Defa Lucy VS Barbie! Should Barbie Be Scared?
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
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realized these defa lucys have very 60s makeup, they're very pretty
Yeah! It’s very 60’s
If shes holding a gun, she's promoted to action figure uhehauhsuhuehuhas
omg that police doll is so friggin funny LMAO
Weirdness aside, makes me happy that children have more options than just barbie now. Barbie's price makes her impossible to buy here; and her qualty just makes me sad... I swear if i see one more painted top i'll get Defa Lucy's gun >> (for legal reasons, that's a joke)
Good joke though made me laugh 😂😅😂😅
Defa Lucy is a major success in Latin America, in México some of the extra like line was sold by Walmart, by the name Brittany. Success!!! They have a doll in wheelchair, 3 mermaids, a bob haircut, a "training dog", but I never, ever seen the g*n one. I suppose is for asiatic market. P. D. You look lovely with the longer hair.
yes I was going to say Westerners need to stop applying their moral compass to a doll line unless they are going to stop buying plastic dolls altogether based on their environmental impact alone.....stop splitting moral hairs here and understand the market for which these dolls were created for seeing a cop with a gun is not unusual for many children superhero dolls have had all manner of weapons for a freaking century calm down people LOL
Apparently in Europe the cops don't have guns at all. In America pretty much all of our cops carry handguns. That being said American police using guns isn't a popular idea.
I checked for chinese uniforms of female police officers and the wear light blue blouses, which are quite close to the one shown in the pic. So they are indeed produced for the chinese market.
I hope defa lucy grows more like integrity toys
Exactly!! 💯
Wait, no way can these dolls be compared to INTEGRITY TOYS. Lol! These dolls have a so more work to be done in EVERY AREA a doll gets recognized and recommended.
@JoeJoe-jw5ns well integrity toys started out as a knockoff barbie brand then became the doll empire we see them as.
In what way? Overpriced collector dolls? No way I think they should stay accessible and cheap
@@JoeJoe-jw5ns I have the much earlier prototypes of integrity dolls from like the 90s...they were SOOO FUG...if they started out like this, it would be so perfect!
at this point, the only thing keeping barbie afloat is brand recognition, and I guess Mattel is content with that? Like, no matter how cheap and terrible they look, a barbie doll will ALWAYS be the first thing a parent reaches for when shopping for their daughters, whereas younger doll lines, (Monster High, LOL Surprise) bend easier when it comes to fan expectations because those lines are driven more by a fanbase that genuinely likes them, and not some unsuspecting mom who's looking for a last minute birthday present.
Not true. Barbie has a 65 year fan base....and she bought by far more than just mom's looking for a toy. Barbie is collected by millions of doll collectors around the world, has a four generation fan base, and a place in history. Let's see if your defa Lucy knock offs will be around in 65 years.
@@ardala3922i think most collectors have had their fill of low budget dolls
Y’all so delusional. I worked at Target, the Barbie section gets cleared out. Y’all really think online is the real world.
These business geniuses failed to see that due to technology Barbie is making money with small children…. Who will always like toys….
Young kids are more into Disney dolls and then into PlayStation 😂 I do not see kids playing with Barbies those days
I think Defa Lucy are really cute. Their faces are gorgeous. I wish there was more diversity
Yea
finding the image of the doll on reddit with the police uniform that came out 2 years ago.. so.....
perhaps they learned their lesson and moved on from that but yea.. she came with a helmet a grenade and 2 guns apparently.. like thats not a police officer that is someone going to war.. ._.
Giving a police doll grenades is… a choice..💀
Brah they are a foreign company trying to appeal to american audiences , they thought if they added guns it would make it more popular loll...worked for pal worlds =D
Who is old enough to remember being able to get a really nice brand name Barbie for £9.99?
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Isn’t Barbie already the brand name?
I now have 7 I believe and am very happy with them. I do have a question: what makes a doll a knockoff and not a new brand? I would not consider Steffi Love a knock-off at this point. I understand Defa is using packaging very close to Barbie lines, but the dolls are actually very different in style and especially the facial screenings. What would it take for them to not be considered a knockoff or clone?
