Worst Dolls For An American Girl Doll Beginner
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- čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
- If you are new to the world of American Girl dolls or are a seasoned collector, this video will talk about some dolls to avoid purchasing as your first American girl doll, especially for a child. Some dolls have hair that is not easy for someone inexperienced to take care of, other dolls are quite valuable and more. Enjoy the video!
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Do you regret making your first doll your first? Mine was 59, and her hair was very easy to take care of, but layered hair isn’t the best to style
Do you have Julie? I want Julie but my hesitation is many bad reviews on her hair,
What are your thoughts?
My first doll was Josefina, I don’t regret her but I certainly DESTROYED her hair (she has a new wig but i really miss her original wig)
@@americangirldollcarlysdoll631 I have Julie if you want my opinion? I don’t get why everyone hates her hair, I really like it! Her hair is very slick and straight (so some hairstyles are hard, like buns) but i think it’s pretty easy to take care of!
@@agkatestudios do you mind if i ask, are u a adult collector too
@@americangirldollcarlysdoll631 I’m a teenager, I’ve been collecting dolls for 6 years if that helps experience wise
My first doll was a Truly Me with bangs and straight hair (20 years ago). She has lots of split ends... even after multiple restoration attempts, her hair is far from perfect. My second doll was Kit (probably 17-18 years ago) and her hair is still perfect. All this said, I think part of the beauty of American Girl is having a doll that looks like you/your child. If you're a parent looking for a doll for your curly-haired child, go for the curly-haired dolls! Likely no matter which doll you get, your child will mess up their hair (as I did with my straight-haired Truly Me), and we want curly girls to know that they deserve to be represented in dolls and that those dolls should be chosen and played with! As an adult collector, I am very particular about my dolls' hair, but I still find that there is something charming about an obviously well-loved doll.
I definitely agree with what you say. 59 was my first doll as she was my lookalike. Lots of split ends but still in overall good condition because she had straight hair
Agreed ❤
Denfinitely.
My first doll was Kit. I still have her, and then Julie is my second. Never getting rid of them.
They are timeless and priceless. My dolls I will be giving to my children at an older age!
I can’t get myself to sell any of my dolls either. Julie was my sister’s second doll, and I inherited her when my sister grew out of dolls
@@AllycatlovesAG beautiful
My first doll was Blaire Wilson. I got her for my birthday in October 2019. I love her so much but I do wish to took a little bit better care of her hair because it is very dry. But overall I absolutely love her and I do not regret her at all. I now have 6 dolls, as of may 1st 2022, and I hope to get more soon.
Sometimes it’s the wig itself that’s dry and it’s not your fault. If it’s really bad you can always go in with conditioner
@@AllycatlovesAG Yes Ive heard Blaine’s wig can get dry easily. And thank you maybe I will try using conditioner and see if it helps. :)
Blair is really the doll that got me back into dolls. I have to thank her for my doll collection
@@plumsparkles945 That’s awesome! She is a beautiful doll.
@@Lillian3232 Yeah
i think this video will be so useful for young collectors- i agree so much! from personal experience, after having to rewig caroline because her hair was entirely destroyed- don’t get a child a doll with curly hair lol. i have kanani, 58 and 46 too, they’re definitely all dolls i think should be avoided for young kids at all costs! it’s just not worth it.
I remember the rewiging video! I’m too sentimental to rewig my Caroline
Addy was my first doll and I don't regret her at all! I wavered between her and Felicity at the time, and I just recently bought Felicity for my second doll eight years later. I'm really glad I got Felicity later when the 35th anniversary ones were released, because otherwise I would have bought the Beforever version of her which I don't like as much. Now I have both my favourites and my childhood dreams are fulfilled!
I just hate that AG hasn’t developed a textured hair type (ie Afro, type 3c-4c hair textures) that easy to manage but since AG don’t keep black children in mind when they develop BLACK AG dolls many of us BLACK doll collectors have to settle for dolls with straighter hair so we can braid the hair but not everyone has experience to curl straight hair good without heat so our black (natural hair) options are still limited 😒😒😒
Yeah… I wish AG had more of those hair types as well. Ag used to (maybe they still have…) books about how to do doll hairstyles. It would be great if they released one for caring for more textured hair types to teach kids how to care for ut
I thought they did but if they didn’t, they should..
