Headmark: © 2014 MATTEL
DMit den 2015 vorgestellten Fashionistas wurde ein neues Barbiegesicht mit einer breiten Nase und geöffneten Lippen vorgestellt. Über den Namen des Headmolds wurde lange spekuliert. Laut einer Publikation bei Wikipedia sollte sie Kassandra heißen. 2018 gab Mattel den offiziellen Namen bekannt: In der Beschreibung der 2018 Barbie Styled by Marni Senofonte AA – #FJH75 steht Facial sculpt: Crystal. Ein zweites neues Face von 2014 ist das Kim Fashionistas Face. Es sieht Crystal ziemlich ähnlich und hat die identische Markierung, aber die beiden unterscheiden sich in vielen Punkten. Vor allen bei den Ohren. Wie man sie besser auseinander halten kann, dazu hat uns Sandro eine Anleitung geschickt…

Taken | 29. Januar 2017 |
Uploaded | 13. Februar 2020 |

Uploaded | 13. Februar 2020 |

Uploaded | 13. Februar 2020 |

Emoji Fun (Curvy)
Uploaded | 12. Februar 2020 |

Taken | 10. Dezember 2016 |
Uploaded | 13. Februar 2020 |

Uploaded | 13. Februar 2020 |

Uploaded | 13. Februar 2020 |

Uploaded | 13. Februar 2020 |

Uploaded | 13. Februar 2020 |

Uploaded | 13. Februar 2020 |

Imkerin
Uploaded | 13. Februar 2020 |

Imkerin
Uploaded | 13. Februar 2020 |

Uploaded | 23. Februar 2020 |

Uploaded | 13. Februar 2020 |

Seeing Stars
Uploaded | 13. Februar 2020 |

Sweet & Sporty
Uploaded | 13. Februar 2020 |

tall MTM body
Uploaded | 27. Juni 2020 |

Uploaded | 13. Februar 2020 |

Uploaded | 13. Februar 2020 |

Fußballspielerin
Uploaded | 13. Februar 2020 |

Uploaded | 22. Januar 2021 |
How to distinguish Crystal and Kim…
While Crystal’s mouth is most of the time painted in accordance with the mold – which IS smiling, Kim’s mouth is often also painted more like smiling – in contradiction with the mold – which is not quite smiling. The Crystal MOLD has a slight smile, the corners of her mouth are slightly upturned, dynamic, showing more of her teeth, she seems to be about to say something.
Their forehead, cheekbones and jaw line are also different. Crystal has wider, stronger, prominent, edgy cheekbones and jaw, making her face somewhat “rhomboidal” and a little masculine, while Kim has these traits smoother, more rounded, and also her forehead seems taller making her more delicate, feminine. This becomes more visible under extreme light conditions (light source – lamp – at close range, that enhances sharp contrasting shadows). But all these differences are very subtle making perception (detection) a very subjective process.
And last – but not least – the final difference that is more drastic although in most images is not visible – it’s their ears. The ears are SO different that you can clearly identify them. Here too – it is Crystal that has a fuller, more massive ear, with thick anti-helix and anti-tragus (anatomy domine), and a reduced ear notch (concha).
Kim’s ear is more delicate – the anti-helix and anti-tragus are slimmer, leaving room for a significantly larger ear notch. The ears don’t leave any place for subjective interpretation, the differences are clearly there, making the face/headmolds easy to identify. In a frontal view, the ears won’t help, but if seen in ¾, or even at a slighter angle – AND hair doesn’t obstruct their view – the ears are the key.
I hope this will also help to identify future dolls having these facemolds.
Sincerely Sandro