There's actually something really similar to this in the Transformers fandom of all things! Knockoffs are typically straight up copies of 'official' toys, while third party figures are their own things. (Own method of transformation, construction, etc. They do still *look* like official characters but the engineering is usually unique.) So my guess is if they diversified their packaging and came out with their own doll lines that weren't reminiscent of existing Barbie lines maybe that would push them beyond the knockoff label?
Similarly, some of the third party Transformers figures I own are definitely much better quality than some of the official figures too!
Thank you for the detailed explaination!@@LadyTorix
In the Lego collecting community there are areas like this too. There are some brands that make 'mimic' sets but other non-Lego brands who are doing their own designs. You'll always have the Lego Purists, of course, yet it's becoming more acceptable to collect/enjoy non-Lego brands as well. I think as quality of the mainline brands declines while their prices continue to rise, it's making more and more toy collectors/enjoyers question their loyalty.
A good Lego example is the brand Loz. Loz makes their own designs and the quality of the blocks/construction are right up there with Lego. Ten years ago it wasn't the case at all. The pieces wouldn't fit together properly. The plastic felt 'off' somehow. The designs were derivative at best. Nowadays a lof of the off-brands are improving in ways Lego just doesn't feel the need to. In a way I understand their thinking because a million dollar company has to move slowly, there's a lot of people counting on them to do a good job.
I think your question is a really good one and I've seen lots of conversation in the past five years about it. It will be interesting to see what we all collectively decide is that line.
Thank you for the thoughtful answer!@@hazeldavis3176
A police woman must have a gun, but I dunno for a Kalashnikov
i burst out laughing when you said defa lucy as a police woman had a gun and then it cut to her holding a MACHINE GUN like oh i'm not sure that's a police regulation weapon, i think might be lucy's from home
She just grabbed the wrong one on the way out the door lol Whoops, this is my Home Gun, my bad y'all!
Can you make a video about Steffi Love?
Yes! I just commented on her before i saw your comment.nice doll line..would be intetesting to see what Joey thinks.
Interesting to see all the Americans get up in arms (pun intended) when Joey questions this doll having a GIGANTIC MACHINE GUN. Aside from UK police officers not using guns, that weapon shown is for a soldier going to war, not a cop writing tickets.
Where do you know where people come from? Not american and I think freaking out over a doll with a plastic gun is silly.
Huh
I'm an American and am against the normalization of a militarized police force, so make of that what you will.
American here and I really don’t like the idea of dolls having realistic guns. Especially for young kids. I’m not sure if these dolls are in America at all since I haven’t seen them but American kids don’t need dolls with realistic guns, especially because it could encourage them to play with their parents guns.. 😓
I'm American and I do think it's odd they released a doll with a gun, especially with the epidemic of gun violence in the US. I will say Barbie has had a lot of scandals herself. One or two missteps/questionable releases isn't enough imo to completely discount a doll brand.
Oh come on, if G.I Joe can have a gun, then Defa Lucy can have a gun too right?😂
My thought, exactly. Police officers need guns in order to POLICE. Lol
What is Defa Lucy supposed to do? Look cute in her uniform and angrily wag her finger at perps?
OR perhaps she is only meant to be a crossing guard?? 😆
that's what I was thinking. he has such a big heart and great intentions bit I don't believe this is a reason to write off an entire doll line
I agree.
Right
@@BlakeGildaphish76 Remember Joey is from the UK, where regular police officers DON'T carry guns. And they do just fine in curbing crime.
I just ordered two of the denim Defa Lucy denim dolls, and I can’t wait to get them.
“Boy” dolls come with guns all the time. Why is it weird for a police officer to carry a gun?
In the UK police officers don't have guns.
My head goes straight to the US, their gun laws and police brutality. Not something I want to see in a police officer toy. 🙈 Maybe if she was a soldier I would understand. In my country, I can't imagine seeing a "normal" police officer with a gun. It's a yikes for me too. 😅
and it's not a small pistol, it looks like it's a rifle or another very large weapon.