As… someone who has 4c hair our hair type isn’t really the easiest to care for. 😭😭
My First 18’ doll from American girl was Truly Me 63. She was from my brothers girlfriend who had an American girl doll from her childhood when she visited in NY and then she gave it to me in perfect condition! My recommendations is that DONT get curly hair dolls Because before you know it there hair gets ruined so I whould recommend the truly me dolls first. I have been collecting American girl dolls sense I was 2 and now I’m 14!! It’s Been OVER A DECADE! I used to collect bitty babys when I was younger and I still have the crib, high-chair, and everything FROM 2009! When I was about 7 I started collecting well ie wishers and then I saw an American girl doll online when I was 10 and I have liked them ever sense! Ilysm ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Love Ur BIGGEST FAN, Carly
My first doll was Julie. At a young age that was my dream doll. Her hair gets knotted very easily and I don’t use her quite often! My second doll was Truly Me 61, so I’d say I made some pretty bold choices!
Great video, agree with everything you said! I'm an adult collector and as much as I love Evette's look, I've decided to pass. I have a Kanani and I have found the best way to keep her hair from getting bad is by keeping it in a pony tail most of the time, especially when storing her. I bought a used Saige at one point that had a rats nest for hair, very painstakingly combed it all out and conditioned it. Only to have it start showing damage at the top about a year later, so I removed her wig and gave her a different style/color completely after I found a really nice Saige that had belonged to another collector. I've noticed this a lot with Saige and have also had several people say they've had all sorts of issues with her hair for some reason. Another doll that spends a lot of time with her hair in a pony tail. Another one that can be a bit frustrating is Lanie, her hair can turn into a mess if you aren't careful as well. Definitely agree with your thoughts on staying away from curly haired dolls, as an adult they can be frustrating even for me.
I boil washed my Kanani’s hair straight so other then it being long, it’s easy to take care of. I find Lanie’s hair isn’t hard to manage, but I also don’t touch it that often
My personal tips for getting your first doll is to get a brush too. My ag dolls never had that problem, but poor our generation Sydney Lee has spent until a few weeks ago or maybe a month with messy hair sticking up until I washed it because she spent two years without a brush and I never took her hair down.
I got Saige as my real first doll and I braided it all the time and took her literally every way! I’ve thought about getting her a new wig but I don’t know:)
You can always send her to the doll hospital and get a head replacement
I love joss’s top!!! I got TM 55 as my first doll and she is super easy to take care of!
I love your channel!
I was debating between 55 and 59 for my lookalike. 59 is less popular and has easier hair to take care of so I don’t regret my decision, but 55 is so cute
@@AllycatlovesAG yeah 59 is pretty and thank you so much for replying!!
My fist cool was hope I love her so much!
pov: you’ve had one american girl doll before in the past and just just got Evette as a re-introduction to ag dolls (so essentially my first doll all over again)
Thanks for sharing this info! All the dolls you mentioned are beautiful but their hair would make me so nervous to touch or style it.
That's why I'm putting off getting Courtney I literally have NO idea how I would take care of her curls lol
Thank you so much for this video!❤️ Hah my first doll was Caroline i got her hair done at the salon 2 times and i didnt maintain it properly, now her hair is frizzy and not pretty anymore i wish i had saw this video first 😅 It was frizzy because i brushed it out. I might send her to the doll hospital
Who remembers Joss's???
My first one was Marie Grace and I got her when she was first released as a Christmas present when I was eight. I honestly cannot imagine having any other doll, she was my most prized possession and I treasured and played with her forever and I still have her and love her (although I did take out her braids a long while back and her hair is now very dry and frizzy). I would love to restore her hair one day, but for now she is actually in really good quality all things considered for my oldest and longest lasting piece of my childhood. Would one day love to get another doll or two to have for my children one day to play with and cherish too when they are older
I had Coraline for my first doll and it was terrible! I couldn’t take care of her hair let alone I was 7, but her hair was impossible! It always got frizzy and tangled. Just please be careful if you get Caroline
I'm thinking of getting a world by us doll. here are my options.
