her hair twice, then put the conditioner on for about 30 min. Her hair was very soft and shiny, of course I do believe her hair was cut because it is shorter than most of the dolls I found online. Her body came clean except for a few light places and a place on her foot.
I put her in a homemade pink dress that I really like and gave her some green pumps to match the green flowers on her dress. I pulled her hair over to hide her hair on top, I used an elastic to secure it in place. I tied some hair on the bottom with the elastic, then I put the hair across the top in the elastic to hold it in place. I also put and elastic around the bottom of her hair and her neck to try to get it to lay down and hide the elastic I used to pull her hair over. I removed the elastic band after 2 days and her hair lays down very nicely, you can see the other elastic band holding the hair at the back a little but I think she will display well. Because her hair is so short it wanted to stand up a little. She has some flaws like a lot of pin pricks on her feet and a bit of her nose is missing but I still think she is a pretty doll. These dolls are hard to find and do sell for a lot if you have one in good condition but I am going to keep my girl flaws and all.
(If you are wondering how I clean my dolls I use dish soap first then do a wash with some baking soda, I use a tooth brush for both of these steps. I clean their hair with dish soap too and use conditioner that I let set for about 10 min then comb through. For really damaged hair I use a boil wash, which is just some boiling water and you dunk their hair in or can let them set for a bit. All of my cleaning tips came from a YouTube channel called "a thousand splendid dolls" I love their channel and she has so many helpful tutorials. This is how I clean all the dolls and ponies I do restorations on.)
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