@@gidi7663 our officers don’t carry AKs lmao Pistol at most and majority first pull out tasers to immobilize people. Don’t let social media portray them as higher in crime than they are
Most gun violence happens will illegally obtained guns
Uk and a lot of other European police don’t carry guns. Mostly a baton and possibly a tazer
Their screenings are so pretty
Defa Lucy is what we need. We just want a pretty doll
exactly.... NO PIXEL FACE!
We do not need them.
I love your longer hair, Joey!❤
Yes it's cute :)
I re-bodied the blue hair onto an Asian made to move and styled her as my tribute to the Keith Haring Barbie... I love her she is so pop art
that sounds amazing!
The prices for them are going up. Seen resellers now wanting up to 40 bucks for them. Nuts.
Im honestly surprise on how beautiful the Beauty Defa Lucy doll one in person, i bought the one with brown hair ponytail and i couldn't get happier that i can order it on Shein, the fashion, Articulation, and the FACE is so immaculate ✨.
That pouty lips facemold is my personal fave it just looks like a high end doll!
I think I have the same doll. She’s beautiful.
@@Samantika1983 I'm planning to buy the one with red hair and bangs and the other one with Blue and white hair with orange fashion, for the price they're literally worth it I hope they released the other darker skin tones on Shein though (The Brittany extra ones).
I want the pouty one she’s so pretty 🥺
🛠 Defa Lucy is Gang Gang 🤣biggest plot twist ever...
Yeah I definitely agree that the police doll with the gun is definitely a bit problematic especially since here in the uk police don’t carry around guns and there’s way more stricter rules on them. I think a lot of people who don’t find this problematic are from countries where it’s normal for police to have guns just my thoughts though
i miss the bend and snap legs as well, but if toy companies are going to bring them back, they need to do it correctly.
WHAT is the sense is giving dolls bend and snap legs that barely bend and snap?
Watching Joey attempt to bend the knee is frustrating.
Defa Lucy might as well be a straight-legged fashionista.
To be fair at least they try…. Unlike Mattel who basically serves us up any kind of cheap trash and we still buy it 😂
Back in 2010 imo the fashionistas had the best bend and snap knees ❤
Don't have any....don't want any....won't be getting any!
Good for you
Thank you for being one of the only people who think the same I dislike them so much 😭
Defa lucy dolls have been around for a while but only recently people have noticed them. I have to say I'm very tempted to buy one. Also there's one doll with the rainbow jacket that's been selling for $30+ that's how much the demand is for her. And a second wave of Xtra dolls are coming out soon, I've seen leaked photos of them. Barbie better step up her game in the basic play line
that's crazy that the bootlegs are surpassing the real thing. honestly a lot them you could ask someone to guess which was the bootleg and they'd probably pick barbie.
it figures if a cheaper knock off / clone doll line can do this why cant mattel give us articulation , clone dolls are real fun ive been going to poundland they have a new girl and playsets and outfits and im loving them so does home bargains , icecream trucks for 20.00 with music lights accessories a florist for 10.00 and a cafe set and its great , defo lucy is deffo on my list love her , the i gonna call her jeanie as she looks like a modern i dream of genie barbara eden vibes from the hit 60s t,v show i love her with her long ginger pony tail and jeanie esque outfit shes real good , brilliant video thanks joey
I was gonna say a plastic gun shaped pistol was no reason to be so dramatic, but then I realized it was a machine gun. Yeah, maybe not the best choice for a children's toy!
Im getting more and more tempted to get a couple of these out of curiosity, even though ive been avoiding shopping on Temu and Shein up til now.
their faces are so pretty! closed mouth, glamorous.
I have some concerns about the ethical issues their might be with the Defa Lucy. If it’s sold on website like Shein….
I love the articulated legs !! This new way they are making the doll joints give me the creeps !! I just CAN'T!!!