Makena- love the hair, not too keen on her story though.
Evette- super curly hair, interesting story though.
Maritza- beautiful hair, amazing story!
Maritza might be the best option just cause her hair is a lot easier to take care of than makena and evette's, and I heard that evette's curls don't bounce back after brushing them out (I'm not stopping you though!!)
My first dolls was given to me by my cousins, Saige and Emily, and Saige’s hair was crazy! So I totally agree with your point of curly hair!
Ok so this is more of a request, but I would love a video suggesting different Etsy shops to get stylish doll clothes. I love your doll’s outfits and have been looking for places to get more doll clothes that are more for older collectors than something neon pink lol
I’ve been slightly out of the loop when it comes to recent Etsy releases. I do have a playlist of opening videos and there are definitely Etsy unboxings on my channel
@@AllycatlovesAG Thanks for letting me know!
My dolls definitely had their hair played with because they were toys, not collectibles for me. I did take extra care of her dress though--I think it was the American Revolution one, blue gown with a lace or ruffled stomacher. She had straight hair though. Some of my Barbies, on the other hand, suffered intense tangles, frizz, and terrible haircuts.
Felicity right? I got into AG dolls when I was a pre-teen, so I didn’t completely ruin or destroy any of them… my Barbie’s however had chew marks on their hands (why was I such a weird kid??!!), rubber bands permanently stuck in their hair and tangles.
I’m happy with my first doll it was a retired truly me. Her hair was very straight and easy to take care of. Great video ally!
My AG dolls I never wrecked even through I got my first one just before my seventh birthday. McKenna’s legs are starting to become a little loose from setting a lot but they are all very good.
My first one is Samantha Parker’s and her wavy hair is easy to take care of it does get frustrating some times
My first doll was Lea Clark and I got her in 2016 for Christmas. I was only 8 when I got her and I didn’t take really good care of her hair. I then proceeded to ignore her for years, only to pick her back up and realize her hair was a frizzy knotted up mess. A friend did a boil wash on her hair and it definitely made her hair soooooo much nicer , but I do regret not taking better care of her.
I completely agree with everything in this video! My first doll was a truly me #5, but I do wish my family would have waited to give her to me until I was a lot older, since her hair isn't in the best condition now!
Yes! The tips in this video are so good! As I said on instagram, my first doll was Caroline Abbot. Oh my word her poor hair! It’s so so bad, it honestly makes me kinda sad. I really need to rewig her 😂
She was my second so I feel your pain! I can’t get myself to rewig her though for sentimental reasons
@@AllycatlovesAG I know, I feel ya! Plus I’ve never done a rewigging or anything like that, so I’m scared to mess her up 🫤
@@awesomeglitterunicornag rewiging itself isn’t too hard. The worst that will happen is damaging the original wig. I tried glueing a wig once though and that was difficult, but most wigs will stay on without glue
Another thing about Evette (and I say this because I recently bought her):
Her hair isn't really even ringlets.
It's more REALLY REALLY tight waves, so I don't DARE do what I do with my Courtney doll (Brush out one ringlet, get some water, and re-finger curl it, and proceed to do so until her hair is nice) or ANYTHING else. By FAR I think that Evette is hard to care for.
Since this video I have watched a few videos about her hair and I think I removed her from my wishlist since she would solely be a display doll. You cant fix her hair
My first AG doll was #28 when I was 13. However, my sister got saige at 10 years old. Saige's hair is a mess. My mom took us to an AG store almost a decade ago to pick our dolls out. My sister gave it to me because she's older now and not interested in it anymore. I'm an adult doll collector and when she gave it to me, how terrible. I hope to fix it up soon.
Joss has such a cute top!!!
I got truly me 27 as my lookalike and I think she was a good doll to start with. But I didn’t know too much about brushing doll hair so now it has split ends but I still love her.
Thank you! I made it a few years ago from a Dollyd3lights tutorial
This is incredible Ally! Your one of the best AGtubers ever! I definitely regret getting Rebecca as my second doll.