These are some interesting dolls would like to find one one of these days
Why on earth would a doll company make a doll with a gun?! It's one thing to make her a police officer doll but with a gun in her hands is a big fat no from me!
What’s wrong with that? Action Men have had guns for decades, and I don’t think I’ve heard any complaints
So what? There are female spies and criminals
@kucheryavyisekas I'm sure lots of doll companies have done this before like you said but do we really want our children to have dolls that come with guns and for the kids to learn it's ok to shoot people all they want?! That is so not what I want for our future children to learn that or that every doll company makes their dolls with a gun attached to them! From what Joey said in his edit video he doesn't seem to like Duffa Lucy doll company anymore and I agree even though I never heard of her before today.
@@rubyhay450 that's the role of a parent to educate, and not to hold their kid under a bubble. I had a plastic gun at four. I would shoot gummy sticks. I hate weapons and don't support fights
@@rubyhay450but she’s a police officer. Police officers have a right to carry a gun. That’s what she’s doing- not shooting it. I really don’t get the problem with that?
The only one i want is the one the one with the bob and denim outfit. Don’t want to deal with Shein or Temu to buy them. I heard bad things about those sites.
That's my FAVORITE fashionista; I've got like, three in box and one rebodied!
The Defa Lucy with brass knuckles makes sense once you've seen the one with the machine gun
I think they're cute and people love them because they're fresh and she's the IT girl atm but the quality of the hair is actually awful unless u get the "extra" line that comes with pets
I like the Defa Lucy dolls. I will probably buy some of them. I love that the faces are not pixlated and that they have long good quality hair.
Caught me so off guard when you said “ariANI ariANKA”😭💀 azalea banks video got me in a chokehold 😭😭😭💀💀💀
I love the breath of fresh air Defa Lucy has brought to my fashion doll collecting.
However nothing comes close to competing with Barbie Looks dolls. They are the best thing Mattel has given us this century, with the diverse made to move bodies, saran hair, unique face sculpts, not a pixel in sight & at a great price!
I'm actually surprised Mattel has continued with another wave of them, it seems out of character at this point for Mattel to continue making something so good .... in my opinion of course.
Defa Lucy still have a long run, but I think it's good that some brand can give at least a small fraction of competition for Barbie, because they just don't care anymore
That one with the gun is hilarious. I'd buy her if she showed up.
I can't really get behind the whole bandwagon, even though they're really cute. The extra one with the fluffy sleeves is my favourite.
I bought 3 Defa Lucy dolls. They are pretty, even though I still love Barbie. Any doll is welcome to Barbieland. 😀😀😀
Please do Steffilove next.Barbie can only be scared if a new doll line starts a Classic princess line like barbie/Mattel did in the mid 90s and early 2000s. A doll line called Steffi however sometimes gets prefered over Barbie from many Kids that i know..shes quote good quality and has loads of acessories for half Barbies price..and has mermaid,ballerina and princess dolls.. something that barbie has forgotten to do since dreamtopia..wich was lacking price quality,articulation and accessory that other doll Lines or glorious Barbies of the past give you more.
I would actually buy some Defa Lucy dolls, but the only place I've found to buy them is Temu, and the prices are kinda high for "knock off" Barbies. I want the redhead, but she's the most at $15 USD, but no articulation. The Extra dolls with articulation are $30 USD.
Mattel has definitely gone downhill with the quality of their clothing and defa lucy looks like they have some nice clothing!
Hasn't Barbie also been a cop, plus a member of every branch of the US armed forces? IMO Defa Lucy having a gun is a lateral move.
I found out Defa Lucy has also a doll with a wheelchair. I checked after your video as I was curious. :-)
Barbie shouldn’t be scared by a doll only available on temu and SHEIN… and people shouldn’t order from either of those two app for obvious reasons
The current barbies have a hip hop style fashion, which i am not a fan of. I Really love the 70s-00s era barbies where the clothes were really sparkly and oddly trendy
oof this comment section is very quickly turning political, so so sorry
Depictions of police with guns is like having a doctor with lobotomy tools. It’s happened but no respectable region would b okay with it. The fact u know police with guns is extremely dangerous adds another similarity 2 the analogy. I’m glad that being such a popular worldwide brand, barbie has 2 face big regulations about what is permissible 2 depict. I can expect this from Defa Lucy bc I’m sure the standards r just lower where they’re often sold (online in shoddy areas).