Aww thank you so much! Rebecca is a doll that has been on my wishlist for a while but I can never commit to buying her
@@AllycatlovesAG she is very pretty, but her hair can get sort of annoying. I do recommend her for amazing story, and I love her green eyes!
I have read her first book (years ago) so I know a bit about her stody
@@AllycatlovesAG I do own a few of her books, I'm hoping to do a Music video for her soon, I make these Videos where I find a song that fits a dolls personality in character, and then Show photos of The doll or books.
I got a Just Like You doll #8 in 1996 and Felicity later that year for Christmas. I still have them and they are both super easy to take care of. Felicity has lost a bit of her waves and her front curls but otherwise very easy and I played with them A LOT.
I don’t have personal experience with Felicity but knowing Marie Grace, I see how the curls can get a bit beat up.
I got my first American girl doll when I was four years old and she surprisingly not great condition but not bad for a four-year-old
your the best ag doll
So I actually have a bunch of dolls with tight curls truly me 46, Cecile (my baby), a cyo doll with long tight curls, Claudie, and Evette. My hair in real life grows like Evette’s, I know that in the pictures she looks like she has neat tiny curls with a lot of values but her hair does have a “frizzy” texture to it. Mine was always the same way. So I actually was very prepared to handle her.
My first doll was a first edition Felicity doll who had been owned and well loved by someone before me and she was given to me. Her hair had been cut and these days she’s going by arthur and is a boy haha. But I maintained what was left of her hair well. My first doll that had right curls was Evette actually, followed by Claudie, then Cecile.
Technically number 46 was got from goodwill so her hair was destroyed. I tried my best to fix it but it was simply beyond fixing. She has bald patches on her wig.
For now I have her hair in cornrows kinda, they follow the natural way her hair falls rather than going straight back like they often tend to. It looks not too bad as long as you look at her from the front. Turning her around you see the bald patches. She just wears hats though.
There's a reason I never got my daughters AG dolls, they would've destroyed them. Even as an adult, there are some dolls whose hair I'm scared of :)
I haven’t even thought about if I would get my future kids AG dolls. I still have all of my old Barbie’s and groovy girls which my kids can gladly use. I would probably get them off brand ones like OG and once they are responsible enough I would buy them an AG doll
Expect for sitting them down to store them which I not stand them up or lie them down, I was pretty responsible with the American girl dolls.
When I was seven.
So I got Evette a few months ago and I finally figured out how to fix her hair and it’s not perfect but it seems to be working 🥳
That’s awesome! Glad you found what works for you
My first doll was a number 49 she was pretty easy to take care of . I just wish ag would of told us about using water on her hair to style it as it was pretty dry, so I had to get her a new wig .
I honestly don’t use water that often… my 49 still has soft hair but I also don’t touch it often
i didn’t take care of my first dolls hair, it’s #47 idk if it’s truly me or not.. but i sprayed stuff into it and it is still paying the price i really wanna get another one and get back into them but i wanna learn which to not get so this is so helpful ty !
My first doll is Samantha I haven't watched this whole video yet but I'm getting to it and I just got Kirsten so yeah
My first doll was Molly her hair isn't the best anymore but I don't mess with her a lot
I got 2 ags for my first time having ags they are. Courtney 1986 and Grace girl of the year 2015 I am getting my 3 doll for Christmas this year
I think it’s funny that all of the young girls that collect American girl dolls now, All have phones and social media. So glad I got to play with my dolls as a young girl, and only dolls, now children be playing with dolls and playing with their mental health using social media😂
When I was really young I was into Barbie’s, LPS, Polly pocket and social media wasn’t big. When I got into American Girl I was at an age where I could use social media and it definitely is nice finding older collectors online who are into dolls. But being a child with dolls and social media is something I can’t fully imagine
Even things like cocomelon I never grew up with… I’ve seen parents entertain their children with CZcams videos on their smartphones on the bus, none of that stuff existed when I was a child
@@AllycatlovesAG exactly!!! I’m 18 now and I remember watching the jetsons and in one episode they had video chat, when in fact video chat had not existed yet in real life, and I thought that was SOOOO futuristic and would never happen, but now we face time our friends to say hi. Crazy
@@clairejasper1864 I’m 18 as well and my parents also showed me the Jetsons when I was little! I don’t remember that episode but I remember the moving walkways, robot maid etc
Saige is my first AG doll and happy to say that she is in good condition
That’s awesome!