I love those Defa Lucy dolls, especially their faces and hair.
I have 15 of them now & I'm a very happy customer! 😻
i wouldn't have any issues with the defa lucy police officer doll, IF she had a smaller gun instead of the HUGE gun that she was pictured with.
I love this doll, she is such a fresh an affordable doll to play with! She photographs so well!! Really hope they indeed will do some more original dolls!! 💜💜
I like the Lucy denim line.
I always find it funny when a knock-off has better quality than the original.
Defa Lucy looks so uncanny and bootleg I hate it 😭
I love your hair this length !
OMG, when you said, "this doll has a gun!" I was fully expecting a pistol, like a gun you could hold one-handed? But NO she's got an AK, an automatic gun??? And ALSO a more traditional pistol AND A GRENADE? I'm glad you're reacting to it with such horror, because it really is appalling? idk just a breath of fresh air to see someone look at the context of a police officer with shimmery blue makeup and an automatic rifle and go 😬
I think the doll with the gun isn't a part of Defa Lucy, but the other knock off version with stick legs. The face mold and thin legs scream the fake line.
I own a AA defa Lucy, its a rockstar doll with guitar
I am from Guatemala. Defa Lucy are sold as Brittany, they have better quality and half price but they all have the same face. They do a Ken doll very rare.
I hate how they try to coast on the og bathing suit vibe but they never to the bold red lip
Frankly I love the innovation in defa Lucy dolls and am seeing a great potential in them I was definitely buying one soon but after seeing this video am definitely buying more of them! Thanks Joey for this video ❤
I don’t know why Defa Lucy is trending. Her quality is still not that good. Her hair will frizz up within months and her plastic feels cheap. Okay she got bend n snap legs but it’s only one snap. Tbh even when Barbie had it, there was only two snaps and it didn’t stay in place like the dolls from 60s- mid 80s. Yes the paint is more clean but it’s still basic makeup. The clothes are of better taste level but still made from cheap material. Most of Defa Lucy fashions are meh or not current.
I think she’s rising because she can do the same amount as Barbie but with half the cost. I’m not defending Barbie because she can still do better. Still I hope knock offs will light Mattel’s ass to make Barbie better again.
Oh, my I want the red head doll! 😀🥰❤
I love Your videos! Could You consider doing video on large size dolls, that would be a delightful ❤
Plot twist: That Defa Lucy doll with a gun is actually Barbie dressed as a police officer posing with a fake gun pretending to be Defa Lucy to deframe the real Defa Lucy 🤭 (JK lol)
Or maybe Defa Lucy is really getting ready to start the war against Barbie 💀
Fr tho, I absolutely love the designs of Defa Lucy. Especially the "Barbie Extra" brunette with the ponytail and the girl with the bobline from the "Fashion Doll/Barbie Looks" series. However, I'm hesitant to buy them because I have heard about concerns of stuff from Temu and Shein not being tested for international safety standards, so they might contain too high amounts of certain toxic materials (such as lead, which has been found in clothes from Shein). Idk if my worries are valid if I'm overreacting 🤷🏻♀️
These defa's outfits are so nice !
A cop with a gun… nothing weird there. Joey go to a gun range, its really fun!
I agree with you...I feel like guns should be a thing of the past regarding toys. It still shocks me to see kids playing with toy guns...made to look like real guns...
Lets change humanity...and it all starts with kids...
Is that 😮😮😮... Anastasia doll box ????? ❤❤❤❤
Joey, sincerest thanks for doing this video. I hope Mattel are taking note. That pixelation is REALLY bad. Defo Lucy fashions are so good!