I love this video. You could not be more right about all the dolls you mentioned.
Thank you for this.
Hey ally I truly enjoy watching this video ❤️❤️
Thank you
@@AllycatlovesAG you’re welcome 😇
Also Kaya was my first American girl doll ever back in 2007 💓
My first doll was Nanea I probably should have got a doll with straight hair but I didn't really think about it
Nanea has a beautiful wig but it isn’t too hard to maintain. Even brushing without curling her hair still looks good
@@AllycatlovesAG yeah I totally agree!
My first doll was Kendall and now I got Evette
Oh and by the way I'm kind of a beginning collector but I know a lot about American girl but I might still need some help on it because I don't know everything like I have Samantha and I have Kirsten now so yeah I'm kind of a beginner
These tips are really good, however sometimes I think that kids with curly hair who want a look alike doll can be taught how to take care of the doll and still get to have one that looks like them.
I agree! It definitely requires more practice then straight hair but I’m sure you can teach kids to take care of dolls with that hair type
I had Molly as a kid and I wish I took better care of her :/ I wish I never took her braids out. Could never get her braids to be the same as new ever again.
I have never kept any of my dolls in their meet hairstyles, but I would say that I’m pretty good at braiding hair. It’s hard because with dolls like Kaya, their braids get cut so when they are new the bottoms are perfectly even and you can’t redo that perfection when she’s out of the box.
Mine was 22 and her hair is a frizzy mess
my first doll was an addy doll and she is completley recked 😭💀
Courtney is my first and she is beautiful
saige was one of my first american girl dolls as a collector😫😫
I was obsessed with her in 2013 but I still haven’t purchased her
Just curious what happened to agspiritstudios?
Like her channel? I don’t know. As a person she’s doing well as I follow her personal Instagram but she’s probably just been busy with school
i want a second opinion, is addy (repro not pc) a good beginner doll?
I would say yes, I find her hair quite easy to take care of despite it being textured! It’s very long so keep that in mind, but she’s such a stunning doll with a nice story
@@AllycatlovesAG yay! thanks for the advice! 😊
58 isn’t retired but Cecile is
I think I got confused because there was a scare a few months ago where 58 was limited stock so people assumed she was retiring and got upset, so ag no longer retired her
I think I remember that. I was looking at her on the website yesterday because truly me dolls were on sale and I was like I thought she retired? Lol
I got Kit as my first doll and she was really easy to take care of. But Kaya was my second and her hair is now really tangled
Kit is a really good first doll! I have Kaya and though her hair is straight, she has a lot of it so split ends and tangles would be common for a new collector
@@AllycatlovesAG I left her hair in the original braids and played with her but when I took them out a couple years ago her hair was all tangled
Why am I watching this when I sold all of my American girl dolls for a longboard in 2018 lmfaooo
I can relate haha! I traded away all of my littlest pet shops to buy a doll when I was younger. Sometimes nostalgia is nice and you can always get back into dolls as an adult!
@@AllycatlovesAG I know :(( I so can, but I just regret selling them. They’re sentimental value
I don’t like costom doll especially when it’s on a doll like Mari grace or number 4 or pleasant company because they are rare and then they turn the most beautiful dolls into really ugly ones it Destroys the value and American girl doll makeup is not very pretty in my opinion sorry if this offends you
Do you mean a CUSTOM doll? If it’s a rarer doll I understand where you’re coming from, but at the end of the day as long as the doll isn’t ruined I’m fine with people customizing. Also I agree I’m not the biggest makeup fan, sometimes natural makeup is fine but overall it is not my style
My first doll was laney I ruined her hair And had sent her to the hospital
Lanie*
@@agdandelionstudios ya
I got Caroline as my first doll 😣
She was my second, so I feel your pain
how old are you
I’m in college
@@AllycatlovesAG I'm 11 almost 12
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