I purchased a Defa Lucy two weeks ago. While she has a beautiful face, I'm still deciding if I like the blue and white hair. I'm not a fan of Rapunzel-length hair. I usually cut all my dolls hair to a more realistic length. I might try re-rooting it to a more natural color. I thought her body was cheap and it was floppy. I have re-bodied her with a MTM body. I prefer Barbie myself. I likely will not buy any more Defa Lucy dolls.
I really like defa lucy's sets, they come in more realistic colors compared to the all-pink from barbie. I own a defa lucy's horse and a helicopter, and they are waaaay more detailed than the ones from barbie
My new favorite channel! Yes dolls! 👏🏻
I have 2 Defa Lucys and want to buy more! Indeed, the quality is much better than modern Barbies. I was also surprised by this fact. Now I'm waiting for new types of dolls to appear. I'm from Russia. There, new products go on sale late and there is not such variety as in other countries.
The only one thing that I like about this Defa Lucy dolls -is the quality of screenings , that’s it.
I don’t like their hair quality, I don’t like their fashions
Pullip Melissa is a police themed doll and comes with a pistol. But pullips are meant to be for adults so I don’t see a problem with it tbh
I was deciding on if i wanted to buy the defa lucy with the short haircut. I seen her on shein and thought she was cute.
Great vid! Thanks! I'll probably get a couple of these dolls.
Despite all the sudden Defa Lucy hoopla, I have to be honest: with some exceptions, I still prefer Barbie. The DL screening for their Fashionista-level dolls is FAR superior to Mattel's, and the quality and styling on some of the clothes is better. But the prices (at least in the US) are not much better than Mattel, especially considering shipping, and the lack of diversity in skin tone, hair, body sizes, sculpts and disabilities is enough to keep me from starting a collection (although I would like some of the clothes). And where's their Ken?!
Having said that, the one Defa Lucy I REALLY wanted (with the black bob haircut, denim jacket & skirt) has been sold out for weeks, lol...😏
Try the Steffi Love dolls they are gorgeous
I just imagine the Chinese butleg worker Like "Mmmm what do westerns like ??? Ahh Barbies and guns 💡💡 "
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
In Mexico and other LA countries Defa Lucy dolls are named Brittany. They are an exclusive brand for Walmart and Bodega Aurrera, a low-cost supermarket chain owned by Walmart.
I don't mind a doll coming with a gun especially if it's a police officer or soldier but yea that was a huge gun for a police officer
Yeah, the gun thing is definitely weird; it's not even a hand gun in a hip holster, but a full-on semi-automatic whatever. I haven't seen these in the U.S. either, fwiw.
So, just have to say, I do not like the Defa Lucys' faces. They all seem to have this vapid/snooty expression that reminds me of Ann Coulter. If they had MTM bodies I might consider buying one, but it would be a body/clothing donor and ... they don't have them, so... 🤷🏻♀
The face is WAY better than Barbie's current face
The denim pants suit of defa Lucy dolls was a copy from Ang integrity dolls
Nu Face character
I quite like there fashions. Like I think that was my complaint with the Barbie extra line too it just felt like they just tried to slap together to many looks sometimes. The Defa Lucy ones look less tacky for sure in my opinion. The denim outfits are so adorable like Barbie please this is what we want no more of this screen printed on details or plastic molded tops. Like the outfits are quite simple but they work really well.
Love them. Are you going to do a video on the new Barbie dream besties soon?
For me personally, when looking at the ones you showed. defa lucy doesn't hold a candle to Barbie. The fashionista with the beautiful hair texture and curvy body, the looks doll with amazing contrast between the pink outfit and the dark skin, the barbie extra in a dreamy pastel blue palette.... I just find them a lot more refined. If barbie stopped being cheap (the pixel screening, the bad hair/poly), they would be back on top. Price point is higher tho, so defa lucy will cater to an audience on a smaller budget.
get Licca/Licca Castle dolls instead!
Love your videos, can you make one about barbie dolls of the world?